70 Events
178 Births
89 Deaths
- 2025 The Nintendo Switch 2 video game console is released worldwide. ↗
- 2024 The Boeing Starliner is launched on its first crewed flight, carrying astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station. ↗
- 2022 A constitutional referendum is held in Kazakhstan following violent protests and civil unrest against the government. ↗
- 2017 Montenegro becomes the 29th member of NATO. ↗
- 2017 Six Arab countries—Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates—cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region. ↗
- 2016 Two shootings in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, kill six people. ↗
- 2015 An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.0 strikes Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia, killing 18 people, including hikers and mountain guides on Mount Kinabalu, after mass landslides that occurred during the earthquake. This is the strongest earthquake to strike Malaysia since 1975. ↗
- 2012 Last transit of Venus until the year 2117. ↗
- 2009 After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people near Bagua, Peru. ↗
- 2009 A fire at a day-care center kills 49 people in Hermosillo, Mexico. ↗
- 2006 Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro. ↗
- 2004 Noël Mamère, Mayor of Bègles, celebrates marriage for two men for the first time in France. ↗
- 2003 A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50 °C (122 °F) in the region. ↗
- 2002 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-111, carrying the Expedition 5 crew to the International Space Station to replace the Expedition 4 crew. Astronaut Franklin Chang-Díaz becomes the second person to have flown on seven spaceflights. ↗
- 2001 Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm causes $5.5 billion in damages, making Allison the second costliest tropical storm in U.S. history. ↗
- 2000 The Six-Day War in Kisangani begins in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Ugandan and Rwandan forces. A large part of the city is destroyed. ↗
- 1998 A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts seven weeks. ↗
- 1997 The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins. ↗
- 1995 The Bose–Einstein condensate is first created. ↗
- 1993 Portions of the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK, fall into the sea following a landslide. ↗
- 1991 Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-40, the fifth spacelab mission. ↗
- 1989 The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. ↗
- 1984 Operation Blue Star: Under orders from India's prime minister, Indira Gandhi, the Indian Army begins an invasion of the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion. ↗
- 1983 More than 100 people are killed when the Russian river cruise ship Aleksandr Suvorov collides with a girder of the Ulyanovsk Railway Bridge. The collision caused a freight train to derail, further damaging the vessel, yet the ship remained afloat and was eventually restored and returned to service. ↗
- 1981 The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles, California, have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS. ↗
- 1976 The Teton Dam in Idaho, United States, collapses. Eleven people are killed as a result of flooding. ↗
- 1975 The Suez Canal opens for the first time since the Six-Day War. ↗
- 1975 The United Kingdom holds its first country-wide referendum on membership of the European Economic Community (EEC). ↗
- 1968 Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan. ↗
- 1967 The Six-Day War begins: Israel launches surprise strikes against Egyptian air-fields in response to the mobilisation of Egyptian forces on the Israeli border. ↗
- 1964 DSV Alvin is commissioned. ↗
- 1963 The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair". ↗
- 1963 Movement of 15 Khordad: Protests against the arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini by the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In several cities, masses of angry demonstrators are confronted by tanks and paratroopers. ↗
- 1960 The Lake Bodom murders occur in Finland. ↗
- 1959 The first government of Singapore is sworn in. ↗
- 1956 Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements. ↗
