60 Events
229 Births
105 Deaths
- 2016 A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others. ↗
- 2012 The United States Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius. ↗
- 2009 Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis. ↗
- 2004 Iraq War: Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation. ↗
- 2001 Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial. ↗
- 1997 Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear. ↗
- 1989 On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle. ↗
- 1987 For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht. ↗
- 1982 Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people. ↗
- 1981 A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party. ↗
- 1978 The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions. ↗
- 1976 The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial. ↗
- 1973 Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which will lead to power-sharing between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland for the first time. ↗
- 1969 Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement. ↗
- 1964 Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity. ↗
- 1956 In Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe. ↗
- 1950 Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre. ↗
- 1950 Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day. ↗
- 1950 Korean War: The Korean People's Army kills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers in the Seoul National University Hospital massacre. ↗
- 1948 Cold War: The Tito–Stalin Split results in the expulsion of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia from the Cominform. ↗
- 1948 Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era. ↗
- 1945 Poland's Soviet-allied Provisional Government of National Unity is formed over a month after V-E Day. ↗
- 1942 World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue. ↗
- 1940 Romania cedes Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina to the Soviet Union after facing an ultimatum. ↗
- 1936 The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang is formed in northern China. ↗
- 1926 Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies. ↗
- 1922 The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces. ↗
- 1921 Serbian King Alexander I proclaims the new constitution of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, known thereafter as the Vidovdan Constitution. ↗
- 1919 The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I. ↗
- 1917 World War I: Greece joins the Allied powers. ↗
- 1914 Causes of World War I: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo, beginning the July Crisis and providing the casus belli of World War I. ↗
- 1911 The Nakhla meteorite, the first one to suggest signs of aqueous processes on Mars, falls to Earth, landing in Egypt. ↗
- 1904 The SS Norge runs aground on Hasselwood Rock in the North Atlantic 430 kilometres (270 mi) northwest of Ireland. More than 635 people die during the sinking. ↗
- 1902 The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal. ↗
- 1896 An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners. ↗
- 1895 The United States Court of Private Land Claims rules James Reavis's claim to Barony of Arizona is "wholly fictitious and fraudulent." ↗
- 1894 Labor Day becomes an official US holiday. ↗
- 1882 The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone. ↗
- 1881 The Austro–Serbian Alliance of 1881 is secretly signed. ↗
- 1880 Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan. ↗
- 1870 The US Congress establishes the first federal holidays (New Year Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas). ↗
- 1865 The Army of the Potomac is disbanded. ↗
- 1859 The first conformation dog show is held in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. ↗
- 1855 Sigma Chi fraternity is founded in North America. ↗
- 1841 The Paris Opera Ballet premieres Giselle in the Salle Le Peletier. ↗
- 1838 Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. ↗
- 1807 Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata; John Whitelocke lands at Ensenada on an attempt to recapture Buenos Aires and is defeated by the locals. ↗
- 1797 French troops disembark in Corfu, beginning the French rule in the Ionian Islands. ↗
- 1778 American Revolutionary War: The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness. ↗
- 1776 American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the American victory, leading to the commemoration of Carolina Day. ↗
- 1776 American Revolutionary War: Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition. ↗
