49 Events
189 Births
99 Deaths
- 2021 The ship Ever Given was dislodged from the Suez Canal. ↗
- 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, formally beginning the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. ↗
- 2016 A United States Air Force F-16 crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. ↗
- 2015 Air Canada Flight 624 skids off the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, after arriving from Toronto shortly past midnight. All 133 passengers and five crews on board survive, with 23 treated for minor injuries. ↗
- 2014 The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales are performed. ↗
- 2013 At least 36 people are killed when a 16-floor building collapses in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. ↗
- 2010 Two suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40. ↗
- 2004 Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO as full members. ↗
- 2004 The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat certifies Taipei 101 as the world's tallest building, based on the building having been topped out on 1 July 2003, even though the building was not completed until 31 December 2004. ↗
- 2002 In reaction to the Passover massacre two days prior, Israel launches Operation Defensive Shield against Palestinian militants, its largest military operation in the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War. ↗
- 2001 A Gulfstream III crashes on approach to Aspen/Pitkin County Airport in Aspen, Colorado. All 18 people on board are killed. ↗
- 1999 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the dot-com bubble. ↗
- 1999 A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in India strikes the Chamoli district in Uttar Pradesh, killing 103. ↗
- 1990 The Czechoslovak parliament is unable to reach an agreement on what to call the country after the fall of Communism, sparking the so-called Hyphen War. ↗
- 1984 The Baltimore Colts load its possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer its operations to Indianapolis. ↗
- 1982 The Canada Act 1982 receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982. ↗
- 1979 Quebecair Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport in Quebec City, killing 17. ↗
- 1974 NASA's Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury. ↗
- 1974 Terracotta Army was discovered in Shaanxi province, China. ↗
- 1973 Vietnam War: The last United States combat soldiers leave South Vietnam. ↗
- 1973 Operation Barrel Roll, a covert American bombing campaign in Laos to stop communist infiltration of South Vietnam, ends. ↗
- 1971 My Lai massacre: Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison. ↗
- 1968 The funeral of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, started in Moscow, with thousands of people in attendance. ↗
- 1962 Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 11+1⁄2 day constitutional crisis. ↗
- 1961 The Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, allowing residents of Washington, D.C., to vote in presidential elections. ↗
- 1957 The New York, Ontario and Western Railway makes its final run, the first major U.S. railroad to be abandoned in its entirety. ↗
- 1951 Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage. ↗
- 1951 Hypnosis murders in Copenhagen. ↗
- 1947 The Malagasy Uprising against French colonial rule begins in Madagascar. ↗
- 1942 The Bombing of Lübeck in World War II is the first major success for the RAF Bomber Command against Germany and a German city. ↗
- 1941 The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement goes into effect at 03:00 local time. ↗
- 1941 World War II: British Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy forces defeat those of the Italian Regia Marina off the Peloponnesian coast of Greece in the Battle of Cape Matapan. ↗
- 1936 The 1936 German parliamentary election and referendum seeks approval for the recent remilitarization of the Rhineland. ↗
- 1927 Sunbeam 1000hp breaks the land speed record at Daytona Beach, Florida. ↗
- 1882 The Knights of Columbus is established. ↗
- 1879 Anglo-Zulu War: Battle of Kambula: British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus. ↗
