59 Events
238 Births
106 Deaths
- 2018 A wildfire in East Attica kills at least 102 people. It is the deadliest wildfire in the history of Greece. ↗
- 2015 NASA announces discovery of Kepler-452b by the Kepler space telescope. ↗
- 2014 TransAsia Airways Flight 222 crashes in Xixi village near Huxi, Penghu, during approach to Penghu Airport. Forty-eight of the 58 people on board are killed and five more people on the ground are injured. ↗
- 2012 The Solar storm of 2012 was an unusually large coronal mass ejection that was emitted by the Sun which barely missed the Earth by nine days. If it hit, it would have caused up to US$2.6 trillion in damages to electrical equipment worldwide. ↗
- 2011 A high-speed train rear-ends another on a viaduct on the Yongtaiwen railway line in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China, resulting in 40 deaths. ↗
- 2010 The English-Irish boy band One Direction were formed while auditioning for the 2010 series of the British singing competition The X Factor. ↗
- 2005 Three bombs explode in the Naama Bay area of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people. ↗
- 2001 Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn in as the first female president of Indonesia following her predecessor's impeachment. ↗
- 1999 ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan by Yuji Nishizawa. ↗
- 1999 Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-93, with Eileen Collins becoming the first female space shuttle commander. The shuttle also carried and deployed the Chandra X-ray Observatory. ↗
- 1997 Digital Equipment Corporation files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel. ↗
- 1995 Comet Hale–Bopp is discovered; it becomes visible to the naked eye on Earth nearly a year later. ↗
- 1993 China Northwest Airlines Flight 2119 crashes during takeoff from Yinchuan Xihuayuan Airport in Yinchuan, Ningxia, China, killing 55 people. ↗
- 1992 A Vatican commission, led by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, establishes that limiting certain rights of homosexual people and non-married couples is not equivalent to discrimination on grounds of race or gender. ↗
- 1992 Abkhazia declares independence from Georgia. ↗
- 1988 General Ne Win, effective ruler of Burma since 1962, resigns after pro-democracy protests. ↗
- 1983 Thirteen Sri Lanka Army soldiers are killed after a deadly ambush by the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. ↗
- 1983 Gimli Glider: Air Canada Flight 143 runs out of fuel and makes a deadstick landing at Gimli, Manitoba. ↗
- 1982 Outside Santa Clarita, California, actor Vic Morrow and two children are killed when a helicopter crashes onto them while shooting a scene from Twilight Zone: The Movie. ↗
- 1980 Phạm Tuân becomes the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flies aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut. ↗
- 1974 The Greek military junta collapses, and former Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis is invited to lead the new government, beginning Greece's metapolitefsi era. ↗
- 1972 The United States launches Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite. ↗
- 1970 Qaboos bin Said al Said becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur initiating massive reforms, modernization programs and end to a decade long civil war. ↗
- 1968 Glenville shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization and the Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days. ↗
- 1968 The only successful hijacking of an El Al aircraft takes place when a Boeing 707 carrying ten crew and 38 passengers is taken over by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The aircraft was en route from Rome, to Lod, Israel. ↗
- 1967 Detroit Riots: In Detroit, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city. It ultimately kills 43 people, injures 342 and burns about 1,400 buildings. ↗
- 1962 Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite. ↗
- 1962 The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed. ↗
- 1962 Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. ↗
- 1961 The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua. ↗
- 1952 General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt. ↗
- 1945 The post-war legal processes against Philippe Pétain begin. ↗
