57 Events
186 Births
85 Deaths
- 2025 Med Jets Flight 056 crashes near Roosevelt Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, killing 7 people and injuring 19. ↗
- 2023 The last Boeing 747, the first wide-body airliner, is delivered to Atlas Air and operated for ApexLogistics. The aircraft was registered as N863GT and named "Empower" ↗
- 2022 Sue Gray, a senior civil servant in the United Kingdom, publishes an initial version of her report on the Downing Street Partygate controversy. ↗
- 2020 The United Kingdom's membership within the European Union ceases in accordance with Article 50, after 47 years of being a member state. ↗
- 2019 Abdullah of Pahang is sworn in as the 16th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia. ↗
- 2009 At least 113 people are killed in Kenya and over 200 injured following an oil spillage ignition in Molo, days after a massive fire at a Nakumatt supermarket in Nairobi killed at least 25 people. ↗
- 2007 Emergency officials in Boston mistakenly identified battery-powered LED placards depicting characters from Aqua Teen Hunger Force as Improvised explosive devices (IEDs), causing a panic. ↗
- 2003 The Waterfall rail accident occurs near Waterfall, New South Wales, Australia. ↗
- 2001 In the Netherlands, a Scottish court convicts Libyan Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and acquits another Libyan citizen for their part in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988. ↗
- 2001 Two Japan Airlines planes nearly collide over Suruga Bay in Japan. ↗
- 2000 Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crash: An MD-83, experiencing horizontal stabilizer problems, crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Point Mugu, California, killing all 88 aboard. ↗
- 1996 An explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo, killing at least 86 people and injuring 1,400. ↗
- 1988 Doug Williams becomes the first African American quarterback to play in a Super Bowl and leads the Washington Redskins to victory in Super Bowl XXII. ↗
- 1978 The Crown of St. Stephen (also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary) goes on public display after being returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held after World War II. ↗
- 1971 Apollo program: Apollo 14: Astronauts Alan Shepard, Stuart Roosa, and Edgar Mitchell, aboard a Saturn V, lift off for a mission to the Fra Mauro Highlands on the Moon. ↗
- 1971 The Winter Soldier Investigation, organized by the Vietnam Veterans Against the War to publicize alleged war crimes and atrocities by Americans and allies in Vietnam, begins in Detroit. ↗
- 1968 Vietnam War: Viet Cong guerrillas attack the United States embassy in Saigon, and other attacks, in the early morning hours, later grouped together as the Tet Offensive. ↗
- 1966 The Soviet Union launches the unmanned Luna 9 spacecraft as part of the Luna program. ↗
- 1961 Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 2: The chimpanzee Ham travels into outer space. ↗
- 1958 Cold War: Space Race: The Explorer 1, the first successful American satellite, detects the Van Allen radiation belt. ↗
- 1957 Eight people (five total crew from two aircraft and three on the ground) in Pacoima, California are killed following the mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet. ↗
- 1953 A North Sea flood causes over 1,800 deaths in the Netherlands and over 300 in the United Kingdom. ↗
- 1951 United Nations Security Council Resolution 90 relating to the Korean War is adopted. ↗
- 1949 These Are My Children, the first television daytime soap opera, is broadcast by the NBC station in Chicago, United States. ↗
- 1946 Cold War: Yugoslavia's new constitution, modeling that of the Soviet Union, establishes six constituent republics (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia). ↗
- 1946 The Democratic Republic of Vietnam introduces the đồng to replace the French Indochinese piastre at par. ↗
- 1945 US Army private Eddie Slovik is executed for desertion, the first such execution of an American soldier since the Civil War. ↗
- 1945 World War II: About 3,000 inmates from the Stutthof concentration camp are forcibly marched into the Baltic Sea at Palmnicken (now Yantarny, Russia) and executed. ↗
- 1945 World War II: The end of fighting in the Battle of Hill 170 during the Burma Campaign, in which the British 3 Commando Brigade repulsed a Japanese counterattack on their positions and precipitated a general retirement from the Arakan Peninsula. ↗
