48 Events
245 Births
132 Deaths
- 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei: Municipal health officials in Wuhan announce the first recorded death from COVID-19. ↗
- 2013 One French soldier and 17 militants are killed in a failed attempt to free a French hostage in Bulo Marer, Somalia. ↗
- 2003 Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal. ↗
- 1998 Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. ↗
- 1996 Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour. ↗
- 1995 51 people are killed in a plane crash in María La Baja, Colombia. ↗
- 1994 The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin. ↗
- 1986 The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is officially opened. ↗
- 1983 United Airlines Flight 2885 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing three. ↗
- 1973 Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position. ↗
- 1972 East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh. ↗
- 1966 The Tbilisi Metro is opened. ↗
- 1964 Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts. ↗
- 1962 Cold War: While tied to its pier in Polyarny, the Soviet submarine B-37 is destroyed when fire breaks out in its torpedo compartment. ↗
- 1962 An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes around 4,000 deaths. ↗
- 1961 Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic. ↗
- 1959 36 people are killed when Lufthansa Flight 502 crashes on approach to Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport in Brazil. ↗
- 1957 The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal. ↗
- 1949 The first "networked" television broadcasts took place as KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania goes on the air connecting the east coast and mid-west programming. ↗
- 1946 Enver Hoxha, Secretary General of the Communist Party of Albania, declares the People's Republic of Albania with himself as head of state. ↗
- 1943 The Republic of China agrees to the Sino-British New Equal Treaty and the Sino-American New Equal Treaty. ↗
- 1943 Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. ↗
- 1942 World War II: Japanese forces capture Kuala Lumpur, the capital of the Federated Malay States. ↗
- 1942 World War II: Japanese forces attack Tarakan in Borneo, Netherlands Indies (Battle of Tarakan) ↗
- 1935 Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to fly solo from Hawaii to California. ↗
- 1927 Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California. ↗
- 1923 Occupation of the Ruhr: Troops from France and Belgium occupy the Ruhr area to force Germany to make its World War I reparation payments. ↗
- 1922 Leonard Thompson becomes the first person to be injected with insulin. ↗
- 1917 The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage. ↗
- 1914 The Karluk, flagship of the Canadian Arctic Expedition, sinks after being crushed by ice. ↗
- 1912 Immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week. ↗
- 1908 Grand Canyon National Monument is created. ↗
- 1879 The Anglo-Zulu War begins. ↗
- 1863 American Civil War: The three-day Battle of Arkansas Post concludes as General John McClernand and Admiral David Dixon Porter capture Fort Hindman and secure control over the Arkansas River for the Union. ↗
- 1863 American Civil War: CSS Alabama encounters and sinks the USS Hatteras off Galveston Lighthouse in Texas. ↗
- 1861 American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the United States. ↗
- 1851 Taiping Rebellion: Hong Xiuquan proclaims the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, starting the Jintian Uprising. ↗
- 1820 The Great Savannah Fire of 1820 destroys over 400 buildings in Savannah, Georgia. ↗
- 1805 The Michigan Territory is created. ↗
- 1787 William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus. ↗
