52 Events
242 Births
119 Deaths
- 2018 Syrian civil war: Following the completion of the Afrin offensive, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) initiate an insurgency against the Turkish occupation of the Afrin District. ↗
- 2006 Capitol Hill massacre: A gunman kills six people before taking his own life at a party in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. ↗
- 2006 Protesters demanding a new election in Belarus, following the rigged 2006 Belarusian presidential election, clash with riot police. Opposition leader Aleksander Kozulin is among several protesters arrested. ↗
- 1996 The European Union's Veterinarian Committee bans the export of British beef and its by-products as a result of mad cow disease (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy). ↗
- 1995 WikiWikiWeb, the world's first wiki, and part of the Portland Pattern Repository, is made public by Ward Cunningham. ↗
- 1988 The Candle demonstration in Bratislava is the first mass demonstration of the 1980s against the communist regime in Czechoslovakia. ↗
- 1979 The first fully functional Space Shuttle orbiter, Columbia, is delivered to the John F. Kennedy Space Center to be prepared for its first launch. ↗
- 1975 Faisal of Saudi Arabia is shot and killed by his nephew. ↗
- 1971 The Army of the Republic of Vietnam abandon an attempt to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos. ↗
- 1965 Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr. successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile (80 km) march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama. ↗
- 1959 Chain Island is sold by the State of California to Russell Gallaway III, a Sacramento businessman who plans to use it as a "hunting and fishing retreat", for $5,258.20 ($56,716 in 2024). ↗
- 1957 United States Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl" on obscenity grounds. ↗
- 1957 The European Economic Community is established with West Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg as the first members. ↗
- 1949 More than 92,000 kulaks are suddenly deported from the Baltic states to Siberia. ↗
- 1948 The first successful tornado forecast predicts that a tornado will strike Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. ↗
- 1947 An explosion in a coal mine in Centralia, Illinois kills 111. ↗
- 1941 The Kingdom of Yugoslavia joins the Axis powers with the signing of the Tripartite Pact. ↗
- 1932 The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is unveiled in Athens. ↗
- 1931 The Scottsboro Boys are arrested in Alabama and charged with rape. ↗
- 1924 On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic. ↗
- 1919 The Tetiev pogrom occurs in Ukraine, becoming the prototype of mass murder during the Holocaust. ↗
- 1918 The Belarusian People's Republic is established. ↗
- 1917 The Georgian Orthodox Church restores its autocephaly abolished by Imperial Russia in 1811. ↗
- 1914 The Greek multi-sport club Aris Thessaloniki is founded in Thessaloniki. ↗
- 1911 In New York City, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers. ↗
- 1911 Andrey Yushchinsky is murdered in Kiev, leading to the Beilis affair. ↗
- 1905 The Greek football club P.A.E. G.S. Diagoras is founded in the city of Rhodes. ↗
- 1894 Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, departs Massillon, Ohio for Washington, D.C. ↗
- 1865 American Civil War: In Virginia during the Siege of Petersburg, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union before being repulsed. ↗
- 1845 New Zealand Legislative Council pass the first Militia Act constituting the New Zealand Army. ↗
- 1821 Greek War of Independence: Traditional date of the start of the Greek War of Independence. The war had actually begun on 23 February 1821 (Julian calendar). ↗
