46 Events
215 Births
103 Deaths
- 2025 Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States of America. He is currently the oldest person ever inaugurated. ↗
- 2021 Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America. At the time of his inauguration, he became the oldest person ever inaugurated. Kamala Harris became the first female Vice President of the United States. ↗
- 2018 A group of four or five gunmen attack The Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, sparking a 12-hour battle. The attack kills 40 people and injures many others. ↗
- 2018 Syrian civil war: The Government of Turkey announces the initiation of the Afrin offensive and begins shelling Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) positions in Afrin Region. ↗
- 2017 Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America. ↗
- 2009 Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becoming the first African-American President of the United States. ↗
- 2009 A protest movement in Iceland culminates as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start. ↗
- 2001 President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent four-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. ↗
- 1992 Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashes into a mountain near Strasbourg, France, killing 87 of the 96 people on board. ↗
- 1991 Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south. ↗
- 1990 Protests in Azerbaijan, part of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union. ↗
- 1986 In the United States, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time. ↗
- 1986 Leabua Jonathan, Prime Minister of Lesotho, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Justin Lekhanya. ↗
- 1981 Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States of America, Iran releases 52 American hostages. ↗
- 1974 China gains control over all the Paracel Islands after a military engagement between the naval forces of China and South Vietnam. ↗
- 1973 Amílcar Cabral, leader of the independence movement in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, is assassinated in Conakry, Guinea. ↗
- 1972 Pakistan launches its nuclear weapons program, a few weeks after its defeat in the Bangladesh Liberation War, as well as the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. ↗
- 1961 John F. Kennedy is inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States of America, becoming the youngest man to be elected into that office, and the first Roman Catholic. ↗
- 1954 In the United States, the National Negro Network is established with 40 charter member radio stations. ↗
- 1953 Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th President of the United States of America, becoming the first president to begin his presidency on January 20 since the 20th Amendment changed the dates of presidential terms. ↗
- 1945 World War II: The provisional government of Béla Miklós in Hungary agrees to an armistice with the Allies. ↗
- 1945 World War II: Germany begins the evacuation of 1.8 million people from East Prussia, a task which will take nearly two months. ↗
- 1942 World War II: At the Wannsee Conference held in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee, senior Nazi German officials discuss the implementation of the "Final Solution to the Jewish question". ↗
- 1941 A German officer is killed in Bucharest, Romania, sparking a rebellion and pogrom by the Iron Guard, killing 125 Jews and 30 soldiers. ↗
- 1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner are sworn in for their second terms as U.S. President and U.S. Vice President; it is the first time a Presidential Inauguration takes place on January 20 since the 20th Amendment changed the dates of presidential terms. ↗
- 1921 The British K-class submarine HMS K5 sinks in the English Channel; all 56 on board die. ↗
- 1921 The first Constitution of Turkey is adopted, making fundamental changes in the source and exercise of sovereignty by consecrating the principle of national sovereignty. ↗