- 1943 The Rayleigh bath chair murder occurred in Rayleigh, Essex, England. ↗
- 1943 World War II: The British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMS Newfoundland. ↗
- 1942 World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin on the Eastern Front. ↗
- 1942 Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad. ↗
- 1940 The United States' Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles issues a declaration on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. ↗
- 1936 In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties. ↗
- 1927 The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay. ↗
- 1926 Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film. ↗
- 1921 The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is established at the founding National Congress. ↗
- 1919 Prince Regent Aleksander Karađorđević signs the decree establishing the University of Ljubljana ↗
- 1914 July Crisis: Austria-Hungary issues a series of demands in an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia demanding Serbia to allow the Austrians to determine who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Serbia accepts all but one of those demands and Austria declares war on July 28. ↗
- 1908 The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans. ↗
- 1906 The Amsden Building collapse in Framingham, Massachusetts, U.S., claimed 12 lives. ↗
- 1903 The Ford Motor Company sells its first car. ↗
- 1900 Pressed by expanding immigration, Canada closes its doors to paupers and criminals. ↗
- 1881 The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires. ↗
- 1874 Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India. ↗
- 1862 American Civil War: Henry Halleck becomes general-in-chief of the Union Army. ↗
- 1840 The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union. ↗
- 1829 In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter. ↗
- 1821 While the Mora Rebellion continues, Greeks capture Monemvasia Castle. Turkish troops and citizens are transferred to Asia Minor's coasts. ↗
- 1813 Sir Thomas Maitland is appointed as the first Governor of Malta, transforming the island from a British protectorate to a de facto colony. ↗
- 1793 Kingdom of Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France. ↗
- 1677 Scanian War: Denmark–Norway captures the harbor town of Marstrand from Sweden. ↗
- 1632 Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe, France. ↗
- 1319 A Knights Hospitaller fleet scores a crushing victory over an Aydinid fleet off Chios. ↗
- 811 Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I plunders the Bulgarian capital of Pliska and captures Khan Krum's treasury. ↗
- 2003 Alex Consani, Model and Influencer ↗
- 2002 Séléna Janicijevic, French tennis player ↗
- 2001 Lily Phillips, British pornographic actress ↗
- 1998 Deandre Ayton, Bahamian basketball player ↗
- 1996 Alexandra Andresen, Norwegian heiress and equestrian ↗
- 1996 David Dobrik, Slovak YouTube personality ↗
- 1996 Kasperi Kapanen, Finnish ice hockey player ↗
- 1992 Danny Ings, English footballer ↗
- 1991 Lauren Mitchell, Australian gymnast ↗
- 1991 Jarrod Wallace, Australian rugby league footballer ↗
- 1990 Kevin Reynolds, Canadian figure skater ↗
- 1989 Daniel Radcliffe, English actor ↗
- 1989 Donald Young, American tennis player ↗
- 1989 Harris English, American professional golfer ↗
- 1987 Alessio Cerci, Italian footballer ↗
- 1987 Felipe Dylon, Brazilian singer ↗
- 1987 Serdar Kurtuluş, Turkish footballer ↗
- 1987 Julien Ribaudo, Belgian politician ↗
- 1986 Aya Uchida, Japanese voice actress and singer ↗
- 1986 Nelson Philippe, French race car driver ↗
- 1986 Yelena Sokolova, Russian long jumper ↗
- 1985 Tessa Bonhomme, Canadian ice hockey player and sports broadcaster ↗
- 1985 Luis Ángel Landín, Mexican footballer ↗
- 1984 Walter Gargano, Uruguayan footballer ↗
- 1984 Matthew Murphy, English singer and guitarist ↗
- 1984 Brandon Roy, American basketball player ↗
- 1984 Celeste Thorson, American actress, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1983 Bec Hewitt, Australian actress ↗
- 1983 Aaron Peirsol, American swimmer ↗
- 1983 David Strettle, English rugby player ↗
- 1982 Ömer Aysan Barış, Turkish footballer ↗
- 1982 Joe Mather, American baseball player ↗
- 1982 Gökhan Ünal, Turkish footballer ↗
- 1982 Gerald Wallace, American basketball player ↗
