On This Day: May 23 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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2022 Anthony Albanese of the Australian Labor Party is sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia after winning the 2022 Australian federal election, ending 9 years of conservative rule. ↗
2021 A cable car falls from a mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, killing 14 people. ↗
2021 Ryanair Flight 4978 is forced to land by Belarusian authorities to detain dissident journalist Roman Protasevich. ↗
2017 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declares martial law in Mindanao, following the Maute's attack in Marawi. ↗
2016 Two suicide bombings, conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, kill at least 45 potential army recruits in Aden, Yemen. ↗
2016 Eight bombings are carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in Jableh and Tartus, coastline cities in Syria. One hundred eighty-four people are killed and at least 200 people injured. ↗
2015 At least 30 people are killed as a result of floods and tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma, and northern Mexico. ↗
2014 Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed and another 14 injured in a killing spree near the campus of University of California, Santa Barbara. ↗
2013 A freeway bridge carrying Interstate 5 over the Skagit River collapses in Mount Vernon, Washington. ↗
2008 The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries. ↗
2006 Alaskan stratovolcano Mount Cleveland erupts. ↗
2002 The "55 parties" clause of the Kyoto Protocol is reached after its ratification by Iceland. ↗
1998 The Good Friday Agreement is accepted in a referendum in Northern Ireland with roughly 75% voting yes. ↗
1995 The first version of the Java programming language is released. ↗
1992 Italy's most prominent anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three body guards are killed by the Corleonesi clan with a half-ton bomb near Capaci, Sicily. His friend and colleague Paolo Borsellino will be assassinated less than two months later, making 1992 a turning point in the history of Italian Mafia prosecutions. ↗
1991 Aeroflot Flight 8556 crashes at Pulkovo Airport, killing 13. ↗
1978 A Tupolev Tu-144 crashes near the Russian town of Yegoryevsk, killing two. ↗
1971 Seventy-eight people are killed when Aviogenex Flight 130 crashes on approach to Rijeka Airport in present-day Rijeka, Croatia (then the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). ↗
1971 The Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest opens, becoming the second-tallest building in the city. ↗
1960 A tsunami caused by an earthquake in Chile the previous day kills 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii. ↗
1951 Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement with China. ↗
1949 Cold War: The Western occupying powers approve the Basic Law and establish a new German state, the Federal Republic of Germany. ↗
1948 Thomas C. Wasson, the US Consul-General, is assassinated in Jerusalem, Israel. ↗
1946 The start of a two-day tornado outbreak across the Central United States that spawned at least 15 significant tornadoes. ↗
1945 World War II: Heinrich Himmler, head of the Schutzstaffel, commits suicide while in Allied custody. ↗
1945 World War II: Germany's Flensburg Government under Karl Dönitz is dissolved when its members are arrested by British forces. ↗
1941 World War II: German paratroopers start a series of mass executions of Greek civilians in Missiria for their participation in the ongoing Battle of Crete. ↗
1939 The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day. ↗
1934 American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde are ambushed by police and killed in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. ↗
1934 The Auto-Lite strike culminates in the "Battle of Toledo", a five-day melée between 1,300 troops of the Ohio National Guard and 6,000 picketers. ↗
1932 In Brazil, four students are shot and killed during a manifestation against the Brazilian dictator Getúlio Vargas, which resulted in the outbreak of the Constitutionalist Revolution several weeks later. ↗
1919 Sheikh Mahmud Barzanji, a Kurdish sheikh and at-the-time governor of the Slêmanî Province of British Iraq, initiates the first Mahmud Barzanji revolt. ↗
1915 World War I: Italy joins the Allies, fulfilling its part of the Treaty of London. ↗
1911 The New York Public Library is dedicated. ↗
