55 Events
216 Births
100 Deaths
- 2019 A 100-year-old building in Mumbai, India, collapses, killing at least 10 people and leaving many others trapped. ↗
- 2015 Four U.S. Marines and a United States Navy Sailor are killed in the a shooting spree targeting military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee. ↗
- 2013 As many as 27 children die and 25 others are hospitalized after eating lunch served at their school in eastern India. ↗
- 2013 Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn resumes between the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Islamist forces, beginning the Rojava–Islamist conflict. ↗
- 2009 Teoh Beng Hock, an aide to a politician in Malaysia is found dead on the rooftop of a building adjacent to the offices of the Anti-Corruption Commission, sparking an inquest that gains nationwide attention. ↗
- 2007 An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and 6.6 aftershock occurs off the Niigata coast of Japan killing eight people, injuring at least 800 and damaging a nuclear power plant. ↗
- 2005 An Antonov An-24 crashes near Baney in Bioko Norte, Equatorial Guinea, killing 60 people. ↗
- 2004 Millennium Park, considered Chicago's first and most ambitious early 21st-century architectural project, is opened to the public by Mayor Richard M. Daley. ↗
- 1999 John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, die when the aircraft he is piloting crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard. ↗
- 1994 The comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 is destroyed in a head-on collision with Jupiter. ↗
- 1990 The Luzon earthquake strikes the Philippines with an intensity of 7.7, affecting Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Aurora, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac. ↗
- 1990 The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR. ↗
- 1983 Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities. ↗
- 1979 Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein. ↗
- 1969 The Apollo 11 lunar landing mission is launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida, USA. ↗
- 1965 The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens. ↗
- 1965 South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo, a formerly undetected communist spy and double agent, is hunted down and killed by unknown individuals after being sentenced to death in absentia for a February 1965 coup attempt against Nguyễn Khánh. ↗
- 1957 KLM Flight 844 crashes off the Schouten Islands in present day Indonesia (then Netherlands New Guinea), killing 58 people. ↗
- 1956 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics, all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas. ↗
- 1951 King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin of Belgium. ↗
- 1951 J. D. Salinger publishes his popular yet controversial novel, The Catcher in the Rye. ↗
- 1950 Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army. ↗
- 1950 Uruguay beats hosts Brazil 2–1 to win the World Cup in a match dubbed as the Maracanazo. ↗
- 1948 Following token resistance, the city of Nazareth, revered by Christians as the hometown of Jesus, capitulates to Israeli troops during Operation Dekel in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. ↗
- 1948 The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane. ↗
- 1945 Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico. ↗
- 1945 World War II: The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis leaves San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb "Little Boy" bound for Tinian Island. ↗
- 1942 Holocaust: Vel' d'Hiv Roundup (Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv): The government of Vichy France orders the mass arrest of 13,152 Jews who are held at the Vélodrome d'Hiver in Paris before deportation to Auschwitz. ↗
- 1941 Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as an MLB record. ↗
- 1935 The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. ↗
- 1931 Emperor Haile Selassie signs the first constitution of Ethiopia. ↗
- 1927 Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first dive-bombing attacks in history. ↗
