67 Events
203 Births
105 Deaths
- 2025 Earth completes its shortest recorded day due to a slight acceleration in rotation, with July 9 lasting approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds less than 24 hours. ↗
- 2011 South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan. ↗
- 2011 A rally takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to call for fairer elections in the country. ↗
- 2006 One hundred and twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia. ↗
- 2006 Italy win their fourth World Cup title, defeating France 5–3 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time. ↗
- 2004 The Senate Report on Iraqi WMD Intelligence is released by the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, casting doubt on the rationale for the Iraq War. ↗
- 2002 The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa. ↗
- 1999 Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran. ↗
- 1997 An explosion aboard a Brazilian airline TAM Fokker 100 launches engineer Fernando Caldeira de Moura Campos into a 2,400 meters free fall. ↗
- 1995 The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees. ↗
- 1993 The Parliament of Canada passes the Nunavut Act leading to the 1999 creation of Nunavut, dividing the Northwest Territories into arctic (Inuit) and sub-arctic (Dene) lands based on a plebiscite. ↗
- 1986 The New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand. ↗
- 1982 Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground. ↗
- 1979 A car bomb destroys a Renault motor car owned by "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld outside their home in France in an unsuccessful assassination attempt. ↗
- 1977 The Pinochet dictatorship in Chile organises the youth event of Acto de Chacarillas, a ritualised act reminiscent of Francoist Spain. ↗
- 1962 Starfish Prime tests the effects of a nuclear explosion at orbital altitudes. ↗
- 1961 Greece becomes the first member state to join the European Economic Community by signing the Athens Agreement, which is later suspended in 1967 during the Greek junta. ↗
- 1958 A 7.8 Mw strike-slip earthquake in Alaska causes a landslide that produces a megatsunami. The runup from the waves reached 525 m (1,722 ft) on the rim of Lituya Bay; five people were killed. ↗
- 1956 The 7.7 Mw Amorgos earthquake shakes the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shaking and the destructive tsunami that followed left fifty-three people dead. A damaging M7.2 aftershock occurred minutes after the mainshock. ↗
- 1955 The Russell–Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare. ↗
- 1944 World War II: American forces take Saipan, bringing the Japanese archipelago within range of B-29 raids, and causing the downfall of the Tojo government. ↗
- 1944 World War II: Continuation War: Finland wins the Battle of Tali–Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in northern Europe. The Red Army withdraws its troops from Ihantala and digs into a defensive position, thus ending the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive. ↗
- 1943 World War II: The Allied invasion of Sicily begins, leading to the downfall of Mussolini and forcing Hitler to break off the Battle of Kursk. ↗
- 1937 The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire. ↗
- 1932 The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution. ↗
- 1926 Chiang Kai-shek accepts the post of commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army, marking the beginning of the Northern Expedition to unite China under the rule of the Nationalist government. ↗
- 1922 Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'. ↗
- 1918 In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express, killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history. ↗
- 1900 The Federation of Australia is given royal assent. ↗
- 1900 The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children. ↗
- 1896 William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. ↗
- 1893 Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performs the first successful open-heart surgery in United States without anesthesia. ↗
