50 Events
218 Births
103 Deaths
- 2025 UPS Airlines Flight 2976, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F crashes into multiple buildings during takeoff at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky, killing 14 people, including the 3 crew members. ↗
- 2022 The Khash massacre, which refers to the repression of protesters by Iranian security forces, resulting in 18 deaths and more than 20 injuries. ↗
- 2020 The Tigray War begins with Tigrayan rebels launching attacks on Ethiopian command centers. ↗
- 2015 A cargo plane crashes shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan, killing at least 37 people. ↗
- 2015 A building collapses in the Pakistani city of Lahore resulting in at least 45 deaths and at least 100 injuries. ↗
- 2010 Aero Caribbean Flight 883 crashes into Guasimal, Sancti Spíritus; all 68 passengers and crew are killed. ↗
- 2010 Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore, crippling the jet. The crew manage to safely return to Singapore, saving all 469 passengers and crew. ↗
- 2008 Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected as President of the United States. ↗
- 2002 Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing a pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress. ↗
- 1995 Israel-Palestinian conflict: Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by an extremist Israeli. ↗
- 1993 China Airlines Flight 605, a brand-new 747-400, overruns the runway at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport. ↗
- 1980 Ronald Reagan is elected as the 40th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter. ↗
- 1979 Iran hostage crisis: A group of Iranian college students overruns the U.S. embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages. ↗
- 1973 The Netherlands experiences the first car-free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters. ↗
- 1970 Vietnam War: The United States turns over control of the air base at Bình Thủy in the Mekong Delta to South Vietnam. ↗
- 1970 Salvador Allende takes office as President of Chile, the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections. ↗
- 1967 Iberia Flight 062 crashes in Blackdown, West Sussex, killing all 37 people on board including British actress June Thorburn. ↗
- 1966 The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7 m (22 ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Venice is also submerged on the same day at its record all-time acqua alta of 194 cm (76 in). ↗
- 1962 The United States concludes Operation Fishbowl, its final above-ground nuclear weapons testing series, in anticipation of the 1963 Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. ↗
- 1960 At the Kasakela Chimpanzee Community in Tanzania, Jane Goodall observes chimpanzees creating tools, the first-ever observation in non-human animals. ↗
- 1956 Soviet troops enter Hungary to end the Hungarian revolution against the Soviet Union that started on October 23. Thousands are killed, more are wounded, and nearly a quarter million leave the country. ↗
- 1952 The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA. ↗
- 1944 World War II: The 7th Macedonian Liberation Brigade liberates Bitola for the Allies. ↗
- 1944 World War II: Operation Pheasant, an Allied offensive to liberate North Brabant in the Netherlands, ends successfully. ↗
- 1942 World War II: Disobeying a direct order by Adolf Hitler, General Field Marshal Erwin Rommel begins a retreat of his forces after a costly defeat during the Second Battle of El Alamein. The retreat would ultimately last five months. ↗
- 1939 World War II: U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt orders the United States Customs Service to implement the Neutrality Act of 1939, allowing cash-and-carry purchases of weapons by belligerents. ↗
- 1936 Spanish Civil War: Largo Caballero reshuffles his war cabinet, persuading the anarcho-syndicalist CNT to join the government. ↗
- 1924 Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming becomes the first female elected as governor in the United States. ↗
