54 Events
211 Births
62 Deaths
- 2025 The first EF5 tornado in 12 years occurs in Enderlin, North Dakota. ↗
- 2019 Iran's Air Defense Forces shoot down an American surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions between the two countries. ↗
- 2011 RusAir Flight 9605 crashes in Besovets during approach to Petrozavodsk Airport, killing 47. ↗
- 2003 The Wikimedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida. ↗
- 1996 Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-78 to conduct life science and microgravity research aboard the Spacelab module. ↗
- 1994 The 1994 Imam Reza shrine bomb explosion in Iran leaves at least 25 dead and 70 to 300 injured. ↗
- 1991 The German Bundestag votes to move seat of government from the former West German capital of Bonn to the present capital of Berlin. ↗
- 1990 Asteroid Eureka is discovered. ↗
- 1990 The 7.4 Mw Manjil–Rudbar earthquake affects northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 35,000–50,000, and injuring 60,000–105,000. ↗
- 1988 Haitian president Leslie Manigat is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant General Henri Namphy. ↗
- 1982 The International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide opens in Tel Aviv, despite attempts by the Turkish government to cancel it, as it included presentations on the Armenian genocide. ↗
- 1982 The Argentine Corbeta Uruguay base on Southern Thule surrenders to Royal Marine commandos in the final action of the Falklands War. ↗
- 1979 ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a Nicaraguan National Guard soldier under the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle during the Nicaraguan Revolution. The murder is caught on tape and sparks an international outcry against the regime. ↗
- 1975 The film Jaws is released in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film of that time and starting the trend of films known as "summer blockbusters". ↗
- 1973 Snipers fire upon left-wing Peronists in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in what is known as the Ezeiza massacre. At least 13 are killed and more than 300 are injured. ↗
- 1973 Aeroméxico Flight 229 crashes on approach to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, killing all 27 people on board. ↗
- 1972 Watergate scandal: An 18+1⁄2-minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between U.S. President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex. ↗
- 1964 A Curtiss C-46 Commando crashes in the Shengang District of Taiwan, killing 57 people. ↗
- 1963 Following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Soviet Union and the United States sign an agreement to establish the so-called "red telephone" link between Washington, D.C., and Moscow. ↗
- 1960 The Mali Federation gains independence from France (it later splits into Mali and Senegal). ↗
- 1959 A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35. ↗
- 1956 A Venezuelan Super-Constellation crashes in the Atlantic Ocean off Asbury Park, New Jersey, killing 74 people. ↗
- 1948 The Deutsche Mark is introduced in Western Allied-occupied Germany. The Soviet Military Administration in Germany responded by imposing the Berlin Blockade four days later. ↗
- 1945 The United States Secretary of State approves the transfer of Wernher von Braun and his team of Nazi rocket scientists to the U.S. under Operation Paperclip. ↗
- 1944 World War II: The Battle of the Philippine Sea concludes with a decisive U.S. naval victory. The lopsided naval air battle is also known as the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot". ↗
- 1944 World War II: During the Continuation War, the Soviet Union demands unconditional surrender from Finland during the beginning of partially successful Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive. The Finnish government refuses. ↗
- 1944 The experimental MW 18014 V-2 rocket reaches an altitude of 176 km, becoming the first man-made object to reach outer space. ↗
- 1943 The Detroit race riot breaks out and continues for three more days. ↗
