40 Events
205 Births
114 Deaths
- 2019 A 13-year-old American girl, Jayme Closs, is found alive in Gordon, Wisconsin, having been kidnapped 88 days earlier from her parents' home whilst they were murdered. ↗
- 2015 A traffic accident between an oil tanker truck and passenger coach en route to Shikarpur from Karachi on the Pakistan National Highway Link Road near Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Karachi, killing at least 62 people. ↗
- 2013 More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in the Quetta area of Pakistan. ↗
- 2012 A bombing at Jamrud in Pakistan, kills at least 30 people and injures 78 others. ↗
- 2007 A general strike begins in Guinea in an attempt to get President Lansana Conté to resign. ↗
- 2003 North Korea withdraws from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, making it the first state to withdraw from the treaty. ↗
- 2000 Crossair Flight 498, a Saab 340 aircraft, crashes in Niederhasli, Switzerland, after taking off from Zurich Airport, killing 13 people. ↗
- 1990 Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications. ↗
- 1985 Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba; American policy continues to support the Contras in their revolt against the Nicaraguan government. ↗
- 1984 Holy See–United States relations: The United States and Holy See (Vatican City) re-establish full diplomatic relations after almost 117 years, overturning the United States Congress's 1867 ban on public funding for such a diplomatic envoy. ↗
- 1981 Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments ↗
- 1980 The New England Journal of Medicine publishes the letter Addiction Rare in Patients Treated with Narcotics, which is later misused to downplay the general risk of addiction to opioids. ↗
- 1972 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to the newly independent Bangladesh as president after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan. ↗
- 1966 Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. ↗
- 1954 BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, explodes and falls into the Tyrrhenian Sea, killing 35 people. ↗
- 1946 The first General Assembly of the United Nations assembles in the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster. Fifty-one nations are represented. ↗
- 1946 The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals. ↗
- 1941 World War II: The Greek army captures Kleisoura. ↗
- 1927 Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany. ↗
- 1920 The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I for all combatant nations except the United States. ↗
- 1920 League of Nations Covenant automatically enters into force after the Treaty of Versailles is ratified by Germany. ↗
- 1917 Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Seven survivors of the Ross Sea party were rescued after being stranded for several months. ↗
- 1916 World War I: Imperial Russia begins the Erzurum Offensive, leading to the defeat of the Ottoman Empire's Third Army. ↗
- 1901 The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas. ↗
- 1901 New York: Automobile Club of America installs signs on major highways. ↗
- 1876 The Plan of Tuxtepec is announced. ↗
- 1870 John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil. ↗
- 1863 The Metropolitan Railway, the world's oldest underground railway, opens between Paddington and Farringdon, marking the beginning of the London Underground. ↗
- 1861 American Civil War: Florida becomes the third state to secede from the Union. ↗
- 1812 The first steamboat on the Ohio River or the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans, 82 days after departing from Pittsburgh. ↗
- 1791 The Siege of Dunlap's Station begins near Cincinnati during the Northwest Indian War. ↗
- 1776 American Revolution: Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet Common Sense. ↗
- 1645 Archbishop William Laud is beheaded for treason at the Tower of London. ↗
