63 Events
194 Births
109 Deaths
- 2019 A mining company's dam collapses in Brumadinho, Brazil, a south-eastern city, killing 270 people. ↗
- 2015 A clash in Mamasapano, Maguindanao in the Philippines kills 44 members of Special Action Force (SAF), at least 18 from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and five from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. ↗
- 2013 At least 50 people are killed and 120 people are injured in a prison riot in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. ↗
- 2011 The first wave of the Egyptian revolution begins throughout the country, marked by street demonstrations, rallies, acts of civil disobedience, riots, labour strikes, and violent clashes. ↗
- 2010 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Na'ameh, Lebanon, killing 90. ↗
- 2006 Mexican professional wrestler Juana Barraza is arrested in connection with the serial killing of at least ten elderly women. ↗
- 2005 A stampede at the Mandhradevi temple in Maharashtra, India kills at least 258. ↗
- 2003 Invasion of Iraq: A group of people leave London, England, for Baghdad, Iraq, to serve as human shields, intending to prevent the U.S.-led coalition troops from bombing certain locations. ↗
- 1999 A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hits western Colombia killing at least 1,000. ↗
- 1998 During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands political reforms and the release of political prisoners while condemning US attempts to isolate the country. ↗
- 1998 A suicide attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam on Sri Lanka's Temple of the Tooth kills eight and injures 25 others. ↗
- 1996 Billy Bailey becomes the last person to be hanged in the United States. ↗
- 1995 The Norwegian rocket incident: Russia almost launches a nuclear attack after it mistakes Black Brant XII, a Norwegian research rocket, for a US Trident missile. ↗
- 1994 The spacecraft Clementine by BMDO and NASA is launched. ↗
- 1993 Five people are shot outside the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Two are killed and three wounded. ↗
- 1990 Avianca Flight 052 crashes in Cove Neck, New York, killing 73. ↗
- 1986 The National Resistance Movement topples the government of Tito Okello in Uganda. ↗
- 1980 Mother Teresa is honored with India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. ↗
- 1979 Pope John Paul II starts his first official papal visits outside Italy to The Bahamas, Dominican Republic, and Mexico. ↗
- 1971 Charles Manson and four "Family" members (three of them female) are found guilty of the 1969 Tate–LaBianca murders. ↗
- 1971 Idi Amin leads a coup deposing Milton Obote and becomes Uganda's president. ↗
- 1969 Brazilian Army captain Carlos Lamarca deserts in order to fight against the military dictatorship, taking with him ten machine guns and 63 rifles. ↗
- 1967 South Vietnamese junta leader and Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky fires rival, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Nguyen Huu Co, while the latter is overseas on a diplomatic visit. ↗
- 1964 Blue Ribbon Sports, which would later become Nike, is founded by University of Oregon track and field athletes. ↗
- 1961 In Washington, D.C., US President John F. Kennedy delivers the first live presidential television news conference. ↗
- 1960 The National Association of Broadcasters in the United States reacts to the "payola" scandal by threatening fines for any disc jockeys who accept money for playing particular records. ↗
- 1949 The first Emmy Awards are presented in the United States; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club. ↗
- 1947 Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a "Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device", the first ever electronic game. ↗
- 1946 The United Mine Workers rejoins the American Federation of Labor. ↗
- 1946 United Nations Security Council Resolution 1 relating to Military Staff Committee is adopted. ↗
- 1945 World War II: The Battle of the Bulge ends. ↗
