55 Events
205 Births
94 Deaths
- 2024 Northwestern Air Flight 738 crashes after takeoff from Fort Smith Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada, killing six people. ↗
- 2022 Mutinying Burkinabè soldiers led by Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba depose and detain President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré amid widespread anti-government protests. ↗
- 2018 A 7.9 Mw earthquake occurs in the Gulf of Alaska. It is tied as the sixth-largest earthquake ever recorded in the United States, but there are no reports of significant damage or fatalities. ↗
- 2018 A double car bombing in Benghazi, Libya, kills at least 33 people and wounds "dozens" of others. The victims include both military personnel and civilians, according to local officials. ↗
- 2018 The China–United States trade war begins when President Donald Trump places tariffs on Chinese solar panels and washing machines. ↗
- 2003 A very weak signal from Pioneer 10 is detected for the last time, but no usable data can be extracted. ↗
- 2002 U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl is kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan and subsequently murdered. ↗
- 2001 Five people attempt to set themselves on fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, an act that many people later claim is staged by the Chinese Communist Party to frame Falun Gong and thus escalate their persecution. ↗
- 1998 Netscape announces Mozilla, with the intention to release Communicator code as open source. ↗
- 1997 Madeleine Albright becomes the first woman to serve as United States Secretary of State. ↗
- 1987 Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan sends a "letter of death" to Somali President Siad Barre, proposing the genocide of the Isaaq people. ↗
- 1986 The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts its first members: Little Richard, Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley. ↗
- 1982 World Airways Flight 30 overshoots the runway at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, and crashes into Boston Harbor. Two people are missing and presumed dead. ↗
- 1968 USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is attacked and seized by the Korean People's Navy. ↗
- 1967 Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast are established. ↗
- 1967 Milton Keynes (England) is founded as a new town by Order in Council, with a planning brief to become a city of 250,000 people. Its initial designated area enclosed three existing towns and twenty-one villages. The area to be developed was largely farmland, with evidence of continuous settlement dating back to the Bronze Age. ↗
- 1964 The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in national elections, is ratified. ↗
- 1963 The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attack the Portuguese Army stationed in Tite. ↗
- 1960 The bathyscaphe USS Trieste breaks a depth record by descending to 10,911 metres (35,797 ft) in the Pacific Ocean. ↗
- 1958 After a general uprising and rioting in the streets, President Marcos Pérez Jiménez leaves Venezuela. ↗
- 1957 American inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sells the rights to his flying disc to the Wham-O toy company, which later renames it the "Frisbee". ↗
- 1950 The Knesset resolves that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. ↗
- 1945 World War II: German admiral Karl Dönitz launches Operation Hannibal. ↗
- 1943 World War II: Troops of the British Eighth Army capture Tripoli in Libya from the German–Italian Panzer Army. ↗
- 1942 World War II: The Battle of Rabaul commences Japan's invasion of Australia's Territory of New Guinea. ↗
- 1941 Charles Lindbergh testifies before the U.S. Congress and recommends that the United States negotiate a neutrality pact with Adolf Hitler. ↗
