51 Events
255 Births
113 Deaths
- 2025 A landslide in the Darfur region of Sudan kills over 1000 people. 26 ↗
- 2025 An earthquake in eastern Afghanistan kills over 1400 people. 25 ↗
- 2024 A helicopter crashes in Kamchatka Krai in the Russian Far East, killing all 22 occupants. ↗
- 2016 Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is impeached and removed from office. ↗
- 2006 Edvard Munch's famous painting, The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police. ↗
- 2005 The 2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede in Baghdad kills 953 people. ↗
- 2002 Typhoon Rusa, the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, made landfall, killing at least 236 people. ↗
- 1999 The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others. ↗
- 1999 A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 65, including two on the ground. ↗
- 1997 Diana, Princess of Wales, her partner, Dodi Fayed, and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris. ↗
- 1996 Saddam Hussein's troops seized Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK. ↗
- 1994 Russia completes removing its troops from Estonia. ↗
- 1993 Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania. ↗
- 1991 Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union. ↗
- 1988 Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes during takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 14. ↗
- 1988 CAAC Flight 301 overshoots the runway at Kai Tak Airport and crashes into Kowloon Bay, killing seven people. ↗
- 1987 Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard. ↗
- 1986 Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground. ↗
- 1986 The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev, killing 423. ↗
- 1972 Aeroflot Flight 558 crashes in the Abzelilovsky District in Bashkortostan, Russia (then the Soviet Union), killing all 102 people aboard. ↗
- 1963 Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah) achieves self governance. ↗
- 1962 Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent. ↗
- 1959 A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. ↗
- 1957 The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom. ↗
- 1950 TWA Flight 903 crashes near Itay El Barud, Egypt, killing all 55 aboard. ↗
- 1949 The retreat of the Democratic Army of Greece into Albania after its defeat on Gramos mountain marks the end of the Greek Civil War. ↗
- 1943 USS Harmon, the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned. ↗
- 1941 World War II: Serbian paramilitary forces defeat Germans in the Battle of Loznica. ↗
- 1940 Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashes near Lovettsville, Virginia. The CAB investigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under the Bureau of Air Commerce act of 1938. ↗
- 1939 Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe. ↗
- 1936 Radio Prague, now the official international broadcasting station of the Czech Republic, goes on the air. ↗
- 1935 In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of its Neutrality Acts. ↗
- 1933 The Integral Nationalist Group wins the 1933 Andorran parliamentary election, the first election in Andorra held with universal male suffrage. ↗
- 1920 Polish–Soviet War: A decisive Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów. ↗
- 1918 World War I: Start of the Battle of Mont Saint-Quentin, a successful assault by the Australian Corps during the Hundred Days Offensive. ↗
- 1907 Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Russian Convention, by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet. ↗
- 1895 German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon. ↗
- 1888 Mary Ann Nichols, the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims, is murdered. ↗
- 1886 The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquake strikes southeastern South Carolina with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 60 people and causing damage worth an estimated at $5 to $6 million. ↗
- 1876 Ottoman Sultan Murad V is deposed and succeeded by his brother, Abdul Hamid II. ↗
