On This Day: November 14 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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2019 A mass shooting occurs at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, resulting in three deaths, including that of the perpetrator, and three injuries. ↗
2017 A gunman kills four people and injures 12 others during a shooting spree across Rancho Tehama, California. He had earlier murdered his wife in their home. ↗
2016 A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Kaikōura, New Zealand, at a depth of 15 km (9 miles), resulting in the deaths of two people. ↗
2012 Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip in response to an escalation of rocket attacks by Hamas. ↗
2008 The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C. ↗
2008 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-126 to continue assembly of the International Space Station. ↗
2003 Astronomers discover Sedna, a distant trans-Neptunian dwarf planet. ↗
2001 War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul. ↗
2001 A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes a remote part of the Tibetan Plateau. It has the longest known surface rupture recorded on land (~400 km) and is the best documented example of a supershear earthquake. ↗
1995 A budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums and to run most government offices with skeleton staffs. ↗
1992 In poor conditions caused by Cyclone Forrest, Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 crashes near Nha Trang, killing 30. ↗
1991 American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103. ↗
1991 Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years in exile. ↗
1990 After German reunification, the Federal Republic of Germany and Poland sign a treaty confirming the Oder–Neisse line as the border between Germany and Poland. ↗
1990 While on approach to Zurich Airport, Alitalia Flight 404 crashes into Stadlerberg Mountain near Weiach, killing 46. ↗
1984 Zamboanga City mayor Cesar Climaco, a prominent critic of the government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, is assassinated in his home city. ↗
1982 Lech Wałęsa, the leader of Poland's outlawed Solidarity movement, is released after eleven months of internment near the Soviet border. ↗
1979 US President Jimmy Carter issues Executive Order 12170, freezing all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the hostage crisis. ↗
1978 France conducts the Aphrodite nuclear test as 25th in the group of 29 1975–78 French nuclear tests. ↗
1977 During a British House of Commons debate, Labour MP Tam Dalyell poses what would become known as the West Lothian question, referring to issues related to devolution in the United Kingdom. ↗
1975 With the signing of the Madrid Accords, Spain abandons Western Sahara. ↗
1973 In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey. ↗
1973 The Athens Polytechnic uprising, a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–74, begins. ↗
1971 Mariner 9 enters orbit around Mars. ↗
1970 Soviet Union enters ICAO, making Russian the fourth official language of organization. ↗
1970 Southern Airways Flight 932 crashes in the mountains near Huntington, West Virginia, killing 75, including almost all of the Marshall University football team. ↗
1969 Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 12, the second crewed mission to the surface of the Moon. ↗
1967 The Congress of Colombia, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the death of Policarpa Salavarrieta, declares this day as "Day of the Colombian Woman". ↗
1967 American physicist Theodore Maiman is given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser. ↗
1965 Vietnam War: The Battle of Ia Drang begins. This is the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces. ↗
1960 Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana. ↗
1957 The "Apalachin meeting" in rural Tioga County in upstate New York is raided by law enforcement; many high-level Mafia figures are arrested while trying to flee. ↗
1952 The New Musical Express publishes the first regular UK Singles Chart. ↗
1941 World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinks due to torpedo damage from the German submarine U-81 sustained on November 13. ↗
1941 World War II: German troops, aided by local auxiliaries, murder nine thousand residents of the Słonim Ghetto in a single day. ↗