- 1922 In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. ↗
- 1921 The Saalschutz Abteilung (hall defense detachment) of the Nazi Party is renamed the Sturmabteilung (storm detachment) after a large riot in Munich. ↗
- 1921 Japanese prime minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo. ↗
- 1918 World War I: The Armistice of Villa Giusti between Italy and Austria-Hungary is implemented. ↗
- 1890 City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell. ↗
- 1868 Camagüey, Cuba, revolts against Spain during the Ten Years' War. ↗
- 1864 American Civil War: Confederate troops bombard a Union supply base and destroy millions of dollars in materiel at the Battle of Johnsonville. ↗
- 1852 Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, becomes the prime minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, which soon expands to become Italy. ↗
- 1847 Sir James Young Simpson, a Scottish physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform. ↗
- 1839 Newport Rising: The last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain. ↗
- 1798 The Russo-Ottoman siege of Corfu begins. ↗
- 1791 Northwest Indian War: The Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash. ↗
- 1783 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria. ↗
- 1780 The Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II against Spanish rule in the Viceroyalty of Peru begins. ↗
- 1737 The Teatro di San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated in Naples, Italy. ↗
- 1677 The future Mary II of England marries William, Prince of Orange; they later jointly reign as William and Mary. ↗
- 1576 Eighty Years' War: In Flanders, Spain captures Antwerp (which is nearly destroyed after three days). ↗
- 1501 Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII's first wife) meets Arthur Tudor, Henry VIII's older brother – they would later marry. ↗
- 1493 Christopher Columbus reaches the Leeward Islands. ↗
- 1429 Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War: Joan of Arc liberates Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier. ↗
- 1354 War of the Straits: The Genoese fleet under Paganino Doria defeats and captures the entire Venetian fleet under Niccolò Pisani at the Battle of Sapienza. ↗
- 512 Following Byzantine emperor Anastasius' deposition of Chalcedonian patriarchs and attempts to make Monophysite changes to liturgy, riots break out in Constantinople with a mob trying to proclaim Areobindus as emperor. ↗
- 2006 Darja Varfolomeev, Russian-German rhythmic gymnast ↗
- 2000 Tyrese Maxey, American basketball player ↗
- 2000 Sun Yingsha, Chinese table tennis player ↗
- 1998 Achraf Hakimi, Moroccan footballer ↗
- 1996 Kaitlin Hawayek, American ice dancer ↗
- 1996 Michael Christian Martinez, Filipino figure skater ↗
- 1996 John Olive, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1996 Eric Paschall, American basketball player ↗
- 1994 Billy Stanlake, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1993 Ce'Aira Brown, American middle-distance runner ↗
- 1993 Elisabeth Seitz, German gymnast ↗
- 1992 Yurii Bieliaiev, Belarusian ice dancer ↗
- 1992 Hiroki Nakada, Japanese footballer ↗
- 1992 Julian Wießmeier, German footballer ↗
- 1991 Alon Day, Israeli race car driver ↗
- 1991 Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, Dutch tennis player ↗
- 1990 Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Canadian actor ↗
- 1988 Dez Bryant, American football player ↗
- 1988 David Mead, Papua New Guinean rugby league player ↗
- 1988 Nathan Ross, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1987 Tim Breukers, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1987 Laura Geitz, Australian netball player ↗
- 1987 Artur Jędrzejczyk, Polish footballer ↗
- 1986 Suhas Gopinath, Indian businessman ↗
- 1986 Alexz Johnson, Canadian actress and singer-songwriter ↗
- 1986 Szymon Pawłowski, Polish footballer ↗
- 1986 Adrian Zaugg, South African race car driver ↗
- 1985 Marcell Jansen, German footballer ↗
- 1985 Miki Miyamura, Japanese tennis player ↗
- 1984 Dustin Brown, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1984 Ayila Yussuf, Nigerian footballer ↗
