61 Events
209 Births
104 Deaths
- 2022 Russo-Ukrainian War: Russia claims full control of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege. ↗
- 2019 The International System of Units (SI): The base units are redefined, making the international prototype of the kilogram obsolete. ↗
- 2016 The government of Singapore authorised the controversial execution of convicted murderer Kho Jabing for the murder of a Chinese construction worker despite the international pleas for clemency, notably from Amnesty International and the United Nations. ↗
- 2013 An EF5 tornado strikes the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, killing 24 people and injuring 377 others. ↗
- 2012 At least 27 people are killed and 50 others injured when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Italy. ↗
- 2011 Mamata Banerjee is sworn in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, the first woman to hold this post. ↗
- 2009 An Indonesian Air Force Lockheed L-100 Hercules crashes in Magetan Regency, killing 99. ↗
- 2002 The independence of East Timor is recognized by Portugal, formally ending 23 years of Indonesian rule and three years of provisional UN administration (Portugal itself is the former colonizer of East Timor until 1976). ↗
- 1996 Civil rights: The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Romer v. Evans against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of Colorado from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of gays and lesbians. ↗
- 1990 The first post-Communist presidential and parliamentary elections are held in Romania. ↗
- 1989 The Chinese authorities declare martial law in the face of pro-democracy demonstrations, setting the scene for the Tiananmen Square massacre. ↗
- 1985 Radio Martí, part of the Voice of America service, begins broadcasting to Cuba. ↗
- 1983 First publications of the discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in the journal Science by a team of French scientists including Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, Jean-Claude Chermann, and Luc Montagnier. ↗
- 1983 Church Street bombing: A car bomb planted by UMkhonto we Sizwe explodes on Church Street in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, killing 19 people and injuring 217 others. ↗
- 1980 In a referendum in Quebec, the population rejects, with 60% of the vote, a government proposal to move towards independence from Canada. ↗
- 1971 In the Chuknagar massacre, Pakistani forces massacre thousands, mostly Bengali Hindus. ↗
- 1969 The Battle of Hamburger Hill in Vietnam ends. ↗
- 1967 The Popular Movement of the Revolution political party is established in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ↗
- 1965 One hundred twenty-one people are killed when Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705 crashes at Cairo International Airport. ↗
- 1964 Discovery of the cosmic microwave background radiation by Robert Woodrow Wilson and Arno Penzias. ↗
- 1958 Capital Airlines Flight 300 collides in mid-air with a United States Air Force Lockheed T-33 over Brunswick, Maryland, killing 12. ↗
- 1956 In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. ↗
- 1949 In the United States, the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency, is established. ↗
- 1948 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek wins the 1948 Republic of China presidential election and is sworn in as the first President of the Republic of China at Nanjing. ↗
- 1943 The Luttra Woman, a bog body from the Early Neolithic period (radiocarbon-dated c. 3928–3651 BC), was discovered near Luttra, Sweden. ↗
- 1941 World War II: Battle of Crete: German paratroops invade Crete. ↗
- 1940 The Holocaust: The first prisoners arrive at a new concentration camp at Auschwitz. ↗
- 1932 Amelia Earhart takes off from Newfoundland to begin the world's first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean by a female pilot, landing in Ireland the next day. ↗
- 1927 Treaty of Jeddah: The United Kingdom recognizes the sovereignty of King Ibn Saud in the Kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd, which later merge to become the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ↗