- 1811 Percy Bysshe Shelley is expelled from the University of Oxford for publishing the pamphlet The Necessity of Atheism. ↗
- 1807 The Swansea and Mumbles Railway, then known as the Oystermouth Railway, becomes the first passenger-carrying railway in the world. ↗
- 1802 The Treaty of Amiens is signed as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and the United Kingdom. ↗
- 1776 American Revolutionary War – American Patriots conduct a Raid on Tybee Island, primarily seeking to capture runaway slaves who sought refuge with British forces stationed there. ↗
- 1770 Daskalogiannis leads the people of Sfakia in the first Greek uprising against the Ottoman rule ↗
- 1725 Bach's chorale cantata "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1", is first performed on the Feast of the Annunciation, coinciding with Palm Sunday. ↗
- 1708 A French fleet anchors nears Fife Ness as part of the planned French invasion of Britain. ↗
- 1655 Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens. ↗
- 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia. ↗
- 1576 Jerome Savage takes out a sub-lease to start the Newington Butts Theatre outside London. ↗
- 1519 Hernán Cortés, entering province of Tabasco, defeats Tabascan Indians. ↗
- 1410 The Yongle Emperor of Ming China launches the first of his military campaigns against the Mongols, resulting in the fall of the Mongol khan Bunyashiri. ↗
- 1409 The Council of Pisa convenes, in an attempt to heal the Western Schism. ↗
- 1306 Robert the Bruce becomes King of Scots (Scotland). ↗
- 1065 The Great German Pilgrimage is attacked on Good Friday by Beduin bandits, suffering heavy losses. ↗
- 1000 Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah assassinates the eunuch chief minister Barjawan and assumes control of the government. ↗
- 919 Romanos Lekapenos seizes the Boukoleon Palace in Constantinople and becomes regent of the Byzantine emperor Constantine VII. ↗
- 717 Theodosius III resigns the throne to the Byzantine Empire to enter the clergy allowing Leo III to take the throne and begin the Isaurian dynasty. ↗
- 708 Pope Constantine becomes the 88th pope. He would be the last pope to visit Constantinople until 1967. ↗
- 421 Italian city Venice is founded with the dedication of the first church, that of San Giacomo di Rialto on the islet of Rialto. ↗
- 410 The Southern Yan capital of Guanggu falls to the Jin dynasty general Liu Yu, ending the Southern Yan dynasty. ↗
- 2000 Ozan Kabak, Turkish footballer ↗
- 1999 Mikey Madison, American actress ↗
- 1994 Justine Dufour-Lapointe, Canadian skier ↗
- 1993 Jacob Gagan, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1993 Sam Johnstone, English footballer ↗
- 1992 Meg Lanning, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1991 Scott Malone, English footballer ↗
- 1990 Mehmet Ekici, Turkish footballer ↗
- 1990 Alexander Esswein, German footballer ↗
- 1989 Aly Michalka, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1989 Scott Sinclair, English footballer ↗
- 1988 Big Sean, American rapper, singer and songwriter ↗
- 1988 Ryan Lewis, American music producer ↗
- 1988 Mitchell Watt, Australian long jumper ↗
- 1988 Arthur Zeiler, German rugby player ↗
- 1987 Jacob Bagersted, Danish handball player ↗
- 1987 Victor Obinna, Nigerian footballer ↗
- 1987 Nobunari Oda, Japanese figure skater ↗
- 1987 Hyun-jin Ryu, South Korean baseball player ↗
- 1986 Marco Belinelli, Italian basketball player ↗
- 1986 Megan Gibson, American softball player ↗
- 1986 Kyle Lowry, American basketball player ↗
- 1986 Mickey Paea, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1985 Carmen Rasmusen, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and actress ↗
