53 Events
292 Births
122 Deaths
- 2022 China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashes in Guangxi, China, killing 132 people. ↗
- 2019 The 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion occurs, killing at least 47 people and injuring 640 others. ↗
- 2006 The social media site Twitter (now officially named X) is founded. ↗
- 2000 Pope John Paul II makes his first ever pontifical visit to Israel. ↗
- 1999 Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon. ↗
- 1994 The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change enters into force. ↗
- 1990 Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule. ↗
- 1989 Transbrasil Flight 801 crashes into a slum near São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport, killing 25 people. ↗
- 1986 Debi Thomas became the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships. ↗
- 1985 Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian Rick Hansen begins his circumnavigation of the globe in a wheelchair in the name of spinal cord injury medical research. ↗
- 1983 The first cases of the 1983 West Bank fainting epidemic begin; Israelis and Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be psychosomatic. ↗
- 1980 Cold War: American President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet–Afghan War. ↗
- 1970 The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Joseph Alioto, Mayor of San Francisco. ↗
- 1970 San Diego Comic-Con, the largest pop and culture festival in the world, hosts its inaugural event. ↗
- 1968 Battle of Karameh in Jordan between the Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the Jordanian Armed Forces and PLO. ↗
- 1965 Ranger program: NASA launches Ranger 9, the last in a series of uncrewed lunar space probes. ↗
- 1965 Martin Luther King Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. ↗
- 1963 Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes. ↗
- 1960 Apartheid: Sharpeville massacre, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180. ↗
- 1952 Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio. ↗
- 1946 The Los Angeles Rams sign Kenny Washington, making him the first African American player in professional American football since 1933. ↗
- 1945 World War II: British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma. ↗
- 1945 World War II: Operation Carthage: Royal Air Force planes bomb Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. They also accidentally hit a school, killing 125 civilians. ↗
- 1945 World War II: Bulgaria and the Soviet Union successfully complete their defense of the north bank of the Drava River as the Battle of the Transdanubian Hills concludes. ↗
- 1943 Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion. ↗
- 1937 Ponce massacre: Nineteen unarmed civilians in Ponce, Puerto Rico are gunned down by police in a terrorist attack ordered by the US-appointed Governor, Blanton Winship. ↗
- 1935 Shah of Iran Reza Shah Pahlavi formally asks the international community to call Persia by its native name, Iran. ↗
- 1934 The landmark Australian Eastern Mission led by John Latham departs on its three-month tour of East and South-East Asia. ↗
- 1928 Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight. ↗
- 1925 The Butler Act prohibits the teaching of human evolution in Tennessee. ↗
- 1925 Syngman Rhee is removed from office after being impeached as the President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. ↗
- 1925 Ravel's opera L'enfant et les sortilèges, to a libretto by Colette, is premiered at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo. ↗
- 1921 The New Economic Policy is implemented by the Bolshevik Party in response to the economic failure as a result of war communism. ↗
- 1919 The Hungarian Soviet Republic is established becoming the first Communist government to be formed in Europe after the October Revolution in Russia. ↗
- 1918 World War I: The first phase of the German spring offensive, Operation Michael, begins. ↗
- 1871 Otto von Bismarck is appointed as the first Chancellor of the German Empire. ↗
- 1871 Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone. ↗
- 1861 Alexander H. Stephens gives the Cornerstone Speech. ↗
