53 Events
290 Births
105 Deaths
- 2020 Armenia and Azerbaijan sign a ceasefire agreement, ending the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and prompting protests in Armenia. ↗
- 2019 President of Bolivia Evo Morales and several of his government resign after 19 days of civil protests and a recommendation from the military. ↗
- 2009 Ships of the South and North Korean navies skirmish off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea. ↗
- 2008 Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost. ↗
- 2006 Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo. ↗
- 2006 The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush, who announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor. ↗
- 2002 Veteran's Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak: A tornado outbreak stretching from Northern Ohio to the Gulf Coast, one of the largest outbreaks recorded in November. ↗
- 1999 World Anti-Doping Agency is formed in Lausanne. ↗
- 1997 WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time). ↗
- 1995 In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), are hanged by government forces. ↗
- 1989 Longtime Bulgarian leader Todor Zhivkov is removed from office and replaced by Petar Mladenov. ↗
- 1989 Germans begin to tear down the Berlin Wall. ↗
- 1985 A Dassault Falcon 50 and a Piper PA-28 Cherokee collide in mid-air over Fairview, New Jersey, killing six people and injuring eight. ↗
- 1983 Bill Gates introduces Windows 1.0. ↗
- 1979 A 106-car Canadian Pacific freight train carrying explosive and poisonous chemicals from Windsor, Ontario, Canada derails in Mississauga, Ontario. ↗
- 1975 The 729-foot-long freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks during a storm on Lake Superior, killing all 29 crew on board. ↗
- 1975 Treaty of Osimo between Yugoslavia and Italy ↗
- 1975 Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the United Nations General Assembly passes Resolution 3379, determining that Zionism is a form of racism. ↗
- 1972 Southern Airways Flight 49 from Birmingham, Alabama is hijacked and, at one point, is threatened with crashing into the nuclear installation at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. After two days, the plane lands in Havana, Cuba, where the hijackers are jailed by Fidel Castro. ↗
- 1971 In Cambodia, Khmer Rouge forces attack the city of Phnom Penh and its airport, killing 44, wounding at least 30 and damaging nine aircraft. ↗
- 1971 A Merpati Nusantara Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes into the Indian Ocean near Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia, killing all 69 people on board. ↗
- 1970 Vietnam War: Vietnamization: For the first time in five years, an entire week ends with no reports of American combat fatalities in Southeast Asia. ↗
- 1970 Luna 17: uncrewed space mission launched by the Soviet Union. ↗
- 1969 National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street. ↗
- 1967 The Nauru Independence Act 1967 passed the Parliament of Australia, giving independence to the UN Trust Territory of Nauru with effect from 31 January 1968. ↗
- 1958 The Hope Diamond is donated to the Smithsonian Institution by New York diamond merchant Harry Winston. ↗
- 1954 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia. ↗
- 1951 With the rollout of the North American Numbering Plan, direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States. ↗
- 1946 A magnitude 6.9 earthquake in the Peruvian Andes mountains kills at least 1,400 people. ↗
- 1945 Heavy fighting in Surabaya between Indonesian nationalists and returning colonialists after World War II, today celebrated as Heroes' Day (Hari Pahlawan). ↗
- 1944 The ammunition ship USS Mount Hood explodes at Seeadler Harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands, killing at least 432 and wounding 371. ↗
- 1942 World War II: Germany invades Vichy France following French Admiral François Darlan's agreement to an armistice with the Allies in North Africa. ↗
- 1940 The 1940 Vrancea earthquake strikes Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring approximately 4,000 more. ↗