- 1915 Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War. ↗
- 1915 At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law. ↗
- 1910 John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia. ↗
- 1909 Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar. ↗
- 1862 American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank. ↗
- 1861 American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops begin a 25-mile march into Virginia for what will become the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the war. ↗
- 1858 The last apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France. ↗
- 1849 Antonio María Claret y Clará founds the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, popularly known as the Claretians in Vic, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. ↗
- 1809 The city of La Paz, in what is today Bolivia, declares its independence from the Spanish Crown during the La Paz revolution and forms the Junta Tuitiva, the first independent government in Spanish America, led by Pedro Domingo Murillo. ↗
- 1790 The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States after signature of the Residence Act. ↗
- 1779 American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point. ↗
- 1769 Father Junípero Serra founds California's first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Over the following decades, it evolves into the city of San Diego, California. ↗
- 1683 Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands. ↗
- 1661 The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco. ↗
- 1536 Jacques Cartier, navigator and explorer, returns home to St. Malo after claiming Stadacona (Quebec), Hochelaga (Montreal) and the River of Canada (St. Lawrence River) region for France. ↗
- 1377 King Richard II of England is crowned. ↗
- 1251 Celebrated by the Carmelite Order–but doubted by modern historians–as the day when Saint Simon Stock had a vision of the Virgin Mary. ↗
- 1232 The Spanish town of Arjona declares independence and names its native Muhammad ibn Yusuf as ruler. This marks the Muhammad's first rise to prominence; he later established the Nasrid Emirate of Granada, the last independent Muslim state in Spain. ↗
- 1228 Saint Francis of Assisi was canonized. ↗
- 1212 Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa: After Pope Innocent III calls European knights to a crusade, the forces of kings Alfonso VIII of Castile, Sancho VII of Navarre, Peter II of Aragon and Afonso II of Portugal defeat those of the Berber Muslim leader Almohad, thus marking a significant turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain. ↗
- 1054 Three Roman legates break relations between Western and Eastern Christian churches through the act of placing a papal bull of excommunication on the altar of Hagia Sophia during Saturday afternoon divine liturgy. Historians frequently describe the event as the formal start of the East–West Schism. ↗
- 997 Battle of Spercheios: Bulgarian forces of Tsar Samuel are defeated by a Byzantine army under general Nikephoros Ouranos at the Spercheios River in Greece. ↗
- 622 The Hijrah of Muhammad begins, marking the beginning of the Islamic calendar. ↗
- 2004 Amiah Miller, American actress and model ↗
- 2001 Island Boys, American social media personalities ↗
- 1999 Jarred Kelenic, American baseball player ↗
- 1996 Kevin Abstract, American rapper and singer-songwriter ↗
- 1996 Luke Hemmings, Australian singer and musician ↗
- 1994 Shericka Jackson, Jamaican sprinter ↗
- 1992 Safiya Nygaard, American YouTuber ↗
- 1991 Dylan Grimes, Australian Rules footballer ↗
- 1991 Nate Schmidt, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1991 Andros Townsend, English footballer ↗
- 1990 James Maslow, American actor, singer and dancer ↗
- 1990 Wizkid, Nigerian singer and songwriter ↗
- 1990 Johann Zarco, French motorcycle racer ↗
- 1989 Gareth Bale, Welsh footballer ↗
- 1988 Sergio Busquets, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1987 Mousa Dembélé, Belgian footballer ↗
- 1987 AnnaLynne McCord, American actress and producer ↗
- 1987 Knowshon Moreno, American football player ↗