- 1937 The trial of the anti-Soviet Trotskyist center sees seventeen mid-level Communists accused of sympathizing with Leon Trotsky and plotting to overthrow Joseph Stalin's regime. ↗
- 1920 The Netherlands refuses to surrender the exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies. ↗
- 1919 The First Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents is held by the Makhnovshchina at Velykomykhailivka. ↗
- 1912 The First International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague. ↗
- 1909 RMS Republic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day. ↗
- 1904 Ålesund Fire: The Norwegian coastal town Ålesund is devastated by fire, leaving 10,000 people homeless and one person dead. Kaiser Wilhelm II funds the rebuilding of the town in Jugendstil style. ↗
- 1900 Second Boer War: The Battle of Spion Kop between the forces of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State and British forces ends in a British defeat. ↗
- 1899 The Malolos Constitution is inaugurated, establishing the First Philippine Republic. Emilio Aguinaldo is sworn in as its first president. ↗
- 1879 Anglo-Zulu War: The Battle of Rorke's Drift ends. ↗
- 1870 In Montana, U.S. cavalrymen kill 173 Native Americans, mostly women and children, in what becomes known as the Marias Massacre. ↗
- 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell is awarded her M.D. by the Geneva Medical College of Geneva, New York, becoming the United States' first female doctor. ↗
- 1846 Slavery in Tunisia is abolished. ↗
- 1795 After crossing the frozen Zuiderzee, the French cavalry captured 14 Dutch ships and 850 guns, in a rare occurrence of surrender of naval vessels to land forces. ↗
- 1793 Second Partition of Poland. ↗
- 1789 Georgetown College, the first Catholic university in the United States, is founded in Georgetown, Maryland (now a part of Washington, D.C.) when Bishop John Carroll, Rev. Robert Molyneux, and Rev. John Ashton purchase land for the proposed academy for the education of youth. ↗
- 1755 Moscow University is established (12 January 1755 O.S.). ↗
- 1719 The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire. ↗
- 1656 Blaise Pascal publishes the first of his Lettres provinciales. ↗
- 1579 The Union of Utrecht forms a Protestant republic in the Netherlands. ↗
- 1571 The Royal Exchange opens in London. ↗
- 1570 James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, regent for the infant King James VI of Scotland, is assassinated by firearm, the first recorded instance of such. ↗
- 1565 The Deccan Sultanates defeat Rama Raya of the Vijayanagara Empire at the Battle of Talikota, resulting in over 100,000 casualties and the destruction of the capital Vijayanagara. ↗
- 1556 The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000. ↗
- 1546 Having published nothing for eleven years, François Rabelais publishes the Tiers Livre, his sequel to Gargantua and Pantagruel. ↗
- 1368 Zhu Yuanzhang proclaims himself the Hongwu Emperor, beginning the Ming dynasty. ↗
- 1264 In the conflict between King Henry III of England and his rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, King Louis IX of France issues the Mise of Amiens, a one-sided decision in favour of Henry that later leads to the Second Barons' War. ↗
- 1229 The episcopal seat is moved from Nousiainen to Koroinen (located near the current centre of Turku) by the permission of Pope Gregory IX. The date is starting to be considered as the founding of Turku. ↗
- 971 Using crossbows, Song dynasty troops soundly defeat a war elephant corps of the Southern Han at Shao. ↗
- 393 Roman emperor Theodosius I proclaims his eight-year-old son Honorius co-emperor. ↗
- 2004 Julio Enciso, Paraguayan footballer ↗
- 2002 Joško Gvardiol, Croatian footballer ↗
- 2002 Nicola Zalewski, Polish footballer ↗
- 2001 Olga Danilović, Serbian tennis player ↗
- 1999 Alban Lafont, French footballer ↗
- 1998 XXXTentacion, American rapper (died 2018) ↗
- 1996 Keita Bates-Diop, American basketball player ↗
