67 Events
204 Births
115 Deaths
- 2015 A ship carrying 458 people capsizes in the Yangtze river in China's Hubei province, killing 442 people. ↗
- 2011 A rare tornado outbreak occurs in New England; a strong EF3 tornado strikes Springfield, Massachusetts, during the event, killing four people. ↗
- 2011 Space Shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing after 25 flights. ↗
- 2009 Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. All 228 passengers and crew are killed. ↗
- 2009 General Motors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth largest United States bankruptcy in history. ↗
- 2008 A fire on the back lot of Universal Studios breaks out, destroying the attraction King Kong Encounter and a large archive of master tapes for music and film, the full extent of which was not revealed until 2019. ↗
- 2004 Oklahoma City bombing co-conspirator Terry Nichols is sentenced to 161 consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole. ↗
- 2001 Nepalese royal massacre: Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal shoots and kills several members of his family including his father and mother. ↗
- 2001 Dolphinarium discotheque massacre: A Hamas suicide bomber kills 21 at a disco in Tel Aviv. ↗
- 1999 American Airlines Flight 1420 slides and crashes while landing at Little Rock National Airport, killing 11 people on a flight from Dallas to Little Rock. ↗
- 1998 European Central Bank is founded in Brussels. ↗
- 1994 Republic of South Africa becomes a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations. ↗
- 1993 Dobrinja mortar attack: Thirteen are killed and 133 wounded when Serb mortar shells are fired at a soccer game in Dobrinja, west of Sarajevo. ↗
- 1990 Cold War: George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev sign a treaty to end chemical weapon production. ↗
- 1988 The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty comes into effect. ↗
- 1980 Cable News Network (CNN) begins broadcasting. ↗
- 1979 The first black-led government of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 90 years takes power. ↗
- 1978 The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed. ↗
- 1976 Aeroflot Flight 418 crashes in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea, killing 46. ↗
- 1975 The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded by Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Fuad Masum and others. ↗
- 1974 The Heimlich maneuver for rescuing choking victims is published in the journal Emergency Medicine. ↗
- 1962 Adolf Eichmann, former SS officer in Nazi Germany, is hanged in Israel for having committed crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other offenses. ↗
- 1961 The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the largest bank merger in Canadian history. ↗
- 1958 Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months. ↗
- 1950 The Declaration of Conscience speech, by U.S. Senator from Maine, Margaret Chase Smith, is delivered in response to Joseph R. McCarthy's speech at Wheeling, West Virginia. ↗
- 1950 The Chinchaga fire ignites. By September, it would become the largest single fire on record in North America. ↗
- 1946 Ion Antonescu, "Conducator" ("Leader") of Romania during World War II, is executed. ↗
- 1943 BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that it was actually an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. ↗
- 1941 World War II: The Battle of Crete ends as Crete capitulates to Germany. ↗
- 1941 The Farhud, a massive pogrom in Iraq, starts and as a result, many Iraqi Jews are forced to leave their homes. ↗
- 1939 First flight of the German Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighter aircraft. ↗
- 1930 The Deccan Queen is introduced as first intercity train between Bombay VT (Now Mumbai CST) and Poona (Pune) to run on electric locomotives. ↗
- 1929 The 1st Conference of the Communist Parties of Latin America is held in Buenos Aires. ↗
- 1922 The Royal Ulster Constabulary is founded. ↗
- 1919 Prohibition comes into force in Finland. ↗
