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  • 2024 Bengali, Assamese, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit are accorded the Classical language status by the Government of India
  • 2023 Wab Kinew is elected to be the first First Nations Premier of a Canadian province in the 2023 Manitoba general election
  • 2022 Svante Pääbo is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
  • 2021 Eight people are killed in an airplane crash near Milan, Italy.
  • 2015 Forty-two people are killed and 33 go missing in the Kunduz hospital airstrike in Afghanistan.
  • 2013 At least 360 migrants are killed when their boat sinks near the Italian island of Lampedusa.
  • 2009 Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey join in the Turkic Council.
  • 2008 The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the U.S. financial system is signed by President George W. Bush.
  • 1995 O. J. Simpson murder case: O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
  • 1993 An American attack against a warlord in Mogadishu fails; eighteen US soldiers and over 350 Somalis die.
  • 1991 Nadine Gordimer is announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.
  • 1990 The German Democratic Republic is abolished and becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany; the event is afterwards celebrated as German Unity Day.
  • 1989 A coup in Panama City is suppressed and 11 participants are executed.
  • 1986 TASCC, a superconducting cyclotron at the Chalk River Laboratories in Canada, is officially opened.
  • 1985 The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight, carrying two DSCS-III Satellites on STS-51-J.
  • 1981 The hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths.
  • 1963 A violent coup in Honduras begins two decades of military rule.
  • 1962 Project Mercury: US astronaut Wally Schirra, in Sigma 7, is launched from Cape Canaveral for a six-orbit flight.
  • 1957 The California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.
  • 1952 The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon in the Montebello Islands, Western Australia, to become the world's third nuclear power.
  • 1951 Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops.
  • 1949 WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.
  • 1946 An American Overseas Airlines Douglas DC-4 crashes near Ernest Harmon Air Force Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, killing 39.
  • 1943 World War II: German forces murder 92 civilians in Lingiades, Greece.
  • 1942 A German V-2 rocket reaches a record 85 km (46 nm) in altitude.
  • 1935 Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia.
  • 1932 The Kingdom of Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
  • 1929 The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Yugoslavia by King Alexander I.
  • 1919 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the first Latin American player to appear in a World Series.
  • 1918 Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.
  • 1912 U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
  • 1873 Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California.
  • 1863 The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
  • 1862 American Civil War: The two-day Second Battle of Corinth begins as Confederate forces under General Earl Van Dorn attack Union defenses led by General William Rosecrans around Corinth, Mississippi.
  • 1792 A militia departs from the Spanish stronghold of Valdivia to quell a Huilliche uprising in southern Chile.
  • 1789 George Washington proclaims Thursday November 26, 1789 as Thanksgiving Day.
  • 1739 The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia ending the Russian–Turkish War.
  • 1712 The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.
  • 1683 Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang receives the surrender of the Tungning kingdom on Taiwan after the Battle of Penghu.
  • 1574 The Siege of Leiden is lifted by the Watergeuzen.
  • 1392 Muhammed VII becomes the twelfth sultan of the Emirate of Granada.
  • 382 Roman Emperor Theodosius I concludes a peace treaty with the Goths and settles them in the Balkans.
  • 42 BCE Liberators' civil war: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight to a draw Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius in the first part of the Battle of Philippi, where Cassius commits suicide believing the battle is lost.
  • 52 BCE Gallic Wars: Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and battle of Alesia.
  • 2457 BCE Gaecheonjeol, Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea's National Foundation Day.