- 1944 World War II: American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands. ↗
- 1944 World War II: During the Anzio campaign, the 1st Ranger Battalion (Darby's Rangers) is destroyed behind enemy lines in a heavily outnumbered encounter at Battle of Cisterna, Italy. ↗
- 1943 World War II: German field marshal Friedrich Paulus surrenders to the Soviets at Stalingrad, followed two days later by the remainder of his Sixth Army, ending one of the war's fiercest battles. ↗
- 1942 World War II: Allied forces are defeated by the Japanese at the Battle of Malaya and retreat to Singapore. ↗
- 1928 Leon Trotsky is exiled to Alma-Ata. ↗
- 1919 The Battle of George Square takes place in Glasgow, Scotland, during a campaign for shorter working hours. ↗
- 1918 A series of accidental collisions on a misty Scottish night leads to the loss of two Royal Navy submarines with over a hundred lives, and damage to another five British warships. ↗
- 1918 Finnish Civil War: The Suinula massacre, which changes the nature of the war in a more hostile direction, takes place in Kangasala. ↗
- 1917 World War I: Kaiser Wilhelm II orders the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare. ↗
- 1915 World War I: Germany is the first to make large-scale use of poison gas in warfare in the Battle of Bolimów against Russia. ↗
- 1901 Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters premieres at Moscow Art Theatre in Russia. ↗
- 1900 Datu Muhammad Salleh is killed in Kampung Teboh, Tambunan, ending the Mat Salleh Rebellion. ↗
- 1891 History of Portugal: The first attempt at a Portuguese republican revolution breaks out in the northern city of Porto. ↗
- 1865 American Civil War: The United States Congress passes the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, abolishing slavery, and submits it to the states for ratification. ↗
- 1865 American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief of all Confederate armies. ↗
- 1862 Alvan Graham Clark discovers the white dwarf star Sirius B, a companion of Sirius, through an 18.5-inch (47 cm) telescope now located at Northwestern University. ↗
- 1848 John C. Frémont is court-martialed for mutiny and disobeying orders. ↗
- 1846 After the Milwaukee Bridge War, the United States towns of Juneautown and Kilbourntown unify to create the City of Milwaukee. ↗
- 1814 Gervasio Antonio de Posadas becomes Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (present-day Argentina). ↗
- 1747 The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital. ↗
- 1703 Forty-seven rōnin, under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenged the death of their master, by killing Kira Yoshinaka. ↗
- 1609 Wisselbank of Amsterdam established ↗
- 1606 Gunpowder Plot: Four of the conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed for treason by hanging, drawing and quartering, for plotting against Parliament and King James. ↗
- 1578 Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish War: The Battle of Gembloux is a victory for Spanish forces led by Don John of Austria over a rebel army of Dutch, Flemish, English, Scottish, German, French and Walloons. ↗
- 1504 The Treaty of Lyon ends the Italian War, confirming French domination of northern Italy, while Spain receives the Kingdom of Naples. ↗
- 1266 The Mudéjar of Murcia, who had rebelled against the Crown of Castile during the Mudéjar revolt of 1264–1266, surrender the city to James I of Aragon after a siege lasting a month. ↗
- 1208 The Battle of Lena takes place between King Sverker II of Sweden and his rival, Prince Eric, whose victory puts him on the throne as King Eric X of Sweden. ↗
- 314 Pope Sylvester I is consecrated, as successor to the late Pope Miltiades. ↗
- 2006 Sára Bejlek, Czech tennis player ↗
- 2002 Hong Ye-ji, South Korean actress ↗
- 2000 Julián Álvarez, Argentine footballer ↗
- 1998 Jalen McDaniels, American basketball player ↗
- 1997 Arnaut Danjuma, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1997 Donte DiVincenzo, American basketball player ↗
- 1997 Miyeon, South Korean singer and actress ↗
- 1996 Joel Courtney, American actor ↗
- 1996 Nikita Dragun, American YouTuber ↗
- 1994 Kenneth Zohore, Danish footballer ↗
- 1993 Qiu Bo, Chinese diver ↗
- 1992 Tyler Seguin, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1990 Cro, German rapper ↗