- 1942 World War II: Thailand declares war on the United States and United Kingdom. ↗
- 1941 Pope Pius XII elevates the Apostolic Vicariate of the Hawaiian Islands to the dignity of a diocese. It becomes the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. ↗
- 1937 The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until September 18, 2009. ↗
- 1932 Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese National Revolutionary Army begins the defense of Harbin. ↗
- 1932 Alt Llobregat insurrection suppressed in Central Catalonia, Spain. ↗
- 1924 The 1924 Winter Olympics opens in Chamonix, in the French Alps, inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games. ↗
- 1918 The Ukrainian People's Republic declares independence from Soviet Russia. ↗
- 1918 The Finnish Defence Forces (The White Guards) are established as the official army of independent Finland, and Baron C. G. E. Mannerheim is appointed its Commander-in-Chief. ↗
- 1917 Sinking of the SS Laurentic after hitting two German mines off the coast of northwest Ireland. ↗
- 1915 Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service, speaking from New York to Thomas Watson in San Francisco. ↗
- 1909 Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera. ↗
- 1890 Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days. ↗
- 1881 Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company. ↗
- 1879 The Bulgarian National Bank is founded. ↗
- 1858 The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia, and becomes a popular wedding processional. ↗
- 1819 University of Virginia chartered by Commonwealth of Virginia, with Thomas Jefferson one of its founders. ↗
- 1792 The London Corresponding Society is founded. ↗
- 1791 The British Parliament passes the Constitutional Act of 1791 and splits the old Province of Quebec into Upper Canada and Lower Canada. ↗
- 1787 Shays' Rebellion: The rebellion's largest confrontation, outside the Springfield Armory, results in the killing of four rebels and the wounding of twenty. ↗
- 1704 The Apalachee massacre: A combined British and Muscogee force from the Province of Carolina destroys the main fortified mission of Ayubale, breaking Spain's hold on Spanish Florida. ↗
- 1585 Walter Raleigh is knighted, shortly after renaming North America region "Virginia", in honor of Elizabeth I, Queen of England, sometimes referred to as the "Virgin Queen". ↗
- 1575 Luanda, the capital of Angola, is founded by the Portuguese navigator Paulo Dias de Novais. ↗
- 1573 Battle of Mikatagahara: In Japan, Takeda Shingen defeats Tokugawa Ieyasu. ↗
- 1554 São Paulo, Brazil, is founded by Jesuit priests. ↗
- 1533 Henry VIII of England secretly marries his second wife Anne Boleyn. ↗
- 1515 Coronation of Francis I of France takes place at Reims Cathedral, where the new monarch is anointed with the oil of Clovis and girt with the sword of Charlemagne. ↗
- 1494 Alfonso II becomes King of Naples. ↗
- 1479 The Treaty of Constantinople ends the 16-year-long First Ottoman–Venetian War. ↗
- 1348 A strong earthquake strikes the South Alpine region of Friuli in modern Italy, causing considerable damage to buildings as far away as Rome. ↗
- 1327 Fourteen-year-old Edward III ascends the throne of England after his father the king is forced to abdicate by Queen Isabella and her lover, Roger Mortimer. ↗
- 750 In the Battle of the Zab, the Abbasid rebels defeat the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the overthrow of the dynasty. ↗
- 41 After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman emperor by the Senate. ↗
- 2002 Lil Mosey, American rapper ↗
- 2001 Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Italian tennis player ↗
- 1997 Noah Hanifin, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1996 Mohamed Hany, Egyptian footballer ↗
- 1996 Seunghee, South Korean singer and television personality ↗
- 1996 Adama Traoré, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1991 Ariana DeBose, American actress, singer, and dancer ↗
- 1991 Ahmed Hegazi, Egyptian footballer ↗
- 1990 Apostolos Giannou, Greek-Australian footballer ↗
- 1990 Lee Jun-ho, South Korean singer and actor ↗
