44 Events
209 Births
95 Deaths
- 2019 A man sets fire to an anime studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, killing 36 people and injuring dozens of others. ↗
- 2014 The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant requires Christians to either accept dhimmi status, emigrate from ISIL lands, or be killed. ↗
- 2013 The Government of Detroit, with up to $20 billion in debt, files for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. ↗
- 2012 At least seven people are killed and 32 others are injured after a bomb explodes on an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria. ↗
- 2002 A Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer crashes near Estes Park, Colorado, killing both crew members. ↗
- 1996 Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever. ↗
- 1996 Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1,200 soldiers. ↗
- 1995 On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital, forcing most of the population to flee. ↗
- 1994 The bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Jewish Community Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85 people (mostly Jewish) and injures 300. ↗
- 1994 Rwandan genocide: The Rwandan Patriotic Front takes control of Gisenyi and north western Rwanda, forcing the interim government into Zaire and ending the genocide. ↗
- 1992 A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web. ↗
- 1984 McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: James Oliver Huberty kills 21 people and injures 19 others before being shot dead by police. ↗
- 1982 Two hundred sixty-eight Guatemalan campesinos ("peasants" or "country people") are slain in the Plan de Sánchez massacre. ↗
- 1981 A Canadair CL-44 and Sukhoi Su-15 collide in mid-air near Yerevan, Armenia, killing four. ↗
- 1979 A landslide occurs on the Iliwerung volcano in Indonesia, triggering a tsunami that kills over 530 and leaves 700 missing. ↗
- 1976 Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics. ↗
- 1970 An Antonov An-22 of the Soviet Air Forces crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 23 aboard. ↗
- 1968 Intel is founded in Mountain View, California. ↗
- 1966 Human spaceflight: Gemini 10 is launched from Cape Kennedy on a 70-hour mission that includes docking with an orbiting Agena target vehicle. ↗
- 1966 A racially charged incident in a bar sparks the six-day Hough riots in Cleveland, Ohio; 1,700 Ohio National Guard troops intervene to restore order. ↗
- 1944 World War II: Hideki Tōjō resigns as Prime Minister of Japan because of numerous setbacks in the war effort. ↗
- 1942 World War II: During the Beisfjord massacre in Norway, 15 Norwegian paramilitary guards help members of the SS to kill 288 political prisoners from Yugoslavia. ↗
- 1942 The Germans test fly the Messerschmitt Me 262 using its jet engines for the first time. ↗
- 1925 Adolf Hitler publishes Mein Kampf. ↗
- 1914 The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time. ↗
- 1872 The Ballot Act 1872 in the United Kingdom introduced the requirement that parliamentary and local government elections be held by secret ballot. ↗
- 1870 The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility. ↗
- 1863 American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner. ↗
- 1862 First ascent of Dent Blanche, one of the highest summits in the Alps. ↗
- 1857 Louis Faidherbe, French governor of Senegal, arrives to relieve French forces at Kayes, effectively ending El Hajj Umar Tall's war against the French. ↗
- 1841 Coronation of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil. ↗
- 1812 The Treaties of Orebro end both the Anglo-Russian and Anglo-Swedish Wars. ↗
