62 Events
220 Births
96 Deaths
- 2018 A tsunami caused by an eruption of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia kills at least 430 people and injures almost a thousand more. ↗
- 2018 The 2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown, the longest shutdown of the U.S. federal government in history, begins. ↗
- 2017 United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397 against North Korea is unanimously approved. ↗
- 2017 President Donald Trump signs the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. ↗
- 2016 A study finds the VSV-EBOV vaccine against the Ebola virus between 70 and 100% effective, thus making it the first proven vaccine against the disease. ↗
- 2012 Bashir Ahmad Bilour of Awami National Party and eight others are killed in a Pakistan Taliban bomber suicide attack in Dhaki Nalbandi area near Qissa Khwani Bazaar. ↗
- 2010 The repeal of the Don't ask, don't tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama. ↗
- 2008 An ash dike ruptured at a solid waste containment area for a Tennessee Valley Authority coal-fired power plant in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 4.2 million m3 (1.1 billion US gal) of coal fly ash slurry in the largest industrial spill in U.S. history. ↗
- 2001 Burhanuddin Rabbani, political leader of the Northern Alliance, hands over power in Islamic State of Afghanistan to the interim government headed by President Hamid Karzai. ↗
- 2001 Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63. ↗
- 1999 Just after taking off from London Stansted Airport, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes into Hatfield Forest near Great Hallingbury, killing all four people on board. ↗
- 1997 Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces. ↗
- 1997 Somali Civil War: Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991. ↗
- 1996 Airborne Express Flight 827 crashes in Narrows, Virginia, killing all six people on board. ↗
- 1992 During approach to Tripoli International Airport, a Boeing 727 operating as Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 collides in mid-air with a Libyan Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23, killing 157 people. ↗
- 1990 Lech Wałęsa is elected President of Poland. ↗
- 1990 Final independence of Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia after termination of trusteeship. ↗
- 1989 Romanian Revolution: Communist President of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu is overthrown by Ion Iliescu after days of bloody confrontations. The deposed dictator and his wife Elena flee Bucharest in a helicopter as protesters erupt in cheers. ↗
- 1989 German reunification: Berlin's Brandenburg Gate re-opens after nearly 30 years, effectively ending the division of East and West Germany. ↗
- 1987 In Zimbabwe, the political parties ZANU and ZAPU reach an agreement that ends the violence in the Matabeleland region known as the Gukurahundi. ↗
- 1984 "Subway vigilante" Bernhard Goetz shoots four would-be muggers on a 2 express train in Manhattan section of New York, United States. ↗
- 1978 The pivotal Third Plenum of the 11th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party is held in Beijing, with Deng Xiaoping reversing Mao-era policies to pursue a program for Chinese economic reform. ↗
- 1975 U.S. President Gerald Ford creates the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in response to the 1970s energy crisis. ↗
- 1974 Grande Comore, Anjouan and Mohéli vote to become the independent nation of Comoros. Mayotte remains under French administration. ↗
- 1974 The house of former British Prime Minister Edward Heath is attacked by members of the Provisional IRA. ↗
- 1973 A Royal Air Maroc Sud Aviation Caravelle crashes near Tangier-Boukhalef Airport in Tangier, Morocco, killing 106. ↗
- 1971 The international aid organization Doctors Without Borders is founded by Bernard Kouchner and a group of journalists in Paris, France. ↗
- 1968 Cultural Revolution: People's Daily posted the instructions of Mao Zedong that "The intellectual youth must go to the country, and will be educated from living in rural poverty." ↗