- 1982 Paul Wesley, American actor, director, and producer ↗
- 1982 Pia Maria Wieninger, Austrian politician ↗
- 1981 Steve Jocz, Canadian singer-songwriter, drummer, and director ↗
- 1981 Dmitriy Karpov, Kazakhstani decathlete ↗
- 1981 Aleksandr Kulik, Estonian footballer ↗
- 1981 Jarkko Nieminen, Finnish tennis player ↗
- 1980 Daniel McClellan, American biblical scholar and social media personality ↗
- 1980 Sandeep Parikh, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1979 Perro Aguayo Jr., Mexican wrestler and promoter (died 2015) ↗
- 1979 Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Greek footballer ↗
- 1979 Richard Sims, Zimbabwean cricketer ↗
- 1979 Ricardo Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver ↗
- 1979 Cathleen Tschirch, German sprinter ↗
- 1979 Michelle Williams – American singer-songwriter and actress ↗
- 1978 Stuart Elliott, Northern Irish footballer ↗
- 1978 Stefanie Sun, Singaporean singer-songwriter and pianist ↗
- 1978 Lauren Groff – American novelist and short story writer ↗
- 1977 Scott Clemmensen, American ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1977 Gail Emms, English badminton player ↗
- 1977 Néicer Reasco, Ecuadorian footballer ↗
- 1977 Shawn Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1976 Judit Polgár, Hungarian chess player ↗
- 1975 Dan Rogerson, Cornish politician ↗
- 1974 Terry Glenn, American football player and coach (died 2017) ↗
- 1974 Maurice Greene, American sprinter ↗
- 1974 Rik Verbrugghe, Belgian cyclist ↗
- 1973 Nomar Garciaparra, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1973 Kathryn Hahn, American actress ↗
- 1973 Fran Healy, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1973 Monica Lewinsky, American activist and former White House intern ↗
- 1973 Himesh Reshammiya, Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director ↗
- 1973 Andrea Scanavacca, Italian rugby player and manager ↗
- 1972 Suat Kılıç, Turkish journalist, lawyer, and politician, former Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports ↗
- 1972 Floyd Reifer, Barbadian cricketer and coach ↗
- 1972 Marlon Wayans, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1971 Dalvin DeGrate, American rapper and producer ↗
- 1971 Alison Krauss, American singer-songwriter and fiddler ↗
- 1971 Joel Stein, American journalist ↗
- 1970 Charisma Carpenter, American actress ↗
- 1970 Thea Dorn, German author and playwright ↗
- 1970 Sam Watters, American singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1970 Saulius Skvernelis, 13th Prime Minister of Lithuania ↗
- 1969 Andrew Cassels, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1969 Raphael Warnock, American politician and minister ↗
- 1968 Elden Campbell, American basketball player ↗
- 1968 Gary Payton, American basketball player and actor ↗
- 1968 Stephanie Seymour, American model and actress ↗
- 1967 Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor, director, and producer (died 2014) ↗
- 1965 Rob Dickinson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1965 Slash, English-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1964 Uwe Barth, German politician ↗
- 1964 Nick Menza, German drummer and songwriter (died 2016) ↗
- 1963 Slobodan Zivojinovic, Serbian tennis player ↗
- 1962 Eriq La Salle, American actor, director, and producer ↗
- 1962 Mark Laurie, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1962 Alain Lefèvre, Canadian pianist and composer ↗
- 1961 André Ducharme, Canadian comedian and author ↗
- 1961 Michael Durant, American pilot and author ↗
- 1961 Martin Gore, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1961 Woody Harrelson, American actor and activist ↗
- 1961 Milind Gunaji, Indian actor, model, television show host, and author ↗
- 1960 Gary Ella, Australian rugby player ↗
- 1960 Susan Graham, American soprano and educator ↗
- 1960 Al Perez, American wrestler ↗
- 1959 Nancy Savoca, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1958 Ken Green, American golfer ↗
- 1958 Tomy Winata, Indonesian businessman and philanthropist, founded the Artha Graha Peduli Foundation ↗
- 1957 Jo Brand, English comedian, actress, and screenwriter ↗
- 1957 Nikos Galis, American basketball player ↗
- 1957 Theo van Gogh, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2004) ↗
