59 Events
233 Births
91 Deaths
- 2025 A Bangladesh Air Force Chengdu FT-7BGI crashes shortly after takeoff into Milestone School campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 35 people and injuring 173. ↗
- 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden announces he will no longer seek a second term and withdraws from the 2024 election, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as she launches her own presidential campaign. ↗
- 2023 The Barbenheimer phenomenon begins as two major motion pictures, Greta Gerwig's fantasy comedy Barbie and Christopher Nolan's epic biographical thriller Oppenheimer, are released in theaters on the same day and audiences, instead of creating a rivalry between the extremely dissimilar films, instead attend and praise both as an informal, surreal double feature. ↗
- 2019 Yuen Long attack or "721 incident" in Hong Kong. Triad members indiscriminately beat civilians returning from protests while police failed to take action. ↗
- 2012 Erden Eruç completes the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world. ↗
- 2011 NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. ↗
- 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. ↗
- 2008 Ram Baran Yadav is declared the first President of Nepal. ↗
- 2005 Four attempted bomb attacks by Islamist extremists disrupt part of London's public transport system. ↗
- 2001 At the conclusion of a fireworks display on Okura Beach in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan, 11 people are killed and more than 120 are injured when a pedestrian footbridge connecting the beach to JR Asagiri Station becomes overcrowded and people leaving the event fall down in a domino effect. ↗
- 1995 Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The People's Liberation Army begins firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan. ↗
- 1990 Taiwan's military police forces mainland Chinese illegal immigrants into sealed holds of a fishing boat Min Ping Yu No. 5540 for repatriation to Fujian, causing 25 people to die from suffocation. ↗
- 1983 The world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F). ↗
- 1979 Jay Silverheels, a Mohawk actor, becomes the first Native American to have a star commemorated in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ↗
- 1977 The start of the four-day-long Libyan–Egyptian War. ↗
- 1976 Christopher Ewart-Biggs, the British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, is assassinated by the Provisional IRA. ↗
- 1973 In Lillehammer, Norway, Mossad agents kill a waiter whom they mistakenly thought was involved in the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre. ↗
- 1972 The Troubles: Bloody Friday: The Provisional IRA detonate 22 bombs in central Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom in the space of 80 minutes, killing nine and injuring 130. ↗
- 1970 After 11 years of construction, the Aswan High Dam in Egypt is completed. ↗
- 1969 Apollo program: At 02:56 UTC, astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the Moon, followed 19 minutes later by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin. ↗
- 1964 A series of racial riots break out in Singapore. In the next six weeks, 23 die with 454 others injured. ↗
- 1961 Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 4 Mission: Gus Grissom piloting Liberty Bell 7 becomes the second American to go into space (in a suborbital mission). ↗
- 1961 Alaska Airlines Flight 779 crashes near Shemya Air Force Base in Shemya, Alaska killing six. ↗
- 1960 Sirimavo Bandaranaike is sworn in as prime minister of Ceylon, becoming the world's first democratically elected female head of government. ↗
- 1959 NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, is launched as a showcase for Dwight D. Eisenhower's "Atoms for Peace" initiative. ↗
- 1959 Elijah Jerry "Pumpsie" Green becomes the first African-American to play for the Boston Red Sox, the last team to integrate. He came in as a pinch runner for Vic Wertz and stayed in as shortstop in a 2–1 loss to the Chicago White Sox. ↗
- 1954 First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. ↗
- 1952 The 7.3 Mw Kern County earthquake strikes Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing 12 and injuring hundreds. ↗