- 1965 In the United Kingdom, a 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) speed limit is applied to all rural roads including motorways for the first time. ↗
- 1964 The first test flight of the SR-71 (Blackbird) takes place at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, United States. ↗
- 1963 The cruise ship Lakonia burns 290 kilometres (180 mi) north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives. ↗
- 1948 Sjafruddin Prawiranegara established the Emergency Government of the Republic of Indonesia (Pemerintah Darurat Republik Indonesia, PDRI) in West Sumatra. ↗
- 1945 U.S. President Harry S. Truman issues an executive order giving World War II refugees precedence in visa applications under U.S. immigration quotas. ↗
- 1944 World War II: Battle of the Bulge: German troops demand the surrender of United States troops at Bastogne, Belgium, prompting the famous one word reply by General Anthony McAuliffe: "Nuts!" ↗
- 1944 World War II: The People's Army of Vietnam is formed to resist Japanese occupation of Indochina, now Vietnam. ↗
- 1942 World War II: Adolf Hitler signs the order to develop the V-2 rocket as a weapon. ↗
- 1940 World War II: Himara is captured by the Greek army. ↗
- 1939 Indian Muslims observe a "Day of Deliverance" to celebrate the resignations of members of the Indian National Congress over their not having been consulted over the decision to enter World War II with the United Kingdom. ↗
- 1937 The Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City. ↗
- 1921 Opening of Visva-Bharati College, also known as Santiniketan College, now Visva Bharati University, India. ↗
- 1920 The GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR. ↗
- 1906 An Mw 7.9 earthquake strikes Xinjiang, China, killing at least 280. ↗
- 1894 The Dreyfus affair begins in France, when Alfred Dreyfus is wrongly convicted of treason. ↗
- 1891 Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography. ↗
- 1890 Cornwallis Valley Railway begins operation between Kentville and Kingsport, Nova Scotia. ↗
- 1888 The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement. ↗
- 1885 Itō Hirobumi, a samurai, becomes the first Prime Minister of Japan. ↗
- 1864 American Civil War: Savannah, Georgia, falls to the Union's Army of the Tennessee, and General Sherman tells President Abraham Lincoln: "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah". ↗
- 1851 India's first freight train is operated in Roorkee, to transport material for the construction of the Ganges Canal. ↗
- 1851 The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., burns. ↗
- 1808 Ludwig van Beethoven conducts and performs in concert at the Theater an der Wien, Vienna, with the premiere of his Fifth Symphony, Sixth Symphony, Fourth Piano Concerto and Choral Fantasy. ↗
- 1807 The Embargo Act, forbidding trade with all foreign countries, is passed by the U.S. Congress at the urging of President Thomas Jefferson. ↗
- 1790 The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Alexander Suvorov and his Russian armies. ↗
- 1788 Nguyễn Huệ proclaims himself Emperor Quang Trung, in effect abolishing on his own the Lê dynasty. ↗
- 1769 Sino-Burmese War: The war ends with the Qing dynasty withdrawing from Burma forever. ↗
- 1489 The forces of the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella, take control of Almería from the Nasrid ruler of Granada, Muhammad XIII. ↗
- 1216 Pope Honorius III approves the Dominican Order through the papal bull of confirmation Religiosam vitam. ↗
- 1135 Three weeks after the death of King Henry I of England, Stephen of Blois claims the throne and is privately crowned King of England, beginning the English Anarchy. ↗
- 880 Luoyang, eastern capital of the Tang dynasty, is captured by rebel leader Huang Chao during the reign of Emperor Xizong. ↗
- 856 Damghan earthquake: An earthquake near the Persian city of Damghan kills an estimated 200,000 people, the sixth deadliest earthquake in recorded history. ↗
- 401 Pope Innocent I is elected, the only pope to succeed his father in the office. ↗
- 69 Vespasian is proclaimed Emperor of Rome; his predecessor, Vitellius, attempts to abdicate but is captured and killed at the Gemonian stairs. ↗
