58 Events
267 Births
87 Deaths
- 2025 Israel launches widespread aerial bombardments and attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 591 people, including children. ↗
- 2015 The Bardo National Museum in Tunisia is attacked by gunmen. Twenty-four people, almost all tourists, are killed, and at least 50 other people are wounded. ↗
- 2014 The parliaments of Russia and Crimea sign an accession treaty. ↗
- 1997 The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey, causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board. ↗
- 1996 A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162 people. ↗
- 1994 Bosnia's Bosniaks and Croats sign the Washington Agreement, ending war between the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and establishing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. ↗
- 1990 Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship. ↗
- 1990 In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $500 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. ↗
- 1980 A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people. ↗
- 1974 Güzel İstanbul, a nude sculpture by Gürdal Duyar in Istanbul is torn down in the middle of the night. ↗
- 1971 Peru: A landslide crashes into Yanawayin Lake, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar. ↗
- 1970 Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. ↗
- 1969 The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam. ↗
- 1968 Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency. ↗
- 1967 The supertanker Torrey Canyon runs aground off the Cornish coast. ↗
- 1966 United Arab Airlines Flight 749 crashes on approach to Cairo International Airport in Cairo, Egypt, killing 30 people. ↗
- 1965 Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space. ↗
- 1962 The Évian Accords end the Algerian War of Independence, which had begun in 1954. ↗
- 1959 The Hawaii Admission Act is signed into law. ↗
- 1953 An earthquake hits western Turkey, killing at least 1,070 people. ↗
- 1948 Soviet consultants leave Yugoslavia in the first sign of the Tito–Stalin split. ↗
- 1945 40th Infantry Division, spearheaded by the 185th US Infantry Regiment, landed unopposed in Tigbauan forcing the Japanese forces to surrender and General Macario Peralta and Gen. Gen. Eichelberger to declare the Liberation of Panay, Romblon and Guimaras. ↗
- 1944 Mount Vesuvius in Italy erupts, killing 26 people, causing thousands to flee their homes, and destroying dozens of Allied bombers. ↗
- 1942 The War Relocation Authority is established in the United States to take Japanese Americans into custody. ↗
- 1940 World War II: Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at the Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom. ↗
- 1938 Mexico creates Pemex by expropriating all foreign-owned oil reserves and facilities. ↗
- 1937 The New London School explosion in New London, Texas, kills 300 people, mostly children. ↗
- 1937 Spanish Civil War: Spanish Republican forces defeat the Italians at the Battle of Guadalajara. ↗
- 1925 The 1925 Tri-State tornado hits the Midwestern states of Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana, killing 695 people. ↗
- 1922 In India, Mohandas Gandhi is sentenced to six years in prison for civil disobedience, of which he serves only two. ↗
- 1921 The second Peace of Riga is signed between Poland and the Soviet Union. ↗
- 1921 The Kronstadt rebellion is suppressed by the Red Army. ↗
- 1921 Mongolian Revolution of 1921: The Mongolian People's Army defeated local Chinese forces at Altanbulag, Selenge (then known as Maimachen). This battle was seen as the birthday of the People's Army and completed the expulsion of Chinese militants in Mongolia. ↗
- 1915 World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles. ↗
- 1913 King George I of Greece is assassinated in the recently liberated city of Thessaloniki. ↗
- 1902 Macario Sakay issues Presidential Order No. 1 of his Tagalog Republic. ↗
- 1901 The Kumasi Mutiny of 1901 begins. ↗
- 1899 Phoebe, a satellite of Saturn, becomes the first to be discovered with photographs, taken in August 1898, by William Henry Pickering. ↗
- 1874 The Hawaiian Kingdom signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights. ↗