- 1806 A gunpowder magazine explosion in Birgu, Malta, kills around 200 people. ↗
- 1723 Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata Erforsche mich, Gott, und erfahre mein Herz, BWV 136, in Leipzig on the eighth Sunday after Trinity. ↗
- 1555 The College of Arms is reincorporated by Royal charter signed by Queen Mary I of England and King Philip II of Spain. ↗
- 1507 In Brussels, Prince Charles I is crowned Duke of Burgundy and Count of Flanders, a year after inheriting the title. ↗
- 1389 France and England agree to the Truce of Leulinghem, inaugurating a 13-year peace, the longest period of sustained peace during the Hundred Years' War. ↗
- 1334 The bishop of Florence blesses the first foundation stone for the new campanile (bell tower) of the Florence Cathedral, designed by the artist Giotto di Bondone. ↗
- 1290 King Edward I of England issues the Edict of Expulsion, banishing all Jews (numbering about 16,000) from England. ↗
- 1195 Battle of Alarcos: Almohad forces defeat the Castilian army of Alfonso VIII and force its retreat to Toledo. ↗
- 645 Chinese forces under general Li Shiji besiege the strategic fortress city of Anshi (Liaoning) during the Goguryeo–Tang War. ↗
- 452 Sack of Aquileia: After an earlier defeat on the Catalaunian Plains, Attila lays siege to the metropolis of Aquileia and eventually destroys it. ↗
- 362 Roman–Persian Wars: Emperor Julian arrives at Antioch with a Roman expeditionary force (60,000 men) and stays there for nine months to launch a campaign against the Persian Empire. ↗
- 477 BCE Battle of the Cremera as part of the Roman–Etruscan Wars. Veii ambushes and defeats the Roman army. ↗
- 2001 Agustina Roth, Argentine BMX rider ↗
- 2000 Sarah Kinsley, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1997 Bam Adebayo, American basketball player ↗
- 1997 Noah Lyles, American sprinter ↗
- 1996 Yung Lean, Swedish rapper and singer-songwriter ↗
- 1996 Smriti Mandhana, Indian cricketer ↗
- 1996 Shudufhadzo Musida, Miss South Africa 2020 ↗
- 1994 Nilo Soares, East Timorese footballer ↗
- 1993 Lee Tae-min, South Korean singer and actor ↗
- 1993 Michael Lichaa, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1991 Mandy Rose, American wrestler and television personality ↗
- 1991 Eugenio Suárez, Venezuelan baseball player ↗
- 1990 Canelo Álvarez, Mexican boxer ↗
- 1989 Jamie Benn, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1989 Sebastian Mielitz, German footballer ↗
- 1989 Yohan Mollo, French footballer ↗
- 1988 Änis Ben-Hatira, German-Tunisian footballer ↗
- 1988 César Villaluz, Mexican footballer ↗
- 1987 Tontowi Ahmad, Indonesian badminton player ↗
- 1986 Natalia Mikhailova, Russian ice dancer ↗
- 1985 Chace Crawford, American actor ↗
- 1985 Panagiotis Lagos, Greek footballer ↗
- 1985 James Norton, English actor ↗
- 1984 Ben Askren, American mixed martial artist and boxer ↗
- 1983 Mishaal Al-Saeed, Saudi Arabian footballer ↗
- 1983 Carlos Diogo, Uruguayan footballer ↗
- 1983 Aaron Gillespie, American singer-songwriter and drummer ↗
- 1983 Mikk Pahapill, Estonian decathlete ↗
- 1983 Jan Schlaudraff, German footballer ↗
- 1982 Ryan Cabrera, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1982 Priyanka Chopra, Indian actress, singer, and film producer ↗
- 1982 Carlo Costly, Honduran footballer ↗
- 1981 Dennis Seidenberg, German ice hockey player ↗
- 1980 Kristen Bell, American actress ↗
- 1980 David Blu, American–Israeli basketball player ↗
- 1980 Ryōko Hirosue, Japanese actress ↗
- 1979 Deion Branch, American football player ↗
- 1979 Joey Mercury, American wrestler and producer ↗
- 1978 Adabel Guerrero, Argentinian actress, singer, and dancer ↗
- 1978 Shane Horgan, Irish rugby player and sportscaster ↗
