49 Events
166 Births
81 Deaths
- 2025 Angara Airlines Flight 2311 crashes on approach to Tynda Airport, killing all 48 people on board. ↗
- 2024 A Saurya Airlines Bombardier CRJ200 crashes during takeoff from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal killing 18. ↗
- 2019 Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after defeating Jeremy Hunt in a leadership contest, succeeding Theresa May. ↗
- 2014 Air Algérie Flight 5017 loses contact with air traffic controllers 50 minutes after takeoff. It was travelling between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and Algiers. The wreckage is later found in Mali. All 116 people on board are killed. ↗
- 2013 Santiago de Compostela derailment: A high-speed train derails in Spain rounding a curve with an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit at 190 km/h (120 mph), killing 78 passengers. ↗
- 2012 Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) capture the city of Girkê Legê. ↗
- 2009 Aria Air Flight 1525 crashes at Mashhad International Airport, killing 16. ↗
- 2001 The Bandaranaike Airport attack is carried out by 14 Tamil Tiger commandos, resulting in military and civilian casualties and destroyed aircraft. ↗
- 1999 Air Fiji flight 121 crashes while en route to Nadi, Fiji, killing all 17 people on board. ↗
- 1998 Russell Eugene Weston Jr. bursts into the United States Capitol and opens fire killing two police officers. He is later ruled to be incompetent to stand trial. ↗
- 1987 US supertanker SS Bridgeton collides with mines laid by IRGC causing a 43-square-meter dent in the body of the oil tanker. ↗
- 1987 Hulda Crooks, at 91 years of age, climbed Mt. Fuji. Crooks became the oldest person to climb Japan's highest peak. ↗
- 1983 The Black July anti-Tamil riots begin in Sri Lanka, killing between 400 and 3,000. Black July is generally regarded as the beginning of the Sri Lankan Civil War. ↗
- 1983 George Brett playing for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, has a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident". ↗
- 1982 Heavy rain causes a mudslide that destroys a bridge at Nagasaki, Japan, killing 299. ↗
- 1980 The Quietly Confident Quartet of Australia wins the men's 4 x 100 metre medley relay at the Moscow Olympics, the only time the United States has not won the swimming event at Olympic level. ↗
- 1977 End of a four-day-long Libyan–Egyptian War. ↗
- 1974 Watergate scandal: The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor. ↗
- 1969 Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean. ↗
- 1967 During an official state visit to Canada, French President Charles de Gaulle declares to a crowd of over 100,000 in Montreal: Vive le Québec libre! ("Long live free Quebec!"); the statement angered the Canadian government and many Anglophone Canadians. ↗
- 1966 Michael Pelkey makes the first BASE jump from El Capitan along with Brian Schubert. Both came out with broken bones. BASE jumping has now been banned from El Cap. ↗
- 1963 The ship Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol. ↗
- 1959 At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate". ↗
- 1950 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station begins operations with the launch of a Bumper rocket. ↗
- 1943 World War II: Operation Gomorrah begins: British and Canadian aeroplanes bomb Hamburg by night, and American planes bomb the city by day. By the end of the operation in November, 9,000 tons of explosives will have killed more than 30,000 people and destroyed 280,000 buildings. ↗
- 1935 The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109 °F (43 °C) in Chicago and 104 °F (40 °C) in Milwaukee. ↗
- 1929 The Kellogg–Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it is first signed in Paris on August 27, 1928, by most leading world powers). ↗
- 1927 The Menin Gate war memorial is unveiled at Ypres. ↗
- 1924 Themistoklis Sofoulis becomes Prime Minister of Greece. ↗
- 1923 The Treaty of Lausanne, settling the boundaries of modern Turkey, is signed in Switzerland by Greece, Bulgaria and other countries that fought in World War I. ↗
- 1922 The draft of the British Mandate of Palestine was formally confirmed by the Council of the League of Nations; it came into effect on 26 September 1923. ↗
- 1915 The passenger ship SS Eastland capsizes while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. A total of 844 passengers and crew are killed in the largest loss of life disaster from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes. ↗
- 1911 Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas". ↗
