45 Events
240 Births
107 Deaths
- 2020 Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan twice deliberately targeted the Church of the Holy Savior Ghazanchetsots of Shusha. ↗
- 2019 About 200 Extinction Rebellion activists block the gates of Leinster House (parliament) in the Republic of Ireland. ↗
- 2016 In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to nearly 900. ↗
- 2014 Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola, dies. ↗
- 2005 The 7.6 Mw Kashmir earthquake leaves 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless. ↗
- 2001 A twin engine Cessna and a Scandinavian Airlines System jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy, killing 118 people. ↗
- 2001 U.S. president George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security. ↗
- 1991 Upon the expiration of the Brioni Agreement, Croatia and Slovenia sever all official relations with Yugoslavia. ↗
- 1990 First Intifada: Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock. ↗
- 1986 An explosion occurred at the Cipel-Marco fur factory in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, killing 14 and injuring 10. ↗
- 1982 Poland bans Solidarity and all other trade unions. ↗
- 1978 Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 275.97 knots at Blowering Dam, Australia. ↗
- 1974 Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States. ↗
- 1973 Yom Kippur War: Israel loses more than 150 tanks in a failed attack on Egyptian-occupied positions. ↗
- 1973 Spyros Markezinis begins his 48-day term as prime minister in an abortive attempt to lead Greece to parliamentary rule. ↗
- 1970 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize in literature. ↗
- 1969 The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago. ↗
- 1967 Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia. Guevara would be executed the next day. ↗
- 1962 Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, leading to accusations of treason. ↗
- 1956 The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series. ↗
- 1952 The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash in England kills 112 people. ↗
- 1944 World War II: Captain Bobbie Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just outside Aachen. ↗
- 1943 World War II: Around 30 civilians are executed by Friedrich Schubert's paramilitary group in Kallikratis, Crete. ↗
- 1941 World War II: During the preliminaries of the Battle of Rostov, German forces reach the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol. ↗
- 1939 World War II: Germany annexes western Poland. ↗
- 1921 KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game. ↗
- 1918 World War I: Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. ↗
- 1912 The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire. ↗
- 1895 Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators. ↗
- 1879 War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos. ↗
- 1871 Slash-and-burn land management, months of drought, and the passage of a strong cold front cause the Peshtigo Fire, the Great Chicago Fire and the Great Michigan Fires to break out. ↗
- 1862 American Civil War: The Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle of Perryville. ↗
- 1856 The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident. ↗
- 1829 Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials. ↗
- 1821 The Peruvian Navy is established during the War of Independence. ↗
- 1813 The Treaty of Ried is signed between Bavaria and Austria. ↗
- 1645 Jeanne Mance opens the first lay hospital of North America in Montreal. ↗
- 1573 The Spanish siege of Alkmaar ends with the first Dutch victory in the Eighty Years' War. ↗
- 1480 The Great Stand on the Ugra River puts an end to Tatar rule over Moscow ↗
- 1322 Mladen II Šubić of Bribir is deposed as the Croatian Ban after the Battle of Bliska. ↗
- 1200 Isabella of Angoulême is crowned Queen consort of England. ↗
- 1075 Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned King of Croatia. ↗
