On This Day: September 17 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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2025 Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement. ↗
2018 A Russian reconnaissance aircraft carrying 15 people on board is brought down by a Syrian surface-to-air missile over the Mediterranean Sea. ↗
2016 Two bombs explode in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and Manhattan. Thirty-one people are injured in the Manhattan bombing. ↗
2013 Grand Theft Auto V earns more than half a billion dollars on its first day of release. ↗
2011 Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City. ↗
2006 Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the volcano in at least 10,000 years. ↗
2006 An audio tape of a private speech by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election, sparking widespread protests across the country. ↗
2001 The New York Stock Exchange reopens for trading after the September 11 attacks, the longest closure since the Great Depression. ↗
2001 George W. Bush, president of the United States, delivers remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington praising Muslim Americans and condemning Islamophobia in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. ↗
1992 An Iranian Kurdish leader and his two joiners are assassinated by political militants in Berlin. ↗
1991 Estonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations. ↗
1991 The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet. ↗
1983 Vanessa Williams becomes the first black Miss America. ↗
1980 After weeks of strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, the nationwide independent trade union Solidarity is established. ↗
1980 Former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is killed in Asunción, Paraguay. ↗
1978 The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt. ↗
1976 The Space Shuttle Enterprise is unveiled by NASA. ↗
1974 Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations. ↗
1965 The Battle of Chawinda is fought between Pakistan and India. ↗
1961 The world's first retractable roof stadium, the Civic Arena, opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ↗
1961 Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706 crashes during takeoff from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, killing all 37 people on board. ↗
1950 The People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps (Then known as the PLAAF 1st Ground Forces Brigade) is founded. ↗
1949 The Canadian steamship SS Noronic burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives. ↗
1948 The Lehi (also known as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the United Nations to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel. ↗
1948 The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union. ↗
1944 World War II: Allied airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the "Market" half of Operation Market Garden and British XXX Corps advances into the Netherlands as the "Garden" half of the Operation. ↗
1944 World War II: Soviet troops launch the Tallinn Offensive against Germany and pro-independence Estonian units. ↗
1944 World War II: German forces are attacked by the Allies in the Battle of San Marino. ↗
1941 World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense restores compulsory military training. ↗
1941 World War II: Soviet forces enter Tehran during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran. ↗
1940 World War II: Due to setbacks in the Battle of Britain and approaching autumn weather, Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion. ↗
1939 World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins. ↗
1939 World War II: German submarine U-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous. ↗
1935 The Niagara Gorge Railroad ceases operations after a rockslide. ↗
1932 A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident. ↗
1930 The Kurdish Ararat rebellion is suppressed by the Turks. ↗
1928 The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people. ↗
1924 The Border Protection Corps is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits. ↗
1920 The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio. ↗
1916 World War I: Manfred von Richthofen ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France. ↗
1914 Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time. ↗
1914 World War I: The Race to the Sea begins. ↗
1908 The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality. ↗
1901 Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort. ↗
1901 Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River. ↗