- 1759 The first American life insurance company, the Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Presbyterian Ministers and of the Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of the Presbyterian Ministers (now part of Unum Group), is incorporated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ↗
- 1654 Arauco War: A Spanish army is defeated by local Mapuche-Huilliches as it tries to cross Bueno River in Southern Chile. ↗
- 1569 First recorded lottery in England. ↗
- 1158 Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia becomes King of Bohemia. ↗
- 1055 Theodora is crowned empress of the Byzantine Empire. ↗
- 930 Sack of Mecca by the Qarmatians. ↗
- 630 Conquest of Mecca: Muhammad and his followers conquer the city, and the Quraysh association of clans surrenders. ↗
- 532 Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence. ↗
- 2002 Elly De La Cruz, Dominican baseball player ↗
- 2000 Lee Chae-yeon, South Korean singer-songwriter ↗
- 1999 Jeanette Hegg Duestad, Norwegian sport shooter ↗
- 1999 Lim Sung-jin, South Korean volleyball player ↗
- 1999 Brandon Wakeham, Australian-Fijian rugby league player ↗
- 1998 Thomas Mikaele, New Zealand rugby league player ↗
- 1997 Cody Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor ↗
- 1996 Leroy Sané, German footballer ↗
- 1995 Nick Solak, American baseball player ↗
- 1993 Chris Boucher, Saint Lucian-Canadian basketball player ↗
- 1993 Park Junghwan, South Korean Go player ↗
- 1993 Michael Keane, English footballer ↗
- 1993 Will Keane, Irish footballer ↗
- 1992 Dani Carvajal, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1992 Lee Seung-hoon, South Korean rapper and dancer ↗
- 1991 Andrea Bertolacci, Italian footballer ↗
- 1990 Malik Jackson, American football player ↗
- 1989 Demario Davis, American football player ↗
- 1989 Kane Linnett, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1988 Epiphanny Prince, American-Russian basketball player ↗
- 1987 Scotty Cranmer, American BMX rider ↗
- 1987 Danuta Kozák, Hungarian sprint canoer ↗
- 1987 Daniel Semenzato, Italian footballer ↗
- 1987 Jamie Vardy, English footballer ↗
- 1987 Kim Young-kwang, South Korean actor and model ↗
- 1985 Dennis Dixon, American football player ↗
- 1985 Newton Faulkner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1985 Aja Naomi King, American actress ↗
- 1984 Kevin Boss, American football player ↗
- 1984 Dario Krešić, Croatian footballer ↗
- 1984 Matt Mullenweg, American web developer and businessman, co-created WordPress ↗
- 1984 Stijn Schaars, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1984 Glenn Stewart, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1983 André Myhrer, Swedish skier ↗
- 1983 Ted Richards, Australian rules footballer ↗
- 1983 Adrian Sutil, German racing driver ↗
- 1982 Tony Allen, American basketball player ↗
- 1982 Clint Greenshields, Australian-French rugby league player ↗
- 1982 Blake Heron, American actor (died 2017) ↗
- 1982 Son Ye-jin, South Korean actress ↗
- 1980 Josh Hannay, Australian rugby league player and coach ↗
- 1980 Damien Wilkins, American basketball player ↗
- 1979 Darren Lynn Bousman, American director and screenwriter ↗
- 1979 Michael Lorenz, German footballer ↗
- 1979 Terence Morris, American basketball player ↗
- 1979 Siti Nurhaliza, Malaysian singer-songwriter and businesswoman ↗
- 1979 Henry Shefflin, Irish hurler ↗
- 1978 Vallo Allingu, Estonian basketball player ↗
- 1978 Holly Brisley, Australian actress ↗
- 1978 Michael Duff, Irish footballer ↗
- 1978 Emile Heskey, English footballer ↗
- 1977 Shamari Buchanan, American football player ↗
- 1977 Anni Friesinger-Postma, German speed skater ↗
- 1977 Shane Kelly, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1977 Olexiy Lukashevych, Ukrainian long jumper ↗
- 1976 Efthimios Rentzias, Greek basketball player ↗
