On This Day: May 14 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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2022 Ten people are killed in a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York. ↗
2021 China successfully lands Zhurong, the country's first Mars rover. ↗
2012 Agni Air Flight CHT crashes in Nepal after a failed go-around, killing 15 people. ↗
2010 Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-132 mission to deliver the first shuttle-launched Russian ISS component — Rassvet. This was originally slated to be the final launch of Atlantis, before Congress approved STS-135. ↗
2008 Battle of Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre between Zenit supporters and Rangers supporters and the Greater Manchester Police, 39 policemen injured, one police-dog injured and 39 arrested. ↗
2004 The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun. ↗
2004 Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Mary Donaldson are married at Copenhagen Cathedral. ↗
2004 Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 crashes into the Amazon rainforest during approach to Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus, Brazil, killing 33 people. ↗
1988 Carrollton bus collision: A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire. ↗
1987 Fijian Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka. ↗
1980 Salvadoran Civil War: the Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador. ↗
1977 A Dan-Air Boeing 707 leased to IAS Cargo Airlines crashes on approach to Lusaka International Airport in Lusaka, Zambia, killing six people. ↗
1973 Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched. ↗
1970 Andreas Baader is freed from custody by Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin and others, a pivotal moment in the formation of the Red Army Faction. ↗
1961 Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle. ↗
1955 Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact. ↗
1953 Approximately 7,100 brewery workers in Milwaukee perform a walkout, marking the start of the 1953 Milwaukee brewery strike. ↗
1951 Trains run on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers. ↗
1948 Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. ↗
1943 World War II: A Japanese submarine sinks AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland. ↗
1940 World War II: Rotterdam, Netherlands is bombed by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany despite a ceasefire, killing about 900 people and destroying the historic city center. ↗
1939 Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five. ↗
1935 The Constitution of the Philippines is ratified by a popular vote. ↗
1931 Five unarmed civilians are killed in the Ådalen shootings, as the Swedish military is called in to deal with protesting workers. ↗
1925 Mrs Dalloway, one of Virginia Woolf's earliest and best-known novels, was published. ↗
1918 Cape Town Mayor, Sir Harry Hands, inaugurates the Two-minute silence. ↗
1915 The May 14 Revolt takes place in Lisbon, Portugal. ↗
1913 Governor of New York William Sulzer approves the charter for the Rockefeller Foundation, which begins operations with a $100 million donation from John D. Rockefeller. ↗
1900 Opening of World Amateur championship at the Paris Exposition Universelle, also known as Olympic Games. ↗
1879 The first group of 463 Indian indentured laborers arrives in Fiji aboard the Leonidas. ↗
1878 The last witchcraft trial held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown, an adherent of Christian Science, accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers. ↗
1870 The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club. ↗
1868 Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward. ↗
1863 American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces drive Confederates under Joseph E. Johnston out of Jackson, Mississippi in the Battle of Jackson. ↗
1857 Mindon Min was crowned as King of Burma in Mandalay, Burma. ↗
1842 The first edition of The Illustrated London News, the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine, was published. ↗
1836 The Treaties of Velasco are signed in Velasco, Texas. ↗
1832 The Battle of Stillman's Run, the first battle of the Black Hawk War, was fought. ↗
1811 Paraguay: Pedro Juan Caballero, Fulgencio Yegros and José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia start actions to depose the Spanish governor. ↗
