58 Events
236 Births
103 Deaths
- 2018 The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes enforceable in the European Union. ↗
- 2018 Ireland votes to repeal the Eighth Amendment of their constitution that prohibits abortion in all but a few cases, choosing to replace it with the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland. ↗
- 2013 Suspected Maoist rebels kill at least 28 people and injure 32 others in an attack on a convoy of Indian National Congress politicians in Chhattisgarh, India. ↗
- 2012 The SpaceX Dragon 1 becomes the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station. ↗
- 2011 Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her 25-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show. ↗
- 2009 North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device, after which Pyongyang also conducts several missile tests, building tensions in the international community. ↗
- 2008 NASA's Phoenix lander touches down in the Green Valley region of Mars to search for environments suitable for water and microbial life. ↗
- 2002 China Airlines Flight 611 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the Taiwan Strait, with the loss of all 225 people on board. ↗
- 2001 Erik Weihenmayer becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in the Himalayas, with Dr. Sherman Bull. ↗
- 2000 Liberation Day of Lebanon: Israel withdraws its army from Lebanese territory (with the exception of the disputed Shebaa farms zone) 18 years after the invasion of 1982. ↗
- 1999 The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades. ↗
- 1997 A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koroma. ↗
- 1986 The Hands Across America event takes place. ↗
- 1985 Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people. ↗
- 1982 Falklands War: HMS Coventry is sunk by Argentine Air Force A-4 Skyhawks. ↗
- 1981 In Riyadh, the Gulf Cooperation Council is created between Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. ↗
- 1979 John Spenkelink, a convicted murderer, is executed in Florida; he is the first person to be executed in the state after the reintroduction of capital punishment in 1976. ↗
- 1979 American Airlines Flight 191: A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes during takeoff at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, killing all 271 on board and two people on the ground. ↗
- 1978 The first of a series of bombings orchestrated by the Unabomber detonates at Northwestern University resulting in minor injuries. ↗
- 1977 Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is released in US theaters. ↗
- 1977 The Chinese government removes a decade-old ban on William Shakespeare's work, effectively ending the Cultural Revolution started in 1966. ↗
- 1973 In protest against the dictatorship in Greece, the captain and crew on Greek naval destroyer Velos mutiny and refuse to return to Greece, instead anchoring at Fiumicino, Italy. ↗
- 1968 The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, is dedicated. ↗
- 1966 Explorer program: Explorer 32 launches. ↗
- 1963 The Organisation of African Unity is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ↗
- 1961 Apollo program: U.S. President John F. Kennedy announces, before a special joint session of the U.S. Congress, his goal to initiate a project to put a "man on the Moon" before the end of the decade. ↗
- 1955 In the United States, a night-time F5 tornado strikes the small city of Udall, Kansas as part of a larger outbreak across the Great Plains, killing 80 and injuring 273. It is the deadliest tornado to ever occur in the state and the 23rd deadliest in the U.S. ↗
- 1955 First ascent of Mount Kangchenjunga: On the British Kangchenjunga expedition led by Charles Evans, Joe Brown and George Band reach the summit of the third-highest mountain in the world (8,586 meters); Norman Hardie and Tony Streather join them the following day. ↗
- 1953 Nuclear weapons testing: At the Nevada Test Site, the United States conducts its first and only nuclear artillery test. ↗
- 1953 The first public television station in the United States officially begins broadcasting as KUHT from the campus of the University of Houston. ↗
- 1946 The parliament of Transjordan makes Abdullah I of Jordan their Emir. ↗