  • 2004 Noah Schnapp, American actor
  • 2001 Anton Lundell, Finnish ice hockey player
  • 2001 Max Plath, Australian rugby league player
  • 2001 C. J. Stroud, American football player
  • 2000 CJ Abrams, American baseball player
  • 1997 Jin Boyang, Chinese figure skater
  • 1997 Jonathan Isaac, American basketball player
  • 1997 Bang Chan, Australian singer and record producer based in South Korea
  • 1995 Ayo Edebiri, American actress
  • 1995 Mike Gesicki, American football player
  • 1995 Artyom Zub, Russian ice hockey player
  • 1994 Victoria Bosio, Argentinian tennis player
  • 1994 Seth Jones, American ice hockey player
  • 1993 Raffaele Di Gennaro, Italian footballer
  • 1991 Jenny McLoughlin, English sprinter
  • 1991 Aki Takajo, Japanese singer
  • 1990 Johan Le Bon, French cyclist
  • 1989 Nate Montana, American football player
  • 1989 Alex Trimble, Irish singer
  • 1988 Dustin Gazley, American ice hockey player
  • 1988 ASAP Rocky, American rapper and songwriter
  • 1988 Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress
  • 1987 Starley, Australian pop singer
  • 1986 Lewis Brown, New Zealand rugby league player
  • 1986 Jackson Martínez, Colombian footballer
  • 1985 Courtney Lee, American basketball player
  • 1984 Yoon Eun-hye, South Korean singer and actress
  • 1984 Bruno Gervais, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1984 Jessica Parker Kennedy, Canadian actress
  • 1984 Anthony Le Tallec, French footballer
  • 1984 Chris Marquette, American actor
  • 1984 Gary Neal, American basketball player and coach
  • 1984 Ashlee Simpson, American singer-songwriter and actress
  • 1983 Thiago Alves, Brazilian mixed martial artist
  • 1983 Fred, Brazilian footballer
  • 1983 Mark Giordano, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1983 Andreas Papathanasiou, Cypriot footballer
  • 1983 Tessa Thompson, American actress
  • 1981 Danny Coid, English footballer
  • 1981 Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer
  • 1981 Andreas Isaksson, Swedish footballer
  • 1981 Jonna Lee, Swedish singer and musician
  • 1981 Ronald Rauhe, German kayaker
  • 1981 Matt Sparrow, English footballer
  • 1980 Anquan Boldin, American football player
  • 1980 Sheldon Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1980 Lindsey Kelk, English journalist and author
  • 1980 Danny O'Donoghue, Irish singer-songwriter and producer
  • 1980 Héctor Reynoso, Mexican footballer
  • 1980 Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer (died 2013)
  • 1979 Josh Klinghoffer, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
  • 1979 John Morrison, American wrestler and actor
  • 1978 Gerald Asamoah, Ghanaian-German footballer
  • 1978 Neil Clement, English footballer
  • 1978 Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian footballer
  • 1978 Jake Shears, American singer-songwriter
  • 1978 Shannyn Sossamon, American actress
  • 1977 Daniel Hollie, American wrestler
  • 1977 Eric Munson, American baseball player and coach
  • 1977 Luca Tognozzi, Italian footballer
  • 1976 Herman Li, Hong Kong-English guitarist and producer
  • 1976 Seann William Scott, American actor and producer
  • 1975 India Arie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
  • 1975 Phil Greening, English rugby player and coach
  • 1975 Satoko Ishimine, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1975 Talib Kweli, American rapper
  • 1975 Alanna Ubach, American actress
  • 1974 John Dwyer, American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, visual artist, and record label owner
  • 1974 Mike Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
  • 1974 Antti Laaksonen, Finnish ice hockey player
  • 1974 Marianne Timmer, Dutch speed skater
  • 1973 Keiko Agena, American actress
  • 1973 Neve Campbell, Canadian actress
  • 1973 Angélica Gavaldón, American-Mexican tennis player and coach
  • 1973 Lena Headey, British actress
  • 1973 Eirik Hegdal, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
  • 1972 Komla Dumor, Ghanaian-English journalist (died 2014)
  • 1972 G. Love, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player
  • 1972 Michael Nylander, Swedish ice hockey player and coach
  • 1972 Guy Oseary, Israeli-American talent manager and businessman
  • 1971 Wil Cordero, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
  • 1971 Kevin Richardson, American singer-songwriter and actor
  • 1970 Elmar Liitmaa, Estonian guitarist and songwriter