- 876 Frankish forces led by Louis the Younger prevent a West Frankish invasion and defeat emperor Charles II ("the Bald"). ↗
- 451 The first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins. ↗
- 316 Constantine I defeats Licinius, who loses his European territories. ↗
- 2003 Ángela Aguilar, Mexican-American singer ↗
- 2002 Brian Thomas Jr., American football player ↗
- 2002 Zheng Qinwen, Chinese tennis player ↗
- 1999 Putthipong Assaratanakul, Thai actor and singer ↗
- 1999 Camila Rossi, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast ↗
- 1997 Bella Thorne, American actress ↗
- 1996 Sara Sorribes Tormo, Spanish tennis player ↗
- 1996 Sara Takanashi, Japanese ski jumper ↗
- 1995 Grayson Allen, American basketball player ↗
- 1995 G Herbo, American rapper ↗
- 1993 Angus T. Jones, American actor ↗
- 1993 Garbiñe Muguruza, Spanish tennis player ↗
- 1993 Molly Quinn, American actress and producer ↗
- 1993 Bubba Wallace, American race car driver ↗
- 1992 Chelsea Gray, American basketball player ↗
- 1991 Jordan McLean, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1990 Rachel Klamer, Zimbabwean-Dutch triathlete ↗
- 1987 Aya Hirano, Japanese voice actress and singer ↗
- 1987 Hassan Maatouk, Lebanese footballer ↗
- 1986 Camilla Herrem, Norwegian handball player ↗
- 1985 Bruno Mars – American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor ↗
- 1984 Domenik Hixon, American football player ↗
- 1983 Travis Pastrana, American motorcycle racer ↗
- 1982 Miloš Pavlović, Serbian race car driver ↗
- 1982 Annemiek van Vleuten, Dutch cyclist ↗
- 1981 Raffi Torres, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1980 Nick Cannon, American actor, rapper, and producer ↗
- 1980 The Miz, American wrestler, actor, and television personality ↗
- 1980 J. R. Ramirez, Cuban-American actor ↗
- 1979 Paul Burchill, English wrestler ↗
- 1979 Kristanna Loken, American actress ↗
- 1977 Anne-Caroline Chausson, French cyclist ↗
- 1977 Jamie Marchi, American voice actress, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1976 Karina Bacchi, Brazilian model and actress ↗
- 1976 Jinnih Beels, Belgian politician ↗
- 1976 Renate Groenewold, Dutch speed skater and cyclist ↗
- 1974 Kevyn Adams, American ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1974 Fredrik Modin, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1974 Koji Murofushi, Japanese hammer thrower ↗
- 1973 Jim Fairchild, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1973 Kari Korhonen, Finnish cartoonist ↗
- 1972 Terry Balsamo, American guitarist and songwriter ↗
- 1972 Stanislav Varga, Slovak footballer and manager ↗
- 1971 Marc Ellis, New Zealand rugby player and television host ↗
- 1971 David Gauke, English lawyer and politician ↗
- 1971 Pınar Selek, Turkish sociologist, author, and academic ↗
- 1971 Monty Williams, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1970 Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, Congolese colonel ↗
- 1970 Matt Damon, American actor, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1970 Anne-Marie Duff, English actress ↗
- 1970 Sadiq Khan, English lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Transport, Mayor of London ↗
- 1970 Tetsuya Nomura, Japanese video game designer and director ↗
- 1968 Zvonimir Boban, Croatian footballer and sportscaster ↗
- 1968 Emily Procter, American actress ↗
- 1967 Teddy Riley, American singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1966 Art Barr, American wrestler (died 1994) ↗
- 1966 Karyn Parsons, American actress and producer ↗
- 1965 Matt Biondi, American swimmer and coach ↗
- 1965 Ardal O'Hanlon, Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter ↗
- 1965 Harri Koskela, Finnish wrestler ↗
- 1965 C. J. Ramone, American singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
- 1964 Jakob Arjouni, German author (died 2013) ↗
- 1964 CeCe Winans, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1962 Bruno Thiry, Belgian race car driver ↗