- 1983 Anton Buslov, Russian astrophysicist and journalist (died 2014) ↗
- 1982 Devin Hester, American football player ↗
- 1982 Kamila Skolimowska, Polish hammer thrower (died 2009) ↗
- 1981 Guy Martin, English motorcycle racer ↗
- 1981 Vince Wilfork, American football player ↗
- 1980 Jerry Collins, Samoan-New Zealand rugby player (died 2015) ↗
- 1980 Richard Owens, American football player and coach ↗
- 1980 Emme Rylan, American actress ↗
- 1980 Dan Stoenescu, Romanian career diplomat, political scientist, journalist, and essayist ↗
- 1978 John Grabow, American baseball player ↗
- 1977 Larry Bigbie, American baseball player ↗
- 1976 Daniel Bahr, German banker and politician, German Federal Minister of Health ↗
- 1976 Bruno Junqueira, Brazilian race car driver ↗
- 1976 Mario Melchiot, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1976 Kenji Osawa, Japanese mixed martial artist ↗
- 1976 James Dale Ritchie, American serial killer (died 2016) ↗
- 1976 Makoto Tamada, Japanese motorcycle racer ↗
- 1976 Peter Van Houdt, Belgian footballer ↗
- 1975 Éric Fichaud, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1975 Eduard Koksharov, Russian handball player ↗
- 1975 Mikki Moore, American basketball player ↗
- 1975 Orlando Pace, American football player ↗
- 1975 Heather Tom, American actress and director ↗
- 1975 Lorenzen Wright, American basketball player (died 2010) ↗
- 1973 Steven Ogg, Canadian actor ↗
- 1972 Luís Figo, Portuguese footballer and sportscaster ↗
- 1971 Gregory Porter, American jazz singer-songwriter and actor ↗
- 1971 Tabu, Indian actress ↗
- 1970 Tim DeBoom, American triathlete ↗
- 1970 Malena Ernman, Swedish soprano ↗
- 1970 Anthony Ruivivar, American actor ↗
- 1970 Tony Sly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2012) ↗
- 1969 Sean Combs, American rapper, producer, and actor ↗
- 1969 Matthew McConaughey, American actor and producer ↗
- 1969 Samantha Smith, American actress ↗
- 1968 Matthew Tobin Anderson, American author, critic, and educator ↗
- 1968 Carlos Baerga, Puerto Rican baseball player and coach ↗
- 1968 Lee Germon, New Zealand cricketer ↗
- 1967 Daisuke Asakura, Japanese songwriter and producer ↗
- 1967 Yılmaz Erdoğan, Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1967 Karin Greiner, Austrian politician ↗
- 1967 Eric Karros, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1967 Asif Mujtaba, Pakistani cricketer ↗
- 1965 Wayne Static, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014) ↗
- 1964 Yūko Mizutani, Japanese voice actress and singer (died 2016) ↗
- 1963 Marc Déry, Canadian singer and guitarist ↗
- 1963 Michel Therrien, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1963 Lena Zavaroni, Scottish singer and television host (died 1999) ↗
- 1962 Arvo Volmer, Estonian conductor ↗
- 1961 Daron Hagen, American pianist, composer, and conductor ↗
- 1961 Edward Knight, American composer and academic ↗
- 1961 Ralph Macchio, American actor ↗
- 1961 Jeff Probst, American television host and producer ↗
- 1961 Steve Rotheram, English politician, Lord Mayor of Liverpool ↗
- 1961 Nigel Worthington, Northern Irish footballer and manager ↗
- 1960 Marc Awodey, American painter and poet (died 2012) ↗
- 1960 Kathy Griffin, American comedian and actress ↗
- 1960 Igor Liba, Slovak ice hockey player ↗
- 1959 Ken Kirzinger, Canadian actor and stuntman ↗
- 1958 Lee Jasper, English activist and politician ↗
- 1958 Anne Sweeney, American businesswoman ↗
- 1957 Tony Abbott, English-Australian scholar and politician, 28th Prime Minister of Australia ↗
- 1957 Richard Harrington, English businessman and politician ↗
- 1957 Aleksandr Tkachyov, Russian gymnast and coach ↗
- 1956 Tom Greenhalgh, Swedish singer-songwriter ↗
- 1956 James Honeyman-Scott, English guitarist and songwriter (died 1982) ↗
- 1956 Jordan Rudess, American keyboard player and songwriter ↗
- 1955 Alhaj Moulana Ghousavi Shah, Indian author, poet, and scholar ↗
- 1955 Matti Vanhanen, Finnish journalist and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Finland ↗