- 1871 Declaration of the Paris Commune; President of the French Republic, Adolphe Thiers, orders the evacuation of Paris. ↗
- 1865 American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States adjourns for the last time. ↗
- 1848 The premiere of Fry's Leonora in Philadelphia is the first known performance of a grand opera by an American composer. ↗
- 1848 Revolutions of 1848: A rebellion arose in Milan which in five days of street fighting drove Marshal Radetzky and his Austrian soldiers from the city. ↗
- 1834 Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union. ↗
- 1793 The first modern republic in Germany, the Republic of Mainz, is declared by Andreas Joseph Hofmann. ↗
- 1793 Flanders Campaign of the French Revolution, Battle of Neerwinden. ↗
- 1766 American Revolution: The British Parliament repeals the Stamp Act. ↗
- 1741 New York governor George Clarke's complex at Fort George is burned in an arson attack, starting the New York Conspiracy of 1741. ↗
- 1673 English lord John Berkeley sold his half of New Jersey to the Quakers ↗
- 1644 The Third Anglo-Powhatan War begins in the Colony of Virginia. ↗
- 1608 Susenyos is formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia. ↗
- 1571 Valletta is made the capital city of Malta. ↗
- 1438 Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of the Romans. ↗
- 1314 Jacques de Molay, the 23rd and final Grand Master of the Knights Templar, is burned at the stake. ↗
- 1241 First Mongol invasion of Poland: Mongols overwhelm Polish armies in Kraków in the Battle of Chmielnik and plunder the city. ↗
- 1229 Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares himself King of Jerusalem in the Sixth Crusade. ↗
- 1068 An earthquake in the Levant and the Arabian Peninsula leaves up to 20,000 dead. ↗
- 37 Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (aka Caligula = Little Boots) emperor. ↗
- 2002 Brenden Rice, American football player ↗
- 1999 Diogo Dalot, Portuguese footballer ↗
- 1998 Emmanuel Clase, Dominican baseball player ↗
- 1997 Ciara Bravo, American actress ↗
- 1997 Rieko Ioane, New Zealand rugby union player ↗
- 1997 Jordan Whitehead, American football player ↗
- 1997 Ivica Zubac, Croatian basketball player ↗
- 1996 Skal Labissière, Haitian basketball player ↗
- 1995 Irina Bara, Romanian tennis player ↗
- 1995 Julia Goldani Telles, American actress and dancer ↗
- 1994 Kris Dunn, American basketball player ↗
- 1994 Ronnie Stanley, American football player ↗
- 1993 Solo Sikoa, American wrestler ↗
- 1992 Anthony Barr, American football player ↗
- 1992 Trey Mancini, American baseball player ↗
- 1992 Ryan Truex, American race car driver ↗
- 1992 Takuya Terada, Japanese singer, actor, and model ↗
- 1991 Travis Frederick, American football player ↗
- 1991 Leury García, Dominican baseball player ↗
- 1991 Solomon Hill, American basketball player ↗
- 1991 Dylan Mattingly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1991 J. T. Realmuto, American baseball player ↗
- 1989 Robert Bortuzzo, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1989 Francesco Checcucci, Italian footballer ↗
- 1989 Lily Collins, English-American actress ↗
- 1989 Shreevats Goswami, Indian cricketer ↗
- 1989 Kana Nishino, Japanese singer-songwriter ↗
- 1989 Paul Marc Rousseau, Canadian guitarist and producer ↗
- 1989 Ming Xi, Chinese model ↗
- 1987 C. J. Miles, American basketball player ↗
- 1987 Rebecca Soni, American swimmer ↗
- 1986 Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani, Algerian footballer ↗
- 1986 Lykke Li, Swedish singer-songwriter ↗
- 1986 Cory Schneider, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1986 Eric Wood, American football player and sportscaster ↗
- 1985 Ana Beatriz, Brazilian race car driver ↗
- 1985 Duane Henry, English actor ↗
- 1985 Marvin Humes, English singer ↗
- 1985 Vince Lia, Australian footballer ↗
- 1984 Simone Padoin, Italian footballer ↗
- 1984 Rajeev Ram, American tennis player ↗
- 1984 Vonzell Solomon, American singer and actress ↗
- 1983 Ethan Carter III, American wrestler ↗
- 1983 Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro, French tennis player ↗
- 1983 Andy Sonnanstine, American baseball player ↗
- 1983 Tomasz Stolpa, Polish footballer ↗
