52 Events
209 Births
105 Deaths
- 2020 Israel–United Arab Emirates relations are formally established. ↗
- 2015 At least 76 people are killed and 212 others are wounded in a truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq. ↗
- 2014 A Cessna Citation Excel crashes in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil killing all seven people aboard, including Brazilian Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos. ↗
- 2008 Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori. ↗
- 2004 One hundred fifty-six Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.[citation needed] ↗
- 1990 A mainland Chinese fishing boat Min Ping Yu No. 5202 is hit by a Taiwanese naval vessel and sinks in a repatriation operation of mainland Chinese immigrants, resulting in 21 deaths. This is the second tragedy less than a month after Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incident. ↗
- 1978 One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War. ↗
- 1977 Members of the British National Front (NF) clash with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries. ↗
- 1973 Aviaco Flight 118 crashes on approach to A Coruña Airport in A Coruña, Spain, killing all 85 people on the plane and one other one the ground. ↗
- 1969 The Apollo 11 astronauts enjoy a ticker-tape parade in New York City. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon. ↗
- 1968 Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens. ↗
- 1967 Two young women became the first fatal victims of grizzly bear attacks in the 57-year history of Montana's Glacier National Park in separate incidents. ↗
- 1964 Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans are hanged for the murder of John Alan West becoming the last people executed in the United Kingdom. ↗
- 1961 Cold War: East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the West, and construction of the Berlin Wall is started. The day is known as Barbed Wire Sunday. ↗
- 1960 The Central African Republic declares independence from France. ↗
- 1954 Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time. ↗
- 1944 World War II: German troops begin the pillage and razing of Anogeia in Crete that would continue until September 5. ↗
- 1942 Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project. ↗
- 1940 World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches an air operation, codenamed Adlertag, during the Battle of Britain in an attempt to destroy the British Royal Air Force. ↗
- 1937 Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins. ↗
- 1920 Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated. ↗
- 1918 Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha May Johnson is the first woman to enlist. ↗
- 1918 Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) is established as a public company in Germany. ↗
- 1913 First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley. ↗
- 1906 The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.) ↗
- 1905 Norwegians vote to end the union with Sweden. ↗
- 1900 The steamer Deutschland of Hamburg America Lines set a new record for the eastward passage when it docked on Plymouth, England, five days, 11 hours and 45 minutes after sailing from New York, breaking by three hours, six minutes its previous mark in its maiden voyage in July. ↗
- 1898 Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands. ↗
- 1898 Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found. ↗
- 1889 William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones." ↗
- 1868 The 8.5–9.0 Mw Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand. ↗
- 1814 The Convention of London, a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United Netherlands, is signed in London, England. ↗
- 1806 Battle of Mišar during the Serbian Revolution begins. The battle ends two days later with a Serbian victory over the Ottomans. ↗
- 1792 King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people. ↗
- 1779 American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. ↗
- 1724 Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101, a chorale cantata on a famous tune. ↗
- 1704 War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim: English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops. ↗
- 1650 Colonel George Monck of the English Army forms Monck's Regiment of Foot, which will later become the Coldstream Guards. ↗
- 1645 Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro. ↗
