43 Events
174 Births
76 Deaths
- 2020 President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States. ↗
- 2020 Breonna Taylor is killed by police officers who were forcibly entering her home in Louisville, Kentucky; her death sparked extensive protests against racism and police brutality. ↗
- 2020 Katerina Sakellaropoulou is sworn in as the first female President of Greece amid strict COVID-19 measures. ↗
- 2016 The Ankara bombing kills at least 37 people. ↗
- 2016 Three gunmen attack two hotels in the Ivory Coast town of Grand-Bassam, killing at least 19 people. ↗
- 2013 The 2013 papal conclave elects Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio taking the name Pope Francis as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church. ↗
- 2012 The Sierre coach crash kills 28 people, including 22 children. ↗
- 2003 An article in Nature identifies the Ciampate del Diavolo as 350,000-year-old hominid footprints. ↗
- 1997 The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader. ↗
- 1996 The Dunblane massacre leads to the death of sixteen primary school children and one teacher in Dunblane, Scotland. ↗
- 1993 The 1993 Storm of the Century affects the eastern United States, dropping feet of snow in many areas. ↗
- 1992 The Mw 6.6 Erzincan earthquake strikes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). ↗
- 1989 Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-29 carrying the TDRS-4 satellite. ↗
- 1988 The Seikan Tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world with an undersea segment, opens between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan. ↗
- 1979 The New Jewel Movement, headed by Maurice Bishop, ousts the Prime Minister of Grenada, Eric Gairy, in a coup d'état. ↗
- 1974 Sierra Pacific Airlines Flight 802 crashes into the White Mountains near Bishop, California, killing 36. ↗
- 1969 Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module. ↗
- 1964 Kitty Genovese is murdered in New York City, prompting research into the bystander effect due to the false story that neighbors witnessed the killing and did nothing to help her. ↗
- 1957 Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista. ↗
- 1954 The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory led to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam. ↗
- 1943 The Holocaust: German forces liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Kraków. ↗
- 1940 The Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union officially ends after the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty. ↗
- 1930 The news of the discovery of Pluto is announced by Lowell Observatory. ↗
- 1920 The Kapp Putsch briefly ousts the Weimar Republic government from Berlin. ↗
- 1900 British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War. ↗
- 1888 The eruption of Ritter Island triggers tsunamis that kill up to 3,000 people on nearby islands. ↗
- 1884 The Siege of Khartoum begins. It lasts until January 26, 1885. ↗
- 1862 The Act Prohibiting the Return of Slaves is passed by the United States Congress, effectively annulling the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and setting the stage for the Emancipation Proclamation. ↗
- 1848 The German revolutions of 1848–1849 begin in Vienna. ↗
- 1845 Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its première performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist. ↗
- 1826 Pope Leo XII publishes the apostolic constitution Quo Graviora in which he renewed the prohibition on Catholics joining freemasonry. ↗
- 1815 Participants at the Congress of Vienna declare Napoleon an outlaw following his escape from Elba ↗
- 1811 A French and Italian fleet is defeated by a British squadron off the island of Vis in the Adriatic during the Napoleonic Wars. ↗
- 1809 Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden is deposed in the Coup of 1809. ↗
- 1781 William Herschel discovers Uranus. ↗
- 1741 The Battle of Cartagena de Indias (part of the War of Jenkins' Ear) begins. ↗
- 1697 Nojpetén, capital of the last independent Maya kingdom, falls to Spanish conquistadors, the final step in the Spanish conquest of Guatemala. ↗
- 1639 Harvard College is named after clergyman John Harvard. ↗
- 1591 At the Battle of Tondibi in Mali, Moroccan forces of the Saadi dynasty, led by Judar Pasha, defeat the Songhai Empire, despite being outnumbered by at least five to one. ↗
