59 Events
188 Births
112 Deaths
- 2025 65 people are injured when a car rams into a crowd on Water Street, near Liverpool F.C.'s Premier League trophy parade. ↗
- 2021 Ten people are killed in a shooting at a VTA rail yard in San Jose, California, United States. ↗
- 2020 Protests triggered by the murder of George Floyd erupt in Minneapolis–Saint Paul, later becoming widespread across the United States and around the world. ↗
- 2008 Severe flooding begins in eastern and southern China that will ultimately cause 148 deaths and force the evacuation of 1.3 million. ↗
- 2003 Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines Flight 4230 crashes in the Turkish town of Maçka, killing 75. ↗
- 2002 The tugboat Robert Y. Love collides with a support pier of Interstate 40 on the Arkansas River near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, resulting in 14 deaths and 11 others injured. ↗
- 1998 The Supreme Court of the United States rules in New Jersey v. New York that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York. ↗
- 1998 The first "National Sorry Day" is held in Australia. Reconciliation events are held nationally, and attended by over a million people. ↗
- 1998 A MIAT Mongolian Airlines Harbin Y-12 crashes near Erdenet, Orkhon Province, Mongolia, resulting in 28 deaths. ↗
- 1991 Zviad Gamsakhurdia becomes the first elected President of the Republic of Georgia in the post-Soviet era. ↗
- 1991 Lauda Air Flight 004 breaks apart in mid-air and crashes in the Phu Toei National Park in the Suphan Buri province of Thailand, killing all 223 people on board. ↗
- 1986 The European Community adopts the European flag. ↗
- 1983 The 7.8 Mw Sea of Japan earthquake shakes northern Honshu with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). A destructive tsunami is generated that leaves about 100 people dead. ↗
- 1981 Italian Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani and his coalition cabinet resign following a scandal over membership of the pseudo-masonic lodge P2 (Propaganda Due). ↗
- 1981 An EA-6B Prowler crashes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others. ↗
- 1972 The United States and the Soviet Union sign the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. ↗
- 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War: The Pakistan Army slaughters at least 71 Hindus in Burunga, Sylhet, Bangladesh. ↗
- 1970 The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2. ↗
- 1969 Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first crewed Moon landing. ↗
- 1968 H-dagurinn in Iceland: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight. ↗
- 1967 The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released. ↗
- 1966 British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana. ↗
- 1948 The U.S. Congress passes Public Law 80-557, which permanently establishes the Civil Air Patrol as an auxiliary of the United States Air Force. ↗
- 1942 World War II: The Battle of Gazala begins, in present-day Libya. ↗
- 1940 World War II: Operation Dynamo: In northern France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France. The Battle of Dunkirk begins simultaneously as Allied defenders fight to slow down the German offensive. ↗
- 1940 World War II: The Siege of Calais ends with the surrender of the British and French garrison. ↗
- 1938 In the United States, the House Un-American Activities Committee begins its first session. ↗
- 1937 Walter Reuther and members of the United Auto Workers (UAW) clash with Ford Motor Company security guards at the River Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, during the Battle of the Overpass. ↗
- 1936 In the House of Commons of Northern Ireland, Tommy Henderson begins speaking on the Appropriation bill. By the time he sits down in the early hours of the following morning, he had spoken for ten hours. ↗
- 1927 The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles. ↗
- 1923 The first 24 Hours of Le Mans is held in France. Run annually in June thereafter, it became the oldest endurance racing event in the world. ↗
- 1918 The Democratic Republic of Georgia is established. ↗
- 1908 The first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The rights to the resource were quickly acquired by the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. ↗
- 1903 Românul de la Pind, the longest-running newspaper by and about Aromanians until World War II, is founded. ↗
- 1900 Thousand Days' War: The Colombian Conservative Party turns the tide of war in their favor with victory against the Colombian Liberal Party in the Battle of Palonegro. ↗
- 1896 Nicholas II is crowned as the last Tsar of Imperial Russia. ↗
- 1896 Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. ↗
- 1879 Russia and the United Kingdom sign the Treaty of Gandamak establishing an Afghan state. ↗
- 1869 Boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. ↗
- 1868 Impeachment of Andrew Johnson: President Andrew Johnson is acquitted by one vote in the United States Senate. ↗
- 1865 Conclusion of the American Civil War: The Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Trans-Mississippi division, is the last full general of the Confederate Army to surrender, at Galveston, Texas. ↗
