On This Day: May 2 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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46 Events 178 Births 116 Deaths

2014 Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing. ↗
2012 A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction. ↗
2011 Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by the United States Navy SEALs in Abbottabad, Pakistan. ↗
2011 An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others are taken ill. ↗
2008 Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless. ↗
2008 Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people. ↗
2004 The Yelwa massacre concludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians at Yelwa, Nigeria. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2. ↗
2000 President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military. ↗
1999 Panamanian general election: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama. ↗
1998 The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy. ↗
1995 During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing seven and wounding over 175 civilians. ↗
1989 Cold War: Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect. ↗
1986 Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster. ↗
1982 Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano. ↗
1972 In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91 workers. ↗
1970 ALM Flight 980 ditches in the Caribbean Sea near Saint Croix, killing 23. ↗
1969 The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City. ↗
1964 Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the American aircraft carrier USNS Card while it is docked at Saigon. Two Viet Cong combat swimmers had placed explosives on the ship's hull. She is raised and returned to service less than seven months later. ↗
1964 First ascent of Shishapangma, the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders. ↗
1963 Berthold Seliger launches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres (62 mi) near Cuxhaven. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany. ↗
1952 A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers, from London to Johannesburg. ↗
1945 World War II: The Soviet Union announces the fall of Berlin. ↗
1945 World War II: The surrender of Caserta comes into effect, by which German troops in Italy cease fighting. ↗
1945 World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1,000 dead prisoners, most of whom starved to death. ↗
1945 World War II: A death march from Dachau to the Austrian border is halted by the segregated, all-Nisei 522nd Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army in southern Bavaria, saving several hundred prisoners. ↗
1941 World War II: Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power. ↗
1933 Germany's independent labor unions are replaced by the German Labour Front. ↗
1920 The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis. ↗
1906 Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. ↗
1889 Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea. ↗
1885 Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion. ↗
1876 The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria. ↗
1867 Albert Günther publishes the first study to recognise that the New Zealand tuatara is not a lizard. ↗
1866 Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao. ↗
1863 American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later. ↗
1829 After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia. ↗
1812 The Siege of Cuautla during the Mexican War of Independence ends with both sides claiming victory. ↗
1808 Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808. ↗
1670 King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America. ↗
1625 Afonso Mendes, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Latin Patriarch of Ethiopia, arrives at Beilul from Goa. ↗
1611 The King James Version of the Bible is published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker. ↗
1568 Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Lochleven Castle. ↗
1559 John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascent Scottish Reformation. ↗
1536 Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft. ↗
1230 William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great. ↗
1194 King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first royal charter. ↗

2015 Princess Charlotte of Wales, British royal, and third in line to the British throne ↗
1997 BamBam, Thai singer ↗
1996 Cherprang Areekul, Thai singer ↗
1996 Julian Brandt, German footballer ↗
1996 Schuyler Bailar, American swimmer ↗
1995 Lucy Dacus, American singer-songwriter ↗
1993 Owain Doull, Welsh track cyclist ↗
1993 Isyana Sarasvati, Indonesian singer ↗
1993 Huang Zitao, Chinese singer and rapper ↗
1992 Sunmi, South Korean singer ↗
1992 María Teresa Torró Flor, Spanish tennis player ↗
