38 Events
233 Births
112 Deaths
- 2022 Liz Truss steps down as British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party amid the country's political crisis, serving for the least time of any British Prime Minister (49 days). ↗
- 2017 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declare victory in the Raqqa campaign. ↗
- 2011 Libyan Crisis: Rebel forces capture Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and his son Mutassim in his hometown of Sirte and kill them shortly thereafter, ending the first Libyan civil war. ↗
- 2005 The general conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) passes the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. ↗
- 2003 The Sloan Great Wall, once the largest cosmic structures known to humanity, is discovered by students at Princeton University. ↗
- 2002 Top Gear, the revived popular British TV motoring magazine, premieres on BBC. ↗
- 1995 Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-73. ↗
- 1991 A 6.8 Mw earthquake strikes the Uttarkashi region of India, killing more than 1,000 people. ↗
- 1991 A massive firestorm breaks out in the hills of Oakland and Berkeley, California killing 25 people and destroying more than 3,000 homes, apartments and condominiums. ↗
- 1986 Aeroflot Flight 6502 crashes while landing at Kuibyshev Airport (now Kuromoch International Airport) in Kuibyshev (now present-day Samara, Russia), killing 70 people. ↗
- 1982 During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster. ↗
- 1981 Two police officers and a Brink's armored car guard are killed during an armed robbery carried out by members of the Black Liberation Army and Weather Underground in Nanuet, New York. ↗
- 1977 A plane carrying the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes in woodland in Mississippi, United States. Six people, including three band members, are killed. ↗
- 1976 The Luling–Destrehan Ferry MV George Prince is struck by the Norwegian freighter SS Frosta while crossing the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Seventy-eight passengers and crew die, and only 18 people aboard the ferry survive. ↗
- 1973 Watergate scandal: "Saturday Night Massacre": United States President Richard Nixon fires U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Solicitor General Robert Bork. ↗
- 1973 The Sydney Opera House is opened by Elizabeth II after 14 years of construction. ↗
- 1962 China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War. ↗
- 1961 The Soviet Navy performs the first armed test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, launching an R-13 from a Golf-class submarine. ↗
- 1952 The Governor of Kenya Evelyn Baring declares a state of emergency and begins arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising. ↗
- 1951 The "Johnny Bright incident" occurs during a football game between the Drake Bulldogs and Oklahoma A&M Aggies. ↗
- 1948 A KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation crashes on approach to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, killing 40. ↗
- 1947 Cold War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years. ↗
- 1944 World War II: The Soviet Red Army and Yugoslav Partisans liberate Belgrade. ↗
- 1944 Liquefied natural gas leaks from storage tanks in Cleveland and then explodes, leveling 30 blocks and killing 130 people. ↗
- 1944 World War II: American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he comes ashore during the Battle of Leyte. ↗
- 1941 World War II: Thousands of civilians in German-occupied Serbia are murdered in the Kragujevac massacre. ↗
- 1935 The Long March, a mammoth retreat undertaken by the armed forces of the Chinese Communist Party a year prior, ends. ↗
- 1910 British ocean liner RMS Olympic is launched. ↗
- 1904 Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries. ↗
- 1883 Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific. ↗
- 1827 Greek War of Independence: In the Battle of Navarino, a combined Turkish and Egyptian fleet is defeated by British, French and Russian naval forces in the last significant battle fought with wooden sailing ships. ↗
