On This Day: August 6 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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2015 A suicide bomb attack kills at least 15 people at a mosque in the Saudi city of Abha. ↗
2012 NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars. ↗
2011 War in Afghanistan: A United States military helicopter is shot down, killing 30 American special forces members and a working dog, seven Afghan soldiers, and one Afghan civilian. It was the deadliest single event for the United States in the War in Afghanistan. ↗
2010 Flash floods across a large part of Jammu and Kashmir, India, damages 71 towns and kills at least 255 people. ↗
2008 A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi. ↗
2001 Erwadi fire incident: Twenty-eight mentally ill persons tied to a chain are burnt to death at a faith based institution at Erwadi, Tamil Nadu. ↗
1997 Korean Air Flight 801 crashed at Nimitz Hill, Guam, killing 229 of the 254 people on board. ↗
1996 NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms. ↗
1991 Tim Berners-Lee releases files describing his idea for the World Wide Web. WWW makes its first appearance as a publicly available service on the Internet. ↗
1991 Takako Doi, chair of the Social Democratic Party, becomes Japan's first female speaker of the House of Representatives. ↗
1990 Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. ↗
1986 A low-pressure system that redeveloped off the New South Wales coast dumps a record 328 millimeters (13 inches) of rain in a day on Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ↗
1965 US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. ↗
1962 Jamaica becomes independent from the United Kingdom. ↗
1960 Cuban Revolution: Cuba nationalizes American and foreign-owned property in the nation. ↗
1958 Law of Permanent Defense of Democracy, outlawing the Communist Party of Chile and banning 26,650 persons from the electoral lists, is repealed in Chile. ↗
1956 After going bankrupt in 1955, the American broadcaster DuMont Television Network makes its final broadcast, a boxing match from St. Nicholas Arena in New York in the Boxing from St. Nicholas Arena series. ↗
1945 World War II: Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay. Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning. ↗
1942 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands becomes the first reigning queen to address a joint session of the United States Congress. ↗
1940 Estonia is annexed by the Soviet Union. ↗
1926 Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel. ↗
1926 First public screening using the Vitaphone process ↗
1917 World War I: Battle of Mărășești between the Romanian and German armies begins. ↗
1915 World War I: Battle of Sari Bair: The Allies mount a diversionary attack timed to coincide with a major Allied landing of reinforcements at Suvla Bay. ↗
1914 World War I: U-boat campaign: Two days after the United Kingdom had declared war on Germany over the German invasion of Belgium, ten German U-boats leave their base in Heligoland to attack Royal Navy warships in the North Sea. ↗
1914 World War I: Serbia declares war on Germany; Austria declares war on Russia. ↗
1901 Kiowa land in Oklahoma is opened for white settlement, effectively dissolving the contiguous reservation. ↗
1890 At Auburn Prison in New York, murderer William Kemmler becomes the first person to be executed by electric chair. ↗
1870 Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Spicheren is fought, resulting in a German victory. ↗
1870 Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Wörth results in a decisive German victory. ↗
1862 American Civil War: The Confederate ironclad CSS Arkansas is scuttled on the Mississippi River after suffering catastrophic engine failure near Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ↗
1861 Britain imposes the Lagos Treaty of Cession to suppress slavery in what is now Nigeria. ↗