- 1957 Quentin Willson, English TV presenter, Top Gear ↗
- 1953 Graham Gooch, English cricketer and coach ↗
- 1953 Najib Razak, Malaysian politician, 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia ↗
- 1952 Paul Hibbert, Australian cricketer and coach (died 2008) ↗
- 1952 Bill Nyrop, American ice hockey player and coach (died 1995) ↗
- 1952 John Rutsey, Canadian drummer (died 2008) ↗
- 1952 Janis Siegel, American jazz singer ↗
- 1950 Alex Kozinski, Romanian-born American lawyer and judge ↗
- 1950 Ian Thomas, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1950 Blair Thornton, Canadian guitarist and songwriter ↗
- 1950 Alan Turner, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1949 Clive Rice, South African cricketer and coach (died 2015) ↗
- 1949 Wasyl Medwit, Polish-born Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarch (died 2024) ↗
- 1948 Ross Cranston, Australian-English lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales ↗
- 1948 John Cushnahan, Northern Irish educator and politician ↗
- 1948 John Hall, American politician ↗
- 1948 Stanisław Targosz, Polish general (died 2013) ↗
- 1947 Gardner Dozois, American journalist and author (died 2018) ↗
- 1947 David Essex, English singer-songwriter, and actor ↗
- 1947 Torsten Palm, Swedish race car driver ↗
- 1947 Robin Simon, English historian, critic, and academic ↗
- 1946 Andy Mackay, English oboe player and composer ↗
- 1946 René Ricard, American poet, painter, and critic (died 2014) ↗
- 1945 Edward Gregson, English composer and educator ↗
- 1945 Jon Sammels, English footballer ↗
- 1944 Dino Danelli, American drummer (died 2022) ↗
- 1944 Maria João Pires, Portuguese pianist ↗
- 1943 Randall Forsberg, American scientist (died 2007) ↗
- 1943 Tony Joe White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2018) ↗
- 1942 Sallyanne Atkinson, Australian journalist and politician, Lord Mayor of Brisbane ↗
- 1942 Madeline Bell, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1942 Richard E. Dauch, American businessman, co-founded American Axle (died 2013) ↗
- 1942 Dimitris Liantinis, Greek philosopher and author (died 1998) ↗
- 1941 Christopher Andrew, English historian and academic ↗
- 1941 Richie Evans, American race car driver (died 1985) ↗
- 1941 Sergio Mattarella, Italian lawyer, judge, and politician, 12th President of Italy ↗
- 1940 Danielle Collobert, French author, poet, and journalist (died 1978) ↗
- 1940 Don Imus, American radio host (died 2019) ↗
- 1940 John Nichols, American novelist (died 2023) ↗
- 1940 Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian economist and politician, Italian Minister of Finance (died 2010) ↗
- 1938 Juliet Anderson, American porn actress and producer (died 2010) ↗
- 1938 Ronny Cox, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor ↗
- 1938 Charles Harrelson, American murderer (died 2007) ↗
- 1938 Bert Newton, Australian actor and television host (died 2021) ↗
- 1937 Dave Webster, American football player and engineer (died 2006) ↗
- 1936 Don Drysdale, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1993) ↗
- 1936 Anthony Kennedy, American lawyer and jurist ↗
- 1935 Jim Hall, American race car driver ↗
- 1933 Raimund Abraham, Austrian architect, designed the Austrian Cultural Forum (died 2010) ↗
- 1933 Bert Convy, American actor, singer, and game show host (died 1991) ↗
- 1933 Benedict Groeschel, American priest, psychologist, and talk show host (died 2014) ↗
- 1933 Richard Rogers, Italian-English architect, designed the Millennium Dome and Lloyd's building (died 2021) ↗
- 1931 Te Atairangikaahu, Māori queen (died 2006) ↗
- 1931 Claude Fournier, Canadian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (died 2023) ↗
- 1931 Guy Fournier, Canadian author and screenwriter ↗
- 1929 Danny Barcelona, American drummer (died 2007) ↗
- 1929 Lateef Jakande, Nigerian journalist and politician, 5th Governor of Lagos State (died 2021) ↗
- 1928 Leon Fleisher, American pianist and conductor (died 2020) ↗
- 1928 Vera Rubin, American astronomer and academic (died 2016) ↗
- 1928 Hubert Selby, Jr., American author and screenwriter (died 2004) ↗
- 1927 Gérard Brach, French director and screenwriter (died 2006) ↗
- 1926 Ludvík Vaculík, Czech journalist and author (died 2015) ↗
- 1925 Tajuddin Ahmad, Bangladeshi politician, 1st Prime Minister of Bangladesh (died 1975) ↗