- 1475 Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui. ↗
- 1430 Philip the Good, the Duke of Burgundy, establishes the Order of the Golden Fleece, the most prestigious, exclusive, and expensive order of chivalry in the world. ↗
- 1072 Robert Guiscard conquers Palermo in Sicily for the Normans. ↗
- 236 Pope Fabian succeeds Anterus to become the twentieth pope of Rome. ↗
- 69 Lucius Calpurnius Piso Licinianus is appointed by Galba as deputy Roman Emperor. ↗
- 9 The Western Han dynasty ends when Wang Mang claims that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the dynasty and the beginning of his own, the Xin dynasty. ↗
- 49 BCE Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war. ↗
- 2001 Santi Aldama, Spanish basketball player ↗
- 2000 Erik Botheim, Norwegian footballer ↗
- 2000 Reneé Rapp, American singer-songwriter and actress ↗
- 1999 Mason Mount, English footballer ↗
- 1999 Youssouf Fofana, French footballer ↗
- 1997 Patrick Herbert, New Zealand rugby league player ↗
- 1997 Blake Lawrie, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1996 Budda Baker, American football player ↗
- 1996 Matthew Dufty, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1996 Dylan Edwards, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1996 Ahmed Sayed, Egyptian footballer ↗
- 1993 Tobias Rieder, German ice hockey player ↗
- 1991 Chad Townsend, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1990 John Carlson, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1990 Martin Jones, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1990 Ishiura Shikanosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler ↗
- 1990 Cody Walker, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1989 Ali Gabr, Egyptian footballer ↗
- 1988 Leonard Patrick Komon, Kenyan runner ↗
- 1987 César Cielo, Brazilian swimmer ↗
- 1986 Kirsten Flipkens, Belgian tennis player ↗
- 1986 Marcus Freeman, American football coach ↗
- 1985 Robert Nilsson, Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1984 Marouane Chamakh, Moroccan footballer ↗
- 1984 Ariane Friedrich, German high jumper ↗
- 1984 Kalki Koechlin, Indian actress ↗
- 1982 Julien Brellier, French footballer ↗
- 1982 Tomasz Brzyski, Polish footballer ↗
- 1981 Jared Kushner, American real estate investor and political figure ↗
- 1981 Belinda Snell, Australian basketball player ↗
- 1980 Sarah Shahi, American actress ↗
- 1980 Rastislav Staňa, Slovak ice hockey player ↗
- 1979 Simone Cavalli, Italian footballer ↗
- 1979 Silvia Kumpan-Takacs, Austrian politician ↗
- 1979 Henrik Tallinder, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1978 Brent Smith, American singer and songwriter ↗
- 1978 Tamina Snuka, American wrestler ↗
- 1977 A. J. Bramlett, American basketball player ↗
- 1977 Clark Haggans, American football player (died 2023) ↗
- 1976 Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysian politician, Malaysian Minister of Health ↗
- 1976 Adam Kennedy, American baseball player ↗
- 1975 Jake Delhomme, American football player ↗
- 1974 Jemaine Clement, New Zealand comedian, actor, and musician ↗
- 1974 Davide Dionigi, Italian footballer and manager ↗
- 1974 Steve Marlet, French footballer and coach ↗
- 1974 Bob Peeters, Belgian footballer and manager ↗
- 1974 Hrithik Roshan, Indian actor ↗
- 1973 Glenn Robinson, American basketball player ↗
- 1973 Félix Trinidad, Puerto Rican boxer ↗
- 1972 Mohammed Benzakour, Moroccan-Dutch journalist, poet, and author ↗
- 1970 Alisa Marić, Serbian chess player and politician, Serbian Minister of Youth and Sports ↗
- 1969 Simone Bagel-Trah, German businessperson ↗
- 1968 Zoe Tay, Singaporean actress and model ↗
- 1964 Brad Roberts, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1963 Malcolm Dunford, New Zealand-Australian footballer ↗
- 1963 Kira Ivanova, Russian figure skater (died 2001) ↗
- 1962 Michael Fortier, Canadian lawyer and politician ↗