- 1909 Newly formed automaker General Motors (GM) buys into the Oakland Motor Car Company, which later becomes GM's long-running Pontiac division. ↗
- 1887 The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. ↗
- 1877 The last day of the Constantinople Conference results in agreement for political reforms in the Balkans. ↗
- 1874 The Treaty of Pangkor is signed between the British and Sultan Abdullah of Perak, paving the way for further British colonization of Malaya. ↗
- 1841 Hong Kong Island is occupied by the British during the First Opium War. ↗
- 1839 In the Battle of Yungay, Chile defeats an alliance between Peru and Bolivia. ↗
- 1788 The third and main part of First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay, beginning the British colonization of Australia. Arthur Phillip decides that Port Jackson is a more suitable location for a colony. ↗
- 1785 Invading Siamese forces attempt to exploit the political chaos in Vietnam, but are ambushed and annihilated at the Mekong river by the Tây Sơn in the Battle of Rạch Gầm-Xoài Mút. ↗
- 1783 The Kingdom of Great Britain signs preliminary articles of peace with the Kingdom of France, setting the stage for the official end of hostilities in the American Revolutionary War later that year. ↗
- 1649 The High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I begins its proceedings. ↗
- 1576 The Mexican city of León is founded by order of the viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almanza. ↗
- 1567 Battle of Rio de Janeiro: Portuguese forces under the command of Estácio de Sá definitively drive the French out of Rio de Janeiro. ↗
- 1523 Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway. ↗
- 1401 The Taula de canvi (Catalan: "Table of change"), described as Europe's first-ever public bank, began operations inside Barcelona's Llotja de Mar. ↗
- 1356 Edward Balliol surrenders his claim to the Scottish throne to Edward III in exchange for an English pension. ↗
- 1320 Duke Wladyslaw Lokietek becomes king of Poland. ↗
- 1265 The first English parliament to include not only Lords but also representatives of the major towns holds its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster, now commonly known as the "Houses of Parliament". ↗
- 1156 Finnish peasant Lalli kills English clergyman Henry, the Bishop of Turku, on the ice of Lake Köyliö. ↗
- 250 Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution. ↗
- 2003 J. J. McCarthy, American football player ↗
- 2003 Antonia Ružić, Croatian tennis player ↗
- 2002 Arnaud Kalimuendo, French footballer ↗
- 2000 Tyler Herro, American basketball player ↗
- 1995 Joey Badass, American rapper and actor ↗
- 1995 Calum Chambers, English footballer ↗
- 1995 José María Giménez, Uruguayan footballer ↗
- 1995 Sergi Samper, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1995 Kim So-hee, South Korean singer ↗
- 1994 Seán Kavanagh, Irish footballer ↗
- 1994 Hampus Lindholm, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1994 Lucas Piazon, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1993 Lorenzo Crisetig, Italian footballer ↗
- 1993 Cat Janice, American singer-songwriter (died 2024) ↗
- 1993 DeVante Parker, American football player ↗
- 1991 Tom Cairney, Scottish footballer ↗
- 1991 Ciara Hanna, American actress and model ↗
- 1991 Polona Hercog, Slovenian tennis player ↗
- 1991 Jumpol Adulkittiporn, Thai actor ↗
- 1989 Nick Foles, American football player ↗
- 1989 Alex Grant, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1989 Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, New Zealand rugby league player ↗
- 1988 Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé, Nigerian footballer ↗
- 1988 Jan Muršak, Slovenian ice hockey player ↗
- 1987 Evan Peters, American actor ↗
- 1986 Kevin Parker, Australian singer, songwriter, musician, and producer ↗
- 1985 Nabil Boukili, Belgian politician ↗
- 1984 Toni Gonzaga, Filipino singer and television personality ↗