- 1925 Quett Masire, Botswana politician, the former Vice-President of Botswana (died 2017) ↗
- 1925 Alain Decaux, French historian and author (died 2016) ↗
- 1925 Gloria DeHaven, American actress and singer (died 2016) ↗
- 1924 Gavin Lambert, English-American screenwriter and author (died 2005) ↗
- 1924 Gazanfer Bilge, Turkish wrestler (died 2008) ↗
- 1923 Morris Halle, Latvian-American linguist and academic (died 2018) ↗
- 1922 Damiano Damiani, Italian director and screenwriter (died 2013) ↗
- 1922 Jenny Pike, Canadian WWII servicewoman and photographer (died 2004) ↗
- 1921 Calvert DeForest, American actor (died 2007) ↗
- 1918 Abraham Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch comedian and actor (died 2005) ↗
- 1918 Ruth Duccini, American actress (died 2014) ↗
- 1918 Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1999) ↗
- 1916 Laurel Martyn, Australian ballerina and choreographer (died 2013) ↗
- 1914 Nassos Daphnis, Greek-American painter (died 2010) ↗
- 1914 Virgil Finlay, American illustrator (died 1971) ↗
- 1914 Elly Annie Schneider, German-American actress (died 2004) ↗
- 1913 Michael Foot, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Employment (died 2010) ↗
- 1912 M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (died 2015) ↗
- 1912 Michael Wilding, English actor (died 1979) ↗
- 1906 Vladimir Prelog, Croatian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998) ↗
- 1906 Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian activist (died 1931) ↗
- 1905 Leopold Engleitner, Austrian author and educator (died 2013) ↗
- 1901 Hank Worden, American actor and singer (died 1992) ↗
- 1901 Isabel Luberza Oppenheimer, Puerto Rican brothel owner and madam in barrio Maragüez, Ponce, Puerto Rico (died 1974) ↗
- 1900 Julia Davis Adams, American author and journalist (died 1993) ↗
- 1900 John Babcock, Canadian-American sergeant (died 2010) ↗
- 1900 Inger Margrethe Boberg, Danish folklore researcher and writer (died 1957) ↗
- 1899 Gustav Heinemann, German lawyer and politician, 3rd President of West Germany (died 1976) ↗
- 1898 Daniel Cosío Villegas, Mexican historian, economist (died 1976) ↗
- 1898 Bengt Djurberg, Swedish actor and singer (died 1941) ↗
- 1898 Red Dutton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1987) ↗
- 1898 Herman Kruusenberg, Estonian wrestler (died 1970) ↗
- 1898 Jacob Marschak, Ukrainian-American economist, journalist, and author (died 1977) ↗
- 1895 Aileen Pringle, American actress (died 1989) ↗
- 1894 Arthur Treacher, English-American actor and television personality (died 1975) ↗
- 1892 Haile Selassie, Ethiopian emperor (died 1975) ↗
- 1891 Louis T. Wright, American surgeon and civil rights activist (died 1952) ↗
- 1888 Raymond Chandler, American crime novelist and screenwriter (died 1959) ↗
- 1886 Salvador de Madariaga, Spanish historian and diplomat (died 1978) ↗
- 1886 Walter H. Schottky, Swiss-German physicist and engineer (died 1976) ↗
- 1885 Izaak Killam, Canadian financier and philanthropist (died 1955) ↗
- 1885 Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman, created Prince Matchabelli perfume (died 1935) ↗
- 1884 Emil Jannings, Swiss-German actor (died 1950) ↗
- 1883 Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, French-English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of the County of London (died 1963) ↗
- 1882 Kâzım Karabekir, Turkish general and politician, 5th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (died 1948) ↗
- 1878 James Thomas Milton Anderson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Saskatchewan (died 1946) ↗
- 1866 Francesco Cilea, Italian composer and academic (died 1950) ↗
- 1865 Henry Norris, English businessman and politician (died 1934) ↗
- 1864 Apolinario Mabini, Filipino lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines (died 1903) ↗
- 1856 Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian lawyer and journalist (died 1920) ↗
- 1854 Ernest Belfort Bax, English barrister, journalist, philosopher, men's rights advocate, socialist and historian (died 1926) ↗
- 1851 Peder Severin Krøyer, Norwegian-Danish painter (died 1909) ↗
- 1838 Édouard Colonne, French violinist and conductor (died 1910) ↗
- 1823 Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian archbishop and missionary (died 1894) ↗
- 1802 Manuel María Lombardini, Mexican general and president (died 1853) ↗