- 1988 Tatiana Golovin, French tennis player ↗
- 1988 Ryota Ozawa, Japanese actor ↗
- 1987 Maria Kirilenko, Russian tennis player ↗
- 1986 Chris O'Grady, English footballer ↗
- 1985 Brent Celek, American football player ↗
- 1985 Hwang Jung-eum, South Korean actress ↗
- 1985 Tina Karol, Ukrainian singer and Eurovision Song Contest 2006 contestant ↗
- 1985 Acie Law, American basketball player ↗
- 1985 Hartley Sawyer, American actor ↗
- 1985 Michael Trevino, American actor ↗
- 1985 Patrick Willis, American football player ↗
- 1984 Jay Briscoe, American wrestler (died 2023) ↗
- 1984 Ling Ma – German footballer ↗
- 1984 Robinho, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1984 Fara Williams, English footballer ↗
- 1983 Josh Powell, American basketball player ↗
- 1981 Francis Jeffers, English footballer ↗
- 1981 Alicia Keys, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress ↗
- 1981 Toše Proeski, Macedonian singer (died 2007) ↗
- 1980 Alayna Burns, Australian track cyclist ↗
- 1980 Michelle McCool, American wrestler ↗
- 1980 Xavi, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1979 Christine Lakin, American actress and director ↗
- 1979 David Mutendera, Zimbabwean cricketer ↗
- 1979 Rodrigo Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver ↗
- 1978 Charlene, Princess of Monaco ↗
- 1978 Ahmet Dursun, Turkish footballer ↗
- 1978 Denis Menchov, Russian cyclist ↗
- 1978 Derrick Turnbow, American baseball player ↗
- 1978 Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukrainian actor, comedian, and politician, 6th President of Ukraine ↗
- 1977 Michael Brown, English footballer, manager and pundit ↗
- 1976 Stephanie Bellars, American wrestler and manager ↗
- 1976 Mário Haberfeld, Brazilian racing driver ↗
- 1976 Dimitris Nalitzis, Greek footballer ↗
- 1975 Duncan Jupp, Anglo-Scottish footballer ↗
- 1975 Mia Kirshner, Canadian actress ↗
- 1974 Robert Budreau, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1974 Emily Haines, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player ↗
- 1974 Attilio Nicodemo, Italian footballer ↗
- 1973 Geoff Johns, American author, screenwriter, and producer ↗
- 1972 Shinji Takehara, Japanese boxer ↗
- 1971 Luca Badoer, Italian racing driver ↗
- 1971 Philip Coppens, Belgian journalist and author (died 2012) ↗
- 1971 Ana Ortiz, American actress ↗
- 1970 Stephen Chbosky, American author, screenwriter, and director ↗
- 1970 Chris Mills, American basketball player ↗
- 1970 Milt Stegall, American football player and sportscaster ↗
- 1969 Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russian volleyball player and coach (died 2012) ↗
- 1968 Eric Orie, Dutch footballer and manager ↗
- 1967 Nelson Asaytono, Filipino basketball player ↗
- 1967 David Ginola, French footballer ↗
- 1967 Randy McKay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1967 Nicole Uphoff, German equestrian ↗
- 1966 Chet Culver, American educator and politician, 41st Governor of Iowa ↗
- 1966 Yiannos Ioannou, Cypriot footballer and manager ↗
- 1966 Mark Schlereth, American football player and sportscaster ↗
- 1965 Esa Tikkanen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1964 Stephen Pate, Australian cyclist ↗
- 1963 Fernando Haddad, Brazilian academic and politician, 61st Mayor of São Paulo ↗
- 1963 Molly Holzschlag, American computer scientist and author (died 2023) ↗
- 1962 Chris Chelios, American ice hockey player and manager ↗
- 1961 Vivian Balakrishnan, Singaporean ophthalmologist and politician, Singaporean Ministry of National Development ↗
- 1961 Tim Dorsey, American novelist (died 2023) ↗
- 1958 Franco Pancheri, Italian footballer and manager ↗
- 1958 Peter Watts, Canadian science fiction author ↗
- 1957 Eskil Erlandsson, Swedish technologist and politician, Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs ↗
- 1957 Andrew Harris, American politician ↗
- 1957 Jenifer Lewis, American actress and singer ↗
- 1956 Andy Cox, English guitarist ↗
- 1956 Dinah Manoff, American actress ↗
- 1954 Ricardo Bochini, Argentinian footballer and manager ↗