- 1910 The Ottoman Empire captures the city of Shkodër, putting down the Albanian Revolt of 1910. ↗
- 1901 O. Henry is released from prison in Columbus, Ohio, after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank. ↗
- 1866 Reconstruction: Tennessee becomes the first U.S. state to be readmitted to Congress following the American Civil War. ↗
- 1864 American Civil War: Battle of Kernstown: Confederate General Jubal Early defeats Union troops led by General George Crook in an effort to keep them out of the Shenandoah Valley. ↗
- 1847 After 17 months of travel, Brigham Young leads 148 Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley, resulting in the establishment of Salt Lake City. ↗
- 1847 Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patented the rotary-type printing press. ↗
- 1712 War of the Spanish Succession: The French under Marshal Villars win a decisive victory over Eugene of Savoy at Denain. ↗
- 1701 Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit. ↗
- 1567 Mary, Queen of Scots, is forced to abdicate and be replaced by her one-year-old son James VI. ↗
- 1534 French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the name of Francis I of France. ↗
- 1487 Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, strike against a ban on foreign beer. ↗
- 1412 Behnam Hadloyo becomes Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Mardin. ↗
- 1411 Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place. ↗
- 1304 Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle: King Edward I of England takes the stronghold using the War Wolf. ↗
- 1148 Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade. ↗
- 1132 Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. ↗
- 2001 Ryan Johnson, American ice hockey player ↗
- 2001 Drake London, American football player ↗
- 1998 Bindi Irwin, Australian conservationist, zookeeper, and actress ↗
- 1998 Sophie Wotschke, Austrian politician ↗
- 1996 Joe Mixon, American football player ↗
- 1995 Valentine Holmes, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1995 Kyle Kuzma, American basketball player ↗
- 1995 Meisei Chikara, Japanese sumo wrestler ↗
- 1994 Phillip Lindsay, American football player ↗
- 1992 Mikaël Kingsbury, Canadian skier ↗
- 1991 Emily Bett Rickards, Canadian actress ↗
- 1991 Elliot Rodger, English-American mass murderer (died 2014) ↗
- 1989 Maurkice Pouncey, American football player ↗
- 1988 Han Seung-yeon, South Korean singer and dancer ↗
- 1988 Nichkhun, Thai-American singer-songwriter and actor ↗
- 1988 Ricky Petterd, Australian footballer ↗
- 1987 Nathan Gerbe, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1987 Zack Sabre Jr., English wrestler ↗
- 1987 Mara Wilson, American actress ↗
- 1986 Natalie Tran, Australian actress and online producer ↗
- 1985 Patrice Bergeron, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1985 Aries Merritt, American hurdler ↗
- 1985 Lukáš Rosol, Czech tennis player ↗
- 1983 Daniele De Rossi, Italian footballer and manager ↗
- 1983 Asami Mizukawa, Japanese actress ↗
- 1982 Mewelde Moore, American football player ↗
- 1982 Elisabeth Moss, American actress ↗
- 1982 Anna Paquin, Canadian-New Zealand actress ↗
- 1981 Doug Bollinger, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1981 Nayib Bukele, Salvadoran politician, 81st President of El Salvador ↗
- 1981 Summer Glau, American actress ↗
- 1980 Joel Stroetzel, American guitarist ↗
- 1979 Rose Byrne, Australian actress ↗
- 1979 Jerrod Niemann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1978 Andy Irons, American surfer (died 2010) ↗
- 1976 Rafer Alston, American basketball player ↗
- 1976 Tiago Monteiro, Portuguese racing driver and manager ↗
- 1976 Rashida Tlaib, American politician ↗
- 1975 Tracey Crouch, English politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics ↗
- 1975 Jamie Langenbrunner, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1975 Torrie Wilson, American model, fitness competitor, actress and professional wrestler ↗
- 1974 Andy Gomarsall, English rugby player ↗
- 1973 Amanda Stretton, English racing driver and journalist ↗
- 1972 Kaiō Hiroyuki, Japanese sumo wrestler ↗
- 1971 Dino Baggio, Italian footballer ↗
- 1971 Patty Jenkins, American film director and screenwriter ↗
- 1969 Rick Fox, Bahamian basketball player ↗
- 1969 Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer, and dancer ↗
- 1968 Kristin Chenoweth, American actress and singer ↗
- 1968 Malcolm Ingram, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1966 Aminatou Haidar, Sahrawi human rights activist ↗
- 1966 Martin Keown, English footballer and coach ↗
