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  • 2014 A military plane crash in northern Laos kills 17 people.
  • 2010 Pamir Airways Flight 112 crashes in Afghanistan's Shakardara District, killing 44.
  • 2007 Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953.
  • 2006 The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.
  • 2004 The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.
  • 2000 Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen
  • 1997 Troops of Laurent-Désiré Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • 1995 Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.
  • 1994 Malawi holds its first multi-party elections.
  • 1992 Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, hundreds of injuries, many disappearances, and more than 3,500 arrests.
  • 1990 The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.
  • 1987 Iran–Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USS Stark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.
  • 1984 Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.
  • 1983 The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds [1.9 kt]), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request.
  • 1983 Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
  • 1980 General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.
  • 1980 On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho), starting the Internal conflict in Peru.
  • 1977 Nolan Bushnell opened the first Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre (later renamed Chuck E. Cheese) in San Jose, California.
  • 1974 The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland.
  • 1974 Police in Los Angeles raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.
  • 1973 Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
  • 1969 Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure.
  • 1967 Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.
  • 1954 The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.
  • 1953 Delta Air Lines Flight 318 crashes near Marshall, Texas, killing 19.
  • 1943 World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No. 617 Squadron RAF.
  • 1940 World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.
  • 1939 The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.
  • 1937 Spanish Civil War: The Largo Caballero government resigns in the wake of the Barcelona May Days, leading Juan Negrín to form a government, without the anarcho-syndicalist CNT, in its stead.
  • 1933 Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling — the national-socialist party of Norway.
  • 1915 The last British Liberal Party government (led by H. H. Asquith) falls.
  • 1914 The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
  • 1902 Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
  • 1900 The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
  • 1875 Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75).
  • 1865 The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.
  • 1863 Rosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, the first book in the Galician language.
  • 1863 American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under John A. McClernand defeat a Confederate rearguard and capture around 1,700 men at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge.
  • 1859 Members of the Melbourne Football Club codified the first rules of Australian rules football.
  • 1814 Occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian.
  • 1814 The Constitution of Norway is signed and Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark is elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly.
  • 1809 Emperor Napoleon I orders the annexation of the Papal States to the French Empire.
  • 1805 Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.
  • 1792 The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.
  • 1760 French forces besieging Quebec retreat after the Royal Navy arrives to relieve the British garrison.
  • 1756 Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France.
  • 1673 Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.
  • 1648 An allied French and Swedish army defeats Imperial and Bavarian forces in the Battle of Zusmarshausen.
  • 1642 Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
  • 1590 Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.
  • 1536 George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.
  • 1536 Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage is annulled.