- 1975 Rory Fitzpatrick, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1975 Dan Luger, English rugby player and coach ↗
- 1975 Matteo Renzi, Italian politician, 56th Prime Minister of Italy ↗
- 1974 Roman Görtz, German footballer ↗
- 1974 Cody McKay, Canadian baseball player ↗
- 1974 Jens Nowotny, German footballer ↗
- 1973 Rahul Dravid, Indian cricketer ↗
- 1973 Rockmond Dunbar, American actor ↗
- 1972 Christian Jacobs, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor ↗
- 1972 Anthony Lledo, Danish composer ↗
- 1972 Amanda Peet, American actress and playwright ↗
- 1971 Mary J. Blige, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress ↗
- 1971 Jeff Orford, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1970 Manfredi Beninati, Italian painter and sculptor ↗
- 1970 Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1970 Malcolm D. Lee, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor ↗
- 1970 Ken Ueno, American composer ↗
- 1969 Manny Acta, Dominican-American baseball player, coach, manager, and sportscaster ↗
- 1968 Anders Borg, Swedish economist and politician, Swedish Minister for Finance ↗
- 1968 Tom Dumont, American guitarist and producer ↗
- 1968 Steve Mavin, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1967 Michael Healy-Rae, Irish politician ↗
- 1966 Marc Acito, American author and screenwriter ↗
- 1965 Mascarita Sagrada, Mexican wrestler ↗
- 1965 Aleksey Zhukov, Russian footballer and coach ↗
- 1964 Albert Dupontel, French actor and director ↗
- 1964 Ralph Recto, Filipino politician ↗
- 1963 Tracy Caulkins, American-Australian swimmer ↗
- 1963 Jason Connery, Italian-born British actor and director ↗
- 1963 Petra Schneider, German swimmer ↗
- 1962 Chris Bryant, Welsh politician, Minister of State for Europe ↗
- 1962 Kim Coles, American actress and comedian ↗
- 1962 Susan Lindauer, American journalist and activist ↗
- 1962 Brian Moore, English rugby player ↗
- 1961 Jasper Fforde, English author ↗
- 1961 Lars-Erik Torph, Swedish racing driver (died 1989) ↗
- 1961 Karl von Habsburg, Austrian politician, Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine ↗
- 1959 Brett Bodine, American NASCAR driver ↗
- 1959 Rob Ramage, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1958 Vicki Peterson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1957 Darryl Dawkins, American basketball player and coach (died 2015) ↗
- 1957 Peter Moore, Australian rules footballer and coach ↗
- 1957 Bryan Robson, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1956 David Grant, Australian rugby league player (died 1994) ↗
- 1956 Big Bank Hank, American rapper (died 2014) ↗
- 1956 Robert Earl Keen, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1956 Phyllis Logan, Scottish actress ↗
- 1954 Jaak Aaviksoo, Estonian physicist and politician, 26th Estonian Minister of Defence ↗
- 1954 Kailash Satyarthi, Indian engineer, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1953 Graham Allen, English politician, Vice-Chamberlain of the Household ↗
- 1953 Kostas Skandalidis, Greek engineer and politician, Greek Minister of Agricultural Development and Food ↗
- 1952 Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright (died 2013) ↗
- 1952 Ben Crenshaw, American golfer and architect ↗
- 1952 Michael Forshaw, Australian lawyer and politician ↗
- 1952 Diana Gabaldon, American author ↗
- 1952 Lee Ritenour, American guitarist, composer, and producer ↗
- 1951 Charlie Huhn, American rock singer and guitarist ↗
- 1951 Willie Maddren, English footballer and manager (died 2000) ↗
- 1951 Philip Tartaglia, Scottish archbishop (died 2021) ↗
- 1949 Daryl Braithwaite, Australian singer-songwriter ↗
- 1949 Chris Ford, American basketball player and coach (died 2023) ↗
- 1949 Mohammad Reza Rahimi, Iranian lawyer and politician, 2nd Vice President of Iran ↗
