49 Events
237 Births
120 Deaths
- 2015 A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Hindu Kush mountain range in South Asia, killing 399 people and leaving 2,536 people injured. ↗
- 2012 Microsoft made a public release of Windows 8 and made it available on new PCs. ↗
- 2004 Rockstar Games releases Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for the PlayStation 2 in North America, which sold 12 million units for the PS2, becoming the console's best-selling video game. ↗
- 2003 The Cedar Fire, the third-largest wildfire in California history, kills 15 people, consumes 250,000 acres (1,000 km2), and destroys 2,200 homes around San Diego. ↗
- 2002 Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian special forces troops storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before. ↗
- 2001 The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law. ↗
- 2000 A wave of protests forces Robert Guéï to step down as president after the Ivorian presidential election. ↗
- 1999 The United Kingdom's House of Lords votes to end the right of most hereditary peers to vote in Britain's upper chamber of Parliament. ↗
- 1995 Mossad agents assassinate Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Fathi Shaqaqi in his hotel in Malta. ↗
- 1995 An avalanche hits the Icelandic village of Flateyri, destroying 29 homes and burying 45 people, and killing 20. ↗
- 1994 Jordan and Israel sign a peace treaty. ↗
- 1991 Three months after the end of the Ten-Day War, the last soldier of the Yugoslav People's Army leaves the territory of the Republic of Slovenia. ↗
- 1989 China Airlines Flight 204 crashes after takeoff from Hualien Airport in Taiwan, killing all 54 people on board. ↗
- 1985 The Australian government returns ownership of Uluru to the local Pitjantjatjara Aboriginals. ↗
- 1979 Park Chung Hee, President of South Korea, is assassinated by Korean CIA head Kim Jae-gyu. ↗
- 1977 Ali Maow Maalin, the last natural case of smallpox, develops a rash in Somalia. The WHO and the CDC consider this date to be the anniversary of the eradication of smallpox, the most spectacular success of vaccination. ↗
- 1968 Space Race: The Soyuz 3 mission achieves the first Soviet space rendezvous. ↗
- 1967 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself Emperor of Iran. ↗
- 1958 Pan American Airways makes the first commercial flight of the Boeing 707 from New York City to Paris. ↗
- 1956 Hungarian Revolution: In the towns of Mosonmagyaróvár and Esztergom, Hungarian secret police forces massacre civilians. As rebel strongholds in Budapest hold, fighting spreads throughout the country. ↗
- 1955 After the last Allied troops have left the country, and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares that it will never join a military alliance. ↗
- 1955 Ngô Đình Diệm proclaims himself as President of the newly created Republic of Vietnam. ↗
- 1947 Partition of India: The Maharaja of Kashmir and Jammu signs the Instrument of Accession with India, beginning the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948 and the Kashmir conflict. ↗
- 1944 World War II: The Battle of Leyte Gulf ends with an overwhelming American victory. ↗
- 1942 World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier is sunk and another carrier is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged. ↗
- 1937 Nazi Germany begins expulsions of 18,000 Polish Jews. ↗
- 1936 The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation. ↗
- 1918 World War I: Erich Ludendorff, quartermaster-general of the Imperial German Army, is dismissed by Kaiser Wilhelm II for refusing to cooperate in peace negotiations. ↗
- 1917 World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers. ↗
- 1912 First Balkan War: The Ottomans lose the cities of Thessaloniki and Skopje. ↗
- 1909 Japanese occupation of Korea: An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea. ↗
- 1905 King Oscar II recognizes the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden. ↗
- 1892 Ida B. Wells publishes Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases. ↗
- 1890 Malleco Viaduct in Chile, at the time "the highest railroad bridge in the world", is inaugurated by President José Manuel Balmaceda. ↗
