62 Events
231 Births
90 Deaths
- 2024 Keir Starmer is appointed Prime Minister by Charles III, becoming the first Labour prime minister since Gordon Brown in 2010 and the first one to win a general election since Tony Blair at the 2005 general election ↗
- 2022 British government ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from the second Johnson ministry, beginning the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis. ↗
- 2016 The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet. ↗
- 2012 The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft). ↗
- 2009 A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. ↗
- 2009 The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in Britain, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, Staffordshire. ↗
- 2006 North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan. ↗
- 2004 The first direct Indonesian presidential election is held. ↗
- 2003 The World Health Organization announces that the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak has been contained. ↗
- 1999 U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. ↗
- 1997 Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee. ↗
- 1996 Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. ↗
- 1995 Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union. ↗
- 1994 Jeff Bezos founds Amazon. ↗
- 1989 Iran–Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned. ↗
- 1987 Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic. ↗
- 1984 The United States Supreme Court gives its United States v. Leon decision providing a good-faith exception from the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule against use of evidence obtained through defective warrants in criminal trials. ↗
- 1980 Swedish tennis player Björn Borg wins his fifth Wimbledon final and becomes the first male tennis player to win the championships five times in a row (1976–1980). ↗
- 1977 The Pakistan Armed Forces under Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq seize power in Operation Fair Play and begin 11 years of martial law. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, is overthrown. ↗
- 1975 Arthur Ashe becomes the first black man to win the Wimbledon singles title. ↗
- 1975 Cape Verde gains its independence from Portugal. ↗
- 1973 A boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) in Kingman, Arizona, following a fire that broke out as propane was being transferred from a railroad car to a storage tank, kills eleven firefighters. ↗
- 1973 Juvénal Habyarimana seizes power over Rwanda in a coup d'état. ↗
- 1971 The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 years, is formally certified by President Richard Nixon. ↗
- 1970 Air Canada Flight 621 crashes in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, killing all 109 people on board. ↗
- 1962 The official independence of Algeria is proclaimed after an eight-year-long war with France. ↗
- 1954 The BBC broadcasts its first daily television news bulletin. ↗
- 1954 Elvis Presley records his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee. ↗
- 1950 Korean War: Task Force Smith: American and North Korean forces first clash, in the Battle of Osan. ↗
- 1950 The Knesset of Israel passes the Law of Return which grants all Jews the right to immigrate to the Land of Israel. ↗
- 1948 National Health Service Acts create the national public health system in the United Kingdom. ↗
- 1946 Micheline Bernardini models the first modern bikini at a swimming pool in Paris. ↗
- 1945 The United Kingdom holds its first general election in 10 years, which would be won by Clement Attlee's Labour Party. ↗
- 1943 World War II: An Allied invasion fleet sails for Sicily (Operation Husky, July 10, 1943). ↗
- 1943 World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel. ↗
- 1941 World War II: Operation Barbarossa: German troops reach the Dnieper river. ↗
- 1940 World War II: Foreign relations of Vichy France are severed with the United Kingdom. ↗