- 1567 The Battle of Oosterweel, traditionally regarded as the start of the Eighty Years' War. ↗
- 1323 Siege of Warangal: Sultan Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq sends an expeditionary army led by his son, Muhammad bin Tughluq, to the Kakatiya capital Warangal – after ruler Prataparudra has refused to make tribute payments. He besieges the city and finally, after a campaign of 8 months, Prataparudra surrenders on November 9. ↗
- 624 The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh. ↗
- 222 Roman emperor Elagabalus is murdered alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias. He is replaced by his 14-year old cousin, Severus Alexander. ↗
- 2004 Coco Gauff, American tennis player ↗
- 2002 Frank Gore Jr., American football player ↗
- 2001 Beomgyu, South Korean singer-songwriter ↗
- 2001 Thomas Dearden, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1998 Jay-Roy Grot, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1998 Jack Harlow, American rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor ↗
- 1997 Pyper America, American model, actress, and musician ↗
- 1997 Landry Shamet, American basketball player ↗
- 1996 Brayden Point, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1995 Mikaela Shiffrin – American skier ↗
- 1995 Jang Su-jeong, South Korean tennis player ↗
- 1994 Gerard Deulofeu, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1994 Mohammed Siraj, Indian cricketer ↗
- 1993 Tyrone Mings, English footballer ↗
- 1992 Lucy Fry, Australian actress ↗
- 1992 George MacKay, English actor ↗
- 1992 Ozuna, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and rapper ↗
- 1992 L, South Korean actor and singer ↗
- 1991 Daniel Greig, Australian speed skater ↗
- 1991 Tristan Thompson, American basketball player ↗
- 1990 Anicet Abel, Malagasy footballer ↗
- 1990 Marcell Dareus, American football player ↗
- 1989 Holger Badstuber, German footballer ↗
- 1989 Peaches Geldof, English columnist, television personality, and model (died 2014) ↗
- 1989 Sandy León, Venezuelan baseball player ↗
- 1989 Marko Marin, German footballer ↗
- 1989 Robert Wickens, Canadian racing driver ↗
- 1988 Furdjel Narsingh, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1987 Marco Andretti, American race car driver ↗
- 1987 Andreas Beck, German footballer ↗
- 1986 Neil Wagner, South African-New Zealand cricketer ↗
- 1985 Alcides, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1985 Emile Hirsch, American actor ↗
- 1984 Geeta Basra, Indian actress ↗
- 1983 Kaitlin Sandeno, American swimmer ↗
- 1982 Izi Castro Marques, Brazilian basketball player ↗
- 1982 Nicole Ohlde, American basketball player ↗
- 1980 Caron Butler, American basketball player ↗
- 1980 Brad Watts, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1979 Johan Santana, Venezuelan baseball player ↗
- 1979 Cédric Van Branteghem, Belgian sprinter ↗
- 1978 Tom Danielson, American cyclist ↗
- 1976 Troy Hudson, American basketball player and rapper ↗
- 1976 Danny Masterson, American actor and producer ↗
- 1975 Mark Clattenburg, English football referee ↗
- 1974 James Brinkley, Scottish cricketer ↗
- 1974 Thomas Enqvist, Swedish tennis player and sportscaster ↗
- 1973 Edgar Davids, Surinamese-Dutch footballer and manager ↗
- 1973 David Draiman, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1973 Bobby Jackson, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1972 Common, American rapper and actor ↗
- 1972 Trent Dilfer, American football player, coach, and analyst ↗
- 1971 Annabeth Gish, American actress ↗
- 1971 Allan Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager ↗
- 1971 Adina Porter, American actress ↗
- 1970 Tim Story, American director and producer ↗
- 1969 Darren Fritz, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1967 Andrés Escobar, Colombian footballer (died 1994) ↗
- 1967 Pieter Vink, Dutch footballer and referee ↗
- 1966 Chico Science, Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 1997) ↗
- 1964 Will Clark, American baseball player ↗
- 1964 Craig Dimond, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1964 Trevor Gillmeister, Australian rugby league player and coach ↗
- 1963 Mariano Duncan, Dominican baseball player and manager ↗
- 1963 Vance Johnson, American football player ↗
- 1963 Fito Páez, Argentine musician, songwriter and filmmaker ↗
- 1962 Alfredo Maia, Portuguese politician ↗
