On This Day: January 3 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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2024 At least 91 people are killed in bombings in Kerman, Iran, during a ceremony commemorating the assassination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani four years earlier. ↗
2023 Singapore's Jurong Bird Park permanently closes. ↗
2020 Iranian General Qasem Soleimani is killed by an American airstrike near Baghdad International Airport, igniting global concerns of a potential armed conflict. ↗
2019 Chang'e 4 makes the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon, deploying the Yutu-2 lunar rover. ↗
2018 For the first time in history, all five major storm surge gates in the Netherlands are closed simultaneously in the wake of a storm. ↗
2016 In response to the execution of Nimr al-Nimr, Iran ends its diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia. ↗
2015 Boko Haram militants destroy the entire town of Baga in north-east Nigeria, starting the Baga massacre and killing as many as 2,000 people. ↗
2009 The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, is established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto. ↗
2004 Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea, resulting in 148 deaths, making it one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Egyptian history. ↗
2002 Israeli–Palestinian conflict: Israeli forces seize the Palestinian freighter Karine A in the Red Sea, finding 50 tons of weapons. ↗
1999 The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA. ↗
1994 Baikal Airlines Flight 130 crashes near Mamoney, Irkutsk, Russia, resulting in 125 deaths. ↗
1993 In Moscow, Russia, George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). ↗
1992 CommutAir Flight 4821 crashes on approach to Adirondack Regional Airport, in Saranac Lake, New York, killing two people. ↗
1990 United States invasion of Panama: Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, surrenders to American forces. ↗
1987 Varig Flight 797 crashes near Akouré in the Ivory Coast, resulting in 50 deaths. ↗
1977 Apple Computer is incorporated. ↗
1976 The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, comes into force. ↗
1962 Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro. ↗
1961 Cold War: After a series of economic retaliations against one another, the United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba. ↗
1961 The SL-1 nuclear reactor, near Idaho Falls, Idaho, is destroyed by a steam explosion in the only reactor incident in the United States to cause immediate fatalities. ↗
1961 A protest by agricultural workers in Baixa de Cassanje, Portuguese Angola, turns into a revolt, opening the Angolan War of Independence, the first of the Portuguese Colonial Wars. ↗
1961 Aero Flight 311 crashes into the forest in Kvevlax, Finland, killing 25 people. ↗
1959 Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. ↗
1958 The West Indies Federation is formed. ↗
1957 The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. ↗
1956 A fire damages the top part of the Eiffel Tower. ↗
1953 Frances P. Bolton and her son, Oliver from Ohio, become the first mother and son to serve simultaneously in the U.S. Congress. ↗
1949 The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the central bank of the Philippines, is established. ↗
1947 Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time. ↗
1946 Popular Canadian American jockey George Woolf suffers a concussion during a freak racing accident; he dies from the injury the following day. The annual George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award is created to honor him. ↗
1944 World War II: US flying ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Vought F4U Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Mitsubishi A6M Zero. ↗
1933 Minnie D. Craig becomes the first woman elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first woman to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States. ↗
1920 Over 640 are killed after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes the Mexican states Puebla and Veracruz. ↗
1913 An Atlantic coast storm sets the lowest confirmed barometric pressure reading (955.0 mb (28.20 inHg)) for a non-tropical system in the continental United States. ↗