1804 William Clark and 42 men depart from Camp Dubois to join Meriwether Lewis at St Charles, Missouri, marking the beginning of the Lewis and Clark Expedition's historic journey up the Missouri River. ↗
1800 The 6th United States Congress recesses, and the process of moving the Federal government of the United States from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., begins the following day. ↗
1796 Edward Jenner administers the first smallpox inoculation. ↗
1747 War of the Austrian Succession: A British fleet under Admiral George Anson defeats the French at the First Battle of Cape Finisterre. ↗
1610 Henry IV of France is assassinated by Catholic zealot François Ravaillac, and Louis XIII ascends the throne. ↗
1608 The Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German states, is founded to defend the rights, land and safety of each member against the Catholic Church and Catholic German states. ↗
1607 English colonists establish "James Fort", which would become Jamestown, Virginia, the earliest permanent English settlement in the Americas. ↗
1509 Battle of Agnadello: In northern Italy, French forces defeat the Republic of Venice. ↗
1465 During the 1465 Moroccan revolution which overthrows the Marinid dynasty, the Jewish mellah is attacked by the population of Fez, though the extent of the massacre is debated. ↗
1264 Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and forced to sign the Mise of Lewes, making Simon de Montfort the effective ruler of England. ↗
1097 The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade. ↗
1027 Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks. ↗

2002 Zach Edey, Canadian basketball player ↗
2001 Jack Hughes, American hockey player ↗
1997 Rúben Dias, Portuguese footballer ↗
1996 Blake Brockington, American trans man and activist (died 2015) ↗
1996 Martin Garrix, Dutch DJ ↗
1996 Pokimane, Moroccan-Canadian internet personality ↗
1995 Rose Lavelle, American soccer player ↗
1994 Marquinhos, Brazilian footballer ↗
1994 Pernille Blume, Danish swimmer ↗
1994 Bronte Campbell, Malawian-Australian swimmer ↗
1993 Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer ↗
1993 Kyle Freeland, American baseball player ↗
1993 Kristina Mladenovic, French tennis player ↗
1989 Rob Gronkowski, American football player ↗
1987 François Steyn, South African rugby player ↗
1986 Clay Matthews III, American football player ↗
1985 Dustin Lynch, American singer-songwriter ↗
1985 Sam Perrett, New Zealand rugby league player ↗
1985 Zack Ryder, American wrestler ↗
1984 Gary Ablett, Jr., Australian footballer ↗
1984 Olly Murs, English singer-songwriter ↗
1984 Mark Zuckerberg – American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Facebook ↗
1983 Anahí, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actress ↗
1983 Frank Gore, American football player ↗
1983 Tatenda Taibu, Zimbabwean cricketer ↗
1983 Amber Tamblyn, American actress, author, model, director ↗
1981 Pranav Mistry, Indian computer scientist, invented SixthSense ↗
1980 Júlia Sebestyén, Hungarian figure skater ↗
1979 Dan Auerbach, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
1979 Clinton Morrison, Irish international footballer ↗
1978 Brent Harvey, Australian footballer ↗
1978 Eddie House, American basketball player ↗
1977 Roy Halladay, American baseball player (died 2017) ↗
1977 Ada Nicodemou, Australian actress ↗
1976 Hunter Burgan, American multi-instrumentalist and bassist of rock band AFI ↗
1976 Martine McCutcheon, English actress and singer ↗
1975 Gulmurod Khalimov, Tajikistani police commander turned Islamic State mercenary outlaw ↗
1975 Nicki Sørensen, Danish cyclist ↗
1973 Natalie Appleton, Canadian singer and actress ↗
1973 Fraser Nelson, Scottish journalist ↗
1972 Ike Moriz, German-South African singer-songwriter, producer and actor ↗
1972 Kirstjen Nielsen, American attorney, 6th United States Secretary of Homeland Security ↗
1971 Sofia Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1971 Martin Reim, Estonian footballer and manager ↗
1970 Peter Filandia, Australian footballer ↗
1969 Cate Blanchett – Australian actress ↗
1969 Sabine Schmitz, German race car driver and sportscaster (died 2021) ↗
1968 Greg Davies Welsh actor, comedian, writer and presenter ↗
1967 Tony Siragusa, American football player and journalist (died 2022) ↗