  • 1527 Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with 600 men – by 1536 only four survive.
  • 1521 Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
  • 1395 Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.
  • 1994 Julie Anne San Jose, Filipina singer-songwriter
  • 1991 Johanna Konta, Australian-English tennis player
  • 1991 Adil Omar, Pakistani rapper and music producer
  • 1991 Abigail Raye, Canadian field hockey player
  • 1990 Will Clyburn, American basketball player
  • 1990 Fabian Giefer, German footballer
  • 1990 Charlie Gubb, New Zealand rugby league player
  • 1990 Katrina Hart, English runner
  • 1990 Guido Pella, Argentine tennis player
  • 1989 Mose Masoe, New Zealand rugby league player
  • 1989 Rain Raadik, Estonian basketball player
  • 1989 Tessa Virtue – Canadian ice dancer
  • 1988 Nikki Reed, American actress, singer, and screenwriter
  • 1987 Edvald Boasson Hagen, Norwegian cyclist
  • 1987 Aleandro Rosi, Italian footballer
  • 1986 Marius Činikas, Lithuanian footballer
  • 1986 Timo Simonlatser, Estonian skier
  • 1986 Jodie Taylor, English footballer
  • 1985 Teófilo Gutiérrez, Colombian footballer
  • 1985 Derek Hough, American actor, singer, and dancer
  • 1985 Christine Nesbitt, Canadian speed skater
  • 1985 Todd Redmond, American baseball player
  • 1985 Matt Ryan, American football player
  • 1984 Christian Bolaños, Costa Rican footballer
  • 1984 Christine Ohuruogu, English runner
  • 1984 Christine Robinson, Canadian water polo player
  • 1984 Passenger, English singer-songwriter and musician
  • 1983 Channing Frye, American basketball player
  • 1983 Chris Henry, American football player (died 2009)
  • 1983 Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer
  • 1983 Kevin Kingston, Australian rugby league player
  • 1983 Danniel Librelon, Brazilian politician
  • 1983 Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player
  • 1982 Matt Cassel, American football player
  • 1982 Dan Hardy, English mixed martial artist
  • 1982 Reiko Nakamura, Japanese swimmer
  • 1982 Tony Parker, French-American basketball player
  • 1982 Chloe Smith, English politician
  • 1981 Beñat Albizuri, Spanish cyclist
  • 1981 Leon Osman, English footballer
  • 1981 Lim Jeong-hee, South Korean singer
  • 1981 Chris Skidmore, English historian and politician
  • 1981 Giannis Taralidis, Greek footballer
  • 1980 Davor Džalto, Bosnian historian and philosopher
  • 1980 Fredrik Kessiakoff, Swedish cyclist
  • 1980 Alistair Overeem, Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer
  • 1980 Ariën van Weesenbeek, Dutch drummer
  • 1979 David Jarolím, Czech footballer
  • 1979 Wayne Thomas, English footballer
  • 1978 John Foster, American baseball player and coach
  • 1978 Paddy Kenny, English footballer
  • 1978 Carlos Peña, Dominican-American baseball player
  • 1978 Magdalena Zděnovcová, Czech tennis player
  • 1976 Kandi Burruss, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
  • 1976 Shayne Dunley, Australian rugby league player
  • 1976 José Guillén, Dominican-American baseball player
  • 1976 Daniel Komen, Kenyan runner
  • 1976 Wang Leehom, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
  • 1976 Mayte Martínez, Spanish runner
  • 1976 Kirsten Vlieghuis, Dutch freestyle swimmer
  • 1975 Marcelinho Paraíba, Brazilian footballer
  • 1975 Alex Wright, German wrestler
  • 1974 Andrea Corr, Irish singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
  • 1974 Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player
  • 1974 Eddie Lewis, American international soccer player
  • 1973 Josh Homme, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1972 Barry Hayles, English born Jamaican international footballer
  • 1971 Mark Connors, Australian rugby player
  • 1971 Shaun Hart, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster
  • 1971 Stella Jongmans, Dutch athlete
  • 1971 Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Dutch royal
  • 1971 Gina Raimondo, Governor of Rhode Island
  • 1970 Hubert Davis, American basketball player and coach
  • 1970 Jordan Knight, American singer-songwriter and actor
  • 1970 Matt Lindland, American mixed martial artist, wrestler, and politician
  • 1970 Jodie Rogers, Australian diver
  • 1970 René Vilbre, Estonian director and screenwriter
  • 1969 Keith Hill, English footballer and manager
  • 1968 Dave Abbruzzese, American rock drummer and songwriter
  • 1967 Mohamed Nasheed, Maldivian lawyer and politician 4th President of the Maldives
  • 1967 Patrick Ortlieb, Austrian skier