- 1954 Chris Difford, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1953 Mick Buckley, English footballer (died 2013) ↗
- 1953 P. J. Carey, American baseball player and manager (died 2012) ↗
- 1953 Carlos Gutierrez, Cuban-American businessman and politician, 35th United States Secretary of Commerce ↗
- 1953 Peter Lord, English animator, director, and producer, co-founded Aardman Animations ↗
- 1953 Van Stephenson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2001) ↗
- 1953 Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver ↗
- 1952 Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria ↗
- 1951 Traian Băsescu, Romanian captain and politician, 4th President of Romania ↗
- 1950 Charles Frazier, American novelist ↗
- 1950 Markie Post, American actress (died 2021) ↗
- 1950 Nik Powell, English businessman, co-founded Virgin Group (died 2019) ↗
- 1949 Garo Aida, Japanese photographer and author ↗
- 1948 Alexis Hunter, New Zealand-English painter and photographer (died 2014) ↗
- 1948 Amadou Toumani Touré, Malian soldier and politician, President of Mali (died 2020) ↗
- 1947 Ivonne Coll, Puerto Rican actress ↗
- 1947 Jerry Fleck, American actor, director, and production manager (died 2003) ↗
- 1947 Rod Marsh, Australian cricketer and coach (died 2022) ↗
- 1947 Ali Özgentürk, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2025) ↗
- 1947 Alexei Ulanov, Russian figure skater ↗
- 1947 Ludmila Velikova, Russian figure skater and coach ↗
- 1946 Laura Bush, American educator and librarian, 45th First Lady of the United States ↗
- 1946 Frederick Elmes, American cinematographer ↗
- 1946 Robert Mapplethorpe, American photographer (died 1989) ↗
- 1943 Clark Graebner, American tennis player ↗
- 1943 Bob Wollek, French race car driver and skier (died 2001) ↗
- 1942 Patricia Bath, American ophthalmologist and academic (died 2019) ↗
- 1941 Kafi Benz, American conservationist, environmentalist, historic preservationist, author, artist, community leader ↗
- 1941 Lyndall Gordon, South African-English author and academic ↗
- 1940 Sally Baldwin, Scottish social sciences professor (died 2003) ↗
- 1940 Marlène Jobert, French actress, singer, and author ↗
- 1940 Delbert McClinton, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1939 Gail E. Haley, American author and illustrator ↗
- 1939 Michael Meacher, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (died 2015) ↗
- 1937 Loretta Swit, American actress and singer (died 2025) ↗
- 1937 Michael Wilson, Canadian academic and politician, 31st Canadian Minister of Finance (died 2019) ↗
- 1936 C. K. Williams, American poet, critic, and translator (died 2015) ↗
- 1935 Barry Crocker, Australian singer, actor, and television host ↗
- 1935 Elgar Howarth, English conductor and composer (died 2025) ↗
- 1933 Tito Francona, American baseball player (died 2018) ↗
- 1933 Charles K. Kao, Chinese physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018) ↗
- 1933 C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Nigerian colonel and politician, President of Biafra (died 2011) ↗
- 1932 Thomas Klestil, Austrian politician and diplomat, 10th President of Austria (died 2004) ↗
- 1932 Tommy Makem, Irish singer-songwriter (died 2007) ↗
- 1931 Bernard Francis Law, Mexican-American cardinal (died 2017) ↗
- 1930 James E. Brewton, American painter (died 1967) ↗
- 1930 Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, Indian pharmacologist and academic (died 2015) ↗
- 1930 Dick Groat, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023) ↗
- 1930 Frank J. Prial, American journalist and author (died 2012) ↗
- 1929 Anastasios of Albania, Greek-Albanian archbishop (died 2025) ↗
- 1929 Shakuntala Devi, Indian mathematician and astrologer (died 2013) ↗
- 1928 Larry Bunker, American drummer and vibraphone player (died 2005) ↗
- 1928 Eugenio Lopez Jr., Filipino businessman and chairman of the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation (died 1999) ↗
- 1928 Hannah Weiner, American poet and author (died 1997) ↗
- 1926 Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Cuban-American conga player and composer (died 2007) ↗