- 1844 The Baháʼí calendar begins. This is the first day of the first year of the Baháʼí calendar. It is annually celebrated by members of the Baháʼí Faith as the Baháʼí New Year or Náw-Rúz. ↗
- 1829 The Wellington–Winchilsea duel takes place in London involving the Prime Minister the Duke of Wellington. ↗
- 1821 Greek War of Independence: Greek revolutionaries seize Kalavryta. ↗
- 1814 Napoleonic Wars: Austrian forces repel French troops in the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube. ↗
- 1804 Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law. ↗
- 1801 The Battle of Alexandria is fought between British and French forces near the ruins of Nicopolis near Alexandria in Egypt. ↗
- 1800 With the church leadership driven out of Rome during an armed conflict, Pius VII is crowned Pope in Venice with a temporary papal tiara made of papier-mâché. ↗
- 1788 A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins. ↗
- 1556 On the day of his execution in Oxford, former archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer deviates from the scripted sermon by renouncing the recantations he has made and adds, "And as for the pope, I refuse him, as Christ's enemy, and Antichrist with all his false doctrine." ↗
- 1349 Erfurt massacre: Outbreak of an antisemitic pogrom in Erfurt, Germany, during which hundreds to thousands of Jews were killed by Christians after being accused of causing the Black Death. ↗
- 1180 Emperor Antoku accedes to the throne of Japan. ↗
- 1152 Annulment of the marriage of King Louis VII of France and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. ↗
- 717 Battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid. ↗
- 630 Emperor Heraclius returns the True Cross, one of the holiest Christian relics, to Jerusalem. ↗
- 537 Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the Vivarium, by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas and Peranius. ↗
- 2007 Ethan Nwaneri, English footballer ↗
- 2003 Abbi Pulling, English racing driver ↗
- 2000 Jace Norman, American actor ↗
- 2000 Yoon San-ha, South Korean singer and actor ↗
- 1998 Miles Bridges, American basketball player ↗
- 1997 Nat Phillips, English footballer ↗
- 1997 Martina Stoessel, Argentine singer and actress ↗
- 1996 Aurora Mikalsen, Norwegian footballer ↗
- 1995 RJ Cyler, American actor ↗
- 1995 Nick Mullens, American football player ↗
- 1995 Mirco Müller, Swiss ice hockey player ↗
- 1994 Jasmin Savoy Brown, American actress ↗
- 1993 Sven Andrighetto, Swiss ice hockey player ↗
- 1993 Jake Bidwell, English footballer ↗
- 1993 Jesse Joronen, Finnish footballer ↗
- 1993 Frankie Montas, Dominican baseball player ↗
- 1992 Lehlogonolo Masalesa, South African footballer ↗
- 1992 Chiney Ogwumike, American basketball player ↗
- 1992 Karolína Plíšková, Czech tennis player ↗
- 1992 Kristýna Plíšková, Czech tennis player ↗
- 1991 Luke Chapman, English footballer ↗
- 1991 Antoine Griezmann, French footballer ↗
- 1990 Mandy Capristo, German singer-songwriter and dancer ↗
- 1990 Ryann Krais, American runner and heptathlete ↗
- 1990 Darius Miller, American basketball player ↗
- 1990 Alex Nimo, Liberian-American soccer player ↗
- 1989 Jordi Alba, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1989 Nicolás Lodeiro, Uruguayan footballer ↗
- 1989 Takeru Satoh, Japanese actor ↗
- 1988 Solomon Alabi, Nigerian basketball player ↗
- 1988 Kateřina Čechová, Czech sprinter ↗
- 1988 Erik Johnson, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1988 Eric Krüger, German sprinter ↗
- 1988 Michael Madl, Austrian footballer ↗
- 1987 Carlos Carrasco, Venezuelan baseball pitcher ↗
- 1986 Romanos Alyfantis, Greek swimmer ↗
- 1986 Scott Eastwood, American actor ↗
- 1986 Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou, Greek pole vaulter ↗
- 1986 Michu, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1985 Ryan Callahan, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1985 Sonequa Martin-Green, American actress ↗
- 1985 Adrian Peterson, American football player ↗
- 1984 Tarence Kinsey, American basketball player ↗
- 1984 Guillermo Daniel Rodríguez, Uruguayan footballer ↗
- 1983 Jean Ondoa, Cameroonian footballer ↗