- 1864 American Civil War: The Battle of Jonesborough, the culmination of the Atlanta campaign, begins as Union forces under General William T. Sherman clash with Confederate troops under General William J. Hardee south of Atlanta. ↗
- 1813 Peninsular War: Spanish troops repel a French attack in the Battle of San Marcial. ↗
- 1798 Irish Rebellion: Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-lived Republic of Connacht. ↗
- 1795 War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands. ↗
- 1776 William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term. ↗
- 1483 Under the influence of the Ottoman government, patriarch Symeon I convenes a synod of the Eastern Orthodox Churches in Constantinople which defines the ritual for admitting Catholics to the Eastern Orthodox Churches and condemns the church union of Ferrara-Florence. ↗
- 1422 King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France and his son, Henry VI, becomes king at the age of nine months. ↗
- 1420 The 8.8–9.4 Caldera earthquake shakes Chile's Atacama Region causing tsunami in Chile, Hawaii, and Japan. ↗
- 1314 King Haakon V moves the capital of Norway from Bergen to Oslo. ↗
- 1218 Al-Kamil becomes sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty. ↗
- 1056 After a sudden gastric illness, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty. ↗
- 2004 Jang Won-young, South Korean singer and model ↗
- 2001 Amanda Anisimova, American tennis player ↗
- 2000 Sauce Gardner, American football player ↗
- 1998 Jaylen Barron, American actress ↗
- 1998 BossMan Dlow, American rapper ↗
- 1996 Jalen Brunson, American basketball player ↗
- 1995 Brittany Mahomes, American soccer player ↗
- 1994 Alex Harris, Scottish footballer ↗
- 1994 Can Aktav, Turkish football player ↗
- 1993 Pablo Marí, Spanish football player ↗
- 1993 Ilnur Alshin, Russian football player ↗
- 1993 Anna Karnaukh, Russian water polo player ↗
- 1992 Holly Earl, British actress ↗
- 1992 Tyler Randell, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1992 Ragna Sigurðardóttir, Icelandic politician ↗
- 1992 Nicolás Tagliafico, Argentine footballer ↗
- 1991 António Félix da Costa, Portuguese race car driver ↗
- 1991 Cédric Soares, Portuguese footballer ↗
- 1990 Tadeja Majerič, Slovenian tennis player ↗
- 1989 Dezmon Briscoe, American football player ↗
- 1988 Matt Adams, American baseball player ↗
- 1988 Trent Hodkinson, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1988 David Ospina, Colombian footballer ↗
- 1988 Athena, American wrestler ↗
- 1987 Xavi Annunziata, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1987 Petros Kravaritis, Greek footballer ↗
- 1987 Ondřej Pavelec, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1986 Ryan Kelley, American actor ↗
- 1986 Johnny Wactor, American actor (died 2024) ↗
- 1986 Blake Wheeler, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1985 Rolando, Portuguese footballer ↗
- 1985 Andrew Foster, Australian footballer ↗
- 1985 Mabel Matiz, Turkish singer ↗
- 1985 Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia ↗
- 1984 Matti Breschel, Danish cyclist ↗
- 1984 Ryan Kesler, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1984 Ted Ligety, American skier ↗
- 1984 Charl Schwartzel, South African golfer ↗
- 1983 Deniz Aydoğdu, German-Turkish footballer ↗
- 1983 Milan Biševac, Serbian footballer ↗
- 1983 Larry Fitzgerald, American football player ↗
- 1982 Ian Crocker, American swimmer ↗
- 1982 Chris Duhon, American basketball player ↗
- 1982 Lien Huyghebaert, Belgian sprinter ↗
- 1982 Christopher Katongo, Zambian footballer ↗
- 1982 Josh Kroeger, American baseball player ↗
- 1982 Alexei Mikhnov, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player ↗
- 1982 Pepe Reina, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1982 Michele Rugolo, Italian race car driver ↗
- 1982 G. Willow Wilson, American journalist and author ↗
- 1981 Ahmad Al Harthy, Omani race car driver ↗
- 1981 Dwayne Peel, Welsh rugby player ↗
- 1981 Steve Saviano, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1980 Joe Budden, American broadcaster and former rapper ↗
- 1979 Clay Hensley, American baseball player ↗
- 1979 Mark Johnston, Canadian swimmer ↗
- 1979 Yara Martinez, Puerto Rican-American actress ↗