- 1925 Gamani Corea, Sri Lankan economist and diplomat (died 2013) ↗
- 1925 Doris Roberts, American actress (died 2016) ↗
- 1923 Freddy Heineken, Dutch businessman (died 2002) ↗
- 1923 Howie Meeker, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and politician (died 2020) ↗
- 1923 Eugene Sledge, American soldier, author, and academic (died 2001) ↗
- 1922 Benno Besson, Swiss-German actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2006) ↗
- 1921 Mary Sherman Morgan, American scientist and engineer (died 2004) ↗
- 1919 Martin Balsam, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1996) ↗
- 1919 Eric Thompson, English race car driver and businessman (died 2015) ↗
- 1918 Art Carney, American actor (died 2003) ↗
- 1918 Cameron Mitchell, American actor (died 1994) ↗
- 1916 John Basilone, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1945) ↗
- 1916 Walter Cronkite, American journalist, voice actor, and producer (died 2009) ↗
- 1916 Ruth Handler, American businesswoman, created Barbie (died 2002) ↗
- 1915 Marguerite Patten, English economist and author (died 2015) ↗
- 1915 Ismail Abdul Rahman, Malaysian politician (died 1973) ↗
- 1914 Carlos Castillo Armas, Authoritarian ruler of Guatemala (died 1957) ↗
- 1913 Gig Young, American actor (died 1978) ↗
- 1912 Botong Francisco, Filipino painter (died 1969) ↗
- 1912 Vadim Salmanov, Russian pianist and composer (died 1978) ↗
- 1912 Giff Vivian, New Zealand cricketer (died 1983) ↗
- 1911 Dixie Lee, American actress and singer (died 1952) ↗
- 1909 Evelyn Bryan Johnson, American colonel and pilot (died 2012) ↗
- 1909 Bert Patenaude, American soccer player (died 1974) ↗
- 1909 Skeeter Webb, American baseball player and manager (died 1986) ↗
- 1908 Stanley Cortez, American cinematographer and photographer (died 1997) ↗
- 1908 Joseph Rotblat, Polish-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2005) ↗
- 1906 Sterling North, American author and critic (died 1974) ↗
- 1905 Dragutin Tadijanović, Croatian poet and translator (died 2007) ↗
- 1904 Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish engineer, technician, and academic (died 1967) ↗
- 1901 Spyridon Marinatos, Greek archaeologist, author, and academic (died 1974) ↗
- 1900 Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, Romanian sociologist and activist (died 1954) ↗
- 1897 Dolly Stark, American baseball player and umpire (died 1968) ↗
- 1896 Carlos P. Garcia, Filipino lawyer and politician, 8th President of the Philippines (died 1971) ↗
- 1890 Klabund, German author and poet (died 1928) ↗
- 1889 Alton Adams, American composer and bandleader (died 1987) ↗
- 1887 Alfred Lee Loomis, American physicist and philanthropist (died 1975) ↗
- 1884 Harry Ferguson, Irish engineer, invented the tractor (died 1960) ↗
- 1883 Nikolaos Plastiras, Greek general and politician 135th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1953) ↗
- 1879 Will Rogers, American actor and screenwriter (died 1935) ↗
- 1874 Charles Despiau, French sculptor (died 1946) ↗
- 1873 Kyōka Izumi, Japanese author, poet, and playwright (died 1939) ↗
- 1868 La Belle Otero, Spanish actress, singer, and dancer (died 1965) ↗
- 1862 Rasmus Rasmussen, Norwegian actor and director (died 1932) ↗
- 1861 Alice Gossage, American journalist (died 1929) ↗
- 1853 Anna Bayerová, Czech physician (died 1924) ↗
- 1840 William Giblin, Australian politician, 13th Premier of Tasmania (died 1887) ↗
- 1836 Henry J. Lutcher, American businessman (died 1912) ↗
- 1821 Thomas Keefer, Canadian engineer and businessman (died 1915) ↗
- 1816 Stephen Johnson Field, American lawyer and jurist, 5th Chief Justice of California (died 1899) ↗
- 1809 Benjamin Robbins Curtis, American lawyer and jurist (died 1874) ↗
- 1787 Edmund Kean, British Shakespearean stage actor (died 1833) ↗
- 1765 Pierre-Simon Girard, French mathematician and engineer (died 1836) ↗
- 1740 Augustus Toplady, English cleric and hymn writer (died 1778) ↗
- 1661 Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, German son of Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt (died 1742) ↗