- 1983 Lucila Pascua, Spanish basketball player ↗
- 1982 Maria Elena Camerin, Italian tennis player ↗
- 1982 Ejegayehu Dibaba, Ethiopian runner ↗
- 1982 Aaron Hill, American baseball player ↗
- 1982 Colin Turkington, Northern Irish race car driver ↗
- 1981 Sébastien Chavanel, French cyclist ↗
- 1981 Germano, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1980 Goran Bezina, Swiss ice hockey player ↗
- 1980 Bjørgen Marit – Norwegian skier ↗
- 1980 Lee Jin, South Korean singer and actress ↗
- 1980 Ronaldinho, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1980 Deryck Whibley, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1978 Sally Barsosio, Kenyan runner ↗
- 1978 Charmaine Dragun, Australian journalist (died 2007) ↗
- 1978 Kevin Federline, American dancer and television personality ↗
- 1978 Cristian Guzmán, Dominican baseball player ↗
- 1978 Joyce Jimenez, Filipino movie and TV actress ↗
- 1978 Mohammad Rezaei, Iranian wrestler ↗
- 1977 Bruno Cirillo, Italian footballer ↗
- 1977 Jamie Delgado, English tennis player ↗
- 1976 Rachael MacFarlane, American voice actress and singer ↗
- 1976 Bamboo Mañalac, Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1976 Tekin Sazlog, German-Turkish footballer ↗
- 1975 Michale Graves, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1975 Corné Krige, South African rugby player ↗
- 1975 Fabricio Oberto, Argentinian-Italian basketball player ↗
- 1975 Vitaly Potapenko, Ukrainian basketball player and coach ↗
- 1975 Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player ↗
- 1974 Laura Allen, American actress ↗
- 1974 Rhys Darby, New Zealand comedian and actor ↗
- 1974 Dejima Takeharu, Japanese sumo wrestler ↗
- 1973 Ananda Lewis, American television host (died 2025) ↗
- 1973 Stuart Nethercott, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1973 Large Professor, American rapper and producer ↗
- 1972 Chris Candido, American wrestler (died 2005) ↗
- 1972 Balázs Kiss, Hungarian hammer thrower ↗
- 1972 Boris Mironov, Russian ice hockey player ↗
- 1972 Derartu Tulu, Ethiopian runner ↗
- 1972 Graeme Welch, English cricketer ↗
- 1971 Zsolt Kürtösi, Hungarian decathlete ↗
- 1970 Shiho Niiyama, Japanese voice actress (died 2000) ↗
- 1970 Cenk Uygur, Turkish-American political activist ↗
- 1969 Jonah Goldberg, American journalist and author ↗
- 1968 Cameron Clyne, Australian businessman ↗
- 1968 Andrew Copeland, American singer and musician ↗
- 1968 Greg Ellis, English actor, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1968 Johan Garpenlöv, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1968 Tolunay Kafkas, Turkish footballer and manager ↗
- 1968 Gary Walsh, English footballer and coach ↗
- 1968 Scott Williams, American basketball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1967 Jonas Berggren, Swedish singer-songwriter, musician, and producer ↗
- 1967 Carwyn Jones, Welsh lawyer and politician, First Minister of Wales ↗
- 1967 Maxim, English musician and songwriter ↗
- 1967 Mirela Rupic, American costume and fashion designer ↗
- 1966 Benito Archundia, Mexican footballer, referee, lawyer, and economist ↗
- 1966 Hauke Fuhlbrügge, German runner ↗
- 1966 Al Iafrate, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1966 Moa Matthis, Swedish author ↗
- 1966 Matthew Maynard, English cricketer and coach ↗
- 1966 DJ Premier, American DJ and producer ↗
- 1965 Xavier Bertrand, French businessman and politician, French Minister of Social Affairs ↗
- 1965 Thomas Frank, American author, historian and political analyst ↗
- 1965 Cynthia Geary, American actress ↗
- 1964 Ieuan Evans, Welsh rugby player ↗
- 1964 Jesper Skibby, Danish cyclist ↗
- 1963 Shawon Dunston, American baseball player ↗
- 1963 Ronald Koeman, Dutch footballer and manager ↗
- 1963 Shawn Lane, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2003) ↗
- 1963 Share Pedersen, American bass player ↗
- 1962 Farahnaz Bahrami, Norwegian politician ↗
- 1962 Matthew Broderick, American actor ↗
- 1962 Kathy Greenwood, Canadian actress and screenwriter ↗
- 1962 Rosie O'Donnell, American actress, producer, and talk show host ↗
- 1962 Mark Waid, American author ↗
- 1961 Kassie DePaiva, American actress ↗