- 1979 Simon Neil, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1979 Yuvan Shankar Raja, Indian Tamil singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1979 Ramón Santiago, Dominican baseball player ↗
- 1979 Mickie James, American wrestler ↗
- 1978 Philippe Christanval, French footballer ↗
- 1978 Ido Pariente, Israeli mixed martial artist and trainer ↗
- 1978 Jennifer Ramírez Rivero, Venezuelan model ↗
- 1978 Craig Stapleton, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1978 Sandis Valters, Latvian basketball player ↗
- 1978 Morten Qvenild, Norwegian pianist and composer ↗
- 1977 Jeff Hardy, American wrestler and singer ↗
- 1977 Ian Harte, Irish footballer ↗
- 1977 Craig Nicholls, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1977 Arzu Yanardağ, Turkish actress and model ↗
- 1976 Vincent Delerm, French singer-songwriter and pianist ↗
- 1976 Shar Jackson, American actress and singer ↗
- 1976 Roque Júnior, Brazilian footballer and manager ↗
- 1976 Radek Martínek, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1975 Craig Cumming, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster ↗
- 1975 John Grahame, American ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1975 Sara Ramirez, Mexican-American actor and musician ↗
- 1974 Andriy Medvedev, Ukrainian-Monégasque tennis player ↗
- 1973 Scott Niedermayer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1971 Kirstie Allsopp, British TV presenter ↗
- 1971 Pádraig Harrington, Irish golfer ↗
- 1971 Vadim Repin, Belgian-Russian violinist ↗
- 1971 Chris Tucker, American comedian and actor ↗
- 1970 Debbie Gibson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress ↗
- 1970 Nikola Gruevski, Macedonian economist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia ↗
- 1970 Greg Mulholland, English politician ↗
- 1970 Queen Rania of Jordan ↗
- 1970 Arie van Lent, Dutch-German footballer and manager ↗
- 1970 Zack Ward, Canadian actor and producer ↗
- 1969 Nathalie Bouvier, French skier ↗
- 1969 Jonathan LaPaglia, Australian actor and physician ↗
- 1969 Jeff Russo, American musician ↗
- 1969 Javagal Srinath, Indian cricketer and referee ↗
- 1968 Valdon Dowiyogo, Nauruan politician (died 2016) ↗
- 1968 Hideo Nomo, Japanese baseball player ↗
- 1968 Jolene Watanabe, American tennis player (died 2019) ↗
- 1967 Gene Hoglan, American drummer ↗
- 1967 Anita Moen, Norwegian skier ↗
- 1966 Lyuboslav Penev, Bulgarian footballer and manager ↗
- 1965 Zsolt Borkai, Hungarian gymnast and politician ↗
- 1965 Susan Gritton, English soprano and actress ↗
- 1964 Raymond P. Hammond, American poet and critic ↗
- 1963 Reb Beach, American guitarist ↗
- 1963 Rituparno Ghosh, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2013) ↗
- 1963 Sonny Silooy, Dutch footballer and manager ↗
- 1962 Dee Bradley Baker, American voice actor ↗
- 1961 Kieran Crowley, New Zealand rugby player ↗
- 1961 Magnus Ilmjärv, Estonian historian and author ↗
- 1960 Vali Ionescu, Romanian long jumper ↗
- 1960 Chris Whitley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005) ↗
- 1960 Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanese politician, 3rd Secretary-General of Hezbollah (died 2024) ↗
- 1959 Ralph Krueger, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1959 Jessica Upshaw, American lawyer and politician (died 2013) ↗
- 1958 Serge Blanco, Venezuelan-French rugby player and businessman ↗
- 1958 Stephen Cottrell, English bishop ↗
- 1957 Colm O'Rourke, Irish footballer and sportscaster ↗
- 1957 Gina Schock, American drummer ↗
- 1957 Glenn Tilbrook, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1956 Mária Balážová, Slovak painter and illustrator ↗
- 1956 Kent Nilsson, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1956 Masashi Tashiro, Japanese singer, actor, and director ↗
- 1956 Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwanese politician and the President of the Republic of China ↗
- 1955 Aleksander Krupa, Polish-American actor ↗
- 1955 Julie Maxton, Scottish lawyer and academic ↗
- 1955 Edwin Moses, American hurdler ↗
- 1955 Anthony Thistlethwaite, English saxophonist and bass player ↗