- 1871 Royal Albert Hall is opened by Queen Victoria. ↗
- 1867 Queen Victoria gives Royal Assent to the British North America Act which establishes Canada on July 1. ↗
- 1857 Sepoy Mangal Pandey of the 34th Regiment, Bengal Native Infantry mutinies against the East India Company's rule in India and inspires the protracted Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny. ↗
- 1849 The United Kingdom annexes the Punjab. ↗
- 1847 Mexican–American War: United States forces led by General Winfield Scott take Veracruz after a siege. ↗
- 1809 King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden abdicates after a coup d'état. ↗
- 1809 At the Diet of Porvoo, Finland's four Estates pledge allegiance to Alexander I of Russia, commencing the secession of the Grand Duchy of Finland from Sweden. ↗
- 1806 Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway. ↗
- 1792 King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera 13 days earlier. ↗
- 1632 Treaty of Saint-Germain is signed returning Quebec to French control after the English had seized it in 1629. ↗
- 1549 The city of Salvador, Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded. ↗
- 1461 Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England, bringing a temporary stop to the Wars of the Roses. ↗
- 1430 The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice. ↗
- 2004 Kim Ju-chan, South Korean footballer ↗
- 1996 Wade Baldwin IV, American basketball player ↗
- 1994 Jung Jae-won, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor ↗
- 1994 Matt Olson, American baseball player ↗
- 1993 Thorgan Hazard, Belgian footballer ↗
- 1991 Irene, South Korean idol, actress and television host ↗
- 1991 N'Golo Kanté, French footballer ↗
- 1990 Lyle Taylor, English footballer ↗
- 1989 James Tomkins, English footballer ↗
- 1986 Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, English footballer ↗
- 1986 Lucas Elliot Eberl, American actor and director ↗
- 1985 Fernando Amorebieta, Venezuelan footballer ↗
- 1983 Efstathios Aloneftis, Greek-Cypriot footballer ↗
- 1983 Chokwe Antar Lumumba, American attorney, activist and politician ↗
- 1981 Jasmine Crockett, American attorney and politician ↗
- 1981 Megan Hilty, American actress and singer ↗
- 1981 PJ Morton, American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer ↗
- 1981 Jlloyd Samuel, Trinidadian footballer (died 2018) ↗
- 1980 Hamzah bin Hussein, Jordanian prince ↗
- 1980 Molly Brodak, American poet and writer (died 2020) ↗
- 1980 Chris D'Elia, American stand-up comedian, actor and writer ↗
- 1980 Bill Demong, American skier ↗
- 1979 Luis Ortiz, Cuban boxer ↗
- 1978 Ian Holding, Zimbabwean writer ↗
- 1977 Nina Riggs, American writer and poet (died 2017) ↗
- 1976 Jennifer Capriati, American tennis player ↗
- 1974 Alex Cuba, Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter ↗
- 1973 Marc Overmars, Dutch footballer and coach ↗
- 1972 Ernest Cline, American novelist, poet and screenwriter ↗
- 1972 Stina Leicht, American author ↗
- 1972 Priti Patel, British Indian politician, Secretary of State for the Home Department ↗
- 1971 Robert Gibbs, American political adviser, 28th White House Press Secretary ↗
- 1971 Lara Logan, South African television and radio journalist and war correspondent ↗
- 1971 Hidetoshi Nishijima, Japanese actor ↗
- 1970 J. A. Konrath, American author ↗
- 1969 Ted Lieu, American politician and AFRC colonel ↗
- 1969 Jimmy Spencer, American football player and coach ↗
- 1968 Chris Calloway, American football player ↗
- 1968 Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress ↗
- 1967 Michel Hazanavicius, French director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1967 Brian Jordan, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
- 1967 Edmundo Paz Soldán, Bolivian writer ↗
- 1966 Dwayne Harper, American football player ↗
- 1965 Todd F. Davis, American poet and critic ↗
- 1965 Ayun Halliday, American writer and actor ↗
- 1965 Brooks Hansen, American novelist, screenwriter and illustrator ↗
- 1965 Maia Szalavitz, American journalist and author ↗
- 1965 Bradford Tatum, American actor ↗
- 1964 Catherine Cortez Masto, American attorney and politician ↗
- 1964 Elle Macpherson, Australian model and actress ↗
