59 Events
188 Births
87 Deaths
- 2024 The 2024 Loblaw boycott, a Canadian boycott against retail corporation and grocer Loblaw Companies, begins. ↗
- 2019 Naxalite attack in Gadchiroli district of India: Sixteen army soldiers, including a driver, killed in an IED blast. Naxals targeted an anti-Naxal operations team. ↗
- 2019 Naruhito ascends to the throne of Japan succeeding his father Akihito, beginning the Reiwa period. ↗
- 2018 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resumes the Deir ez-Zor campaign in order to clear the remnants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border. ↗
- 2011 Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI. ↗
- 2010 Faisal Shahzad attempts to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, but the bomb fails to go off. ↗
- 2009 Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden. ↗
- 2004 Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin. ↗
- 2003 Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended". ↗
- 1999 The body of British climber George Mallory is found on Mount Everest, 75 years after his disappearance in 1924. ↗
- 1997 Labour Party wins the 1997 General Election and Tony Blair is elected as Prime Minister ↗
- 1994 Three-time Formula One champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix. ↗
- 1993 Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa is assassinated in Colombo in a suicide bombing carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. ↗
- 1991 Angolan Civil War: The MPLA and UNITA agree to the Bicesse Accords, which are formally signed on May 31 in Lisbon. ↗
- 1982 Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during Falklands War. ↗
- 1978 Japan's Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone. ↗
- 1975 The Särkänniemi Amusement Park opens in Tampere, Finland. ↗
- 1971 Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U.S. passenger rail service. ↗
- 1970 Vietnam War: Protests erupt in response to U.S. and South Vietnamese forces attacking Vietnamese communists in a Cambodian Campaign. ↗
- 1961 The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections. ↗
- 1960 Cold War: U-2 incident: Francis Gary Powers, in a Lockheed U-2 spyplane, is shot down over the Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union, sparking a diplomatic crisis. ↗
- 1957 A Vickers VC.1 Viking crashes while attempting to return to Blackbushe Airport in Yateley, killing 34. ↗
- 1956 The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public. ↗
- 1947 Portella della Ginestra massacre against May Day celebrations in Sicily by the bandit and separatist leader Salvatore Giuliano where 11 persons are killed and 33 wounded. ↗
- 1946 Start of three-year Pilbara strike of Indigenous Australians. ↗
- 1945 World War II: German radio broadcasts news of Adolf Hitler's death, falsely stating that he has "fallen at his command post in the Reich Chancellery fighting to the last breath against Bolshevism and for Germany". The Soviet flag is raised over the Reich Chancellery, by order of Stalin. ↗
- 1945 World War II: Up to 2,500 people die in a mass suicide in Demmin following the advance of the Red Army. ↗
- 1931 The Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City. ↗
- 1930 "Pluto" is officially proposed for the name of the newly discovered dwarf planet by Vesto Slipher in the Lowell Observatory Observation Circular. The name quickly catches on. ↗
- 1929 The 7.2 Mw Kopet Dag earthquake shakes the Iran–Turkmenistan border region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing up to 3,800 and injuring 1,121. ↗
- 1925 The All-China Federation of Trade Unions is officially founded. Today it is the largest trade union in the world, with 134 million members. ↗
- 1921 The Jaffa riots commence. ↗
- 1919 German troops enter Munich to suppress the Bavarian Soviet Republic. ↗
- 1915 RMS Lusitania departs from New York City on her 202nd, and final, crossing of the North Atlantic. Six days later, the ship is torpedoed off the coast of Ireland with the loss of 1,198 lives. ↗
- 1900 The Scofield Mine disaster kills over 200 men in Scofield, Utah in what is to date the fifth-worst mining accident in United States history. ↗
- 1898 Spanish–American War: Battle of Manila Bay: The Asiatic Squadron of the United States Navy destroys the Pacific Squadron of the Spanish Navy after a seven-hour battle. Spain loses all seven of its ships, and 381 Spanish sailors die. There are no American vessel losses or combat deaths. ↗
