62 Events
217 Births
84 Deaths
- 2022 Russian forces capture the city of Kherson during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which subsequently began the start of the Russian occupation and military-civilian administration in Kherson. Kherson is the only regional capital in Ukraine that Russia captured. ↗
- 2017 The elements Moscovium, Tennessine, and Oganesson are officially added to the periodic table at a conference in Moscow, Russia. ↗
- 2012 A tornado outbreak occurs over a large section of the Southern United States and into the Ohio Valley region, resulting in 40 tornado-related fatalities. ↗
- 2006 In Monterrey, Mexico, a man identified as Diego Santoy Riveroll committed a double murder against two children, followed by an attempted murder of his ex-partner, Erika. The incident is popularly known as the Cumbres case. ↗
- 2004 War in Iraq: Al-Qaeda carries out the Ashoura Massacre in Iraq, killing 170 and wounding over 500. ↗
- 2002 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins, (ending on March 19 after killing 500 Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters, with 11 Western troop fatalities). ↗
- 1998 Data sent from the Galileo spacecraft indicates that Jupiter's moon Europa has a liquid ocean under a thick crust of ice. ↗
- 1995 Researchers at Fermilab announce the discovery of the top quark. ↗
- 1995 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches from the Kennedy Space Center on STS-67, carrying the ASTRO-2 spacelab observatory. ↗
- 1992 Start of the war in Transnistria. ↗
- 1992 Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, all of which (except San Marino) were former Soviet republics, join the United Nations. ↗
- 1991 Establishment of Kuwait Democratic Forum, center-left political organization in Kuwait. ↗
- 1991 Battle at Rumaila oil field brings an end to the 1991 Gulf War. ↗
- 1990 Nelson Mandela is elected deputy president of the African National Congress. ↗
- 1989 Twelve European Community nations agree to ban the production of all chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by the end of the century. ↗
- 1986 Aeroflot Flight F-77 crashes near Bugulma Airport, killing all 38 people aboard. ↗
- 1983 Compact discs and players are released for the first time in the United States and other markets. They had previously been available only in Japan. ↗
- 1978 Czech Vladimír Remek becomes the first non-Russian or non-American to go into space, when he is launched aboard Soyuz 28. ↗
- 1978 The late iconic actor Charlie Chaplin's coffin is stolen from his grave in Switzerland. ↗
- 1977 Libya becomes the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya as the General People's Congress adopted the "Declaration on the Establishment of the Authority of the People". ↗
- 1972 The Pioneer 10 space probe is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with a mission to explore the outer planets. ↗
- 1970 Rhodesia declares itself a republic, breaking its last links with the British crown. ↗
- 1969 In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted. ↗
- 1968 Baggeridge Colliery closes marking the end of over 300 years of coal mining in the Black Country. ↗
- 1965 The US and Republic of Vietnam Air Force begin Operation Rolling Thunder, a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam. ↗
- 1962 In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état. ↗
- 1962 Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points. ↗
- 1955 Norodom Sihanouk, king of Cambodia, abdicates the throne in favor of his father, Norodom Suramarit. ↗
- 1949 Captain James Gallagher lands his B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II in Fort Worth, Texas, after completing the first non-stop around-the-world airplane flight in 94 hours and one minute. ↗
- 1943 World War II: During the Battle of the Bismarck Sea Allied aircraft defeated a Japanese attempt to ship troops to New Guinea. ↗