- 1927 Charles Lindbergh takes off for Paris from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N.Y., aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, landing 33+1⁄2 hours later. ↗
- 1902 Cuba gains independence from the United States. Tomás Estrada Palma becomes the country's first President. ↗
- 1891 History of cinema: The first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope. ↗
- 1883 Krakatoa begins to erupt; the volcano explodes three months later, killing more than 36,000 people. ↗
- 1882 The Triple Alliance between the German Empire, Austria-Hungary and the Kingdom of Italy is formed. ↗
- 1875 Signing of the Metre Convention by 17 nations leading to the establishment of the International System of Units. ↗
- 1873 Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets. ↗
- 1864 American Civil War: Battle of Ware Bottom Church: In the Virginia Bermuda Hundred campaign, 10,000 troops fight in this Confederate victory. ↗
- 1862 U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs the Homestead Act into law, opening eighty-four million acres (340,000 km2) of public land to settlers. ↗
- 1861 American Civil War: The state of Kentucky proclaims its neutrality, which will last until September 3 when Confederate forces enter the state. ↗
- 1861 American Civil War: The State of North Carolina secedes from the Union. ↗
- 1813 Napoleon Bonaparte leads his French troops into the Battle of Bautzen in Saxony, Germany, against the combined armies of Russia and Prussia. The battle ends the next day with a French victory. ↗
- 1802 By the Law of 20 May 1802, Napoleon Bonaparte reinstates slavery in the French colonies, revoking its abolition in the French Revolution. ↗
- 1775 The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence is allegedly signed in Charlotte, North Carolina. ↗
- 1741 The Battle of Cartagena de Indias ends in a Spanish victory and the British begin withdrawal towards Jamaica with substantial losses. ↗
- 1714 Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of his cantata for Pentecost, Erschallet, ihr Lieder, BWV 172, at the chapel of Schloss Weimar. ↗
- 1645 Yangzhou massacre: The ten day massacre of the residents of the city of Yangzhou, part of the Transition from Ming to Qing. ↗
- 1631 The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years' War. ↗
- 1609 Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe. ↗
- 1570 Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas. ↗
- 1521 Ignatius of Loyola is seriously wounded in the Battle of Pampeluna. ↗
- 1520 Hernan Cortés defeats Pánfilo de Narváez, sent by Spain to punish him for insubordination. ↗
- 1498 Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovers the sea route to India when he arrives at Kozhikode (previously known as Calicut), India. ↗
- 1497 John Cabot sets sail from Bristol, England, on his ship Matthew looking for a route to the west (other documents give a May 2 date). ↗
- 1449 The Battle of Alfarrobeira is fought, establishing the House of Braganza as a principal royal family of Portugal. ↗
- 1426 King Mohnyin Thado formally ascends to the throne of Ava. ↗
- 1293 King Sancho IV of Castile creates the Estudio de Escuelas de Generales in Alcalá de Henares. ↗
- 1217 The Second Battle of Lincoln is fought near Lincoln, England, resulting in the defeat of Prince Louis of France by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. ↗
- 794 While visiting the royal Mercian court at Sutton Walls with a view to marrying princess Ælfthryth, King Æthelberht II of East Anglia is taken captive and beheaded. ↗
- 685 The Battle of Dun Nechtain is fought between a Pictish army under King Bridei III and the invading Northumbrians under King Ecgfrith, who are decisively defeated. ↗
- 491 Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed Augusta is able to choose her successor for the Byzantine throne, after Zeno (late emperor) dies of dysentery. ↗
- 325 The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church. ↗
- 1998 Jamie Chadwick, English race car driver ↗
- 1998 Nam Nguyen, Canadian figure skater ↗
- 1997 Kaoru Mitoma, Japanese footballer ↗
- 1996 Brian Kelly, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1993 Ramy Rabia, Egyptian footballer ↗
- 1993 Caroline Zhang, American figure skater ↗
- 1992 Cate Campbell, Malawian-Australian swimmer ↗
