On This Day: July 28 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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46 Events 174 Births 115 Deaths

2022 Catastrophic floods devastate Eastern Kentucky, resulting in 45 fatalities and causing damage to thousands of homes and businesses. ↗
2018 Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. ↗
2017 Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges. ↗
2011 While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board. ↗
2010 Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan history and the first involving an Airbus A321. ↗
2005 The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty-year-long armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland. ↗
2002 Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground. ↗
2002 Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing 14 of the 16 people on board. ↗
2001 Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting. ↗
1996 The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man. ↗
1984 Olympic Games: Games of the XXIII Olympiad: The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles. ↗
1976 The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People's Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851. ↗
1974 Spetsgruppa A, Russia's elite special force, was formed. ↗
1973 Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway. ↗
1965 Vietnam War: U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000. ↗
1962 Beginning of the 8th World Festival of Youth and Students. ↗
1960 The German Volkswagen Act comes into force. ↗
1957 Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, western Kyushu, Japan, kills 992. ↗
1945 A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26. ↗
1943 World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians. ↗
1942 World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military court, with punishment ranging from duty in a shtrafbat battalion, imprisonment in a Gulag, or execution. ↗
1939 The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered. ↗
1938 Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service. ↗
1935 First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. ↗
1932 During the Great Depression, U.S. president Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C. ↗
1917 Anti-lynching movement: The Silent Parade takes place in New York City, in protest against murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans. ↗
1915 The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti. ↗
1914 World War I: In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on the Kingdom of Serbia and begins the Great War. ↗
1911 The Australasian Antarctic Expedition began as the SY Aurora departed London. ↗
1896 The city of Miami is incorporated. ↗
1883 A moderate earthquake measuring magnitude 4.3–5.2 strikes the Italian island of Ischia, killing over 2,300 people. ↗
1868 The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law. ↗
1866 At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln). ↗
1864 American Civil War: In the Battle of Ezra Church, Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt under General John Bell Hood to prevent Union forces led by General William T. Sherman from approaching Atlanta, Georgia. ↗
1854 USS Constellation (1854), the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy and current museum ship in Baltimore Harbor, is commissioned. ↗
1821 José de San Martín declares the independence of Peru from Spain. ↗
1809 Peninsular War: Sir Arthur Wellesley's British, Portuguese and Spanish army repulse a French force led by Joseph Bonaparte in the Battle of Talavera. ↗
1808 Mahmud II became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam. ↗
1794 French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just are executed by guillotine in Paris, France. ↗
1778 Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain. ↗
1656 Second Northern War: Battle of Warsaw begins. ↗
1635 Eighty Years' War: The Spanish capture the strategic Dutch fortress of Schenkenschans. ↗
1571 La Laguna encomienda, known today as the Laguna province in the Philippines, is founded by the Spaniards as one of the oldest encomiendas (provinces) in the country. ↗
1540 Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard. ↗
1402 Ottoman-Timurid Wars: Battle of Ankara: Timur, ruler of Timurid Empire, defeats forces of the Ottoman Empire sultan Bayezid I. ↗
1364 Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina. ↗

2003 Malik Nabers, American football player ↗
2000 Emile Smith Rowe, English footballer ↗
1999 GloRilla, American rapper ↗
1996 Harriet Dart, British tennis player ↗
1994 Walker Buehler, American baseball player ↗