  • 1970 Jimmy Ray, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1969 Garry Herbert, English rower and sportscaster
  • 1969 Janel Moloney, American actress
  • 1969 Gwen Stefani, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer
  • 1969 Tetsuya, Japanese singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
  • 1968 Paul Crichton, English footballer and manager
  • 1968 Greg Foster, American basketball player and coach
  • 1968 Marko Rajamäki, Finnish footballer and manager
  • 1968 Donald Sild, Estonian javelin thrower
  • 1967 Rob Liefeld, American author and illustrator
  • 1967 Chris Collingwood, English-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1966 Darrin Fletcher, American baseball player and sportscaster
  • 1965 Annemarie Verstappen, Dutch swimmer
  • 1965 Jan-Ove Waldner, Swedish table tennis player
  • 1964 Clive Owen, English actor
  • 1963 Benny Anders, American basketball player
  • 1963 Dan Goldie, American tennis player
  • 1962 Tommy Lee, Greek-American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer
  • 1962 Simon Scarrow, Nigerian-English novelist
  • 1961 Rebecca Stephens, English journalist and mountaineer
  • 1961 Ludger Stühlmeyer, German cantor, composer, and musicologist
  • 1959 Craig Bellamy, Australian rugby league player and coach
  • 1959 Fred Couples, American golfer
  • 1959 Greg Proops, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
  • 1959 Frank Stephenson, Italian automotive designer and blogger
  • 1959 Jack Wagner, American actor and singer
  • 1958 Chen Yanyin, Chinese sculptor
  • 1958 Louise Lecavalier, Canadian dancer and choreographer
  • 1957 Roberto Azevêdo, Brazilian engineer and diplomat, 6th Director-General of the World Trade Organization
  • 1957 Tim Westwood, English radio and television host
  • 1956 Hart Bochner, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1955 Moshe Kam, American engineering educator
  • 1955 John S. Lesmeister, American educator and politician, 30th North Dakota State Treasurer (died 2006)
  • 1955 Allen Woody, American bass player and songwriter (died 2000)
  • 1955 Buket Uzuner, Turkish author
  • 1954 Eddie DeGarmo, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
  • 1954 Dennis Eckersley, American baseball player and sportscaster
  • 1954 Al Sharpton, American minister, talk show host, and political activist
  • 1954 Stevie Ray Vaughan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1990)
  • 1952 Bruce Arians, American football coach
  • 1952 Gary Troup, New Zealand cricketer
  • 1951 Keb' Mo', American blues musician and songwriter
  • 1951 Kathryn D. Sullivan, American geologist and astronaut
  • 1951 Dave Winfield, American baseball player and sportscaster
  • 1950 Ronnie Laws, American jazz, R&B, and funk saxophone player
  • 1949 Lindsey Buckingham, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1949 J. P. Dutta, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1949 Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Russian director and screenwriter (died 2021)
  • 1949 Laurie Simmons, American photographer and director
  • 1947 John Perry Barlow, American poet, songwriter, blogger, and activist (died 2018)
  • 1947 Ben Cauley, American trumpet player and songwriter (died 2015)
  • 1947 Fred DeLuca, American businessman (died 2015)
  • 1947 Anne Dorte of Rosenborg (died 2014)
  • 1947 Takis Michalos, Greek water polo player and coach (died 2010)
  • 1946 P. P. Arnold, American soul singer
  • 1945 Tony Brown, English footballer and sportscaster
  • 1945 Christopher Bruce, English dancer and choreographer
  • 1945 Jo Ritzen, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Education
  • 1944 Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician and academic
  • 1944 Bob Riley, American politician, 52nd Governor of Alabama
  • 1943 Jeff Bingaman, American soldier and politician, 25th Attorney General of New Mexico
  • 1943 Baki İlkin, Turkish civil servant and diplomat
  • 1942 Alan Rachins, American actor (died 2024)
  • 1941 Chubby Checker, American singer-songwriter
  • 1941 Andrea de Adamich, Italian racing driver and sportscaster (died 2025)
  • 1941 John Elliott, Australian businessman (died 2021)
  • 1941 Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca, Romanian historian and philologist (died 2017)
  • 1940 Alan O'Day, American singer-songwriter (died 2013)
  • 1940 Jean Ratelle, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 1940 Mike Troy, American swimmer (died 2019)