- 2006 Callan McKenna, Scottish footballer ↗
- 2003 Joe Anders, American-British actor ↗
- 2002 David Datro Fofana, Ivorian footballer ↗
- 2001 Camila Osorio, Colombian tennis player ↗
- 2000 Joshua Bassett, American actor and singer ↗
- 1998 G Hannelius, American actress and singer ↗
- 1998 Latto, American rapper and singer ↗
- 1998 Casper Ruud, Norwegian tennis player ↗
- 1994 Rúben Lameiras, Portuguese footballer ↗
- 1993 Sergi Darder, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1993 Raphaël Guerreiro, Portuguese footballer ↗
- 1993 Meghan Trainor, American singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1992 Michaela Hončová, Slovak tennis player ↗
- 1992 Nick Johnson, American basketball player ↗
- 1992 Moonbyul, South Korean rapper, vocalist and songwriter ↗
- 1991 DaBaby, American rapper ↗
- 1990 Jean-Baptiste Maunier, French actor and singer ↗
- 1989 Jordin Sparks, American singer-songwriter and actress ↗
- 1989 Jacob Stallings, American baseball player ↗
- 1988 Scott Darling, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1988 Mohamed El Shenawy, Egyptian footballer ↗
- 1988 Leigh Halfpenny, Welsh rugby player ↗
- 1987 Zack Britton, American baseball player ↗
- 1987 Éder, Bissau-Portuguese footballer ↗
- 1986 Dennis Armfield, Australian footballer ↗
- 1986 Fatih Öztürk, Turkish footballer ↗
- 1984 Basshunter, Swedish singer, record producer and DJ ↗
- 1984 Greg Finley, American actor ↗
- 1983 José Fonte, Portuguese footballer ↗
- 1983 Doc Gallows, American wrestler ↗
- 1983 Viola Kibiwot, Kenyan runner ↗
- 1982 Britta Heidemann, German fencer ↗
- 1982 Alinne Moraes, Brazilian actress and model ↗
- 1981 Marina Kuptsova, Russian high jumper ↗
- 1980 Chris Carmack, American actor, singer, and model ↗
- 1980 Marcus Haislip, American basketball player ↗
- 1979 Jamie Langfield, Scottish footballer and coach ↗
- 1978 Danny Ahn, South Korean singer ↗
- 1978 Joy Ali, Fijian boxer (died 2015) ↗
- 1978 Emmanuel Olisadebe, Nigerian-Polish footballer ↗
- 1977 Steve Kariya, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1976 Katleen De Caluwé, Belgian sprinter ↗
- 1976 Jason Lane, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1976 Aya Takano, Japanese author and illustrator ↗
- 1975 Sergei Aschwanden, Swiss martial artist ↗
- 1975 Dmitri Khokhlov, Russian footballer and manager ↗
- 1975 Marcin Mięciel, Polish footballer ↗
- 1975 Stanislav Neckář, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1975 Takuya Onishi, Japanese astronaut ↗
- 1974 Rei Hance, American actress ↗
- 1972 Mark Hill, English musician, producer and songwriter ↗
- 1972 Kirk Maltby, Canadian ice hockey player and scout ↗
- 1972 Vanessa Paradis, French singer-songwriter and actress ↗
- 1971 Ajeenkya Patil, Indian economist and academic ↗
- 1970 Gary Anderson, Scottish darts player ↗
- 1970 Ted Cruz, Canadian-American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1969 Myriam Bédard, Canadian biathlete ↗
- 1969 Mark Robins, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1968 Emre Aracı, Turkish composer, conductor, and historian ↗
- 1968 Luis Hernández, Mexican footballer ↗
- 1968 Lori McKenna, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1968 Dina Meyer, American actress ↗
- 1967 Richey Edwards, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1995) ↗
- 1967 Stéphane Gendron, Canadian lawyer and politician ↗
- 1967 Rebecca Harris, English businesswoman and politician ↗
- 1967 Dan Petrescu, Romanian footballer and manager ↗
- 1966 Dmitry Bilozerchev, Russian gymnast and coach ↗
- 1966 Marcel Schirmer, German singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
- 1966 David Wright, English lawyer and politician ↗
- 1965 David S. Goyer, American screenwriter ↗
- 1965 Urszula Włodarczyk, Polish heptathlete and triple jumper ↗
- 1964 Mike Jackson, American baseball player ↗
- 1964 Angela James, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1964 Simon Kirby, English businessman and politician ↗
- 1963 Giuseppe Bergomi, Italian footballer and coach ↗
- 1963 Brian McMillan, South African cricketer and educator ↗
- 1963 Luna H. Mitani, Japanese-American painter and illustrator ↗