1991 Jeong Jinwoon, South Korean actor and singer ↗
1991 Jonathan Villar, Dominican baseball player ↗
1990 Kay Panabaker, American actress ↗
1990 Paul George, American basketball player ↗
1988 Neftalí Feliz, Dominican baseball player ↗
1987 Saara Aalto, Finnish singer and actress ↗
1987 Nana Kitade, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress ↗
1987 Pat McAfee, American sports analyst and football player ↗
1987 Kris Russell, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1986 Yasir Shah, Pakistani cricketer ↗
1985 Lily Allen, English singer-songwriter and actress ↗
1985 Kyle Busch, American race car driver ↗
1985 Ashley Harkleroad, American tennis player ↗
1985 Sarah Hughes, American figure skater ↗
1984 Saulius Mikoliūnas, Lithuanian footballer ↗
1984 Thabo Sefolosha, Swiss basketball player ↗
1983 Alessandro Diamanti, Italian footballer ↗
1983 Maynor Figueroa, Honduran footballer ↗
1983 Tina Maze, Slovenian skier ↗
1983 Daniel Sordo, Spanish race car driver ↗
1982 Johan Botha, South African cricketer ↗
1981 Robert Buckley, American actor ↗
1981 Chris Kirkland, English footballer ↗
1981 Tiago Mendes, Portuguese footballer ↗
1980 Tim Borowski, German footballer ↗
1980 Ellie Kemper, American actress, comedian and writer ↗
1980 Zat Knight, English footballer ↗
1980 Troy Murphy, American basketball player ↗
1980 Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1978 Kumail Nanjiani, Pakistani-American actor, stand-up comedian, and screenwriter ↗
1976 Jeff Gutt, American singer-songwriter ↗
1975 David Beckham, English footballer, coach, and model ↗
1975 Joe Wilkinson, English comedian, actor and writer ↗
1973 Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, German director and screenwriter ↗
1972 Dwayne Johnson, American actor and wrestler ↗
1971 Musashimaru Kōyō, Samoan-American sumo wrestler, the 67th Yokozuna ↗
1969 Brian Lara, Trinidadian cricketer ↗
1968 Jeff Agoos, American footballer ↗
1968 Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer-songwriter and actress ↗
1967 Mika Brzezinski, American journalist and author ↗
1967 David Rocastle, English footballer (died 2001) ↗
1966 Belinda Stronach, Canadian businesswoman, philanthropist, and politician ↗
1963 Gina Yoginda, Indonesian army general and diplomat ↗
1962 Michael Grandage, English director and producer ↗
1962 Jimmy White, English snooker player ↗
1960 Stephen Daldry, English director and producer ↗
1960 Royce Simmons, Australian rugby league player and coach ↗
1959 Tony Wakeford, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1958 Yasushi Akimoto, Japanese songwriter and producer ↗
1958 David O'Leary, English-Irish footballer and manager ↗
1956 Régis Labeaume, Canadian businessman and politician, 41st Mayor of Quebec City ↗
1955 Willie Miller, Scottish footballer ↗
1955 Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer ↗
1954 Elliot Goldenthal, American composer and conductor ↗
1954 Dawn Primarolo, English politician ↗
1953 Valery Gergiev, Russian conductor and director ↗
1953 Jamaal Wilkes, American basketball player ↗
1952 Chris Anderson, Australian rugby league player and coach ↗
1952 Christine Baranski, American actress and singer ↗
1951 John Glascock, English singer and bass player (died 1979) ↗
1950 Frank Curry, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2022) ↗
1950 Duncan Gay, Australian businessman and politician ↗
1950 Lou Gramm, American singer-songwriter ↗
1949 Alan Titchmarsh, English gardener and author ↗
1949 Alfons Schuhbeck, German celebrity chef, author and businessman ↗
1948 Larry Gatlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor ↗
1947 James Dyson, English businessman, founded the Dyson Company ↗
1946 Lesley Gore, American singer-songwriter (died 2015) ↗
1946 David Suchet, English actor ↗
1945 Judge Dread, English singer-songwriter (died 1998) ↗
1945 Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan-American model, actress, and activist ↗
1944 Robert G. W. Anderson, English chemist, historian, and curator ↗
1943 Mustafa Nadarević, Bosnian actor and film director (died 2020) ↗
1942 Jacques Rogge, Belgian businessman (died 2021) ↗
1941 Clay Carroll, American baseball player ↗
1938 Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (died 1996) ↗
1937 Lorenzo Music, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001) ↗
1936 Norma Aleandro, Argentinian actress, director, and screenwriter ↗
1936 Engelbert Humperdinck, English singer and pianist ↗
1935 Luis Suárez Miramontes, Spanish footballer and manager (died 2023) ↗
1935 Faisal II of Iraq, the last King of Iraq (died 1958) ↗
1933 Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales ↗
1931 Phil Bruns, American actor and stuntman (died 2012) ↗
1930 Yoram Kaniuk, Israeli painter and critic (died 2013) ↗
1930 Marco Pannella, Italian journalist and politician (died 2016) ↗