- 1951 Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 3505 disappears while flying from Vancouver to Tokyo. The aircraft and its 37 occupants are never found. ↗
- 1949 The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty. ↗
- 1944 World War II: Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam, starting a battle that will end on August 10. ↗
- 1944 World War II: Claus von Stauffenberg and four fellow conspirators are executed for the July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. ↗
- 1936 Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia is constituted, establishing an anarcho-syndicalist economy in Catalonia. ↗
- 1925 Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching human evolution in class and fined $100. ↗
- 1925 Malcolm Campbell becomes the first man to exceed 150 mph (241 km/h) on land. At Pendine Sands in Wales, he drives Sunbeam 350HP built by Sunbeam at a two-way average speed of 150.33 mph (242 km/h). ↗
- 1920 The "Belfast Pogrom" begins two years of violence with the expulsion of thousands of Catholic shipyard, factory and linen mill workers from their jobs. ↗
- 1919 The dirigible Wingfoot Air Express crashes into the Illinois Trust and Savings Building in Chicago, killing 12 people. ↗
- 1907 The passenger steamer SS Columbia sinks after colliding with the steam schooner San Pedro off Shelter Cove, California, killing 88 people. ↗
- 1904 Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100 mph (161 km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium. ↗
- 1877 After rioting by Baltimore and Ohio Railroad workers and the deaths of nine rail workers at the hands of the Maryland militia, workers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, stage a sympathy strike that is met with an assault by the state militia. ↗
- 1873 At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West. ↗
- 1865 In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first western showdown. ↗
- 1861 American Civil War: First Battle of Bull Run: At Manassas Junction, Virginia, the first major battle of the war begins and ends in a victory for the Confederate army. ↗
- 1831 Inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium, first king of the Belgians. ↗
- 1798 French campaign in Egypt and Syria: Napoleon's forces defeat an Ottoman-Mamluk army near Cairo in the Battle of the Pyramids. ↗
- 1774 Russo-Turkish War (1768–74): Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ending the war. ↗
- 1718 The Treaty of Passarowitz between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice is signed. ↗
- 1674 A Dutch assault on the French island of Martinique is repulsed against all odds. ↗
- 1656 The Raid on Málaga takes place during the Anglo-Spanish War. ↗
- 1645 Qing dynasty regent Dorgon issues an edict ordering all Han Chinese men to shave their forehead and braid the rest of their hair into a queue identical to those of the Manchus. ↗
- 1568 Eighty Years' War: Battle of Jemmingen: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva defeats Louis of Nassau. ↗
- 1545 The first landing of French troops on the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight. ↗
- 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury: King Henry IV of England defeats rebels to the north of the county town of Shropshire, England. ↗
- 1242 Battle of Taillebourg: Louis IX of France puts an end to the revolt of his vassals Henry III of England and Hugh X of Lusignan. ↗
- 905 King Berengar I of Italy and a hired Hungarian army defeats the Frankish forces at Verona. King Louis III is captured and blinded for breaking his oath (see 902). ↗
- 365 The 365 Crete earthquake affected the Greek island of Crete with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing a destructive tsunami that affects the coasts of Libya and Egypt, especially Alexandria. Many thousands are killed. ↗
- 285 Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar and co-ruler. ↗
- 230 Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the first pope to resign his office. ↗
- 356 BCE The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson. ↗
- 2006 Endrick, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 2000 Erling Haaland, Norwegian footballer ↗