- 1881 Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday participate in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. ↗
- 1871 Liberian President Edward James Roye is deposed in a coup d'état. ↗
- 1863 The Football Association is founded. ↗
- 1860 Unification of Italy: The Expedition of the Thousand ends when Giuseppe Garibaldi presents his conquests to King Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia. ↗
- 1859 The Royal Charter Storm kills at least eight hundred people in the British Isles. ↗
- 1825 The Erie Canal opens, allowing direct passage from the Hudson River to Lake Erie. ↗
- 1813 War of 1812: A combined force of British regulars, Canadian militia and Mohawks defeat the United States Army in the Battle of the Chateauguay. ↗
- 1774 American Revolution: The First Continental Congress adjourns in Philadelphia. ↗
- 1689 General Enea Silvio Piccolomini of Austria burns down Skopje to prevent the spread of cholera; he dies of the disease soon afterwards. ↗
- 1640 The Treaty of Ripon is signed, restoring peace between Covenanter Scotland and King Charles I of England. ↗
- 1597 Imjin War: Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang. ↗
- 1520 Charles V is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor. ↗
- 1377 Tvrtko I is crowned the first king of Bosnia. ↗
- 1341 The Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347 formally begins with the proclamation of John VI Kantakouzenos as Byzantine Emperor. ↗
- 1185 The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire. ↗
- 2002 Lee Eunsang, South Korean singer ↗
- 1997 Rhenzy Feliz, American actor and singer ↗
- 1996 Rebecca Tunney, English gymnast ↗
- 1995 Yuta, Japanese singer ↗
- 1994 Waqa Blake, Fijian rugby league player ↗
- 1994 Allie DeBerry, American model and actress ↗
- 1993 Sergey Karasev, Russian basketball player ↗
- 1992 Joseph Cramarossa, Canadian hockey player ↗
- 1991 Riho Iida, Japanese model and actress ↗
- 1990 Mark Swanepoel, South African rugby player ↗
- 1989 Dre Kirkpatrick, American football player ↗
- 1989 Emil Sayfutdinov, Russian motorcycle racer ↗
- 1988 Nosliw Rodríguez, Venezuelan politician ↗
- 1988 Greg Zuerlein, American figure skater ↗
- 1987 Abudramae Bamba, Ivorian footballer ↗
- 1987 Shawn Lauvao, American football player ↗
- 1986 Ibor Bakar, French footballer ↗
- 1986 Jakub Rzeźniczak, Polish footballer ↗
- 1986 Marco Ruben, Argentinian footballer ↗
- 1986 Schoolboy Q, German-American rapper ↗
- 1985 Andrea Bargnani, Italian basketball player ↗
- 1985 Kafoumba Coulibaly, Ivorian footballer ↗
- 1985 Monta Ellis, American basketball player ↗
- 1985 Kieran Read, New Zealand rugby player ↗
- 1984 Sasha Cohen, American figure skater ↗
- 1984 Adriano Correia, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1984 Mathieu Crépel, French snowboarder ↗
- 1984 Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian footballer ↗
- 1984 Amanda Overmyer, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1983 Francisco Liriano, Dominican baseball player ↗
- 1983 Dmitri Sychev, Russian footballer ↗
- 1983 Luke Watson, South African rugby player ↗
- 1982 Nicola Adams, English boxer ↗
- 1982 Adam Carroll, Irish race car driver ↗
- 1981 Sam Brown, American actor, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1981 Martina Schild, Swiss skier ↗
- 1981 Guy Sebastian, Malaysian-Australian singer-songwriter ↗
- 1981 Chou Ssu-Chi, Taiwanese baseball player ↗
- 1980 Cristian Chivu, Romanian footballer ↗
- 1980 Nick Collison, American basketball player ↗
- 1980 Claire Cooper, English actress ↗
- 1980 Koichi Watanabe, Japanese kick-boxer ↗
- 1979 Movsar Barayev, Chechen terrorist (died 2002) ↗
- 1978 Sari Abacha, Nigerian footballer (died 2013) ↗
- 1978 Jimmy Aggrey, English footballer and actor ↗
- 1978 Eva Kaili, Greek journalist and politician ↗
- 1978 Antonio Pierce, American football player and coach ↗
- 1978 CM Punk, American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor ↗
- 1978 Dave Zastudil, American football player ↗
- 1977 Jon Heder, American actor and producer ↗
- 1977 Marisha Pessl, American author ↗
- 1976 Florence Kasumba, Ugandan-German actress ↗
- 1976 Miikka Kiprusoff, Finnish ice hockey player ↗
- 1973 Austin Healey, English rugby player and sportscaster ↗
- 1973 Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1973 Taka Michinoku, Japanese wrestler and trainer ↗
