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  • 2016 The 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict begins along the Nagorno-Karabakh Line of Contact.
  • 2011 After protests against the burning of the Quran turn violent, a mob attacks a United Nations compound in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of fourteen people, including seven UN workers.
  • 2006 Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) of the Government of the United Kingdom is enforced, but later merged into National Crime Agency on 7 October 2013.
  • 2004 Google launches its Email service Gmail.
  • 2001 An EP-3E United States Navy surveillance aircraft collides with a Chinese People's Liberation Army Shenyang J-8 fighter jet. The Chinese pilot ejected but is subsequently lost. The Navy crew makes an emergency landing in Hainan, China and is detained.
  • 2001 Former President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milošević surrenders to police special forces, to be tried on war crimes charges.
  • 2001 Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Netherlands, the first contemporary country to allow it.
  • 1999 Nunavut is established as a Canadian territory carved out of the eastern part of the Northwest Territories.
  • 1997 Comet Hale–Bopp is seen passing at perihelion.
  • 1993 NASCAR champion Alan Kulwicki is killed in a plane crash near the Tri-Cities Regional Airport in Blountville, Tennessee.
  • 1989 Margaret Thatcher's new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), is introduced in Scotland.
  • 1986 Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.
  • 1984 Singer Marvin Gaye is shot to death by his father in his home in Arlington Heights, Los Angeles, California.
  • 1979 Iran becomes an Islamic republic by a 99% vote, officially overthrowing the Shah.
  • 1976 Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found Apple Computer, Inc.
  • 1974 The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.
  • 1973 Project Tiger, a tiger conservation project, is launched in the Jim Corbett National Park, India.
  • 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army massacre more than a thousand people in Keraniganj Upazila, Bangladesh.
  • 1970 President Richard Nixon signs the Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act into law.
  • 1970 A Royal Air Maroc Sud Aviation Caravelle crashes near Berrechid, Morocco, killing 61.
  • 1969 The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.
  • 1964 The British Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry are replaced by a unified Defence Council of the United Kingdom.
  • 1960 The TIROS-1 satellite transmits the first television picture from space.
  • 1955 The EOKA rebellion against the British Empire begins in Cyprus, with the goal of unifying with Greece.
  • 1954 United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizes the creation of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  • 1949 Chinese Civil War: The Chinese Communist Party holds unsuccessful peace talks with the Nationalist Party in Beijing, after three years of fighting.
  • 1949 The Government of Canada repeals Japanese-Canadian internment after seven years.
  • 1948 Cold War: Communist forces respond to the introduction of the Deutsche Mark by attempting to force the western powers to withdraw from Berlin.
  • 1948 Faroe Islands gain autonomy from Denmark.
  • 1947 The only mutiny in the history of the Royal New Zealand Navy begins.
  • 1946 The 8.6 Mw  Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.
  • 1946 The Malayan Union is established. Protests from locals led to the establishment of the Federation of Malaya two years later.
  • 1945 World War II: The Tenth United States Army attacks the Thirty-Second Japanese Army on Okinawa.
  • 1944 World War II: Navigation errors lead to an accidental American bombing of the Swiss city of Schaffhausen.
  • 1941 Fântâna Albă massacre: Between two hundred and two thousand Romanian civilians are killed by Soviet Border Troops.
  • 1941 A military coup in Iraq overthrows the regime of 'Abd al-Ilah and installs Rashid Ali al-Gaylani as Prime Minister.
  • 1939 Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender.
  • 1937 Aden becomes a British crown colony.
  • 1937 The Royal New Zealand Air Force is formed as an independent service.
  • 1935 India's central banking institution, the Reserve Bank of India, is formed.
  • 1933 The recently elected Nazis under Julius Streicher organize a one-day boycott of all Jewish-owned businesses in Germany, ushering in a series of anti-Semitic acts.
  • 1924 Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years fortress confinement for his participation in the "Beer Hall Putsch" but spends only nine months in jail.
  • 1924 The Royal Canadian Air Force is formed.
  • 1922 In newly formed Northern Ireland, six Catholics are murdered in the Arnon Street killings, one week after six others were killed in the McMahon killings.
  • 1918 The Royal Air Force is created by the merger of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service.
  • 1908 The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
  • 1900 Prince George becomes absolute monarch of the Cretan State.
  • 1873 The White Star steamer SS Atlantic sinks off Nova Scotia, killing 547 in one of the worst marine disasters of the 19th century.