1900 Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac. ↗
1894 Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War. ↗
1862 American Civil War: George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac halts the first invasion of the North by Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia in the single-day Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest day in American military history. ↗
1862 American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war. ↗
1861 Argentine Civil Wars: The State of Buenos Aires defeats the Argentine Confederation at the Battle of Pavón. ↗
1859 Joshua A. Norton declares himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States". ↗
1849 American abolitionist Harriet Tubman makes her first attempt to escape from slavery. ↗
1809 Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War; the territory that will become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn. ↗
1794 Flanders Campaign: France completes its conquest of the Austrian Netherlands at the Battle of Sprimont. ↗
1793 War of the Pyrenees: France defeats a Spanish force at the Battle of Peyrestortes. ↗
1787 The United States Constitution is signed at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, bringing the Constitutional Convention to an end. ↗
1778 The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe. ↗
1776 The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain. ↗
1775 American Revolutionary War: The invasion of Quebec by the Continental Army begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean. ↗
1683 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules", later known as protozoa. ↗
1658 The Battle of Vilanova is fought between Portugal and Spain during the Portuguese Restoration War. ↗
1631 Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War. ↗
1630 The city of Boston, Massachusetts, is founded in North America. ↗
1620 Polish–Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora. ↗
1577 The Treaty of Bergerac is signed between King Henry III of France and the Huguenots. ↗
1543 The first Finnish-language book, the Abckiria by Mikael Agricola, is published in Stockholm. ↗
1462 Thirteen Years' War: A Polish army under Piotr Dunin decisively defeats the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Świecino. ↗
1382 Louis the Great's daughter, Mary, is crowned "king" of Hungary. ↗
1176 The Battle of Myriokephalon is the last attempt by the Byzantine Empire to recover central Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks. ↗
1111 Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King of Galicia". ↗

2002 Elina Avanesyan, Russian-Armenian tennis player ↗
1999 Jaimee Fourlis, Australian tennis player ↗
1999 Daniel Huttlestone, English actor ↗
1998 Kim Dong-hyun, South Korean singer ↗
1997 Auston Matthews, American ice hockey player ↗
1996 Duje Ćaleta-Car, Croatian footballer ↗
1996 Esteban Ocon, French Formula One racing driver ↗
1996 Slayyyter, American singer and songwriter ↗
1996 Choi Young-jae, South Korean singer and actor ↗
1995 Michael Bunting, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1995 Patrick Mahomes, American football player ↗
1995 Yoo Si-ah, South Korean singer ↗
1994 Na In-woo, South Korean actor ↗
1994 Denyse Tontz, Salvadoran-American actress and singer ↗
1993 Sofiane Boufal, Moroccan footballer ↗
1993 Sophie Howard, Scottish footballer ↗
1992 Alfonzo McKinnie, American basketball player ↗
1992 Danny Ramirez, American actor ↗
1992 José Ramírez, Dominican baseball player ↗
1991 Ryo Ishikawa, Japanese golfer ↗
1991 Mena Massoud, Egyptian-Canadian actor ↗
1991 Egor Yakovlev, Russian ice hockey player ↗
1990 Pixie Geldof, English model and singer ↗
1990 Sean Scannell, English footballer ↗
1990 Marcus Semien, American baseball player ↗
1989 Danielle Brooks, American actress ↗
1989 Kate Deines, American soccer player ↗
1987 Paul Huntington, English footballer ↗
1986 Ravichandran Ashwin, Indian cricketer ↗
1986 Paolo De Ceglie, Italian footballer ↗
1986 Sophie, English music producer, disc jockey and singer (died 2021) ↗
1985 Tomáš Berdych, Czech tennis player ↗
1985 Brendan Clarke, Irish footballer ↗
1985 José Gonçalves, Portuguese footballer ↗
1985 Alexander Ovechkin, Russian ice hockey player ↗
1985 Mason Raymond, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1984 Mary DeScenza, American swimmer ↗
1984 John Kucera, Canadian skier ↗
1984 Patrick van Luijk, Dutch sprinter ↗
1983 Ice Seguerra, Filipino singer, actor, director, and former chairman of the National Youth Commission of the Philippines (2016–18) ↗
1982 Garth Murray, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1981 Bakari Koné, Ivorian footballer ↗
1979 Steffen Algreen, Danish footballer ↗