- 1996 Ruben Loftus-Cheek, English footballer ↗
- 1994 Addison Russell, American baseball player ↗
- 1992 Reina Triendl, Japanese model and actress ↗
- 1991 Steve Birnbaum, American soccer player ↗
- 1990 Alex Silva, Canadian wrestler ↗
- 1987 Leo Komarov, Estonian-Finnish ice hockey player ↗
- 1986 Gelete Burka, Ethiopian runner ↗
- 1986 Marc Laird, Scottish footballer ↗
- 1986 José Enrique, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1986 Steven Taylor, English footballer ↗
- 1986 Sandro Viletta, Swiss skier ↗
- 1985 San E, South Korean rapper ↗
- 1985 Dong Fangzhuo, Chinese footballer ↗
- 1985 Doutzen Kroes, Dutch model and actress ↗
- 1985 Yevgeny Lukyanenko, Russian pole vaulter ↗
- 1985 Aselefech Mergia, Ethiopian runner ↗
- 1985 Jeff Samardzija, American baseball and football player ↗
- 1984 Arjen Robben, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1983 Irving Saladino, Panamanian long jumper ↗
- 1982 Oceana Mahlmann, German singer and songwriter ↗
- 1982 Wily Mo Peña, Dominican baseball player ↗
- 1982 Andrew Rock, American sprinter ↗
- 1981 Rob Friend, Canadian soccer player ↗
- 1981 Julia Jones, American actress ↗
- 1979 Scott Hannan, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1979 Larry Hughes, American basketball player ↗
- 1979 Dawn O'Porter, Scottish-English fashion designer and journalist ↗
- 1979 Juan Rincón, Venezuelan baseball player and coach ↗
- 1979 Maria Stepanova, Russian basketball player ↗
- 1976 Brandon Duckworth, American baseball player and scout ↗
- 1976 Anne Margrethe Hausken, Norwegian orienteering competitor ↗
- 1976 Alex Shaffer, American skier ↗
- 1975 Phil Dawson, American football player ↗
- 1975 Tito Ortiz, American mixed martial artist ↗
- 1974 Glen Chapple, English cricketer ↗
- 1974 Rebekah Elmaloglou, Australian actress ↗
- 1974 Richard T. Slone, English painter ↗
- 1974 Tiffani Thiessen, American actress ↗
- 1973 Tomas Holmström, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1972 Ewen Bremner, Scottish actor ↗
- 1971 Kevin Mawae, American football player and coach ↗
- 1971 Adam Parore, New Zealand cricketer and mountaineer ↗
- 1971 Claire Rankin, Canadian actress ↗
- 1970 Richard Šmehlík, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1970 Spyridon Vasdekis, Greek long jumper ↗
- 1969 Andrei Kanchelskis, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager ↗
- 1969 Brendan Shanahan, Canadian ice hockey player and actor ↗
- 1969 Susen Tiedtke, German long jumper ↗
- 1968 Taro Hakase, Japanese violinist and composer ↗
- 1968 Petr Korda, Czech-Monégasque tennis player ↗
- 1967 Owen Cunningham, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1966 Damien Hardman, Australian surfer ↗
- 1966 Haywoode Workman, American basketball player and referee ↗
- 1965 Louie Clemente, American drummer ↗
- 1964 Jonatha Brooke, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1964 Mariska Hargitay, American actress and producer ↗
- 1964 Bharrat Jagdeo, Guyanese economist and politician, 7th President of Guyana ↗
- 1963 Gail O'Grady, American actress ↗
- 1962 David Arnold, English composer ↗
- 1962 Aivar Lillevere, Estonian footballer and coach ↗
- 1962 Elvira Lindo, Spanish journalist and author ↗
- 1962 Boris McGiver, American actor ↗
- 1961 Peter Mackenzie, American actor ↗
- 1961 Yelena Sinchukova, Russian long jumper ↗
- 1960 Greg Ritchie, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1959 Clive Bull, English radio host ↗
- 1958 Sergey Litvinov, Russian hammer thrower (died 2018) ↗
- 1957 Caroline, Princess of Hanover ↗
- 1954 Trevor Hohns, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1953 John Luther Adams, American composer ↗
- 1953 Alister McGrath, Irish priest, historian, and theologian ↗
- 1953 Antonio Villaraigosa, American politician, 41st Mayor of Los Angeles ↗
- 1953 Robin Zander, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1952 Omar Henry, South African cricketer ↗
