On This Day: March 27 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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2023 Seven people, including the perpetrator, are killed in a mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee. ↗
2023 Forty people are killed in a fire at a migrant detention facility in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. ↗
2020 North Macedonia becomes the 30th member of NATO. ↗
2016 A suicide blast in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park, Lahore claims over 70 lives and leaves almost 300 others injured. The target of the bombing are Christians celebrating Easter. ↗
2015 Al-Shabab militants attack and temporarily occupy a Mogadishu hotel leaving at least 20 people dead. ↗
2014 Philippines signs a peace accord with the largest Muslim rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, ending decades of conflict. ↗
2009 The dam forming Situ Gintung, an artificial lake in Indonesia, fails, killing at least 99 people. ↗
2004 HMS Scylla, a decommissioned Leander-class frigate, is sunk as an artificial reef off Cornwall, the first of its kind in Europe. ↗
2002 Passover massacre: A Palestinian suicide bomber kills 29 people at a Passover seder in Netanya, Israel. ↗
2002 Nanterre massacre: In Nanterre, France, a gunman opens fire at the end of a town council meeting, resulting in the deaths of eight councilors; 19 other people are injured. ↗
2000 A Phillips Petroleum plant explosion in Pasadena, Texas kills one person and injures 71 others. ↗
1999 Kosovo War: An American Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk is shot down by a Yugoslav Army SAM, the first and only Nighthawk to be lost in combat. ↗
1998 The Food and Drug Administration approves Viagra for use as a treatment for erectile dysfunction, the first pill to be approved for this condition in the United States. ↗
1993 Jiang Zemin is appointed President of the People's Republic of China. ↗
1993 Italian former minister and Christian Democracy leader Giulio Andreotti is accused of mafia allegiance by the tribunal of Palermo. ↗
1990 The United States begins broadcasting anti-Castro propaganda to Cuba on TV Martí. ↗
1986 A car bomb explodes outside Russell Street Police HQ in Melbourne, Australia, killing one police officer and injuring 21 people. ↗
1981 The Solidarity movement in Poland stages a warning strike, in which at least 12 million Poles walk off their jobs for four hours. ↗
1980 The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L. Kielland collapses in the North Sea, killing 123 of its crew of 212. ↗
1977 Tenerife airport disaster: Two Boeing 747 airliners collide on a foggy runway on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, killing 583 (all 248 on KLM and 335 on Pan Am). Sixty-one survived on the Pan Am flight. This is the deadliest aviation accident in history. ↗
1976 The first section of the Washington Metro opens to the public. ↗
1975 Construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System begins. ↗
1964 The Good Friday earthquake, the most powerful earthquake recorded in North American history at a magnitude of 9.2 strikes Southcentral Alaska, killing 125 people and inflicting massive damage to the city of Anchorage. ↗
1958 Nikita Khrushchev becomes Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union. ↗
1945 World War II: Operation Starvation, the aerial mining of Japan's ports and waterways begins. Argentina declares war on the Axis Powers. ↗
1943 World War II: Battle of the Komandorski Islands: In the Aleutian Islands the battle begins when United States Navy forces intercept Japanese attempting to reinforce a garrison at Kiska. ↗
1942 The Holocaust: Nazi Germany and Vichy France begin the deportation of 65,000 Jews from Drancy internment camp to German extermination camps. ↗
1941 World War II: Yugoslav Air Force officers topple the pro-Axis government in a bloodless coup. ↗
1938 Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Taierzhuang begins, resulting several weeks later in the war's first major Chinese victory over Japan. ↗
1933 Japanese invasion of Manchuria: Japan leaves the League of Nations after it approves the Lytton Report that ruled in favour of China. ↗
1918 The National Council of Bessarabia proclaims union with the Kingdom of Romania. ↗
1915 Typhoid Mary, the first healthy carrier of disease ever identified in the United States, is put in quarantine for the second time, where she would remain for the rest of her life. ↗