- 1918 World War I: Western Front: Battle of Belleau Wood: Allied Forces under John J. Pershing and James Harbord engage Imperial German Forces under Wilhelm, German Crown Prince. ↗
- 1916 The United States Senate confirms the appointment of Louis Brandeis to the United States Supreme Court, making him the first Jew to be an Associate Justice. ↗
- 1913 The Greek–Serbian Treaty of Alliance is signed, paving the way for the Second Balkan War. ↗
- 1890 The United States Census Bureau begins using Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine to count census returns. ↗
- 1879 Napoléon Eugène, the last dynastic Bonaparte, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War. ↗
- 1868 The Treaty of Bosque Redondo is signed, allowing the Navajo to return to their lands in Arizona and New Mexico. ↗
- 1862 American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: The Battle of Seven Pines (or the Battle of Fair Oaks) ends inconclusively, with both sides claiming victory. ↗
- 1861 American Civil War: The Battle of Fairfax Court House is fought. ↗
- 1857 Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal is published. ↗
- 1857 The Revolution of the Ganhadores begins in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. ↗
- 1855 The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua. ↗
- 1854 Åland War: The British navy destroys merchant ships and about 16,000 tar barrels of the wholesale stocks area in Oulu, Grand Duchy of Finland. ↗
- 1849 Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey declared the Territory of Minnesota officially established. ↗
- 1831 James Clark Ross becomes the first European at the North Magnetic Pole. ↗
- 1815 Napoleon promulgates a revised Constitution after it passes a plebiscite. ↗
- 1813 Capture of USS Chesapeake. ↗
- 1812 War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom. ↗
- 1796 Tennessee is admitted as the 16th state of the United States. ↗
- 1794 The battle of the Glorious First of June is fought, the first naval engagement between Britain and France during the French Revolutionary Wars. ↗
- 1792 Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States. ↗
- 1779 The court-martial for malfeasance of Benedict Arnold, a general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, begins. ↗
- 1773 Wolraad Woltemade rescues 14 sailors at the Cape of Good Hope from the sinking ship De Jonge Thomas by riding his horse into the sea seven times. Both he and his horse, Vonk, are drowned on his eighth attempt. ↗
- 1679 The Scottish Covenanters defeat John Graham of Claverhouse at the Battle of Drumclog. ↗
- 1676 Battle of Öland: allied Danish-Dutch forces defeat the Swedish navy in the Baltic Sea, during the Scanian War (1675–79). ↗
- 1670 In Dover, England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, which will force England into the Third Anglo-Dutch War. ↗
- 1649 Start of the Sumuroy Revolt: Filipinos in Northern Samar led by Agustin Sumuroy revolt against Spanish colonial authorities. ↗
- 1648 The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War. ↗
- 1535 Combined forces loyal to Charles V attack and expel the Ottomans from Tunis during the Conquest of Tunis. ↗
- 1533 Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England. ↗
- 1495 A monk, John Cor, records the first known batch of Scotch whisky. ↗
- 1298 Residents of Riga and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the Livonian Order in the Battle of Turaida. ↗
- 1252 Alfonso X is proclaimed king of Castile and León. ↗
- 1999 Technoblade, American YouTuber and streamer (died 2022) ↗
- 1999 Dmytro Udovychenko, Ukrainian violinist ↗
- 1996 Edvinas Gertmonas, Lithuanian footballer ↗
- 1996 Tom Holland, English actor ↗
- 1994 Kagayaki Taishi, Japanese sumo wrestler ↗
- 1991 Zazie Beetz, German-American actress ↗
- 1991 Tyrone Roberts, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1990 Miller Bolaños, Ecuadoran footballer ↗
- 1990 Carlota Ciganda, Spanish golfer ↗
- 1989 Nataliya Goncharova, Ukrainian/Russian volleyball player ↗
- 1989 Sammy Alex Mutahi, Kenyan runner ↗
- 1988 Javier Hernández, Mexican footballer ↗
- 1987 Zoltán Harsányi, Slovakian footballer ↗
- 1987 Yarisley Silva, Cuban pole vaulter ↗