  • 1867 Singapore becomes a British crown colony.
  • 1865 American Civil War: Union troops led by Philip Sheridan decisively defeat Confederate troops led by George Pickett, cutting the Army of Northern Virginia's last supply line during the Siege of Petersburg.
  • 1833 The Convention of 1833, a political gathering of settlers in Mexican Texas to help draft a series of petitions to the Mexican government, begins in San Felipe de Austin.
  • 1789 In New York City, the United States House of Representatives achieves its first quorum and elects Frederick Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania as its first Speaker.
  • 1725 J. S. Bach's later Easter Oratorio in its first version is performed at the Nikolaikirche in Leipzig on Easter Sunday.
  • 1572 In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.
  • 1081 Alexios I Komnenos overthrows the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros III Botaneiates, and, after his troops spend three days extensively looting Constantinople, is formally crowned on April 4.
  • 527 Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne.
  • 2000 Rhian Brewster, English footballer
  • 1999 Gabe Davis, American football player
  • 1998 King Combs, American rapper
  • 1998 Mitchell Robinson, American basketball player
  • 1997 Asa Butterfield, English actor
  • 1997 Álex Palou, Spanish racing driver
  • 1996 Sophia Hutchins, American socialite
  • 1995 Jofra Archer, Barbadian-English cricketer
  • 1995 Logan Paul, American YouTuber, actor and wrestler
  • 1992 Deng Linlin, Chinese gymnast
  • 1991 Duván Zapata, Colombian footballer
  • 1990 Julia Fischer, German discus thrower
  • 1989 Jan Blokhuijsen, Dutch speed skater
  • 1989 David Ngog, French footballer
  • 1989 Christian Vietoris, German racing driver
  • 1988 Brook Lopez, American basketball player
  • 1988 Robin Lopez, American basketball player
  • 1987 Vitorino Antunes, Portuguese footballer
  • 1987 Ding Junhui, Chinese professional snooker player
  • 1987 Gianluca Musacci, Italian footballer
  • 1987 Oliver Turvey, English racing driver
  • 1986 Nikolaos Kourtidis, Greek weightlifter
  • 1986 Hillary Scott, American country singer-songwriter
  • 1985 Daniel Murphy, American baseball player
  • 1985 Beth Tweddle, English gymnast
  • 1984 Gilberto Macena, Brazilian footballer
  • 1983 Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Icelandic footballer
  • 1983 Sean Taylor, American football player (died 2007)
  • 1982 Taran Killam, American actor, voice artist, comedian, and writer
  • 1982 Andreas Thorkildsen, Norwegian javelin thrower
  • 1981 Antonis Fotsis, Greek basketball player
  • 1981 Bjørn Einar Romøren, Norwegian ski jumper
  • 1980 Dennis Kruppke, German footballer
  • 1980 Randy Orton, American wrestler
  • 1980 Bijou Phillips, American actress and model
  • 1979 Ruth Beitia, Spanish high jumper
  • 1978 Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (died 2009)
  • 1978 Mirka Federer, Slovak-Swiss tennis player
  • 1978 Anamaria Marinca, Romanian-English actress
  • 1978 Etan Thomas, American basketball player
  • 1977 Vitor Belfort, Brazilian-American boxer and mixed martial artist
  • 1977 Haimar Zubeldia, Spanish cyclist
  • 1976 Hazem El Masri, Lebanese-Australian rugby league player and educator
  • 1976 David Gilliland, American race car driver
  • 1976 Gábor Király, Hungarian footballer
  • 1976 David Oyelowo, English actor
  • 1976 Clarence Seedorf, Dutch-Brazilian footballer and manager
  • 1976 Yuka Yoshida, Japanese tennis player
  • 1975 John Butler, American-Australian singer-songwriter and producer
  • 1975 Magdalena Maleeva, Bulgarian tennis player
  • 1974 Hugo Ibarra, Argentinian footballer and manager
  • 1973 Christian Finnegan, American comedian and actor
  • 1973 Stephen Fleming, New Zealand cricketer and coach
  • 1973 Rachel Maddow, American journalist and author
  • 1972 Darren McCarty, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
  • 1972 Jesse Tobias, American guitarist and songwriter
  • 1971 Sonia Bisset, Cuban javelin thrower
  • 1971 Shinji Nakano, Japanese racing driver
  • 1970 Brad Meltzer, American author, screenwriter, and producer
  • 1969 Lev Lobodin, Ukrainian-Russian decathlete
  • 1969 Andrew Vlahov, Australian basketball player
  • 1969 Dean Windass, English footballer and manager
  • 1968 Mike Baird, Australian politician, 44th Premier of New South Wales