- 1982 Chad Cordero, American baseball player ↗
- 1982 Timo Glock, German race car driver ↗
- 1982 Matthew Lombardi, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1982 Mantorras, Angolan footballer ↗
- 1982 Adam Pally, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1981 Tora Berger, Norwegian biathlete ↗
- 1981 Fabian Cancellara, Swiss cyclist ↗
- 1981 Leslie Djhone, French sprinter ↗
- 1981 Jang Na-ra, South Korean singer and actress ↗
- 1981 Kasib Powell, American basketball player ↗
- 1981 Tom Starke, German footballer ↗
- 1981 Doug Warren, American soccer player ↗
- 1981 Lovro Zovko, Croatian tennis player ↗
- 1980 Sébastien Frey, French footballer ↗
- 1980 Sophia Myles, English actress ↗
- 1980 Vitaly Vishnevskiy, Russian ice hockey player ↗
- 1980 Alexei Yagudin, Russian figure skater ↗
- 1979 Adam Levine, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and television personality ↗
- 1978 Jan Bulis, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1978 Fernandão, Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2014) ↗
- 1978 Brooke Hanson, Australian swimmer ↗
- 1978 Hu Jun, Chinese actor[citation needed] ↗
- 1978 Brian Scalabrine, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster ↗
- 1978 Jonas Wallerstedt, Swedish footballer, coach, and manager ↗
- 1977 Zdeno Chára, Slovak ice hockey player ↗
- 1977 Danny Murphy, English footballer and sportscaster ↗
- 1977 Fernando Rodney, Dominican-American baseball player ↗
- 1977 Willy Sagnol, French footballer and manager ↗
- 1977 Terrmel Sledge, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1976 Giovanna Antonelli, Brazilian actress and producer ↗
- 1976 Tomo Ohka, Japanese baseball player ↗
- 1976 Scott Podsednik, American baseball player ↗
- 1976 Mike Quackenbush, American wrestler, trainer, and author, founded Chikara wrestling promotion ↗
- 1975 Sutton Foster, American actress, singer, and dancer ↗
- 1975 Brian Griese, American football player and sportscaster ↗
- 1975 Kimmo Timonen, Finnish ice hockey player ↗
- 1975 Tomas Žvirgždauskas, Lithuanian footballer ↗
- 1974 Laure Savasta, French basketball player, coach, and sportscaster ↗
- 1974 Stuart Zender, English bass player, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1973 Luci Christian, American voice actress and screenwriter ↗
- 1972 Dane Cook, American comedian, actor, director, and producer ↗
- 1972 Reince Priebus, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1971 Wayne Arthurs, Australian tennis player ↗
- 1971 Mike Bell, American wrestler (died 2008) ↗
- 1971 Mariaan de Swardt, South African-American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster ↗
- 1971 Kitty Ussher, English economist and politician ↗
- 1970 Katy Gallagher, Australian politician ↗
- 1970 Queen Latifah, American rapper, producer, and actress ↗
- 1969 Michael Bergin, American actor ↗
- 1969 Andy Cutting, English accordion player and composer ↗
- 1969 Vasyl Ivanchuk, Ukrainian chess player ↗
- 1969 Shaun Udal, English cricketer ↗
- 1968 Miguel Herrera, Mexican footballer and manager ↗
- 1968 Temur Ketsbaia, Georgian footballer and manager ↗
- 1968 Paul Marsden, English businessman and politician ↗
- 1967 Miki Berenyi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1966 Jerry Cantrell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1966 Peter Jones, English businessman ↗
- 1966 Brian Watts, Canadian golfer ↗
- 1965 David Cubitt, English-Canadian actor ↗
- 1964 Bonnie Blair, American speed skater ↗
- 1964 Alex Caffi, Italian race car driver ↗
- 1964 Jo Churchill, British politician ↗
- 1964 Isabel Noronha, Mozambican film director ↗
- 1964 Courtney Pine, English saxophonist and clarinet player ↗
- 1963 Jeff LaBar, American guitarist (died 2021) ↗
- 1963 Vanessa L. Williams, American model, actress, and singer ↗
- 1962 Thomas Ian Griffith, American actor, producer, screenwriter, musician and martial artist ↗
- 1962 James McMurtry, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor ↗
- 1962 Mike Rowe, American television personality ↗
- 1962 Etsushi Toyokawa, Japanese actor and director ↗
- 1962 Volker Weidler, German race car driver and engineer ↗
- 1961 Grant Hart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017) ↗