- 1940 World War II: The German 2nd Panzer Division captures the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer; the surrender of the last French and British troops marks the end of the Battle of Boulogne. ↗
- 1938 Spanish Civil War: The bombing of Alicante kills 313 people. ↗
- 1935 Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ↗
- 1933 The Walt Disney Company cartoon Three Little Pigs premieres at Radio City Music Hall, featuring the hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" ↗
- 1926 Sholom Schwartzbard assassinates Symon Petliura, the head of the government of the Ukrainian People's Republic, which is in government-in-exile in Paris. ↗
- 1925 Scopes Trial: John T. Scopes is indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee. ↗
- 1914 The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland. ↗
- 1895 Playwright, poet and novelist Oscar Wilde is convicted of "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" and sentenced to serve two years in prison. ↗
- 1895 The Republic of Formosa is formed, with Tang Jingsong as its president. ↗
- 1878 Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opens at the Opera Comique in London. ↗
- 1865 In Mobile, Alabama, around 300 people are killed when an ordnance depot explodes. ↗
- 1833 The Chilean Constitution of 1833 is promulgated. ↗
- 1819 The Argentine Constitution of 1819 is promulgated. ↗
- 1810 May Revolution: Citizens of Buenos Aires expel Viceroy Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros during the "May Week", starting the Argentine War of Independence. ↗
- 1809 Chuquisaca Revolution: Patriot revolt in Chuquisaca (modern-day Sucre) against the Spanish Empire, sparking the Latin American wars of independence. ↗
- 1798 United Irishmen Rebellion: Battle of Carlow begins; executions of suspected rebels at Carnew and at Dunlavin Green take place. ↗
- 1787 After a delay of 11 days, the United States Constitutional Convention formally convenes in Philadelphia after a quorum of seven states is secured. ↗
- 1763 First issue of Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler, the first regular Norwegian newspaper (1763–1920). ↗
- 1738 A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners. ↗
- 1660 Charles II lands at Dover at the invitation of the Convention Parliament, which marks the end of the Cromwell-proclaimed Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland and begins the Restoration of the British monarchy. ↗
- 1659 Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth of England. ↗
- 1644 Ming general Wu Sangui forms an alliance with the invading Manchus and opens the gates of the Great Wall of China at Shanhaiguan pass, letting the Manchus through towards the capital Beijing. ↗
- 1521 The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw. ↗
- 1420 Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ. ↗
- 1085 Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo, Spain, back from the Moors. ↗
- 240 BCE First recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. ↗
- 567 BCE Servius Tullius, the king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans. ↗
- 2002 Cam Ward, American football player ↗
- 2001 Chloé Lukasiak, American actress and dancer ↗
- 2000 Claire Liu, American tennis player ↗
- 1999 Brec Bassinger, American actress ↗
- 1999 Ibrahima Konaté, French footballer ↗
- 1996 David Pastrňák, Czech ice hockey player ↗
- 1995 Kagiso Rabada, South African cricketer ↗
- 1994 Matt Murray, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1994 Aly Raisman, American gymnast ↗
- 1993 James Porter, English cricketer ↗
- 1993 Norman Powell, American basketball player ↗
- 1990 Bo Dallas, American wrestler ↗
- 1990 Nikita Filatov, Russian ice hockey player ↗
- 1988 Dávid Škutka, Slovak footballer ↗
- 1988 Cameron van der Burgh, South African swimmer ↗
- 1987 Timothy Derijck, Belgian footballer ↗
- 1987 Yves De Winter, Belgian footballer ↗
- 1987 Moritz Stehling, German footballer ↗
- 1987 Kamil Stoch, Polish ski jumper ↗
- 1986 Edewin Fanini, Brazilian footballer ↗
- 1986 Yoan Gouffran, French footballer ↗
- 1986 Takahiro Hōjō, Japanese actor and musician ↗
- 1986 Geraint Thomas, Welsh cyclist ↗
- 1985 Luciana Abreu, Portuguese singer and actress ↗
