52 Events
260 Births
120 Deaths
- 2024 The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses following a collision between the MV Dali container ship and one of the bridge's support pillars, killing 6 people. ↗
- 2017 Russia-wide anti-corruption protests in 99 cities. The Levada Center survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption. ↗
- 2010 The South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan is torpedoed, killing 46 sailors. After an international investigation, the President of the United Nations Security Council blames North Korea. ↗
- 2005 Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of China. ↗
- 1998 During the Algerian Civil War, the Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives. ↗
- 1997 Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides. ↗
- 1991 Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign the Treaty of Asunción, establishing Mercosur, the South Common Market. ↗
- 1991 Singapore Airlines Flight 117 is hijacked by four Pakistani terrorists and diverted to Changi Airport. ↗
- 1982 A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C. ↗
- 1981 Social Democratic Party (UK) is founded as a party. ↗
- 1979 Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in Washington, D.C. ↗
- 1979 An Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 10. ↗
- 1975 The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force. ↗
- 1971 East Pakistan, then province of Pakistan, declares its independence from Pakistan to form Bangladesh; the Bangladesh's War of Independence begins. ↗
- 1970 South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu implements a land reform program to solve the problem of land tenancy. ↗
- 1967 Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City. ↗
- 1958 The United States Army launches Explorer 3. ↗
- 1958 The African Regroupment Party is launched at a meeting in Paris. ↗
- 1955 Pan Am Flight 845/26 ditches in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon, killing four. ↗
- 1954 Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons. ↗
- 1945 World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces. ↗
- 1942 World War II: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. ↗
- 1939 Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war. ↗
- 1934 The United Kingdom driving test is introduced. ↗
- 1931 Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland. ↗
- 1931 Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam. ↗
- 1922 The German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland. ↗
- 1917 World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance. ↗
- 1915 The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association. ↗
- 1913 First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople. ↗
- 1896 An explosion at the Brunner Mine near Greymouth, New Zealand, kills 65 coal miners in the country's worst industrial accident. ↗
- 1885 The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada. ↗
- 1871 The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held. ↗
- 1839 The first Henley Royal Regatta is held. ↗
- 1830 The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York. ↗
- 1812 An earthquake devastates Caracas, Venezuela. ↗
- 1812 A political cartoon in the Boston-Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection. ↗
- 1700 William Dampier is the first European to circumnavigate New Britain, discovering it is an island (which he names Nova Britannia) rather than part of New Guinea. ↗
- 1697 Safavid government troops take control of Basra. ↗
- 1651 The Silver-loaded Spanish ship San José, pushed south by strong winds, is wrecked on the coast of southern Chile and its surviving crew members are killed by indigenous Cuncos. ↗
- 1640 The Royal Academy of Turku, the first university of Finland, is founded in the city of Turku by Queen Christina of Sweden at the proposal of Count Per Brahe. ↗
- 1636 Utrecht University is founded in the Netherlands. ↗
- 1552 Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh guru. ↗
- 1484 William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables. ↗
- 1351 Combat of the Thirty: Thirty Breton knights call out and defeat thirty English knights. ↗
- 1344 The Siege of Algeciras, one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder was used, comes to an end. ↗