- 1961 Lothar Matthäus, German footballer and manager ↗
- 1961 Gary O'Reilly, English footballer ↗
- 1961 Kim Turner, American hurdler ↗
- 1960 Benito T. de Leon, Filipino general ↗
- 1960 Marwan Farhat, Syrian actor and voice actor ↗
- 1960 Raivo Puusepp, Estonian architect ↗
- 1960 Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver (died 1994) ↗
- 1960 Robert Sweet, American drummer and producer ↗
- 1959 Sarah Jane Morris, English singer-songwriter ↗
- 1959 Yuval Rotem, Israeli diplomat ↗
- 1959 Nobuo Uematsu, Japanese keyboard player and composer ↗
- 1958 Marlies Göhr, German sprinter ↗
- 1958 Brad Hall, American comedian, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1958 Gary Oldman, English actor, filmmaker, musician, and author ↗
- 1956 Dick Beardsley, American runner ↗
- 1956 Guy Chadwick, German-English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1956 Richard H. Kirk, English guitarist, keyboard player, composer, and producer (died 2021) ↗
- 1956 Ingrid Kristiansen, Norwegian runner ↗
- 1955 Fadi Abboud, Lebanese economist and politician ↗
- 1955 Bob Bennett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1955 Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilian politician and retired military officer, 38th President of Brazil ↗
- 1955 Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Greek politician ↗
- 1955 Bärbel Wöckel, German sprinter ↗
- 1954 Prayut Chan-o-cha, Thai politician, Prime Minister of Thailand ↗
- 1954 Mike Dunleavy Sr., American basketball player, coach, and executive ↗
- 1954 Steve Sheppard, American basketball player ↗
- 1953 Steve Furber, English computer scientist and academic ↗
- 1953 Paul Martin Lester, American photographer, author, and educator (died 2023) ↗
- 1953 David Wisniewski, English-American author and illustrator (died 2002) ↗
- 1951 Conrad Lozano, American bass player ↗
- 1951 Russell Thompkins Jr., American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1950 Roger Hodgson, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player ↗
- 1950 Sergey Lavrov, Russian politician and diplomat, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs ↗
- 1950 Ron Oden, American minister and politician, 19th Mayor of Palm Springs ↗
- 1949 Alvin Kallicharran, Guyanese cricketer and coach ↗
- 1949 Andy Love, Scottish-English politician ↗
- 1949 Eddie Money, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2019) ↗
- 1949 Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian sociologist, philosopher, and academic ↗
- 1948 Scott Fahlman, American computer scientist and academic ↗
- 1947 George Johnston, Scottish footballer ↗
- 1946 Timothy Dalton, Welsh-English actor ↗
- 1946 Ray Dorset, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1946 Joseph Mitsuaki Takami, Japanese cardinal ↗
- 1945 Anthony Grabiner, Baron Grabiner, English lawyer ↗
- 1945 Charles Greene, American sprinter and coach (died 2022) ↗
- 1945 Rose Stone, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player ↗
- 1944 Marie-Christine Barrault, French actress ↗
- 1944 Janet Daley, American-English journalist and author ↗
- 1944 Hideki Ishima, Japanese guitarist ↗
- 1944 Mike Jackson, English general (died 2024) ↗
- 1944 David Lindley, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2023) ↗
- 1943 István Gyulai, Hungarian sprinter and sportscaster (died 2006) ↗
- 1943 Hartmut Haenchen, German conductor ↗
- 1943 Vivian Stanshall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter (died 1995) ↗
- 1942 Françoise Dorléac, French actress (died 1967) ↗
- 1942 Amina Claudine Myers, American singer-songwriter and pianist ↗
- 1942 Kostas Politis, Greek basketball player and coach (died 2018) ↗
- 1942 Patcha Ramachandra Rao, Indian metallurgist, educator and administrator (died 2010) ↗
- 1940 Solomon Burke, American singer-songwriter (died 2010) ↗
- 1940 Andrea Elle, German bicyclist ↗
- 1939 Kathleen Widdoes, American actress ↗
- 1938 Michael Foreman, English author and illustrator ↗
- 1938 Grahame Thomas, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1937 Ann Clwyd, Welsh journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (died 2023) ↗