- 1745 A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style). ↗
- 1651 The Battle of Berestechko between Poland and Ukraine starts. ↗
- 1635 Guadeloupe becomes a French colony. ↗
- 1575 Sengoku period of Japan: The combined forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu are victorious in the Battle of Nagashino. ↗
- 1519 Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. ↗
- 1495 A French force heavily defeats a much larger Neapolitan and Spanish army at the battle of Seminara, leading to the creation of the Tercios by Gonzalo de Córdoba. ↗
- 1461 Edward, Earl of March, is crowned King Edward IV of England. ↗
- 1360 Muhammed VI becomes the tenth Nasrid king of Granada after killing his brother-in-law Ismail II. ↗
- 1098 Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul at the battle of Antioch. ↗
- 2002 Marta Kostyuk, Ukrainian tennis player ↗
- 1999 Markéta Vondroušová, Czech tennis player ↗
- 1997 Tadasuke Makino, Japanese racing driver ↗
- 1997 Shakur Stevenson, American boxer ↗
- 1996 Donna Vekić, Croatian tennis player ↗
- 1996 Larissa Werbicki, Canadian rower ↗
- 1994 Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan ↗
- 1993 Bradley Beal, American basketball player ↗
- 1992 Oscar Hiljemark, Swedish footballer ↗
- 1992 Elaine Thompson, Jamaican sprinter ↗
- 1991 Seohyun, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress ↗
- 1991 Kevin De Bruyne, Belgian footballer ↗
- 1991 Kang Min-hyuk, South Korean singer, drummer, and actor ↗
- 1989 Jason Clark, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1989 Andrew Fifita, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1989 David Fifita, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1989 Julia Zlobina, Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater ↗
- 1989 Markiplier, American internet personality ↗
- 1989 Nicole Rottmann, Austrian tennis player ↗
- 1987 Sonata Tamošaitytė, Lithuanian hurdler ↗
- 1987 Terrence Williams, American basketball player ↗
- 1986 Kellie Pickler, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1985 Phil Bardsley, English footballer ↗
- 1985 Colt Hynes, American baseball player ↗
- 1982 Ibrahim Camejo, Cuban long jumper ↗
- 1981 Savage, New Zealand rapper ↗
- 1981 Michael Crafter, Australian singer-songwriter ↗
- 1981 Guillermo Martínez, Cuban javelin thrower ↗
- 1981 Brandon Phillips, American baseball player ↗
- 1980 Jevgeni Novikov, Estonian footballer ↗
- 1979 Felicia Day, American actress and writer ↗
- 1979 Randy McMichael, American football player ↗
- 1979 Florian Zeller, French author and playwright ↗
- 1978 Simon Larose, Canadian tennis player ↗
- 1977 Chris Spurling, American baseball player ↗
- 1977 Mark Stoermer, American bass player, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1977 Harun Tekin, Turkish singer and guitarist ↗
- 1976 Shinobu Asagoe, Japanese tennis player ↗
- 1976 Seth Wescott, American snowboarder ↗
- 1975 Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish singer-songwriter, and guitarist (died 2006) ↗
- 1974 Rob Dyrdek, American skateboarder, entrepreneur, and reality television star ↗
- 1973 Adrián Annus, Hungarian hammer thrower ↗
- 1973 Corey Koskie, Canadian baseball player ↗
- 1972 Ngô Bảo Châu, Vietnamese-French mathematician and academic ↗
- 1972 Chris Leslie, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer ↗
- 1972 Geeta Tripathee, Nepali poet, lyricist and literary critic ↗
- 1972 Alessandro Nivola, American actor ↗
- 1971 Lorenzo Amoruso, Italian footballer ↗
- 1971 Fabien Barthez, French footballer ↗
- 1971 Bobby Hurley, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1971 Ron Mahay, American baseball player and scout ↗
- 1971 Elon Musk – South African-born American entrepreneur ↗
- 1971 Aileen Quinn, American actress and singer ↗
- 1970 Mushtaq Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer and coach ↗
- 1970 Tom Merritt, American journalist ↗
- 1970 Mike White, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1969 Tichina Arnold, American actress and singer ↗
- 1969 Stéphane Chapuisat, Swiss footballer ↗
- 1969 Fabrizio Mori, Italian hurdler ↗
- 1968 Chayanne, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and actor ↗
- 1967 Leona Aglukkaq, Canadian politician, 7th Canadian Minister of Health ↗
- 1967 Gil Bellows, Canadian actor and producer ↗
- 1967 Zhong Huandi, Chinese runner ↗
- 1967 Lars Riedel, German discus thrower ↗
- 1966 Peeter Allik, Estonian painter and illustrator (died 2019) ↗
- 1966 Bobby Bare Jr., American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1966 John Cusack, American actor and screenwriter ↗
- 1966 Mary Stuart Masterson, American actress ↗