- 1624 The French king Louis XIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu as prime minister. ↗
- 1553 Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland as a heretic. ↗
- 1536 Buddhist monks from Kyoto, Japan's Enryaku-ji temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout Kyoto in what will be known as the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. ↗
- 1532 Union of Brittany and France: The Duchy of Brittany is absorbed into the Kingdom of France. ↗
- 1521 After an extended siege, forces led by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés capture Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc and conquer the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. ↗
- 1516 The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis I of France recognizes Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, recognizes Francis's claim to Milan. ↗
- 1099 Raniero is elected as Pope Paschal II, who would become deeply entangled in the Investiture Controversy. ↗
- 900 Count Reginar I of Hainault rises against Zwentibold of Lotharingia and slays him near present-day Susteren. ↗
- 871 Emperor Louis II of Italy and Empress Engelberga are captured by Prince Adelchis of Benevento. ↗
- 582 Maurice becomes Emperor of the Byzantine Empire. ↗
- 554 Emperor Justinian I rewards Liberius for his service in the Pragmatic Sanction, granting him extensive estates in Italy. ↗
- 523 John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas. ↗
- 29 BCE Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes. ↗
- 2000 Na Jaemin, South Korean rapper, singer, dancer and actor ↗
- 1999 Lennon Stella, Canadian singer and actress ↗
- 1998 Dalma Gálfi, Hungarian tennis player ↗
- 1996 Antonia Lottner, German tennis player ↗
- 1994 Filip Forsberg, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1993 Johnny Gaudreau, American ice hockey player (died 2024) ↗
- 1993 Moses Mbye, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1992 Katrina Gorry, Australian football player ↗
- 1992 Lucas Moura, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1992 Alicja Tchórz, Polish swimmer ↗
- 1992 Taijuan Walker, American baseball player ↗
- 1991 Dave Days, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1991 Lesley Doig, Scottish lawn bowler ↗
- 1990 DeMarcus Cousins, American basketball player ↗
- 1990 Benjamin Stambouli, French footballer ↗
- 1989 Greg Draper, New Zealand footballer ↗
- 1989 Justin Greene, American basketball player ↗
- 1989 Israel Jiménez, Mexican footballer ↗
- 1988 Keith Benson, American basketball player ↗
- 1988 Jerry Hughes, American football player ↗
- 1988 Brandon Workman, American baseball player ↗
- 1987 Jose Lorenzo Diokno, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1987 Devin McCourty, American football player ↗
- 1987 Jason McCourty, American football player ↗
- 1987 Jamie Reed, Welsh footballer ↗
- 1985 Gerrit van Look, German rugby player and coach ↗
- 1984 Alona Bondarenko, Ukrainian tennis player ↗
- 1984 Niko Kranjčar, Croatian footballer ↗
- 1984 Boone Logan, American baseball player ↗
- 1984 James Morrison, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1983 Dallas Braden, American baseball player ↗
- 1983 Aleš Hemský, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1983 Ľubomír Michalík, Slovak footballer ↗
- 1983 Christian Müller, German footballer ↗
- 1982 Christopher Raeburn, English fashion designer ↗
- 1982 Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Governor of Arkansas, American political consultant and press secretary ↗
- 1982 Sebastian Stan, Romanian-American actor ↗
- 1980 Murtz Jaffer, Canadian journalist ↗
- 1979 Román Colón, Dominican baseball player ↗
- 1979 Corey Patterson, American baseball player ↗
- 1979 Taizō Sugimura, Japanese politician ↗
- 1978 Dwight Smith, American football player ↗
- 1977 Michael Klim, Polish-Australian swimmer ↗
- 1977 Kenyan Weaks, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1976 Geno Carlisle, American basketball player ↗
- 1976 Nicolás Lapentti, Ecuadorian tennis player ↗
- 1975 Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer ↗
- 1975 Marty Turco, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster ↗
- 1974 Scott MacRae, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1974 Joe Perry, English snooker player ↗
- 1974 Niklas Sundin, Swedish musician and artist ↗
- 1974 Jarrod Washburn, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1973 Molly Henneberg, American journalist ↗