1979 Chuck Comeau, Canadian musician ↗
1979 Billy Miller, American actor ↗
1979 Chris Minns, Australian politician, 47th Premier of New South Wales ↗
1978 Nick Cordero, Canadian actor and singer (died 2020) ↗
1978 Shawn Horcoff, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1978 Arne Slot, Dutch football manager ↗
1977 Sam Esmail, American screenwriter ↗
1977 Simone Perrotta, Italian footballer ↗
1975 Wilko de Vogt, Dutch footballer ↗
1975 Jimmie Johnson, American race car driver ↗
1975 Pumpkinhead, American rapper (died 2015) ↗
1974 Nona Gaye, American singer, model, and actress ↗
1974 Tormod Granheim, Norwegian skier and explorer ↗
1974 Craig Spence, Australian golfer ↗
1974 Rasheed Wallace, American basketball player and coach ↗
1973 Diego Albanese, Argentine rugby player ↗
1973 Demis Nikolaidis, Greek footballer ↗
1971 Nate Berkus, American interior designer and television host ↗
1971 Mike Catt, South African-English rugby player and coach ↗
1971 Andy Edwards, English footballer ↗
1971 Bobby Lee, American actor and comedian ↗
1971 Mauro Milanese, Italian footballer and manager ↗
1969 Adam Devlin, English guitarist and songwriter ↗
1969 Ken Doherty, Irish snooker player ↗
1969 Keith Flint, English singer-songwriter (died 2019) ↗
1969 Matthew Settle, American actor ↗
1969 Paul Varelans, American MMA fighter and wrestler ↗
1968 Anastacia, American singer-songwriter ↗
1968 Cheryl Strayed, American author ↗
1968 Tito Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (died 2014) ↗
1968 Valeri Zelepukin, Russian ice hockey player and coach ↗
1967 Michael Carbajal, American boxer ↗
1967 Malik Yoba, American actor ↗
1966 Doug E. Fresh, American rapper and producer ↗
1965 Kyle Chandler, American actor ↗
1965 Yuji Naka, Japanese video game designer, created Sonic the Hedgehog ↗
1965 Guy Picciotto, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
1965 Bryan Singer, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1963 Masahiro Chono, American-Japanese wrestler and manager ↗
1963 James Urbaniak, American actor, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1962 Paul Feig, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1962 Baz Luhrmann, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1962 Dustin Nguyen, Vietnamese-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1962 Hesham Qandil, Egyptian engineer and politician, 51st Prime Minister of Egypt ↗
1962 Wayne Riley, Australian golfer ↗
1962 BeBe Winans, American singer-songwriter and producer ↗
1961 Jim Cornette, American wrestling manager and sportscaster ↗
1961 Giorgos Koumoutsakos, Greek politician ↗
1961 Ty Tabor, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1960 John Bottomley, Canadian singer-songwriter (died 2011) ↗
1960 Kevin Clash, American puppeteer ↗
1960 John Franco, American baseball player ↗
1960 Damon Hill, English racing driver and guitarist ↗
1960 Alan Krueger, American economist and academic (died 2019) ↗
1958 Janez Janša, Slovenian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Slovenia ↗
1958 Tom Waddell, Scottish-American baseball player (died 2019) ↗
1957 David Bintley, English ballet dancer and director ↗
1957 Steve Bryles, American businessman and politician (died 2012) ↗
1957 Nurten Yılmaz, Austrian politician ↗
1956 Almazbek Atambayev, Kyrgyz politician, 4th President of Kyrgyzstan ↗
1956 Thad Bosley, American baseball player and coach ↗
1956 Mandawuy Yunupingu, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013) ↗
1955 Scott Simpson, American golfer ↗
1955 Charles Martinet, American actor ↗
1955 Mike Parson, American politician, 57th Governor of Missouri ↗
1954 Joël-François Durand, French pianist and composer ↗
1954 Bill Irwin, American wrestler ↗
1953 Luís Amado, Portuguese politician, former Minister of Foreign Affairs ↗
1953 Junior Bridgeman, American basketball player and businessman (died 2025) ↗
1953 Tamasin Day-Lewis, English chef and author ↗
1953 Altaf Hussain, Pakistani-English soldier and politician ↗
1953 Rita Rudner, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter ↗
1952 Harold Solomon, American tennis player and coach ↗
1951 Russell Brown, Scottish politician ↗
1951 Cassandra Peterson, American actress, television host, and producer ↗
1951 Kermit Washington, American basketball player ↗
1950 Narendra Modi, Indian politician; Chief Minister of Gujarat and 14th Prime Minister of India ↗
1950 Fee Waybill, American singer-songwriter and producer ↗
1949 Ron Stevens, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2014) ↗
1948 Kemal Monteno, Bosnian singer-songwriter (died 2015) ↗
1948 John Ritter, American actor and producer (died 2003) ↗