- 1965 Jessica Hecht, American actress ↗
- 1965 Tiaan Strauss, South African rugby player ↗
- 1964 Christina Ashcroft, Canadian sport shooter ↗
- 1964 Mark Grace, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1964 Bernie McCahill, New Zealand rugby player ↗
- 1964 Dan Stains, Australian rugby league player and coach ↗
- 1964 Steve Williamson, English saxophonist and composer ↗
- 1963 Peter Baynham, Welsh actor, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1963 Charlie Clouser, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1962 Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu, Romanian long jumper ↗
- 1962 Artur Hajzer, Polish mountaineer (died 2013) ↗
- 1962 Ann-Louise Skoglund, Swedish hurdler ↗
- 1961 Kurt Eichenwald, American journalist ↗
- 1961 Jeff Malone, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1960 John Elway, American football player and manager ↗
- 1960 Roland Melanson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1959 Clint Boon, English singer and keyboard player ↗
- 1959 John Shelley, British illustrator ↗
- 1958 Donna Edwards, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1958 Félix Gray, Tunisian-French singer-songwriter ↗
- 1957 Lance Nethery, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1957 Georgi Parvanov, Bulgarian historian and politician, 4th President of Bulgaria ↗
- 1957 Mike Skinner, American race car driver ↗
- 1957 Jim Spanarkel, American basketball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1956 Amira Hass, Israeli journalist and author ↗
- 1956 Noel Mugavin, Australian footballer and coach ↗
- 1955 Shirley Cheriton, British actress ↗
- 1954 A. A. Gill, Scottish author and critic (died 2016) ↗
- 1954 Alice Krige, South African actress ↗
- 1952 Enis Batur, Turkish poet and author ↗
- 1952 Pietro Mennea, Italian sprinter and politician (died 2013) ↗
- 1952 Jean-Christophe Rufin, French physician and author ↗
- 1951 Mick Cronin, Australian rugby league player and coach ↗
- 1951 Mark Shand, English conservationist and author (died 2014) ↗
- 1951 Lalla Ward, English actress and author ↗
- 1950 Philip Fowke, English pianist and educator ↗
- 1950 Mauricio Rojas, Chilean-Swedish economist and politician ↗
- 1950 Chris Speier, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1949 Don Baylor, American baseball player and coach (died 2017) ↗
- 1948 Kathy Bates, American actress ↗
- 1948 Sergei Bodrov, Russian-American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1948 Deborah Moggach, English author and screenwriter ↗
- 1948 Daniel Wegner, Canadian-American psychologist and academic (died 2013) ↗
- 1947 Mark Helprin, American novelist and journalist ↗
- 1947 Laura Tyson, American economist and academic ↗
- 1946 Robert Asprin, American soldier and author (died 2008) ↗
- 1946 Bruce Davison, American actor and director ↗
- 1946 David Duckham, English rugby player (died 2023) ↗
- 1946 Robert Xavier Rodríguez, American classical composer ↗
- 1946 Jaime Guzmán, Chilean lawyer and politician (died 1991) ↗
- 1946 Gilda Radner, American actress and comedian (died 1989) ↗
- 1945 Ken Buchanan, Scottish boxer (died 2023) ↗
- 1945 David Knights, English bass player and producer ↗
- 1945 Raul Seixas, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1989) ↗
- 1945 Türkan Şoray, Turkish actress, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1943 Jens Birkemose, Danish painter (died 2022) ↗
- 1943 Donald Johanson, American paleontologist and academic ↗
- 1943 Klaus von Klitzing, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1942 Chris Hani, South African politician (died 1993) ↗
- 1942 Hans-Joachim Walde, German decathlete (died 2013) ↗
- 1942 Frank Zane, American professional bodybuilder and author ↗
- 1941 Al Downing, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1941 Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist and academic, developed the OBJ language (died 2006) ↗
- 1941 David Johnston, Canadian academic, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor General of Canada ↗
- 1940 Karpal Singh, Malaysian lawyer and politician (died 2014) ↗
- 1940 Muhammad Yunus, Bangladeshi economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1939 Klaus Schmiegel, German chemist ↗
- 1938 John Byner, American actor and comedian ↗
- 1938 Leon Panetta, American lawyer and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Defense ↗
- 1938 S. Sivamaharajah, Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher and politician (died 2006) ↗
- 1938 Simon Douglas-Pennant, 7th Baron Penrhyn, British baron ↗
- 1937 George Knudson, Canadian golfer (died 1989) ↗