- 1955 Gary Webb, American journalist and author (died 2004) ↗
- 1954 Julie Brown, American actress and screenwriter ↗
- 1953 Marcia Clark, American attorney and author ↗
- 1953 Miguel Ángel Guerra, Argentinian race car driver ↗
- 1953 György Károly, Hungarian poet and author (died 2018) ↗
- 1953 Pavel Vinogradov, Russian astronaut and engineer ↗
- 1953 Elisabeth Kværne, Norwegian langeleik player (died 2024) ↗
- 1952 Kim Kashkashian, American viola player and educator ↗
- 1952 Herbert Reul, German politician ↗
- 1951 Grant Batty, New Zealand rugby player ↗
- 1950 Eduardo Nonato Joson, Filipino politician (died 2025) ↗
- 1949 Richard Gere, American actor and producer ↗
- 1949 Stephen McKinley Henderson, American actor ↗
- 1949 Hugh David Politzer, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1949 Rick Roberts, American country-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1948 Harald Ertl, Austrian race car driver and journalist (died 1982) ↗
- 1948 Lowell Ganz, American screenwriter and producer ↗
- 1948 Ken McMullen, English director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1948 Holger Osieck, German footballer and manager ↗
- 1948 Rudolf Schenker, German guitarist and songwriter ↗
- 1947 Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Italian businessman ↗
- 1947 Yumiko Ōshima, Japanese author and illustrator ↗
- 1947 Somchai Wongsawat, Thai lawyer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Thailand ↗
- 1946 Ann Coffey, Scottish social worker and politician ↗
- 1946 Jerome Corsi, American conspiracy theorist and author ↗
- 1946 Tom Coughlin, American football player and coach ↗
- 1945 Van Morrison, Northern Irish singer-songwriter ↗
- 1945 Itzhak Perlman, Israeli-American violinist and conductor ↗
- 1945 Bob Welch, American singer and guitarist (died 2012) ↗
- 1944 Roger Dean, English illustrator and publisher ↗
- 1944 Liz Forgan, English journalist ↗
- 1944 Christine King, English historian and academic ↗
- 1944 Clive Lloyd, Guyanese cricketer ↗
- 1943 Leonid Ivashov, Russian general ↗
- 1942 Isao Aoki, Japanese golfer ↗
- 1941 William DeWitt, Jr., American businessman ↗
- 1941 Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese-French composer and educator (died 2012) ↗
- 1940 Robbie Basho, American guitarist, pianist, and composer (died 1986) ↗
- 1940 Wilton Felder, American saxophonist and bass player (died 2015) ↗
- 1940 Larry Hankin, American actor, director, and producer ↗
- 1940 Roger Newman, English-American actor and screenwriter (died 2010) ↗
- 1940 Jack Thompson, Australian actor ↗
- 1939 Jerry Allison, American drummer and songwriter (died 2022) ↗
- 1938 Martin Bell, English journalist and politician ↗
- 1937 Warren Berlinger, American actor (died 2020) ↗
- 1937 Bobby Parker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013) ↗
- 1936 Vladimir Orlov, Russian journalist and author (died 2014) ↗
- 1935 Eldridge Cleaver, American activist and author (died 1998) ↗
- 1935 Bryan Organ, English painter ↗
- 1935 Frank Robinson, American baseball player and manager (died 2019) ↗
- 1932 Allan Fotheringham, Canadian journalist (died 2020) ↗
- 1932 Roy Castle, English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician (died 1994) ↗
- 1931 Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2014) ↗
- 1931 Rolf Just Nilsen, Norwegian singer and actor (died 1981) ↗
- 1931 Noble Willingham, American actor (died 2004) ↗
- 1930 Big Tiny Little, American pianist (died 2010) ↗
- 1928 James Coburn, American actor (died 2002) ↗
- 1928 Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal (died 2005) ↗
- 1925 Ted Blakey, American historian, activist, and businessman (died 2004) ↗
- 1925 Moran Campbell, English-Canadian physician and academic, invented the venturi mask (died 2004) ↗
- 1925 Maurice Pialat, French actor and director (died 2003) ↗
- 1924 John Davidson, American physician and politician (died 2012) ↗
- 1924 Buddy Hackett, American actor and singer (died 2003) ↗
- 1924 Herbert Wise, Austrian-English director and producer (died 2015) ↗
- 1921 Otis G. Pike, American judge and politician (died 2014) ↗
- 1921 Raymond Williams, Welsh author and academic (died 1988) ↗