- 1937 Tom Flores, American football player and coach ↗
- 1937 Pierre-Jean Rémy, French diplomat and author (died 2010) ↗
- 1936 Ed Broadbent, Canadian pilot and politician (died 2024) ↗
- 1936 Mike Westbrook, English pianist and composer ↗
- 1935 Brian Clough, English footballer and manager (died 2004) ↗
- 1934 Al Freeman, Jr., American actor and director (died 2012) ↗
- 1933 John Hall, English businessman ↗
- 1933 Michael Heseltine, Welsh businessman and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ↗
- 1932 Walter Gilbert, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1932 Joseph Silverstein, American violinist and conductor (died 2015) ↗
- 1931 Clark L. Brundin, American-English engineer and academic (died 2021) ↗
- 1931 Catherine Gibson, Scottish swimmer (died 2013) ↗
- 1931 Toyonobori, Japanese sumo wrestler (died 1998) ↗
- 1931 Al Williamson, American illustrator (died 2010) ↗
- 1930 James Coco, American actor (died 1987) ↗
- 1930 Otis Spann, American blues pianist, singer and composer (died 1970) ↗
- 1929 Maurice Catarcio, American wrestler (died 2005) ↗
- 1928 Surya Bahadur Thapa, Nepalese politician, 24th Prime Minister of Nepal (died 2015) ↗
- 1927 Halton Arp, American-German astronomer and critic (died 2013) ↗
- 1927 Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German soldier and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (died 2016) ↗
- 1926 André Delvaux, Belgian director and screenwriter (died 2002) ↗
- 1925 Harold Ashby, American saxophonist (died 2003) ↗
- 1925 Peter Brook, English-French director and producer (died 2022) ↗
- 1925 Hugo Koblet, Swiss cyclist (died 1964) ↗
- 1924 Philip Abbott, American actor (died 1998) ↗
- 1924 Dov Shilansky, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and politician (died 2010) ↗
- 1923 Louis-Edmond Hamelin, Canadian geographer, author, and academic (died 2020) ↗
- 1923 Rezső Nyers, Hungarian politician (died 2018) ↗
- 1923 Nizar Qabbani – Syrian poet, publisher, and diplomat (died 1998) ↗
- 1923 Nirmala Srivastava, Indian religious leader, founded Sahaja Yoga (died 2011) ↗
- 1922 Russ Meyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2004) ↗
- 1921 Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist and pianist (died 1986) ↗
- 1921 Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2014) ↗
- 1920 Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (died 1970) ↗
- 1920 Éric Rohmer, French director, film critic, journalist, novelist and screenwriter (died 2010) ↗
- 1919 Douglas Warren, Australian bishop (died 2013) ↗
- 1918 Patrick Lucey, American captain and politician, 38th Governor of Wisconsin (died 2014) ↗
- 1918 Charles Thompson, American pianist and composer (died 2016) ↗
- 1917 Frank Hardy, Australian journalist, author, and playwright (died 1994) ↗
- 1916 Bismillah Khan, Indian shehnai player (died 2006) ↗
- 1916 Ken Wharton, English race car driver (died 1957) ↗
- 1914 Paul Tortelier, French cellist and composer (died 1990) ↗
- 1913 George Abecassis, English race car driver and pilot (died 1991) ↗
- 1913 Guillermo Haro, Mexican astronomer (died 1988) ↗
- 1912 André Laurendeau, Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (died 1968) ↗
- 1911 Walter Lincoln Hawkins, American scientist and inventor (died 1992) ↗
- 1910 Julio Gallo, American businessman, co-founded E & J Gallo Winery (died 1993) ↗
- 1910 Muhammad Siddiq Khan, Bangladeshi librarian and educator (died 1978) ↗
- 1909 Harry Lane, English footballer (died 1977) ↗
- 1907 Zoltán Kemény, Hungarian sculptor (died 1965) ↗
- 1906 André Filho, Brazilian musician and songwriter (died 1974) ↗
- 1906 John D. Rockefeller III, American philanthropist (died 1978) ↗
- 1906 Jim Thompson, American businessman (died 1967) ↗
- 1905 Phyllis McGinley, American author and poet (died 1978) ↗
- 1904 Jehane Benoît, Canadian journalist and author (died 1987) ↗
- 1904 Forrest Mars, Sr., American candy maker, created M&M's and Mars bar (died 1999) ↗
- 1904 Nikos Skalkottas, Greek violinist and composer (died 1949) ↗
- 1902 Son House, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1988) ↗
- 1901 Karl Arnold, German businessman and politician, President of the German Bundesrat (died 1958) ↗