- 1244 The crown of Aragon and the crown of Castile agree in the Treaty of Almizra on the limits of their respective expansion into al-Andalus. ↗
- 1169 Saladin becomes the emir of Egypt. ↗
- 1027 Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. ↗
- 1021 The death of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, kept secret for six weeks, is announced, along with the succession of his son, al-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah. ↗
- 624 First Eid al-Fitr celebration. ↗
- 590 Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. ↗
- 2005 Ella Anderson, American actress ↗
- 2004 Awra Briguela, Filipino actor and comedian ↗
- 2003 Bhad Bhabie, American rapper and social media personality ↗
- 2001 Jameson Williams, American football player ↗
- 2000 Gefen Primo, Israeli judoka ↗
- 2000 Andrei Svechnikov, Russian ice hockey player ↗
- 1998 Satoko Miyahara, Japanese figure skater ↗
- 1996 Zane Musgrove, New Zealand rugby league player ↗
- 1996 Kathryn Bernardo, Filipino actress ↗
- 1995 Ibai Llanos, Spanish internet personality ↗
- 1994 Ryan Arcidiacono, American basketball player ↗
- 1994 Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgian tennis player ↗
- 1994 Paige VanZant, American mixed martial artist and model ↗
- 1994 Jed Wallace, English footballer ↗
- 1994 Marcela Zacarías, Mexican tennis player ↗
- 1992 Nina Agdal, Danish model ↗
- 1992 Stoffel Vandoorne, Belgian racing driver ↗
- 1991 Matt Davidson, American baseball player ↗
- 1991 Ramy Youssef, American actor and comedian ↗
- 1990 Choi Woo-shik, South Korean actor ↗
- 1990 Matteo Guidicelli, Filipino actor, model, singer and former kart racer ↗
- 1990 Patrick Ekeng, Cameroonian footballer (died 2016) ↗
- 1990 Yuya Takaki, Japanese idol, singer, dancer, model and actor ↗
- 1990 Xiumin, South Korean singer and actor ↗
- 1989 Simon Kjær, Danish footballer ↗
- 1989 Von Miller, American football player ↗
- 1987 Kim Dong-suk, South Korean footballer ↗
- 1987 Jermichael Finley, American football player ↗
- 1987 Steven Fletcher, Scottish footballer ↗
- 1986 Maxime Biset, Belgian footballer ↗
- 1986 Rob Kearney, Irish rugby player ↗
- 1986 Emma Laine, Finnish tennis player ↗
- 1985 Keira Knightley, English actress ↗
- 1985 Matt Grevers, American swimmer ↗
- 1985 Jonathan Groff, American actor and singer ↗
- 1985 Prosper Utseya, Zimbabwean cricketer ↗
- 1984 Jimmy Howard, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1984 Drew Mitchell, Australian rugby player ↗
- 1984 Felix Neureuther, German skier ↗
- 1984 Marco Stier, German footballer ↗
- 1984 Gregory Strydom, Zimbabwean cricketer ↗
- 1984 Sara Jean Underwood, American model, television host, and actress ↗
- 1983 Andreas Hinkel, German footballer ↗
- 1983 Floriana Lima, American actress ↗
- 1983 Roman Bednář, Czech footballer ↗
- 1983 Mike Mondo, American wrestler ↗
- 1982 Mikel Arteta, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1982 Brendan Ryan, American baseball player ↗
- 1982 Nate Kaeding, American football player ↗
- 1981 Sébastien Centomo, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1981 Zayar Thaw, Burmese rapper and politician (died 2022) ↗
- 1981 Baruch Dego, Ethiopian-Israeli footballer ↗
- 1981 Massimo Donati, Italian footballer ↗
- 1981 Josh Wilson, American baseball player ↗
- 1980 Margaret Brennan, American journalist ↗
- 1980 Son Ho-young, South Korean singer ↗
- 1980 Richie Wellens, English footballer ↗
- 1979 Nacho Novo, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1979 Ben Blair, New Zealand rugby union footballer ↗
- 1979 Hiromi Uehara, Japanese pianist and composer ↗
- 1979 Pierre Womé, Cameroonian footballer ↗
- 1979 Juliana Paes, Brazilian actress ↗
- 1978 Anastasia Kostaki, Greek basketball player ↗
- 1977 Kevin Davies, English footballer ↗
- 1977 Bianca Kajlich, American actress ↗
- 1977 Sylvain Grenier, Canadian wrestler ↗
- 1976 Amy Smart, American actress and former model ↗
- 1976 Alex Varas, Chilean footballer ↗
- 1976 Eirik Verås Larsen, Norwegian sprint kayaker ↗
- 1974 Irina Spîrlea, Romanian tennis player ↗
- 1974 Vadimas Petrenko, Lithuanian footballer ↗
- 1974 Michael Peca, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1973 Larry Page, American computer scientist and businessman, co-founder of Google ↗
- 1973 T. R. Knight, American actor ↗
- 1972 Leslie Mann, American actress ↗
- 1972 Jason Maxwell, American baseball player ↗
- 1971 Martyn Day, Scottish politician ↗