- 1985 Diana Rennik, Estonian figure skater ↗
- 1984 Katharine McPhee, American singer-songwriter and actress ↗
- 1984 Liam Messam, New Zealand rugby player ↗
- 1983 Mickaël Hanany, French high jumper ↗
- 1982 Danica Patrick, American race car driver ↗
- 1982 Álvaro Saborío, Costa Rican footballer ↗
- 1982 Jenny Slate, American comedian, actress and author ↗
- 1981 Casey Neistat, American YouTube personality ↗
- 1980 Kathrine Sørland, Norwegian fashion model and television presenter ↗
- 1979 Muriel Hurtis-Houairi, French sprinter ↗
- 1978 Gennaro Delvecchio, Italian footballer ↗
- 1978 Teddy Lussi-Modeste, French film director, screenwriter and literature teacher ↗
- 1977 Natalie Clein, English cellist and educator ↗
- 1977 Andrew Lindsay, Scottish rower ↗
- 1976 Francie Bellew, Irish footballer ↗
- 1976 Lars Figura, German sprinter ↗
- 1976 Wladimir Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer ↗
- 1976 Rima Wakarua, New Zealand-Italian rugby player ↗
- 1975 Ladislav Benýšek, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1975 Melanie Blatt, English singer-songwriter and actress ↗
- 1975 Erika Heynatz, Papua New Guinean-Australian model and actress ↗
- 1974 Serge Betsen, Cameroonian-French rugby player ↗
- 1974 Lark Voorhies, American actress and singer ↗
- 1973 Michaela Dorfmeister, Austrian skier ↗
- 1973 Anders Fridén, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1973 Bob Sura, American basketball player ↗
- 1972 Naftali Bennett, Israeli politician, 13th Prime Minister of Israel ↗
- 1972 Giniel de Villiers, South African racing driver ↗
- 1972 Phil O'Donnell, Scottish footballer (died 2007) ↗
- 1971 Stacy Dragila, American pole vaulter and coach ↗
- 1971 Cammi Granato, American ice hockey player and sportscaster ↗
- 1971 Sheryl Swoopes, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1970 Magnus Larsson, Swedish golfer ↗
- 1969 George Chlitsios, Greek conductor and composer ↗
- 1969 Dale Davis, American basketball player ↗
- 1969 Cathy Dennis, English singer-songwriter, record producer and actress ↗
- 1969 Jeffrey Walker, English singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
- 1967 Matthew Barney, American sculptor and photographer ↗
- 1967 Doug Stanhope, American comedian and actor ↗
- 1967 Debi Thomas, American figure skater and physician ↗
- 1966 Tom Glavine, American baseball player ↗
- 1966 Humberto Gonzalez, Mexican boxer ↗
- 1966 Jeff Healey, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2008) ↗
- 1966 Anton Rogan, Northern Irish footballer ↗
- 1965 Avery Johnson, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1965 Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgarian high jumper ↗
- 1965 Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress, producer, and designer ↗
- 1964 Norm Duke, American bowler ↗
- 1964 Buzz Osborne, American musician ↗
- 1964 René Meulensteen, Dutch footballer and coach ↗
- 1964 Ken Wregget, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1963 Karen Bruce, English dancer and choreographer ↗
- 1963 Velle Kadalipp, Estonian architect ↗
- 1963 Andrew O'Connor, British actor, comedian, magician, television presenter and executive producer ↗
- 1962 Marcia Cross, American actress ↗
- 1962 David Nuttall, English lawyer and politician ↗
- 1961 Mark Brooks, American golfer ↗
- 1960 Mike Aulby, American bowler ↗
- 1960 Steve Norman, English saxophonist, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1960 Peter O'Brien, Australian actor ↗
- 1960 Brenda Strong, American actress ↗
- 1958 Susie Bright, American journalist, author, and critic ↗
- 1958 Lorna Brown, Canadian artist, curator, and writer ↗
- 1958 Sisy Chen, Taiwanese journalist and politician ↗
- 1958 María Caridad Colón, Cuban javelin thrower and shot putter ↗