- 1941 World War II: First German military units enter Bulgaria after it joins the Axis Pact. ↗
- 1939 Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII. ↗
- 1937 The Steel Workers Organizing Committee signs a collective bargaining agreement with U.S. Steel, leading to unionization of the United States steel industry. ↗
- 1933 The film King Kong premieres in Radio City Music Hall and RKO Roxy in New York City ↗
- 1932 Finnish president P. E. Svinhufvud gives a radio speech, which four days later finally ends the Mäntsälä Rebellion and the far-right Lapua Movement that started it. ↗
- 1919 The first Communist International meets in Moscow. ↗
- 1917 The enactment of the Jones–Shafroth Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship. ↗
- 1903 In New York City the Martha Washington Hotel opens, becoming the first hotel exclusively for women. ↗
- 1901 United States Steel Corporation is founded as a result of a merger between Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company which became the first corporation in the world with a market capital over $1 billion. ↗
- 1901 The U.S. Congress passes the Platt Amendment limiting the autonomy of Cuba, as a condition of the withdrawal of American troops. ↗
- 1882 Queen Victoria narrowly escapes an assassination attempt by Roderick Maclean in Windsor. ↗
- 1877 Just two days before inauguration, the U.S. Congress declares Rutherford B. Hayes the winner of the 1876 U.S. presidential election even though Samuel J. Tilden had won the popular vote. ↗
- 1867 The U.S. Congress passes the first Reconstruction Act. ↗
- 1865 East Cape War: The Völkner Incident in New Zealand. ↗
- 1859 The two-day Great Slave Auction, once thought to be the largest such auction in United States history, begins. ↗
- 1855 Alexander II becomes Tsar of Russia. ↗
- 1836 Texas Revolution: The Declaration of independence of the Republic of Texas from Mexico is adopted. ↗
- 1815 Signing of the Kandyan Convention treaty by British invaders and the leaders of the Kingdom of Kandy. ↗
- 1811 Argentine War of Independence: A royalist fleet defeats a small flotilla of revolutionary ships in the Battle of San Nicolás on the River Plate. ↗
- 1807 The U.S. Congress passes the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, disallowing the importation of new slaves into the country. ↗
- 1797 The Bank of England issues the first one-pound and two-pound banknotes. ↗
- 1791 Claude Chappe demonstrates the first semaphore line near Paris. ↗
- 1776 American Revolutionary War: Patriot militia units attempt to prevent capture of supply ships in and around the Savannah River by a small fleet of the Royal Navy in the Battle of the Rice Boats. ↗
- 1657 The Great Fire of Meireki begins in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan, causing more than 100,000 deaths before it exhausts itself three days later. ↗
- 1498 Vasco da Gama's fleet visits the Island of Mozambique. ↗
- 1484 The College of Arms is formally incorporated by Royal Charter signed by King Richard III of England. ↗
- 1476 Burgundian Wars: The Old Swiss Confederacy hands Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, a major defeat in the Battle of Grandson in Canton of Neuchâtel. ↗
- 1458 George of Poděbrady is chosen as the king of Bohemia. ↗
- 1444 Skanderbeg organizes a group of Albanian nobles to form the League of Lezhë. ↗
- 1331 Fall of Nicaea to the Ottoman Turks after a siege. ↗
- 986 Louis V becomes the last Carolingian king of West Francia after the death of his father, Lothaire. ↗
- 537 Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his bucellarii are almost cut off. ↗
- 2016 Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne ↗
- 2006 Windy Zhan, Hong Kong singer and actress ↗
- 1999 Isiah Pacheco, American football player ↗
- 1998 Tua Tagovailoa, American football player ↗
- 1997 Becky G, American singer and actress ↗
- 1997 Arike Ogunbowale, American basketball player ↗
- 1996 Jin Longguo, Chinese singer based in South Korea ↗