- 1973 Eric Medlen, American race car driver (died 2007) ↗
- 1972 Kevin Plank, American businessman, founded Under Armour ↗
- 1971 Patrick Carpentier, Canadian race car driver ↗
- 1971 Adam Housley, American baseball player and journalist ↗
- 1971 Moritz Bleibtreu, German actor ↗
- 1970 Will Clarke, American author ↗
- 1970 Elvis Grbac, American football player and coach ↗
- 1970 Seana Kofoed, American actress ↗
- 1970 Alan Shearer, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1969 Midori Ito, Japanese figure skater ↗
- 1968 Tal Bachman, Canadian singer-songwriter ↗
- 1968 Todd Hendricks, American football player and coach ↗
- 1968 Tony Jarrett, English sprinter and hurdler ↗
- 1967 Quinn Cummings, American actress, author, and entrepreneur ↗
- 1967 Dave Jamerson, American basketball player ↗
- 1967 Digna Ketelaar, Dutch tennis player ↗
- 1966 Scooter Barry, American basketball player ↗
- 1966 Shayne Corson, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1965 Mark Lemke, American baseball player, coach, and radio host ↗
- 1965 Hayato Matsuo, Japanese composer and conductor ↗
- 1964 Jay Buhner, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1964 Debi Mazar, American actress ↗
- 1964 Tom Prince, American baseball player and manager ↗
- 1963 Steve Higgins, American talk show co-host and announcer, writer, producer, comedian and impressionist ↗
- 1963 Valerie Plame, American CIA agent and author ↗
- 1963 Sridevi, Indian actress (died 2018) ↗
- 1962 John Slattery, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1961 Koji Kondo, Japanese composer and sound director ↗
- 1961 Dawnn Lewis, American actress ↗
- 1961 Neil Mallender, English cricketer and umpire ↗
- 1961 Tom Perrotta, American novelist and screenwriter ↗
- 1960 Ivar Stukolkin, Estonian swimmer ↗
- 1959 Danny Bonaduce, American actor and wrestler ↗
- 1959 Bruce French, English cricketer and coach ↗
- 1959 Tom Niedenfuer, American baseball player ↗
- 1958 David Feherty, Northern Irish golfer and sportscaster ↗
- 1958 Feargal Sharkey, Northern Irish singer-songwriter ↗
- 1958 Randy Shughart, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1993) ↗
- 1956 Rohinton Fali Nariman, Judge of the Supreme Court of India ↗
- 1955 Keith Ahlers, English race car driver ↗
- 1955 Hideo Fukuyama, Japanese race car driver ↗
- 1955 Paul Greengrass, English director and screenwriter ↗
- 1954 Nico Assumpção, Brazilian bass player (died 2001) ↗
- 1953 Tom Cohen, American philosopher, theorist, and academic ↗
- 1953 Ron Hilditch, Australian rugby league player and coach ↗
- 1953 Thomas Pogge, German philosopher and academic ↗
- 1953 Peter Wright, English historian and author ↗
- 1952 Dave Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002) ↗
- 1952 Gary Gibbs, American football player and coach ↗
- 1952 Suzanne Muldowney, American performance artist ↗
- 1952 Herb Ritts, American photographer and director (died 2002) ↗
- 1952 Hughie Thomasson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007) ↗
- 1952 Eugenio Lopez III, Filipino businessperson, CEO and chairman of ABS-CBN Corporation ↗
- 1951 Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007) ↗
- 1950 Jane Carr, English actress ↗
- 1950 Rusty Gerhardt, American baseball player, coach, and manager ↗
- 1949 Jim Brunzell, American wrestler ↗
- 1949 Bobby Clarke, Canadian ice hockey player and manager ↗
- 1949 Philippe Petit, French tightrope walker ↗
- 1949 Willy Rey, Dutch-Canadian model (died 1973) ↗
- 1948 Kathleen Battle, American operatic soprano ↗
- 1947 Fred Stanley, American baseball player and manager ↗
- 1947 John Stocker, Canadian voice actor and director ↗
- 1947 Margareta Winberg, Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden ↗
- 1946 Janet Yellen, American economist, 78th United States secretary of the treasury ↗
- 1945 Lars Engqvist, Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden ↗
- 1945 Gary Gregor, American basketball player ↗
- 1945 Robin Jackman, Indian-English cricketer and sportscaster (died 2020) ↗
- 1945 Howard Marks, Welsh cannabis smuggler, writer, and legalisation campaigner (died 2016) ↗
- 1944 Kevin Tighe, American actor ↗
- 1943 Fred Hill, American football player ↗
- 1943 Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, President of Haiti ↗
- 1943 Michael Willetts, English sergeant; George Cross recipient (died 1971) ↗
- 1942 Hissène Habré, Chadian politician and war criminal, 5th president of Chad (died 2021) ↗