- 1958 John Ensign, American physician and politician ↗
- 1958 Ray Tanner, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1958 Åsa Torstensson, Swedish politician, 3rd Swedish Minister for Infrastructure ↗
- 1957 Christina Boxer, English runner and journalist ↗
- 1957 Kanellos Kanellopoulos, Greek cyclist ↗
- 1957 Jonathan Michie, English economist and academic ↗
- 1957 Aleksandr Puchkov, Russian hurdler ↗
- 1957 Jim Uhls, American screenwriter and producer ↗
- 1955 Daniel Boulud, French chef and author ↗
- 1955 Lee Mazzilli, American baseball player, coach, and manager ↗
- 1954 Thom Loverro, American journalist and author ↗
- 1953 Christos Ardizoglou, Greek footballer ↗
- 1953 Robert Fox, English producer and manager ↗
- 1953 Vesna Pusić, Croatian sociologist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia ↗
- 1953 Haroon Rasheed, Pakistani cricketer and coach ↗
- 1952 Stephen Dorrell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health ↗
- 1952 Antanas Mockus, Colombian mathematician, philosopher, and politician, Mayor of Bogotá ↗
- 1951 Jumbo Tsuruta, Japanese wrestler (died 2000) ↗
- 1950 Chuck Greenberg, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer (died 1995) ↗
- 1950 Ronnie McDowell, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1950 David Paquette, American-New Zealander pianist ↗
- 1949 Ronnie Flanagan, Northern Irish Chief Constable (Royal Irish Constabulary, Police Service of Northern Ireland) ↗
- 1949 Sue Klebold, American activist ↗
- 1948 Bonnie Bedelia, American actress ↗
- 1948 Michael Stanley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021) ↗
- 1947 Richard Cork, English historian and critic ↗
- 1947 Elton John, English singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor ↗
- 1946 Cliff Balsom, English footballer ↗
- 1946 Daniel Bensaïd, French philosopher and author (died 2010) ↗
- 1946 Stephen Hunter, American author and critic ↗
- 1946 Maurice Krafft, French volcanologist (died 1991) ↗
- 1945 Leila Diniz, Brazilian actress (died 1972) ↗
- 1943 Paul Michael Glaser, American actor and director ↗
- 1942 Robert J. Birgeneau, Canadian-American physicist ↗
- 1942 Aretha Franklin – American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2018) ↗
- 1942 Richard O'Brien, English actor and screenwriter ↗
- 1942 Kim Woodburn, English television host (died 2025) ↗
- 1941 Gudmund Hernes, Norwegian sociologist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Education and Research ↗
- 1939 Toni Cade Bambara, American author, academic, and activist (died 1995) ↗
- 1939 D. C. Fontana, American screenwriter and producer (died 2019) ↗
- 1938 Hoyt Axton, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 1999) ↗
- 1938 Daniel Buren, French sculptor and painter ↗
- 1938 Fritz d'Orey, Brazilian racing driver (died 2020) ↗
- 1937 Tom Monaghan, American businessman, founded Domino's Pizza ↗
- 1936 Carl Kaufmann, American-German sprinter (died 2008) ↗
- 1935 Gabriel Elorde, Filipino boxer (died 1985) ↗
- 1934 Johnny Burnette, American singer-songwriter (died 1964) ↗
- 1934 Bernard King, Australian actor and chef (died 2002) ↗
- 1934 Karlheinz Schreiber, German-Canadian businessman ↗
- 1934 Gloria Steinem, American feminist activist, co-founded the Women's Media Center ↗
- 1932 Penelope Gilliatt, English novelist, short story writer, and critic (died 1993) ↗
- 1932 Wes Santee, American runner (died 2010) ↗
- 1931 Humphrey Burton, English radio and television host ↗
- 1930 David Burge, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2013) ↗
- 1930 Carlo Mauri, Italian mountaineer and explorer (died 1982) ↗
- 1930 Rudy Minarcin, American baseball player and coach (died 2013) ↗
- 1929 Cecil Taylor, American pianist and composer (died 2018) ↗
