48 Events
229 Births
104 Deaths
- 2020 A large explosion at the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden kills at least 22 people and wounds 50. ↗
- 2013 More than 100 people are killed when anti-government forces attack key buildings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. ↗
- 2009 A segment of the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha pipeline ruptures in Shaanxi, China, and approximately 150,000 L (40,000 US gal) of diesel oil flows down the Wei River before finally reaching the Yellow River. ↗
- 2009 A suicide bomber kills nine people at Forward Operating Base Chapman, a key facility of the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan. ↗
- 2006 Madrid–Barajas Airport is bombed. ↗
- 2006 The Indonesian passenger ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths. ↗
- 2006 Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed. ↗
- 2005 Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin. ↗
- 2004 A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 194. ↗
- 2000 Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred. ↗
- 1997 In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed. ↗
- 1996 Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel. ↗
- 1993 Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland. ↗
- 1987 Stella Sigcau, Prime minister of the South African Bantustan of Transkei, is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Bantu Holomisa. ↗
- 1972 Vietnam War: Operation Linebacker II ends. ↗
- 1970 Hurricane Creek mine disaster, near Hyden, Kentucky ↗
- 1967 Aeroflot Flight L-51 crashes near Liepāja International Airport in Liepāja, Latvia, killing 43. ↗
- 1958 The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension. ↗
- 1954 The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation is established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency. ↗
- 1952 An RAF Avro Lancaster bomber crashes in Luqa, Malta after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground. ↗
- 1947 Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania. ↗
- 1944 King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant. ↗
- 1943 Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair. ↗
- 1936 The Flint sit-down strike hits General Motors. ↗
- 1935 The Italian Air Force bombs a Swedish Red Cross hospital during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. ↗
- 1927 The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan. ↗
- 1922 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is formed. ↗
- 1916 Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Petrograd river three days later. ↗
- 1916 The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita. ↗
- 1906 The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh). ↗
- 1905 Former Idaho Governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell. ↗
- 1903 A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605. ↗
- 1902 The Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attained a Farthest South at 82°17′S in Antarctica. ↗
- 1897 The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand. ↗
- 1896 Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila. ↗
- 1896 Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5. ↗
- 1890 Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight. ↗
- 1853 Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest. ↗
- 1825 The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed. ↗
- 1816 The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed. ↗
- 1813 War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York. ↗
- 1702 Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine. ↗
- 1641 Reapers' War: Louis XIII of France swears the Catalan constitutions, being appointed Count of Barcelona and thus establishing the personal union of the Principality of Catalonia with the Kingdom of France. ↗
- 1460 Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield. ↗
- 1419 Hundred Years' War: Battle of La Rochelle. ↗
- 1066 Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city. ↗
- 999 Battle of Glenmama: The combined forces of Munster and Meath under king Brian Boru inflict a crushing defeat on the allied armies of Leinster and Dublin near Lyons Hill in Ireland. ↗
- 534 The second and final edition of the Code of Justinian comes into effect in the Byzantine Empire. ↗
- 1995 Igor Shesterkin, Russian hockey goaltender ↗
- 1995 Ollie Watkins, English footballer ↗
- 1995 V, South Korean singer ↗
- 1992 Ryan Tunnicliffe, English footballer ↗