- 1796 Franz Berwald, Swedish surgeon and composer (died 1868) ↗
- 1777 Philipp Otto Runge, German painter and illustrator (died 1810) ↗
- 1775 Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (died 1812) ↗
- 1773 Thomas Brisbane, Scottish general and politician, 6th Governor of New South Wales (died 1860) ↗
- 1773 Abraham Colles, Irish anatomist (died 1841) ↗
- 1713 Luís António Verney, Portuguese philosopher and pedagogue (died 1792) ↗
- 1705 Francis Blomefield, English historian and author (died 1752) ↗
- 1649 Pope Clement XI (died 1721) ↗
- 1635 Adam Dollard des Ormeaux, New France garrison commander (died 1660) ↗
- 1614 Bonaventura Peeters the Elder, Flemish painter (died 1652) ↗
- 1503 Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (died 1547) ↗
- 1441 Danjong of Joseon, King of Joseon (died 1457) ↗
- 1401 Francesco I Sforza, Italian husband of Bianca Maria Visconti (died 1466) ↗
- 1370 Pier Paolo Vergerio the Elder, humanist (died 1444 or 1445) ↗
- 1339 Louis I, Duke of Anjou (died 1384) ↗
- 1301 Otto, Duke of Austria (died 1339) ↗
- 2024 Robin Warren, Australian pathologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1937) ↗
- 2022 Zayar Thaw, Burmese politician and rapper (born 1981) ↗
- 2022 Kyaw Min Yu, Burmese political activist (born 1969) ↗
- 2017 John Kundla, American basketball coach (born 1916) ↗
- 2015 Shigeko Kubota, Japanese-American sculptor and director (born 1937) ↗
- 2015 Don Oberdorfer, American journalist, author, and academic (born 1931) ↗
- 2015 William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (born 1926) ↗
- 2014 Dora Bryan, English actress and restaurateur (born 1923) ↗
- 2014 Norman Leyden, American composer and conductor (born 1917) ↗
- 2014 Ariano Suassuna, Brazilian author and playwright (born 1927) ↗
- 2014 Jordan Tabor, English footballer (born 1990) ↗
- 2013 Rona Anderson, Scottish actress (born 1926) ↗
- 2013 Pauline Clarke, English author (born 1921) ↗
- 2013 Ling Ma – American diplomat (born 1944) ↗
- 2013 Dominguinhos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (born 1941) ↗
- 2013 Emile Griffith, American boxer and trainer (born 1938) ↗
- 2013 Kim Jong-hak, South Korean director and producer (born 1951) ↗
- 2013 Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer (born 1929) ↗
- 2012 Margaret Mahy, New Zealand author (born 1936) ↗
- 2012 Sally Ride, American physicist and astronaut (born 1951) ↗
- 2012 Lakshmi Sahgal, Indian soldier and politician (born 1914) ↗
- 2012 Esther Tusquets, Spanish publisher and author (born 1936) ↗
- 2012 José Luis Uribarri, Spanish television host and director (born 1936) ↗
- 2011 Amy Winehouse – English singer-songwriter (born 1983) ↗
- 2010 Daniel Schorr, American journalist and author (born 1916) ↗
- 2009 E. Lynn Harris, American author and screenwriter (born 1955) ↗
- 2008 Kurt Furgler, Swiss lawyer and politician, 70th President of the Swiss Confederation (born 1924) ↗
- 2007 Ron Miller, American songwriter and producer (born 1933) ↗
- 2007 Mohammed Zahir Shah, Afghan king (born 1914) ↗
- 2006 Jean-Paul Desbiens, Canadian journalist and academic (born 1927) ↗
- 2005 Ted Greene, American guitarist and journalist (born 1946) ↗
- 2004 Mehmood Ali, Indian actor, director, and producer (born 1932) ↗
- 2004 Carlos Paredes, Portuguese guitarist and composer (born 1925) ↗
- 2004 Piero Piccioni, Italian pianist, conductor, and composer (born 1921) ↗
- 2003 James E. Davis, American police officer and politician (born 1962) ↗
- 2002 Leo McKern, Australian-English actor (born 1920) ↗
- 2002 William Luther Pierce, American activist and author (born 1933) ↗
- 2002 Chaim Potok, American novelist and rabbi (born 1929) ↗
- 2002 Clark Gesner, American author and composer (born 1938) ↗
- 2001 Eudora Welty, American novelist and short story writer (born 1909) ↗
- 1999 Hassan II of Morocco (born 1929) ↗
- 1997 Chūhei Nambu, Japanese jumper and journalist (born 1904) ↗
- 1996 Jean Muir, American actress (born 1911) ↗
- 1990 Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese engineer (born 1899) ↗
- 1989 Donald Barthelme, American short story writer and novelist (born 1931) ↗
- 1985 Johnny Wardle, English cricketer and manager (born 1923) ↗
- 1983 Georges Auric, French composer (born 1899) ↗
- 1982 Vic Morrow, American actor (born 1929) ↗