- 1990 Nicolás Laprovíttola, Argentine basketball player ↗
- 1989 Tommy La Stella, American baseball player ↗
- 1988 Brett Pitman, English footballer ↗
- 1988 Taijo Teniste, Estonian footballer ↗
- 1987 Marcus Mumford, American-English singer-songwriter ↗
- 1986 Walter Dix, American sprinter ↗
- 1986 Megan Ellison, American film producer, founded Annapurna Pictures ↗
- 1986 George Elokobi, Cameroonian footballer ↗
- 1986 Yves Ma-Kalambay, Belgian footballer ↗
- 1986 Pauline Parmentier, French tennis player ↗
- 1985 Adam Federici, Australian footballer ↗
- 1984 Vernon Davis, American football player ↗
- 1984 Mikhail Grabovski, German-Belarusian ice hockey player ↗
- 1983 Fabio Quagliarella, Italian footballer ↗
- 1982 Maret Ani, Estonian tennis player ↗
- 1982 Allan McGregor, Scottish footballer ↗
- 1982 Jānis Sprukts, Latvian ice hockey player ↗
- 1981 Julio Arca, Argentine footballer ↗
- 1981 Mark Cameron, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1981 Gemma Collins, English media personality and businesswoman ↗
- 1981 Justin Timberlake, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor ↗
- 1980 James Adomian, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter ↗
- 1980 Gary Doherty, Irish footballer ↗
- 1980 Shim Yi-young, South Korean actress ↗
- 1979 Daniel Tammet, English author and educator ↗
- 1978 Fabián Caballero, Argentine footballer and manager ↗
- 1977 Bobby Moynihan, American actor and comedian ↗
- 1977 Kerry Washington, American actress ↗
- 1976 Traianos Dellas, Greek footballer and manager ↗
- 1976 Buddy Rice, American racing driver ↗
- 1975 Preity Zinta, Indian actress, producer, and television host ↗
- 1974 Othella Harrington, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1974 Ariel Pestano, Cuban baseball player ↗
- 1973 Portia de Rossi, Australian-American actress ↗
- 1971 Patricia Velásquez, Venezuelan model and actress ↗
- 1970 Minnie Driver, English singer-songwriter and actress ↗
- 1970 Danny Michel, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1969 Dov Charney, Canadian-American fashion designer and businessman, founded American Apparel ↗
- 1969 Daniel Moder, American cinematographer ↗
- 1968 John Collins, Scottish footballer and manager ↗
- 1968 Matt King, English actor, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1968 Ulrica Messing, Swedish politician, 2nd Swedish Minister for Infrastructure ↗
- 1968 Patrick Stevens, Belgian sprinter ↗
- 1967 Fat Mike, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer ↗
- 1966 Dexter Fletcher, English actor and director ↗
- 1966 Thant Myint-U, Myanmar historian, diplomat, conservationist, and former presidential advisor. ↗
- 1965 Giorgos Gasparis, Greek basketball player and coach ↗
- 1965 Ofra Harnoy, Israeli-Canadian cellist ↗
- 1965 Peter Sagal, American author and radio host ↗
- 1964 Martha MacCallum, American journalist ↗
- 1964 Dawn Prince-Hughes, American scientist ↗
- 1963 Gwen Graham, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1962 Bruce McGuire, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1961 Elizabeth Barker, Baroness Barker, English politician ↗
- 1961 Fatou Bensouda, Gambian lawyer and judge ↗
- 1961 Lloyd Cole, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1960 Akbar Ganji, Iranian journalist and author ↗
- 1960 Grant Morrison, Scottish author and screenwriter ↗
- 1960 Željko Šturanović, Montenegrin politician, 31st Prime Minister of Montenegro (died 2014) ↗
- 1959 Anthony LaPaglia, Australian actor and producer ↗
- 1959 Kelly Lynch, American model and actress ↗
- 1958 Armin Reichel, German footballer and manager ↗
- 1957 Shirley Babashoff, American swimmer ↗
- 1956 John Lydon, English singer-songwriter ↗
- 1956 Guido van Rossum, Dutch programmer, creator of the Python programming language ↗
- 1955 Virginia Ruzici, Romanian tennis player and manager ↗
- 1954 Faoud Bacchus, Guyanese cricketer ↗
- 1954 Adrian Vandenberg, Dutch guitarist and songwriter ↗
- 1951 Harry Wayne Casey, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer ↗
- 1950 Denise Fleming, American author and illustrator ↗
- 1950 Alexander Korzhakov, Russian general and bodyguard ↗
- 1950 Janice Rebibo, American-Israeli author and poet (died 2015) ↗
- 1949 Johan Derksen, Dutch footballer and journalist ↗
- 1949 Norris Church Mailer, American model and educator (died 2010) ↗