- 1992 Carson Wentz, American football player ↗
- 1991 Camila Giorgi, Italian tennis player ↗
- 1990 Bruno Henrique, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1990 Joe Root, English cricketer ↗
- 1990 C. J. Wilcox, American basketball player ↗
- 1989 Tyler Anderson, American baseball player ↗
- 1989 Yoon Bo-ra, South Korean singer, rapper and actress ↗
- 1989 Ryan Sheckler, American skateboarder and entrepreneur ↗
- 1989 Kateřina Vaňková, Czech tennis player ↗
- 1987 Jakub Nakládal, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1986 Domenico Criscito, Italian footballer ↗
- 1986 Ellie Goulding, English singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1986 Caity Lotz, American actress ↗
- 1986 Jeff Ward, American actor ↗
- 1986 Gianni Zuiverloon, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1985 Lars Boom, Dutch cyclist ↗
- 1985 Bryson Goodwin, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1985 Anna Wood, American actress ↗
- 1984 Randall Azofeifa, Costa Rican footballer ↗
- 1984 Andra Day, American singer and songwriter ↗
- 1984 LeBron James, American basketball player, producer and businessman ↗
- 1983 Eddie Edwards, American professional wrestler ↗
- 1983 Nick Symmonds, American runner ↗
- 1983 Kevin Systrom, American computer programmer and businessman, co-founded Instagram ↗
- 1982 Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress ↗
- 1982 Tobias Kurbjuweit, German footballer ↗
- 1982 Dawan Landry, American football player ↗
- 1981 Ali Al-Habsi, Omani footballer ↗
- 1981 Cédric Carrasso, French footballer ↗
- 1981 Michael Rodríguez, Costa Rican footballer ↗
- 1981 Matt Ulrich, American football player ↗
- 1980 Eliza Dushku, American former actress and producer ↗
- 1980 D. J. Mbenga, Congolese-Belgian basketball player ↗
- 1980 Alison McGovern, British politician ↗
- 1979 Michael Grimm, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1978 Devin Brown, American basketball player ↗
- 1978 Tyrese Gibson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor ↗
- 1978 Phillips Idowu, English triple jumper ↗
- 1978 Zbigniew Robert Promiński, Polish drummer ↗
- 1978 Rob Scuderi, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1977 Laila Ali, American boxer and actress ↗
- 1977 Glory Alozie, Nigerian-Spanish sprinter and hurdler ↗
- 1977 Grant Balfour, Australian baseball player ↗
- 1977 Saša Ilić, Serbian footballer ↗
- 1977 Kenyon Martin, American basketball player ↗
- 1977 Lucy Punch, English actress ↗
- 1977 Kazuyuki Toda, Japanese footballer ↗
- 1976 Kastro, American rapper ↗
- 1976 Patrick Kerney, American football player ↗
- 1976 A. J. Pierzynski, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1975 Scott Chipperfield, Australian footballer ↗
- 1975 Tiger Woods, American golfer ↗
- 1974 Alexandro Alves do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer (died 2012) ↗
- 1974 Dr. Jitheshji, Indian Speed Cartoonist and Pictorial Orator ↗
- 1973 Jason Behr, American actor ↗
- 1973 Ato Boldon, Trinidadian runner, sportscaster, and politician ↗
- 1972 Daniel Amokachi, Nigerian footballer and manager ↗
- 1972 Maureen Flannigan, American actress and producer ↗
- 1972 Paul Keegan, Irish footballer ↗
- 1972 Dita Indah Sari, Indonesian trade union leader and activist ↗
- 1971 Sister Bliss, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1971 C. S. Lee, Korean-American actor ↗
- 1971 Ricardo, Spanish footballer and manager ↗
- 1971 Daniel Sunjata, American actor ↗
- 1969 Emmanuel Clérico, French race car driver ↗
- 1969 Dave England, American snowboarder and stuntman ↗
- 1969 Jay Kay, English singer and songwriter ↗
- 1969 Kersti Kaljulaid, President of Estonia ↗
- 1969 Michelle McGann, American golfer ↗
- 1969 Meredith Monroe, American actress ↗
- 1968 Bryan Burk, American screenwriter and producer ↗
- 1968 Adam Dale, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1968 Sandra Glover, American hurdler ↗
- 1968 Albano Mucci, Australian activist ↗
- 1967 Carl Ouellet, Canadian wrestler and sportscaster ↗
- 1966 Gary Chartier, American philosopher, scholar, and academic ↗
- 1966 Bennett Miller, American director and producer ↗
- 1965 Heidi Fleiss, American procurer ↗
- 1964 Almir Kayumov, Russian footballer and referee (died 2013) ↗
- 1964 Sylvie Moreau, Canadian actress and screenwriter ↗
- 1964 George Newbern, American actor ↗
- 1963 Chandler Burr, American journalist and author ↗
- 1963 Mike Pompeo, American diplomat and politician; 70th United States Secretary of State ↗