- 1986 Moses Ndiema Masai, Kenyan runner ↗
- 1986 Chinedu Obasi, Nigerian footballer ↗
- 1986 Ben Smith, New Zealand rugby player ↗
- 1985 Dinesh Karthik, Indian cricketer ↗
- 1985 Nick Young, American basketball player ↗
- 1985 Sam Young, American basketball player ↗
- 1984 Jean Beausejour, Chilean footballer ↗
- 1984 Olivier Tielemans, Dutch racing driver ↗
- 1984 Nikki Glaser, American comedian ↗
- 1982 Justine Henin, Belgian tennis player ↗
- 1981 Brandi Carlile, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1981 Amy Schumer, American comedian and actress ↗
- 1981 Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan baseball player ↗
- 1981 Aleksei Mikhailovich Uvarov, Russian footballer ↗
- 1979 Santana Moss, American football player ↗
- 1979 Markus Persson, Swedish game designer, founded Mojang ↗
- 1978 Antonietta Di Martino, Italian high jumper ↗
- 1977 Arsen Gitinov, Russian and Kyrgyzstani freestyle wrestler ↗
- 1977 Danielle Harris, American actress ↗
- 1977 Brad Wilkerson, American baseball player and coach ↗
- 1977 Sarah Wayne Callies, American actress ↗
- 1976 Marlon Devonish, English sprinter and coach ↗
- 1975 Michal Grošek, Czech-Swiss ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1975 Frauke Petry, German politician ↗
- 1974 Alanis Morissette, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress ↗
- 1974 Michael Rasmussen, Danish cyclist ↗
- 1974 Sarah Teather, English politician ↗
- 1973 Frédérik Deburghgraeve, Belgian swimmer ↗
- 1973 Adam Garcia, Australian actor ↗
- 1973 Heidi Klum, German-American model, fashion designer, and producer ↗
- 1973 Derek Lowe, American baseball player ↗
- 1971 Mario Cimarro, Cuban-American actor and singer ↗
- 1970 Alexi Lalas, American soccer player, manager, and sportscaster ↗
- 1970 Alison Hinds, British-Barbadian soca singer ↗
- 1969 Luis García Postigo, Mexican footballer ↗
- 1969 Teri Polo, American actress ↗
- 1968 Jason Donovan, Australian actor and singer ↗
- 1968 Mathias Rust, German aviator ↗
- 1966 Greg Schiano, American football player and coach ↗
- 1965 Larisa Lazutina, Russian skier ↗
- 1965 Olga Nazarova, Russian sprinter ↗
- 1963 Vital Borkelmans, Belgian footballer ↗
- 1963 Miles J. Padgett, Scottish physicist and academic ↗
- 1963 David Westhead, English actor and producer ↗
- 1961 Paul Coffey, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1961 Mark Curry, American actor ↗
- 1961 Werner Günthör, Swiss shot putter and bobsledder ↗
- 1961 John Huston, American golfer ↗
- 1961 Peter Machajdík, Slovakian-German pianist and composer ↗
- 1961 Yevgeny Prigozhin, Russian oligarch, mercenary chief and restaurateur (died 2023) ↗
- 1960 Simon Gallup, English musician ↗
- 1960 Vladimir Krutov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (died 2012) ↗
- 1960 Sergey Kuznetsov, Russian footballer and manager ↗
- 1960 Giorgos Lillikas, Cypriot politician, 8th Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs ↗
- 1960 Lucy McBath, American politician ↗
- 1960 Elena Mukhina, Russian gymnast (died 2006) ↗
- 1959 Martin Brundle, English racing driver and sportscaster ↗
- 1959 Alan Wilder, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer ↗
- 1958 Nambaryn Enkhbayar, Mongolian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Mongolia ↗
- 1958 Gennadiy Valyukevich, Belarusian triple jumper (died 2019) ↗
- 1956 Patrick Besson, French writer and journalist ↗
- 1956 Petra Morsbach, German author ↗
- 1955 Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, Japanese sumo wrestler (died 2016) ↗
- 1955 Lorraine Moller, New Zealand runner ↗
- 1955 Tony Snow, American journalist, 26th White House Press Secretary (died 2008) ↗
- 1954 Jill Black, Lady Black of Derwent, English lawyer and judge ↗
- 1953 Ronnie Dunn, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1953 Ted Field, American entrepreneur and race car driver ↗
- 1953 David Berkowitz, American serial killer and arsonist: 73 ↗
- 1952 Şenol Güneş, Turkish footballer and manager ↗
- 1952 Mihaela Loghin, Romanian shot putter ↗
- 1950 Perrin Beatty, Canadian businessman and politician ↗
