On This Day: September 3 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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2017 North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test. ↗
2016 The U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement. ↗
2010 After taking off from Dubai International Airport, UPS Airlines Flight 6 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold and crashes near Nad Al Sheba, killing both crew members on board. ↗
2004 Beslan school siege results in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children. ↗
2001 In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls. ↗
1997 Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64. ↗
1989 Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046 crashes into a residential area of Havana shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport, killing 150. ↗
1989 Varig Flight 254 crashes in the Amazon rainforest near São José do Xingu in Brazil, killing 12. ↗
1987 In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya. ↗
1981 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international bill of rights for women, is instituted by the United Nations. ↗
1978 During the Rhodesian Bush War a group of ZIPRA guerrillas shot down civilian Vickers Viscount aircraft (Air Rhodesia Flight 825) with a Soviet-made SAM Strela-2; of 56 passengers and crew 38 people died in crash, 10 were massacred by the guerrillas at the site. ↗
1976 Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars. ↗
1971 Qatar becomes an independent state. ↗
1967 Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight. ↗
1954 The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis. ↗
1950 "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix. ↗
1945 A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2. ↗
1944 Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to the Auschwitz concentration camp, arriving three days later. ↗
1943 World War II: British and Canadian troops land on the Italian mainland. On the same day, Walter Bedell Smith and Giuseppe Castellano sign the Armistice of Cassibile, although it is not announced for another five days. ↗
1942 World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus). ↗
1941 The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs. ↗
1939 World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allied nations. The Viceroy of India also declares war, but without consulting the provincial legislatures. ↗
1939 World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic. ↗
1935 Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph. ↗
1933 Yevgeniy Abalakov is the first man to reach the highest point in the Soviet Union, Communism Peak (now called Ismoil Somoni Peak and situated in Tajikistan) (7495 m). ↗
1925 USS Shenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne. ↗
1916 World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil. ↗
1914 Wilhelm, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule. ↗
1914 French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers. ↗
1914 World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy. ↗
1911 A fire that started on Fraser's Million Dollar Pier destroys six to eight square blocks of Ocean Park, California. ↗
1895 John Brallier becomes the first openly paid professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12–0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association. ↗
1879 Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire. ↗
1878 Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames. ↗
1875 The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers. ↗
1870 Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23. ↗
1861 American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance. ↗
1855 American Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under United States General William S. Harney avenge the Grattan massacre by attacking a Sioux village and killing 100 men, women and children. ↗
1843 King Otto of Greece is forced to grant a constitution following an uprising in Athens. ↗
1838 Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery. ↗
1812 Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana. ↗
1798 The week long battle of St. George's Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize. ↗
1783 American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain. ↗
1777 American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time. ↗