- 1962 Ralph Fiennes – English actor ↗
- 1961 Yuri Malenchenko, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut ↗
- 1960 Jean-Michel Basquiat – Michel Basquiat, American painter and poet (died 1988) ↗
- 1960 Luther Campbell, American rapper and actor ↗
- 1960 Paul Kuniholm, Artist ↗
- 1959 Bernd Schuster, German footballer and manager ↗
- 1958 Frank Gambale, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1958 David Heavener, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director ↗
- 1957 Stephen Conway, English bishop ↗
- 1957 Carole James, English-Canadian educator and politician ↗
- 1957 Peter Mortimer, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1956 Jane Lighting, English businesswoman ↗
- 1955 Galina Murašova, Lithuanian discus thrower ↗
- 1955 Lonnie Smith, American baseball player ↗
- 1955 Thomas C. Südhof, German-American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1954 Hideshi Matsuda, Japanese racing driver ↗
- 1954 Derick Parry, Nevisian cricketer ↗
- 1953 Ian Turnbull, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1953 Tom Underwood, American baseball player (died 2010) ↗
- 1952 Sandra Kalniete, Latvian politician and diplomat, former Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs ↗
- 1951 Lasse Bengtsson, Swedish journalist ↗
- 1951 Charles de Lint, Dutch-Canadian author and critic ↗
- 1951 Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, British landowner, businessman and philanthropist (died 2016) ↗
- 1951 Tony Isabella, American comic book writer, editor, actor, artist and critic ↗
- 1951 Jan Stephenson, Australian golfer ↗
- 1950 Manfred Moore, American football player and rugby league player (died 2020) ↗
- 1949 Maurice Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (died 2003) ↗
- 1949 Robin Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer (died 2012) ↗
- 1949 Ray Guy, American football player (died 2022) ↗
- 1948 Steve Garvey, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1948 Don Kardong, American runner, journalist, and author ↗
- 1948 Rick Nielsen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1948 Chris Old, English cricketer and coach ↗
- 1948 Lynne Thigpen, American actress and singer (died 2003) ↗
- 1947 Brian Daley, American author and screenwriter (died 1996) ↗
- 1947 Dilip Doshi, Indian cricketer ↗
- 1946 Roger Carr, English businessman ↗
- 1946 C. Eugene Steuerle, American economist and author ↗
- 1945 Frances Lannon, English historian and academic ↗
- 1945 Sam Newman, Australian footballer and sportscaster ↗
- 1945 Diane Sawyer, American journalist ↗
- 1944 Mary Archer, English chemist and academic ↗
- 1944 Steve Carlton, American baseball player ↗
- 1944 Barry Jenkins, English drummer ↗
- 1943 Stefan Janos, Slovak-Swiss physicist and academic ↗
- 1943 Paul Wolfowitz, American banker and politician, 25th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense ↗
- 1942 Jerry Koosman, American baseball player ↗
- 1942 Dick Parry, English saxophonist ↗
- 1940 Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (died 2009) ↗
- 1940 Mike Molloy, English journalist, author, and illustrator ↗
- 1938 Matty Alou, Dominican-American baseball player and scout (died 2011) ↗
- 1938 Lucien Bouchard, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of Quebec ↗
- 1938 Red Steagall, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and poet ↗
- 1937 Charlotte Lamb, English author (died 2000) ↗
- 1937 Eduard Uspensky, Russian author, poet, and playwright (died 2018) ↗
- 1937 Ken Whitmore, English author and playwright ↗
- 1936 James Burke, Irish historian and author ↗
- 1936 Héctor Elizondo, American actor and director ↗
- 1935 Paulo Rocha, Portuguese director and screenwriter (died 2012) ↗
- 1934 David Pearson, American race car driver (died 2018) ↗
- 1933 John Hartle, English motorcycle racer (died 1968) ↗
- 1932 Phil Woosnam, Welsh soccer player and manager (died 2013) ↗
- 1931 Gisela Birkemeyer, German hurdler and coach (died 2024) ↗
- 1931 Carlos Graça, São Toméan lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (died 2013) ↗
- 1930 Ardalion Ignatyev, Russian sprinter and educator (died 1998) ↗
