On This Day: June 27 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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2024 U.S. President Joe Biden debates former U.S. President Donald Trump. Biden's perceived poor performance leads to his withdrawal from the election on July 21. ↗
2017 A series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware target websites of Ukrainian organizations and counterparts with Ukrainian connections around the globe. ↗
2015 Formosa Fun Coast fire: A dust fire occurs at a recreational water park in Taiwan, killing 15 people and injuring 497 others, 199 critically. ↗
2014 At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. ↗
2013 NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph space probe to observe the Sun. ↗
2008 In a highly scrutinized election, President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is re-elected in a landslide after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters. ↗
2007 Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. Chancellor Gordon Brown succeeds him. ↗
2007 The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre. ↗
1995 Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-71, the first space shuttle mission to dock with the Russian space station Mir. ↗
1994 Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan. Seven people are killed, 660 injured. ↗
1991 Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War. ↗
1988 The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people. ↗
1988 Villa Tunari massacre: Bolivian anti-narcotics police kill nine to 12 and injure over a hundred protesting coca-growing peasants. ↗
1982 Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4. ↗
1981 The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong. ↗
1980 The 'Ustica massacre': Itavia Flight 870 crashes in the sea while en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, killing all 81 on board. ↗
1977 France grants independence to Djibouti. ↗
1977 Constitution for the Federation of Earth was adopted by the second session of the World Constituent Assembly, held at Innsbruck, Austria. ↗
1976 Air France Flight 139 (Tel Aviv-Athens-Paris) is hijacked en route to Paris by the PFLP and redirected to Entebbe, Uganda. ↗
1974 U.S. president Richard Nixon visits the Soviet Union. ↗
1973 The President of Uruguay Juan María Bordaberry dissolves Parliament and establishes a dictatorship. ↗
1957 Hurricane Audrey makes landfall near the Texas–Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron, Louisiana. ↗
1954 The Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, the Soviet Union's first nuclear power station, opens in Obninsk, near Moscow. ↗
1954 The FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary and Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game. ↗
1950 The United States decides to send troops to fight in the Korean War. ↗
1946 In the Canadian Citizenship Act, the Parliament of Canada establishes the definition of Canadian citizenship. ↗
1944 World War II: Mogaung is the first place in Burma to be liberated from the Japanese by British Chindits, supported by the Chinese. ↗
1941 Romanian authorities launch one of the most violent pogroms in Jewish history in the city of Iași, resulting in the murder of at least 13,266 Jews. ↗
1941 World War II: German troops capture the city of Białystok during Operation Barbarossa. ↗
1928 The Rovaniemi township decree is promulgated, as a result of which Rovaniemi secedes from the old rural municipality as its own market town on January 1, 1929. ↗
1927 Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi convenes an eleven-day conference to discuss Japan's strategy in China. The Tanaka Memorial, a forged plan for world domination, is later claimed to be a secret report leaked from this conference. ↗
1924 The Johor–Singapore Causeway opens after five years of construction, providing a land connection for road and rail vehicles travelling between Johor and Singapore. ↗
1914 The Illinois Monument is dedicated at Cheatham Hill in what is now the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. ↗