- 1962 Kathryn S. McKinley, American computer scientist and academic ↗
- 1961 Evan Handler, American actor ↗
- 1961 Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Italian-American violinist, author, and educator ↗
- 1960 Gurinder Chadha, Kenyan-English director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1960 Brian Cowen, Irish lawyer and politician, 12th Taoiseach of Ireland ↗
- 1960 Benoît Pelletier, Canadian lawyer and politician ↗
- 1960 Richard Bartle, British game designer and academic ↗
- 1959 Chandra Cheeseborough, American sprinter and coach ↗
- 1959 Chris Van Hollen, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1959 Fran Walsh, New Zealand screenwriter and producer ↗
- 1956 Shawn Colvin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1956 Antonio Muñoz Molina, Spanish author ↗
- 1955 Michael Schenker, German musician and songwriter ↗
- 1954 Baba Vaziroglu, Azerbaijani writer, poet and translator ↗
- 1953 Pat Benatar, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1953 Bobby Rahal, American race car driver ↗
- 1949 Kemal Derviş, Turkish economist and politician, Turkish Minister of Economy (died 2023) ↗
- 1949 George Foreman, American boxer, actor, and businessman (died 2025) ↗
- 1949 Linda Lovelace, American pornographic actress and activist (died 2002) ↗
- 1948 Remu Aaltonen, Finnish musician ↗
- 1948 Donald Fagen, American singer-songwriter and musician ↗
- 1948 Bernard Thévenet, French cyclist and sportscaster ↗
- 1947 George Alec Effinger, American author (died 2002) ↗
- 1947 James Morris, American opera singer ↗
- 1947 Peer Steinbrück, German politician, German Minister of Finance ↗
- 1947 Tiit Vähi, Estonian engineer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Estonia ↗
- 1945 John Fahey, New Zealand-Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Premier of New South Wales (died 2020) ↗
- 1945 Rod Stewart, British singer-songwriter ↗
- 1945 Gunther von Hagens, German anatomist, invented plastination ↗
- 1944 Jeffrey Catherine Jones, American comics and fantasy artist (died 2011) ↗
- 1944 William Sanderson, American actor ↗
- 1944 Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer and actor (died 2016) ↗
- 1943 Jim Croce, American singer-songwriter (died 1973) ↗
- 1942 Graeme Gahan, Australian footballer and coach (died 2018) ↗
- 1941 Tom Clarke, Scottish politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland ↗
- 1940 Godfrey Hewitt, English geneticist and academic (died 2013) ↗
- 1940 K. J. Yesudas, Indian singer and music director ↗
- 1939 David Horowitz, American writer and activist (died 2025) ↗
- 1939 Scott McKenzie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2012) ↗
- 1939 Sal Mineo, American actor (died 1976) ↗
- 1939 Bill Toomey, American athlete ↗
- 1938 Elza Ibrahimova, Azerbaijani composer (died 2012) ↗
- 1938 Donald Knuth, American computer scientist and mathematician ↗
- 1938 Frank Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player and politician ↗
- 1938 Willie McCovey, American baseball player (died 2018) ↗
- 1936 Stephen E. Ambrose, American historian and author (died 2002) ↗
- 1936 Robert Woodrow Wilson, American physicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1935 Ronnie Hawkins, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2022). ↗
- 1935 Sherrill Milnes, American opera singer and educator ↗
- 1934 Leonid Kravchuk, Ukrainian politician, 1st President of Ukraine (died 2022) ↗
- 1932 Lou Henson, American college basketball coach (died 2020) ↗
- 1931 Peter Barnes, English playwright and screenwriter (died 2004) ↗
- 1931 Rosalind Howells, Baroness Howells of St Davids, Grenadian-English academic and politician ↗
- 1931 Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Malaysian cleric and politician, 12th Menteri Besar of Kelantan (died 2015) ↗
- 1930 Roy E. Disney, American businessman (died 2009) ↗