1825 The Bolivian Declaration of Independence is proclaimed. ↗
1824 Peruvian War of Independence: Patriot forces led by Simón Bolívar defeat the Spanish Royalist army in the Battle of Junín. ↗
1819 Norwich University is founded in Vermont as the first private military school in the United States. ↗
1806 Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares the moribund empire to be dissolved, although he retains power in the Austrian Empire. ↗
1787 Sixty proof sheets of the Constitution of the United States are delivered to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ↗
1777 American Revolutionary War: The bloody Battle of Oriskany prevents American relief of the Siege of Fort Stanwix. ↗
1661 The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic. ↗
1538 Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. ↗
1284 The Republic of Pisa is defeated in the Battle of Meloria by the Republic of Genoa, thus losing its naval dominance in the Mediterranean. ↗
686 The Ummayad forces suffer a decisive defeat against the pro-Alid forces under Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar in the battle of Khazir. ↗

2004 Takhmina Ikromova, Uzbekistani rhythmic gymnast ↗
2002 Nessa Barrett, American singer-songwriter ↗
1999 Hunter Greene, American baseball player ↗
1999 Rebeka Masarova, Spanish-Swiss tennis player ↗
1995 Rebecca Peterson, Swedish tennis player ↗
1991 Wilmer Flores, Venezuelan baseball player ↗
1991 Jiao Liuyang, Chinese swimmer ↗
1987 Leanne Crichton, Scottish footballer ↗
1986 Raphael Pyrasch, German rugby player ↗
1985 Mickaël Delage, French cyclist ↗
1985 Bafétimbi Gomis, French footballer ↗
1985 Garrett Weber-Gale, American swimmer ↗
1984 Vedad Ibišević, Bosnian footballer ↗
1984 Maja Ognjenović, Serbian volleyball player ↗
1984 Jesse Ryder, New Zealand cricketer ↗
1983 Robin van Persie, Dutch footballer ↗
1981 Leslie Odom Jr., American actor and singer ↗
1981 Diána Póth, Hungarian figure skater ↗
1979 Francesco Bellotti, Italian cyclist ↗
1979 Jaime Correa, Mexican footballer ↗
1979 Travis Reed, American basketball player ↗
1977 Leandro Amaral, Brazilian footballer ↗
1977 Jimmy Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager ↗
1977 Luciano Zavagno, Argentinian footballer ↗
1976 Soleil Moon Frye, American actress ↗
1976 Melissa George, Australian-American actress ↗
1975 Jason Crump, English-Australian motorcycle racer ↗
1975 Renate Götschl, Austrian skier ↗
1975 Víctor Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player ↗
1973 Vera Farmiga, American actress ↗
1973 Stuart O'Grady, Australian cyclist ↗
1972 Geri Halliwell, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress ↗
1972 Jason O'Mara, Irish actor ↗
1970 M. Night Shyamalan, Indian-American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1969 Simon Doull, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster ↗
1969 Elliott Smith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003) ↗
1968 Jack de Gier, Dutch footballer ↗
1965 Stéphane Peterhansel, French racing driver ↗
1965 Yuki Kajiura, Japanese pianist and composer ↗
1965 David Robinson, American basketball player and lieutenant ↗
1964 Kemi Omololu-Olunloyo, Nigerian journalist, activist, social media expert, and pharmacist ↗
1963 Charles Ingram, English soldier, author, and game show contestant ↗
1963 Kevin Mitnick, American computer security consultant, author, and convicted hacker (died 2023) ↗
1962 Michelle Yeoh – Malaysian-Hong Kong actress and producer ↗
1961 Mary Ann Sieghart, English journalist and radio host ↗
1960 Dale Ellis, American basketball player ↗
1959 Rajendra Singh, Indian environmentalist ↗
1959 Joyce Sims, American singer (died 2022) ↗
1958 Randy DeBarge, American singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
1957 Bob Horner, American baseball player ↗
1957 Jim McGreevey, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of New Jersey ↗
1956 Bill Emmott, English journalist and author ↗