- 1939 Finnish author F. E. Sillanpää is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. ↗
- 1918 The Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, receives a top-secret coded message from Europe (that would be sent to Ottawa and Washington, D.C.) that said on November 11, 1918, all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air. ↗
- 1910 The date of Thomas A. Davis' opening of the San Diego Army and Navy Academy, although the official founding date is November 23, 1910. ↗
- 1898 White supremacists seized power and massacred black Americans during the Wilmington massacre, the only instance of a municipal government being overthrown in United States history. ↗
- 1871 Henry Morton Stanley locates missing explorer and missionary, David Livingstone in Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika, famously greeting him with the words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" ↗
- 1865 Major Henry Wirz, the superintendent of a prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia, is hanged, becoming one of only three American Civil War soldiers executed for war crimes. ↗
- 1847 The passenger ship Stephen Whitney is wrecked in thick fog off the southern coast of Ireland, killing 92 of the 110 on board. The disaster results in the construction of the Fastnet Rock lighthouse. ↗
- 1821 Cry of Independence by Rufina Alfaro at La Villa de Los Santos, Panama setting into motion a revolt which led to Panama's independence from Spain and to it immediately becoming part of Colombia. ↗
- 1793 A Goddess of Reason is proclaimed by the French Convention at the suggestion of Pierre Gaspard Chaumette. ↗
- 1775 The United States Marine Corps is founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas. ↗
- 1766 The last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queen's College (later renamed Rutgers University). ↗
- 1702 English colonists under the command of James Moore besiege Spanish St. Augustine during Queen Anne's War. ↗
- 1674 Third Anglo-Dutch War: As provided in the Treaty of Westminster, Netherlands cedes New Netherland to England. ↗
- 1659 Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maratha King kills Afzal Khan, Adilshahi in the battle popularly known as Battle of Pratapgarh. ↗
- 1599 Åbo Bloodbath: Fourteen noblemen who opposed Duke Charles are decapitated in the Old Great Square of Turku (Swedish: Åbo) for their involvement in the War against Sigismund. ↗
- 1444 Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Władysław III of Poland (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Władysław III of Varna) are defeated by the Turks under Sultan Murad II and Władysław is killed. ↗
- 1293 Raden Wijaya is crowned as the first monarch of Majapahit kingdom of Java, taking the throne name Kertarajasa Jayawardhana. ↗
- 1202 Fourth Crusade: Despite letters from Pope Innocent III forbidding it and threatening excommunication, Catholic crusaders begin a siege of Zara (now Zadar, Croatia). ↗
- 937 Ten Kingdoms: Li Bian usurps the throne and deposes Emperor Yang Pu. The Wu State is replaced by Li (now called "Xu Zhigao"), who becomes the first ruler of Southern Tang. ↗
- 474 Emperor Leo II dies after a reign of ten months. He is succeeded by his father Zeno, who becomes sole ruler of the Byzantine Empire. ↗
- 2009 Christian Convery, Canadian actor ↗
- 2003 Luca Del Bel Belluz, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 2002 Eduardo Camavinga, French footballer ↗
- 2000 Mackenzie Foy, American actress and model ↗
- 2000 Scotty Pippen Jr., American basketball player ↗
- 2000 Oliver Sonne, Danish-Peruvian footballer ↗
- 1999 Armand Duplantis, Swedish-American pole vaulter ↗
- 1999 Michael Cimino, American actor ↗
- 1999 Hugo Duro, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1999 João Félix, Portuguese footballer ↗
- 1999 Michael J. Keplinger, Austrian musician and filmmaker ↗
- 1999 Kiernan Shipka, American actress ↗
- 1998 Claudine Co, Filipino singer and influencer ↗
- 1998 Karen Villanueva, Mexican rhythmic gymnast ↗
- 1997 Federico Dimarco, Italian footballer ↗
- 1997 Marios Georgiou, Cypriot gymnast ↗