1940 World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed. ↗
1938 The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic. ↗
1922 The British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom. ↗
1921 The Communist Party of Spain is founded, and issues the first edition of Mundo obrero. ↗
1920 Pesäpallo, the Finnish version of baseball developed by Lauri Pihkala, is played for the first time at Kaisaniemi Park in Helsinki. ↗
1918 The Provisional National Assembly of the new republic of Czechoslovakia meets to devise a constitution. ↗
1914 The Joensuu City Hall, designed by Eliel Saarinen, was inaugurated in Joensuu, Finland. ↗
1910 Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia, taking off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher. ↗
1889 Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days. ↗
1851 Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville, is published in the USA. ↗
1812 Napoleonic Wars: At the Battle of Smoliani, French Marshals Victor and Oudinot are defeated by the Russians under General Peter Wittgenstein. ↗
1770 James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile. ↗
1680 German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope. ↗
332 BCE Alexander the Great is crowned pharaoh of Egypt. ↗

2000 Xiyeon, South Korean singer and actress ↗
1998 Sofia Kenin, American tennis player ↗
1998 DeVonta Smith, American football player ↗
1997 Noussair Mazraoui, Moroccan footballer ↗
1997 Christopher Nkunku, French footballer ↗
1997 Axel Tuanzebe, English-Congolese footballer ↗
1996 Borna Ćorić, Croatian tennis player ↗
1996 Dawson Knox, American football player ↗
1993 Francisco Lindor, Puerto Rican baseball player ↗
1993 Shūhei Nomura, Japanese actor ↗
1993 Samuel Umtiti, French footballer ↗
1991 Miriam Brouwer, Canadian cyclist ↗
1991 Taylor Hall, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1991 Graham Patrick Martin, American actor ↗
1991 Thinzar Shunlei Yi, Burmese activist ↗
1990 Roman Bürki, Swiss footballer ↗
1990 Jessica Jacobs, Australian actress and singer (died 2008) ↗
1989 Vlad Chiricheș, Romanian footballer ↗
1989 T. Y. Hilton, American football player ↗
1989 Jake Livermore, English footballer ↗
1989 Stella Maeve, American actress ↗
1988 Chiyotairyū Hidemasa, Japanese sumo wrestler ↗
1988 Nanase Hoshii, Japanese singer and actress ↗
1987 Giorgos Georgiadis, Greek footballer ↗
1986 Kalisto, Mexican-American wrestler ↗
1986 Danielle Page, American-Serbian basketball player and coach ↗
1986 Cory Michael Smith, American actor ↗
1985 Thomas Vermaelen, Belgian footballer ↗
1984 Lisa De Vanna, Australian footballer ↗
1984 Courtney Johns, Australian footballer ↗
1984 Marija Šerifović, Serbian singer ↗
1983 Guillermo Moscoso, American baseball player ↗
1983 Naqqash Tahir, English cricketer ↗
1983 Chelsea Wolfe, American singer-songwriter ↗
1983 Miriam Barnes, American sprinter and hurdler ↗
1982 Boosie Badazz, American rapper ↗
1982 Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai ↗
1982 Kyle Orton, American football player ↗
1982 Joy Williams, American singer-songwriter ↗
1981 Vanessa Bayer, American actress ↗
1981 Tom Ferrier, English race car driver ↗
1981 Russell Tovey, English actor ↗
1980 Brock Pierce, American actor and businessman ↗
1980 Brooke Satchwell, Australian model and actress ↗
1979 Carl Hayman, New Zealand rugby player ↗
1979 Mavie Hörbiger, German-Austrian actress ↗
1979 Olga Kurylenko, Ukrainian-French model and actress ↗
1979 Pushkar Lele, Indian singer ↗
1979 Moitheri Ntobo, Lesothan footballer ↗
1979 Miguel Sabah, Mexican footballer ↗
1978 Bobby Allen, American ice hockey player ↗
1978 Michala Banas, New Zealand actress and singer ↗
1978 Delphine Chanéac, French model and actress ↗
1978 Xavier Nady, American baseball player and coach ↗
1977 Brian Dietzen, American actor ↗
1977 Obie Trice, American rapper and producer ↗
1975 Travis Barker, American drummer, songwriter, and producer ↗
1975 Stephen Guarino, American actor ↗
1975 Gary Vaynerchuk, Russian-American businessman and critic ↗
1974 Adina Howard, American singer-songwriter and chef ↗
1974 Sofie Merckx, Belgian politician ↗
1974 David Moscow, American actor ↗
1974 Joe Principe, American singer and bass player ↗
1973 Lawyer Milloy, American football player ↗
1973 Rubén Rivera, Panamanian baseball player ↗