- 1952 Jaroslav Pouzar, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1951 Chesley Sullenberger, American airline pilot and safety expert ↗
- 1950 Richard Dean Anderson, American actor, producer, and composer ↗
- 1950 Guida Maria, Portuguese actress (died 2018) ↗
- 1950 Suzanne Scotchmer, American economist and academic (died 2014) ↗
- 1950 Luis Alberto Spinetta, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and poet (died 2012) ↗
- 1949 Charlie Papazian, American nuclear engineer, brewer and author. ↗
- 1948 Anita Pointer, American singer-songwriter (died 2022) ↗
- 1947 Tom Carper, American captain and politician, 71st Governor of Delaware ↗
- 1947 Megawati Sukarnoputri, Indonesian politician, 5th president of Indonesia ↗
- 1946 Arnoldo Alemán, Nicaraguan lawyer and politician, President of Nicaragua ↗
- 1946 Boris Berezovsky, Russian-English businessman and mathematician (died 2013) ↗
- 1946 Marie Charlotte Fayanga, Central African politician and diplomat (died 2021) ↗
- 1945 Mike Harris, Canadian politician, 22nd Premier of Ontario ↗
- 1944 Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor, director, and producer (died 2019) ↗
- 1943 Gary Burton, American musician ↗
- 1943 Gil Gerard, American actor ↗
- 1943 Özhan Canaydın, Turkish basketball player and businessman (died 2010) ↗
- 1942 Laurie Mayne, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1942 Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, Mongolian politician, 1st President of Mongolia (died 2025) ↗
- 1942 Herman Tjeenk Willink, Dutch judge and politician ↗
- 1941 Jock R. Anderson, Australian economist and academic ↗
- 1941 João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Brazilian journalist, author, and academic (died 2014) ↗
- 1940 Alan Cheuse, American writer and critic (died 2015) ↗
- 1940 Joe Dowell, American singer (died 2016) ↗
- 1939 Ed Roberts, American activist (died 1995) ↗
- 1938 Giant Baba, Japanese wrestler and promoter, founded All Japan Pro Wrestling (died 1999) ↗
- 1938 Georg Baselitz, German painter and sculptor ↗
- 1936 Jerry Kramer, American football player and sportscaster ↗
- 1936 Cécile Ousset, French pianist ↗
- 1935 Mike Agostini, Trinidadian sprinter (died 2016) ↗
- 1935 Tom Reamy, American author (died 1977) ↗
- 1934 Lou Antonio, American actor and director ↗
- 1934 Pierre Bourgault, Canadian journalist and politician (died 2003) ↗
- 1933 Bill Hayden, Australian politician, 21st Governor General of Australia (died 2023) ↗
- 1933 Chita Rivera, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2024) ↗
- 1932 George Allen, English footballer (died 2016) ↗
- 1932 Larri Thomas, American actress and dancer (died 2013) ↗
- 1930 Tanya Savicheva, Russian child diarist (died 1944) ↗
- 1930 Mervyn Rose, Australian tennis player (died 2017) ↗
- 1930 Derek Walcott – Saint Lucian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017) ↗
- 1930 Teresa Żylis-Gara, Polish operatic soprano (died 2021) ↗
- 1929 Myron Cope, American journalist and sportscaster (died 2008) ↗
- 1929 Filaret Denysenko, Ukrainian religious leader, Patriarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate ↗
- 1929 Phillip Knightley, Australian journalist, author, and critic (died 2016) ↗
- 1929 John Polanyi, German-Canadian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1928 Jeanne Moreau, French actress (died 2017) ↗
- 1927 Lars-Eric Lindblad, Swedish-American businessman and explorer (died 1994) ↗
- 1927 Fred Williams, Australian painter (died 1982) ↗
- 1926 Bal Thackeray, Indian journalist, cartoonist, and politician (died 2012) ↗
- 1925 Marty Paich, American pianist, composer, producer, and conductor (died 1995) ↗
- 1924 Frank Lautenberg, American soldier, businessman, and politician (died 2013) ↗
- 1923 Horace Ashenfelter, American runner (died 2018) ↗
- 1923 Walter M. Miller, Jr., American soldier and author (died 1996) ↗
- 1922 Leon Golub, American painter and academic (died 2004) ↗