- 1984 Bonnie McKee, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1983 Geovany Soto, Puerto Rican baseball player ↗
- 1982 Ruchi Sanghvi, Indian computer engineer ↗
- 1982 Fredrik Strømstad, Norwegian footballer ↗
- 1981 Freddy Guzmán, Dominican baseball player ↗
- 1981 Owen Hargreaves, English footballer ↗
- 1981 Jason Richardson, American basketball player ↗
- 1980 Karl Anderson, American wrestler ↗
- 1980 Philippe Cousteau, Jr., American-French oceanographer and journalist ↗
- 1980 Philippe Gagnon, Canadian swimmer ↗
- 1980 Kim Jeong-hoon, South Korean singer and actor ↗
- 1979 Rob Bourdon, American musician and songwriter ↗
- 1979 Will Young, English singer-songwriter and actor ↗
- 1978 Sonja Kesselschläger, German heptathlete ↗
- 1978 Allan Søgaard, Danish footballer ↗
- 1977 Paul Adams, South African cricketer and coach ↗
- 1977 Sid Wilson, American musician ↗
- 1976 Kirsty Gallacher, Scottish television presenter ↗
- 1976 Michael Myers, American football player ↗
- 1976 Gretha Smit, Dutch speed skater ↗
- 1975 David Eckstein, American baseball player ↗
- 1975 Norberto Fontana, Argentinian racing driver ↗
- 1975 Zac Goldsmith, English journalist and politician ↗
- 1975 Ira Newble, American basketball player ↗
- 1973 Stephen Crabb, Scottish-Welsh politician, Secretary of State for Wales ↗
- 1973 Queen Mathilde of Belgium ↗
- 1972 Nikki Haley, American accountant and politician, 116th Governor of South Carolina ↗
- 1971 Gary Barlow, English singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer ↗
- 1971 Wakanohana Masaru, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 66th Yokozuna ↗
- 1971 Questlove, American musician, record producer, and filmmaker ↗
- 1970 Skeet Ulrich, American actor ↗
- 1969 Patrick K. Kroupa, American computer hacker and activist, co-founded MindVox ↗
- 1969 Reno Wilson, American actor ↗
- 1969 Nicky Wire, Welsh singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
- 1968 Nick Anderson, American basketball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1968 Junior Murray, Grenadian cricketer ↗
- 1967 Kellyanne Conway, American political strategist and pundit ↗
- 1967 Stacey Dash, American actress and television journalist ↗
- 1966 Chris Morris, American basketball player ↗
- 1966 Rainn Wilson, American actor ↗
- 1965 Colin Calderwood, Scottish footballer and manager ↗
- 1965 Warren Joyce, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1965 Greg K., American musician and songwriter ↗
- 1965 John Michael Montgomery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1965 Heather Small, English singer-songwriter ↗
- 1965 Sophie, Countess of Wessex ↗
- 1965 Anton Weissenbacher, Romanian footballer ↗
- 1964 Ozzie Guillén, Venezuelan-American baseball player and manager ↗
- 1964 Ron Harper, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1964 Jack Lewis, American soldier and author ↗
- 1964 Kazushige Nojima, Japanese screenwriter and songwriter ↗
- 1964 Aquilino Pimentel III, Filipino lawyer and politician ↗
- 1964 Fareed Zakaria, Indian-American journalist and author ↗
- 1963 James Denton, American actor ↗
- 1963 Mark Ryden, American painter and illustrator ↗
- 1961 Janey Godley, Scottish actor, writer and comedian (died 2024) ↗
- 1961 Yolanda González (activist), Basque militant activist ↗
- 1959 Tami Hoag, American author ↗
- 1959 R. A. Salvatore, American author ↗
- 1958 Lorenzo Lamas, American actor, director, and producer ↗
- 1957 Andy Sheppard, English saxophonist and composer ↗
- 1956 Maria Larsson, Swedish educator and politician, Swedish Minister of Health and Social Affairs ↗
- 1956 Bill Maher, American comedian, political commentator, media critic, television host, and producer ↗
- 1956 Richard Morecroft, English-Australian journalist and television host ↗
- 1956 John Naber, American swimmer ↗
- 1955 McKeeva Bush, Caymanian politician, Premier of the Cayman Islands ↗
- 1954 Mohammad Dawran, Afghan aviator and military officer ↗
- 1954 Ken Page, American actor and cabaret singer (died 2024) ↗