- 1937 Fernand Labrie, Canadian endocrinologist and academic (died 2019) ↗
- 1937 Ron Luciano, American baseball player and umpire (died 1995) ↗
- 1936 Chuck Howley, American football player ↗
- 1935 John Inman, English actor (died 2007) ↗
- 1934 Robert Carswell, Baron Carswell, Northern Irish lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland (died 2023) ↗
- 1934 Roy Gilchrist, Jamaican cricketer (died 2001) ↗
- 1934 Bette Greene, American journalist and author (died 2020) ↗
- 1934 Carl Levin, American lawyer and politician (died 2021) ↗
- 1934 Georges Wolinski, Tunisian-French journalist and cartoonist (died 2015) ↗
- 1933 Gusty Spence, Northern Irish loyalist and politician (died 2011) ↗
- 1932 Pat Morita, American actor (died 2005) ↗
- 1931 Hans Alfredson, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2017) ↗
- 1931 Junior Johnson, American race car driver (died 2019) ↗
- 1931 Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (died 1995) ↗
- 1930 William C. Campbell, Irish-American biologist and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1930 Itamar Franco, Brazilian engineer and politician, 33rd President of Brazil (died 2011) ↗
- 1930 Jack Gold, English director and producer (died 2015) ↗
- 1929 Alfred Miodowicz, Polish politician (died 2021) ↗
- 1928 Hans Blix, Swedish politician and diplomat, 33rd Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs ↗
- 1928 Patrick Hemingway, American writer ↗
- 1928 Harold Evans, English-American historian and journalist (died 2020) ↗
- 1928 Peter Heine, South African cricketer (died 2005) ↗
- 1928 Cyril Smith, English politician (died 2010) ↗
- 1927 Correlli Barnett, English historian and author (died 2022) ↗
- 1927 Frank Sherwood Rowland, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012) ↗
- 1926 George Booth, American cartoonist (died 2022) ↗
- 1926 Mel Brooks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1926 Robert Ledley, American academic and inventor (died 2012) ↗
- 1924 Kalevi Keihänen, Finnish entrepreneur (died 1995) ↗
- 1923 Pete Candoli, American trumpet player (died 2008) ↗
- 1923 Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Argentinian racing driver (died 2012) ↗
- 1923 Gaye Stewart, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2010) ↗
- 1921 P. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of India (died 2004) ↗
- 1920 Clarissa Eden, Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2021) ↗
- 1919 Joseph P. Lordi, American government official (died 1983) ↗
- 1918 William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Scottish-English politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1999) ↗
- 1917 A. E. Hotchner, American author and playwright (died 2020) ↗
- 1914 Aribert Heim, Austrian SS physician and Nazi war criminal (died 1992) ↗
- 1913 Franz Antel, Austrian director and producer (died 2007) ↗
- 1913 George Lloyd, English soldier and composer (died 1998) ↗
- 1913 Walter Oesau, German colonel and pilot (died 1944) ↗
- 1912 Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (died 2007) ↗
- 1909 Eric Ambler, English author and screenwriter (died 1998) ↗
- 1907 Jimmy Mundy, American saxophonist and composer (died 1983) ↗
- 1907 Yvonne Sylvain, First female Haitian physician (died 1989) ↗
- 1906 Maria Goeppert Mayer, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1972) ↗
- 1902 Richard Rodgers, American playwright and composer (died 1979) ↗
- 1894 Jessie Baetz, Canadian-American artist, composer and pianist (died 1974 or later) ↗
- 1894 Francis Hunter, American tennis player (died 1981) ↗
- 1893 August Zamoyski, Polish-French sculptor (died 1970) ↗
- 1892 Carl Panzram, American serial killer (died 1930) ↗
- 1891 Esther Forbes, American historian and author (died 1968) ↗
- 1891 Carl Spaatz, American general (died 1974) ↗
- 1888 George Challenor, Barbadian cricketer (died 1947) ↗
- 1888 Stefi Geyer, Hungarian violinist and educator (died 1956) ↗
- 1884 Lamina Sankoh, Sierra Leonean banker and politician (died 1964) ↗
- 1883 Pierre Laval, French soldier and politician, 101st Prime Minister of France (died 1945) ↗
- 1880 John Meyers, American swimmer and water polo player (died 1971) ↗
- 1879 Wilhelm Steinkopf, German chemist (died 1949) ↗
- 1875 Henri Lebesgue, French mathematician and academic (died 1941) ↗
- 1873 Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1944) ↗
- 1867 Luigi Pirandello, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1936) ↗
- 1852 Charles Cruft, English showman, founded Crufts Dog Show (died 1938) ↗
- 1844 John Boyle O'Reilly, Irish-born poet, journalist and fiction writer (died 1890) ↗
