59 Events
220 Births
105 Deaths
- 2024 Three children are stabbed to death and 10 other people injured at a dance studio in Southport, England. This incident, coupled with widespread online misinformation, leads to various racially motivated riots across the UK. ↗
- 2021 The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka. ↗
- 2019 The 2019 Altamira prison riot between rival Brazilian drug gangs leaves 62 dead. ↗
- 2015 The first piece of suspected debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is discovered on Réunion Island. ↗
- 2013 Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people. ↗
- 2010 An overloaded passenger ferry capsizes on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths. ↗
- 2005 Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris. ↗
- 1996 The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad. ↗
- 1993 The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free. ↗
- 1987 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Channel Tunnel). ↗
- 1987 Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues. ↗
- 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger launches on STS-51-F. The shuttle ends up in a lower orbit than planned due to an engine failure during ascent. ↗
- 1981 A worldwide television audience of around 750 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London. ↗
- 1981 After impeachment on June 21, Abolhassan Banisadr flees with Massoud Rajavi to Paris, in an Iranian Air Force Boeing 707, piloted by Colonel Behzad Moezzi, to form the National Council of Resistance of Iran. ↗
- 1980 Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution. ↗
- 1976 In New York City, David Berkowitz (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks. ↗
- 1973 Greeks vote to abolish the monarchy, beginning the first period of the Metapolitefsi. ↗
- 1973 Driver Roger Williamson is killed during the Dutch Grand Prix, after a suspected tire failure causes his car to pitch into the barriers at high speed. ↗
- 1972 Two Avianca Douglas DC-3 airliners collide over Colombia, killing 38. ↗
- 1967 Vietnam War: Off the coast of North Vietnam the USS Forrestal catches on fire in the worst U.S. naval disaster since World War II, killing 134. ↗
- 1967 During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela is shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead. ↗
- 1965 Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay. ↗
- 1959 First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union. ↗
- 1958 U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ↗
- 1957 The International Atomic Energy Agency is established. ↗
- 1957 Tonight Starring Jack Paar premieres on NBC with Jack Paar beginning the modern day talk show. ↗
- 1950 Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn. ↗
- 1948 Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London. ↗
- 1945 The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music. ↗
- 1937 Tongzhou mutiny: In Tongzhou, China, the East Hebei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians. ↗
- 1932 Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans using arson, bayonets, sabers, tanks, tear gas, and vomit gas. ↗
- 1921 Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party. ↗
- 1920 Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project. ↗
- 1914 The Cape Cod Canal opened. ↗
- 1910 The two-day Slocum massacre commences in Texas, a race riot in which more than 100 African Americans are murdered. ↗
- 1907 Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement. ↗
- 1901 Land lottery begins in Oklahoma. ↗
- 1900 In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci. His son, Victor Emmanuel III, 31 years old, succeeds to the throne. ↗
- 1899 The First Hague Convention is signed. ↗
- 1871 The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States. ↗
- 1862 American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C. ↗
- 1858 United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty. ↗
- 1851 Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia. ↗