1966 Mike Inez, American rock bass player and songwriter ↗
1966 Fab Morvan, French singer-songwriter, dancer and model ↗
1966 Raphael Saadiq, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
1964 Suzy Kolber, American sportscaster and producer ↗
1964 Alan McIndoe, Australian rugby league player ↗
1963 Pat Borders, American baseball player and coach ↗
1962 Ian Astbury, English-Canadian singer-songwriter ↗
1962 C.C. DeVille, American guitarist, songwriter, and actor ↗
1962 Danny Huston, Italian-American actor and director ↗
1961 Tim Roth, English actor and director ↗
1961 Alain Vigneault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
1960 Anne Clark, English singer-songwriter and poet ↗
1960 Frank Nobilo, New Zealand golfer ↗
1960 Ronan Tynan, Irish tenor ↗
1959 Carlisle Best, Barbadian cricketer ↗
1959 Patrick Bruel, French actor, singer, and poker player ↗
1959 Robert Greene, American author and translator ↗
1959 Rick Vaive, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
1959 Heather Wheeler, English politician ↗
1958 Christine Brennan, American journalist and author ↗
1958 Rudy Pérez, Cuban-born American composer and music producer ↗
1956 Hazel Blears, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government ↗
1956 Steve Hogarth, English singer-songwriter and keyboardist ↗
1955 Zofija Mazej Kukovič, Slovenian electrical engineer and minister of health 2007–8 ↗
1955 Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan baseball player and coach ↗
1955 Big Van Vader, American wrestler and football player (died 2018) ↗
1953 Tom Cochrane, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1952 David Byrne, Scottish singer-songwriter, producer, and actor ↗
1952 Michael Fallon, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Defence ↗
1952 Donald R. McMonagle, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut ↗
1952 Robert Zemeckis, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1948 Bob Woolmer, Indian-English cricketer and coach (died 2007) ↗
1947 Ana Martín, Mexican actress, singer, producer and former model (Miss Mexico 1963) ↗
1945 Francesca Annis, English actress ↗
1945 Yochanan Vollach, Israeli footballer ↗
1944 Gene Cornish, Canadian-American guitarist ↗
1944 George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm ↗
1944 David Kelly, Welsh scientist (died 2003) ↗
1943 Jack Bruce, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2014) ↗
1943 Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Icelandic academic and politician, 5th President of Iceland ↗
1943 Eddie Low, New Zealand country singer and musician (died 2024) ↗
1942 Byron Dorgan, American lawyer and politician ↗
1942 Alistair McAlpine, Baron McAlpine of West Green, English businessman and politician (died 2014) ↗
1942 Tony Pérez, Cuban-American baseball player and manager ↗
1940 H. Jones, English colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1982) ↗
1937 Vic Flick, English guitarist (died 2024) ↗
1936 Bobby Darin, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 1973) ↗
1936 Dick Howser, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1987) ↗
1935 Ethel Johnson, American professional wrestler (died 2018) ↗
1933 Siân Phillips, Welsh actress and singer ↗
1931 Alvin Lucier, American composer and academic (died 2021) ↗
1930 William James, Australian general and physician (died 2015) ↗
1929 Barbara Branden, Canadian-American author (died 2013) ↗
1929 Henry McGee, English actor and singer (died 2006) ↗
1929 Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2007) ↗
1928 Frederik H. Kreuger, Dutch engineer, author, and academic (died 2015) ↗
1927 Herbert W. Franke, Austrian scientist and author (died 2022) ↗
1926 Eric Morecambe, English comedian and actor (died 1984) ↗
1925 Sophie Kurys, American baseball player (died 2013) ↗
1925 Patrice Munsel, American soprano and actress (died 2016) ↗
1923 Josette Molland, artist, French Resistance member, and Holocaust survivor (died 2019) ↗
1923 Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2019) ↗
1923 Mrinal Sen, Bangladeshi-Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2018) ↗
1922 Franjo Tuđman, Croatian historian and politician, 1st President of Croatia (died 1999) ↗
1921 Richard Deacon, American actor (died 1984) ↗
1917 Lou Harrison, American composer and critic (died 2003) ↗