- 1943 World War II: The Royal Air Force launches Operation Bellicose, the first shuttle bombing raid of the war. Avro Lancaster bombers damage the V-2 rocket production facilities at the Zeppelin Works while en route to an air base in Algeria. ↗
- 1942 The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp. ↗
- 1926 The 28th International Eucharistic Congress begins in Chicago, with over 250,000 spectators attending the opening procession. ↗
- 1921 Workers of Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Chennai, India, begin a four-month strike. ↗
- 1900 Boxer Rebellion: The Imperial Chinese Army begins a 55-day siege of the Legation Quarter in Beijing, China. ↗
- 1900 Baron Eduard Toll, leader of the Russian Polar Expedition of 1900, departs Saint Petersburg in Russia on the explorer ship Zarya, never to return. ↗
- 1895 The Kiel Canal, crossing the base of the Jutland peninsula and the busiest artificial waterway in the world, is officially opened. ↗
- 1893 Lizzie Borden is acquitted of the murders of her father and stepmother. ↗
- 1877 Alexander Graham Bell installs the world's first commercial telephone service in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ↗
- 1863 American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state. ↗
- 1862 Barbu Catargiu, the Prime Minister of Romania, is assassinated. ↗
- 1840 Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph. ↗
- 1837 King William IV dies, and is succeeded by his niece, Victoria. ↗
- 1819 The U.S. vessel SS Savannah arrives at Liverpool, United Kingdom. It is the first steam-propelled vessel to cross the Atlantic, although most of the journey is made under sail. ↗
- 1791 King Louis XVI, disguised as a valet, and the French royal family attempt to flee Paris during the French Revolution. ↗
- 1789 Deputies of the French Third Estate take the Tennis Court Oath. ↗
- 1787 Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the 'United States'. ↗
- 1782 The U.S. Congress adopts the Great Seal of the United States. ↗
- 1756 A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta. ↗
- 1685 Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater. ↗
- 1652 Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha is appointed Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ↗
- 1631 The Sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Barbary slave traders. ↗
- 1622 The Battle of Höchst takes place during the Thirty Years' War. ↗
- 1295 The Treaty of Anagni, an attempt mediated by the papacy to end the War of the Sicilian Vespers, is signed by the crown of Aragon, the kingdom of France and kingdom of Naples. ↗
- 1180 First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan. ↗
- 451 Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius battles Attila the Hun. After the battle, which was inconclusive, Attila retreats, causing the Romans to interpret it as a victory. ↗
- 2003 Hans Niemann, American chess player ↗
- 1997 Bálint Kopasz, Hungarian sprint canoeist ↗
- 1996 Sam Bennett, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1995 Caroline Weir, Scottish footballer ↗
- 1995 Carol Zhao, Canadian tennis player ↗
- 1994 Leonard Williams, American football player ↗
- 1991 Kalidou Koulibaly, Senegalese footballer ↗
- 1991 Rick ten Voorde, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1990 DeQuan Jones, American basketball player ↗
- 1990 Mohamed Mbougar Sarr – Senegalese writer ↗
- 1989 Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor ↗
- 1989 Javier Pastore, Argentinian footballer ↗
- 1989 Terrelle Pryor, American football player ↗
- 1987 A-fu, Taiwanese singer and songwriter ↗
- 1987 Carsten Ball, Australian tennis player ↗
- 1987 Asmir Begović, Bosnian footballer ↗
- 1987 Joseph Ebuya, Kenyan runner ↗
- 1986 Dreama Walker, American actress ↗
- 1985 Saki Aibu, Japanese actress ↗
- 1985 Aurélien Chedjou, Cameroonian footballer ↗
- 1985 Matt Flynn, American football player ↗
- 1985 Caroline Polachek, American singer and songwriter ↗
- 1984 Hassan Adams, American basketball player ↗
- 1983 Josh Childress, American basketball player ↗
- 1983 Darren Sproles, American football player ↗
- 1982 Aleksei Berezutski, Russian footballer ↗
- 1982 Vasili Berezutski, Russian footballer ↗
- 1982 Example, English singer/rapper ↗