- 1954 Kay Cottee, Australian sailor ↗
- 1954 Renate Dorrestein, Dutch journalist and author (died 2018) ↗
- 1953 The Honky Tonk Man, American wrestler ↗
- 1952 Peter Tatchell, Australian-English journalist and activist ↗
- 1952 Timothy White, American journalist, author, and critic (died 2002) ↗
- 1951 Steve Prefontaine, American runner (died 1975) ↗
- 1950 Gloria Naylor, American novelist (died 2016) ↗
- 1949 John Cooper Clarke, English poet and critic ↗
- 1949 Paul Nurse, English geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1948 Ros Kelly, Australian educator and politician, 1st Australian Minister for Defence Science and Personnel ↗
- 1948 Georgy Shishkin, Russian painter and illustrator ↗
- 1947 Ángel Nieto, Spanish motorcycle racer (died 2017) ↗
- 1947 Tostão, Brazilian footballer, journalist, and physician ↗
- 1945 Byron Beck, American basketball player ↗
- 1945 Leigh Taylor-Young, American actress ↗
- 1943 Tobe Hooper, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2017) ↗
- 1942 Carl Eller, American football player and sportscaster ↗
- 1942 Eusébio, Mozambican-Portuguese footballer (died 2014) ↗
- 1941 Buddy Baker, American race car driver and sportscaster (died 2015) ↗
- 1938 Shotaro Ishinomori, Japanese author and illustrator (died 1998) ↗
- 1938 Etta James – American singer (died 2012) ↗
- 1938 Leiji Matsumoto, Japanese author, illustrator, and animator (died 2023) ↗
- 1938 Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (died 1980) ↗
- 1937 Ange-Félix Patassé, Central African engineer and politician, 5th President of the Central African Republic (died 2011) ↗
- 1936 Diana Hyland, American actress (died 1977) ↗
- 1936 Onat Kutlar, Turkish author and poet (died 1995) ↗
- 1935 Conrad Burns, American journalist, and politician (died 2016) ↗
- 1935 António Ramalho Eanes, Portuguese general and politician, 16th President of Portugal ↗
- 1935 Don Maynard, American football player (died 2022) ↗
- 1933 Corazon Aquino, Filipino politician, 11th President of the Philippines (died 2009) ↗
- 1933 Anne Innis Dagg, Canadian zoologist and author (died 2024) ↗
- 1931 Dean Jones, American actor and singer (died 2015) ↗
- 1929 Elizabeth Allen, American actress and singer (died 2006) ↗
- 1929 Robert Faurisson, English-French author and academic (died 2018) ↗
- 1929 Benny Golson, American saxophonist and composer (died 2024) ↗
- 1928 Jérôme Choquette, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2017) ↗
- 1928 Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian general and politician, 2nd President of Georgia (died 2014) ↗
- 1928 Cor van der Hart, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2006) ↗
- 1927 Antônio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1994) ↗
- 1926 Dick McGuire, American basketball player and coach (died 2010) ↗
- 1925 Gordy Soltau, American football player and sportscaster (died 2014) ↗
- 1925 Giorgos Zampetas, Greek bouzouki player and songwriter (died 1992) ↗
- 1924 Lou Groza, American football player and coach (died 2000) ↗
- 1924 Husein Mehmedov, Bulgarian-Turkish wrestler and coach (died 2014) ↗
- 1924 Speedy West, American guitarist and producer (died 2003) ↗
- 1923 Arvid Carlsson, Swedish pharmacologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018) ↗
- 1923 Shirley Ardell Mason, American psychiatric patient (died 1998) ↗
- 1923 Sally Starr, American actress and television host (died 2013) ↗
- 1923 Jean Taittinger, French politician, French Minister of Justice (died 2012) ↗
- 1922 Raymond Baxter, English television host and pilot (died 2006) ↗
- 1921 Samuel T. Cohen, American physicist and academic (died 2010) ↗
- 1921 Josef Holeček, Czech canoeist (died 2005) ↗
- 1919 Norman Newell, English record producer and lyricist (died 2004) ↗
- 1919 Edwin Newman, American journalist and author (died 2010) ↗
- 1917 Ilya Prigogine, Russian-Belgian chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2003) ↗
- 1917 Jânio Quadros, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 22nd President of Brazil (died 1992) ↗
- 1916 Pop Ivy, American football player and coach (died 2003) ↗