1916 Robert F. Christy, Canadian-American physicist and astronomer (died 2012) ↗
1916 Marco Zanuso, Italian architect and designer (died 2001) ↗
1914 Gul Khan Nasir, Pakistani journalist, poet, and politician (died 1983) ↗
1914 William Tutte, British codebreaker and mathematician (died 2002) ↗
1910 Ne Win, Burmese army general and politician, 4th President of Burma (died 2002) ↗
1907 Ayub Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 2nd President of Pakistan (died 1974) ↗
1907 Johnny Moss, gambler and professional poker player, first winner of the World Series of Poker (died 1995) ↗
1905 Jean Daniélou, French cardinal and theologian (died 1974) ↗
1905 Herbert Morrison, American journalist (died 1989) ↗
1905 Antonio Berni, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and engraver (died 1981) ↗
1904 Hans Albert Einstein, Swiss-American engineer and educator (died 1973) ↗
1904 Marcel Junod, Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (died 1961) ↗
1903 Billie Dove, American actress (died 1997) ↗
1901 Robert Ritter, German psychologist and physician (died 1951) ↗
1900 Hal Borland, American journalist and author (died 1978) ↗
1900 Walter Rehberg, Swiss pianist and composer (died 1957) ↗
1900 Cai Chang, Chinese first leader of All-China Women's Federation (died 1990) ↗
1900 Leo Smit, Dutch pianist and composer (died 1943) ↗
1900 Edgar Wind, German-English historian, author, and academic (died 1971) ↗
1899 Charlotte Auerbach, German-Scottish folklorist, geneticist, and zoologist (died 1994) ↗
1899 Pierre Victor Auger, French physicist and academic (died 1993) ↗
1899 Earle Combs, American baseball player and coach (died 1976) ↗
1897 Sidney Bechet, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (died 1959) ↗
1897 Ed Ricketts, American biologist and ecologist (died 1948) ↗
1893 Louis Verneuil, French actor and playwright (died 1952) ↗
1888 Archie Alexander, American mathematician and engineer (died 1958) ↗
1887 Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (died 1943) ↗
1885 Otto Klemperer, German composer and conductor (died 1973) ↗
1881 Lionel Hill, Australian politician, 30th Premier of South Australia (died 1963) ↗
1881 George Murray Hulbert, American judge and politician (died 1950) ↗
1880 Wilhelm List, German field marshal (died 1971) ↗
1879 Fred Englehardt, American jumper (died 1942) ↗
1878 J. L. Wilkinson, American baseball player and manager (died 1964) ↗
1872 Elia Dalla Costa, Italian cardinal (died 1961) ↗
1869 Arthur Rostron, English mariner, captain of the rescue ship Carpathia during the Titanic disaster (died 1940) ↗
1868 Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist (died 1935) ↗
1867 Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Bavaria (died 1919) ↗
1863 John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (died 1932) ↗
1852 Henri Julien, Canadian illustrator (died 1908) ↗
1851 Anna Laurens Dawes, American author and anti-suffragist (died 1938) ↗
1832 Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician and academic (died 1903) ↗
1830 Antonio Annetto Caruana, Maltese archaeologist and author (died 1905) ↗
1820 James Martin, Irish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of New South Wales (died 1886) ↗
1817 Alexander Kaufmann, German poet and educator (died 1893) ↗
1814 Charles Beyer, German-English engineer, co-founded Beyer, Peacock & Company (died 1876) ↗
1794 Fanny Imlay, daughter of British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft (died 1816) ↗
1781 Friedrich Ludwig Georg von Raumer, German historian and academic (died 1873) ↗
1771 Robert Owen, Welsh businessman and social reformer (died 1858) ↗
1771 Thomas Wedgwood, English photographer (died 1805) ↗
1761 Samuel Dexter, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of War, 3rd United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1816) ↗
1752 Timothy Dwight IV, American minister, theologian, and academic (died 1817) ↗
1752 Albrecht Thaer, German agronomist and author (died 1828) ↗
1737 George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Irish-English politician and diplomat, Governor of Grenada (died 1806) ↗
1727 Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (died 1788) ↗
1725 Ludovico Manin, the last Doge of Venice (died 1802) ↗
1710 Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (died 1771) ↗
1701 William Emerson, English mathematician and academic (died 1782) ↗