- 1928 Jim Lovell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (died 2025) ↗
- 1928 Gunnar Nielsen, Danish runner and typographer (died 1985) ↗
- 1928 Peter O'Brien, Australian rugby league player (died 2016) ↗
- 1928 Hans Steinbrenner, German sculptor (died 2008) ↗
- 1927 P. Shanmugam, Indian politician, 13th Chief Minister of Puducherry (died 2013) ↗
- 1926 Riz Ortolani, Italian composer and conductor (died 2014) ↗
- 1926 László Papp, Hungarian boxer (died 2003) ↗
- 1926 Shirley Jean Rickert, American actress (died 2009) ↗
- 1926 Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet and politician (died 1999) ↗
- 1926 Gene Shalit, American journalist and critic ↗
- 1925 Flannery O'Connor, American short story writer and novelist (died 1964) ↗
- 1925 Anthony Quinton, Baron Quinton, English physician and philosopher (died 2010) ↗
- 1925 Kishori Sinha, Indian politician, social activist and advocate (died 2016) ↗
- 1924 Roberts Blossom, American actor (died 2011) ↗
- 1924 Machiko Kyō, Japanese actress (died 2019) ↗
- 1923 Bonnie Guitar, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2019) ↗
- 1923 Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (died 2003) ↗
- 1922 Eileen Ford, American businesswoman, co-founded Ford Models (died 2014) ↗
- 1921 Nancy Kelly, American actress (died 1995) ↗
- 1921 Simone Signoret, French actress (died 1985) ↗
- 1921 Alexandra of Yugoslavia, the last Queen of Yugoslavia (died 1993) ↗
- 1920 Paul Scott, English author, poet, and playwright (died 1978) ↗
- 1920 Patrick Troughton, English actor (died 1987) ↗
- 1920 Usha Mehta, Gandhian and freedom fighter of India (died 2000) ↗
- 1918 Howard Cosell, American soldier, journalist, and author (died 1995) ↗
- 1916 S. M. Pandit, Indian painter and educator (died 1993) ↗
- 1915 Dorothy Squires, Welsh singer (died 1998) ↗
- 1914 Norman Borlaug, American agronomist and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009) ↗
- 1914 Tassos, Greek engraver, etcher and sculptor (died 1985) ↗
- 1913 Reo Stakis, Cypriot-Scottish businessman, founded Stakis Hotels (died 2001) ↗
- 1912 Melita Norwood, English civil servant and spy (died 2005) ↗
- 1912 Jean Vilar, French actor and director (died 1971) ↗
- 1910 Magda Olivero, Italian soprano (died 2014) ↗
- 1910 Benzion Netanyahu, Polish-Israeli historian and academic (died 2012) ↗
- 1908 David Lean, English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1991) ↗
- 1906 Jean Sablon, French singer and actor (died 1994) ↗
- 1906 A. J. P. Taylor, English historian and academic (died 1990) ↗
- 1905 Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim, German colonel (died 1944) ↗
- 1904 Pete Johnson, American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist (died 1967) ↗
- 1903 Binnie Barnes, English-American actress (died 1998) ↗
- 1903 Frankie Carle, American pianist and bandleader (died 2001) ↗
- 1903 Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Ukrainian-American theologian and scholar (died 1990) ↗
- 1901 Ed Begley, American actor (died 1970) ↗
- 1900 George Carstairs, Australian rugby league player (died 1966) ↗
- 1899 François Rozet, French-Canadian actor (died 1994) ↗
- 1897 Leslie Averill, New Zealand doctor and soldier (died 1981) ↗
- 1895 Siegfried Handloser, German general and physician (died 1954) ↗
- 1893 Johannes Villemson, Estonian runner (died 1971) ↗
- 1885 Jimmy Seed, English international footballer and manager (died 1966) ↗
- 1881 Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist and composer (died 1945) ↗
- 1881 Patrick Henry Bruce, American painter and educator (died 1936) ↗
- 1881 Mary Webb, English author and poet (died 1927) ↗
- 1879 Amedee Reyburn, American swimmer and water polo player (died 1920) ↗