- 1965 Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1965 Kadeem Hardison, American actor, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1964 Barry Bonds, American baseball player ↗
- 1964 Pedro Passos Coelho, Portuguese economist and politician, 118th Prime Minister of Portugal ↗
- 1963 Karl Malone, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1961 Kerry Dixon, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1960 Catherine Destivelle, French rock climber and mountaineer ↗
- 1958 Jim Leighton, Scottish footballer and coach ↗
- 1957 Pam Tillis, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress ↗
- 1956 Charlie Crist, American lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of Florida ↗
- 1954 Jorge Jesus, Portuguese footballer and manager ↗
- 1953 Jon Faddis, American trumpet player, composer, and conductor ↗
- 1953 Tadashi Kawamata, Japanese contemporary artist ↗
- 1953 Claire McCaskill, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1953 James Newcome, English bishop ↗
- 1952 Gus Van Sant, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1951 Lynda Carter, American actress ↗
- 1951 Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, English politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport ↗
- 1950 Jadranka Stojaković, Yugoslav singer-songwriter (died 2016) ↗
- 1949 Michael Richards, American actor and comedian ↗
- 1948 Marc Racicot, American politician, 21st Governor of Montana ↗
- 1947 Zaheer Abbas, Pakistani cricketer and manager ↗
- 1946 Gallagher, American comedian and actor (died 2022) ↗
- 1946 Hervé Vilard, French singer-songwriter ↗
- 1945 Frank Close, English physicist and academic ↗
- 1945 Azim Premji, Indian businessman and philanthropist ↗
- 1945 Hugh Ross, Canadian-American astrophysicist and astronomer ↗
- 1945 Anthony Watts, English geologist, geophysicist, and academic ↗
- 1942 Heinz, German-English singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2000) ↗
- 1942 David Miner, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1942 Chris Sarandon, American actor ↗
- 1941 John Bond, English banker and businessman ↗
- 1940 Dan Hedaya, American actor ↗
- 1939 Walt Bellamy, American basketball player and coach (died 2013) ↗
- 1938 Eugene J. Martin, American painter (died 2005) ↗
- 1937 Manoj Kumar, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2025) ↗
- 1937 Quinlan Terry, English architect, designed the Brentwood Cathedral ↗
- 1936 Ruth Buzzi, American actress and comedian (died 2025) ↗
- 1936 Mark Goddard, American actor (died 2023) ↗
- 1935 Aaron Elkins, American author and academic ↗
- 1935 Pat Oliphant, Australian cartoonist ↗
- 1935 Mel Ramos, American painter, illustrator, and academic (died 2018) ↗
- 1935 Les Reed, English pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2019) ↗
- 1935 Derek Varnals, South African cricketer (died 2019) ↗
- 1934 Willie Davis, American football player (died 2020) ↗
- 1934 P. S. Soosaithasan, Sri Lankan accountant and politician (died 2017) ↗
- 1933 Doug Sanders, American golfer (died 2020) ↗
- 1932 Gustav Andreas Tammann, German astronomer and academic (died 2019) ↗
- 1931 Ermanno Olmi, Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (died 2018) ↗
- 1931 Éric Tabarly, French commander (died 1998) ↗
- 1930 Alfred Balk, American journalist and author (died 2010) ↗
- 1928 Keshubhai Patel, Indian politician, tenth Chief Minister of Gujarat (died 2020) ↗
- 1927 Alex Katz, American painter and sculptor ↗
- 1927 Zara Mints, Russian-Estonian philologist and academic (died 1990) ↗
- 1926 Grace Glueck, American arts journalist (died 2022) ↗
- 1924 Wilfred Josephs, English composer (died 1997) ↗
- 1924 Aris Poulianos, Greek anthropologist and archaeologist (died 2021) ↗
- 1922 Madeleine Ferron, Canadian radio host and author (died 2010) ↗
- 1921 Giuseppe Di Stefano, Italian tenor and actor (died 2008) ↗
- 1921 Billy Taylor, American pianist and composer (died 2010) ↗
- 1920 Bella Abzug, American lawyer and politician (died 1998) ↗
- 1920 Constance Dowling, American model and actress (died 1969) ↗
- 1919 Robert Marsden Hope, Australian lawyer and judge (died 1999) ↗
- 1919 Kenneth S. Kleinknecht, NASA manager (died 2007) ↗
- 1919 John Winkin, American baseball player, coach, and journalist (died 2014) ↗
- 1918 Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist and educator (died 2012) ↗
- 1917 Robert Farnon, Canadian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (died 2005) ↗
- 1917 Jack Moroney, Australian cricketer (died 1999) ↗
- 1916 John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (died 1986) ↗