- 1971 Erick Morillo, Colombian-American disc jockey, record label owner, and music producer (died 2020) ↗
- 1971 Rennae Stubbs, Australian tennis player and sportscaster ↗
- 1971 Paul Williams, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1970 Paul Bosvelt, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1970 Jelle Goes, Dutch footballer and coach ↗
- 1970 Thomas Kyparissis, Greek footballer ↗
- 1970 Martin McDonagh, English-born Irish playwright, screenwriter, and director ↗
- 1969 Alessandro Moscardi, Italian rugby player ↗
- 1968 Laurent Brochard, French cyclist ↗
- 1968 Kenny Chesney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1968 James Iha, American guitarist and songwriter ↗
- 1967 Jason Chaffetz, American politician ↗
- 1966 Michael Imperioli, American actor and screenwriter ↗
- 1965 Trey Azagthoth, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1965 Violeta Szekely, Romanian runner ↗
- 1964 Martin Bella, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1964 Martin Donnelly, Irish racing driver ↗
- 1964 Maria Miller, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport ↗
- 1964 Ulf Samuelsson, Swedish-American ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1963 Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Japanese author ↗
- 1962 Richard Coles, English pianist, saxophonist, and priest ↗
- 1962 Kevin Seitzer, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1962 Yuri Gidzenko, Russian pilot and cosmonaut ↗
- 1962 John Stockton, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1962 Eric Allan Kramer, American-Canadian actor ↗
- 1961 William Hague, English historian and politician, First Secretary of State ↗
- 1960 Marcus Allen, American football player and sportscaster ↗
- 1960 Jennifer Grey, American actress and dancer ↗
- 1960 Graeme Rutjes, Australian-Dutch footballer ↗
- 1958 Elio de Angelis, Italian racing driver (died 1986) ↗
- 1957 Fiona Bruce, Scottish lawyer and politician ↗
- 1957 Leeza Gibbons, American talk show host and television personality ↗
- 1957 Paul Morley, English journalist, producer, and author ↗
- 1957 Shirin Neshat, Iranian visual artist ↗
- 1956 Charly McClain, American country music singer ↗
- 1956 Park Won-soon, South Korean lawyer and politician, 35th Mayor of Seoul (died 2020) ↗
- 1954 Clive Palmer, Australian businessman and politician ↗
- 1954 Curtis Sliwa, American talk show host and activist, founded Guardian Angels ↗
- 1954 Dorothy Porter, Australian poet and playwright (died 2008) ↗
- 1953 Lincoln Chafee, American academic and politician, 74th Governor of Rhode Island ↗
- 1953 Elaine Chao, Taiwanese-American banker and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Labor ↗
- 1953 Tatyana Providokhina, Russian runner ↗
- 1952 Didier Pironi, French racing driver (died 1987) ↗
- 1951 Željko Pavličević, Croatian professional basketball coach and former professional player ↗
- 1951 Carl Wieman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1950 Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter (died 2010) ↗
- 1950 Graham Barlow, English cricketer ↗
- 1950 Martin Short, Canadian-American actor, screenwriter, and producer ↗
- 1950 Alan Silvestri, American composer and conductor ↗
- 1949 Jon English, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor (died 2016) ↗
- 1949 Rudi Koertzen, South African cricketer and umpire (died 2022) ↗
- 1949 Vicki Lawrence, American actress, comedian, talk show host, and singer ↗
- 1949 Fran Sheehan, American bass player ↗
- 1949 Patrick Süskind, German author and screenwriter ↗
- 1949 Ernest Lee Thomas, American actor ↗
- 1948 Kyung-wha Chung, South Korean violinist and educator ↗
- 1948 Richard Tandy, English pianist and keyboard player (died 2024) ↗
- 1948 Steven Tyler, American singer-songwriter and actor ↗
- 1947 Subhash Kak, Indian-American professor and author ↗
- 1947 John Rowles, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter ↗
- 1946 Johnny Crawford, American actor and singer (died 2021) ↗
- 1946 Alain Madelin, French politician, French Minister of Finance ↗
- 1945 Paul Bérenger, Mauritian politician, Prime Minister of Mauritius ↗
- 1945 Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast and coach (died 2004) ↗
- 1944 Diana Ross – American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress ↗
- 1943 Mustafa Kalemli, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of the Interior ↗