1947 Tessa Jowell, English social worker and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office (died 2018) ↗
1947 Enrique Krauze, Mexican historian, critic, and publisher ↗
1947 Gail Carson Levine, American author ↗
1947 Jeff MacNelly, American cartoonist (died 2000) ↗
1946 Billy Bonds, English footballer and manager ↗
1946 Heimar Lenk, Estonian journalist and politician ↗
1945 David Emerson, Canadian economist and politician, 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada ↗
1945 Phil Jackson, American basketball player and coach ↗
1945 Bhakti Charu Swami, Indian religious leader (died 2020) ↗
1944 Les Emmerson, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021) ↗
1944 Reinhold Messner, Italian mountaineer and explorer ↗
1944 Jean Taylor, American mathematician and academic ↗
1942 Robert Graysmith, American author and illustrator ↗
1942 Des Lynam, Irish-English journalist and author ↗
1942 Lupe Ontiveros, American actress (died 2012) ↗
1941 Bob Matsui, American lawyer and politician (died 2005) ↗
1940 Jan Eliasson, Swedish politician and diplomat, 4th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations ↗
1940 Peter Lever, English cricketer (died 2025) ↗
1940 Gilberto Parlotti, Italian motorcycle racer (died 1972) ↗
1939 Carl Dennis, American poet and educator ↗
1939 Shelby Flint, American singer-songwriter and voice actress ↗
1939 David Souter, American lawyer and jurist (died 2025) ↗
1938 Paul Benedict, American actor (died 2008) ↗
1938 Perry Robinson, American clarinet player and composer (died 2018) ↗
1938 Bobby Wine, American baseball player and coach ↗
1937 Nigel Boocock, English-Australian motorcycle racer (died 2015) ↗
1937 Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican baseball player (died 2024) ↗
1937 Sitakant Mahapatra, Indian poet and literary critic ↗
1936 Gerald Guralnik, American physicist and academic (died 2014) ↗
1936 Michael Hennagin, American composer and educator (died 1993) ↗
1935 Ken Kesey, American novelist, essayist, and poet (died 2001) ↗
1934 Maureen Connolly, American tennis player (died 1969) ↗
1933 Bulldog Brower, American wrestler (died 1997) ↗
1933 Chuck Grassley, American lawyer and politician ↗
1933 Claude Provost, Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 1984) ↗
1932 Robert B. Parker, American author and academic (died 2010) ↗
1932 Indarjit Singh, Indian-English journalist ↗
1932 Samuel Ogbemudia, Nigerian army officer and politician (died 2017) ↗
1931 Anne Bancroft, American actress (died 2005) ↗
1931 Jean-Claude Carrière, French actor and screenwriter (died 2021) ↗
1930 David Huddleston, American actor (died 2016) ↗
1930 Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian violinist and composer (died 2013) ↗
1930 Theo Loevendie, Dutch clarinet player and composer ↗
1930 Edgar Mitchell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (died 2016) ↗
1930 Jim Rohn, American philosopher and author (died 2009) ↗
1930 Thomas P. Stafford, American general, pilot, and astronaut (died 2024) ↗
1929 Sil Austin, American saxophonist (died 2001) ↗
1929 David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, Northern Irish air marshal and politician ↗
1929 Stirling Moss, English racing driver and sportscaster (died 2020) ↗
1928 Park Honan, American author and academic (died 2014) ↗
1928 Roddy McDowall, English-American actor (died 1998) ↗
1927 George Blanda, American football player (died 2010) ↗
1927 Kevin Schubert, Australian rugby league player (died 2007) ↗
1926 Bill Black, American bass player and bandleader (died 1965) ↗
1926 Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2007) ↗
1926 Hovie Lister, American minister and pianist (died 2001) ↗
1926 Jean-Marie Lustiger, French cardinal (died 2007) ↗
1926 Jack McDuff, American singer and organist (died 2001) ↗
1925 Dorothy Loudon, American actress and singer (died 2003) ↗
1925 John List, American murderer (died 2008) ↗
1923 Ralph Sharon, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2015) ↗
1923 Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1953) ↗
1922 Agostinho Neto, Angolan poet and politician, 1st President of Angola (died 1979) ↗
1920 Dinah Sheridan, English actress (died 2012) ↗
1920 Hans Otto Jung, German viticulturist, jazz musician and patron of music (died 2009) ↗
1918 Lea Gottlieb, Hungarian-Israeli fashion designer, founded the Gottex Company (died 2012) ↗
1918 Chaim Herzog, Irish-born Israeli general and politician, 6th President of Israel (died 1997) ↗
1917 Ib Melchior, Danish-American author and screenwriter (died 2015) ↗
1917 Isang Yun, South Korean-German composer and educator (died 1995) ↗
1916 Mary Stewart, British author and poet (died 2014) ↗
1915 M. F. Husain – Indian painter and director (died 2011) ↗