- 1896 Naser al-Din, Shah of Iran, is assassinated in Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine by Mirza Reza Kermani, a follower of Jamal al-Din al-Afghani. ↗
- 1894 Coxey's Army, the first significant American protest march, arrives in Washington, D.C. ↗
- 1886 Rallies are held throughout the United States demanding the eight-hour work day, culminating in the Haymarket affair in Chicago, in commemoration of which May 1 is celebrated as International Workers' Day in many countries. ↗
- 1885 The original Chicago Board of Trade Building opens for business. ↗
- 1866 The Memphis Race Riots begin. Over three days, 46 blacks and two whites were killed. Reports of the atrocities influenced passage of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. ↗
- 1865 The Empire of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay sign the Treaty of the Triple Alliance. ↗
- 1863 American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville between Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac under Joseph Hooker begins. ↗
- 1863 American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant win the Battle of Port Gibson and establish a firm presence on the east side of the Mississippi River. ↗
- 1851 Queen Victoria opens The Great Exhibition at The Crystal Palace in London. ↗
- 1846 The few remaining Mormons left in Nauvoo, Illinois, formally dedicate the Nauvoo Temple. ↗
- 1844 Hong Kong Police Force, the world's second modern police force and Asia's first, is established. ↗
- 1840 The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the United Kingdom. ↗
- 1820 Execution of the Cato Street Conspirators, who plotted to kill the British Cabinet and Prime Minister Lord Liverpool. ↗
- 1807 The Slave Trade Act 1807 takes effect, abolishing the slave trade within the British Empire. ↗
- 1753 Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature. ↗
- 1707 The Act of Union joining England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain takes effect. ↗
- 1669 Henry Morgan's raid on Lake Maracaibo, the Spanish Armada de Barlovento is defeated by an English Privateer fleet led by Captain Henry Morgan. ↗
- 1492 The Edict of Expulsion is officially proclaimed in Castile, requiring all Jewish residents to leave within three months. ↗
- 1486 Christopher Columbus presents his plans discovering a western route to the Indies to the Spanish Queen Isabella I of Castile. ↗
- 1328 Wars of Scottish Independence end: By the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton, England recognises Scotland as an independent state. ↗
- 1169 Norman mercenaries land at Bannow Bay in Leinster, marking the beginning of the Norman invasion of Ireland. ↗
- 880 The Nea Ekklesia is inaugurated in Constantinople, setting the model for all later cross-in-square Orthodox churches. ↗
- 305 Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman emperor. ↗
- 2005 Linda Fruhvirtová, Czech tennis player ↗
- 2004 Charli D'Amelio, American social media influencer and dancer ↗
- 2003 Lizzy Greene, American actress ↗
- 2002 Chet Holmgren, American basketball player ↗
- 2000 Rema, Nigerian singer-songwriter and rapper ↗
- 1999 YNW Melly, American rapper ↗
- 1999 Tiffany Stratton, American wrestler ↗
- 1997 Miles Sanders, American football player ↗
- 1996 William Nylander, Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1992 Madeline Brewer, American actress ↗
- 1992 Hani, South Korean singer and actress ↗
- 1992 Bradley Roby, American football player ↗
- 1991 Marcus Stroman, American baseball player ↗
- 1990 Scooter Gennett, American baseball player ↗
- 1990 Caitlin Stasey, Australian actress ↗
- 1989 Victoria Monét, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1988 Anushka Sharma, Indian actress and film producer ↗
- 1987 Leonardo Bonucci, Italian footballer ↗
- 1987 Amir Johnson, American basketball player ↗
- 1987 Shahar Pe'er, Israeli tennis player ↗
- 1986 Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer (died 2013) ↗
- 1986 Jesse Klaver, Dutch politician ↗
- 1984 David Backes, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1983 Alain Bernard, French swimmer ↗
- 1983 Park Hae-jin, South Korean actor ↗
- 1983 Craig Williams, American wrestler ↗