- 1981 Brede Hangeland, Norwegian footballer ↗
- 1980 Franco Semioli, Italian footballer ↗
- 1980 Fabian Wegmann, German cyclist ↗
- 1979 Charles Howell III, American golfer ↗
- 1978 Quinton Jackson, American mixed martial artist and actor ↗
- 1978 Frank Lampard, English footballer ↗
- 1978 Jan-Paul Saeijs, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1977 Gordan Giriček, Croatian basketball player ↗
- 1977 Amos Lee, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1976 Juliano Belletti, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1976 Carlos Lee, Panamanian baseball player ↗
- 1975 Joan Balcells, Spanish tennis player ↗
- 1975 Daniel Zítka, Czech footballer ↗
- 1973 Chino Moreno, American singer, guitarist and lyricist ↗
- 1972 Alexis Alexoudis, Greek footballer ↗
- 1971 Rodney Rogers, American basketball player and coach (died 2025) ↗
- 1971 Annik Van den Bosch, Belgian politician ↗
- 1971 Jeordie White, American songwriter, guitarist, and bass player ↗
- 1970 Andrea Nahles, German politician, German Minister of Labour and Social Affairs ↗
- 1970 Athol Williams, South African poet and social philosopher ↗
- 1969 Paulo Bento, Portuguese footballer and manager ↗
- 1969 Misha Verbitsky, Russian mathematician and academic ↗
- 1969 MaliVai Washington, American tennis player and sportscaster ↗
- 1968 Mike Basham (racing driver), American stock car racing driver ↗
- 1968 Robert Rodriguez, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1967 Nicole Kidman – American-Australian actress ↗
- 1967 Dan Tyminski, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1966 Boaz Yakin, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1964 Pierfrancesco Chili, Italian motorcycle racer ↗
- 1964 Silke Möller, German runner ↗
- 1963 Kirk Baptiste, American sprinter ↗
- 1963 Mark Ovenden, British author and broadcaster ↗
- 1960 Philip M. Parker, American economist and author ↗
- 1960 John Taylor, English bass player and actor ↗
- 1959 Robert B. Weide, American screenwriter, producer and director ↗
- 1958 Kelly Johnson, English hard rock guitarist and songwriter (died 2007) ↗
- 1956 Peter Reid, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1956 Sohn Suk-hee, South Korean newscaster ↗
- 1955 E. Lynn Harris, American author (died 2009) ↗
- 1954 Michael Anthony, American musician ↗
- 1954 Allan Lamb, South African-English cricketer and sportscaster ↗
- 1954 Ilan Ramon, Israeli colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 2003) ↗
- 1954 Huda Zoghbi, American geneticist ↗
- 1953 Robert Crais, American author and screenwriter ↗
- 1953 Raúl Ramírez, Mexican tennis player ↗
- 1953 Willy Rampf, German engineer ↗
- 1952 John Goodman, American actor ↗
- 1952 Vikram Seth, Indian author and poet ↗
- 1951 Tress MacNeille, American voice actress ↗
- 1951 Sheila McLean, Scottish scholar and academic ↗
- 1951 Paul Muldoon, Irish poet and academic ↗
- 1950 Nouri al-Maliki, Iraqi politician, 76th Prime Minister of Iraq ↗
- 1949 Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 8th president of Sri Lanka ↗
- 1949 Lionel Richie, American singer, songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor ↗
- 1948 Cirilo Flores, American bishop (died 2014) ↗
- 1948 Alan Longmuir, Scottish bass player and songwriter (died 2018) ↗
- 1948 Ludwig Scotty, Nauruan politician, 10th President of Nauru ↗
- 1947 Dolores "LaLa" Brooks, American pop singer ↗
- 1946 Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester ↗
- 1946 Xanana Gusmão, Timorese soldier and politician, 1st President of East Timor ↗
- 1946 David Kazhdan, Russian-Israeli mathematician and academic ↗
- 1946 Bob Vila, American television host ↗
- 1946 André Watts, American pianist and educator (died 2023) ↗
- 1945 Anne Murray, Canadian singer and guitarist ↗
- 1942 Neil Trudinger, Australian mathematician and theorist ↗
- 1942 Brian Wilson, American singer, songwriter and producer (died 2025) ↗
- 1941 Stephen Frears, English actor, director, and producer ↗
- 1941 Ulf Merbold, German physicist and astronaut ↗
- 1940 Eugen Drewermann, German priest and theologian ↗
- 1940 John Mahoney, English-born American actor (died 2018) ↗
