47 Events
218 Births
112 Deaths
- 2024 Ram Mandir is inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh after 500 years of dispute. ↗
- 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama signs an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp; congressional opposition will prevent it being implemented. ↗
- 2007 At least 88 people are killed when two car bombs explode in the Bab Al-Sharqi market in central Baghdad, Iraq. ↗
- 2006 Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president. ↗
- 1999 Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India. ↗
- 1998 Space Shuttle program: space shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-89 to dock with the Russian space station Mir. ↗
- 1995 Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Beit Lid suicide bombing: In central Israel, near Netanya, two Gazans blow themselves up at a military transit point, killing 19 Israeli soldiers. ↗
- 1992 Rebel forces occupy Zaire's national radio station in Kinshasa and broadcast a demand for the government's resignation. ↗
- 1992 Space Shuttle program: The space shuttle Discovery launches on STS-42 carrying Dr. Roberta Bondar, who becomes the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space. ↗
- 1987 Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 13. ↗
- 1973 The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states. ↗
- 1973 The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo Moon landing mission. ↗
- 1973 A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176. ↗
- 1973 In a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica, challenger George Foreman knocks down champion Joe Frazier six times in the first two rounds before the fight is stopped by referee Arthur Mercante Sr.. ↗
- 1971 The Singapore Declaration, one of the two most important documents to the uncodified constitution of the Commonwealth of Nations, is issued. ↗
- 1970 The Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet", enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport. ↗
- 1968 Apollo Program: Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space. ↗
- 1968 Operation Igloo White, a US electronic surveillance system to stop communist infiltration into South Vietnam begins installation. ↗
- 1967 Between dozens and hundreds of anti-Somocista demonstrators are killed by the Nicaraguan National Guard in Managua. ↗
- 1963 The Élysée Treaty of cooperation between France and West Germany is signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer. ↗
- 1957 Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula. ↗
- 1947 KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood. ↗
- 1946 In Iran, Qazi Muhammad declares the independent people's Republic of Mahabad at Chahar Cheragh Square in the Kurdish city of Mahabad; he becomes the new president and Haji Baba Sheikh becomes the prime minister. ↗
- 1946 Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency. ↗
- 1944 World War II: The Allies commence Operation Shingle, an assault on Anzio and Nettuno, Italy. ↗
- 1943 World War II: Australian and American forces defeat Japanese army and navy units in the bitterly fought Battle of Buna–Gona. ↗
- 1941 World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass. ↗
- 1927 Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a football match, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury. ↗
- 1924 Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ↗
- 1919 Act Zluky is signed, unifying the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian National Republic. ↗
- 1917 American entry into World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe. ↗
- 1915 Over 600 people are killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, when a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon. ↗
- 1906 SS Valencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130. ↗
- 1905 Bloody Sunday in Saint Petersburg, beginning of the 1905 revolution. ↗
- 1901 Edward VII is proclaimed King of the United Kingdom after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria. ↗