- 1929 Wazir Mohammad, Indian-Pakistani cricketer ↗
- 1928 Fredrik Barth, German-Norwegian anthropologist and academic (died 2016) ↗
- 1926 Alcides Ghiggia, Italian-Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 2015) ↗
- 1926 Roberta Leigh, English writer, artist and TV producer (died 2014) ↗
- 1925 Lewis Glucksman, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2006) ↗
- 1925 Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Turkish footballer and manager (died 2012) ↗
- 1924 Frank Corsaro, American actor and director (died 2017) ↗
- 1923 Peregrine Worsthorne, English journalist and author (died 2020) ↗
- 1922 Ruth Roman, American actress (died 1999) ↗
- 1922 Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 2015) ↗
- 1921 Dimitri Fampas, Greek guitarist and composer (died 1996) ↗
- 1921 Hawkshaw Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1963) ↗
- 1917 Gene Rayburn, American game show host and actor (died 1999) ↗
- 1915 Barbara Billingsley, American actress (died 2010) ↗
- 1915 Phillip Glasier, English author and academic (died 2000) ↗
- 1913 Giorgio Oberweger, Italian discus thrower and hurdler (died 1998) ↗
- 1912 Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (died 1943) ↗
- 1912 Lady Bird Johnson, American beautification activist; 38th First Lady of the United States (died 2007) ↗
- 1911 Danny O'Dea, English actor (died 2003) ↗
- 1909 Patricia Hayes, English actress (died 1998) ↗
- 1908 Giacomo Manzù, Italian sculptor and academic (died 1991) ↗
- 1907 Peggy Ashcroft, English actress (died 1991) ↗
- 1905 Pierre Brasseur, French-Italian actor and screenwriter (died 1972) ↗
- 1905 Pierre Levegh, French ice hockey player and racing driver (died 1955) ↗
- 1905 Kenneth Rexroth, American poet, translator, and academic (died 1982) ↗
- 1903 Haldan Keffer Hartline, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1983) ↗
- 1901 Andre Kostelanetz, Russian-American conductor and composer (died 1980) ↗
- 1900 Marc Allégret, French director and screenwriter (died 1973) ↗
- 1899 Gustaf Gründgens, German actor and director (died 1963) ↗
- 1898 Vladimir Fock, Russian physicist and mathematician (died 1974) ↗
- 1894 Edwin Linkomies, Finnish academic, professor and the Prime Minister of Finland (died 1963) ↗
- 1892 Herman Potočnik, Slovenian-Austrian engineer (died 1929) ↗
- 1889 George Hutson, English runner and soldier (died 1914) ↗
- 1888 J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank, English businessman, founded Rank Organisation (died 1972) ↗
- 1887 Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (died 1920) ↗
- 1885 Deems Taylor, American conductor and critic (died 1966) ↗
- 1884 St. Elmo Brady, African American chemist and educator (died 1966) ↗
- 1883 Marcus Hurley, American cyclist (died 1941) ↗
- 1883 Edgard Varèse, French-American composer (died 1965) ↗
- 1880 Fred Woolley, Australian rugby league player (died 1955) ↗
- 1878 Myer Prinstein, Polish-American jumper (died 1925) ↗
- 1876 Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (died 1944) ↗
- 1874 Franz Schmidt, Austrian cellist, pianist, and composer (died 1939) ↗
- 1872 Camille Guérin, French veterinarian and bacteriologist (died 1961) ↗
- 1869 Dmitri Egorov, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1931) ↗
- 1869 Edwin Arlington Robinson, American poet and playwright (died 1935) ↗
- 1868 Jaan Tõnisson, Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Estonia (died 1941?) ↗
- 1865 Charles Sands, American golfer and tennis player (died 1945) ↗
- 1862 Connie Mack, American baseball player and manager (died 1956) ↗
- 1858 Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer and educator (died 1924) ↗
- 1856 Frank B. Kellogg, American lawyer and politician, 45th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1937) ↗
- 1853 Teresa Carreño, Venezuelan-American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1917) ↗
- 1853 Evgraf Fedorov, Russian mathematician, crystallographer, and mineralogist (died 1919) ↗
- 1853 Sarada Devi, Indian mystic and philosopher (died 1920) ↗
- 1850 Victoriano Huerta, Mexican general and politician, 35th President of Mexico (died 1916) ↗