1914 Thomas J. Bata, Czech-Canadian businessman (died 2008) ↗
1914 William Grut, Swedish pentathlete (died 2012) ↗
1914 Shin Kanemaru, Japanese politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan (died 1996) ↗
1912 Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actress (died 2011) ↗
1912 Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (died 1995) ↗
1909 Elizabeth Enright, American author and illustrator (died 1968) ↗
1908 John Creasey, English author and politician (died 1973) ↗
1908 Rafael Israelyan, Armenian architect and educator, designed the Sardarapat Memorial and St. Vartan Cathedral (died 1973) ↗
1907 Warren E. Burger, American lawyer and judge, 15th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1995) ↗
1906 J. R. Jayewardene, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Sri Lanka (died 1996) ↗
1906 Edgar Wayburn, American physician and environmentalist (died 2010) ↗
1905 Tshekedi Khama, regent of the Bamangwato tribe (died 1959) ↗
1903 Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (died 1984) ↗
1903 Frank O'Connor, Irish short story writer, novelist, and poet (died 1966) ↗
1903 Minanogawa Tōzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (died 1971) ↗
1902 Bea Miles, Australian author (died 1973) ↗
1901 Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (died 1972) ↗
1900 Hughie Critz, American baseball player (died 1980) ↗
1900 Lena Frances Edwards, African-American physician, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (died 1986) ↗
1900 J. Willard Marriott, American businessman, founded the Marriott Corporation (died 1985) ↗
1900 Martha Ostenso, Canadian screenwriter and novelist (died 1963) ↗
1900 Hedwig Ross, New Zealand-born educator and political activist, founding member of the Communist Party of New Zealand (died 1971) ↗
1897 Earl Webb, American baseball player and coach (died 1965) ↗
1886 Anton Irv, Estonian captain (died 1919) ↗
1884 Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (died 1920) ↗
1883 William Carlos Williams, American poet, short story writer, and essayist (died 1963) ↗
1881 Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1955) ↗
1879 Rube Foster, American baseball player and manager (died 1930) ↗
1879 Periyar, Indian social activist and politician (died 1973) ↗
1878 Vincenzo Tommasini, Italian composer (died 1950) ↗
1874 Walter Murdoch, Australian author and academic (died 1970) ↗
1871 Eivind Astrup, Norwegian explorer (died 1895) ↗
1869 Christian Lous Lange, Norwegian political scientist, historian, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1938) ↗
1868 James Alexander Calder, Canadian educator and politician, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence (died 1956) ↗
1867 Vera Yevstafievna Popova, Russian chemist (died 1896) ↗
1865 William Murray McPherson, Australian politician, 31st Premier of Victoria (died 1932) ↗
1864 Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, Ukrainian writer (died 1913) ↗
1864 James Tancred, English admiral (died 1943) ↗
1860 Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (died 1934) ↗
1859 Frank Dawson Adams, Canadian geologist and academic (died 1942) ↗
1859 Billy the Kid, American gunman (died 1881) ↗
1859 I. L. Patterson, American politician, 18th Governor of Oregon (died 1929) ↗
1857 Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian scientist and engineer (died 1935) ↗
1854 David Dunbar Buick, Scottish-American businessman, founded Buick Motor Company (died 1929) ↗
1853 Frederick Corbett, British officer and Victoria Cross recipient (died 1912) ↗
1850 Guerra Junqueiro, Portuguese journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 1923) ↗
1826 Bernhard Riemann, German-Italian mathematician and academic (died 1866) ↗
1825 Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II, American jurist and politician, 16th United States Secretary of the Interior (died 1893) ↗
1821 Arthur Saint-Léon, French choreographer (died 1870) ↗
1820 Émile Augier, French playwright (died 1889) ↗
1820 Earl Van Dorn, Confederate general (died 1863) ↗
1819 Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, South African general and politician, 1st President of the South African Republic (died 1901) ↗
1817 Herman Adolfovich Trautscohold, German geologist and paleontologist (died 1902) ↗
1797 Heinrich Kuhl, German naturalist and zoologist (died 1821) ↗
1783 Nadezhda Durova, Russian soldier (died 1866) ↗
1773 Jonathan Alder, American captain and farmer (died 1849) ↗
1771 Johann August Apel, German jurist and author (died 1816) ↗
1743 Marquis de Condorcet, French mathematician and political scientist (died 1794) ↗
1739 John Rutledge, American judge and politician, 2nd Chief Justice of the United States (died 1800) ↗