- 1649 Samuel Carpenter, Deputy Governor of colonial Pennsylvania (died 1714) ↗
- 1640 Carlo Mannelli, Italian violinist and composer (died 1697) ↗
- 1631 Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (died 1660) ↗
- 1592 Gerard van Honthorst, Dutch painter (died 1656) ↗
- 1575 Guido Reni, Italian painter and illustrator (died 1642) ↗
- 1553 Roger Wilbraham, Solicitor-General for Ireland (died 1616) ↗
- 1512 Hu Zongxian, Chinese general (died 1565) ↗
- 1448 Alfonso II of Naples (died 1495) ↗
- 2024 Bernard Marcus, American billionaire businessman and philanthropist (born 1929) ↗
- 2024 Murray Sinclair, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1951) ↗
- 2023 Akbar Golpayegani, Iranian vocalist (born 1934) ↗
- 2020 Ken Hensley, English rock singer-songwriter and musician (born 1945) ↗
- 2019 Gay Byrne, Irish broadcaster (born 1934) ↗
- 2017 Isabel Granada, Filipino-Spanish actress and singer (born 1976) ↗
- 2017 Ned Romero, American actor and opera singer (born 1926) ↗
- 2016 Catherine Davani, first female Papua New Guinean judge (born 1960) ↗
- 2016 Mansour Pourheidari, Iranian football player and coach (born 1946) ↗
- 2015 Piotr Domaradzki, Polish-American historian and journalist (born 1946) ↗
- 2015 René Girard, French-American historian, philosopher, and critic (born 1923) ↗
- 2015 Károly Horváth, Romanian-Hungarian cellist, flute player, and composer (born 1950) ↗
- 2015 Lee Robinson, American lawyer and politician (born 1943) ↗
- 2014 Enrique Olivera, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 2nd Chief of Government of the City of Buenos Aires (born 1940) ↗
- 2014 George Edgar Slusser, American author and academic (born 1939) ↗
- 2014 S. Donald Stookey, American physicist and chemist, invented CorningWare (born 1915) ↗
- 2013 John D. Hawk, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1924) ↗
- 2013 Leonid Stolovich, Russian-Estonian philosopher and academic (born 1929) ↗
- 2013 Ray Willsey, Canadian-American football player and coach (born 1928) ↗
- 2012 David Resnick, Brazilian-Israeli architect, designed Yad Kennedy (born 1924) ↗
- 2011 Arnold Green, Latvian-Estonian soldier and politician (born 1920) ↗
- 2011 Andy Rooney, American author, critic, journalist, and television personality (born 1919) ↗
- 2010 Sparky Anderson, American baseball player and manager (born 1934) ↗
- 2009 Hubertus Brandenburg, German bishop (born 1923) ↗
- 2008 Michael Crichton, American physician, author, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1942) ↗
- 2008 Rosella Hightower, American ballerina (born 1920) ↗
- 2008 Juan Camilo Mouriño, French-Mexican economist and politician, Mexican Secretary of the Interior (born 1971) ↗
- 2007 Karl Rebane, Estonian physicist and academic (born 1926) ↗
- 2007 Peter Viertel, German-American author and screenwriter (born 1920) ↗
- 2006 Frank Arthur Calder, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1915) ↗
- 2006 Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, American author (born 1908) ↗
- 2005 Nadia Anjuman, Afghan journalist and poet (born 1980) ↗
- 2005 Sheree North, American actress and dancer (born 1932) ↗
- 2005 Graham Payn, South African-born English actor and singer (born 1918) ↗
- 2005 Hiro Takahashi, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1964) ↗
- 2003 Charles Causley, Cornish author and poet (born 1917) ↗
- 2003 Richard Wollheim, English philosopher, author, and academic (born 1923) ↗
- 1999 Malcolm Marshall, Barbadian cricketer and coach (born 1958) ↗
- 1997 Richard Hooker, American novelist (born 1924) ↗
- 1995 Gilles Deleuze, French philosopher and scholar (born 1925) ↗
- 1995 Paul Eddington, English actor (born 1927) ↗
- 1995 Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli general and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Israel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (born 1922) ↗
- 1995 Morrie Schwartz, American sociologist, author, and academic (born 1916) ↗
- 1994 Sam Francis, American soldier and painter (born 1923) ↗
- 1992 George Klein, Canadian engineer, invented the motorized wheelchair (born 1904) ↗