- 1818 The Convention of 1818 is signed between the United States and the United Kingdom, which settles the Canada–United States border on the 49th parallel for most of its length. ↗
- 1803 The United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase. ↗
- 1781 The Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, is approved in Austria. ↗
- 1774 American Revolution: The Continental Association, a nonconsumption and nonimportation agreement against the British Isles and the British West Indies, is adopted by the First Continental Congress. ↗
- 1740 France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony refuse to honour the Pragmatic Sanction, and the War of the Austrian Succession begins. ↗
- 1572 Eighty Years' War: Three thousand Spanish soldiers wade through fifteen miles of water in one night to effect the relief of Goes. ↗
- 1568 The Spanish Duke of Alba defeats a Dutch rebel force under William the Silent. ↗
- 2002 Yéremy Pino, Spanish footballer ↗
- 2001 Paige Bueckers, American basketball player ↗
- 2000 Kenneth Walker III, American football player ↗
- 1999 Chuu, South Korean singer and television personality ↗
- 1999 YoungBoy Never Broke Again, American rapper ↗
- 1998 Jordan Ridley, Australian rules footballer ↗
- 1997 Ademola Lookman, Nigerian footballer ↗
- 1997 Daizen Maeda, Japanese footballer ↗
- 1997 Andrey Rublev, Russian tennis player ↗
- 1996 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Indonesian badminton player ↗
- 1995 Humberto Carrillo, Mexican wrestler ↗
- 1994 Festus Talam, Kenyan long-distance runner ↗
- 1992 Mattia De Sciglio, Italian footballer ↗
- 1992 Ksenia Semyonova, Russian gymnast ↗
- 1992 Kyle Wiltjer, Canadian-American basketball player ↗
- 1990 Sam Mataora, Cook Islands rugby league player ↗
- 1989 Jamie Collins, American football player ↗
- 1989 Jess Glynne, English singer-songwriter ↗
- 1988 ASAP Ferg, American rapper ↗
- 1988 Candice Swanepoel, South African supermodel and philanthropist ↗
- 1987 Marie Sophie Hingst, German historian and blogger who falsely claimed to be descended from Holocaust survivors (died 2019) ↗
- 1986 Elyse Taylor, Australian model ↗
- 1985 James Sutton, English race car driver ↗
- 1984 Mitch Lucker, American singer-songwriter (died 2012) ↗
- 1984 Andrew Trimble, Irish rugby player ↗
- 1983 Alona Tal, Israeli actress ↗
- 1983 Michel Vorm, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1982 Becky Brewerton, Welsh golfer ↗
- 1982 Lawrence Roberts, American basketball player ↗
- 1981 Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Greek footballer ↗
- 1979 Paul Ifill, English footballer ↗
- 1979 John Krasinski, American actor, director, and producer ↗
- 1979 Paul O'Connell, Irish rugby player ↗
- 1978 Virender Sehwag, Indian cricketer ↗
- 1978 Paul Wilson, Scottish bass player and songwriter ↗
- 1977 Leila Josefowicz, Canadian-American violinist ↗
- 1977 Sam Witwer, American actor and musician ↗
- 1976 Dan Fogler, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1976 Nicola Legrottaglie, Italian footballer and manager ↗
- 1975 Ronny Aukrust, Norwegian politician ↗
- 1974 Ed Hale, American singer-songwriter, writer and socio-political activist ↗
- 1974 Limmy, Scottish comedian and writer ↗
- 1974 Bashar Rahal, Emirati-American actor and producer ↗
- 1972 Will Greenwood, English rugby player and sportscaster ↗
- 1972 Brian Schatz, American academic and politician, 11th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii ↗
- 1971 Kenneth Choi, American actor ↗
- 1971 Snoop Dogg, American rapper, producer, and actor ↗
- 1971 Eddie Jones, American basketball player ↗
- 1971 Kamiel Maase, Dutch runner ↗
- 1971 Dannii Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter and actress ↗
- 1970 Neil Heywood, English-Chinese businessman (died 2011) ↗
- 1970 Aapo Ilves, Estonian poet and illustrator ↗
- 1970 Michelle Malkin, American blogger and author ↗
- 1970 Taj McWilliams-Franklin, American basketball player ↗
- 1969 Laurie Daley, Australian rugby league player and coach ↗