1907 The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session. ↗
1905 Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, publicly announces the creation of the Ullah millet for the Aromanians of the empire, which had been established one day earlier. For this reason, the Aromanian National Day is usually celebrated on May 23, although some do so on May 22 instead. ↗
1900 American Civil War: Sergeant William Harvey Carney is awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism in the Assault on the Battery Wagner in 1863. ↗
1873 The Canadian Parliament establishes the North-West Mounted Police, the forerunner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. ↗
1863 The General German Workers' Association, a precursor of the modern Social Democratic Party of Germany, is founded in Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony. ↗
1846 Mexican–American War: President Mariano Paredes of Mexico unofficially declares war on the United States. ↗
1844 Báb: A merchant of Shiraz announces that he is a Prophet and founds a religious movement. He is considered to be a forerunner of the Baháʼí Faith. ↗
1829 Accordion patent granted to Cyrill Demian in Vienna, Austrian Empire. ↗
1793 Battle of Famars during the Flanders Campaign of the War of the First Coalition. ↗
1788 South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the United States Constitution. ↗
1706 John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, defeats a French army under Marshal François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy at the Battle of Ramillies. ↗
1618 The Third Defenestration of Prague precipitates the Thirty Years' War. ↗
1609 Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place. ↗
1568 Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War. ↗
1533 The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void. ↗
1498 Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy. ↗
1430 Joan of Arc is captured at the Siege of Compiègne by troops from the Burgundian faction. ↗

2007 Rayane Messi, French footballer ↗
2001 Brennan Johnson, Welsh footballer ↗
2000 Felipe Drugovich, Brazilian-Italian racing driver ↗
2000 Israel Reyes, Mexican footballer ↗
1999 James Charles, American internet personality ↗
1999 Trinidad Cardona, American singer and songwriter ↗
1999 Sandro Mamukelashvili, Georgian-American basketball player ↗
1998 Sérgio Sette Câmara, Brazilian racing driver ↗
1998 Salwa Eid Naser, Bahraini track and field sprinter ↗
1998 Luca de la Torre, American soccer player ↗
1997 Pedro Chirivella, Spanish footballer ↗
1997 Coy Craft, American footballer ↗
1997 Joe Gomez, English footballer ↗
1997 Maximilian Kilman, English footballer ↗
1997 Gustaf Nilsson, Swedish footballer ↗
1997 Sam Timmins, New Zealand basketball player ↗
1996 Katharina Althaus, German ski jumper ↗
1996 Emmanuel Boateng, Ghanaian footballer ↗
1996 Răzvan Marin, Romanian footballer ↗
1996 Çağlar Söyüncü, Turkish footballer ↗
1992 Laerte do Vando, Brazilian politician ↗
1991 Aaron Donald, American football player ↗
1991 Lena Meyer-Landrut, German singer-songwriter ↗
1991 César Pinares, Chilean footballer ↗
1990 Dan Evans, British tennis player ↗
1990 Kristína Kučová, Slovakian tennis player ↗
1990 Oliver Venno, Estonian volleyball player ↗
1989 Ezequiel Schelotto, Italian footballer ↗
1988 Rosanna Crawford, Canadian biathlete ↗
1988 Angelo Ogbonna, Italian footballer ↗
1988 Morgan Pressel, American golfer ↗
1987 Gracie Otto, Australian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1987 Bray Wyatt, American wrestler (died 2023) ↗
1986 Ryan Coogler, American film director and screenwriter ↗
1986 Alexei Sitnikov, Russian-Azerbaijani figure skater ↗
1986 Alice Tait, Australian swimmer ↗
1986 Ruben Zadkovich, Australian footballer ↗
1985 Sebastián Fernández, Uruguayan footballer ↗
1985 Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russian tennis player ↗
1985 Wim Stroetinga, Dutch cyclist ↗
1985 Ross Wallace, Scottish footballer ↗
1984 Hugo Almeida, Portuguese footballer ↗
1983 Silvio Proto, Belgian-Italian footballer ↗
1981 Tim Robinson, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter ↗
1980 Theofanis Gekas, Greek footballer ↗
1980 Ben Ross, Australian rugby league player ↗
1979 Rasual Butler, American basketball player (died 2018) ↗
1979 Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1978 Scott Raynor, American drummer ↗
1977 Richard Ayoade, British actor, director and writer ↗