- 1928 Philip Levine, American poet and academic (died 2015) ↗
- 1928 Peter Mathias, English historian and academic (died 2016) ↗
- 1927 Gisele MacKenzie, Canadian-American singer and actress (died 2003) ↗
- 1927 Johnnie Ray, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1990) ↗
- 1927 Otto Stich, Swiss lawyer and politician, 140th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 2012) ↗
- 1926 Musallam Bseiso, Palestinian journalist and politician (died 2017) ↗
- 1925 Billie Sol Estes, American financier and businessman (died 2013) ↗
- 1924 Earl Bakken, American inventor (died 2018) ↗
- 1924 Ludmilla Chiriaeff, Canadian ballerina, choreographer, and director (died 1996) ↗
- 1922 Billy Liddell, Scottish-English footballer (died 2001) ↗
- 1921 Rodger Ward, American aviator, race car driver and sportscaster (died 2004) ↗
- 1920 Rosella Hightower, American ballerina (died 2008) ↗
- 1920 Roberto M. Levingston, Argentinian general and politician, 36th President of Argentina (died 2015) ↗
- 1919 Terukuni Manzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 38th Yokozuna (died 1977) ↗
- 1919 Milton Parker, American businessman, co-founded the Carnegie Deli (died 2009) ↗
- 1918 Les Bennett, English footballer and manager (died 1999) ↗
- 1918 Arthur Chung, Guyanese lawyer and politician, 1st President of Guyana (died 2008) ↗
- 1917 Jerry Wexler, American journalist and producer (died 2008) ↗
- 1916 Sune Bergström, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2004) ↗
- 1916 Eldzier Cortor, American painter (died 2015) ↗
- 1916 Don Metz, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2007) ↗
- 1915 Dean Dixon, American-Swiss conductor (died 1976) ↗
- 1915 Cynthia Freeman, American author (died 1988) ↗
- 1914 Yu Kuo-hwa, Chinese politician, 23rd Premier of the Republic of China (died 2000) ↗
- 1913 Gustáv Husák, Slovak politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (died 1991) ↗
- 1913 Mehmet Shehu, Albanian soldier and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Albania (died 1981) ↗
- 1912 Della H. Raney, American Army Air Corps officer (died 1987) ↗
- 1911 Binod Bihari Chowdhury, Bangladeshi activist (died 2013) ↗
- 1911 Norman Heatley, English biologist and chemist (died 2004) ↗
- 1910 Jean Martinon, French conductor and composer (died 1976) ↗
- 1908 Jaime Garcia Goulart, Portuguese Catholic missionary and bishop (died 1997) ↗
- 1908 Paul Henreid, Italian-American actor and director (died 1992) ↗
- 1908 Bernard Lee, English actor (died 1981) ↗
- 1907 Gordon Kidd Teal, American engineer and inventor (died 2003) ↗
- 1904 Ray Bolger, American actor and dancer (died 1987) ↗
- 1903 Barbara Hepworth – English sculptor (died 1975) ↗
- 1903 Voldemar Väli, Estonian wrestler (died 1997) ↗
- 1900 Violette Cordery, English racing driver (died 1983) ↗
- 1898 Katharine Burr Blodgett, American physicist and engineer (died 1979) ↗
- 1896 Yong Mun Sen, Malaysian watercolour painter (died 1962) ↗
- 1896 Dinkar G. Kelkar, Indian art collector (died 1990) ↗
- 1895 Percy Cerutty, Australian athletics coach (died 1975) ↗
- 1894 Pingali Lakshmikantam, Indian poet and author (died 1972) ↗
- 1893 Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1932) ↗
- 1892 Dumas Malone, American historian and author (died 1986) ↗
- 1892 Melchior Wańkowicz, Polish soldier, journalist, and author (died 1974) ↗
- 1891 Heinrich Behmann, German mathematician and academic (died 1970) ↗
- 1891 Ann Shoemaker, American actress (died 1978) ↗
- 1890 Pina Menichelli, Italian actress (died 1984) ↗
- 1887 Robinson Jeffers, American poet and philosopher (died 1962) ↗
- 1883 Francis X. Bushman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1966) ↗
- 1883 Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Russian journalist, author, and poet (died 1945) ↗
- 1880 Manuel Azaña, Spanish jurist and politician, 7th President of Spain (died 1940) ↗
- 1878 John McLean, American hurdler, football player, and coach (died 1955) ↗