- 2000 Lia, South Korean singer ↗
- 1999 Evan McPherson, American football player ↗
- 1998 Maggie Lindemann, American singer-songwriter. ↗
- 1998 Marie Bouzkova, Czech tennis player ↗
- 1996 Mikael Ingebrigtsen, Norwegian footballer ↗
- 1992 Jude Adjei-Barimah, Italian-American football player ↗
- 1992 Jessica Barden, English actress ↗
- 1992 Julia Beljajeva, Estonian épée fencer ↗
- 1992 Burak Çelik, Turkish actor and model ↗
- 1992 Da$H, American rapper ↗
- 1992 Giovanni De Gennaro, Italian slalom canoeist ↗
- 1992 Charlotte de Witte, Belgian DJ and record producer ↗
- 1992 Dawid Dryja, Polish volleyball player ↗
- 1992 Rachael Flatt, American figure skater ↗
- 1992 Marcus Harris, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1992 Jonathon Jennings, American Canadian football player ↗
- 1992 Dante Marini, American soccer player ↗
- 1992 Henry Owens, American baseball pitcher ↗
- 1992 Andrew Rayel, Moldovan DJ and producer ↗
- 1992 Yuka Sato, Japanese javelin thrower ↗
- 1992 Miles Ukaoma, American-born Nigerian hurdler ↗
- 1991 Sara Sampaio, Portuguese model ↗
- 1990 Franck Elemba, Congolese athlete ↗
- 1990 Chris Martin, English footballer ↗
- 1990 Jason Roy, South African-English cricketer ↗
- 1990 Erislandy Savón, Cuban amateur heavyweight boxer ↗
- 1989 Rory Culkin, American actor ↗
- 1989 Marco Fabián, Mexican footballer ↗
- 1989 Juno Temple, English actress ↗
- 1989 Jamie Waylett, British actor ↗
- 1988 KB, American rapper ↗
- 1988 DeAndre Jordan, American basketball player ↗
- 1988 Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer (died 2016) ↗
- 1987 Peter Doocy, American journalist[citation needed] ↗
- 1987 Bilel Mohsni, French footballer ↗
- 1987 Jesús Zavala, Mexican footballer ↗
- 1986 Anthony Annan, Ghanaian footballer ↗
- 1986 Rebecca Ferguson, American-English singer-songwriter ↗
- 1986 Jason Thompson, American basketball player ↗
- 1985 Mati Lember, Estonian footballer ↗
- 1985 Von Wafer, American basketball player ↗
- 1984 Jurrick Juliana, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1984 Liam Ridgewell, English footballer ↗
- 1983 Kellen Winslow II, American football player ↗
- 1982 Jason Cram, Australian swimmer ↗
- 1982 Mao Kobayashi, Japanese newscaster and actress (died 2017) ↗
- 1981 Paloma Faith, English singer-songwriter and actress ↗
- 1981 Anabelle Langlois, Canadian figure skater ↗
- 1981 Joaquín, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1981 Blake Lewis, American musician, American Idol contestant ↗
- 1981 Romeo Santos, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1981 Stefan Schumacher, German cyclist ↗
- 1980 Jon Dorenbos, American football player ↗
- 1980 Justin Griffith, American football player ↗
- 1980 Sandra Laoura, French skier ↗
- 1980 CC Sabathia, American baseball player ↗
- 1980 Yvonne Sampson, Australian journalist and sportscaster ↗
- 1980 Heath Scotland, Australian rules footballer ↗
- 1979 David Carr, American football player ↗
- 1979 Tamika Catchings, American basketball player ↗
- 1979 Luis Ernesto Michel, Mexican footballer ↗
- 1979 Andriy Voronin, Ukrainian footballer ↗
- 1978 Justin Bartha, American actor ↗
- 1978 Anderson da Silva Gibin, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1978 Josh Hartnett, American actor ↗
- 1978 Julian Huppert, English academic and politician ↗
- 1978 Damian Marley, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1978 Gary Teale, Scottish footballer ↗
- 1977 Paul Casey, English golfer ↗
- 1976 Cori Bush, American politician ↗
- 1976 Jalmari Helander, Finnish film director and screenwriter ↗
- 1976 Jaime Murray, English actress ↗
- 1975 Christopher Barzak, American author and educator ↗
- 1975 David Dastmalchian, American actor ↗
- 1975 Cara Dillon, Irish singer-songwriter ↗
- 1975 Ravindra Pushpakumara, Sri Lankan cricketer ↗
- 1975 Mike Sellers, American football player ↗
- 1974 Geoff Jenkins, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1974 René Reinumägi, Estonian actor, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1972 Kimera Bartee, American baseball player (died 2021) ↗
- 1972 Korey Cooper, American singer and guitarist ↗
- 1972 Catherine Ndereba, Kenyan marathon runner ↗
- 1971 Emmanuel Bangué, French long jumper ↗