  • 1968 Andreas Schnaas, German actor and director
  • 1968 Alexander Stubb, Finnish academic and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Finland and 13th President of Finland
  • 1967 Nicola Roxon, Australian lawyer and politician, 34th Attorney-General for Australia
  • 1966 Chris Evans, English radio and television host
  • 1966 Mehmet Özdilek, Turkish footballer and manager
  • 1965 Jane Adams, American film, television, and stage actress
  • 1965 Mark Jackson, American basketball player and coach
  • 1964 Erik Breukink, Dutch cyclist and manager
  • 1964 Kevin Duckworth, American basketball player (died 2008)
  • 1964 John Morris, English cricketer
  • 1964 José Rodrigues dos Santos, Portuguese journalist, author, and educator
  • 1963 Teodoro de Villa Diaz, Filipino guitarist and songwriter (died 1988)
  • 1963 Aprille Ericsson-Jackson, American aerospace engineer
  • 1962 Mark Shulman, American author
  • 1962 Chris Grayling, English journalist and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
  • 1962 Samboy Lim, Filipino basketball player and manager (died 2023)
  • 1962 Phillip Schofield, English television host
  • 1961 Susan Boyle, Scottish singer
  • 1961 Sergio Scariolo, Italian professional basketball head coach
  • 1961 Mark White, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1959 Helmut Duckadam, Romanian footballer (died 2024)
  • 1958 D. Boon, American singer and musician (died 1985)
  • 1957 John Farragher, Australian rugby league player (died 2025)
  • 1957 David Gower, English cricketer and sportscaster
  • 1957 Denise Nickerson, American actress (died 2019)
  • 1955 Don Hasselbeck, American football player and sportscaster
  • 1955 Humayun Akhtar Khan, Pakistani politician, 5th Commerce Minister of Pakistan
  • 1954 Jeff Porcaro, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (died 1992)
  • 1953 Barry Sonnenfeld, American cinematographer, director, and producer
  • 1953 Alberto Zaccheroni, Italian footballer and manager
  • 1952 Annette O'Toole, American actress
  • 1952 Bernard Stiegler, French philosopher and academic (died 2020)
  • 1951 John Abizaid, American general
  • 1950 Samuel Alito, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
  • 1950 Loris Kessel, Swiss racing driver (died 2010)
  • 1950 Daniel Paillé, Canadian academic and politician
  • 1949 Gérard Mestrallet, French businessman
  • 1949 Paul Manafort, American lobbyist, political consultant, and convicted felon
  • 1949 Sammy Nelson, Northern Irish footballer and coach
  • 1949 Gil Scott-Heron, American singer-songwriter and author (died 2011)
  • 1948 Javier Irureta, Spanish footballer and manager
  • 1948 Peter Law, Welsh politician and independent Member of Parliament (died 2006)
  • 1947 Alain Connes, French mathematician and academic
  • 1946 Nikitas Kaklamanis, Greek academic and politician, Greek Minister of Health and Social Security
  • 1946 Ronnie Lane, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 1997)
  • 1946 Arrigo Sacchi, Italian footballer, coach, and manager
  • 1943 Dafydd Wigley, Welsh academic and politician
  • 1943 Titina Silá, Bissau-Guinean revolutionary (died 1973)
  • 1942 Samuel R. Delany, American author and critic
  • 1942 Richard D. Wolff, American economist and academic
  • 1941 Gideon Gadot, Israeli journalist and politician (died 2012)
  • 1941 Ajit Wadekar, Indian cricketer, coach, and manager (died 2018)
  • 1940 Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)
  • 1939 Ali MacGraw, American model and actress
  • 1939 Phil Niekro, American baseball player and manager (died 2020)
  • 1937 Jordan Charney, American actor
  • 1937 Yılmaz Güney, Palme d'Or award-winning Kurdish film director, scenarist, actor, novelist and activist (died 1984)
  • 1937 Lynn Garrison, Canadian aviator, political advisor, and mercenary
  • 1936 Peter Collinson, English-American director and producer (died 1980)
  • 1936 Jean-Pascal Delamuraz, Swiss politician, 80th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1998)
  • 1936 Tarun Gogoi, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Assam (died 2020)
  • 1936 Abdul Qadeer Khan, Indian-Pakistani physicist, chemist, and engineer (died 2021)
  • 1935 Larry McDonald, American physician and politician (died 1983)
  • 1934 Vladimir Posner, French-American journalist and radio host
  • 1933 Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, Algerian-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  • 1933 Dan Flavin, American sculptor and educator (died 1996)