- 1963 Padraic Kenney, American writer, historian and educator ↗
- 1962 Billy Beane, American baseball player and manager ↗
- 1962 Igor Klebanov, Ukrainian-American theoretical physicist ↗
- 1962 Kirk Triplett, American golfer ↗
- 1961 Todd G. Buchholz, American economist and author ↗
- 1961 Helen Humphreys, Canadian poet and novelist ↗
- 1961 Amy Sedaris, American actress and comedian ↗
- 1961 Michael Winterbottom, English director and producer ↗
- 1960 Jo Nesbø, Norwegian writer, musician and football player ↗
- 1959 Brad McCrimmon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2011) ↗
- 1958 Travis Childers, American businessman and politician ↗
- 1958 Nouriel Roubini, Iranian-American economic consultant, economist and writer ↗
- 1957 Elizabeth Hand, American author ↗
- 1957 Mark Hudson, British writer, journalist and art critic ↗
- 1957 Christopher Lambert, American-French actor ↗
- 1957 Kathryn Tanner, American theologian ↗
- 1956 Patty Donahue, American singer (died 1996) ↗
- 1956 Mary Gentle, English author ↗
- 1956 William Gurstelle, American writer and inventor ↗
- 1956 Ted Staunton, Canadian author ↗
- 1956 Kurt Thomas, American gymnast (died 2020) ↗
- 1955 Earl Campbell, American football player ↗
- 1955 Gillian Conoley, American poet ↗
- 1955 Brendan Gleeson, Irish actor ↗
- 1955 Marina Sirtis, British-American actress ↗
- 1954 Mario Clark, American football player ↗
- 1954 Martha A. Sandweiss, American historian ↗
- 1954 Suzanna Sherry, American legal scholar ↗
- 1954 Evelyn C. White, American writer and editor ↗
- 1952 Jo-Ann Mapson, American author ↗
- 1952 Teófilo Stevenson – Cuban boxer and engineer (died 2012) ↗
- 1952 Bola Tinubu, Nigerian politician, President-elect of Nigeria ↗
- 1952 Alec Wilkinson, American writer ↗
- 1951 David Cheriton, Canadian computer scientist, mathematician and businessman ↗
- 1951 William Clarke, American harmonica player (died 1996) ↗
- 1951 Roger Myerson, American economist and professor ↗
- 1951 Nick Ut, Vietnamese-American photographer ↗
- 1950 Mory Kanté, Guinean vocalist (died 2020) ↗
- 1949 Michael Brecker, American saxophonist and composer (died 2007) ↗
- 1949 Joe Ehrmann, American football player and writer ↗
- 1949 Israel Finkelstein, Israeli archaeologist and professor ↗
- 1949 Dave Greenfield, English musician (died 2020) ↗
- 1949 Pauline Marois, Canadian social worker and politician, 30th Premier of Quebec ↗
- 1949 John Spenkelink, American murderer (died 1979) ↗
- 1948 Barbara Clare Foley, American author and educator ↗
- 1947 Frank Bowe, American academic (died 2007) ↗
- 1947 Robert Gordon, American singer and actor (died 2022) ↗
- 1946 Billy Thorpe, English-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2007) ↗
- 1945 Speedy Keen, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (died 2002) ↗
- 1943 John Major, English banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ↗
- 1943 Vangelis, Greek keyboard player and songwriter (died 2022) ↗
- 1943 Eric Idle, English actor, comedian, musician and writer ↗
- 1942 Scott Wilson, American actor (died 2018) ↗
- 1940 Ray Davis, American bass singer (died 2005) ↗
- 1939 Roland Arnall, French-American businessman and diplomat, 63rd United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (died 2008) ↗
- 1939 Hanumant Singh, Indian cricketer (died 2006) ↗
- 1937 Roberto Chabet, Filipino painter and sculptor (died 2013) ↗
- 1937 Smarck Michel, Haitian businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Haiti (died 2012) ↗
- 1937 Gordon Milne, English footballer ↗
- 1936 Richard Rodney Bennett, English-American composer and educator (died 2012) ↗
- 1936 John A. Durkin, American lawyer and politician (died 2012) ↗
- 1936 Joseph P. Teasdale, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Missouri (died 2014) ↗
- 1935 Ruby Murray, Northern Irish singer (died 1996) ↗
- 1931 Aleksei Gubarev, Russian general, pilot and cosmonaut (died 2015) ↗
- 1931 Norman Tebbit, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (died 2025) ↗
- 1930 Anerood Jugnauth, Mauritian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Mauritius (died 2021) ↗
- 1929 Sheila Kitzinger, English activist, author, and academic (died 2015) ↗