- 1971 Charlotte Gainsbourg, English-French actress and singer ↗
- 1971 Nitzan Shirazi, Israeli footballer and manager (died 2014) ↗
- 1970 Michael Fitzpatrick, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1969 Godfrey, American comedian and actor ↗
- 1969 Klaus Graf, German race car driver ↗
- 1969 Emerson Hart, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1969 Isabell Werth – German equestrian ↗
- 1968 Brandi Chastain, American soccer player and sportscaster ↗
- 1968 Aditya Srivastava, Indian actor ↗
- 1968 Lyle Odelein, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1966 Arija Bareikis, American actress ↗
- 1966 Sarah Waters, Welsh author ↗
- 1965 Guðni Bergsson, Icelandic footballer and lawyer ↗
- 1965 Mike Bordick, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster ↗
- 1964 Steve Collins, Irish boxer and actor ↗
- 1964 Ross Kemp, English actor and producer ↗
- 1964 Jens Weißflog, German ski jumper and journalist ↗
- 1963 Kevin Poole, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1963 Giant Silva, Brazilian basketball player, mixed martial artist, and wrestler ↗
- 1962 Victor Adebowale, Baron Adebowale, English businessman ↗
- 1961 Morris Iemma, Australian politician, 40th Premier of New South Wales ↗
- 1961 Jim Martin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1960 Amar Singh Chamkila, Indian singer-songwriter (died 1988) ↗
- 1960 Veselin Matić, Serbian basketball player and coach ↗
- 1960 Fritz Walter, German footballer ↗
- 1959 Gene Miles, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster ↗
- 1959 Reha Muhtar, Turkish journalist ↗
- 1959 Paul Vautin, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster ↗
- 1958 Dave Henderson, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2015) ↗
- 1957 Stefan Löfven, Swedish trade union leader and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Sweden ↗
- 1957 Jon Lovitz, American comedian, actor, and producer ↗
- 1956 Michael Connelly, American author ↗
- 1955 Howie Epstein, American bass player, songwriter, and producer (died 2003) ↗
- 1955 Dannel Malloy, American lawyer and politician, 88th Governor of Connecticut ↗
- 1955 Taco, Indonesian-born Dutch singer and entertainer ↗
- 1955 Béla Tarr, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1953 Eric Bazilian, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger, and producer ↗
- 1953 Jeff Fatt, Australian keyboard player and actor ↗
- 1953 Bernie Fraser, New Zealand rugby player ↗
- 1953 Brian Talbot, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1952 John Barrasso, American physician and politician ↗
- 1952 Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, Malaysian economist ↗
- 1951 Richard Gozney, English politician and diplomat, 30th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, 139th Governor of Bermuda ↗
- 1951 Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (died 2014) ↗
- 1950 Ubaldo Fillol, Argentinian footballer and coach ↗
- 1950 Susan Kramer, Baroness Kramer, English politician, Minister of State for Transport ↗
- 1950 Robert Walls, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (died 2025) ↗
- 1949 Christina Hart, American playwright and actress ↗
- 1949 Hirini Melbourne, New Zealand singer-songwriter and poet (died 2003) ↗
- 1948 Art Hindle, Canadian actor and director ↗
- 1948 Cat Stevens, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1948 Garry Trudeau, American cartoonist ↗
- 1947 Chetan Chauhan, Indian cricketer and politician (died 2020) ↗
- 1946 Ken Starr, American lawyer and judge, 39th Solicitor General of the United States (died 2022) ↗
- 1946 Timothy Harris, American author, screenwriter and producer ↗
- 1945 Wendy Cope, English poet, critic, and educator ↗
- 1945 Geoff Dymock, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1945 Barry Richards, South African cricketer ↗
- 1944 John Atta Mills, Ghanaian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Ghana (died 2012) ↗
- 1944 Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian author and academic (died 2017) ↗
- 1944 Paul Wellstone, American academic and politician (died 2002) ↗
- 1943 Fritz Glatz, Austrian race car driver (died 2002) ↗
- 1943 Edward Herrmann, American actor (died 2014) ↗