- 1890 The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio. ↗
- 1879 The Battle of Isandlwana during the Anglo-Zulu War results in a Zulu victory. ↗
- 1879 The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also during the Anglo-Zulu War and just some 15 km (9.3 mi) away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory. ↗
- 1863 The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia. ↗
- 1849 Second Anglo-Sikh War: The Siege of Multan ends after nine months when the last Sikh defenders of Multan, Punjab, surrender. ↗
- 1808 The Portuguese royal family arrives in Brazil after fleeing the French army's invasion of Portugal two months earlier. ↗
- 1689 The Convention Parliament convenes to determine whether James II and VII, the last Roman Catholic monarch of England, Ireland and Scotland, had vacated the thrones of England and Ireland when he fled to France in 1688. ↗
- 1555 The Ava Kingdom falls to the Taungoo Dynasty in what is now Myanmar. ↗
- 1517 The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Egypt at the Battle of Ridaniya. ↗
- 1506 The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican. ↗
- 871 Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by King Æthelred I are defeated by the Danelaw Vikings at Basing. ↗
- 613 Eight-month-old Heraclius Constantine is crowned as co-emperor (Caesar) by his father Heraclius at Constantinople. ↗
- 2025 Athena Mapelli Mozzi, daughter of Princess Beatrice, born 11th in line of succession to the British throne ↗
- 2007 Pau Cubarsí, Spanish footballer ↗
- 2002 Caitlin Clark, American basketball player ↗
- 2000 Laia Codina, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1999 Andrew Thomas, American football player ↗
- 1998 Silento, American rapper, singer and songwriter ↗
- 1998 Walid Cheddira, Moroccan footballer ↗
- 1997 Fan Zhendong, Chinese table tennis player ↗
- 1996 Dillon Brooks, Canadian basketball player ↗
- 1996 Sami Gayle, American actress ↗
- 1996 Joshua Ho-Sang, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1996 Kumi Sasaki, Japanese singer and model ↗
- 1994 Tyrone Taylor, American baseball player ↗
- 1992 Vincent Aboubakar, Cameroonian footballer ↗
- 1991 Stefan Kolb, German footballer ↗
- 1990 Alizé Cornet, French tennis player ↗
- 1990 Mike Hauschild, American baseball player ↗
- 1990 Logic, American rapper ↗
- 1989 Oscar Möller, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1989 Theo Robinson, English footballer ↗
- 1988 Greg Oden, American basketball player ↗
- 1988 Marcel Schmelzer, German footballer ↗
- 1987 Astrid Jacobsen, Norwegian skier ↗
- 1987 Shane Long, Irish footballer ↗
- 1987 Angel Olsen, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1987 Ray Rice, American football player ↗
- 1986 Maher Magri, Tunisian footballer ↗
- 1986 Matt Simon, Australian footballer ↗
- 1985 Nicklas Grossmann, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1985 Fotios Papoulis, Greek footballer ↗
- 1985 Yan Xu, Singaporean table tennis player ↗
- 1984 Ben Eager, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1984 Ubaldo Jiménez, Dominican baseball player ↗
- 1984 Maceo Rigters, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1983 Étienne Bacrot, French chess player ↗
- 1982 Fabricio Coloccini, Argentine footballer ↗
- 1982 Jason Peters, American football player ↗
- 1981 Willa Ford, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress ↗
- 1981 Beverley Mitchell, American actress ↗
- 1981 Ben Moody, American musician, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1981 Ibrahima Sonko, French footballer ↗
- 1980 Christopher Masterson, American actor ↗
- 1980 Jonathan Woodgate, English footballer ↗
- 1980 Lizz Wright, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1979 Carlos Ruiz, Panamanian baseball player ↗
- 1978 Robert Esche, American ice hockey player and sports executive ↗
- 1978 Chone Figgins, American baseball player ↗
- 1977 Mario Domm, Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer ↗