- 1943 Bob Woodward, American journalist and author ↗
- 1942 Erica Jong, American novelist and poet ↗
- 1941 Richard Dawkins, Kenyan-English ethologist, biologist, and academic ↗
- 1941 Lella Lombardi, Italian racing driver (died 1992) ↗
- 1940 James Caan, American actor and singer (died 2022) ↗
- 1940 Nancy Pelosi, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ↗
- 1940 Jörg Streli, Austrian architect ↗
- 1938 Norman Ackroyd, English painter and illustrator ↗
- 1938 Anthony James Leggett, English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1937 Wayne Embry, American basketball player and manager ↗
- 1937 Barbara Jones, American sprinter ↗
- 1937 James Lee, Canadian businessman and politician, 26th Premier of Prince Edward Island (died 2023) ↗
- 1934 Alan Arkin, American actor (died 2023) ↗
- 1934 Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa, Brazilian footballer (died 2002) ↗
- 1933 Tinto Brass, Italian director and screenwriter ↗
- 1932 Leroy Griffith, American businessman ↗
- 1932 James Andrew Harris, American chemist and academic (died 2000) ↗
- 1931 Leonard Nimoy, American actor (died 2015) ↗
- 1930 Gregory Corso, American poet (died 2001) ↗
- 1930 Sandra Day O'Connor, American lawyer and jurist (died 2023) ↗
- 1929 Charles Dumont, French singer and composer (died 2024) ↗
- 1929 Edward Sorel, American illustrator and caricaturist ↗
- 1929 Edwin Turney, American businessman, co-founded Advanced Micro Devices (died 2008) ↗
- 1927 Harold Chapman, English photographer (died 2022) ↗
- 1925 Maqsood Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer (died 1999) ↗
- 1925 Pierre Boulez, French pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2016) ↗
- 1925 Vesta Roy, American politician, Governor of New Hampshire (died 2002) ↗
- 1925 Edward Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton, English soldier and politician (died 2020) ↗
- 1925 Ben Mondor, Canadian-American businessman (died 2010) ↗
- 1925 James Moody, American saxophonist and composer (died 2010) ↗
- 1923 Gert Bastian, German general and politician (died 1992) ↗
- 1923 Bob Elliott, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2016) ↗
- 1922 William Milliken, American politician, 44th Governor of Michigan (died 2019) ↗
- 1922 Oscar Sala, Italian-Brazilian physicist and academic (died 2010) ↗
- 1922 Guido Stampacchia, Italian mathematician and academic (died 1978) ↗
- 1920 Sergio Livingstone, Chilean footballer and journalist (died 2012) ↗
- 1919 Strother Martin, American actor (died 1980) ↗
- 1919 Roger Leger, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1965) ↗
- 1917 Rufus Thomas, American R&B singer-songwriter (died 2001) ↗
- 1916 Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995) ↗
- 1916 Bill Edrich, English cricketer and footballer (died 1986) ↗
- 1916 Sterling Hayden, American actor and author (died 1986) ↗
- 1915 Lennart Strandberg, Swedish sprinter (died 1989) ↗
- 1915 Hwang Sun-won, North Korean author and poet (died 2000) ↗
- 1914 Toru Kumon, Japanese mathematician and academic (died 1995) ↗
- 1914 William Westmoreland, American general (died 2005) ↗
- 1913 Jacqueline de Romilly, Franco-Greek philologist, author, and scholar (died 2010) ↗
- 1913 Paul Erdős, Hungarian-Polish mathematician and academic (died 1996) ↗
- 1911 Lennart Atterwall, Swedish javelin thrower (died 2001) ↗
- 1911 J. L. Austin, English philosopher and academic (died 1960) ↗
- 1911 Bernard Katz, German-English biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2003) ↗
- 1911 Tennessee Williams, American playwright, and poet (died 1983) ↗
- 1910 K. W. Devanayagam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 10th Sri Lankan Minister of Justice (died 2002) ↗
- 1909 Chips Rafferty, Australian actor (died 1971) ↗
- 1909 Héctor José Cámpora, former President of Argentina (died 1980) ↗
- 1908 Franz Stangl, Austrian-German SS officer (died 1971) ↗
- 1907 Azellus Denis, Canadian lawyer and politician, Postmaster General of Canada (died 1991) ↗
- 1907 Mahadevi Varma, Indian poet and activist (died 1987) ↗
- 1906 Rafael Méndez, Mexican trumpet player and composer (died 1981) ↗
- 1906 H. Radclyffe Roberts, American entomologist and museum administrator (died 1982) ↗
- 1905 Monty Berman, English cinematographer and producer (died 2006) ↗
- 1905 André Cluytens, Belgian-French conductor and director (died 1967) ↗