- 1943 Henry McCullough, Northern Irish guitarist, singer and songwriter (died 2016) ↗
- 1943 Robert Shrum, American author and political advisor ↗
- 1942 Mallikarjun Kharge, Indian politician, 98th President of the Indian National Congress ↗
- 1939 Jamey Aebersold, American saxophonist and educator ↗
- 1939 Kim Fowley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and manager (died 2015) ↗
- 1939 John Negroponte, English-American diplomat, 23rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations ↗
- 1938 Les Aspin, American captain and politician, 18th United States Secretary of Defense (died 1995) ↗
- 1938 Anton Kuerti, Austrian-Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor ↗
- 1938 Janet Reno, American lawyer and politician, 79th United States Attorney General (died 2016) ↗
- 1937 Eduard Streltsov, Soviet footballer (died 1990) ↗
- 1935 Norbert Blüm, German businessman and politician (died 2020) ↗
- 1935 Moe Drabowsky, Polish-American baseball player and coach (died 2006) ↗
- 1934 Chandu Borde, Indian cricketer and manager ↗
- 1934 Jonathan Miller, English actor, director, and author (died 2019) ↗
- 1933 John Gardner, American novelist, essayist, and critic (died 1982) ↗
- 1932 Kaye Stevens, American singer and actress (died 2011) ↗
- 1931 Sonny Clark, American pianist and composer (died 1963) ↗
- 1931 Plas Johnson, American saxophonist ↗
- 1931 Leon Schidlowsky, Chilean-Israeli painter and composer (died 2022) ↗
- 1930 Anand Bakshi, Indian poet and songwriter (died 2002) ↗
- 1930 Helen Merrill, American singer ↗
- 1929 Bob Orton, American wrestler (died 2006) ↗
- 1928 Sky Low Low, Canadian wrestler (died 1998) ↗
- 1926 Paul Burke, American actor (died 2009) ↗
- 1926 Norman Jewison, Canadian actor, director, and producer (died 2024) ↗
- 1926 Rahimuddin Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 7th Governor of Balochistan (died 2022) ↗
- 1926 Bill Pertwee, English actor (died 2013) ↗
- 1926 Karel Reisz, Czech-English director and producer (died 2002) ↗
- 1925 Johnny Peirson, Canadian hockey player (died 2021) ↗
- 1924 Don Knotts, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter (died 2006) ↗
- 1923 Rudolph A. Marcus, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1923 Queenie Watts, English actress and singer (died 1980) ↗
- 1922 Philomena Franz, German Romani author (died 2022) ↗
- 1922 Kay Starr, American singer (died 2016) ↗
- 1922 Mollie Sugden, English actress (died 2009) ↗
- 1921 James Cooke Brown, American sociologist and author (died 2000) ↗
- 1921 John Horsley, English actor (died 2014) ↗
- 1921 Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, Zulu sangoma (died 2020) ↗
- 1920 Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 2005) ↗
- 1920 Isaac Stern, Russian-American violinist and conductor (died 2001) ↗
- 1920 Jean Daniel, Algerian-French journalist and author (died 2020) ↗
- 1917 Alan B. Gold, Canadian lawyer and jurist (died 2005) ↗
- 1914 Aleksander Kreek, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (died 1977) ↗
- 1911 Marshall McLuhan, Canadian author and theorist (died 1980) ↗
- 1911 Umashankar Joshi, Indian author, poet, and scholar (died 1988) ↗
- 1908 Jug McSpaden, American golfer and architect (died 1996) ↗
- 1903 Russell Lee, American photographer and journalist (died 1986) ↗
- 1903 Roy Neuberger, American businessman and financier, co-founded Neuberger Berman (died 2010) ↗
- 1900 Isadora Bennett, American theatre manager and modern dance publicity agent (died 1980) ↗
- 1899 Hart Crane, American poet (died 1932) ↗
- 1899 Ernest Hemingway – American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1961) ↗
- 1898 Sara Carter, American singer-songwriter (died 1979) ↗
- 1896 Sophie Bledsoe Aberle, American anthropologist, physician and nutritionist (died 1996) ↗
- 1893 Hans Fallada, German author (died 1947) ↗
- 1891 Julius Saaristo, Finnish javelin thrower and soldier (died 1969) ↗
- 1885 Jacques Feyder, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1948) ↗
- 1882 David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator (died 1967) ↗
- 1880 Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak astronomer, general, and politician (died 1919) ↗