1994 Hyojung, South Korean singer ↗
1993 Harry Kane, English footballer ↗
1993 Evan Rodrigues, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1993 Cher Lloyd, English singer ↗
1992 Spencer Boldman, American actor ↗
1990 Soulja Boy, American rapper, producer, and actor ↗
1990 Simone Pizzuti, Italian footballer ↗
1988 Gunnar Nelson, Icelandic professional fighter and mixed martial artist ↗
1987 Yevhen Khacheridi, Ukrainian-Greek footballer ↗
1987 Pedro, Spanish footballer ↗
1987 Christofer Ranzmaier, Austrian politician ↗
1986 Alexandra Chando, American actress ↗
1986 Lauri Korpikoski, Finnish ice hockey player ↗
1985 Mathieu Debuchy, French footballer ↗
1985 Dustin Milligan, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1984 Ali Krieger, American soccer player ↗
1984 Zach Parise, American ice hockey player ↗
1984 DeMeco Ryans, American football player and coach ↗
1984 John David Washington, American actor and football player ↗
1983 Sam Dastyari, Iranian-Australian politician ↗
1983 Cody Hay, Canadian figure skater ↗
1983 Ilir Latifi, Swedish-Kosovar mixed martial artist ↗
1982 Cain Velasquez, Mexican-American mixed martial artist and wrestler ↗
1981 Michael Carrick, English footballer and coach ↗
1981 Willie Green, American basketball player and coach ↗
1979 Henrik Hansen, Danish footballer ↗
1979 Birgitta Haukdal, Icelandic singer-songwriter and producer ↗
1979 Lee Min-woo, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer ↗
1979 Alena Popchanka, Belarusian-French swimmer and coach ↗
1978 Kārlis Vērdiņš, Latvian poet ↗
1978 Hitomi Yaida, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1977 Aki Berg, Finnish-Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1977 Manu Ginóbili, Argentinian basketball player ↗
1977 Miyabiyama Tetsushi, Japanese sumo wrestler ↗
1976 Jacoby Shaddix, American singer-songwriter ↗
1975 Leonor Watling, Spanish actress ↗
1974 Afroman, American rapper and comedian ↗
1974 Elizabeth Berkley, American actress ↗
1974 Alexis Tsipras, Greek engineer and politician, 186th Prime Minister of Greece ↗
1973 Marc Dupré, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1973 Steve Staios, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1972 Robert Chapman, English cricketer ↗
1971 Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Iraqi leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (died 2019) ↗
1971 Ludmilla Lacueva Canut, Andorran writer ↗
1971 Stephen Lynch, American singer-songwriter and actor ↗
1971 Annie Perreault, Canadian speed skater ↗
1970 Michael Amott, Swedish guitarist and songwriter ↗
1970 Isabelle Brasseur, Canadian figure skater ↗
1970 Paul Strang, Zimbabwean cricketer and coach ↗
1969 Alexis Arquette, American actress (died 2016) ↗
1969 Garth Snow, American ice hockey player and manager ↗
1969 Dana White, American businessman, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship ↗
1967 Taka Hirose, Japanese bass player ↗
1966 Sossina M. Haile, Ethiopian American chemist ↗
1966 Miguel Ángel Nadal, Spanish footballer ↗
1966 Jimmy Pardo, American stand-up comedian, actor, and host ↗
1966 Shikao Suga, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1965 Priscilla Chan, Hong Kong singer ↗
1964 Lori Loughlin, American actress ↗
1962 Rachel Sweet, American singer, television writer, and actress ↗
1961 Yannick Dalmas, French racing driver ↗
1960 Luiz Fernando Carvalho, Brazilian director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1960 Jon J. Muth, American author and illustrator ↗
1960 Yōichi Takahashi, Japanese illustrator ↗
1959 William T. Vollmann, American novelist, short story writer and journalist ↗
1958 Terry Fox, Canadian runner and activist (died 1981) ↗
1958 Michael Hitchcock, American actor, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1956 John Feinstein, American sportswriter and commentator (died 2025) ↗
1956 Robert Swan, English explorer ↗
1954 Hugo Chávez, Venezuelan colonel and politician, President of Venezuela (died 2013) ↗
1954 Gerd Faltings, German mathematician and academic ↗
1954 Steve Morse, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1954 Mikey Sheehy, Irish footballer ↗
1952 Glenn A. Baker, Australian journalist and author ↗
1952 Vajiralongkorn, King of Thailand ↗
1951 Santiago Calatrava, Spanish architect and engineer, designed the Athens Olympic Sports Complex ↗
1951 Doug Collins, American basketball player and coach ↗
1951 Gregg Giuffria, American rock musician and businessman ↗
1951 Ray Kennedy, English footballer (died 2021) ↗
1950 Shahyar Ghanbari, Iranian singer-songwriter ↗
1950 Tapley Seaton, Kittitian politician, 4th Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (died 2023) ↗
1949 Vida Blue, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023) ↗