- 1949 Ken Wilber, American sociologist, philosopher, and author ↗
- 1948 Volkmar Groß, German footballer (died 2014) ↗
- 1948 Muneo Suzuki, Japanese politician ↗
- 1947 Jonathan Banks, American actor ↗
- 1947 Matt Minglewood, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1947 Nolan Ryan, American baseball player ↗
- 1947 Glynn Turman, American actor ↗
- 1946 Mike Carlton, Australian journalist and radio host ↗
- 1946 Terry Kath, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (died 1978) ↗
- 1946 Medin Zhega, Albanian footballer and manager (died 2012) ↗
- 1945 Rynn Berry, American historian and author (died 2014) ↗
- 1945 Brenda Hale, Baroness Hale of Richmond, English lawyer, judge, and academic ↗
- 1945 Joseph Kosuth, American sculptor and theorist ↗
- 1944 John Inverarity, Australian cricketer and coach ↗
- 1944 Charlie Musselwhite, American musician and singer-songwriter ↗
- 1942 Daniela Bianchi, Italian actress ↗
- 1942 Derek Jarman, English director, stage designer, and author (died 1994) ↗
- 1941 Len Chappell, American basketball player (died 2018) ↗
- 1941 Dick Gephardt, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1941 Gerald McDermott, American author and illustrator (died 2012) ↗
- 1941 Jessica Walter, American actress (died 2021) ↗
- 1940 Kitch Christie, South African rugby player and coach (died 1998) ↗
- 1940 Stuart Margolin, American actor and director (died 2022) ↗
- 1938 Beatrix of the Netherlands ↗
- 1938 Lynn Carlin, American actress ↗
- 1938 James G. Watt, American lawyer and politician, 43rd United States Secretary of the Interior (died 2023) ↗
- 1937 Regimantas Adomaitis, Lithuanian actor (died 2022) ↗
- 1937 Andrée Boucher, Canadian educator and politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (died 2007) ↗
- 1937 Philip Glass, American composer ↗
- 1937 Suzanne Pleshette, American actress (died 2008) ↗
- 1936 Can Bartu, Turkish footballer and basketball player (died 2019) ↗
- 1935 Kenzaburō Ōe – Japanese author and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023) ↗
- 1934 Ernesto Brambilla, Italian motorcycle racer and racing driver (died 2020) ↗
- 1934 James Franciscus, American actor and producer (died 1991) ↗
- 1933 Camille Henry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1997) ↗
- 1933 Morton Mower, American cardiologist and inventor (died 2022) ↗
- 1932 Miron Babiak, Polish sea captain (died 2013) ↗
- 1931 Ernie Banks, American baseball player and coach (died 2015) ↗
- 1931 Christopher Chataway, English runner, journalist, and politician (died 2014) ↗
- 1930 Joakim Bonnier, Swedish racing driver (died 1972) ↗
- 1930 Al De Lory, American composer, conductor, and producer (died 2012) ↗
- 1929 Rudolf Mössbauer, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011) ↗
- 1929 Jean Simmons, English-American actress (died 2010) ↗
- 1928 Irma Wyman, American computer scientist and engineer (died 2015) ↗
- 1927 Norm Prescott, American animator, producer, and composer, co-founded Filmation Studios (died 2005) ↗
- 1926 Tom Alston, American baseball player (died 1993) ↗
- 1926 Chuck Willis, American singer-songwriter (died 1958) ↗
- 1925 Benjamin Hooks, American minister, lawyer, and activist (died 2010) ↗
- 1923 Norman Mailer, American journalist and author (died 2007) ↗
- 1922 Joanne Dru, American actress (died 1996) ↗
- 1921 John Agar, American actor (died 2002) ↗
- 1921 Carol Channing, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2019) ↗
- 1921 E. Fay Jones, American architect, designed the Thorncrown Chapel (died 2004) ↗
- 1921 Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor (died 1959) ↗
- 1920 Stewart Udall, American lawyer and politician, 37th United States Secretary of the Interior (died 2010) ↗
- 1920 Bert Williams, English footballer (died 2014) ↗
- 1919 Jackie Robinson, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1972) ↗
- 1915 Bobby Hackett, American trumpet player and cornet player (died 1976) ↗
- 1915 Alan Lomax, American historian, author, and scholar (died 2002) ↗
- 1914 Jersey Joe Walcott, American boxer and police officer (died 1994) ↗
- 1913 Don Hutson, American football player and coach (died 1997) ↗
- 1909 Miron Grindea, Romanian-English journalist (died 1995) ↗
- 1905 John O'Hara, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1970) ↗
- 1902 Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman, founded White Spot (died 1978) ↗