- 1995 Miguel Andújar, Dominican baseball player ↗
- 1995 Max Domi, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1995 Ange-Freddy Plumain, French footballer ↗
- 1993 Nicolás Brussino, Argentine-Italian basketball player ↗
- 1993 Adolis García, Cuban baseball player ↗
- 1992 Charlie Coyle, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1991 Nick Franklin, American baseball player ↗
- 1990 Rauno Alliku, Estonian footballer ↗
- 1990 Malcolm Butler, American football player ↗
- 1990 Luke Combs, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1990 Tiger Shroff, Indian actor ↗
- 1989 Toby Alderweireld, Belgian footballer ↗
- 1989 Alemão, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1989 Nathalie Emmanuel, English actress ↗
- 1989 Marcel Hirscher, Austrian skier ↗
- 1989 André Bernardes Santos, Portuguese footballer ↗
- 1989 Shane Vereen, American football player ↗
- 1989 Chris Woakes, English cricketer ↗
- 1988 Édgar Andrade, Mexican footballer ↗
- 1988 James Arthur, English singer-songwriter ↗
- 1988 Laura Kaeppeler, American beauty queen, Miss America 2012 ↗
- 1988 Matthew Mitcham, Australian diver ↗
- 1988 Dexter Pittman, American basketball player ↗
- 1988 Geert Arend Roorda, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1987 Jonas Jerebko, Swedish basketball player ↗
- 1986 Jonathan D'Aversa, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1986 Jason Smith, American basketball player ↗
- 1985 Reggie Bush, American football player ↗
- 1985 Robert Iler, American actor ↗
- 1985 Suso Santana, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1984 Jonathan Ericsson, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1983 Deuce, American singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1983 Lisandro López, Argentine footballer ↗
- 1983 Jay McClement, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1983 Glen Perkins, American baseball player ↗
- 1983 Ryan Shannon, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1982 Kevin Kurányi, German footballer ↗
- 1982 Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1982 Joel Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1982 Ben Roethlisberger, American football player ↗
- 1982 Corey Webster, American football player ↗
- 1981 Lance Cade, American wrestler (died 2010) ↗
- 1981 Bryce Dallas Howard, American actress ↗
- 1980 Chris Barker, English footballer and manager (died 2020) ↗
- 1980 Rebel Wilson, Australian actress and screenwriter ↗
- 1979 Damien Duff, Irish footballer ↗
- 1979 Jim Troughton, English cricketer ↗
- 1979 Nicky Weaver, English footballer ↗
- 1978 Jim Chalmers, Australian politician ↗
- 1978 Gabby Eigenmann, Filipino actor and singer ↗
- 1978 Lee Hodges, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1978 Sebastian Janikowski, Polish gridiron football player ↗
- 1978 Tomáš Kaberle, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1977 Dominique Canty, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1977 Chris Martin, English singer-songwriter (Coldplay) ↗
- 1977 Heather McComb, American actress ↗
- 1977 Stephen Parry, English swimmer and sportscaster ↗
- 1977 Andrew Strauss, South African-English cricketer ↗
- 1975 Daryl Gibson, New Zealand rugby player ↗
- 1974 Hayley Lewis, Australian swimmer and television host ↗
- 1973 Dejan Bodiroga, Serbian basketball player ↗
- 1973 Trevor Sinclair, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1972 Mauricio Pochettino, Argentinian footballer and manager ↗
- 1971 Roman Čechmánek, Czech ice hockey player (died 2023) ↗
- 1971 Dave Gorman, English comedian, author and television presenter ↗
- 1971 Method Man, American rapper, record producer and actor ↗
- 1970 James Purnell, English politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ↗
- 1970 Ciriaco Sforza, Swiss footballer and manager ↗
- 1970 Wibi Soerjadi, Dutch pianist and composer ↗
- 1968 Daniel Craig, English actor and producer ↗