1912 First Lady Helen Taft and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, plant two Yoshino cherry trees on the northern bank of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., the origin of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. ↗
1901 Philippine–American War: Emilio Aguinaldo, leader of the First Philippine Republic, is captured by the Americans. ↗
1899 Emilio Aguinaldo leads Filipino forces for the only time during the Philippine–American War at the Battle of Marilao River. ↗
1886 Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars. ↗
1884 A mob in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States attacks members of a jury which had returned a verdict of manslaughter in what was seen as a clear case of murder; over the next few days the mob would riot and burn down the courthouse. ↗
1871 The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place. ↗
1866 President of the United States of America Andrew Johnson vetoes the Civil Rights Act of 1866. His veto is overridden by Congress and the bill passes into law on April 9. ↗
1836 Texas Revolution: On the orders of General Antonio López de Santa Anna, the Mexican Army massacres 342 Texian Army POWs at Goliad, Texas. ↗
1814 War of 1812: In central Alabama, U.S. forces under General Andrew Jackson defeat the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. ↗
1809 Peninsular War: A combined Franco-Polish force defeats the Spanish in the Battle of Ciudad Real. ↗
1794 The United States Government establishes a permanent navy and authorizes the building of six frigates. ↗
1782 The Second Rockingham ministry assumes office in Great Britain and begins negotiations to end the American War of Independence. ↗
1638 The first of four destructive Calabrian earthquakes strikes southern Italy. Measuring magnitude 6.8 and assigned a Mercalli intensity of XI, it kills 10,000–30,000 people. ↗
1625 Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland and Ireland as well as claiming the title King of France. ↗
1513 Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reaches the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida. ↗
1329 Pope John XXII issues his In Agro Dominico condemning some writings of Meister Eckhart as heretical. ↗
1309 Pope Clement V imposes excommunication and interdiction on Venice, and a general prohibition of all commercial intercourse with Venice, which had seized Ferrara, a papal fiefdom. ↗

2002 Daria Snigur, Ukrainian tennis player ↗
2001 Natanael Cano, Mexican rapper and singer ↗
2000 Halle Bailey, American singer-songwriter and actress ↗
2000 Sophie Nélisse, Canadian actress ↗
1999 Jesser, American YouTuber ↗
1999 Alex O'Connor, English media personality ↗
1998 Giannis Bouzoukis, Greek footballer ↗
1997 Lisa, Thai rapper and dancer ↗
1995 Bill Tuiloma, New Zealand footballer ↗
1993 Brandon Nimmo, American baseball player ↗
1992 Marc Muniesa, Spanish footballer ↗
1991 London on da Track, American record producer ↗
1990 Erdin Demir, Swedish-Turkish footballer ↗
1990 Ben Hunt, Australian rugby league player ↗
1990 Nicolas Nkoulou, Cameroonian footballer ↗
1990 Luca Zuffi, Swiss footballer ↗
1990 Kimbra, New Zealand musician ↗
1990 Brodha V, Indian rapper and music producer ↗
1989 Matt Harvey, American baseball player ↗
1989 Camilla Lees, New Zealand netball player ↗
1988 Jessie J, English singer-songwriter ↗
1988 Atsuto Uchida, Japanese footballer ↗
1988 Brenda Song, American actress ↗
1988 Mauro Goicoechea, Uruguayan footballer ↗
1988 Holliday Grainger, English actress ↗
1987 Jefferson Bernárdez, Honduran footballer ↗
1987 Samuel Francis, Nigerian-Qatari sprinter ↗
1987 Polina Gagarina, Russian singer-songwriter ↗
1987 Buster Posey, American baseball player ↗
1986 Manuel Neuer, German footballer ↗
1985 Dustin Byfuglien, American ice hockey player ↗
1985 Danny Vukovic, Australian footballer ↗
1984 Adam Ashley-Cooper, Australian rugby player ↗
1984 Ben Franks, Australian-born New Zealand rugby player ↗
1984 Brett Holman, Australian footballer ↗
1983 Yuliya Golubchikova, Russian pole vaulter ↗
1983 Vasily Koshechkin, Russian ice hockey player ↗
1983 Román Martínez, Argentinian footballer ↗
1982 Shawn Beveney, Guyanese footballer ↗
1981 Terry McFlynn, Irish footballer ↗
1981 Akhil Kumar, Indian boxer ↗
1981 Jukka Keskisalo, Finnish runner ↗
1981 Hilda Kibet, Kenyan runner ↗
1981 Cacau, Brazilian-German footballer ↗