- 1836 Emmanuel Rhoides, Greek journalist and author (died 1904) ↗
- 1831 Joseph Joachim, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1907) ↗
- 1825 Emil Erlenmeyer, German chemist (died 1909) ↗
- 1824 Paul Broca, French physician, anatomist, and anthropologist (died 1880) ↗
- 1742 William Hooper, American physician, lawyer, and politician (died 1790) ↗
- 1734 Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier, French organist and composer (died 1794) ↗
- 1719 Étienne François, duc de Choiseul, French general and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1785) ↗
- 1712 Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher and polymath (died 1778) ↗
- 1703 John Wesley, English cleric and theologian (died 1791) ↗
- 1653 Muhammad Azam Shah, Mughal emperor (died 1707) ↗
- 1641 Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, consort to King John III Sobieski (died 1716) ↗
- 1604 Heinrich Albert, German composer and poet (died 1651) ↗
- 1582 William Fiennes, 1st Viscount Saye and Sele, English politician (died 1662) ↗
- 1577 Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter and diplomat (died 1640) ↗
- 1573 Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby, English noble (died 1644) ↗
- 1560 Giovanni Paolo Lascaris, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller (died 1657) ↗
- 1557 Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel, English nobleman (died 1595) ↗
- 1547 Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian organist and composer (died 1599) ↗
- 1503 Giovanni della Casa, Italian author and poet (died 1556) ↗
- 1491 Henry VIII of England (died 1547) ↗
- 1490 Albert of Brandenburg, German archbishop (died 1545) ↗
- 1476 Pope Paul IV (died 1559) ↗
- 1444 Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (died 1487) ↗
- 1243 Emperor Go-Fukakusa of Japan (died 1304) ↗
- 751 Carloman I, king of the Franks (died 771) ↗
- 2025 Aminu Dantata, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (born 1931) ↗
- 2025 D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer (born 1935) ↗
- 2025 Dave Parker, American baseball player and coach (born 1951) ↗
- 2024 Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican baseball player (born 1937) ↗
- 2024 Audrey Flack, American artist (born 1931) ↗
- 2024 Mohamed Osman Jawari, Somali attorney and politician, 12th Speaker of the Parliament of Somalia (born 1945) ↗
- 2023 Lowell Weicker, French-American politician, 85th Governor of Connecticut (born 1931) ↗
- 2018 Harlan Ellison, American writer (born 1934) ↗
- 2016 Scotty Moore, American guitarist (born 1931) ↗
- 2016 Pat Summitt, American women's college basketball head coach (born 1952) ↗
- 2016 Buddy Ryan, American football coach (born 1931) ↗
- 2015 Jack Carter, American actor and comedian (born 1922) ↗
- 2015 Jope Seniloli, Fijian politician, Vice-President of Fiji (born 1939) ↗
- 2015 Wally Stanowski, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1919) ↗
- 2014 Seymour Barab, American cellist and composer (born 1921) ↗
- 2014 Jim Brosnan, American baseball player (born 1929) ↗
- 2014 On Kawara, Japanese painter (born 1933) ↗
- 2014 Meshach Taylor, American actor (born 1947) ↗
- 2013 Ted Hood, American sailor and architect (born 1927) ↗
- 2013 Tamás Katona, Hungarian historian and politician (born 1932) ↗
- 2013 Kenneth Minogue, New Zealand-Australian political scientist and academic (born 1930) ↗
- 2013 F. D. Reeve, American author and academic (born 1928) ↗
- 2013 David Rubitsky, American sergeant (born 1917) ↗
- 2012 Richard Isay, American psychiatrist and author (born 1934) ↗
- 2012 Leontine T. Kelly, American bishop (born 1920) ↗
- 2012 Robert Sabatier, French author and poet (born 1923) ↗
- 2012 Doris Sams, American baseball player (born 1927) ↗
- 2010 Robert Byrd, American lawyer and politician (born 1917) ↗
- 2009 A. K. Lohithadas, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1955) ↗
- 2009 Billy Mays, American TV personality (born 1958) ↗
- 2007 Eugene B. Fluckey, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1913) ↗
- 2007 Kiichi Miyazawa, Japanese lawyer and politician, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1919) ↗
- 2006 Jim Baen, American publisher, founded Baen Books (born 1943) ↗
- 2006 Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1919) ↗
- 2006 George Unwin, English pilot and commander (born 1913) ↗
- 2005 Brenda Howard, American activist (born 1946) ↗
- 2005 Michael P. Murphy, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1976) ↗
- 2004 Anthony Buckeridge, English author (born 1912) ↗
- 2003 Joan Lowery Nixon, American journalist and author (born 1927) ↗