1730 Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian-American general (died 1794) ↗
1688 Maria Luisa of Savoy, queen consort of Spain (died 1714) ↗
1639 Hans Herr, Swiss bishop (died 1725) ↗
1630 Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (died 1694) ↗
1605 Francesco Sacrati, Italian composer (died 1650) ↗
1578 John Prideaux, English administrator and bishop (died 1650) ↗
1565 Edward Fortunatus, German nobleman (died 1600) ↗
1550 Paul V, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1621) ↗
1479 Celio Calcagnini, Italian astronomer (died 1541) ↗
1433 James of Portugal, Portuguese prince and cardinal (died 1459) ↗
879 Charles the Simple, Frankish king (died 929) ↗

2025 Roger Climpson, English-Australian journalist and television host (born 1932) ↗
2024 Nelson DeMille, American lieutenant and author (born 1943) ↗
2024 Neil King Jr., American journalist and author (born 1959) ↗
2024 JD Souther, American singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1945) ↗
2022 Maarten Schmidt, Dutch astronomer (born 1929) ↗
2021 Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerian politician, President of Algeria (born 1937) ↗
2020 Robert W. Gore, American engineer and businessman, co-inventor of Gore-Tex (born 1937) ↗
2019 Cokie Roberts, American journalist and bestselling author (born 1943) ↗
2017 Ling Ma – American professional wrestling manager (born 1944) ↗
2016 Bahman Golbarnezhad, Iranian racing cyclist (born 1968) ↗
2016 Sigge Parling, Swedish footballer (born 1936) ↗
2015 Ingrīda Andriņa, Latvian actress (born 1944) ↗
2015 Dettmar Cramer, German footballer and manager (born 1925) ↗
2015 Vadim Kuzmin, Russian physicist and academic (born 1937) ↗
2015 David Willcocks, English organist, composer, and conductor (born 1919) ↗
2014 George Hamilton IV, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1937) ↗
2014 Andriy Husin, Ukrainian footballer and manager (born 1972) ↗
2014 Wakachichibu Komei, Japanese sumo wrestler (born 1939) ↗
2014 Charles Read, Australian air marshal (born 1918) ↗
2014 Peter von Bagh, Finnish historian, director, and screenwriter (born 1943) ↗
2014 China Zorrilla, Uruguayan actress (born 1922) ↗
2013 Kristian Gidlund, Swedish drummer and journalist (born 1983) ↗
2013 Larry Lake, American-Canadian trumpet player and composer (born 1943) ↗
2013 Bernie McGann, Australian saxophonist and composer (born 1937) ↗
2013 Alex Naumik, Lithuanian-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1949) ↗
2013 Michael J. Noonan, Irish farmer and politician, 25th Irish Minister of Defence (born 1935) ↗
2013 Marvin Rainwater, American singer-songwriter (born 1925) ↗
2013 Eiji Toyoda, Japanese businessman (born 1913) ↗
2012 Melvin Charney, Canadian sculptor and architect (born 1935) ↗
2011 Colin Madigan, Australian architect and author, designed the National Gallery of Australia (born 1921) ↗
2005 Jacques Lacarrière, French journalist and critic (born 1925) ↗
2005 Alfred Reed, American composer and educator (born 1921) ↗
2003 Erich Hallhuber, German actor (born 1951) ↗
2000 Li Gong – Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and director (born 1969) ↗
1999 Frankie Vaughan, English singer and actor (born 1928) ↗
1997 Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (born 1913) ↗
1996 Spiro Agnew, American soldier and politician, 39th Vice President of the United States (born 1918) ↗
1995 Isadore Epstein, Estonian-American astronomer and academic (born 1919) ↗
1995 Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (born 1931) ↗
1994 John Delafose, American accordion player (born 1939) ↗
1994 Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player and coach (born 1954) ↗
1994 Karl Popper, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (born 1902) ↗
1993 Willie Mosconi, American pool player and actor (born 1913) ↗
1993 Christian Nyby, American director and producer (born 1913) ↗
1992 Roger Wagner, American conductor and educator (born 1914) ↗
1991 Zino Francescatti, French violinist and composer (born 1902) ↗
1985 Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, founded Laura Ashley plc (born 1925) ↗
1984 Richard Basehart, American actor and director (born 1914) ↗
1983 Humberto Sousa Medeiros, Portuguese-American cardinal (born 1915) ↗
1982 Manos Loïzos, Egyptian-Greek composer (born 1937) ↗
1980 Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan commander and politician, 73rd President of Nicaragua (born 1925) ↗
1975 Nicola Moscona, Greek-American operatic bass (born 1907) ↗
1973 Hugo Winterhalter, American bandleader and composer (born 1909) ↗
1972 Akim Tamiroff, American actor (born 1899) ↗
1971 Carlos Lamarca, Brazilian captain (born 1937) ↗
