51 Events
178 Births
96 Deaths
- 2016 Military vehicles explode outside a Turkish Armed Forces barracks in Ankara, Turkey, killing at least 29 people and injuring 61 others. ↗
- 2015 Eighteen people are killed and 78 injured in a stampede at a Mardi Gras parade in Haiti. ↗
- 2011 Arab Spring: Libyan protests against Muammar Gaddafi's regime begin. ↗
- 2011 Arab Spring: In Bahrain, security forces launch a deadly pre-dawn raid on protesters in Pearl Roundabout in Manama; the day is locally known as Bloody Thursday. ↗
- 2008 Kosovo declares independence from Serbia. ↗
- 2006 A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126. ↗
- 1996 In Philadelphia, world champion Garry Kasparov beats the Deep Blue supercomputer in a chess match. ↗
- 1996 NASA's Discovery Program begins as the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft lifts off on the first mission ever to orbit and land on an asteroid, 433 Eros. ↗
- 1996 The 8.2 Mw Biak earthquake shakes the Papua province of eastern Indonesia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A large tsunami followed, leaving 166 people dead or missing and 423 injured. ↗
- 1995 The Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ends on a ceasefire brokered by the UN. ↗
- 1992 First Nagorno-Karabakh War: Armenian troops massacre more than 20 Azerbaijani civilians during the Capture of Garadaghly. ↗
- 1991 Ryan International Airlines Flight 590 crashes during takeoff from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, killing both pilots, the aircraft's only occupants. ↗
- 1980 First winter ascent of Mount Everest by Krzysztof Wielicki and Leszek Cichy. ↗
- 1979 The Sino-Vietnamese War begins. ↗
- 1978 The Troubles: The Provisional IRA detonates an incendiary bomb at the La Mon restaurant, near Belfast, killing 12 and seriously injuring 30 others, all Protestants. ↗
- 1974 Robert K. Preston, a disgruntled U.S. Army private, buzzes the White House in a stolen helicopter. ↗
- 1972 Cumulative sales of the Volkswagen Beetle exceed those of the Ford Model T. ↗
- 1970 the family of Jeffrey R. MacDonald, United States Army captain, is found murdered in their home in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Eventually, MacDonald himself was charged with and convicted of the murder of his pregnant wife and two daughters. ↗
- 1969 American aquanaut Berry L. Cannon dies of carbon dioxide poisoning while attempting to repair a leak in the SEALAB III underwater habitat. The SEALAB project was subsequently abandoned. ↗
- 1966 Aeroflot Flight 065 crashes during take-off from Sheremetyevo International Airport, killing 21. ↗
- 1965 Project Ranger: The Ranger 8 probe launches on its mission to photograph the Mare Tranquillitatis region of the Moon in preparation for the crewed Apollo missions. Mare Tranquillitatis or the "Sea of Tranquility" would become the site chosen for the Apollo 11 lunar landing. ↗
- 1964 In Wesberry v. Sanders the Supreme Court of the United States rules that congressional districts have to be approximately equal in population. ↗
- 1964 Gabonese president Léon M'ba is toppled by a coup and his rival, Jean-Hilaire Aubame, is installed in his place. ↗
- 1959 Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution. ↗
- 1959 A Turkish Airlines Vickers Viscount crashes near Gatwick Airport, killing 14; Turkish prime minister Adnan Menderes survives the crash. ↗
- 1949 Chaim Weizmann begins his term as the first President of Israel. ↗
- 1948 The Al-Waziri coup briefly ousts the ruling Hamidaddin dynasty of Yemen; Imam Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din is killed. ↗
- 1944 World War II: The Battle of Eniwetok begins. The battle ends in an American victory on February 22. ↗
- 1944 World War II: Operation Hailstone begins: U.S. naval air, surface, and submarine attack against Truk Lagoon, Japan's main base in the central Pacific, in support of the Eniwetok invasion. ↗
- 1919 The Ukrainian People's Republic asks the Entente and the United States for help fighting the Bolsheviks. ↗
- 1913 The Armory Show opens in New York City, displaying works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century. ↗
- 1905 Russian Revolution of 1905: Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia is assassinated in the Moscow Kremlin by Socialist Revolutionary Ivan Kalyayev. ↗