1973 Andrew Strong, Irish singer and actor ↗
1972 Matt Bloom, American wrestler, trainer, and sportscaster ↗
1972 Josh Duhamel, American model and actor ↗
1972 Lara Giddings, Papua New Guinean-Australian politician, 44th Premier of Tasmania ↗
1972 Edyta Górniak, Polish singer ↗
1972 Dougie Payne, Scottish bass player ↗
1972 Martin Pike, Australian footballer and coach ↗
1972 Aaron Taylor, American football player and sportscaster ↗
1972 Dariusz Żuraw, Polish footballer and manager ↗
1971 Adam Gilchrist, Australian cricketer and sportscaster ↗
1971 Vikas Khanna, Indian chef and author ↗
1971 Marco Leonardi, Australian-Italian actor ↗
1970 Dana Stubblefield, American football player ↗
1969 Butch Walker, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
1968 Lionel Simmons, American basketball player ↗
1967 Nina Gordon, American singer-songwriter ↗
1966 Charles Hazlewood, English conductor ↗
1966 Petra Rossner, German cyclist ↗
1964 Bill Hemmer, American journalist ↗
1964 Joseph Simmons, American hip-hop artist ↗
1964 Patrick Warburton, American actor and comedian ↗
1963 Stéphane Bern, French journalist, radio and television presenter ↗
1962 Laura San Giacomo, American actress ↗
1962 Harland Williams, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter ↗
1961 D. B. Sweeney, American actor ↗
1959 Paul Attanasio, American screenwriter and producer ↗
1959 Paul McGann, English actor ↗
1956 Babette Babich, American philosopher, author, and scholar ↗
1956 Avi Cohen, Israeli footballer and manager (died 2010) ↗
1956 Peter R. de Vries, Dutch investigative journalist and crime reporter (died 2021) ↗
1956 Valerie Jarrett, American government official ↗
1955 Philip Egan, English bishop ↗
1955 Jack Sikma, American basketball player and coach ↗
1954 Willie Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball player (died 2023) ↗
1954 Bernard Hinault, French cyclist ↗
1954 Condoleezza Rice, American political scientist, academic, and politician, 66th United States Secretary of State ↗
1954 Eliseo Salazar, Chilean race car driver ↗
1954 Yanni, Greek-American pianist, composer, and producer ↗
1953 Tim Bowler, English children's author ↗
1953 Dominique de Villepin, Moroccan-French lawyer and politician, 167th Prime Minister of France ↗
1952 Johnny A., American guitarist and songwriter ↗
1952 Dimitra Galani, Greek singer, composer and songwriter ↗
1952 Maggie Roswell, American voice actress and singer ↗
1951 Stephen Bishop, American singer-songwriter and actor ↗
1951 Leszek Cichy, Polish mountaineer ↗
1951 Zhang Yimou, Chinese actor, director, producer, and cinematographer ↗
1949 Raúl di Blasio, Argentinian pianist, composer, and producer ↗
1949 Enzo Cucchi, Italian painter ↗
1949 Gary Grubbs, American actor ↗
1949 Ryo Hayami, Japanese actor ↗
1949 James Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1948 Charles III, King of the United Kingdom ↗
1948 Paul Dacre, English journalist ↗
1948 Michael Dobbs, English author and politician ↗
1948 Robert Ginty, American actor and producer (died 2009) ↗
1947 P. J. O'Rourke, American political satirist and journalist (died 2022) ↗
1947 Nat Young, Australian surfer and author ↗
1947 Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordion player (died 2016) ↗
1946 Bharathan, Indian director and screenwriter (died 1998) ↗
1946 Roland Duchâtelet, Belgian businessman and politician ↗
1945 Louise Ellman, English academic and politician ↗
1945 Vikram Gokhale, Indian actor and director (died 2022) ↗
1945 Brett Lunger, American race car driver ↗
1944 Karen Armstrong, English author and academic ↗
1944 Mike Katz, American bodybuilder and football player ↗
1943 Peter Norton, American programmer and author ↗
1942 Manon Cleary, American painter and academic (died 2011) ↗
1942 Natalia Gutman, Russian cellist and educator ↗
1939 Wendy Carlos, American keyboard player and composer ↗
1937 Alan J. W. Bell, English director and producer (died 2023) ↗
1937 Murray Oliver, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2014) ↗
1936 Carey Bell, American singer and harmonica player (died 2007) ↗
1936 Freddie Garrity, English singer and actor (died 2006) ↗
1936 Cornell Gunter, American R&B singer (died 1990) ↗
1935 Hussein of Jordan (died 1999) ↗
1935 Lefteris Papadopoulos, Greek songwriter and journalist ↗
1934 Dave Mackay, Scottish-English footballer and manager (died 2015) ↗
1934 Ellis Marsalis, Jr., American pianist and educator (died 2020) ↗