- 1949 Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament. ↗
- 1947 Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe. ↗
- 1946 A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people. ↗
- 1945 The Allied Control Council, the military occupation governing body of Germany, formally takes power. ↗
- 1944 World War II: More than 1,000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day. ↗
- 1942 World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. ↗
- 1941 World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing. ↗
- 1940 World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red"). ↗
- 1917 World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day". ↗
- 1916 Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position. ↗
- 1916 World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out. ↗
- 1915 Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage. ↗
- 1900 Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria. ↗
- 1893 The trial of Lizzie Borden for the murder of her father and step-mother begins in New Bedford, Massachusetts. ↗
- 1888 The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place. ↗
- 1883 The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris. ↗
- 1873 Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain. ↗
- 1864 American Civil War: Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, Virginia, taking nearly 1,000 prisoners. ↗
- 1862 As the Treaty of Saigon is signed, ceding parts of southern Vietnam to France, the guerrilla leader Trương Định decides to defy Emperor Tự Đức of Vietnam and fight on against the Europeans. ↗
- 1851 Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly, starts a ten-month run in the National Era abolitionist newspaper. ↗
- 1849 Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy by the signing of a new constitution. ↗
- 1837 Houston is incorporated by the Republic of Texas. ↗
- 1832 The June Rebellion breaks out in Paris in an attempt to overthrow the monarchy of Louis Philippe. ↗
- 1829 HMS Pickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba. ↗
- 1817 The first Great Lakes steamer, the Frontenac, is launched. ↗
- 1798 Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread the United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated. ↗
- 1794 Haitian Revolution: Battle of Port-Républicain: British troops capture the capital of Saint-Domingue. ↗
- 1644 The Qing dynasty's Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor take Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty. ↗
- 1610 The masque Tethys' Festival is performed at Whitehall Palace to celebrate the investiture of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales. ↗
- 1288 The Battle of Worringen ends the War of the Limburg Succession, with John I, Duke of Brabant, being one of the more important victors. ↗
- 1284 Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, destroys the Neapolitan fleet and captures Charles of Salerno. ↗
- 1257 Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights. ↗
- 1086 Tutush, brother of Seljuk sultan Malik Shah, defeats Suleiman ibn Qutalmish, the Turkish ruler of Anatolia in the battle of Ain Salm. ↗
- 830 Theodora is crowned Byzantine empress and marries then emperor Theophilos in the Hagia Sophia. She is credited with restoring Christian orthodoxy and icons. ↗
- 2001 Chaeryeong, South Korean singer and dancer ↗
- 1998 Kale Clague, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1998 Jaqueline Cristian, Romanian tennis player ↗
- 1998 Dave, British rapper ↗
- 1998 Yulia Lipnitskaya, Russian figure skater ↗
- 1997 Sam Darnold, American football player ↗
- 1995 Troye Sivan, South African–born Australian singer-songwriter, actor, and YouTuber ↗
- 1995 Ross Wilson, English table tennis player ↗
- 1993 Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Samoan-New Zealand rugby league player ↗
- 1992 Joazhiño Arroe, Peruvian footballer ↗
- 1992 Emily Seebohm, Australian swimmer ↗
- 1991 Sören Bertram, German footballer ↗
- 1991 Ninja, American professional gamer ↗
- 1990 Radko Gudas, Czech ice hockey defenceman ↗
- 1989 Cam Atkinson, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1989 Megumi Nakajima, Japanese voice actress and singer ↗
- 1988 Alessandro Salvi, Italian footballer ↗