1913 First Balkan War: Greece completes its capture of the eastern Aegean island of Chios, as the last Ottoman forces on the island surrender. ↗
1911 A magnitude 7.7 earthquake destroys the city of Almaty in Russian Turkestan. ↗
1911 A gun battle in the East End of London leaves two dead. It sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill. ↗
1885 Sino-French War: Beginning of the Battle of Núi Bop. ↗
1871 In the Battle of Bapaume, an engagement in the Franco-Prussian War, General Louis Faidherbe's forces bring about a Prussian retreat. ↗
1870 Construction work begins on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York, United States. ↗
1868 Meiji Restoration in Japan: The Tokugawa shogunate is abolished; agents of Satsuma and Chōshū seize power. ↗
1861 American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the United States. ↗
1848 Joseph Jenkins Roberts is sworn in as the first president of Liberia. ↗
1833 Captain James Onslow, in the Clio, reasserts British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands. ↗
1815 Austria, the United Kingdom, and France form a secret defensive alliance against Prussia and Russia. ↗
1777 American Revolutionary War: American forces under General George Washington defeat British forces at the Battle of Princeton, helping boost patriot morale. ↗
1749 Benning Wentworth issues the first of the New Hampshire Grants, leading to the establishment of Vermont. ↗
1749 The first issue of Berlingske, Denmark's oldest continually operating newspaper, is published. ↗
1653 By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage. ↗
1521 Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. ↗
250 Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (except Jews) to make sacrifices to the Roman gods. ↗
69 The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor. ↗

2004 Carlos Baleba, Cameroonian footballer ↗
2004 Toby Collyer, English footballer ↗
2004 Habib Diarra, Senegalese footballer ↗
2003 Kyle Rittenhouse, American conservative personality ↗
2003 Greta Thunberg, Swedish environmental activist ↗
2003 Alan Virginius, French footballer ↗
2002 Nico González, Spanish footballer ↗
2001 Deni Avdija, Israeli-Serbian basketball player ↗
2000 Leandro Barreiro, Luxembourgish footballer ↗
1998 Patrick Cutrone, Italian footballer ↗
1998 Emiru, American online streamer ↗
1997 Fodé Ballo-Touré, French-Senegalese footballer ↗
1997 Jérémie Boga, French-Ivorian footballer ↗
1997 Kyron McMaster, British Virgin Islands hurdler ↗
1996 Léo Ortiz, Brazilian footballer ↗
1996 Florence Pugh, English actress ↗
1995 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, American-Jordanian basketball player ↗
1995 Jisoo, South Korean singer and actress ↗
1995 Paddy Pimblett, English mixed martial artist ↗
1995 Kim Seol-hyun, South Korean singer and actress ↗
1995 Tonny Vilhena, Dutch footballer ↗
1994 Isaquias Queiroz, Brazilian sprint canoeist ↗
1992 Doug McDermott, American basketball player ↗
1992 Sio Siua Taukeiaho, New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player ↗
1991 Jerson Cabral, Dutch footballer ↗
1991 Özgür Çek, Turkish footballer ↗
1991 Ryan Ellis, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1991 Sébastien Faure, French footballer ↗
1991 Dane Gagai, Australian rugby league player ↗
1991 Goo Hara, South Korean singer and actress (died 2019) ↗
1991 Darius Morris, American basketball player (died 2024) ↗
1991 Joonas Nättinen, Finnish ice hockey player ↗
1990 Yoichiro Kakitani, Japanese footballer ↗
1989 Jordi Masip, Spanish footballer ↗
1989 Eric Sim, American baseball player and YouTuber ↗
1989 Kōhei Uchimura, Japanese artistic gymnast ↗
1988 Ikechi Anya, Scottish-Nigerian footballer ↗
1988 The Completionist, American YouTuber ↗
1988 Jonny Evans, Northern Irish footballer ↗
1988 Matt Frattin, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1987 Adrián, Spanish footballer ↗
1987 Reto Berra, Swiss professional ice hockey goaltender ↗
1987 Kim Ok-vin, South Korean actress and singer ↗
1986 Dana Hussain, Iraqi sprinter ↗
1986 Lloyd, American singer-songwriter ↗
1986 Greg Nwokolo, Indonesian footballer ↗
1986 Nikola Peković, Montenegrin basketball player and executive ↗
1986 Cedric Simmons, American-Bulgarian basketball player ↗
1986 Dmitry Starodubtsev, Russian pole vaulter ↗
1985 Nicole Beharie, American actress ↗
1985 Linas Kleiza, Lithuanian basketball player ↗