- 1960 Adam Clayton, English-Irish musician and songwriter ↗
- 1960 Joe Ranft, American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor (died 2005) ↗
- 1959 Dirk Wellham, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1958 Mágico González, Salvadoran footballer ↗
- 1958 Rick Lazio, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1958 Caryl Phillips, Caribbean-English author and playwright ↗
- 1957 John Hoeven, American banker and politician, 31st Governor of North Dakota ↗
- 1957 Moses Hogan, American composer and conductor (died 2003) ↗
- 1956 Dana Delany, American actress and producer ↗
- 1956 Jamie Dimon, North-American businessman and banker ↗
- 1955 Bruno Conti, Italian footballer and manager ↗
- 1955 Glenne Headly, American actress (died 2017) ↗
- 1955 Olga Rukavishnikova, Russian pentathlete ↗
- 1954 Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos, Guyanese-English politician and diplomat ↗
- 1954 Robin Duke, Canadian actress and screenwriter ↗
- 1953 Andy Bean, American golfer (died 2023) ↗
- 1953 Michael Curry, American bishop, 27th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church ↗
- 1953 Deborah Raffin, American actress (died 2012) ↗
- 1952 Wolfgang Rihm, German composer and educator ↗
- 1952 Tim Sebastian, English journalist and author ↗
- 1950 Joe Bugner, Hungarian-British boxer and actor (died 2025) ↗
- 1950 Bernard Julien, Trinidadian cricketer ↗
- 1950 Charles Krauthammer, American physician, journalist, and author (died 2018) ↗
- 1950 William H. Macy, American actor, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1949 Ze'ev Bielski, Israeli politician ↗
- 1949 Sian Elias, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 12th Chief Justice of New Zealand ↗
- 1949 Trevor Sorbie, Scottish hairdresser (died 2024) ↗
- 1947 Lesley Collier, English ballerina and educator ↗
- 1947 Beat Richner, Swiss pediatrician and cellist (died 2018) ↗
- 1947 Lyn St. James, American race car driver ↗
- 1946 Yonatan Netanyahu, American-Israeli colonel (died 1976) ↗
- 1945 Anatoly Fomenko, Russian mathematician and academic ↗
- 1944 Terence Burns, Baron Burns, English economist and academic ↗
- 1942 Dave Cutler, American computer scientist and engineer ↗
- 1942 Mahmoud Darwish – Palestinian poet and author (died 2008) ↗
- 1942 Scatman John, American singer-songwriter (died 1999) ↗
- 1942 George Negus, Australian journalist and television host (died 2024) ↗
- 1941 Donella Meadows, American environmentalist, author, and academic (died 2001) ↗
- 1941 Lee Moses, American R&B Soul Singer and Guitarist (died 1998) ↗
- 1939 Neil Sedaka, American singer-songwriter and pianist ↗
- 1938 Robert Gammage, American captain and politician (died 2012) ↗
- 1935 David Nobbs, English author and screenwriter (died 2015) ↗
- 1933 Diane Dillon, American illustrator ↗
- 1933 Mahdi Elmandjra, Moroccan economist and sociologist (died 2014) ↗
- 1933 Gero von Wilpert, German author and academic (died 2009) ↗
- 1930 Walter Jacob, American Reform rabbi (died 2024) ↗
- 1929 Zbigniew Messner, Polish economist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (died 2014) ↗
- 1926 Carlos Roberto Reina, Honduran lawyer and politician, President of Honduras (died 2003) ↗
- 1925 Roy Haynes, American drummer and composer (died 2024) ↗
- 1923 Dimitrios Ioannidis, Greek general (died 2010) ↗
- 1921 Al Jaffee, American cartoonist (died 2023) ↗
- 1920 Ralph J. Roberts, American businessman, co-founded Comcast (died 2015) ↗
- 1916 Lindy Boggs, American educator and politician, 5th United States Ambassador to the Holy See (died 2013) ↗
- 1916 Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (died 2017) ↗
- 1914 W. O. Mitchell, Canadian author and playwright (died 1998) ↗
- 1914 Edward O'Hare, American lieutenant and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1943) ↗
- 1913 William J. Casey, American politician, 13th Director of Central Intelligence (died 1987) ↗
- 1913 Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian author and playwright (died 2009) ↗
- 1911 José Ardévol, Cuban composer and conductor (died 1981) ↗
- 1911 L. Ron Hubbard, American author, founder of Scientology (died 1986) ↗
- 1910 Sammy Kaye, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (died 1987) ↗
- 1910 Kemal Tahir, Turkish journalist and author (died 1973) ↗
- 1908 Walter Annenberg, American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (died 2002) ↗