- 1985 Demba Ba, French footballer ↗
- 1985 Gert Kams, Estonian footballer ↗
- 1985 Roman Reigns, American football player and wrestler ↗
- 1984 Luke Ball, Australian footballer ↗
- 1984 Kyle Brodziak, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1984 A. J. Foyt IV, American race car driver ↗
- 1984 Shawne Merriman, American football player ↗
- 1982 Adam Boyd, English footballer ↗
- 1982 Daniel Braaten, Norwegian footballer ↗
- 1982 Ryan Gallant, American skateboarder ↗
- 1982 Roger Guerreiro, Polish footballer ↗
- 1982 Justin Hodges, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1982 Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenyan runner ↗
- 1982 Jason Kubel, American baseball player ↗
- 1982 Stacey Pensgen, American figure skater and meteorologist ↗
- 1982 Luke Webster, Australian footballer ↗
- 1981 Michalis Pelekanos, Greek basketball player ↗
- 1981 Matt Utai, New Zealand rugby league player ↗
- 1980 David Navarro, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1979 Carlos Bocanegra, American footballer and executive ↗
- 1979 Sayed Moawad, Egyptian footballer ↗
- 1979 Caroline Ouellette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1979 Sam Sodje, English-Nigerian footballer ↗
- 1979 Jonny Wilkinson, English rugby player ↗
- 1979 Chris Young, American baseball pitcher ↗
- 1978 Adam Gontier, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1978 Brian Urlacher, American football player ↗
- 1977 Andre Anis, Estonian footballer ↗
- 1977 Alberto Del Rio, Mexican-American mixed martial artist and wrestler ↗
- 1976 Stefan Holm, Swedish high jumper ↗
- 1976 Erki Pütsep, Estonian cyclist ↗
- 1976 Ethan Suplee, American actor ↗
- 1976 Cillian Murphy, Irish actor ↗
- 1976 Miguel Zepeda, Mexican footballer ↗
- 1975 Blaise Nkufo, Congolese-Swiss footballer ↗
- 1974 Dougie Freedman, Scottish footballer and manager ↗
- 1974 Frank Klepacki, American drummer and composer ↗
- 1974 Miguel Tejada, Dominican-American baseball player ↗
- 1973 Daz Dillinger, American rapper and producer ↗
- 1973 Molly Sims, American model and actress ↗
- 1972 Karan Johar, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1971 Stefano Baldini, Italian runner ↗
- 1971 Marco Cappato, Italian politician ↗
- 1971 Juraj Droba, Slovak politician ↗
- 1970 Robert Croft, Welsh-English cricketer and sportscaster ↗
- 1970 Jamie Kennedy, American actor, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1970 Octavia Spencer, American actress and author[a] ↗
- 1969 Glen Drover, Canadian guitarist and songwriter ↗
- 1969 Anne Heche, American actress (died 2022) ↗
- 1969 Karen Bernstein, Canadian voice actress ↗
- 1969 Stacy London, American journalist and author ↗
- 1968 Kendall Gill, American basketball player, boxer, and sportscaster ↗
- 1967 Luc Nilis, Belgian footballer and manager ↗
- 1967 Mark Rosewater, head designer of Magic: the Gathering ↗
- 1967 Andrew Sznajder, Canadian tennis player ↗
- 1965 Yahya Jammeh, Gambian colonel and politician, President of the Gambia ↗
- 1964 David Shaw, Canadian-American ice hockey player ↗
- 1963 George Hickenlooper, American director and producer (died 2010) ↗
- 1963 Mike Myers, Canadian-American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1963 Ludovic Orban, Romanian engineer and politician, 68th Prime Minister of Romania ↗
- 1962 Ric Nattress, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager ↗
- 1960 Amy Klobuchar, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1960 Anthea Turner, English journalist and television host ↗
- 1959 Julian Clary, English comedian, actor, and author ↗
- 1959 Manolis Kefalogiannis, Greek politician ↗
- 1959 Rick Wamsley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1958 Dorothy Straight, American children's author ↗
- 1958 Paul Weller, English singer, songwriter and musician ↗
- 1957 Alastair Campbell, English journalist and author ↗
- 1957 Edward Lee, American author ↗
- 1957 Robert Picard, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1956 Stavros Arnaoutakis, Greek politician ↗
- 1956 Larry Hogan, American politician, 62nd Governor of Maryland ↗
- 1956 Kevin Lynch, Irish Republican (died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike) ↗
- 1956 David P. Sartor, American composer and conductor ↗