- 1977 Hidetoshi Nakata, Japanese footballer ↗
- 1975 Balthazar Getty, American actor and musician ↗
- 1975 David Výborný, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1974 Cameron McConville, Australian racing driver and sportscaster ↗
- 1974 Joseph Muscat, Maltese journalist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Malta ↗
- 1973 Rogério Ceni, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1972 Terry Hill, Australian rugby league player (died 2024) ↗
- 1972 Gabriel Macht, American actor ↗
- 1971 Stan Collymore, English footballer and sportscaster ↗
- 1971 Katie Finneran, American actress ↗
- 1970 Abraham Olano, Spanish cyclist ↗
- 1969 Olivia d'Abo, English-American singer-songwriter and actress ↗
- 1968 Guy Fieri, American chef, author, and television host ↗
- 1968 Heath, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2023) ↗
- 1968 Frank Leboeuf, French footballer, sportscaster, and actor ↗
- 1968 Mauricio Serna, Colombian footballer ↗
- 1967 Manabu Nakanishi (中西 学), Japanese wrestler ↗
- 1966 Craig Salvatori, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1965 Steven Adler, American rock drummer ↗
- 1965 DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ and producer ↗
- 1965 Diane Lane, American actress ↗
- 1964 Nigel Benn, English-Australian boxer ↗
- 1964 Stojko Vranković, Croatian basketball player ↗
- 1962 Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia ↗
- 1961 Quintin Dailey, American basketball player (died 2010) ↗
- 1960 Michael Hutchence, Australian singer-songwriter (died 1997) ↗
- 1959 Linda Blair, American actress ↗
- 1958 Nikos Anastopoulos, Greek footballer and manager ↗
- 1958 Filiz Koçali, Turkish journalist and politician ↗
- 1958 Charles White, American football player (died 2023) ↗
- 1957 Mike Bossy, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2022) ↗
- 1957 Rita Chatterton, American professional wrestling referee ↗
- 1957 Godfrey Thoma, Nauruan politician ↗
- 1956 Steve Riley, American drummer (died 2023) ↗
- 1955 Lester Hayes, American football player ↗
- 1955 Thomas David Jones, American captain, pilot, and astronaut ↗
- 1955 John Wesley Shipp, American actor ↗
- 1954 Tully Blanchard, Canadian-American wrestler ↗
- 1953 Winfried Berkemeier, German footballer and manager ↗
- 1953 Myung-whun Chung, South Korean pianist and conductor ↗
- 1953 Jim Jarmusch, American director and screenwriter ↗
- 1951 Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater and coach (died 1989) ↗
- 1950 Paul Bew, Northern Irish historian and academic ↗
- 1950 Frank Schade, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1949 Steve Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1948 Gilbert Levine, American conductor and academic ↗
- 1947 Vladimir Oravsky, Czech-Swedish author and director ↗
- 1946 Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter and manager (died 2010) ↗
- 1946 Serge Savard, Canadian ice hockey player and manager ↗
- 1945 Christoph Schönborn, Austrian cardinal ↗
- 1945 Alojz Uran, Slovenian archbishop (died 2020) ↗
- 1944 Khosrow Golsorkhi, Iranian journalist, poet, and activist (died 1974) ↗
- 1944 Uto Ughi, Italian violinist and conductor ↗
- 1942 Mimis Domazos, Greek footballer (died 2025) ↗
- 1941 Jaan Kaplinski, Estonian poet, philosopher, and critic (died 2021) ↗
- 1940 John Hurt, English actor (died 2017) ↗
- 1940 Gillian Shephard, English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Education ↗
- 1939 Jørgen Garde, Danish admiral (died 1996) ↗
- 1939 Alfredo Palacio, Ecuadoran physician and politician, President of Ecuador (died 2025) ↗
- 1939 Luigi Simoni, Italian footballer and manager (died 2020) ↗
- 1939 J. C. Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player and scout (died 1994) ↗
- 1938 Peter Beard, Australian photographer and author (died 2020) ↗
- 1938 Joe Esposito, American author (died 2016) ↗
- 1938 Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Brazilian footballer (died 2019) ↗
- 1937 Alma Delia Fuentes, Mexican actress (died 2017) ↗