- 1919 Amrita Pritam, Indian poet and author (died 2005) ↗
- 1918 Alan Jay Lerner, American songwriter and composer (died 1986) ↗
- 1916 Danny Litwhiler, American baseball player and coach (died 2011) ↗
- 1916 Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (died 2010) ↗
- 1916 John S. Wold, American geologist and politician (died 2017) ↗
- 1915 Pete Newell, American basketball player and coach (died 2008) ↗
- 1914 Richard Basehart, American actor (died 1984) ↗
- 1913 Helen Levitt, American photographer and cinematographer (died 2009) ↗
- 1913 Bernard Lovell, English physicist and astronomer (died 2012) ↗
- 1911 Edward Brongersma, Dutch journalist and politician (died 1998) ↗
- 1911 Arsenio Rodríguez, Cuban-American tres player, composer, and bandleader (died 1970) ↗
- 1909 Ferenc Fejtő, Hungarian-French journalist and political scientist (died 2008) ↗
- 1908 William Saroyan, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (died 1981) ↗
- 1907 Valter Biiber, Estonian footballer (died 1977) ↗
- 1907 Augustus F. Hawkins, American lawyer and politician (died 2007) ↗
- 1907 Ramon Magsaysay, Filipino captain, engineer, and politician, 7th President of the Philippines (died 1957) ↗
- 1907 William Shawn, American journalist (died 1992) ↗
- 1907 Altiero Spinelli, Italian theorist and politician (died 1986) ↗
- 1905 Robert Bacher, American physicist and academic (died 2004) ↗
- 1905 Sanford Meisner, American actor and educator (died 1997) ↗
- 1903 Arthur Godfrey, American radio and television host (died 1983) ↗
- 1903 Vladimir Jankélévitch, French musicologist and philosopher (died 1985) ↗
- 1902 Géza Révész, Hungarian general and politician, Hungarian Minister of Defence (died 1977) ↗
- 1900 Gino Lucetti, Italian anarchist, attempted assassin of Benito Mussolini (died 1943) ↗
- 1897 Fredric March, American actor (died 1975) ↗
- 1896 Brian Edmund Baker, English Air Marshal (died 1979) ↗
- 1896 Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and author (died 1982) ↗
- 1894 Albert Facey, Australian soldier and author (died 1982) ↗
- 1893 Lily Laskine, French harp player (died 1988) ↗
- 1890 August Alle, Estonian poet and author (died 1952) ↗
- 1890 Nätti-Jussi, Finnish lumberjack and forest laborer (died 1964) ↗
- 1885 DuBose Heyward, American author and playwright (died 1940) ↗
- 1884 George Sarton, Belgian-American historian of science (died 1956) ↗
- 1880 Wilhelmina, queen of the Netherlands (died 1962) ↗
- 1879 Alma Mahler, Austrian-American composer and author (died 1964) ↗
- 1879 Taishō, Emperor of Japan (died 1926) ↗
- 1878 Frank Jarvis, American sprinter and lawyer (died 1933) ↗
- 1875 Rosa Lemberg, Namibian-born Finnish American teacher, singer and choral conductor (died 1959) ↗
- 1871 James E. Ferguson, American banker and politician, 26th Governor of Texas (died 1944) ↗
- 1870 Maria Montessori, Italian physician and educator (died 1952) ↗
- 1843 Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (died 1919) ↗
- 1842 Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, American journalist, publisher, and activist (died 1924) ↗
- 1834 Amilcare Ponchielli, Italian composer and educator (died 1886) ↗
- 1823 Galusha A. Grow, American lawyer and politician, 28th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1907) ↗
- 1821 Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician and physicist (died 1894) ↗
- 1811 Théophile Gautier – French poet and critic (died 1872) ↗
- 1802 Husein Gradaščević, Ottoman general (died 1834) ↗
- 1797 Ramón Castilla, Peruvian military leader and politician, President of Peru (died 1867) ↗
- 1797 Stephen Geary, English architect, inventor and entrepreneur (died 1854) ↗
- 1775 Agnes Bulmer, English poet and author (died 1836) ↗
- 1767 Henry Joy McCracken, Irish businessman and activist, founded the Society of United Irishmen (died 1798) ↗
- 1748 Jean-Étienne Despréaux, French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, and playwright (died 1820) ↗
- 1741 Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, French composer and educator (died 1816) ↗
- 1721 George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1775) ↗