1934 Catherine McGuinness, Irish lawyer, judge, and politician ↗
1933 Fred Haise, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut ↗
1932 Gunter Sachs, German astrologer and photographer (died 2011) ↗
1930 Peter Katin, English pianist and academic (died 2015) ↗
1930 Monique Mercure, Canadian actress (died 2020) ↗
1930 Michael Robbins, English actor (died 1992) ↗
1930 Ed White, American engineer and astronaut (died 1967) ↗
1929 Shirley Crabtree, English wrestler (died 1997) ↗
1929 Jimmy Piersall, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2017) ↗
1928 Kathleen Hughes, American actress (died 2025) ↗
1927 Lawrie Barratt, English businessman, founded Barratt Developments (died 2012) ↗
1927 Bart Cummings, Australian horse trainer (died 2015) ↗
1927 McLean Stevenson, American actor and screenwriter (died 1996) ↗
1927 Narciso Yepes, Spanish guitarist and composer (died 1997) ↗
1925 Stirling Colgate, American physicist and academic (died 2013) ↗
1925 James Mellaart, English archaeologist and author (died 2012) ↗
1924 Leonid Kogan, Ukrainian-Russian violinist and educator (died 1982) ↗
1922 Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian politician and diplomat, 6th Secretary General of the United Nations (died 2016) ↗
1922 Veronica Lake, American actress and singer (died 1973) ↗
1921 Ea Jansen, Estonian historian and academic (died 2005) ↗
1921 Brian Keith, American actor and director (died 1997) ↗
1920 Mary Greyeyes, the first First Nations woman to join the Canadian Armed Forces (died 2011) ↗
1919 Johnny Desmond, American singer (died 1985) ↗
1919 Lisa Otto, German soprano and actress (died 2013) ↗
1918 John Bromwich, Australian tennis player (died 1999) ↗
1917 Park Chung Hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (died 1979) ↗
1916 Roger Apéry, Greek-French mathematician and academic (died 1994) ↗
1916 Sherwood Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (died 2011) ↗
1915 Mabel Fairbanks, American figure skater and coach (died 2001) ↗
1915 Martha Tilton, American singer and actress (died 2006) ↗
1914 Ken Carson, American Western singer (died 1994) ↗
1912 Barbara Hutton, American philanthropist (died 1979) ↗
1912 Tung-Yen Lin, Chinese-American engineer, designed the Guandu Bridge (died 2003) ↗
1910 Rosemary DeCamp, American actress and singer (died 2001) ↗
1910 Eric Malpass, English author (died 1996) ↗
1908 Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, and politician (died 1957) ↗
1907 Howard W. Hunter, American religious leader, 14th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (died 1995) ↗
1907 Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author and screenwriter (died 2002) ↗
1907 William Steig, American author, illustrator, and sculptor (died 2003) ↗
1906 Louise Brooks, American actress and dancer (died 1985) ↗
1905 John Henry Barbee, American singer and guitarist (died 1964) ↗
1904 Harold Haley, American lawyer and judge (died 1970) ↗
1904 Harold Larwood, English-Australian cricketer (died 1995) ↗
1904 Dick Powell, American actor, singer, director, and producer (died 1963) ↗
1900 Aaron Copland, American composer, conductor, and educator (died 1990) ↗
1898 Benjamin Fondane, Romanian-French philosopher, poet, and critic (died 1944) ↗
1897 John Steuart Curry, American painter and academic (died 1946) ↗
1895 Walter Jackson Freeman II, American physician and psychiatrist (died 1972) ↗
1893 Addie Viola Smith, American lawyer and trade commissioner (died 1975) ↗
1891 Frederick Banting, Canadian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1941) ↗
1889 Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (died 1964) ↗
1883 Ado Birk, Estonian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Estonia (died 1942) ↗
1878 Julie Manet, French painter and art collector (died 1966) ↗
1878 Leopold Staff, Ukrainian-Polish poet and academic (died 1957) ↗
1877 Norman Brookes, Australian tennis player (died 1968) ↗
1875 Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general and politician (died 1899) ↗
1875 Jakob Schaffner, Swiss author and activist (died 1944) ↗
1871 Wajed Ali Khan Panni, Bengali aristocrat and philanthropist (died 1936) ↗
1869 John Lumsden, Irish physician, founded the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland (died 1944) ↗
1863 Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist and engineer (died 1944) ↗