- 1997 Maurice Gomis, Italian-Senegalese footballer ↗
- 1997 Daniel James, Welsh footballer ↗
- 1997 Joost Klein, Dutch musician ↗
- 1997 Giovanna Scoccimarro, German judoka ↗
- 1997 Yuriy Vakulko, Ukrainian footballer ↗
- 1996 Drew Lock, American football player ↗
- 1995 Ralfs Grīnbergs, Latvian ice hockey player ↗
- 1995 Ryan Peniston, British tennis player ↗
- 1994 Zoey Deutch, American actress ↗
- 1994 Andre De Grasse, Canadian sprinter ↗
- 1994 Claudio Dias, English footballer ↗
- 1993 Daieishō Hayato, Japanese sumo wrestler ↗
- 1992 Marko Blaževski, Macedonian swimmer ↗
- 1992 Teddy Bridgewater, American football player ↗
- 1992 Mattia Perin, Italian footballer ↗
- 1992 Dimitri Petratos, Australian footballer ↗
- 1992 Rafał Wolski, Polish footballer ↗
- 1992 Wilfried Zaha, Ivorian footballer ↗
- 1991 Tony Snell, American basketball player ↗
- 1990 Marcus Browne, American boxer ↗
- 1990 Zach Ertz, American football player ↗
- 1990 Leo, South Korean singer ↗
- 1990 Robert Primus, Trinidadian footballer ↗
- 1990 Kristina Vogel, German track cyclist ↗
- 1989 Daniel Agyei, Ghanaian footballer ↗
- 1989 Taron Egerton, Welsh actor ↗
- 1989 Brendon Hartley, New Zealand race car driver ↗
- 1989 Adrian Nikçi, Swiss footballer ↗
- 1989 Jacob Pullen, American basketball player ↗
- 1988 Massimo Coda, Italian footballer ↗
- 1988 Pauleen Luna, Filipino actress ↗
- 1988 Aiden Tolman, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1987 D. J. Augustin, American basketball player ↗
- 1987 Sam Malsom, English footballer ↗
- 1987 Kana Oya, Japanese model and actress ↗
- 1987 Charles Hamilton, American rapper ↗
- 1987 Theo Peckham, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1986 Aaron Crow, American baseball player ↗
- 1986 Josh Peck, American actor ↗
- 1986 Goran Jerković, French footballer ↗
- 1986 Stanislav Namașco, Moldovan footballer ↗
- 1986 Eric Thames, American baseball player ↗
- 1986 Samuel Wanjiru, Kenyan runner (died 2011) ↗
- 1985 Ricki-Lee Coulter, New Zealand singer-songwriter and dancer ↗
- 1985 Aleksandar Kolarov, Serbian footballer ↗
- 1985 Cherno Samba, Gambian footballer ↗
- 1984 Kazuhisa Makita, Japanese baseball player ↗
- 1984 Ludovic Obraniak, Polish footballer ↗
- 1984 Kendrick Perkins, American basketball player ↗
- 1984 Ahmed Fathy, Egyptian footballer ↗
- 1983 Miranda Lambert, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1983 Marius Žaliūkas, Lithuanian footballer (died 2020) ↗
- 1982 Heather Matarazzo, American actress ↗
- 1981 Tony Blanco, Dominican baseball player ↗
- 1981 Jason Dunham, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2004) ↗
- 1981 Paul Kipsiele Koech, Kenyan runner ↗
- 1981 Ryback, American wrestler ↗
- 1981 Miroslav Slepička, Czech footballer ↗
- 1980 Danilo Belić, Serbian footballer ↗
- 1980 Troy Bell, American basketball player ↗
- 1979 Chris Joannou, Australian bass player ↗
- 1979 Anthony Réveillère, French footballer ↗
- 1979 Kelly Santos, Brazilian basketball player ↗
- 1979 Ragnvald Soma, Norwegian footballer ↗
- 1978 Ruth Davidson, Scottish politician ↗
- 1978 Diplo, American DJ, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1978 Eve, American rapper and producer ↗
- 1978 Kristian Huselius, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1978 David Paetkau, Canadian actor ↗
- 1977 Josh Barnett, American mixed martial artist and wrestler ↗
- 1977 Brittany Murphy, American actress and singer (died 2009) ↗
- 1977 Erik Nevland, Norwegian footballer ↗
- 1976 Martin Åslund, Swedish footballer and sportscaster ↗
- 1976 Sarah Discaya, Filipino businesswoman and politician ↗
- 1976 Sergio González, Spanish footballer and manager ↗
- 1976 Jaroslav Hlinka, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1976 Steffen Iversen, Norwegian footballer ↗
- 1976 Shefki Kuqi, Finnish footballer and manager ↗
- 1976 Mike Leclerc, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1975 Jim Adkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1975 Markko Märtin, Estonian race car driver ↗
- 1974 Chris Lilley, Australian comedian and producer ↗
- 1973 Patrik Berger, Czech footballer ↗
- 1973 Marco Antonio Rodríguez, Mexican footballer and referee ↗