- 1877 The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins. ↗
- 1875 The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans. ↗
- 1868 The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law. ↗
- 1863 American Civil War: The Siege of Port Hudson ends in a Union victory and, along with the fall of Vicksburg five days earlier, gives the Union complete control of the Mississippi River. ↗
- 1850 U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies after eating raw fruit and iced milk; he is succeeded in office by Vice President Millard Fillmore. ↗
- 1850 Persian prophet Báb is executed in Tabriz, Persia. ↗
- 1821 Four hundred and seventy prominent Cypriots including Archbishop Kyprianos are executed in response to Cypriot aid to the Greek War of Independence. ↗
- 1816 Argentina declares independence from Spain. ↗
- 1815 Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord becomes the first Prime Minister of France. ↗
- 1811 Explorer David Thompson posts a sign near what is now Sacajawea State Park in Washington state, claiming the Columbia District for the United Kingdom. ↗
- 1810 Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire. ↗
- 1807 The second Treaty of Tilsit is signed between France and Prussia, ending the War of the Fourth Coalition. ↗
- 1795 Financier James Swan pays off the $2,024,899 US national debt that had been accrued during the American Revolution. ↗
- 1793 The Act Against Slavery in Upper Canada bans the importation of slaves and will free those who are born into slavery after the passage of the Act at 25 years of age. ↗
- 1790 The Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian Baltic fleet. ↗
- 1789 In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution. ↗
- 1776 George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island. ↗
- 1763 The Mozart family grand tour of Europe begins, lifting the profile of son Wolfgang Amadeus. ↗
- 1762 Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following the coup against her husband, Peter III. ↗
- 1755 The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh. ↗
- 1745 French victory in the Battle of Melle allows them to capture Ghent in the days after. ↗
- 1701 A Bourbon force under Nicolas Catinat withdraws from a smaller Habsburg force under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Battle of Carpi. ↗
- 1609 Bohemia is granted freedom of religion through the Letter of Majesty by the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II. ↗
- 1572 Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs, in the Dutch town of Gorkum. ↗
- 1540 King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. ↗
- 1401 Timur attacks the Jalairid Sultanate and destroys Baghdad. ↗
- 1386 The Old Swiss Confederacy makes great strides in establishing control over its territory by soundly defeating the Duchy of Austria in the Battle of Sempach. ↗
- 1357 Emperor Charles IV assists in laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague. ↗
- 969 The Fatimid general Jawhar leads the Friday prayer in Fustat in the name of Caliph al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, thereby symbolically completing the Fatimid conquest of Egypt. ↗
- 869 The 8.4–9.0 Mw Sanriku earthquake strikes the area around Sendai in northern Honshu, Japan. Inundation from the tsunami extended several kilometers inland. ↗
- 660 Korean forces under general Kim Yu-sin of Silla defeat the army of Baekje in the Battle of Hwangsanbeol. ↗
- 551 A major earthquake strikes Beirut, triggering a devastating tsunami that affects the coastal towns of Byzantine Phoenicia, causing thousands of deaths. ↗
- 491 Odoacer makes a night assault with his Heruli guardsmen, engaging Theoderic the Great in Ad Pinetam. Both sides suffer heavy losses, but in the end Theodoric forces Odoacer back into Ravenna. ↗
- 381 The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I. ↗
- 118 Hadrian, who became emperor a year previously on Trajan's death, makes his entry into Rome. ↗
- 2003 Conor Bradley, Northern Irish footballer ↗
- 1999 Claire Corlett, American voice actress ↗
- 1993 Mitch Larkin, Australian swimmer ↗