- 1929 Richard Lewontin, American biologist, geneticist, and academic (died 2021) ↗
- 1929 Lennart Meri, Estonian director and politician, 2nd President of Estonia (died 2006) ↗
- 1929 Utpal Dutt, Indian actor, director and playwright (died 1993) ↗
- 1928 Romesh Bhandari, Pakistani-Indian politician, 13th Foreign Secretary of India (died 2013) ↗
- 1928 Keith Botsford, Belgian-American journalist, author, and academic (died 2018) ↗
- 1928 Vincent Gigante, American boxer and mobster (died 2005) ↗
- 1927 Martin Fleischmann, British chemist (died 2012) ↗
- 1927 John McLaughlin, American journalist and producer (died 2016) ↗
- 1927 John Vane, English pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2004) ↗
- 1926 Vladimir Bolotin, Russian physicist (died 2008) ↗
- 1923 Geoff Duke, English-Manx motorcycle racer (died 2015) ↗
- 1923 Betty Binns Fletcher, American lawyer and judge (died 2012) ↗
- 1921 Sam Loxton, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (died 2011) ↗
- 1920 John M. Belk, American businessman and politician (died 2007) ↗
- 1920 Clarke Fraser, American-Canadian geneticist and academic (died 2014) ↗
- 1920 Pierre Moinot, French author (died 2007) ↗
- 1920 Theodore Trautwein, American lawyer and judge (died 2000) ↗
- 1919 Eileen Heckart, American actress (died 2001) ↗
- 1918 Pearl Bailey, American actress and singer (died 1990) ↗
- 1918 Lê Văn Thiêm, Vietnamese mathematician and academic (died 1991) ↗
- 1918 Sam Walton, American businessman, founded Walmart and Sam's Club (died 1992) ↗
- 1917 Tommy Holmes, American baseball player (died 2008) ↗
- 1917 Ieuan Maddock, Welsh scientist and nuclear researcher (died 1988) ↗
- 1916 Peter Geach, English philosopher and academic (died 2013) ↗
- 1916 Eugene McCarthy, American poet and politician (died 2005) ↗
- 1914 Chapman Pincher, Indian-English historian, journalist, and author (died 2014) ↗
- 1913 Phil Foster, American actor (died 1985) ↗
- 1913 Jack Jones, British trade union leader, General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union (died 2009) ↗
- 1912 Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (died 1979) ↗
- 1909 Moon Mullican, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1967) ↗
- 1908 Arthur O'Connell, American actor (died 1981) ↗
- 1908 Dennis O'Keefe, American actor and screenwriter (died 1968) ↗
- 1907 Braguinha, Brazilian singer-songwriter and producer (died 2006) ↗
- 1903 Douglas Harkness, Canadian colonel and politician, Canadian Minister of National Defence (died 1999) ↗
- 1902 Marcel Aymé, French author, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1967) ↗
- 1902 William Walton, English composer (died 1983) ↗
- 1900 John McEwen, Australian farmer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1980) ↗
- 1900 Charles Sutherland Elton, English zoologist and animal ecologist (died 1991) ↗
- 1899 Lavrentiy Beria, Georgian-Russian general and politician (died 1953) ↗
- 1896 Wilhelm Ackermann, German mathematician (died 1962) ↗
- 1895 Ernst Jünger, German philosopher and author (died 1998) ↗
- 1892 József Mindszenty, Hungarian cardinal (died 1975) ↗
- 1891 Yvan Goll, French-German poet and playwright (died 1950) ↗
- 1890 Harold Spencer Jones, English astronomer (died 1960) ↗
- 1889 Warner Baxter, American actor (died 1951) ↗
- 1889 Howard Lindsay, American producer, playwright, librettist, director and actor (died 1968) ↗
- 1885 Dezső Kosztolányi, Hungarian author and poet (died 1936) ↗
- 1883 Donald Van Slyke, Dutch-American biochemist (died 1971) ↗
- 1874 Lou Henry Hoover, American philanthropist and geologist, 33rd First Lady of the United States (died 1944) ↗
- 1873 Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician and academic (died 1941) ↗
- 1872 Hal Colebatch, English-Australian politician, 12th Premier of Western Australia (died 1953) ↗
- 1871 Tom Hayward, English cricketer (died 1939) ↗
- 1869 Edwin Lutyens, British architect (died 1944) ↗
- 1867 Cy Young, American baseball player and manager (died 1955) ↗
- 1863 Walter James, Australian politician, 5th Premier of Western Australia (died 1943) ↗
- 1862 Adolfo Müller-Ury, Swiss-American painter (died 1947) ↗
- 1860 William Benham, New Zealand zoologist (died 1950) ↗