- 1982 Beto, Portuguese footballer ↗
- 1982 Jamie Dornan, Northern Irish model and actor ↗
- 1982 Tommy Robredo, Spanish tennis player ↗
- 1982 Darijo Srna, Croatian footballer ↗
- 1982 Katya Zamolodchikova, American drag queen ↗
- 1981 Alexander Hleb, Belarusian footballer ↗
- 1981 Wes Welker, American football player and coach ↗
- 1980 Jan Heylen, Belgian race car driver ↗
- 1980 Jay Reatard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010) ↗
- 1979 Mauro Bergamasco, Italian rugby player ↗
- 1979 Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player (died 2003) ↗
- 1978 James Badge Dale, American actor ↗
- 1978 Michael Russell, American tennis player ↗
- 1976 James Murray, American comedian ↗
- 1975 Marc-Vivien Foé, Cameroonian footballer (died 2003) ↗
- 1975 Nina Hossain, English journalist ↗
- 1975 Alexey Smertin, Russian international footballer ↗
- 1973 Curtis Martin, American football player ↗
- 1973 Oliver Neuville, German footballer ↗
- 1972 Ramzi bin al-Shibh, Yemeni terrorist ↗
- 1972 Julie Benz, American actress ↗
- 1971 Ethan Albright, American football player ↗
- 1971 Stuart Appleby, Australian golfer ↗
- 1971 Ajith Kumar, Indian actor and race car driver ↗
- 1970 Bernard Butler, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1969 Wes Anderson, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1969 Mary Lou McDonald, Irish politician ↗
- 1969 Billy Owens, American basketball player ↗
- 1968 Oliver Bierhoff, German footballer ↗
- 1968 D'arcy Wretzky, American bass player and singer ↗
- 1967 Tim McGraw, American singer-songwriter and actor ↗
- 1966 Olaf Thon, German footballer and manager ↗
- 1964 Yvonne van Gennip, Dutch speed skater ↗
- 1962 Maia Morgenstern, Romanian actress ↗
- 1961 Clint Malarchuk, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1961 Marilyn Milian, American judge ↗
- 1959 Yasmina Reza, French actress and playwright ↗
- 1957 Rick Darling, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1957 Uberto Pasolini, Italian banker, director, and producer ↗
- 1955 Alex Cunningham, Scottish politician ↗
- 1955 Martin O'Donnell, American composer ↗
- 1954 Ray Parker Jr., American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1954 Joel Rosenberg, Canadian-American author and activist (died 2011) ↗
- 1952 Richard Blundell, English economist and academic ↗
- 1951 Gordon Greenidge, Barbadian cricketer and coach ↗
- 1951 Sally Mann, American photographer ↗
- 1950 Danny McGrain, Scottish footballer and coach ↗
- 1949 Tim Hodgkinson, English saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer ↗
- 1948 Patricia Hill Collins, American sociologist and scholar ↗
- 1946 Joanna Lumley, English actress, voice-over artist, author, and activist ↗
- 1946 John Woo, Hong Kong director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1945 Rita Coolidge, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1939 Judy Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1937 Una Stubbs, English actress and dancer (died 2021) ↗
- 1934 Laura Betti, Italian actress (died 2004) ↗
- 1934 Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Mexican politician ↗
- 1934 Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (died 2005) ↗
- 1932 S. M. Krishna, Indian politician and statesman, Minister of External Affairs, 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka, 19th Governor of Maharashtra (died 2024) ↗
- 1932 Sandy Woodward, English admiral (died 2013) ↗
- 1930 Ollie Matson, American sprinter and football player (died 2011) ↗
- 1930 Richard Riordan, American lieutenant and politician, 39th Mayor of Los Angeles and publisher (died 2023) ↗
- 1930 Little Walter Jacobs, American blues harp player and singer (died 1968) ↗
- 1929 Ralf Dahrendorf, German-English sociologist and politician (died 2009) ↗
- 1929 Sonny Ramadhin, Trinidadian cricketer (died 2022) ↗
- 1928 Sonny James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016) ↗
- 1927 Greta Andersen, Danish swimmer (died 2023) ↗
- 1927 Bernard Vukas, Yugoslav-Croatian footballer (died 1983) ↗
- 1927 Albert Zafy, Malagasy politician, 3rd President of Madagascar (died 2017) ↗
- 1926 Peter Lax, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic (died 2025) ↗
- 1925 Chuck Bednarik, American lieutenant and football player (died 2015) ↗
- 1925 Scott Carpenter, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (died 2013) ↗