- 1948 Fritz Bohla, German footballer and manager ↗
- 1948 Joe Harper, Scottish footballer and manager ↗
- 1948 Wajima Hiroshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 54th Yokozuna (died 2018) ↗
- 1948 Madeline Manning, American runner and coach ↗
- 1948 Terry Williams, Welsh drummer ↗
- 1947 Hamish Macdonald, New Zealand rugby player ↗
- 1946 Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2022) ↗
- 1946 Tony Kaye, English progressive rock keyboard player and songwriter ↗
- 1946 John Piper, American theologian and author ↗
- 1945 Christine Kaufmann, German actress, author, and businesswoman (died 2017) ↗
- 1944 Mohammed Abdul-Hayy, Sudanese poet and academic (died 1989) ↗
- 1944 Shibu Soren, Indian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Jharkhand ↗
- 1942 Bud Acton, American basketball player ↗
- 1942 Clarence Clemons, American saxophonist and actor (died 2011) ↗
- 1941 Gérson, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1940 Andres Tarand, Estonian geographer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Estonia ↗
- 1939 Anne Heggtveit, Canadian alpine skier ↗
- 1938 Arthur Scargill, English miner, activist, and politician ↗
- 1937 Felix Silla, Italian character actor, circus performer, voice artist, and stuntman (died 2021) ↗
- 1936 Eva Hesse, German-American sculptor and educator (died 1970) ↗
- 1934 Jean Chrétien, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Canada ↗
- 1934 Mitchell Ryan, American actor (died 2022) ↗
- 1933 Goldie Hill, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005) ↗
- 1932 Alfonso Arau, Mexican actor and director ↗
- 1931 Betty Churcher, Australian painter, historian, and curator (died 2015) ↗
- 1931 Mary Rodgers, American composer and author (died 2014) ↗
- 1930 Ron Mulock, Australian lawyer and politician, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales (died 2014) ↗
- 1930 Rod Taylor, Australian-American actor and screenwriter (died 2015) ↗
- 1929 Dmitri Bruns, Estonian architect and theorist (died 2020) ↗
- 1928 David L. Wolper, American director and producer (died 2010) ↗
- 1926 Lev Dyomin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1998) ↗
- 1925 Grant Tinker, American television producer, co-founded MTM Enterprises (died 2016) ↗
- 1924 Roger Guillemin, French-American physician and endocrinologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024) ↗
- 1924 Sam B. Hall, Jr., American lawyer, judge, and politician (died 1994) ↗
- 1924 Slim Harpo, American blues singer-songwriter and musician (died 1970) ↗
- 1923 Jerome Bixby, American author and screenwriter (died 1998) ↗
- 1923 Ernst Nolte, German historian and philosopher (died 2016) ↗
- 1923 Carroll Shelby, American race car driver, engineer, and businessman, founded Carroll Shelby International (died 2012) ↗
- 1921 Gory Guerrero, American wrestler and trainer (died 1990) ↗
- 1921 Juanita M. Kreps, American economist and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Commerce (died 2010) ↗
- 1920 Mick McManus, English wrestler (died 2013) ↗
- 1918 Robert C. O'Brien, American author and journalist (died 1973) ↗
- 1918 Spencer Walklate, Australian rugby league player and soldier (died 1945) ↗
- 1917 John Robarts, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Ontario (died 1982) ↗
- 1916 Bernard Blier, Argentinian-French actor (died 1989) ↗
- 1915 Luise Krüger, German javelin thrower (died 2001) ↗
- 1915 Paddy Mayne, British colonel and lawyer (died 1955) ↗
- 1913 Karl Stegger, Danish actor (died 1980) ↗
- 1912 Don "Red" Barry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 1980) ↗
- 1911 Tommy Duncan, American singer-songwriter (died 1967) ↗
- 1911 Nora Heysen, Australian painter (died 2003) ↗
- 1911 Zenkō Suzuki, Japanese politician, 70th Prime Minister of Japan (died 2004) ↗