  • 1966 Qusay Hussein, Iraqi soldier and politician (died 2003)
  • 1966 Mark Kratzmann, Australian tennis player and coach
  • 1966 Danny Manning, American basketball player and coach
  • 1966 Gilles Quénéhervé, French sprinter
  • 1965 Trent Reznor, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer
  • 1965 Jeremy Vine, English journalist and author
  • 1965 Luann de Lesseps, American singer and television personality
  • 1964 Stratos Apostolakis, Greek footballer and coach
  • 1964 Mauro Martini, Italian race car driver
  • 1964 Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (died 1999)
  • 1963 Jon Koncak, American basketball player
  • 1963 Page McConnell, American keyboard player and songwriter
  • 1962 Lise Lyng Falkenberg, Danish journalist and author
  • 1962 Andrew Farrar, Australian rugby league player and coach
  • 1962 Craig Ferguson, Scottish-American comedian, actor, and talk show host
  • 1962 Jane Moore, English journalist and author
  • 1962 Rosalind Picard, American computer scientist and engineer, co-founded Affectiva
  • 1961 Enya, Irish singer-songwriter and producer
  • 1961 Jamil Azzaoui, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1961 Justin King, English businessman
  • 1960 Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter, actor, and producer
  • 1960 Simon Fuller, English talent manager and producer, created the Idols series
  • 1959 Marcelo Loffreda, Argentine rugby player and coach
  • 1958 Paul Di'Anno, English rock singer-songwriter (died 2024)
  • 1957 Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball player (died 2012)
  • 1956 Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer
  • 1956 Annise Parker, American politician
  • 1956 Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, and television host (died 2022)
  • 1956 Dave Sim, Canadian cartoonist and author
  • 1955 Bill Paxton, American actor and director (died 2017)
  • 1955 David Townsend, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)
  • 1954 Michael Roberts, South African-English jockey
  • 1952 Howard Hampton, Canadian lawyer and politician
  • 1951 Simon Hughes, English lawyer and politician
  • 1950 Howard Ashman, American playwright and composer (died 1991)
  • 1950 Keith Bradley, Baron Bradley, English accountant and politician
  • 1950 Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (died 2008)
  • 1950 Alan Johnson, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
  • 1950 Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (died 2014)
  • 1949 Bill Bruford, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
  • 1949 Keith, American pop singer
  • 1948 Dick Gaughan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1947 Stephen Platten, English bishop
  • 1946 Udo Lindenberg, German singer-songwriter and drummer
  • 1945 B.S. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer
  • 1945 Tony Roche, Australian tennis player and coach
  • 1944 Jesse Winchester, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2014)
  • 1943 Sirajuddin of Perlis, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
  • 1943 Johnny Warren, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (died 2004)
  • 1942 Taj Mahal, American blues singer-songwriter and musician
  • 1941 David Cope, American composer and author
  • 1941 Ben Nelson, American lawyer and politician, 37th Governor of Nebraska
  • 1940 Alan Kay, American computer scientist and academic
  • 1940 Reynato Puno, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 22nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
  • 1939 Hugh Dykes, Baron Dykes, English politician
  • 1939 Gary Paulsen, American author (died 2021)
  • 1938 Jason Bernard, American actor (died 1996)
  • 1938 Marcia Freedman, Israeli activist (died 2021)
  • 1938 Pervis Jackson, American R&B bass singer (died 2008)
  • 1937 Hazel R. O'Leary, American lawyer and politician, 7th United States Secretary of Energy
  • 1936 Dennis Hopper, American actor and director (died 2010)
  • 1935 Dennis Potter, English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1994)
  • 1934 Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel, German educator and politician (died 2022)
  • 1934 Earl Morrall, American football player and coach (died 2014)
  • 1934 Ronald Wayne, American computer scientist, co-founded Apple Computer
  • 1933 Yelena Gorchakova, Russian javelin thrower (died 2002)
  • 1932 Rodric Braithwaite, English soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia
  • 1932 Peter Burge, Australian cricketer (died 2001)