  • 1933 Bengt Holbek, Danish folklorist (died 1992)
  • 1932 Debbie Reynolds, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2016)
  • 1931 George Baker, Bulgarian-English actor and screenwriter (died 2011)
  • 1931 Rolf Hochhuth, German author and playwright (died 2020)
  • 1930 Grace Lee Whitney, American actress and singer (died 2015)
  • 1930 Ásta Sigurðardóttir, Icelandic writer and visual artist (died 1971)
  • 1929 Jonathan Haze, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and production manager (died 2024)
  • 1929 Milan Kundera – Czech-French novelist, poet, and playwright (died 2023)
  • 1929 Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator and director (died 2010)
  • 1929 Jane Powell, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2021)
  • 1927 Walter Bahr, American soccer player, coach, and manager (died 2018)
  • 1927 Amos Milburn, American R&B singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1980)
  • 1927 Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer and manager (died 2006)
  • 1926 Anne McCaffrey, American-Irish author (died 2011)
  • 1924 Brendan Byrne, American lieutenant, judge, and politician, 47th Governor of New Jersey (died 2018)
  • 1922 Duke Jordan, American pianist and composer (died 2006)
  • 1922 William Manchester, American historian and author (died 2004)
  • 1921 William Bergsma, American composer and educator (died 1994)
  • 1921 Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, American guitarist, fiddler, and composer (died 2014)
  • 1920 Mifune Toshiro – Japanese actor (died 1997)
  • 1919 Joseph Murray, American surgeon and soldier, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012)
  • 1917 Sydney Newman, Canadian screenwriter and producer, co-created Doctor Who (died 1997)
  • 1917 Melville Shavelson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2007)
  • 1916 Sheila May Edmonds, British mathematician (died 2002)
  • 1915 O. W. Fischer, Austrian-Swiss actor and director (died 2004)
  • 1913 Memos Makris, Greek sculptor (died 1993)
  • 1911 Augusta Braxton Baker, African American librarian (died 1998)
  • 1910 Harry Carney, American saxophonist and clarinet player (died 1974)
  • 1910 Bob Van Osdel, American high jumper and soldier (died 1987)
  • 1909 Abner Biberman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1977)
  • 1909 Eddy Duchin, American pianist and bandleader (died 1951)
  • 1908 Abraham Maslow, American psychologist and academic (died 1970)
  • 1908 Harlow Rothert, American shot putter, lawyer, and academic (died 1997)
  • 1907 Shivakumara Swami, Indian religious leader and philanthropist (died 2019)
  • 1906 Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, Russian engineer, founded the Yakovlev Design Bureau (died 1989)
  • 1905 Gaston Eyskens, Belgian economist and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Belgium (died 1988)
  • 1905 Paul Hasluck, Australian historian, poet, and politician, 17th Governor-General of Australia (died 1993)
  • 1902 Maria Polydouri, Greek poet (died 1930)
  • 1901 Whittaker Chambers, American journalist and spy (died 1961)
  • 1900 Stefanie Clausen, Danish Olympic diver (died 1981)
  • 1899 Gustavs Celmiņš, Latvian academic and politician (died 1968)
  • 1898 William James Sidis, Ukrainian-Russian Jewish American mathematician, anthropologist, and historian (died 1944)
  • 1895 Alberta Hunter, African-American singer-songwriter and nurse (died 1984)
  • 1893 Cicely Courtneidge, Australian-English actress (died 1980)
  • 1889 K. B. Hedgewar, Indian physician and activist (died 1940)
  • 1885 Wallace Beery, American actor (died 1949)
  • 1885 Clementine Churchill, English wife of Winston Churchill (died 1977)
  • 1883 Lon Chaney, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1930)
  • 1883 Edvard Drabløs, Norwegian actor and director (died 1976)
  • 1883 Laurette Taylor, Irish-American actress (died 1946)
  • 1881 Octavian Goga, Romanian Prime Minister (died 1938)
  • 1879 Stanislaus Zbyszko, Polish wrestler and strongman (died 1967)
  • 1878 C. Ganesha Iyer, Ceylon Tamil philologist (died 1958)
  • 1875 Edgar Wallace, English journalist, author, and playwright (died 1932)
  • 1874 Ernest Barnes, English mathematician and theologian (died 1953)
  • 1874 Prince Karl of Bavaria (died 1927)