- 1940 Bill Musselman, American basketball player and coach (died 2000) ↗
- 1938 Dave "Baby" Cortez, American R&B pianist, organist, and composer ↗
- 1938 Bill Masterton, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1968) ↗
- 1935 Alex de Renzy, American director and producer (died 2001) ↗
- 1935 Mudcat Grant, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2021) ↗
- 1933 Joycelyn Elders, American admiral and physician, 15th Surgeon General of the United States ↗
- 1930 Wilfried Hilker, German footballer and referee ↗
- 1930 Don Ho, American singer and ukulele player (died 2007) ↗
- 1930 Bernard Manning, English comedian (died 2007) ↗
- 1930 Wilmer Mizell, American baseball player and politician (died 1999) ↗
- 1930 Bob Wiesler, American baseball player (died 2014) ↗
- 1929 Pat Harrington, Jr., American actor (died 2016) ↗
- 1928 John Tidmarsh, English journalist and radio host (died 2019) ↗
- 1926 Fidel Castro, Cuban lawyer and politician, ex-President of Cuba (died 2016) ↗
- 1925 Benny Bailey, American trumpet player, songwriter, and producer (died 2005) ↗
- 1925 José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz, Argentine executive and policy maker (died 2013) ↗
- 1922 Chuck Gilmur, American basketball player, coach, and educator (died 2011) ↗
- 1921 Louis Frémaux, French conductor (died 2017) ↗
- 1921 Jimmy McCracklin, American blues/R&B singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2012) ↗
- 1921 Mary Lee, Scottish singer (died 2022) ↗
- 1920 Neville Brand, American actor (died 1992) ↗
- 1919 Rex Humbard, American evangelist and television host (died 2007) ↗
- 1919 George Shearing, English jazz pianist and bandleader (died 2011) ↗
- 1918 Noor Hassanali, Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Trinidad and Tobago (died 2006) ↗
- 1918 Frederick Sanger, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013) ↗
- 1917 Sid Gordon, American baseball player (died 1975) ↗
- 1914 Grace Bates, American mathematician and academic (died 1996) ↗
- 1913 Makarios III, Greek archbishop and politician, 1st President of Cyprus (died 1977) ↗
- 1913 Fred Davis, English snooker player (died 1998) ↗
- 1912 Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (died 1985) ↗
- 1912 Ben Hogan, American golfer and sportscaster (died 1997) ↗
- 1912 Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991) ↗
- 1911 William Bernbach, American advertiser, co-founded DDB Worldwide (died 1982) ↗
- 1909 Brian Lawrance, Australian bandleader (died 1983) ↗
- 1908 Gene Raymond, American actor and pilot (died 1998) ↗
- 1907 Basil Spence, Scottish architect, designed Coventry Cathedral (died 1976) ↗
- 1906 Chuck Carroll, American football player and lawyer (died 2003) ↗
- 1906 Art Shires, American baseball player and boxer (died 1967) ↗
- 1904 Buddy Rogers, American actor and musician (died 1999) ↗
- 1904 Margaret Tafoya, Native American Pueblo potter (died 2001) ↗
- 1902 Felix Wankel, German engineer (died 1988) ↗
- 1899 Alfred Hitchcock, English-American director and producer (died 1980) ↗
- 1899 José Ramón Guizado, Panamanian politician, 17th President of Panama (died 1964) ↗
- 1898 Jean Borotra, French tennis player (died 1994) ↗
- 1898 Regis Toomey, American actor (died 1991) ↗
- 1895 István Barta, Hungarian water polo player (died 1948) ↗
- 1895 Bert Lahr, American actor (died 1967) ↗
- 1889 Camillien Houde, Canadian lawyer and politician, 34th Mayor of Montreal (died 1958) ↗
- 1888 John Logie Baird, Scottish engineer, invented the television (died 1946) ↗
- 1888 Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor (died 1975) ↗
- 1884 Harry Dean, English cricketer and coach (died 1957) ↗
- 1879 John Ireland, English composer and educator (died 1962) ↗
- 1872 Richard Willstätter, German-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1942) ↗
- 1871 Karl Liebknecht, German politician, co-founded Communist Party of Germany (died 1919) ↗
- 1867 George Luks, American painter and illustrator (died 1933) ↗
- 1866 Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded Fiat S.p.A. (died 1945) ↗
- 1860 Annie Oakley, American target shooter (died 1926) ↗
- 1851 Felix Adler, German-American religious leader and educator (died 1933) ↗
- 1849 Leonora Barry, Irish-born American social activist (died 1930) ↗
- 1842 Charles Wells, English brewer, founded Charles Wells Ltd (died 1914) ↗
- 1841 Johnny Mullagh, Australian cricketer (died 1891) ↗