- 1969 Juan González, Puerto Rican baseball player ↗
- 1968 Susan Tully, English actress, director, and producer ↗
- 1967 Kerrod Walters, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1967 Kevin Walters, Australian rugby league player and coach ↗
- 1966 Allan Donald, South African cricketer and coach ↗
- 1966 Patrick Volkerding, American computer scientist and engineer, founded Slackware ↗
- 1965 Norman Blake, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1965 Jonathan I. Schwartz, American businessman ↗
- 1965 Mikhail Shtalenkov, Russian ice hockey player ↗
- 1965 William Zabka, American actor and producer ↗
- 1964 Kamala Harris – American politician and lawyer, 49th Vice President of the United States ↗
- 1963 Julie Payette, Canadian engineer, astronaut, and 29th Governor General of Canada ↗
- 1962 Dave Wong, Hong Kong-Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor ↗
- 1961 Audun Kleive, Norwegian drummer and composer ↗
- 1961 Kate Mosse, English author and playwright ↗
- 1961 Ian Rush, Welsh footballer and manager ↗
- 1961 Les Stroud, Canadian director, producer, and harmonica player ↗
- 1961 Michie Tomizawa, Japanese voice actress and singer ↗
- 1959 Mark Little, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter ↗
- 1958 Valerie Faris, American director and producer ↗
- 1958 Lynn Flewelling, American author and academic ↗
- 1958 Scott Hall, American wrestler (died 2022) ↗
- 1958 Mark King, English singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
- 1958 Dave Krieg, American football player ↗
- 1958 Viggo Mortensen – American-Danish actor and producer ↗
- 1957 Jane Bonham-Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, English politician ↗
- 1957 Chris Cowdrey, English cricketer and sportscaster ↗
- 1957 Hilda Solis, American academic and politician, 25th United States Secretary of Labor ↗
- 1956 Danny Boyle, English director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1956 Martin Taylor, English guitarist ↗
- 1955 Thomas Newman, American composer and conductor ↗
- 1955 David Profumo, English author and academic ↗
- 1955 Aaron Pryor, American boxer (died 2016) ↗
- 1955 Sheldon Whitehouse, American politician ↗
- 1954 Steve Orich, American composer and conductor ↗
- 1953 Keith Hernandez, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1953 Richard McWilliam, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Upper Deck Company (died 2013) ↗
- 1953 Bill Nunn, American actor (died 2016) ↗
- 1952 Melanie Mayron, American actress and director ↗
- 1952 Derek Ridgers, English photographer and art director ↗
- 1952 Wilma Salgado, Ecuadorian politician and economist ↗
- 1951 Al Greenwood, American keyboard player ↗
- 1951 Patrick Hall, English lawyer and politician ↗
- 1951 Ken Ham, Australian-American evangelist ↗
- 1951 Leif Pagrotsky, Swedish businessman and politician ↗
- 1951 Claudio Ranieri, Italian footballer and manager ↗
- 1950 Tom Petty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2017) ↗
- 1950 William Russ, American actor and director ↗
- 1950 Chris Cannon, American politician (died 2024) ↗
- 1949 Valeriy Borzov, Ukrainian-Russian sprinter ↗
- 1948 Peter Combe, Australian entertainer ↗
- 1948 Sandra Dickinson, American-English actress and composer ↗
- 1948 Piet Hein Donner, Dutch jurist and politician, Dutch Minister of Justice ↗
- 1948 Melih Gökçek, Turkish journalist and politician, Mayor of Ankara ↗
- 1946 Diana Gittins, American-English sociologist, author, and academic ↗
- 1946 Lewis Grizzard, American comedian and author (died 1994) ↗
- 1946 Elfriede Jelinek, Austrian author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1946 Richard Loncraine, English director and screenwriter ↗
- 1946 Lucien Van Impe, Belgian cyclist ↗
- 1946 Chris Woodhead, English civil servant and academic (died 2015) ↗
- 1945 Ric Lee, English drummer ↗
- 1944 Nalin de Silva, Sri Lankan physicist and philosopher (died 2024) ↗
- 1944 David Mancuso, American party planner, created The Loft (died 2016) ↗
- 1943 Dunja Vejzović, Croatian soprano and actress ↗