- 1915 Ewan MacColl, English singer-songwriter, actor and producer (died 1989) ↗
- 1914 William Strickland, American conductor and organist (died 1991) ↗
- 1913 Huang Hua, Chinese translator and politician, 5th Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (died 2010) ↗
- 1913 Witold Lutosławski, Polish composer and conductor (died 1994) ↗
- 1913 Luis Marden, American photographer and journalist (died 2003) ↗
- 1910 Edgar V. Saks, Estonian historian, author, and politician, Estonian Minister of Education (died 1984) ↗
- 1908 Hsieh Tung-min, Taiwanese politician and Vice President of the Republic of China (died 2001) ↗
- 1906 Toni Ulmen, German racing driver and motorcycle racer (died 1976) ↗
- 1905 Maurice Roy, Canadian cardinal (died 1985) ↗
- 1905 Margery Sharp, English author and educator (died 1991) ↗
- 1905 Sava Kovačević, Yugoslav Partisan divisional commander and People's Hero of Yugoslavia (died 1943) ↗
- 1901 Mildred Dunnock, American actress (died 1991) ↗
- 1900 István Fekete, Hungarian author (died 1970) ↗
- 1900 Yōjirō Ishizaka, Japanese author and educator (died 1986) ↗
- 1900 Theodosius Dobzhansky, Russian-American geneticist and pioneer of evolutionary biology (died 1975) ↗
- 1899 Sleepy John Estes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1977) ↗
- 1899 Paul-Henri Spaak, Belgian lawyer and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Belgium (died 1972) ↗
- 1895 Florence Mills, American singer, dancer, and actress (died 1927) ↗
- 1894 Aino Aalto, Finnish architect and designer (died 1949) ↗
- 1886 Wilhelm Furtwängler, German conductor and composer (died 1954) ↗
- 1886 Dean Ivan Lamb, American pioneer pilot and mercenary (died 1955) ↗
- 1885 Kitahara Hakushū, Japanese poet and author (died 1942) ↗
- 1882 Virginia Woolf – English novelist, essayist, short story writer, and critic (died 1941) ↗
- 1878 Ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-American engineer (died 1975) ↗
- 1874 W. Somerset Maugham, British playwright, novelist, and short story writer (died 1965) ↗
- 1868 Juventino Rosas, Mexican violinist and composer (died 1894) ↗
- 1864 Julije Kempf, Croatian historian and author (died 1934) ↗
- 1860 Charles Curtis, American lawyer and politician, 31st Vice President of the United States (died 1936) ↗
- 1858 Mikimoto Kōkichi, Japanese businessman (died 1954) ↗
- 1841 John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, English admiral (died 1920) ↗
- 1824 Michael Madhusudan Dutt, Indian poet and playwright (died 1873) ↗
- 1823 José María Iglesias, Mexican politician and interim President (died 1891) ↗
- 1822 Charles Reed Bishop, American businessman, philanthropist, and politician, founded the Bishop Museum (died 1915) ↗
- 1822 William McDougall, Canadian lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories (died 1905) ↗
- 1816 Anna Gardner, American abolitionist and teacher (died 1901) ↗
- 1813 J. Marion Sims, American gynecologist and physician (died 1883) ↗
- 1796 William MacGillivray, Scottish ornithologist and biologist (died 1852) ↗
- 1794 François-Vincent Raspail, French chemist, physician, physiologist, and lawyer (died 1878) ↗
- 1783 William Colgate, English-American businessman and philanthropist, founded Colgate-Palmolive (died 1857) ↗
- 1759 Robert Burns, Scottish poet and songwriter (died 1796) ↗
- 1755 Paolo Mascagni, Italian physician and anatomist (probable; (died 1815) ↗
- 1750 Johann Gottfried Vierling, German organist and composer (died 1813) ↗
- 1743 Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, German philosopher and author (died 1819) ↗
- 1739 Charles François Dumouriez, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (died 1823) ↗
- 1736 Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Italian-French mathematician and astronomer (died 1813) ↗
- 1640 William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, English soldier and politician, Lord Steward of the Household (died 1707) ↗
- 1635 Daniel Casper von Lohenstein, German writer, diplomat and lawyer (died 1683) ↗
- 1634 Gaspar Fagel, Dutch politician and diplomat (died 1688) ↗