- 1960 Richard Biggs, American actor (died 2004) ↗
- 1960 Guy Carbonneau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1960 James Plaskett, Cypriot-English chess player ↗
- 1959 Luc Besson, French director, producer, and screenwriter, founded EuropaCorp ↗
- 1959 Irene Cara, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2022) ↗
- 1958 Richard de Zoysa, Sri Lankan journalist and author (died 1990) ↗
- 1957 Christer Fuglesang, Swedish physicist and astronaut ↗
- 1956 Rick Martel, Canadian wrestler ↗
- 1956 Deborah Jeane Palfrey, American madam (died 2008) ↗
- 1956 Ingemar Stenmark, Swedish skier ↗
- 1955 Francis G. Slay, American lawyer and politician, 45th Mayor of St. Louis ↗
- 1955 Jeff Stelling, English journalist and game show host ↗
- 1953 Franz Wright, Austrian-American poet and translator (died 2015) ↗
- 1953 Takashi Yoshimatsu, Japanese composer ↗
- 1952 Will Durst, American journalist and actor ↗
- 1952 Pat Eddery, Irish jockey and trainer (died 2015) ↗
- 1952 Bernie Tormé, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2019) ↗
- 1952 Mike Webster, American football player (died 2002) ↗
- 1951 Paul Barber, English actor ↗
- 1951 Ben Cohen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Ben and Jerry's ↗
- 1951 Bill Frisell, American guitarist and composer ↗
- 1951 Timothy N. Philpot, American lawyer, author, and judge ↗
- 1950 James Conlon, American conductor and educator ↗
- 1950 Brad Dourif, American actor ↗
- 1950 Linda Partridge, English geneticist and academic ↗
- 1950 Larry Perkins, Australian race car driver ↗
- 1949 Åse Kleveland, Norwegian singer and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture ↗
- 1948 Guy Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1948 Brian Lloyd, Welsh footballer ↗
- 1948 Eknath Solkar, Indian cricketer (died 2005) ↗
- 1947 Patrick Barlow, English actor and playwright ↗
- 1947 Patrick Chesnais, French actor, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1947 David Lloyd, English cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster ↗
- 1947 Drew Struzan, American artist, illustrator and poster/cover designer (died 2025) ↗
- 1947 B. J. Wilson, English rock drummer (died 1990) ↗
- 1946 Michel Leclère, French race car driver ↗
- 1945 Hiroh Kikai, Japanese photographer (died 2020) ↗
- 1945 Michael Reagan, American journalist and radio host ↗
- 1945 Susan Tyrrell, American actress (died 2012) ↗
- 1945 Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 2009) ↗
- 1944 Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli general and politician, 22nd Transportation Minister of Israel (died 2012) ↗
- 1944 Frank McRae, American football player and actor (died 2021) ↗
- 1944 Dick Smith, Australian publisher and businessman, founded Dick Smith Electronics and Australian Geographic ↗
- 1943 Dennis Linde, American singer-songwriter (died 2006) ↗
- 1942 Kathleen Collins, American filmmaker and playwright (died 1988) ↗
- 1942 Jeff Mullins, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1941 Wilson Pickett, American singer-songwriter (died 2006) ↗
- 1939 Ron Atkinson, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1939 Jean-Pierre Wallez, French violinist and conductor ↗
- 1938 Carl Gottlieb, American actor and screenwriter ↗
- 1938 Shashi Kapoor, Indian actor and producer (died 2017) ↗
- 1938 Kenny Lynch, English singer-songwriter and actor (died 2019) ↗
- 1938 Timo Mäkinen, Finnish race car driver (died 2017) ↗
- 1938 Machiko Soga, Japanese actress (died 2006) ↗
- 1937 Rudi Altig, German cyclist and sportscaster (died 2016) ↗
- 1937 Mark Donohue, American race car driver (died 1975) ↗
- 1936 F. W. de Klerk, South African lawyer and politician, former State President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021) ↗
- 1935 Ole Barndorff-Nielsen, Danish mathematician and statistician (died 2022) ↗
- 1935 Frances Cress Welsing, American psychiatrist and author (died 2016) ↗
- 1934 Roy Chapman, English footballer and manager (died 1983) ↗
- 1934 Charley Pride, American country music singer and musician (died 2020) ↗
- 1933 Unita Blackwell, American civil rights activist and politician (died 2019) ↗
- 1932 John Updike, American novelist, short story writer, and critic (died 2009) ↗