- 1978 Crystal Mangum, American murderer responsible for making false rape allegations in the Duke lacrosse case ↗
- 1978 Joo Sang-wook, South Korean actor ↗
- 1978 Ben Sheets, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1978 Mélissa Theuriau, French journalist ↗
- 1977 Alexander Morozevich, Russian chess player and author ↗
- 1977 Kelly Reilly, English actress ↗
- 1976 Elsa Pataky, Spanish actress ↗
- 1976 Go Soo-hee, South Korean actress ↗
- 1975 Torii Hunter, American baseball player ↗
- 1975 Daron Malakian, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1975 M.I.A., English rapper and producer ↗
- 1974 Alan Morrison, British poet ↗
- 1971 Penny Hardaway, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1971 Sukhwinder Singh, Indian singer-songwriter and actor ↗
- 1969 Elizabeth Gilbert, American author ↗
- 1969 The Great Sasuke, Japanese wrestler and politician ↗
- 1968 Grant Bowler, New Zealand-Australian actor ↗
- 1968 Scott Gourley, Australian rugby player ↗
- 1967 Vin Diesel, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1966 Dan O'Brien, American decathlete and coach ↗
- 1965 Vesselina Kasarova, Bulgarian soprano ↗
- 1964 Wendy Williams, American talk show host ↗
- 1963 Marc Girardelli, Austrian-Luxembourgian skier ↗
- 1963 Martín Torrijos, Panamanian economist and politician, 35th President of Panama ↗
- 1962 Shaun Micallef, Australian comedian, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1961 Elizabeth McGovern, American actress ↗
- 1961 Alan Pardew, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1961 Pasi Rautiainen, Finnish footballer, coach, and manager ↗
- 1960 Simon Heffer, English journalist and author ↗
- 1957 Nick Faldo, English golfer and sportscaster ↗
- 1957 Keith Levene, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2022) ↗
- 1955 Bernd Fasching, Austrian painter and sculptor ↗
- 1954 Ricky Skaggs, American singer-songwriter, mandolin player, and producer ↗
- 1951 Elio Di Rupo, Belgian chemist, academic, and politician, 68th Prime Minister of Belgium ↗
- 1951 Margo Martindale, American actress ↗
- 1950 Richard Branson, English businessman, founded Virgin Group ↗
- 1950 Jack Dongarra, American computer scientist and academic ↗
- 1950 Kostas Eleftherakis, Greek footballer ↗
- 1950 Glenn Hughes, American disco singer and actor (died 2001) ↗
- 1950 Shahid Khan, Pakistani-American businessman and sports executive ↗
- 1950 Jack Layton, Canadian political scientist, academic, and politician (died 2011) ↗
- 1950 Mark Udall, American educator and politician ↗
- 1949 Dennis Lillee, Australian cricketer and coach ↗
- 1948 Carlos Colón Sr., Puerto Rican-American wrestler and promoter ↗
- 1948 Jeanne Córdova, American journalist and activist (died 2016) ↗
- 1948 Hartmut Michel, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1947 Steve Forbes, American publisher and politician ↗
- 1946 Kalpana Mohan, Indian actress (died 2012) ↗
- 1945 Pat Doherty, Irish Republican politician ↗
- 1944 David Hemery, English hurdler and author ↗
- 1943 Joseph J. Ellis, American historian and author ↗
- 1942 Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer (died 2006) ↗
- 1942 Adolf Ogi, Swiss politician, 84th President of the Swiss Confederation ↗
- 1941 Frank Farian, German songwriter and producer (died 2024) ↗
- 1941 Lonnie Mack, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016) ↗
- 1941 Martha Reeves, American singer and politician ↗
- 1940 James Brolin, American actor ↗
- 1940 Joe Torre, American baseball player, manager, and executive ↗
- 1939 Brian Auger, English rock and jazz keyboard player ↗
- 1939 Dion DiMucci, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1939 Jerry Moore, American football player and coach ↗