- 1937 Spam, the luncheon meat, is introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation. ↗
- 1935 The National Labor Relations Act, which governs labor relations in the United States, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. ↗
- 1934 "Bloody Thursday": The police open fire on striking longshoremen in San Francisco. ↗
- 1915 The Liberty Bell leaves Philadelphia by special train on its way to the Panama–Pacific International Exposition. This is the last trip outside Philadelphia that the custodians of the bell intend to permit. ↗
- 1884 Germany takes possession of Cameroon. ↗
- 1865 The United States Secret Service begins operation. ↗
- 1859 The United States discovers and claims Midway Atoll. ↗
- 1852 Frederick Douglass delivers his "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" speech in Rochester, New York. ↗
- 1841 Thomas Cook organises the first package excursion, from Leicester to Loughborough. ↗
- 1833 Lê Văn Khôi along with 27 soldiers stage a mutiny taking over the Phiên An citadel, developing into the Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng. ↗
- 1833 Admiral Charles Napier vanquishes the navy of the Portuguese usurper Dom Miguel at the third Battle of Cape St. Vincent. ↗
- 1814 War of 1812: Battle of Chippawa: American Major General Jacob Brown defeats British General Phineas Riall at Chippawa, Ontario. ↗
- 1813 War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York commence. ↗
- 1811 The Venezuelan Declaration of Independence is adopted by a congress of the provinces. ↗
- 1809 The Battle of Wagram between the French and Austrian Empires begins. ↗
- 1807 In Buenos Aires the local militias repel the British soldiers within the Second English Invasion. ↗
- 1803 The Convention of Artlenburg is signed, leading to the French occupation of the Electorate of Hanover (which had been ruled by the British king). ↗
- 1775 The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition. ↗
- 1770 The Battle of Chesma between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire begins. ↗
- 1687 Isaac Newton publishes Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica. ↗
- 1610 John Guy sets sail from Bristol with 39 other colonists for Newfoundland. ↗
- 1594 Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka. ↗
- 1584 The Maronite College is established in Rome. ↗
- 1316 The Burgundian and Majorcan claimants of the Principality of Achaea meet in the Battle of Manolada. ↗
- 328 The official opening of Constantine's Bridge built over the Danube between Sucidava (Corabia, Romania) and Oescus (Gigen, Bulgaria) by the Roman architect Theophilus Patricius. ↗
- 1999 Suzan Lamens, Dutch tennis player ↗
- 1999 Kang Hye-won, South Korean actress and singer ↗
- 1998 Emily Fox, American soccer player ↗
- 1996 Aamir Jamal, Pakistani cricketer ↗
- 1994 Jeon Jong-seo, South Korean actress ↗
- 1994 Shohei Ohtani, Japanese baseball player ↗
- 1993 Yaroslav Kosov, Russian ice hockey player ↗
- 1993 Jorge Polanco, Dominican baseball player ↗
- 1992 Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1992 Chiara Scholl, American tennis player ↗
- 1990 Abeba Aregawi, Ethiopian-Swedish runner ↗
- 1989 Adam Cole, American wrestler ↗
- 1989 Georgios Efrem, Cypriot footballer ↗
- 1988 Samir Ujkani, Albanian footballer ↗
- 1987 Ji Chang-wook, South Korean actor ↗
- 1987 Safiq Rahim, Malaysian footballer ↗
- 1987 Alexander Kristoff, Norwegian cyclist ↗
- 1986 Iurii Cheban, Ukrainian canoe sprinter ↗
- 1986 Piermario Morosini, Italian footballer (died 2012) ↗
- 1986 Alexander Radulov, Russian ice hockey player ↗
- 1985 Alexandre R. Picard, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1985 Megan Rapinoe, American soccer player ↗
- 1984 Danay Garcia, Cuban actress ↗
- 1984 Zack Miller, American golfer ↗
- 1983 Marco Estrada, Mexican baseball player ↗
- 1983 Jonás Gutiérrez, Argentinian footballer ↗
- 1983 Zheng Jie, Chinese tennis player ↗
- 1983 Taavi Peetre, Estonian shot putter (died 2010) ↗