- 1931 John Fraser, Scottish actor (died 2020) ↗
- 1930 James J. Andrews, American mathematician and academic (died 1998) ↗
- 1929 Samuel Pisar, Polish-American lawyer and author (died 2015) ↗
- 1928 Miguel Poblet, Spanish cyclist (died 2013) ↗
- 1928 Fidel V. Ramos, Filipino general and politician, 12th President of the Philippines (died 2022) ↗
- 1927 John Kander, American pianist and composer ↗
- 1927 George Plimpton, American journalist and actor (died 2003) ↗
- 1927 Lillian Vernon, German-American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Lillian Vernon Company (died 2015) ↗
- 1926 Peter Graves, American actor and director (died 2010) ↗
- 1925 Alessandro Alessandroni, Italian musician (died 2017) ↗
- 1925 James Pickles, English journalist, lawyer, and judge (died 2010) ↗
- 1923 Andy Granatelli, American race car driver and businessman (died 2013) ↗
- 1922 Egon Bahr, German journalist and politician, Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany (died 2015) ↗
- 1922 Seymour Martin Lipset, American sociologist and academic (died 2006) ↗
- 1922 Suzanne Perlman, Hungarian-Dutch visual artist (died 2020) ↗
- 1922 Fred Shuttlesworth, American activist, co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (died 2011) ↗
- 1918 Mitchell WerBell III, American mercenary (died 1983) ↗
- 1915 Richard Condon, American author and screenwriter (died 1996) ↗
- 1913 René Clément, French director and screenwriter (died 1996) ↗
- 1913 Werner Mölders, German colonel and pilot (died 1941) ↗
- 1912 Art Gilmore, American voice actor and announcer (died 2010) ↗
- 1911 Smiley Burnette, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 1967) ↗
- 1909 Ernest Gallo, American businessman, co-founded the E & J Gallo Winery (died 2007) ↗
- 1909 C. Walter Hodges, English author and illustrator (died 2004) ↗
- 1908 Loulou Gasté, French composer (died 1995) ↗
- 1907 John Zachary Young, English zoologist and neurophysiologist (died 1997) ↗
- 1905 Thomas Townsend Brown, American physicist and engineer (died 1985) ↗
- 1905 Robert Donat, English actor (died 1958) ↗
- 1904 Srečko Kosovel, Slovenian poet and author (died 1926) ↗
- 1903 Galeazzo Ciano, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1944) ↗
- 1903 E. O. Plauen, German cartoonist (died 1944) ↗
- 1901 Manly Palmer Hall, Canadian mystic, author and philosopher (died 1990) ↗
- 1901 William Johnson, American painter (died 1970) ↗
- 1899 Marjorie Abbatt, English toy-maker and businesswoman (died 1991) ↗
- 1893 Costante Girardengo, Italian cyclist (died 1978) ↗
- 1893 Wilfred Owen, English soldier and poet (died 1918) ↗
- 1890 Henri Decoin, French director and screenwriter (died 1969) ↗
- 1886 Edward Everett Horton, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1970) ↗
- 1884 Bernard Cronin, English-Australian journalist and author (died 1968) ↗
- 1882 Gian Francesco Malipiero, Italian composer and educator (died 1973) ↗
- 1880 Kalle Hakala, Finnish politician (died 1947) ↗
- 1878 Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry, English businessman (died 1956) ↗
- 1877 Edgar Cayce, American mystic and psychic (died 1945) ↗
- 1877 Clem Hill, Australian cricketer and engineer (died 1945) ↗
- 1874 Nikolai Berdyaev, Russian-French philosopher and theologian (died 1948) ↗
- 1870 Agnes Sime Baxter, Canadian mathematician (died 1917) ↗
- 1869 Neville Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1940) ↗
- 1863 William Sulzer, American lawyer and politician, 39th Governor of New York (died 1941) ↗
- 1862 Eugène Jansson, Swedish painter (died 1915) ↗
- 1858 Rudolf Diesel, German engineer, invented the Diesel engine (died 1913) ↗
- 1857 Harriet Converse Moody, American businesswoman and arts patron (died 1932) ↗
- 1848 Nathanael Greene Herreshoff, American architect and engineer (died 1938) ↗
- 1845 Kicking Bear, Native American tribal leader (died 1904) ↗
- 1844 Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Russian composer and academic (died 1908) ↗
- 1842 Stéphane Mallarmé – French poet and critic (died 1898) ↗
- 1840 William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (died 1901) ↗
- 1837 Grover Cleveland – American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (died 1908) ↗