- 1908 Myrtle Bachelder, American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer (died 1997) ↗
- 1907 Dorothy Tangney, Australian politician (died 1985) ↗
- 1904 Clifford Roach, Trinidadian cricketer and footballer (died 1988) ↗
- 1902 Hans Bellmer, German-French painter and sculptor (died 1975) ↗
- 1900 Andrée Bosquet, Belgian painter (died 1980) ↗
- 1900 Giorgos Seferis – Greek poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971) ↗
- 1899 John Hasbrouck Van Vleck, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1980) ↗
- 1899 Pancho Vladigerov, Bulgarian pianist and composer (died 1978) ↗
- 1898 Henry Hathaway, American director and producer (died 1985) ↗
- 1897 Yeghishe Charents, Armenian poet and activist (died 1937) ↗
- 1892 Janet Flanner, American journalist and author (died 1978) ↗
- 1890 Fritz Busch, German conductor and director (died 1951) ↗
- 1888 Paul Morand, French author and diplomat (died 1976) ↗
- 1886 Home Run Baker, American baseball player and manager (died 1963) ↗
- 1886 Albert William Stevens, American captain and photographer (died 1949) ↗
- 1884 Hugh Walpole, New Zealand-English author and educator (died 1941) ↗
- 1883 Enrico Toselli, Italian pianist and composer (died 1926) ↗
- 1880 Josef Gočár, Czech architect (died 1945) ↗
- 1874 Ellery Harding Clark, American jumper, coach, and lawyer (died 1949) ↗
- 1870 William Glackens, American painter and illustrator (died 1938) ↗
- 1864 Alexej von Jawlensky, Russian-German painter (died 1941) ↗
- 1862 Paul Prosper Henrys, French general (died 1943) ↗
- 1860 Hugo Wolf, Slovene-Austrian composer (died 1903) ↗
- 1857 B. H. Roberts, English-American historian and politician (died 1933) ↗
- 1855 Percival Lowell, American astronomer and mathematician (died 1916) ↗
- 1825 Hans Gude, Norwegian-German painter and academic (died 1903) ↗
- 1815 James Curtis Hepburn, American physician, linguist, and missionary (died 1911) ↗
- 1800 Mustafa Reşid Pasha, Ottoman politician, 212th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (died 1858) ↗
- 1798 Abigail Fillmore, American wife of Millard Fillmore, 14th First Lady of the United States (died 1853) ↗
- 1781 Karl Friedrich Schinkel, German painter and architect, designed the Konzerthaus Berlin (died 1841) ↗
- 1770 Daniel Lambert, English animal breeder (died 1809) ↗
- 1764 Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1845) ↗
- 1763 Guillaume Brune, French general and diplomat (died 1815) ↗
- 1741 Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1790) ↗
- 1720 Charles Bonnet, Swiss historian and author (died 1793) ↗
- 1719 John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (died 1797) ↗
- 1700 Michel Blavet, French flute player and composer (died 1768) ↗
- 1683 Johann Wilhelm Weinmann, German botanist (died 1741) ↗
- 1615 Innocent XII, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1700) ↗
- 1599 John Berchmans, Belgian Jesuit scholastic and saint (died 1621) ↗
- 1593 Georges de La Tour, French painter (probable; (died 1652) ↗
- 1560 William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Dutch count (died 1620) ↗
- 1479 Lazarus Spengler, German hymnwriter (died 1534) ↗
- 1372 Louis I, Duke of Orléans (died 1407) ↗
- 2025 John Feinstein, American sportswriter and commentator (born 1956) ↗
- 2025 Raúl Grijalva, United States representative from Arizona (born 1948) ↗
- 2025 Sofia Gubaidulina, Russian-German pianist and composer (born 1931) ↗
- 2024 Philippe de Gaulle, French admiral (born 1921) ↗
- 2022 William Hurt, American actor (born 1950) ↗
- 2021 Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American professional boxer (born 1954) ↗
- 2021 Murray Walker, English motorsport commentator and journalist (born 1923) ↗
- 2018 Emily Nasrallah, Lebanese writer and women's rights activist. (born 1931) ↗
- 2017 Amy Krouse Rosenthal, American author (born 1965) ↗
- 2016 Hilary Putnam, American philosopher, mathematician, and computer scientist (born 1926) ↗
- 2015 Al Rosen, American baseball player and manager (born 1924) ↗
- 2014 Reubin Askew, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of Florida (born 1928) ↗
- 2014 Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond, Irish businessman and politician (born 1944) ↗
- 2014 Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of Sierra Leone (born 1932) ↗
- 2014 Icchokas Meras, Lithuanian-Israeli author and screenwriter (born 1934) ↗