- 1972 Virág Csurgó, Hungarian tennis player ↗
- 1972 Shawn Green, American baseball player ↗
- 1971 Big Pun, American rapper (died 2000) ↗
- 1971 Walton Goggins, American actor and producer ↗
- 1971 Magnus Johansson, Swedish footballer ↗
- 1971 Niki Karimi, Iranian actress, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1970 Warren G, American rapper and producer ↗
- 1970 U-God, American rapper ↗
- 1970 Freddy Loix, Belgian race car driver ↗
- 1970 Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russian footballer and manager ↗
- 1969 Faustino Asprilla, Colombian footballer and coach ↗
- 1969 Jens Lehmann, German footballer and actor ↗
- 1969 Ellen Pompeo, American actress ↗
- 1968 Tracy Morgan, American comedian and actor ↗
- 1968 Tom Papa, American comedian, actor, television host ↗
- 1967 Jackie Fairweather, Australian runner and coach (died 2014) ↗
- 1965 Jamie Dixon, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1965 Eddie Irvine, Northern Irish race car driver ↗
- 1965 Robert Jones, Welsh rugby player and coach ↗
- 1964 Kenny Rogers, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1963 Hugh Bonneville, English actor ↗
- 1963 Tommy Davidson, American actor and comedian ↗
- 1963 Mike McCarthy, American football player and coach ↗
- 1963 Mike Powell, American long jumper ↗
- 1962 Bob Lindner, Australian rugby league player and coach ↗
- 1962 Daniel Waters, American director and screenwriter ↗
- 1961 Rudolf Grimm, German-Austrian physicist and academic ↗
- 1961 John Walton, English darts player ↗
- 1960 Neil Gaiman, English author, illustrator, and screenwriter ↗
- 1960 Dan Hawkins, American football player, coach, and sportscaster ↗
- 1960 Naomi Kawashima, Japanese actress and singer (died 2015) ↗
- 1960 Maeve Sherlock, English politician ↗
- 1959 Mackenzie Phillips, American actress ↗
- 1959 Michael Schröder, German footballer and manager ↗
- 1958 Deborah Cameron, English linguist, anthropologist, and academic ↗
- 1958 Stephen Herek, American director and producer ↗
- 1958 Omar Minaya, American baseball player and manager ↗
- 1958 Massimo Morsello, Italian singer-songwriter and activist (died 2001) ↗
- 1958 Brooks Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1957 Nigel Evans, Welsh politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales ↗
- 1956 Mohsen Badawi, Egyptian businessman and activist ↗
- 1956 Sinbad, American comedian and actor ↗
- 1955 Jack Clark, American baseball player, coach, and manager ↗
- 1955 Roland Emmerich, German director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1954 Kevin Spraggett, Canadian chess player ↗
- 1954 Bob Stanley, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1953 Les Miles, American football player and coach ↗
- 1951 John Williamson, American basketball player (died 1996) ↗
- 1950 Debra Hill, American screenwriter and producer (died 2005) ↗
- 1950 Jack Scalia, American actor ↗
- 1950 Bram Tchaikovsky, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1949 Ann Reinking, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (died 2020) ↗
- 1949 Don Saleski, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1949 Mustafa Denizli, Turkish footballer and manager ↗
- 1948 Aaron Brown, American journalist and academic (died 2024) ↗
- 1948 Luciano Sušanj, Croatian Olympic runner and politician (died 2024) ↗
- 1948 Shigesato Itoi, Japanese video game designer and voice actor, created EarthBound ↗
- 1948 Steven Utley, American author and poet (died 2013) ↗
- 1947 Glen Buxton, American guitarist and songwriter (died 1997) ↗
- 1947 Bachir Gemayel, Lebanese President and commander (died 1982) ↗
- 1947 Greg Lake, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2016) ↗
- 1947 Dave Loggins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024) ↗
- 1945 Terence Davies, English actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2023) ↗
- 1945 Donna Fargo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1944 Askar Akayev, Kyrgyzstani economist and politician, 1st President of Kyrgyzstan ↗
- 1944 Mark E. Neely, Jr., American historian, author, and academic ↗