- 1987 Marcus Thornton, American basketball player ↗
- 1986 Dave Bolland, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1986 Vernon Gholston, American football player ↗
- 1985 Jeremy Abbott, American figure skater ↗
- 1985 Ekaterina Bychkova, Russian tennis player ↗
- 1984 Robert Barbieri, Canadian-Italian rugby player ↗
- 1983 Marques Colston, American football player ↗
- 1982 Ryan Dallas Cook, American trombonist (died 2005) ↗
- 1981 Serhat Akın, Turkish footballer ↗
- 1981 Sébastien Lefebvre, Canadian singer and guitarist ↗
- 1980 Mike Fisher, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1980 Antonio García, Spanish racing driver ↗
- 1979 Stefanos Kotsolis, Greek footballer ↗
- 1979 Matthew Scarlett, Australian footballer ↗
- 1979 Pete Wentz, American singer-songwriter, bass player, actor, and fashion designer ↗
- 1979 Jason White, American race car driver ↗
- 1978 Nick Kroll, American actor and comedian ↗
- 1978 Fernando Meira, Portuguese footballer ↗
- 1977 Liza Weil, American actress ↗
- 1976 Joe Gatto, American comedian ↗
- 1976 Giannis Giannoulis, Canadian basketball player ↗
- 1976 Torry Holt, American football player ↗
- 1975 Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian-American basketball player ↗
- 1975 Duncan Patterson, English drummer and keyboard player ↗
- 1975 Sandra Stals, Belgian runner ↗
- 1974 Mervyn Dillon, Trinidadian cricketer ↗
- 1974 Scott Draper, Australian tennis player and golfer ↗
- 1974 Russ Ortiz, American baseball player ↗
- 1973 Lamon Brewster, American boxer ↗
- 1973 Gella Vandecaveye, Belgian martial artist ↗
- 1972 Yogi Adityanath, Indian priest and politician ↗
- 1972 Paweł Kotla, Polish conductor and academic ↗
- 1971 Susan Lynch, Northern Irish actress ↗
- 1971 Alex Mooney, American politician ↗
- 1971 Mark Wahlberg, American model, actor, producer, and rapper ↗
- 1970 Martin Gélinas, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1969 Brian McKnight, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor ↗
- 1968 Ed Vaizey, English lawyer and politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries ↗
- 1967 Joe DeLoach, American sprinter ↗
- 1967 Ron Livingston, American actor ↗
- 1965 Michael E. Brown, American astronomer and author ↗
- 1965 Sandrine Piau, French soprano ↗
- 1965 Alfie Turcotte, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1964 Lisa Cholodenko, American director and screenwriter ↗
- 1964 Rick Riordan, American author ↗
- 1962 Jeff Garlin, American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1962 Tõnis Lukas, Estonian historian and politician, 34th Estonian Minister of Education ↗
- 1961 Anke Behmer, German heptathlete ↗
- 1961 Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress (died 1999) ↗
- 1961 Anthony Burger, American singer and pianist (died 2006) ↗
- 1961 Aldo Costa, Italian engineer ↗
- 1961 Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis player and coach ↗
- 1960 Claire Fox, English author and academic ↗
- 1959 Mark Ella, Australian rugby player ↗
- 1959 Werner Schildhauer, German runner ↗
- 1958 Avigdor Lieberman, Moldavian-Israeli politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel ↗
- 1958 Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, Comorian businessman and politician, President of Comoros ↗
- 1956 Kenny G, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1955 Edino Nazareth Filho, Brazilian footballer and manager ↗
- 1954 Alberto Malesani, Italian footballer and manager ↗
- 1954 Phil Neale, English cricketer, coach, and manager ↗
- 1954 Nancy Stafford, American model and actress ↗
- 1953 Kathleen Kennedy, American film producer, co-founded Amblin Entertainment ↗
- 1952 Pierre Bruneau, Canadian journalist and news anchor ↗
- 1952 Carole Fredericks, American singer (died 2001) ↗
- 1952 Nicko McBrain, English drummer and songwriter ↗
- 1951 Suze Orman, American financial adviser, author, and television host ↗
- 1950 Ronnie Dyson, American singer and actor (died 1990) ↗
- 1950 Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (died 1977) ↗
- 1949 Ken Follett, Welsh author ↗
- 1949 Elizabeth Gloster, English lawyer and judge ↗
- 1949 Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee, Scottish politician ↗
- 1947 Laurie Anderson, American singer-songwriter and violinist ↗