- 1853 Elihu Thomson, English-American engineer and inventor (died 1937) ↗
- 1826 Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist and politician (died 1900) ↗
- 1824 Ludwig Büchner, German physiologist, physician, and philosopher (died 1899) ↗
- 1802 Johann Moritz Rugendas, German landscape painter (died 1858) ↗
- 1799 Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1869) ↗
- 1790 John Tyler – American lawyer and politician, 10th President of the United States (died 1862) ↗
- 1780 Jørgen Jørgensen, Danish adventurer (died 1841) ↗
- 1769 Jean-de-Dieu Soult, French general and politician, 12th Prime Minister of France (died 1851) ↗
- 1747 Johann Wilhelm Hässler, German pianist and composer (died 1822) ↗
- 1735 Johann Karl August Musäus, German author (died 1787) ↗
- 1713 John Ponsonby, Irish politician (died 1789) ↗
- 1602 John Lightfoot, English priest, scholar, and academic (died 1675) ↗
- 1584 Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general and politician (died 1648) ↗
- 1561 Santorio Santorio, Italian biologist (died 1636) ↗
- 1187 Arthur I, Duke of Brittany, grandson of King Henry II of England (died 1203) ↗
- 2025 Richard Chamberlain, American actor (born 1934) ↗
- 2024 Gerry Conway, English folk and rock drummer/percussionist (born 1947) ↗
- 2024 Louis Gossett Jr., American actor (born 1936) ↗
- 2023 John Kerin, Australian politician (born 1937) ↗
- 2023 Vivan Sundaram, Indian contemporary artist (born 1943) ↗
- 2022 Charles Jeffrey, British botanist (born 1934) ↗
- 2022 Jennifer Wilson, English actress (born 1932) ↗
- 2021 Bashkim Fino, Albanian politician, 29th Prime Minister of Albania (born 1962) ↗
- 2021 Sarah Onyango Obama, Kenyan educator and philanthropist (born 1921) ↗
- 2020 Joe Diffie, American country music singer (born 1958) ↗
- 2020 Alan Merrill, American musician (born 1951) ↗
- 2020 Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer and conductor (born 1933) ↗
- 2019 Agnès Varda, French film director (born 1928) ↗
- 2018 Anita Shreve, American author (born 1946) ↗
- 2017 Alexei Abrikosov, Russian physicist, 2003 Nobel laureate in Physics (born 1928) ↗
- 2016 Patty Duke, American actress (born 1946) ↗
- 2015 William Delafield Cook, Australian-English painter (born 1926) ↗
- 2014 Marc Platt, American actor and dancer (born 1913) ↗
- 2013 Reginald Gray, Irish-French painter (born 1930) ↗
- 2013 Brian Huggins, English-Canadian journalist and actor (born 1931) ↗
- 2013 Ralph Klein, Canadian journalist and politician, 12th Premier of Alberta (born 1942) ↗
- 2013 Art Phillips, Canadian businessman and politician, 32nd Mayor of Vancouver (born 1930) ↗
- 2012 Pap Cheyassin Secka, Gambian lawyer and politician, 8th Attorney General of the Gambia (born 1942) ↗
- 2012 Bill Jenkins, American race car driver and engineer (born 1930) ↗
- 2011 Ângelo de Sousa, Portuguese painter and sculptor (born 1938) ↗
- 2011 Iakovos Kambanellis, Greek author, poet, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1921) ↗
- 2009 Vladimir Fedotov, Russian footballer and manager (born 1943) ↗
- 2009 Andy Hallett, American actor and singer (born 1975) ↗
- 2007 Larry L'Estrange, English rugby player and soldier (born 1934) ↗
- 2006 Salvador Elizondo, Mexican author and poet (born 1932) ↗
- 2004 Lise de Baissac, Mauritian-born SOE agent (born 1905) ↗
- 2004 Joel Feinberg, American philosopher and academic (born 1926) ↗
- 2003 Carlo Urbani, Italian physician and microbiologist (born 1956) ↗
- 2001 Helge Ingstad, Norwegian lawyer, academic, and explorer (born 1899) ↗
- 2001 John Lewis, American pianist and composer (born 1920) ↗
- 1999 Joe Williams, American jazz singer (born 1918) ↗
- 1997 Norman Pirie, British biochemist and virologist (born 1907) ↗
- 1996 Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1944) ↗
- 1995 Mort Meskin, American illustrator (born 1916) ↗
- 1995 Terry Moore, American baseball player and coach (born 1912) ↗
- 1994 Bill Travers, English actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1922) ↗
- 1992 Paul Henreid, American actor (born 1908) ↗
- 1991 Guy Bourdin, French photographer (born 1928) ↗
- 1988 Maurice Blackburn, Canadian composer and conductor (born 1914) ↗