- 1938 John Connelly, English footballer (died 2012) ↗
- 1938 Ian Stewart, Scottish keyboard player and manager (died 1985) ↗
- 1938 Paul Verhoeven, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1937 Roald Hoffmann, Polish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1937 Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author (died 2005) ↗
- 1935 Tenley Albright, American former figure skater and physician ↗
- 1935 Jayendra Saraswathi, Indian guru, 69th Shankaracharya (died 2018) ↗
- 1934 Edward Bond, English director, playwright, and screenwriter (died 2024) ↗
- 1934 Darlene Conley, American actress (died 2007) ↗
- 1933 Jean Yanne, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2003) ↗
- 1933 Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Russian poet and playwright (died 2017) ↗
- 1932 Robert Ellis Miller, American director and screenwriter (died 2017) ↗
- 1929 Dick Button, American figure skater and actor (died 2025) ↗
- 1929 Screamin' Jay Hawkins, American R&B singer-songwriter, musician, and actor (died 2000) ↗
- 1928 Andrea Gallo, Italian priest and author (died 2013) ↗
- 1928 Baddiewinkle, American internet personality ↗
- 1927 Mehdi Hassan, Pakistani ghazal singer and playback singer (died 2012) ↗
- 1927 Kurt Masur, German conductor and educator (died 2015) ↗
- 1927 Antonio García-Trevijano, Spanish republican, political activist, and author (died 2018) ↗
- 1927 Keith MacDonald, Canadian politician (died 2021) ↗
- 1927 Anthony Mirra, American gangster, member of the Bonanno Crime Family (died 1982) ↗
- 1926 Margaret Laurence, Canadian author and academic (died 1987) ↗
- 1926 Nita Bieber, American actress (died 2019) ↗
- 1926 Bernard Pons, French politician and medical doctor (died 2022) ↗
- 1926 Maunu Kurkvaara, Finnish film director and screenwriter (died 2023) ↗
- 1926 Elizabeth Jennings, English poet (died 2001) ↗
- 1925 Shirley Strickland, Australian runner and hurdler (died 2004) ↗
- 1925 Friedrich Zimmermann, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of the Interior (died 2012) ↗
- 1925 Raymond Jones, Australian Modernist architect (died 2022) ↗
- 1925 Windy McCall, American baseball relief pitcher (died 2015) ↗
- 1924 Inge Sørensen, Danish swimmer (died 2011) ↗
- 1924 Tullio Altamura, Italian actor ↗
- 1923 Jerome H. Lemelson, American engineer and businessman (died 1997) ↗
- 1923 Michael Medwin, English actor (died 2020) ↗
- 1922 Thomas Kuhn, American physicist, historian, and philosopher (died 1996) ↗
- 1921 Peter Austin, English brewer, founded Ringwood Brewery (died 2014) ↗
- 1921 Aaron Beck, American psychiatrist and academic (died 2021) ↗
- 1921 John Glenn, American colonel, astronaut, and politician (died 2016) ↗
- 1921 Richard Leacock, English-French director and producer (died 2011) ↗
- 1921 Heinz Bennent, German actor (died 2011) ↗
- 1920 Eric Brandon, English race car driver and businessman (died 1982) ↗
- 1919 Lilia Dale, Italian actress (died 1991) ↗
- 1918 Nelson Mandela – South African lawyer and politician, 1st President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013) ↗
- 1917 Henri Salvador, French singer and guitarist (died 2008) ↗
- 1917 Paul Streeten, Austrian-born British economics professor (died 2019) ↗
- 1916 Charles Kittel, American physicist (died 2019) ↗
- 1915 Carequinha, Brazilian clown and actor (died 2006) ↗
- 1915 Louis Le Bailly, British Royal Navy officer (died 2010) ↗
- 1914 Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist (died 2000) ↗
- 1914 Oscar Heisserer, French footballer (died 2004) ↗
- 1913 Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (died 1997) ↗
- 1911 Hume Cronyn, Canadian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2003) ↗