- 1839 John Nevil Maskelyne, English magician (died 1917) ↗
- 1819 Franz Abt, German composer and conductor (died 1870) ↗
- 1819 Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician and academic (died 1892) ↗
- 1807 Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian author, poet, and critic (died 1873) ↗
- 1805 John Obadiah Westwood, English entomologist and archaeologist (died 1893) ↗
- 1799 Nicholas Callan, Irish priest and physicist (died 1864) ↗
- 1765 Johann Friedrich Pfaff, German mathematician and academic (died 1825) ↗
- 1723 Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer (died 1787) ↗
- 1696 James Oglethorpe, English general and politician, 1st Colonial Governor of Georgia (died 1785) ↗
- 1694 Hermann Samuel Reimarus, German philosopher and academic (died 1768) ↗
- 1666 Guru Gobind Singh, Indian guru and poet (died 1708) ↗
- 1639 Jean Racine, French poet and playwright (died 1699) ↗
- 1591 Tommaso Dingli, Maltese architect and sculptor (died 1666) ↗
- 1569 Étienne Martellange, French architect (died 1641) ↗
- 1550 Cesare Cremonini, Italian philosopher and author (died 1631) ↗
- 1546 Kuroda Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō (died 1604) ↗
- 1459 Sultan Cem, Ottoman politician (died 1495) ↗
- 1300 Khutughtu Khan Kusala, Mongolian emperor (died 1329) ↗
- 1183 Chagatai Khan, Mongol ruler (died 1242) ↗
- 1178 Emperor Antoku of Japan (died 1185) ↗
- 1095 Roger II of Sicily (died 1154) ↗
- 948 Kang Kam-ch'an, Korean official and general (died 1031) ↗
- 244 Diocletian, Roman emperor (died 311) ↗
- 2023 Leon Coates, English composer (born 1937) ↗
- 2019 Ram Dass, American spiritual teacher and author (born 1931) ↗
- 2018 Paddy Ashdown, British politician (born 1941) ↗
- 2018 Simcha Rotem, last survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (born 1924) ↗
- 2018 Herman Sikumbang, Indonesian guitarist (born 1982); casualty during 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami ↗
- 2017 Gonzalo Morales Sáurez, Costa Rican painter (born 1945) ↗
- 2016 Chad Robinson, Australian rugby league player (born 1980) ↗
- 2015 Peter Lundblad, Swedish singer-songwriter (born 1950) ↗
- 2015 Freda Meissner-Blau, Australian activist and politician (born 1927) ↗
- 2014 John Robert Beyster, American physicist and academic (born 1924) ↗
- 2014 Christine Cavanaugh, American actress (born 1963) ↗
- 2014 Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (born 1944) ↗
- 2014 Bernard Stone, American lawyer and politician (born 1927) ↗
- 2013 Diomedes Díaz, Colombian singer-songwriter (born 1956) ↗
- 2013 Hans Hækkerup, Danish lawyer and politician (born 1945) ↗
- 2013 Oscar Peer, Swiss author, playwright, and philologist (born 1928) ↗
- 2012 Chuck Cherundolo, American football player and coach (born 1916) ↗
- 2012 Ryan Freel, American baseball player (born 1976) ↗
- 2012 Cliff Osmond, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937) ↗
- 2012 Lim Keng Yaik, Malaysian physician and politician (born 1939) ↗
- 2010 Fred Foy, American soldier and announcer (born 1921) ↗
- 2009 Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian rancher and politician (born 1940) ↗
- 2009 Albert Scanlon, English footballer (born 1935) ↗
- 2007 Charles Court, Australian politician, 21st Premier of Western Australia (born 1911) ↗
- 2007 Adrian Cristobal, Filipino journalist and playwright (born 1932) ↗
- 2006 Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (born 1960) ↗
- 2006 Galina Ustvolskaya, Russian composer (born 1919) ↗
- 2004 Doug Ault, American baseball player and manager (born 1950) ↗
- 2002 Desmond Hoyte, Guyanese lawyer, politician and President of Guyana (born 1929) ↗
- 2002 Joe Strummer, English singer-songwriter (born 1952) ↗
- 2001 Ovidiu Iacov, Romanian footballer (born 1981) ↗
- 2001 Walter Newton Read, American lawyer and second chairman of the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (born 1918) ↗
- 1997 Sebastian Arcos Bergnes, Cuban-American dentist and activist (born 1931) ↗
- 1996 Jack Hamm, American cartoonist and television host (born 1916) ↗
- 1995 Butterfly McQueen, American actress and dancer (born 1911) ↗