  • 1873 Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1943)
  • 1871 F. Melius Christiansen, Norwegian-American violinist and conductor (died 1955)
  • 1868 Edmond Rostand – French poet and playwright (died 1918)
  • 1868 Walter Mead, English cricketer (died 1954)
  • 1866 William Blomfield, New Zealand cartoonist and politician (died 1938)
  • 1866 Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1924)
  • 1866 Ève Lavallière, French actress (died 1929)
  • 1865 Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Austrian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1929)
  • 1858 Columba Marmion, Irish Benedictine abbot (died 1923)
  • 1852 Edwin Austin Abbey, American painter and illustrator (died 1911)
  • 1834 James Fisk, American businessman (died 1872)
  • 1824 Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (died 1901)
  • 1823 Simon Bolivar Buckner, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Kentucky (died 1891)
  • 1815 Otto von Bismarck, German lawyer and politician, 1st Chancellor of the German Empire (died 1898)
  • 1815 Edward Clark, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Texas (died 1880)
  • 1786 William Mulready, Irish genre painter (died 1863)
  • 1776 Sophie Germain, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (died 1831)
  • 1765 Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver and etcher (died 1810)
  • 1753 Joseph de Maistre, French philosopher, lawyer, and diplomat (died 1821)
  • 1741 George Dance the Younger, English architect and surveyor (died 1825)
  • 1721 Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch-English organist, violinist, and composer (died 1799)
  • 1697 Antoine François Prévost, French novelist and translator (died 1763)
  • 1647 John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English poet and courtier (died 1680)
  • 1640 Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician and academic (died 1697)
  • 1629 Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, French organist and composer (died 1691)
  • 1610 Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier and critic (died 1703)
  • 1578 William Harvey, English physician and academic (died 1657)
  • 1543 François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières (died 1626)
  • 1328 Blanche of France, Duchess of Orléans (died 1382)
  • 1282 Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1347)
  • 1220 Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (died 1272)
  • 2025 Val Kilmer, American actor (born 1959)
  • 2025 Johnny Tillotson, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)
  • 2024 Lou Conter, American naval commander (born 1921)
  • 2024 Vontae Davis, American football player (born 1988)
  • 2024 Joe Flaherty, American actor, writer, and comedian (born 1941)
  • 2024 Sami Michael, Iraqi-born Israeli writer and human rights activist (born 1926)
  • 2024 Ed Piskor, American comic book artist (born 1982)
  • 2024 Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Iranian senior military officer (born 1960)
  • 2019 Vonda N. McIntyre, American science fiction author (born 1948)
  • 2018 Steven Bochco, American television writer and producer (born 1943)
  • 2017 Lonnie Brooks, American blues singer and guitarist (born 1933)
  • 2017 Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Soviet and Russian poet and writer (born 1932)
  • 2015 Nicolae Rainea, Romanian footballer and referee (born 1933)
  • 2014 King Fleming, American pianist and bandleader (born 1922)
  • 2014 Jacques Le Goff, French historian and author (born 1924)
  • 2014 Rolf Rendtorff, German theologian and academic (born 1925)
  • 2013 Moses Blah, Liberian general and politician, 23rd President of Liberia (born 1947)
  • 2013 Karen Muir, South African swimmer and physician (born 1952)
  • 2012 Lionel Bowen, Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (born 1922)
  • 2012 Giorgio Chinaglia, Italian-American soccer player and radio host (born 1947)
  • 2012 Miguel de la Madrid, Mexican banker, academic, and politician, 52nd President of Mexico (born 1934)
  • 2010 John Forsythe, American actor (born 1918)
  • 2010 Tzannis Tzannetakis, Greek soldier and politician, 175th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1927)
  • 2006 In Tam, Cambodian general and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Cambodia (born 1916)
  • 2005 Paul Bomani, Tanzanian politician and diplomat, 1st Tanzanian Minister of Finance (b 1925)