- 1942 Earl Hindman, American actor (died 2003) ↗
- 1942 Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, German biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1942 Bart Zoet, Dutch cyclist (died 1992) ↗
- 1941 Anneke Wills, English actress ↗
- 1940 Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa, Cameroonian filmmaker ↗
- 1940 Kathy Kirby, English singer (died 2011) ↗
- 1940 Robert Pinsky, American poet and critic ↗
- 1939 Patrick Hughes, English painter, illustrator, and photographer ↗
- 1938 Emidio Greco, Italian director and screenwriter (died 2012) ↗
- 1938 Dolores Hart, American actress and nun ↗
- 1938 Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer and educator (died 2006) ↗
- 1937 Cancio Garcia, Filipino lawyer and jurist (died 2013) ↗
- 1937 Wanda Jackson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1937 Juan Marichal, Dominican baseball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1937 Emma Tennant, English author (died 2017) ↗
- 1935 Jerry Orbach, American actor and singer (died 2004) ↗
- 1934 Bill Chase, American trumpet player (died 1974) ↗
- 1934 Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (died 1996) ↗
- 1934 Timothy West, English actor (died 2024) ↗
- 1933 Barrie Chase, American actress and dancer ↗
- 1932 Rosey Brown, American football player and coach (died 2004) ↗
- 1932 William Christopher, American actor and singer (died 2016) ↗
- 1932 Rokurō Naya, Japanese voice actor (died 2014) ↗
- 1931 Richard Caliguiri, American lawyer and politician, 54th Mayor of Pittsburgh (died 1988) ↗
- 1931 Mickey Mantle, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1995) ↗
- 1931 Ken Morrison, English businessman (died 2017) ↗
- 1928 Michael O'Donnell, English physician, author, and journalist (died 2019) ↗
- 1927 Joyce Brothers, American psychologist, author, and actress (died 2013) ↗
- 1927 Gunturu Seshendra Sarma, Indian poet and critic (died 2007) ↗
- 1926 Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, English lieutenant and politician, founded the National Motor Museum (died 2015) ↗
- 1925 Art Buchwald, American soldier and journalist (died 2007) ↗
- 1925 Tom Dowd, American record producer and engineer (died 2002) ↗
- 1925 Roger Hanin, Algerian-French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2015) ↗
- 1925 András Bíró, Hungarian journalist and human rights activist (died 2024) ↗
- 1924 Robert Peters, American poet, playwright, and critic (died 2014) ↗
- 1923 Robert Craft, American conductor and musicologist (died 2015) ↗
- 1922 John Anderson, American actor (died 1992) ↗
- 1922 Franco Ventriglia, American opera singer (died 2012) ↗
- 1921 Manny Ayulo, American race car driver (died 1955) ↗
- 1921 Hans Warren, Dutch poet and author (died 2001) ↗
- 1920 Nick Cardy, American illustrator (died 2013) ↗
- 1920 Fanny de Sivers, Estonian-French linguist and academic (died 2011) ↗
- 1920 Janet Jagan, 6th President of Guyana (died 2009) ↗
- 1920 Siddhartha Shankar Ray, Indian lawyer and politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal (died 2010) ↗
- 1920 Akhil Bandhu Ghosh, Indian singer (died 1988) ↗
- 1919 Tracy Hall, American chemist and academic (died 2008) ↗
- 1918 Martin Drewes, German soldier and pilot (died 2013) ↗
- 1918 Robert Lochner, American-German soldier and journalist (died 2003) ↗
- 1917 Stéphane Hessel, German-French activist and diplomat (died 2013) ↗
- 1917 Ants Kaljurand, Estonian anti-communist, freedom fighter and forest brother (died 1951) ↗
- 1917 Jean-Pierre Melville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1973) ↗
- 1914 Fayard Nicholas, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (died 2006) ↗
- 1913 Grandpa Jones, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (died 1998) ↗
- 1912 Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter (died 1985) ↗
- 1910 Chen Liting, Chinese director and playwright (died 2013) ↗
- 1909 Carla Laemmle, American actress and photographer (died 2014) ↗
- 1909 Yasushi Sugiyama, Japanese painter (died 1993) ↗