- 1973 Róbert Petrovický, Slovak ice hockey player ↗
- 1972 Matsuko Deluxe, Japanese journalist and author ↗
- 1972 Daniel Elena, Monegasque race car driver ↗
- 1972 Raveena Tandon, Indian actress, producer, and former model ↗
- 1971 Jim Butcher, American author ↗
- 1971 Rosemarie DeWitt, American actress ↗
- 1971 Audley Harrison, English boxer ↗
- 1971 Ronnie Irani, English cricketer ↗
- 1971 Anthony Rapp, American actor and singer ↗
- 1970 Dian Bachar, American actor, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1970 Lisa Ryder, Canadian actress ↗
- 1968 Miyuki Imori, Japanese actress and singer ↗
- 1967 Douglas Alexander, Scottish lawyer and politician, former Minister of State for Europe ↗
- 1967 Keith Urban, Australian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1966 Sverre Gjørvad, Norwegian drummer and composer ↗
- 1966 Masaharu Iwata, Japanese keyboard player and composer ↗
- 1966 Steve Valentine, Scottish actor and magician ↗
- 1966 Jeanne Zelasko, American journalist and sportscaster ↗
- 1965 Kelly Rowan, Canadian actress and producer ↗
- 1965 Ken Rutherford, New Zealand cricketer ↗
- 1964 Kikka Sirén, Finnish pop/schlager singer (died 2005) ↗
- 1963 Tom Cavanagh, Canadian actor and producer ↗
- 1963 Ted Demme, American actor, director, and producer (died 2002) ↗
- 1963 Natalie Merchant, American singer-songwriter and pianist ↗
- 1963 Craig Shakespeare, English football player (Walsall, West Bromwich Albion) and manager (Leicester City) (died 2024) ↗
- 1962 Cary Elwes, English actor and producer ↗
- 1962 Jack Morelli, American comic book professional and author ↗
- 1961 Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan politician, 4th President of Kenya ↗
- 1961 Gerald Malloy, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1961 Dylan McDermott, American actor ↗
- 1961 Joey Salceda, Filipino politician ↗
- 1960 Patrick Breen, American actor ↗
- 1959 Paul Farmer, American anthropologist and physician (died 2022) ↗
- 1959 Evo Morales, Bolivian soldier and politician, 80th President of Bolivia ↗
- 1958 Shaun Woodward, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland ↗
- 1957 Bob Golic, American football player and radio host ↗
- 1956 Stephen Gumley, Australian engineer and businessman ↗
- 1956 Rita Wilson, American actress and producer ↗
- 1954 Vasilis Hatzipanagis, Greek footballer ↗
- 1954 Adam Mars-Jones, English author and critic ↗
- 1954 D. W. Moffett, American actor and director ↗
- 1954 James Pickens Jr., American actor ↗
- 1953 Roger Allam, British actor ↗
- 1953 Tim Hely Hutchinson, English publisher ↗
- 1953 Joe Meriweather, American basketball player and coach (died 2013) ↗
- 1953 Keith Strickland, American guitarist and songwriter ↗
- 1953 AAMS Arefin Siddique, Bangladeshi academic administrator (died 2025) ↗
- 1952 Bobby Bandiera, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1952 Edward Garnier, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales ↗
- 1952 Andrew Motion, English poet and author ↗
- 1952 David Was, American singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1951 Bootsy Collins, American singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
- 1951 Tommy Mars, American keyboard player ↗
- 1951 Julian Schnabel, American painter, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1949 Antonio Carpio, Filipino lawyer and jurist, Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines ↗
- 1949 Steve Rogers, American baseball player ↗
- 1949 Kevin Sullivan, American wrestler and booker (died 2024) ↗
- 1948 Toby Harrah, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1947 Ricardo Asch, Argentinian gynecologist and endocrinologist ↗
- 1947 Ian Ashley, German-English race car driver ↗
- 1947 Hillary Clinton, American lawyer and politician, 67th United States Secretary of State and 44th First Lady of the United States ↗
- 1947 Reg Empey, Northern Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast ↗
- 1947 Trevor Joyce, Irish poet and scholar ↗
- 1947 Kenzo Kitakata, Japanese author ↗
- 1946 Kevin Barron, English electrician and politician ↗
- 1946 Keith Hopwood, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1946 Pat Sajak, American journalist, actor, and game show host ↗