1861 Frederick Jackson Turner, American historian and author (died 1932) ↗
1856 Madeleine Lemoyne Ellicott, American activist (died 1945) ↗
1840 Claude Monet – French painter (died 1926) ↗
1838 August Šenoa, Croatian author, poet, and critic (died 1881) ↗
1832 Henry Strangways, English-Australian politician, 12th Premier of South Australia (died 1920) ↗
1828 James B. McPherson, American general (died 1864) ↗
1816 John Curwen, English minister and educator (died 1880) ↗
1812 Aleardo Aleardi, Italian poet (died 1878) ↗
1812 Maria Cristina of Savoy (died 1836) ↗
1805 Fanny Mendelssohn, German pianist and composer (died 1847) ↗
1803 Jacob Abbott, American author (died 1879) ↗
1797 Charles Lyell, Scottish geologist (died 1875) ↗
1779 Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet and playwright (died 1850) ↗
1778 Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1837) ↗
1777 Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (died 1859) ↗
1776 Henri Dutrochet, French physician, botanist, and physiologist (died 1847) ↗
1771 Marie François Xavier Bichat, French anatomist and physiologist (died 1802) ↗
1765 Robert Fulton, American engineer, early steamboat pioneer (died 1815) ↗
1719 Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1787) ↗
1663 Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, German organist and composer (died 1712) ↗
1650 William III of England, Prince of Orange, King of England, Scotland and Ireland (died 1702) ↗
1601 John Eudes, French priest and missionary (died 1680) ↗
1531 Richard Topcliffe, English torturer (died 1604) ↗
1501 Anna of Oldenburg, Regent of East Frisia (died 1575) ↗
1487 John III of Pernstein, Bohemian land-owner, Governor of Moravia and Count of Kladsko (died 1548) ↗
1449 Sidonie of Poděbrady, daughter of King of Bohemia (died 1510) ↗

2024 Vic Flick, English guitarist (born 1937) ↗
2024 Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer (born 1943) ↗
2020 Peter Florjancic, Slovene inventor and Olympic athlete (born 1919) ↗
2020 Des O'Connor, English comedian, singer and television presenter (born 1932) ↗
2016 Gwen Ifill, American television journalist (born 1955) ↗
2015 Nick Bockwinkel, American professional wrestler (born 1934) ↗
2015 K. S. Gopalakrishnan, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1929) ↗
2015 Warren Mitchell, English actor and screenwriter (born 1926) ↗
2014 Eugene Dynkin, Russian-American mathematician and theorist (born 1924) ↗
2014 Glen A. Larson, American director, producer, and screenwriter, created Battlestar Galactica (born 1937) ↗
2014 Morteza Pashaei, Iranian singer-songwriter (born 1984) ↗
2013 Sudhir Bhat, Indian producer and manager (born 1951) ↗
2013 Hari Krishna Devsare, Indian journalist and author (born 1938) ↗
2013 Bennett Masinga, South African footballer (born 1965) ↗
2012 Alexandro Alves do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer (born 1974) ↗
2012 Brian Davies, Australian rugby player and manager (born 1930) ↗
2012 Martin Fay, Irish fiddler (born 1936) ↗
2012 Ahmed Jabari, Palestinian commander (born 1960) ↗
2012 Abubakar Olusola Saraki, Nigerian physician and politician (born 1933) ↗
2011 Esin Afşar, Italian-Turkish singer and actress (born 1936) ↗
2011 Neil Heywood, English-Chinese businessman (born 1970) ↗
2011 Jackie Leven, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1950) ↗
2010 Wes Santee, American runner (born 1932) ↗
2008 Kristin Hunter, American author and academic (born 1931) ↗
2008 Robert E. Valett, American psychologist, teacher, and author (born 1927) ↗
2006 Sumner Shapiro, American admiral (born 1926) ↗
2004 Michel Colombier, French-American composer and conductor (born 1939) ↗
2003 Gene Anthony Ray, American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer (born 1962) ↗
2002 Eddie Bracken, American actor (born 1915) ↗
2002 Elena Nikolaidi, Greek-American soprano and educator (born 1909) ↗
2001 Charlotte Coleman, English actress (born 1968) ↗
2001 Juan Carlos Lorenzo, Argentinian footballer and manager (born 1922) ↗
2000 Robert Trout, American journalist (born 1908) ↗
1997 Eddie Arcaro, American jockey and sportscaster (born 1916) ↗
1997 Jack Pickersgill, Canadian educator and politician, 35th Secretary of State for Canada (born 1905) ↗
1996 Joseph Bernardin, American cardinal (born 1928) ↗
1996 John A. Cade, American soldier and politician (born 1929) ↗