- 1924 Evelyn Boyd Granville, American mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (died 2023) ↗
- 1924 Terry Southern, American novelist, essayist, and screenwriter (died 1995) ↗
- 1923 Joseph Heller, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (died 1999) ↗
- 1923 Marcel Rayman, Polish soldier (died 1944) ↗
- 1921 Vladimir Colin, Romanian journalist and author (died 1991) ↗
- 1919 Manna Dey, Indian singer and composer (died 2013) ↗
- 1919 Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Moroccan businessman and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Morocco (died 2018) ↗
- 1919 Dan O'Herlihy, Irish actor (died 2005) ↗
- 1918 Jack Paar, American comedian, author and talk show host (died 2004) ↗
- 1917 John Beradino, American baseball player and actor (died 1996) ↗
- 1917 Ulric Cross, Trinidadian navigator, judge, and diplomat (died 2013) ↗
- 1917 Danielle Darrieux, French actress and singer (died 2017) ↗
- 1916 Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (died 2006) ↗
- 1915 Hanns Martin Schleyer, German business executive (died 1977) ↗
- 1913 Louis Nye, American actor (died 2005) ↗
- 1912 Otto Kretschmer, German admiral (died 1998) ↗
- 1910 Raya Dunayevskaya, Ukrainian-American philosopher and activist (died 1987) ↗
- 1910 J. Allen Hynek, American astronomer and ufologist (died 1986) ↗
- 1909 Endel Puusepp, Estonian-Soviet military pilot and politician (died 1996) ↗
- 1909 Yiannis Ritsos, Greek poet and playwright (died 1990) ↗
- 1908 Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist and author (died 1968) ↗
- 1908 Morris Kline, American mathematician and academic (died 1992) ↗
- 1907 Kate Smith, American singer and actress (died 1986) ↗
- 1906 Horst Schumann, German SS officer and physician (died 1983) ↗
- 1905 Henry Koster, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1988) ↗
- 1901 Sterling Allen Brown, American poet, academic, and critic (died 1989) ↗
- 1901 Antal Szerb, Hungarian scholar and author (died 1945) ↗
- 1900 Ignazio Silone, Italian journalist and politician (died 1978) ↗
- 1900 Aleksander Wat, Polish poet and writer (died 1967) ↗
- 1898 Alfred Schmidt, Estonian weightlifter (died 1972) ↗
- 1896 Herbert Backe, German agronomist and politician (died 1947) ↗
- 1896 Mark W. Clark, American general (died 1984) ↗
- 1896 J. Lawton Collins, American general (died 1987) ↗
- 1895 May Hollinworth, Australian theatre producer and director (died 1968) ↗
- 1895 Nikolai Yezhov, Soviet secret police official, head of the NKVD (died 1940) ↗
- 1891 Lillian Estelle Fisher, American historian of Spanish America (died 1988) ↗
- 1890 Clelia Lollini, Italian physician (died 1963 or 1964) ↗
- 1887 Alan Cunningham, Anglo-Irish general and diplomat, High Commissioners for Palestine and Transjordan (died 1983) ↗
- 1885 Clément Pansaers, Belgian poet (died 1922) ↗
- 1885 Ralph Stackpole, American sculptor and painter (died 1973) ↗
- 1884 Francis Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, English race car driver and politician (died 1964) ↗
- 1881 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, French priest, palaeontologist, and philosopher (died 1955) ↗
- 1875 Dave Hall, American runner (died 1972) ↗
- 1874 Romaine Brooks, American-French painter and illustrator (died 1970) ↗
- 1874 Paul Van Asbroeck, Belgian target shooter (died 1959) ↗
- 1872 Hugo Alfvén, Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter (died 1960) ↗
- 1872 Sidónio Pais, Portuguese soldier and politician, 4th President of Portugal (died 1918) ↗
- 1871 Seakle Greijdanus, Dutch theologian and scholar (died 1948) ↗
- 1871 Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, President of Nicaragua (died 1966) ↗
- 1864 Anna Jarvis, American founder of Mother's Day (died 1948) ↗
- 1862 Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (died 1941) ↗
- 1859 Jacqueline Comerre-Paton, French painter and sculptor (died 1955) ↗
- 1857 Theo van Gogh, Dutch art dealer (died 1891) ↗
- 1855 Cecilia Beaux, American painter and academic (died 1942) ↗
- 1853 Jacob Mikhailovich Gordin, Ukrainian-American journalist, actor, and playwright (died 1909) ↗
- 1852 Calamity Jane, American frontierswoman and professional scout (died 1903) ↗
- 1852 Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Spanish neuroscientist and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1934) ↗