- 1993 DeAndre Yedlin, American footballer ↗
- 1991 Mitchel Musso, American actor and singer ↗
- 1990 Earl Bamber, New Zealand race car driver ↗
- 1990 Fábio, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1990 Rafael, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1988 Raul Rusescu, Romanian footballer ↗
- 1987 Gert Jõeäär, Estonian cyclist ↗
- 1987 Rebecca Sugar, American animator, composer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1986 Sébastien Bassong, Cameroonian footballer ↗
- 1986 Simon Dumont, American skier ↗
- 1986 Kiely Williams, American singer-songwriter and dancer ↗
- 1985 Paweł Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer ↗
- 1985 Ashley Young, English footballer ↗
- 1984 Chris Campoli, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1984 Gianni Fabiano, Italian footballer ↗
- 1984 Jacob Hoggard, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1984 Ave Pajo, Estonian footballer ↗
- 1984 Piia Suomalainen, Finnish tennis player ↗
- 1984 LA Tenorio, Filipino basketball player ↗
- 1982 Alecko Eskandarian, American soccer player and manager ↗
- 1982 Sakon Yamamoto, Japanese race car driver ↗
- 1981 Lee Chun-soo, South Korean footballer ↗
- 1981 Junauda Petrus, American author and performance artist ↗
- 1979 Gary Chaw, Malaysian Chinese singer-songwriter ↗
- 1978 Kara Goucher, American runner ↗
- 1978 Nuno Santos, Portuguese footballer ↗
- 1976 Thomas Cichon, Polish-German footballer and manager ↗
- 1976 Fred Savage, American actor, director, and producer ↗
- 1976 Radike Samo, Fijian-Australian rugby player ↗
- 1975 Shelton Benjamin, American wrestler ↗
- 1975 Isaac Brock, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1975 Robert Koenig, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1975 Craig Quinnell, Welsh rugby player ↗
- 1975 Jack White, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1974 Siân Berry, English environmentalist and politician ↗
- 1974 Ian Bradshaw, Barbadian cricketer ↗
- 1974 Gary Kelly, Irish footballer ↗
- 1974 Kārlis Skrastiņš, Latvian ice hockey player (died 2011) ↗
- 1974 Nikola Šarčević, Swedish singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
- 1973 Kelly Holcomb, American football player and sportscaster ↗
- 1972 Ara Babajian, American drummer and songwriter ↗
- 1971 Marc Andreessen, American software developer, co-founded Netscape ↗
- 1970 Trent Green, American football player and sportscaster ↗
- 1970 Masami Tsuda, Japanese author and illustrator ↗
- 1969 Nicklas Barker, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1969 Jason Kearton, Australian footballer and coach ↗
- 1968 Paolo Di Canio, Italian footballer and manager ↗
- 1967 Gunnar Axén, Swedish politician ↗
- 1967 Yordan Letchkov, Bulgarian footballer ↗
- 1967 Mark Stoops, American football player and coach ↗
- 1967 Julie Thomas, Welsh lawn bowler ↗
- 1966 Pamela Adlon, American actress and voice artist ↗
- 1966 Zheng Cao, Chinese-American soprano and actress (died 2013) ↗
- 1966 Gary Glasberg, American television writer and producer (died 2016) ↗
- 1966 Marco Pennette, American screenwriter and producer ↗
- 1965 Frank Bello, American bass player ↗
- 1965 Thomas Jahn, German director and screenwriter ↗
- 1965 Jason Rhoades, American sculptor (died 2006) ↗
- 1964 Courtney Love, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress ↗
- 1964 Gianluca Vialli, Italian footballer and coach (died 2023) ↗
- 1963 Klaus Theiss, German footballer ↗
- 1960 Yūko Asano, Japanese actress and singer ↗
- 1960 Wally Fullerton Smith, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1960 Eduardo Montes-Bradley, Argentine journalist, photographer, and author ↗
- 1959 Jim Kerr, Scottish singer-songwriter and keyboard player ↗
- 1959 Kevin Nash, American professional wrestler and actor ↗
- 1959 Clive Stafford Smith, English lawyer and author ↗
- 1958 Abdul Latiff Ahmad, Malaysian politician ↗
- 1958 Jacob Joseph, Malaysian football coach ↗
- 1957 Marc Almond, English singer-songwriter ↗
- 1957 Tim Kring, American screenwriter and producer ↗
- 1957 Kelly McGillis, American actress ↗
- 1957 Paul Merton, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter ↗