- 1992 Jack Gleeson, Irish actor ↗
- 1992 Enes Kanter, Turkish basketball player ↗
- 1992 Fanny Smith, Swiss freestyle skier ↗
- 1991 Bastian Baker, Swiss singer, songwriter, and performer ↗
- 1991 Emre Çolak, Turkish footballer ↗
- 1990 Josh O'Connor, British actor ↗
- 1989 Siosia Vave, Australian-Tongan rugby league player ↗
- 1988 Joel Moon, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1987 Mike Havenaar, Japanese footballer ↗
- 1987 Julian Wright, American basketball player ↗
- 1986 Dexter Blackstock, English footballer ↗
- 1986 Stéphane Mbia, Cameroonian footballer ↗
- 1986 Jiřina Svobodová, Czech pole vaulter ↗
- 1985 Chris Froome, Kenyan-English cyclist ↗
- 1985 Brendon Goddard, Australian footballer ↗
- 1984 Mauro Rafael da Silva, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1984 Patrick Ewing Jr., American basketball player ↗
- 1984 Keith Grennan, American football player ↗
- 1983 N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Indian Film Actor ↗
- 1983 Óscar Cardozo, Paraguayan footballer ↗
- 1983 Matt Langridge, English rower ↗
- 1982 Petr Čech, Czech footballer ↗
- 1982 Imran Farhat, Pakistani cricketer ↗
- 1982 Jessica Raine, English actress ↗
- 1982 Daniel Ribeiro, Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1981 Iker Casillas, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1981 Rachel Platten, American singer and songwriter ↗
- 1981 Lindsay Taylor, American basketball player ↗
- 1981 Mark Winterbottom, Australian race car driver ↗
- 1980 Austin Kearns, American baseball player ↗
- 1980 Kassim Osgood, American football player ↗
- 1979 Andrew Scheer, Canadian politician, 28th Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada ↗
- 1979 Jayson Werth, American baseball player ↗
- 1978 Hristos Banikas, Greek chess player ↗
- 1978 Pavla Hamáčková-Rybová, Czech pole vaulter ↗
- 1978 Nils Schumann, German runner ↗
- 1977 Matt Czuchry, American actor ↗
- 1977 Leo Franco, Argentinian footballer ↗
- 1977 Angela Goethals, American actress ↗
- 1977 Stirling Mortlock, Australian rugby player ↗
- 1977 Vesa Toskala, Finnish ice hockey player ↗
- 1976 Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan-American baseball player ↗
- 1976 Tomoya Satozaki, Japanese baseball player ↗
- 1975 Juan Minujín, Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1974 Allison Amend, American novelist and short story writer ↗
- 1974 Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Indian film director, writer and actor ↗
- 1973 Nathan Long, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1972 Michael Diamond, Australian shooter ↗
- 1972 Christophe Dominici, French rugby player (died 2020) ↗
- 1972 Busta Rhymes, American rapper, producer, and actor ↗
- 1971 Šárka Kašpárková, Czech triple jumper and coach ↗
- 1971 Hanne Stenvaag, Norwegian politician ↗
- 1971 Tony Stewart, American race car driver ↗
- 1970 Terrell Brandon, American basketball player ↗
- 1970 Louis Theroux, Singaporean-English journalist and producer ↗
- 1969 Road Dogg, American wrestler, producer, and soldier ↗
- 1968 Timothy Olyphant, American actor and producer ↗
- 1967 Graham Brady, English politician ↗
- 1967 Gabriele Muccino, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1966 Dan Abrams, American journalist and author ↗
- 1965 Ted Allen, American television host and author ↗
- 1965 Stu Grimson, Canadian ice hockey player, sportscaster, and lawyer ↗
- 1964 Kōichirō Genba, Japanese politician, 80th Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs ↗
- 1964 Edin Osmanović, Slovenian footballer, coach, and manager ↗
- 1964 Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, English journalist and author ↗
- 1963 David Wells, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1961 Clive Allen, English international footballer and manager ↗
- 1961 Nick Heyward, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1960 Tony Goldwyn, American actor and director ↗
- 1959 Susan Cowsill, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1958 Ron Reagan, American journalist and radio host ↗
- 1958 Jane Wiedlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress ↗
- 1957 Yoshihiko Noda, Japanese lawyer and politician, 62nd Prime Minister of Japan ↗
- 1956 Ingvar Ambjørnsen, Norwegian-German author and critic (died 2025) ↗