- 1915 Enrique Fernando, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (died 2004) ↗
- 1914 Frances Oldham Kelsey, Canadian pharmacologist and physician (died 2015) ↗
- 1914 Ed Mirvish, American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (died 2007) ↗
- 1914 Alan Waddell, Australian walker (died 2008) ↗
- 1913 Britton Chance, American biologist and sailor (died 2010) ↗
- 1912 Essie Summers, New Zealand author (died 1998) ↗
- 1910 Harry Horner, American director and production designer (died 1994) ↗
- 1909 John William Finn, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2010) ↗
- 1900 Zelda Fitzgerald, American author, visual artist and ballet dancer (died 1948) ↗
- 1899 Chief Dan George, Canadian actor (died 1981) ↗
- 1897 Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author (died 1937) ↗
- 1895 Robert Graves, English poet, novelist, critic (died 1985) ↗
- 1889 Agnes Meyer Driscoll, American cryptanalyst (died 1971) ↗
- 1888 Arthur Richardson, Australian cricketer and coach (died 1973) ↗
- 1886 Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Japanese author (died 1965) ↗
- 1884 Maria Caserini, Italian actress (died 1969) ↗
- 1880 Ernest Bloch, Swiss-American composer and educator (died 1959) ↗
- 1878 Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, Irish author, poet, and playwright (died 1957) ↗
- 1877 Calogero Vizzini, Italian mob boss (died 1954) ↗
- 1874 Oswald Chambers, Scottish minister and author (died 1917) ↗
- 1867 Fred Tate, English cricketer and coach (died 1943) ↗
- 1864 Frank Wedekind, German actor and playwright (died 1918) ↗
- 1860 Princess Charlotte of Prussia (died 1919) ↗
- 1860 Alphonse Mucha, Czech painter and illustrator (died 1939) ↗
- 1857 Henrik Pontoppidan, Danish journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1943) ↗
- 1857 Juan Vicente Gómez, Venezuelan general and politician, 27th President of Venezuela (died 1935) ↗
- 1856 Émile Picard, French mathematician and academic (died 1941) ↗
- 1851 Friedrich Schottky, Polish-German mathematician and theorist (died 1935) ↗
- 1826 Jan Gotlib Bloch, Polish theorist and activist (died 1902) ↗
- 1821 William Poole, American boxer and gangster (died 1855) ↗
- 1803 Adolphe Adam, French composer and critic (died 1856) ↗
- 1803 Alexander J. Davis, American architect (died 1892) ↗
- 1802 Alexandre Dumas – French novelist and playwright (died 1870) ↗
- 1794 Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish mineralogist and geologist (died 1865) ↗
- 1786 Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (died 1843) ↗
- 1783 Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan commander and politician, second President of Venezuela, and liberation leader for much of South America (died 1830) ↗
- 1757 Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-Russian painter (died 1825) ↗
- 1725 John Newton, English sailor and priest (died 1807) ↗
- 1689 Prince William, Duke of Gloucester, son of Queen Anne of Great Britain and Prince George of Denmark (died 1700) ↗
- 1660 Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (died 1718) ↗
- 1574 Thomas Platter the Younger, Swiss physician and author (died 1628) ↗
- 1561 Maria of the Palatinate-Simmern (died 1589) ↗
- 1529 Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (died 1577) ↗
- 1468 Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria (died 1524) ↗
- 1242 Christina von Stommeln, German Roman Catholic mystic, ecstatic, and stigmatic (died 1312) ↗
- 2025 Hulk Hogan, American professional wrestler and actor (born 1953) ↗
- 2025 Cleo Laine, English singer and actress (born 1927) ↗
- 2024 Shafin Ahmed, Bangladeshi bassist and singer-songwriter (born 1961) ↗
- 2024 Hamzah Haz, Indonesian journalist and politician, 9th Vice President of Indonesia (born 1940) ↗
- 2024 Dmytro Kiva, Ukrainian engineer and designer (born 1942) ↗
- 2023 George Alagiah, BBC News journalist and broadcaster (born 1955) ↗
- 2023 Trevor Francis, Britain's first "£1 million football player" (born 1954) ↗
- 2022 David Warner, English actor (born 1941) ↗
- 2021 Dale Snodgrass, United States Naval Aviator and air show performer (born 1949) ↗
- 2021 Rodney Alcala, American serial killer (born 1943) ↗
- 2020 Regis Philbin, American actor and television host (born 1931) ↗
- 2017 Harshida Raval, Indian Gujarati playback singer ↗
- 2016 Marni Nixon, American actress and singer (born 1930) ↗
- 2015 Peg Lynch, American actress and screenwriter (born 1916) ↗
- 2015 Ingrid Sischy, South African-American journalist and critic (born 1952) ↗
- 2014 Ik-Hwan Bae, Korean-American violinist and educator (born 1956) ↗