- 1910 Arthur Lambourn, New Zealand rugby player (died 1999) ↗
- 1910 Shane Paltridge, Australian soldier and politician (died 1966) ↗
- 1908 Lionel Stander, American actor and activist (died 1994) ↗
- 1907 Pierre Mendès France, French lawyer and politician, 142nd Prime Minister of France (died 1982) ↗
- 1907 Abraham Joshua Heschel, Polish-American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher (died 1972) ↗
- 1906 Albert Hofmann, Swiss chemist and academic, discoverer of LSD (died 2008) ↗
- 1905 Clyde Kluckhohn, American anthropologist and theorist (died 1960) ↗
- 1903 Alan Paton, South African author and activist (died 1988) ↗
- 1902 Maurice Duruflé, French organist and composer (died 1986) ↗
- 1901 Kwon Ki-ok, Korean pilot (died 1988) ↗
- 1899 Eva Le Gallienne, English-American actress, director, and producer (died 1991) ↗
- 1897 Bernard DeVoto, American historian and author (died 1955) ↗
- 1897 August Heissmeyer, German SS officer (died 1979) ↗
- 1895 Laurens Hammond, American engineer and businessman, founded the Hammond Clock Company (died 1973) ↗
- 1893 Ellinor Aiki, Estonian painter (died 1969) ↗
- 1893 Charles Fraser, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1981) ↗
- 1893 Anthony M. Rud, American journalist and author (died 1942) ↗
- 1891 Andrew Sockalexis, American runner (died 1919) ↗
- 1890 Max Carey, American baseball player and manager (died 1976) ↗
- 1890 Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian poet and critic (died 1954) ↗
- 1889 Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic (died 1938) ↗
- 1888 Joseph B. Keenan, American jurist and politician (died 1954) ↗
- 1887 Aldo Leopold, American ecologist and author (died 1948) ↗
- 1886 George Zucco, British actor (died 1960) ↗
- 1885 Alice Paul, American activist and suffragist (died 1977) ↗
- 1878 Theodoros Pangalos, Greek general and politician, President of Greece (died 1952) ↗
- 1876 Elmer Flick, American baseball player (died 1971) ↗
- 1876 Thomas Hicks, American runner (died 1952) ↗
- 1875 Reinhold Glière, Russian composer and academic (died 1956) ↗
- 1873 John Callan O'Laughlin, American soldier and journalist (died 1949) ↗
- 1872 G. W. Pierce, American physicist and academic (died 1956) ↗
- 1870 Alexander Stirling Calder, American sculptor and educator (died 1945) ↗
- 1868 Cai Yuanpei, Chinese philosopher, academic, and politician (died 1940) ↗
- 1867 John Ernest Adamson, English educationalist and Director of Education of the Colony of Transvaal (died1950) ↗
- 1867 Edward B. Titchener, English psychologist and academic (died 1927) ↗
- 1864 Thomas Dixon, Jr., American minister, lawyer, and politician (died 1946) ↗
- 1859 George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India (died 1925) ↗
- 1858 Harry Gordon Selfridge, American-English businessman, founded Selfridges (died 1947) ↗
- 1857 Fred Archer, English jockey (died 1886) ↗
- 1856 Christian Sinding, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1941) ↗
- 1853 Georgios Jakobides, Greek painter and sculptor (died 1932) ↗
- 1852 Constantin Fehrenbach, German lawyer and politician, 4th Chancellor of Weimar Germany (died 1926) ↗
- 1850 Joseph Charles Arthur, American pathologist and mycologist (died 1942) ↗
- 1845 Albert Victor Bäcklund, Swedish mathematician and physicist (died 1912) ↗
- 1843 Adolf Eberle, German painter (died 1914) ↗
- 1842 William James, American psychologist and philosopher (died 1910) ↗
- 1839 Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican lawyer, philosopher, and sociologist (died 1903) ↗
- 1825 Bayard Taylor, American poet, author, and critic (died 1878) ↗
- 1815 John A. Macdonald, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Canada (died 1891) ↗
- 1814 James Paget, English surgeon and pathologist (died 1899) ↗