- 1950 Charlene, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1950 Jean Lambert, English educator and politician ↗
- 1950 Michael McDowell, American author and screenwriter (died 1999) ↗
- 1948 Powers Boothe, American actor (died 2017) ↗
- 1948 Tomáš Halík, Czech Roman Catholic priest, philosopher, theologian and scholar ↗
- 1948 Michel Plasse, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2006) ↗
- 1947 Ron Dennis, English businessman, founded the McLaren Group ↗
- 1947 Jonathan Pryce, Welsh actor and singer ↗
- 1947 Ronnie Wood, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer ↗
- 1946 Brian Cox, Scottish actor ↗
- 1945 Linda Scott, American singer ↗
- 1945 Lydia Shum, Chinese-Hong Kong actress (died 2008) ↗
- 1945 Frederica von Stade, American soprano and actress ↗
- 1944 Colin Blakemore, British neurobiologist (died 2022) ↗
- 1944 Robert Powell, English actor ↗
- 1943 Orietta Berti, Italian singer and actress ↗
- 1943 Richard Goode, American pianist ↗
- 1943 Lorrie Wilmot, South African cricketer (died 2004) ↗
- 1942 Parveen Kumar, Pakistani-English physician and academic ↗
- 1941 Dean Chance, American baseball player and manager (died 2015) ↗
- 1941 Toyo Ito, Japanese architect, designed the Torre Realia BCN and Hotel Porta Fira ↗
- 1941 Alexander V. Zakharov, Russian physicist and astronomer ↗
- 1940 René Auberjonois, American actor (died 2019) ↗
- 1940 Katerina Gogou, Greek writer and actress (died 1993) ↗
- 1940 Kip Thorne, American physicist, astronomer, and academic ↗
- 1939 Cleavon Little, American actor and comedian (died 1992) ↗
- 1937 Morgan Freeman – American actor and producer ↗
- 1937 Rosaleen Linehan, Irish actress ↗
- 1937 Colleen McCullough, Australian neuroscientist and author (died 2015) ↗
- 1936 Anatoly Albul, Soviet and Russian wrestler (died 2013) ↗
- 1936 André Bourbeau, Canadian politician (died 2018) ↗
- 1936 Bekim Fehmiu, Bosnian actor (died 2010) ↗
- 1936 Gerald Scarfe, English illustrator and animator ↗
- 1935 Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, English architect, founded Foster and Partners ↗
- 1935 Reverend Ike, American minister and television host (died 2009) ↗
- 1935 Jack Kralick, American baseball player (died 2012) ↗
- 1935 John C. Reynolds, American computer scientist and academic (died 2013) ↗
- 1934 Pat Boone, American singer-songwriter and actor ↗
- 1934 Peter Masterson, American actor, director, producer and screenwriter (died 2018) ↗
- 1934 Doris Buchanan Smith, American author (died 2002) ↗
- 1933 Haruo Remeliik, Palauan politician, 1st President of Palau (died 1985) ↗
- 1933 Charles Wilson, American lieutenant and politician (died 2010) ↗
- 1932 Frank Cameron, New Zealand cricketer (died 2023) ↗
- 1932 Christopher Lasch, American historian and critic (died 1994) ↗
- 1931 Walter Horak, Austrian footballer (died 2019) ↗
- 1930 Matt Poore, New Zealand cricketer (died 2020) ↗
- 1930 Edward Woodward, English actor (died 2009) ↗
- 1929 Nargis, Indian actress (died 1981) ↗
- 1929 James H. Billington, American academic and Thirteenth Librarian of Congress (died 2018) ↗
- 1928 Georgy Dobrovolsky, Soviet Ukrainian pilot and astronaut (died 1971) ↗
- 1928 Steve Dodd, Australian actor and composer (died 2014) ↗
- 1928 Bob Monkhouse, English actor and screenwriter (died 2003) ↗
- 1928 K. W. Lee, American journalist (died 2025) ↗
- 1926 Johnny Berry, English footballer (died 1994) ↗
- 1926 Andy Griffith, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012) ↗
- 1926 Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (died 1962) ↗
- 1926 George Robb, English international footballer and teacher (died 2011) ↗
- 1926 Richard Schweiker, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (died 2015) ↗
- 1925 Dilia Díaz Cisneros, Venezuelan teacher (died 2017) ↗
- 1924 William Sloane Coffin, American minister and activist (died 2006) ↗
- 1922 Joan Caulfield, American model and actress (died 1991) ↗
- 1922 Povel Ramel, Swedish singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2007) ↗
- 1921 Nelson Riddle, American composer and bandleader (died 1985) ↗
- 1920 Robert Clarke, American actor and producer (died 2005) ↗