1905 During the Russo-Japanese War, sailors start a mutiny aboard the Russian battleship Potemkin. ↗
1898 The first solo circumnavigation of the globe is completed by Joshua Slocum from Briar Island, Nova Scotia. ↗
1895 The inaugural run of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue from Washington, D.C., to New York City, the first U.S. passenger train to use electric locomotives. ↗
1864 American Civil War: Confederate forces defeat Union forces during the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta campaign. ↗
1844 Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, and his brother Hyrum Smith, are killed by a mob at the Carthage, Illinois jail. ↗
1806 British forces take Buenos Aires during the first of the British invasions of the River Plate. ↗
1760 Anglo-Cherokee War: Cherokee warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee near present-day Otto, North Carolina. ↗
1743 In the Battle of Dettingen, George II becomes the last reigning British monarch to participate in a battle. ↗
1556 The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs. ↗
1499 Amerigo Vespucci sights what is now Amapá State in Brazil. ↗

2002 Kelee Ringo, American football player ↗
2000 Chris Olave, American football player ↗
1999 Will Levis, American football player ↗
1999 Chandler Riggs, American actor ↗
1997 Yordan Alvarez, Cuban baseball player ↗
1997 Jehyve Floyd, American basketball player ↗
1997 H.E.R., American singer-songwriter ↗
1995 Monté Morris, American basketball player ↗
1994 Anita Husarić, Bosnian tennis player ↗
1993 Johanna Talihärm, Estonian biathlete ↗
1993 Alberto Campbell-Staines, Australian athlete ↗
1992 Ahn So-hee, South Korean singer and actress ↗
1992 Karthika Nair, Indian actress ↗
1990 Bobby Wagner, American football player ↗
1989 Hana Birnerová, Czech tennis player ↗
1989 Sabino Brunello, Italian chess grandmaster ↗
1989 Matthew Lewis, English actor ↗
1988 Stefani Bismpikou, Greek gymnast ↗
1988 Matthew Spiranovic, Australian footballer ↗
1988 Kate Ziegler, American swimmer ↗
1987 India de Beaufort, English actress ↗
1987 Ed Westwick, English actor ↗
1986 Sam Claflin, British actor ↗
1986 Drake – American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor ↗
1986 Bryan Fletcher, American skier ↗
1986 LaShawn Merritt, American sprinter ↗
1985 James Hook, Welsh rugby player ↗
1985 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player ↗
1985 Nico Rosberg, German race car driver ↗
1984 Aiden Blizzard, Australian cricketer ↗
1984 Khloé Kardashian, American model, businesswoman, and radio host ↗
1984 D.J. King, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1984 Gökhan Inler, Swiss footballer ↗
1983 Jim Johnson, American baseball player ↗
1983 Dale Steyn, South African cricketer ↗
1983 Nikola Rakočević, Serbian actor ↗
1981 Andrew Embley, Australian footballer ↗
1980 Hugo Campagnaro, Argentinian footballer ↗
1980 Jennifer Goodridge, American keyboard player ↗
1980 Alexander Peya, Austrian tennis player ↗
1980 Kevin Pietersen, South African-English cricketer ↗
1980 Craig Terrill, American football player ↗
1979 Martin Bourboulon, French film director and screenwriter ↗
1978 Apparat, German musician ↗
1977 Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer ↗
1976 Johnny Estrada, American baseball player ↗
1976 Leigh Nash, American singer-songwriter ↗
1975 Ace Darling, American wrestler ↗
1975 Bianca Del Rio, American drag queen and comedian ↗
1975 Sarah Evanetz, Canadian swimmer ↗
1975 Tobey Maguire, American actor ↗
1975 Daryle Ward, American baseball player ↗
1974 Christian Kane, American singer-songwriter and actor ↗
1974 Christopher O'Neill, English-American businessman ↗
1973 Abbath Doom Occulta, Norwegian musician ↗
1973 Simon Archer, English badminton player ↗
1972 Dawud Wharnsby, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
1971 Serginho, Brazilian footballer ↗
1970 Régine Cavagnoud, French skier (died 2001) ↗
1970 John Eales, Australian rugby player and businessman ↗
1970 Jim Edmonds, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