- 1944 Silvestre Reyes, American sergeant and politician ↗
- 1944 Tim Rice, English lyricist and author ↗
- 1943 Saxby Chambliss, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1943 Ross Warner, Australian rugby league player (died 2020) ↗
- 1942 Robert F. Engle, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1942 James Hood, American activist (died 2013) ↗
- 1942 Hans-Rudolf Merz, Swiss lawyer and politician, 92nd President of the Swiss Confederation ↗
- 1940 Richard Cotton, Australian geneticist and academic (died 2015) ↗
- 1940 Screaming Lord Sutch, English singer-songwriter and politician (died 1999) ↗
- 1939 Anscar Chupungco, Filipino monk and theologian (died 2013) ↗
- 1939 Tommy Facenda, American rock & roll singer and guitarist (died 2022) ↗
- 1939 Russell Means, American activist, actor, and musician (died 2012) ↗
- 1939 Allan Moffat, Canadian-Australian race car driver (died 2025) ↗
- 1938 Robert Moreland, American college basketball coach (Texas Southern Tigers) (died 2024) ↗
- 1937 Albert Hall, American actor ↗
- 1937 Andrey Urnov, Russian diplomat (died 2025) ↗
- 1935 Bernard Babior, American physician and biochemist (died 2004) ↗
- 1935 Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov, Russian astronomer, astrophysicist, and cosmologist ↗
- 1935 Denis Edozie, Nigerian Supreme Court judge (died 2018) ↗
- 1934 Lucien Bianchi, Italian-Belgian race car driver (died 1969) ↗
- 1934 Garry Runciman, 3rd Viscount Runciman of Doxford, English sociologist and academic (died 2020) ↗
- 1934 A. Thurairajah, Sri Lankan engineer and academic (died 1994) ↗
- 1934 Clio Maria Bittoni, Italian lawyer (died 2024) ↗
- 1933 Ronald Evans, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (died 1990) ↗
- 1933 Seymour Nurse, Barbadian cricketer (died 2019) ↗
- 1932 Paul Bley, Canadian-American pianist and composer (died 2016) ↗
- 1932 Necmettin Hacıeminoğlu, Turkish linguist, author, and academic (died 1996) ↗
- 1932 Roy Scheider, American actor (died 2008) ↗
- 1932 Arthur K. Snyder, American lawyer and politician (died 2012) ↗
- 1931 Lilly Pulitzer, American fashion designer (died 2013) ↗
- 1930 Gene Conley, American baseball and basketball player (died 2017) ↗
- 1929 Marilyn Bergman, American composer and songwriter (died 2022) ↗
- 1929 W. E. B. Griffin, American soldier and author (died 2019) ↗
- 1929 Ninón Sevilla, Cuban-Mexican actress and dancer (died 2015) ↗
- 1929 Tommy Banks, English footballer (died 2024) ↗
- 1928 Ennio Morricone, Italian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (died 2020) ↗
- 1927 Richard Connolly, Australian hymnodist (died 2022) ↗
- 1927 Vedat Dalokay, Turkish architect and a former mayor of Ankara (died 1991) ↗
- 1927 Vaughn O. Lang, American general (died 2014) ↗
- 1927 Sohei Miyashita, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Defense (died 2013) ↗
- 1927 Sabah, Lebanese singer and actress (died 2014) ↗
- 1927 Pedro Bustos, Argentine basketball player (died 2024) ↗
- 1925 Richard Burton, Welsh actor and singer (died 1984) ↗
- 1924 Bobby Limb, Australian comedian, actor, and bandleader (died 1999) ↗
- 1923 Hachikō, Japanese dog famous for his loyalty to his owner (died 1935) ↗
- 1920 Ina Clough, English actress (died 2003) ↗
- 1920 Rafael del Pino, Spanish businessman, founded the Ferrovial Company (died 2008) ↗
- 1919 George Fenneman, American radio and television announcer (died 1997) ↗
- 1919 Mikhail Kalashnikov, Russian general and engineer, designed the AK-47 (died 2013) ↗
- 1919 Michael Strank, American sergeant and flag raiser at the Battle of Iwo Jima (died 1945) ↗
- 1919 Moise Tshombe, Congolese accountant and politician, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (died 1969) ↗
- 1918 Ernst Otto Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2007) ↗
- 1916 Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (died 2012) ↗
- 1916 Billy May, American trumpet player and composer (died 2004) ↗
- 1913 Karl Shapiro, American poet and academic (died 2000) ↗
- 1912 Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (died 1999) ↗
- 1910 Angelo Frattini, Italian sculptor (died 1975) ↗
- 1909 Paweł Jasienica, Russian-Polish soldier, journalist, and historian (died 1970) ↗