- 1966 Ann Leckie, American author ↗
- 1966 Simon Reevell, English lawyer and politician ↗
- 1965 Ron Gant, American baseball player and journalist ↗
- 1965 Lembit Öpik, Northern Irish politician ↗
- 1964 Laird Hamilton, American surfer and actor ↗
- 1964 Mike Von Erich, American wrestler (died 1987) ↗
- 1963 Anthony Albanese, Australian politician, 31st Prime Minister of Australia ↗
- 1963 Alvin Youngblood Hart, American singer and guitarist ↗
- 1962 Jon Bon Jovi, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor ↗
- 1962 Paul Farrelly, English journalist and politician ↗
- 1962 Tom Nordlie, Norwegian footballer and coach ↗
- 1962 Brendan O'Connor, Australian politician, Australian Minister for Employment ↗
- 1962 Raimo Summanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1962 Gabriele Tarquini, Italian race car driver ↗
- 1961 Simone Young, Australian conductor, director, and composer ↗
- 1959 Larry Stewart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1958 Kevin Curren, South African-American tennis player ↗
- 1958 Ian Woosnam, English-Welsh golfer ↗
- 1957 Mark Dean, American inventor and computer engineer ↗
- 1957 Hossein Dehghan, Iranian general and politician, Iranian Minister of Defense ↗
- 1957 Dito Tsintsadze, Georgian film director and screenwriter ↗
- 1956 John Cowsill, American musician, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1956 Mark Evans, Australian rock bass player ↗
- 1955 Dale Bozzio, American pop-rock singer-songwriter ↗
- 1955 Jay Osmond, American singer, drummer, actor, and TV/film producer ↗
- 1955 Ken Salazar, American lawyer and politician, 50th United States Secretary of the Interior ↗
- 1955 Steve Small, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1954 Ed Johnstone, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1953 Russ Feingold, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1953 Kazuo Kitagawa, Japanese politician ↗
- 1952 Mark Evanier, American author and screenwriter ↗
- 1952 Laraine Newman, American actress and comedian ↗
- 1950 Karen Carpenter, American singer (died 1983) ↗
- 1948 Larry Carlton, American guitarist and songwriter ↗
- 1948 Rory Gallagher, Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1995) ↗
- 1948 Jeff Kennett, Australian journalist and politician, 43rd Premier of Victoria ↗
- 1948 Carmen Lawrence, Australian politician, 25th Premier of Western Australia ↗
- 1947 John Dawkins, Australian politician ↗
- 1947 Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer-songwriter (died 2014) ↗
- 1947 Harry Redknapp, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1945 Derek Watkins, English trumpet player and composer (died 2013) ↗
- 1944 Leif Segerstam, Finnish conductor and composer (died 2024) ↗
- 1943 George Layton, English actor, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1943 Peter Straub, American author and poet (died 2022) ↗
- 1943 Robert Williams, American painter and cartoonist ↗
- 1942 John Irving, American novelist and screenwriter ↗
- 1942 Claude Larose, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1942 Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iranian architect and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Iran ↗
- 1942 Lou Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (died 2013) ↗
- 1942 Derek Woodley, English footballer (died 2002) ↗
- 1941 John Cornell, Australian actor, director, and producer (died 2021) ↗
- 1941 David Satcher, American admiral and physician, 16th Surgeon General of the United States ↗
- 1940 Billy McNeill, Scottish footballer (died 2019) ↗
- 1939 Jan Howard Finder, American author and academic (died 2013) ↗
- 1938 Clark Gesner, American author and composer (died 2002) ↗
- 1938 Ricardo Lagos, Chilean economist, lawyer, and politician, 33rd President of Chile ↗
- 1938 Lawrence Payton, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1997) ↗
- 1937 Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerian soldier and politician, 5th President of Algeria (died 2021) ↗