- 1828 Randal Cremer, English activist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1908) ↗
- 1823 Antoine Chanzy, French general (died 1883) ↗
- 1820 John Plankinton, American businessman, industrialist, and philanthropist (died 1891) ↗
- 1819 James McCulloch, Scottish-Australian politician, 5th Premier of Victoria (died 1893) ↗
- 1814 Jacob Bunn, American businessman (died 1897) ↗
- 1813 Christian Friedrich Hebbel, German poet and playwright (died 1864) ↗
- 1800 Harriet Smithson, Irish actress, the first wife and muse of Hector Berlioz (died 1854) ↗
- 1798 Francis Lieber, German-American jurist and philosopher (died 1872) ↗
- 1789 Charlotte Elliott, English poet, hymn writer, editor (died 1871) ↗
- 1782 John C. Calhoun, American lawyer and politician, 7th Vice President of the United States (died 1850) ↗
- 1780 Miloš Obrenović, Serbian prince (died 1860) ↗
- 1733 Christoph Friedrich Nicolai, German author and bookseller (died 1811) ↗
- 1701 Niclas Sahlgren, Swedish businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Swedish East India Company (died 1776) ↗
- 1690 Christian Goldbach, Prussian-German mathematician and academic (died 1764) ↗
- 1657 Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian organist and composer (died 1743) ↗
- 1640 Philippe de La Hire, French mathematician and astronomer (died 1719) ↗
- 1634 Madame de La Fayette, French author (died 1693) ↗
- 1609 Frederick III of Denmark (died 1670) ↗
- 1603 Simon Bradstreet, English colonial magistrate (died 1697) ↗
- 1597 Jérôme le Royer de la Dauversière, French religious leader, founded the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal (died 1659) ↗
- 1590 Manuel de Faria e Sousa, Portuguese historian and poet (died 1649) ↗
- 1578 Adam Elsheimer, German painter (died 1610) ↗
- 1555 Francis, Duke of Anjou (died 1584) ↗
- 1554 Josias I, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (died 1588) ↗
- 1552 Polykarp Leyser the Elder, German theologian (died 1610) ↗
- 1548 Cornelis Ketel, Dutch painter (died 1616) ↗
- 1495 Mary Tudor, Queen of France (died 1533) ↗
- 1075 Al-Zamakhshari, Persian scholar and theologian (died 1144) ↗
- 2025 Kanzi, Bonobo research subject (born 1980) ↗
- 2025 Jessie Hoffman Jr., American convicted murderer (born 1978) ↗
- 2024 Thomas P. Stafford, American Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (born 1930) ↗
- 2020 Alfred Worden, American test pilot, engineer and astronaut (born 1932) ↗
- 2017 Chuck Berry, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (born 1926) ↗
- 2016 Barry Hines, English author and screenwriter (born 1939) ↗
- 2016 Jan Němec, Czech director and screenwriter (born 1936) ↗
- 2016 Tray Walker, American football player (born 1992) ↗
- 2016 Guido Westerwelle, German lawyer and politician, 15th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (born 1961) ↗
- 2015 Zhao Dayu, Chinese footballer and manager (born 1961) ↗
- 2015 Thomas Hopko, American priest and theologian (born 1939) ↗
- 2015 Grace Ogot, Kenyan nurse, journalist, and politician (born 1930) ↗
- 2014 Catherine Obianuju Acholonu, Nigerian author, playwright, and academic (born 1951) ↗
- 2014 Kaiser Kalambo, Zambian footballer, coach, and manager (born 1953) ↗
- 2014 Lucius Shepard, American author and critic (born 1943) ↗
- 2013 Muhammad Mahmood Alam, Pakistani general and pilot (born 1935) ↗
- 2013 Henry Bromell, American novelist, screenwriter, and director (born 1947) ↗
- 2013 Clay Ford, American lawyer and politician (born 1938) ↗
- 2012 Furman Bisher, American journalist and author (born 1918) ↗
- 2012 William R. Charette, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1932) ↗
- 2012 William G. Moore Jr., American general (born 1920) ↗
- 2012 George Tupou V of Tonga (born 1948) ↗
- 2011 Warren Christopher, American lawyer and politician, 63rd United States Secretary of State (born 1925) ↗
- 2010 Fess Parker, American actor and businessman (born 1924) ↗
- 2009 Omid Reza Mir Sayafi, Iranian journalist and blogger (born 1980) ↗
- 2009 Natasha Richardson, English-American actress (born 1963) ↗
- 2008 Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (born 1954) ↗
- 2007 Bob Woolmer, Indian-English cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (born 1948) ↗