- 1946 Holly Woodlawn, Puerto Rican actress and author (died 2015) ↗
- 1945 Pat Conroy, American author (died 2016) ↗
- 1945 Demetris Th. Gotsis, Greek poet and author (died 2021) ↗
- 1945 Nancy Davis Griffeth, American computer scientist and academic ↗
- 1945 Jaclyn Smith, American actress and producer ↗
- 1944 Jim McCann, Irish singer and guitarist (died 2015) ↗
- 1942 Bob Hoskins, English actor, singer, and director (died 2014) ↗
- 1942 Milton Nascimento, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1942 Zdenko Runjić, Croatian songwriter and producer (died 2004) ↗
- 1942 Jonathan Williams, English race car driver and pilot (died 2014) ↗
- 1941 Steven Kellogg, American author and illustrator ↗
- 1941 Charlie Landsborough, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1940 Eddie Henderson, American trumpet player and educator ↗
- 1940 John Horgan, Irish academic and politician ↗
- 1938 Tom Meschery, Chinese-American basketball player ↗
- 1936 Al Casey, American guitarist (died 2006) ↗
- 1936 Etelka Kenéz Heka, Hungarian writer, poet and singer (died 2024) ↗
- 1936 Shelley Morrison, American actress (died 2019) ↗
- 1936 György Pauk, Hungarian violinist and educator ↗
- 1935 Mike Gray, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013) ↗
- 1935 Gloria Conyers Hewitt, American mathematician and academic ↗
- 1934 Hot Rod Hundley, American basketball player and sportscaster (died 2015) ↗
- 1934 Hans-Joachim Roedelius, German keyboard player and producer ↗
- 1933 Takis Kanellopoulos, Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1990) ↗
- 1933 Andrew P. O'Rourke, American judge and politician (died 2013) ↗
- 1931 Suhaila Noah, Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia (died 2014) ↗
- 1929 Neal Matthews Jr., American country/gospel singer (died 2000) ↗
- 1928 Francisco Solano López, Argentinian illustrator (died 2011) ↗
- 1927 Warne Marsh, American saxophonist (died 1987) ↗
- 1926 Panos Gavalas, Greek singer (died 1988) ↗
- 1925 Jan Wolkers, Dutch sculptor, painter, and author (died 2007) ↗
- 1924 Shaw Taylor, English actor and television host (died 2015) ↗
- 1923 Robert Hinde, English zoologist and academic (died 2016) ↗
- 1922 Madelyn Dunham, American grandmother of Barack Obama (died 2008) ↗
- 1922 Fred Wood, English actor (died 2003) ↗
- 1921 Joe Fulks, American basketball player (died 1976) ↗
- 1920 Sarah Lee Lippincott, American astronomer and academic (died 2019) ↗
- 1919 Princess Ashraf of Iran (died 2016) ↗
- 1919 Frank Bourgholtzer, American journalist (died 2010) ↗
- 1919 Edward Brooke, American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (died 2015) ↗
- 1919 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (died 1980) ↗
- 1916 François Mitterrand, French lawyer and politician, 21st President of France (died 1996) ↗
- 1916 Boyd Wagner, American colonel and pilot (died 1942) ↗
- 1915 Ray Crawford, American race car driver, fighter ace, test pilot, and businessman (died 1996) ↗
- 1915 Joe Fry, English race car driver (died 1950) ↗
- 1914 Jackie Coogan, American actor and director (died 1984) ↗
- 1913 Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (died 1991) ↗
- 1912 Don Siegel, American director and producer (died 1991) ↗
- 1911 Sid Gillman, American football player and coach (died 2003) ↗
- 1911 Mahalia Jackson, American singer (died 1972) ↗
- 1911 Sorley MacLean, Scottish poet and educator (died 1996) ↗
- 1910 John Krol, American cardinal (died 1996) ↗
- 1909 Ignace Lepp, French psychologist and author (died 1966) ↗
- 1909 Dante Quinterno, Argentinian author and illustrator (died 2003) ↗
- 1906 Primo Carnera, Italian boxer and actor (died 1967) ↗
- 1905 George Bernard Flahiff, Canadian cardinal (died 1989) ↗
- 1903 Mahn Ba Khaing, Burmese politician (died 1947) ↗
- 1902 Beryl Markham, Kenyan horse trainer and author (died 1986) ↗
- 1902 Jack Sharkey, American boxer and referee (died 1994) ↗
- 1902 Henrietta Hill Swope, American astronomer and academic (died 1980) ↗
- 1900 Ibrahim Abboud, Sudanese politician and general, 1st President of Sudan (died 1983) ↗
- 1900 Karin Boye, Swedish poet and novelist (died 1941) ↗
- 1899 Judy Johnson, American baseball player and coach (died 1989) ↗
- 1894 Florence Nagle, English trainer and breeder of racehorses (died 1988) ↗