1985 Evan Moore, American football player ↗
1985 Noelle Quinn, American basketball player and coach ↗
1984 Billy Mehmet, English-Irish footballer ↗
1983 Katie McGrath, Irish actress ↗
1982 Peter Clarke, English footballer ↗
1982 Park Ji-yoon, South Korean singer and actress ↗
1982 Lasse Nilsson, Swedish footballer ↗
1981 Eli Manning, American football player ↗
1980 Bryan Clay, American decathlete ↗
1980 Eli Crane, U.S. representative for Arizona's 2nd congressional district ↗
1980 Telly Leung, American actor, director, singer and songwriter ↗
1980 Angela Ruggiero, American ice hockey player ↗
1980 David Tyree, American football player ↗
1980 Kurt Vile, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
1980 Mary Wineberg, American sprinter ↗
1979 Kate Levering, American actress, singer, and dancer ↗
1978 Dimitra Kalentzou, Greek basketball player ↗
1978 Kimberley Locke, American singer, songwriter, and television personality ↗
1978 Mike York, American ice hockey player ↗
1977 Lee Bowyer, English footballer and coach ↗
1977 A. J. Burnett, American baseball player ↗
1976 Angelos Basinas, Greek footballer ↗
1976 Nicholas Gonzalez, American actor and producer ↗
1975 Thomas Bangalter, French DJ, musician, and producer ↗
1975 Jason Marsden, American actor ↗
1975 Danica McKellar, American actress and mathematician ↗
1974 Robert-Jan Derksen, Dutch golfer ↗
1974 Alessandro Petacchi, Italian cyclist ↗
1974 Todd Warriner, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1971 Sarah Alexander, English actress ↗
1971 Cory Cross, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
1969 James Carter, American musician ↗
1969 Jarmo Lehtinen, Finnish racing driver ↗
1969 Michael Schumacher, German racing driver ↗
1969 Gerda Weissensteiner, Italian luger and bobsledder ↗
1966 Chetan Sharma, Indian cricketer ↗
1964 Cheryl Miller, American basketball player and coach ↗
1963 Stewart Hosie, Scottish businessman and politician ↗
1963 Aamer Malik, Pakistani cricketer ↗
1963 Alex Wheatle, English author and playwright (died 2025) ↗
1962 Darren Daulton, American baseball player (died 2017) ↗
1962 Gavin Hastings, Scottish rugby player ↗
1960 Russell Spence, English racing driver ↗
1957 Dave Dobbyn, New Zealand singer-songwriter and producer ↗
1956 Mel Gibson, American-Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1955 Denis Walter, Australian radio host and singer ↗
1953 Justin Fleming, Australian playwright and author ↗
1953 Mohamed Waheed Hassan, Maldivian educator and politician, 5th President of the Maldives ↗
1953 Peter Taylor, English footballer and manager ↗
1952 Esperanza Aguirre, Spanish civil servant and politician, 3rd President of the Community of Madrid ↗
1952 Gianfranco Fini, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs ↗
1952 Jim Ross, American professional wrestling commentator ↗
1951 Linda Dobbs, English lawyer and judge ↗
1951 Gary Nairn, Australian surveyor and politician, 14th Special Minister of State (died 2024) ↗
1950 Victoria Principal, American actress and businesswoman ↗
1950 Linda Steiner, American journalist and academic ↗
1950 Vesna Vulović, Serbian plane crash survivor and Guinness World Record holder (died 2016) ↗
1948 Ian Nankervis, Australian footballer ↗
1947 Fran Cotton, English rugby player ↗
1947 Zulema, American singer-songwriter (died 2013) ↗
1946 John Paul Jones, English bass player, songwriter, and producer ↗
1946 Michalis Kritikopoulos, Greek footballer (died 2002) ↗
1945 Stephen Stills, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
1944 Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian author ↗
1944 Doreen Massey, English geographer and political activist (died 2016) ↗
1943 Van Dyke Parks, American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, author, and actor ↗
1942 John Marsden, Australian lawyer and activist (died 2006) ↗
1942 John Thaw, English actor and producer, played Inspector Morse (died 2002) ↗
1941 Malcolm Dick, New Zealand rugby player ↗
1940 Bernard Blaut, Polish footballer and coach (died 2007) ↗
1940 Leo de Berardinis, Italian actor and director (died 2008) ↗
1939 Arik Einstein, Israeli singer-songwriter and actor (died 2013) ↗
1939 Bobby Hull, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2023) ↗
1938 Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell, English academic and politician ↗