- 1848 Great Famine of Ireland: Tipperary Revolt: In County Tipperary, Ireland, then in the United Kingdom, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put down by police. ↗
- 1836 Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. ↗
- 1818 French physicist Augustin Fresnel submits his prizewinning "Memoir on the Diffraction of Light", precisely accounting for the limited extent to which light spreads into shadows, and thereby demolishing the oldest objection to the wave theory of light. ↗
- 1775 Founding of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps: General George Washington appoints William Tudor as Judge Advocate of the Continental Army. ↗
- 1693 War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen: France wins a victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands. ↗
- 1588 Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: English naval forces under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeat the Spanish Armada off the coast of Gravelines, France. ↗
- 1567 The infant James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling. ↗
- 1565 The widowed Mary, Queen of Scots marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Duke of Albany, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland, in a Catholic ceremony. ↗
- 1148 The Siege of Damascus ends in a decisive crusader defeat and leads to the disintegration of the Second Crusade. ↗
- 1030 Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars: Battle of Stiklestad: King Olaf II fights and dies trying to regain his Norwegian throne from the Danes. ↗
- 1018 Count Dirk III defeats an army sent by Emperor Henry II in the Battle of Vlaardingen. ↗
- 1014 Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, and his subsequent treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of a heart attack less than three months later, on October 6. ↗
- 923 Battle of Firenzuola: Lombard forces under King Rudolph II and Adalbert I, margrave of Ivrea, defeat the dethroned Emperor Berengar I of Italy at Firenzuola (Tuscany). ↗
- 904 Sack of Thessalonica: Saracen raiders under Leo of Tripoli sack Thessaloniki, the Byzantine Empire's second-largest city, after a short siege, and plunder it for a week. ↗
- 615 Pakal ascends the throne of Palenque at the age of 12. ↗
- 587 BCE The Neo-Babylonian Empire sacks Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple. ↗
- 2003 Johnny Brackins, American long jumper and hurdler ↗
- 1998 Mirjam Björklund, Swedish tennis player ↗
- 1998 Clayton Keller, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1994 Liam O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1993 Nicole Melichar, American tennis player ↗
- 1993 Dak Prescott, American football player ↗
- 1992 Karen Torrez, Bolivian swimmer ↗
- 1991 Dale Copley, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1991 Irakli Logua, Russian footballer ↗
- 1990 Shin Se-kyung, South Korean actress, singer and model ↗
- 1989 Grit Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete ↗
- 1988 Tarjei Bø, Norwegian biathlete ↗
- 1985 Okinoumi Ayumi, Japanese sumo wrestler ↗
- 1985 Besart Berisha, Albanian footballer ↗
- 1985 Simon Santoso, Indonesian badminton player ↗
- 1984 Oh Beom-seok, South Korean footballer ↗
- 1984 Chad Billingsley, American baseball player ↗
- 1984 Wilson Palacios, Honduran footballer ↗
- 1983 Jason Belmonte, Australian bowler ↗
- 1983 Inés Gómez Mont, Mexican journalist and actress ↗
- 1983 Alexei Kaigorodov, Russian ice hockey player ↗
- 1983 Jerious Norwood, American football player ↗
- 1983 Elise Testone, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1982 Janez Aljančič, Slovenian footballer ↗
- 1982 Jônatas Domingos, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1982 Allison Mack, American actress and criminal ↗
- 1981 Fernando Alonso, Spanish race car driver ↗
- 1981 Andrés Madrid, Argentinian footballer ↗
- 1981 Troy Perkins, American soccer player ↗
- 1980 Ryan Braun, Canadian-American baseball player ↗
- 1980 Fernando González, Chilean tennis player ↗