- 1954 Alison Seabeck, English lawyer and politician ↗
- 1953 Jeffrey Epstein, American financier and convicted sex offender (died 2019) ↗
- 1952 Nikos Sideris, Greek psychiatrist and poet ↗
- 1952 Paul Stanley, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1952 John Witherow, South African-English journalist and author ↗
- 1951 Iván Fischer, Hungarian conductor and composer ↗
- 1951 Ian Hill, English rock bassist ↗
- 1950 Daniel Benzali, Brazilian-American actor ↗
- 1950 William Mgimwa, Tanzanian banker and politician, 13th Tanzanian Minister of Finance (died 2014) ↗
- 1950 Mahamane Ousmane, Nigerien politician, President of Niger ↗
- 1949 Göran Persson, Swedish lawyer and politician, 31st Prime Minister of Sweden ↗
- 1948 Nancy Kress, American author and academic ↗
- 1948 Natan Sharansky, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel ↗
- 1947 Cyrille Guimard, French cyclist and sportscaster ↗
- 1946 David Lynch, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2025) ↗
- 1946 Vladimír Merta, Czech singer-songwriter, guitarist, and journalist ↗
- 1945 Christopher Martin-Jenkins, English journalist and sportscaster (died 2013) ↗
- 1945 Eric Stewart, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1944 José Luis Garci, Spanish director and producer ↗
- 1944 Farhad Mehrad, Iranian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2002) ↗
- 1944 Pat Parker, American poet (died 1989) ↗
- 1942 Linda Moulton Howe, American journalist and producer ↗
- 1940 Carol Heiss, American figure skater and actress ↗
- 1940 Krishnam Raju, Indian actor and politician (died 2022) ↗
- 1940 Mandé Sidibé, Malian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Mali (died 2009) ↗
- 1939 Paul Coverdell, American captain and politician (died 2000) ↗
- 1939 Chandra Wickramasinghe, Sri Lankan-English mathematician, astronomer, and biologist ↗
- 1938 Derek Dougan, Irish-English footballer and journalist (died 2007) ↗
- 1937 Bailey Howell, American basketball player ↗
- 1935 Dorothy Provine, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2010) ↗
- 1934 Hennie Aucamp, South African poet, author, and academic (died 2014) ↗
- 1934 Tom Baker, English actor ↗
- 1932 Lou Fontinato, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2016) ↗
- 1931 David Lee, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1931 Hachidai Nakamura, Japanese pianist and composer (died 1992) ↗
- 1930 Buzz Aldrin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut ↗
- 1929 Arte Johnson, American actor and comedian (died 2019) ↗
- 1929 Masaharu Kawakatsu, Japanese biologist ↗
- 1929 Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (died 1964) ↗
- 1928 Antonio de Almeida, French conductor and musicologist (died 1997) ↗
- 1927 Qurratulain Hyder, Indian-Pakistani journalist and academic (died 2007) ↗
- 1926 Patricia Neal, American actress (died 2010) ↗
- 1926 David Tudor, American pianist and composer (died 1996) ↗
- 1925 Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (died 2015) ↗
- 1925 Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest, poet, and politician (died 2020) ↗
- 1924 Yvonne Loriod, French pianist and composer (died 2010) ↗
- 1923 Slim Whitman, American country and western singer-songwriter and musician (died 2013) ↗
- 1922 Ray Anthony, American trumpeter and bandleader ↗
- 1922 Don Mankiewicz, American author and screenwriter (died 2015) ↗
- 1921 Telmo Zarra, Spanish footballer (died 2006) ↗
- 1920 Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (died 1993) ↗
- 1920 DeForest Kelley, American actor (died 1999) ↗
- 1920 Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian ski jumper and author (died 2006) ↗
- 1918 Juan García Esquivel, Mexican pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 2002) ↗
- 1918 Nevin Scrimshaw, American scientist (died 2013) ↗
- 1915 Ghulam Ishaq Khan, Pakistani businessman and politician, 7th President of Pakistan (died 2006) ↗