- 1865 American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces. ↗
- 1864 American Civil War: The H. L. Hunley becomes the first submarine to engage and sink a warship, the USS Housatonic. ↗
- 1863 A group of citizens of Geneva found an International Committee for Relief to the Wounded, which later became known as the International Committee of the Red Cross. ↗
- 1859 Cochinchina Campaign: The French Navy captures the Citadel of Saigon, a fortress manned by 1,000 Nguyễn dynasty soldiers, en route to conquering Saigon and other regions of southern Viet Nam. ↗
- 1854 The United Kingdom recognizes the independence of the Orange Free State. ↗
- 1838 Weenen massacre: Hundreds of Voortrekkers along the Blaukraans River, Natal are killed by Zulus. ↗
- 1819 The United States House of Representatives passes the Missouri Compromise for the first time. ↗
- 1814 War of the Sixth Coalition: The Battle of Mormant. ↗
- 1801 United States presidential election: A tie in the Electoral College between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr is resolved when Jefferson is elected President of the United States and Burr Vice President by the United States House of Representatives. ↗
- 1753 In Sweden, February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. ↗
- 1739 The Battle of Vasai commences as the Marathas move to invade Portuguese-occupied territory. ↗
- 1676 Sixteen men of Pascual de Iriate's expedition are lost at Evangelistas Islets at the western end of the Strait of Magellan. ↗
- 1674 An earthquake strikes the Indonesian island of Ambon. It triggers a 100 m (330 ft) megatsunami which drowns over 2,300 people. ↗
- 1621 Myles Standish is appointed as first military commander of the English Plymouth Colony in North America. ↗
- 1616 Nurhaci proclaims himself Khan of the Later Jin, precursor to the Qing Dynasty. ↗
- 1600 On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak. ↗
- 1500 Duke Frederick of Schleswig-Holstein and King John of Denmark attempt to subdue the peasantry of Dithmarschen, Denmark, in the Battle of Hemmingstedt. ↗
- 1411 Following the successful campaigns during the Ottoman Interregnum, Musa Çelebi, one of the sons of Bayezid I, becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire with the support of Mircea I of Wallachia. ↗
- 1370 Northern Crusades: Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Teutonic Knights meet in the Battle of Rudau. ↗
- 2006 Tyler Dibling, English footballer ↗
- 1998 Devin White, American football player ↗
- 1997 Gaetano Castrovilli, Italian footballer ↗
- 1997 Zeki Çelik, Turkish footballer ↗
- 1996 Sebastian Aho, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1996 Sasha Pieterse, South African-American actress and singer-songwriter ↗
- 1995 Madison Keys, American tennis player ↗
- 1994 Mason Jobst, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1993 Marc Márquez, Spanish motorcycle racer ↗
- 1992 Meaghan Martin, American actress and singer ↗
- 1991 Phil Pressey, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1991 Ed Sheeran – English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1991 Jeremy Allen White, American actor ↗
- 1991 Bonnie Wright, English actress, filmmaker, and activist ↗
- 1990 Marianne St-Gelais, Canadian speed skater ↗
- 1990 Edin Višća, Bosnian footballer ↗
- 1989 Rebecca Adlington, English swimmer ↗
- 1989 Chord Overstreet, American actor and singer ↗
- 1988 Michael Frolík, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1988 Case Keenum, American football player ↗
- 1988 Vasyl Lomachenko, Ukrainian boxer ↗
- 1987 Ísis Valverde, Brazilian actress ↗
- 1986 Brett Kern, American football player ↗
- 1985 Anders Jacobsen, Norwegian ski jumper ↗
- 1984 AB de Villiers, South African cricketer ↗
- 1984 Marcin Gortat, Polish basketball player ↗
- 1984 Katie Hill, Australian 3.0 point wheelchair basketball player ↗
- 1982 Adriano, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1982 Brian Bruney, American baseball player ↗
- 1981 Joseph Gordon-Levitt – Levitt, American actor, director, and producer ↗
- 1981 Paris Hilton, American model, media personality, actress, singer, DJ, author and businesswoman ↗
- 1981 Pontus Segerström, Swedish footballer (died 2014) ↗