1980 Sean Ryan, American football player ↗
1980 Michaela Paštiková, Czech tennis player ↗
1980 Maksim Shevchenko, Kazakhstani footballer ↗
1979 Tom Palmer, English rugby union player ↗
1979 Mohsen Moeini, Iranian author and director ↗
1979 Imran Tahir, Pakistani-South African cricketer ↗
1979 Jennifer Wilson, Zimbabwean-South African field hockey player ↗
1978 Gabriel Paraschiv, Romanian footballer ↗
1978 Marius Bakken, Norwegian runner ↗
1978 Amélie Cocheteux, French tennis player ↗
1977 Vítor Meira, Brazilian race car driver ↗
1977 Ioannis Melissanidis, Greek artistic gymnast ↗
1976 Roberta Anastase, Romanian politician, 57th President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania ↗
1976 Danny Fortson, American basketball player ↗
1976 Adrian Anca, Romanian footballer ↗
1975 Andrew Blowers, New Zealand rugby player ↗
1975 Kim Felton, Australian golfer ↗
1975 Fergie, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress ↗
1975 Christian Fiedler, German footballer and manager ↗
1974 Marek Citko, Polish footballer and manager ↗
1974 George Koumantarakis, Greek-South African footballer ↗
1974 Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish footballer ↗
1973 Roger Telemachus, South African cricketer ↗
1972 Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Surinamese-Dutch footballer, coach, and manager ↗
1972 Charlie Haas, American professional wrestler ↗
1971 David Coulthard, Scottish race car driver and sportscaster ↗
1971 Nathan Fillion, Canadian actor ↗
1970 Leila Pahlavi, Princess of Iran (died 2001) ↗
1970 Derek Aucoin, Canadian baseball player (died 2020) ↗
1970 Brent Fitz, Canadian-American multi-instrumentalist and recording artist ↗
1970 Jarrod McCracken, New Zealand rugby league player ↗
1970 Elizabeth Mitchell, American actress ↗
1970 Uwe Rosenberg, German game designer, created Bohnanza ↗
1969 Gianluigi Lentini, Italian footballer and manager ↗
1969 Pauley Perrette, American actress ↗
1969 Mariah Carey – American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress ↗
1968 Irina Belova, Russian heptathlete ↗
1967 Talisa Soto, American actress ↗
1966 Žarko Paspalj, Serbian basketball player ↗
1965 Gregor Foitek, Swiss race car driver ↗
1963 Cory Blackwell, American basketball player ↗
1963 Randall Cunningham, American football player, coach, and pastor ↗
1963 Georgios Katrougalos, Greek jurist and politician ↗
1963 Filippos Sachinidis, Greek-Canadian economist and politician ↗
1963 Gary Stevens, English-Australian footballer and physiotherapist ↗
1963 Quentin Tarantino, American director, producer, screenwriter and actor ↗
1963 Xuxa, Brazilian actress, singer, businesswoman and television presenter ↗
1962 Jann Arden, Canadian singer-songwriter ↗
1962 Brett French, Australian rugby league player ↗
1962 Rob Hollink, Dutch poker player ↗
1962 John O'Farrell, English journalist and author ↗
1962 Brad Wright, American-Spanish basketball player ↗
1962 Kevin J. Anderson, American science fiction writer ↗
1961 Ellery Hanley, English rugby league player and coach ↗
1961 Tony Rominger, Swiss professional cyclist ↗
1960 Hans Pflügler, German footballer ↗
1960 Renato Russo, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1996) ↗
1959 Andrew Farriss, Australian rock musician and multi-instrumentalist ↗
1959 Ivan Savvidis, Russian-Greek oligarch and politician ↗
1958 Didier de Radiguès, Belgian race car driver and motorcycle racer ↗
1957 Kostas Vasilakakis, Greek footballer and manager ↗
1957 Stephen Dillane, English actor ↗
1956 Leung Kwok-hung, Hong Kong activist and politician ↗
1956 Thomas Wassberg, Swedish cross country skier ↗
1955 Patrick McCabe, Irish writer ↗
1955 Mariano Rajoy, Spanish lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Spain ↗
1955 Susan Neiman, American-German philosopher and author ↗
1954 Gerard Batten, English lawyer and politician ↗
1953 Herman Ponsteen, Dutch cyclist ↗
1952 Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Austrian skier ↗
1952 Maria Schneider, French actress (died 2011) ↗
1951 Andrei Kozyrev, Belgian-Russian politician and diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia ↗
1951 Chris Stewart, English musician and author ↗
1950 Tony Banks, English keyboardist and songwriter ↗
1950 Petros Efthymiou, Greek academic and politician, Greek Minister of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs ↗
1950 Maria Ewing, American soprano (died 2022) ↗
1950 Terry Yorath, Welsh international footballer and international manager ↗