- 2001 Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author (born 1902) ↗
- 2000 Nils Poppe, Swedish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1908) ↗
- 1999 Vere Bird, first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1910) ↗
- 1995 Petri Walli, Finnish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1969) ↗
- 1992 Guy Nève, Belgian racing driver (born 1955) ↗
- 1992 Mikhail Tal, Latvian chess player (born 1936) ↗
- 1989 Joris Ivens, Dutch journalist, director, and producer (born 1898) ↗
- 1985 Lynd Ward, American author and illustrator (born 1905) ↗
- 1984 Yigael Yadin, Israeli archaeologist, general, and politician (born 1917) ↗
- 1983 Alf Francis, German-English motor racing mechanic and racing car constructor (born 1918) ↗
- 1981 Terry Fox, Canadian runner and activist (born 1958) ↗
- 1980 José Iturbi, Spanish pianist and conductor (born 1895) ↗
- 1978 Clifford Dupont, English-Rhodesian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Rhodesia (born 1905) ↗
- 1976 Ruby McKim, American quilter (born 1891) ↗
- 1975 Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis, Greek architect (born 1913) ↗
- 1975 Rod Serling, American screenwriter and producer (born 1924) ↗
- 1974 Vannevar Bush, American engineer and academic (born 1890) ↗
- 1971 Franz Stangl, Austrian SS officer (born 1908) ↗
- 1966 Mehmet Fuat Köprülü, Turkish historian and politician, 21st Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1890) ↗
- 1965 Red Nichols, American cornet player, bandleader, and composer (born 1905) ↗
- 1962 Mickey Cochrane, American baseball player and manager (born 1903) ↗
- 1962 Cy Morgan, American baseball player (born 1878) ↗
- 1960 Jake Swirbul, American businessman, co-founded the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation (born 1898) ↗
- 1947 Stanislav Kostka Neumann, Czech writer, poet and journalist (born 1875) ↗
- 1945 Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu, Turkish journalist (born 1879) ↗
- 1944 Friedrich Dollmann, German general (born 1882) ↗
- 1940 Italo Balbo, Italian air marshal and politician (born 1896) ↗
- 1939 Douglas H. Johnston, governor of the Chickasaw Nation (born 1856) ↗
- 1936 Alexander Berkman, American author and activist (born 1870) ↗
- 1932 Urania Marquard Olsen, Danish-Norwegian actress and theatre director (born 1856) ↗
- 1929 Edward Carpenter, English poet and philosopher (born 1844) ↗
- 1925 Georgina Febres-Cordero, Venezuelan nun (born 1861) ↗
- 1925 Henry C. Berghoff, German-American politician (born 1856) ↗
- 1922 Velimir Khlebnikov, Russian poet and playwright (born 1885) ↗
- 1917 Ștefan Luchian, Romanian painter and educator (born 1868) ↗
- 1915 Victor Trumper, Australian cricketer (born 1877) ↗
- 1914 Sophie, duchess of Hohenberg (born 1868) ↗
- 1914 Franz Ferdinand, archduke of Austria (born 1863) ↗
- 1913 Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Brazil (born 1841) ↗
- 1892 Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Greek Foreign Minister (born 1810) ↗
- 1889 Maria Mitchell, American astronomer and academic (born 1818) ↗
- 1881 Jules Armand Dufaure, French politician, 33rd Prime Minister of France (born 1798) ↗
- 1880 Texas Jack Omohundro, American soldier and hunter (born 1846) ↗
- 1836 James Madison – American academic and politician, 4th President of the United States (born 1751) ↗
- 1834 Joseph Bové, Russian architect, designed the Triumphal Arch of Moscow (born 1784) ↗
- 1813 Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (born 1755) ↗
- 1798 John Henry Colclough, Irish revolutionary (born c. 1769) ↗
- 1757 Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort of Frederick William I (born 1687)[citation needed] ↗
- 1716 George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (born 1665) ↗
- 1607 Domenico Fontana, Italian architect (born 1543) ↗
- 1598 Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (born 1527) ↗
- 1586 Primož Trubar, Slovenian author and reformer (born 1508) ↗
- 1575 Yonekura Shigetsugu, Japanese samurai ↗
- 1497 James Tuchet, 7th Baron Audley, English rebel leader (born c. 1463) ↗
- 1385 Andronikos IV, Byzantine emperor (born 1348) ↗
- 1194 Xiao Zong, Chinese emperor (born 1127) ↗
- 1189 Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony, (born 1156) ↗
- 1175 Andrey Bogolyubsky, Russian Grand Prince (born 1111) ↗
- 1061 Floris I, count of Holland ↗
- 1031 Taira no Tadatsune, Japanese governor ↗
- 975 Cyneweard, bishop of Wells ↗
- 767 Paul I, pope of the Catholic Church (born 700) ↗
- 683 Leo II, pope of the Catholic Church (born 611) ↗
- 572 Alboin, King of the Lombards ↗
- 548 Theodora I, Byzantine empress ↗
- 202 Yuan Shao, Chinese warlord ↗