- 1908 Stuart Hamblen, American singer-songwriter, actor, and radio show host (died 1989) ↗
- 1907 Arlene Francis, American actress and television personality (died 2001) ↗
- 1904 Tommy Douglas, Scottish-Canadian minister and politician, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan (died 1986) ↗
- 1904 Enolia McMillan, American educator and activist (died 2006) ↗
- 1904 Anna Neagle, English actress, singer, and producer (died 1986) ↗
- 1901 Frank Churchill, American film composer (died 1942) ↗
- 1901 Adelaide Hall, American-English singer, actress, and dancer (died 1993) ↗
- 1900 Ismail al-Azhari, Sudanese politician, 3rd President of Sudan (died 1969) ↗
- 1900 Wayne Morse, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (died 1974) ↗
- 1897 Yi Un, South Korean general (died 1970) ↗
- 1895 Rex Ingram, American actor (died 1969) ↗
- 1895 Morrie Ryskind, American writer/director (died 1985) ↗
- 1894 Olive Thomas, American model and actress (died 1920) ↗
- 1893 Charley Chase, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1940) ↗
- 1891 Samuel Flagg Bemis, American historian and author (died 1973) ↗
- 1891 James Chadwick, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1974) ↗
- 1890 Aleksander Maaker, Estonian bagpipe player (died 1968) ↗
- 1889 Johann Gruber, Austrian priest and saint (died 1944) ↗
- 1887 Prince Yasuhiko Asaka of Japan (died 1981) ↗
- 1883 Karl Probst, American engineer (died 1963) ↗
- 1882 Margaret Dumont, American actress (died 1965) ↗
- 1882 Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor (died 1956) ↗
- 1877 Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, American businessman (died 1915) ↗
- 1874 Charles Ives, American composer (died 1954) ↗
- 1873 Nellie McClung, Canadian author and suffragist (died 1951) ↗
- 1873 Jussi Merinen, Finnish politician (died 1918) ↗
- 1871 Atul Prasad Sen, Indian songwriter (died 1934) ↗
- 1864 James F. Hinkle, American banker and politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico (died 1951) ↗
- 1859 John Dewey, American psychologist and philosopher (died 1952) ↗
- 1858 John Burns, English union leader and politician, President of the Board of Trade (died 1943) ↗
- 1854 Arthur Rimbaud – French soldier and poet (died 1891) ↗
- 1847 Frits Thaulow, Norwegian painter (died 1906) ↗
- 1832 Constantin Lipsius, German architect and theorist (died 1894) ↗
- 1822 Thomas Hughes, English lawyer and judge (died 1896) ↗
- 1819 Báb, Iranian religious leader, founded Bábism (died 1850) ↗
- 1808 Karl Andree, German geographer and journalist (died 1875) ↗
- 1801 Melchior Berri, Swiss architect and educator, designed the Natural History Museum of Basel (died 1854) ↗
- 1790 Patrick Matthew. Scottish farmer and biologist (died 1874) ↗
- 1785 George Ormerod, English historian and author (died 1873) ↗
- 1784 Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1865) ↗
- 1780 Pauline Bonaparte, French sister of Napoleon (died 1825) ↗
- 1759 Chauncey Goodrich, American lawyer and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (died 1815) ↗
- 1740 Isabelle de Charrière, Dutch author and poet (died 1805) ↗
- 1719 Gottfried Achenwall, German historian, economist, and jurist (died 1772) ↗
- 1718 Catherine Gordon, Duchess of Gordon, Scottish aristocrat (died 1779) ↗
- 1711 Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, (died 1795) ↗
- 1679 Samuel von Cocceji, Prussian jurist and statesman (died 1755) ↗
- 1677 Stanisław Leszczyński, King of Poland (died 1766) ↗
- 1660 Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (died 1723) ↗
- 1632 Edward Hungerford, English politician (died 1711) ↗
- 1620 Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (died 1691) ↗
- 1616 Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (died 1680) ↗
- 1612 Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, Anglo-Irish nobleman, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland, Cavalier (died 1698) ↗
- 1554 Bálint Balassi, Hungarian writer and noble (died 1594) ↗
- 1496 Claude, Duke of Guise (died 1550) ↗