- 1814 Socrates Nelson, American businessman and politician (died 1867) ↗
- 1807 Ezra Cornell, American businessman and philanthropist, founded Western Union and Cornell University (died 1874) ↗
- 1800 Ányos Jedlik, Hungarian physicist and engineer (died 1895) ↗
- 1788 William Thomas Brande, English chemist and academic (died 1866) ↗
- 1786 Joseph Jackson Lister, English physicist (died 1869) ↗
- 1777 Vincenzo Borg, Maltese merchant and rebel leader (died 1837) ↗
- 1760 Oliver Wolcott Jr., American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Treasury, 24th Governor of Connecticut (died 1833) ↗
- 1757 Samuel Bentham, English engineer and architect (died 1831) ↗
- 1755 Alexander Hamilton, Nevisian-American general, economist and politician, 1st United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1804) ↗
- 1671 François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, French general and diplomat (died 1745) ↗
- 1650 Diana Glauber, Dutch-German painter (died 1721) ↗
- 1642 Johann Friedrich Alberti, German organist and composer (died 1710) ↗
- 1638 Nicolas Steno, Danish bishop and anatomist (died 1686) ↗
- 1630 John Rogers, English-American minister, physician, and academic (died 1684) ↗
- 1624 Bastiaan Govertsz van der Leeuw, Dutch painter (died 1680) ↗
- 1591 Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire (died 1646) ↗
- 1589 William Strode, English politician (died 1666) ↗
- 1503 Parmigianino, Italian artist (died 1540) ↗
- 1395 Michele of Valois, daughter of Charles VI of France (died 1422) ↗
- 1359 Emperor Go-En'yū of Japan (died 1393) ↗
- 1322 Emperor Kōmyō of Japan (died 1380) ↗
- 1209 Möngke Khan, Mongolian emperor (died 1259) ↗
- 1113 Wang Chongyang, Chinese religious leader and poet (died 1170) ↗
- 889 Abd-ar-Rahman III, first Caliph of Córdoba (died 961) ↗
- 347 Theodosius I, Roman emperor (died 395) ↗
- 2023 Carole Cook, American actress and singer (born 1924) ↗
- 2019 Michael Atiyah, British-Lebanese mathematician (born 1929) ↗
- 2018 Edgar Ray Killen, American murderer (born 1925) ↗
- 2017 Adenan Satem, Malaysian politician and Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia (born 1944) ↗
- 2016 Monte Irvin, American baseball player (born 1919) ↗
- 2016 David Margulies, American actor (born 1937) ↗
- 2015 Jenő Buzánszky, Hungarian footballer and coach (born 1925) ↗
- 2015 Anita Ekberg, Swedish-Italian model and actress (born 1931) ↗
- 2015 Chashi Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi director and producer (born 1941) ↗
- 2015 Vernon Benjamin Mountcastle, American neuroscientist and academic (born 1918) ↗
- 2014 Keiko Awaji, Japanese actress (born 1933) ↗
- 2014 Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Indian-Bangladeshi jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (born 1928) ↗
- 2014 Chai Trong-rong, Taiwanese educator and politician (born 1935) ↗
- 2014 Ariel Sharon, Israeli general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Israel (born 1928) ↗
- 2013 Guido Forti, Italian businessman, founded the Forti Racing Team (born 1940) ↗
- 2013 Nguyễn Khánh, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd President of South Vietnam (born 1927) ↗
- 2013 Mariangela Melato, Italian actress (born 1941) ↗
- 2013 Tom Parry Jones, Welsh chemist, invented the breathalyzer (born 1935) ↗
- 2013 Alemayehu Shumye, Ethiopian runner (born 1988) ↗
- 2013 Aaron Swartz, American programmer and activist (born 1986) ↗
- 2012 Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan, Iranian physicist and academic (born 1980) ↗
- 2012 Gilles Jacquier, French journalist and photographer (born 1968) ↗
- 2012 Edgar Kaiser, Jr, American-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1942) ↗
- 2012 Wally Osterkorn, American basketball player (born 1928) ↗