- 1962 Chen Xiaoxia, Chinese diver ↗
- 1961 Jon Stevens, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter ↗
- 1961 Simon Burke, Australian actor and producer ↗
- 1961 Kim Wayans, American actress and comedian ↗
- 1960 Andrea Anastasi, Italian volleyball player and coach ↗
- 1960 Bryndís Hlöðversdóttir, Icelandic politician ↗
- 1960 Reed Hastings, American businessman, co-founded Netflix ↗
- 1960 Rano Karno, Indonesian actor and politician ↗
- 1960 Ralf Minge, German footballer and manager ↗
- 1960 François Pérusse, Canadian singer-songwriter and comedian ↗
- 1960 Mike Teague, English rugby player ↗
- 1959 Gavin Friday, Irish singer-songwriter, actor, and producer ↗
- 1959 Erik Gundersen, Danish motorcycle racer ↗
- 1959 Peter Horrocks, English journalist and producer ↗
- 1959 Mike Morgan, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1959 Carlos I. Noriega, Peruvian-American colonel and astronaut ↗
- 1958 Steve Coll, American journalist and author ↗
- 1958 Bret Lott, American journalist, author, and academic ↗
- 1958 Ruffin McNeill, American football player and coach ↗
- 1958 Ursula von der Leyen, Belgian-German physician and politician, Defense Minister of Germany, President of the European Commission ↗
- 1957 Antonio Cabrini, Italian footballer and manager ↗
- 1956 Jeff Lahti, American baseball player ↗
- 1956 Janice E. Voss, American engineer and astronaut (died 2012) ↗
- 1956 Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress ↗
- 1955 Bill Elliott, American race car driver ↗
- 1955 Alain Ferté, French race car driver ↗
- 1955 Darrell Hammond, American comedian and actor ↗
- 1955 Paul Lennon, Australian politician, 42nd Premier of Tasmania ↗
- 1955 Lonnie Pitchford, American singer and guitarist (died 1998) ↗
- 1954 Michael Dudikoff, American actor ↗
- 1954 Huub Rothengatter, Dutch race car driver and manager ↗
- 1953 Robert Saxton, English composer and educator ↗
- 1952 Takis Koroneos, Greek basketball player and coach ↗
- 1952 Jan Marijnissen, Dutch journalist and politician ↗
- 1952 Edward Zwick, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1951 Jack O'Connell, American educator and politician ↗
- 1951 Timo Salonen, Finnish race car driver ↗
- 1951 Shannon C. Stimson, American philosopher, historian, and theorist ↗
- 1951 Adrian Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer, British aristocrat and landowner (died 2023) ↗
- 1950 Robert "Kool" Bell, American singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
- 1950 Blake Morrison, English poet, author, and academic ↗
- 1949 Hamish Stuart, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1949 Sigourney Weaver, American actress and producer ↗
- 1948 Benjamin Cheever, American journalist and author ↗
- 1948 Claude Jade, French actress (died 2006) ↗
- 1948 Johnny Ramone, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2004) ↗
- 1947 Richard Morris, English archaeologist, historian, and author ↗
- 1947 Emiel Puttemans, Belgian runner ↗
- 1947 Stephen Shore, American photographer and educator ↗
- 1947 Bill Zorn, folk musician ↗
- 1947 Hansa Yogendra, Indian yoga guru ↗
- 1946 Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian scholar, activist, and politician ↗
- 1946 Jean-Jacques Beineix, French director and producer (died 2022) ↗
- 1946 Dennis Kucinich, American journalist and politician, 53rd Mayor of Cleveland ↗
- 1946 Bel Mooney, English journalist and author ↗
- 1946 Jon Ekerold, South African motorcycle racer ↗
- 1944 Ed Kirkpatrick, American baseball player (died 2010) ↗
- 1944 Susan Raye, American singer ↗
- 1943 Chevy Chase, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter ↗
- 1943 R. L. Stine, American author, screenwriter, and producer ↗
- 1942 Stanley Bates, English actor and screenwriter ↗
- 1941 George Bellamy, English singer, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1941 Jesse Jackson, American minister and activist ↗