- 1955 Alistair Burt, English lawyer and politician ↗
- 1954 John Beck, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1954 Murali, Indian actor, producer, and politician (died 2009) ↗
- 1953 Eve Ensler, American playwright and producer ↗
- 1953 Daniel Passarella, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager ↗
- 1953 Stan Sakai, Japanese-American author and illustrator ↗
- 1953 Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer (died 1989) ↗
- 1952 Jeffrey Bewkes, American businessman ↗
- 1952 Nick Fotiu, American ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1952 David Jenkins, Trinidadian-Scottish runner ↗
- 1952 Al Sarrantonio, American author and publisher ↗
- 1952 Gordon H. Smith, American businessman and politician ↗
- 1951 Bob Gale, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1950 Robby Steinhardt, American rock violinist and singer (died 2021) ↗
- 1949 Jamaica Kincaid, Antiguan-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist ↗
- 1949 Barry Windsor-Smith, English painter and illustrator ↗
- 1948 Bülent Arınç, Turkish lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey ↗
- 1948 Marianne Elliott, Northern Irish historian, author, and academic ↗
- 1948 Klaus Meine, German rock singer-songwriter ↗
- 1947 Karen Valentine, American actress ↗
- 1947 Catherine G. Wolf, American psychologist and computer scientist (died 2018) ↗
- 1946 Bill Adam, Scottish-Canadian racing driver ↗
- 1946 David A. Hargrave, American game designer, created Arduin (died 1988) ↗
- 1944 Digby Anderson, English journalist and philosopher ↗
- 1944 Pierre Bachelet, French singer-songwriter (died 2005) ↗
- 1944 Charlie Harper, English singer-songwriter and producer ↗
- 1944 Robert MacPherson, American mathematician and academic ↗
- 1944 Frank Oz, English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor ↗
- 1944 Chris Ralston, English rugby player ↗
- 1943 Jessi Colter, American singer-songwriter and pianist ↗
- 1943 John Palmer, English keyboard player ↗
- 1943 Leslie Uggams, American actress and singer ↗
- 1941 Rudolf Adler, Czech filmmaker: 88 ↗
- 1941 Uta Frith, German developmental psychologist ↗
- 1941 Vladimir Voronin, Moldovan economist and politician, 3rd President of Moldova ↗
- 1940 Nobuyoshi Araki, Japanese photographer ↗
- 1939 Dixie Carter, American actress and singer (died 2010) ↗
- 1939 Ian McKellen, English actor ↗
- 1938 Raymond Carver, American short story writer and poet (died 1988) ↗
- 1938 Margaret Forster, English historian, author, and critic (died 2016) ↗
- 1938 Geoffrey Robinson, English businessman and politician ↗
- 1938 Yury Semyonov, Russian economist and politician (died 2024) ↗
- 1937 Tom Phillips, English painter and academic (died 2022) ↗
- 1936 Tom T. Hall, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021) ↗
- 1936 Rusi Surti, Indian cricketer (died 2013) ↗
- 1935 John Ffowcs Williams, Welsh engineer and academic (died 2020) ↗
- 1935 Cookie Gilchrist, American football player (died 2011) ↗
- 1935 W. P. Kinsella, Canadian novelist and short story writer (died 2016) ↗
- 1935 Victoria Shaw, Australian actress (died 1988) ↗
- 1933 Sarah Marshall, English-American actress (died 2014) ↗
- 1933 Basdeo Panday, Trinidadian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (died 2024) ↗
- 1933 Ray Spencer, English footballer (died 2016) ↗
- 1933 Jógvan Sundstein, Faroese accountant and politician, 7th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (died 2024) ↗
- 1932 John Gregory Dunne, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (died 2003) ↗
- 1932 K.C. Jones, American basketball player and coach (died 2020) ↗
- 1931 Herb Gray, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (died 2014) ↗
- 1931 Georgy Grechko, Russian engineer and astronaut (died 2017) ↗
- 1931 Irwin Winkler, American director and producer ↗
- 1931 Makrand Mehta, Indian historian (died 2024) ↗
- 1930 Sonia Rykiel, French fashion designer (died 2016) ↗
- 1929 Beverly Sills, American soprano and actress (died 2007) ↗
- 1927 Robert Ludlum, American soldier and author (died 2001) ↗
- 1927 Norman Petty, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 1984) ↗
- 1926 Claude Akins, American actor (died 1994) ↗
- 1926 William Bowyer, English painter and academic (died 2015) ↗