1938 K. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan accountant and politician, Mayor of Colombo (died 2006) ↗
1937 Glen A. Larson, American director, producer, and screenwriter, created Battlestar Galactica (died 2014) ↗
1935 Raymond Garneau, Canadian businessman and politician ↗
1934 Marpessa Dawn, American-French actress, singer, and dancer (died 2008) ↗
1934 Carla Anderson Hills, American lawyer and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development ↗
1933 Geoffrey Bindman, English lawyer (died 2025) ↗
1933 Anne Stevenson, American-English poet and author (died 2020) ↗
1933 Rolf Steiner, German mercenary ↗
1932 Dabney Coleman, American actor (died 2024) ↗
1932 Eeles Landström, Finnish pole vaulter and politician (died 2022) ↗
1930 Stephen Fabian, American illustrator (died 2025) ↗
1930 Robert Loggia, American actor and director (died 2015) ↗
1929 Sergio Leone, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1989) ↗
1929 Ernst Mahle, German-Brazilian composer and conductor (died 2025) ↗
1929 Gordon Moore, American businessman, co-founder of Intel Corporation (died 2023) ↗
1928 Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Sarawak (died 2015) ↗
1926 W. Michael Blumenthal, American economist and politician, 64th United States Secretary of the Treasury ↗
1926 George Martin, English composer, conductor, and producer (died 2016) ↗
1925 Jill Balcon, English actress (died 2009) ↗
1924 Otto Beisheim, German businessman and philanthropist, founded Metro AG (died 2013) ↗
1924 Enzo Cozzolini, Italian football player (died 1962) ↗
1924 André Franquin, Belgian author and illustrator (died 1997) ↗
1924 Nell Rankin, American soprano and educator (died 2005) ↗
1923 Hank Stram, American football coach and sportscaster (died 2005) ↗
1922 Bill Travers, English actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1994) ↗
1921 Isabella Bashmakova, Russian historian of mathematics (died 2005) ↗
1920 Siegfried Buback, German lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Germany (died 1977) ↗
1919 Herbie Nichols, American pianist and composer (died 1963) ↗
1917 Albert Mol, Dutch author and actor (died 2004)[better source needed] ↗
1917 Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American journalist and publisher, co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux (died 2004) ↗
1916 Betty Furness, American actress and television journalist (died 1994) ↗
1916 Fred Haas, American golfer (died 2004) ↗
1915 Jack Levine, American painter and soldier (died 2010) ↗
1912 Federico Borrell García, Spanish soldier (died 1936) ↗
1912 Renaude Lapointe, Canadian journalist and politician (died 2002) ↗
1912 Armand Lohikoski, American-Finnish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2005) ↗
1910 Frenchy Bordagaray, American baseball player and manager (died 2000) ↗
1910 John Sturges, American director and producer (died 1992) ↗
1909 Victor Borge, Danish-American pianist and conductor (died 2000) ↗
1907 Ray Milland, Welsh-American actor and director (died 1986) ↗
1906 Ulyana Barkova, Russian farm worker (died 1991) ↗
1905 Dante Giacosa, Italian engineer (died 1996) ↗
1905 Anna May Wong, American actress (died 1961) ↗
1901 Ngô Đình Diệm, Vietnamese lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Vietnam (died 1963) ↗
1900 Donald J. Russell, American businessman (died 1985) ↗
1898 Carolyn Haywood, American author and illustrator (died 1990) ↗
1897 Eithne Coyle, Irish republican revolutionary, (died 1985) ↗
1897 Marion Davies, American actress and comedian (died 1961) ↗
1894 ZaSu Pitts, American actress (died 1963) ↗
1892 J.R.R. Tolkien, English writer, poet, and philologist (died 1973) ↗
1887 August Macke, German-French painter (died 1914) ↗
1886 John Gould Fletcher, American poet and author (died 1950) ↗
1886 Arthur Mailey, Australian cricketer (died 1967) ↗
1885 Harry Elkins Widener, American businessman (died 1912) ↗
1884 Raoul Koczalski, Polish pianist and composer (died 1948) ↗
1883 Clement Attlee, English soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1967) ↗
1883 Duncan Gillis, Canadian discus thrower and hammer thrower (died 1963) ↗
1880 Francis Browne, Irish Jesuit priest and photographer (died 1960) ↗
1877 Josephine Hull, American actress (died 1957) ↗
1876 Wilhelm Pieck, German carpenter and politician, 1st President of the German Democratic Republic (died 1960) ↗