- 1980 Ben Koller, American drummer ↗
- 1980 John Morris, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1979 Karim Essediri, Tunisian footballer ↗
- 1979 Ronald Murray, American basketball player ↗
- 1979 Juris Umbraško, Latvian basketball player ↗
- 1978 Mike Adams, American baseball player ↗
- 1978 Marina Lazarovska, Macedonian tennis player ↗
- 1975 Yoshihiro Akiyama, Japanese mixed martial artist ↗
- 1975 Lanka de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer ↗
- 1975 Corrado Grabbi, Italian footballer ↗
- 1975 Jaanus Sirel, Estonian footballer ↗
- 1974 Josh Radnor, American actor and musician ↗
- 1973 Stephen Dorff, American actor and producer ↗
- 1973 Denis Urubko, Kazakh mountaineer ↗
- 1972 Anssi Kela, Finnish singer and songwriter ↗
- 1972 Wil Wheaton, American actor, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1971 Andrea Philipp, German sprinter ↗
- 1970 Adele Griffin, American author ↗
- 1970 Andi Peters, English journalist, actor, and producer ↗
- 1970 John Rennie, Zimbabwean cricketer ↗
- 1968 Paavo Lötjönen, Finnish cellist and educator ↗
- 1966 Sally Gunnell, English hurdler and sportscaster ↗
- 1966 Stuart Lampitt, English cricketer ↗
- 1966 Martina McBride, American singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1965 Luis Alicea, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1965 Dean Haglund, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1965 Adam Holloway, English captain and politician ↗
- 1965 Stan Koziol, American soccer player (died 2014) ↗
- 1965 Chang-Rae Lee, South Korean-American author and academic ↗
- 1965 Xavier Waterkeyn, Australian author ↗
- 1965 Woody Weatherman, American guitarist and songwriter ↗
- 1964 Jaanus Veensalu, Estonian footballer ↗
- 1963 Hans-Holger Albrecht, Belgian-German businessman ↗
- 1963 Jim Beglin, Irish footballer and sportscaster ↗
- 1963 Julie Elliott, English politician ↗
- 1963 Azeem Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer ↗
- 1963 Alexandra Paul, American actress and producer ↗
- 1963 Graham Poll, English footballer, referee, and journalist ↗
- 1962 Carl Cox, English DJ and producer ↗
- 1962 Frank Neubarth, German footballer and manager ↗
- 1962 Vincent Rousseau, Belgian runner ↗
- 1962 Scott Steiner, American wrestler ↗
- 1960 Didier Van Cauwelaert, French author ↗
- 1959 Sanjay Dutt, Indian actor, singer, and producer ↗
- 1959 Ruud Janssen, Dutch blogger and illustrator ↗
- 1959 Dave LaPoint, American baseball player and manager ↗
- 1959 John Sykes, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024) ↗
- 1958 Gail Dines, English-American author, activist, and academic ↗
- 1958 Simon Nye, English screenwriter and producer ↗
- 1958 Cynthia Rowley, American fashion designer ↗
- 1957 Liam Davison, Australian author and educator (died 2014) ↗
- 1957 Viktor Gavrikov, Lithuanian-Swiss chess player (died 2016) ↗
- 1957 Nellie Kim, Russian gymnast and coach ↗
- 1956 Teddy Atlas, American boxer, trainer, and sportscaster ↗
- 1956 Ronnie Musgrove, American lawyer and politician, 62nd Governor of Mississippi ↗
- 1956 Faustino Rupérez, Spanish cyclist ↗
- 1955 Jean-Hugues Anglade, French actor, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1955 Dave Stevens, American illustrator (died 2008) ↗
- 1955 Stephen Timms, English politician, Minister of State for Competitiveness ↗
- 1953 Ken Burns, American director and producer ↗
- 1953 Tim Gunn, American television host and actor ↗
- 1953 Geddy Lee, Canadian musician ↗
- 1953 Frank McGuinness, Irish poet and playwright ↗
- 1953 Patti Scialfa, American musician ↗
- 1952 Norman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell, English businessman and politician ↗
- 1952 Joe Johnson, English snooker player and sportscaster ↗
- 1952 Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Greek politician ↗
- 1951 Susan Blackmore, English psychologist and theorist ↗
- 1951 Dan Driessen, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1951 Dean Pitchford, American actor, director, screenwriter, and composer ↗
- 1950 Jenny Holzer – American painter, author, and dancer ↗