- 1877 Frederick Gardner Cottrell, American physical chemist, inventor and philanthropist (died 1948) ↗
- 1875 Issai Schur, German mathematician and academic (died 1941) ↗
- 1873 Algernon Maudslay, English sailor (died 1948) ↗
- 1873 Jack O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player (died 1935) ↗
- 1873 George Orton, Canadian runner and hurdler (died 1958) ↗
- 1864 Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (died 1931) ↗
- 1860 Charles G. D. Roberts, Canadian poet and author (died 1943) ↗
- 1859 Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, Spanish philosopher and academic (died 1909) ↗
- 1858 Heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (died 1929) ↗
- 1854 Ramón Corral, Mexican general and politician, 6th Vice President of Mexico (died 1912) ↗
- 1853 Jessie Bond, mezzo-soprano roles in Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas.(died 1942) ↗
- 1850 John Wellborn Root, American architect, designed the Rookery Building and Monadnock Building (died 1891) ↗
- 1849 Robert Crosbie, Canadian theosophist, founded the United Lodge of Theosophists (died 1919) ↗
- 1848 Reinhold Sadler, American merchant and politician, 9th Governor of Nevada (died 1906) ↗
- 1843 Frank James, American soldier and criminal (died 1915) ↗
- 1842 Luigi Pigorini, Italian paleontologist, archaeologist, and ethnographer (died 1925) ↗
- 1840 Louis-Nazaire Bégin, Canadian cardinal (died 1925) ↗
- 1834 John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, Italian-English historian and politician (died 1902) ↗
- 1829 Epameinondas Deligeorgis, Greek lawyer, journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1879) ↗
- 1828 Herman Koeckemann, German bishop and missionary (died 1892) ↗
- 1827 Amanda Cajander, Finnish medical reformer (died 1871) ↗
- 1823 Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, Azerbaijani national industrial magnate and philanthropist (died 1924) ↗
- 1810 Ferdinand Barbedienne, French engineer (died 1892) ↗
- 1810 Jeremiah S. Black, American jurist and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of State (died 1883) ↗
- 1810 William Haines, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Victoria (died 1866) ↗
- 1802 Carl Ritter von Ghega, Italian-Austrian engineer, designed the Semmering railway (died 1860) ↗
- 1780 Martin Lichtenstein, German physician and explorer (died 1857) ↗
- 1776 George Birkbeck, English physician and academic, founded Birkbeck, University of London (died 1841) ↗
- 1769 Michel Ney, French general (died 1815) ↗
- 1760 Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, German composer and conductor (died 1802) ↗
- 1750 Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, Scottish-English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (died 1823) ↗
- 1715 Christian August Crusius, German philosopher and theologian (died 1775) ↗
- 1702 Johannes Zick, German painter (died 1762) ↗
- 1654 Joshua Barnes, English historian and scholar (died 1712) ↗
- 1644 Louis François, duc de Boufflers, French general (died 1711) ↗
- 1607 Isaac Jogues, French priest and missionary (died 1646) ↗
- 1538 Louis of Nassau (died 1574) ↗
- 1480 Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (died 1530) ↗
- 626 Husayn ibn Ali, the third Shia Imam (died 680) ↗
- 2025 José Jiménez, Puerto Rican activist (born 1948) ↗
- 2025 Bill McCartney, American football player and coach (born 1940) ↗
- 2025 Sam Moore, American soul singer-songwriter (born 1935) ↗
- 2023 Jeff Beck, English guitarist and songwriter (born 1944) ↗
- 2023 Constantine II of Greece, King of Greece (1964-1973) (born 1940) ↗
- 2022 Joyce Eliason, American television personality (born 1934) ↗
- 2022 Robert Durst, American real estate heir and convicted murderer (born 1943) ↗
- 2020 Qaboos bin Said, ruler of Oman (born 1940) ↗
- 2019 Ross Lowell, American inventor, photographer & author (born 1926) ↗