1948 Jens-Peter Bonde, Danish lawyer and politician (died 2021) ↗
1947 Oliver Friggieri, Maltese author, critic, poet and philosopher (died 2020) ↗
1947 Brian Jones, English balloonist and pilot ↗
1947 Walt Mossberg, American journalist ↗
1947 Doug Wilkerson, American football player (died 2021) ↗
1946 Michael Aris, Cuban-English author and academic (died 1999) ↗
1946 Andy Bown, British singer, songwriter and musician ↗
1944 Jesse Brown, American marine and politician, 2nd United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (died 2002) ↗
1944 Bryan Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1943 Mike Curtis, American football player and coach (died 2020) ↗
1942 Michael Jackson, English journalist and author (died 2007) ↗
1942 John Sulston, English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018) ↗
1942 Michael York, English actor ↗
1941 Ivan Gašparovič, Slovak lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Slovakia ↗
1941 Liese Prokop, Austrian pentathlete and politician, Austrian Minister of the Interior (died 2006) ↗
1940 Sandro Munari, Italian race car driver ↗
1940 Austin Pendleton, American actor, director, and playwright ↗
1939 Jay Kim, South Korean-American engineer and politician ↗
1939 Cale Yarborough, American race car driver and businessman (died 2023) ↗
1937 Alan Hawkshaw, English keyboard player and songwriter (died 2021) ↗
1936 Malcolm Goldstein, American violinist and composer ↗
1935 Stanley Rother, American Roman Catholic priest and missionary (died 1981) ↗
1935 Julian Glover, English actor ↗
1934 István Csurka, Hungarian journalist, author, and politician (died 2012) ↗
1934 Ioannis Palaiokrassas, Greek politician (died 2021) ↗
1933 Lê Văn Hưng, South Vietnamese Brigadier general (died 1975) ↗
1932 Junior Parker, American singer and harmonica player (died 1971) ↗
1932 Bailey Olter, Micronesian politician, 3rd President of the Federated States of Micronesia (died 1999) ↗
1931 David Janssen, American actor and screenwriter (died 1980) ↗
1930 Daniel Spoerri, Romanian-Swiss photographer, writer and artist (died 2024) ↗
1929 Anne Ramsey, American actress (died 1988) ↗
1929 Reg Evans, Australian actor (died 2009) ↗
1928 Jean Dotto, French cyclist (died 2000) ↗
1927 Anthony Lewis, American journalist and academic (died 2013) ↗
1927 Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor (died 2007) ↗
1926 Frank O'Hara, American writer (died 1966) ↗
1924 Sarah Vaughan, American singer (died 1990) ↗
1924 Ian Black, Scottish international footballer and lawn bowls player (died 2012) ↗
1924 Margaret K. Butler, American mathematician and computer programmer (died 2013) ↗
1923 Shūsaku Endō, Japanese author (died 1996) ↗
1923 Louis Simpson, Jamaican-American poet, translator, and academic (died 2012) ↗
1922 Dick King-Smith, English author (died 2011) ↗
1922 Stefan Wul, French author and surgeon (died 2003) ↗
1922 Jules Olitski, Ukrainian-American painter, printmaker, and sculptor (died 2007) ↗
1921 Phil Chess, Polish-American record producer, co-founded Chess Records (died 2016) ↗
1921 Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, Brazilian footballer and coach (died 2000) ↗
1921 Harold Nicholas, American actor and dancer (died 2000) ↗
1920 Colin Rowe, English-American architect, theorist and academic (died 1999) ↗
1917 Cyrus Vance, American lawyer and politician, 57th United States Secretary of State (died 2002) ↗
1917 Mary Watt, New Zealand landscape architect and gardener (died 2005) ↗
1915 Robert Lockwood, Jr., American guitarist (died 2006) ↗
1914 Richard Denning, American actor (died 1998) ↗
1914 Budd Schulberg, American author, screenwriter, and producer (died 2009) ↗
1913 Theodor Dannecker, German SS officer (died 1945) ↗
1912 James Callaghan, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2005) ↗
1911 Veronika Tushnova, Russian poet and physician (died 1965) ↗
1910 Ai Qing, Chinese poet and author (died 1996) ↗
1909 Golo Mann, German historian and author (died 1994) ↗
1909 Ben Webster, American saxophonist (died 1973) ↗
1909 Valery Marakou, Belarusian poet and translator (died 1937) ↗
1906 Pee Wee Russell, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and composer (died 1969) ↗
1905 Leroy Carr, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1935) ↗
1905 Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff, German general (died 1980) ↗
1905 Elsie MacGill, Canadian-American author and engineer (died 1980) ↗