- 1980 Al Harrington, American basketball player ↗
- 1980 Jason Ritter, American actor ↗
- 1980 Klemi Saban, Israeli footballer ↗
- 1979 Conrad Ricamora, American actor ↗
- 1979 Josh Willingham, American baseball player ↗
- 1978 Rory Kinnear, English actor and playwright ↗
- 1976 Kelly Carlson, American actress and model ↗
- 1975 Kaspars Astašenko, Latvian ice hockey player (died 2012) ↗
- 1975 Václav Prospal, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1974 Kaoru, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1974 Jerry O'Connell, American actor, director, and producer ↗
- 1973 Drew Barry, American basketball player ↗
- 1973 Goran Bunjevčević, Serbian footballer (died 2018) ↗
- 1973 Raphaël Ibañez, French rugby player ↗
- 1972 Billie Joe Armstrong, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and producer ↗
- 1972 Philippe Candeloro, French figure skater ↗
- 1972 Taylor Hawkins, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 2022) ↗
- 1972 Valeria Mazza, Argentine model and businesswoman ↗
- 1971 Denise Richards, American model and actress ↗
- 1970 Dominic Purcell, English-Australian actor and producer ↗
- 1969 David Douillet, French martial artist and politician ↗
- 1969 Vasily Kudinov, Russian handball player (died 2017) ↗
- 1968 Giuseppe Signori, Italian footballer ↗
- 1968 Wu'erkaixi, Chinese journalist and activist ↗
- 1966 Luc Robitaille, Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and actor ↗
- 1965 Michael Bay, American director and producer ↗
- 1964 Sherry Hawco, Canadian gymnast (died 1991) ↗
- 1963 Larry the Cable Guy, American comedian and voice actor ↗
- 1963 Alison Hargreaves, English mountaineer (died 1995) ↗
- 1963 Jen-Hsun Huang, Taiwanese-American businessman, co-founded Nvidia ↗
- 1963 Michael Jordan, American basketball player, executive, and businessman ↗
- 1962 Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor and director ↗
- 1961 Angela Eagle, English politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons ↗
- 1961 Maria Eagle, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence ↗
- 1961 Andrey Korotayev, Russian anthropologist, historian, and sociologist ↗
- 1960 Lindy Ruff, Canadian hockey player and coach ↗
- 1959 Aryeh Deri, Moroccan-Israeli rabbi and politician, Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs ↗
- 1959 Rowdy Gaines, American swimmer and sportscaster ↗
- 1957 Loreena McKennitt, Canadian singer-songwriter, accordion player, and pianist ↗
- 1956 Richard Karn, American actor and game show host ↗
- 1955 Mo Yan, Chinese author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1954 Lou Ann Barton, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1954 Miki Berkovich, Israeli basketball player ↗
- 1954 Rene Russo, American actress ↗
- 1953 Becky Ann Baker, American actress ↗
- 1952 Karin Büttner-Janz, German gymnast and physician ↗
- 1952 Vladimír Padrůněk, Czech musician (died 1991) ↗
- 1951 Rashid Minhas, Pakistani soldier and pilot (died 1971) ↗
- 1949 Fred Frith, English guitarist and songwriter ↗
- 1949 Dennis Green, American football player and coach (died 2016) ↗
- 1948 José José, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (died 2019) ↗
- 1946 Shahrnush Parsipur, Iranian-American author and academic ↗
- 1945 Zina Bethune, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (died 2012) ↗
- 1945 Brenda Fricker, Irish actress ↗
- 1944 Karl Jenkins, Welsh saxophonist, keyboard player, and composer ↗
- 1942 Huey P. Newton, American activist, co-founded the Black Panther Party (died 1989) ↗
- 1941 Julia McKenzie, English actress, singer, and director ↗
- 1940 Vicente Fernández, Mexican singer-songwriter, actor, and producer (died 2021) ↗
- 1940 Gene Pitney, American singer-songwriter (died 2006) ↗
- 1937 Mary Ann Mobley, American model and actress, Miss America 1959 (died 2014) ↗
- 1936 Jim Brown, American football player and actor (died 2023) ↗
- 1935 Christina Pickles, English-American actress ↗
- 1934 Alan Bates, English actor (died 2003) ↗
- 1934 Barry Humphries, Australian comedian, actor, and author (died 2023) ↗
- 1933 Craig L. Thomas, American captain and politician (died 2007) ↗
- 1931 Jiřina Jirásková, Czech actress and singer (died 2013) ↗
- 1931 Buddy Ryan, American football coach (died 2016) ↗