- 1956 Tom Hanks – American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1956 Michael Lederer, American author, poet, and playwright ↗
- 1955 Steve Coppell, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1955 Lindsey Graham, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1955 Jimmy Smits, American actor and producer ↗
- 1955 Willie Wilson, American baseball player and manager ↗
- 1954 Théophile Abega, Cameroonian footballer and politician (died 2012) ↗
- 1954 Kevin O'Leary, Canadian journalist and businessman ↗
- 1953 Margie Gillis, Canadian dancer and choreographer ↗
- 1953 Thomas Ligotti, American author ↗
- 1952 John Tesh, American pianist, composer, and radio and television host ↗
- 1951 Chris Cooper, American actor ↗
- 1951 Māris Gailis, Latvian politician, businessman, and former Prime Minister of Latvia ↗
- 1950 Amal ibn Idris al-Alami, Moroccan physician and neurosurgeon ↗
- 1950 Adriano Panatta, Italian tennis player and sailor ↗
- 1950 Viktor Yanukovych, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 4th President of Ukraine ↗
- 1950 Moisés Canelo, Honduran singer-songwriter (died 2024) ↗
- 1949 Raoul Cédras, Haitian military officer and politician ↗
- 1948 Hassan Wirajuda, Indonesian lawyer and politician, 15th Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs ↗
- 1947 Haruomi Hosono, Japanese singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer ↗
- 1947 Mitch Mitchell, English drummer (died 2008) ↗
- 1947 O. J. Simpson, American football player and actor (died 2024) ↗
- 1947 Patrick Wormald, English historian (died 2004) ↗
- 1946 Bon Scott, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (died 1980) ↗
- 1945 Dean Koontz, American author and screenwriter ↗
- 1945 Root Boy Slim, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1993) ↗
- 1944 Judith M. Brown, Indian-English historian and academic ↗
- 1944 John Cunniff, American ice hockey player and coach (died 2002) ↗
- 1944 Tabassum, Indian actress and talk show host (died 2022) ↗
- 1943 John Casper, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut ↗
- 1942 David Chidgey, Baron Chidgey, English engineer and politician (died 2022) ↗
- 1942 Richard Roundtree, American actor (died 2023) ↗
- 1941 Mac MacLeod, English musician (died 2020) ↗
- 1940 David B. Frohnmayer, American lawyer and politician, 12th Oregon Attorney General (died 2015) ↗
- 1940 Eugene Victor Wolfenstein, American psychoanalyst and theorist (died 2010) ↗
- 1938 Brian Dennehy, American actor (died 2020) ↗
- 1938 Sanjeev Kumar, Indian film actor (died 1985) ↗
- 1937 David Hockney, English painter and photographer ↗
- 1936 June Jordan, American poet and educator (died 2002) ↗
- 1936 David Zinman, American violinist and conductor ↗
- 1935 Wim Duisenberg, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Finance (died 2005) ↗
- 1935 Mercedes Sosa, Argentine singer and activist (died 2009) ↗
- 1935 Michael Williams, English actor (died 2001) ↗
- 1934 Michael Graves, American architect, designed the Portland Building and the Humana Building (died 2015) ↗
- 1933 Oliver Sacks, English-American neurologist, author, and academic (died 2015) ↗
- 1932 Donald Rumsfeld, American captain and politician, 13th United States Secretary of Defense (died 2021) ↗
- 1932 Amitzur Shapira, Israeli sprinter and long jumper (died 1972) ↗
- 1931 Haynes Johnson, American journalist and author (died 2013) ↗
- 1931 Sylvia Bacon, American judge (died 2023) ↗
- 1930 K. Balachander, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014) ↗
- 1930 Buddy Bregman, American composer and conductor (died 2017) ↗
- 1930 Janice Lourie, American computer scientist and graphic artist ↗
- 1930 Elsa Lystad, Norwegian actress (died 2023) ↗
- 1930 Patricia Newcomb, American publicist ↗
- 1930 Roy McLean, South African cricketer and rugby player (died 2007) ↗
- 1929 Lee Hazlewood, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2007) ↗
- 1929 Jesse McReynolds, American singer and mandolin player (died 2023) ↗
- 1929 Chi Haotian, Chinese general ↗
- 1929 Hassan II of Morocco (died 1999) ↗
- 1928 Federico Bahamontes, Spanish cyclist (died 2023) ↗