- 1663 Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (died 1705) ↗
- 1652 Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga, Italian nobleman (died 1708) ↗
- 1569 Jahangir, Mughal emperor (died 1627) ↗
- 1542 Isabella de' Medici, Italian princess (died 1576) ↗
- 1168 Zhang Zong, Chinese emperor (died 1208) ↗
- 1018 Jeongjong II, Korean ruler (died 1046) ↗
- 161 Commodus, Roman emperor (died 192) ↗
- 12 Caligula, Roman emperor (died 41) ↗
- 2024 Sol Bamba, Ivorian-French footballer (born 1985) ↗
- 2021 Mahal, Filipino comedian and actress (born 1974) ↗
- 2021 Francesco Morini, Italian footballer (born 1944) ↗
- 2021 Michael Constantine, Greek-American actor (born 1927) ↗
- 2021 Geronimo, British alpaca (born 2013) ↗
- 2020 Pranab Mukherjee, Former President of India (born 1935) ↗
- 2020 Tom Seaver, American baseball player (born 1944) ↗
- 2019 Anthoine Hubert, French race car driver (born 1996) ↗
- 2019 Alec Holowka, Canadian game developer (born 1983) ↗
- 2018 Carole Shelley, British-American actress (born 1939) ↗
- 2015 Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, English politician, founded the National Motor Museum (born 1926) ↗
- 2015 Tom Scott, American football player (born 1930) ↗
- 2014 Bapu, Indian director and screenwriter (born 1933) ↗
- 2014 Ștefan Andrei, Romanian politician, 87th Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1931) ↗
- 2014 Stan Goldberg, American illustrator (born 1932) ↗
- 2014 Carol Vadnais, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1945) ↗
- 2013 Alan Carrington, English chemist and academic (born 1934) ↗
- 2013 David Frost, English journalist and game show host (born 1939) ↗
- 2013 Jimmy Greenhalgh, English footballer and manager (born 1923) ↗
- 2013 Jan Camiel Willems, Belgian mathematician and theorist (born 1939) ↗
- 2012 Max Bygraves, English actor (born 1922) ↗
- 2012 Joe Lewis, American martial artist and actor (born 1944) ↗
- 2012 Carlo Maria Martini, Italian cardinal (born 1927) ↗
- 2012 Kashiram Rana, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1938) ↗
- 2012 John C. Shabaz, American judge and politician (born 1931) ↗
- 2012 Sergey Sokolov, Russian commander and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for The Soviet Union (born 1911) ↗
- 2011 Wade Belak, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1976) ↗
- 2010 Laurent Fignon, French cyclist (born 1960) ↗
- 2009 Eraño Manalo, Filipino religious minister and Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo (born 1925) ↗
- 2008 Ken Campbell, English actor and screenwriter (born 1941) ↗
- 2008 Ike Pappas, American journalist (born 1933) ↗
- 2008 Victor Yates, New Zealand rugby player (born 1939) ↗
- 2007 Gay Brewer, American golfer (born 1932) ↗
- 2007 Jean Jacques Paradis, Canadian general (born 1928) ↗
- 2007 Sulev Vahtre, Estonian historian and academic (born 1926) ↗
- 2006 Mohamed Abdelwahab, Egyptian footballer (born 1983) ↗
- 2006 Tom Delaney, English race car driver and businessman (born 1911) ↗
- 2005 Joseph Rotblat, Polish-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1908) ↗
- 2002 Lionel Hampton, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (born 1908) ↗
- 2002 Farhad Mehrad, Persian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist (born 1944) ↗
- 2002 George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920) ↗
- 2000 Lucille Fletcher, American screenwriter (born 1912) ↗
- 2000 Dolores Moore, American baseball player and educator (born 1932) ↗
- 1997 Diana, Princess of Wales (born 1961) ↗
- 1997 Dodi Fayed, Egyptian film producer (born 1955) ↗
- 1991 Cliff Lumsdon, Canadian swimmer and coach (born 1931) ↗
- 1990 Nathaniel Clifton, American basketball player and coach (born 1922) ↗
- 1986 Elizabeth Coatsworth, American author and poet (born 1893) ↗
- 1986 Urho Kekkonen, Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th President of Finland (born 1900) ↗
- 1986 Henry Moore – English sculptor and illustrator (born 1898) ↗
- 1985 Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899) ↗
- 1984 Audrey Wagner, American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (born 1927) ↗
- 1979 Sally Rand, American actress and dancer (born 1904) ↗