- 1831 Salomon Jadassohn, German pianist and composer (died 1902) ↗
- 1824 John J. Robison, American politician in Michigan (died 1897) ↗
- 1823 Goldwin Smith, English-Canadian historian and journalist (died 1910) ↗
- 1820 George Grove, English musicologist and historian (died 1900) ↗
- 1819 Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet, Anglo-Irish mathematician and physicist (died 1903) ↗
- 1818 Lucy Stone, American abolitionist and suffragist (died 1893) ↗
- 1814 Anders Jonas Ångström, Swedish physicist and astronomer (died 1874) ↗
- 1803 Vladimir Odoyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (died 1869) ↗
- 1790 William Wentworth, Australian journalist, explorer, and politician (died 1872) ↗
- 1764 Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (died 1813) ↗
- 1756 James Gillray, English caricaturist and printmaker (died 1815) ↗
- 1717 Louis François, Prince of Conti (died 1776) ↗
- 1700 Heinrich von Brühl, Polish-German politician (died 1763) ↗
- 1666 William Wotton, English linguist and scholar (died 1727) ↗
- 1662 Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1748) ↗
- 1625 Rasmus Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist (died 1698) ↗
- 1592 William, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count, field marshal of the Dutch State Army (died 1642) ↗
- 1584 Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk, English admiral and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Cumberland (died 1640) ↗
- 1567 Samuel de Champlain, French explorer (died 1635) ↗
- 1311 Alfonso XI, king of Castile and León (died 1350) ↗
- 985 Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, Fatimid caliph (died 1021) ↗
- 2024 Richard Alatorre, American politician (born 1943) ↗
- 2024 Wally Amos, American entrepreneur, founder of Famous Amos (born 1936) ↗
- 2024 Sergio Donati, Italian screenwriter (born 1933) ↗
- 2024 Greg Kihn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1949) ↗
- 2024 Frank Selvy, American basketball player and coach (born 1932) ↗
- 2021 Nanci Griffith, American singer-songwriter (born 1953) ↗
- 2018 Jim Neidhart, American wrestler (born 1955) ↗
- 2016 Kenny Baker, English actor and musician (born 1934) ↗
- 2016 Pramukh Swami Maharaj, Indian Hindu leader (born 1921) ↗
- 2015 Watban Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Iraqi politician, Iraqi Minister of Interior (born 1952) ↗
- 2015 Bob Fillion, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (born 1920) ↗
- 2015 Om Prakash Munjal, Indian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Hero Cycles (born 1928) ↗
- 2014 Frans Brüggen, Dutch flute player and conductor (born 1934) ↗
- 2014 Eduardo Campos, Brazilian politician, 14th Brazilian Minister of Science and Technology (born 1965) ↗
- 2014 Martino Finotto, Italian race car driver (born 1933) ↗
- 2014 Süleyman Seba, Turkish footballer and manager (born 1926) ↗
- 2013 Lothar Bisky, German politician (born 1941) ↗
- 2013 Aaron Selber, Jr., American businessman and philanthropist (born 1927) ↗
- 2013 Jean Vincent, French footballer and manager (born 1930) ↗
- 2012 Hugo Adam Bedau, American philosopher and academic (born 1926) ↗
- 2012 Helen Gurley Brown, American journalist and author (born 1922) ↗
- 2012 Ray Jordon, Australian cricketer and coach (born 1937) ↗
- 2012 Johnny Pesky, American baseball player and manager (born 1919) ↗
- 2012 Joan Roberts, American actress and singer (born 1917) ↗
- 2011 Tareque Masud, Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1957) ↗
- 2011 Mishuk Munier, Bangladeshi journalist and cinematographer (born 1959) ↗
- 2010 Panagiotis Bachramis, Greek footballer (born 1976) ↗
- 2010 Lance Cade, American wrestler (born 1981) ↗
- 2010 Edwin Newman, American journalist and author (born 1919) ↗
- 2009 Lavelle Felton, American basketball player (born 1980) ↗
- 2008 Henri Cartan, French mathematician and academic (born 1904) ↗
- 2008 Bill Gwatney, American politician (born 1959) ↗
- 2008 Jack Weil, American businessman (born 1901) ↗
- 2007 Brian Adams, American wrestler (born 1964) ↗
- 2007 Brooke Astor, American philanthropist and socialite (born 1902) ↗
- 2007 Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1917) ↗
- 2006 Tony Jay, English actor and singer (born 1933) ↗
- 2006 Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish musician (born 1975) ↗
- 2006 Kermit L. Hall, American legal historian and university president (born 1944) ↗