- 1917 William Standish Knowles, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012) ↗
- 1915 John Randolph, American actor (died 2004) ↗
- 1913 Bill Deedes, English journalist and politician (died 2007) ↗
- 1912 Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (died 1987) ↗
- 1910 Gyula Kállai, Hungarian communist leader, Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the People's Republic of Hungary (died 1996) ↗
- 1909 Yechezkel Kutscher, Slovakian-Israeli philologist and linguist (died 1971) ↗
- 1907 Jan Patočka, Czech philosopher (died 1977) ↗
- 1907 Frank Whittle, English airman and engineer, developed the jet engine (died 1996) ↗
- 1905 Robert Newton, English-American actor (died 1956) ↗
- 1903 Vasyl Velychkovsky, Ukrainian-Canadian bishop and martyr (died 1973) ↗
- 1903 Hans Vogt, Norwegian linguist and academic (died 1986) ↗
- 1901 Hap Day, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and manager (died 1990) ↗
- 1901 Tom Gorman, Australian rugby league player (died 1978) ↗
- 1901 John Van Druten, English-American playwright and director (died 1957) ↗
- 1896 Sydney Kyte, British bandleader (died 1981) ↗
- 1892 Amanullah Khan, sovereign of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, (died 1960) ↗
- 1890 Frank Morgan, American actor (died 1949) ↗
- 1889 Charles Kay Ogden, English linguist and philosopher (died 1957) ↗
- 1887 Clive Brook, English actor (died 1974) ↗
- 1879 Max Emmerich, American triathlete and gymnast (died 1956) ↗
- 1878 John Masefield, English author and poet (died 1967) ↗
- 1878 Sam Dreben, American soldier and mercenary (died 1925) ↗
- 1874 Yury Nikolaevich Voronov, Russian botanist (died 1931) ↗
- 1873 Elena Alistar, Bessarabian politician (died 1955) ↗
- 1869 Richard Wünsch, German philologist (died 1915) ↗
- 1843 Henry Faulds, Scottish physician and missionary, developed fingerprinting (died 1930) ↗
- 1833 John Marshall Harlan, American lawyer, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and politician; Attorney General of Kentucky (died 1911) ↗
- 1831 John Bell Hood, American general (died 1879) ↗
- 1825 John Hunt Morgan, American general (died 1864) ↗
- 1822 Clementina Maude, Viscountess Hawarden, English portrait photographer (died 1865) ↗
- 1819 Francis V, Duke of Modena (died 1875) ↗
- 1815 Otto of Greece (died 1862) ↗
- 1808 Henry Parker, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of New South Wales (died 1881) ↗
- 1804 Mikhail Glinka, Russian composer (died 1857) ↗
- 1801 Brigham Young, American religious leader, 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (died 1877) ↗
- 1800 Edward Deas Thomson, Australian educator and politician, Chief Secretary of New South Wales (died 1879) ↗
- 1796 Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist and engineer (died 1832) ↗
- 1790 Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian actor and playwright (died 1836) ↗
- 1770 Friedrich Laun, German author (died 1849) ↗
- 1765 Christiane Vulpius, mistress and wife of Johann Wolfgang Goethe (died 1816) ↗
- 1762 Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish priest and missionary, founded the Irish Christian Brothers (died 1844) ↗
- 1675 Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist and playwright (died 1755) ↗
- 1653 Georg Muffat, French organist and composer (died 1704) ↗
- 1637 Jacques Marquette, French missionary and explorer (died 1675) ↗
- 1633 Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer and academic (died 1687) ↗
- 1612 Frans Post, Dutch painter (died 1680) ↗
- 1563 Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Secretary of State for England (died 1612) ↗
- 1522 Dirck Coornhert, Dutch writer and scholar (died 1590) ↗
- 1498 Maarten van Heemskerck, Dutch painter (died 1574) ↗
- 1480 Tiedemann Giese, Polish bishop (died 1550) ↗
- 1460 Enno I, Count of East Frisia, German noble (died 1491) ↗
- 1451 Giles Daubeney, 1st Baron Daubeney (died 1508) ↗
- 1300 Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, English politician, Lord Marshal of England (died 1338) ↗
- 1134 Geoffrey, Count of Nantes (died 1158) ↗
- 2025 Jonathan Joss, American actor (born 1965) ↗