- 1922 Tom Lewis, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of New South Wales (died 2016) ↗
- 1920 Gottfried Böhm, German architect (died 2021) ↗
- 1920 Henry Eriksson, Swedish runner (died 2000) ↗
- 1920 Walter Frederick Morrison, American businessman, invented the Frisbee (died 2010) ↗
- 1919 Frances Bay, Canadian-American actress (died 2011) ↗
- 1919 Hans Hass, Austrian biologist and diver (died 2013) ↗
- 1919 Ernie Kovacs, American actor and game show host (died 1962) ↗
- 1919 Bob Paisley, English footballer and manager (died 1996) ↗
- 1918 Gertrude B. Elion, American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1999) ↗
- 1918 Charlie Kerins, Executed Irish Republican (died 1944) ↗
- 1918 Florence Rush, American social worker and theorist (died 2008) ↗
- 1916 David Douglas Duncan, American photographer and journalist (died 2018) ↗
- 1916 Airey Neave, English colonel, lawyer, and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (died 1979) ↗
- 1915 Herma Bauma, Austrian javelin thrower and handball player (died 2003) ↗
- 1915 W. Arthur Lewis, Saint Lucian-Barbadian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991) ↗
- 1915 Potter Stewart, American lawyer and judge (died 1985) ↗
- 1913 Jean-Michel Atlan, Algerian-French painter (died 1960) ↗
- 1913 Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (died 2007) ↗
- 1912 Boris Pokrovsky, Russian director and manager (died 2009) ↗
- 1910 Django Reinhardt, Belgian guitarist and composer (died 1953) ↗
- 1907 Dan Duryea, American actor and singer (died 1968) ↗
- 1907 Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1981) ↗
- 1905 Erich Borchmeyer, German sprinter (died 2000) ↗
- 1903 Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, Colombian lawyer and politician, 16th Minister of National Education of Colombia (died 1948) ↗
- 1901 Arthur Wirtz, American businessman (died 1983) ↗
- 1900 William Ifor Jones, Welsh organist and conductor (died 1988) ↗
- 1899 Glen Kidston, English racing driver and pilot (died 1931) ↗
- 1898 Georg Kulenkampff, German violinist (died 1948) ↗
- 1898 Randolph Scott, American actor (died 1987) ↗
- 1898 Freda Utley, English scholar and author (died 1978) ↗
- 1897 Subhas Chandra Bose, Indian freedom fighter and politician (died 1945) ↗
- 1897 Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Austrian architect (died 2000) ↗
- 1897 Ieva Simonaitytė, Lithuanian author (died 1978) ↗
- 1897 William Stephenson, Canadian captain and spy (died 1989) ↗
- 1896 Alf Blair, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1944) ↗
- 1896 Alf Hall, English-South African cricketer (died 1964) ↗
- 1894 Jyotirmoyee Devi, Indian author (died 1988) ↗
- 1889 Claribel Kendall, American mathematician (died 1965) ↗
- 1880 Antonio Díaz Soto y Gama, Mexican politician (died 1967) ↗
- 1878 Rutland Boughton, English composer (died 1960) ↗
- 1876 Otto Diels, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1954) ↗
- 1872 Paul Langevin, French physicist and academic (died 1946) ↗
- 1872 Jože Plečnik, Slovenian architect, designed Plečnik Parliament (died 1957) ↗
- 1862 David Hilbert, German mathematician and academic (died 1943) ↗
- 1862 Frank Shuman, American inventor and engineer (died 1918) ↗
- 1857 Andrija Mohorovičić, Croatian meteorologist and seismologist (died 1936) ↗
- 1855 John Browning, American weapons designer, founded the Browning Arms Company (died 1926) ↗
- 1853 John Marks Moore, American politician (died 1902) ↗
- 1846 Nikolay Umov, Russian physicist and mathematician (died 1915) ↗
- 1840 Ernst Abbe, German physicist and engineer (died 1905) ↗
- 1838 Marianne Cope, German-American nun and saint (died 1918) ↗
- 1833 Muthu Coomaraswamy, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (died 1879) ↗
- 1832 Édouard Manet – French painter (died 1883) ↗
- 1828 Saigō Takamori, Japanese samurai (died 1877) ↗
- 1813 Camilla Collett, Norwegian novelist and activist (died 1895) ↗