  • 1939 Bob Armstrong, American wrestler and trainer (died 2020)
  • 1938 Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 1960)
  • 1938 David Hart Dyke, English captain
  • 1938 Jack Hodgins, Canadian author and academic
  • 1938 Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Peruvian entrepreneur and politician, 66th President of Peru
  • 1936 Steve Reich, American composer
  • 1935 Charles Duke, American general, pilot, and astronaut
  • 1935 Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Soviet Russian-Armenian actor (died 2020)
  • 1934 Benjamin Boretz, American composer and theorist
  • 1934 Miguel-Ángel Cárdenas, Colombian-Dutch painter and illustrator (died 2015)
  • 1934 Harold Henning, South African golfer (died 2004)
  • 1934 Simon Nicholson, English sculptor and painter (died 1990)
  • 1933 Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player (died 2024)
  • 1931 Glenn Hall, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 1928 Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer and choreographer (died 1986)
  • 1928 Shridath Ramphal, Guyanese academic and politician, 2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General (died 2024)
  • 1926 Gerardo P. Cabochan, Filipino politician (died 2014)
  • 1925 Simone Segouin (also known as Nicole Minet), French Resistance fighter and partisan (died 2023)
  • 1925 Gore Vidal, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (died 2012)
  • 1925 George Wein, American pianist and producer, co-founded the Newport Folk Festival (died 2021)
  • 1924 Harvey Kurtzman, American cartoonist (died 1993)
  • 1924 Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter and coach (died 2012)
  • 1923 Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Dominica (died 2004)
  • 1921 Ray Lindwall, Australian cricketer and soldier (died 1996)
  • 1919 James M. Buchanan, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
  • 1916 James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (died 1995)
  • 1915 Ray Stark, American film producer (died 2004)
  • 1912 Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, British peer, Conservative politician (died 1980)
  • 1911 Michael Hordern, English actor (died 1995)
  • 1908 Johnny Burke, American songwriter (died 1964)
  • 1906 Natalie Savage Carlson, American author (died 1997)
  • 1905 Tekin Arıburun, Turkish soldier and politician, President of Turkey (died 1993)
  • 1904 Ernst-Günther Schenck, German colonel and physician (died 1998)
  • 1901 Jean Grémillon, French director, composer, and screenwriter (died 1959)
  • 1900 Thomas Wolfe, American novelist (died 1938)
  • 1899 Gertrude Berg, American actress, screenwriter and producer (died 1966)
  • 1898 Leo McCarey, American director and screenwriter (died 1969)
  • 1898 Adolf Reichwein, German economist and educator (died 1944)
  • 1897 Louis Aragon, French author and poet (died 1982)
  • 1896 Auvergne Doherty, Australian businesswoman (died 1961)
  • 1896 Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet and critic (died 1987)
  • 1895 Giovanni Comisso, Italian author and poet (died 1969)
  • 1895 Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet (died 1925)
  • 1894 Elmer Robinson, American lawyer and politician, 33rd Mayor of San Francisco (died 1982)
  • 1894 Walter Warlimont, German general (died 1976)
  • 1890 Emilio Portes Gil, Mexican politician, President of Mexico (died 1978)
  • 1889 Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1938)
  • 1888 Wade Boteler, American actor and screenwriter (died 1943)
  • 1886 Alain-Fournier, French soldier, author, and critic (died 1914)
  • 1885 Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (died 1970)
  • 1882 A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter and academic (died 1974)
  • 1880 Nora Bayes, American singer, comedian, and actress (died 1928)
  • 1879 Warner Oland, Swedish-American actor and singer (died 1938)
  • 1875 Dr. Atl, Mexican painter (died 1964)
  • 1869 Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (died 1942)
  • 1867 Joseph Beech, American Methodist missionary and educator (died 1954)
  • 1867 Pierre Bonnard, French painter (died 1947)
  • 1866 Josephine Sabel, American singer and comedian (died 1945)
  • 1865 Gustave Loiseau, French painter (died 1935)
  • 1863 Pyotr Kozlov, Russian archaeologist and explorer (died 1935)
  • 1862 Alice B. Woodward, British illustrator for children and scientists (died 1931)