1873 Ichizō Kobayashi, Japanese businessman and art collector, founded the Hankyu Hanshin Holdings (died 1957) ↗
1870 Henry Handel Richardson, Australian-English author (died 1946) ↗
1865 Henry Lytton, English actor (died 1936) ↗
1862 Matthew Nathan, English soldier and politician, 13th Governor of Queensland (died 1939) ↗
1861 Ernest Renshaw, English tennis player (died 1899) ↗
1861 William Renshaw, English tennis player (died 1904) ↗
1855 Hubert Bland, English businessman (died 1914) ↗
1853 Sophie Elkan, Swedish writer (died 1921) ↗
1847 Ettore Marchiafava, Italian physician (died 1935) ↗
1840 Father Damien, Flemish priest and missionary (died 1889) ↗
1836 Sakamoto Ryōma, Japanese samurai and rebel leader (died 1867) ↗
1831 Savitribai Phule, Indian poet, educator, and activist (died 1897) ↗
1819 Charles Piazzi Smyth, Italian-Scottish astronomer and academic (died 1900) ↗
1816 Samuel C. Pomeroy, American businessman and politician (died 1891) ↗
1810 Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, French geographer, ethnologist, linguist, and astronomer (died 1897) ↗
1806 Henriette Sontag, German soprano and actress (died 1854) ↗
1803 Douglas William Jerrold, English journalist and playwright (died 1857) ↗
1802 Charles Pelham Villiers, English lawyer and politician (died 1898) ↗
1793 Lucretia Mott, American activist (died 1880) ↗
1778 Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop (died 1861) ↗
1775 Francis Caulfeild, 2nd Earl of Charlemont (died 1863) ↗
1760 Veerapandiya Kattabomman, Indian ruler (died 1799) ↗
1731 Angelo Emo, Venetian admiral and statesman (died 1792) ↗
1722 Fredrik Hasselqvist, Swedish biologist and explorer (died 1752) ↗
1710 Richard Gridley, American soldier and engineer (died 1796) ↗
1698 Pietro Metastasio, Italian poet and songwriter (died 1782) ↗
1611 James Harrington, English political theorist (died 1677) ↗
1509 Gian Girolamo Albani, Italian cardinal (died 1591) ↗
106 BCE Cicero, Roman philosopher, lawyer, and politician (died 43 BC) ↗

2025 Jeff Baena, American filmmaker (born 1977) ↗
2025 Brenton Wood, American R&B singer-songwriter and keyboard player (born 1941) ↗
2023 Elena Huelva, Spanish cancer activist and influencer (born 2002) ↗
2021 Eric Jerome Dickey, American author (born 1961) ↗
2020 Qasem Soleimani, Iranian major general, commander of the Iranian Quds Force (born 1957) ↗
2019 Herb Kelleher, American businessman, co-founder of Southwest Airlines (born 1931) ↗
2018 Colin Brumby, Australian composer (born 1933) ↗
2017 H. S. Mahadeva Prasad, Indian politician (born 1958) ↗
2016 Paul Bley, Canadian-American pianist and composer (born 1932) ↗
2016 Peter Naur, Danish computer scientist, astronomer, and academic (born 1928) ↗
2016 Bill Plager, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1945) ↗
2016 Igor Sergun, Russian general and diplomat (born 1957) ↗
2015 Martin Anderson, American economist and academic (born 1936) ↗
2015 Edward Brooke, American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (born 1919) ↗
2014 Phil Everly, American singer and guitarist (born 1939) ↗
2014 George Goodman, American economist and author (born 1930) ↗
2014 Saul Zaentz, American film producer (born 1921) ↗
2013 Alfie Fripp, English soldier and pilot (born 1913) ↗
2013 Ivan Mackerle, Czech cryptozoologist, explorer, and author (born 1942) ↗
2013 William Maxson, American general (born 1930) ↗
2013 Sergiu Nicolaescu, Romanian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1930) ↗
2012 Vicar, Chilean cartoonist (born 1934) ↗
2012 Robert L. Carter, American lawyer and judge (born 1917) ↗
2012 Winifred Milius Lubell, American author and illustrator (born 1914) ↗
2012 Josef Škvorecký, Czech-Canadian author and publisher (born 1924) ↗
2010 Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt, Chilean-German composer and academic (born 1925) ↗
2010 Mary Daly, American theologian and scholar (born 1928) ↗
2009 Betty Freeman, American philanthropist and photographer (born 1921) ↗
2009 Pat Hingle, American actor (born 1923) ↗
2009 Hisayasu Nagata, Japanese politician (born 1969) ↗
2008 Jimmy Stewart, Scottish racing driver (born 1931) ↗
2008 Choi Yo-sam, South Korean boxer (born 1972) ↗
2007 William Verity, Jr., American businessman and politician, 27th United States Secretary of Commerce (born 1917) ↗