- 1939 Ramakant Desai, Indian cricketer (died 1998) ↗
- 1939 Budge Rogers, English rugby player and manager ↗
- 1938 Joan Kirner, Australian educator and politician, 42nd Premier of Victoria (died 2015) ↗
- 1938 Mickie Most, English music producer (died 2003) ↗
- 1937 Stafford Dean, English actor and singer ↗
- 1937 Jerry Keller, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1936 Billy Guy, American singer (died 2002) ↗
- 1936 Enn Vetemaa, Estonian author and screenwriter (died 2017) ↗
- 1935 Jim Barker, American politician (died 2005) ↗
- 1935 Len Dawson, American football player (died 2022) ↗
- 1935 Armando Picchi, Italian footballer and coach (died 1971) ↗
- 1934 Wendy Craig, English actress ↗
- 1933 Danny Aiello, American actor (died 2019) ↗
- 1933 Claire Tomalin, English journalist and author ↗
- 1932 Robert Rozhdestvensky, Russian poet and author (died 1994) ↗
- 1931 Olympia Dukakis, American actress (died 2021) ↗
- 1931 James Tolkan, American actor and director ↗
- 1930 Magdalena Abakanowicz, Polish sculptor and academic (died 2017) ↗
- 1930 John Waine, English bishop (died 2020) ↗
- 1929 Edgar Bronfman, Sr., Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (died 2013) ↗
- 1929 Anne Weale, English journalist and author (died 2007) ↗
- 1929 Edith Windsor, American lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights activist (died 2017) ↗
- 1928 Eric Dolphy, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer (died 1964) ↗
- 1928 Martin Landau, American actor and producer (died 2017) ↗
- 1928 Jean-Marie Le Pen, French intelligence officer and politician (died 2025) ↗
- 1928 Asrat Woldeyes, Ethiopian surgeon and educator (died 1999) ↗
- 1927 Simin Behbahani, Iranian poet and activist (died 2014) ↗
- 1926 Rehavam Ze'evi, Israeli general and politician, 9th Israeli Minister of Tourism (died 2001) ↗
- 1925 Doris Hart, American tennis player and educator (died 2015) ↗
- 1925 Audie Murphy, American lieutenant and actor, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1971) ↗
- 1924 Chet Atkins, American guitarist and record producer (died 2001) ↗
- 1924 Fritz Koenig, German sculptor and academic, designed The Sphere (died 2017) ↗
- 1923 Peter Gay, German-American historian, author, and academic (died 2015) ↗
- 1923 Jerzy Nowak, Polish actor and educator (died 2013) ↗
- 1921 Byron Farwell, American historian and author (died 1999) ↗
- 1921 Pancho Segura, Ecuadorian tennis player (died 2017) ↗
- 1920 Danny Cedrone, American guitarist and bandleader (died 1954) ↗
- 1920 Thomas Jefferson, American trumpet player (died 1986) ↗
- 1918 George Lynch, American race car driver (died 1997) ↗
- 1918 Zoltán Sztáray, Hungarian-American author (died 2011) ↗
- 1917 Helena Rasiowa, Austrian-Polish mathematician and academic (died 1994) ↗
- 1916 Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Premier of Quebec (died 1973) ↗
- 1916 T. Texas Tyler, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1972) ↗
- 1915 Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (died 2002) ↗
- 1915 Terence Young, Chinese-English director and screenwriter (died 1994) ↗
- 1914 Gordon Juckes, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1994) ↗
- 1914 Muazzez İlmiye Çığ, Turkish archaeologist and academic (died 2024) ↗
- 1912 Anthony Buckeridge, English author (died 2004) ↗
- 1912 Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (died 1969) ↗
- 1912 Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (died 1980) ↗
- 1911 Gail Patrick, American actress (died 1980) ↗
- 1910 Josephine Johnson, American author and poet (died 1990) ↗
- 1909 Errol Flynn, Australian-American actor (died 1959) ↗
- 1908 Billy Werber, American baseball player (died 2009) ↗
- 1908 Gus Schilling, American actor (died 1957) ↗
- 1907 Jimmy Driftwood, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (died 1998) ↗
- 1906 Bob King, American high jumper and obstetrician (died 1965) ↗
- 1906 William Reid, Scottish mining engineer (died 1985) ↗
- 1905 Lillian Hellman, American playwright and screenwriter (died 1984) ↗
- 1903 Sam Rabin, English wrestler, sculptor, and singer (died 1991) ↗
- 1899 Jean Moulin, French soldier and engineer (died 1943) ↗