- 1930 Roger Craig, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2023) ↗
- 1930 Benjamin Fain, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (died 2013) ↗
- 1930 Ruth Rendell, English author (died 2015) ↗
- 1929 Alejandro Jodorowsky, Chilean-French director and screenwriter ↗
- 1929 Chaim Potok, American rabbi and author (died 2002) ↗
- 1929 Nicholas Ridley, Baron Ridley of Liddesdale, English lieutenant and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (died 1993) ↗
- 1929 Patricia Routledge, English actress and singer (died 2025) ↗
- 1928 Marta Romero, Puerto Rican actress and singer (died 2013) ↗
- 1928 Michiaki Takahashi, Japanese virologist (died 2013) ↗
- 1925 Ron Goodwin, English composer and conductor (died 2003) ↗
- 1925 Hal Holbrook, American actor and director (died 2021) ↗
- 1924 Margaret Truman, American singer and author (died 2008) ↗
- 1923 Buddy DeFranco, American clarinet player and bandleader (died 2014) ↗
- 1922 Tommy Edwards, American R&B singer-songwriter (died 1969) ↗
- 1921 Duane Gish, American biochemist and academic (died 2013) ↗
- 1920 Ivo Caprino, Norwegian director and screenwriter (died 2001) ↗
- 1920 Annie Glenn, American disability and communication disorder advocate (died 2020) ↗
- 1920 Curt Swan, American illustrator (died 1996) ↗
- 1919 J. M. S. Careless, Canadian historian and academic (died 2009) ↗
- 1919 Kathleen Freeman, American actress and singer (died 2001) ↗
- 1919 Joe Hunt, American tennis player (died 1945) ↗
- 1918 William Bronk, American poet and academic (died 1999) ↗
- 1918 Jacqueline Ferrand, French mathematician (died 2014) ↗
- 1916 Alexander Obolensky, Russian rugby player and pilot (died 1940) ↗
- 1916 Don Tallon, Australian cricketer (died 1984) ↗
- 1916 Raf Vallone, Italian footballer and actor (died 2002) ↗
- 1914 Arthur Kennedy, American actor (died 1990) ↗
- 1912 Andre Norton, American author (died 2005) ↗
- 1911 Oskar Seidlin, German-American author, poet, and scholar (died 1984) ↗
- 1910 Marc Lawrence, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2005) ↗
- 1908 Bo Yibo, Chinese general and politician, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (died 2007) ↗
- 1906 Mary Brian, American actress (died 2002) ↗
- 1905 Rózsa Péter, Hungarian mathematician (died 1977) ↗
- 1904 Hans Morgenthau, German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (died 1980) ↗
- 1903 Sadegh Hedayat – Iranian-French author and translator (died 1951) ↗
- 1903 Joaquín Rodríguez Ortega, known as "Cagancho", Spanish bullfighter (died 1984) ↗
- 1900 Ruth Clifford, American actress (died 1998) ↗
- 1899 Jibanananda Das, Bangladeshi-Indian poet and author (died 1954) ↗
- 1893 Wally Pipp, American baseball player and journalist (died 1965) ↗
- 1891 Abraham Fraenkel, German-Israeli mathematician and academic (died 1965) ↗
- 1890 Ronald Fisher, English-Australian statistician, biologist, and geneticist (died 1962) ↗
- 1888 Ronald Knox, English Catholic priest (died 1957) ↗
- 1888 Otto Stern, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1969) ↗
- 1887 Joseph Bech, Luxembourgish lawyer and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (died 1975) ↗
- 1887 Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer and critic (died 1947) ↗
- 1881 Mary Carson Breckinridge, American nurse midwife, founded Frontier Nursing Service (died 1965) ↗
- 1879 Dorothy Canfield Fisher, American educational reformer, social activist and author (died 1958) ↗
- 1877 Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and author (died 1904) ↗
- 1877 André Maginot, French sergeant and politician (died 1932) ↗
- 1874 Thomas J. Watson, American businessman (died 1956) ↗
- 1864 Jozef Murgaš, Slovak priest, botanist, and painter (died 1929) ↗
- 1864 Banjo Paterson, Australian journalist, author, and poet (died 1941) ↗
- 1862 Mori Ōgai, Japanese general, author, and poet (died 1922) ↗
- 1861 Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, duchess of Albany (died 1922) ↗
- 1854 Friedrich Alfred Krupp, German businessman (died 1902) ↗
- 1849 Joseph Favre, Swiss chef (died 1903) ↗
- 1848 Louisa Lawson, Australian poet and publisher (died 1920) ↗
- 1843 Aaron Montgomery Ward, American businessman, founded Montgomery Ward (died 1913) ↗