1699 Hans Joachim von Zieten, Prussian general (died 1786) ↗
1679 Peder Horrebow, Danish astronomer and mathematician (died 1764) ↗
1666 Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (died 1732) ↗
1657 Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, Indian(Maratha) emperor (died 1689) ↗
1652 Johann Philipp Förtsch, German composer (died 1732) ↗
1630 Katakura Kagenaga, Japanese samurai (died 1681) ↗
1592 Alice Barnham, wife of statesman Francis Bacon (died 1650) ↗
1574 Francesco Rasi, Italian singer-songwriter, theorbo player, and poet (died 1621) ↗
1553 Margaret of Valois, Queen of France (died 1615) ↗
1316 Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1378) ↗

2024 Don Perlin, American comic book artist, writer, and editor (born 1929) ↗
2024 Netiporn Sanesangkhom, Thai political activist (born 1995) ↗
2023 Doyle Brunson, American poker player (born 1933) ↗
2019 Tim Conway, American actor, writer, and comedian (born 1933) ↗
2019 Grumpy Cat, American cat and internet meme celebrity (born 2012) ↗
2018 Tom Wolfe, American author (born 1931) ↗
2017 Powers Boothe, American actor (born 1948) ↗
2016 Darwyn Cooke, American comic book writer and artist (born 1962) ↗
2015 B.B. King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1925) ↗
2015 Micheál O'Brien, Irish footballer and hurler (born 1923) ↗
2015 Stanton J. Peale, American astrophysicist and academic (born 1937) ↗
2015 Franz Wright, Austrian-American poet and translator (born 1953) ↗
2014 Jeffrey Kruger, English-American businessman (born 1931) ↗
2014 Emanuel Raymond Lewis, American librarian and author (born 1928) ↗
2014 Morvin Simon, New Zealand historian, composer, and conductor (born 1944) ↗
2013 Wayne Brown, American accountant and politician, 14th Mayor of Mesa (born 1936) ↗
2013 Ling Ma – Armenian footballer and manager (born 1962) ↗
2013 Asghar Ali Engineer, Indian author and activist (born 1939) ↗
2013 Ray Guy, Canadian journalist (born 1939) ↗
2012 Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian author and screenwriter (born 1931) ↗
2012 Mario Trejo, Argentinian poet, playwright, and journalist (born 1926) ↗
2010 Frank J. Dodd, American businessman and politician, president of the New Jersey Senate (born 1938) ↗
2010 Norman Hand, American football player (born 1972) ↗
2010 Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (born 1918) ↗
2007 Mary Scheier, American sculptor and educator (born 1908) ↗
2007 Ülo Jõgi, Estonian historian and author (born 1921) ↗
2006 Lew Anderson, American actor and saxophonist (born 1922) ↗
2006 Stanley Kunitz, American poet and translator (born 1905) ↗
2006 Eva Norvind, Mexican actress, director, and producer (born 1944) ↗
2005 Jimmy Martin, American musician (born 1927) ↗
2004 Anna Lee, English-American actress (born 1913) ↗
2003 Dave DeBusschere, American basketball player and coach (born 1940) ↗
2003 Wendy Hiller, English actress (born 1912) ↗
2003 Robert Stack, American actor and producer (born 1919) ↗
2001 Paul Bénichou, French writer, intellectual, critic, and literary historian (born 1908) ↗
2001 Gil Langley, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (born 1919) ↗
2000 Keizō Obuchi, Japanese politician, 84th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1937) ↗
1998 Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American journalist and environmentalist (born 1890) ↗
1998 Frank Sinatra – American singer and actor (born 1915) ↗
1997 Harry Blackstone Jr., American magician and author (born 1934) ↗
1997 Boris Parsadanian, Armenian-Estonian violinist and composer (born 1925) ↗
1995 Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916) ↗
1994 Cihat Arman, Turkish footballer and manager (born 1915) ↗
1994 W. Graham Claytor Jr., American businessman, lieutenant, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1914) ↗
1993 William Randolph Hearst, Jr., American journalist and publisher (born 1908) ↗
1992 Nie Rongzhen, Chinese general and politician, Mayor of Beijing (born 1899) ↗
1991 Aladár Gerevich, Hungarian fencer (born 1910) ↗
1991 Jiang Qing, Chinese revolutionary, actress, and politician, member of the Gang of Four (born 1914) ↗
1988 Willem Drees, Dutch politician and historian, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958) (born 1886) ↗
1987 Rita Hayworth – American actress and dancer (born 1918) ↗
1987 Vitomil Zupan, Slovenian poet and playwright (born 1914) ↗