- 1909 Johnny Marks, American composer and songwriter (died 1985) ↗
- 1908 Noemí Gerstein, Argentinian sculptor and illustrator (died 1996) ↗
- 1908 Charles Merritt, Canadian colonel and politician, Victoria Cross recipient (died 2000) ↗
- 1907 Jane Froman, American actress and singer (died 1980) ↗
- 1907 John Moore, English activist and author (died 1967) ↗
- 1906 Josef Kramer, German SS officer (died 1945) ↗
- 1899 Kate Seredy, Hungarian-American author and illustrator (died 1975) ↗
- 1896 Jimmy Dykes, American baseball player and manager (died 1976) ↗
- 1895 József Mátyás Baló, Hungarian physician and academic (died 1979) ↗
- 1895 Jack Northrop, American businessman, founded the Northrop Corporation (died 1981) ↗
- 1894 Boris Furlan, Slovenian lawyer, jurist, and politician (died 1957) ↗
- 1893 John P. Marquand, American author (died 1960) ↗
- 1891 Carl Stalling, American pianist and composer (died 1972) ↗
- 1890 Carl Borgward, German engineer, founder of Borgward Group ↗
- 1889 Claude Rains, English-American actor (died 1967) ↗
- 1888 Andrei Tupolev, Russian engineer and designer, founded the Tupolev Design Bureau (died 1972) ↗
- 1887 Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu, Romanian engineer and academic (died 1973) ↗
- 1887 Arnold Zweig, German author and activist (died 1968) ↗
- 1886 Edward Joseph Collins, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1951) ↗
- 1884 Zofia Nałkowska, Polish author and playwright (died 1954) ↗
- 1880 Jacob Epstein, American-English sculptor (died 1959) ↗
- 1879 Vachel Lindsay, American poet and educator (died 1931) ↗
- 1879 Patrick Pearse, Irish lawyer, poet, teacher, and insurrectionist; executed for his role in the Easter Rising (died 1916) ↗
- 1878 Cy Morgan, American baseball player (died 1962) ↗
- 1874 Idabelle Smith Firestone, American composer and songwriter (died 1954) ↗
- 1873 Henri Rabaud, French conductor and composer (died 1949) ↗
- 1871 Winston Churchill, American author and painter (died 1947) ↗
- 1868 Gichin Funakoshi, Japanese martial artist and educator, founded Shotokan (died 1957) ↗
- 1861 Amy Levy (died 1889) First Jewish student at Cambridge University ↗
- 1858 Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (died 1928) ↗
- 1851 Richard Armstedt, German philologist, historian, and educator (died 1931) ↗
- 1848 Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (died 1925) ↗
- 1845 John Sparrow David Thompson, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1894) ↗
- 1844 Henry Eyster Jacobs, American educator and theologian (died 1932) ↗
- 1836 Andrés Avelino Cáceres, Peruvian general, President of Peru (died 1923) ↗
- 1834 José Hernández – Argentinian journalist, poet, and politician (died 1886) ↗
- 1826 Jacob Hamburger, German rabbi and author (died 1911) ↗
- 1810 George Jennings, English plumber and engineer, invented the flush toilet (died 1882) ↗
- 1801 Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer and author (died 1872) ↗
- 1801 Samuel Gridley Howe, American physician and activist (died 1876) ↗
- 1779 Anne-Marie Javouhey, French nun, founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny (died 1851) ↗
- 1764 Andrés Manuel del Rio, Spanish-Mexican scientist and discoverer of vanadium (died 1849) ↗
- 1759 Friedrich Schiller, German poet and playwright (died 1805) ↗
- 1755 Franz Anton Ries, German violinist and educator (died 1846) ↗
- 1735 Granville Sharp, English activist and scholar, co-founded the Sierra Leone Company (died 1813) ↗
- 1728 Oliver Goldsmith, Irish-English author, poet, and playwright (died 1774) ↗
- 1710 Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish courtier, politician, and diplomat (died 1792) ↗
- 1697 William Hogarth, English painter, illustrator, and critic (died 1764) ↗
- 1695 John Bevis, English physician and astronomer (died 1771) ↗
- 1668 François Couperin, French organist and composer (died 1733) ↗
- 1668 Louis, Prince of Condé (died 1710) ↗
- 1620 Ninon de l'Enclos, French courtier and author (died 1705) ↗
- 1584 Catherine of Sweden, Countess Palatine of Kleeburg (died 1638) ↗