- 2012 Steven Rawlings, English astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (born 1961) ↗
- 2012 David Whitaker, English composer and conductor (born 1931) ↗
- 2011 David Nelson, American actor, director, and producer (born 1936) ↗
- 2010 Miep Gies, Austrian-Dutch humanitarian (born 1909) ↗
- 2010 Éric Rohmer, French director, screenwriter, and critic (born 1920) ↗
- 2008 Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer and explorer (born 1919) ↗
- 2008 Carl Karcher, American businessman, co-founded Carl's Jr. (born 1917) ↗
- 2007 Solveig Dommartin, French-German actress (born 1961) ↗
- 2007 Robert Anton Wilson, American psychologist, author, poet, and playwright (born 1932) ↗
- 2004 Spalding Gray, American actor, writer, and performance artist (born 1941) ↗
- 2003 Jože Pučnik, Slovenian sociologist and politician (born 1932) ↗
- 2002 Henri Verneuil, French-Armenian director and playwright (born 1920) ↗
- 2001 Denys Lasdun, English architect, co-designed the Royal National Theatre (born 1914) ↗
- 2000 Ivan Combe, American businessman, invented Clearasil (born 1911) ↗
- 2000 Bob Lemon, American baseball player and manager (born 1920) ↗
- 2000 Betty Archdale, English-Australian cricketer and educator (born 1907) ↗
- 1999 Fabrizio De André, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1940) ↗
- 1999 Naomi Mitchison, Scottish author and poet (born 1897) ↗
- 1999 Brian Moore, Irish-Canadian author and screenwriter (born 1921) ↗
- 1996 Roger Crozier, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1942) ↗
- 1995 Josef Gingold, Belarusian-American violinist and educator (born 1909) ↗
- 1995 Onat Kutlar, Turkish author and poet (born 1936) ↗
- 1995 Lewis Nixon, U.S. Army captain (born 1918) ↗
- 1995 Theodor Wisch, German general (born 1907) ↗
- 1994 Helmut Poppendick, German physician (born 1902) ↗
- 1991 Carl David Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1905) ↗
- 1990 Carolyn Haywood, American author and illustrator (born 1898) ↗
- 1989 Ray Moore, English radio host (born 1942) ↗
- 1988 Pappy Boyington, American colonel and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1912) ↗
- 1988 Isidor Isaac Rabi, Polish-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1898) ↗
- 1987 Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1911) ↗
- 1986 Sid Chaplin, English author and screenwriter (born 1916) ↗
- 1986 Andrzej Czok, Polish mountaineer (born 1948) ↗
- 1985 Edward Buzzell, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1895) ↗
- 1985 William McKell, Australian lawyer and politician, 12th Governor-General of Australia (born 1891) ↗
- 1981 Beulah Bondi, American actress (born 1889) ↗
- 1980 Barbara Pym, English author (born 1913) ↗
- 1975 Max Lorenz, German tenor and actor (born 1901) ↗
- 1972 Padraic Colum, Irish poet and playwright (born 1881) ↗
- 1969 Richmal Crompton, English author and educator (born 1890) ↗
- 1968 Moshe Zvi Segal, Israeli linguist and scholar (born 1876) ↗
- 1966 Alberto Giacometti – Swiss sculptor and painter (born 1901) ↗
- 1966 Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian academic and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of India (born 1904) ↗
- 1965 Wally Pipp, American baseball player (born 1893) ↗
- 1963 Arthur Nock, English-American scholar, theologian, and academic (born 1902) ↗
- 1961 Elena Gerhardt, German soprano and actress (born 1883) ↗
- 1957 Robert Garran, Australian lawyer and politician, Solicitor-General of Australia (born 1867) ↗
- 1954 Oscar Straus, Austrian composer (born 1870) ↗
- 1953 Noe Zhordania, Georgian journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Georgia (born 1868) ↗
- 1953 Roberta Fulbright, American businesswoman (born1874) ↗
- 1952 Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general (born 1889) ↗