- 1809 Surendra Sai, Indian activist (died 1884) ↗
- 1799 Alois Negrelli, Tyrolean engineer and railroad pioneer active in the Austrian Empire (died 1858) ↗
- 1786 Auguste de Montferrand, French-Russian architect, designed Saint Isaac's Cathedral and Alexander Column (died 1858) ↗
- 1783 Stendhal – French novelist (died 1842) ↗
- 1780 Georgios Karaiskakis, Greek general (died 1827) ↗
- 1752 Muzio Clementi, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1832) ↗
- 1745 William Jessop, English engineer, built the Cromford Canal (died 1814) ↗
- 1737 John Hancock, American general and politician, first Governor of Massachusetts (died 1793) ↗
- 1719 John Landen, English mathematician and theorist (died 1790) ↗
- 1622 Abraham Diepraam, Dutch painter (died 1670) ↗
- 1585 Mary Ward, English Catholic Religious Sister (died 1645) ↗
- 1514 Hai Rui, Chinese politician (died 1587) ↗
- 1378 Louis III, Elector Palatine (died 1436) ↗
- 1350 Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (died 1419) ↗
- 2024 Charles Osgood, American radio and television commentator, writer and musician (born 1933) ↗
- 2024 Melanie Safka, American Emmy winning singer-songwriter (born 1947) ↗
- 2021 Hal Holbrook, American actor and director (born 1925) ↗
- 2021 Larry King, American journalist and talk show host (born 1933) ↗
- 2021 Song Yoo-jung, South Korean actress and model (born 1994) ↗
- 2019 Aloysius Pang, Singaporean actor (born 1990) ↗
- 2019 Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean Afro Jazz musician (born 1952) ↗
- 2018 Hugh Masekela, South African trumpeter, composer and singer (born 1939) ↗
- 2018 Wyatt Tee Walker, American civil rights activist and pastor (born 1928) ↗
- 2015 Ernie Banks, American baseball player and coach (born 1931) ↗
- 2015 Prosper Ego, Dutch activist, founded the Oud-Strijders Legioen (born 1927) ↗
- 2015 Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (born 1924) ↗
- 2014 Yuri Izrael, Russian meteorologist and journalist (born 1930) ↗
- 2014 Elmira Nazirova, Azerbaijani composer (born 1928) ↗
- 2013 Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal (born 1929) ↗
- 2009 Robert W. Scott, American farmer and politician, 67th Governor of North Carolina (born 1929) ↗
- 2007 Syed Hussein Alatas, Malaysian sociologist and politician (born 1928) ↗
- 2005 Johnny Carson, American talk show host, television personality, and producer (born 1925) ↗
- 2004 Helmut Newton, German-Australian photographer (born 1920) ↗
- 2003 Nell Carter, American actress and singer (born 1948) ↗
- 2002 Paul Aars, American race car driver (born 1934) ↗
- 2002 Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist, anthropologist, and philosopher (born 1930) ↗
- 2002 Robert Nozick, American philosopher, author, and academic (born 1938) ↗
- 1999 Joe D'Amato, Italian director and cinematographer (born 1936) ↗
- 1999 Jay Pritzker, American businessman, co-founded the Hyatt Corporation (born 1922) ↗
- 1994 Nikolai Ogarkov, Russian field marshal (born 1917) ↗
- 1994 Brian Redhead, English journalist and author (born 1929) ↗
- 1993 Keith Laumer, American soldier, author, and diplomat (born 1925) ↗
- 1992 Freddie Bartholomew, American actor (born 1924) ↗
- 1991 Northrop Frye, Canadian author and critic (born 1912) ↗
- 1990 Allen Collins, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1952) ↗
- 1989 Salvador Dalí – Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1904) ↗
- 1989 Lars-Erik Torph, Swedish race car driver (born 1961) ↗
- 1988 Charles Glen King, American biochemist and academic (born 1896) ↗
- 1986 Joseph Beuys, German sculptor and painter (born 1921) ↗
- 1985 James Beard, American chef and cookbook author for whom the James Beard Foundation Awards are named (born 1905) ↗
- 1984 Muin Bseiso, Palestinian-Egyptian poet and critic (born 1926) ↗
- 1983 Fred Bakewell, English cricketer and coach (born 1908) ↗
- 1981 Samuel Barber, American pianist and composer (born 1910) ↗