- 1956 Gerry Peyton, English born Irish international footballer and coach ↗
- 1956 Douglas Preston, American journalist and author ↗
- 1955 Steve George, American keyboard player and songwriter ↗
- 1955 Zbigniew Preisner, Polish composer and producer ↗
- 1954 David Paterson, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of New York ↗
- 1954 Colin Sutherland, Lord Carloway, Scottish lawyer and judge ↗
- 1953 Robert Doyle, Australian educator and politician, 103rd Lord Mayor of Melbourne ↗
- 1952 Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer and manager ↗
- 1952 Michael Wills, English politician, British Minister of Justice ↗
- 1951 Thomas Akers, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut ↗
- 1951 Christie Blatchford, Canadian newspaper columnist, journalist and broadcaster (died 2020) ↗
- 1951 Mike Crapo, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1950 Andy Johns, English-American engineer and producer (died 2013) ↗
- 1950 Reinaldo Merlo, Argentinian footballer and coach ↗
- 1950 Jane Parker-Smith, English organist (died 2020) ↗
- 1949 Robert Morin, Canadian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1949 Michèle Roberts, English author and poet ↗
- 1949 Dave Thomas, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1947 Steve Currie, English bass player (died 1981) ↗
- 1947 Greg Dyke, English journalist and academic ↗
- 1946 Cher, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress ↗
- 1946 Bobby Murcer, American baseball player, coach, manager, and sportscaster (died 2008) ↗
- 1945 Vladimiro Montesinos, Peruvian intelligence officer ↗
- 1944 Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (died 2014) ↗
- 1944 Boudewijn de Groot, Indonesian-Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1944 Keith Fletcher, English cricketer and manager ↗
- 1944 Dietrich Mateschitz, Austrian businessman, co-founder of Red Bull GmbH (died 2022) ↗
- 1943 Albano Carrisi, Italian singer, actor, and winemaker ↗
- 1943 Deryck Murray, Trinidadian cricketer ↗
- 1942 Raymond Chrétien, Canadian lawyer and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to the United States ↗
- 1942 Lynn Davies, Welsh sprinter and long jumper ↗
- 1942 Carlos Hathcock, American sergeant and sniper (died 1999) ↗
- 1942 Frew McMillan, South African tennis player ↗
- 1941 Goh Chok Tong, Singaporean politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Singapore ↗
- 1941 John Strasberg, American actor and teacher ↗
- 1940 Shorty Long, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1969) ↗
- 1940 Stan Mikita, Slovak-Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2018) ↗
- 1940 Sadaharu Oh, Japanese-Taiwanese baseball player and manager ↗
- 1939 Balu Mahendra, Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (died 2014) ↗
- 1937 Dave Hill, American golfer (died 2011) ↗
- 1937 Derek Lampe, English footballer ↗
- 1936 Anthony Zerbe, American actor ↗
- 1935 José Mujica, Uruguayan guerrilla leader and politician, 40th President of Uruguay (died 2025) ↗
- 1933 Constance Towers, American actress and singer ↗
- 1931 Ken Boyer, American baseball player and manager (died 1982) ↗
- 1931 Louis Smith, American trumpeter (died 2016) ↗
- 1930 Sam Etcheverry, American football player and coach (died 2009) ↗
- 1929 Pedro Trebbau, German-born Venezuelan zoologist (died 2021) ↗
- 1929 Gilles Loiselle, Canadian politician and diplomat, 33rd Canadian Minister of Finance (died 2022) ↗
- 1927 Bud Grant, American football player and coach (died 2023) ↗
- 1927 David Hedison, American actor (died 2019) ↗
- 1927 Franciszek Macharski, Polish cardinal (died 2016) ↗
- 1926 Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (died 1956) ↗
- 1925 Alexei Tupolev, Russian engineer, designed the Tupolev Tu-144 (died 2001) ↗
- 1924 David Chavchavadze, English-American CIA officer and author (died 2014) ↗
- 1924 Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan journalist and politician (died 1976) ↗
- 1923 Edith Fellows, American actress (died 2011) ↗
- 1923 Sam Selvon, Trinidad-born writer (died 1994) ↗
- 1922 Ted Hinton, Northern Irish international footballer (died 1988) ↗
- 1921 Wolfgang Borchert, German author and playwright (died 1947) ↗
- 1921 Hal Newhouser, American baseball player and scout (died 1998) ↗