- 2005 Miguel Arraes, Brazilian lawyer and politician (born 1916) ↗
- 2005 David Lange, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1942) ↗
- 2004 Julia Child, American chef, author, and television host (born 1912) ↗
- 2004 Akku Yadav, Indian gangster and serial rapist (born 1971 or 1972) ↗
- 2003 Ed Townsend, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1929) ↗
- 2001 Otto Stuppacher, Austrian race car driver (born 1947) ↗
- 2001 Jim Hughes, American baseball player and manager (born 1923) ↗
- 2001 Betty Cavanna, American author (born 1909) ↗
- 2000 Nazia Hassan, Pakistani singer-songwriter (born 1965) ↗
- 1999 Ignatz Bubis, German Jewish religious leader (born 1927) ↗
- 1999 Jaime Garzón, Colombian journalist and lawyer (born 1960) ↗
- 1998 Nino Ferrer, Italian-French singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1934) ↗
- 1998 Edward Ginzton, Ukrainian-American physicist and academic (born 1915) ↗
- 1998 Julien Green, American author (born 1900) ↗
- 1998 Rafael Robles, Dominican-American baseball player (born 1947) ↗
- 1996 António de Spínola, Portuguese general and politician, 14th President of Portugal (born 1910) ↗
- 1995 Alison Hargreaves, English mountaineer (born 1963) ↗
- 1995 Jan Křesadlo, Czech-English psychologist and author (born 1926) ↗
- 1995 Mickey Mantle, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1931) ↗
- 1991 James Roosevelt, American general and politician (born 1907) ↗
- 1989 Tim Richmond, American race car driver (born 1955) ↗
- 1989 Larkin I. Smith, American police officer and politician (born 1944) ↗
- 1986 Helen Mack, American actress (born 1913) ↗
- 1984 Tigran Petrosian – Georgian-Armenian chess player (born 1929) ↗
- 1979 Andrew Dasburg, American painter and sculptor (born 1887) ↗
- 1978 Lonnie Mayne, American wrestler (born 1944) ↗
- 1975 Murilo Mendes, Brazilian poet and telegrapher (born 1901) ↗
- 1974 Ida McNeil, American broadcaster and designer of the flag of South Dakota (born 1888) ↗
- 1971 W. O. Bentley, English race car driver and engineer, founded Bentley Motors Limited (born 1888) ↗
- 1965 Hayato Ikeda, Japanese lawyer and politician, 58th Prime Minister of Japan (born 1899) ↗
- 1963 Louis Bastien, French cyclist and fencer (born 1881) ↗
- 1958 Francis J. McCormick, American football, basketball player, and coach (born 1903) ↗
- 1954 Demetrius Constantine Dounis, Greek violinist and mandolin player (born 1886) ↗
- 1946 H. G. Wells, English novelist, historian, and critic (born 1866) ↗
- 1937 Sigizmund Levanevsky, Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin (born 1902) ↗
- 1934 Mary Hunter Austin, American author and playwright (born 1868) ↗
- 1917 Eduard Buchner, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1860) ↗
- 1912 Jules Massenet, French composer (born 1842) ↗
- 1910 Florence Nightingale – Italian-English nurse and theologian (born 1820) ↗
- 1900 Collis Potter Huntington, American railway magnate (born 1821) ↗
- 1865 Ignaz Semmelweis, Hungarian physician and obstetrician (born 1818) ↗
- 1863 Eugène Delacroix, French painter and lithographer (born 1798) ↗
- 1826 René Laennec, French physician, invented the stethoscope (born 1781) ↗
- 1795 Ahilyabai Holkar, Queen of Indore (born 1725) ↗
- 1766 Margaret Fownes-Luttrell, English painter (born 1726) ↗
- 1749 Johann Elias Schlegel, German poet and critic (born 1719) ↗
- 1744 John Cruger, Danish-American businessman and politician, 39th Mayor of New York City (born 1678) ↗
- 1721 Jacques Lelong, French priest and author (born 1665) ↗
- 1686 Louis Maimbourg, French priest and historian (born 1610) ↗
- 1667 Jeremy Taylor, Irish bishop and saint (born 1613) ↗
- 1617 Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss clergyman and theologian (born 1540) ↗
- 1608 Giambologna, Italian sculptor (born 1529) ↗
- 1523 Gerard David, Flemish painter (born 1460) ↗
- 1447 Filippo Maria Visconti, duke of Milan (born 1392) ↗
- 1382 Eleanor of Aragon, queen of Castile (born 1358) ↗
- 1311 Pietro Gradenigo, doge of Venice ↗
- 1297 Nawrūz, Mongol emir ↗
- 1134 Irene of Hungary, Byzantine empress (born 1088) ↗
- 981 Gyeongjong, king of Goryeo (Korea) (born 955) ↗
- 908 Al-Muktafi, Abbasid caliph ↗
- 900 Zwentibold, king of Lotharingia (born 870) ↗
- 696 Takechi, Japanese prince ↗
- 662 Maximus the Confessor, Byzantine theologian ↗
- 612 Fabia Eudokia, Byzantine empress (born 580) ↗
- 604 Wen, emperor of the Sui Dynasty (born 541) ↗
- 587 Radegund, Frankish princess and saint (born 520) ↗