- 1952 Aureliano Pertile, Italian tenor and educator (born 1885) ↗
- 1947 Eva Tanguay, Canadian singer (born 1879) ↗
- 1944 Galeazzo Ciano, Italian politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1903) ↗
- 1941 Emanuel Lasker – German mathematician, philosopher, and chess player (born 1868) ↗
- 1937 Nuri Conker, Turkish colonel and politician (born 1882) ↗
- 1931 James Milton Carroll, American pastor, historian, and author (born 1852) ↗
- 1929 Elfrida Andrée, Swedish organist, composer, and conductor (born 1841) ↗
- 1928 Thomas Hardy – English novelist and poet (born 1840) ↗
- 1923 Constantine I of Greece (born 1868) ↗
- 1920 Steinar Schjøtt, Norwegian philologist and lexicographer (born 1844) ↗
- 1914 Carl Jacobsen, Danish brewer and philanthropist (born 1842) ↗
- 1904 William Sawyer, Canadian merchant and politician (born 1815) ↗
- 1902 Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player (born 1862) ↗
- 1891 Georges-Eugène Haussmann, French urban planner (born 1809) ↗
- 1882 Theodor Schwann, German physiologist and biologist (born 1810) ↗
- 1867 Stuart Donaldson, English-Australian businessman and politician, 1st Premier of New South Wales (born 1812) ↗
- 1866 Gustavus Vaughan Brooke, Irish actor (born 1818) ↗
- 1866 John Woolley, English minister and academic (born 1816) ↗
- 1843 Francis Scott Key, American lawyer, author, and songwriter (born 1779) ↗
- 1836 John Molson, Canadian businessman, founded the Molson Brewing Company (born 1763) ↗
- 1824 Thomas Mullins, 1st Baron Ventry, Anglo-Irish politician and peer (born 1736) ↗
- 1801 Domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer and educator (born 1749) ↗
- 1798 Heraclius II of Georgia (born 1720) ↗
- 1791 William Williams Pantycelyn, Welsh composer and poet (born 1717) ↗
- 1788 François Joseph Paul de Grasse, French admiral (born 1722) ↗
- 1771 Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens, French philosopher and author (born 1704) ↗
- 1763 Caspar Abel, German poet, historian, and theologian (born 1676) ↗
- 1762 Louis-François Roubiliac, French-English sculptor (born 1695) ↗
- 1757 Louis Bertrand Castel, French mathematician and philosopher (born 1688) ↗
- 1753 Hans Sloane, Irish-English physician and academic (born 1660) ↗
- 1735 Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje (born 1670) ↗
- 1713 Pierre Jurieu, French priest and theologian (born 1637) ↗
- 1703 Johann Georg Graevius, German scholar and critic (born 1632) ↗
- 1696 Charles Albanel, French priest, missionary, and explorer (born 1616) ↗
- 1641 Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet and painter (born 1583) ↗
- 1554 Min Bin, king of Arakan (born 1493) ↗
- 1546 Gaudenzio Ferrari, Italian painter and sculptor (born c. 1471) ↗
- 1495 Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal (born 1428) ↗
- 1494 Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian painter (born 1449) ↗
- 1397 Skirgaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania ↗
- 1396 Isidore Glabas, Metropolitan bishop of Thessalonica (bornc. 1341) ↗
- 1372 Eleanor of Lancaster, English noblewoman (born 1318) ↗
- 1344 Thomas Charlton, Bishop of Hereford and Lord Chancellor of Ireland ↗
- 1266 Swietopelk II, Duke of Pomerania ↗
- 1083 Otto of Nordheim (born 1020) ↗
- 1068 Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen ↗
- 1055 Constantine IX Monomachos, Byzantine emperor (born 1000) ↗
- 937 Cao, empress of Later Tang ↗
- 937 Li Chongmei, prince of Later Tang ↗
- 937 Li Congke, emperor of Later Tang (born 885) ↗
- 937 Liu, empress of Later Tang ↗
- 887 Boso of Provence, Frankish nobleman ↗
- 844 Michael I Rangabe, Byzantine emperor (born 770) ↗
- 812 Staurakios, Byzantine emperor ↗
- 782 Emperor Kōnin of Japan (born 709) ↗
- 705 Pope John VI (born 655) ↗
- 140 Pope Hyginus, Bishop of Rome (born 74) ↗