1666 The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London. ↗
1658 The death of Oliver Cromwell; Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England. ↗
1651 The Battle of Worcester is the last significant action in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. ↗
1650 Victory over the royalists in the Battle of Dunbar opens the way to Edinburgh for the New Model Army in the Third English Civil War. ↗
1411 The Treaty of Selymbria is concluded between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice. ↗
1335 At the congress of Visegrád Charles I of Hungary mediates a reconciliation between two neighboring monarchs, John of Bohemia and Casimir III of Poland. ↗
1260 The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire. ↗
1189 Richard I of England (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at Westminster. ↗
863 Major Byzantine victory at the Battle of Lalakaon against an Arab raid. ↗
673 King Wamba of the Visigoths puts down a revolt by Hilderic, governor of Nîmes (France) and rival for the throne. ↗
590 Consecration of Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great). ↗
301 San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus. ↗
36 BCE In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate. ↗

2010 Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Nigerian-American chess player ↗
2003 Jack Dylan Grazer, American actor ↗
2001 Kaia Gerber, American model and actress ↗
2000 Brandon Williams, English footballer ↗
1998 Oskar Seuntjens, Belgian politician ↗
1997 Reniece Boyce, West Indian cricketer ↗
1997 Carter Kieboom, American baseball player ↗
1997 Salome Pazhava, Georgian rhythmic gymnast ↗
1997 Devin Singletary, American football player ↗
1997 Bernard Tekpetey, Ghanaian footballer ↗
1996 Joy, South Korean idol and actress ↗
1996 Abrahm DeVine, American swimmer ↗
1996 William Eskelinen, Swedish footballer ↗
1996 Nanda Kyaw, Burmese footballer ↗
1996 Florian Maitre, French cyclist ↗
1996 Callum Moore, Australian footballer ↗
1996 Neilson Powless, American cyclist ↗
1996 Yoane Wissa, French footballer ↗
1995 Myles Jack, American football player ↗
1995 Niklas Süle, German footballer ↗
1994 Francis Molo, New Zealand rugby league player ↗
1994 Glen Rea, English-Irish footballer ↗
1993 Lee So-jung, South Korean singer ↗
1993 Dominic Thiem, Austrian tennis player ↗
1993 Lee Seong-jong, South Korean singer ↗
1992 August Alsina, American singer-songwriter ↗
1992 Sakshi Malik, Indian wrestler ↗
1990 Mohammad Shami, Indian cricketer ↗
1988 Jérôme Boateng, Ghanaian-German footballer ↗
1988 Hana Makhmalbaf, Iranian director and producer ↗
1987 Allie, Canadian wrestler ↗
1987 Modibo Maïga, Malian footballer ↗
1987 Dawid Malan, English cricketer ↗
1987 James Neal, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1986 Shaun White – American snowboarder, skateboarder, and guitarist ↗
1986 OMI, Jamaican singer ↗
1985 Scott Carson, English footballer ↗
1985 Kelvin Wilson, English footballer ↗
1984 Mason Crosby, American football player ↗
1984 Garrett Hedlund, American actor ↗
1984 T. J. Perkins, Filipino-American wrestler ↗
1983 Augusto Farfus, Brazilian race car driver ↗
1983 Nicky Hunt, English footballer ↗
1983 Marcus McCauley, American football player ↗
1983 Valdas Vasylius, Lithuanian basketball player ↗
1982 Sarah Burke, Canadian skier (died 2012) ↗
1982 Andrew McMahon, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer ↗
1982 Kaori Natori, Japanese singer ↗
1982 Tiago Rannow, Brazilian footballer ↗
1982 Chris Wilcox, American basketball player ↗
1981 Fearne Cotton, English television and radio presenter ↗
1980 B.G., American rapper and actor ↗
1980 Daniel Bilos, Argentine footballer ↗
1980 Cindy Burger, Dutch footballer ↗
1980 Jason McCaslin, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer ↗
1979 Júlio César, Brazilian footballer ↗
1979 Tomo Miličević, Bosnian-American guitarist ↗
1978 Terje Bakken, Norwegian singer-songwriter (died 2004) ↗
1978 John Curtis, English footballer ↗
1978 Nichole Hiltz, American actress ↗
1978 Michal Rozsíval, Czech ice hockey player ↗
1978 Nick Wechsler, American actor ↗
1977 Casey Hampton, American football player ↗
1977 Rui Marques, Angolan footballer ↗
1977 Olof Mellberg, Swedish footballer ↗
1977 Nate Robertson, American baseball player ↗
1976 Valery V. Afanasyev, Russian ice hockey player and coach ↗
1976 Ashley Jones, American actress ↗
1976 Jevon Kearse, American football player ↗