- 2024 Tin Oo, Burmese general and politician (born 1927) ↗
- 2019 Ani Yudhoyono, Indonesian politician, 6th First Lady of Indonesia. (born 1952) ↗
- 2018 Sinan Sakić, Serbian pop-folk singer (born 1956) ↗
- 2015 Charles Kennedy, Scottish journalist and politician (born 1959) ↗
- 2015 Joan Kirner, Australian educator and politician, 42nd Premier of Victoria (born 1938) ↗
- 2015 Nicholas Liverpool, Dominican lawyer and politician, 6th President of Dominica (born 1934) ↗
- 2015 Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician, 26th Premier of Quebec (born 1930) ↗
- 2015 Jean Ritchie, American singer-songwriter (born 1922) ↗
- 2014 Ann B. Davis, American actress (born 1926) ↗
- 2014 Valentin Mankin, Ukrainian sailor (born 1938) ↗
- 2014 Timofei Moșneaga, Moldovan physician and politician, Moldovan Minister of Health (born 1932) ↗
- 2013 James Kelleher, Canadian lawyer and politician, 33rd Solicitor General of Canada (born 1930) ↗
- 2012 Faruq Z. Bey, American saxophonist and composer (born 1942) ↗
- 2012 Pádraig Faulkner, Irish educator and politician, 19th Irish Minister of Defence (born 1918) ↗
- 2012 Milan Gaľa, Slovak politician (born 1953) ↗
- 2011 Haleh Sahabi, Iranian humanitarian and activist (born 1957) ↗
- 2010 Kazuo Ohno, Japanese dancer (born 1906) ↗
- 2010 Andrei Voznesensky, Russian poet (born 1933) ↗
- 2009 Vincent O'Brien, Irish horse trainer (born 1917) ↗
- 2008 Tommy Lapid, Israeli journalist and politician, 17th Justice Minister of Israel (born 1931) ↗
- 2008 Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer, founded Saint Laurent Paris (born 1936) ↗
- 2007 Tony Thompson, American singer and songwriter (born 1975) ↗
- 2005 Hilda Crosby Standish, American physician (born 1902) ↗
- 2005 George Mikan, American basketball player and coach (born 1924) ↗
- 2004 William Manchester, American historian and author (born 1922) ↗
- 2002 Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (born 1969) ↗
- 2001 Hank Ketcham, American cartoonist, created Dennis the Menace (born 1920) ↗
- 2001 notable victims of the Nepalese royal massacre ↗
- 2001 notable victims of the Nepalese royal massacre ↗
- 2001 notable victims of the Nepalese royal massacre ↗
- 2001 notable victims of the Nepalese royal massacre ↗
- 2001 notable victims of the Nepalese royal massacre ↗
- 2000 Tito Puente, American drummer, composer, and producer (born 1923) ↗
- 1999 Christopher Cockerell, English engineer, invented the hovercraft (born 1910) ↗
- 1996 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Indian politician, 6th President of India (born 1913) ↗
- 1991 David Ruffin, American singer-songwriter (born 1941) ↗
- 1989 Aurelio Lampredi, Italian engineer, designed the Ferrari Lampredi engine (born 1917) ↗
- 1988 Herbert Feigl, Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (born 1902) ↗
- 1987 Rashid Karami, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Lebanon (born 1921) ↗
- 1986 Jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (born 1958) ↗
- 1985 Richard Greene, English actor and soldier (born 1918) ↗
- 1983 Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (born 1903) ↗
- 1983 Anna Seghers – German writer (born 1900) ↗
- 1981 Carl Vinson, American lawyer and politician (born 1883) ↗
- 1980 Arthur Nielsen, American businessman, founded the ACNielsen company (born 1897) ↗
- 1979 Werner Forssmann, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1904) ↗
- 1971 Reinhold Niebuhr, American theologian and academic (born 1892) ↗
- 1969 Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian speed skater (born 1904) ↗
- 1968 Helen Keller, American author and activist (born 1880) ↗
- 1968 André Laurendeau, Canadian playwright, journalist, and politician (born 1912) ↗
- 1966 Papa Jack Laine, American drummer and bandleader (born 1873) ↗
- 1965 Curly Lambeau, American football player and coach, founded the Green Bay Packers (born 1898) ↗
- 1963 Walter Lee, Australian politician, 24th Premier of Tasmania (born 1874) ↗
- 1962 Adolf Eichmann, a German Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer (born 1906) ↗