- 1982 Fabrício de Souza, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1982 Alexander Dimitrenko, Ukrainian-German boxer ↗
- 1982 Alberto Gilardino, Italian footballer ↗
- 1982 Philippe Gilbert, Belgian cyclist ↗
- 1982 Kate Gynther, Australian water polo player ↗
- 1982 Dave Haywood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1982 Paíto, Mozambican footballer ↗
- 1982 Szabolcs Perenyi, Romanian-Hungarian footballer ↗
- 1982 Beno Udrih, Slovenian basketball player ↗
- 1982 Tuba Büyüküstün, Turkish actress ↗
- 1982 Junri Namigata, Japanese tennis player ↗
- 1980 Pauly D, American television personality ↗
- 1980 David Rozehnal, Czech footballer ↗
- 1980 Mads Tolling, Danish-American violinist and composer ↗
- 1979 Shane Filan, Irish singer-songwriter ↗
- 1979 Amélie Mauresmo, French-Swiss tennis player ↗
- 1979 Stiliyan Petrov, Bulgarian footballer and manager ↗
- 1978 Britta Oppelt, German rower ↗
- 1978 Allan Simonsen, Danish race car driver (died 2013) ↗
- 1978 İsmail YK, German-Turkish singer-songwriter ↗
- 1977 Nicolas Kiefer, German tennis player ↗
- 1976 Bizarre, American rapper ↗
- 1976 Nuno Gomes, Portuguese footballer ↗
- 1975 Hernán Crespo, Argentinian footballer and coach ↗
- 1975 Ai Sugiyama, Japanese tennis player ↗
- 1974 Márcio Amoroso, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1974 Sarah Taylor, Jersey squash player ↗
- 1973 Marcus Allbäck, Swedish footballer and coach ↗
- 1973 Bengt Lagerberg, Swedish drummer ↗
- 1973 Róisín Murphy, Irish singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1972 Matthew Birir, Kenyan runner ↗
- 1972 Robert Esmie, Canadian sprinter ↗
- 1972 Gary Shteyngart, American writer ↗
- 1971 Derek McInnes, Scottish footballer and manager ↗
- 1970 Mac Dre, American rapper and producer, founded Thizz Entertainment (died 2004) ↗
- 1970 Valentí Massana, Spanish race walker ↗
- 1969 Jenji Kohan, American screenwriter and producer ↗
- 1969 John LeClair, American ice hockey player ↗
- 1969 RZA, American rapper, producer, actor, and director ↗
- 1968 Ken Akamatsu, Japanese illustrator ↗
- 1968 Kenji Ito, Japanese pianist and composer ↗
- 1968 Nardwuar, Canadian celebrity journalist and musician ↗
- 1968 Hedi Slimane, French fashion designer and photographer ↗
- 1968 Alex Zülle, Swiss cyclist ↗
- 1968 Susan Wojcicki, Polish-American technology executive (died 2024) ↗
- 1967 Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Iraqi politician, 80th Prime Minister of Iraq ↗
- 1966 Susannah Doyle, English actress, director, and playwright ↗
- 1966 Gianfranco Zola, Italian footballer and coach ↗
- 1964 Ronald D. Moore, American screenwriter and producer ↗
- 1963 Edie Falco, American actress ↗
- 1962 Sarina Hülsenbeck, German swimmer ↗
- 1959 Marc Cohn, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player ↗
- 1958 Veronica Guerin, Irish journalist (died 1996) ↗
- 1958 Bill Watterson, American author and illustrator ↗
- 1957 Carlo Thränhardt, German high jumper ↗
- 1957 Doug Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager ↗
- 1956 Horacio Cartes, Paraguayan businessman and politician, President of Paraguay ↗
- 1956 James Lofton, American football player and coach ↗
- 1955 Tony Hadley, English footballer ↗
- 1955 Peter McNamara, Australian tennis player and coach (died 2019) ↗
- 1954 Jimmy Crespo, American guitarist and songwriter ↗
- 1954 John Wright, New Zealand cricketer and coach ↗
- 1953 David Morrow, Australian radio host and sportscaster (died 2024) ↗
- 1953 Caryn Navy, American mathematician and computer scientist ↗
- 1951 Goose Gossage, American baseball player ↗
- 1950 Carlos Caszely, Chilean footballer ↗
- 1950 Huey Lewis, American singer-songwriter and actor ↗
- 1949 Ludwig G. Strauss, German physician and academic (died 2013) ↗
- 1949 Jill Murphy, British children's author (died 2021) ↗
- 1946 Pierre-Marc Johnson, Canadian lawyer, physician, and politician, 24th Premier of Quebec ↗
- 1946 Paul Smith, English fashion designer ↗