- 1850 Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (died 1942) ↗
- 1848 Adelsteen Normann, Norwegian painter (died 1919) ↗
- 1847 Henry Demarest Lloyd, American journalist and politician (died 1903) ↗
- 1831 Emily Stowe, Canadian physician and activist (died 1903) ↗
- 1830 Guido Gezelle, Belgian priest and poet (died 1899) ↗
- 1829 José de Alencar, Brazilian author and playwright (died 1877) ↗
- 1829 Frederick Sandys, English painter and illustrator (died 1904) ↗
- 1827 Jules Breton, French painter (died 1906) ↗
- 1825 Johann Jakob Balmer, Swiss mathematician and physicist (died 1898) ↗
- 1825 George Inness, American painter and educator (died 1894) ↗
- 1824 Alexander William Williamson, English chemist and academic (died 1904) ↗
- 1821 Henry Ayers, English-Australian politician, 8th Premier of South Australia (died 1897) ↗
- 1811 Andreas Laskaratos, Greek satirical poet and writer (died 1901) ↗
- 1803 James Clarence Mangan, Irish poet and author (died 1849) ↗
- 1783 Phoebe Hinsdale Brown, American hymnwriter (died 1861) ↗
- 1769 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Irish-English field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1852) ↗
- 1764 Benjamin Henry Latrobe, English-American architect, designed the United States Capitol (died 1820) ↗
- 1751 Judith Sargent Murray, American poet and playwright (died 1820) ↗
- 1735 Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, Dutch admiral and philanthropist (died 1819) ↗
- 1730 Joshua Rowley, English admiral (died 1790) ↗
- 1672 Joseph Addison, English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (died 1719) ↗
- 1602 William Lilly, English astrologer (died 1681) ↗
- 1594 John Haynes, English-American politician, 1st Governor of the Colony of Connecticut (died 1653) ↗
- 1591 Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer (died 1666) ↗
- 1585 Sophia Olelkovich Radziwill, Belarusian saint (died 1612) ↗
- 1582 Marco da Gagliano, Italian composer (died 1643) ↗
- 1579 Wolphert Gerretse, Dutch-American farmer, co-founded New Netherland (died 1662) ↗
- 1545 Franciscus Junius, French theologian (died 1602) ↗
- 1527 Johannes Stadius, German astronomer, astrologer, mathematician (died 1579) ↗
- 1488 Sidonie of Bavaria, eldest daughter of Duke Albrecht IV of Bavaria-Munich (died 1505) ↗
- 1326 Rinchinbal Khan, Mongolian emperor (died 1332) ↗
- 1285 Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel, English politician (died 1326) ↗
- 1218 John I, Count of Hainaut (died 1257) ↗
- 1218 Rudolf I of Germany (died 1291) ↗
- 2023 Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1938) ↗
- 2021 Olympia Dukakis, American actress (born 1931) ↗
- 2015 Geoff Duke, English-Manx motorcycle racer (born 1923) ↗
- 2015 Vafa Guluzade, Azerbaijani political scientist, academic, and diplomat (born 1940) ↗
- 2015 María Elena Velasco, Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (born 1940) ↗
- 2015 Grace Lee Whitney, American actress (born 1930) ↗
- 2014 Adamu Atta, Nigerian lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Kwara State (born 1927) ↗
- 2014 Radhia Cousot, Tunisian-American computer scientist and academic (born 1947) ↗
- 2014 Assi Dayan, Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1945) ↗
- 2014 Juan de Dios Castillo, Mexican footballer and coach (born 1951) ↗
- 2013 Chris Kelly, American rapper (born 1978) ↗
- 2013 Pierre Pleimelding, French footballer and manager (born 1952) ↗
- 2012 James Kinley, Canadian engineer and politician, 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (born 1925) ↗
- 2012 Mordechai Virshubski, German-Israeli lawyer and politician (born 1930) ↗
- 2011 Henry Cooper, English boxer (born 1934) ↗
- 2011 Ted Lowe, English sportscaster (born 1920) ↗
- 2010 Helen Wagner, American actress (born 1918) ↗
- 2008 Anthony Mamo, Maltese judge and politician, 1st President of Malta (born 1909) ↗
- 2008 Philipp von Boeselager, German soldier and economist (born 1917) ↗
- 2005 Kenneth Clark, American psychologist and academic (born 1914) ↗
- 2003 Miss Elizabeth, American wrestler and manager (born 1960) ↗
- 2003 Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (born 1923) ↗
- 2002 Ebrahim Al-Arrayedh, Indian poet and author (born 1908) ↗
- 2000 Steve Reeves, American bodybuilder and actor (born 1926) ↗