- 1910 Joy Adamson, Austria-Kenyan painter and conservationist (died 1980) ↗
- 1909 Gōgen Yamaguchi, Japanese martial artist (died 1989) ↗
- 1907 Paula Wessely, Austrian actress and producer (died 2000) ↗
- 1906 Aristotle Onassis, Greek shipping magnate (died 1975) ↗
- 1902 Leon Ames, American actor (died 1993) ↗
- 1902 Kevin Barry, Irish Republican Army volunteer (died 1920) ↗
- 1900 Dorothy Annan, English painter, potter, and muralist (died 1983) ↗
- 1900 Colin Clive, English actor (died 1937) ↗
- 1899 Clarice Cliff, English potter (died 1972) ↗
- 1899 Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese engineer (died 1990) ↗
- 1898 U Razak, Burmese educator and politician (died 1947) ↗
- 1896 George Burns, American actor, comedian, and producer (died 1996) ↗
- 1895 Gábor Szegő, Hungarian mathematician and academic (died 1985) ↗
- 1894 Harold Gray, American cartoonist, created Little Orphan Annie (died 1968) ↗
- 1894 Walter Piston, American composer, theorist, and academic (died 1976) ↗
- 1893 Georg Åberg, Swedish triple jumper (died 1946) ↗
- 1891 Mischa Elman, Ukrainian-American violinist (died 1967) ↗
- 1889 Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer and businessman, founded the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company (died 1969) ↗
- 1888 Lead Belly, American folk/blues musician and songwriter (died 1949) ↗
- 1883 Enoch L. Johnson, American mob boss (died 1968) ↗
- 1883 Forrest Wilson, American journalist and author (died 1942) ↗
- 1882 Johnny Torrio, Italian-American mob boss (died 1957) ↗
- 1880 Walter W. Bacon, American accountant and politician, 60th Governor of Delaware (died 1962) ↗
- 1879 Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and educator (died 1968) ↗
- 1878 Finlay Currie, Scottish-English actor (died 1968) ↗
- 1876 Josef Hofmann, Polish-American pianist and composer (died 1957) ↗
- 1874 Steve Bloomer, English footballer and coach (died 1938) ↗
- 1873 Johannes V. Jensen, Danish author, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1950) ↗
- 1870 Guillaume Lekeu, Belgian pianist and composer (died 1894) ↗
- 1865 Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (died 1944) ↗
- 1865 Wilhelm Ramsay, Finnish geologist and professor (died 1928) ↗
- 1856 Harriot Stanton Blatch, American suffragist and organizer (died 1940) ↗
- 1855 Ernest Chausson, French composer (died 1899) ↗
- 1834 George D. Robinson, American lawyer and politician, 34th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1896) ↗
- 1819 Göran Fredrik Göransson, Swedish merchant, ironmaster and industrialist (died 1900) ↗
- 1814 David Wilmot, American politician, sponsor of Wilmot Proviso (died 1868) ↗
- 1812 William Fox, English-New Zealand politician, 2nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1893) ↗
- 1812 Thomas Meik, Scottish engineer (died 1896) ↗
- 1799 Anson Jones, American physician and politician, 5th President of the Republic of Texas (died 1858) ↗
- 1783 Friedrich Dotzauer, German cellist and composer (died 1860) ↗
- 1781 Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician (died 1848) ↗
- 1775 André-Marie Ampère, French physicist and mathematician (died 1836) ↗
- 1762 Jérôme-Joseph de Momigny, Belgian-French composer and theorist (died 1842) ↗
- 1755 Sir Albemarle Bertie, 1st Baronet, English admiral (died 1824) ↗
- 1741 Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Swedish botanist and author (died 1783) ↗
- 1732 Richard Henry Lee, American lawyer and politician, President of the Continental Congress (died 1794) ↗
- 1716 Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, French archaeologist and numismatist (died 1795) ↗
- 1716 Charles III of Spain (died 1788) ↗
- 1703 Joseph-Hector Fiocco, Flemish violinist and composer (died 1741) ↗
- 1664 Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist (died 1718) ↗
- 1586 Johann Hermann Schein, German composer (died 1630) ↗
- 1573 Simon Marius, German astronomer and academic (died 1624) ↗
- 1569 Heribert Rosweyde, Jesuit hagiographer (died 1629) ↗