- 1875 Charles Gondouin, French rugby player and tug of war competitor (died 1947) ↗
- 1870 Emil Orlík, Czech painter, etcher, and lithographer (died 1932) ↗
- 1866 Carlos Schwabe, Swiss Symbolist painter and printmaker (died 1926) ↗
- 1863 C. Aubrey Smith, English-American cricketer and actor (died 1948) ↗
- 1858 Maria Christina of Austria (died 1929) ↗
- 1858 Lovis Corinth, German painter (died 1925) ↗
- 1858 Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand painter and educator (died 1941) ↗
- 1816 Paul Reuter, German-English journalist, founded Reuters (died 1899) ↗
- 1811 Robert Mackenzie, Scottish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Queensland (died 1873) ↗
- 1810 Henri Victor Regnault, French chemist and physicist (died 1878) ↗
- 1808 Simion Bărnuțiu, Romanian historian, academic, and politician (died 1864) ↗
- 1789 Vasil Aprilov, Bulgarian educator, merchant and writer (died 1847) ↗
- 1783 Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, French general (died 1853) ↗
- 1710 Paul Möhring, German physician, botanist, and zoologist (died 1792) ↗
- 1693 Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, English politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1768) ↗
- 1664 Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (died 1721) ↗
- 1654 Pedro Calungsod, Filipino catechist and sacristan; later canonized (died 1672) ↗
- 1648 John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee, Scottish general (died 1689) ↗
- 1620 Jean Picard, French astronomer (died 1682) ↗
- 1616 Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria (died 1676) ↗
- 1535 García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete, Royal Governor of Chile (died 1609) ↗
- 1476 Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (died 1534) ↗
- 1476 Anna Sforza, Italian noble (died 1497) ↗
- 1462 Queen Jeonghyeon, Korean royal consort (died 1530) ↗
- 1414 Pope Sixtus IV (died 1484) ↗
- 1030 Kyansittha, King of Burma (died 1112) ↗
- 541 Emperor Wen of Sui, emperor of the Sui dynasty (died 604) ↗
- 2025 Pau Alsina, Spanish motorcycle rider (born 2008) ↗
- 2023 Tony Bennett, American singer (born 1926) ↗
- 2020 Annie Ross, Scottish-American singer and actress (born 1930) ↗
- 2020 Andrew Mlangeni, South African political activist (born 1925) ↗
- 2018 Alene Duerk, U.S. Navy first female admiral (born 1920) ↗
- 2017 John Heard, American film and television actor (born 1946) ↗
- 2016 Dennis Green, American football player and coach (born 1949) ↗
- 2015 Robert Broberg, Swedish singer-songwriter (born 1940) ↗
- 2015 E. L. Doctorow, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (born 1931) ↗
- 2015 Nicholas Gonzalez, American physician (born 1947) ↗
- 2015 Czesław Marchaj, Polish-English sailor and academic (born 1918) ↗
- 2015 Dick Nanninga, Dutch footballer (born 1949) ↗
- 2014 Louise Abeita, Isleta Pueblo (Native American) writer, poet, and educator (born 1926) ↗
- 2014 Dan Borislow, American businessman, invented the magicJack (born 1961) ↗
- 2014 Lettice Curtis, English engineer and pilot (born 1915) ↗
- 2014 Hans-Peter Kaul, German lawyer and judge (born 1943) ↗
- 2014 Rilwanu Lukman, Nigerian engineer and politician (born 1938) ↗
- 2014 Kevin Skinner, New Zealand rugby player and boxer (born 1927) ↗
- 2013 Andrea Antonelli, Italian motorcycle racer (born 1988) ↗
- 2013 Lourembam Brojeshori Devi, Indian martial artist (born 1981) ↗
- 2013 Det de Beus, Dutch field hockey player (born 1958) ↗
- 2013 Luis Fernando Rizo-Salom, Colombian-French composer and educator (born 1971) ↗
- 2013 Fred Taylor, American football player and coach (born 1920) ↗
- 2012 Alexander Cockburn, Scottish-American journalist and author (born 1941) ↗
- 2012 Marie Kruckel, American baseball player (born 1924) ↗
- 2012 Ali Podrimja, Albanian poet and author (born 1942) ↗
- 2012 James D. Ramage, American admiral and pilot (born 1916) ↗
- 2012 Angharad Rees, English-b. Welsh actress (born 1944) ↗
- 2012 Don Wilson, English cricketer and coach (born 1937) ↗
- 2010 Luis Corvalán, Chilean educator and politician (born 1916) ↗
- 2010 Ralph Houk, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1919) ↗
- 2010 John E. Irving, Canadian businessman (born 1932) ↗
- 2008 Donald Stokes, English businessman (born 1914) ↗