- 1878 František Janda-Suk, Czech discus thrower and shot putter (died 1955) ↗
- 1877 Walter Little, Canadian politician (died 1961) ↗
- 1876 Irving Baxter, American high jumper and pole vaulter (died 1957) ↗
- 1874 Selim Sırrı Tarcan, Turkish educator and politician (died 1957) ↗
- 1873 Rudolf Rocker, German-American author and activist (died 1958) ↗
- 1872 Horatio Nelson Jackson, American race car driver and physician (died 1955) ↗
- 1871 Louis Perrée, French fencer (died 1924) ↗
- 1868 Bill Lockwood, English cricketer (died 1932) ↗
- 1867 Gutzon Borglum, American sculptor, designed Mount Rushmore (died 1941) ↗
- 1867 Arturo Toscanini, Italian-American cellist and conductor (died 1957) ↗
- 1863 Simon Flexner, American physician and academic (died 1946) ↗
- 1859 Hendrik Wortman, Dutch civil engineer (died 1939) ↗
- 1840 Myles Keogh, Irish-American colonel (died 1876) ↗
- 1828 George Montgomery White, American politician (died 1860) ↗
- 1824 Clinton L. Merriam, American banker and politician (died 1900) ↗
- 1808 José de Espronceda, Spanish poet and author (died 1842) ↗
- 1800 Ernst Heinrich Karl von Dechen, German geologist and academic (died 1889) ↗
- 1782 Caroline Bonaparte, French daughter of Carlo Buonaparte (died 1839) ↗
- 1767 Joachim Murat, French general (died 1815) ↗
- 1745 John Barry, American naval officer and father of the American navy (died 1803) ↗
- 1741 Jean-Antoine Houdon, French sculptor and educator (died 1828) ↗
- 1699 Johann Adolph Hasse, German singer and composer (died 1783) ↗
- 1661 Paul de Rapin, French soldier and historian (died 1725) ↗
- 1643 Louis Moréri, French priest and scholar (died 1680) ↗
- 1636 Henric Piccardt, Dutch lawyer (died 1712) ↗
- 1611 Evliya Çelebi, Ottoman Turk traveller and writer (died 1682) ↗
- 1593 Jean de Brébeuf, French-Canadian missionary and saint (died 1649) ↗
- 1546 Giacomo Castelvetro, Italian writer (died 1616) ↗
- 1545 John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg (died 1622) ↗
- 1541 Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1587) ↗
- 1538 Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (died 1612) ↗
- 1510 Guillaume Postel, French linguist (died 1581) ↗
- 1491 Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel (died 1549) ↗
- 1479 Vasili III of Russia (died 1533) ↗
- 1434 Eustochia Smeralda Calafato, Italian saint (died 1485) ↗
- 1414 Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford, English noble (died 1455) ↗
- 1404 John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (died 1444) ↗
- 1347 Catherine of Siena, Italian philosopher, theologian, and saint (died 1380) ↗
- 1345 Blanche of Lancaster (died 1369) ↗
- 1297 Andronikos III Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1341) ↗
- 1297 Arnošt of Pardubice, the first Bohemian archbishop (died 1364) ↗
- 1259 Andronikos II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1332) ↗
- 1252 Conradin, Duke of Swabia (died 1268) ↗
- 2025 Tapani Kansa, Finnish singer (born 1949) ↗
- 2025 Terry Manning, American musician and recording engineer (born 1947) ↗
- 2022 Taylor Hawkins, American drummer and singer (born 1972) ↗
- 2021 Beverly Cleary, American author (born 1916) ↗
- 2020 Floyd Cardoz, Indian-born American chef (born 1960) ↗
- 2019 Barrie Hole, Welsh footballer (born 1942) ↗
- 2017 Cuthbert Sebastian, St. Kitts and Nevis politician (born 1921) ↗
- 2016 Shannon Bolin, American actress and singer (born 1917) ↗
- 2015 George Fischbeck, American journalist and educator (born 1922) ↗
- 2014 Lorna Arnold, English historian and author (born 1915) ↗
- 2014 Hank Lauricella, American football player and politician (born 1930) ↗
- 2014 Jon Lord, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1956) ↗
- 2014 Sonny Ruberto, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1946) ↗