- 1936 Haroon Ahmed, Pakistani-English engineer and academic ↗
- 1936 John Tusa, Czech-English journalist and academic ↗
- 1935 Gene Stallings, American football player and coach ↗
- 1934 Howard Cassady, American football player (died 2019) ↗
- 1934 Dottie Rambo, American singer-songwriter (died 2008) ↗
- 1933 Leo Dillon, American illustrator (died 2012) ↗
- 1932 Gun Hägglund, Swedish journalist and translator (died 2011) ↗
- 1931 Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian lawyer and politician, the 8th and final leader of the Soviet Union, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2022) ↗
- 1930 John Cullum, American actor and singer ↗
- 1930 Emma Penella, Spanish actress (died 2007) ↗
- 1930 Tom Wolfe, American journalist and author (died 2018) ↗
- 1927 Roger Walkowiak, French cyclist and economist (died 2017) ↗
- 1926 Bernard Agré, Ivorian cardinal (died 2014) ↗
- 1926 Murray Rothbard, American economist and historian (died 1995) ↗
- 1924 Cal Abrams, American baseball player (died 1997) ↗
- 1924 Renos Apostolidis, Greek philologist, author, and critic (died 2004) ↗
- 1923 Basil Hume, English cardinal (died 1999) ↗
- 1923 Robert H. Michel, American soldier and politician (died 2017) ↗
- 1923 Dave Strack, American basketball player and coach (died 2014) ↗
- 1922 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, American saxophonist (died 1986) ↗
- 1922 Bill Quackenbush, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (died 1999) ↗
- 1922 Frances Spence, American computer programmer (died 2012) ↗
- 1921 Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer and coach (died 2006) ↗
- 1921 Ernst Haas, Austrian-American photographer and journalist (died 1986) ↗
- 1919 Jennifer Jones, American actress (died 2009) ↗
- 1919 Eddie Lawrence, American actor, singer, and playwright (died 2014) ↗
- 1919 Tamara Toumanova, Russian-American ballerina and actress (died 1996) ↗
- 1917 Desi Arnaz, Cuban-American actor, singer, and producer (died 1986) ↗
- 1917 David Goodis, American author and screenwriter (died 1967) ↗
- 1917 Jim Konstanty, American baseball player and coach (died 1976) ↗
- 1915 John Burton, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to Ceylon (died 2010) ↗
- 1914 Martin Ritt, American actor and film director (died 1990) ↗
- 1913 Godfried Bomans, Dutch television host and author (died 1971) ↗
- 1913 Mort Cooper, American baseball player (died 1958) ↗
- 1912 Henry Katzman, American pianist, composer, and painter (died 2001) ↗
- 1909 Mel Ott, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (died 1958) ↗
- 1908 Walter Bruch, German engineer (died 1990) ↗
- 1905 Marc Blitzstein, American composer and songwriter (died 1964) ↗
- 1905 Geoffrey Grigson, English poet and critic (died 1985) ↗
- 1904 Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (died 1991) ↗
- 1902 Moe Berg, American baseball player and spy (died 1972) ↗
- 1902 Edward Condon, American physicist and academic (died 1974) ↗
- 1901 Grete Hermann, German mathematician and philosopher (died 1984) ↗
- 1900 Kurt Weill, German-American pianist and composer (died 1950) ↗
- 1886 Willis H. O'Brien, American animator and director (died 1962) ↗
- 1886 Kurt Grelling, German logician and philosopher (died 1942) ↗
- 1880 René Vallon, French aviator (died 1911) ↗
- 1876 James A. Gilmore, American businessman and baseball executive (died 1947) ↗
- 1876 Pope Pius XII (died 1958) ↗
- 1869 Julien Félix, French military officer and aviator (died 1914) ↗
- 1862 John Jay Chapman, American lawyer, author, and poet (died 1933) ↗
- 1860 Susanna M. Salter, American activist and politician (died 1961) ↗
- 1859 Sholem Aleichem, Ukrainian-American author and playwright (died 1916) ↗
- 1849 Robert Means Thompson, American commander, lawyer, and businessman (died 1930) ↗
- 1846 Marie Roze, French soprano (died 1926) ↗
- 1842 Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer, art collector, and philanthropist (died 1914) ↗