- 1897 Elisabeth Hauptmann, German author and playwright (died 1973) ↗
- 1896 Wilfrid Pelletier, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1982) ↗
- 1894 Lloyd Hall, American chemist and academic (died 1971) ↗
- 1893 Wilhelm Zaisser, German soldier and politician (died 1958) ↗
- 1891 Giannina Arangi-Lombardi, Italian soprano (died 1951) ↗
- 1891 John A. Costello, Irish lawyer and politician, 3rd Taoiseach of Ireland (died 1976) ↗
- 1889 John S. Paraskevopoulos, Greek-South African astronomer and academic (died 1951) ↗
- 1887 Kurt Schwitters, German painter and illustrator (died 1948) ↗
- 1885 Andrzej Gawroński, Polish linguist and academic (died 1927) ↗
- 1884 Mary R. Calvert, American astronomer and author (died 1974) ↗
- 1884 Johannes Heinrich Schultz, German psychiatrist and psychotherapist (died 1970) ↗
- 1882 Daniel Sawyer, American golfer (died 1937) ↗
- 1875 Reginald Punnett, English geneticist, statistician, and academic (died 1967) ↗
- 1872 George Carpenter, American 5th General of The Salvation Army (died 1948) ↗
- 1870 Georges Dufrénoy, French painter and academic (died 1943) ↗
- 1869 Laxmanrao Kirloskar, Indian businessman, founded the Kirloskar Group (died 1956) ↗
- 1867 Leon Wachholz, Polish scientist and medical examiner (died 1942) ↗
- 1866 James Burns, English cricketer (died 1957) ↗
- 1865 George Redmayne Murray, English biologist and physician (died 1939) ↗
- 1861 Frederick Gowland Hopkins, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1947) ↗
- 1860 Alexander Winton, Scottish-American race car driver and engineer (died 1932) ↗
- 1860 Jack Worrall, Australian cricketer, footballer, and coach (died 1937) ↗
- 1859 Christian von Ehrenfels, Austrian philosopher (died 1932) ↗
- 1858 Charles W. Chesnutt, American novelist and short story writer (died 1932) ↗
- 1855 Richard Lodge, English historian and academic (died 1936) ↗
- 1847 Gina Krog, Norwegian suffragist and women's rights activist (died 1916) ↗
- 1819 Jacques Offenbach, German-French cellist and composer (died 1880) ↗
- 1813 Joseph Autran, French poet and author (died 1877) ↗
- 1809 Isaak August Dorner, German theologian and academic (died 1884) ↗
- 1808 Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi and scholar (died 1888) ↗
- 1796 Luigi Amat di San Filippo e Sorso, Italian cardinal (died 1878) ↗
- 1786 Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, French poet and author (died 1859) ↗
- 1778 Jean Baptiste Gay, vicomte de Martignac, French politician, 7th Prime Minister of France (died 1832) ↗
- 1777 Jean-Jacques Lartigue, Canadian bishop (died 1840) ↗
- 1771 Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, Scottish philanthropist and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright (died 1820) ↗
- 1771 Hermann von Boyen, Prussian general and politician, Prussian Minister of War (died 1848) ↗
- 1770 Moses Waddel, American minister and academic (died 1840) ↗
- 1763 Wolfe Tone, Irish rebel leader (died 1798) ↗
- 1761 Jacob Hübner, German entomologist and author (died 1826) ↗
- 1756 Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish composer and educator (died 1792) ↗
- 1754 Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt, princess of Baden (died 1832) ↗
- 1737 Tokugawa Ieharu, Japanese shōgun (died 1786) ↗
- 1723 (O.S.) Adam Ferguson, Scottish philosopher and historian (died 1816) ↗
- 1717 Jacques Saly, French sculptor and painter (died 1776) ↗
- 1647 (O.S.) John George III, Elector of Saxony (died 1691) ↗
- 1642 (O.S.) George Hickes, English minister and scholar (died 1715) ↗
- 1634 Charles Emmanuel II, duke of Savoy (died 1675) ↗
- 1583 Jacob De la Gardie, Swedish soldier and politician, Lord High Constable of Sweden (died 1652) ↗
- 1566 Sigismund III Vasa, Polish and Swedish king (died 1632) ↗
- 1469 Gian Galeazzo Sforza, duke of Milan (died 1494) ↗
- 1389 John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, English statesman (died 1435) ↗
- 1005 Ali az-Zahir, Fatimid caliph of Egypt (died 1036) ↗
- 2024 Donald Sutherland, Canadian actor and producer (born 1935) ↗
- 2024 Taylor Wily, American actor, sumo wrestler and mixed martial artist (born 1968) ↗