- 1627 Robert Boyle, Anglo-Irish chemist and physicist (died 1691) ↗
- 1615 Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (died 1660) ↗
- 1526 Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp (died 1586) ↗
- 1509 Giovanni Morone, Italian cardinal (died 1580) ↗
- 1477 Anne of Brittany (probable; (died 1514) ↗
- 1459 Paul Hofhaimer, Austrian organist and composer (died 1537) ↗
- 1408 Katharina of Hanau, German countess regent (died 1460) ↗
- 750 Leo IV the Khazar, Byzantine emperor (died 780) ↗
- 2025 Gloria Romero, Filipino actress (born 1933) ↗
- 2024 Sanath Nishantha, Sri Lankan politician (born 1975) ↗
- 2018 Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist and diplomat (born 1916) ↗
- 2017 Stephen P. Cohen, Canadian academic (born 1945) ↗
- 2017 Robert Garcia, American politician (born 1933) ↗
- 2017 John Hurt, English actor (born 1940) ↗
- 2017 Harry Mathews, American novelist and poet (born 1930) ↗
- 2017 Marcel Prud'homme, Canadian politician (born 1934) ↗
- 2017 Mary Tyler Moore, American actress and producer (born 1936) ↗
- 2015 John Leggett, American author and academic (born 1917) ↗
- 2015 Richard McBrien, American priest, theologian, and academic (born 1936) ↗
- 2015 Bill Monbouquette, American baseball player and coach (born 1936) ↗
- 2015 Demis Roussos, Egyptian-Greek singer (born 1946) ↗
- 2014 Arthur Doyle, American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and flute player (born 1944) ↗
- 2014 Heini Halberstam, Czech-English mathematician and academic (born 1926) ↗
- 2014 Dave Strack, American basketball player and coach (born 1923) ↗
- 2014 Morrie Turner, American cartoonist (born 1923) ↗
- 2013 Martial Asselin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1924) ↗
- 2013 Kevin Heffernan, Irish footballer and manager (born 1929) ↗
- 2013 Aase Nordmo Løvberg, Norwegian soprano and actress (born 1923) ↗
- 2012 Paavo Berglund, Finnish violinist and conductor (born 1929) ↗
- 2012 Jacques Maisonrouge, French businessman (born 1924) ↗
- 2012 Franco Pacini, Italian astrophysicist and academic (born 1939) ↗
- 2012 Robert Sheran, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1916) ↗
- 2011 Vassilis C. Constantakopoulos Greek captain and businessman (born 1935) ↗
- 2011 Vincent Cronin, Welsh historian and author (born 1924) ↗
- 2010 Ali Hassan al-Majid, Iraqi general and politician, Iraqi Minister of Defence (born 1941) ↗
- 2009 Eleanor F. Helin, American astronomer (born 1932) ↗
- 2009 Ewald Kooiman, Dutch organist and educator (born 1938) ↗
- 2009 Kim Manners, American director and producer (born 1951) ↗
- 2005 Stanisław Albinowski, Polish economist and journalist (born 1923) ↗
- 2005 William Augustus Bootle, American lawyer and judge (born 1902) ↗
- 2005 Philip Johnson, American architect, designed the PPG Place and Crystal Cathedral (born 1906) ↗
- 2005 Manuel Lopes, Cape Verdean author and poet (born 1907) ↗
- 2005 Netti Witziers-Timmer, Dutch runner (born 1923) ↗
- 2004 Fanny Blankers-Koen – Koen, Dutch runner and hurdler (born 1918) ↗
- 2004 Miklós Fehér, Hungarian footballer (born 1979) ↗
- 2003 Sheldon Reynolds, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1923) ↗
- 2003 Samuel Weems, American lawyer and author (born 1936) ↗
- 2002 Cliff Baxter, employee at Enron (born 1958) ↗
- 2001 Alice Ambrose, American philosopher and logician (born 1906) ↗
- 1999 Sarah Louise Delany, American author and educator (born 1889) ↗
- 1999 Robert Shaw, American conductor (born 1916) ↗
- 1997 Dan Barry, American author and illustrator (born 1923) ↗
- 1996 Jonathan Larson, American playwright and composer (born 1960) ↗
- 1994 Stephen Cole Kleene, American mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (born 1909) ↗
- 1992 Mir Khalil ur Rehman, Founder and editor of the Jang Group of Newspapers (born 1927) ↗
- 1991 Frank Soo, English footballer and manager (born 1914) ↗
- 1990 Ava Gardner – American actress (born 1922) ↗
- 1988 Colleen Moore, American actress (born 1899) ↗
- 1987 Frank J. Lynch, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1922) ↗