1929 Édouard Balladur, Turkish-French economist and politician, 162nd Prime Minister of France ↗
1929 Link Wray, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005) ↗
1929 Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan (died 1972) ↗
1927 Ray Barrett, Australian actor and singer (died 2009) ↗
1927 Michael Broadbent, British wine critic and writer (died 2020) ↗
1925 John Neville, English-Canadian actor (died 2011) ↗
1924 Theodore Bikel, Austrian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2015) ↗
1924 Hugh Cortazzi, English soldier, historian, and diplomat, British Ambassador to Japan (died 2018) ↗
1923 Patrick Hillery, Irish physician and politician, 6th President of Ireland (died 2008) ↗
1922 Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor and director (died 2007) ↗
1922 A. M. Rosenthal, Canadian-born American journalist and author (died 2006) ↗
1921 B. B. Lal, Indian archaeologist (died 2022) ↗
1921 Satyajit Ray, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1992) ↗
1920 Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson, Scottish pianist and composer ↗
1917 Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (died 2002) ↗
1915 Doris Fisher, American singer-songwriter (died 2003) ↗
1915 Peggy Mount, English actress (died 2001) ↗
1912 Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (died 1985) ↗
1912 Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator (died 2005) ↗
1912 Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (died 1981) ↗
1910 Alexander Bonnyman Jr., American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1943) ↗
1910 Edmund Bacon, American urban planner, architect, educator, and author (died 2005) ↗
1907 Pinky Lee, American comedian and television host (died 1993) ↗
1905 Charlotte Armstrong, American author (died 1969) ↗
1903 Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician, activist, and author (died 1998) ↗
1902 Brian Aherne, English actor (died 1986) ↗
1898 Henry Hall, English bandleader, composer, and actor (died 1989) ↗
1897 John Frederick Coots, American songwriter (died 1985) ↗
1895 Lorenz Hart, American playwright and lyricist (died 1943) ↗
1894 Norma Talmadge, American actress of the silent era (died 1957) ↗
1894 Joseph Henry Woodger, English biologist, philosopher, and academic (died 1981) ↗
1892 Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (died 1918) ↗
1890 E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (died 1965) ↗
1889 Ki Hajar Dewantara, Indonesian philosopher, academic, and politician (died 1959) ↗
1887 Vernon Castle, English-American dancer (died 1918) ↗
1887 Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager (died 1951) ↗
1886 Gottfried Benn, German author and poet (died 1956) ↗
1885 Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist (died 1966) ↗
1884 John Boland, American politician (died 1958) ↗
1882 Isabel González, Puerto Rican activist who helped pave the way for Puerto Ricans' American citizenship (died 1971) ↗
1881 Harry J. Capehart, American lawyer, politician, and businessperson (died 1955) ↗
1880 Bill Horr, American football player, discus thrower, and coach (died 1955) ↗
1879 James F. Byrnes, American stenographer and politician, 49th United States Secretary of State (died 1972) ↗
1873 Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (died 1944) ↗
1872 Ichiyō Higuchi, Japanese writer (died 1896) ↗
1867 Giuseppe Morello, Italian-American mobster (died 1930) ↗
1865 Clyde Fitch, American playwright (died 1909) ↗
1860 John Scott Haldane, Scottish physiologist, physician, and academic (died 1936) ↗
1860 Theodor Herzl, Austro-Hungarian Zionist philosopher, journalist and author (died 1904) ↗
1859 Jerome K. Jerome, English author and playwright (died 1927) ↗
1844 Elijah McCoy, Canadian-American engineer (died 1929) ↗
1830 Otto Staudinger, German entomologist and author (died 1900) ↗
1828 Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and photographer (died 1915) ↗
1822 Jane Miller Thengberg, Scottish-Swedish governess and educator (died 1902) ↗
1815 William Buell Richards, Canadian lawyer and judge, 1st Chief Justice of Canada (died 1889) ↗
1813 Caroline Leigh Gascoigne, English novelist and poet (died 1883) ↗
1810 Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (died 1874) ↗
1806 Catherine Labouré, French nun and saint (died 1876) ↗
1802 Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (died 1870) ↗
1797 Abraham Pineo Gesner, Canadian physician and geologist (died 1864) ↗
1773 Henrik Steffens, Norwegian philosopher and poet (died 1845) ↗
1772 Novalis, German author and poet (died 1801) ↗
1754 Vicente Martín y Soler, Spanish composer (died 1806) ↗
1752 Ludwig August Lebrun, German oboe player and composer (died 1790) ↗
1750 John André, English soldier and spy (died 1780) ↗
1740 Elias Boudinot, American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Continental Congress (died 1821) ↗