- 1947 Tom Evans, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1983) ↗
- 1947 David Hare, English director, playwright, and screenwriter ↗
- 1947 Freddie Stone, American singer, guitarist, and pastor ↗
- 1946 John Du Cann, English guitarist (died 2001) ↗
- 1946 Bob Grant, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1946 Patrick Head, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Williams F1 ↗
- 1946 Wanderléa, Brazilian singer and television host ↗
- 1945 John Carlos, American runner and football player ↗
- 1945 André Lacroix, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1944 Whitfield Diffie, American cryptographer and academic ↗
- 1943 Abraham Viruthakulangara, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (died 2018) ↗
- 1942 Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Equatoguinean lieutenant and politician, 2nd President of Equatorial Guinea ↗
- 1941 Martha Argerich, Argentinian pianist ↗
- 1941 Erasmo Carlos, Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 2022) ↗
- 1941 Spalding Gray, American writer, actor, and monologist (died 2004) ↗
- 1941 Gudrun Sjödén, Swedish designer ↗
- 1939 Joe Clark, Canadian journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Canada ↗
- 1939 Margaret Drabble, English novelist, biographer, and critic ↗
- 1938 Moira Anderson, Scottish singer ↗
- 1938 Karin Balzer, German hurdler (died 2019) ↗
- 1938 Roy Higgins, Australian jockey (died 2014) ↗
- 1937 Hélène Cixous – French author, poet, and critic ↗
- 1934 Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Icelandic triple jumper, painter, and educator (died 2019) ↗
- 1934 Bill Moyers, American journalist, 13th White House Press Secretary (died 2025) ↗
- 1933 Bata Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician (died 2016) ↗
- 1932 Christy Brown, Irish painter and author (died 1981) ↗
- 1932 Dave Gold, American businessman, founded the 99 Cents Only Stores (died 2013) ↗
- 1931 Yves Blais, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1998) ↗
- 1931 Jacques Demy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1990) ↗
- 1931 Jerzy Prokopiuk, Polish anthropologist and philosopher (died 2021) ↗
- 1930 Alifa Rifaat, Egyptian author (died 1996) ↗
- 1928 Robert Lansing, American actor (died 1994) ↗
- 1928 Tony Richardson, English-American director and producer (died 1991) ↗
- 1926 Paul Soros, Hungarian-American engineer and businessman (died 2013) ↗
- 1924 Art Donovan, American football player and radio host (died 2013) ↗
- 1923 Jorge Daponte, Argentinian racing driver (died 1963) ↗
- 1923 Daniel Pinkham, American organist and composer (died 2006) ↗
- 1922 Paul Couvret, Dutch-Australian soldier, pilot, and politician (died 2013) ↗
- 1922 Sheila Sim, English actress (died 2016) ↗
- 1920 Marion Motley, American football player and coach (died 1999) ↗
- 1920 Cornelius Ryan, Irish-American journalist and author (died 1974) ↗
- 1919 Richard Scarry, American-Swiss author and illustrator (died 1994) ↗
- 1916 Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer (died 1973) ↗
- 1916 Eddie Joost, American baseball player and manager (died 2011) ↗
- 1915 Lancelot Ware, English barrister and biochemist, co-founder of Mensa (died 2000) ↗
- 1914 Beatrice de Cardi, English archaeologist and academic (died 2016) ↗
- 1913 Conrad Marca-Relli, American-Italian painter and academic (died 2000) ↗
- 1912 Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (died 2003) ↗
- 1912 Eric Hollies, English cricketer (died 1981) ↗
- 1900 Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979) ↗
- 1899 Otis Barton, American diver, engineer, and actor, designed the bathysphere (died 1992) ↗
- 1899 Theippan Maung Wa, Burmese writer (died 1942) ↗
- 1898 Salvatore Ferragamo, Italian shoe designer, founded Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. (died 1960) ↗
- 1898 Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (died 1936) ↗
- 1895 William Boyd, American actor and producer (died 1972) ↗
- 1895 William Roberts, English soldier and painter (died 1980) ↗
- 1894 Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian-English publisher and academic (died 1976) ↗
- 1892 Jaan Kikkas, Estonian weightlifter (died 1944) ↗
- 1884 Ralph Benatzky, Czech-Swiss composer (died 1957) ↗