1970 Jo Frost, English nanny, television personality, and author ↗
1969 Viktor Petrenko, Ukrainian figure skater ↗
1968 Kelly Ayotte, American lawyer and politician, Governor of New Hampshire ↗
1967 Sylvie Fréchette, Canadian swimmer and coach ↗
1967 George Hamilton, Northern Irish police officer ↗
1967 Vasiliy Kaptyukh, Belarusian discus thrower ↗
1967 Phil Kearns, Australian rugby player and sportscaster ↗
1966 J. J. Abrams, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1966 Jörg Bergen, German footballer and manager ↗
1966 Jeff Conine, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
1966 Aigars Kalvītis, Latvian politician, businessman, and former Prime Minister of Latvia ↗
1965 Simon Sebag Montefiore, English journalist, historian, and author ↗
1965 S. Manikavasagam, Malaysian politician and social activist ↗
1965 Óscar Vega, Spanish boxer ↗
1964 Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1964 Chuck Person, American basketball player and coach ↗
1963 Wendy Alexander, Scottish politician, Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning ↗
1963 Johnny Benson Jr., American race car driver ↗
1962 Michael Ball, English actor and singer ↗
1962 Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Hong Kong actor and singer ↗
1962 Sunanda Pushkar, India-born Canadian businesswoman (died 2014) ↗
1960 Craig Hodges, American basketball player and coach ↗
1960 Michael Mayer, American theatre director ↗
1960 Robert King, English harpsichordist and conductor ↗
1960 Jeremy Swift, English actor ↗
1959 Dan Jurgens, American author and illustrator ↗
1959 Lorrie Morgan, American singer ↗
1958 Lisa Germano, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1958 Jeffrey Lee Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1996) ↗
1957 Gabriella Dorio, Italian runner ↗
1956 Heiner Dopp, German field hockey player and politician ↗
1955 Isabelle Adjani, French actress ↗
1954 Richard Ibbotson, English admiral ↗
1953 Igor Gräzin, Estonian academic and politician ↗
1953 Alice McDermott, American novelist ↗
1952 Madan Bhandari, Nepalese politician (died 1993) ↗
1951 Ulf Andersson, Swedish chess player ↗
1951 Julia Duffy, American actress ↗
1951 Gilson Lavis, English drummer and portrait artist ↗
1951 Mary McAleese, Irish academic and politician, 8th President of Ireland ↗
1949 Vera Wang, American fashion designer ↗
1948 Camile Baudoin, American guitarist ↗
1945 Joey Covington, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (died 2013) ↗
1945 Norma Kamali, American fashion designer ↗
1944 Will Jennings, American songwriter (died 2024) ↗
1944 Angela King, English environmentalist and author, co-founded Common Ground ↗
1944 Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist (died 2019) ↗
1943 Ravi Batra, Indian-American economist and academic ↗
1942 Bruce Johnston, American singer-songwriter and producer ↗
1942 Frank Mills, Canadian pianist and composer ↗
1942 Danny Schechter, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015) ↗
1941 Bill Baxley, American lawyer and politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama ↗
1941 James P. Hogan, English-Irish author (died 2010) ↗
1941 Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish director and screenwriter (died 1996) ↗
1940 Ian Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland ↗
1939 R. D. Burman, Indian singer-songwriter (died 1994) ↗
1939 Neil Hawke, Australian cricketer and footballer (died 2000) ↗
1939 Brereton C. Jones, American politician, 58th Governor of Kentucky (died 2023) ↗
1938 Bruce Babbitt, American lawyer and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Interior ↗
1938 David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, Scottish lieutenant and judge ↗
1938 Konrad Kujau, German illustrator (died 2000) ↗
1937 Joseph P. Allen, American physicist and astronaut ↗
1937 Otto Herrigel, Namibian lawyer and politician (died 2013) ↗
1937 Kirkpatrick Sale, American author and scholar ↗
1936 Lucille Clifton, American author and poet (died 2010) ↗
1936 Shirley Anne Field, English actress (died 2023) ↗
1932 Eddie Kasko, American baseball player and manager (died 2020) ↗