1977 Ilia Kulik, Russian figure skater ↗
1976 Ricardinho, Brazilian footballer and manager ↗
1976 Andy Selva, Sammarinese footballer and manager ↗
1974 Jewel, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actress, and poet ↗
1974 Manuela Schwesig, German politician, German Federal Minister of Family Affairs ↗
1973 Maxwell, American singer-songwriter and producer ↗
1972 Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian race car driver ↗
1972 Poppy King, Australian entrepreneur ↗
1972 Martin Saggers, English cricketer and umpire ↗
1971 George Osborne, English journalist and politician, former Chancellor of the Exchequer ↗
1970 Bryan Herta, American race car driver and businessman, co-founded Bryan Herta Autosport ↗
1968 Guinevere Turner, American actress and screenwriter ↗
1967 Luís Roberto Alves, Mexican footballer ↗
1967 Anna Ibrisagic, Swedish politician ↗
1967 Philip Selway, English musician ↗
1966 H. Jon Benjamin, American actor, comedian, writer, and producer ↗
1966 Graeme Hick, Zimbabwean-English cricketer and coach ↗
1966 Gary Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
1965 Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Spanish footballer ↗
1965 Tom Tykwer, German director, producer, screenwriter, and composer ↗
1965 Melissa McBride, American actress ↗
1965 Paul Sironen, Australian rugby league player ↗
1964 Ruth Metzler, Swiss lawyer and politician ↗
1963 Viviane Baladi, Swiss mathematician ↗
1962 Karen Duffy, American actress ↗
1961 Daniele Massaro, Italian footballer and manager ↗
1961 Norrie May-Welby, Scottish Australian gender activist ↗
1960 Linden Ashby, American actor ↗
1959 Marcella Mesker, Dutch tennis player and sportscaster ↗
1958 Mitch Albom, American journalist, author, and screenwriter ↗
1958 Drew Carey, American actor, game show host, and entrepreneur ↗
1958 Lea DeLaria, American actress and singer ↗
1956 Andrea Pazienza, Italian illustrator and painter (died 1988) ↗
1956 Ursula Plassnik, Austrian politician and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Austria ↗
1956 Buck Showalter, American baseball player, coach, and manager ↗
1955 Luka Bloom, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1954 Gerry Armstrong, Northern Irish international footballer ↗
1954 Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American boxer and actor (died 2021) ↗
1952 Martin Parr, English photographer and journalist ↗
1951 Anatoly Karpov – Russian chess player ↗
1951 Antonis Samaras, Greek economist and politician, 185th Prime Minister of Greece ↗
1950 Martin McGuinness, Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician, Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (died 2017) ↗
1950 Richard Chase, American serial killer (died 1980) ↗
1949 Daniel DiNardo, American cardinal ↗
1949 Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 61st and 64th President of Peru (died 2019) ↗
1948 Myriam Boyer, French actress, director, and producer ↗
1947 Jane Kenyon, American poet and translator (died 1995) ↗
1946 David Graham, Australian golfer ↗
1945 Padmarajan, Indian director, screenwriter, and author (died 1991) ↗
1944 John Newcombe, Australian tennis player and sportscaster ↗
1943 Peter Kenilorea, Solomon Islands politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands (died 2016) ↗
1942 Gabriel Liiceanu, Romanian philosopher, author, and academic ↗
1942 Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao, Indian director, screenwriter, and choreographer ↗
1941 Zalman King, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012) ↗
1941 Rod Thorn, American basketball player, coach, and executive ↗
1940 Bjørn Johansen (musician), Norwegian saxophonist (died 2002) ↗
1940 Gérard Larrousse, French race car driver ↗
1940 Cora Sadosky, Argentinian mathematician and academic (died 2010) ↗
1939 Michel Colombier, French-American composer and conductor (died 2004) ↗
1939 Reinhard Hauff, German director and screenwriter ↗
1936 Ingeborg Hallstein, German soprano and actress ↗
1936 Charles Kimbrough, American actor (died 2023) ↗
1935 Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish author (died 2009) ↗
1934 Robert Moog, electronic engineer and inventor of the Moog synthesizer (died 2005) ↗
1933 Joan Collins, English actress ↗
1933 Ove Fundin, Swedish motorcycle racer ↗
1932 Kevork Ajemian, Syrian-French journalist and author (died 1998) ↗
1931 Barbara Barrie, American actress ↗
1930 Friedrich Achleitner, German poet and critic (died 2019) ↗