- 1946 Gerard 't Hooft, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1946 Vladimir Mikhailovich Zakharov, Russian dancer and choreographer (died 2013) ↗
- 1945 Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (died 2015) ↗
- 1945 Humberto Benítez Treviño, Mexican lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Mexico ↗
- 1944 Leni Björklund, Swedish politician, 28th Swedish Minister of Defence for Sweden ↗
- 1943 Curt Blefary, American baseball player and coach (died 2001) ↗
- 1943 Mark Cox, English tennis player, coach and sportscaster ↗
- 1943 Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (died 2023) ↗
- 1942 Matthias Bamert, Swiss composer and conductor ↗
- 1942 Hannes Löhr, German footballer, coach, and manager (died 2016) ↗
- 1941 Epeli Nailatikau, Fijian chief, President of Fiji ↗
- 1940 Chuck Close, American painter and photographer (died 2021) ↗
- 1938 Ronnie Self, American singer-songwriter (died 1981) ↗
- 1937 Nita Lowey, American politician (died 2025) ↗
- 1936 Shirley Knight, American actress (died 2020) ↗
- 1936 James Mirrlees, Scottish economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018) ↗
- 1935 John Schoenherr, American illustrator (died 2010) ↗
- 1935 Amnon Barzel, Israeli art critic (died 2025) ↗
- 1933 Paul-Gilbert Langevin, French musicologist, critic and physicist (died 1986) ↗
- 1932 Gyula Horn, Hungarian politician, 37th Prime Minister of Hungary (died 2013) ↗
- 1931 Ismail Mahomed, South African lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Justice of South Africa (died 2000) ↗
- 1929 Jimmy Carruthers, Australian boxer (died 1990) ↗
- 1929 Katherine Helmond, American actress and director (died 2019) ↗
- 1929 Tony Lock, English cricketer (died 1995) ↗
- 1929 Jovan Rašković, Serbian psychiatrist, academic, and politician (died 1992) ↗
- 1929 Jiří Reynek, Czech poet and graphic artist (died 2014) ↗
- 1928 Pierre Mauroy, French educator and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 2013) ↗
- 1928 Warren Oates, American actor (died 1982) ↗
- 1926 Diana Lynn, American actress (died 1971) ↗
- 1925 Fernando de Szyszlo, Peruvian painter and sculptor (died 2017) ↗
- 1925 Jean Raspail, French author and explorer (died 2020) ↗
- 1924 János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist and educator (died 2013) ↗
- 1924 Edward Cassidy, Australian Roman Catholic cardinal priest (died 2021) ↗
- 1923 George Moore, Australian jockey (died 2008) ↗
- 1923 Mitsuye Yamada, Japanese American activist ↗
- 1921 Viktor Kulikov, Russian marshal (died 2013) ↗
- 1921 Nanos Valaoritis, Greek author, poet, and playwright (died 2019) ↗
- 1918 K. Karunakaran, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Kerala (died 2010) ↗
- 1918 Brian James, Australian actor (died 2009) ↗
- 1918 Zakaria Mohieddin, Egyptian general and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt (died 2012) ↗
- 1918 George Rochberg, American composer and educator (died 2005) ↗
- 1916 Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist (died 2018) ↗
- 1916 Ivor Powell, Welsh footballer (died 2012) ↗
- 1915 Babe Paley, American socialite (died 1978) ↗
- 1915 John Woodruff, American runner and commander (died 2007) ↗
- 1915 Al Timothy, Trinidadian musician and songwriter (died 2000) ↗
- 1914 John Thomas Dunlop, American administrator and labor scholar (died 2003) ↗
- 1914 Annie Fischer, Hungarian pianist and composer (died 1995) ↗
- 1913 George Costakis, Russian art collector (died 1990) ↗
- 1913 Smiley Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1966) ↗
- 1911 Endel Aruja, Estonian-Canadian physicist and academic (died 2008) ↗
- 1911 Haydn Bunton, Sr., Australian footballer and coach (died 1955) ↗
- 1911 Giorgio Borġ Olivier, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Malta (died 1980) ↗
- 1911 Georges Pompidou, French banker and politician, 19th President of France (died 1974) ↗
- 1910 Georges Vedel, French lawyer and academic (died 2002) ↗
- 1908 Henri of Orléans, (died 1999) ↗
- 1908 Lyman S. Ayres II, American businessman (died 1996) ↗