- 2014 Jonathan Schell, American journalist and author (born 1943) ↗
- 2014 Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (born 1918) ↗
- 2013 Léonce Bernard, Canadian politician, 26th Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (born 1943) ↗
- 2013 Ben Goldfaden, American basketball player and educator (born 1913) ↗
- 2013 Anthony Lewis, American journalist and academic (born 1927) ↗
- 2013 Jean Pickering, English runner and long jumper (born 1929) ↗
- 2013 Jean-Marc Roberts, French author and screenwriter (born 1954) ↗
- 2013 John F. Wiley, American lieutenant, football player, and coach (born 1920) ↗
- 2012 Priscilla Buckley, American journalist and author (born 1921) ↗
- 2012 Hal E. Chester, American actor, director, and producer (born 1921) ↗
- 2012 John Crosfield, English businessman, founded Crosfield Electronics (born 1915) ↗
- 2012 Edd Gould, English animator and voice actor, founded Eddsworld (born 1988) ↗
- 2012 Antonio Tabucchi, Italian author and academic (born 1943) ↗
- 2009 Johnny Blanchard, American baseball player (born 1933) ↗
- 2009 Kosuke Koyama, Japanese-American theologian and academic (born 1929) ↗
- 2009 Dan Seals, American musician (born 1948) ↗
- 2009 Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu, Turkish politician and member of the Parliament of Turkey (born 1954) ↗
- 2008 Ben Carnevale, American basketball player and coach (born 1915) ↗
- 2008 Thierry Gilardi, French journalist and sportscaster (born 1958) ↗
- 2008 Abby Mann, American screenwriter and producer (born 1927) ↗
- 2008 Herb Peterson, American businessman, created the McMuffin (born 1919) ↗
- 2007 Andranik Margaryan, Armenian engineer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Armenia (born 1951) ↗
- 2006 Bob Carlos Clarke, Irish photographer (born 1950) ↗
- 2006 Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (born 1944) ↗
- 2006 Richard Fleischer, American film director (born 1916) ↗
- 2006 Buck Owens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1929) ↗
- 2005 Paul Henning, American screenwriter and producer (born 1911) ↗
- 2002 Kenneth Wolstenholme, English journalist and sportscaster (born 1920) ↗
- 2001 Brian Trubshaw, English cricketer and pilot (born 1924) ↗
- 2000 Helen Martin, American actress (born 1909) ↗
- 1999 Cal Ripken, Sr., American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1936) ↗
- 1998 Max Green, Australian lawyer (born 1952) ↗
- 1998 Steven Schiff, American lawyer and politician (born 1947) ↗
- 1995 James Samuel Coleman, American sociologist and academic (born 1926) ↗
- 1995 John Hugenholtz, Dutch engineer (born 1914) ↗
- 1994 Angelines Fernández, Spanish-Mexican actress (born 1922) ↗
- 1994 Bernard Kangro, Estonian poet and journalist (born 1910) ↗
- 1994 Max Petitpierre, Swiss jurist and politician (born 1899) ↗
- 1992 Nancy Walker, American actress, singer, and director (born 1922) ↗
- 1991 Marcel Lefebvre, French-Swiss archbishop (born 1905) ↗
- 1988 Robert Joffrey, American dancer, choreographer, and director, co-founded the Joffrey Ballet (born 1930) ↗
- 1987 A. W. Mailvaganam, Sri Lankan physicist and academic (born 1906) ↗
- 1986 Gloria Blondell, American actress (born 1910) ↗
- 1983 Bob Waterfield, American football player and coach (born 1920) ↗
- 1982 Goodman Ace, American comedian and writer (born 1899) ↗
- 1980 Milton H. Erickson, American psychiatrist and psychologist (born 1901) ↗
- 1980 Walter Susskind, Czech-English conductor and educator (born 1913) ↗
- 1979 Robert Madgwick, Australian colonel and academic (born 1905) ↗
- 1979 Akinoumi Setsuo, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 37th Yokozuna (born 1914) ↗
- 1976 Josef Albers, German-American painter and educator (born 1888) ↗