- 1949 Leslie Easterbrook, American actress ↗
- 1949 Jamil Mahuad, Ecuadorian lawyer and politician, 51st President of Ecuador ↗
- 1948 John Clarke, New Zealand-Australian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2017) ↗
- 1947 Dick Harmon, American golfer and coach (died 2006) ↗
- 1946 Ximena Armas, Chilean painter ↗
- 1946 Stig Blomqvist, Swedish race car driver ↗
- 1946 Neal Doughty, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1946 Alessandro Gogna, Italian mountaineer and adventurer ↗
- 1946 Diane Keen, English actress ↗
- 1946 Aleksei Tammiste, Estonian basketball player ↗
- 1945 Sharon Creech, American author and educator ↗
- 1945 Mircea Lucescu, Romanian footballer, coach, and manager ↗
- 1944 Jim Bridwell, American rock climber and mountaineer (died 2018) ↗
- 1943 David Taylor, English snooker player and sportscaster ↗
- 1942 Doug Ashdown, Australian singer-songwriter ↗
- 1942 Tony Sirico, American actor (died 2022) ↗
- 1941 Jennifer Dunn, American engineer and politician (died 2007) ↗
- 1941 Goenawan Mohamad, Indonesian poet and playwright ↗
- 1941 David Warner, English actor (died 2022) ↗
- 1940 Betty Harris, American chemist ↗
- 1940 Winnie Monsod, Filipina economist and political commentator ↗
- 1938 Peter Jennings, Canadian-American journalist and author (died 2005) ↗
- 1938 Jean Rochon, Canadian physician and politician (died 2021) ↗
- 1937 Daniel McFadden, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate ↗
- 1936 Elizabeth Dole, American lawyer and politician, 20th United States Secretary of Labor ↗
- 1935 Peter Schreier, German tenor and conductor (died 2019) ↗
- 1933 Lou Albano, Italian-American wrestler, manager, and actor (died 2009) ↗
- 1933 Colin Davis, English race car driver (died 2012) ↗
- 1933 Robert Fuller, American actor and rancher ↗
- 1933 Randy Sparks, American folk singer-songwriter and musician (died 2024) ↗
- 1932 Leslie Fielding, English diplomat (died 2021) ↗
- 1932 Nancy Kassebaum, American businesswoman and politician ↗
- 1931 Kjell Karlsen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 2020) ↗
- 1930 Paul Taylor, American dancer and choreographer (died 2018) ↗
- 1927 Harry Mulisch, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (died 2010) ↗
- 1926 Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig, Scottish physician, academic, and politician (died 2015) ↗
- 1925 Harold W. Kuhn, American mathematician and academic (died 2014) ↗
- 1925 Ted Lindsay, Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and sportscaster (died 2019) ↗
- 1925 Hilary Smart, American sailor (died 2000) ↗
- 1925 Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer (died 2021) ↗
- 1924 Lloyd Bochner, Canadian-American actor (died 2005) ↗
- 1924 Robert Horton, American actor (died 2016) ↗
- 1923 George Burditt, American screenwriter and producer (died 2013) ↗
- 1923 Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (died 2014) ↗
- 1923 Jim Marshall, English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification (died 2012) ↗
- 1923 Gordon Mitchell, American bodybuilder and actor (died 2003) ↗
- 1921 Richard Egan, American actor (died 1987) ↗
- 1921 Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (died 2012) ↗
- 1920 Neville Jeffress, Australian businessman (died 2007) ↗
- 1918 Don Ingalls, American writer and producer (died 2014) ↗
- 1918 Edwin O'Connor, American journalist and author (died 1968) ↗
- 1918 Mary Lee Settle, American novelist, essayist, and memoirist (died 2005) ↗
- 1917 Rochus Misch, German SS officer (died 2013) ↗
- 1916 Budd Boetticher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001) ↗
- 1916 Charlie Christian, American guitarist (died 1942) ↗
- 1916 Rupert Hamer, Australian politician, 39th Premier of Victoria (died 2004) ↗
- 1915 Bruce R. McConkie, American colonel and religious leader (died 1985) ↗
- 1915 Francis W. Sargent, American soldier and politician, 64th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1998) ↗
- 1914 Irwin Corey, American actor and activist (died 2017) ↗