- 2017 Buddy Greco, American jazz and pop singer and pianist (born 1926) ↗
- 2017 Clare Hollingworth, English journalist (born 1911) ↗
- 2016 David Bowie – English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1947) ↗
- 2016 Bård Breivik, Norwegian sculptor and art instructor (born 1948) ↗
- 2016 George Jonas, Hungarian-Canadian journalist, author, and poet (born 1935) ↗
- 2015 Junior Malanda, Belgian footballer (born 1994) ↗
- 2015 Taylor Negron, American actor, playwright, and painter (born 1957) ↗
- 2015 Francesco Rosi, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1922) ↗
- 2015 Robert Stone, American novelist and short story writer (born 1937) ↗
- 2014 Sam Berns, American activist (born 1996) ↗
- 2014 Petr Hlaváček, Czech shoemaker and academic (born 1950) ↗
- 2014 Zbigniew Messner, Polish economist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (born 1929) ↗
- 2014 Larry Speakes, American journalist, 16th White House Press Secretary (born 1939) ↗
- 2014 Dajikaka Gadgil, Indian jeweller (born 1915) ↗
- 2013 George Gruntz, Swiss pianist and composer (born 1932) ↗
- 2013 Claude Nobs, Swiss businessman, founded the Montreux Jazz Festival (born 1936) ↗
- 2012 Jean Pigott, Canadian businesswoman and politician (born 1924) ↗
- 2012 Gevork Vartanian, Russian intelligence agent (born 1924) ↗
- 2011 Margaret Whiting, American singer (born 1924) ↗
- 2010 Patcha Ramachandra Rao, Indian metallurgist, educator and administrator (born 1942) ↗
- 2008 Christopher Bowman, American figure skater and actor (born 1967) ↗
- 2008 Maila Nurmi, Finnish-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922) ↗
- 2007 Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer (born 1912) ↗
- 2007 Bradford Washburn, American explorer, photographer, and cartographer (born 1910) ↗
- 2005 Wasyly, Ukrainian-Canadian bishop (born 1909) ↗
- 2005 Jack Horner, American journalist (born 1912) ↗
- 2005 Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (born 1927) ↗
- 2004 Spalding Gray, American actor and screenwriter (born 1941) ↗
- 2000 Sam Jaffe, American screenwriter and producer (born 1901) ↗
- 1999 Edward Williams, Australian lieutenant, pilot, and judge (born 1921) ↗
- 1997 Elspeth Huxley, Kenyan-English journalist and author (born 1907) ↗
- 1997 Sheldon Leonard, American actor, director, and producer (born 1907) ↗
- 1997 Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd, Scottish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1907) ↗
- 1995 Kathleen Tynan, Canadian-English journalist, author, and screenwriter (born 1937) ↗
- 1992 Roberto Bonomi, Argentinian racing driver (born 1919) ↗
- 1990 Tochinishiki Kiyotaka, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 44th Yokozuna (born 1925) ↗
- 1989 Herbert Morrison, American journalist and producer (born 1905) ↗
- 1987 Marion Hutton, American singer (born 1919) ↗
- 1987 David Robinson, English businessman and philanthropist (born 1904) ↗
- 1986 Jaroslav Seifert, Czech journalist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1901) ↗
- 1984 Souvanna Phouma, Laotian politician, 8th Prime Minister of Laos (born 1901) ↗
- 1981 Fawn M. Brodie, American historian and author (born 1915) ↗
- 1978 Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist and author (born 1924) ↗
- 1978 Don Gillis, American composer and conductor (born 1912) ↗
- 1978 Hannah Gluckstein, British painter (born 1895) ↗
- 1976 Howlin' Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1910) ↗
- 1972 Aksel Larsen, Danish lawyer and politician (born 1897) ↗
- 1971 Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded Chanel (born 1883) ↗
- 1971 Ignazio Giunti, Italian racing driver (born 1941) ↗
- 1970 Pavel Belyayev, Russian pilot and astronaut (born 1925) ↗
- 1969 Sampurnanand, Indian educator and politician, 2nd Governor of Rajasthan (born 1891) ↗
- 1968 Ali Fuat Cebesoy, Turkish general and politician, 6th Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey (born 1882) ↗