- 1986 Misako Uno, Japanese actress, singer, and fashion designer ↗
- 1985 Mārtiņš Kravčenko, Latvian basketball player ↗
- 1984 Hayanari Shimoda, Japanese racing driver ↗
- 1984 Attila Szabó, Hungarian decathlete ↗
- 1983 Katrina Kaif, British Indian actress and model ↗
- 1983 Duncan Keith, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1982 André Greipel, German cyclist ↗
- 1982 Carli Lloyd, American soccer player ↗
- 1982 Michael Umaña, Costa Rican footballer ↗
- 1981 Giuseppe Di Masi, Italian footballer ↗
- 1981 Robert Kranjec, Slovenian ski jumper ↗
- 1981 Zach Randolph, American basketball player ↗
- 1981 Vicente Rodríguez, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1980 Adam Scott, Australian golfer ↗
- 1979 Jayma Mays, American actress ↗
- 1979 Chris Mihm, American basketball player ↗
- 1979 Kim Rhode, American sport shooter ↗
- 1979 Konstantin Skrylnikov, Russian footballer ↗
- 1977 Bryan Budd, Northern Ireland-born English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (died 2006) ↗
- 1976 Tomasz Kuchar, Polish racing driver ↗
- 1976 Bobby Lashley, American professional wrestler and mixed martial artist ↗
- 1976 Carlos Humberto Paredes, Paraguayan footballer ↗
- 1976 Anna Smashnova, Belarusian-Israeli tennis player ↗
- 1974 Maret Maripuu, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of Social Affairs ↗
- 1974 Wendell Sailor, Australian rugby player ↗
- 1973 João Dias, Portuguese politician ↗
- 1973 Shaun Pollock, South African cricketer ↗
- 1973 Tim Ryan, American politician ↗
- 1972 [François Drolet]], Canadian speed skater ↗
- 1971 Corey Feldman, American actor ↗
- 1971 Ed Kowalczyk, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1970 Raimonds Miglinieks, Latvian basketball player and coach ↗
- 1970 Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1970 Serena Chen, American social psychologist ↗
- 1969 Sahra Wagenknecht, German politician ↗
- 1969 Kathryn Harby-Williams, Australian netball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1968 Dhanraj Pillay, Indian field hockey player and manager ↗
- 1968 Barry Sanders, American football player ↗
- 1968 Larry Sanger, American philosopher and businessman, co-founded Wikipedia and Citizendium ↗
- 1968 Robert Sherman, American songwriter and businessman ↗
- 1968 Olga Souza, Brazilian singer and dancer ↗
- 1967 Will Ferrell, American actor, comedian, and producer ↗
- 1966 Jyrki Lumme, Finnish ice hockey player ↗
- 1965 Michel Desjoyeaux, French sailor ↗
- 1965 Claude Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1965 Billy Mitchell, American video game player ↗
- 1964 Phil Hellmuth, American poker player ↗
- 1964 Miguel Induráin, Spanish cyclist ↗
- 1963 Phoebe Cates, American actress ↗
- 1963 Srečko Katanec, Slovenian footballer and coach ↗
- 1963 Mikael Pernfors, Swedish tennis player ↗
- 1962 Grigory Leps, Russian singer-songwriter ↗
- 1959 James MacMillan, Scottish composer and conductor ↗
- 1959 Jürgen Ligi, Estonian economist and politician, 25th Estonian Minister of Defence ↗
- 1958 Mick Cornett, American politician ↗
- 1958 Michael Flatley, American-Irish dancer and choreographer ↗
- 1957 Faye Grant, American actress ↗
- 1957 Maurice Kottelat, Swiss ichthyologist specializing in Eurasian freshwater fishes ↗
- 1956 Tony Kushner, American playwright and screenwriter ↗
- 1955 Susan Wheeler, American poet and academic ↗
- 1955 Saw Swee Leong, Malaysian badminton player ↗
- 1953 Douglas J. Feith, American lawyer and politician, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy ↗
- 1952 Stewart Copeland, American drummer and songwriter ↗
- 1952 Marc Esposito, French director and screenwriter ↗
- 1952 Ken McEwan, South African cricketer ↗
- 1951 Jean-Luc Mongrain, Canadian journalist ↗
- 1951 Che Rosli, Malaysian politician ↗
- 1950 Gary Indiana, American writer, playwright and poet (died 2024) ↗
- 1950 Pierre Paradis, Canadian lawyer and politician ↗
- 1950 Dennis Priestley, English darts player ↗
- 1950 Frances Spalding, English historian and academic ↗
- 1950 Tom Terrell, American journalist and photographer (died 2007) ↗
- 1948 Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor ↗