1903 Leif Tronstad, Norwegian chemist and military leader (died 1945) ↗
1903 Xavier Villaurrutia, Mexican poet and playwright (died 1950) ↗
1902 Sidney Buchman, American screenwriter and producer (died 1975) ↗
1902 Charles Lang, American cinematographer (died 1998) ↗
1901 Carl Barks, American illustrator and screenwriter (died 2000) ↗
1901 Erich Ollenhauer, German politician (died 1963) ↗
1901 Eisaku Satō, Japanese politician, Prime Minister of Japan, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975) ↗
1901 Kenneth Slessor, Australian journalist and poet (died 1971) ↗
1899 Francis Ponge, French poet and author (died 1988) ↗
1899 Herbert Arthur Stuart, German-Swiss physicist and academic (died 1974) ↗
1899 Gloria Swanson, American actress and producer (died 1983) ↗
1897 Douglas Hartree, English mathematician and physicist (died 1958) ↗
1897 Fred Keating, American magician, stage and film actor (died 1961) ↗
1895 Roland Leighton, English soldier and poet (died 1915) ↗
1894 René Fonck, French colonel and pilot (died 1953) ↗
1893 Karl Mannheim, Hungarian-English sociologist and academic (died 1947) ↗
1893 G. Lloyd Spencer, American lieutenant and politician (died 1981) ↗
1893 George Beranger, Australian-American actor and director (died 1973) ↗
1892 Ferde Grofé, American pianist and composer (died 1972) ↗
1892 Thorne Smith, American author (died 1934) ↗
1891 Lajos Zilahy, Hungarian novelist and playwright (died 1974) ↗
1891 Klawdziy Duzh-Dushewski, Belarusian-Lithuanian architect, journalist, and diplomat, created the Flag of Belarus (died 1959) ↗
1890 Harald Julin, Swedish swimmer and water polo player (died 1967) ↗
1890 Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton, Scottish admiral (died 1974) ↗
1889 Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoğlu, Egyptian-Turkish journalist, author, and politician (died 1974) ↗
1889 Leonard Mociulschi, Romanian general (died 1979) ↗
1888 George Alfred Lawrence Hearne, English-South African cricketer (died 1978) ↗
1887 Väinö Siikaniemi, Finnish javelin thrower, poet, and translator (died 1932) ↗
1886 Sergey Kirov, Russian politician (died 1934) ↗
1886 Wladimir Burliuk, Ukrainian painter and illustrator (died 1917) ↗
1886 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German-American architect, designed IBM Plaza and Seagram Building (died 1969) ↗
1885 Julio Lozano Díaz, Honduran accountant and politician, 40th President of Honduras (died 1957) ↗
1885 Reginald Fletcher, 1st Baron Winster, English navy officer and politician, Secretary of State for Transport (died 1961) ↗
1884 Gordon Thomson, English rower and lieutenant (died 1953) ↗
1883 Marie Under, Estonian author and poet (died 1980) ↗
1882 Thomas Graham Brown, Scottish mountaineer and physiologist (died 1965) ↗
1881 Arkady Averchenko, Russian playwright and satirist (died 1925) ↗
1879 Sándor Garbai, Hungarian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Hungary (died 1947) ↗
1879 Miller Huggins, American baseball player and manager (died 1929) ↗
1879 Edward Steichen, Luxembourger-American painter and photographer (died 1973) ↗
1878 Kathleen Scott, British sculptor (died 1947) ↗
1877 Oscar Grégoire, Belgian water polo player and swimmer (died 1947) ↗
1875 Albert Marquet, French painter (died 1947) ↗
1871 Heinrich Mann, German author and poet (died 1950) ↗
1871 Joseph G. Morrison, American captain and Nazarene minister (died 1939) ↗
1871 Piet Aalberse, Dutch politician, Minister of Labour (died 1948) ↗
1869 James McNeill, Irish politician, 2nd Governor-General of the Irish Free State (died 1938) ↗
1869 J. R. Clynes, English trade unionist and politician, Home Secretary (died 1949) ↗
1868 Patty Hill, American songwriter and educator (died 1946) ↗
1866 John Allan, Australian politician, 29th Premier of Victoria (died 1936) ↗
1863 Henry Royce, English engineer and businessman, founded Rolls-Royce Limited (died 1933) ↗
1862 Jelena Dimitrijević, Serbian short story writer, novelist, poet, traveller, social worker, feminist and polyglot (died 1945) ↗
1862 Arturo Berutti, Argentinian composer (died 1938) ↗
1860 Frank Frost Abbott, American-Swiss scholar and academic (died 1924) ↗
1859 George Giffen, Australian cricketer and footballer (died 1927) ↗
1857 Karl Pearson, English mathematician, eugenicist, and academic (died 1936) ↗
1855 William Libbey, American target shooter, colonel, mountaineer, geographer, geologist, and archaeologist (died 1927) ↗