- 1475 Giovanni di Bernardo Rucellai, Italian poet and playwright (died 1525) ↗
- 888 Zhu Youzhen, emperor of Later Liang (died 923) ↗
- 2024 Barbara Dane, American folk, blues and jazz singer (born 1927) ↗
- 2024 Fethullah Gülen, Turkish preacher and theologian (born 1941) ↗
- 2024 Walter Jacob, American Reform rabbi (born 1930) ↗
- 2024 Janusz Olejniczak, Polish classical pianist and actor (born 1952) ↗
- 2024 Paul White, Baron Hanningfield, British life peer (born 1940) ↗
- 2022 Lucy Simon, American composer and songwriter (born 1940) ↗
- 2020 James Randi, Canadian-American stage magician and author (born 1928) ↗
- 2018 Wim Kok, Dutch prime minister (born 1938) ↗
- 2016 Robert E. Kramek, former United States Coast Guard admiral (born 1939) ↗
- 2016 Michael Massee, American actor (born 1952) ↗
- 2016 Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer (born 1939) ↗
- 2015 Makis Dendrinos, Greek basketball player and coach (born 1950) ↗
- 2015 Arno Gruen, German-Swiss psychologist and psychoanalyst (born 1923) ↗
- 2015 Kazimierz Łaski, Polish-Austrian economist and academic (born 1921) ↗
- 2015 Michael Meacher, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (born 1939) ↗
- 2015 Ian Steel, Scottish cyclist and manager (born 1928) ↗
- 2014 René Burri, Swiss photographer and journalist (born 1933) ↗
- 2014 Oscar de la Renta, Dominican-American fashion designer (born 1932) ↗
- 2014 Christophe de Margerie, French businessman (born 1951) ↗
- 2013 Jovanka Broz, Croatian-Serbian colonel (born 1924) ↗
- 2013 Don James, American football player and coach (born 1932) ↗
- 2013 Lawrence Klein, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920) ↗
- 2013 Joginder Singh, Kenyan race car driver (born 1932) ↗
- 2013 Larri Thomas, American actress and dancer (born 1932) ↗
- 2013 Sid Yudain, American journalist, founded Roll Call (born 1923) ↗
- 2012 Przemysław Gintrowski, Polish poet and composer (born 1951) ↗
- 2012 Paul Kurtz, American philosopher and academic (born 1925) ↗
- 2012 Dave May, American baseball player (born 1943) ↗
- 2012 John McConnell, American activist, created Earth Day (born 1915) ↗
- 2012 E. Donnall Thomas, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920) ↗
- 2012 Raymond Watson, American businessman (born 1926) ↗
- 2011 Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan colonel and politician, Prime Minister of Libya (born 1942) ↗
- 2011 Mutassim Gaddafi, Libyan colonel (born 1974) ↗
- 2011 Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr, Libyan politician (born 1942) ↗
- 2011 Iztok Puc, Croatian-Slovenian handball player (born 1966) ↗
- 2010 W. Cary Edwards, American politician (born 1944) ↗
- 2010 Bob Guccione, American publisher, founded Penthouse magazine (born 1930) ↗
- 2010 Eva Ibbotson, Austrian-English author (born 1925) ↗
- 2010 Max Kohnstamm, Dutch historian and diplomat (born 1914) ↗
- 2010 Farooq Leghari, Pakistani politician, 8th President of Pakistan (born 1940) ↗
- 2008 Gene Hickerson, American football player (born 1935) ↗
- 2007 Max McGee, American football player and sportscaster (born 1932) ↗
- 2006 Arnold Viiding, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (born 1911) ↗
- 2006 Jane Wyatt, American actress (born 1910) ↗
- 2005 Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (born 1934) ↗
- 2005 Eva Švankmajerová, Czech painter and poet (born 1940) ↗
- 2005 André van der Louw, Dutch lawyer and politician, 16th Mayor of Rotterdam (born 1933) ↗
- 2004 Anthony Hecht, American poet and educator (born 1923) ↗
- 2004 Chuck Hiller, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1934) ↗
- 2003 Jack Elam, American actor (born 1918) ↗
- 2001 Ted Ammon, American financier and banker (born 1949) ↗
- 1999 Calvin Griffith, Canadian-American businessman (born 1911) ↗
- 1999 Jack Lynch, Irish footballer, lawyer, and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (born 1917) ↗
- 1995 Christopher Stone, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1942) ↗
- 1995 John Tonkin, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Western Australia (born 1902) ↗