- 1921 Hao Wang, Chinese-American logician, philosopher, and mathematician (died 1995) ↗
- 1920 John Cruickshank, Scottish lieutenant and banker, Victoria Cross recipient (died 2025) ↗
- 1919 George Gobel, American comedian (died 1991) ↗
- 1918 Alexandra Boyko, Russian tank commander (died 1996) ↗
- 1918 Edward B. Lewis, American biologist, geneticist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2004) ↗
- 1917 Tony Cliff, Israeli-English author and activist (died 2000) ↗
- 1917 Guy Favreau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 28th Canadian Minister of Justice (died 1967) ↗
- 1916 Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (died 2015) ↗
- 1916 Alexey Maresyev, Russian soldier and pilot (died 2001) ↗
- 1916 Ondina Valla, Italian sprinter and hurdler (died 2006) ↗
- 1915 Peter Copley, English actor (died 2008) ↗
- 1915 Moshe Dayan, Israeli general and politician, 5th Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1981) ↗
- 1915 Joff Ellen, Australian comedian and actor (died 1999) ↗
- 1913 Teodoro Fernández, Peruvian footballer (died 1996) ↗
- 1913 William Redington Hewlett, American engineer, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (died 2001) ↗
- 1913 Carlos J. Gradin, Argentine Archaeologist (died 2002) ↗
- 1911 Gardner Fox, American author (died 1986) ↗
- 1911 Annie M. G. Schmidt, Dutch author and playwright (died 1995) ↗
- 1908 Henry Bolte, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Victoria (died 1990) ↗
- 1908 Louis Daquin, French actor and director (died 1980) ↗
- 1908 Francis Raymond Fosberg, American botanist and author (died 1993) ↗
- 1908 James Stewart, American actor (died 1997) ↗
- 1907 Carl Mydans, American photographer and journalist (died 2004) ↗
- 1906 Giuseppe Siri, Italian cardinal (died 1989) ↗
- 1904 Margery Allingham, English author of detective fiction (died 1966) ↗
- 1901 Max Euwe, Dutch chess player, mathematician, and author (died 1981) ↗
- 1901 Doris Fleeson, American journalist (died 1970) ↗
- 1900 Sumitranandan Pant, Indian poet and author (died 1977) ↗
- 1899 Aleksandr Deyneka, Russian painter and sculptor (died 1969) ↗
- 1899 John Marshall Harlan II, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court (died 1971) ↗
- 1898 Eduard Ole, Estonian painter (died 1995) ↗
- 1897 Diego Abad de Santillán, Spanish economist and author (died 1983) ↗
- 1897 Malcolm Nokes, English hammer and discus thrower (died 1986) ↗
- 1895 R. J. Mitchell, English engineer, designed the Supermarine Spitfire and Supermarine S.6B (died 1937) ↗
- 1894 Chandrashekarendra Saraswati, Indian guru and scholar (died 1994) ↗
- 1886 Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded the Galatasaray Sports Club (died 1951) ↗
- 1883 Faisal I of Iraq (died 1933) ↗
- 1882 Sigrid Undset – Danish-Norwegian novelist, essayist, and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1949) ↗
- 1879 Hans Meerwein, German chemist (died 1965) ↗
- 1877 Pat Leahy, Irish-American Olympic jumper (died 1927) ↗
- 1875 Hendrik Offerhaus, Dutch Olympic rower and head of the Dutch Red Cross (died 1953) ↗
- 1860 Eduard Buchner, German chemist, zymologist, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1917) ↗
- 1856 Henri-Edmond Cross, French Neo-Impressionist painter (died 1910) ↗
- 1854 George Prendergast, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Victoria (died 1937) ↗
- 1851 Emile Berliner, German-American inventor, invented the Gramophone record (died 1929) ↗
- 1838 Jules Méline, French lawyer and politician, 65th Prime Minister of France (died 1925) ↗
- 1830 Hector Malot, French author (died 1907) ↗
- 1825 Antoinette Brown Blackwell, the first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the U.S. (died 1921) ↗
- 1824 Cadmus M. Wilcox, Confederate States Army general (died 1890) ↗
- 1822 Frédéric Passy, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1912) ↗
- 1818 William Fargo, American businessman and politician, co-founded Wells Fargo and American Express (died 1881) ↗
- 1811 Alfred Domett, English-New Zealand poet and politician, 4th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1887) ↗
- 1806 John Stuart Mill, English economist, civil servant, and philosopher (died 1873) ↗
- 1799 Honoré de Balzac – French novelist and playwright (died 1850) ↗