- 1893 Miloš Crnjanski, Serbian poet and author (died 1977) ↗
- 1890 Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Indian journalist and politician (died 1931) ↗
- 1888 Runar Schildt, Finnish author (died 1925) ↗
- 1884 William Hogenson, American sprinter (died 1965) ↗
- 1883 Napoleon Hill, American philosopher and author (died 1970) ↗
- 1883 Paul Pilgrim, American runner (died 1958) ↗
- 1881 Louis Bastien, French cyclist and fencer (died 1963) ↗
- 1880 Andrei Bely, Russian novelist, poet, and critic (died 1934) ↗
- 1878 William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American motor racing enthusiast and yachtsman (died 1944) ↗
- 1876 H.B. Warner, English actor (died 1958) ↗
- 1874 Martin Lowry, English chemist and academic (died 1936) ↗
- 1874 Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, American philanthropist, founded the Museum of Modern Art (died 1948) ↗
- 1873 A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bangladeshi-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 5th Pakistani Minister of Interior (died 1962) ↗
- 1873 Thorvald Stauning, Danish union leader and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark (died 1942) ↗
- 1871 Guillermo Kahlo, German-Mexican photographer (died 1941) ↗
- 1869 Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (died 1957) ↗
- 1865 Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (died 1912) ↗
- 1860 Frank Eaton, American marshal and author (died 1958) ↗
- 1854 C. W. Post, American businessman, founded Post Foods (died 1914) ↗
- 1850 Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian archaeologist and historian (died 1909) ↗
- 1849 Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician and academic (died 1917) ↗
- 1842 Vasily Vereshchagin, Russian soldier and painter (died 1904) ↗
- 1803 Joseph Hansom, English architect and publisher, designed Birmingham Town Hall (died 1882) ↗
- 1802 Miguel I of Portugal (died 1866) ↗
- 1800 Helmuth von Moltke the Elder, Prussian field marshal (died 1891) ↗
- 1799 Margaret Agnes Bunn, Scottish actress (died 1883) ↗
- 1797 Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (died 1865) ↗
- 1795 Nikolaos Mantzaros, Greek composer and theorist (died 1872) ↗
- 1794 Konstantin Thon, Russian architect, designed the Grand Kremlin Palace and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (died 1881) ↗
- 1768 Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (died 1844) ↗
- 1759 Georges Danton, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Justice (died 1794) ↗
- 1757 Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Austrian philosopher and academic (died 1823) ↗
- 1747 Ivan Mane Jarnović, Italian violinist and composer (died 1804) ↗
- 1694 Johan Helmich Roman, Swedish composer and academic (died 1758) ↗
- 1685 Domenico Scarlatti, Italian harpsichord player and composer (died 1757) ↗
- 1684 Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin, Prussian field marshal (died 1757) ↗
- 1673 Dimitrie Cantemir, Moldavian geographer, historian, and philosopher (died 1723) ↗
- 1612 Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester (died 1658) ↗
- 1609 William Sprague, English-American settler, co-founded Charlestown, Massachusetts (died 1675) ↗
- 1564 Hans Leo Hassler, German organist and composer (died 1612) ↗
- 1556 Ahmad Baba al Massufi, Malian academic (died 1627) ↗
- 1551 Charlotte de Sauve, French courtesan (died 1617) ↗
- 1529 Anna of Hesse, princess of Hesse (died 1591) ↗
- 1518 John Basset, Devonshire gentleman (died 1541) ↗
- 1491 Zhengde Emperor of China (died 1521) ↗
- 1483 Hans Buchner, German Renaissance composer (died 1538) ↗
- 1473 Friedrich of Saxony, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (died 1510) ↗
- 1431 Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Italian politician (died 1505) ↗
- 1427 Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (died 1496) ↗
- 1416 Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (died 1490) ↗
- 2025 Bjorn Andresen, Swedish actor and musician (born 1955) ↗
- 2021 Roh Tae-woo, South Korean general and politician, 6th President of South Korea (born 1932) ↗
- 2017 Ali Ashraf Darvishian, Iranian novelist, short story writer and academic. (born 1941) ↗
- 2015 Willis Carto, American activist and theorist (born 1926) ↗