  • 2005 Robert Coldwell Wood, American political scientist and academic (born 1923)
  • 2004 Ioannis Kyrastas, Greek footballer and manager (born 1952)
  • 2004 Carrie Snodgress, American actress (born 1945)
  • 2003 Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor (born 1956)
  • 2002 Simo Häyhä, Finnish soldier and sniper (born 1905)
  • 2001 Trịnh Công Sơn, Vietnamese guitarist and composer (born 1939)
  • 1999 Jesse Stone, American pianist, songwriter, and producer (born 1901)
  • 1998 Rozz Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1963)
  • 1997 Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (born 1912)
  • 1996 Mário Viegas, Portuguese actor and poetry reciter (born 1948)
  • 1995 H. Adams Carter, American mountaineer, journalist, and educator (born 1914)
  • 1995 Francisco Moncion, Dominican American ballet dancer, choreographer, charter member of the New York City Ballet (born 1918)
  • 1995 Lucie Rie, Austrian-English potter (born 1902)
  • 1994 Robert Doisneau, French photographer (born 1912)
  • 1993 Alan Kulwicki, American race car driver (born 1954)
  • 1992 Michael Havers, Baron Havers, English lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (born 1923)
  • 1991 Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (born 1894)
  • 1991 Jaime Guzmán, Chilean lawyer and politician (born 1946)
  • 1987 Henri Cochet, French tennis player (born 1901)
  • 1986 Erik Bruhn, Danish actor, director, and choreographer (born 1928)
  • 1986 Edwin Boston, English clergyman, author, and railway preservationist
  • 1984 Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter (born 1939)
  • 1984 Elizabeth Goudge, English author (born 1900)
  • 1981 Eua Sunthornsanan, Thai singer-songwriter and bandleader (born 1910)
  • 1976 Max Ernst – German painter and sculptor (born 1891)
  • 1971 Kathleen Lonsdale, Irish crystallographer and prison reformer (born 1903)
  • 1968 Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1908)
  • 1966 Brian O'Nolan, Irish author (born 1911)
  • 1965 Helena Rubinstein, Polish-American businesswoman (born 1870)
  • 1963 Agnes Mowinckel, Norwegian actress (born 1875)
  • 1962 Jussi Kekkonen, Finnish captain and businessman (born 1910)
  • 1950 Charles R. Drew, American physician and surgeon (born 1904)
  • 1950 Recep Peker, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1889)
  • 1947 George II, king of Greece (born 1890)
  • 1946 Noah Beery, Sr., American actor (born 1882)
  • 1924 Jacob Bolotin, American physician (born 1888)
  • 1924 Lloyd Hildebrand, English cyclist (born 1870)
  • 1924 Stan Rowley, Australian sprinter (born 1876)
  • 1922 Charles I, emperor of Austria (born 1887)
  • 1920 Walter Simon, German banker and philanthropist (born 1857)
  • 1917 Scott Joplin, American pianist and composer (born 1868)
  • 1914 Rube Waddell, American baseball player (born 1876)
  • 1914 Charles Wells, English founder of Charles Wells Ltd (born 1842)
  • 1890 David Wilber, American politician (born 1820)
  • 1890 Alexander Mozhaysky, Russian soldier, pilot, and engineer (born 1825)
  • 1878 John C.W. Daly, English-Canadian soldier and politician (born 1796)
  • 1872 Frederick Denison Maurice, English theologian and academic (born 1805)
  • 1865 Antonios Kriezis, Greek Navy officer and Prime Minister of Greece (born 1796)
  • 1865 Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano (born 1797)
  • 1839 Benjamin Pierce, American soldier and politician, 11th Governor of New Hampshire (born 1757)
  • 1787 Floyer Sydenham, English scholar and academic (born 1710)
  • 1682 Franz Egon of Fürstenberg, Bavarian bishop (born 1625)
  • 1621 Cristofano Allori, Italian painter and educator (born 1577)
  • 1580 Alonso Mudarra, Spanish guitarist and composer (born 1510)
  • 1548 Sigismund I, king of Poland (born 1467)
  • 1528 Francisco de Peñalosa, Spanish composer (born 1470)
  • 1455 Zbigniew Oleśnicki, Polish cardinal and statesman (born 1389)
  • 1441 Blanche I, queen of Navarre and Sicily (born 1387)
  • 1431 Nuno Álvares Pereira, Portuguese general (born 1360)
  • 1282 Abaqa Khan, ruler of the Mongol Ilkhanate (born 1234)
  • 1205 Amalric II, king of Cyprus and Jerusalem
  • 1204 Eleanor of Aquitaine, queen of France and England (born 1122)
  • 1132 Hugh of Châteauneuf, French bishop (born 1053)
  • 1085 Shen Zong, Chinese emperor (born 1048)
  • 996 John XV, pope of the Catholic Church