- 1948 Lars Lagerbäck, Swedish footballer and manager ↗
- 1948 Kevin McKenzie, South African cricketer ↗
- 1948 Pinchas Zukerman, Israeli violinist and conductor ↗
- 1947 Don Burke, Australian television host and producer ↗
- 1947 Alexis Herman, American businesswoman and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Labor (died 2025) ↗
- 1947 Assata Shakur, American-Cuban criminal and activist (died 2025) ↗
- 1946 Louise Fréchette, Canadian civil servant and diplomat, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations ↗
- 1944 Angharad Rees, English-Welsh actress and jewellery designer (died 2012) ↗
- 1943 Reinaldo Arenas, Cuban-American author, poet, and playwright (died 1990) ↗
- 1943 Vernon Bogdanor, English political scientist and academic ↗
- 1943 Jimmy Johnson, American football player and coach ↗
- 1942 Margaret Court, Australian tennis player and minister ↗
- 1941 Desmond Dekker, Jamaican singer-songwriter (died 2006) ↗
- 1941 Dag Solstad, Norwegian author and playwright (died 2025) ↗
- 1941 Hans Wiegel, Dutch journalist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 2025) ↗
- 1941 Sir George Young, 6th Baronet, English banker and politician, Secretary of State for Transport ↗
- 1939 William Bell, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1939 Lido Vieri, Italian football manager and football player ↗
- 1939 Ruth Perry, Liberian politician (died 2017) ↗
- 1939 Shringar Nagaraj, Indian actor and producer (died 2013) ↗
- 1939 Corin Redgrave, English actor and activist (died 2010) ↗
- 1939 Mariele Ventre, Italian singer and conductor (died 1995) ↗
- 1938 Cynthia Enloe, American author and academic ↗
- 1938 Tony Jackson, English singer and bass player (died 2003) ↗
- 1937 Richard Bryan, American lawyer and politician, 25th Governor of Nevada ↗
- 1937 John Daly, English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2008) ↗
- 1936 Yasuo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 91st Prime Minister of Japan ↗
- 1936 Buddy Merrill, American guitarist (died 2021) ↗
- 1936 Jerry Norman, American sinologist and linguist (died 2012) ↗
- 1936 Venkataraman Subramanya, Indian-Australian cricketer ↗
- 1935 Carl Epting Mundy Jr., American general (died 2014) ↗
- 1935 Lynn Wyatt, American socialite and philanthropist ↗
- 1934 Denise LaSalle, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2018) ↗
- 1934 Tomás Eloy Martínez, Argentine journalist (died 2010) ↗
- 1934 Katherine D. Ortega, 38th Treasurer of the United States ↗
- 1934 Donald M. Payne, American educator and politician (died 2012) ↗
- 1933 Julian A. Brodsky, American businessman ↗
- 1932 John Chilton, English trumpet player and composer (died 2016) ↗
- 1932 Max McGee, American football player and sportscaster (died 2007) ↗
- 1932 Dick Thornburgh, American lawyer and politician, 76th United States Attorney General (died 2020) ↗
- 1931 Fergus Gordon Kerr, Scottish Roman Catholic priest of the English Dominican Province ↗
- 1931 Norm Sherry, American baseball player, manager, and coach (died 2021) ↗
- 1930 Guy Béart, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (died 2015) ↗
- 1930 Michael Bilirakis, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1930 Bert Rechichar, American football defensive back and kicker (died 2019) ↗
- 1929 Ray Charles – American serial killer (died 1984) ↗
- 1929 Sheri S. Tepper, American author and poet (died 2016) ↗
- 1929 Gaby Tanguy, French swimmer (died 1981) ↗
- 1928 Anita Brookner, English novelist and art historian (died 2016) ↗
- 1928 Bella Davidovich, Soviet-American pianist ↗
- 1928 Robert Sheckley, American author and screenwriter (died 2005) ↗
- 1928 Jim Rathmann, American race car driver (died 2011) ↗
- 1928 Dave Treen, American lawyer and politician, 51st Governor of Louisiana (died 2009) ↗
- 1928 Andrzej Zawada, Polish mountaineer and author (died 2000) ↗
- 1927 Pierre F. Côté, Canadian lawyer and civil servant (died 2013) ↗
- 1927 Shirley Hughes, English author and illustrator (died 2022) ↗
- 1927 Derek Hawksworth, English footballer (died 2021) ↗
- 1926 Ivica Horvat, Croatian footballer and manager (died 2012) ↗