- 1554 Sebastian, King of Portugal (died 1578) ↗
- 1526 Rafael Bombelli, Italian mathematician (died 1572) ↗
- 1502 Sebastian de Aparicio, Spanish-Mexican rancher and missionary (died 1600) ↗
- 1500 Jean Quintin, French priest, knight and writer (died 1561) ↗
- 1499 Sebastian Franck, German humanist (probable; (died 1543) ↗
- 1488 Sebastian Münster, German scholar, cartographer, and cosmographer (died 1552) ↗
- 1436 Ashikaga Yoshimasa, Japanese shōgun (died 1490) ↗
- 1292 Elizabeth of Bohemia, queen consort of Bohemia (died 1330) ↗
- 1029 Alp Arslan, Seljuk sultan (probable; (died 1072) ↗
- 225 Gordian III, Roman emperor (died 244) ↗
- 2025 Lynn Ban, Singaporean jewelry designer (born 1972) ↗
- 2025 Cecile Richards, American activist and former Planned Parenthood president (born 1957) ↗
- 2024 Norman Jewison, Canadian actor, director, and producer (born 1926) ↗
- 2022 Meat Loaf, American singer and actor (born 1947) ↗
- 2021 Sibusiso Moyo, Zimbabwean politician, army general (born 1960) ↗
- 2021 Mira Furlan, Croatian actress and singer (born 1955) ↗
- 2020 Jaroslav Kubera, Czech politician (born 1947) ↗
- 2020 Tom Fisher Railsback, American politician, member of the Illinois and U.S. House of Representatives (born 1932) ↗
- 2018 Paul Bocuse, French chef (born 1926) ↗
- 2018 Naomi Parker Fraley, American naval machiner (born 1921) ↗
- 2016 Mykolas Burokevičius, Lithuanian carpenter and politician (born 1927) ↗
- 2016 Edmonde Charles-Roux, French journalist and author (born 1920) ↗
- 2014 Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor (born 1933) ↗
- 2014 Otis G. Pike, American judge and politician (born 1921) ↗
- 2014 Jonas Trinkūnas, Lithuanian ethnologist and academic (born 1939) ↗
- 2013 Pavlos Matesis, Greek author and playwright (born 1933) ↗
- 2013 Toyo Shibata, Japanese poet and author (born 1911) ↗
- 2012 Etta James – American singer-songwriter (born 1938) ↗
- 2012 John Levy, American bassist and manager (born 1912) ↗
- 2012 Ioannis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of the Interior (born 1933) ↗
- 2012 Alejandro Rodriguez, Venezuelan-American pediatrician and psychiatrist (born 1918) ↗
- 2009 Stéphanos II Ghattas, Egyptian patriarch (born 1920) ↗
- 2005 Per Borten, Norwegian lawyer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Norway (born 1913) ↗
- 2005 Jan Nowak-Jeziorański, Polish journalist and politician (born 1914) ↗
- 2005 Miriam Rothschild, English zoologist, entomologist, and author (born 1908) ↗
- 2004 Alan Brown, English racing driver (born 1919) ↗
- 2004 T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (born 1917) ↗
- 2003 Al Hirschfeld, American painter and illustrator (born 1903) ↗
- 2003 Nedra Volz, American actress (born 1908) ↗
- 2002 Carrie Hamilton, American actress and singer (born 1963) ↗
- 1996 Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist and composer (born 1927) ↗
- 1994 Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and coach (born 1909) ↗
- 1994 Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, first Kenyan Vice-President (born 1911) ↗
- 1993 Audrey Hepburn – British actress and humanitarian activist (born 1929) ↗
- 1990 Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (born 1907) ↗
- 1989 Alamgir Kabir, Bangladeshi director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938) ↗
- 1988 Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pakistani activist and politician (born 1890) ↗
- 1988 Dora Stratou, Greek dancer and choreographer (born 1903) ↗
- 1984 Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor (born 1904) ↗
- 1983 Garrincha, Brazilian footballer (born 1933) ↗
- 1980 William Roberts, English soldier and painter (born 1895) ↗
- 1977 Dimitrios Kiousopoulos, Greek jurist and politician, 151st Prime Minister of Greece (born 1892) ↗
- 1973 Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician and surgeon (born 1885) ↗
- 1973 Amílcar Cabral, Guinea Bissauan-Cape Verdian engineer and politician (born 1924) ↗