- 1941 Shane Stevens, American author (died 2007) ↗
- 1940 Fred Cash, American singer ↗
- 1939 Paul Hogan, Australian actor, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1939 Elvīra Ozoliņa, Latvian javelin thrower ↗
- 1939 Harvey Pekar, American author and critic (died 2010) ↗
- 1939 Lynne Stewart, American lawyer and criminal (died 2017) ↗
- 1938 William Corlett, English author and playwright (died 2005) ↗
- 1938 Walter Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey coach and author (died 2021) ↗
- 1938 Bronislovas Lubys, Lithuanian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Lithuania (died 2011) ↗
- 1938 Fred Stolle, Australian-American tennis player and sportscaster (died 2025) ↗
- 1937 Merle Park, British ballerina and educator ↗
- 1937 Paul Schell, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Seattle (died 2014) ↗
- 1936 Rona Barrett, American journalist and businesswoman ↗
- 1935 Albert Roux, French-English chef (died 2021) ↗
- 1934 Kader Asmal, South African academic and politician (died 2011) ↗
- 1934 Gerry Hitchens, English footballer and manager (died 1983) ↗
- 1934 James Holshouser, American lawyer and politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (died 2013) ↗
- 1932 Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player and police officer (died 2024) ↗
- 1931 Bill Brown, Scottish footballer (died 2004) ↗
- 1930 Pepper Adams, American saxophonist and composer (died 1986) ↗
- 1930 Alasdair Milne, Indian-English director and producer (died 2013) ↗
- 1930 Faith Ringgold, American painter and activist (died 2024) ↗
- 1930 Toru Takemitsu, Japanese composer and theorist (died 1996) ↗
- 1929 Betty Boothroyd, English politician, British Speaker of the House of Commons (died 2023) ↗
- 1928 Didi, Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2001) ↗
- 1928 M. Russell Ballard, American lieutenant and religious leader (died 2023) ↗
- 1928 Neil Harvey, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1928 Bill Maynard, English actor (died 2018) ↗
- 1927 Jim Elliot, American missionary and translator (died 1956) ↗
- 1927 César Milstein, Argentinian-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002) ↗
- 1926 Raaj Kumar, Indian police officer and actor (died 1996) ↗
- 1925 Álvaro Magaña, Salvadoran economist and politician, President of El Salvador (died 2001) ↗
- 1924 Alphons Egli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 77th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 2016) ↗
- 1924 Aloísio Lorscheider, Brazilian cardinal (died 2007) ↗
- 1924 Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (died 2006) ↗
- 1924 John Nelder, English mathematician and statistician (died 2010) ↗
- 1922 Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer, coach, and manager (died 2007) ↗
- 1922 Herbert B. Leonard, American production manager and producer (died 2006) ↗
- 1921 Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino lawyer and jurist (died 2010) ↗
- 1920 Frank Herbert, American journalist, photographer, and author (died 1986) ↗
- 1919 Jack McGrath, American race car driver (died 1955) ↗
- 1919 Kiichi Miyazawa, Japanese politician, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (died 2007) ↗
- 1918 Halfdan Hegtun, Norwegian radio host and politician (died 2012) ↗
- 1918 Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018) ↗
- 1917 Billy Conn, American boxer (died 1993) ↗
- 1917 Walter Lord, American historian and author (died 2002) ↗
- 1917 Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1976) ↗
- 1917 Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985) ↗
- 1913 Robert R. Gilruth, American pilot and engineer (died 2000) ↗
- 1913 Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (died 1959) ↗
- 1910 Kirk Alyn, American actor (died 1999) ↗
- 1910 Paulette Dubost, French actress (died 2011) ↗
- 1910 Gus Hall, American soldier and politician (died 2000) ↗
- 1910 Helmut Kallmeyer, German chemist and soldier (died 2006) ↗