- 2022 Caleb Swanigan, American basketball player (born 1997) ↗
- 2017 Prodigy, American music artist (born 1974) ↗
- 2015 Angelo Niculescu, Romanian footballer and manager (born 1921) ↗
- 2015 Miriam Schapiro, Canadian-American painter and sculptor (born 1923) ↗
- 2013 Ingvar Rydell, Swedish footballer (born 1922) ↗
- 2012 Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States. (born 1921) ↗
- 2012 LeRoy Neiman, American painter (born 1921) ↗
- 2012 Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (born 1919) ↗
- 2012 Andrew Sarris, American critic (born 1928) ↗
- 2011 Ryan Dunn, American television personality (born 1977) ↗
- 2010 Roberto Rosato, Italian footballer (born 1943) ↗
- 2010 Harry B. Whittington, English palaeontologist and academic (born 1916) ↗
- 2005 Larry Collins, American journalist, historian, and author (born 1929) ↗
- 2005 Jack Kilby, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1923) ↗
- 2004 Jim Bacon, Australian politician, 41st Premier of Tasmania (born 1950) ↗
- 2002 Erwin Chargaff, Austrian-American biochemist and academic (born 1905) ↗
- 2002 Tinus Osendarp, Dutch runner (born 1916) ↗
- 1999 Clifton Fadiman, American game show host, author, and critic (born 1902) ↗
- 1997 Cahit Külebi, Turkish poet and author (born 1917) ↗
- 1995 Emil Cioran, Romanian-French philosopher and educator (born 1911) ↗
- 1984 Estelle Winwood, English actress (born 1883) ↗
- 1978 Mark Robson, Canadian-American director and producer (born 1913) ↗
- 1975 Suzanne Comhaire-Sylvain, Haitian anthropologist (born 1898) ↗
- 1974 Horace Lindrum, Australian snooker player (born 1912) ↗
- 1969 Bishnu Prasad Rabha, Indian artist, painter, actor, dancer, writer, music composer and politician (born 1909) ↗
- 1966 Georges Lemaître, Belgian priest, physicist, and astronomer (born 1894) ↗
- 1965 Bernard Baruch, American financier and politician (born 1870) ↗
- 1963 Raphaël Salem, Greek-French mathematician and academic (born 1898) ↗
- 1958 Kurt Alder, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902) ↗
- 1952 Luigi Fagioli, Italian race car driver (born 1898) ↗
- 1947 Bugsy Siegel, American mobster (born 1906) ↗
- 1945 Bruno Frank, German author, poet, and playwright (born 1878) ↗
- 1929 Emmanouil Benakis, Greek merchant and politician, 35th Mayor of Athens (born 1843) ↗
- 1925 Josef Breuer, Austrian physician and psychologist (born 1842) ↗
- 1909 Friedrich Martens, Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (born 1845) ↗
- 1906 John Clayton Adams, English painter (born 1840) ↗
- 1888 Johannes Zukertort, Polish-English chess player (born 1842) ↗
- 1876 John Neal, American writer, critic, editor, lecturer, and activist (born 1793) ↗
- 1875 Joseph Meek, American police officer and politician (born 1810) ↗
- 1872 Élie Frédéric Forey, French general (born 1804) ↗
- 1870 Jules de Goncourt, French historian and author (born 1830) ↗
- 1869 Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese commander (born 1835) ↗
- 1847 Juan Larrea, Argentinian captain and politician (born 1782) ↗
- 1840 Pierre Claude François Daunou, French historian and politician (born 1761) ↗
- 1837 William IV of the United Kingdom (born 1765) ↗
- 1820 Manuel Belgrano, Argentinian general, economist, and politician (born 1770) ↗
- 1815 Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, French general (born 1766) ↗
- 1810 Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish general and politician (born 1755) ↗
- 1800 Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician and academic (born 1719) ↗
- 1787 Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer (born 1723) ↗
- 1776 Benjamin Huntsman, English businessman (born 1704) ↗
- 1668 Heinrich Roth, German missionary and scholar (born 1620) ↗
- 1605 Feodor II of Russia (born 1589) ↗
- 1597 Willem Barentsz, Dutch cartographer and explorer (born 1550) ↗
- 1351 Margareta Ebner, German nun and mystic (born 1291) ↗
- 1176 Mikhail of Vladimir, Russian prince ↗
- 981 Adalbert, archbishop of Magdeburg ↗
- 930 Hucbald, Frankish monk and music theorist ↗
- 840 Louis the Pious, Carolingian emperor (born 778) ↗
- 465 Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei (born 440) ↗