- 1836 Henry Billings Brown, American lawyer and judge (died 1913) ↗
- 1829 Carl Schurz, German-American general, lawyer, and politician, 13th United States Secretary of the Interior (died 1906) ↗
- 1824 Bedřich Smetana, Czech pianist and composer (died 1884) ↗
- 1820 Multatuli, Dutch writer (died 1887) ↗
- 1817 János Arany, Hungarian journalist and poet (died 1882) ↗
- 1816 Alexander Bullock, American lawyer and politician, 26th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1882) ↗
- 1810 Pope Leo XIII (died 1903) ↗
- 1800 Yevgeny Baratynsky, Russian-Italian poet and philosopher (died 1844) ↗
- 1793 Sam Houston, American soldier and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Texas (died 1863) ↗
- 1779 Joel Roberts Poinsett, American physician and politician, 15th United States Secretary of War (died 1851) ↗
- 1770 Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French general (died 1826) ↗
- 1769 DeWitt Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of New York (died 1828) ↗
- 1760 Camille Desmoulins, French journalist and politician (died 1794) ↗
- 1740 Nicholas Pocock, English naval painter (died 1821) ↗
- 1705 William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1793) ↗
- 1651 Carlo Gimach, Maltese architect, engineer and poet (died 1730) ↗
- 1628 Cornelis Speelman, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (died 1684) ↗
- 1577 George Sandys, English traveller, colonist and poet (died 1644) ↗
- 1545 Thomas Bodley, English diplomat and scholar, founded the Bodleian Library (died 1613) ↗
- 1481 Franz von Sickingen, German knight (died 1523) ↗
- 1459 Pope Adrian VI (died 1523) ↗
- 1453 Johannes Engel, German doctor, astronomer and astrologer (died 1512) ↗
- 1432 Countess Palatine Margaret of Mosbach, countess consort of Hanau (died 1457) ↗
- 1409 Jean II, Duke of Alençon (died 1476) ↗
- 1316 Robert II of Scotland (died 1390) ↗
- 480 Benedict of Nursia, Italian Christian saint (died 543 or 547) ↗
- 2024 Janice Burgess, American television executive, screenwriter, and producer (born 1952) ↗
- 2024 Jaclyn Jose, Filipino actress (born 1963) ↗
- 2019 Mike Oliver, British sociologist, disability rights activist (born 1945) ↗
- 2018 Billy Herrington, American actor (born 1969) ↗
- 2018 Lin Hu, Chinese lieutenant general (born 1927) ↗
- 2016 Benoît Lacroix, Canadian priest, historian, and philosopher (born 1915) ↗
- 2016 Aubrey McClendon, American businessman (born 1959) ↗
- 2015 Dean Hess, American minister and colonel (born 1917) ↗
- 2015 Dave Mackay, Scottish-English footballer and manager (born 1934) ↗
- 2015 Mal Peet, English author and illustrator (born 1947) ↗
- 2014 Ryhor Baradulin, Belarusian poet and translator (born 1935) ↗
- 2013 Peter Harvey, Australian journalist (born 1944) ↗
- 2013 Giorgos Kolokithas, Greek basketball player (born 1945) ↗
- 2013 Shabnam Shakeel, Pakistani poet and author (born 1942) ↗
- 2012 Lawrence Anthony, South African environmentalist, explorer, and author (born 1950) ↗
- 2012 Van T. Barfoot, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1919) ↗
- 2012 Norman St John-Stevas, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1929) ↗
- 2012 James Q. Wilson, American political scientist and academic (born 1931) ↗
- 2010 Winston Churchill, English journalist and politician (born 1940) ↗
- 2009 João Bernardo Vieira, Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (born 1939) ↗
- 2008 Jeff Healey, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1966) ↗
- 2007 Thomas S. Kleppe, American soldier and politician, 41st United States Secretary of the Interior (born 1919) ↗
- 2007 Clem Labine, American baseball player (born 1926) ↗
- 2007 Ivan Safronov, Russian colonel and journalist (born 1956) ↗
- 2007 Henri Troyat, Russian-French historian and author (born 1911) ↗
- 2005 Martin Denny, American pianist and composer (born 1911) ↗
- 2004 Cormac McAnallen, Irish footballer (born 1980) ↗