- 1985 Ilias Iliou, Greek jurist and politician (born 1904) ↗
- 1982 Mikhail Suslov, Russian economist and politician (born 1902) ↗
- 1981 Adele Astaire, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1896) ↗
- 1978 Skender Kulenović, Bosnian author, poet, and playwright (born 1910) ↗
- 1975 Charlotte Whitton, Canadian journalist and politician, 46th Mayor of Ottawa (born 1896) ↗
- 1972 Erhard Milch, German field marshal (born 1892) ↗
- 1971 Barry III, Guinean lawyer and politician (born 1923) ↗
- 1970 Jane Bathori, French soprano (born 1877) ↗
- 1970 Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese director and producer (born 1901) ↗
- 1968 Louie Myfanwy Thomas, Welsh writer (born 1908) ↗
- 1968 Yvor Winters, American poet and literary critic (born 1900) ↗
- 1966 Saul Adler, Belarusian-English microbiologist and parasitologist (born 1895) ↗
- 1960 Diana Barrymore, American actress (born 1921) ↗
- 1958 Cemil Topuzlu, Turkish surgeon and politician, Mayor of Istanbul (born 1866) ↗
- 1958 Robert R. Young, American businessman and financier (born 1897) ↗
- 1957 Ichizō Kobayashi, Japanese businessman, founded Hankyu Hanshin Holdings (born 1873) ↗
- 1957 Kiyoshi Shiga, Japanese physician and bacteriologist (born 1871) ↗
- 1949 Makino Nobuaki, Japanese politician, 15th Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs (born 1861) ↗
- 1947 Al Capone, American gangster and mob boss (born 1899) ↗
- 1939 Charles Davidson Dunbar, Scottish soldier and bagpipe player (born 1870) ↗
- 1925 Juan Vucetich, Croatian-Argentinian anthropologist and police officer (born 1858) ↗
- 1914 Frank Avery Hutchins, American librarian and educator (born 1851) ↗
- 1912 Dmitry Milyutin, Russian field marshal and politician (born 1816) ↗
- 1910 W. G. Read Mullan, American Jesuit and academic (1860) ↗
- 1908 Ouida, English-Italian author (born 1839) ↗
- 1908 Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player and theoretician (born 1850) ↗
- 1907 René Pottier, French cyclist (born 1879) ↗
- 1900 Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, German Duchess of Schleswig-Holstein (born 1835) ↗
- 1891 Vincent van Gogh – Art dealer, the brother of Vincent van Gogh (born 1857) ↗
- 1884 Périclès Pantazis, Greek-Belgian painter (born 1849) ↗
- 1881 Konstantin Thon, Russian architect, designed the Grand Kremlin Palace and Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (born 1794) ↗
- 1872 Richard S. Ewell, American general (born 1817) ↗
- 1856 John Doubleday, British craftsperson, restorer, and dealer ↗
- 1852 Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Russian admiral, cartographer, and explorer (born 1778) ↗
- 1751 Paul Dudley, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (born 1675) ↗
- 1742 Edmond Halley, English astronomer (born 1656) ↗
- 1733 Sir Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician, Lord Mayor of London (born 1652) ↗
- 1726 Guillaume Delisle, French cartographer (born 1675) ↗
- 1670 Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine (born 1612) ↗
- 1640 Robert Burton, English physician and scholar (born 1577) ↗
- 1586 Lucas Cranach the Younger, German painter (born 1515) ↗
- 1578 Mihrimah Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (born 1522) ↗
- 1559 Christian II of Denmark (born 1481) ↗
- 1494 Ferdinand I of Naples (born 1423) ↗
- 1492 Ygo Gales Galama, Frisian warlord and rebel (born 1443) ↗
- 1431 Charles II, Duke of Lorraine (born 1364) ↗
- 1413 Maud de Ufford, Countess of Oxford (born 1345) ↗
- 1366 Henry Suso, German priest and mystic (born 1300) ↗
- 1139 Godfrey I, Count of Louvain and Duke of Lower Lorraine (as Godfrey VI) ↗
- 1138 Antipope Anacletus II ↗
- 1067 Emperor Yingzong of Song (born 1032) ↗
- 1003 Lothair I, Margrave of the Nordmark ↗
- 951 Ma Xiguang, ruler of Chu (Ten Kingdoms) ↗
- 863 Charles of Provence, Frankish king (born 845) ↗
- 844 Pope Gregory IV (born 795) ↗
- 750 Ibrahim ibn al-Walid, Umayyad caliph ↗
- 477 Gaiseric, king of the Vandals (born 389) ↗
- 390 Gregory Nazianzus, theologian and Patriarch of Constantinople (born 329) ↗