- 1795 Pedro María de Anaya, Mexican soldier. President (1847–1848) (died 1854) ↗
- 1776 Simon Fraser, American-Canadian fur trader and explorer (died 1862) ↗
- 1772 Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet, English inventor and politician, developed Congreve rockets (died 1828) ↗
- 1769 Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Greek admiral and politician (died 1835) ↗
- 1759 William Thornton, Virgin Islander-American architect, designed the United States Capitol (died 1828) ↗
- 1726 Francis Cotes, English painter and academic (died 1770) ↗
- 1664 Andreas Schlüter, German sculptor and architect (died 1714) ↗
- 1575 Robert Heath, English judge and politician (died 1649) ↗
- 1537 Hieronymus Fabricius, Italian anatomist (died 1619) ↗
- 1531 Thado Minsaw of Ava, Viceroy of Ava (died 1584) ↗
- 1505 Levinus Lemnius, Dutch writer (died 1568) ↗
- 1470 Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal, poet, and scholar (died 1547) ↗
- 1315 Bonne of Luxembourg, first wife of John II of France (died 1349) ↗
- 2025 George Wendt, American actor and comedian (born 1948) ↗
- 2024 Ivan Boesky, American stock trader (born 1937) ↗
- 2022 Roger Angell, American sportswriter and author (born 1920) ↗
- 2022 Susan Roces, Filipino actress (born 1941) ↗
- 2021 Gary Wilson, American anti-pornography activist (born 1956) ↗
- 2019 Niki Lauda, Austrian race car driver (born 1949) ↗
- 2016 Kho Jabing, Malaysian convicted murderer who was executed by hanging in Singapore (born 1984) ↗
- 2015 Bob Belden, American saxophonist, composer, and producer (born 1956) ↗
- 2015 Femi Robinson, Nigerian actor and playwright (born 1940) ↗
- 2014 Sandra Bem, American psychologist and academic (born 1944) ↗
- 2014 Ross Brown, New Zealand rugby player (born 1934) ↗
- 2014 Robyn Denny, English-French painter (born 1930) ↗
- 2014 Arthur Gelb, American journalist, author, and critic (born 1924) ↗
- 2014 Prince Rupert Loewenstein, Spanish-English businessman (born 1933) ↗
- 2014 Barbara Murray, English actress (born 1929) ↗
- 2013 Flavio Costantini, Italian painter and illustrator (born 1926) ↗
- 2013 Billie Dawe, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (born 1924) ↗
- 2013 Anders Eliasson, Swedish composer (born 1947) ↗
- 2013 Miloslav Kříž, Czech basketball player and coach (born 1924) ↗
- 2013 Ray Manzarek, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (born 1939) ↗
- 2013 Denys Roberts, English judge and politician (born 1923) ↗
- 2013 Zach Sobiech, American singer-songwriter (born 1995) ↗
- 2012 Leela Dube, Indian anthropologist and scholar (born 1923) ↗
- 2012 Robin Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (born 1949) ↗
- 2012 David Littman, English-Swiss historian, author, and academic (born 1933) ↗
- 2012 Ken Lyons, American bass guitarist (born 1953) ↗
- 2012 Eugene Polley, American engineer, invented the remote control (born 1915) ↗
- 2012 Andrew B. Steinberg, American lawyer (born 1958) ↗
- 2011 Randy Savage, American wrestler and actor (born 1952) ↗
- 2009 Arthur Erickson, Canadian architect and urban planner, designed Roy Thomson Hall (born 1924) ↗
- 2009 Lucy Gordon, American actress and model (born 1980) ↗
- 2009 Pierre Gamarra, French author, poet, and critic (born 1919) ↗
- 2008 Hamilton Jordan, American politician, 8th White House Chief of Staff (born 1944) ↗
- 2007 Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer (born 1914) ↗
- 2005 Paul Ricœur, French philosopher and academic (born 1913) ↗
- 2005 William Seawell, American general (born 1918) ↗
- 2002 Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist, biologist, and academic (born 1941) ↗
- 2001 Renato Carosone, Italian singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1920) ↗
- 2000 Jean-Pierre Rampal, French flute player (born 1922) ↗
- 2000 Malik Sealy, American basketball player and actor (born 1970) ↗
- 2000 Yevgeny Khrunov, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut (born 1933) ↗
- 1998 Robert Normann, Norwegian guitarist (born 1916) ↗
- 1996 Jon Pertwee, English actor, portrayed the Third Doctor (born 1919) ↗
- 1995 Les Cowie, Australian rugby league player (born 1925) ↗
- 1989 John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1904) ↗
- 1989 Gilda Radner, American actress and comedian (born 1946) ↗