1932 Anna Moffo, American operatic soprano (died 2006) ↗
1932 Hugh Wood, English composer (died 2021) ↗
1931 Charles Bronfman, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist ↗
1931 Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021) ↗
1930 Ross Perot, American businessman and politician (died 2019) ↗
1930 Tommy Kono, Japanese American weightlifter (died 2016) ↗
1929 Dick the Bruiser, American football player and wrestler (died 1991) ↗
1929 Peter Maas, American journalist and author (died 2001) ↗
1928 Rudy Perpich, American dentist and politician, 34th Governor of Minnesota (died 1995) ↗
1927 Bob Keeshan, American actor and producer (died 2004) ↗
1925 Leonard Lerman, American geneticist and biologist (died 2012) ↗
1925 Doc Pomus, American singer-songwriter (died 1991) ↗
1925 Wayne Terwilliger, American second baseman, coach, and manager (died 2021) ↗
1924 Bob Appleyard, English cricketer and businessman (died 2015) ↗
1923 Jacques Berthier, French organist and composer (died 1994) ↗
1923 Elmo Hope, American pianist and composer (died 1967) ↗
1922 George Walker, American composer (died 2018) ↗
1921 Muriel Pavlow, English actress (died 2019) ↗
1920 Fernando Riera, Chilean football player and manager (died 2010) ↗
1919 M. Carl Holman, American author, educator, poet, and playwright (died 1988) ↗
1919 Amala Shankar, Indian danseuse (died 2020) ↗
1918 Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer (died 2017) ↗
1916 Robert Normann, Norwegian guitarist (died 1998) ↗
1915 Grace Lee Boggs, American philosopher, author, and activist (died 2015) ↗
1915 John Alexander Moore, American zoologist and academic (died 2002) ↗
1914 Robert Aickman, English author and activist, co-founded the Inland Waterways Association (died 1981) ↗
1914 Helena Benitez, Filipina academic and administrator (died 2016) ↗
1914 Giorgio Almirante, Italian journalist and politician (died 1988) ↗
1913 Elton Britt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1972) ↗
1913 Philip Guston, American painter and academic (died 1980) ↗
1913 Willie Mosconi, American pool player (died 1993) ↗
1912 E. R. Braithwaite, Guyanese novelist, writer, teacher, and diplomat (died 2016) ↗
1911 Marion M. Magruder, American Marine officer, commander of the VMF(N)-533 squadron (died 1997) ↗
1908 João Guimarães Rosa, Brazilian physician and author (died 1967) ↗
1907 John McIntire, American actor (died 1991) ↗
1906 Vernon Watkins, Welsh-American poet and painter (died 1967) ↗
1905 Armand Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1976) ↗
1901 Merle Tuve, American geophysicist and academic (died 1982) ↗
1900 Dixie Brown, British boxer (died 1957) ↗
1899 Juan Trippe, American businessman, founded Pan American World Airways (died 1981) ↗
1892 Paul Colin, French illustrator (died 1985) ↗
1888 Lewis Bernstein Namier, Polish-English historian and academic (died 1960) ↗
1888 Antoinette Perry, American actress and director (died 1946) ↗
1886 Charlie Macartney, Australian cricketer and soldier (died 1958) ↗
1885 Pierre Montet, French historian and academic (died 1966) ↗
1885 Guilhermina Suggia, Portuguese cellist (died 1950) ↗
1884 Gaston Bachelard, French philosopher and poet (died 1962) ↗
1882 Eduard Spranger, German philosopher and academic (died 1963) ↗
1880 Helen Keller, American author, academic, and activist (died 1968) ↗
1872 Heber Doust Curtis, American astronomer (died 1942) ↗
1872 Paul Laurence Dunbar, American author, poet, and playwright (died 1906) ↗
1870 Frank Rattray Lillie, American zoologist and embryologist (died 1947) ↗
1869 Kate Carew, American illustrator and journalist (died 1961) ↗
1869 Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-Canadian philosopher and activist (died 1940) ↗
1869 Hans Spemann, German embryologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1941) ↗
1865 John Monash, Australian engineer and general (died 1931) ↗
1862 May Irwin, Canadian-American actress and singer (died 1938) ↗
1850 Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician and academic (died 1919) ↗
1850 Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese historian and author (died 1904) ↗