  • 1862 Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player (died 1902)
  • 1858 Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (died 1924)
  • 1848 Henry Lerolle, French painter and art collector (died 1929)
  • 1846 James Jackson Putnam, American neurologist and academic (died 1918)
  • 1837 Nicolás Avellaneda, Argentinian journalist and politician, 8th President of Argentina (died 1885)
  • 1828 Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (died 1897)
  • 1804 Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan (died 1878)
  • 1804 Allan Kardec, French author, translator, educator and founder of modern Spiritism (died 1869)
  • 1800 George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1891)
  • 1797 Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1870)
  • 1790 John Ross, American tribal chief (died 1866)
  • 1720 Johann Uz, German poet and judge (died 1796)
  • 1716 Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist and academic (died 1781)
  • 1713 Antoine Dauvergne, French violinist and composer (died 1797)
  • 1637 George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (died 1720)
  • 1631 Sebastian Anton Scherer, German organist and composer (died 1712)
  • 1610 Gabriel Lalemant, French-Canadian missionary and saint (died 1649)
  • 1554 Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, English poet (died 1628)
  • 1458 Saint Casimir, Prince of Poland and Duke of Lithuania (died 1484)
  • 1390 Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (died 1447)
  • 2025 Patricia Routledge, English actress and singer (born 1929)
  • 2024 Michel Blanc, French actor, writer and director (born 1952)
  • 2024 Pierre Christin, French comics creator and writer (born 1938)
  • 2024 Cid Moreira, Brazilian journalist and television anchor (born 1927)
  • 2024 Mary O'Rourke, Irish politician (born 1937)
  • 2023 Thomas Gambino, American mobster, Gambino crime family (born 1929)
  • 2021 Todd Akin, American politician (born 1947)
  • 2021 Dan Petrescu, Romanian businessman and billionaire (born 1953)
  • 2015 Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1917)
  • 2015 Muhammad Nawaz Khan, Pakistani historian and author (born 1943)
  • 2015 Javed Iqbal, Pakistani philosopher and judge (born 1925)
  • 2014 Ewen Gilmour, New Zealand comedian and television host (born 1963)
  • 2014 Benedict Groeschel, American priest, psychologist, and talk show host (born 1933)
  • 2014 Jean-Jacques Marcel, French footballer (born 1931)
  • 2014 Kevin Metheny, American businessman (born 1954)
  • 2014 Ward Ruyslinck, Belgian author (born 1929)
  • 2013 Sari Abacha, Nigerian footballer (born 1978)
  • 2013 Sergei Belov, Russian basketball player and coach (born 1944)
  • 2013 Joan Thirsk, English cryptologist, historian, and academic (born 1922)
  • 2012 Abdul Haq Ansari, Indian theologian and scholar (born 1931)
  • 2012 Robert F. Christy, American physicist and astrophysicist (born 1916)
  • 2012 Albie Roles, English footballer (born 1921)
  • 2010 Ben Mondor, Canadian-American businessman (born 1925)
  • 2010 Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino lawyer and jurist (born 1921)
  • 2009 Vladimir Beekman, Estonian poet and translator (born 1929)
  • 2007 M. N. Vijayan, Indian journalist, author, and academic (born 1930)
  • 2006 Lucilla Andrews, Egyptian-Scottish nurse and author (born 1919)
  • 2006 John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (born 1916)
  • 2006 Peter Norman, Australian runner (born 1942)
  • 2006 Alberto Ramento, Filipino bishop (born 1937)
  • 2005 Ronnie Barker, English actor and screenwriter (born 1929)
  • 2005 Nurettin Ersin, Turkish general (born 1918)
  • 2004 John Cerutti, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1960)
  • 2004 Janet Leigh, American actress (born 1927)
  • 2003 Florence Stanley, American actress (born 1924)
  • 2003 William Steig, American sculptor, author, and illustrator (born 1907)
  • 2002 Bruce Paltrow, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1943)
  • 2001 Costas Hajihristos, Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)
  • 2000 Benjamin Orr, American singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1947)
  • 1999 Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (born 1921)
  • 1998 Roddy McDowall, English-American actor (born 1928)
  • 1997 Michael Adekunle Ajasin, Nigerian politician, 3rd Governor of Ondo State (born 1908)