- 2015 Leo Kadanoff, American physicist and academic (born 1937) ↗
- 2015 Giuseppe Nazzaro, Italian-Syrian bishop and theologian (born 1937) ↗
- 2014 Vic Allen, English sociologist, economist, and historian (born 1923) ↗
- 2014 Mo Collins, American football player and coach (born 1976) ↗
- 2014 Germain Gagnon, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1942) ↗
- 2014 Senzo Meyiwa, South African footballer (born 1987) ↗
- 2014 Brian Moore, Australian rugby league player (born 1944) ↗
- 2014 Jeff Robinson, American baseball player (born 1961) ↗
- 2014 Gordy Soltau, American football player and sportscaster (born 1925) ↗
- 2014 Oscar Taveras, Dominican baseball player (born 1992) ↗
- 2013 Ritva Arvelo, Finnish actress, director, and screenwriter (born 1921) ↗
- 2013 Ron Davies, Welsh photographer (born 1921) ↗
- 2013 Doug Ireland, American journalist and activist (born 1946) ↗
- 2013 Al Johnson, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1948) ↗
- 2013 Andries Maseko, South African footballer (born 1955) ↗
- 2013 Gabriel of Komana (born 1946) ↗
- 2012 Mac Ahlberg, Swedish-Italian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (born 1931) ↗
- 2012 Arnold Greenberg, American businessman, co-founded Snapple (born 1932) ↗
- 2012 John M. Johansen American architect, designed the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre (born 1916) ↗
- 2012 Alan Kirschenbaum, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1961) ↗
- 2012 Björn Sieber, Austrian skier (born 1989) ↗
- 2012 Alan Stretton, Australian general (born 1922) ↗
- 2011 Jona Senilagakali, Fijian physician and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Fiji (born 1929) ↗
- 2010 Glen Little, American clown (born 1925) ↗
- 2010 Mbah Maridjan, Indonesian spiritual leader (born 1927) ↗
- 2010 Romeu Tuma, Brazilian police officer and politician (born 1931) ↗
- 2009 Teel Bivins, American lawyer and politician, 18th United States Ambassador to Sweden (born 1947) ↗
- 2009 Yoshirō Muraki, Japanese production designer and art director(born 1924) ↗
- 2009 George Naʻope, American singer and dancer (born 1928) ↗
- 2009 Troy Smith, American businessman, founded Sonic Drive-In (born 1922) ↗
- 2008 Tony Hillerman, American journalist, author, and educator (born 1925) ↗
- 2008 Delmar Watson, American actor and photographer (born 1926) ↗
- 2007 Nicolae Dobrin, Romanian footballer and manager (born 1947) ↗
- 2007 Friedman Paul Erhardt, German-American chef and television host (born 1943) ↗
- 2007 Arthur Kornberg, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize (born 1918) ↗
- 2006 Tillman Franks, American bassist and songwriter (born 1920) ↗
- 2006 Pontus Hultén, Swedish art collector and curator (born 1924) ↗
- 2005 Keith Parkinson, American illustrator (born 1958) ↗
- 2005 George Swindin, English footballer and manager (born 1914) ↗
- 2004 Bobby Ávila, Mexican baseball player and politician (born 1924) ↗
- 2002 Jacques Massu, French general (born 1908) ↗
- 2002 Sally Hoyt Spofford, American ornithologist (born 1914) ↗
- 2001 Hüseyin Hilmi Işık, Turkish scholar and academic (born 1911) ↗
- 1999 Hoyt Axton, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1938) ↗
- 1999 Eknath Easwaran, Indian-American author and educator (born 1910) ↗
- 1998 Kenkichi Iwasawa, Japanese mathematician and academic (born 1917) ↗
- 1995 Wilhelm Freddie, Danish painter and sculptor (born 1909) ↗
- 1995 Gorni Kramer, Italian bassist, songwriter, and bandleader (born 1913) ↗
- 1994 Wilbert Harrison, American singer and guitarist (born 1929) ↗
- 1993 Oro, Mexican wrestler (born 1971) ↗
- 1991 Sherry Hawco, Canadian gymnast (born 1964) ↗
- 1989 Charles J. Pedersen, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1904) ↗
- 1986 Jackson Scholz, American runner (born 1897) ↗
- 1984 Gus Mancuso, American baseball player and coach (born 1905) ↗
- 1979 Park Chung Hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (born 1917) ↗
- 1978 Alexander Gerschenkron, Ukrainian-American historian, critic, and academic (born 1904) ↗
- 1976 Deryck Cooke, English musicologist and author (born 1919) ↗
- 1974 Bidia Dandaron, Russian author and educator (born 1914) ↗
- 1973 Semyon Budyonny, Marshal of the Soviet Union (born 1883) ↗