- 1905 Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (died 1997) ↗
- 1905 Mona Williams, American novelist, short story writer and poet (died 1991) ↗
- 1904 Joseph Campbell, American mythologist and author (died 1987) ↗
- 1904 Emilio Fernández, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1986) ↗
- 1904 Attilio Ferraris, Italian footballer (died 1947) ↗
- 1904 Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist and Prime Minister of Greece (died 2004) ↗
- 1900 Angela Maria Autsch, German nun, died in Auschwitz helping Jewish prisoners (died 1941) ↗
- 1898 Rudolf Dassler, German businessman, founded Puma SE (died 1974) ↗
- 1898 Charles Shadwell, English conductor and bandleader (died 1979) ↗
- 1895 Vilho Tuulos, Finnish triple jumper (died 1967) ↗
- 1894 Viorica Ursuleac, Ukrainian-Romanian soprano and actress (died 1985) ↗
- 1893 James Bryant Conant, American chemist, academic, and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to West Germany (died 1978) ↗
- 1893 Palmiro Togliatti, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (died 1964) ↗
- 1888 Elsa Brändström, Swedish nurse and philanthropist (died 1948) ↗
- 1886 Hugh Mulzac, Vincentian-American soldier and politician (died 1971) ↗
- 1884 Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist and educator (died 1969) ↗
- 1884 Georges Imbert, French chemical engineer and inventor (died 1950) ↗
- 1882 Hermann Obrecht, Swiss politician (died 1940) ↗
- 1881 Guccio Gucci, Italian fashion designer, founded Gucci (died 1953) ↗
- 1879 Othmar Ammann, Swiss-American engineer, designed the George Washington Bridge and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (died 1965) ↗
- 1879 Waldemar Tietgens, German rower (died 1917) ↗
- 1876 William of Wied, prince of Albania (died 1945) ↗
- 1876 Kate Richards O'Hare, American Socialist Party activist and editor (died 1948) ↗
- 1875 Max Abraham, Polish-German physicist and academic (died 1922) ↗
- 1875 Syngman Rhee, South Korean journalist and politician, 1st President of South Korea (died 1965) ↗
- 1874 Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (died 1963) ↗
- 1873 Dorothea Bleek, South African-German anthropologist and philologist (died 1948) ↗
- 1868 King Fuad I of Egypt (died 1936) ↗
- 1866 Fred Karno, English producer and manager (died 1941) ↗
- 1860 André Prévost, French tennis player (died 1919) ↗
- 1859 A. E. Housman, English poet and scholar (died 1936) ↗
- 1859 Adolf Hurwitz, German-Swiss mathematician and academic (died 1919) ↗
- 1857 Théodore Tuffier, French surgeon (died 1929) ↗
- 1856 William Massey, Irish-New Zealand farmer and politician, 19th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1925) ↗
- 1854 Maurice Lecoq, French target shooter (died 1925) ↗
- 1852 Élémir Bourges, French author (died 1925) ↗
- 1850 Edward Bellamy, American author, socialist, and utopian visionary (died 1898) ↗
- 1842 Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre, French occultist (died 1909) ↗
- 1830 Dewitt Clinton Senter, American politician, 18th Governor of Tennessee (died 1898) ↗
- 1829 Théodore Aubanel, French poet (died 1886) ↗
- 1829 Georg Andreas Bull, Norwegian architect (died 1917) ↗
- 1824 Julie-Victoire Daubié, French journalist (died 1874) ↗
- 1804 David Humphreys Storer, American physician and academic (died 1891) ↗
- 1794 Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter (died 1872) ↗
- 1773 Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician and navigator (died 1838) ↗
- 1753 Benjamin Thompson, American-French physicist and politician, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1814) ↗
- 1749 William Blount, American politician (died 1800) ↗
- 1698 Prokop Diviš, Czech priest, scientist and inventor (died 1765) ↗
- 1687 Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort of Prussia (died 1757) ↗
- 1656 Nicolaas Hartsoeker, Dutch mathematician and physicist (died 1725) ↗
- 1634 Domenico Freschi, Italian priest and composer (died 1710) ↗
- 1633 Mary Beale, British artist (died 1699) ↗
- 1584 John II, duke of Zweibrücken (died 1635) ↗
- 1554 Charles of Lorraine, duke of Mayenne (died 1611) ↗
- 1516 Conrad Gessner, Swiss botanist and zoologist (died 1565) ↗
- 2024 Esther Coopersmith, American diplomat, UNESCO goodwill ambassador (born 1930) ↗
- 2023 María Kodama, Argentine writer and translator (born 1937) ↗