- 1913 Erich Priebke, German war criminal, leader of the 1944 Ardeatine massacre (died 2013) ↗
- 1911 Foster Furcolo, American lawyer and politician, 60th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1995) ↗
- 1911 Archbishop Iakovos of America (died 2005) ↗
- 1910 Gale Page, American actress (died 1983) ↗
- 1909 Samm Sinclair Baker, American author (died 1997) ↗
- 1909 Chester Himes, American-Spanish author (died 1984) ↗
- 1907 Melvin Belli, American lawyer (died 1996) ↗
- 1906 Thelma Todd, American actress and singer (died 1935) ↗
- 1905 Clara Bow, American actress (died 1965) ↗
- 1905 Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1961) ↗
- 1905 Stanley Kunitz, American poet and translator (died 2006) ↗
- 1904 Mahasi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher (died 1982) ↗
- 1904 J. R. D. Tata, French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (died 1993) ↗
- 1900 Mary V. Austin, Australian community worker and political activist (died 1986) ↗
- 1900 Eyvind Johnson, Swedish novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1976) ↗
- 1900 Teresa Noce, Italian labor leader, activist, and journalist (died 1980) ↗
- 1900 Don Redman, American composer, and bandleader (died 1964) ↗
- 1899 Walter Beall, American baseball player (died 1959) ↗
- 1898 Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1988) ↗
- 1897 Neil Ritchie, Guyanese-English general (died 1983) ↗
- 1896 Maria L. de Hernández, Mexican-American rights activist (died 1986) ↗
- 1892 William Powell, American actor and singer (died 1984) ↗
- 1891 Bernhard Zondek, German-Israeli gynecologist and academic (died 1966) ↗
- 1887 Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian-American pianist and composer (died 1951) ↗
- 1885 Theda Bara, American actress (died 1955) ↗
- 1884 Ralph Austin Bard, American financier and politician, 2nd Under Secretary of the Navy (died 1975) ↗
- 1883 Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author (died 1942) ↗
- 1883 Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist revolutionary and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (died 1945) ↗
- 1878 Don Marquis, American author, poet, and playwright (died 1937) ↗
- 1876 Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and acting teacher (died 1949) ↗
- 1874 J. S. Woodsworth, Canadian minister and politician (died 1942) ↗
- 1872 Eric Alfred Knudsen, American author, lawyer, and politician (died 1957) ↗
- 1871 Jakob Mändmets, Estonian writer and journalist (died 1930) ↗
- 1869 Booth Tarkington, American novelist and dramatist (died 1946) ↗
- 1867 Berthold Oppenheim, Moravian rabbi (died 1942) ↗
- 1860 Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, English politician, 8th Governor of Queensland (died 1940) ↗
- 1859 Francisco Rodrigues da Cruz, Portuguese priest (died 1948) ↗
- 1849 Max Nordau, Hungarian physician, author, and critic, co-founded the World Zionist Organization (died 1923) ↗
- 1846 Sophie Menter, German pianist and composer (died 1918) ↗
- 1846 Isabel, Brazilian princess (died 1921) ↗
- 1843 Johannes Schmidt, German linguist and academic (died 1901) ↗
- 1841 Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician (died 1912) ↗
- 1817 Ivan Aivazovsky, Armenian-Russian painter and illustrator (died 1900) ↗
- 1817 Martin Körber, German pastor, composer, and conductor (died 1893) ↗
- 1806 Horace Abbott, American businessman and banker (died 1887) ↗
- 1805 Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher (died 1859) ↗
- 1801 George Bradshaw, English cartographer and publisher (died 1853) ↗
- 1797 Daniel Drew, American businessman and financier (died 1879) ↗
- 1763 Philip Charles Durham, Scottish admiral and politician (died 1845) ↗
- 1744 Giulio Maria della Somaglia, Italian cardinal (died 1830) ↗
- 1646 Johann Theile, German organist and composer (died 1724) ↗
- 1605 Simon Dach, German poet and hymn-writer (died 1659) ↗
- 1580 Francesco Mochi, Italian sculptor (died 1654) ↗
- 1573 Philip II, duke of Pomerania-Stettin (died 1618) ↗
- 1537 Pedro Téllez-Girón, Spanish nobleman (died 1590) ↗