1995 Jack Finney, American author and screenwriter (born 1911) ↗
1994 Tom Villard, American actor (born 1953) ↗
1992 Ernst Happel, Austrian footballer and coach (born 1925) ↗
1991 Tony Richardson, English-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1928) ↗
1990 Sol Kaplan, American composer and conductor (born 1919) ↗
1989 Jimmy Murphy, Welsh footballer, manager, assistant manager, coach, and scout (born 1910) ↗
1988 Haywood S. Hansell, American general (born 1903) ↗
1984 Cesar Climaco, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th Mayor of Zamboanga City (born 1916) ↗
1984 Nikitas Platis, Greek actor and cinematographer (born 1912) ↗
1981 Robert Bradford, Irish footballer and politician (born 1941) ↗
1977 A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Indian monk and guru, founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (born 1896) ↗
1974 Johnny Mack Brown, American football player, actor, and singer (born 1904) ↗
1972 Martin Dies, Jr., American lawyer and politician (born 1900) ↗
1966 Peter Baker, English captain, author, and politician (born 1921) ↗
1947 Joseph Allard, Canadian fiddler and composer (born 1873) ↗
1946 Manuel de Falla, Spanish pianist and composer (born 1876) ↗
1944 Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist and educator (born 1873) ↗
1944 Trafford Leigh-Mallory, English air marshal (born 1892) ↗
1939 Bluey, Australian cattle dog, oldest verified dog (born 1910) ↗
1937 Jack O'Connor, American baseball player and manager (born 1866) ↗
1932 Charles Hylton Stewart, English organist and composer (born 1884) ↗
1930 Sandy Pearce, Australian rugby league player (born 1883) ↗
1921 Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (born 1846) ↗
1918 Matti Lonkainen, Finnish politician (born 1874) ↗
1916 Henry George, Jr., American journalist and politician (born 1862) ↗
1916 Saki, British short story writer (born 1870) ↗
1915 Booker T. Washington, American educator, essayist and historian (born 1856) ↗
1914 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar, Indian lawyer and journalist (born 1861) ↗
1910 John La Farge, American artist (born 1835) ↗
1908 Guangxu Emperor of China (born 1871) ↗
1907 Andrew Inglis Clark, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1848) ↗
1866 Miguel I of Portugal (born 1802) ↗
1864 Franz Müller, German tailor and murderer (born 1840) ↗
1844 John Abercrombie, Scottish physician and philosopher (born 1780) ↗
1844 Flora Tristan, French author and activist (born 1803) ↗
1832 Charles Carroll of Carrollton, American farmer and politician (born 1737) ↗
1831 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher, author, and academic (born 1770) ↗
1831 Ignaz Pleyel, Austrian-French composer and piano builder (born 1757) ↗
1829 Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, French pharmacist and chemist (born 1763) ↗
1825 Jean Paul, German journalist and author (born 1763) ↗
1817 Policarpa Salavarrieta, Colombian seamstress and spy (born 1795) ↗
1749 Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (born 1713) ↗
1746 Georg Wilhelm Steller, German botanist, zoologist, physician, and explorer (born 1709) ↗
1739 Juan de Galavís, Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop of Santo Domingo and Bogotá (born 1683) ↗
1734 Louise de Kérouaille, duchess of Portsmouth (born 1649) ↗
1716 Gottfried Leibniz, German mathematician and philosopher (born 1646) ↗
1691 Tosa Mitsuoki, Japanese painter (born 1617) ↗
1687 Nell Gwyn, English mistress of Charles II of England (born 1650) ↗
1633 William Ames, English philosopher and academic (born 1576) ↗
1556 Giovanni della Casa, Italian archbishop and poet (born 1504) ↗
1539 Hugh Faringdon, English monk and abbot ↗
1522 Anne of France, duchess of Bourbon (born 1461) ↗
1442 Yolande of Aragon, French noblewoman (born 1384) ↗
1391 Nikola Tavelić, Croatian missionary and saint (born 1340) ↗
1359 Gregory Palamas, Greek archbishop and saint (born 1296) ↗
1346 Ostasio I da Polenta, Lord of Ravenna ↗
1263 Alexander Nevsky, Russian saint (born 1220) ↗
1226 Frederick of Isenberg, German politician (born 1193) ↗
1189 William de Mandeville, 3rd Earl of Essex ↗
1060 Geoffrey II, count of Anjou ↗
976 Taizu, Chinese emperor (born 927) ↗
940 Abu'l-Fadl al-Bal'ami, Samanid vizier ↗
669 Fujiwara no Kamatari, Japanese politician (born 614) ↗
565 Justinian I, Byzantine emperor (born 482) ↗