1976 Raheem Morris, American football player and coach ↗
1975 Daniel Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor ↗
1975 Cristobal Huet, French ice hockey player ↗
1975 Redfoo, American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer ↗
1974 Martin Gerber, Swiss ice hockey player ↗
1974 Clare Kramer, American actress, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1974 Rahul Sanghvi, Indian cricketer ↗
1973 Jennifer Paige, American singer ↗
1973 Damon Stoudamire, American basketball player and coach ↗
1972 Christine Boudrias, Canadian speed skater ↗
1972 Bob Evans, American wrestler and trainer ↗
1972 Robbie O'Davis, Australian rugby league player ↗
1972 Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey player ↗
1971 Kiran Desai, Indian-American author ↗
1971 Glen Housman, Australian swimmer ↗
1971 Chabeli Iglesias, Portuguese-Spanish journalist ↗
1971 Paolo Montero, Uruguayan footballer and manager ↗
1970 Jeremy Glick, American businessman (died 2001) ↗
1970 George Lynch, American basketball player and coach ↗
1970 Gareth Southgate, English footballer and manager ↗
1969 Noah Baumbach, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1969 John Fugelsang, American comedian, actor, and talk show host ↗
1969 Robert Karlsson, Swedish golfer ↗
1969 Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (died 2004) ↗
1969 Matthew Offord, English journalist and politician ↗
1969 John Picacio, American artist ↗
1968 Grace Poe, Filipino educator and politician ↗
1967 Chris Gatling, American basketball player ↗
1967 Luis Gonzalez, American baseball player ↗
1966 Steven Johnson Leyba, American painter and author ↗
1966 Vladimir Ryzhkov, Russian historian and politician ↗
1965 Rachel Johnson, British journalist ↗
1965 Vaden Todd Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1965 Costas Mandylor, Australian actor ↗
1965 Charlie Sheen, American actor and producer ↗
1964 Adam Curry, American-Dutch businessman and television host, co-founded mevio ↗
1964 Spike Feresten, American screenwriter and producer ↗
1964 Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer-songwriter, guitarist and naat khawan (died 2016) ↗
1964 Holt McCallany, American actor ↗
1963 Sam Adams, American politician, 51st Mayor of Portland ↗
1963 Mubarak Ghanim, Emirati footballer ↗
1963 Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian journalist, essayist, and critic ↗
1962 David De Roure, English computer scientist and academic ↗
1961 Andy Griffiths, Australian author ↗
1960 Nick Gibb, English accountant and politician ↗
1957 Garth Ancier, American businessman ↗
1957 Earl Cureton, American basketball player and coach (died 2024) ↗
1957 Steve Schirripa, American actor and producer ↗
1957 Sadhguru, Indian yogi, mystic ↗
1957 Ivan Šramko, Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia ↗
1956 Jishu Dasgupta, Indian actor and director (died 2012) ↗
1956 Pat McGeown, Irish republican activist (died 1996) ↗
1956 Stephen Woolley, English director and producer ↗
1955 Steve Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1954 Jaak Uudmäe, Estonian triple jumper and coach ↗
1953 Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1953 George Peponis, Greek-Australian rugby league player and physician ↗
1952 Shakti Kapoor, Indian actor ↗
1951 Denys Hobson, South African cricketer ↗
1951 D. Rolland Jennings, American politician ↗
1950 Doug Pinnick, American rock singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
1949 José Pékerman, Argentine footballer, coach, and manager ↗
1949 Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (died 2004) ↗
1948 Don Brewer, American drummer and singer-songwriter ↗
1948 Lyudmila Karachkina, Ukrainian astronomer ↗
1948 Fotis Kouvelis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice ↗
1948 Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (died 2008) ↗
1947 Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian minister and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Norway ↗
1947 Michael Connarty, Scottish educator and politician ↗
1947 Mario Draghi, Italian banker and economist ↗
1947 Gérard Houllier, French footballer and coach (died 2020) ↗
1947 Susan Milan, English flute player and composer ↗
1945 George Biondo, American bass player and songwriter ↗
1945 Peter Goddard, English physicist and mathematician ↗
1945 Martha Saxton, American Historian (died 2023) ↗
1944 Geoff Arnold, English cricketer and coach ↗