1954 Mark Hughes, English-Australian rugby league player ↗
1952 Pat MacDonald, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1952 David McLetchie, Scottish lawyer and politician (died 2013) ↗
1952 Ton Scherpenzeel, Dutch keyboard player, songwriter, and producer ↗
1951 Catherine Hicks, American actress ↗
1951 Daryl Somers, Australian television host and singer ↗
1950 Dorian Harewood, American actor ↗
1949 Dino Bravo, Italian-Canadian wrestler (died 1993) ↗
1947 Radhia Cousot, French computer scientist and academic (died 2014) ↗
1946 Allan Holdsworth, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2017) ↗
1945 Ron Jones, English director and production manager (died 1993) ↗
1944 Inday Badiday, Filipino journalist and actress (died 2003) ↗
1944 Michael Mingos, English chemist and academic ↗
1944 Martin Wharton, English bishop ↗
1943 Jon Postel, American computer scientist and academic (died 1998) ↗
1942 Byard Lancaster, American saxophonist and flute player (died 2012) ↗
1941 Ray Culp, American baseball player ↗
1940 Mukhu Aliyev, Russian philologist and politician, 2nd President of Dagestan ↗
1940 Egil Kapstad, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 2017) ↗
1940 Louise Sorel, American actress ↗
1938 Paul Bartel, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2000) ↗
1938 Peter Bonerz, American actor and director ↗
1938 Bert Yancey, American golfer (died 1994) ↗
1937 Baden Powell de Aquino, Brazilian guitarist and composer (died 2000) ↗
1937 Charlie Haden, American bassist and composer (died 2014) ↗
1937 Barbara Windsor, English actress (died 2020) ↗
1935 Fortunato Baldelli, Italian cardinal (died 2012) ↗
1935 Octavio Getino, Spanish-Argentinian director and screenwriter (died 2012) ↗
1934 Piers Anthony, English-American soldier and author ↗
1934 Chris Bonington, English mountaineer and author ↗
1934 Billy Boston, Welsh rugby player and soldier ↗
1933 A. G. Kripal Singh, Indian cricketer (died 1987) ↗
1932 Michael Deeley, English screenwriter and producer ↗
1932 Howard Hodgkin, English painter (died 2017) ↗
1932 Charles Wood, English playwright and screenwriter (died 2020) ↗
1931 Chalmers Johnson, American scholar and author (died 2010) ↗
1930 Abbey Lincoln, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2010) ↗
1929 Mike Elliott, Jamaican saxophonist ↗
1929 Roch La Salle, Canadian politician, 42nd Canadian Minister of Public Works (died 2007) ↗
1928 Herb Moford, American baseball player (died 2005) ↗
1928 Andy Warhol, American painter, photographer and film director (died 1987) ↗
1926 Elisabeth Beresford, English journalist and author (died 2010) ↗
1926 Frank Finlay, English actor (died 2016) ↗
1926 Clem Labine, American baseball player and manager (died 2007) ↗
1926 János Rózsás, Hungarian author (died 2012) ↗
1926 Norman Wexler, American screenwriter (died 1999) ↗
1924 Samuel Bowers, American white supremacist, co-founded the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (died 2006) ↗
1924 Ella Jenkins, American folk singer (died 2024) ↗
1923 Jess Collins, American painter (died 2004) ↗
1923 Paul Hellyer, Canadian engineer and politician, 16th Canadian Minister of Defence (died 2021) ↗
1922 Freddie Laker, English businessman, founded Laker Airways (died 2006) ↗
1922 Dan Walker, American lawyer and politician, 36th Governor of Illinois (died 2015) ↗
1920 John Graves, American author (died 2013) ↗
1920 Ella Raines, American actress (died 1988) ↗
1919 Pauline Betz, American tennis player (died 2011) ↗
1918 Norman Granz, American-Swiss record producer and manager (died 2001) ↗
1917 Barbara Cooney, American author and illustrator (died 2000) ↗
1917 Robert Mitchum, American actor (died 1997) ↗
1916 Richard Hofstadter, American historian and academic (died 1970) ↗
1916 Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (died 2012) ↗
1914 Gordon Freeth, Australian lawyer and politician, 24th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 2001) ↗