- 1910 Ray Lewis, Canadian runner (died 2003) ↗
- 1908 Ezekias Papaioannou, Greek-Cypriot politician (died 1988) ↗
- 1907 Richard Sharpe Shaver, American author and illustrator (died 1975) ↗
- 1904 Yves Giraud-Cabantous, French race car driver (died 1973) ↗
- 1903 Georgy Geshev, Bulgarian chess player (died 1937) ↗
- 1901 Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and theorist (died 1977) ↗
- 1901 Mark Oliphant, Australian physicist, humanitarian and politician, Governor of South Australia (died 2000) ↗
- 1897 Rouben Mamoulian, Georgian-American director and screenwriter (died 1987) ↗
- 1897 Marcel Herrand, French actor (died 1953) ↗
- 1896 Julien Duvivier, French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1967) ↗
- 1895 Zog I of Albania (died 1961) ↗
- 1895 Juan Perón, Argentinian general and politician, 29th President of Argentina (died 1974) ↗
- 1893 Clarence Williams, American pianist and composer (died 1965) ↗
- 1892 Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet and author (died 1941) ↗
- 1890 Snuffy Browne, Barbadian cricketer (died 1964) ↗
- 1890 Eddie Rickenbacker, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1973) ↗
- 1890 Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (died 1971) ↗
- 1889 R. Fraser Armstrong, Canadian engineer (died 1983) ↗
- 1889 Collett E. Woolman, American businessman, co-founded Delta Air Lines (died 1966) ↗
- 1888 Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist and author (died 1964) ↗
- 1887 Ping Bodie, American baseball player (died 1961) ↗
- 1887 Donie Bush, American baseball player, manager, and team owner (died 1972) ↗
- 1884 Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (died 1942) ↗
- 1883 Dick Burnett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1977) ↗
- 1883 Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970) ↗
- 1882 Harry McClintock, American singer-songwriter and poet (died 1957) ↗
- 1879 Huntley Gordon, Canadian-American actor (died 1956) ↗
- 1877 Hans Heysen, German-Australian painter (died 1968) ↗
- 1876 Frederick Montague, 1st Baron Amwell, English lieutenant and politician (died 1966) ↗
- 1875 Laurence Doherty, English tennis player and golfer (died 1919) ↗
- 1873 Ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish chemist and astronomer (died 1967) ↗
- 1873 Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect and academic, designed Lenin's Mausoleum (died 1949) ↗
- 1872 Mary Engle Pennington, American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (died 1952) ↗
- 1870 Louis Vierne, French organist and composer (died 1937) ↗
- 1864 Ozias Leduc, Canadian painter and educator (died 1955) ↗
- 1863 Edythe Chapman, American actress (died 1948) ↗
- 1860 John D. Batten, British painter, printmaker and illustrator (died 1932) ↗
- 1850 Henry Louis Le Châtelier, French chemist and academic (died 1936) ↗
- 1848 Pierre De Geyter, Belgian composer (died 1932) ↗
- 1847 Rose Scott, Australian activist (died 1925) ↗
- 1845 Salomon Kalischer, German pianist, composer, and physicist (died 1924) ↗
- 1834 Walter Kittredge, American violinist and composer (died 1905) ↗
- 1818 John Henninger Reagan, American judge and politician, 3rd Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1905) ↗
- 1807 Harriet Taylor Mill, English philosopher and activist (died 1858) ↗
- 1789 John Ruggles, American lawyer and politician (died 1874) ↗
- 1789 William Swainson, English-New Zealand ornithologist and entomologist (died 1855) ↗
- 1765 Harman Blennerhassett, English-Irish lawyer and politician (died 1831) ↗
- 1753 Princess Sophia Albertina of Sweden (died 1829) ↗
- 1747 Jean-François Rewbell, French lawyer and politician (died 1807) ↗
- 1715 Michel Benoist, French scientist and missionary (died 1774) ↗
- 1713 Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and author (died 1793) ↗
- 1676 Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish monk and scholar (died 1764) ↗