- 1988 Kleanthis Vikelidis, Greek footballer and manager (born 1916) ↗
- 1986 Kurt Hirsch, German-English mathematician and academic (born 1906) ↗
- 1984 Ümit Yaşar Oğuzcan, Turkish poet and author (born 1926) ↗
- 1982 Burhan Felek, Turkish lawyer and journalist (born 1889) ↗
- 1982 Gil Whitney, American journalist (born 1940) ↗
- 1980 Elsie MacGill, Canadian-American engineer and author (born 1905) ↗
- 1977 Tom Reamy, American author and illustrator (born 1935) ↗
- 1976 Toni Ulmen, German race car driver and motorcycle racer (born 1906) ↗
- 1975 Francis Dvornik, Czech priest and academic (born 1893) ↗
- 1975 Izzat Husrieh, Syrian journalist, historian, and academic (born 1914) ↗
- 1974 Bert Patenaude, American soccer player (born 1909) ↗
- 1969 Carlos Marighella, Brazilian author and activist (born 1911) ↗
- 1968 Horace Gould, English race car driver (born 1918) ↗
- 1968 Michel Kikoine, Belarusian-French painter and soldier (born 1892) ↗
- 1959 Friedrich Waismann, Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1896) ↗
- 1957 Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Baháʼí Faith (born 1897) ↗
- 1956 Freddie Dixon, English motorcycle racer and race car driver (born 1892) ↗
- 1955 Robert E. Sherwood, American playwright and screenwriter (born 1896) ↗
- 1955 Cy Young, American baseball player and manager (born 1867) ↗
- 1954 Stig Dagerman, Swedish journalist and writer (born 1923) ↗
- 1950 Grover Cleveland Alexander, American baseball player and coach (born 1887) ↗
- 1948 Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (born 1874) ↗
- 1946 Rüdiger von der Goltz, German general (born 1865) ↗
- 1940 Arthur Rostron, English mariner, captain of the rescue ship Carpathia during the Titanic disaster (born 1869) ↗
- 1931 Buddy Bolden, American cornet player and bandleader (born 1877) ↗
- 1931 Luigi Galleani, Italian theorist and activist (born 1861) ↗
- 1930 Akiyama Yoshifuru, Japanese general (born 1859) ↗
- 1924 Richard Conner, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1843) ↗
- 1924 Gabriel Fauré, French pianist, composer, and educator (born 1845) ↗
- 1921 Hara Takashi, Japanese politician, 10th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1856) ↗
- 1918 Wilfred Owen, English lieutenant and poet (born 1893) ↗
- 1906 John H. Ketcham, American general and politician (born 1832) ↗
- 1895 Eugene Field, American journalist, author, and poet (born 1850) ↗
- 1893 Pierre Tirard, Swiss-French engineer and politician, 54th Prime Minister of France (born 1827) ↗
- 1886 James Martin, Irish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of New South Wales (born 1820) ↗
- 1856 Paul Delaroche, French painter and educator (born 1797) ↗
- 1847 Felix Mendelssohn, German pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1809) ↗
- 1847 Thiệu Trị, Vietnamese emperor (born 1807) ↗
- 1801 William Shippen, American physician and anatomist (born 1712) ↗
- 1781 Johann Nikolaus Götz, German poet and songwriter (born 1721) ↗
- 1704 Andreas Acoluthus, German orientalist and scholar (born 1654) ↗
- 1702 John Benbow, English admiral (born 1653) ↗
- 1698 Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician and mathematician (born 1625) ↗
- 1669 Johannes Cocceius, Dutch theologian and academic (born 1603) ↗
- 1658 Antoine Le Maistre, French lawyer and author (born 1608) ↗
- 1652 Jean-Charles della Faille, Flemish priest and mathematician (born 1597) ↗
- 1581 Mathurin Romegas, rival Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (born c.1525) ↗
- 1576 John Paulet, 2nd Marquess of Winchester (born c. 1510) ↗
- 1485 Françoise d'Amboise, duchess of Brittany (born 1427) ↗
- 1485 Giovanni Mocenigo, Doge of Venice (born 1408) ↗
- 1428 Sophia of Bavaria, queen of Bohemia (born 1376) ↗
- 1411 Khalil Sultan of Timurid (born 1384) ↗
- 1360 Elizabeth de Clare, English noblewoman (born 1295) ↗
- 1212 Felix of Valois, French saint (born 1127) ↗
- 1203 Dirk VII, Count of Holland ↗
- 1038 Jaromír, duke of Bohemia (born 970) ↗
- 915 Zhang, Chinese empress (born 892) ↗
- 604 Yohl Ik'nal, Mayan queen ↗