- 1963 Johnny Rogers, American-Spanish basketball player ↗
- 1963 Milan Šrejber, Czech tennis player ↗
- 1961 Douglas Coupland, German-Canadian author and playwright ↗
- 1961 Bill English, New Zealand farmer and politician, 39th Prime Minister of New Zealand ↗
- 1961 Sean Hannity, American radio and television host ↗
- 1961 Ben Johnson, Jamaican-Canadian sprinter ↗
- 1961 Charlie Nicholas, Scottish footballer and sportscaster ↗
- 1960 Richard M. Durbin, English biologist and academic ↗
- 1959 Antonio Pappano, English pianist and conductor ↗
- 1959 Kåre Thomsen, Norwegian guitarist and graphic designer ↗
- 1959 Tracey Ullman, English-American actress, singer, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1959 Josée Verner, Canadian politician, 8th Canadian Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs ↗
- 1958 Pedro Costa, Portuguese director, screenwriter, and cinematographer ↗
- 1958 Steven Smith, American engineer and astronaut ↗
- 1957 Matt Lauer, American journalist and television host ↗
- 1957 Glenn Robbins, Australian comedian and actor ↗
- 1956 Ingus Baušķenieks, Latvian singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1956 Suzy Bogguss, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1956 Patricia Kalember, American actress ↗
- 1956 Sheryl Lee Ralph, American actress and singer ↗
- 1954 Barry Greenstein, American poker player and philanthropist ↗
- 1953 Daniel T. Barry, American engineer and astronaut ↗
- 1953 Dana Key, American singer, guitarist, and producer (died 2010) ↗
- 1953 Graham Vick, English director and producer (died 2021) ↗
- 1953 Meredith Vieira, American journalist and game show host ↗
- 1952 June Anderson, American soprano and actress ↗
- 1951 Doug Allder, English footballer and coach ↗
- 1951 Chris Jasper, American musician, singer-songwriter, and producer (died 2025) ↗
- 1951 Nick Rose, English runner ↗
- 1950 Timothy Mo, Chinese-English author ↗
- 1950 Lewis Shiner, American journalist and author ↗
- 1950 Bjarne Stroustrup, Danish computer scientist, created the C++ programming language ↗
- 1950 Martti Vainio, Finnish runner ↗
- 1949 David Bedford, English runner ↗
- 1949 Jerry Coyne, American biologist and author ↗
- 1949 Jim Flaherty, Canadian lawyer and politician, 37th Canadian Minister of Finance (died 2014) ↗
- 1948 Jed Johnson, American interior designer and director (died 1996) ↗
- 1947 James Kahn, American author, screenwriter, and producer ↗
- 1947 Jeff Lynne, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1947 Steve Mix, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1946 Clive Bunker, English drummer and songwriter ↗
- 1946 Patti Smith – American singer-songwriter and poet ↗
- 1946 Berti Vogts, German footballer and coach ↗
- 1945 Davy Jones, English singer-songwriter and actor (died 2012) ↗
- 1945 Lloyd Kaufman, American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Troma Entertainment ↗
- 1945 Paola Pigni, Italian runner (died 2021) ↗
- 1945 Concetta Tomei, American actress ↗
- 1944 William J. Fallon, American admiral ↗
- 1944 Joseph Hilbe, American mathematician and philosopher (died 2017) ↗
- 1942 Vladimir Bukovsky, Russian author and activist (died 2019) ↗
- 1942 Guy Edwards, English race car driver ↗
- 1942 Michael Nesmith, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2021) ↗
- 1942 Janko Prunk, Slovenian historian, academic, and politician ↗
- 1942 Robert Quine, American guitarist (died 2004) ↗
- 1942 Toomas Savi, Estonian physician and politician ↗
- 1942 Fred Ward, American actor (died 2022) ↗
- 1941 Mel Renfro, American football player and coach ↗
- 1940 James Burrows, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1939 Glenda Adams, Australian author and academic (died 2007) ↗
- 1939 Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (died 1983) ↗
- 1938 Ron Wolf, American Football Hall of Fame General Manager ↗
- 1937 Gordon Banks, English footballer and manager (died 2019) ↗
- 1937 John Hartford, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (died 2001) ↗
- 1937 Jim Marshall, American football player (died 2025) ↗
- 1937 Paul Stookey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1935 Omar Bongo, Gabonese lieutenant and politician, President of Gabon (died 2009) ↗
- 1935 Sandy Koufax, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1935 Jack Riley, American actor (died 2016) ↗
- 1934 John N. Bahcall, American astrophysicist and astronomer, co-developed the Hubble Space Telescope (died 2005) ↗