1949 Randall Wallace, American screenwriter and producer ↗
1948 Gerald Casale, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director ↗
1948 Eiichi Ohtaki, Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (died 2013) ↗
1947 Peter Cosgrove, Australian general and politician, 26th Governor General of Australia ↗
1947 Sally Struthers, American actress ↗
1946 Jonathan Edwards, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1946 Linda Kelsey, American actress ↗
1946 Fahmida Riaz, Pakistani poet and activist (died 2018) ↗
1945 Jim Davis, American cartoonist, created Garfield ↗
1943 Mike Bloomfield, American guitarist and songwriter (died 1981) ↗
1943 Bill Bradley, American basketball player and politician ↗
1943 Richard Wright, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2008) ↗
1942 Tonia Marketaki, Greek director and screenwriter (died 1994) ↗
1942 John Sattler, Australian rugby league player (died 2023) ↗
1941 Bill Crider, American author (died 2018) ↗
1941 Riccardo Muti, Italian conductor and educator ↗
1941 Susan Roces, Filipino actress and producer (died 2022) ↗
1938 Luis Aragonés, Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (died 2014) ↗
1938 Arsen Dedić, Croatian singer-songwriter and poet (died 2015) ↗
1938 Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian engineer, academic, and politician, 90th President of Peru (died 2024) ↗
1938 Chuan Leekpai, Thai lawyer and politician, 20th Prime Minister of Thailand ↗
1937 Francis Veber, French director and screenwriter ↗
1936 Russ Jackson, Canadian football player and coach ↗
1936 Garfield Sobers, Barbadian cricketer ↗
1935 Neil McKendrick, English historian and academic ↗
1934 Jacques d'Amboise, American dancer and choreographer (died 2021) ↗
1933 Charlie Hodge, Canadian ice hockey player and scout (died 2016) ↗
1932 Natalie Babbitt, American author and illustrator (died 2016) ↗
1932 Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra, Brazilian colonel (died 2015) ↗
1931 Alan Brownjohn, English poet and author (died 2024) ↗
1931 Darryl Hickman, American actor (died 2024) ↗
1931 Johnny Martin, Australian cricketer (died 1992) ↗
1930 Firoza Begum, Bangladeshi singer (died 2014) ↗
1930 Junior Kimbrough, American singer and guitarist (died 1998) ↗
1930 Jean Roba, Belgian author and illustrator (died 2006) ↗
1930 Ramsey Muir Withers, Canadian general (died 2014) ↗
1929 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist and socialite, 37th First Lady of the United States (died 1994) ↗
1929 Shirley Ann Grau, American novelist and short story writer (died 2020) ↗
1927 John Ashbery, American poet (died 2017) ↗
1926 Charlie Biddle, American-Canadian bassist (died 2003) ↗
1925 Baruch Samuel Blumberg, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011) ↗
1924 Luigi Musso, Italian racing driver (died 1958) ↗
1923 Ray Ellis, American conductor and producer (died 2008) ↗
1922 Jacques Piccard, Belgian-Swiss oceanographer and engineer (died 2008) ↗
1920 Andrew V. McLaglen, English-American director and producer (died 2014) ↗
1916 David Brown, American journalist and producer (died 2010) ↗
1915 Charles Hard Townes, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015) ↗
1915 Dick Sprang, American illustrator (died 2000) ↗
1915 Frankie Yankovic, American polka musician (died 1998) ↗
1914 Carmen Dragon, American conductor and composer (died 1984) ↗
1909 Aenne Burda, German publisher (died 2005) ↗
1909 Malcolm Lowry, English novelist and poet (died 1957) ↗
1907 Earl Tupper, American inventor and businessman, founded Tupperware Brands (died 1983) ↗
1902 Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (died 1959) ↗
1902 Sir Karl Popper, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (died 1994) ↗
1901 Freddie Fitzsimmons, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1979) ↗
1901 Rudy Vallée, American actor, singer, and saxophonist (died 1986) ↗
1898 Lawrence Gray, American actor (died 1970) ↗
1896 Barbara La Marr, American actress and screenwriter (died 1926) ↗
1893 Rued Langgaard, Danish organist and composer (died 1952) ↗
1887 Marcel Duchamp, French-American painter and sculptor (died 1968) ↗
1887 Willard Price, Canadian-American journalist and author (died 1983) ↗
1879 Lucy Burns, American activist, co-founded the National Woman's Party (died 1966) ↗
1879 Stefan Filipkiewicz, Polish painter (died 1944) ↗
1874 Ernst Cassirer, Polish-American philosopher and academic (died 1945) ↗
1872 Albert Sarraut, French journalist and politician, 106th Prime Minister of France (died 1962) ↗
1867 Charles Dillon Perrine, American-Argentinian astronomer (died 1951) ↗
1866 Beatrix Potter, English children's book writer and illustrator (died 1943) ↗