- 2014 Dale Schlueter, American basketball player (born 1945) ↗
- 2014 Hans-Hermann Sprado, German journalist and author (born 1956) ↗
- 2013 Garry Davis, American pilot and activist, created the World Passport (born 1921) ↗
- 2013 Fred Dretske, American philosopher and academic (born 1932) ↗
- 2013 Virginia E. Johnson, American psychologist and sexologist (born 1925) ↗
- 2013 Pius Langa, South African lawyer and jurist, 19th Chief Justice of South Africa (born 1939) ↗
- 2012 Chad Everett, American actor and director (born 1937) ↗
- 2012 Sherman Hemsley, American actor and singer (born 1938) ↗
- 2012 Larry Hoppen, American singer and guitarist (born 1951) ↗
- 2012 Robert Ledley, American physiologist and physicist, invented the CT scanner (born 1926) ↗
- 2012 Themo Lobos, Chilean author and illustrator (born 1928) ↗
- 2012 John Atta Mills, Ghanaian lawyer and politician, President of Ghana (born 1944) ↗
- 2012 Gregorio Peces-Barba, Spanish jurist and politician (born 1938) ↗
- 2011 Frank Dietrich, German politician (born 1966) ↗
- 2011 Dan Peek, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1950) ↗
- 2011 Harald Johnsen, Norwegian bassist and composer (born 1970) ↗
- 2011 David Servan-Schreiber, French physician, neuroscientist, and author (born 1961) ↗
- 2011 Skip Thomas, American football player (born 1950) ↗
- 2010 Alex Higgins, Northern Irish snooker player (born 1949) ↗
- 2009 Jack Le Goff, French equestrian (born 1931) ↗
- 2008 Norman Dello Joio, American pianist and composer (born 1913) ↗
- 2007 Albert Ellis, American psychologist and author (born 1913) ↗
- 2007 Nicola Zaccaria, Greek opera singer (born 1923) ↗
- 2005 Richard Doll, English physiologist and epidemiologist (born 1912) ↗
- 2001 Georges Dor, Canadian author, playwright, and composer (born 1931) ↗
- 2000 Ahmad Shamloo, Iranian poet and journalist (born 1925) ↗
- 1997 William J. Brennan Jr., American colonel and jurist (born 1906) ↗
- 1997 Saw Maung, Burmese general and politician, seventh Prime Minister of Burma (born 1928) ↗
- 1996 Alphonso Theodore Roberts, Vincentian cricketer and activist (born 1937) ↗
- 1995 George Rodger, English photographer and journalist (born 1908) ↗
- 1994 Helen Cordero, Cochiti Pueblo (Native American) Pueblo potter (born 1915) ↗
- 1992 Arletty, French actress and singer (born 1898) ↗
- 1992 Sam Berger, Canadian lawyer and businessman (born 1900) ↗
- 1991 Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish-American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902) ↗
- 1986 Fritz Albert Lipmann, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899) ↗
- 1986 Qudrat Ullah Shahab, Pakistani civil servant and author (born 1917) ↗
- 1985 Ezechiele Ramin, Italian missionary and martyr (born 1953) ↗
- 1980 Peter Sellers, English actor and comedian (born 1925) ↗
- 1974 James Chadwick, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1891) ↗
- 1970 Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman, philanthropist, and civil servant (born 1897) ↗
- 1969 Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (born 1904) ↗
- 1966 Tony Lema, American golfer (born 1934) ↗
- 1965 Constance Bennett, American actress and producer (born 1904) ↗
- 1962 Wilfrid Noyce, English mountaineer and author (born 1917) ↗
- 1957 Sacha Guitry – French actor and director (born 1885) ↗
- 1927 Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Japanese author (born 1892) ↗
- 1910 Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (born 1841) ↗
- 1908 Vicente Acosta, Salvadoran journalist and poet (born 1867) ↗
- 1908 Sigismondo Savona, Maltese educator and politician (born 1835) ↗
- 1891 Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician (born 1827) ↗
- 1862 Martin Van Buren – American lawyer and politician, eighth President of the United States (born 1782) ↗
- 1768 Nathaniel Lardner, English theologian and author (born 1684) ↗
- 1739 Benedetto Marcello, Italian composer and educator (born 1686) ↗
- 1685 Ivan Ančić, Croatian Franciscan and religious writer (born 1624) ↗
- 1612 John Salusbury, Welsh politician and poet (born 1567) ↗
- 1601 Joris Hoefnagel, Flemish painter (born 1542) ↗
- 1594 John Boste, English martyr and saint (born 1544) ↗
- 1568 Carlos, Prince of Asturias (born 1545) ↗
- 1345 Jacob van Artevelde, Flemish statesman (born 1290) ↗
- 1198 Berthold of Hanover, Bishop of Livonia ↗
- 1129 Emperor Shirakawa of Japan (born 1053) ↗
- 1115 Matilda of Tuscany (born 1046) ↗
- 946 Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid, Egyptian ruler (born 882) ↗
- 811 Gao Ying, Chinese politician (born 740) ↗
- 759 Oswulf, king of Northumbria ↗