- 1934 Joseph Bologna, American actor, director, playwright and screenwriter (died 2017) ↗
- 1934 Barry Briggs, New Zealand motorcycle racer and sportscaster ↗
- 1934 Joseph P. Hoar, American general (died 2022) ↗
- 1934 Tony Serra, American criminal defense and civil rights attorney, political activist and tax resister ↗
- 1934 Del Shannon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1990) ↗
- 1934 Russ Tamblyn, American actor ↗
- 1933 Timité Bassori, Ivorian filmmaker, actor, and writer ↗
- 1931 Skeeter Davis, American singer-songwriter (died 2004) ↗
- 1931 John T. Houghton, Welsh physicist and author (died 2020) ↗
- 1931 Frank Torre, American baseball player and manager (died 2014) ↗
- 1930 Roy Yorke Calne, English surgeon and academic (died 2024) ↗
- 1930 Elmira Minita Gordon, Belizean educator, 1st Governor-General of Belize (died 2021) ↗
- 1930 Red Rhodes, American pedal steel guitarist (died 1995) ↗
- 1930 Youyou Tu – Chinese chemist and pharmacist, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1929 Rosalinde Hurley, English physician, microbiologist, and academic (died 2004) ↗
- 1928 Bo Diddley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2008) ↗
- 1927 Jan Kubíček, Czech painter and sculptor (died 2013) ↗
- 1926 Stan Tracey, English pianist and composer (died 2013) ↗
- 1925 Ian MacNaughton, Scottish actor, producer, and director (died 2002) ↗
- 1924 Yvonne Brill, Canadian-American propulsion engineer (died 2013) ↗
- 1923 Prakash Vir Shastri, Indian academic and politician (died 1977) ↗
- 1922 Jane Langton, American author and illustrator (died 2018) ↗
- 1921 Rashid Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Lebanon (died 1987) ↗
- 1919 Dick Spooner, English cricketer (died 1997) ↗
- 1919 David Willcocks, English organist, composer, and conductor (died 2015) ↗
- 1917 Seymour Melman, American engineer and author (died 2004) ↗
- 1914 Bert Parks, American actor, singer, television personality, and beauty pageant host (died 1992) ↗
- 1913 Lucio Agostini, Italian-Canadian conductor and composer (died 1996) ↗
- 1913 Elyne Mitchell, Australian author (died 2002) ↗
- 1911 Jeanette Nolan, American actress (died 1998) ↗
- 1910 Paul Bowles, American composer and author (died 1999) ↗
- 1906 Alziro Bergonzo, Italian architect and painter (died 1997) ↗
- 1906 Carol Reed, English director and producer (died 1976) ↗
- 1905 Daniil Kharms, Russian poet, author, and playwright (died 1942) ↗
- 1904 Dmitry Kabalevsky, Russian composer and academic (died 1987) ↗
- 1899 Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer, lawyer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Svalbard (died 2001) ↗
- 1897 Alfredo Bracchi, Italian songwriter and screenwriter (died 1976) ↗
- 1890 Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, Mexican soldier and politician, 47th President of Mexico (died 1973) ↗
- 1887 William Kolehmainen, Finnish-American runner and coach (died 1967) ↗
- 1887 K. M. Munshi, Indian politician, writer and educationist, founder of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (died 1971) ↗
- 1886 Austin Osman Spare, English artist and occultist (died 1956) ↗
- 1884 Hideki Tōjō, Japanese general and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1948) ↗
- 1883 Archer Baldwin, American-English farmer and politician (died 1966) ↗
- 1883 Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1960) ↗
- 1879 Ramana Maharshi, Indian guru and philosopher (died 1950) ↗
- 1878 William Aberhart, Canadian evangelist and politician, seventh Premier of Alberta (died 1943) ↗
- 1873 Al Smith, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Governor of New York (died 1944) ↗
- 1869 Stephen Leacock, English-Canadian political scientist and author (died 1944) ↗
- 1869 Ōzutsu Man'emon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 18th Yokozuna (died 1918) ↗
- 1865 Rudyard Kipling, Indian-English author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1936) ↗
- 1857 Sylvio Lazzari, French-Austrian composer (died 1944) ↗
- 1853 André Messager, French pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1929) ↗
- 1851 Asa Griggs Candler, American businessman and politician, 44th Mayor of Atlanta (died 1929) ↗
- 1849 John Milne, English seismologist and geologist (died 1913) ↗
- 1842 Osman Hamdi Bey, Ottoman administrator, intellectual, art expert and painter (died 1910) ↗
- 1825 Samuel Newitt Wood, American lawyer and politician (died 1891) ↗
- 1819 Theodor Fontane – German author and poet (died 1898) ↗