- 1905 Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau, Haitian sociologist and educator (died 1970) ↗
- 1904 Harold Acton, English scholar and author (died 1994) ↗
- 1904 Ernst Mayr, German-American biologist and ornithologist (died 2005) ↗
- 1904 Milburn Stone, American actor (died 1980) ↗
- 1902 Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., American colonel and politician, 3rd United States Ambassador to the United Nations (died 1985) ↗
- 1901 Julio Libonatti, Italian-Argentinian footballer (died 1981) ↗
- 1900 Yoshimaro Yamashina, Japanese ornithologist, founded the Yamashina Institute for Ornithology (died 1989) ↗
- 1900 Bernardus Johannes Alfrink, Dutch cardinal (died 1987) ↗
- 1899 Marcel Achard, French playwright, screenwriter, and author (died 1974) ↗
- 1898 Georgios Grivas, Greek general (died 1974) ↗
- 1896 Thomas Playford IV, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of South Australia (died 1981) ↗
- 1894 Ants Lauter, Estonian actor and director (died 1973) ↗
- 1893 Anthony Berkeley Cox, English writer (died 1971) ↗
- 1893 Giuseppe Caselli, Italian painter (died 1976) ↗
- 1891 John Howard Northrop, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987) ↗
- 1891 Tin Ujević, Croatian poet and translator (died 1955) ↗
- 1890 Frederick Lewis Allen, American historian and journalist (died 1954) ↗
- 1889 Jean Cocteau, French novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1963) ↗
- 1888 Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1963) ↗
- 1888 Louise Freeland Jenkins, American astronomer and academic (died 1970) ↗
- 1886 Willem Drees, Dutch politician and historian, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1948–1958) (died 1988) ↗
- 1886 Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia (died 1918) ↗
- 1885 Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (died 1936) ↗
- 1885 André Lhote, French sculptor and painter (died 1962) ↗
- 1884 Enrico Dante, Italian cardinal (died 1967) ↗
- 1883 Gustave Lanctot, Canadian historian, author, and academic (died 1975) ↗
- 1882 Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (died 1927) ↗
- 1880 Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (died 1940) ↗
- 1880 Constantin Tănase, Romanian actor and playwright (died 1945) ↗
- 1879 Dwight F. Davis, American tennis player and politician, 49th United States Secretary of War (died 1945) ↗
- 1879 Wanda Landowska, Polish-French harpsichord player and educator (died 1959) ↗
- 1874 Eugen Fischer, German physician and academic (died 1967) ↗
- 1872 Édouard Herriot, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1957) ↗
- 1867 A. E. Douglass, American astronomer (died 1962) ↗
- 1864 Stephan Krehl, German composer (died 1924) ↗
- 1862 George Nuttall, American-British bacteriologist (died 1937) ↗
- 1862 Horatio Caro, English chess master (died 1920) ↗
- 1860 Robert Bacon, American colonel and politician, 39th United States Secretary of State (died 1919) ↗
- 1860 Mathieu Jaboulay, French surgeon (died 1913) ↗
- 1857 Clara Zetkin, German theorist and activist (died 1933) ↗
- 1857 Julien Tiersot, French musicologist and composer (died 1936) ↗
- 1853 Cecil Rhodes, English-South African businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (died 1902) ↗
- 1849 William Thomas Stead, English journalist (died 1912) ↗
- 1841 William Collins Whitney, American financier and politician, 31st United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1904) ↗
- 1832 Pavel Chistyakov, Russian painter and educator (died 1919) ↗
- 1829 Ignacio Mariscal, Mexican politician and diplomat, Secretary of Foreign Affairs for Mexico (died 1910) ↗
- 1820 William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish physicist, mathematician, and engineer (died 1872) ↗
- 1810 P. T. Barnum, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (died 1891) ↗
- 1805 Robert FitzRoy, English captain, meteorologist, and politician, 2nd Governor of New Zealand (died 1865) ↗
- 1803 George Borrow, British writer (died 1881) ↗