- 2007 Dubravko Škiljan, Croatian linguist and academic (born 1949) ↗
- 2006 Mako Iwamatsu, Japanese-American actor and singer (born 1933) ↗
- 2006 Ta Mok, Cambodian soldier and monk (born 1926) ↗
- 2005 Long John Baldry, English-Canadian singer and actor (born 1941) ↗
- 2005 Lord Alfred Hayes, English-American wrestler and manager (born 1928) ↗
- 2004 Jerry Goldsmith, American composer and conductor (born 1929) ↗
- 2004 Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918) ↗
- 2003 John Davies, English-New Zealand runner and coach (born 1938) ↗
- 2002 Esphyr Slobodkina, Russian-American author and illustrator (born 1908) ↗
- 2000 Marc Reisner, American environmentalist and author (born 1948) ↗
- 1998 Alan Shepard, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut (born 1923) ↗
- 1998 Robert Young, American actor and singer (born 1907) ↗
- 1997 Olaf Kopvillem, Estonian-Canadian conductor and composer (born 1926) ↗
- 1994 Marijac, French author and illustrator (born 1908) ↗
- 1991 Paul Warwick, English race car driver (born 1969) ↗
- 1982 Dave Garroway, American journalist and actor (born 1913) ↗
- 1977 Lee Miller, American model and photographer (born 1907) ↗
- 1972 Ralph Craig, American sprinter and sailor (born 1889) ↗
- 1972 Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Bhutanese king (born 1928) ↗
- 1970 Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gerasimov, Russian anthropologist and sculptor (born 1907) ↗
- 1970 Bob Kalsu, American football player and lieutenant (born 1945) ↗
- 1968 Ruth St. Denis, American dancer and choreographer (born 1878) ↗
- 1967 Jimmie Foxx, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1907) ↗
- 1967 Albert Lutuli, South African academic and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1898) ↗
- 1967 Basil Rathbone, South African-American actor and singer (born 1892) ↗
- 1966 Philipp Frank, Austrian-American physicist, mathematician, and philosopher, Vienna Circle member (born 1884) ↗
- 1952 Pedro Lascuráin, Mexican politician, president for 45 minutes on February 13, 1913. (born 1856) ↗
- 1948 Arshile Gorky, Armenian-American painter and illustrator (born 1904) ↗
- 1946 Gualberto Villarroel, Bolivian soldier and politician, 45th President of Bolivia (born 1908) ↗
- 1944 Claus von Stauffenberg, German soldier who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler (born 1907) ↗
- 1943 Charley Paddock, American runner and actor (born 1900) ↗
- 1943 Louis Vauxcelles, French art critic (born 1870) ↗
- 1941 Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian poet and scholar (born 1872) ↗
- 1938 Owen Wister, American lawyer and author (born 1860) ↗
- 1932 Bill Gleason, American baseball player (born 1858) ↗
- 1928 Ellen Terry, English actress (born 1847) ↗
- 1920 Fiammetta Wilson, English astronomer and educator (born 1864) ↗
- 1899 Robert G. Ingersoll, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1833) ↗
- 1889 Nelson Dewey, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Wisconsin (born 1813) ↗
- 1880 Hiram Walden, American general and politician (born 1800) ↗
- 1878 Sam Bass, American outlaw (born 1851) ↗
- 1868 William Bland, Australian surgeon and politician (born 1789) ↗
- 1798 François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal (born 1733) ↗
- 1798 Anthony Perry, Irish rebel leader (born ca. 1760) ↗
- 1796 Robert Burns, Scottish poet and songwriter (born 1759) ↗
- 1793 Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, French admiral, explorer, and politician (born 1739) ↗
- 1688 James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1610) ↗
- 1552 Antonio de Mendoza, Spanish politician, 1st Viceroy of New Spain (born 1495) ↗
- 1425 Manuel II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (born 1350) ↗
- 1403 Henry Percy, English soldier (born 1364) ↗
- 1403 Sir Walter Blount, English soldier, standard-bearer of Henry IV ↗
- 1403 Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford, English soldier ↗
- 1259 Gojong of Goryeo ↗
- 987 Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou ↗
- 710 Li Guo'er, princess of the Tang dynasty ↗
- 710 Wei, empress of the Tang dynasty ↗
- 710 Shangguan Wan'er, Chinese poet (born 664) ↗
- 658 K'an II, Mayan ruler (born 588) ↗