- 1577 Jacob Cats, Dutch poet, jurist, and politician (died 1660) ↗
- 1565 Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1601) ↗
- 1565 Laurentius Paulinus Gothus, Swedish astronomer and theologian (died 1646) ↗
- 1547 Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Archbishop of Cologne (died 1601) ↗
- 1520 Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine, Princess of Denmark, Sweden and Norway (died 1580) ↗
- 1490 John III, Duke of Cleves (died 1539) ↗
- 1489 Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Wolfenbüttel (died 1568) ↗
- 1483 Martin Luther, German monk and priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation (died 1546) ↗
- 1480 Bridget of York, English nun (died 1517) ↗
- 1433 Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (died 1477) ↗
- 1341 Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English politician (died 1408) ↗
- 1278 Philip I, Prince of Taranto (died 1332) ↗
- 745 Musa al-Kadhim the seventh Shia Imam (died 799) ↗
- 2024 Tim Sullivan, American novelist (born 1948) ↗
- 2022 Kevin Conroy, American actor and voice actor, longtime voice of Batman (born 1955) ↗
- 2021 Miroslav Žbirka, Slovak singer, songwriter and guitarist (born 1952) ↗
- 2020 Saeb Erekat, Chief Palestinian negotiator (born 1955) ↗
- 2015 Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer, founded the Amdahl Corporation (born 1922) ↗
- 2015 Pat Eddery, Irish jockey and trainer (born 1952) ↗
- 2015 André Glucksmann, French philosopher and author (born 1937) ↗
- 2015 Helmut Schmidt, German soldier, economist, and politician, 5th Chancellor of Germany (born 1918) ↗
- 2015 Allen Toussaint, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1938) ↗
- 2014 Josip Boljkovac, Croatian soldier and politician, 1st Croatia Minister of the Interior (born 1920) ↗
- 2014 Wayne Goss, Australian lawyer and politician, 34th Premier of Queensland (born 1951) ↗
- 2014 John Hans Krebs, American lawyer and politician (born 1926) ↗
- 2014 Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz, American surfer and physician (born 1921) ↗
- 2014 Al Renfrew, American ice hockey player and coach (born 1924) ↗
- 2013 Vijaydan Detha, Indian author (born 1926) ↗
- 2013 John Grant, Australian neurosurgeon (born 1922) ↗
- 2013 John Matchefts, American ice hockey player and coach (born 1931) ↗
- 2013 Giorgio Orelli, Swiss poet and translator (born 1921) ↗
- 2012 John Louis Coffey, American lawyer and judge (born 1922) ↗
- 2012 Mitsuko Mori, Japanese actress (born 1920) ↗
- 2012 Piet van Zeil, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs (born 1927) ↗
- 2011 Peter J. Biondi, American soldier and politician (born 1942) ↗
- 2011 Ivan Martin Jirous, Czech poet (born 1944) ↗
- 2011 Killer Karl Kox, American professional wrestler (born 1931) ↗
- 2010 Dino De Laurentiis, Italian-American actor, producer, and production manager (born 1919) ↗
- 2009 Robert Enke, German footballer (born 1977) ↗
- 2009 John Allen Muhammad, American spree killer (born 1960) ↗
- 2008 Wannes Van de Velde, Belgian singer and poet (born 1937) ↗
- 2008 Kiyosi Itô, Japanese mathematician and academic (born 1915) ↗
- 2007 Laraine Day, American actress (born 1920) ↗
- 2007 Augustus F. Hawkins, American engineer and politician (born 1907) ↗
- 2007 Norman Mailer, American novelist and essayist (born 1923) ↗
- 2006 Diana Coupland, English actress and singer (born 1932) ↗
- 2006 Fokko du Cloux, Dutch mathematician and computer scientist (born 1954) ↗
- 2006 Gerald Levert, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1966) ↗
- 2006 Jack Palance, American boxer and actor (born 1919) ↗
- 2006 Nadarajah Raviraj, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (born 1962) ↗
- 2006 Jack Williamson, American author, critic, and academic (born 1908) ↗
- 2004 Katy de la Cruz, Filipino-American singer and actress (born 1907) ↗
- 2004 Şeref Görkey, Turkish footballer and manager (born 1913) ↗
- 2003 Canaan Banana, Zimbabwean minister and politician, 1st President of Zimbabwe (born 1936) ↗
- 2003 Irv Kupcinet, American journalist and talk show host (born 1912) ↗
- 2002 Michel Boisrond, French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1921) ↗