- 1972 Igor Sikorsky, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (born 1889) ↗
- 1966 Alma Cogan, English singer (born 1932) ↗
- 1965 Sylvia Likens, American murder victim (born 1949) ↗
- 1963 Elizabeth Gunn, New Zealand pediatrician (born 1879) ↗
- 1962 Louise Beavers, American actress (born 1902) ↗
- 1961 Sadae Inoue, Japanese general (born 1886) ↗
- 1960 Toshizō Nishio, Japanese general (born 1881) ↗
- 1957 Gerty Cori, Czech-American biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1896) ↗
- 1957 Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek philosopher, author, and playwright (born 1883) ↗
- 1956 Walter Gieseking, French-German pianist and composer (born 1895) ↗
- 1952 Hattie McDaniel, American actress and singer (born 1895) ↗
- 1949 Lionel Halsey, English admiral and courtier (born 1872) ↗
- 1947 Edwin Savage, English priest and author (born 1862) ↗
- 1946 Ioannis Rallis, Greek lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (born 1878) ↗
- 1945 Aleksey Krylov, Russian mathematician and engineer (born 1863) ↗
- 1945 Paul Pelliot, French sinologist and explorer (born 1878) ↗
- 1944 Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (born 1857) ↗
- 1944 Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (born 1920) ↗
- 1944 William Temple, English archbishop and theologian (born 1881) ↗
- 1943 Aurel Stein, Hungarian-English archaeologist and academic (born 1862) ↗
- 1941 Arkady Gaidar, Russian journalist and author (born 1904) ↗
- 1937 Józef Dowbor-Muśnicki, Polish general (born 1867) ↗
- 1932 Margaret Brown, American philanthropist and activist (born 1867) ↗
- 1931 Charles Comiskey, American baseball player and manager (born 1859) ↗
- 1930 Waldemar Haffkine, Russian-Swiss physician and microbiologist (born 1860) ↗
- 1930 Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman and horse breeder (born 1872) ↗
- 1927 Jūkichi Yagi, Japanese poet (born 1898) ↗
- 1919 Akashi Motojiro, Japanese general (born 1864) ↗
- 1909 Itō Hirobumi, Japanese samurai and politician, Prime Minister of Japan (born 1841) ↗
- 1902 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (born 1815) ↗
- 1897 John J. Robison, American politician in Michigan (born 1824) ↗
- 1896 Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour, French philosopher, academic, and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1827) ↗
- 1890 Carlo Collodi, Italian journalist and author (born 1826) ↗
- 1871 Robert Anderson (Union officer), American general (born 1805) ↗
- 1866 John Kinder Labatt, Irish-Canadian brewer, founded the Labatt Brewing Company (born 1803) ↗
- 1864 William T. Anderson, American captain (born 1838) ↗
- 1817 Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin, Dutch-Austrian chemist and botanist (born 1727) ↗
- 1806 John Graves Simcoe, English general and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (born 1752) ↗
- 1803 Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician, Lord President of the Council (born 1721) ↗
- 1773 Amédée-François Frézier, French mathematician, engineer, and explorer (born 1682) ↗
- 1764 William Hogarth, English painter and engraver (born 1697) ↗
- 1751 Philip Doddridge, English minister and hymn-writer (born 1702) ↗
- 1717 Catherine Sedley, Countess of Dorchester (born 1657) ↗
- 1686 John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater, English captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (born 1623) ↗
- 1675 William Sprague, English settler, co-founded Charlestown, Massachusetts (born 1609) ↗
- 1671 Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English politician (born 1593) ↗
- 1633 Horio Tadaharu, Japanese daimyō (born 1596) ↗
- 1631 Michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (born 1550) ↗
- 1609 Matsudaira Tadayori, Japanese samurai and daimyō (born 1582) ↗
- 1580 Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (born 1549) ↗
- 1555 Olympia Fulvia Morata, Italian-German scholar and educator (born 1526) ↗
- 1440 Gilles de Rais, French knight (born 1404) ↗
- 1111 Gómez González, Castilian nobleman and military leader ↗
- 930 Li Qi, chancellor of Later Liang (born 871) ↗
- 899 Alfred the Great, English king (born 849) ↗
- 760 Cuthbert, archbishop of Canterbury ↗
- 664 Cedd, English monk and bishop (born 620) ↗