- 1356 Martin the Elder, king of Aragon, Valencia and Majorca (died 1410) ↗
- 1166 Henry II, French nobleman and king of Jerusalem (died 1197) ↗
- 996 Fujiwara no Norimichi, Japanese nobleman (died 1075) ↗
- 869 Muhammad al-Mahdi, The 12th Imam of Muslims (Shiites) (died 941) ↗
- 2025 Alon Abutbul, Israeli film, television and theater actor (born 1965) ↗
- 2018 Oliver Dragojević, Croatian recording artist (born 1947) ↗
- 2018 Nikolai Volkoff, Yugoslav-born American professional wrestler (born 1947) ↗
- 2015 Antony Holland, English-Canadian actor, director, and playwright (born 1920) ↗
- 2015 Peter O'Sullevan, Anglo-Irish sportscaster (born 1918) ↗
- 2015 Mike Pyle, American football player and sportscaster (born 1939) ↗
- 2015 Franklin H. Westervelt, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic (born 1930) ↗
- 2014 M. Caldwell Butler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1925) ↗
- 2014 Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1943) ↗
- 2014 Giorgio Gaslini, Italian pianist and composer (born 1929) ↗
- 2014 María Antonia Iglesias, Spanish journalist and author (born 1945) ↗
- 2014 Péter Kiss, Hungarian engineer and politician (born 1959) ↗
- 2014 Idris Muhammad, American drummer and composer (born 1939) ↗
- 2014 Thomas R. St. George, American soldier and author (born 1919) ↗
- 2013 Christian Benítez, Ecuadorian footballer (born 1986) ↗
- 2013 Peter Flanigan, American banker and civil servant (born 1923) ↗
- 2013 Tony Gaze, Australian soldier, pilot, and race car driver (born 1920) ↗
- 2013 Munir Hussain, Indian cricketer and sportscaster (born 1929) ↗
- 2012 Tatiana Egorova, Russian footballer and manager (born 1970) ↗
- 2012 August Kowalczyk, Polish actor and director (born 1921) ↗
- 2012 Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (born 1921) ↗
- 2012 James Mellaart, English archaeologist and author (born 1925) ↗
- 2012 John Stampe, Danish footballer and coach (born 1957) ↗
- 2010 Charles E. Wicks, American chemist and academic (born 1925) ↗
- 2008 Bruce Edward Ivins, American scientist and bio-defense researcher (born 1946) ↗
- 2007 Mike Reid, English comedian, actor, and author (born 1940) ↗
- 2007 Michel Serrault, French actor (born 1928) ↗
- 2007 Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (born 1936) ↗
- 2007 Marvin Zindler, American journalist (born 1921) ↗
- 2004 Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek actress and singer (born 1923) ↗
- 2003 Foday Sankoh, Sierra Leonean soldier, founded the Revolutionary United Front (born 1937) ↗
- 2001 Edward Gierek, Polish soldier and politician (born 1913) ↗
- 2001 Wau Holland, German computer scientist, co-founded Chaos Computer Club (born 1951) ↗
- 1998 Jerome Robbins, American director, producer, and choreographer (born 1918) ↗
- 1996 Ric Nordman, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1919) ↗
- 1996 Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, French mathematician and theorist (born 1920) ↗
- 1996 Jason Thirsk, American singer and bass player (born 1967) ↗
- 1995 Les Elgart, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1917) ↗
- 1994 John Britton, American physician (born 1925) ↗
- 1994 Dorothy Hodgkin, Egyptian-English biochemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1910) ↗
- 1992 Michel Larocque, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (born 1952) ↗
- 1991 Christian de Castries, French general (born 1902) ↗
- 1990 Bruno Kreisky, Austrian academic and politician, 22nd Chancellor of Austria (born 1911) ↗
- 1987 Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (born 1894) ↗
- 1984 Fred Waring, American television host and bandleader (born 1900) ↗
- 1983 Luis Buñuel, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1900) ↗
- 1983 Raymond Massey, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (born 1896) ↗
- 1983 David Niven, English military officer and actor (born 1910) ↗
- 1982 Harold Sakata, American wrestler and actor (born 1920) ↗
- 1982 Vladimir K. Zworykin, Russian-American engineer, invented the Iconoscope (born 1889) ↗