1912 Richard C. Miller, American photographer (died 2010) ↗
1911 Lucille Ball, American actress, television producer and businesswoman (died 1989) ↗
1911 Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (died 2014) ↗
1911 Constance Heaven, English author and actress (died 1995) ↗
1910 Adoniran Barbosa, Brazilian musician, singer, composer, humorist, and actor (died 1982) ↗
1910 Charles Crichton, English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1999) ↗
1909 Diana Keppel, Countess of Albemarle (died 2013) ↗
1908 Maria Ludwika Bernhard, Polish classical archaeologist and a member of WWII Polish resistance (died 1998) ↗
1908 Helen Jacobs, American tennis player and commander (died 1997) ↗
1908 Lajos Vajda, Hungarian painter and illustrator (died 1941) ↗
1906 Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (died 1984) ↗
1904 Jean Dessès, Greek-Egyptian fashion designer (died 1970) ↗
1904 Henry Iba, American basketball player and coach (died 1993) ↗
1903 Virginia Foster Durr, American civil rights activist (died 1999) ↗
1901 Dutch Schultz, American gangster (died 1935) ↗
1900 Cecil Howard Green, English-American geophysicist and businessman, co-founded Texas Instruments (died 2003) ↗
1895 Frank Nicklin, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Queensland (died 1978) ↗
1891 William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, English field marshal and politician, 13th Governor-General of Australia (died 1970) ↗
1889 George Kenney, Canadian-American general (died 1977) ↗
1889 John Middleton Murry, English poet and author (died 1957) ↗
1887 Dudley Benjafield, English racing driver (died 1957) ↗
1886 Edward Ballantine, American composer and academic (died 1971) ↗
1886 Florence Goodenough, American child psychologist (died 1959) ↗
1883 Constance Georgina Adams, South African botanist (died 1968) ↗
1883 Scott Nearing, American economist and educator (died 1983) ↗
1881 Leo Carrillo, American actor (died 1961) ↗
1881 Alexander Fleming, Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, and botanist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1955) ↗
1881 Louella Parsons, American journalist (died 1972) ↗
1880 Hans Moser, Austrian actor and singer (died 1964) ↗
1877 Wallace H. White Jr., American lawyer and politician (died 1952) ↗
1874 Charles Fort, American author (died 1932) ↗
1868 Paul Claudel, French poet and playwright (died 1955) ↗
1848 Susie Taylor, American writer and first black Army nurse (died 1912) ↗
1846 Anna Haining Bates, Canadian-American giant (died 1888) ↗
1844 Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (died 1900) ↗
1844 Henry James – South African-English engineer (died 1896) ↗
1835 Hjalmar Kiærskou, Danish botanist (died 1900) ↗
1826 Thomas Alexander Browne, English-Australian author (died 1915) ↗
1809 Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet (died 1892) ↗
1775 Daniel O'Connell, Irish lawyer and politician, Lord Mayor of Dublin (died 1847) ↗
1768 Jean-Baptiste Bessières, French general and politician (died 1813) ↗
1766 William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist (died 1828) ↗
1765 Petros Mavromichalis, Greek general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Greece (died 1848) ↗
1715 Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French author (died 1747) ↗
1697 Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1745) ↗
1667 Johann Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (died 1748) ↗
1666 Maria Sophia of Neuburg (died 1699) ↗
1656 Claude de Forbin, French general (died 1733) ↗
1651 François Fénelon, French archbishop and poet (died 1715) ↗
1644 Louise de La Vallière, French mistress of Louis XIV (died 1710) ↗
1638 Nicolas Malebranche, French priest and philosopher (died 1715) ↗
1622 Tjerk Hiddes de Vries, Dutch admiral (died 1666) ↗
1619 Barbara Strozzi, Italian composer and singer-songwriter (died 1677) ↗
1609 Richard Bennett, English-American politician, Colonial Governor of Virginia (died 1675) ↗