- 1979 Tiger Smith, English cricketer and coach (born 1886) ↗
- 1978 John Wrathall, Rhodesian accountant and politician, 2nd President of Rhodesia (born 1913) ↗
- 1974 William Pershing Benedict, American soldier and pilot (born 1918) ↗
- 1974 Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1923) ↗
- 1973 John Ford, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1894) ↗
- 1969 Rocky Marciano, American boxer (born 1923) ↗
- 1968 John Hartle, English motorcycle racer (born 1933) ↗
- 1967 Ilya Ehrenburg, Russian journalist and author (born 1891) ↗
- 1965 E. E. Smith, American engineer and author (born 1890) ↗
- 1963 Georges Braque – French painter and sculptor (born 1882) ↗
- 1954 Elsa Barker, American author and poet (born 1869) ↗
- 1952 Henri Bourassa, Canadian publisher and politician (born 1868) ↗
- 1951 Paul Demel, Czech actor (born 1903) ↗
- 1948 Andrei Zhdanov, Russian civil servant and politician (born 1896) ↗
- 1945 Stefan Banach, Polish mathematician (born 1892) ↗
- 1941 Thomas Bavin, New Zealand-Australian politician, 24th Premier of New South Wales (born 1874) ↗
- 1941 Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet and author (born 1892) ↗
- 1940 Georges Gauthier, Canadian archbishop (born 1871) ↗
- 1940 DeLancey W. Gill, American painter (born 1859) ↗
- 1937 Ruth Baldwin, British socialite (born 1905) ↗
- 1927 Andranik, Armenian general (born 1865) ↗
- 1924 Todor Aleksandrov, Bulgarian soldier (born 1881) ↗
- 1920 Wilhelm Wundt, German physician, psychologist, and philosopher (born 1832) ↗
- 1912 Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (born 1864) ↗
- 1910 Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic (born 1875) ↗
- 1908 Leslie Green, English architect (born 1875) ↗
- 1884 Robert Torrens, Irish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of South Australia (born 1814) ↗
- 1869 Mary Ward, Irish astronomer and entomologist (born 1827) ↗
- 1867 Charles Baudelaire – French poet and critic (born 1821) ↗
- 1864 Ferdinand Lassalle, Prussian-German jurist and philosopher (born 1825) ↗
- 1858 Chief Oshkosh, Menominee chief (born 1795) ↗
- 1818 Robert Calder, Scottish admiral (born 1745) ↗
- 1817 Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet, English admiral and politician, 39th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (born 1747) ↗
- 1814 Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (born 1738) ↗
- 1811 Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (born 1729) ↗
- 1799 Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect and academic, designed the Bernstorff Palace and Marienlyst Castle (born 1720) ↗
- 1795 François-André Danican Philidor, French-English chess player and composer (born 1726) ↗
- 1772 William Borlase, English geologist and historian (born 1695) ↗
- 1741 Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German academic and jurist (born 1681) ↗
- 1730 Gottfried Finger, Czech-German viol player and composer (born 1660) ↗
- 1688 John Bunyan, English preacher, theologian, and author (born 1628) ↗
- 1654 Ole Worm, Danish physician and historian (born 1588) ↗
- 1645 Francesco Bracciolini, Italian poet (born 1566) ↗
- 1528 Matthias Grünewald, German artist (born 1470) ↗
- 1502 Thomas Wode, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas ↗
- 1450 Isabella of Navarre, Countess of Armagnac (born 1395) ↗
- 1422 Henry V of England (born 1386) ↗
- 1372 Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (born 1301) ↗
- 1324 Henry II of Jerusalem (born 1271) ↗
- 1287 Konrad von Würzburg, German poet ↗
- 1234 Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (born 1212) ↗
- 1158 Sancho III of Castile (born 1134) ↗
- 1115 Turgot of Durham (born c. 1050) ↗
- 1056 Theodora, Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire (born 981) ↗
- 1054 Kunigunde of Altdorf, Frankish noblewoman (born c. 1020) ↗
- 894 Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ta'i, Muslim governor ↗
- 731 Ōtomo no Tabito, Japanese poet (born 665) ↗
- 651 Aidan of Lindisfarne, Irish bishop and saint ↗
- 577 John Scholasticus, Byzantine patriarch and saint ↗
- 318 Liu Cong, emperor of the Xiongnu state ↗