1737 William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Irish-English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1805) ↗
1729 Catherine the Great of Russia (died 1796) ↗
1707 Jean-Baptiste Barrière, French cellist and composer (died 1747) ↗
1702 Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian and theosopher (died 1782) ↗
1695 Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-French painter and architect (died 1766) ↗
1660 Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (died 1725) ↗
1601 Athanasius Kircher, German priest and scholar (died 1680) ↗
1579 Tokugawa Hidetada, Japanese shōgun (died 1632) ↗
1567 Sebald de Weert, Dutch captain, vice-admiral of the Dutch East India Company (died 1603) ↗
1551 William Camden, English historian and topographer (died 1623) ↗
1533 Philip II, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (died 1596) ↗
1476 Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels, Count of Kladsko, Governor of Bohemia and Silesia (died 1536) ↗
1458 Eleanor of Viseu (died 1525) ↗
1451 René II, Duke of Lorraine (died 1508) ↗
1402 Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (died 1445) ↗
1360 Yongle Emperor of China (died 1424) ↗

2025 Ricky Davao, Filipino actor and director (born 1961) ↗
2025 George Ryan, American politician, 39th Governor of Illinois (born 1934) ↗
2024 Sjoukje Dijkstra, Dutch figure skater (born 1942) ↗
2024 Darius Morris, American basketball player (born 1991) ↗
2024 Peter Oosterhuis, English golfer and broadcaster (born 1948) ↗
2021 Marcel Stellman, Belgian record producer and lyricist (born 1925) ↗
2020 Arif Wazir, Pakistani politician, leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (born 1982) ↗
2016 Afeni Shakur, American music businesswoman, activist, and Black Panther (born 1947) ↗
2015 Stuart Archer, English colonel and architect (born 1915) ↗
2015 Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (born 1945) ↗
2015 Guy Carawan, American singer and musicologist (born 1927) ↗
2015 Maya Plisetskaya, Russian-Lithuanian ballerina, choreographer, actress, and director (born 1925) ↗
2015 Ruth Rendell, English author (born 1930) ↗
2014 Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop (born 1922) ↗
2014 Žarko Petan, Slovenian director, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1929) ↗
2014 Efrem Zimbalist Jr., American actor (born 1918) ↗
2013 Ernie Field, English boxer (born 1943) ↗
2013 Jeff Hanneman, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1964) ↗
2013 Joseph P. McFadden, American bishop (born 1947) ↗
2013 Dvora Omer, Israeli author and educator (born 1932) ↗
2013 Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer (born 1980) ↗
2013 Charles Banks Wilson, American painter and illustrator (born 1918) ↗
2012 Fernando Lopes, Portuguese director and screenwriter (born 1935) ↗
2012 Zenaida Manfugás, Cuban-born American-naturalized pianist (born 1932) ↗
2012 Tufan Miñnullin, Russian playwright and politician (born 1936) ↗
2012 Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, Indonesian physician and politician, Indonesian Minister of Health (born 1955) ↗
2012 Akira Tonomura, Japanese physicist, author, and academic (born 1942) ↗
2012 Lourdes Valera, Venezuelan actress (born 1963) ↗
2011 Osama bin Laden, Saudi Arabian terrorist, founder of Al-Qaeda (born 1957) ↗
2010 Lynn Redgrave, English-American actress and singer (born 1943) ↗
2009 Marilyn French, American author and academic (born 1929) ↗
2009 Kiyoshiro Imawano, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1951) ↗
2009 Jack Kemp, American football player and politician, 9th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (born 1935) ↗
2008 Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (born 1940) ↗
2008 Izold Pustõlnik, Ukrainian-Estonian astronomer and academic (born 1938) ↗
2007 Brad McGann, New Zealand director and screenwriter (born 1964) ↗
2006 Louis Rukeyser, American journalist and author (born 1933) ↗
2005 Wee Kim Wee, Singaporean journalist and politician, 4th President of Singapore (born 1915) ↗
2002 W. T. Tutte, English-Canadian mathematician and academic (born 1917) ↗
2000 Sundar Popo, Indo-Trinidadian musician (born 1943) ↗
1999 Douglas Harkness, Canadian politician (born 1903) ↗
1999 Oliver Reed, English actor (born 1938) ↗
1998 hide, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1964) ↗
1998 Justin Fashanu, English footballer (born 1961) ↗
1997 John Eccles, Australian neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903) ↗
1997 Paulo Freire, Brazilian philosopher and academic (born 1921) ↗
1995 John Bunting, Australian public servant and diplomat, (born 1918) ↗
1995 Michael Hordern, English actor (born 1911) ↗
1994 Dorothy Marie Donnelly, American poet and author (born 1903) ↗
1993 André Moynet, French race car driver, pilot, and politician (born 1921) ↗