- 2023 Innocent Vareed Thekkethala, Indian actor and politician (born 1948) ↗
- 2023 Jacob Ziv, Israeli electrical engineer, developed the LZ family of compression algorithms (born 1931) ↗
- 2018 Fabrizio Frizzi, Italian television presenter (born 1958) ↗
- 2016 Jim Harrison, American novelist, essayist, and poet (born 1937) ↗
- 2015 Dinkha IV, Iraqi patriarch (born 1935) ↗
- 2015 Friedrich L. Bauer, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (born 1924) ↗
- 2015 Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish poet, translator, and psychologist Nobel Prize laureate (born 1931) ↗
- 2014 Roger Birkman, American psychologist and author (born 1919) ↗
- 2014 Dick Guidry, American businessman and politician (born 1929) ↗
- 2014 Marcus Kimball, Baron Kimball, English politician (born 1928) ↗
- 2013 Tom Boerwinkle, American basketball player and sportscaster (born 1945) ↗
- 2013 Krzysztof Kozłowski, Polish journalist and politician, Polish Minister of Interior (born 1931) ↗
- 2013 Dave Leggett, American baseball player (born 1933) ↗
- 2013 Don Payne, American screenwriter and producer (born 1964) ↗
- 2012 Sisto Averno, American football player (born 1925) ↗
- 2012 Michael Begley, Irish carpenter and politician (born 1932) ↗
- 2012 Thomas M. Cover, American theorist and academic (born 1938) ↗
- 2012 David Craighead, American organist and educator (born 1924) ↗
- 2012 Manik Godghate, Indian poet and educator (born 1937) ↗
- 2012 Helmer Ringgren, Swedish theologian and academic (born 1917) ↗
- 2011 Roger Abbott, English-Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1946) ↗
- 2011 Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician (born 1935) ↗
- 2011 Diana Wynne Jones, English author (born 1934) ↗
- 2010 Charles Ryskamp, American art collector and curator (born 1928) ↗
- 2009 Shane McConkey, Canadian skier and BASE jumper (born 1969) ↗
- 2009 Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer and composer (born 1926) ↗
- 2008 Robert Fagles, American poet and academic (born 1933) ↗
- 2008 Manuel Marulanda, Colombian rebel leader (born 1930) ↗
- 2006 Anil Biswas, Indian journalist and politician (born 1944) ↗
- 2006 Paul Dana, American racing driver (born 1975) ↗
- 2006 Nikki Sudden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1956) ↗
- 2005 James Callaghan, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1912) ↗
- 2005 Frederick Rotimi Williams, Nigerian lawyer and politician (born 1920) ↗
- 2004 Jan Sterling, American actress (born 1921) ↗
- 2003 Daniel Patrick Moynihan, American sociologist and politician, 12th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (born 1927) ↗
- 2002 Randy Castillo, American drummer and songwriter (born 1950) ↗
- 2000 Alex Comfort, English physician and author (born 1920) ↗
- 1996 Edmund Muskie, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 58th United States Secretary of State (born 1914) ↗
- 1996 David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (born 1912) ↗
- 1996 John Snagge, English journalist (born 1904) ↗
- 1995 Eazy-E, American rapper and producer (born 1964) ↗
- 1993 Louis Falco, American dancer and choreographer (born 1942) ↗
- 1992 Barbara Frum, American-Canadian journalist and radio host (born 1937) ↗
- 1990 Halston, American fashion designer (born 1932) ↗
- 1987 Eugen Jochum, German conductor (born 1902) ↗
- 1987 Walter Abel, American actor (born 1898) ↗
- 1984 Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinean politician, 1st President of Guinea (born 1922) ↗
- 1983 Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy (born 1907) ↗
- 1980 Roland Barthes, French linguist and critic (born 1915) ↗
- 1979 Beauford Delaney, American-French painter (born 1901) ↗
- 1979 Jean Stafford, American author and academic (born 1915) ↗
- 1973 Noël Coward, English playwright, actor, and composer (born 1899) ↗
- 1973 Drake – American football player (born 1916) ↗
- 1969 John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (born 1937) ↗
- 1966 Victor Hochepied, French swimmer (born 1883) ↗
- 1966 Cyril Hume, American novelist and screenwriter (born 1900) ↗
- 1965 Alice Herz, German peace activist who self-immolated in protest of U.S. imperialism (born 1882) 1 ↗
- 1959 Raymond Chandler, American crime novelist and screenwriter (born 1888) ↗
- 1958 Phil Mead, English cricketer and footballer (born 1887) ↗
- 1957 Édouard Herriot, French politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1872) ↗