- 2013 Clive Burr, English drummer and songwriter (born 1957) ↗
- 2011 Rick Martin, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1951) ↗
- 2010 Jean Ferrat, French singer-songwriter (born 1930) ↗
- 2009 Betsy Blair, American actress (born 1923) ↗
- 2009 Alan W. Livingston, American businessman (born 1917) ↗
- 2007 Arnold Skaaland, American wrestler and manager (born 1925) ↗
- 2006 Robert C. Baker, American businessman, invented the chicken nugget (born 1921) ↗
- 2006 Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer (born 1944) ↗
- 2006 Maureen Stapleton, American actress (born 1925) ↗
- 2006 Peter Tomarken, American television personality, game show host (born 1942) ↗
- 2004 Franz König, Austrian cardinal (born 1905) ↗
- 2002 Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher and scholar (born 1900) ↗
- 2001 John A. Alonzo, American actor and cinematographer (born 1934) ↗
- 2001 Encarnacion Alzona, Filipino historian and educator (born 1895) ↗
- 1999 Lee Falk, American cartoonist, director, and producer (born 1911) ↗
- 1999 Garson Kanin, American director and screenwriter (born 1912) ↗
- 1998 Judge Dread, English singer-songwriter (born 1945) ↗
- 1998 Hans von Ohain, German-American physicist and engineer (born 1911) ↗
- 1996 Krzysztof Kieślowski, Polish director and screenwriter (born 1941) ↗
- 1995 Odette Hallowes, French nurse and spy (born 1912) ↗
- 1990 Bruno Bettelheim, Austrian-American psychologist and author (born 1903) ↗
- 1983 Paul Citroen, German-Dutch illustrator and educator (born 1896) ↗
- 1976 Ole Haugsrud, American sports executive (born 1900) ↗
- 1975 Ivo Andrić – Yugoslav novelist, poet, and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1892) ↗
- 1972 Tony Ray-Jones, English photographer (born 1941) ↗
- 1971 Rockwell Kent, American painter and illustrator (born 1882) ↗
- 1965 Vittorio Jano, Italian engineer (born 1891) ↗
- 1965 Fan Noli, Albanian-American bishop and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Albania (born 1882) ↗
- 1962 Anne Acheson, Irish sculptor (born 1882) ↗
- 1961 Lise Lindbæk, Norwegian journalist and war correspondent (born 1905) ↗
- 1953 Johan Laidoner, Estonian general and statesman (born 1884) ↗
- 1951 Ants "the Terrible" Kaljurand, Estonian anti-communist, freedom fighter and forest brother (born 1917) ↗
- 1946 Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (born 1878) ↗
- 1943 Stephen Vincent Benét, American poet, short story writer, and novelist (born 1898) ↗
- 1938 Clarence Darrow, American lawyer and author (born 1857) ↗
- 1936 Francis Bell, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1851) ↗
- 1923 Josephine Leary, American real estate entrepreneur (born 1856) ↗
- 1921 Jenny Twitchell Kempton, American opera singer and educator (born 1835) ↗
- 1912 Eugène-Étienne Taché, Canadian engineer and architect, designed the Parliament Building (born 1836) ↗
- 1906 Susan B. Anthony, American activist (born 1820) ↗
- 1901 Benjamin Harrison – American general and politician, 23rd President of the United States (born 1833) ↗
- 1885 Giorgio Mitrovich, Maltese politician (born 1795) ↗
- 1884 Leland Stanford Jr., American son of Leland Stanford (born 1868) ↗
- 1881 Alexander II of Russia (born 1818) ↗
- 1879 Adolf Anderssen, German mathematician and chess player (born 1818) ↗
- 1873 David Swinson Maynard, American physician, lawyer, and businessman (born 1808) ↗
- 1854 Jean-Baptiste de Villèle, French politician, 6th Prime Minister of France (born 1773) ↗
- 1842 Henry Shrapnel, English general (born 1761) ↗
- 1833 William Bradley, English lieutenant and cartographer (born 1757) ↗
- 1823 John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent, English admiral and politician (born 1735) ↗
- 1808 Christian VII of Denmark (born 1749) ↗
- 1800 Nana Fadnavis, Indian minister and politician (born 1742) ↗
- 1719 Johann Friedrich Böttger, German chemist and potter (born 1682) ↗
- 1711 Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, French poet and critic (born 1636) ↗
- 1619 Richard Burbage, English actor (born 1567) ↗
- 1601 Henry Cuffe, Politician (born 1563) ↗
- 1573 Michel de l'Hôpital, French politician (born 1507) ↗
- 1447 Shah Rukh, Timurid ruler of Persia and Transoxania (born 1377) ↗
- 1415 Minye Kyawswa, Crown Prince of Ava (born 1391) ↗
- 1271 Henry of Almain, English knight (born 1235) ↗
- 1202 Mieszko III the Old, king of Poland (born c. 1121) ↗