  • 1932 Ozzie Virgil Sr., Dominican baseball player and coach (died 2024)
  • 1931 Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader, founded Heaven's Gate (died 1997)
  • 1931 Dewey Redman, American saxophonist (died 2006)
  • 1929 Branko Zebec, Croatian and Yugoslav football player and coach (died 1988)
  • 1926 David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, English-Scottish soldier and politician (died 2023)
  • 1926 Dietmar Schönherr, Austrian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2014)
  • 1926 Franz Sondheimer, German-English chemist and academic (died 1981)
  • 1924 Roy Bentley, English footballer (died 2018)
  • 1924 Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs, English engineer and politician (died 2020)
  • 1923 Michael Beetham, English commander and pilot (died 2015)
  • 1922 Jean Rédélé, French racing driver, founded Alpine (died 2007)
  • 1921 Dennis Brain, English horn player (died 1957)
  • 1921 Bob Merrill, American composer and screenwriter (died 1998)
  • 1920 Harry Männil, Estonian-Venezuelan businessman, co-founded ACO Group (died 2010)
  • 1919 Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and screenwriter (died 2007)
  • 1919 Gustav Naan, Russian-Estonian physicist and philosopher (died 1994)
  • 1918 Joan Benham, English actress (died 1981)
  • 1918 Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (died 2005)
  • 1914 Robert N. Thompson, American-Canadian chiropractor and politician (died 1997)
  • 1913 Hans Ruesch, Swiss racing driver and author (died 2007)
  • 1912 Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (died 2004)
  • 1912 Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, American inventor (died 2006)
  • 1911 Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish-American model (died 1992)
  • 1911 Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish-American actress (died 1998)
  • 1909 Julius Sumner Miller, American physicist and academic (died 1987)
  • 1906 Zinka Milanov, Croatian-American soprano and educator (died 1989)
  • 1904 Marie-Anne Desmarest, French author (died 1973)
  • 1903 Cool Papa Bell, American baseball player and manager (died 1991)
  • 1901 Werner Egk, German pianist and composer (died 1983)
  • 1899 Carmen de Icaza, Spanish writer (died 1979)
  • 1898 A. J. Casson, Canadian painter (died 1992)
  • 1897 Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1981)
  • 1895 Saul Adler, Belarusian-English captain and parasitologist (died 1966)
  • 1895 Reinhold Saulmann, Estonian sprinter and bandy player (died 1936)
  • 1893 Frederick McKinley Jones, American inventor and entrepreneur (died 1961)
  • 1891 Napoleon Zervas, Greek general and politician (died 1957)
  • 1889 Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (died 1946)
  • 1889 Alfonso Reyes, Mexican author (died 1959)
  • 1888 Tich Freeman, English cricketer (died 1965)
  • 1886 Alfonso XIII of Spain, Spanish monarch (died 1941)
  • 1882 Karl Burman, Estonian architect and painter (died 1965)
  • 1874 George Sheldon, American diver (died 1907)
  • 1873 Henri Barbusse, French author and journalist (died 1935)
  • 1873 Dorothy Richardson, English author and journalist (died 1957)
  • 1870 Newton Moore, Australian politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia (died 1936)
  • 1868 Horace Elgin Dodge, American businessman, co-founded Dodge (died 1920)
  • 1868 Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1936)
  • 1866 Erik Satie, French pianist and composer (died 1925)
  • 1864 Louis Richardet, Swiss target shooter (died 1923)
  • 1864 Ante Trumbić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 27th Mayor of Split (died 1938)
  • 1863 Léon Gérin, Canadian lawyer, sociologist, and civil servant (died 1951)
  • 1860 Martin Kukučín, Slovak author and playwright (died 1928)
  • 1860 Charlotte Barnum, American mathematician and social activist (died 1934)
  • 1845 Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan priest and poet (died 1902)
  • 1836 Virginie Loveling, Belgian author and poet (died 1923)
  • 1835 Thomas McIlwraith, Scottish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Queensland (died 1900)
  • 1821 Sebastian Kneipp, German priest and therapist (died 1897)
  • 1818 Ezra Otis Kendall, American professor, astronomer and mathematician (died 1899)
  • 1794 Anna Brownell Jameson, Irish-English author (died 1860)
  • 1768 Caroline of Brunswick (died 1821)
  • 1768 Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1854)