1854 Giovanni Battista Grassi, Italian physician, zoologist, and entomologist (died 1925) ↗
1852 Jan van Beers, Belgian painter and illustrator (died 1927) ↗
1851 Ruperto Chapí, Spanish composer, co-founded Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (died 1909) ↗
1851 Vincent d'Indy, French composer and educator (died 1931) ↗
1847 Otto Wallach, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1931) ↗
1845 Wilhelm Röntgen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1923) ↗
1845 Jakob Sverdrup, Norwegian bishop and politician, Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs (died 1899) ↗
1844 Adolphus Greely, American general and explorer, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1935) ↗
1843 George Frederick Leycester Marshall, English colonel and entomologist (died 1934) ↗
1839 John Ballance, Irish-New Zealand journalist and politician, 14th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1893) ↗
1824 Virginia Minor, American women's suffrage activist (died 1894) ↗
1822 Henri Murger, French novelist and poet (died 1861) ↗
1820 Edward Augustus Inglefield, English admiral and explorer (died 1894) ↗
1814 Charles Mackay, Scottish journalist, anthologist, and author (died 1889) ↗
1811 Edward William Cooke, English painter and illustrator (died 1880) ↗
1809 Georges-Eugène Haussmann, French engineer, urban planner, and politician (died 1891) ↗
1802 Charles-Mathias Simons, German-Luxembourger jurist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Luxembourg (died 1874) ↗
1801 Alexander Barrow, American lawyer and politician (died 1846) ↗
1797 Alfred de Vigny, French author, poet, and playwright (died 1863) ↗
1785 Louis XVII of France (died 1795) ↗
1784 Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, Hungarian philologist, orientalist, and author (died 1842) ↗
1781 Alexander Vostokov, Estonian-Russian philologist and academic (died 1864) ↗
1765 Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (died 1841) ↗
1746 Michael Bruce, Scottish poet and composer (died 1767) ↗
1746 Carlo Buonaparte, Corsican-French lawyer and politician (died 1785) ↗
1724 Jane Colden, American botanist and author (died 1766) ↗
1714 Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian historian and theologian (died 1795) ↗
1712 Claude Bourgelat, French surgeon and author (died 1779) ↗
1710 Joseph Abaco, Belgian cellist and composer (died 1805) ↗
1702 Johann Ernst Eberlin, German organist and composer (died 1762) ↗
1681 Joaquín Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish-Italian cardinal (died 1760) ↗
1679 Domenico Lalli, Italian poet and librettist (died 1741) ↗
1676 Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian prince (born 1676) ↗
1627 Stephen Fox, English politician (died 1716) ↗
1546 Johannes Piscator, German theologian (died 1625) ↗
1509 Wolrad II, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg, German nobleman (died 1578) ↗
1416 Francis of Paola, Italian friar and saint, founded Order of the Minims (died 1507) ↗
1401 Albert III, duke of Bavaria (died 1460) ↗

2025 Christina McKelvie, Scottish politician (born 1968) ↗
2024 Daniel Kahneman, Israeli-American author, psychologist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1934) ↗
2024 Joe Lieberman, American politician and lawyer (born 1942) ↗
2018 Bert Nievera, Filipino-American singer (born 1936) ↗
2016 Mother Angelica, American Roman Catholic religious leader and media personality (born 1923) ↗
2015 Johnny Helms, American trumpet player, bandleader, and educator (born 1935) ↗
2015 T. Sailo, Indian soldier and politician, 2nd Chief Minister of Mizoram (born 1922) ↗
2014 Richard N. Frye, American scholar and academic (born 1920) ↗
2014 James R. Schlesinger, American economist and politician, 12th United States Secretary of Defense and first United States Secretary of Energy (born 1929) ↗
2013 Hjalmar Andersen, Norwegian speed skater (born 1923) ↗
2013 Yvonne Brill, Canadian-American scientist and engineer (born 1924) ↗
2013 Fay Kanin, American screenwriter and producer (born 1917) ↗
2012 Adrienne Rich, American poet, essayist and feminist (born 1929) ↗
2011 Clement Arrindell, Nevisian judge and politician, 1st Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis (born 1931) ↗
2011 Farley Granger, American actor (born 1925) ↗
2010 Dick Giordano, American illustrator (born 1932) ↗
2009 Irving R. Levine, American journalist and author (born 1922) ↗