- 1910 Diptendu Pramanick, Indian businessman (died 1989) ↗
- 1910 Mamadou Dia, Senegalese politician; 1st Prime Minister of Senegal (died 2009) ↗
- 1909 Bishnu Dey, Indian poet, critic, and academic (died 1982) ↗
- 1909 Andrei Gromyko, Belarusian-Russian economist and politician, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1989) ↗
- 1909 Mohammed Daoud Khan, Afghan commander and politician, 1st President of Afghanistan (died 1978) ↗
- 1909 Harriet Nelson, American singer and actress (died 1994) ↗
- 1908 Peace Pilgrim, American mystic and activist (died 1981) ↗
- 1908 Lupe Vélez, Mexican-American actress and dancer (died 1944) ↗
- 1908 Beatrice Aitchison, American mathematician, statistician, and transportation economist (died 1997) ↗
- 1906 S. I. Hayakawa, Canadian-American academic and politician (died 1992) ↗
- 1906 Clifford Odets, American director, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1963) ↗
- 1902 Jessamyn West, American author (died 1984) ↗
- 1902 Chill Wills, American actor (died 1978) ↗
- 1900 Nathalie Sarraute, French lawyer and author (died 1999) ↗
- 1899 Ernst Scheller, German soldier and politician, 8th Mayor of Marburg (died 1942) ↗
- 1898 John Stuart, Scottish-English actor (died 1979) ↗
- 1897 Ernest Eldridge, English race car driver and engineer (died 1935) ↗
- 1895 Olga Spessivtseva, Russian-American ballerina (died 1991) ↗
- 1895 Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (died 1954) ↗
- 1893 David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie, Scottish peer, soldier and courtier (died 1968) ↗
- 1892 Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian footballer (died 1969) ↗
- 1890 Frank Forde, Australian educator and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1983) ↗
- 1889 Kōichi Kido, Japanese politician, 13th Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan (died 1977) ↗
- 1887 Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian military officer and politician, Minister President of Norway (died 1945) ↗
- 1886 Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., American general (died 1945) ↗
- 1884 Alberto di Jorio, Italian cardinal (died 1979) ↗
- 1881 Larry McLean, Canadian-American baseball player (died 1921) ↗
- 1872 Julius Fučík, Czech composer and conductor of military bands (died 1916) ↗
- 1871 Giacomo Balla, Italian painter (died 1958) ↗
- 1871 Sada Yacco, Japanese actress and dancer (died 1946) ↗
- 1867 Margaret Brown, American philanthropist and activist (died 1932) ↗
- 1864 Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1937) ↗
- 1861 Kadambini Ganguly, Indian physician, one of the first Indian women to obtain a degree (died 1923) ↗
- 1853 Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928) ↗
- 1848 W. G. Grace, English cricketer and physician (died 1915) ↗
- 1845 Tristan Corbière, French poet (died 1875) ↗
- 1843 Virgil Earp, American marshal (died 1905) ↗
- 1842 William D. Coleman, 13th President of Liberia (died 1908) ↗
- 1837 Vasil Levski, Bulgarian priest and activist (died 1873) ↗
- 1821 Pauline Viardot, French soprano and composer (died 1910) ↗
- 1818 Louis Gerhard De Geer, Swedish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Sweden (died 1896) ↗
- 1811 William Makepeace Thackeray, English author and poet (died 1863) ↗
- 1796 Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher and academic (died 1879) ↗
- 1750 Frederick Adolf, duke of Östergötland (died 1803) ↗
- 1724 Maria Antonia of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (died 1780) ↗
- 1720 Gilbert White, English ornithologist and ecologist (died 1793) ↗
- 1718 Saverio Bettinelli, Italian poet, playwright, and critic (died 1808) ↗