- 1960 Lester Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1883) ↗
- 1960 Paula Hitler, German-Austrian sister of Adolf Hitler (born 1896) ↗
- 1954 Martin Andersen Nexø, Danish-German journalist and author (born 1869) ↗
- 1953 Emanuel Vidović, Croatian painter and illustrator (born 1870) ↗
- 1952 John Dewey, American psychologist and philosopher (born 1859) ↗
- 1948 Alex Gard, Russian-American cartoonist (born 1900) ↗
- 1946 Ion Antonescu, Romanian marshal and politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Romania (born 1882) ↗
- 1943 Leslie Howard, English actor, director, and producer (born 1893) ↗
- 1943 Wilfrid Israel, English-German businessman and philanthropist (born 1899) ↗
- 1941 Hans Berger, German neurologist and academic (born 1873) ↗
- 1941 Hugh Walpole, New Zealand-English author (born 1884) ↗
- 1938 Ödön von Horváth, Croatian-French author and playwright (born 1901) ↗
- 1935 Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Romanian-Hungarian general (born 1857) ↗
- 1934 Sir Alfred Rawlinson, 3rd Baronet, English colonel and polo player (born 1867) ↗
- 1927 Lizzie Borden, American accused murderer (born 1860) ↗
- 1927 J. B. Bury, Irish historian, philologist, and scholar (born 1861) ↗
- 1925 Thomas R. Marshall, American politician, 28th Vice President of the United States (born 1854) ↗
- 1908 Allen Butler Talcott, American painter (born 1867) ↗
- 1879 Napoléon, Prince Imperial of France (born 1856) ↗
- 1876 Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and journalist (born 1848) ↗
- 1873 Joseph Howe, Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Premier of Nova Scotia (born 1804) ↗
- 1872 James Gordon Bennett, Sr., American publisher, founded the New York Herald (born 1795) ↗
- 1868 James Buchanan – American lawyer and politician, 15th President of the United States (born 1791) ↗
- 1864 Hong Xiuquan, Chinese rebel, led the Taiping Rebellion (born 1812) ↗
- 1861 John Quincy Marr, American captain (born 1825) ↗
- 1846 Pope Gregory XVI (born 1765) ↗
- 1841 David Wilkie, Scottish painter and academic (born 1785) ↗
- 1833 Oliver Wolcott Jr., American lawyer and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of the Treasury, 24th Governor of Connecticut (born 1760) ↗
- 1832 Jean Maximilien Lamarque, French general and politician (born 1770) ↗
- 1830 Swaminarayan, Indian religious leader (born 1781) ↗
- 1826 J. F. Oberlin, French pastor and philanthropist (born 1740) ↗
- 1823 Louis-Nicolas Davout, French general and politician, French Minister of War (born 1770) ↗
- 1815 Louis-Alexandre Berthier, French general and politician, French Minister of War (born 1753) ↗
- 1795 Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (born 1744) ↗
- 1773 Wolraad Woltemade, South African folk hero (born 1708) ↗
- 1769 Edward Holyoke, American pastor and academic (born 1689) ↗
- 1740 Samuel Werenfels, Swiss theologian (born 1657) ↗
- 1710 David Mitchell – Scottish admiral and politician (born 1642) ↗
- 1681 Cornelis Saftleven, Dutch genre painter (born 1607) ↗
- 1662 Zhu Youlang, Chinese emperor (born 1623) ↗
- 1660 Mary Dyer, English-American martyr (born 1611) ↗
- 1639 Melchior Franck, German composer (born 1579) ↗
- 1625 Honoré d'Urfé, French author and poet (born 1568) ↗
- 1616 Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japanese shogun (born 1543) ↗
- 1571 John Story, English martyr (born 1504) ↗
- 1449 Polissena Sforza, Lady of Rimini (born 1428) ↗
- 1434 King Wladislaus II of Poland ↗
- 1354 Kitabatake Chikafusa (born 1293) ↗
- 1310 Marguerite Porete, French mystic ↗
- 1220 Henry de Bohun, 1st Earl of Hereford (born 1176) ↗
- 1186 Minamoto no Yukiie, Japanese warlord ↗
- 1146 Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess regent of Brittany (born 1068) ↗
- 932 Thietmar, duke of Saxony ↗
- 896 Theodosius Romanus, Syriac Orthodox patriarch of Antioch ↗
- 847 Xiao, empress of the Tang Dynasty ↗
- 829 Li Tongjie, general of the Tang Dynasty ↗
- 654 Pyrrhus, patriarch of Constantinople ↗
- 352 Ran Min, Emperor of Ran Wei during the Sixteen Kingdoms ↗
- 193 Marcus Didius Julianus, Roman Emperor (born 133) ↗
- 195 BCE Emperor Gaozu of Han (born 256 BC) ↗