- 1926 Irwin Rose, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015) ↗
- 1925 Frank Jobe, American sergeant and surgeon (died 2014) ↗
- 1925 Rosita Quintana, Argentine actress (died 2021) ↗
- 1925 Cal Tjader, American jazz musician (died 1982) ↗
- 1924 James L. Greenfield, American journalist and politician (died 2024) ↗
- 1924 Bess Myerson, American model, actress, game show panelist, and politician, Miss America 1945 (died 2014) ↗
- 1924 Rupert Deese, Northern Mariana Islander ceramic artist (died 2010) ↗
- 1923 Chris Argyris, American psychologist, theorist, and academic (died 2013) ↗
- 1923 Bola Sete, Brazilian guitarist (died 1987) ↗
- 1920 Anatole Broyard, American critic and editor (died 1990) ↗
- 1919 Hermine Braunsteiner, Austrian SS officer and Majdanek concentration camp guard (died 1999) ↗
- 1919 Choi Kyu-hah, South Korean politician, 4th President of South Korea (died 2006) ↗
- 1918 Denis Edward Arnold, English soldier (died 2015) ↗
- 1918 Paul Farnes, British Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot (died 2020) ↗
- 1918 Samuel Victor Perry, English biochemist and rugby player (died 2009) ↗
- 1915 Barnard Hughes, American actor (died 2006) ↗
- 1915 Elaine Barrie, American actress (died 2003) ↗
- 1912 Milt Bocek, American baseball player (died 2007) ↗
- 1912 Amy Patterson, Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher (died 2019) ↗
- 1911 Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 1995) ↗
- 1911 Sonny Tufts, American actor (died 1970) ↗
- 1910 Stan McCabe, Australian cricketer (died 1968) ↗
- 1910 Gordon Prange, American historian, author, and academic (died 1980) ↗
- 1907 Frances Horwich, American educator and television host (died 2001) ↗
- 1907 Orville Redenbacher, American farmer and businessman, founded Orville Redenbacher's (died 1995) ↗
- 1907 Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (died 1990) ↗
- 1906 Vincent Sherman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2006) ↗
- 1904 Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer and conductor (died 2003) ↗
- 1903 Fritz Bauer, German lawyer and judge (died 1968) ↗
- 1903 Carmen Lombardo, Canadian singer-songwriter (died 1971) ↗
- 1903 Irmgard Flügge-Lotz, German mathematician and engineer (died 1974) ↗
- 1902 Alexander Luria, Russian psychologist and physician (died 1977) ↗
- 1902 Mary Philbin, American actress (died 1993) ↗
- 1898 Lady Eve Balfour, British farmer, educator, and founding figure in the organic movement (died 1990) ↗
- 1896 Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German biologist and eugenicist (died 1969) ↗
- 1896 Trygve Lie, Norwegian trade union leader and politician, 1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 1968) ↗
- 1895 Wilfrid Hamel, Canadian businessman and politician, 35th Mayor of Quebec City (died 1968) ↗
- 1889 Arthur Bowie Chrisman, American author (died 1953) ↗
- 1888 Percy Kilbride, American actor (died 1964) ↗
- 1888 Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1966) ↗
- 1887 Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player and manager (died 1951) ↗
- 1884 Anna Vyrubova, Russian author (died 1964) ↗
- 1883 Charles Sheeler, American photographer and painter (died 1965) ↗
- 1882 Violette Neatley Anderson, American judge (died 1937) ↗
- 1880 Kathleen Norris, American journalist and author (died 1966) ↗
- 1872 Roald Amundsen, Norwegian pilot and explorer (died 1928) ↗
- 1872 Frank Cooper, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Queensland (died 1949) ↗
- 1871 John Maxwell, American golfer (died 1906) ↗
- 1870 Lambert McKenna, Irish priest, lexicographer, and scholar (died 1956) ↗
- 1870 Ellen Oliver (suffragette), British suffragette (died 1921) ↗
- 1863 Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland (died 1910) ↗
- 1862 Ida B. Wells, American journalist and activist (died 1931) ↗
- 1858 Eugène Ysaÿe, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1931) ↗
- 1841 Nikolai von Glehn, Estonian-German architect and activist (died 1923) ↗
- 1821 Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader and author, founded Christian Science (died 1910) ↗