1966 Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor and actor (born 1930) ↗
1965 Alejandro Casona, Spanish poet and playwright (born 1903) ↗
1961 Adnan Menderes, Turkish lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1899) ↗
1953 David Munson, American runner (born 1884) ↗
1953 Hans Feige, German general (Wehrmacht) (born 1880) ↗
1951 Jimmy Yancey, American pianist and composer (born 1898) ↗
1948 Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist and academic (born 1887) ↗
1948 Folke Bernadotte, Swedish soldier and diplomat (born 1895) ↗
1943 Friedrich Zickwolff, German general (born 1893) ↗
1938 Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet and author (born 1901) ↗
1937 Walter Dubislav, German logician and philosopher of science, Vienna circle member (born 1895) ↗
1936 Ettie Annie Rout, New Zealand author and activist (born 1877) ↗
1933 Joseph De Piro, Maltese priest and missionary (born 1877) ↗
1923 Stefanos Dragoumis, Greek judge and politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Greece (born 1842) ↗
1909 Thomas Bent, Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria (born 1838) ↗
1908 Henri Julien, Canadian cartoonist (born 1852) ↗
1908 Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot (born 1882) ↗
1907 Ignaz Brüll, Czech-Austrian pianist and composer (born 1846) ↗
1907 Edmonia Lewis, American sculptor (born 1844) ↗
1899 Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American businessman, co-founded the Pillsbury Company (born 1842) ↗
1894 Deng Shichang, Chinese captain (born 1849) ↗
1892 Rudolf von Jhering, German jurist (born 1818) ↗
1879 Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect and theorist (born 1814) ↗
1878 Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, French lawyer and adventurer (born 1825) ↗
1877 Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer, developed the Calotype Process (born 1800) ↗
1868 Roman Nose, Native American warrior (born circa 1823) ↗
1864 Walter Savage Landor, English author and poet (born 1775) ↗
1863 Charles Robert Cockerell, English archaeologist and architect (born 1788) ↗
1863 Alfred de Vigny, French author, poet, and playwright (born 1797) ↗
1862 Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, American politician and Confederate general (born 1820) ↗
1862 William E. Starke, Confederate general (born 1814) ↗
1858 Dred Scott, American slave, plaintiff in the Dred Scott Decision (born 1795) ↗
1852 Francisco Javier Echeverría, Mexican businessman and politician. President (1841) (born 1797) ↗
1836 Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist and author (born 1748) ↗
1817 Jacques Bernard d'Anselme, French general (born 1740) ↗
1808 Benjamin Bourne, American judge and politician (born 1755) ↗
1803 Franz Xaver Süssmayr, Austrian composer and director (born 1766) ↗
1771 Tobias Smollett, Scottish author and poet (born 1721) ↗
1762 Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (born 1687) ↗
1721 Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, French princess (born 1645) ↗
1701 Stanislaus Papczyński, Polish priest and saint (born 1631) ↗
1679 John of Austria the Younger, Spanish general and politician, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands (born 1629) ↗
1676 Sabbatai Zevi, Turkish rabbi and scholar (born 1626) ↗
1665 Philip IV, king of Spain (born 1605) ↗
1637 Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton, English-Scottish peer ↗
1630 Thomas Lake, English politician, English Secretary of State (born 1567) ↗
1626 Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg, German cleric and politician, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (born 1553) ↗
1621 Robert Bellarmine, Italian cardinal and saint (born 1542) ↗
1609 Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Bohemian rabbi, mystic and philosopher (born 1520) ↗
1575 Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss theologian and reformer (born 1504) ↗
1574 Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Spanish admiral and explorer, founded St. Augustine, Florida (born 1519) ↗
1563 Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier (born 1526) ↗
1482 William III, duke of Luxembourg (born 1425) ↗
1422 Constantine II, tsar of Bulgaria ↗
1415 Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk (born 1367) ↗
1322 Robert III, count of Flanders (born 1249) ↗
1179 Hildegard of Bingen, German abbess and polymath (born 1098) ↗
1148 Conan III, duke of Brittany (born 1070) ↗
1025 Hugh Magnus, king of France (born 1007) ↗
958 Li Jingsui, Chinese prince (born 920) ↗
936 Unni, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen ↗
456 Remistus, Roman general ↗