1929 Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish-Austrian actress (died 1982) ↗
1928 Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (died 2002) ↗
1928 Nigel Davenport, English actor (died 2013) ↗
1928 Nina Otkalenko, Russian runner (died 2015) ↗
1926 Basil Salvadore D'Souza, Indian bishop (died 1996) ↗
1926 Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-South African activist and politician (died 1995) ↗
1925 Joshua Lederberg, American biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2008) ↗
1924 Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (died 2014) ↗
1923 Alicia de Larrocha, Catalan-Spanish pianist (died 2009) ↗
1923 Irving Millman, American virologist and microbiologist (died 2012) ↗
1921 Humphrey Lyttelton, British jazz musician and broadcaster (died 2008) ↗
1920 Helen O'Connell, American singer (died 1993) ↗
1919 Robert Bernstein, American author and playwright (died 1988) ↗
1919 Ruth Fernández, Puerto Rican contralto and a member of the Puerto Rican Senate (died 2012) ↗
1919 Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2011) ↗
1918 Denis Compton, English cricketer and sportscaster (died 1997) ↗
1917 Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (died 2008) ↗
1915 S. Donald Stookey, American physicist and chemist, invented CorningWare (died 2014) ↗
1914 Harold Hitchcock, English visionary landscape artist (died 2009) ↗
1914 Celestine Sibley, American journalist and author (died 1999) ↗
1914 Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist, journalist, and prominent Catholic layperson (died 1981) ↗
1912 Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (died 1997) ↗
1912 John Payne, American actor (died 1989) ↗
1911 Lou Brouillard, Canadian boxer (died 1984) ↗
1911 Paul Augustin Mayer, German cardinal (died 2010) ↗
1911 Betty Nuthall, English tennis player (died 1983) ↗
1910 Margaret Wise Brown, American author and educator (died 1952) ↗
1910 Hugh Casson, English architect and academic (died 1999) ↗
1910 Scatman Crothers, American actor and comedian (died 1986) ↗
1910 Franz Kline, American painter and academic (died 1962) ↗
1910 Artie Shaw, American clarinet player, composer, and bandleader (died 2004) ↗
1908 John Bardeen, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991) ↗
1908 Hélène Boucher, French pilot (died 1934) ↗
1908 Tomiko Itooka, Japanese supercentenarian (died 2024) ↗
1908 Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Swiss author and photographer (died 1942) ↗
1900 Hans Frank, German lawyer and politician (died 1946) ↗
1900 Franz Leopold Neumann, German lawyer and theorist (died 1954) ↗
1899 Jeralean Talley, American super-centenarian (died 2015) ↗
1898 Scott O'Dell, American soldier, journalist, and author (died 1989) ↗
1898 Josef Terboven, German soldier and politician (died 1945) ↗
1897 Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motorcycle racer (died 1937) ↗
1896 Felix Steiner, Russian-German SS officer (died 1966) ↗
1892 Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer, British peer (died 1975) ↗
1891 Pär Lagerkvist – Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1974) ↗
1890 Herbert Marshall, English-American actor and singer (died 1966) ↗
1889 Ernst Niekisch, German educator and politician (died 1967) ↗
1888 Adriaan Roland Holst, Dutch writer (died 1976) ↗
1888 Zack Wheat, American baseball player and police officer (died 1972) ↗
1887 Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician and theorist (died 1963) ↗
1887 Nikolai Vekšin, Estonian-Russian sailor and captain (died 1951) ↗
1887 C. R. M. F. Cruttwell, English historian (died 1941) ↗
1884 Corrado Gini, Italian sociologist and demographer (died 1965) ↗
1883 Douglas Fairbanks, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1939) ↗
1882 William Halpenny, Canadian pole vaulter (died 1960) ↗
1875 Alfred P. Sloan, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1966) ↗
1865 Epitácio Pessoa, Brazilian jurist and politician, 11th President of Brazil (died 1942) ↗
1864 William O'Connor, American fencer (died 1939) ↗
1863 Władysław Horodecki, Polish architect (died 1930) ↗
1861 József Rippl-Rónai, Hungarian painter (died 1927) ↗
1855 Isabella Ford, English author and activist (died 1924) ↗
1848 Otto Lilienthal, German pilot and engineer (died 1896) ↗
1844 ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, Iranian religious leader (died 1921) ↗
1840 George Throssell, Irish-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Western Australia (died 1910) ↗