  • 1758 Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, English politician (died 1839)
  • 1749 Edward Jenner, English physician and microbiologist (died 1823)
  • 1743 Seth Warner, American colonel (died 1784)
  • 1732 Francesco Pasquale Ricci, Italian violinist and composer (died 1817)
  • 1718 Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (died 1778)
  • 1706 Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (died 1780)
  • 1698 Gio Nicola Buhagiar, Maltese painter (died 1752)
  • 1682 Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate (died 1722)
  • 1636 Edward Colman, English Catholic courtier under Charles II (died 1678)
  • 1628 Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (died 1662)
  • 1610 Stefano della Bella, Italian engraver and etcher (died 1664)
  • 1568 Anna Vasa of Sweden, Swedish princess (died 1625)
  • 1551 Martin Delrio, Belgian occultist and theologian (died 1601)
  • 1500 Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (died 1540)
  • 1490 Albert, Duke of Prussia, last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (died 1568)
  • 1451 Engelbert II of Nassau, Count of Nassau-Vianden and Lord of Breda (1475–1504) (died 1504)
  • 1443 Edmund, Earl of Rutland (died 1460)
  • 1155 Jien, Japanese monk, poet, and historian (died 1225)
  • 2024 Bud Anderson, American World War II flying ace (born 1922)
  • 2024 Sid Going, New Zealand rugby union footballer (born 1943)
  • 2022 Vangelis, Greek musician, composer (born 1943)
  • 2020 Lucky Peterson, American blues singer, keyboardist and guitarist (born 1964)
  • 2019 Herman Wouk, American author (born 1915)
  • 2017 Todor Veselinović, Serbian football player and manager (born 1930)
  • 2015 Lionel Pickens, American rapper (born 1983)
  • 2014 Gerald Edelman, American biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1929)
  • 2014 C. P. Krishnan Nair, Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (born 1922)
  • 2014 Douangchay Phichit, Laotian politician (born 1944)
  • 2014 Thongbanh Sengaphone, Laotian politician (born 1953)
  • 2013 Philippe Gaumont, French cyclist (born 1973)
  • 2013 Peter Schulz, German politician, Mayor of Hamburg (born 1930)
  • 2013 Ken Venturi, American golfer and sportscaster (born 1931)
  • 2013 Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentine Commander in Chief and dictator (born 1925)
  • 2012 Gideon Ezra, Israeli geographer and politician, Israeli Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (born 1937)
  • 2012 Patrick Mafisango, Congolese-Rwandan footballer (born 1980)
  • 2012 Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (born 1948)
  • 2011 Harmon Killebrew, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1936)
  • 2010 Yvonne Loriod, French pianist, composer, and educator (born 1924)
  • 2010 Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (born 1929)
  • 2009 Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, author, and poet (born 1920)
  • 2009 Jung Seung-hye, South Korean journalist and producer (born 1965)
  • 2007 Lloyd Alexander, American soldier and author (born 1924)
  • 2007 T. K. Doraiswamy, Indian poet and author (born 1921)
  • 2006 Cy Feuer, American director, producer, and composer (born 1911)
  • 2005 Frank Gorshin, American actor (born 1934)
  • 2004 Jørgen Nash, Danish poet and painter (born 1920)
  • 2004 Tony Randall, American actor (born 1920)
  • 2004 Ezzedine Salim, Iraqi politician (born 1943)
  • 2002 László Kubala, Hungarian-Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (born 1927)
  • 2002 Aşık Mahzuni Şerif, Turkish poet and composer (born 1940)
  • 2001 Jacques-Louis Lions, French mathematician (born 1928)
  • 2001 Frank G. Slaughter, American physician and author (born 1908)
  • 2000 Donald Coggan, English archbishop (born 1909)
  • 1999 Bruce Fairbairn, Canadian trumpet player and producer (born 1949)
  • 1999 Lembit Oll, Estonian chess Grandmaster (born 1966)
  • 1996 Kevin Gilbert, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1966)
  • 1995 Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1912)
  • 1992 Lawrence Welk, American accordion player and bandleader (born 1903)
  • 1987 Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist, sociologist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1898)
  • 1985 Abe Burrows, American director, composer, and author (born 1910)
  • 1980 Gündüz Kılıç, Turkish football player and coach (born 1918)
  • 1977 Charles E. Rosendahl, American admiral and pilot (born 1892)
  • 1974 Ernest Nash, German-American photographer and scholar (born 1898)