1984 Ted Hicks, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand (born 1910) ↗
1984 Walter Rauff, German SS officer (born 1906) ↗
1983 Roger J. Traynor, American academic and jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of California (born 1900) ↗
1983 Miguel Alemán Valdés, Mexican politician, 46th President of Mexico (born 1900) ↗
1982 Hugh Beaumont, American actor (born 1909) ↗
1980 Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (born 1912) ↗
1979 Jean Rhys, Dominican-English novelist (born 1890) ↗
1976 Keith Relf, English singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and producer (born 1943) ↗
1973 Ling Ma – German linguist, philosopher, and poet (born 1905) ↗
1970 Billie Burke, American actress and singer (born 1884) ↗
1969 Enid Bennett, Australian-American actress (born 1893) ↗
1969 Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (born 1888) ↗
1968 Husband E. Kimmel, American admiral (born 1882) ↗
1965 Frances Perkins, American workers-rights advocate, U.S. Secretary of Labor (born 1880) ↗
1962 Florence Auer, American actress and screenwriter (born 1880) ↗
1960 Lucrezia Bori, Spanish soprano and actress (born 1887) ↗
1959 Sidney Bechet, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (born 1897) ↗
1959 Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal (born 1862) ↗
1957 Marie Vassilieff, Russian-French painter (born 1884) ↗
1956 Joan Malleson, English physician (born 1889) ↗
1954 Heinz Guderian, Prussian-German general (born 1888) ↗
1953 Yasuo Kuniyoshi, American painter and photographer (born 1893) ↗
1945 Heber J. Grant, American religious leader, 7th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1856) ↗
1945 Wolfgang Lüth, Latvian-German captain (born 1913) ↗
1945 Isis Pogson, English astronomer and meteorologist (born 1852) ↗
1943 Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1854) ↗
1940 Emma Goldman, Lithuanian author and activist (born 1869) ↗
1940 Menno ter Braak, Dutch author (born 1902) ↗
1936 Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, English field marshal and diplomat, British High Commissioner in Egypt (born 1861) ↗
1935 Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist (born 1868) ↗
1934 Lou Criger, American baseball player and manager (born 1872) ↗
1931 David Belasco, American director, producer, and playwright (born 1853) ↗
1923 N. G. Chandavarkar, Indian jurist and politician (born 1855) ↗
1923 Charles de Freycinet, French engineer and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of France (born 1828) ↗
1919 Henry J. Heinz, American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (born 1844) ↗
1918 James Gordon Bennett, Jr., American journalist and publisher (born 1841) ↗
1912 Frederik VIII of Denmark (born 1843) ↗
1912 August Strindberg – Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist (born 1849) ↗
1906 Carl Schurz, German-American general, journalist, and politician, 13th United States Secretary of the Interior (born 1829) ↗
1893 Ernst Kummer, German mathematician and academic (born 1810) ↗
1889 Volney Howard, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (born 1809) ↗
1881 Mary Seacole, Jamaican-English nurse and author (born 1805) ↗
1878 Ōkubo Toshimichi, Japanese samurai and politician (born 1830) ↗
1873 Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and author (born 1797) ↗
1860 Ludwig Bechstein, German author (born 1801) ↗
1847 Fanny Mendelssohn, German pianist and composer (born 1805) ↗
1761 Thomas Simpson, English mathematician and academic (born 1710) ↗
1754 Pierre-Claude Nivelle de La Chaussée, French playwright and producer (born 1692) ↗
1688 Antoine Furetière, French scholar, lexicographer, and author (born 1619) ↗
1667 Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (born 1601) ↗
1649 Friedrich Spanheim, Swiss theologian and academic (born 1600) ↗
1643 Louis XIII of France (born 1601) ↗
1610 Henry IV of France (born 1553) ↗
1608 Charles III, Duke of Lorraine (born 1543) ↗
1603 Magnus II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (born 1543) ↗
1576 Tahmasp I, Shah of Persia (born 1514) ↗
1219 William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, English soldier and politician (born 1147) ↗
1080 Walcher, Bishop of Durham ↗
964 Pope John XII (born 927) ↗
934 Zhu Hongzhao, Chinese general and governor ↗
649 Pope Theodore I ↗