- 1836 Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Spanish author, poet, and playwright (died 1870) ↗
- 1832 Richard Henry Park, American sculptor (died 1902) ↗
- 1821 Lola Montez, Irish-American actress and dancer (died 1861) ↗
- 1820 Henri Vieuxtemps, Belgian violinist and composer (died 1881) ↗
- 1817 Édouard Thilges, Luxembourgish jurist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (died 1904) ↗
- 1799 Carl Julian (von) Graba, German lawyer and ornithologist who visited and studied the Faroe Islands (died 1874) ↗
- 1796 Philipp Franz von Siebold, German physician and botanist (died 1866) ↗
- 1781 René Laennec, French physician, invented the stethoscope (died 1826) ↗
- 1762 John Cooke, English captain (died 1805) ↗
- 1758 John Pinkerton, Scottish antiquarian, cartographer, author, numismatist and historian (died 1826) ↗
- 1754 Nicolas Baudin, French cartographer and explorer (died 1803) ↗
- 1752 Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German author and playwright (died 1831) ↗
- 1740 Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, Swiss physicist and meteorologist (died 1799) ↗
- 1723 Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic (died 1762) ↗
- 1653 Arcangelo Corelli, Italian violinist and composer (died 1713) ↗
- 1646 Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert, French economist (died 1714) ↗
- 1524 Charles de Lorraine, French cardinal (died 1574) ↗
- 1519 Francis, French Grand Chamberlain (died 1563) ↗
- 1490 Charles III, duke of Bourbon (died 1527) ↗
- 1028 Al-Juwayni, Persian scholar and imam (died 1085) ↗
- 624 Wu Zetian, Chinese empress consort (died 705) ↗
- 2025 Paquita la del Barrio, Mexican singer, songwriter and actress (born 1947) ↗
- 2025 Frits Bolkestein, Dutch politician (born 1933) ↗
- 2025 Rick Buckler, English drummer, songwriter, and producer (born 1955) ↗
- 2025 James Harrison, Australian blood plasma donor (born 1936) ↗
- 2024 Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, Sri Lankan politician (born 1941) ↗
- 2024 Josette Molland, WWII French Resistance member and artist (born 1923) ↗
- 2021 Rush Limbaugh, American talk show host and author (born 1951) ↗
- 2021 Seif Sharif Hamad, Tanzanian politician (born 1943) ↗
- 2017 Robert H. Michel, American politician (born 1923) ↗
- 2017 Michael Novak, American Roman Catholic theologian (born 1933) ↗
- 2016 Andy Ganteaume, Trinidadian cricketer (born 1921) ↗
- 2016 Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Egyptian journalist (born 1923) ↗
- 2016 Claude Jeancolas, French historian, author, and journalist (born 1949) ↗
- 2016 Tony Phillips, American baseball player (born 1959) ↗
- 2016 Andrzej Żuławski, Polish film director (born 1940) ↗
- 2015 John Barrow, American-Canadian football player and manager (born 1935) ↗
- 2015 Cathy Ubels-Veen, Dutch politician (born 1928) ↗
- 2015 Liu Yudi, Chinese general and pilot (born 1923) ↗
- 2014 Bob Casale, American guitarist, keyboard player, and producer (born 1952) ↗
- 2014 Peter Florin, German politician and diplomat, President of the United Nations General Assembly (born 1921) ↗
- 2014 Wayne Smith, Jamaican singer (born 1965) ↗
- 2013 Richard Briers, English actor (born 1934) ↗
- 2013 Shmulik Kraus, Israeli singer-songwriter and actor (born 1935) ↗
- 2013 Sophie Kurys, American baseball player (born 1925) ↗
- 2013 Mindy McCready, American singer-songwriter (born 1975) ↗
- 2012 Robert Carr, English engineer and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1916) ↗
- 2012 Michael Davis, American singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1943) ↗
- 2012 Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn, Dutch mathematician and theorist (born 1918) ↗
- 2012 Ulric Neisser, German-American psychologist and academic (born 1928) ↗
- 2010 Kathryn Grayson, American actress and singer (born 1922) ↗
- 2009 Conchita Cintrón, Chilean bullfighter and journalist (born 1922) ↗
- 2006 Ray Barretto, American drummer (born 1929) ↗
- 2005 Dan O'Herlihy, Irish-American actor (born 1919) ↗
- 2005 Omar Sívori, Argentinian footballer and manager (born 1935) ↗
- 2004 José López Portillo, Mexican lawyer and politician, 51st President of Mexico (born 1920) ↗
- 2003 Steve Bechler, American baseball player (born 1979) ↗
- 1998 Ernst Jünger, German soldier, philosopher, and author (born 1895) ↗