- 1928 Vince Edwards, American actor, singer, and director (died 1996) ↗
- 1927 Ed Ames, American singer and actor (died 2023) ↗
- 1927 Red Kelly, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and politician (died 2019) ↗
- 1926 Murphy Anderson, American illustrator (died 2015) ↗
- 1926 Ben Roy Mottelson, American-Danish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2022) ↗
- 1926 Pedro Dellacha, Argentine football defender and coach (died 2010) ↗
- 1926 Mathilde Krim, Italian-American medical researcher and health educator (died 2018) ↗
- 1925 Guru Dutt, Indian actor, director, and producer (died 1964) ↗
- 1925 Charles E. Wicks, American engineer, author, and academic (died 2010) ↗
- 1925 Ronald I. Spiers, American ambassador (died 2021) ↗
- 1924 Pierre Cochereau, French organist and composer (died 1984) ↗
- 1922 Kathleen Booth, British computer scientist and mathematician (died 2022) ↗
- 1922 Angelines Fernández, Spanish-Mexican actress (died 1994) ↗
- 1922 Jim Pollard, American basketball player and coach (died 1993) ↗
- 1921 David C. Jones, American general (died 2013) ↗
- 1918 Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Dutch mathematician and academic (died 2012) ↗
- 1918 Jarl Wahlström, Finnish 12th General of The Salvation Army (died 1999) ↗
- 1917 Krystyna Dańko, Polish orphan, survivor of Holocaust (died 2019) ↗
- 1916 Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (died 1984) ↗
- 1916 Edward Heath, English colonel and politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970-74 (died 2005) ↗
- 1915 David Diamond, American composer and educator (died 2005) ↗
- 1915 Lee Embree, American sergeant and photographer (died 2008) ↗
- 1914 Willi Stoph, German engineer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of East Germany (died 1999) ↗
- 1914 Mac Wilson, Australian rules footballer (died 2017) ↗
- 1911 Mervyn Peake, English author and illustrator (died 1968) ↗
- 1911 John Archibald Wheeler, American physicist and author (died 2008) ↗
- 1910 Govan Mbeki, South African anti-apartheid and ANC leader and activist (died 2001) ↗
- 1909 Basil Wolverton, American author and illustrator (died 1978) ↗
- 1908 Allamah Rasheed Turabi, Pakistani philosopher and scholar (died 1973) ↗
- 1908 Minor White, American photographer, critic, and educator (died 1976) ↗
- 1907 Eddie Dean, American singer-songwriter (died 1999) ↗
- 1905 Clarence Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (died 1984) ↗
- 1902 Peter Acland, English soldier (died 1993) ↗
- 1901 Barbara Cartland – English author (died 2000) ↗
- 1893 George Geary, English cricketer and coach (died 1981) ↗
- 1889 Léo Dandurand, American-Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and referee (died 1964) ↗
- 1887 James Ormsbee Chapin, American-Canadian painter and illustrator (died 1975) ↗
- 1887 Saturnino Herrán, Mexican painter (died 1918) ↗
- 1887 Samuel Eliot Morison, American admiral and historian (died 1976) ↗
- 1879 Carlos Chagas, Brazilian physician and parasitologist (died 1934) ↗
- 1879 Ottorino Respighi, Italian composer and conductor (died 1936) ↗
- 1867 Georges Lecomte, French author and playwright (died 1958) ↗
- 1858 Franz Boas, German-American anthropologist and linguist (died 1942) ↗
- 1856 John Verran, English-Australian politician, 26th Premier of South Australia (died 1932) ↗
- 1853 William Turner Dannat, American painter (died 1929) ↗
- 1848 Robert I, Duke of Parma (died 1907) ↗
- 1836 Camille of Renesse-Breidbach (died 1904) ↗
- 1834 Jan Neruda, Czech journalist and poet (died 1891) ↗
- 1828 Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefano, Italian cardinal (died 1913) ↗
- 1825 A. C. Gibbs, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of Oregon (died 1886) ↗
- 1819 Elias Howe, American inventor, invented the sewing machine (died 1867) ↗
- 1809 Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle, German physician, pathologist, and anatomist (died 1885) ↗
- 1808 Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and colonel (died 1887) ↗
- 1777 Paavo Ruotsalainen, Finnish farmer and lay preacher (died 1852) ↗
- 1775 Matthew Lewis, English author and playwright (died 1818) ↗