- 1884 Ivy Compton-Burnett, English author (died 1969) ↗
- 1884 Frederick Lorz, American runner (died 1914) ↗
- 1883 John Maynard Keynes, English economist, philosopher, and academic (died 1946) ↗
- 1883 Mary Helen Young, Scottish nurse and resistance fighter during World War II (died 1945) ↗
- 1879 Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (died 1985) ↗
- 1878 Pancho Villa, Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (died 1923) ↗
- 1877 Willard Miller, Canadian-American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1959) ↗
- 1876 Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (died 1957) ↗
- 1870 Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (died 1935) ↗
- 1868 James Connolly, Scottish-born Irish rebel leader (died 1916) ↗
- 1862 Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930) ↗
- 1850 Pat Garrett, American sheriff (died 1908) ↗
- 1830 Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier (died 1905) ↗
- 1819 John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer (died 1892) ↗
- 1801 William Scamp, English architect and engineer (died 1872) ↗
- 1781 Christian Lobeck, German scholar and academic (died 1860) ↗
- 1771 Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (died 1851) ↗
- 1760 Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (died 1852) ↗
- 1757 Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist and philosopher (died 1808) ↗
- 1660 Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (died 1744) ↗
- 1646 Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician and philosopher (died 1684) ↗
- 1640 Pu Songling, Chinese author (died 1715) ↗
- 1596 Peter Wtewael, Dutch Golden Age painter (died 1660) ↗
- 1587 Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, English colonial administrator and admiral (died 1658) ↗
- 1554 Benedetto Giustiniani, Italian clergyman (died 1621) ↗
- 1523 Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (died 1573) ↗
- 1493 Justus Jonas, German priest and academic (died 1555) ↗
- 1412 Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, Italian ruler (died 1478) ↗
- 1341 Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of King Edward III of England and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (died 1402) ↗
- 2023 Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian singer (born 1940) ↗
- 2021 T. B. Joshua, Nigerian televangelist (born 1963) ↗
- 2018 Kate Spade, American fashion designer (born 1962) ↗
- 2017 Andy Cunningham, English actor (born 1950) ↗
- 2017 Cheick Tioté, Ivorian footballer (born 1986) ↗
- 2016 Jerome Bruner, American psychologist (born 1915) ↗
- 2015 Tariq Aziz, Iraqi journalist and politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1936) ↗
- 2015 Alan Bond, English-Australian businessman (born 1938) ↗
- 2015 Richard Johnson, English actor (born 1927) ↗
- 2015 Roger Vergé, French chef and author (born 1930) ↗
- 2014 Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi, Iraqi commander (born 1971) ↗
- 2014 Don Davis, American songwriter and producer (born 1938) ↗
- 2014 Reiulf Steen, Norwegian journalist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications (born 1933) ↗
- 2013 Helen McElhone, Scottish politician (born 1933) ↗
- 2013 Stanisław Nagy, Polish cardinal (born 1921) ↗
- 2013 Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, Irish republican activist and politician (born 1932) ↗
- 2013 Michel Ostyn, Belgian physiologist and physician (born 1924) ↗
- 2012 Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (born 1920) ↗
- 2012 Hal Keller, American baseball player and manager (born 1928) ↗
- 2012 Mihai Pătrașcu, Romanian-American computer scientist (born 1982) ↗
- 2012 Charlie Sutton, Australian footballer and coach (born 1924) ↗
- 2011 Azam Khan, Bangladeshi singer-songwriter (born 1950) ↗
- 2009 Jeff Hanson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1978) ↗
- 2006 Frederick Franck, Dutch-American painter, sculptor, and author (born 1909) ↗
- 2006 Edward L. Moyers, American businessman (born 1928) ↗
- 2005 Adolfo Aguilar Zínser, Mexican scholar and politician (born 1949) ↗
- 2005 Wee Chong Jin, Singaporean judge (born 1917) ↗
- 2004 Iona Brown, English violinist and conductor (born 1941) ↗