- 1902 Tallulah Bankhead, American actress (died 1968) ↗
- 1902 Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1986) ↗
- 1902 Julian Steward, American anthropologist (died 1972) ↗
- 1900 Betty Parsons, American artist, art dealer and collector (died 1982) ↗
- 1896 Sofya Yanovskaya, Russian mathematician and historian (died 1966) ↗
- 1894 Isham Jones, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (died 1956) ↗
- 1892 Eddie Cantor, American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer (died 1964) ↗
- 1889 Frank Foster, English cricketer (died 1958) ↗
- 1884 Theodor Heuss, German journalist and politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Germany (died 1963) ↗
- 1884 Mammad Amin Rasulzade, Azerbaijani scholar and politician, 1st President of The Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan (died 1955) ↗
- 1881 Irving Langmuir, American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1957) ↗
- 1878 Marta Sandal, Norwegian singer (died 1930) ↗
- 1876 Mette Bull, Norwegian actress (died 1946) ↗
- 1872 Zane Grey, American author (died 1939) ↗
- 1868 Theodore William Richards, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1928) ↗
- 1865 Henri Desgrange, French cyclist and journalist (died 1940) ↗
- 1865 Shastriji Maharaj, Indian spiritual leader, founded BAPS (died 1951) ↗
- 1854 David Emmanuel, Romanian mathematician and academic (died 1941) ↗
- 1835 Lunalilo of Hawaii (died 1874) ↗
- 1820 William B. Washburn, American politician, 28th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1887) ↗
- 1799 Rodolphe Töpffer, Swiss teacher, author, painter, cartoonist, and caricaturist (died 1846) ↗
- 1798 Christine Genast, German actress, singer and pianist (died 1860) ↗
- 1797 Franz Schubert, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1828) ↗
- 1785 Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová, Czech cookbook author (died 1845) ↗
- 1769 André-Jacques Garnerin, French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute (died 1823) ↗
- 1759 François Devienne, French flute player and composer (died 1803) ↗
- 1752 Gouverneur Morris, American lawyer, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (died 1816) ↗
- 1686 Hans Egede, Norwegian missionary and explorer (died 1758) ↗
- 1673 Louis de Montfort, French priest and saint (died 1716) ↗
- 1624 Arnold Geulincx, Flemish philosopher and academic (died 1669) ↗
- 1607 James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (died 1651) ↗
- 1597 John Francis Regis, French priest and saint (died 1640) ↗
- 1583 Peter Bulkley, English and later American Puritan (died 1659) ↗
- 1543 Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japanese shōgun (died 1616) ↗
- 1512 Henry, King of Portugal (died 1580) ↗
- 2018 Rasual Butler, American professional basketball player (born 1979) ↗
- 2018 Leah LaBelle, American singer (born 1986) ↗
- 2017 Rob Stewart, Canadian filmmaker (born 1979) ↗
- 2016 Terry Wogan, Irish radio and television host (born 1938) ↗
- 2015 Vic Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1929) ↗
- 2015 Udo Lattek, German footballer, coach and journalist (born 1935) ↗
- 2015 Lizabeth Scott, American actress (born 1922) ↗
- 2015 Richard von Weizsäcker, German captain and politician, 6th President of Germany (born 1920) ↗
- 2014 Anna Gordy Gaye, American songwriter and producer, co-founded Anna Records (born 1922) ↗
- 2014 Abdirizak Haji Hussein, Somalian politician, 4th Prime Minister of Somalia (born 1924) ↗
- 2014 Miklós Jancsó, Hungarian director and screenwriter (born 1921) ↗
- 2013 Rubén Bonifaz Nuño, Mexican poet and scholar (born 1923) ↗
- 2013 Hassan Habibi, Iranian lawyer and politician, 1st Vice President of Iran (born 1937) ↗
- 2012 Mani Ram Bagri, Indian lawyer and politician (born 1920) ↗
- 2012 Dorothea Tanning, American painter and sculptor (born 1910) ↗
- 2011 Bartolomeu Anania, Romanian bishop and poet (born 1921) ↗
- 2008 František Čapek, Czech canoeist (born 1914) ↗
- 2007 Molly Ivins, American journalist and author (born 1944) ↗
- 2007 Adelaide Tambo, South African activist and politician (born 1929) ↗
- 2006 Scott Moir – Scottish actress and ballerina (born 1926) ↗
- 2004 Eleanor Holm, American swimmer and actress (born 1913) ↗
- 2004 Suraiya, Indian actress and playback singer (born 1929) ↗
- 2002 Gabby Gabreski, American colonel and pilot (born 1919) ↗
- 2001 Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian American author (born 1923) ↗