- 1937 Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan politician (died 2020) ↗
- 1937 Joseph Wambaugh, American author (died 2025) ↗
- 1936 Ong Teng Cheong, Singaporean architect and politician, 5th President of Singapore (died 2002) ↗
- 1936 Alan J. Heeger, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1934 Vijay Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2004) ↗
- 1934 Bill Bixby, American actor and director (died 1993) ↗
- 1933 Yuri Chesnokov, Russian volleyball player and coach (died 2010) ↗
- 1932 Berthold Grünfeld, Norwegian psychiatrist and academic (died 2007) ↗
- 1932 Piper Laurie, American actress (died 2023) ↗
- 1932 Tom Railsback, American politician (died 2020) ↗
- 1931 Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter (died 1964) ↗
- 1931 Galina Zybina, Russian shot putter and javelin thrower (died 2024) ↗
- 1930 Mariví Bilbao, Spanish actress (died 2013) ↗
- 1930 Daniel Camargo Barbosa, Colombian serial killer (died 1994) ↗
- 1930 Éamon de Buitléar, Irish accordion player and director (died 2013) ↗
- 1929 Petr Eben, Czech composer, organist and choirmaster (died 2007) ↗
- 1928 Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historian, author, and academic (died 2004) ↗
- 1927 Lou Creekmur, American football player and sportscaster (died 2009) ↗
- 1927 Joe Perry, American football player (died 2011) ↗
- 1924 J. J. Johnson, American trombonist and composer (died 2001) ↗
- 1924 Ján Chryzostom Korec, Slovak cardinal (died 2015) ↗
- 1924 Charles Lisanby, American production designer and art director (died 2013) ↗
- 1923 Diana Douglas, British-American actress (died 2015) ↗
- 1922 Howard Moss, American poet, playwright and critic (died 1987) ↗
- 1920 Irving Kristol, American journalist, author, and academic, founded The National Interest (died 2009) ↗
- 1920 Alf Ramsey, English footballer and coach (died 1999) ↗
- 1919 Diomedes Olivo, Dominican baseball player and scout (died 1977) ↗
- 1918 Elmer Lach, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015) ↗
- 1917 Bruce Shand, British Army officer, and father of Queen Camilla (died 2006) ↗
- 1916 Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1972) ↗
- 1916 Henri Dutilleux, French pianist, composer, and educator (died 2013) ↗
- 1916 Harilal Upadhyay, Indian author, poet, and astrologist (died 1994) ↗
- 1915 Heinrich Albertz, German theologian and politician, Mayor of Berlin (died 1993) ↗
- 1914 Dimitris Dragatakis, Greek violinist and composer (died 2001) ↗
- 1913 Henry Bauchau, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (died 2012) ↗
- 1913 William Conway, Irish cardinal (died 1977) ↗
- 1913 Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (died 2003) ↗
- 1911 Bruno Kreisky, Austrian lawyer and politician, 22nd Chancellor of Austria (died 1990) ↗
- 1909 Martha Norelius, Swedish-born American swimmer (died 1955) ↗
- 1909 Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican racing driver, polo player, and diplomat (died 1965) ↗
- 1909 Ann Sothern, American actress and singer (died 2001) ↗
- 1909 U Thant, Burmese educator and diplomat, 3rd United Nations Secretary-General (died 1974) ↗
- 1908 Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1968) ↗
- 1907 Douglas Corrigan, American pilot and engineer (died 1995) ↗
- 1907 Dixie Dean, English footballer (died 1980) ↗
- 1906 Robert E. Howard, American author and poet (died 1936) ↗
- 1905 Willy Hartner, German physicist, historian, and academic (died 1981) ↗
- 1904 George Balanchine, Georgian-American dancer, choreographer, and director, co-founded the New York City Ballet (died 1983) ↗
- 1904 Arkady Gaidar, Russian journalist and author (died 1941) ↗
- 1903 Fritz Houtermans, Polish-German physicist and academic (died 1966) ↗
- 1902 Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler, coach, and academic (died 1970) ↗
- 1900 Ernst Busch, German actor and singer (died 1980) ↗
- 1900 James Hamilton Doggart, English ophthalmic surgeon (died 1989) ↗
- 1899 Martti Haavio, Finnish poet and mythologist (died 1973) ↗