- 1899 Panagiotis Pipinelis, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1970) ↗
- 1897 Sim Gokkes, Dutch composer and conductor (died 1943) ↗
- 1897 Salvador Lutteroth, Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (died 1987) ↗
- 1896 Friedrich Waismann, Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1959) ↗
- 1894 Hannah Ryggen, Norwegian textile artist (died 1970) ↗
- 1889 Jock Sutherland, American football player and coach (died 1948) ↗
- 1887 Clarice Beckett, Australian painter (died 1935) ↗
- 1887 Lajos Kassák, Hungarian poet, novelist and painter (died 1967) ↗
- 1887 M. N. Roy, Indian philosopher and politician (died 1954) ↗
- 1886 Walter Dray, American pole vaulter (died 1973) ↗
- 1885 Pierre Renoir, French actor and director (died 1952) ↗
- 1884 George David Birkhoff, American mathematician (died 1944) ↗
- 1882 Aleksander Kesküla, Estonian politician (died 1963) ↗
- 1880 Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor, director, and producer (died 1971) ↗
- 1880 Hans Hofmann, German-American painter and academic (died 1966) ↗
- 1878 Morris H. Whitehouse, American architect (died 1944) ↗
- 1877 Maurice Farman, French race car driver and pilot (died 1964) ↗
- 1876 Walter Tewksbury, American runner and hurdler (died 1968) ↗
- 1874 Alfred Tysoe, English runner (died 1901) ↗
- 1869 David Robertson, Scottish-English golfer and rugby player (died 1937) ↗
- 1867 Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., American director and producer (died 1932) ↗
- 1866 Antonia Maury, American astronomer and astrophysicist (died 1952) ↗
- 1865 George Owen Squier, American general and inventor of Musak (died 1934) ↗
- 1859 Daria Pratt, American golfer (died 1938) ↗
- 1857 Alice Henry, Australian journalist and activist (died 1943) ↗
- 1854 Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer and coach (died 1924) ↗
- 1839 Modest Mussorgsky, Russian pianist and composer (died 1881) ↗
- 1835 Thomas Hayward, English cricketer (died 1876) ↗
- 1831 Dorothea Beale, English suffragist, educational reformer and author (died 1906) ↗
- 1825 Alexander Mozhaysky, Russian soldier and engineer (died 1890) ↗
- 1811 Nathaniel Woodard, English priest and educator (died 1891) ↗
- 1806 Benito Juárez, Mexican lawyer and politician, 25th President of Mexico (died 1872) ↗
- 1802 Augusta Waddington, Welsh writer and patron of the arts (died 1896) ↗
- 1779 José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, Marquis of Torre Tagle, Peruvian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Peru (died 1825) ↗
- 1768 Joseph Fourier, French mathematician and physicist (died 1830) ↗
- 1763 Jean Paul, German journalist and author (died 1825) ↗
- 1752 Mary Dixon Kies, American inventor (died 1837) ↗
- 1716 Josef Seger, Bohemian organist, composer, and educator (died 1782) ↗
- 1713 Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician (died 1803) ↗
- 1685 Johann Sebastian Bach – German Baroque composer and musician (died 1750) ↗
- 1672 Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino, Italian poet and translator (died 1742) ↗
- 1626 Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur, Spanish saint and missionary (died 1667) ↗
- 1557 Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel, English countess and poet (died 1630) ↗
- 1555 John Leveson, English politician (died 1615) ↗
- 1527 Hermann Finck, German composer and educator (died 1558) ↗
- 1521 Maurice, Elector of Saxony (died 1553) ↗
- 1501 Anne Brooke, Baroness Cobham, English noble (died 1558) ↗
- 1474 Angela Merici, Italian educator and saint (died 1540) ↗
- 927 Emperor Taizu of Song (died 976) ↗
- 2025 Kitty Dukakis, American author, First Lady of Massachusetts (born 1936) ↗
- 2025 George Foreman, American boxer, actor, and businessman (born 1949) ↗
- 2023 Willis Reed, American basketball player (born 1942) ↗
- 2021 Nawal El Saadawi – Egyptian secularist, feminist (born 1931) ↗
- 2019 Victor Hochhauser CBE, British music promoter (born 1923) ↗
- 2019 Gonzalo Portocarrero, Peruvian sociologist (born 1949) ↗
- 2017 Chuck Barris, American game show host and producer (born 1929) ↗
- 2017 Colin Dexter, English author (born 1930) ↗