2008 Jean-Marie Balestre, French businessman (born 1921) ↗
2007 Nancy Adams, New Zealand botanist and illustrator (born 1926) ↗
2007 Paul Lauterbur, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1929) ↗
2006 Dan Curtis, American director and producer (born 1928) ↗
2006 Stanisław Lem, Ukrainian-Polish author (born 1921) ↗
2006 Rudolf Vrba, Czech Holocaust survivor and educator (born 1924) ↗
2006 Neil Williams, English cricketer (born 1962) ↗
2005 Wilfred Gordon Bigelow, Canadian soldier and surgeon (born 1913) ↗
2004 Robert Merle, French author (born 1909) ↗
2003 Edwin Carr, New Zealand composer and educator (born 1926) ↗
2002 Milton Berle, American comedian and actor (born 1908) ↗
2002 Dudley Moore, English actor (born 1935) ↗
2002 Billy Wilder, Austrian-born American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1906) ↗
2000 George Allen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1914) ↗
2000 Ian Dury, English singer-songwriter and actor (born 1942) ↗
1999 Michael Aris, Cuban-English author and academic (born 1946) ↗
1998 David McClelland, American psychologist and academic (born 1917) ↗
1997 Lane Dwinell, American businessman and politician, 69th Governor of New Hampshire (born 1906) ↗
1997 Ella Maillart, Swiss skier, sailor, field hockey player, and photographer (born 1903) ↗
1995 René Allio, French director and screenwriter (born 1924) ↗
1994 Elisabeth Schmid, German archaeologist and osteologist (born 1912) ↗
1994 Lawrence Wetherby, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Kentucky (born 1908) ↗
1993 Kamal Hassan Ali, Egyptian general and politician, Prime Minister of Egypt (born 1921) ↗
1993 Paul László, Hungarian-American architect and interior designer (born 1900) ↗
1992 Colin Gibson, English footballer (born 1923) ↗
1992 Lang Hancock, Australian businessman (born 1909) ↗
1992 James E. Webb, American colonel and politician, 16th Under Secretary of State (born 1906) ↗
1991 Aldo Ray, American actor (born 1926) ↗
1990 Percy Beard, American hurdler and coach (born 1908) ↗
1989 May Allison, American actress (born 1890) ↗
1989 Malcolm Cowley, American novelist, poet, and literary critic (born 1898) ↗
1988 Charles Willeford, American author, poet, and critic (born 1919) ↗
1987 William Bowers, American journalist and screenwriter (born 1916) ↗
1982 Fazlur Khan, Bangladeshi-American engineer and architect, designed the John Hancock Center and Willis Tower (born 1929) ↗
1981 Jakob Ackeret, Swiss engineer and academic (born 1898) ↗
1980 Steve Fisher, American author and screenwriter (born 1912) ↗
1978 Nat Bailey, Canadian businessman, founded the White Spot (born 1902) ↗
1978 Kunwar Digvijay Singh, Indian field hockey (born 1922) ↗
1978 Sverre Farstad, Norwegian speed skater (born 1920) ↗
1977 Shirley Graham Du Bois, American author, playwright, and composer (born 1896) ↗
1977 Diana Hyland, American actress (born 1936) ↗
1977 Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Dutch airline pilot (born 1927) ↗
1976 Georg August Zinn, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Hesse (born 1901) ↗
1975 Arthur Bliss, English conductor and composer (born 1891) ↗
1974 Eduardo Santos, Colombian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th President of Colombia (born 1888) ↗
1973 Mikhail Kalatozov, Georgian-Russian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer (born 1903) ↗
1972 Lorenzo Wright, American athlete (born 1926) ↗
1968 Yuri Gagarin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (born 1934) ↗
1968 Vladimir Seryogin, Russian soldier and pilot (born 1922) ↗
1967 Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1890) ↗
1960 Gregorio Marañón, Spanish physician, philosopher, and author (born 1887) ↗
1958 Leon C. Phillips, American lawyer and politician, 11th Governor of Oklahoma (born 1890) ↗
1956 Évariste Lévi-Provençal, French orientalist and historian (born 1894) ↗
1952 Kiichiro Toyoda, Japanese businessman, founded Toyota (born 1894) ↗
1949 Elisheva Bikhovski, Israeli-Russian poet (born 1888) ↗
1946 Karl Groos, German psychologist and philosopher (born 1861) ↗
1945 Vincent Hugo Bendix, American engineer and businessman, founded Bendix Corporation (born 1881) ↗
1945 Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil, Turkish author, poet, and playwright (born 1866) ↗
1943 George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway, English politician, 5th Governor-General of New Zealand (born 1882) ↗