- 2004 Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (born 1916) ↗
- 2004 Marge Schott, American businesswoman (born 1928) ↗
- 2003 Hank Ballard, American singer-songwriter (born 1927) ↗
- 2003 Malcolm Williamson, Australian pianist and composer (born 1931) ↗
- 2000 Sandra Schmirler, Canadian curler (born 1963) ↗
- 1999 Dusty Springfield, English singer (born 1939) ↗
- 1994 Anita Morris, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1943) ↗
- 1992 Sandy Dennis, American actress (born 1937) ↗
- 1991 Serge Gainsbourg, French singer-songwriter, actor, and director (born 1928) ↗
- 1987 Randolph Scott, American actor and director (born 1898) ↗
- 1987 Lolo Soetoro, Indonesian geographer and academic (born 1935) ↗
- 1982 Philip K. Dick, American philosopher and author (born 1928) ↗
- 1979 Christy Ring, Irish hurler (born 1920) ↗
- 1977 Eugénie Brazier, French chef (born 1895) ↗
- 1972 Léo-Ernest Ouimet, Canadian director and producer (born 1877) ↗
- 1967 José Martínez Ruiz, Spanish author and critic (born 1873) ↗
- 1962 Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin, Belgian mathematician and academic (born 1866) ↗
- 1958 Fred Merkle, American baseball player and manager (born 1888) ↗
- 1957 Selim Sırrı Tarcan, Turkish educator and politician (born 1874) ↗
- 1953 James Lightbody, American runner (born 1882) ↗
- 1949 Naidu Sarojini – Indian poet and activist (born 1879) ↗
- 1947 Frans Johan Louwrens Ghijsels, Dutch architect and urban planner (born 1882) ↗
- 1946 Fidél Pálffy, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Agriculture (born 1895) ↗
- 1946 George E. Stewart, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1872) ↗
- 1945 Emily Carr, Canadian painter and author (born 1871) ↗
- 1944 Ida Maclean, British biochemist, the first woman admitted to the London Chemical Society (born 1877) ↗
- 1943 Gisela Januszewska, Austrian physician (born1867) ↗
- 1939 Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian (born 1874) ↗
- 1938 Ben Harney, American pianist and composer (born 1871) ↗
- 1930 D. H. Lawrence, English novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (born 1885) ↗
- 1921 Champ Clark, American lawyer and politician, 41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1850) ↗
- 1896 Jubal Early, American general (born 1816) ↗
- 1895 Berthe Morisot – French painter (born 1841) ↗
- 1895 Isma'il Pasha, Egyptian politician (born 1830) ↗
- 1880 John Benjamin Macneill, Irish engineer (born 1790) ↗
- 1865 Carl Sylvius Völkner, German-New Zealand priest and missionary (born 1819) ↗
- 1864 Ulric Dahlgren, American colonel (born 1842) ↗
- 1855 Nicholas I, Russian emperor (born 1796) ↗
- 1840 Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (born 1758) ↗
- 1835 Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1768) ↗
- 1830 Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, German physician, anatomist, and anthropologist (born 1755) ↗
- 1829 Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, Mexican revolutionary (born ca. 1773) ↗
- 1797 Horace Walpole, English historian and politician (born 1717) ↗
- 1793 Carl Gustaf Pilo, Swedish-Danish painter and academic (born 1711) ↗
- 1791 John Wesley, English cleric and theologian (born 1703) ↗
- 1755 Louis de Rouvroy, French duke and diplomat (born 1675) ↗
- 1729 Francesco Bianchini, Italian astronomer and philosopher (born 1662) ↗
- 1619 Anne of Denmark, queen of Scotland (born 1574) ↗
- 1589 Alessandro Farnese, Italian cardinal and diplomat (born 1520) ↗
- 1333 Wladyslaw I, king of Poland (born 1261) ↗
- 1316 Marjorie Bruce, Scottish daughter of Robert the Bruce (born 1296) ↗
- 1127 Charles the Good, Count of Flanders (born 1084) ↗
- 1009 Mokjong, king of Goryeo (born 980) ↗
- 986 Lothair, king of West Francia (born 941) ↗
- 968 William, archbishop of Mainz (born 929) ↗
- 672 Chad of Mercia, English bishop and saint (born 634) ↗
- 274 Mani, Persian prophet and founder of Manichaeism (born 216) ↗