1838 Amaldus Nielsen, Norwegian painter (died 1932) ↗
1837 Anatole Mallet, Swiss mechanical engineer and inventor (died 1919) ↗
1837 Józef Wieniawski, Polish pianist and composer (died 1912) ↗
1834 Jānis Frīdrihs Baumanis, Latvian architect (died 1891) ↗
1834 Carl Bloch, Danish painter and academic (died 1890) ↗
1824 Ambrose Burnside, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Rhode Island (died 1881) ↗
1820 James Buchanan Eads, American engineer, designed the Eads Bridge (died 1887) ↗
1820 Lorenzo Sawyer, American lawyer and judge (died 1891) ↗
1817 Manuel Robles Pezuela, Unconstitutional Mexican interim president (died 1862) ↗
1810 Margaret Fuller, American journalist and critic (died 1850) ↗
1800 Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Mexican general and president (1855) (died 1877) ↗
1795 Charles Barry, English architect, designed the Upper Brook Street Chapel and Halifax Town Hall (died 1860) ↗
1794 Ignaz Moscheles, Czech pianist and composer (died 1870) ↗
1790 Jules Dumont d'Urville, French admiral and explorer (died 1842) ↗
1790 James Pradier, French neoclassical sculptor (died 1852) ↗
1789 Franz Schlik, Austrian earl and general (died 1862) ↗
1741 Andrea Luchesi, Italian organist and composer (died 1801) ↗
1734 Franz Mesmer, German physician and astrologer (died 1815) ↗
1730 Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia, Prussian prince and general (died 1813) ↗
1729 Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet and educator (died 1799) ↗
1718 William Hunter, Scottish-English anatomist and physician (died 1783) ↗
1707 Carl Linnaeus – Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist (died 1778) ↗
1629 William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, noble of Hesse-Kassel (died 1663) ↗
1617 Elias Ashmole, English astrologer and politician (died 1692) ↗
1614 Bertholet Flemalle, Flemish Baroque painter (died 1675) ↗
1606 Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish mathematician and philosopher (died 1682) ↗
1586 Paul Siefert, German composer and organist (died 1666) ↗
1330 Gongmin of Goryeo, Korean ruler (died 1374) ↗
1127 Uijong of Goryeo, Korean monarch of the Goryeo dynasty (died 1173) ↗
1100 Emperor Qinzong of Song (died 1161) ↗
1052 Philip I of France (died 1108) ↗
675 Perumbidugu Mutharaiyar II, King of Mutharaiyar dynasty, Tamil Nadu, India ↗
635 Kʼinich Kan Bahlam II, Mayan king (died 702) ↗

2024 Caleb Carr, American military historian and author (born 1955) ↗
2024 Morgan Spurlock, American filmmaker (born 1970) ↗
2021 Ron Hill, English long-distance runner (born 1938) ↗
2021 Eric Carle, American children's book designer, illustrator, and writer best known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar (born 1929) ↗
2020 Hana Kimura, Japanese professional wrestler (born 1997) ↗
2017 Roger Moore, English actor (born 1927) ↗
2015 Anne Meara, American actress, comedian and playwright (born 1929) ↗
2015 Aleksey Mozgovoy, Pro-Russian Ukrainian separatist leader (born 1975) ↗
2015 Alicia Nash, Salvadoran-American physicist and engineer (born 1933) ↗
2015 John Forbes Nash Jr., American mathematician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1928) ↗
2014 Mikhail Egorovich Alekseev, Russian linguist and academic (born 1949) ↗
2014 Madhav Mantri, Indian cricketer (born 1921) ↗
2013 Epy Guerrero, Dominican baseball player, coach, and scout (born 1942) ↗
2013 Hayri Kozakçıoğlu, Turkish police officer and politician, 15th Governor of Istanbul Province (born 1938) ↗
2013 Georges Moustaki, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1934) ↗
2013 Flynn Robinson, American basketball player (born 1941) ↗
2012 Paul Fussell, American historian, author, and academic (born 1924) ↗
2011 Xavier Tondo, Spanish cyclist (born 1978) ↗
2010 José Lima, Dominican-American baseball player (born 1972) ↗
2010 Simon Monjack, English director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970) ↗
2009 Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean soldier and politician, 9th President of South Korea (born 1946) ↗
2008 Iñaki Ochoa de Olza, Spanish mountaineer (born 1967) ↗
2008 Utah Phillips, American singer-songwriter and poet (born 1935) ↗
2006 Lloyd Bentsen, American colonel and politician, 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury (born 1921) ↗
2006 Kazimierz Górski, Polish footballer and manager (born 1921) ↗
2002 Big Bill Neidjie, Australian activist and last speaker of the Gaagudju language (born c. 1920) ↗