- 1980 Giovanni Michelotti, Italian engineer (born 1921) ↗
- 1978 Terry Kath, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1946) ↗
- 1978 Jack Oakie, American actor (born 1903) ↗
- 1977 Toots Shor, American businessman, founded Toots Shor's Restaurant (born 1903) ↗
- 1976 Paul Robeson, American actor, singer, and activist (born 1898) ↗
- 1973 Alexander Onassis, American-Greek businessman (born 1948) ↗
- 1973 Kid Ory, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1886) ↗
- 1971 Fritz Feigl, Austrian-Brazilian chemist and academic (born 1871) ↗
- 1966 T. M. Sabaratnam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (born 1895) ↗
- 1963 Józef Gosławski, Polish sculptor (born 1908) ↗
- 1956 Alexander Korda, Hungarian-English director and producer (born 1893) ↗
- 1947 Pierre Bonnard, French painter (born 1867) ↗
- 1944 Edvard Munch – Norwegian painter and illustrator (born 1863) ↗
- 1943 Alexander Woollcott, American actor, playwright, and critic (born 1887) ↗
- 1939 Matthias Sindelar, Austrian footballer and manager (born 1903) ↗
- 1937 Orso Mario Corbino, Italian physicist and politician (born 1876) ↗
- 1931 Anna Pavlova, Russian-English ballerina (born 1881) ↗
- 1923 Max Nordau, Austrian physician and author (born 1849) ↗
- 1922 René Beeh, Alsatian painter and draughtsman (born 1886) ↗
- 1922 Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor and academic (born 1855) ↗
- 1921 Mykola Leontovych, Ukrainian composer and conductor (born 1877) ↗
- 1893 Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II, American lawyer and politician, 16th United States Secretary of the Interior (born 1825) ↗
- 1893 William Price, Welsh physician, Chartist, and neo-Druid (born 1800) ↗
- 1893 José Zorrilla, Spanish poet and playwright (born 1817) ↗
- 1883 Gustave Doré, French engraver and illustrator (born 1832) ↗
- 1875 Charles Kingsley, English priest and author (born 1819) ↗
- 1866 Thomas Love Peacock, English author and poet (born 1785) ↗
- 1837 John Field, Irish pianist and composer (born 1782) ↗
- 1833 Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, English admiral and politician (born 1757) ↗
- 1820 Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (born 1767) ↗
- 1812 Robert Craufurd, Scottish general and politician (born 1764) ↗
- 1810 Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German chemist and physicist (born 1776) ↗
- 1806 William Pitt the Younger, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1759) ↗
- 1805 Claude Chappe, French engineer (born 1763) ↗
- 1803 Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer, founded Guinness (born 1725) ↗
- 1800 Edward Rutledge, American captain and politician, 39th Governor of South Carolina (born 1749) ↗
- 1789 Frances Brooke, English author and playwright (born 1724) ↗
- 1789 John Cleland, English author (born 1709) ↗
- 1785 Matthew Stewart, Scottish mathematician and academic (born 1717) ↗
- 1744 Giambattista Vico, Italian historian and philosopher (born 1668) ↗
- 1650 Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke (born 1584) ↗
- 1622 William Baffin, English explorer and navigator (born 1584) ↗
- 1620 John Croke, English politician and judge (born 1553) ↗
- 1570 James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray, Scottish politician (born 1531) ↗
- 1567 Jiajing Emperor of China (born 1507) ↗
- 1549 Johannes Honter, Romanian-Hungarian cartographer and theologian (born 1498) ↗
- 1548 Bernardo Pisano, Italian priest, scholar, and composer (born 1490) ↗
- 1516 Ferdinand II of Aragon (born 1452) ↗
- 1423 Margaret of Bavaria, Burgundian regent (born 1363) ↗
- 1297 Florent of Hainaut, Prince of Achaea (born c. 1255) ↗
- 1252 Isabella, Queen of Armenia ↗
- 1199 Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, Moroccan caliph (born 1160) ↗
- 1002 Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (born 980) ↗
- 989 Adalbero, archbishop of Reims ↗
- 667 Ildefonsus, bishop of Toledo ↗