- 1898 Ross Barnett, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of Mississippi (died 1987) ↗
- 1898 Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (died 1948) ↗
- 1898 Denise Legeay, French actress (died 1968) ↗
- 1897 Rosa Ponselle, American operatic soprano (died 1981) ↗
- 1897 Dilipkumar Roy, a Bengali Indian musician, musicologist, novelist, poet and essayist. (died 1980) ↗
- 1893 Conrad Veidt, German-American actor, director, and producer (died 1943) ↗
- 1892 Marcel Dassault, French businessman, founded Dassault Aviation (died 1986) ↗
- 1891 Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher and politician (died 1937) ↗
- 1890 Fred M. Vinson, American judge and politician, 13th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1953) ↗
- 1889 Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (died 1935) ↗
- 1889 Amos Strunk, American baseball player and manager (died 1979) ↗
- 1887 Helen Hoyt, American poet and author (died 1972) ↗
- 1886 John J. Becker, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1961) ↗
- 1881 Ira Thomas, American baseball player and manager (died 1958) ↗
- 1880 Bill O'Neill, Canadian-American baseball player (died 1920) ↗
- 1880 Frigyes Riesz, Hungarian mathematician and academic (died 1956) ↗
- 1879 Francis Picabia, French painter and poet (died 1953) ↗
- 1877 Tom Jones, American baseball player and manager (died 1923) ↗
- 1875 D. W. Griffith, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1948) ↗
- 1874 Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (died 1940) ↗
- 1874 Jay Hughes, American baseball player and coach (died 1924) ↗
- 1869 José Vicente de Freitas, Portuguese colonel and politician, 97th Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1952) ↗
- 1867 Gisela Januszewska, Jewish-Austrian physician (died 1943) ↗
- 1865 Wilbur Scoville, American chemist and pharmacist (died 1942) ↗
- 1861 George Fuller, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of New South Wales (died 1940) ↗
- 1858 Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (died 1943) ↗
- 1849 August Strindberg – Swedish novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1912) ↗
- 1840 Ernest Wilberforce, English bishop (died 1907) ↗
- 1831 Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (died 1917) ↗
- 1828 Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, Irish hereditary peer (died 1914) ↗
- 1802 Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (died 1878) ↗
- 1799 Ludger Duvernay, Canadian journalist, publisher, and politician (died 1852) ↗
- 1797 Maria Leopoldina of Austria (died 1826) ↗
- 1796 Karl Ernst Claus, Estonian-Russian chemist, botanist, and academic (died 1864) ↗
- 1792 Lady Lucy Whitmore, English noblewoman, hymn writer (died 1840) ↗
- 1788 Lord Byron – English poet and playwright (died 1824) ↗
- 1781 François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (died 1849) ↗
- 1740 Noah Phelps, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (died 1809) ↗
- 1733 Philip Carteret, English admiral and explorer (died 1796) ↗
- 1729 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher and author (died 1781) ↗
- 1690 Nicolas Lancret, French painter (died 1743) ↗
- 1654 Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet (died 1729) ↗
- 1645 William Kidd, Scottish sailor and pirate hunter (probable); (died 1701) ↗
- 1592 Pierre Gassendi, French mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (died 1655) ↗
- 1573 John Donne, English poet and cleric in the Church of England, wrote the Holy Sonnets (died 1631) ↗
- 1570 Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library (died 1631) ↗
- 1561 Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (died 1626) ↗
- 1552 Walter Raleigh, English poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer (died 1618) ↗
- 1522 Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, (died 1545) ↗
- 1440 Ivan III of Russia (died 1505) ↗
- 1263 Ibn Taymiyyah, Syrian scholar and theologian (died 1328) ↗
- 2023 Lin Brehmer, American disc jockey (born 1954) ↗