1846 Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician (died 1891) ↗
1838 Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet (died 1894) ↗
1838 Paul Mauser, German weapon designer, designed the Gewehr 98 (died 1914) ↗
1828 Bryan O'Loghlen, Irish-Australian politician, 13th Premier of Victoria (died 1905) ↗
1817 Louise von François, German author (died 1893) ↗
1812 Anna Cabot Lowell Quincy Waterston, American writer (died 1899) ↗
1806 Augustus De Morgan, English mathematician and logician (died 1871) ↗
1805 Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer (died 1883) ↗
1767 Alexis Bouvard, French astronomer and academic (died 1843) ↗
1717 Louis-Guillaume Le Monnier, French botanist and physicist (died 1799) ↗
1696 William Pepperrell, American merchant and soldier (died 1759) ↗
1596 Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein (died 1655) ↗
1550 Charles IX, king of France (died 1574) ↗
1497 Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1546) ↗
1464 Ernst II of Saxony, Archbishop of Magdeburg (1476–1513) (died 1513) ↗
1462 Louis XII, king of France (died 1515) ↗
1430 Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter, Lancastrian leader (died 1475) ↗
1350 Manuel II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1425) ↗
850 Ibrahim II of Ifriqiya, Aghlabid emir (died 902) ↗

2024 Kinky Friedman, American country musician (born 1944) ↗
2024 Martin Mull, American actor (born 1943) ↗
2018 Michael Jackson – American manager, father of Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson (born 1928) ↗
2018 Liz Jackson, Australian journalist and former barrister (born 1951) ↗
2018 William McBride, Australian obstetrician (born 1927) ↗
2017 Peter L. Berger, Austrian sociologist (born 1929) ↗
2016 Bud Spencer, Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter (born 1929) ↗
2015 Zvi Elpeleg, Polish-Israeli diplomat, author, and academic (born 1926) ↗
2015 Knut Helle, Norwegian historian and professor (born 1930) ↗
2015 Chris Squire, English musician (bass guitarist), singer and songwriter, member of the rock band Yes (born 1948) ↗
2014 Edmond Blanchard, Canadian jurist and politician (born 1954) ↗
2014 Allen Grossman, American poet, critic, and academic (born 1932) ↗
2014 Leslie Manigat, Haitian educator and politician, 43rd President of Haiti (born 1930) ↗
2014 Violet Milstead, Canadian World War II aviator and bush pilot (born 1919) ↗
2014 Rachid Solh, Lebanese politician, 48th Prime Minister of Lebanon (born 1926) ↗
2013 Stefano Borgonovo, Italian footballer (born 1964) ↗
2013 Ian Scott, English-New Zealand painter (born 1945) ↗
2012 Stan Cox, English runner (born 1918) ↗
2012 Rosemary Dobson, Australian poet and illustrator (born 1920) ↗
2011 Mike Doyle, English footballer (born 1946) ↗
2010 Corey Allen, American film and television actor, writer, director, and producer (born 1934) ↗
2009 Gale Storm, American actress (born 1922) ↗
2008 Sam Manekshaw, Indian field marshal (born 1914) ↗
2007 William Hutt, Canadian actor (born 1920) ↗
2006 Eileen Barton, American singer (born 1924) ↗
2006 Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, Mexican serial killer (born 1960) ↗
2005 Shelby Foote, American historian and author (born 1916) ↗
2005 Ray Holmes, English lieutenant and pilot (born 1914) ↗
2005 John T. Walton, American businessman, co-founded the Children's Scholarship Fund (born 1946) ↗
2004 George Patton IV, American general (born 1923) ↗
2004 Darrell Russell, American race car driver (born 1968) ↗
2003 David Newman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937) ↗
2002 John Entwistle, English singer-songwriter, bass guitarist, and producer (born 1944) ↗
2002 Robert L. J. Long, American admiral (born 1920) ↗
2001 Tove Jansson, Finnish author, illustrator, and painter (born 1914) ↗
2001 Jack Lemmon, American actor (born 1925) ↗
2001 Joan Sims, English actress (born 1930) ↗
2000 Pierre Pflimlin, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1907) ↗
1999 Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1919) ↗