- 1802 Pavel Nakhimov, Russian admiral (died 1855) ↗
- 1801 David Farragut, American admiral (died 1870) ↗
- 1794 Sylvester Graham, American minister and activist (died 1851) ↗
- 1793 Pavel Pestel, Russian officer (died 1826) ↗
- 1781 Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore (died 1826) ↗
- 1780 François Carlo Antommarchi, French physician (died 1838) ↗
- 1755 Sarah Siddons, English actress (died 1831) ↗
- 1745 Carl Arnold Kortum, German physician and poet (died 1824) ↗
- 1718 Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1794) ↗
- 1717 Peter III, Portuguese king (died 1786) ↗
- 1709 Étienne de Silhouette, French translator and politician, Controller-General of Finances (died 1767) ↗
- 1675 Mary Walcott, American accuser and witness at the Salem witch trials (died 1719) ↗
- 1670 Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, countess palatine (died 1748) ↗
- 1653 Thomas Pitt, English businessman and politician (died 1726) ↗
- 1593 Achille d'Étampes de Valençay, French military leader (died 1646) ↗
- 1586 Thomas Hooker, English-born founder of the Colony of Connecticut (died 1647) ↗
- 1580 Carlo Contarini, doge of Venice (died 1656) ↗
- 1554 Elisabeth of Austria, French queen (died 1592) ↗
- 1549 Francesco Maria del Monte, Italian cardinal and art collector (died 1627) ↗
- 1547 Garzia de' Medici, Tuscan son of Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1562) ↗
- 1466 Giovanni Sforza, Italian nobleman (died 1510) ↗
- 1321 Joan of the Tower, English consort of David II of Scotland (died 1362) ↗
- 1029 Al-Mustansir Billah, Fatimid caliph (died 1094) ↗
- 980 Mokjong of Goryeo, Korean king (died 1009) ↗
- 465 Ahkal Moʼ Nahb I, Mayan ruler (died 524) ↗
- 2024 Jon Landau, American film producer (born 1960) ↗
- 2024 Bengt I. Samuelsson, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1934) ↗
- 2024 Vic Seixas, American tennis player (born 1923) ↗
- 2021 Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, dancer, television presenter and actress (born 1943) ↗
- 2021 Richard Donner, American film director (born 1930) ↗
- 2020 Nick Cordero, Canadian actor and singer (born 1978) ↗
- 2015 Uffe Haagerup, Danish mathematician and academic (born 1949) ↗
- 2015 Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1921) ↗
- 2014 Rosemary Murphy, American actress (born 1925) ↗
- 2014 Volodymyr Sabodan, Ukrainian metropolitan (born 1935) ↗
- 2014 Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (born 1931) ↗
- 2014 Brett Wiesner, American soccer player (born 1983) ↗
- 2013 Bud Asher, American lawyer and politician (born 1925) ↗
- 2013 David Cargo, American politician, 22nd Governor of New Mexico (born 1929) ↗
- 2013 William Tebeau, American engineer, first African-American man to graduate from Oregon State University (born 1925) ↗
- 2013 Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (born 1939) ↗
- 2012 Rob Goris, Belgian cyclist (born 1982) ↗
- 2012 Gerrit Komrij, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (born 1944) ↗
- 2012 Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge, English businessman and politician (born 1933) ↗
- 2012 Ruud van Hemert, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1938) ↗
- 2011 Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter, sculptor, and photographer (born 1928) ↗
- 2010 Bob Probert, Canadian ice hockey player and radio host (born 1965) ↗
- 2008 Hasan Doğan, Turkish businessman (born 1956) ↗
- 2007 Régine Crespin, French soprano (born 1927) ↗
- 2007 George Melly, English singer-songwriter and critic (born 1926) ↗
- 2006 Gert Fredriksson, Swedish canoe racer (born 1919) ↗
- 2006 Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (born 1924) ↗
- 2006 Kenneth Lay, American businessman (born 1942) ↗
- 2006 Amzie Strickland, American actress (born 1919) ↗
- 2005 James Stockdale, American admiral (born 1923) ↗
- 2004 Hugh Shearer, Jamaican journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Jamaica (born 1923) ↗
- 2004 Rodger Ward, American race car driver and sportscaster (born 1921) ↗