  • 1995 Ma. Po. Si., Indian author and politician (born 1906)
  • 1994 John C. Champion, American producer and screenwriter (born 1923)
  • 1994 Dub Taylor, American actor (born 1907)
  • 1993 Katerina Gogou, Greek actress, poet, and author (born 1940)
  • 1993 Gary Gordon, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1960)
  • 1993 Randy Shughart, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1958)
  • 1990 Stefano Casiraghi, Italian-Monegasque businessman (born 1960)
  • 1990 Eleanor Steber, American soprano and educator (born 1914)
  • 1988 Franz Josef Strauss, Bavarian lieutenant and politician, Minister President of Bavaria (born 1915)
  • 1987 Jean Anouilh, French playwright and screenwriter (born 1910)
  • 1987 Kalervo Palsa, Finnish painter (born 1947)
  • 1986 Vince DiMaggio, American baseball player and manager (born 1912)
  • 1981 Anna Hedvig Büll, Estonian-German missionary (born 1887)
  • 1980 Friedrich Karm, Estonian footballer (born 1907)
  • 1979 Nicos Poulantzas, Greek-French sociologist and philosopher (born 1936)
  • 1969 Skip James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1902)
  • 1967 Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1912)
  • 1967 Malcolm Sargent, English organist, composer, and conductor (born 1895)
  • 1966 Rolf Maximilian Sievert, Swedish physicist and academic (born 1896)
  • 1965 Zachary Scott, American actor (born 1914)
  • 1963 Refet Bele, Turkish general (born 1877)
  • 1959 Tochigiyama Moriya, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 27th Yokozuna (born 1892)
  • 1953 Arnold Bax, English composer and poet (born 1883)
  • 1936 John Heisman, American football player and coach (born 1869)
  • 1931 Carl Nielsen, Danish violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1865)
  • 1929 Jeanne Eagels, American actress (born 1894)
  • 1929 Gustav Stresemann, German politician, Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1878)
  • 1917 Eduardo Di Capua, Neapolitan composer, singer and songwriter (born 1865)
  • 1911 Rosetta Jane Birks, Australian suffragist (born 1856)
  • 1910 Lucy Hobbs Taylor, American dentist (born 1833)
  • 1907 Jacob Nash Victor, American engineer (born 1835)
  • 1896 William Morris, English author and poet (born 1834)
  • 1891 Édouard Lucas, French mathematician and theorist (born 1842)
  • 1890 Joseph Hergenröther, German historian and cardinal (born 1824)
  • 1881 Orson Pratt, American mathematician and religious leader (born 1811)
  • 1877 James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop (born 1814)
  • 1877 Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Mexican general and president (1855) (born 1800)
  • 1873 Kintpuash, American tribal leader (born 1837)
  • 1867 Hedda Hjortsberg, Swedish ballerina (born 1777)
  • 1867 Elias Howe, American engineer, invented the sewing machine (born 1819)
  • 1867 Thora Thersner, Swedish artist (born 1818)
  • 1860 Rembrandt – American painter and curator (born 1778)
  • 1838 Black Hawk, American tribal leader (born 1767)
  • 1833 François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer (born 1754)
  • 1801 Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (born 1724)
  • 1795 Tula, Curaçao slave leader (date of birth unknown; executed)
  • 1701 Joseph Williamson, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (born 1633)
  • 1690 Robert Barclay, Scottish theologian and politician, 2nd Governor of East Jersey (born 1648)
  • 1656 Myles Standish, English captain (born 1584)
  • 1653 Ling Ma – Dutch linguist and academic (born 1612)
  • 1649 Giovanni Diodati, Swiss-Italian clergyman and theologian (born 1576)
  • 1629 Giorgi Saakadze, Georgian commander and politician (born 1570)
  • 1611 Charles, Duke of Mayenne (born 1554)
  • 1596 Florent Chrestien, French poet (born 1541)
  • 1568 Elisabeth of Valois (born 1545)
  • 1399 Eleanor de Bohun, English noble (born 1360)
  • 1369 Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (born 1318)
  • 1283 Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Welsh prince (born 1238)
  • 1226 Francis of Assisi, Italian friar and saint (born 1181 or 1182)
  • 1078 Iziaslav I of Kiev (born 1024)
  • 959 Gérard of Brogne, Frankish abbot
  • 900 Muhammad ibn Zayd, Tabaristan emir
  • 818 Ermengarde, queen of the Franks
  • 723 Elias I of Antioch, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.
  • 42 BCE Gaius Cassius Longinus, Roman politician (born 85 BC)