- 1609 John Clarke, English physician (died 1676) ↗
- 1585 Heinrich Schütz, German organist and composer (died 1672) ↗
- 1553 Jacques Auguste de Thou, French historian (died 1617) ↗
- 1551 Giulio Caccini, Italian composer (died 1618) ↗
- 1515 Margaret Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas (died 1578) ↗
- 1150 Narapatisithu, king of Burma (died 1211) ↗
- 319 BCE Pyrrhus of Epirus (died 272 BC) ↗
- 2025 Miguel Ángel Russo, Argentine footballer and manager (born 1956) ↗
- 2024 Pat Fischer, American football player (born 1940) ↗
- 2024 Tim Johnson, American lawyer and politician (born 1946) ↗
- 2024 Luis Tiant, Cuban baseball player (born 1940) ↗
- 2020 Whitey Ford, American professional baseball pitcher (born 1928) ↗
- 2015 Richard Davies, Welsh-English actor (born 1926) ↗
- 2015 Jim Diamond, Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1951) ↗
- 2015 Dennis Eichhorn, American author and illustrator (born 1945) ↗
- 2015 Lindy Infante, American football player and coach (born 1940) ↗
- 2015 Paul Prudhomme, American chef and author (born 1940) ↗
- 2014 Morris Lurie, Australian author and playwright (born 1938) ↗
- 2014 Alden E. Matthews, American missionary (born 1921) ↗
- 2014 Harden M. McConnell, American chemist and academic (born 1927) ↗
- 2014 Zilpha Keatley Snyder, American author (born 1927) ↗
- 2014 Jeen van den Berg, Dutch speed skater (born 1928) ↗
- 2013 Philip Chevron, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1957) ↗
- 2013 Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1927) ↗
- 2013 Rod Grams, American journalist and politician (born 1948) ↗
- 2013 Rodolphe Kasser, Swiss archaeologist and philologist (born 1927) ↗
- 2013 Andy Pafko, American baseball player and manager (born 1921) ↗
- 2013 Akong Rinpoche, Tibetan-Chinese spiritual leader (born 1939) ↗
- 2012 Varsha Bhosle, Indian singer and journalist (born 1956) ↗
- 2012 Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1955) ↗
- 2012 Eric Lomax, Scottish captain and author (born 1919) ↗
- 2012 Nawal Kishore Sharma, Indian politician, 20th Governor of Gujarat (born 1925) ↗
- 2011 Al Davis, American football coach, general manager, and NFL team owner (born 1929) ↗
- 2011 Mikey Welsh, American guitarist and painter (born 1971) ↗
- 2011 Roger Williams, American pianist (born 1924) ↗
- 2010 Frank Bourgholtzer, American journalist (born 1919) ↗
- 2010 Eileen Crofton, British physician and author (born 1919) ↗
- 2008 Ângelo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer (born 1925) ↗
- 2008 Bob Friend, English journalist (born 1938) ↗
- 2008 Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (born 1918) ↗
- 2008 George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912) ↗
- 2007 Constantine Andreou, Greek painter and sculptor (born 1917) ↗
- 2006 Mark Porter, New Zealand race car driver (born 1974) ↗
- 2004 James Chace, American historian and author (born 1931) ↗
- 2002 Phyllis Calvert, English actress (born 1915) ↗
- 2002 Jacques Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1952) ↗
- 2001 Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (born 1917) ↗
- 2000 Charlotte Lamb, English author (born 1937) ↗
- 1999 John McLendon, American basketball player and coach (born 1915) ↗
- 1997 Bertrand Goldberg, American architect, designed the Marina City Building (born 1913) ↗
- 1995 Christopher Keene, American conductor and educator (born 1946) ↗
- 1994 Oscar M. Ruebhausen, American lawyer (born 1912) ↗
- 1992 Willy Brandt, German lawyer and politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913) ↗
- 1992 Robert Berdella, American serial killer, torturer, and rapist (born 1949) ↗
- 1987 Konstantinos Tsatsos, Greek scholar and politician, 2nd President of Greece (born 1899) ↗
- 1985 Malcolm Ross, American captain, physicist, and balloonist (born 1919) ↗
- 1985 Gordon Welchman, English-American mathematician and scholar (born 1906) ↗
- 1983 Joan Hackett, American actress (born 1934) ↗