1992 Wilbur Mills, American lawyer and politician (born 1909) ↗
1991 Gauri Shankar Rai, Indian Politician (born 1924) ↗
1991 Ronald McKie, Australian journalist and author (born 1909) ↗
1990 David Rappaport, English-American actor (born 1951) ↗
1989 Veniamin Kaverin, Russian author (born 1902) ↗
1989 Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal (born 1906) ↗
1986 Sergio Cresto, American race car driver (born 1956) ↗
1986 Henri Toivonen, Finnish race car driver (born 1956) ↗
1985 Attilio Bettega, Italian race car driver (born 1951) ↗
1985 Larry Clinton, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1909) ↗
1984 Jack Barry, American game show host and producer, co-founded Barry & Enright Productions (born 1918) ↗
1984 Bob Clampett, American animator, director, and producer (born 1913) ↗
1983 Norm Van Brocklin, American football player and coach (born 1926) ↗
1980 Clarrie Grimmett, New Zealand-Australian cricketer (born 1891) ↗
1980 George Pal, Hungarian-American animator and producer (born 1908) ↗
1979 Giulio Natta, Italian chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903) ↗
1977 Nicholas Magallanes, American principal dancer and charter member of the New York City Ballet (born 1922) ↗
1974 James O. Richardson, American admiral (born 1878) ↗
1972 J. Edgar Hoover, American 1st director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (born 1895) ↗
1969 Franz von Papen, German general and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1879) ↗
1964 Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-English politician (born 1879) ↗
1963 Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell, English cricketer, peer, politician, poet, author and newspaper editor (born 1884) ↗
1957 Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1908) ↗
1953 Wallace Bryant, American archer (born 1863) ↗
1947 Dorothea Binz, German SS officer (born 1920) ↗
1946 Bill Denny, Australian journalist, lawyer, politician, and decorated soldier (born 1872) ↗
1945 Martin Bormann, German politician (born 1900) ↗
1945 Joe Corbett, American baseball player and journalist (born 1875) ↗
1941 Penelope Delta, Greek author (born 1874) ↗
1940 Ernest Joyce, English explorer (born 1875) ↗
1929 Charalambos Tseroulis, Greek general and politician, Greek Minister for Military Affairs (born 1879) ↗
1927 Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic (born 1866) ↗
1925 Antun Branko Šimić, Croatian and Bosnian-Herzegovinian poet (born 1898) ↗
1925 Johann Palisa, Austrian astronomer (born 1848) ↗
1918 Jüri Vilms, Estonian lawyer and politician (born 1889) ↗
1915 Clara Immerwahr, German chemist (born 1870) ↗
1912 Homer Davenport, American political cartoonist (born 1867) ↗
1900 Lars Oftedal, Norwegian priest, social reformer, politician, and newspaper editor (born 1838) ↗
1885 Terézia Zakoucs, Hungarian-Slovene author (born 1817) ↗
1880 Eberhard Anheuser, German-American businessman, co-founded Anheuser-Busch (born 1805) ↗
1880 Tom Wills, Australian cricketer, co-created Australian rules football (born 1835) ↗
1866 José Gálvez Egúsquiza, Peruvian politician (born 1819) ↗
1864 Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer and educator (born 1791) ↗
1857 Alfred de Musset – French dramatist, poet, and novelist (born 1810) ↗
1856 James Gates Percival, American poet, surgeon and geologist (born 1795) ↗
1832 Zina Hitchcock, New York politician (born 1755) ↗
1819 Mary Moser, English painter and academic (born 1744) ↗
1810 Henry Jerome de Salis, English priest (born 1740) ↗
1802 Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch general and politician, Governor-General of the Dutch Gold Coast (born 1762) ↗
1799 Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo (born 1740) ↗
1711 Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, English politician, First Lord of the Treasury (born 1641) ↗
1683 Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and mathematician (born 1613) ↗
1667 George Wither, English poet and author (born 1588) ↗
1627 Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, Italian composer and educator (born 1560) ↗
1564 Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian cardinal (born 1500) ↗
1519 Leonardo da Vinci – Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (born 1452) ↗
1450 William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English admiral (born 1396) ↗
1300 Blanche of Artois (born 1248) ↗
1293 Meir of Rothenburg, German rabbi (born c.1215) ↗
1230 William de Braose, English son of Reginald de Braose (born 1197) ↗
1219 Leo I, King of Armenia (born 1150) ↗
907 Boris I of Bulgaria ↗
821 Liu Zong, general of the Tang dynasty ↗
649 Marutha of Tikrit, Persian theologian of the Syriac Orthodox Church (born 565) ↗
373 Athanasius of Alexandria, Egyptian bishop and saint (born 298) ↗
1203 BCE Merneptah, pharaoh of Egypt ↗