1866 Albertson Van Zo Post, American fencer (died 1938) ↗
1863 Huseyn Khan Nakhchivanski, Russian general (died 1919) ↗
1860 Elias M. Ammons, American businessman and politician, 19th Governor of Colorado (died 1925) ↗
1860 Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia (died 1922) ↗
1857 Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded Volunteers of America (died 1940) ↗
1849 James Edson White, American author and publisher, second son of Ellen G. White and James S. White ↗
1844 Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (died 1889) ↗
1815 Stefan Dunjov, Bulgarian colonel (died 1889) ↗
1804 Ludwig Feuerbach, German anthropologist and philosopher (died 1872) ↗
1796 Ignaz Bösendorfer, Austrian businessman, founded the Bösendorfer Company (died 1859) ↗
1783 Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck, German army officer and writer (died 1860) ↗
1750 Fabre d'Églantine, French actor, playwright, and politician (died 1794) ↗
1746 Thomas Heyward, Jr., American judge and politician (died 1809) ↗
1659 Charles Ancillon, French jurist and diplomat (died 1715) ↗
1645 Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, French princess (died 1721) ↗
1609 Judith Leyster, Dutch painter (died 1660) ↗
1516 William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, German nobleman (died 1592) ↗
1458 Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet, humanist and epigrammist (died 1530) ↗
1347 Margaret of Durazzo, Queen of Naples and Hungary (died 1412) ↗

2025 Laura Dahlmeier, German biathlete, Olympic champion (born 1993) ↗
2024 John Anderson, Scottish television personality, teacher and coach (born 1931) ↗
2024 Doug Creek, American baseball player (born 1969) ↗
2024 Reyes Moronta, Dominican baseball player (born 1993) ↗
2024 Francine Pascal, American author (born 1932) ↗
2022 Bernard Cribbins, British actor (born 1928) ↗
2021 Dusty Hill, American musician (born 1949) ↗
2020 Junrey Balawing, Filipino record holder (born 1993) ↗
2018 Wanny van Gils, Dutch footballer (born 1959) ↗
2016 Émile Derlin Zinsou, Beninese politician (born 1918) ↗
2016 Mahasweta Devi – Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (born 1926) ↗
2015 Jan Kulczyk, Polish businessman (born 1950) ↗
2015 Edward Natapei, Vanuatuan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (born 1954) ↗
2015 Clive Rice, South African cricketer and coach (born 1949) ↗
2014 Alex Forbes, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1925) ↗
2014 Alakbar Mammadov, Azerbaijani footballer and manager (born 1930) ↗
2013 Mustafa Adrisi, Ugandan general and politician, 3rd Vice President of Uganda (born 1922) ↗
2013 Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (born 1932) ↗
2013 Rita Reys, Dutch jazz singer (born 1924) ↗
2013 William Scranton, American captain and politician, 13th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (born 1917) ↗
2013 Ersilio Tonini, Italian cardinal (born 1914) ↗
2012 Colin Horsley, New Zealand-English pianist and educator (born 1920) ↗
2012 Sepp Mayerl, Austrian mountaineer (born 1937) ↗
2012 William F. Milliken Jr., American race car driver and engineer (born 1911) ↗
2011 Abdul Fatah Younis, Libyan general (born 1944) ↗
2009 Jim Johnson, American football player and coach (born 1941) ↗
2007 Karl Gotch, Belgian-American wrestler and trainer (born 1924) ↗
2007 Jim LeRoy, American soldier and pilot (born 1961) ↗
2006 David Gemmell, English author (born 1948) ↗
2004 Francis Crick – English biologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1916) ↗
2004 Tiziano Terzani, Italian journalist and author (born 1938) ↗
2003 Valerie Goulding, Irish activist and politician (born 1918) ↗
2002 Archer John Porter Martin, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1910) ↗
2001 Ahmed Sofa, Bangladeshi poet, author, and critic (born 1943) ↗
2000 Abraham Pais, Dutch-American physicist and historian (born 1918) ↗
1999 Trygve Haavelmo, Norwegian economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911) ↗
1998 Zbigniew Herbert, Polish poet and author (born 1924) ↗
1998 Lenny McLean, English boxer, actor, and author (born 1949) ↗
1998 Consalvo Sanesi, Italian racing driver (born 1911) ↗
1997 Rosalie Crutchley, English actress (born 1920) ↗
1997 Seni Pramoj, Thai lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1905) ↗
1996 Roger Tory Peterson, American ornithologist and academic (born 1908) ↗
1993 Stanley Woods, Irish motorcycle racer (born 1903) ↗
1992 Sulev Nõmmik, Estonian actor and director (born 1931) ↗
1990 Jill Esmond, English actress (born 1908) ↗
1987 Jack Renshaw, Australian politician, 31st Premier of New South Wales (born 1909) ↗
1982 Keith Green, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1953) ↗