- 1998 Eldridge Cleaver, American author and activist (born 1935) ↗
- 1997 Fernand Dumont, Canadian sociologist, philosopher, and poet (born 1927) ↗
- 1995 Antonio Salemme, Italian-American painter (born 1892) ↗
- 1994 Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver (born 1960) ↗
- 1993 Pierre Bérégovoy, French metallurgist and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1925) ↗
- 1993 Ranasinghe Premadasa, Sri Lankan politician, 3rd President of Sri Lanka (born 1924) ↗
- 1991 Richard Thorpe, American director and screenwriter (born 1896) ↗
- 1990 Sergio Franchi, Italian-American tenor and actor (born 1926) ↗
- 1989 Sally Kirkland, American journalist (born 1912) ↗
- 1989 V. M. Panchalingam, Sri Lankan civil servant (born 1930) ↗
- 1989 Patrice Tardif, Canadian farmer and politician (born 1904) ↗
- 1988 Ben Lexcen, Australian sailor and architect (born 1936) ↗
- 1986 Hylda Baker, English comedian, actress and music hall performer (born 1905) ↗
- 1986 Hugo Peretti, American songwriter and producer (born 1916) ↗
- 1985 Denise Robins, English journalist and author (born 1897) ↗
- 1984 Jüri Lossmann, Estonian-Swedish runner (born 1891) ↗
- 1982 William Primrose, Scottish viola player and educator (born 1903) ↗
- 1978 Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer and conductor (born 1903) ↗
- 1976 T. R. M. Howard, American surgeon and activist (born 1908) ↗
- 1976 Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek poet and politician (born 1939) ↗
- 1973 Asger Jorn, Danish painter and sculptor (born 1914) ↗
- 1970 Yi Un, Korean prince (born 1897) ↗
- 1968 Jack Adams, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (born 1895) ↗
- 1968 Harold Nicolson, English author and politician (born 1886) ↗
- 1965 Spike Jones, American singer and bandleader (born 1911) ↗
- 1963 Lope K. Santos, Filipino lawyer and politician (born 1879) ↗
- 1960 Charles Holden, English architect, designed the Bristol Central Library (born 1875) ↗
- 1956 LeRoy Samse, American pole vaulter (born 1883) ↗
- 1955 William Thomson Sloper, American stockbroker and survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic (born 1883) ↗
- 1953 Everett Shinn, American painter and illustrator (born 1876) ↗
- 1945 Joseph Goebbels, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1897) ↗
- 1945 Magda Goebbels, German wife of Joseph Goebbels (born 1901) ↗
- 1944 Napoleon Soukatzidis, Greek communist and trade unionist (born 1909) ↗
- 1943 Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian religious leader, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (born 1871) ↗
- 1935 Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (born 1889) ↗
- 1920 Princess Margaret of Connaught (born 1882) ↗
- 1913 John Barclay Armstrong, American lieutenant (born 1850) ↗
- 1907 Grigorios Maraslis, Greek philanthropist (born 1831) ↗
- 1904 Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer and academic (born 1841) ↗
- 1899 Ludwig Büchner, German physiologist and physician (born 1824) ↗
- 1873 David Livingstone, Scottish-English missionary and explorer (born 1813) ↗
- 1856 John Wilbur, American minister and theologian (born 1774) ↗
- 1838 Antoine Louis Dugès, French obstetrician and naturalist (born 1797) ↗
- 1813 Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general (born 1768) ↗
- 1772 Gottfried Achenwall, Polish-German historian, economist, and jurist (born 1719) ↗
- 1738 Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, English politician, First Lord of the Treasury (born 1669) ↗
- 1731 Johann Ludwig Bach, German violinist and composer (born 1677) ↗
- 1730 François de Troy, French painter and engraver (born 1645) ↗
- 1668 Frans Luycx, Flemish painter (born 1604) ↗
- 1572 Pope Pius V (born 1504) ↗
- 1555 Pope Marcellus II (born 1501) ↗
- 1539 Isabella of Portugal (born 1503) ↗
- 1312 Paul I Šubić of Bribir ↗
- 1308 Albert I of Germany (born 1255) ↗
- 1278 William II of Villehardouin ↗
- 1277 Stefan Uroš I of Serbia (born 1223) ↗
- 1255 Walter de Gray, English prelate and statesman ↗
- 1187 Roger de Moulins, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller ↗
- 1171 Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster (born 1110) ↗
- 1118 Matilda of Scotland (born 1080) ↗
- 908 Wang Zongji, Chinese prince and pretender ↗
- 558 Marcouf, missionary and saint ↗
- 408 Arcadius, Byzantine emperor (born 377) ↗