- 1819 John W. Geary, American lawyer and politician, 16th Governor of Pennsylvania (died 1873) ↗
- 1792 Sylvester Jordan, German lawyer and politician (died 1861) ↗
- 1760 Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie, French general (died 1829) ↗
- 1757 Sebastián Kindelán y O'Regan, colonial governor of East Florida, Santo Domingo and Cuba (died 1826) ↗
- 1724 Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, French painter and educator (died 1805) ↗
- 1722 Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (died 1770) ↗
- 1678 William Croft, English organist and composer (died 1727) ↗
- 1673 Ahmed III, Ottoman sultan (died 1736) ↗
- 1642 Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (died 1707) ↗
- 1578 Ulrik of Denmark, Danish prince-bishop (died 1624) ↗
- 1548 David Pareus, German theologian (died 1622) ↗
- 1490 Ebussuud Efendi, Ottoman lawyer and jurist (died 1574) ↗
- 1371 Vasily I of Moscow (died 1425) ↗
- 1204 Abû 'Uthmân Sa'îd ibn Hakam al Qurashi, ruler of Minorca (died 1282) ↗
- 159 Empress Dowager Bian, second wife of Cao Cao, mother of Cao Wei's first emperor, Cao Pi (died 230) ↗
- 39 Titus, Roman emperor (probable; (died 81) ↗
- 2023 Bryan Ansell, British role-playing and wargame designer (born 1955) ↗
- 2023 Tom Wilkinson, English actor (born 1948) ↗
- 2023 Aki Yashiro, Japanese singer (born 1950) ↗
- 2022 Barbara Walters, American journalist, producer, and author (born 1929) ↗
- 2020 Dawn Wells, American actress, (born 1938) ↗
- 2017 Erica Garner, American civil rights activist (born 1990) ↗
- 2015 Doug Atkins, American football player (born 1930) ↗
- 2015 Howard Davis, Jr., American boxer and trainer (born 1956) ↗
- 2015 Mangesh Padgaonkar, Indian poet, playwright, and translator (born 1929) ↗
- 2015 Howard Pawley, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Premier of Manitoba (born 1934) ↗
- 2014 Terry Becker, American actor, director, and producer (born 1921) ↗
- 2014 Jim Galloway, Scottish-Canadian clarinet player and saxophonist (born 1936) ↗
- 2014 Luise Rainer, German-born American-British actress (born 1910) ↗
- 2013 Kinnaird R. McKee, American admiral (born 1929) ↗
- 2013 José María Maguregui, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1934) ↗
- 2013 Eiichi Ohtaki, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (born 1948) ↗
- 2013 Johnny Orr, American basketball player and coach (born 1927) ↗
- 2013 Paul Sally, American mathematician and academic (born 1933) ↗
- 2012 Philip Coppens, Belgian-American journalist and author (born 1971) ↗
- 2012 Beate Sirota Gordon, Austrian-American director and producer (born 1923) ↗
- 2012 Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian neurologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1909) ↗
- 2012 Carl Woese, American microbiologist and biophysicist (born 1928) ↗
- 2012 Dennis Ferguson, Australian sex offender (born 1948) ↗
- 2011 Ronald Searle, English-French cartoonist (born 1920) ↗
- 2010 Bobby Farrell, Dutch dancer and performer from Aruba (born 1949) ↗
- 2009 Rowland S. Howard, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1959) ↗
- 2009 Abdurrahman Wahid, Indonesian journalist and politician, fourth President of Indonesia (born 1940) ↗
- 2006 Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, fifth President of Iraq (born 1937) ↗
- 2006 Terry Peck, Falkland Islander police officer and spy (born 1938) ↗
- 2006 Michel Plasse, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1948) ↗
- 2005 Eddie Barlow, South African cricketer and coach (born 1940) ↗
- 2005 Rona Jaffe, American novelist (born 1932) ↗
- 2004 Artie Shaw, American clarinet player, composer, and bandleader (born 1910) ↗
- 2003 John Gregory Dunne, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (born 1932) ↗
- 2002 Mary Brian, American actress (born 1906) ↗
- 2002 Eleanor J. Gibson, American psychologist and academic (born 1910) ↗
- 2002 Mary Wesley, English author (born 1912) ↗
- 2000 Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (born 1909) ↗
- 1999 Joff Ellen, Australian comedian and actor (born 1915) ↗
- 1999 Fritz Leonhardt, German engineer, co-designed the Cologne Rodenkirchen Bridge and Fernsehturm Stuttgart (born 1909) ↗
- 1999 Des Renford, Australian swimmer (born 1927) ↗
- 1999 Sarah Knauss, American supercentenarian (born 1880) ↗
- 1998 Sam Muchnick, American wrestling promoter, co-founded the National Wrestling Alliance (born 1905) ↗
- 1997 Shinichi Hoshi, Japanese author and illustrator (born 1926) ↗