1942 Julio González, Catalan sculptor and painter (born 1876) ↗
1940 Michael Joseph Savage, Australian-New Zealand politician, 23rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1872) ↗
1940 Dan Kolov, Bulgarian professional wrestler (born 1892) ↗
1938 William Stern, German-American psychologist and philosopher (born 1871) ↗
1934 Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, 5th State President of the Orange Free State (born 1844) ↗
1931 Arnold Bennett, English author and playwright (born 1867) ↗
1928 Leslie Stuart, English organist and composer (born 1863) ↗
1927 Joe Start, American baseball player and manager (born 1842) ↗
1927 Klaus Berntsen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1844) ↗
1926 Kick Kelly, American baseball player, manager, and umpire (born 1856) ↗
1926 Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1887) ↗
1925 Carl Neumann, German mathematician and academic (born 1832) ↗
1923 James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist (born 1842) ↗
1922 Nikolay Sokolov, Russian composer and educator (born 1859) ↗
1921 Harry Barron, English general and politician, 16th Governor of Western Australia (born 1847) ↗
1918 Henry Adams, American journalist, historian, and author (born 1838) ↗
1918 Martin Sheridan, Irish-American discus thrower and jumper (born 1881) ↗
1913 Richard Montgomery Gano, American minister, physician, and general (born 1830) ↗
1910 Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, Swiss-American ichthyologist, zoologist, and engineer (born 1835) ↗
1900 Joseph A. Campbell, American businessman, founded the Campbell Soup Company (born 1817) ↗
1898 Syed Ahmad Khan, Indian philosopher and activist (born 1817) ↗
1897 Andreas Anagnostakis, Greek ophthalmologist, physician, and educator (born 1826) ↗
1890 Carl Jacob Löwig, German chemist and academic (born 1803) ↗
1889 John Bright, English politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (born 1811) ↗
1886 Henry Taylor, English poet and playwright (born 1800) ↗
1878 George Gilbert Scott, English architect, designed the Albert Memorial and St Mary's Cathedral (born 1811) ↗
1875 Juan Crisóstomo Torrico, Peruvian soldier and politician, President of Peru (born 1808) ↗
1875 Edgar Quinet, French historian and academic (born 1803) ↗
1869 James Harper, American publisher and politician, 65th Mayor of New York City (born 1795) ↗
1864 Jean-Jacques Ampère, French philologist and academic (born 1800) ↗
1850 Wilhelm Beer, Prussian astronomer and banker (born 1797) ↗
1849 Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, Irish-Canadian politician, 35th Governor General of Canada (born 1776) ↗
1848 Gabriel Bibron, French zoologist and herpetologist (born 1805) ↗
1770 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian painter (born 1696) ↗
1757 Johann Stamitz, Czech violinist and composer (born 1717) ↗
1729 Leopold, Duke of Lorraine (born 1679) ↗
1697 Simon Bradstreet, English businessman and politician, 20th Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (born 1603) ↗
1679 Abraham Mignon, Dutch painter (born 1640) ↗
1676 Bernardino de Rebolledo, Spanish poet, soldier, and diplomat (born 1597) ↗
1635 Robert Naunton, English politician (born 1563) ↗
1625 James VI and I of the United Kingdom (born 1566) ↗
1624 Ulrik of Denmark, Danish prince-bishop (born 1578) ↗
1621 Benedetto Giustiniani, Italian cardinal (born 1554) ↗
1615 Margaret of Valois (born 1553) ↗
1613 Sigismund Báthory (born 1573) ↗
1598 Theodor de Bry, Belgian-German engraver, goldsmith, and publisher (born 1528) ↗
1572 Girolamo Maggi, Italian polymath (born c. 1523) ↗
1564 Lütfi Pasha, Turkish historian and politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1488) ↗
1482 Mary of Burgundy, Sovereign Duchess regnant of Burgundy, married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1457) ↗
1472 Janus Pannonius, Hungarian bishop and poet (born 1434) ↗
1462 Vasily II of Moscow (born 1415) ↗
1378 Pope Gregory XI (born 1336) ↗
1248 Maud Marshal, English countess (born 1192) ↗
1184 Giorgi III, King of Georgia ↗
1045 Ali ibn Ahmad al-Jarjara'i, Fatimid vizier ↗
973 Hermann Billung, Frankish lieutenant (born 900) ↗
965 Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (born c. 890) ↗
916 Alduin I, Frankish nobleman ↗
913 Du Xiao, chancellor of Later Liang ↗
913 Zhang empress of Later Liang ↗
853 Haymo of Halberstadt, German bishop and author (born 778) ↗
710 Rupert of Salzburg, Austrian bishop and saint (born 660) ↗