- 1981 Robert Moses, American urban planner, designed the Northern State Parkway and Southern State Parkway (born 1888) ↗
- 1981 Sydney Kyte, British bandleader (born 1896) ↗
- 1979 Herbert Marcuse, German sociologist and philosopher (born 1898) ↗
- 1979 Bill Todman, American screenwriter and producer (born 1916) ↗
- 1978 Andrzej Bogucki, Polish actor, operetta singer, and songwriter (born 1904) ↗
- 1976 Mickey Cohen, American gangster (born 1913) ↗
- 1974 Cass Elliot, American singer (born 1941) ↗
- 1974 Erich Kästner, German author and poet (born 1899) ↗
- 1973 Ali Smith – Australian footballer and coach (born 1915) ↗
- 1973 Roger Williamson, English race car driver (born 1948) ↗
- 1970 John Barbirolli, English cellist and conductor (born 1899) ↗
- 1966 Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, Nigerian general and politician, 2nd Head of State of Nigeria (born 1924) ↗
- 1966 Adekunle Fajuyi, Nigerian colonel (born 1926) ↗
- 1964 Vean Gregg, American baseball player (born 1885) ↗
- 1962 Ronald Fisher, English biologist and statistician (born 1890) ↗
- 1962 Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian-American flute player and educator (born 1875) ↗
- 1960 Hasan Saka, Turkish politician, 7th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1885) ↗
- 1954 Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (born 1879) ↗
- 1951 Ali Sami Yen, Turkish footballer and manager, founded Galatasaray S.K. (born 1886) ↗
- 1950 Joe Fry, English race car driver (born 1915) ↗
- 1938 Nikolai Krylenko, Russian lawyer, jurist, and politician, Prosecutor General of the Russian SFSR (born 1885) ↗
- 1934 Didier Pitre, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1883) ↗
- 1924 Sotirios Krokidas, Greek educator and politician, 110th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1852) ↗
- 1918 Ernest William Christmas, Australian-American painter (born 1863) ↗
- 1913 Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and jurist, Nobel Prize Laureate (born 1838) ↗
- 1908 Marie Adam-Doerrer, Swiss women's rights activist and unionist (born 1838) ↗
- 1900 Umberto I of Italy (born 1844) ↗
- 1895 Floriano Peixoto, Brazilian general and politician, 2nd President of Brazil (born 1839) ↗
- 1890 Vincent van Gogh – Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1853) ↗
- 1887 Agostino Depretis, Italian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1813) ↗
- 1857 Thomas Dick, Scottish minister, astronomer, and author (born 1774) ↗
- 1856 Robert Schumann, German composer and critic (born 1810) ↗
- 1844 Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Austrian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1791) ↗
- 1839 Gaspard de Prony, French mathematician and engineer (born 1755) ↗
- 1833 William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician (born 1759) ↗
- 1813 Jean-Andoche Junot, French general (born 1771) ↗
- 1792 René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, French lawyer and politician, Chancellor of France (born 1714) ↗
- 1781 Johann Kies, German astronomer and mathematician (born 1713) ↗
- 1752 Peter Warren, Irish admiral and politician (born 1703) ↗
- 1644 Pope Urban VIII (born 1568) ↗
- 1612 Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (born 1554) ↗
- 1573 John Caius, English physician and academic (born 1510) ↗
- 1507 Martin Behaim, German-Bohemian geographer and astronomer (born 1459) ↗
- 1504 Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (born 1435) ↗
- 1326 Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster (born 1259) ↗
- 1236 Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of France (born 1175) ↗
- 1108 Philip I of France (born 1052) ↗
- 1099 Pope Urban II (born 1042) ↗
- 1095 Ladislaus I of Hungary (born 1040) ↗
- 1030 Olaf II of Norway (born 995) ↗
- 846 Li Shen, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty ↗
- 796 Offa of Mercia (born 730) ↗
- 451 Tuoba Huang, prince of Northern Wei (born 428) ↗
- 238 Balbinus, Roman emperor (born 165) ↗
- 238 Pupienus, Roman emperor (born 178) ↗