1944 Ray Groom, Australian footballer, lawyer, and politician, 39th Premier of Tasmania ↗
1943 Valerie Perrine, American model and actress ↗
1942 Al Jardine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1941 Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (died 1990) ↗
1940 Frank Duffy, English architect ↗
1940 Pauline Collins, English actress (died 2025) ↗
1940 Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and author (died 2015) ↗
1940 Brian Lochore, New Zealand rugby player and coach (died 2019) ↗
1938 Liliane Ackermann, French microbiologist, community leader, writer, and lecturer (died 2007) ↗
1938 Sarah Bradford, English historian and author ↗
1938 Caryl Churchill, English-Canadian playwright ↗
1938 Richard MacCormac, English architect, founded MJP Architects (died 2014) ↗
1938 Ryōji Noyori, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
1936 Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Tunisia (died 2019) ↗
1936 Pilar Pallete, Peruvian-American actress ↗
1935 Helmut Clasen, German-Canadian motorcycle racer ↗
1934 Freddie King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1976) ↗
1933 Basil Butcher, Guyanese cricketer (died 2019) ↗
1933 Tompall Glaser, American singer-songwriter (died 2013) ↗
1932 Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (died 2013) ↗
1931 Albert DeSalvo, American serial killer known as the Boston Strangler (died 1973) ↗
1931 Dick Motta, American basketball player and coach ↗
1931 Guy Spitaels, Belgian academic and politician, 7th Minister-President of Wallonia (died 2012) ↗
1930 Cherry Wilder, New Zealand author and poet (died 2002) ↗
1929 Whitey Bulger, American organized crime boss (died 2018) ↗
1929 Carlo Clerici, Swiss cyclist (died 2007) ↗
1929 Steve Rickard, New Zealand-Australian wrestler, trainer, and promoter (died 2015) ↗
1929 Armand Vaillancourt, Canadian sculptor and painter ↗
1928 Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (died 2007) ↗
1926 Alison Lurie, American author and academic (died 2020) ↗
1926 Irene Papas, Greek actress (died 2022) ↗
1926 Uttam Kumar, Indian Bengali actor, director, producer, singer, composer and playback singer (died 1980) ↗
1925 Anne Jackson, American actress (died 2016) ↗
1925 Bengt Lindström, Swedish painter and sculptor (died 2008) ↗
1925 Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007) ↗
1924 Mary Grace Canfield, American actress (died 2014) ↗
1923 Glen Bell, American businessman, founded Taco Bell (died 2010) ↗
1923 Alice Gibson, Belizean chief librarian and educator (died 2021) ↗
1923 Fred Hawkins, American golfer (died 2014) ↗
1923 Mort Walker, American cartoonist (died 2018) ↗
1921 John Aston Sr., English footballer (died 2003) ↗
1921 Thurston Dart, English pianist, conductor, and musicologist (died 1971) ↗
1921 Marguerite Higgins, American journalist and author (died 1966) ↗
1920 Tereska Torrès, French soldier and author (died 2012) ↗
1919 Phil Stern, American soldier and photographer (died 2014) ↗
1918 Helen Wagner, American actress (died 2010) ↗
1916 Eddie Stanky, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1999) ↗
1915 Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist and composer (died 2014) ↗
1915 Memphis Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1988) ↗
1914 Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician, 17th Governor of Washington (died 1994) ↗
1913 Alan Ladd, American actor and producer (died 1964) ↗
1911 Bernard Mammes, American cyclist and sergeant (died 2000) ↗
1910 Kitty Carlisle, American actress, singer, socialite, and game show panelist (died 2007) ↗
1910 Franz Jáchym, Austrian Roman Catholic archbishop (died 1984) ↗
1910 Maurice Papon, French civil servant and convicted war criminal (died 2007) ↗
1908 Lev Pontryagin, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1988) ↗
1907 Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist, philosopher, and author (died 1977) ↗
1905 Carl David Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991) ↗
1905 John Mills, New Zealand cricketer (died 1972) ↗
1901 Eduard van Beinum, Dutch violinist, pianist, and conductor (died 1959) ↗
1900 Percy Chapman, English cricketer (died 1961) ↗
1900 Urho Kekkonen, Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th President of Finland (died 1986) ↗
1899 Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985) ↗
1897 Sally Benson, American author and screenwriter (died 1972) ↗
1887 Frank Christian, American trumpet player (died 1973) ↗