- 1980 Sarto Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (born 1908) ↗
- 1980 Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player and songwriter (born 1948) ↗
- 1980 Mollie Steimer, Ukrainian activist (born 1897) ↗
- 1979 Joseph Kessel, French journalist and author (born 1898) ↗
- 1978 Kamil Tolon, Turkish industrialist (born 1912) ↗
- 1973 Eddie Rickenbacker, American pilot and race car driver, founded Rickenbacker Motors (born 1890) ↗
- 1972 Esther Applin, American geologist and paleontologist (born 1895) ↗
- 1971 Van Heflin, American actor (born 1910) ↗
- 1970 Eino Tainio, Finnish politician (born 1905) ↗
- 1968 Henry Hallett Dale, English pharmacologist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1875) ↗
- 1966 Montgomery Clift, American actor (born 1920) ↗
- 1957 Bob Shiring, American football player and coach (born 1870) ↗
- 1955 Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1871) ↗
- 1954 Herman Groman, American runner (born 1882) ↗
- 1951 Robert J. Flaherty, American director and producer (born 1884) ↗
- 1951 Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France (born 1856) ↗
- 1950 Shigenori Tōgō, Japanese politician and diplomat, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1882) ↗
- 1948 D. W. Griffith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1875) ↗
- 1942 Adam Czerniaków, Polish engineer and politician (born 1880) ↗
- 1942 Andy Ducat, English cricketer and footballer (born 1886) ↗
- 1941 George Lyman Kittredge, American scholar and educator (born 1860) ↗
- 1941 José Quiñones Gonzales, Peruvian soldier and pilot (born 1914) ↗
- 1936 Anna Abrikosova, Russian linguist (born 1882) ↗
- 1932 Tenby Davies, Welsh runner (born 1884) ↗
- 1930 Glenn Curtiss, American pilot and engineer (born 1878) ↗
- 1927 Reginald Dyer, British brigadier general (born 1864) ↗
- 1926 Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (born 1848) ↗
- 1924 Frank Frost Abbott, American author and scholar (born 1850) ↗
- 1920 Conrad Kohrs, German-American rancher and politician (born 1835) ↗
- 1919 Spyridon Lambros, Greek historian and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1851) ↗
- 1916 William Ramsay, Scottish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1852) ↗
- 1909 Frederick Holder, Australian politician, 19th Premier of South Australia (born 1850) ↗
- 1904 John Douglas, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of Queensland (born 1828) ↗
- 1885 Ulysses S. Grant – American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (born 1822) ↗
- 1878 Carl von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician, pathologist, and politician (born 1804) ↗
- 1875 Isaac Singer, American businessman, founded the Singer Corporation (born 1811) ↗
- 1853 Andries Pretorius, South African general (born 1798) ↗
- 1833 Anselmo de la Cruz, Chilean politician, Chilean Minister of Finance (born 1777) ↗
- 1793 Roger Sherman, American lawyer and politician (born 1721) ↗
- 1781 John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor and politician (born 1724) ↗
- 1773 George Edwards, English biologist and ornithologist (born 1693) ↗
- 1757 Domenico Scarlatti, Italian harpsichord player and composer (born 1685) ↗
- 1727 Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, English politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (born 1661) ↗
- 1692 Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (born 1613) ↗
- 1645 Michael I, Russian tsar (born 1596) ↗
- 1596 Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon (born 1526) ↗
- 1584 John Day, English printer (born 1522) ↗
- 1562 Götz von Berlichingen, German knight and poet (born 1480) ↗
- 1536 Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1519) ↗
- 1531 Louis de Brézé, French husband of Diane de Poitiers ↗
- 1403 Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, English rebel (born 1343) ↗
- 1373 Bridget of Sweden, Swedish mystic and saint, founded the Bridgettine Order (born 1303) ↗
- 1298 Thoros III, Armenian king (born c. 1271) ↗
- 1227 Qiu Chuji, Chinese religious leader, founded the Dragon Gate Taoism (born 1148) ↗
- 1100 Warner of Grez, French nobleman, relative of Godfrey of Bouillon ↗
- 1065 Gunter of Bamberg, bishop of Bamberg (c. 1025/1030) ↗
- 997 Nuh II, Samanid emir (born 963) ↗
- 955 He Ning, Chinese chancellor (born 898) ↗