- 1926 Phyllis Gotlieb, Canadian author and poet (died 2009) ↗
- 1926 Bill Sharman, American basketball player and coach (died 2013) ↗
- 1926 David Wynne, English sculptor and painter (died 2014) ↗
- 1925 Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet and author (died 1974) ↗
- 1925 Jeanne Crain, American actress (died 2003) ↗
- 1925 Eldon Griffiths, English journalist and politician (died 2014) ↗
- 1925 Don Liddle, American baseball player (died 2000) ↗
- 1925 Claude Pinoteau, French film director and screenwriter (died 2012) ↗
- 1924 István Nyers, French-Hungarian footballer (died 2005) ↗
- 1922 Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (died 1984) ↗
- 1921 Hal David, American songwriter and composer (died 2012) ↗
- 1921 Kitty Kallen, American singer (died 2016) ↗
- 1921 Jack Steinberger, German-Swiss physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2020) ↗
- 1920 Arthur Wint, Jamaican runner and diplomat (died 1992) ↗
- 1917 Steve Cochran, American film, television and stage actor (died 1965) ↗
- 1917 Theodore Hesburgh, American priest, theologian, and academic (died 2015) ↗
- 1916 Brian Dickson, Canadian captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th Chief Justice of Canada (died 1998) ↗
- 1916 Giuseppe Tosi, Italian discus thrower (died 1981) ↗
- 1913 Heinrich Bär, German colonel and pilot (died 1957) ↗
- 1913 Richard Dimbleby, English journalist and producer (died 1965) ↗
- 1912 Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (died 2005) ↗
- 1909 Alfred Kubel, German politician, 5th Prime Minister of Lower Saxony (died 1999) ↗
- 1908 Theodore Roethke, American poet (died 1963) ↗
- 1907 U Nu, Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (died 1995) ↗
- 1900 Alain Grandbois, Canadian poet and author (died 1975) ↗
- 1900 George Lennon, Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War (died 1991) ↗
- 1899 Kazi Nazrul Islam, Bengali poet, author, and flute player (died 1976) ↗
- 1899 Panka Pelishek, Bulgarian pianist and music teacher (died 1990) ↗
- 1898 Bennett Cerf, American publisher and television game show panelist; co-founded Random House (died 1971) ↗
- 1897 Alan Kippax, Australian cricketer (died 1972) ↗
- 1897 Gene Tunney, American boxer and soldier (died 1978) ↗
- 1893 Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, American country musician (died 1968) ↗
- 1889 Günther Lütjens, German admiral (died 1941) ↗
- 1889 Igor Sikorsky, Russian-American aircraft designer, founded Sikorsky Aircraft (died 1972) ↗
- 1888 Miles Malleson, English actor and screenwriter (died 1969) ↗
- 1887 Padre Pio, Italian priest and saint (died 1968) ↗
- 1886 Rash Behari Bose, Indian soldier and activist (died 1945) ↗
- 1886 Philip Murray, Scottish-American miner and labor leader (died 1952) ↗
- 1883 Carl Johan Lind, Swedish hammer thrower (died 1965) ↗
- 1882 Marie Doro, American actress (died 1956) ↗
- 1880 Jean Alexandre Barré, French neurologist and academic (died 1967) ↗
- 1879 Max Aitken, Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian-English businessman and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (died 1964) ↗
- 1879 C. C. Martindale, English Jesuit priest (died 1963) ↗
- 1879 William Stickney, American golfer (died 1944) ↗
- 1878 Bill Robinson, American actor and dancer (died 1949) ↗
- 1869 Robbie Ross, Canadian journalist and art critic (died 1918) ↗
- 1867 Anders Peter Nielsen, Danish target shooter (died 1950) ↗
- 1865 John Mott, American evangelist and saint, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1955) ↗
- 1865 Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1943) ↗
- 1865 Mathilde Verne, English pianist and educator (died 1936) ↗
- 1860 James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist and academic (died 1944) ↗
- 1856 Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, Algerian-French general (died 1942) ↗
- 1852 William Muldoon, American wrestler and trainer (died 1933) ↗
- 1848 Johann Baptist Singenberger, Swiss composer, educator, and publisher (died 1924) ↗
- 1846 Naim Frashëri, Albanian-Turkish poet and translator (died 1900) ↗
- 1830 Trebor Mai (né Robert Williams), Welsh poet (died 1877) ↗
- 1818 Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian and academic (died 1897) ↗