- 2017 Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (born 1950) ↗
- 2017 Mike Hall, British cyclist (born 1981) ↗
- 2015 Ishaya Bakut, Nigerian general and politician, Governor of Benue State (born 1947) ↗
- 2015 Chuck Bednarik, American lieutenant and football player (born 1925) ↗
- 2015 James C. Binnicker, American sergeant (born 1938) ↗
- 2015 Hans Erni, Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator (born 1909) ↗
- 2015 Jørgen Ingmann, Danish singer and guitarist (born 1925) ↗
- 2015 Alberta Watson, Canadian actress (born 1955) ↗
- 2014 Qoriniasi Bale, Fijian lawyer and politician, 25th Attorney-General of Fiji (born 1929) ↗
- 2014 Bill Boedeker, American football player and soldier (born 1924) ↗
- 2014 Jack Fleck, American golfer (born 1921) ↗
- 2014 Simeon Oduoye, Nigerian police officer and politician (born 1945) ↗
- 2014 James Rebhorn, American actor (born 1948) ↗
- 2014 Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Iraqi patriarch (born 1933) ↗
- 2013 Chinua Achebe – Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic (born 1930) ↗
- 2013 Rick Hautala, American author and screenwriter (born 1949) ↗
- 2013 Harlon Hill, American football player and coach (born 1932) ↗
- 2013 Pietro Mennea, Italian sprinter and politician (born 1952) ↗
- 2013 Giancarlo Zagni, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1926) ↗
- 2012 Albrecht Dietz, German economist and businessman (born 1926) ↗
- 2012 Ron Erhardt, American football player and coach (born 1931) ↗
- 2012 Robert Fuest, English director, screenwriter, and production designer (born 1927) ↗
- 2012 Tonino Guerra, Italian poet and screenwriter (born 1920) ↗
- 2012 Irving Louis Horowitz, American sociologist, author, and academic (born 1929) ↗
- 2012 Yuri Razuvaev, Russian chess player and trainer (born 1945) ↗
- 2012 Marina Salye, Russian geologist and politician (born 1934) ↗
- 2011 Loleatta Holloway, American singer-songwriter (born 1946) ↗
- 2011 Gerd Klier, German footballer (born 1944) ↗
- 2011 Ladislav Novák, Czech footballer and manager (born 1931) ↗
- 2011 Pinetop Perkins, American singer and pianist (born 1913) ↗
- 2010 Wolfgang Wagner, German director and manager (born 1919) ↗
- 2009 Mohit Sharma, Indian army officer (born 1978) ↗
- 2009 Walt Poddubny, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1960) ↗
- 2008 Denis Cosgrove, English-American geographer and academic (born 1948) ↗
- 2008 Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente, Chilean architect and academic (born 1931) ↗
- 2008 John List, American murderer (born 1925) ↗
- 2007 Drew Hayes, American author and illustrator (born 1969) ↗
- 2007 Sven O. Høiby, Norwegian hurdler and journalist (born 1936) ↗
- 2005 Barney Martin, American police officer and actor (born 1923) ↗
- 2005 Bobby Short, American singer and pianist (born 1924) ↗
- 2004 Ludmilla Tchérina, French actress, dancer, and choreographer (born 1924) ↗
- 2003 Shivani, Indian author (born 1923) ↗
- 2003 Umar Wirahadikusumah, Indonesian general and politician, 4th Vice President of Indonesia (born 1924) ↗
- 2002 Herman Talmadge, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 70th Governor of Georgia (born 1913) ↗
- 2001 Chung Ju-yung, South Korean businessman, founded Hyundai (born 1915) ↗
- 2001 Anthony Steel, English actor and singer (born 1920) ↗
- 1999 Jean Guitton, French philosopher and author (born 1905) ↗
- 1999 Ernie Wise, English comedian and actor (born 1925) ↗
- 1998 Galina Ulanova, Russian ballerina (born 1910) ↗
- 1997 Wilbert Awdry, English cleric and author, created The Railway Series, the basis for Thomas the Tank Engine (born 1911) ↗
- 1994 Macdonald Carey, American actor (born 1913) ↗
- 1994 Lili Damita, French-American actress and singer (born 1904) ↗
- 1994 Aleksandrs Laime, Latvian-born explorer (born 1911) ↗
- 1992 John Ireland, Canadian-American actor and director (born 1914) ↗
- 1992 Natalie Sleeth, American pianist and composer (born 1930) ↗
- 1991 Vedat Dalokay, Turkish architect and politician, Mayor of Ankara (born 1927) ↗
- 1991 Leo Fender, American businessman, founded Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (born 1909) ↗