1605 Bulstrode Whitelocke, English lawyer (died 1675) ↗
1572 Fakhr-al-Din II, Druze emir (died 1635) ↗
1504 Matthew Parker, English archbishop (died 1575) ↗
1180 Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (died 1239) ↗

2024 Billy Bean, American baseball player (born 1964) ↗
2024 Connie Chiume, South African actress and filmmaker (born 1952) ↗
2024 James Bjorken, American theoretical physicist (born 1934) ↗
2020 Vern Rumsey, American bass guitarist (born 1973) ↗
2018 Joël Robuchon, French Chef (born 1945) ↗
2018 Margaret Heckler, American politician (born 1931) ↗
2018 Anya Krugovoy Silver, American poet (born 1968) ↗
2017 Betty Cuthbert, Australian sprinter (born 1938) ↗
2017 Darren Daulton, American baseball player (born 1962) ↗
2015 Ray Hill, American football player (born 1975) ↗
2015 Orna Porat, German-Israeli actress (born 1924) ↗
2014 Ralph Bryans, Northern Irish motorcycle racer (born 1941) ↗
2014 Ananda W.P. Guruge, Sri Lankan scholar and diplomat (born 1928) ↗
2014 John Woodland Hastings, American biochemist and academic (born 1927) ↗
2013 Stan Lynde, American author and illustrator (born 1931) ↗
2013 Mava Lee Thomas, American baseball player (born 1929) ↗
2013 Jerry Wolman, American businessman (born 1927) ↗
2012 Richard Cragun, American-Brazilian ballet dancer and choreographer (born 1944) ↗
2012 Marvin Hamlisch, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1944) ↗
2012 Robert Hughes, Australian-American author and critic (born 1938) ↗
2012 Bernard Lovell, English physicist and astronomer (born 1913) ↗
2012 Mark O'Donnell, American playwright (born 1954) ↗
2012 Ruggiero Ricci, American violinist and educator (born 1918) ↗
2012 Dan Roundfield, American basketball player (born 1953) ↗
2011 Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and educator (born 1911) ↗
2009 Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer and author (born 1909) ↗
2009 Willy DeVille, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1950) ↗
2009 John Hughes, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1950) ↗
2008 Angelos Kitsos, Greek lawyer and author (born 1934) ↗
2007 Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian guitarist (born 1969) ↗
2005 Robin Cook, Scottish educator and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (born 1946) ↗
2005 Creme Puff, tabby domestic cat, oldest recorded cat (born 1967) ↗
2004 Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1948) ↗
2004 Donald Justice, American poet and academic (born 1925) ↗
2003 Julius Baker, American flute player and educator (born 1915) ↗
2002 Edsger W. Dijkstra, Dutch physicist, computer scientist, and academic (born 1930) ↗
2001 Jorge Amado – Brazilian novelist and poet (born 1912) ↗
2001 Adhar Kumar Chatterji, Indian Naval officer (born 1914) ↗
2001 Wilhelm Mohnke, German general (born 1911) ↗
2001 Shan Ratnam, Sri Lankan physician and academic (born 1928) ↗
2001 Dorothy Tutin, English actress (born 1930) ↗
1998 André Weil, French-American mathematician and academic (born 1906) ↗
1997 Shin Ki-ha, South Korean lawyer and politician (born 1941) ↗
1994 Domenico Modugno, Italian singer-songwriter and politician (born 1928) ↗
1993 Tex Hughson, American baseball player (born 1916) ↗
1992 Leszek Błażyński, Polish boxer (born 1949) ↗
1991 Shapour Bakhtiar, Iranian soldier and politician, 74th Prime Minister of Iran (born 1915) ↗
1991 Roland Michener, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Governor General of Canada (born 1900) ↗
1991 Harry Reasoner, American journalist, co-created 60 Minutes (born 1923) ↗
1990 Jacques Soustelle, French anthropologist and politician (born 1912) ↗
1987 Ira C. Eaker, American general (born 1896) ↗
1986 Emilio Fernández, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1904) ↗
1985 Forbes Burnham, Guyanese politician, 2nd President of Guyana (born 1923) ↗
1983 Klaus Nomi, German singer-songwriter and actor (born 1944) ↗