1882 Johnny Douglas, English cricketer and boxer (died 1930) ↗
1878 Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, English tennis player (died 1960) ↗
1875 Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (died 1951) ↗
1869 Fritz Pregl, Slovenian chemist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930) ↗
1856 Louis Sullivan, American architect and educator, designed the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building (died 1924) ↗
1854 Charles Tatham, American fencer (died 1939) ↗
1851 Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Queen consort of the Hellenes (died 1926) ↗
1849 Sarah Orne Jewett, American novelist, short story writer and poet (died 1909) ↗
1841 Tom Emmett, English cricketer (died 1904) ↗
1840 Jacob Christian Fabricius, Danish composer (died 1919) ↗
1820 George Hearst, American businessman and politician (died 1891) ↗
1814 James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic (died 1897) ↗
1811 John Humphrey Noyes, American activist, founded the Oneida Community (died 1886) ↗
1810 Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter (died 1871) ↗
1803 Prudence Crandall, American educator (died 1890) ↗
1781 Eugène de Beauharnais, French general and politician (died 1824) ↗
1724 Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Irish-English general and politician, 21st Governor General of Canada (died 1808) ↗
1710 Abraham Trembley, Swiss biologist and zoologist (died 1784) ↗
1704 Joseph de Jussieu, French explorer, geographer, and mathematician, (died 1779) ↗
1695 Pietro Antonio Locatelli, Italian violin player and composer (died 1764) ↗
1693 Charles Radclyffe, English captain and politician (died 1746) ↗
1675 Paul Dudley, American lawyer and jurist (died 1751) ↗
1568 Adriano Banchieri, Italian organist and composer (died 1634) ↗
1034 Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (died 1073) ↗

2024 Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, Scottish peer (born 1930) ↗
2024 Wayne Graham, American baseball player and coach (born 1936) ↗
2024 Charley Johnson, American football player (born 1938) ↗
2017 Walter Becker, American musician, songwriter, and record producer (born 1950) ↗
2017 John Ashbery, American poet (born 1927) ↗
2015 Adrian Cadbury, English rower and businessman (born 1929) ↗
2015 Judy Carne, English actress and comedian (born 1939) ↗
2015 Carter Lay, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1971) ↗
2015 Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician (born 1914) ↗
2015 Chandra Bahadur Dangi, world record holder for shortest man (born 1939) ↗
2014 Aarno Raninen, Finnish singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1944) ↗
2014 A. P. Venkateswaran, Indian soldier and politician, 14th Foreign Secretary of India (born 1930) ↗
2013 Ralph M. Holman, American lawyer and judge (born 1914) ↗
2013 Pedro Ferriz Santacruz, Mexican-American journalist (born 1921) ↗
2013 José Ramón Larraz, Spanish director and screenwriter (born 1929) ↗
2013 Janet Lembke, American author and scholar (born 1933) ↗
2013 Don Meineke, American basketball player (born 1930) ↗
2013 Lewis Morley, Hong Kong-Australian photographer (born 1925) ↗
2012 Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord (born 1943) ↗
2012 Harold Dunaway, American race car driver and pilot (born 1933) ↗
2012 Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (born 1957) ↗
2012 Siegfried Jamrowski, Russian-German soldier and pilot (born 1917) ↗
2012 Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader and businessman, founded the Unification Church (born 1920) ↗
2012 Charlie Rose, American lawyer and politician (born 1939) ↗
2010 Noah Howard, American saxophonist (born 1943) ↗
2010 Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1950) ↗
2008 Donald Blakeslee, American colonel and pilot (born 1917) ↗
2007 Carter Albrecht, American keyboard player and guitarist (born 1973) ↗
2007 Syd Jackson, New Zealand trade union leader and activist (born 1939) ↗
2007 Jane Tomlinson, English runner (born 1964) ↗
2007 Steve Fossett, American aviator (born 1944) ↗
2005 R. S. R. Fitter, English biologist and author (born 1913) ↗
2005 William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (born 1924) ↗
2003 Alan Dugan, American soldier and poet (born 1923) ↗
2003 Rudolf Leiding, German businessman (born 1914) ↗
2002 Kenneth Hare, Canadian climatologist and academic (born 1919) ↗
2002 W. Clement Stone, American businessman, philanthropist, and author (born 1902) ↗