- 1976 Syd Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1911) ↗
- 1976 Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan journalist and politician (born 1924) ↗
- 1976 Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz, Uruguayan politician (born 1934) ↗
- 1975 Barbara Hepworth – English sculptor and lithographer (born 1903) ↗
- 1973 Renzo Pasolini, Italian motorcycle racer (born 1938) ↗
- 1973 Jarno Saarinen, Finnish motorcycle racer (born 1945) ↗
- 1971 Waldo Williams, Welsh poet and academic (born 1904) ↗
- 1964 Rudy Lewis, American singer (born 1936) ↗
- 1962 Timothy (Szretter), a Polish Orthodox clergyman, the third Metropolitan of Warsaw and all Poland (born 1901) ↗
- 1961 Josef Priller, German colonel and pilot (born 1915) ↗
- 1956 Max Beerbohm, English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist (born 1872) ↗
- 1956 Zoltán Halmay, Hungarian swimmer and trainer (born 1881) ↗
- 1949 Damaskinos of Athens, Greek archbishop and politician, 137th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1891) ↗
- 1947 Philipp Lenard, Slovak-German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1862) ↗
- 1947 Georgios Siantos, Greek sergeant and politician (born 1890) ↗
- 1946 Jacob Ellehammer, Danish pilot and engineer (born 1871) ↗
- 1942 Hector Guimard, French Architect (born 1867) ↗
- 1940 Verner von Heidenstam, Swedish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1859) ↗
- 1931 Ernest Noel, Scottish businessman and politician (born 1831) ↗
- 1925 Joseph Howard, Maltese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Malta (born 1862) ↗
- 1924 Bogd Khan, Mongolian ruler (c. 1869) ↗
- 1917 Valentine Fleming, Scottish soldier and politician (born 1887) ↗
- 1917 Philipp von Ferrary, Italian stamp collector (born 1850) ↗
- 1909 Ernest Hogan, American actor and composer (born 1859) ↗
- 1896 Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (born 1819) ↗
- 1880 Ana Néri, Brazilian nurse and philanthropist (born 1814) ↗
- 1873 George-Étienne Cartier, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th Premier of East Canada (born 1814) ↗
- 1864 John Clare, English poet (born 1793) ↗
- 1841 Joseph Blanco White, Spanish poet and theologian (born 1775) ↗
- 1834 Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, French general (born 1757) ↗
- 1812 Count Hieronymus von Colloredo, Austrian archbishop (born 1732) ↗
- 1793 Charles Bonnet, Swiss botanist and biologist (born 1720) ↗
- 1782 William Emerson, English mathematician and academic (born 1701) ↗
- 1732 Thomas Boston, Scottish author and educator (born 1676) ↗
- 1722 Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist and mycologist (born 1669) ↗
- 1717 John Trevor, Welsh lawyer and politician, 102nd Speaker of the House of Commons (born 1637) ↗
- 1713 Thomas Sprat, English bishop (born 1635) ↗
- 1677 George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, Spanish-English politician, English Secretary of State (born 1612) ↗
- 1648 Władysław IV Vasa, Polish son of Sigismund III Vasa (born 1595) ↗
- 1645 Shi Kefa, Chinese general and calligrapher (born 1601) ↗
- 1622 Osman II, Ottoman sultan (born 1604) ↗
- 1579 Isabella Markham, English courtier (born 1527) ↗
- 1550 Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shōgun (born 1510) ↗
- 1506 Christopher Columbus – Italian explorer, early European explorer of the Americas (born 1451) ↗
- 1503 Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici, Italian banker and politician (born 1463) ↗
- 1501 Columba of Rieti, Italian Dominican tertiary Religious Sister (born 1467) ↗
- 1476 Isabel Ingoldisthorpe, English noblewoman (born 1441) ↗
- 1449 Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches ↗
- 1449 Infante Pedro, Duke of Coimbra (born 1392) ↗
- 1444 Bernardino of Siena, Italian-Spanish missionary and saint (born 1380) ↗
- 1366 Maria of Calabria, Empress of Constantinople (born 1329) ↗
- 1291 Sufi Saint Sayyid Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari ↗
- 1285 John I of Cyprus (born 1259) ↗
- 1277 Pope John XXI (born 1215) ↗
- 1062 Bao Zheng, Chinese magistrate and mayor of Kaifeng (born 999) ↗
- 965 Gero the Great, Saxon ruler (bornc. 900) ↗
- 794 Æthelberht II, king of East Anglia ↗
- 685 Ecgfrith of Northumbria (born 645) ↗