1998 Gilles Rocheleau, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1935) ↗
1996 Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer (born 1909) ↗
1991 Milton Subotsky, American-English screenwriter and producer (born 1921) ↗
1989 A. J. Ayer, English philosopher and academic (born 1910) ↗
1986 George Nēpia, New Zealand rugby player and referee (born 1905) ↗
1977 Arthur Perdue, American businessman (born 1885) ↗
1975 G.I. Taylor, English mathematician and physicist (born 1886) ↗
1973 Ida Mett, Belarusian Jewish anarchist (born 1901) ↗
1970 Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler and scholar (born 1902) ↗
1967 Jaan Lattik, Estonian pastor and politician, 9th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (born 1878) ↗
1962 Paul Viiding, Estonian author, poet, and critic (born 1904) ↗
1960 Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer (born 1871) ↗
1960 Harry Pollitt, British politician and Secretary General of the Communist Party of Great Britain (born 1890) ↗
1957 Hermann Buhl, Austrian soldier and mountaineer (born 1924) ↗
1952 Max Dehn, German-American mathematician and academic (born 1878) ↗
1950 Milada Horáková, Czech politician, victim of judicial murder (born 1901) ↗
1949 Frank Smythe, English botanist and mountaineer (born 1900) ↗
1948 Dorothea Bleek, South African anthropologist and philologist (born 1873) ↗
1946 Wanda Gág, American author and illustrator (born 1893) ↗
1944 Milan Hodža, Czech journalist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (born 1878) ↗
1935 Eugene Augustin Lauste, French-American inventor (born 1857) ↗
1934 Francesco Buhagiar, Maltese politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malta (born 1876) ↗
1920 Adolphe-Basile Routhier, Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1839) ↗
1919 Peter Sturholdt, American boxer (born 1885) ↗
1917 Karl Allmenröder, German soldier and pilot (born 1896) ↗
1912 George Bonnor, Australian cricketer (born 1855) ↗
1911 Victor Surridge, English motorcycle racer (born 1882) ↗
1907 Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, American educator, co-founded Radcliffe College (born 1822) ↗
1905 Harold Mahony, Scottish-Irish tennis player (born 1867) ↗
1896 John Berryman, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1825) ↗
1894 Giorgio Costantino Schinas, Maltese architect and civil engineer (born 1834) ↗
1878 Sidney Breese, American jurist and politician (born 1800) ↗
1844 Hyrum Smith, American religious leader (born 1800) ↗
1844 Joseph Smith, American religious leader, founded the Latter Day Saint movement (born 1805) ↗
1839 Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh Empire (born 1780) ↗
1831 Sophie Germain, French mathematician and physicist (born 1776) ↗
1831 Konstantin Pavlovich, grand duke of Russia and the son of Emperor Paul I of Russia (born 1779) ↗
1829 James Smithson, English chemist and mineralogist (born 1765) ↗
1827 Johann Gottfried Eichhorn, German theologian and academic (born 1754) ↗
1794 Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg (born 1711) ↗
1794 Philippe de Noailles, French general (born 1715) ↗
1729 Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, French harpsichord player and composer (born 1665) ↗
1720 Guillaume Amfrye de Chaulieu, French poet and author (born 1639) ↗
1672 Roger Twysden, English historian and politician (born 1597) ↗
1655 Eleonora Gonzaga, Holy Roman Empress (born 1598) ↗
1654 Johannes Valentinus Andreae, German theologian (born 1586) ↗
1636 Date Masamune, Japanese strongman (born 1567) ↗
1627 John Hayward, English historian, journalist, and politician (born 1564) ↗
1603 Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Polish archbishop (born 1539) ↗
1601 Henry Norris, 1st Baron Norreys (born 1525) ↗
1574 Giorgio Vasari, Italian historian, painter, and architect (born 1511) ↗
1497 Michael An Gof, rebel leader ↗
1497 Thomas Flamank, rebel leader ↗
1458 Alfonso V of Aragon (born 1396) ↗
1296 Floris V, Count of Holland (born 1254) ↗
1194 King Sancho VI of Navarre (born 1132) ↗
1162 Odo II, Duke of Burgundy (born 1118) ↗
992 Conan I of Rennes, Duke of Brittany ↗