- 1818 Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville, French essayist and biographer (died 1882) ↗
- 1803 Edward Bulwer-Lytton, English author, playwright, and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1873) ↗
- 1803 Ralph Waldo Emerson – American poet and philosopher (died 1882) ↗
- 1791 Minh Mạng, Vietnamese emperor (died 1841) ↗
- 1783 Philip P. Barbour, American farmer and politician, 12th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1841) ↗
- 1725 Samuel Ward, American politician, 31st and 33rd Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (died 1776) ↗
- 1713 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1792) ↗
- 1661 Claude Buffier, Polish-French historian and philosopher (died 1737) ↗
- 1606 Charles Garnier, French missionary and saint (died 1649) ↗
- 1550 Camillus de Lellis, Italian saint and nurse (died 1614) ↗
- 1417 Catherine of Cleves, Duchess consort regent of Guelders (died 1479) ↗
- 1416 Jakobus ("James"), Count of Lichtenburg (died 1480) ↗
- 1334 Emperor Sukō of Japan (died 1398) ↗
- 1320 Toghon Temür, Mongolian emperor (died 1370) ↗
- 1048 Emperor Shenzong of Song (died 1085) ↗
- 2024 Grayson Murray, American professional golfer (born 1993) ↗
- 2024 Albert S. Ruddy, Canadian film producer (born 1930) ↗
- 2024 Richard M. Sherman, American songwriter (born 1928) ↗
- 2024 Johnny Wactor, American actor (born 1986) ↗
- 2022 Morton L. Janklow, American literary agent (born 1930) ↗
- 2021 John Warner, American attorney and politician (born 1927) ↗
- 2021 Lois Ehlert, American author and illustrator (born 1934) ↗
- 2020 George Floyd, African American man murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (born 1973) ↗
- 2019 Claus von Bülow, Danish-British socialite (born 1926) ↗
- 2018 Kaduvetti Guru, Indian politician and Veera Vanniyar caste leader (born 1961) ↗
- 2015 George Braden, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of the Northwest Territories (born 1949) ↗
- 2015 Robert Lebel, Canadian bishop (born 1924) ↗
- 2014 David Allen, English cricketer (born 1935) ↗
- 2014 Marcel Côté, Canadian economist and politician (born 1942) ↗
- 2014 Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland (born 1923) ↗
- 2014 Herb Jeffries, American singer and actor (born 1913) ↗
- 2014 Toaripi Lauti, Tuvaluan educator and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Tuvalu (born 1928) ↗
- 2014 Matthew Saad Muhammad, American boxer and trainer (born 1954) ↗
- 2013 Mahendra Karma, Indian politician (born 1950) ↗
- 2013 Nand Kumar Patel, Indian politician (born 1953) ↗
- 2012 William Hanley, American author and screenwriter (born 1931) ↗
- 2012 Peter D. Sieruta, American author and critic (born 1958) ↗
- 2012 Lou Watson, American basketball player and coach (born 1924) ↗
- 2011 Terry Jenner, Australian cricketer and coach (born 1944) ↗
- 2010 Alexander Belostenny, Ukrainian basketball player (born 1959) ↗
- 2010 Michael H. Jordan, American businessman (born 1936) ↗
- 2010 Alan Hickinbotham, Australian footballer and coach (born 1925) ↗
- 2010 Gabriel Vargas, Mexican painter and illustrator (born 1915) ↗
- 2010 Jarvis Williams, American football player and coach (born 1965) ↗
- 2009 Haakon Lie, Norwegian politician (born 1905) ↗
- 2008 J. R. Simplot, American businessman, founded Simplot (born 1909) ↗
- 2008 Veikko Uusimäki, Finnish actor and theater councilor (born 1921) ↗
- 2007 Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor, comedian, and director (born 1931) ↗
- 2007 Uładzimir Katkoŭski, Belarusian blogger, web designer and website creator (born 1976) ↗
- 2005 Sunil Dutt, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician (born 1929) ↗
- 2005 Robert Jankel, English businessman, founded Panther Westwinds (born 1938) ↗
- 2005 Graham Kennedy, Australian television host and actor (born 1934) ↗
- 2005 Ismail Merchant, Indian-born film producer and director (born 1936) ↗
- 2005 Zoran Mušič, Slovene painter and illustrator (born 1909) ↗
- 2004 Roger Williams Straus, Jr., American publisher, co-founded Farrar, Straus and Giroux Publishing Company (born 1917) ↗
- 2003 Sloan Wilson, American author and poet (born 1920) ↗
- 1996 Renzo De Felice, Italian historian and author (born 1929) ↗
- 1995 Élie Bayol, French racing driver (born 1914) ↗