2006 Bill Skate, Papua New Guinean politician, 5th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (born 1954) ↗
2005 Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (born 1917) ↗
2005 Egidio Galea, Maltese Roman Catholic priest, missionary, and educator (born 1918) ↗
2005 Jyotindra Nath Dixit, Indian diplomat, 2nd Indian National Security Adviser (born 1936) ↗
2004 Des Corcoran, Australian politician, 37th Premier of South Australia (born 1928) ↗
2003 Sid Gillman, American football player and coach (born 1911) ↗
2002 Satish Dhawan, Indian engineer (born 1920) ↗
1992 Judith Anderson, Australian actress (born 1897) ↗
1989 Sergei Sobolev, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1909) ↗
1988 Rose Ausländer, Ukrainian-German poet and author (born 1901) ↗
1981 Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone (born 1883) ↗
1980 Joy Adamson, Austrian-Kenyan painter and conservationist (born 1910) ↗
1980 George Sutherland Fraser, Scottish poet and academic (born 1915) ↗
1979 Conrad Hilton, American businessman, founded the Hilton Hotels & Resorts (born 1887) ↗
1975 Victor Kraft, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1880) ↗
1970 Gladys Aylward, English missionary and humanitarian (born 1902) ↗
1967 Mary Garden, Scottish-American soprano and actress (born 1874) ↗
1967 Reginald Punnett, British scientist (born 1875) ↗
1967 Jack Ruby, American businessman and murderer (born 1911) ↗
1966 Sammy Younge Jr., American civil rights activist (born 1944) ↗
1965 Milton Avery, American painter (born 1885) ↗
1960 Eric P. Kelly, American journalist, author, and academic (born 1884) ↗
1959 Edwin Muir, Scottish poet, author, and translator (born 1887) ↗
1956 Alexander Gretchaninov, Russian-American pianist and composer (born 1864) ↗
1956 Dimitrios Vergos, Greek Olympian (born 1886) ↗
1956 Joseph Wirth, German educator and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1879) ↗
1946 William Joyce, American-British pro-Axis propaganda broadcaster (born 1906) ↗
1945 Edgar Cayce, American psychic and author (born 1877) ↗
1944 Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet, critic, and translator (born 1873) ↗
1943 Walter James, Australian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Western Australia (born 1863) ↗
1933 Wilhelm Cuno, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1876) ↗
1933 Jack Pickford, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer (born 1896) ↗
1931 Joseph Joffre, French general (born 1852) ↗
1927 Carl David Tolmé Runge, German physicist and mathematician (born 1856) ↗
1923 Jaroslav Hašek, Czech journalist and author (born 1883) ↗
1916 Grenville M. Dodge, American general and politician (born 1831) ↗
1915 James Elroy Flecker, English poet, author, and playwright (born 1884) ↗
1911 Alexandros Papadiamantis, Greek author and poet (born 1851) ↗
1903 Alois Hitler, Austrian civil servant (born 1837) ↗
1895 James Merritt Ives, American lithographer and businessman, co-founded Currier and Ives (born 1824) ↗
1882 William Harrison Ainsworth, English author (born 1805) ↗
1875 Pierre Larousse, French lexicographer and publisher (born 1817) ↗
1871 Kuriakose Elias Chavara, Indian priest and saint (born 1805) ↗
1826 Louis-Gabriel Suchet, French general (born 1770) ↗
1795 Josiah Wedgwood, English potter, founded the Wedgwood Company (born 1730) ↗
1785 Baldassare Galuppi, Italian composer (born 1706) ↗
1743 Ferdinando Galli-Bibiena, Italian painter and architect (born 1657) ↗
1705 Luca Giordano, Italian painter and illustrator (born 1634) ↗
1701 Louis I, prince of Monaco (born 1642) ↗
1670 George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1608) ↗
1656 Mathieu Molé, French politician (born 1584) ↗
1641 Jeremiah Horrocks, English astronomer and mathematician (born 1618) ↗
1571 Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (born 1505) ↗
1543 Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Portuguese explorer and navigator (born 1499) ↗
1501 Ali-Shir Nava'i, Turkic poet, linguist, and mystic (born 1441) ↗
1437 Catherine of Valois, queen consort of Henry V (born 1401) ↗
1322 Philip V, king of France (born 1292) ↗
1098 Walkelin, Norman bishop of Winchester ↗
1028 Fujiwara no Yukinari, Japanese calligrapher (born 972) ↗
1028 Fujiwara no Michinaga, Japanese nobleman (born 966) ↗
323 Emperor Yuan of Jin, Chinese emperor (born 276) ↗
236 Anterus, pope of the Catholic Church ↗