- 2001 Ken Kesey, American novelist, essayist, and poet (born 1935) ↗
- 2000 Adamantios Androutsopoulos, Greek lawyer and politician, 171st Prime Minister of Greece (born 1919) ↗
- 2000 Jacques Chaban-Delmas, French general and politician, 153rd Prime Minister of France (born 1915) ↗
- 1998 Mary Millar, English actress (born 1936) ↗
- 1995 Ken Saro-Wiwa, Nigerian author and activist (born 1941) ↗
- 1994 Kuvempu, Indian author and poet (born 1904) ↗
- 1994 Carmen McRae, American singer, pianist, and actress (born 1920) ↗
- 1992 Chuck Connors, American actor (born 1921) ↗
- 1991 Marjorie Abbatt, English toy-maker and businesswoman (born 1899) ↗
- 1991 William Afflis, American football player and wrestler (born 1929) ↗
- 1990 Aurelio Monteagudo, Cuban baseball player and manager (born 1943) ↗
- 1990 Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist and academic (born 1914) ↗
- 1989 Cookie Mueller, American actress, writer and Dreamlander ↗
- 1987 Noor Hossain, Bangladeshi activist (born 1961) ↗
- 1986 Rogelio de la Rosa, Filipino actor and politician (born 1916) ↗
- 1986 Gordon Richards, English jockey and manager (born 1904) ↗
- 1984 Xavier Herbert, Australian author (born 1901) ↗
- 1982 Leonid Brezhnev, Ukrainian-Russian general and politician, 4th Head of State of the Soviet Union (born 1906) ↗
- 1982 Helen Sharsmith, American biologist and educator (b. 1905) ↗
- 1975 Ernest M. McSorley, Canadian-American captain (born 1912) ↗
- 1971 Walter Van Tilburg Clark, American author and academic (born 1909) ↗
- 1963 Klára Dán von Neumann, Hungarian-American computer scientist (born 1911) ↗
- 1962 Julius Lenhart, Austrian gymnast and engineer (born 1875) ↗
- 1956 Gordon MacQuarrie, American author and journalist (born 1900) ↗
- 1946 Louis Zutter, Swiss gymnast (born 1856) ↗
- 1944 Claude Rodier, physicist (born 1903) ↗
- 1941 Carrie Derick, Canadian botanist and geneticist (born 1862) ↗
- 1938 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey, Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st President of Turkey (born 1881) ↗
- 1936 Louis Gustave Binger, French general and explorer (born 1856) ↗
- 1928 Anita Berber, German dancer (born 1899) ↗
- 1909 George Essex Evans, Australian poet and educator (born 1863) ↗
- 1891 Arthur Rimbaud – French poet and educator (born 1854) ↗
- 1887 Ling Ma – German-American carpenter and activist (born 1864) ↗
- 1873 Maria Jane Williams, Welsh musician and folklorist (born circa 1794) ↗
- 1869 John E. Wool, American general (born 1784) ↗
- 1865 Henry Wirz, Swiss-American captain in Confederate army, commandant of Andersonville Prison (born 1823) ↗
- 1852 Gideon Mantell, English scientist (born 1790) ↗
- 1808 Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Irish-born English general and politician, 21st Governor General of Canada (born 1724) ↗
- 1777 Cornstalk, American tribal chief (born 1720) ↗
- 1772 Pedro Correia Garção, Portuguese poet and author (born 1724) ↗
- 1728 Fyodor Apraksin, Russian admiral (born 1661) ↗
- 1727 Alphonse de Tonty, French-American sailor and explorer (born 1659) ↗
- 1673 Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, King of Poland (born 1640) ↗
- 1659 Afzal Khan, Indian commander ↗
- 1644 Luis Vélez de Guevara, Spanish author and playwright (born 1579) ↗
- 1624 Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (born 1573) ↗
- 1617 Barnabe Rich, English soldier and author (born 1540) ↗
- 1556 Richard Chancellor, English explorer(born c. 1521) ↗
- 1549 Pope Paul III (born 1468) ↗
- 1444 Władysław III of Poland (born 1424) ↗
- 1299 John I, Count of Holland (born 1284) ↗
- 1293 Isabella de Forz, Countess of Devon (born 1237) ↗
- 1290 Al-Mansur Qalawun, Sultan of Egypt (born c. 1222) ↗
- 1258 William de Bondington, Bishop of Glasgow ↗
- 1241 Pope Celestine IV ↗
- 1187 Guðrøðr Óláfsson, King of the Isles ↗
- 1068 Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine, regent of Aquitaine ↗
- 1066 John Scotus, bishop of Mecklenburg ↗
- 948 Zhao Yanshou, Chinese general and governor ↗
- 901 Adelaide of Paris (born 850) ↗
- 474 Leo II, Byzantine emperor (born 467) ↗
- 461 Pope Leo I ↗