- 2000 Gil Kane, Latvian American author and illustrator (born 1926) ↗
- 1999 Giant Baba, Japanese wrestler and trainer, co-founded All Japan Pro Wrestling (born 1938) ↗
- 1997 John Joseph Scanlan, Irish American bishop (born 1930) ↗
- 1990 Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, German zoologist and academic (born 1901) ↗
- 1990 Rashad Khalifa, Egyptian American biochemist and academic (born 1935) ↗
- 1989 William Stephenson, Canadian captain and spy (born 1896) ↗
- 1987 Yves Allégret, French director and screenwriter (born 1907) ↗
- 1985 Reginald Baker, English Australian film producer (born 1896) ↗
- 1985 Tatsuzō Ishikawa, Japanese author (born 1905) ↗
- 1979 Olga Olgina, Polish opera singer and teacher (born 1904) ↗
- 1976 Ernesto Miranda, American criminal (born 1941) ↗
- 1976 Evert Taube, Swedish author and composer (born 1890) ↗
- 1974 Samuel Goldwyn, Polish American film producer, co-founded Goldwyn Pictures (born 1882) ↗
- 1973 Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1895) ↗
- 1971 Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian historian and linguist (born 1891) ↗
- 1969 Meher Baba, Indian spiritual master (born 1894) ↗
- 1967 Eddie Tolan, American sprinter and educator (born 1908) ↗
- 1966 Arthur Percival, English general (born 1887) ↗
- 1961 Krishna Singh, Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar (born 1887) ↗
- 1960 Auguste Herbin, French painter (born 1882) ↗
- 1958 Karl Selter, Estonian politician, 14th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1898) ↗
- 1956 A. A. Milne, English author, poet and playwright, created Winnie-the-Pooh (born 1882) ↗
- 1955 John Mott, American activist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1865) ↗
- 1954 Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (born 1890) ↗
- 1944 Jean Giraudoux, French author and playwright (born 1882) ↗
- 1933 John Galsworthy, English novelist and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1867) ↗
- 1923 Eligiusz Niewiadomski, Polish painter and critic (born 1869) ↗
- 1911 Paul Singer, German politician (born 1844) ↗
- 1900 John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Scottish nobleman (born 1844) ↗
- 1892 Charles Spurgeon, English pastor and author (born 1834) ↗
- 1888 John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (born 1815) ↗
- 1870 Cilibi Moise, Moldavian Romanian journalist and author (born 1812) ↗
- 1856 11th Dalai Lama (born 1838) ↗
- 1844 Henri Gatien Bertrand, French general (born 1773) ↗
- 1836 John Cheyne, English physician and author (born 1777) ↗
- 1828 Alexander Ypsilantis, Greek general (born 1792) ↗
- 1815 José Félix Ribas, Venezuelan soldier (born 1775) ↗
- 1811 Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist (born 1763) ↗
- 1794 Mariot Arbuthnot, English admiral and politician, 12th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (born 1711) ↗
- 1790 Thomas Lewis, Irish-born American lawyer and surveyor (born 1718) ↗
- 1736 Filippo Juvarra, Italian architect and set designer, designed the Basilica of Superga (born 1678) ↗
- 1729 Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (born 1659) ↗
- 1720 Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1654) ↗
- 1686 Jean Mairet, French playwright (born 1604) ↗
- 1665 Johannes Clauberg, German philosopher and theologian (born 1622) ↗
- 1632 Jost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician (born 1552) ↗
- 1615 Claudio Acquaviva, Italian priest, 5th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (born 1543) ↗
- 1606 Guy Fawkes, English conspirator, leader of the Gunpowder Plot (born 1570) ↗
- 1606 Ambrose Rookwood, English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (born 1578) ↗
- 1606 Thomas Wintour, English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (born 1571) ↗
- 1580 Henry, king of Portugal (born 1512) ↗
- 1561 Bairam Khan, Mughalan general (born 1501) ↗
- 1561 Menno Simons, Dutch minister and theologian (born 1496) ↗
- 1435 Xuande, emperor of China (born 1398) ↗
- 1418 Mircea I, prince of Wallachia (born 1355) ↗
- 1398 Sukō, emperor of Japan (born 1334) ↗
- 1216 Theodore II, patriarch of Constantinople ↗
- 1030 William V, duke of Aquitaine (born 969) ↗
- 985 Ryōgen, Japanese monk and abbot (born 912) ↗
- 876 Hemma of Altdorf, Frankish queen ↗
- 632 Máedóc of Ferns, Irish bishop and saint (born 550) ↗