- 1796 Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter and etcher (died 1875) ↗
- 1748 Cyrus Griffin, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 16th President of the Continental Congress (died 1810) ↗
- 1731 Samuel Huntington, American jurist and politician, 18th Governor of Connecticut (died 1796) ↗
- 1723 Joshua Reynolds, English painter and academic (died 1792) ↗
- 1722 Joseph Wilton, English sculptor and academic (died 1803) ↗
- 1714 Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French engineer and author (died 1800) ↗
- 1661 Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Canadian captain, explorer, and politician (died 1706) ↗
- 1611 Cecilia Renata of Austria (died 1644) ↗
- 1529 Petrus Peckius the Elder, Dutch jurist, writer on international maritime law (died 1589) ↗
- 1517 Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, English duchess (died 1559) ↗
- 1486 Andrea del Sarto, Italian painter (died 1530) ↗
- 1194 Clare of Assisi, Italian nun and saint (died 1253) ↗
- 2025 Connie Francis, American singer and actress (born 1937) ↗
- 2024 Joe Bryant, American basketball player (born 1954) ↗
- 2024 Norm Hewitt, New Zealand rugby union player (born 1968) ↗
- 2024 David Morrow, Australian radio host and sportscaster (born 1953) ↗
- 2023 Kevin Mitnick, American hacker (born 1963) ↗
- 2021 Biz Markie, American rapper (born 1964) ↗
- 2020 Tony Taylor, Cuban baseball player (born 1935) ↗
- 2019 John Paul Stevens, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (born 1920) ↗
- 2017 George A. Romero, American filmmaker (born 1940) ↗
- 2015 Denis Avey, English soldier, engineer, and author (born 1919) ↗
- 2015 Evelyn Ebsworth, English chemist and academic (born 1933) ↗
- 2015 Alcides Ghiggia, Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1926) ↗
- 2015 Jack Goody, English anthropologist, author, and academic (born 1919) ↗
- 2014 Karl Albrecht, German businessman, co-founded Aldi (born 1920) ↗
- 2014 Mary Ellen Otremba, American educator and politician (born 1950) ↗
- 2014 Johnny Winter, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1944) ↗
- 2014 Heinz Zemanek, Austrian computer scientist and academic (born 1920) ↗
- 2013 Talia Castellano, American internet celebrity (born 1999) ↗
- 2013 Alex Colville, Canadian painter and academic (born 1920) ↗
- 2013 Marv Rotblatt, American baseball player (born 1927) ↗
- 2012 William Asher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921) ↗
- 2012 Stephen Covey, American businessman and author (born 1932) ↗
- 2012 Gilbert Esau, American businessman and politician (born 1919) ↗
- 2012 Ed Lincoln, Brazilian bassist, pianist, and composer (born 1932) ↗
- 2012 Masaharu Matsushita, Japanese businessman (born 1913) ↗
- 2012 Kitty Wells, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1919) ↗
- 2011 Forrest Blue, American football player (born 1944) ↗
- 2008 Jo Stafford, American singer (born 1917) ↗
- 2008 Lindsay Thompson, Australian politician, 40th Premier of Victoria (born 1923) ↗
- 2007 Caterina Bueno, Italian singer and historian (born 1943) ↗
- 2006 Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 13th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (born 1948) ↗
- 2005 Pietro Consagra, Italian sculptor (born 1920) ↗
- 2005 Camillo Felgen, Luxembourgian singer-songwriter and radio host (born 1920) ↗
- 2004 George Busbee, American lawyer and politician, 77th Governor of Georgia (born 1927) ↗
- 2004 Charles Sweeney, American general and pilot (born 1919) ↗
- 2003 Celia Cruz, Cuban-American singer and actress (born 1925) ↗
- 2003 Carol Shields, American-Canadian novelist and short story writer (born 1935) ↗
- 2002 John Cocke, American computer scientist and engineer (born 1925) ↗
- 2001 Terry Gordy, American professional wrestler (born 1961) ↗
- 2001 Morris, Belgian cartoonist (born 1923) ↗
- 1999 John F. Kennedy Jr., American lawyer and publisher (born 1960) ↗
- 1999 Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, American publicist and wife of John F. Kennedy Jr. (born 1966) ↗
- 1999 Alan Macnaughton, Canadian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons (born 1903) ↗