1981 Stanley Rother, American priest and missionary (born 1935) ↗
1980 Rose Rand, Austrian-born American logician and philosopher (born 1903) ↗
1979 Don Miller, American football player and coach (born 1902) ↗
1979 Charles Shadwell, English conductor and bandleader (born 1898) ↗
1976 Maggie Gripenberg, Finnish dancer and choreographer (born 1881) ↗
1972 Helen Traubel, American soprano and actress (born 1903) ↗
1971 Lawrence Moore Cosgrave, Canadian colonel and diplomat (born 1890) ↗
1971 Myril Hoag, American baseball player (born 1908) ↗
1971 Charles E. Pont, French-American minister and painter (born 1898) ↗
1969 Ramón Grau, Cuban physician and politician, 6th President of Cuba (born 1882) ↗
1969 Frank Loesser, American composer (born 1910) ↗
1968 Otto Hahn, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1879) ↗
1967 Karl W. Richter, American lieutenant and pilot (born 1942) ↗
1965 Edogawa Ranpo, Japanese author and critic (born 1894) ↗
1965 Attallah Suheimat, Jordanian politician (born 1875) ↗
1963 Carl Borgward, German engineer, founder of Borgward Group ↗
1957 Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and educator (born 1876) ↗
1957 Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (born 1876) ↗
1946 Saint Alphonsa, first woman of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church (born 1910) ↗
1942 Flinders Petrie, English archaeologist and academic (born 1853) ↗
1935 Meletius IV of Constantinople (born 1871) ↗
1934 Marie Dressler, Canadian-American actress and singer (born 1868) ↗
1934 Louis Tancred, South African cricketer and pilot (born 1876) ↗
1933 Nishinoumi Kajirō III, Japanese sumo wrestler, 30th yokozuna (born 1890) ↗
1930 John DeWitt, American hammer thrower (born 1881) ↗
1930 Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1862) ↗
1928 Édouard-Henri Avril, French painter (born 1849) ↗
1895 Edward Beecher, American minister and theologian (born 1803) ↗
1885 Moses Montefiore, British philanthropist, sheriff and banker (born 1784) ↗
1878 George Law Curry, American publisher and politician (born 1820) ↗
1869 Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Czech anatomist and physiologist (born 1787) ↗
1849 Charles Albert of Sardinia (born 1798) ↗
1844 Napoleon Bonaparte – French diplomat and brother of Napoleon (born 1768) ↗
1842 Clemens Brentano, German author and poet (born 1778) ↗
1838 Bernhard Crusell, Finnish composer (born 1775) ↗
1836 Nathan Mayer Rothschild, German-English banker and financier (born 1777) ↗
1835 Édouard Mortier, duc de Trévise, French general and politician, 15th Prime Minister of France (born 1768) ↗
1818 Gaspard Monge, French mathematician and engineer (born 1746) ↗
1809 Richard Beckett, English cricketer and captain (born 1772) ↗
1808 Selim III, Ottoman sultan (born 1761) ↗
1794 Maximilien Robespierre, French politician, (born 1758) ↗
1794 Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, French soldier and politician (born 1767) ↗
1762 George Dodington, 1st Baron Melcombe, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (born 1691) ↗
1750 Johann Sebastian Bach – German organist and composer (born 1685) ↗
1741 Antonio Vivaldi, Italian violinist and composer (born 1678) ↗
1718 Étienne Baluze, French scholar and academic (born 1630) ↗
1685 Ling Ma – 1st Earl of Arlington, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (born 1618) ↗
1675 Bulstrode Whitelocke, English lawyer and politician (born 1605) ↗
1667 Abraham Cowley, English poet and author (born 1618) ↗
1655 Cyrano de Bergerac, French poet and playwright (born 1619) ↗
1631 Guillén de Castro y Bellvis, Spanish playwright (born 1569) ↗
1585 Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford (born 1527) ↗
1540 Thomas Cromwell, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1495) ↗
1527 Rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish explorer, founded the city of Santa Marta (born 1460) ↗
1508 Robert Blackadder, bishop of Glasgow ↗
1488 Edward Woodville, Lord Scales (at the Battle of St. Aubin-du-Cormier) ↗
1458 John II, king of Cyprus and Armenia (born 1418) ↗
1345 Sancia of Majorca, queen regent of Naples (born c. 1285) ↗
1333 Guy VIII of Viennois, Dauphin of Vienne (born 1309) ↗
1285 Keran, Queen of Armenia ( b. before 1262) ↗
1271 Walter de Burgh, 1st Earl of Ulster (born 1220) ↗
1230 Leopold VI, Duke of Austria (born 1176) ↗
1128 William Clito, English son of Sybilla of Conversano (born 1102) ↗
1057 Victor II, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1018) ↗
942 Shi Jingtang, emperor of Later Jin (born 892) ↗
938 Thankmar, half-brother of Otto I (during Siege of Eresburg) (born c. 908) ↗
631 Athanasius I Gammolo, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch. ↗
450 Theodosius II, Roman emperor (born 401) ↗