- 1967 Charles E. Burchfield, American painter (born 1893) ↗
- 1961 Dashiell Hammett, American detective novelist and screenwriter (born 1894) ↗
- 1960 Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (born 1879) ↗
- 1959 Şükrü Kaya, Turkish jurist and politician, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1883) ↗
- 1957 Gabriela Mistral – Chilean poet and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1889) ↗
- 1956 Zonia Baber, American geographer and geologist (born 1862) ↗
- 1954 Chester Wilmot, American journalist and historian (born 1911) ↗
- 1951 Sinclair Lewis, American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1885) ↗
- 1951 Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist and academic (born 1890) ↗
- 1949 Erich von Drygalski, German geographer and geophysicist (born 1865) ↗
- 1946 Matti Turkia, Finnish politician (born 1871) ↗
- 1941 Frank Bridge, English viola player and composer (born 1879) ↗
- 1941 John Lavery, Irish painter and academic (born 1856) ↗
- 1941 Issai Schur, Belarusian-German mathematician and academic (born 1875) ↗
- 1935 Edwin Flack, Australian tennis player and runner (born 1873) ↗
- 1935 Charlie McGahey, English cricketer and footballer (born 1871) ↗
- 1926 Eino Leino, Finnish poet and journalist (born 1878) ↗
- 1922 Frank Tudor, Australian politician, 6th Australian Minister for Trade and Investment (born 1866) ↗
- 1920 Sali Nivica, Albanian journalist and politician (born 1890) ↗
- 1917 Buffalo Bill, American soldier and hunter (born 1846) ↗
- 1917 Feliks Leparsky, Russian fencer and captain (born 1875) ↗
- 1905 Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (born 1835) ↗
- 1904 Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (born 1824) ↗
- 1901 James Dickson, English-Australian businessman and politician, 1st Australian Minister for Defence (born 1832) ↗
- 1895 Benjamin Godard, French violinist and composer (born 1849) ↗
- 1863 Lyman Beecher, American minister and activist, co-founded the American Temperance Society (born 1775) ↗
- 1862 Samuel Colt, American engineer and businessman, founded Colt's Manufacturing Company (born 1814) ↗
- 1855 Mary Russell Mitford, English author and playwright (born 1787) ↗
- 1851 Ling Ma – Prussian field marshal (born 1775) ↗
- 1843 Dimitrie Macedonski, Greek-Romanian captain and politician (born 1780) ↗
- 1829 Gregorio Funes, Argentinian clergyman, historian, and educator (born 1749) ↗
- 1828 François de Neufchâteau, French poet, academic, and politician, French Minister of the Interior (born 1750) ↗
- 1824 Victor Emmanuel I, duke of Savoy and king of Sardinia (born 1759) ↗
- 1811 Joseph Chénier, French poet, playwright, and politician (born 1764) ↗
- 1794 Georg Forster, German-Polish ethnologist and journalist (born 1754) ↗
- 1778 Carl Linnaeus – Swedish botanist and physician (born 1707) ↗
- 1761 Edward Boscawen, English admiral and politician (born 1711) ↗
- 1754 Edward Cave, English publisher, founded The Gentleman's Magazine (born 1691) ↗
- 1698 Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French priest and historian (born 1637) ↗
- 1654 Nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, physician, and astrologer (born 1616) ↗
- 1645 William Laud, English archbishop and academic (born 1573) ↗
- 1552 Johann Cochlaeus, German humanist and controversialist (born 1479) ↗
- 1358 Abu Inan Faris, Marinid ruler of Morocco (born 1329) ↗
- 1322 Petrus Aureolus, scholastic philosopher ↗
- 1276 Gregory X, pope of the Catholic Church (born c.1210) ↗
- 1218 Hugh I, king of Cyprus ↗
- 1094 Al-Mustansir Billah, Egyptian caliph (born 1029) ↗
- 1055 Bretislav I, duke of Bohemia ↗
- 987 Pietro I Orseolo, doge of Venice (born 928) ↗
- 976 John I Tzimiskes, Byzantine emperor (born 925) ↗
- 681 Agatho, pope of the Catholic Church ↗
- 314 Miltiades, pope of the Catholic Church ↗
- 259 Polyeuctus, Roman saint ↗