- 2004 Ronald Reagan – American actor and politician, 40th President of the United States (born 1911) ↗
- 2003 Jürgen Möllemann, German soldier and politician, 10th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (born 1945) ↗
- 2003 Manuel Rosenthal, French composer and conductor (born 1904) ↗
- 2002 Dee Dee Ramone, American singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1951) ↗
- 2000 Don Liddle, American baseball player (born 1925) ↗
- 1999 Mel Tormé, American singer-songwriter (born 1925) ↗
- 1998 Jeanette Nolan, American actress (born 1911) ↗
- 1998 Sam Yorty, American soldier and politician, 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (born 1909) ↗
- 1997 J. Anthony Lukas, American journalist and author (born 1933) ↗
- 1996 Acharya Kuber Nath Rai, Indian poet and scholar (born 1933) ↗
- 1993 Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1933) ↗
- 1967 Arthur Biram, Israeli philologist, philosopher, and academic (born 1878) ↗
- 1967 Harry Brown, Australian public servant (born 1878) ↗
- 1965 Eleanor Farjeon, English author, poet, and playwright (born 1881) ↗
- 1947 Nils Olaf Chrisander, Swedish-American actor and director (born 1884) ↗
- 1934 Emily Dobson, Australian philanthropist (born 1842) ↗
- 1934 William Holman, English-Australian politician, 19th Premier of New South Wales (born 1871) ↗
- 1930 Eric Lemming, Swedish athlete (born 1880) ↗
- 1930 Pascin, Bulgarian-French painter and illustrator (born 1885) ↗
- 1921 Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (born 1852) ↗
- 1921 Georges Feydeau, French playwright (born 1862) ↗
- 1920 Rhoda Broughton, Welsh-English author (born 1840) ↗
- 1916 Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Irish-born British field marshal and politician, Secretary of State for War (born 1850) ↗
- 1913 Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (born 1851) ↗
- 1910 O. Henry, American short story writer (born 1862) ↗
- 1906 Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann, German philosopher and author (born 1842) ↗
- 1900 Stephen Crane, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (born 1871) ↗
- 1899 Antonio Luna, Filipino general (born 1866) ↗
- 1866 John McDouall Stuart, Scottish explorer and surveyor (born 1815) ↗
- 1826 Carl Maria von Weber, German pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1786) ↗
- 1825 Odysseas Androutsos, Greek soldier (born 1788) ↗
- 1816 Giovanni Paisiello, Italian composer and educator (born 1741) ↗
- 1791 Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-Canadian general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec (born 1718) ↗
- 1740 Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent, English politician and courtier (born 1671) ↗
- 1738 Isaac de Beausobre, French pastor and theologian (born 1659) ↗
- 1722 Johann Kuhnau, German organist and composer (born 1660) ↗
- 1716 Roger Cotes, English mathematician and academic (born 1682) ↗
- 1708 Ignatius George II, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch (born 1648) ↗
- 1667 Francesco Sforza Pallavicino, Italian cardinal and historian (born 1607) ↗
- 1625 Orlando Gibbons, English organist and composer (born 1583) ↗
- 1568 Lamoral, Count of Egmont (born 1522) ↗
- 1530 Mercurino Gattinara, Italian statesman and jurist (born 1465) ↗
- 1445 Leonel Power, English composer ↗
- 1443 Ferdinand, Portuguese prince (born 1402) ↗
- 1434 Yuri IV, Russian grand prince (born 1374) ↗
- 1424 Braccio da Montone, Italian nobleman (born 1368) ↗
- 1400 Frederick I, duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg ↗
- 1383 Dmitry of Suzdal, Russian grand prince (born 1324) ↗
- 1316 Louis X, king of France (born 1289) ↗
- 1310 Amalric, prince of Tyre ↗
- 1296 Edmund Crouchback, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1245) ↗
- 1118 Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, Norman nobleman and politician (born 1049) ↗
- 1017 Sanjō, emperor of Japan (born 976) ↗
- 928 Louis the Blind, king of Provence ↗
- 879 Ya'qub ibn al-Layth, Persian emir (born 840) ↗
- 754 Eoban, bishop of Utrecht ↗
- 754 Boniface, English missionary and martyr (born 675) ↗
- 708 Jacob of Edessa, Syrian bishop (born 640) ↗
- 567 Theodosius I, patriarch of Alexandria ↗
- 535 Epiphanius, patriarch of Constantinople ↗
- 301 Sima Lun, Chinese emperor (born 249) ↗