- 1976 Benjamin Miessner, American radio engineer and inventor (born 1890) ↗
- 1975 Juan Gaudino, Argentinian race car driver (born 1893) ↗
- 1975 Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian king (born 1906) ↗
- 1975 Deiva Zivarattinam, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1894) ↗
- 1973 Jakob Sildnik, Estonian photographer and director (born 1883) ↗
- 1973 Edward Steichen, Luxembourgian-American photographer, painter, and curator (born 1879) ↗
- 1969 Billy Cotton, English singer, drummer, and bandleader (born 1899) ↗
- 1969 Max Eastman, American poet and activist (born 1883) ↗
- 1965 Viola Liuzzo, American civil rights activist (born 1925) ↗
- 1964 Charles Benjamin Howard, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1885) ↗
- 1958 Tom Brown, American trombonist (born 1888) ↗
- 1956 Lou Moore, American race car driver (born 1904) ↗
- 1956 Robert Newton, English actor (born 1905) ↗
- 1951 Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager (born 1887) ↗
- 1942 William Carr, American rower (born 1876) ↗
- 1932 Harriet Backer, Norwegian painter (born 1845) ↗
- 1931 Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Indian journalist and politician (born 1890) ↗
- 1931 Ida B. Wells, American journalist and activist (born 1862) ↗
- 1927 Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, Palestinian Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (born 1843) ↗
- 1918 Claude Debussy, French composer (born 1862) ↗
- 1918 Peter Martin, Australian footballer and soldier (born 1875) ↗
- 1917 Elizabeth Storrs Mead, American academic (born 1832) ↗
- 1914 Frédéric Mistral, French lexicographer and poet, 1904 Nobel Prize laureate (born 1830) ↗
- 1908 Durham Stevens, American diplomat (born 1851) ↗
- 1907 Ernst von Bergmann, Latvian-German surgeon and academic (born 1836) ↗
- 1873 Wilhelm Marstrand, Danish painter and illustrator (born 1810) ↗
- 1869 Edward Bates, American politician and lawyer (born 1793) ↗
- 1860 James Braid, Scottish surgeon (born 1795) ↗
- 1857 William Colgate, English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive (born 1783) ↗
- 1848 Nicolai Wergeland, Norwegian priest, writer and politician (born 1780) ↗
- 1818 Caspar Wessel, Norwegian-Danish mathematician and cartographer (born 1745) ↗
- 1801 Novalis, German poet and author (born 1772) ↗
- 1738 Turlough O'Carolan, Irish harp player and composer (born 1670) ↗
- 1736 Nicholas Hawksmoor, English architect, designed Easton Neston and Christ Church (born 1661) ↗
- 1732 Lucy Filippini, Italian teacher and saint (born 1672) ↗
- 1712 Nehemiah Grew, English anatomist and physiologist (born 1641) ↗
- 1701 Jean Regnault de Segrais, French poet and novelist (born 1624) ↗
- 1677 Wenceslaus Hollar, Czech-English painter and etcher (born 1607) ↗
- 1658 Herman IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Rotenburg, German nobleman (born 1607) ↗
- 1625 Giambattista Marino, Italian poet and author (born 1569) ↗
- 1620 Johannes Nucius, German composer and theorist (born 1556) ↗
- 1609 Olaus Martini, Swedish archbishop (born 1557) ↗
- 1609 Isabelle de Limeuil, French noble (born 1535) ↗
- 1603 Ikoma Chikamasa, Japanese daimyō (born 1526) ↗
- 1558 Marcos de Niza, French friar and explorer (born 1495) ↗
- 1458 Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, Spanish poet and politician (born 1398) ↗
- 1392 Hosokawa Yoriyuki, Japanese samurai ↗
- 1351 Kō no Moronao, Japanese samurai ↗
- 1351 Kō no Moroyasu, Japanese samurai ↗
- 1223 Alfonso II, king of Portugal (born 1185) ↗
- 1189 Frederick, duke of Bohemia ↗
- 1051 Hugh IV, French nobleman ↗
- 1005 Kenneth III, king of Scotland ↗
- 990 Nicodemus of Mammola, Italian monk and saint ↗
- 940 Taira no Masakado, Japanese samurai ↗
- 908 Li Kening, Chinese general ↗