- 1996 Lew Ayres, American actor (born 1908) ↗
- 1995 Ralph Flanagan, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1914) ↗
- 1995 Doris Grau, American voice actor and script supervisor (born 1924) ↗
- 1994 Dmitri Ivanenko, Ukrainian-Russian physicist and academic (born 1904) ↗
- 1993 İhsan Sabri Çağlayangil, Turkish lawyer and politician, 20th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1908) ↗
- 1993 Irving "Swifty" Lazar, American talent agent (born 1907) ↗
- 1993 Giuseppe Occhialini, Italian-French physicist and academic (born 1907) ↗
- 1992 Romeo Muller, American actor, screenwriter, for screenplays like the 1964, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special) (born 1928) ↗
- 1990 Raghuvir Sahay, Indian author, poet, and critic (born 1929) ↗
- 1988 Yuli Daniel, Russian author and poet (born 1925) ↗
- 1988 Isamu Noguchi – American sculptor and landscaper (born 1904) ↗
- 1986 Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (born 1905) ↗
- 1983 Violette Cordery, English race car driver (born 1900) ↗
- 1982 Alberto Vargas, Peruvian-American painter and illustrator (born 1896) ↗
- 1979 Richard Rodgers, American playwright and composer (born 1902) ↗
- 1971 Jo Cals, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1914) ↗
- 1971 Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist and academic (born 1919) ↗
- 1970 Sonny Liston, American boxer (born 1932) ↗
- 1968 Trygve Lie, Norwegian journalist and politician, first Secretary-General of the United Nations (born 1896) ↗
- 1967 Vincent Massey, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor General of Canada (born 1887) ↗
- 1955 Rex Ingamells, Australian poet and author (born 1913) ↗
- 1954 Archduke Eugen of Austria (born 1863) ↗
- 1947 Han van Meegeren, Dutch painter (born 1889) ↗
- 1947 Alfred North Whitehead, English-American mathematician and philosopher (born 1861) ↗
- 1945 Song Jin-woo, South Korean journalist and politician (born 1889) ↗
- 1944 Romain Rolland – French author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1866) ↗
- 1941 El Lissitzky, Russian photographer and architect (born 1890) ↗
- 1940 Childe Wills, American engineer (born 1878) ↗
- 1937 Hans Niels Andersen, Danish businessman, founded the East Asiatic Company (born 1852) ↗
- 1928 Jean Collas, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (born 1874) ↗
- 1916 Grigori Rasputin, Russian mystic (born 1869) ↗
- 1908 Thomas-Alfred Bernier, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician (born 1844) ↗
- 1906 Josephine Butler, English feminist and social reformer (born 1828) ↗
- 1896 José Rizal, Filipino ophthalmologist, journalist, and author (born 1861) ↗
- 1885 Martha Darley Mutrie, British painter (born 1824) ↗
- 1879 Manuel de Araújo Porto-Alegre, Baron of Santo Ângelo, Brazilian poet and painter (born 1806) ↗
- 1803 Francis Lewis, Welsh-American merchant and politician (born 1713) ↗
- 1788 Francesco Zuccarelli, Italian painter and academic (born 1702) ↗
- 1777 Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria (born 1727) ↗
- 1769 Nicholas Taaffe, 6th Viscount Taaffe, Irish-Austrian soldier and courtier (born 1685) ↗
- 1662 Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (born 1628) ↗
- 1644 Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist, physiologist, and physician (born 1577) ↗
- 1643 Giovanni Baglione, Italian painter and historian of art (born 1566) ↗
- 1640 John Francis Regis, French priest and saint (born 1597) ↗
- 1621 Job of Manyava, Ukrainian monk and saint (born 1550) ↗
- 1606 Heinrich Bünting, German priest and cartographer (born 1545) ↗
- 1591 Pope Innocent IX (born 1519) ↗
- 1573 Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Italian author and poet (born 1504) ↗
- 1572 Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect, designed the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli (born 1512) ↗
- 1525 Jakob Fugger, German banker and businessman (born 1459) ↗
- 1460 Edmund, Earl of Rutland, Irish politician, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (born 1443) ↗
- 1460 Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (born 1411) ↗
- 1436 Louis III, Elector Palatine (born 1378) ↗
- 1435 Bonne of Berry, Regent of Savoy (born 1362) ↗
- 1331 Bernard Gui, inquisitor (born 1261 or 1262) ↗
- 1115 Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine ↗
- 925 Wang Shenzhi, founder of Min (born 862) ↗
- 903 Tian Jun, Chinese warlord (born 858) ↗
- 717 Egwin of Evesham, bishop of Worcester ↗
- 274 Pope Felix I ↗