- 1764 Ann Ward, English author and poet (died 1823) ↗
- 1753 William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland (died 1825) ↗
- 1721 Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet and author (died 1781) ↗
- 1689 Alexis Piron, French epigrammatist and playwright (died 1773) ↗
- 1686 Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician (died 1749) ↗
- 1654 Emperor Reigen of Japan (died 1732) ↗
- 1578 Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1637) ↗
- 1577 Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, English-American soldier and politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (died 1618) ↗
- 1526 Elizabeth of Austria, Polish noble (died 1545) ↗
- 1511 Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen consort of Denmark and Norway (died 1571) ↗
- 1455 Frederick IV of Baden, Dutch bishop (died 1517) ↗
- 1249 Emperor Kameyama of Japan (died 1305) ↗
- 2025 Ian Blair, British police officer (born 1953) ↗
- 2025 Glen Michael, British television presenter and entertainer (born 1926) ↗
- 2024 Joe Bonsall, American country/gospel singer (born 1948) ↗
- 2024 Diana Hill, New Zealand biochemist (born 1943) ↗
- 2024 Jim Inhofe, American politician (born 1934) ↗
- 2024 Maxine Singer, American biologist (born 1931) ↗
- 2024 Jerzy Stuhr, Polish actor (born 1947) ↗
- 2022 John Gwynne, English reporter and commentator (born 1945) ↗
- 2019 William E. Dannemeyer, American politician (born 1929) ↗
- 2019 Ross Perot, American businessman and politician (born 1930) ↗
- 2019 Fernando de la Rúa, 43rd President of Argentina (born 1937) ↗
- 2019 Rip Torn, American actor (born 1931) ↗
- 2019 Freddie Jones, English actor (born 1927) ↗
- 2015 Christian Audigier, French fashion designer (born 1958) ↗
- 2015 Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian economist and politician, Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1940) ↗
- 2014 Lorenzo Álvarez Florentín, Paraguayan violinist and composer (born 1926) ↗
- 2014 David Azrieli, Polish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1922) ↗
- 2014 Eileen Ford, American businesswoman, co-founded Ford Models (born 1922) ↗
- 2014 John Spinks, English guitarist and songwriter (born 1953) ↗
- 2013 Markus Büchel, Liechtensteiner politician, 9th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (born 1959) ↗
- 2013 Andrew Nori, Solomon lawyer and politician (born 1952) ↗
- 2013 Kiril of Varna, Bulgarian metropolitan (born 1954) ↗
- 2013 Barbara Robinson, American author and poet (born 1927) ↗
- 2013 Toshi Seeger, American activist, co-founded the Clearwater Festival (born 1922) ↗
- 2012 Shin Jae-chul, South Korean-American martial artist (born 1936) ↗
- 2012 Chick King, American baseball player (born 1930) ↗
- 2012 Terepai Maoate, Cook Islander physician and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (born 1934) ↗
- 2012 Eugênio Sales, Brazilian cardinal (born 1920) ↗
- 2011 Don Ackerman, American basketball player (born 1930) ↗
- 2011 Facundo Cabral, Argentine singer-songwriter (born 1937) ↗
- 2010 Jessica Anderson, Australian author and playwright (born 1916) ↗
- 2008 Séamus Brennan, Irish accountant and politician, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (born 1948) ↗
- 2007 Charles Lane, American actor (born 1905) ↗
- 2006 Milan Williams, American keyboard player and producer (born 1948) ↗
- 2005 Chuck Cadman, Canadian engineer and politician (born 1948) ↗
- 2005 Yevgeny Grishin, Russian speed skater (born 1931) ↗
- 2005 Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1914) ↗
- 2004 Paul Klebnikov, American journalist and historian (born 1963) ↗
- 2004 Isabel Sanford, American actress (born 1917) ↗
- 2002 Mayo Kaan, American bodybuilder (born 1914) ↗
- 2002 Rod Steiger, American actor (born 1925) ↗
- 2000 Doug Fisher, English actor (born 1941) ↗
- 1999 Robert de Cotret, Canadian politician, 56th Secretary of State for Canada (born 1944) ↗
- 1996 Melvin Belli, American lawyer (born 1907) ↗
- 1994 Bill Mosienko, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1921) ↗
- 1993 Metin Altıok, Turkish poet and educator (born 1940) ↗