2002 Sam Snead, American golfer and journalist (born 1912) ↗
1999 Owen Hart, Canadian-American wrestler (born 1965) ↗
1998 Telford Taylor, American general and lawyer (born 1908) ↗
1996 Kronid Lyubarsky, Russian journalist and activist (born 1934) ↗
1994 Olav Hauge, Norwegian poet (born 1908) ↗
1992 Kostas Davourlis, Greek footballer (born 1948) ↗
1992 Giovanni Falcone, Italian lawyer and judge (born 1939) ↗
1991 Wilhelm Kempff, German pianist and composer (born 1895) ↗
1991 Jean Van Houtte, Belgian academic and politician, 50th Prime Minister of Belgium (born 1907) ↗
1991 Fletcher Markle, Canadian director, screenwriter, and producer (born 1921) ↗
1989 Georgy Tovstonogov, Russian director and producer (born 1915) ↗
1989 Karl Koch, German computer hacker (born 1965) ↗
1986 Sterling Hayden, American actor (born 1916) ↗
1981 Gene Green, American baseball player (born 1933) ↗
1981 Rayner Heppenstall, English author and poet (born 1911) ↗
1981 George Jessel, American actor, singer, and producer (born 1898) ↗
1981 David Lewis, Belarusian-Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1909) ↗
1979 S. Selvanayagam, Sri Lankan geographer and academic (born 1932) ↗
1975 Moms Mabley, American comedian and actor (born 1894) ↗
1965 David Smith, American sculptor (born 1906) ↗
1963 August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (born 1904) ↗
1962 Louis Coatalen, French engineer (born 1879) ↗
1960 Georges Claude, French engineer and inventor, created Neon lighting (born 1870) ↗
1956 Gustav Suits, Latvian-Estonian poet and politician (born 1883) ↗
1949 Jan Frans De Boever, Belgian painter and illustrator (born 1872) ↗
1947 Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (born 1878) ↗
1945 Heinrich Himmler, German commander and politician, Reich Minister of the Interior and head of the SS (born 1900) ↗
1942 Panagiotis Toundas, Greek composer and conductor (born 1886) ↗
1938 Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter (born 1871) ↗
1937 John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company and Rockefeller University (born 1839) ↗
1934 Clyde Barrow, American criminal (born 1909) ↗
1934 Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (born 1860) ↗
1934 Bonnie Parker, American criminal (born 1910) ↗
1921 August Nilsson, Swedish shot putter and tug of war competitor (born 1872) ↗
1920 Svetozar Boroević, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (born 1856) ↗
1908 François Coppée, French poet and author (born 1842) ↗
1906 Henrik Ibsen – Norwegian director, playwright, and poet (born 1828) ↗
1895 Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist, physicist, and mathematician (born 1798) ↗
1893 Anton von Schmerling, Austrian politician (born 1805) ↗
1886 Leopold von Ranke, German historian and academic (born 1795) ↗
1868 Kit Carson, American general (born 1809) ↗
1857 Augustin-Louis Cauchy, French mathematician and academic (born 1789) ↗
1855 Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and explorer (born 1797) ↗
1841 Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (born 1765) ↗
1815 Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg, American clergyman and botanist (born 1753) ↗
1813 Géraud Duroc, French general and diplomat (born 1772) ↗
1783 James Otis Jr., American lawyer and politician (born 1725) ↗
1754 John Wood, the Elder, English architect, designed The Circus and Queen Square (born 1704) ↗
1752 William Bradford, English-American printer (born 1663) ↗
1749 Abraham ben Abraham, Polish martyr (born 1700) ↗
1701 William Kidd, Scottish pirate (born 1645) ↗
1691 Adrien Auzout, French astronomer and instrument maker (born 1622) ↗
1670 Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1610) ↗
1662 John Gauden, English bishop (born 1605) ↗
1591 John Blitheman, English organist and composer (born 1525) ↗
1524 Ismail I, First Emperor of Safavid Empire (born 1487) ↗
1523 Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shōgun (born 1466) ↗
1498 Girolamo Savonarola, Italian friar and preacher (born 1452) ↗
1423 Antipope Benedict XIII (born 1328) ↗
1370 Toghon Temür, Mongol emperor (born 1320) ↗
1338 Alice de Warenne, Countess of Arundel, English noble (born 1287) ↗
1304 Jehan de Lescurel, French poet and composer ↗
1125 Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1086) ↗
962 Guibert of Gembloux, Frankish abbot (born 892) ↗
922 Li Sizhao, Chinese general and governor ↗
230 Urban I, pope of the Catholic Church ↗