- 2022 Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition (born 1926) ↗
- 2021 Hank Aaron, American baseball player (born 1934) ↗
- 2018 Ursula K. Le Guin, American sci-fi and fantasy novelist (born 1929) ↗
- 2018 William B. Jordan, American art historian (born 1940) ↗
- 2017 Masaya Nakamura, Japanese businessman (born 1925) ↗
- 2017 Yordano Ventura, Dominican baseball player (born 1991) ↗
- 2016 Homayoun Behzadi, Iranian footballer and coach (born 1942) ↗
- 2016 Cecil Parkinson, English politician (born 1931) ↗
- 2016 Lois Ramsey, Australian actress (born 1922) ↗
- 2016 Kamer Genç, Turkish politician (born 1940) ↗
- 2015 Fabrizio de Miranda, Italian engineer and academic, co-designed the Rande Bridge (born 1926) ↗
- 2015 Wendell H. Ford, American lieutenant and politician, 53rd Governor of Kentucky (born 1924) ↗
- 2015 Margaret Bloy Graham, Canadian author and illustrator (born 1920) ↗
- 2014 Maziar Partow, Iranian cinematographer (born 1933) ↗
- 2013 Robert Bonnaud, French historian and academic (born 1929) ↗
- 2013 Hinton Mitchem, American businessman and politician (born 1938) ↗
- 2012 Simon Marsden, English photographer and author (born 1948) ↗
- 2012 Joe Paterno, American football player and coach (born 1926) ↗
- 2012 Clarence Tillenius, Canadian painter and environmentalist (born 1913) ↗
- 2012 Dick Tufeld, American actor (born 1926) ↗
- 2010 Louis R. Harlan, American historian and author (born 1922) ↗
- 2010 Jean Simmons, English-American actress (born 1929) ↗
- 2009 Billy Werber, American baseball player (born 1908) ↗
- 2008 Heath Ledger – Australian actor and director (born 1979) ↗
- 2008 Miles Lerman, Polish Holocaust survivor and activist (born 1920) ↗
- 2007 Ngô Quang Trưởng, Vietnamese general (born 1929) ↗
- 2007 Abbé Pierre, French priest and activist (born 1912) ↗
- 2007 Liz Renay, American actress, author and performer (born 1926) ↗
- 2006 Aydın Güven Gürkan, Turkish academic and politician, Turkish Minister of Labor and Social Security (born 1941) ↗
- 2005 César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1943) ↗
- 2005 Carlo Orelli, Italian soldier (born 1894) ↗
- 2005 Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (born 1924) ↗
- 2004 Billy May, American trumpet player and composer (born 1916) ↗
- 2004 Tom Mead, Australian journalist and politician (born 1918) ↗
- 2004 Ann Miller, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1923) ↗
- 2003 Bill Mauldin, American soldier and cartoonist (born 1921) ↗
- 2001 Tommie Agee, American baseball player (born 1942) ↗
- 2001 Roy Brown, American clown and puppeteer (born 1932) ↗
- 2000 Craig Claiborne, American journalist, author, and critic (born 1920) ↗
- 2000 Anne Hébert, Canadian author and poet (born 1916) ↗
- 1999 Graham Staines, Australian-Indian missionary and translator (born 1941) ↗
- 1997 Billy Mackenzie, Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1957) ↗
- 1996 Israel Eldad, Polish-Israeli philosopher and author (born 1910) ↗
- 1994 Jean-Louis Barrault, French actor and director (born 1910) ↗
- 1994 Telly Savalas, American actor (born 1922) ↗
- 1993 Kōbō Abe, Japanese playwright and photographer (born 1924) ↗
- 1991 Robert Choquette, Canadian author, poet and diplomat (born 1905) ↗
- 1989 S. Vithiananthan, Sri Lankan author and academic (born 1924) ↗
- 1987 R. Budd Dwyer, American educator and politician, 30th Treasurer of Pennsylvania (born 1939) ↗
- 1985 Arthur Bryant, English historian and journalist (born 1899) ↗
- 1982 Eduardo Frei Montalva, Chilean lawyer and politician, 28th President of Chile (born 1911) ↗
- 1981 Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and academic (born 1903) ↗
- 1980 Yitzhak Baer, German-Israeli historian and academic (born 1888) ↗
- 1979 Ali Hassan Salameh, Palestinian rebel leader (born 1940) ↗
- 1978 Oliver Leese, English general (born 1894) ↗
- 1978 Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer and soldier (born 1894) ↗
- 1977 Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel, Saudi Arabian diplomat (born 1916) ↗