- 1992 Kelvin Coe, Australian ballet dancer (born 1946) ↗
- 1992 Eric Sevareid, American journalist (born 1912) ↗
- 1986 Patriarch Nicholas VI of Alexandria (born 1915) ↗
- 1985 Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (born 1896) ↗
- 1985 Jimmy Kinnon, Scottish-American activist, founded Narcotics Anonymous (born 1911) ↗
- 1984 Edna Ernestine Kramer, American mathematician (born 1902) ↗
- 1980 Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet, playwright, and composer (born 1913) ↗
- 1979 Cornelia Otis Skinner, American actress and author (born 1899) ↗
- 1977 Alice Paul, American activist (born 1885) ↗
- 1974 Earl Warren, American jurist and politician, 14th Chief Justice of the United States (born 1891) ↗
- 1972 Robert Weede, American opera singer (born 1903) ↗
- 1971 Karl Ast, Estonian author and politician (born 1886) ↗
- 1970 Sigrid Holmquist, Swedish actress (born 1899) ↗
- 1967 Eugen Fischer, German physician and academic (born 1874) ↗
- 1967 Fatima Jinnah, Pakistani dentist and politician (born 1893) ↗
- 1962 Georges Bataille, French philosopher, novelist, and poet (born 1897) ↗
- 1961 Whittaker Chambers, American spy and witness in Hiss case(born 1901) ↗
- 1959 Ferenc Talányi, Slovene journalist and painter (born 1883) ↗
- 1955 Don Beauman, English race car driver (born 1928) ↗
- 1955 Adolfo de la Huerta, Mexican politician and provisional president, 1920 (born 1881) ↗
- 1951 Harry Heilmann, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1894) ↗
- 1949 Fritz Hart, English-Australian composer and conductor (born 1874) ↗
- 1947 Lucjan Żeligowski, Polish-Lithuanian general and politician (born 1865) ↗
- 1938 Benjamin N. Cardozo, American lawyer and jurist (born 1870) ↗
- 1937 Oliver Law, American commander (born 1899) ↗
- 1935 Daniel Edward Howard, 16th president of Liberia (born 1861) ↗
- 1932 King Camp Gillette, American businessman, founded the Gillette Company (born 1855) ↗
- 1927 John Drew, Jr., American actor (born 1853) ↗
- 1903 Alphonse François Renard, Belgian geologist and photographer (born 1842) ↗
- 1882 Ignacio Carrera Pinto, Chilean captain (born 1848) ↗
- 1880 Paul Broca, French physician and anatomist (born 1824) ↗
- 1856 Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist and academic (born 1776) ↗
- 1856 James Strang, American religious leader and politician (born 1813) ↗
- 1852 Thomas McKean Thompson McKennan, American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Interior (born 1794) ↗
- 1850 Báb, Persian religious leader, founded Bábism (born 1819) ↗
- 1850 Zachary Taylor – American general and politician, 12th President of the United States (born 1784) ↗
- 1828 Cathinka Buchwieser, German operatic singer and actress (born 1789) ↗
- 1797 Edmund Burke, Irish-English philosopher, academic, and politician (born 1729) ↗
- 1795 Henry Seymour Conway, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (born 1721) ↗
- 1774 Anna Morandi Manzolini, Spanish anatomist (born 1714) ↗
- 1766 Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (born 1720) ↗
- 1747 Giovanni Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer (born 1670) ↗
- 1746 Philip V of Spain (born 1683) ↗
- 1742 John Oldmixon, English historian, poet, and playwright (born 1673) ↗
- 1737 Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1671) ↗
- 1706 Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Canadian captain and explorer (born 1661) ↗
- 1654 Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (born 1633) ↗
- 1553 Maurice, Elector of Saxony (born 1521) ↗
- 1546 Robert Maxwell, 5th Lord Maxwell, Scottish statesman (born c. 1493) ↗
- 1441 Jan van Eyck, Dutch painter (born 1359) ↗
- 1386 Leopold III, Duke of Austria (born 1351) ↗
- 1270 Stephen Báncsa, Hungarian cardinal (born c. 1205) ↗
- 1228 Stephen Langton, English cardinal and theologian (born 1150) ↗
- 1169 Guido of Ravenna, Italian cartographer, entomologist and historian ↗
- 981 Ramiro Garcés, king of Viguera ↗
- 880 Ariwara no Narihira, Japanese poet (born 825) ↗
- 715 Naga, Japanese prince (born 637) ↗
- 518 Anastasius I Dicorus, Byzantine emperor (born 430) ↗
- 230 Empress Dowager Bian, Cao Cao's wife (born 159) ↗