  • 1964 Nandor Fodor, Hungarian-American psychologist and parapsychologist (born 1895)
  • 1963 John Wilce, American football player, coach, and physician (born 1888)
  • 1960 Jules Supervielle, Uruguayan-French poet and author (born 1884)
  • 1951 William Birdwood, Anglo-Indian field marshal (born 1865)
  • 1947 George Forbes, New Zealand farmer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1869)
  • 1943 Johanna Elberskirchen, German author and activist (born 1864)
  • 1938 Jakob Ehrlich, Czech-Austrian academic and politician (born 1877)
  • 1936 Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek lawyer and politician, 124th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1868)
  • 1935 Paul Dukas, French composer, critic, and educator (born 1865)
  • 1934 Cass Gilbert, American architect (born 1859)
  • 1927 Harold Geiger, American pilot and lieutenant (born 1884)
  • 1922 Dorothy Levitt, English racing driver and journalist (born 1882)
  • 1921 Karl Mantzius, Danish actor and director (born 1860)
  • 1919 Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist, author, and poet (born 1848)
  • 1917 Clara Ayres, American nurse (born 1880)
  • 1917 Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (born 1829)
  • 1916 Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, Russian physicist and seismologist (born 1862)
  • 1911 Frederick August Otto Schwarz, German-American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz (born 1836)
  • 1888 Giacomo Zanella, Italian priest and poet (born 1820)
  • 1886 John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded the Deere & Company (born 1804)
  • 1880 Ziya Pasha, Greek author and translator (born 1826)
  • 1879 Asa Packer, American businessman, founded Lehigh University (born 1805)
  • 1875 John C. Breckinridge, American lawyer and politician, 14th Vice President of the United States, Confederate States general (born 1821)
  • 1868 Kondō Isami, Japanese commander (born 1834)
  • 1839 Archibald Alison, Scottish priest and author (born 1757)
  • 1838 René Caillié, French explorer and author (born 1799)
  • 1838 Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1754)
  • 1829 John Jay, American politician and diplomat, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (born 1745)
  • 1822 Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (born 1766)
  • 1809 Leopold Auenbrugger, Austrian physician (born 1722)
  • 1807 John Gunby, American general (born 1745)
  • 1801 William Heberden, English physician and scholar (born 1710)
  • 1797 Michel-Jean Sedaine, French playwright and composer (born 1719)
  • 1765 Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (born 1713)
  • 1729 Samuel Clarke, English clergyman and philosopher (born 1675)
  • 1727 Catherine I of Russia (born 1684)
  • 1643 Giovanni Picchi, Italian organist and composer (born 1571)
  • 1626 Joan Pau Pujol, Catalan organist and composer (born 1570)
  • 1607 Anna d'Este, French princess (born 1531)
  • 1606 False Dmitriy I, pretender to the Russian throne (born 1582)
  • 1575 Matthew Parker, English archbishop and academic (born 1504)
  • 1558 Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Portuguese poet (born 1485)
  • 1551 Shin Saimdang, South Korean poet and calligraphist (born 1504)
  • 1546 Philipp von Hutten, German explorer (born 1511)
  • 1536 George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, English courtier and diplomat, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1504)
  • 1536 William Brereton, English courtier (born 1487)
  • 1536 Henry Norris, English courtier (born 1482)
  • 1521 Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Welsh politician, Lord High Constable of England (born 1478)
  • 1510 Sandro Botticelli – Italian painter (born 1445)
  • 1464 Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English politician (born 1427)
  • 1395 Konstantin Dejanović/Constantine Dragaš, Serbian ruler (born 1355)
  • 1365 Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (born 1328)
  • 1336 Go-Fushimi, emperor of Japan (born 1288)
  • 1299 Daumantas of Pskov, Lithuanian prince (born c. 1240)
  • 1296 Agnes of Bohemia, Duchess of Austria (born 1269)
  • 946 Al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah, Fatimid caliph (born 893)
  • 924 Li Maozhen, Chinese warlord and king (born 856)
  • 896 Liu Jianfeng, Chinese warlord
  • 528 Empress Dowager Hu of Northern Wei
  • 528 Yuan Yong, imperial prince of Northern Wei
  • 528 Yuan Zhao, emperor of Northern Wei (born 526)