- 1971 Broncho Billy Anderson, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1880) ↗
- 1971 Minanogawa Tōzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (born 1903) ↗
- 1965 Alan Freed, American radio host (born 1922) ↗
- 1962 Robinson Jeffers, American poet and philosopher (born 1887) ↗
- 1955 Robert P. T. Coffin, American author and poet (born 1892) ↗
- 1954 Warren Bardsley, Australian cricketer (born 1882) ↗
- 1954 Fred Root, English cricketer and umpire (born 1890) ↗
- 1947 Josh Gibson, American baseball player (born 1911) ↗
- 1947 Andrew Volstead, American member of the United States House of Representatives (born 1860) ↗
- 1944 James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (born 1860) ↗
- 1940 Omar Bundy, American general (born 1861) ↗
- 1936 George V of the United Kingdom (born 1865) ↗
- 1931 Margrethe Munthe, Norwegian songwriter (born 1860) ↗
- 1924 Henry "Ivo" Crapp, Australian footballer and umpire (born 1872) ↗
- 1921 Mary Watson – American astronomer and academic (born 1847) ↗
- 1920 Georg Lurich, Estonian-Russian wrestler and strongman (born 1876) ↗
- 1915 Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun, Irish businessman, philanthropist, and politician (born 1840) ↗
- 1913 José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican engraver and illustrator (born 1852) ↗
- 1908 John Ordronaux, American surgeon and academic (born 1830) ↗
- 1907 Agnes Mary Clerke, Irish astronomer and author (born 1842) ↗
- 1901 Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer, invented the Gramme machine (born 1826) ↗
- 1900 John Ruskin, English painter and critic (born 1819) ↗
- 1891 Kalākaua, king of Hawaii (born 1836) ↗
- 1875 Jean-François Millet, French painter and educator (born 1814) ↗
- 1873 Basil Moreau, French priest, founded the Congregation of Holy Cross (born 1799) ↗
- 1859 Bettina von Arnim, German author, illustrator, and composer (born 1785) ↗
- 1852 Ōnomatsu Midorinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 6th Yokozuna (born 1794) ↗
- 1850 Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet and playwright (born 1779) ↗
- 1848 Christian VIII, Danish king (born 1786) ↗
- 1841 Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish explorer (born 1780) ↗
- 1841 Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor (born 1791) ↗
- 1837 John Soane, English architect, designed the Bank of England (born 1753) ↗
- 1819 Charles IV, Spanish king (born 1748) ↗
- 1810 Benjamin Chew, American lawyer and judge (born 1721) ↗
- 1779 David Garrick, English actor, producer, playwright, and manager (born 1717) ↗
- 1770 Charles Yorke, English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (born 1722) ↗
- 1751 John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, English politician (born 1665) ↗
- 1709 François de la Chaise, French priest (born 1624) ↗
- 1707 Humphrey Hody, English scholar and theologian (born 1659) ↗
- 1666 Anne of Austria, Queen and regent of France (born 1601) ↗
- 1663 Isaac Ambrose, English minister and author (born 1604) ↗
- 1612 Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1552) ↗
- 1568 Myles Coverdale, English bishop and translator (born 1488) ↗
- 1479 John II, king of Sicily (born 1398) ↗
- 1343 Robert, king of Naples (born 1275) ↗
- 1336 John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford (born 1306) ↗
- 1265 John Maunsell, English Lord Chancellor ↗
- 1191 Frederick VI, duke of Swabia (born 1167) ↗
- 1191 Theobald V, count of Blois (born 1130 ↗
- 1189 Shi Zong, Chinese emperor of Jin (born 1123) ↗
- 1156 Henry, English bishop and saint ↗
- 1095 Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester ↗
- 1029 Heonae, Korean queen and regent (born 964) ↗
- 928 Zhao Guangfeng, Chinese official and chancellor ↗
- 924 Li Jitao, Chinese general of Later Tang ↗
- 882 Louis the Younger, king of the East Frankish Kingdom ↗
- 842 Theophilos, Byzantine emperor (born 813) ↗
- 820 Al-Shafi‘i, Arab scholar and jurist (born 767) ↗
- 640 Eadbald, king of Kent ↗