- 2002 Katy Jurado, Mexican actress (born 1924) ↗
- 2002 Ted Williams, American baseball player and manager (born 1918) ↗
- 1998 Sid Luckman, American football player (born 1916) ↗
- 1997 A. Thangathurai, Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer and politician (born 1936) ↗
- 1995 Jüri Järvet, Estonian actor and screenwriter (born 1919) ↗
- 1991 Howard Nemerov, American poet and essayist (born 1920) ↗
- 1984 Chic Murray, Canadian politician, 2nd Mayor of Mississauga (born 1914) ↗
- 1983 Harry James, American trumpet player and actor (born 1916) ↗
- 1976 Walter Giesler, American soccer player and referee (born 1910) ↗
- 1975 Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress (born 1892) ↗
- 1969 Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist and educator (born 1884) ↗
- 1969 Walter Gropius, German architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building and Werkbund Exhibition (born 1883) ↗
- 1969 Tom Mboya, Kenyan politician, 1st Kenyan Minister of Justice (born 1930) ↗
- 1969 Leo McCarey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1898) ↗
- 1966 George de Hevesy, Hungarian-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1885) ↗
- 1965 Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican race car driver, polo player, and diplomat (born 1909) ↗
- 1957 Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (born 1887) ↗
- 1950 Thomas William Burgess, English swimmer and water polo player (born 1872) ↗
- 1948 Georges Bernanos, French soldier and author (born 1888) ↗
- 1948 Carole Landis, American actress (born 1919) ↗
- 1948 Piet Aalberse, Dutch politician (born 1871) ↗
- 1945 John Curtin, Australian journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1885) ↗
- 1943 Kazimierz Junosza-Stępowski, Polish actor (born 1880) ↗
- 1943 Karin Swanström, Swedish actress, director, and producer (born 1873) ↗
- 1937 Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (born 1884) ↗
- 1935 Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (born 1870) ↗
- 1932 Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (born 1880) ↗
- 1929 Henry Johnson, American sergeant (born 1897) ↗
- 1927 Albrecht Kossel, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1853) ↗
- 1920 Ling Ma – German painter and sculptor (born 1857) ↗
- 1908 Jonas Lie, Norwegian author, poet, and playwright (born 1833) ↗
- 1884 Victor Massé, French composer (born 1822) ↗
- 1863 Lewis Armistead, Confederate general (born 1817) ↗
- 1862 Heinrich Georg Bronn, German geologist and paleontologist (born 1800) ↗
- 1859 Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist and engineer (born 1777) ↗
- 1833 Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor, created the first known photograph (born 1765) ↗
- 1826 Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore (born 1782) ↗
- 1819 William Cornwallis, English admiral and politician (born 1744) ↗
- 1773 Francisco José Freire, Portuguese historian and philologist (born 1719) ↗
- 1719 Meinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg, German-English general (born 1641) ↗
- 1715 Charles Ancillon, French jurist and diplomat (born 1659) ↗
- 1676 Carl Gustaf Wrangel, Swedish field marshal and politician (born 1613) ↗
- 1666 Albert VI, German nobleman (born 1584) ↗
- 1661 Sir Hugh Speke, 1st Baronet ↗
- 1539 Anthony Maria Zaccaria, Italian saint (born 1502) ↗
- 1507 Crinitus, Italian scholar and academic (born 1475) ↗
- 1413 Musa Çelebi, Ottoman prince and co-ruler ↗
- 1375 Charles III, French nobleman (born 1337) ↗
- 1316 Ferdinand, prince of Majorca (born 1278) ↗
- 1091 William of Hirsau, German abbot ↗
- 1080 Ísleifur Gissurarson, Icelandic bishop (born 1006) ↗
- 967 Murakami, Japanese emperor (born 926) ↗
- 936 Xu Ji, Chinese official and chancellor ↗
- 905 Cui Yuan, Chinese chancellor ↗
- 905 Dugu Sun, Chinese chancellor ↗
- 905 Lu Yi, Chinese chancellor (born 847) ↗
- 905 Pei Shu, Chinese chancellor (born 841) ↗
- 905 Wang Pu, Chinese chancellor ↗