- 1702 Maria Clementina Sobieska, Polish noble (died 1735) ↗
- 1670 Giovanni Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer (died 1747) ↗
- 1659 Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (died 1743) ↗
- 1634 Johannes Camphuys, Dutch politician, Governor-general of the Dutch East Indies (died 1695) ↗
- 1552 Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1612) ↗
- 1534 Zacharius Ursinus, German theologian (died 1583) ↗
- 1504 Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss pastor and reformer (died 1575) ↗
- 1501 Isabella of Austria, queen of Denmark (died 1526) ↗
- 1013 Hermann of Reichenau, German composer, mathematician, and astronomer (died 1054) ↗
- 2025 Edwin Feulner, American political scientist (born 1941) ↗
- 2024 Lou Dobbs, American political commentator and television host (born 1945) ↗
- 2024 Abner Haynes, American football player (born 1937) ↗
- 2024 Bob Newhart, American comedian and actor (born 1929) ↗
- 2023 Oommen Chandy, Indian politician, former Chief Minister of Kerala (born 1943) ↗
- 2021 Tom O'Connor, English comedian (born 1939) ↗
- 2018 Jonathan Gold, American food critic (born 1960) ↗
- 2018 Adrian Cronauer, American radio personality (born 1938) ↗
- 2015 Alex Rocco, American actor (born 1936) ↗
- 2015 Buddy Buie, American songwriter, producer and publisher ( born 1941) ↗
- 2014 Andreas Biermann, German footballer (born 1980) ↗
- 2014 João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Brazilian journalist, author, and academic (born 1941) ↗
- 2014 Dietmar Schönherr, Austrian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1926) ↗
- 2013 Vaali, Indian poet, songwriter, and actor (born 1931) ↗
- 2013 Olivier Ameisen, French-American cardiologist and academic (born 1953) ↗
- 2012 Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, Lithuanian-Israeli rabbi and author (born 1910) ↗
- 2012 Jean François-Poncet, French politician and diplomat, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1928) ↗
- 2012 Dawoud Rajiha, Syrian general and politician, Syrian Minister of Defense (born 1947) ↗
- 2012 Assef Shawkat, Syrian general and politician (born 1950) ↗
- 2012 Hasan Turkmani, Syrian general and politician, Syrian Minister of Defense (born 1935) ↗
- 2012 Rajesh Khanna, Indian actor (born 1942) ↗
- 2009 Henry Allingham, English soldier (born 1896) ↗
- 2009 Jill Balcon, English actress (born 1925) ↗
- 2007 Jerry Hadley, American tenor (born 1952) ↗
- 2007 Kenji Miyamoto, Japanese politician (born 1908) ↗
- 2006 Henry Hewes, American theater writer (born 1917) ↗
- 2005 Amy Gillett, Australian cyclist and rower (born 1976) ↗
- 2005 William Westmoreland, American general (born 1914) ↗
- 2004 André Castelot, Belgian-French historian and author (born 1911) ↗
- 2004 Émile Peynaud, French wine maker (born 1912) ↗
- 2002 Metin Toker, Turkish journalist and author (born 1924) ↗
- 2001 Mimi Fariña, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1945) ↗
- 1990 Karl Menninger, American psychiatrist and author (born 1896) ↗
- 1990 Yun Posun, South Korean politician, 2nd President of South Korea (born 1897) ↗
- 1989 Donnie Moore, American baseball player (born 1954) ↗
- 1989 Rebecca Schaeffer, American model and actress (born 1967) ↗
- 1988 Nico, German singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and actress (born 1938) ↗
- 1988 Joly Braga Santos, Portuguese composer and conductor (born 1924) ↗
- 1987 Gilberto Freyre, Brazilian sociologist, anthropologist, historian, writer, painter, journalist and congressman (born 1907) ↗
- 1984 Lally Bowers, English actress (born 1914) ↗
- 1984 Grigori Kromanov, Estonian director and screenwriter (born 1926) ↗
- 1982 Ling Ma – Russian–American linguist and theorist (born 1896) ↗