- 2006 Dan Gibson, Canadian photographer and cinematographer (born 1922) ↗
- 2004 Harrison McCain, Canadian businessman, co-founded McCain Foods (born 1927) ↗
- 2003 Ling Ma – German race car driver (born 1910) ↗
- 2003 Adam Osborne, Thai-English engineer and businessman, founded the Osborne Computer Corporation (born 1939) ↗
- 2002 R. A. Lafferty, American soldier and author (born 1914) ↗
- 2001 John Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1935) ↗
- 2000 Eberhard Bethge, German theologian and academic (born 1909) ↗
- 1996 Odysseas Elytis – Greek poet and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911) ↗
- 1993 Kenneth E. Boulding, English-American economist and activist (born 1910) ↗
- 1990 Robin Harris, American comedian (born 1953) ↗
- 1988 Billy Butterfield, American trumpet player and cornet player (born 1917) ↗
- 1987 Kari Diesen, Norwegian singer and revue actress (born 1914) ↗
- 1986 Bernard Malamud, American novelist and short story writer (born 1914) ↗
- 1984 Charley Lau, American baseball player and coach (born 1933) ↗
- 1983 Umberto II of Italy (born 1904) ↗
- 1982 Patrick Smith, Irish farmer and politician, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (born 1901) ↗
- 1980 Erich Fromm, German psychologist and philosopher (born 1900) ↗
- 1978 Leigh Brackett, American author and screenwriter (born 1915) ↗
- 1978 Peggy Wood, American actress (born 1892) ↗
- 1977 Marien Ngouabi, Congolese politician, President of the Republic of the Congo (born 1938) ↗
- 1977 Carlos Pace, Brazilian race car driver (born 1944) ↗
- 1973 Johannes Aavik, Estonian philologist and poet (born 1880) ↗
- 1965 Farouk of Egypt (born 1920) ↗
- 1964 Sigfrid Edström, Swedish businessman, 4th President of the International Olympic Committee (born 1870) ↗
- 1963 C. C. Martindale, English Jesuit priest (born 1879) ↗
- 1962 Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (born 1880) ↗
- 1956 Louis Bromfield, American environmentalist and author (born 1896) ↗
- 1954 Walter Mead, English cricketer (born 1868) ↗
- 1947 William C. Durant, American businessman, co-founded General Motors and Chevrolet (born 1861) ↗
- 1941 Henri Cornet, French cyclist (born 1884) ↗
- 1939 Henry Simpson Lunn, English businessman, founded Lunn Poly (born 1859) ↗
- 1936 Eleftherios Venizelos, Greek journalist, lawyer, and politician, 93rd Prime Minister of Greece (born 1864) ↗
- 1930 Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, American painter (born 1863) ↗
- 1918 Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, American architect, designed the Plaza Hotel (born 1847) ↗
- 1913 George I of Greece (born 1845) ↗
- 1907 Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1827) ↗
- 1900 Hjalmar Kiærskou, Danish botanist (born 1835) ↗
- 1898 Matilda Joslyn Gage, American author and activist (born 1826) ↗
- 1871 Augustus De Morgan, Indian-English mathematician and academic (born 1806) ↗
- 1845 Johnny Appleseed, American gardener and missionary (born 1774) ↗
- 1835 Christian Günther von Bernstorff, Danish-Prussian politician and diplomat (born 1769) ↗
- 1823 Jean-Baptiste Bréval, French cellist and composer (born 1753) ↗
- 1793 Karl Abraham Zedlitz, Prussian minister of education (born 1731) ↗
- 1781 Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (born 1727) ↗
- 1768 Laurence Sterne, Irish novelist and clergyman (born 1713) ↗
- 1745 Robert Walpole, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1676) ↗
- 1703 Maria de Dominici, Maltese sculptor and painter (born 1645) ↗
- 1689 John Dixwell, English soldier and politician (born 1607) ↗
- 1675 Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall, Irish soldier (born 1606) ↗
- 1582 Juan Jauregui, attempted assassin of William I of Orange (born 1562) ↗
- 1321 Matthew III Csák, Hungarian oligarch (born c. 1260/5) ↗
- 1314 Jacques de Molay, Frankish knight (born 1244) ↗
- 1314 Geoffroy de Charney, Preceptor of Normandy for the Knights Templar ↗
- 1308 Yuri I of Galicia ↗
- 1272 John FitzAlan, 7th Earl of Arundel (born 1246) ↗
- 1227 Pope Honorius III (born 1148) ↗
- 1086 Anselm of Lucca, Italian bishop (born 1036) ↗
- 1076 Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess of Burgundy (born 1018) ↗
- 978 Edward the Martyr, English king (born 962) ↗