2001 Pauline Kael, American film critic and author (born 1919) ↗
2000 Edward Anhalt, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914) ↗
1999 Emma Bailey, American auctioneer and author (born 1910) ↗
1996 Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Australian painter (born 1910) ↗
1995 Mary Adshead, English painter (born 1904) ↗
1994 James Thomas Aubrey, Jr., American screenwriter and producer (born 1918) ↗
1994 Billy Wright, English footballer and manager (born 1924) ↗
1993 David Brown, English businessman (born 1904) ↗
1991 Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1897) ↗
1989 Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer (born 1953) ↗
1988 Ferit Melen, Turkish civil servant and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1906) ↗
1987 Morton Feldman, American composer and educator (born 1926) ↗
1985 Johnny Marks, American songwriter (born 1909) ↗
1981 Alec Waugh, English soldier and author (born 1898) ↗
1980 Barbara O'Neil, American actress (born 1910) ↗
1980 Duncan Renaldo, Romanian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1904) ↗
1977 Gianni Vella, Maltese artist (born 1885) ↗
1974 Harry Partch, American composer and theorist (born 1901) ↗
1970 Vasil Gendov, Bulgarian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1891) ↗
1970 Vince Lombardi, American football player and coach (born 1913) ↗
1970 Alan Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1943) ↗
1969 John Lester, American cricketer and soccer player (born 1871) ↗
1967 Francis Ouimet, American golfer and banker (born 1893) ↗
1963 Louis MacNeice, Irish poet and playwright (born 1907) ↗
1962 E. E. Cummings, American poet and playwright (born 1894) ↗
1961 Robert E. Gross, American businessman (born 1897) ↗
1954 Marika Kotopouli, Greek actress (born 1887) ↗
1948 Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd President of Czechoslovakia (born 1884) ↗
1944 John Lumsden, Irish physician, founded the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland (born 1869) ↗
1942 Will James, Canadian-American author and illustrator (born 1892) ↗
1942 Séraphine Louis, French painter (born 1864) ↗
1941 Rafailo Momčilović, Serbian Orthodox hegumen and painter (born 1875) ↗
1936 Nikita Balieff, Armenian-Russian puppeteer and director (born 1876) ↗
1929 John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, English jurist and politician (born 1840) ↗
1914 Albéric Magnard, French composer and educator (born 1865) ↗
1906 Mihály Kolossa, Hungarian author and poet (born 1846) ↗
1901 Evelyn Abbott, English classical scholar (born 1843) ↗
1893 James Harrison, Scottish-Australian engineer, journalist, and politician (born 1816) ↗
1886 William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician (born 1812) ↗
1883 Ivan Turgenev – Russian author and playwright (born 1818) ↗
1877 Adolphe Thiers, French historian and politician, 2nd President of France (born 1797) ↗
1866 Konstantin Flavitsky, Russian painter (born 1830) ↗
1857 John McLoughlin, Canadian-American businessman (born 1784) ↗
1808 John Montgomery, American merchant and politician (born 1722) ↗
1766 Archibald Bower, Scottish historian and author (born 1686) ↗
1729 Jean Hardouin, French historian and scholar (born 1646) ↗
1720 Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French general and diplomat (born 1648) ↗
1658 Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of England (born 1599) ↗
1653 Claudius Salmasius, French scholar and author (born 1588) ↗
1634 Edward Coke, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (born 1552) ↗
1609 Jean Richardot, Belgian diplomat (born 1540) ↗
1592 Robert Greene, English author and playwright (born 1558) ↗
1467 Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (born 1434) ↗
1420 Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (born 1340) ↗
1402 Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Italian son of Galeazzo II Visconti (born 1351) ↗
1400 John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (born c. 1352) ↗
1354 Joanikije II, Serbian patriarch and saint ↗
1313 Anna of Bohemia (born 1290) ↗
1301 Alberto I della Scala, Lord of Verona ↗
1189 Jacob of Orléans, French Jewish scholar ↗
1120 Gerard Thom (The Blessed Gerard), founder of the Knights Hospitaller (born c. 1040) ↗
931 Uda, emperor of Japan (born 867) ↗
863 Umar al-Aqta, Arab emir ↗
618 Xue Ju, emperor of Qin ↗
264 Sun Xiu, Chinese emperor (born 235) ↗