- 1995 Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player and coach, Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer 1996 (born 1948) ↗
- 1995 Dany Robin, French actress (born 1927) ↗
- 1990 Vic Tayback, American actor (born 1930) ↗
- 1986 Chester Bowles, American journalist and politician, 22nd Under Secretary of State (born 1901) ↗
- 1983 Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Turkish author, poet, and playwright (born 1904) ↗
- 1983 Idris of Libya (born 1889) ↗
- 1983 Jack Stewart, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1917) ↗
- 1981 Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (born 1912) ↗
- 1981 Fredric Warburg, English author and publisher (born 1898) ↗
- 1979 Itzhak Bentov, Czech-Israeli engineer, mystic, and author (born 1923) ↗
- 1979 Amédée Gordini, Italian-born French racing driver and sports car manufacturer (born 1899) ↗
- 1979 John Spenkelink, American murderer (born 1949) ↗
- 1977 Yevgenia Ginzburg, Russian author (born 1904) ↗
- 1970 Tom Patey, Scottish mountaineer and author (born 1932) ↗
- 1969 Elisabeth Geleerd, Dutch-American psychoanalyst (born 1909) ↗
- 1968 Georg von Küchler, German field marshal (born 1881) ↗
- 1957 Leo Goodwin, American swimmer, diver, and water polo player (born 1883) ↗
- 1954 Robert Capa, Hungarian photographer and journalist (born 1913) ↗
- 1951 Paula von Preradović, Croatian poet and author (born 1887) ↗
- 1948 Witold Pilecki, Polish officer and Resistance leader (born 1901) ↗
- 1943 Nils von Dardel, Swedish painter (born 1888) ↗
- 1942 Emanuel Feuermann, Ukrainian-American cellist and educator (born 1902) ↗
- 1939 Frank Watson Dyson, English astronomer and academic (born 1868) ↗
- 1937 Henry Ossawa Tanner, American-French painter and illustrator (born 1859) ↗
- 1934 Gustav Holst, English trombonist, composer, and educator (born 1874) ↗
- 1930 Randall Davidson, Scottish-English archbishop (born 1848) ↗
- 1927 Payne Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1876) ↗
- 1926 Symon Petliura, Ukrainian journalist and politician (born 1879) ↗
- 1924 Lyubov Popova, Russian painter and illustrator (born 1889) ↗
- 1919 Eliza Pollock, American archer (born 1840) ↗
- 1919 Madam C. J. Walker, American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Madame C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company (born 1867) ↗
- 1917 Maksim Bahdanovič, Belarusian poet and critic (born 1891) ↗
- 1912 Austin Lane Crothers, American educator and politician, 46th Governor of Maryland (born 1860) ↗
- 1899 Rosa Bonheur, French painter and sculptor (born 1822) ↗
- 1895 Ahmed Cevdet Pasha, Ottoman sociologist, historian, and jurist (born 1822) ↗
- 1849 Benjamin D'Urban, English general and politician, Governor of British Guiana (born 1777) ↗
- 1805 William Paley, English priest and philosopher (born 1743) ↗
- 1797 John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Essex (born 1719) ↗
- 1789 Anders Dahl, Swedish botanist and physician (born 1751) ↗
- 1786 Peter III of Portugal (born 1717) ↗
- 1741 Daniel Ernst Jablonski, German bishop and theologian (born 1660) ↗
- 1681 Pedro Calderón de la Barca, Spanish poet and playwright (born 1600) ↗
- 1667 Gustaf Bonde, Finnish-Swedish politician, 5th Lord High Treasurer of Sweden (born 1620) ↗
- 1632 Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (born 1572) ↗
- 1607 Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Italian Carmelite nun and mystic (born 1566) ↗
- 1595 Valens Acidalius, German poet and critic (born 1567) ↗
- 1558 Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen (born 1510) ↗
- 1555 Gemma Frisius, Dutch physician, mathematician, and cartographer (born 1508) ↗
- 1555 Henry II of Navarre (born 1503) ↗
- 1452 John Stafford, English archbishop and politician ↗
- 1261 Pope Alexander IV (born 1185) ↗
- 1085 Pope Gregory VII (born 1020) ↗
- 992 Mieszko I of Poland (born 935) ↗
- 986 Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, Muslim astronomer (born 903) ↗
- 939 Yao Yanzhang, general of Chu ↗
- 916 Flann Sinna, king of Meath ↗
- 912 Xue Yiju, chancellor of Later Liang ↗
- 803 Higbald of Lindisfarne, English bishop ↗
- 709 Aldhelm, English-Latin bishop, poet, and scholar (born 639) ↗
- 675 Li Hong, Chinese prince (born 652) ↗