1979 Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911) ↗
1978 Pope Paul VI (born 1897) ↗
1978 Edward Durell Stone, American architect, designed Radio City Music Hall and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (born 1902) ↗
1976 Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian-American cellist and educator (born 1903) ↗
1973 Fulgencio Batista, Cuban colonel and politician, 9th President of Cuba (born 1901) ↗
1970 Nikos Tsiforos, Greek director and screenwriter (born 1912) ↗
1969 Theodor W. Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (born 1903) ↗
1968 Li Gong – Chinese politician, poet, and calligrapher (born 1881) ↗
1964 Cedric Hardwicke, English actor and director (born 1893) ↗
1959 Preston Sturges, American director, screenwriter, and playwright (born 1898) ↗
1952 Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (born 1905) ↗
1946 Tony Lazzeri, American baseball player and coach (born 1903) ↗
1945 Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1920) ↗
1945 Hiram Johnson, American lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of California (born 1866) ↗
1931 Bix Beiderbecke, American cornet player, pianist, and composer (born 1903) ↗
1925 Surendranath Banerjee, Indian academic and politician (born 1848) ↗
1925 Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (born 1853) ↗
1920 Stefan Bastyr, Polish pilot and author (born 1890) ↗
1915 Jennie de la Montagnie Lozier, American physician (born 1841) ↗
1906 George Waterhouse, English-New Zealand politician, 7th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1824) ↗
1904 Eduard Hanslick, Austrian author and critic (born 1825) ↗
1893 Jean-Jacques Challet-Venel, Swiss lawyer and politician (born 1811) ↗
1881 James Springer White, American religious leader, co-founded the Seventh-day Adventist Church (born 1821) ↗
1866 John Mason Neale, English priest, scholar, and hymnwriter (born 1818) ↗
1850 Edward Walsh, Irish poet (born 1805) ↗
1828 Konstantin von Benckendorff, Russian general and diplomat (born 1785) ↗
1815 James A. Bayard, American lawyer and politician (born 1767) ↗
1794 Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst, English lawyer and politician, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain (born 1714) ↗
1757 Ádám Mányoki, Hungarian painter (born 1673) ↗
1753 Georg Wilhelm Richmann, Estonian-Russian physicist and academic (born 1711) ↗
1695 François de Harlay de Champvallon, French archbishop (born 1625) ↗
1694 Antoine Arnauld, French mathematician and philosopher (born 1612) ↗
1679 John Snell, Scottish-English soldier and philanthropist, founded the Snell Exhibition (born 1629) ↗
1666 Tjerk Hiddes de Vries, Frisian naval hero and commander (born 1622) ↗
1660 Diego Velázquez – Spanish painter and educator (born 1599) ↗
1657 Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Ukrainian soldier and politician, 1st Hetman of Zaporizhian Host (born 1595) ↗
1645 Lionel Cranfield, 1st Earl of Middlesex, English merchant and politician (born 1575) ↗
1637 Ben Jonson, English poet and playwright (born 1572) ↗
1628 Johannes Junius, German lawyer and politician (born 1573) ↗
1588 Josias I, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1578–1588) (born 1554) ↗
1553 Girolamo Fracastoro, Italian physician (born 1478) ↗
1530 Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (born 1458) ↗
1458 Pope Callixtus III (born 1378) ↗
1414 Ladislaus of Naples (born 1377) ↗
1412 Margherita of Durazzo, Queen consort of Charles III of Naples (born 1347) ↗
1384 Francesco I of Lesbos ↗
1272 Stephen V of Hungary (born 1239) ↗
1221 Saint Dominic, Spanish priest, founded the Dominican Order (born 1170) ↗
1195 Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria (born 1129) ↗
1162 Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (born 1113) ↗
1027 Richard III, Duke of Normandy ↗
750 Marwan II, Umayyad general and caliph (born 688) ↗
523 Pope Hormisdas (born 450) ↗
258 Pope Sixtus II ↗