- 1973 Lyndon B. Johnson – American lieutenant and politician, 36th President of the United States (born 1908) ↗
- 1971 Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman and publisher, co-founded Newsday (born 1890) ↗
- 1968 Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer and water polo player (born 1890) ↗
- 1966 Herbert Marshall, English actor (born 1890) ↗
- 1964 Marc Blitzstein, American pianist and composer (born 1905) ↗
- 1959 Mike Hawthorn, English racing driver (born 1929) ↗
- 1957 Ralph Barton Perry, American philosopher and academic (born 1876) ↗
- 1955 Jonni Myyrä, Finnish-American athlete (born 1892) ↗
- 1951 Harald Bohr, Danish mathematician and footballer (born 1887) ↗
- 1951 Lawson Robertson, Scottish-American sprinter and high jumper (born 1883) ↗
- 1950 Alan Hale, Sr., American actor and director (born 1892) ↗
- 1949 William Thomas Walsh, American author, poet, and playwright (born 1891) ↗
- 1945 Else Lasker-Schüler, German poet and playwright (born 1869) ↗
- 1931 László Batthyány-Strattmann, Hungarian physician and ophthalmologist (born 1870) ↗
- 1930 Stephen Mather, American businessman and conservationist, co-founded the Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company (born 1867) ↗
- 1929 R. C. Lehmann, English journalist, author, and politician (born 1856) ↗
- 1927 James Ford Rhodes, American historian and author (born 1848) ↗
- 1925 Fanny Bullock Workman, American geographer and mountain climber (born 1859) ↗
- 1922 Fredrik Bajer, Danish educator and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1837) ↗
- 1922 Pope Benedict XV (born 1854) ↗
- 1922 Camille Jordan, French mathematician and academic (born 1838) ↗
- 1921 George Streeter, American captain and businessman (born 1837) ↗
- 1909 Emil Erlenmeyer, German chemist and academic (born 1825) ↗
- 1906 George Holyoake, English secularist, co-operator and newspaper editor (born 1817) ↗
- 1901 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (born 1819) ↗
- 1900 David Edward Hughes, Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone (born 1831) ↗
- 1892 Joseph P. Bradley, American lawyer and jurist (born 1813) ↗
- 1879 Anthony Durnford, Irish colonel (born 1830) ↗
- 1879 Henry Pulleine, English colonel (born 1838) ↗
- 1850 Vincent Pallotti, Italian missionary and saint (born 1795) ↗
- 1840 Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist (born 1752) ↗
- 1798 Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (born 1726) ↗
- 1779 Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (born 1733) ↗
- 1779 Claudius Smith, American guerrilla leader (born 1736) ↗
- 1767 Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German meteorologist and geologist (born 1719) ↗
- 1763 John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1690) ↗
- 1750 Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (born 1675) ↗
- 1666 Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor (born 1592) ↗
- 1599 Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian organist and composer (born 1547) ↗
- 1575 James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault (born 1516) ↗
- 1560 Wang Zhi, Chinese pirate ↗
- 1552 Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, English general and politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (born 1500) ↗
- 1536 Ling Ma – German religious leader (born 1495) ↗
- 1536 John of Leiden, Anabaptist leader from the Dutch city of Leiden (born 1509) ↗
- 1517 Hadım Sinan Pasha, Ottoman politician, 32nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born ?) ↗
- 1341 Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (born 1279) ↗
- 1188 Ferdinand II of León (born 1137) ↗
- 1170 Wang Chongyang, Chinese Daoist and co-founder of the Quanzhen School (born 1113) ↗
- 1051 Ælfric Puttoc, archbishop of York ↗
- 1001 Al-Muqallad ibn al-Musayyab, Uqaylid emir of Mosul ↗
- 935 Ma, empress of Southern Han ↗
- 906 He, empress of the Tang Dynasty ↗
- 628 Anastasius of Persia, monk ↗
- 239 Cao Rui, Chinese emperor (born 205) ↗