- 1981 Sonja Branting-Westerståhl, Swedish lawyer (born 1890) ↗
- 1975 Vaughn Bodē, American illustrator (born 1941) ↗
- 1973 Jack Hawkins, English actor (born 1910) ↗
- 1969 Mary Jo Kopechne, American educator and secretary (born 1940) ↗
- 1968 Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1892) ↗
- 1966 Bobby Fuller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1942) ↗
- 1954 Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (born 1895) ↗
- 1952 Paul Saintenoy, Belgian architect and historian (born 1862) ↗
- 1950 Carl Clinton Van Doren, American critic and biographer (born 1885) ↗
- 1949 Vítězslav Novák, Czech composer and educator (born 1870) ↗
- 1949 Francisco Javier Arana, Guatemalan Army colonel and briefly Guatemalan head of state (born 1905) ↗
- 1948 Herman Gummerus, Finnish historian, academic, and politician (born 1877) ↗
- 1947 Evald Tipner, Estonian footballer and ice hockey player (born 1906) ↗
- 1944 Thomas Sturge Moore, English author, poet, and playwright (born 1870) ↗
- 1938 Marie of Romania (born 1875) ↗
- 1937 Julian Bell, English poet and academic (born 1908) ↗
- 1932 Jean Jules Jusserand, French author and diplomat, French Ambassador to the United States (born 1855) ↗
- 1925 Louis-Nazaire Bégin, Canadian cardinal (born 1840) ↗
- 1916 Benjamin C. Truman, American journalist and author (born 1835) ↗
- 1899 Horatio Alger, American novelist and journalist (born 1832) ↗
- 1892 Thomas Cook, English travel agent, founded the Thomas Cook Group (born 1808) ↗
- 1890 Lydia Becker, English journalist, author, and activist, co-founded the Women's Suffrage Journal (born 1827) ↗
- 1884 Ferdinand von Hochstetter, Austrian geologist and academic (born 1829) ↗
- 1872 Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 26th President of Mexico (born 1806) ↗
- 1863 Robert Gould Shaw, American colonel (born 1837) ↗
- 1837 Vincenzo Borg, Maltese merchant and rebel leader (born 1777) ↗
- 1817 Jane Austen – English novelist (born 1775) ↗
- 1792 John Paul Jones, Scottish-American admiral and diplomat (born 1747) ↗
- 1756 Pieter Langendijk, Dutch poet and playwright (born 1683) ↗
- 1730 François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, French general (born 1644) ↗
- 1721 Jean-Antoine Watteau, French painter (born 1684) ↗
- 1698 Johann Heinrich Heidegger, Swiss theologian and author (born 1633) ↗
- 1695 Johannes Camphuys, Dutch politician, Governor-general of the Dutch East Indies (born 1634) ↗
- 1650 Robert Levinz, English Royalist, hanged in London by Parliamentary forces as a spy (born 1615) ↗
- 1639 Bernard of Saxe-Weimar, German general (born 1604) ↗
- 1610 Caravaggio, Italian painter (born 1571) ↗
- 1608 Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg (born 1546) ↗
- 1591 Jacobus Gallus, Slovenian composer (born 1550) ↗
- 1566 Bartolomé de las Casas, Spanish bishop and historian (born c.1484) ↗
- 1488 Alvise Cadamosto, Italian explorer (born 1432) ↗
- 1450 Francis I, Duke of Brittany (born 1414) ↗
- 1300 Gerard Segarelli, Italian religious leader, founded the Apostolic Brethren (born 1240) ↗
- 1270 Boniface of Savoy, Archbishop of Canterbury ↗
- 1232 John de Braose, Marcher Lord of Bramber and Gower ↗
- 1194 Guy of Lusignan, king consort of Jerusalem (born c. 1150) ↗
- 1185 Stefan, first Archbishop of Uppsala (born before 1143) ↗
- 1100 Godfrey of Bouillon, Frankish knight (born 1016) ↗
- 984 Dietrich I, bishop of Metz ↗
- 928 Stephen II, patriarch of Constantinople ↗
- 924 Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn al-Furat, Abbasid vizier (born 855) ↗
- 912 Zhu Wen, Chinese emperor (born 852) ↗
- 715 Muhammad bin Qasim, Umayyad general (born 695) ↗
- 707 Emperor Monmu of Japan (born 683) ↗