- 1995 James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1907) ↗
- 1993 Don DeFore, American actor (born 1913) ↗
- 1992 Harry Bluestone, English violinist and composer (born 1907) ↗
- 1992 Frederick William Franz, American religious leader (born 1893) ↗
- 1989 Samuel Beckett – Irish author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1906) ↗
- 1988 Chico Mendes, Brazilian trade union leader and activist (born 1944) ↗
- 1987 Luca Prodan, Italian-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1953) ↗
- 1986 Mary Burchell, English author and activist (born 1904) ↗
- 1986 David Penhaligon, Cornish Liberal Politician (born 1944), Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro (1974–1986) ↗
- 1985 D. Boon, American singer and musician (born 1958) ↗
- 1979 Darryl F. Zanuck, American director and producer (born 1902) ↗
- 1974 Sterling North, American author and critic (born 1906) ↗
- 1971 Godfried Bomans, Dutch journalist and author (born 1913) ↗
- 1969 Enrique Peñaranda, 45th President of Bolivia (born 1892) ↗
- 1968 Raymond Gram Swing, American journalist (born 1887) ↗
- 1965 Richard Dimbleby, English journalist (born 1913) ↗
- 1962 Ross McLarty, Australian politician, 17th Premier of Western Australia (born 1891) ↗
- 1960 Ninian Comper, Scottish-English architect (born 1864) ↗
- 1959 Gilda Gray, Polish-American actress and dancer (born 1901) ↗
- 1957 Frank George Woollard, English engineer (born 1883) ↗
- 1950 Frederick Freake, English polo player (born 1876) ↗
- 1944 Harry Langdon, American actor, comedian, and vaudevillian (born 1884) ↗
- 1943 Beatrix Potter, English children's book writer and illustrator (born 1866) ↗
- 1942 Ling Ma – German-American anthropologist and linguist (born 1858) ↗
- 1941 Karel Hašler, Czech actor, director, composer, and screenwriter (born 1879) ↗
- 1940 Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (born 1903) ↗
- 1939 Ma Rainey, American singer (born 1886) ↗
- 1925 Amelie Beese, German pilot and engineer (born 1886) ↗
- 1924 Karl Denke, German serial killer and cannibal (born 1860) ↗
- 1919 Hermann Weingärtner, German gymnast (born 1864) ↗
- 1918 Aristeidis Moraitinis, Greek lieutenant and pilot (born 1891) ↗
- 1917 Frances Xavier Cabrini, Italian-American nun and saint (born 1850) ↗
- 1915 Rose Talbot Bullard, American medical doctor and professor (born 1864) ↗
- 1902 Richard von Krafft-Ebing, German-Austrian psychiatrist and author (born 1840) ↗
- 1899 Dwight L. Moody, American evangelist and publisher, founded Moody Publishers (born 1837) ↗
- 1891 Paul de Lagarde, German biblical scholar and orientalist (born 1827) ↗
- 1884 John Chisum, American cattle baron (born 1824) ↗
- 1880 George Eliot – English novelist and poet (born 1819) ↗
- 1870 Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish journalist, poet, and playwright (born 1836) ↗
- 1867 Jean-Victor Poncelet, French mathematician and engineer (born 1788) ↗
- 1853 Manuel María Lombardini, Mexican general and politician. President (1853) (born 1802) ↗
- 1828 William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist (born 1766) ↗
- 1806 William Vernon, English-American merchant (born 1719) ↗
- 1788 Percivall Pott, English physician and surgeon (born 1714) ↗
- 1767 John Newbery, English publisher (born 1713) ↗
- 1681 Richard Alleine, English minister and author (born 1611) ↗
- 1666 Guercino, Italian painter (born 1591) ↗
- 1660 André Tacquet, Flemish priest and mathematician (born 1612) ↗
- 1646 Petro Mohyla, Ruthenian metropolitan and saint (born 1596) ↗
- 1641 Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully, 2nd Prime Minister of France (born 1560) ↗
- 1603 Mehmed III, Ottoman sultan (born 1566) ↗
- 1572 François Clouet, French miniaturist (born c. 1510) ↗
- 1554 Alessandro Bonvicino, Italian painter (born 1498) ↗
- 1530 Willibald Pirckheimer, German lawyer and author (born 1470) ↗
- 1419 Antipope John XXIII ↗
- 1115 Olaf Magnusson, King of Norway (born 1099) ↗
- 1100 Bretislav II of Bohemia (born 1060) ↗
- 1060 Cynesige, Archbishop of York ↗
- 1012 Baha' al-Dawla, Buyid amir of Iraq ↗
- 731 Yuan Qianyao, official of the Chinese Tang dynasty ↗
- 69 Vitellius, Roman emperor (born 15) ↗