- 1994 Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (born 1951) ↗
- 1990 Jean-Marc Boivin, French mountaineer, skier, and pilot (born 1951) ↗
- 1989 Lefty Gomez, American baseball player (born 1908) ↗
- 1988 John M. Allegro, English archaeologist and scholar (born 1923) ↗
- 1988 Karpoori Thakur, Indian educator and politician, 11th Chief Minister of Bihar (born 1924) ↗
- 1986 Jiddu Krishnamurti, Indian-American philosopher and author (born 1895) ↗
- 1982 Nestor Chylak, American baseball player and umpire (born 1922) ↗
- 1982 Thelonious Monk, American pianist and composer (born 1917) ↗
- 1982 Lee Strasberg, American actor and director (born 1901) ↗
- 1979 William Gargan, American actor (born 1905) ↗
- 1977 Janani Luwum, Ugandan archbishop and saint (born 1922) ↗
- 1972 Friday Hassler, American race car driver (born 1935) ↗
- 1970 Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Ukrainian-Israeli novelist, short story writer, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1888) ↗
- 1970 Alfred Newman, American composer and conductor (born 1900) ↗
- 1969 Berry L. Cannon, American aquanaut (born 1935) ↗
- 1966 Hans Hofmann, German-American painter (born 1880) ↗
- 1963 Mijo Mirković, Croatian economist and author (born 1898) ↗
- 1962 Joseph Kearns, American actor (born 1907) ↗
- 1962 Bruno Walter, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1876) ↗
- 1961 Lütfi Kırdar, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (born 1887) ↗
- 1961 Nita Naldi, American actress (born 1894) ↗
- 1948 Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, Imam of Yemen (born 1904) ↗
- 1946 Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (born 1889) ↗
- 1939 Willy Hess, German violinist and educator (born 1859) ↗
- 1934 Albert I of Belgium (born 1875) ↗
- 1934 Siegbert Tarrasch, German chess player and theoretician (born 1862) ↗
- 1924 Oskar Merikanto, Finnish composer (born 1868) ↗
- 1919 Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1841) ↗
- 1912 Edgar Evans, Welsh sailor and explorer (born 1876) ↗
- 1909 Geronimo, American tribal leader (born 1829) ↗
- 1905 Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich of Russia, fifth son and seventh child of Tsar Alexander II (born 1857) ↗
- 1905 William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, leader in the Latter Day Saint movement (born 1815) ↗
- 1890 Christopher Latham Sholes, American publisher and politician (born 1819) ↗
- 1874 Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and sociologist (born 1796) ↗
- 1872 Gomburza, Filipino priests: ↗
- 1872 Gomburza, Filipino priests: ↗
- 1872 Gomburza, Filipino priests: ↗
- 1856 Heinrich Heine – German journalist and poet (born 1797) ↗
- 1854 John Martin, English painter, engraver, and illustrator (born 1789) ↗
- 1849 María de las Mercedes Barbudo, Puerto Rican political activist, the first woman Independentista in the island (born 1773) ↗
- 1841 Ferdinando Carulli, Italian guitarist and composer (born 1770) ↗
- 1768 Arthur Onslow, English lawyer and politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (born 1691) ↗
- 1732 Louis Marchand, French organist and composer (born 1669) ↗
- 1715 Antoine Galland, French orientalist and archaeologist (born 1646) ↗
- 1680 Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles, English politician (born 1599) ↗
- 1680 Jan Swammerdam, Dutch biologist, zoologist, and entomologist (born 1637) ↗
- 1673 Molière, French actor and playwright (born 1622) ↗
- 1659 Abel Servien, French politician, French Minister of Finance (born 1593) ↗
- 1624 Juan de Mariana, Spanish priest and historian (born 1536) ↗
- 1609 Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1549) ↗
- 1600 Giordano Bruno, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (born 1548) ↗
- 1500 Adolph, Count of Oldenburg-Delmenhorst, German noble (born before 1463) ↗
- 1371 Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria ↗
- 1339 Otto, Duke of Austria (born 1301) ↗
- 1220 Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine ↗
- 1178 Evermode of Ratzeburg, bishop of Ratzeburg ↗
- 923 Al-Tabari, Persian scholar (born 839) ↗
- 440 Ling Ma – Armenian monk, linguist, and theologian (born 360) ↗
- 364 Jovian, Roman emperor (born 331) ↗