- 1987 Walter L. Gordon, Canadian accountant, lawyer, and politician, 22nd Canadian Minister of Finance (born 1906) ↗
- 1987 Robert Preston, American captain, actor, and singer (born 1918) ↗
- 1985 Michael Redgrave, English actor, director, and manager (born 1908) ↗
- 1980 Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (born 1888) ↗
- 1978 Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, President of Ireland (born 1911) ↗
- 1975 Joe Medwick, American baseball player and coach (born 1911) ↗
- 1970 Manolis Chiotis, Greek singer-songwriter and bouzouki player (born 1920) ↗
- 1958 Cyril M. Kornbluth, American soldier and author (born 1923) ↗
- 1956 Hatı Çırpan, Turkish politician (born 1890) ↗
- 1953 Ed Voss, American basketball player (born 1922) ↗
- 1951 Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor and composer (born 1871) ↗
- 1946 Henry Hanna, Irish Judge, photographer and author (born 1871) ↗
- 1945 Arthur Nebe, German SS officer (born 1894) ↗
- 1943 Cornelia Fort, American soldier and pilot (born 1919) ↗
- 1939 Evald Aav, Estonian composer and conductor (born 1900) ↗
- 1939 Ali Hikmet Ayerdem, Turkish general and politician (born 1877) ↗
- 1936 Alexander Glazunov, Russian composer and conductor (born 1865) ↗
- 1934 Franz Schreker, Austrian composer and conductor (born 1878) ↗
- 1934 Lilyan Tashman, American actress (born 1896) ↗
- 1933 Enrico D'Ovidio, Italian mathematician (born 1842) ↗
- 1927 Thomas Oikonomou, Greek actor (born 1864) ↗
- 1920 Evelina Haverfield, British suffragette and aid worker (born 1867) ↗
- 1915 Frederick Winslow Taylor, American golfer, tennis player, and engineer (born 1856) ↗
- 1892 Annibale de Gasparis, Italian astronomer (born 1819)[citation needed] ↗
- 1891 Joseph E. Johnston, American general (born 1807) ↗
- 1884 Ezra Abbot, American scholar and academic (born 1819) ↗
- 1869 Juan Almonte, son of José María Morelos, was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a regent in the Second Mexican Empire (1863-1864) (born 1803) ↗
- 1863 Edwin Vose Sumner, American general (born 1797) ↗
- 1854 Pedro María de Anaya, Mexican soldier. President (1847-1848) (born 1795) ↗
- 1843 Robert Southey, English poet, historian, and translator (born 1774) ↗
- 1843 Guadalupe Victoria, Mexican general and politician, 1st President of Mexico (born 1786) ↗
- 1804 Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien (born 1772) ↗
- 1801 Andrea Luchesi, Italian composer and educator (born 1741) ↗
- 1795 Giovanni Arduino, Italian miner and geologist (born 1714) ↗
- 1772 Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, French geographer and cartographer (born 1703) ↗
- 1762 Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, French priest, astronomer, and academic (born 1713) ↗
- 1752 Gio Nicola Buhagiar, Maltese painter (born 1698) ↗
- 1751 Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (born 1706) ↗
- 1734 Robert Wodrow, Scottish historian and author (born 1679) ↗
- 1729 John Law, Scottish-French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (born 1671) ↗
- 1729 Elżbieta Sieniawska, politically influential Polish magnate (born 1669) ↗
- 1676 Henri Sauval, French historian and author (born 1623) ↗
- 1656 James Ussher, Irish archbishop (born 1581) ↗
- 1653 Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha, Albanian politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire ↗
- 1617 Pocahontas, Algonquian Indigenous woman (born c. 1595) ↗
- 1571 Odet de Coligny, French cardinal and Protestant (born 1517) ↗
- 1556 Thomas Cranmer, English archbishop (born 1489) ↗
- 1540 John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford, English peer and courtier (born c. 1482) ↗
- 1487 Nicholas of Flüe, Swiss monk and saint (born 1417) ↗
- 1372 Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden ↗
- 1306 Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (born 1248) ↗
- 1201 Absalon, Danish archbishop (born c. 1128) ↗
- 1076 Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (born 1011) ↗
- 1063 Richeza of Lotharingia (born 995) ↗
- 1034 Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia (born 955) ↗
- 867 Ælla, king of Northumbria ↗
- 867 Osberht, king of Northumbria ↗