- 1988 Ted Kluszewski, American baseball player and coach (born 1924) ↗
- 1985 Luther Terry, American physician and academic, 9th Surgeon General of the United States (born 1911) ↗
- 1985 Janet Watson, British geologist (born 1923) ↗
- 1982 Walter Hallstein, German academic and politician, 1st President of the European Commission (born 1901) ↗
- 1982 Frederick George Mann, British organic chemist (born 1897) ↗
- 1982 Carl Orff, German composer and educator (born 1895) ↗
- 1982 Nathan Farragut Twining, American general (born 1897) ↗
- 1981 Eric Williams, Trinidadian historian and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (born 1911) ↗
- 1979 Nikos Petzaropoulos, Greece footballer (born 1927) ↗
- 1972 J. Arthur Rank, English businessman, founded Rank Organisation (born 1888) ↗
- 1971 Dhirendranath Datta, Pakistani lawyer and politician (born 1886) ↗
- 1970 Anna Louise Strong, American journalist and author (born 1885) ↗
- 1966 Stylianos Gonatas, Greek Army officer and Prime Minister of Greece (born 1876) ↗
- 1963 Gaspard Fauteux, Canadian dentist and politician, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (born 1898) ↗
- 1963 Frances Jenkins Olcott, American author and librarian (born 1872) ↗
- 1959 Barthélemy Boganda, African priest and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (born 1910) ↗
- 1957 Joyce Cary, Anglo-Irish novelist (born 1888) ↗
- 1953 Väinö Kivisalo, Finnish politician (born 1882) ↗
- 1953 Arthur Fields, Jewish-American singer and composer (born 1888) ↗
- 1948 Harry Price, English parapsychologist and author (born 1881) ↗
- 1940 Alexander Obolensky, Russian-English rugby player and soldier (born 1916) ↗
- 1937 Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (born 1882) ↗
- 1934 Otto Hermann Kahn, German-American banker and philanthropist (born 1867) ↗
- 1924 Charles Villiers Stanford, Irish composer and conductor (born 1852) ↗
- 1921 John Burroughs, American naturalist and nature essayist (born 1837) ↗
- 1915 William Wallace Denslow, American illustrator and caricaturist (born 1856) ↗
- 1912 Henry Robertson Bowers, Scottish lieutenant and explorer (born 1883) ↗
- 1912 Robert Falcon Scott, English lieutenant and explorer (born 1868) ↗
- 1912 Edward Adrian Wilson, English physician and explorer (born 1872) ↗
- 1911 Alexandre Guilmant, French organist and composer (born 1837) ↗
- 1906 Slava Raškaj, Croatian painter (born 1878) ↗
- 1903 Gustavus Franklin Swift, American business executive (born 1839) ↗
- 1891 Georges Seurat – French painter (born 1859) ↗
- 1888 Charles-Valentin Alkan, French pianist and composer (born 1813) ↗
- 1866 John Keble, English priest and poet (born 1792) ↗
- 1848 John Jacob Astor, German-American businessman (born 1763) ↗
- 1830 James Rennell, English geographer, historian and oceanography pioneer (born 1742) ↗
- 1826 Johann Heinrich Voss, German poet, translator and academic (born 1751) ↗
- 1824 Hans Nielsen Hauge, Norwegian lay minister, social reformer and author (born 1771) ↗
- 1822 Johann Wilhelm Hässler, German pianist and composer (born 1747) ↗
- 1803 Gottfried van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian librarian and diplomat (born 1733) ↗
- 1800 Marc René, marquis de Montalembert, French general and engineer (born 1714) ↗
- 1792 Gustav III, Swedish king (born 1746) ↗
- 1788 Charles Wesley, English missionary and poet (born 1707) ↗
- 1777 Johann Heinrich Pott, Prussian physician and chemist (born 1692) ↗
- 1772 Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish astronomer, philosopher, and theologian (born 1688) ↗
- 1751 Ling Ma – English captain and philanthropist, founded Foundling Hospital (born 1668) ↗
- 1703 George Frederick II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, (born 1678) ↗
- 1697 Nicolaus Bruhns, Danish-German organist, violinist, and composer (born 1665) ↗
- 1629 Jacob de Gheyn II, Dutch painter and engraver (born 1565) ↗
- 1628 Tobias Matthew, English archbishop and academic (born 1546) ↗
- 1461 Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (born 1421) ↗
- 1461 Lionel Welles, 6th Baron Welles (c. 1406) ↗
- 1058 Pope Stephen IX (born 1020) ↗
- 500 Gwynllyw, Welsh king and religious figure ↗