- 1998 John Henrik Clarke, American historian and scholar (born 1915) ↗
- 1996 Adolf von Thadden, German lieutenant and politician (born 1921) ↗
- 1995 May Sarton, American playwright and novelist (born 1912) ↗
- 1995 Stephen Spender, English author and poet (born 1909) ↗
- 1994 Julian Schwinger, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918) ↗
- 1992 Buck Buchanan, American football player and coach (born 1940) ↗
- 1991 Meindert DeJong, Dutch-American soldier and author (born 1906) ↗
- 1991 Robert Motherwell, American painter and academic (born 1915) ↗
- 1991 Frank Rizzo, American police officer and politician, 93rd Mayor of Philadelphia (born 1920) ↗
- 1990 Robert Blackburn, Irish educator (born 1927) ↗
- 1990 Miguel Muñoz, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1922) ↗
- 1989 Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor and manager (born 1908) ↗
- 1985 Heinrich Böll, German novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917) ↗
- 1985 Wayne King, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (born 1901) ↗
- 1982 Charles Robberts Swart, South African lawyer and politician, 1st State President of South Africa (born 1894) ↗
- 1981 Harry Chapin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1942) ↗
- 1969 James Scott Douglas, English-born Scottish race car driver and 6th Baronet Douglas (born 1930) ↗
- 1965 Boris Artzybasheff, Ukrainian-American illustrator (born 1899) ↗
- 1964 Rauf Orbay, Turkish colonel and politician, Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1881) ↗
- 1960 Albert Kesselring, German field marshal (born 1881) ↗
- 1960 John P. Marquand, American author (born 1893) ↗
- 1954 Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (born 1888) ↗
- 1953 Hilaire Belloc, French-born British writer and historian (born 1870) ↗
- 1949 Vyacheslav Ivanov, Russian poet and playwright (born 1866) ↗
- 1943 Saul Raphael Landau, Polish Jewish lawyer, journalist, publicist and Zionist activist (born 1870) ↗
- 1939 Bartholomeus Roodenburch, Dutch swimmer (born 1866) ↗
- 1935 Zheng Zhengqiu, Chinese filmmaker (born 1889) ↗
- 1917 Philipp Scharwenka, German composer and educator (born 1847) ↗
- 1915 Ellen G. White, American author and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church(born 1827) ↗
- 1896 Edmond de Goncourt, French critic and publisher, founded Académie Goncourt (born 1822) ↗
- 1886 Ned Buntline, American journalist and author (born 1823) ↗
- 1885 Rosalía de Castro, Spanish poet (born 1837) ↗
- 1882 Mary Todd Lincoln, First Lady of the United States 1861–1865 (born 1818) ↗
- 1879 Edward Deas Thomson, Scottish-Australian politician, 3rd Chief Secretary of New South Wales (born 1800) ↗
- 1868 Dmitry Pisarev, Russian author and critic (born 1840) ↗
- 1849 Sarah Allen, African-American missionary for the African Methodist Episcopal Church (born 1764) ↗
- 1831 Louis Alexandre Andrault de Langeron, French-Russian general (born 1763) ↗
- 1796 George Howard, English field marshal and politician (born 1718) ↗
- 1770 Francis Cotes, English painter and academic (born 1726) ↗
- 1747 Giuseppe Crespi, Italian painter (born 1665) ↗
- 1729 Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist (born 1683) ↗
- 1691 François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, French politician, French Secretary of State for War (born 1641) ↗
- 1686 John Pearson, English bishop and scholar (born 1612) ↗
- 1664 Andreas Gryphius, German poet and playwright (born 1616) ↗
- 1647 Masaniello, Italian rebel (born 1622) ↗
- 1576 Isabella de' Medici, Italian noble (born 1542) ↗
- 1557 Anne of Cleves, Queen consort of England (born 1515) ↗
- 1546 Anne Askew, English author and poet (born 1520) ↗
- 1509 João da Nova, Portuguese explorer (born 1460) ↗
- 1344 An-Nasir Ahmad, Sultan of Egypt (born 1316) ↗
- 1342 Charles I of Hungary (born 1288) ↗
- 1324 Emperor Go-Uda of Japan (born 1267) ↗
- 1216 Pope Innocent III (born 1160) ↗
- 1212 William de Brus, 3rd Lord of Annandale ↗
- 866 Irmgard, Frankish abbess ↗
- 851 Sisenandus, Cordoban deacon and martyr (born c. 825) ↗
- 784 Fulrad, Frankish diplomat and saint (born 710) ↗