- 1957 Max Ophüls, German-American director and screenwriter (born 1902) ↗
- 1954 Charles Perrin, French rower (born 1875) ↗
- 1951 James F. Hinkle, American banker and politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico (born 1864) ↗
- 1945 David Lloyd George, English-Welsh lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1863) ↗
- 1942 Jimmy Burke, American baseball player and manager (born 1874) ↗
- 1942 Carolyn Wells, American novelist and poet (born 1862) ↗
- 1940 Wilhelm Anderson, German-Estonian astrophysicist (born 1880) ↗
- 1940 Spyridon Louis, Greek runner (born 1873) ↗
- 1934 John Biller, American jumper and discus thrower (born 1877) ↗
- 1932 Henry M. Leland, American machinist, inventor, engineer, automotive entrepreneur and founder of Cadillac and Lincoln (born 1843) ↗
- 1931 Joseph Dutton, assisted Father Damien on the island of Molokai for 45 years. ↗
- 1926 Constantin Fehrenbach, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1852) ↗
- 1923 Sarah Bernhardt, French actress and screenwriter (born 1844) ↗
- 1920 William Chester Minor, American surgeon and lexicographer (born 1834) ↗
- 1910 Auguste Charlois, French astronomer (born 1864) ↗
- 1905 Maurice Barrymore, American actor (born 1849) ↗
- 1902 Cecil Rhodes, English-South African colonialist, businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (born 1853) ↗
- 1892 Walt Whitman – American poet, essayist, and journalist (born 1819) ↗
- 1888 Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar (born 1837) ↗
- 1885 Anson Stager, American general and businessman, co-founded Western Union (born 1825) ↗
- 1881 Roman Sanguszko, Polish general and activist (born 1800) ↗
- 1881 Old Abe, 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment Mascot (born 1861) ↗
- 1862 Uriah P. Levy, American commander (born 1792) ↗
- 1858 John Addison Thomas, American lieutenant, engineer, and politician, 3rd United States Assistant Secretary of State (born 1811) ↗
- 1827 Ludwig van Beethoven – German pianist and composer (born 1770) ↗
- 1814 Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician and politician (born 1738) ↗
- 1797 James Hutton, Scottish geologist and physician (born 1726) ↗
- 1793 John Mudge, English physician and engineer (born 1721) ↗
- 1780 Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (born 1713) ↗
- 1776 Samuel Ward, American politician, 31st and 33rd Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (born 1725) ↗
- 1772 Charles Pinot Duclos, French author and politician (born 1704) ↗
- 1726 John Vanbrugh, English playwright and architect, designed Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard (born 1664) ↗
- 1697 Godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician (born 1640) ↗
- 1679 Johannes Schefferus, Swedish historian and author (born 1621) ↗
- 1649 John Winthrop, English lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony ↗
- 1625 Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (born 1569) ↗
- 1566 Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish organist and composer (born 1510) ↗
- 1546 Thomas Elyot, English scholar and diplomat (born 1490) ↗
- 1535 Georg Tannstetter, Austrian mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (born 1482) ↗
- 1517 Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer (born 1450) ↗
- 1437 Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, Scottish nobleman and regicide ↗
- 1402 David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (born 1378) ↗
- 1350 Alfonso XI of Castile (born 1312) ↗
- 1326 Alessandra Giliani, anatomist (born c. 1307) ↗
- 1324 Marie de Luxembourg, Queen of France (born 1304) ↗
- 1242 William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle ↗
- 1212 Sancho I of Portugal (born 1154) ↗
- 1132 Geoffrey of Vendôme, French cardinal and theologian (born 1065) ↗
- 1130 Sigurd the Crusader, Norwegian king (born 1090) ↗
- 1091 Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, Andalusian poet ↗
- 983 'Adud al-Dawla, Iranian ruler (born 936) ↗
- 973 Guntram ("the Rich"), Frankish nobleman ↗
- 929 Wang Du, Chinese warlord and governor (jiedushi) ↗
- 922 Mansur Al-Hallaj, Persian mystic and poet (born 858) ↗
- 908 Ai, emperor of the Tang Dynasty (born 892) ↗
- 903 Sugawara no Michizane, Japanese poet ↗
- 809 Ludger, Frisian missionary ↗
- 752 Pope-elect Stephen ↗