- 1982 Fernando Lamas, Argentinian-American actor and director (born 1916) ↗
- 1982 Philip Noel-Baker, English runner and politician, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1889) ↗
- 1979 Brian Edmund Baker, English air marshal (born 1896) ↗
- 1979 Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian politician (born 1902) ↗
- 1978 Bertha Parker Pallan, American archaeologist (born 1907) ↗
- 1977 Giorgos Papasideris, Greek singer-songwriter (born 1902) ↗
- 1973 Gabriel Marcel, French philosopher, playwright, and critic (born 1889) ↗
- 1970 Jean Giono, French author and poet (born 1895) ↗
- 1967 Clement Attlee, English soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1883) ↗
- 1963 Remedios Varo, Spanish-Mexican painter (born 1908) ↗
- 1958 Ran Bosilek, Bulgarian author and translator (born 1886) ↗
- 1955 Iry LeJeune, American accordion player (born 1928) ↗
- 1953 Nigel Bruce, British actor (born 1895) ↗
- 1953 Kathleen Ferrier, English soprano (born 1912) ↗
- 1952 Joe Adams, American baseball player and manager (born 1877) ↗
- 1945 Felix Salten, Austrian author and critic (born 1869) ↗
- 1944 Wendell Willkie, American captain, lawyer, and politician (born 1892) ↗
- 1942 Sergey Chaplygin, Russian physicist, mathematician, and engineer (born 1869) ↗
- 1936 Premchand, Indian author and screenwriter (born 1880) ↗
- 1936 Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (born 1882) ↗
- 1936 Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Ottoman politician, 292nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1845) ↗
- 1936 William Henry Stark, American businessman (born 1851) ↗
- 1931 John Monash, Australian general and engineer (born 1865) ↗
- 1928 Larry Semon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1889) ↗
- 1897 Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (born 1830) ↗
- 1886 Austin F. Pike, American lawyer and politician (born 1819) ↗
- 1879 Miguel Grau Seminario, Peruvian admiral (born 1834) ↗
- 1869 Franklin Pierce – American general, lawyer, and politician, 14th President of the United States (born 1804) ↗
- 1834 François-Adrien Boieldieu, French composer (born 1775) ↗
- 1821 Juan O'Donojú, last Spanish ruler of Mexico (born 1762) ↗
- 1809 James Elphinston, Scottish orthographer, phonologist, and linguist (born 1721) ↗
- 1804 Thomas Cochran, Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1777) ↗
- 1802 Emmanuele Vitale, Maltese general and politician (born 1758) ↗
- 1795 Andrew Kippis, English minister and author (born 1725) ↗
- 1793 John Hancock, American merchant and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts (born 1737) ↗
- 1772 Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer (born 1711) ↗
- 1754 Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (born 1707) ↗
- 1735 Yongzheng Emperor of China (born 1678) ↗
- 1659 Jean de Quen, French missionary, priest, and historian (born 1603) ↗
- 1656 John George I, Elector of Saxony (born 1585) ↗
- 1652 John Greaves, English mathematician and astronomer (born 1602) ↗
- 1647 Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer and mathematician (born 1562) ↗
- 1621 Antoine de Montchrestien, French soldier, playwright, and economist (born 1575) ↗
- 1594 Ishikawa Goemon, ninja and thief of Japan (born 1558) ↗
- 1559 Marina de Guevara, Spanish nun executed by the Spanish inquisition (born 1517), ↗
- 1469 Filippo Lippi, artist (born 1406) ↗
- 1436 Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (born 1401) ↗
- 1361 John Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp ↗
- 1354 Cola di Rienzo, Roman tribune (born c.1313) ↗
- 1317 Emperor Fushimi of Japan (born 1265) ↗
- 1286 John I, Duke of Brittany (born 1217) ↗
- 1281 Princess Constance of Greater Poland (born c.1245) ↗
- 976 Helen of Zadar, queen consort of the Kingdom of Croatia ↗
- 951 Xiao Sagezhi, Chinese Khitan empress ↗
- 923 Pilgrim I, archbishop of Salzburg ↗
- 705 Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Umayyad caliph (born 646) ↗