- 1994 Burt Lancaster, American actor (born 1913) ↗
- 1993 Yasushi Sugiyama, Japanese painter (born 1909) ↗
- 1992 Werner Torkanowsky, German-American conductor (born 1926) ↗
- 1990 Joel McCrea, American actor (born 1905) ↗
- 1989 Anthony Quayle, English actor and director (born 1913) ↗
- 1988 Sheila Scott, English pilot and author (born 1922) ↗
- 1987 Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1903) ↗
- 1984 Carl Ferdinand Cori, Czech-American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1896) ↗
- 1984 Paul Dirac, English-American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902) ↗
- 1983 Yves Thériault, Canadian author (born 1915) ↗
- 1983 Merle Travis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1917) ↗
- 1978 Gunnar Nilsson, Swedish race car driver (born 1948) ↗
- 1977 Steve Gaines, American guitarist (born 1949) ↗
- 1977 Ronnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter (born 1948) ↗
- 1973 Norman Chandler, American newspaper executive (born 1899) ↗
- 1972 Harlow Shapley, American astronomer and academic (born 1885) ↗
- 1968 Bud Flanagan, English actor and screenwriter (born 1896) ↗
- 1967 Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese politician and diplomat, 32nd Prime Minister of Japan (born 1878) ↗
- 1964 Herbert Hoover – American engineer and politician, 31st President of the United States (born 1874) ↗
- 1957 Michalis Dorizas, Greek-American javelin thrower and football player (born 1890) ↗
- 1956 Lawrence Dale Bell, American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation (born 1894) ↗
- 1953 Werner Baumbach, German colonel and pilot (born 1916) ↗
- 1950 Henry L. Stimson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State (born 1867) ↗
- 1941 Ken Farnes, English cricketer and soldier (born 1911) ↗
- 1940 Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect and academic, co-designed Skogskyrkogården (born 1885) ↗
- 1936 Anne Sullivan, American educator (born 1866) ↗
- 1935 Arthur Henderson, Scottish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1863) ↗
- 1928 Jack Peddie, Scottish footballer (born 1876) ↗
- 1926 Eugene V. Debs, American union leader and politician (born 1855) ↗
- 1910 David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (born 1843) ↗
- 1908 Vaiben Louis Solomon, Australian politician, 21st Premier of South Australia (born 1853) ↗
- 1900 Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and translator (born 1846) ↗
- 1894 James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (born 1818) ↗
- 1890 Richard Francis Burton, English-Italian geographer and explorer (born 1821) ↗
- 1883 George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall (born 1797) ↗
- 1880 Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist (born 1802) ↗
- 1871 Karl Christian Ulmann, Latvian-German theologian and academic (born 1793) ↗
- 1870 Michael William Balfe, Irish violinist and composer (born 1808) ↗
- 1865 Champ Ferguson, American guerrilla leader (born 1821) ↗
- 1740 Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1685) ↗
- 1713 Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician and academic (born 1652) ↗
- 1652 Antonio Coello, Spanish poet and playwright (born 1611) ↗
- 1640 John Ball, English clergyman and theologian (born 1585) ↗
- 1602 Walter Leveson, Elizabethan member of parliament, Shropshire landowner (born 1550) ↗
- 1570 João de Barros, Portuguese historian and author (born 1496) ↗
- 1538 Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, condottiero (born 1490) ↗
- 1524 Thomas Linacre, English physician and scholar (born 1460) ↗
- 1439 Ambrose the Camaldulian, Italian theologian ↗
- 1438 Jacopo della Quercia, Sienese sculptor (born c. 1374) ↗
- 1423 Henry Bowet, Archbishop of York ↗
- 1401 Klaus Störtebeker, German pirate ↗
- 1327 Teresa d'Entença, Countess of Urgell (born 1300) ↗
- 1187 Pope Urban III ↗
- 1139 Henry X, Duke of Bavaria (born 1108) ↗
- 1122 Ralph d'Escures, archbishop of Canterbury ↗
- 967 Li Yixing, Chinese governor ↗
- 460 Aelia Eudocia, Byzantine wife of Theodosius II (born 401) ↗