- 1864 Montana is organized as a United States territory. ↗
- 1822 At least 113 people die in the Grue Church fire, the biggest fire disaster in Norway's history. ↗
- 1821 Establishment of the Peloponnesian Senate by the Greek rebels. ↗
- 1805 Napoléon Bonaparte assumes the title of King of Italy and is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy in Milan Cathedral, the gothic cathedral in Milan. ↗
- 1783 A Great Jubilee Day held at North Stratford, Connecticut, celebrates the end of fighting in the American Revolutionary War. ↗
- 1736 The Battle of Ackia is fought near the present site of Tupelo, Mississippi. British and Chickasaw soldiers repel a French and Choctaw attack on the then-Chickasaw village of Ackia. ↗
- 1644 Portuguese Restoration War: Portuguese and Spanish forces both claim victory in the Battle of Montijo. ↗
- 1637 Pequot War: A combined English and Mohegan force under John Mason attacks a village in Connecticut, massacring approximately 500 Pequots. ↗
- 1573 The Battle of Haarlemmermeer, a naval engagement in the Eighty Years' War. ↗
- 1538 Geneva expels John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for the next three years. ↗
- 1328 William of Ockham, the Franciscan Minister-General Michael of Cesena, and two other Franciscan leaders secretly leave Avignon, fearing a death sentence from Pope John XXII. ↗
- 1293 An earthquake strikes Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, killing about 23,000. ↗
- 1135 Alfonso VII of León and Castile is crowned in León Cathedral as Imperator totius Hispaniae (Emperor of all of Spain). ↗
- 961 King Otto I elects his six-year-old son Otto II as heir apparent and co-ruler of the East Frankish Kingdom. He is crowned at Aachen, and placed under the tutelage of his grandmother Matilda. ↗
- 946 England is left temporarily without a monarch after the death of King Edmund I in a street fight, resulting in Edmund's brother Eadred assuming the throne for the minority of Edmund's two sons. ↗
- 866 Basil I is coronated as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire by Michael III. ↗
- 451 Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empire takes place. The Sasanids defeat the Armenians militarily but guarantee them freedom to openly practice Christianity. ↗
- 17 Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe. ↗
- 2000 Yeji, South Korean singer ↗
- 1999 Micah Parsons, American football player ↗
- 1999 Georgia Wareham, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1997 Mathew Barzal, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1996 Lara Goodall, South African cricketer ↗
- 1994 Gong Myung, South Korean actor ↗
- 1993 Jason Adesanya, Belgian footballer ↗
- 1991 Ah Young, South Korean singer and actress ↗
- 1989 Paula Findlay, Canadian triathlete ↗
- 1989 Park Ye-eun, South Korean singer ↗
- 1988 Andrea Catellani, Italian footballer ↗
- 1988 Dani Samuels, Australian discus thrower ↗
- 1987 Olcay Şahan, Turkish footballer ↗
- 1986 Michel Tornéus, Swedish long jumper ↗
- 1985 Monika Christodoulou, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1985 Ashley Vincent, English footballer ↗
- 1983 Demy de Zeeuw, Dutch footballer ↗
- 1983 Nathan Merritt, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1982 Hasan Kabze, Turkish footballer ↗
- 1981 Anthony Ervin, American swimmer ↗
- 1981 Jason Manford, English actor, screenwriter, and television host ↗
- 1981 Ben Zobrist, American baseball player ↗
- 1980 Louis-Jean Cormier, Canadian singer and songwriter ↗
- 1979 Ashley Massaro, American wrestler and model (died 2019) ↗
- 1979 Natalya Nazarova, Russian sprinter ↗
- 1979 Elisabeth Harnois, American actress ↗
- 1979 Mehmet Okur, Turkish basketball player ↗
- 1978 Fabio Firmani, Italian footballer ↗
- 1978 Dan Parks, Australian-Scottish rugby player ↗
- 1977 Nikos Chatzivrettas, Greek basketball player ↗
- 1977 Raina Telgemeier, American author and cartoonist ↗
- 1977 Luca Toni, Italian footballer ↗
- 1977 Misaki Ito, Japanese actress and model ↗
- 1976 Paul Collingwood, English cricketer and coach ↗
- 1976 Stephen Curry, Australian comedian and actor ↗
- 1976 Kenny Florian, American mixed martial artist and sportscaster ↗
- 1976 Justin Pierre, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1975 Lauryn Hill, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress ↗
- 1974 Lars Frölander, Swedish swimmer ↗
- 1973 Naomi Harris, Canadian-American photographer ↗
- 1971 Zaher Andary, Lebanese footballer ↗
- 1971 Matt Stone, American actor, animator, screenwriter, producer, and composer ↗
- 1970 Nobuhiro Watsuki, Japanese illustrator ↗
- 1969 John Baird, Canadian politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs ↗
- 1969 Siri Lindley, American triathlete and coach ↗
- 1968 Fernando León de Aranoa, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1968 Frederik X, King of Denmark ↗
- 1968 Steve Sedgley, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1967 Philip Treacy, Irish milliner, hat designer ↗
- 1967 Mika Yamamoto, Japanese journalist (died 2012) ↗
- 1966 Helena Bonham Carter, English actress ↗
- 1966 Zola Budd, South African runner ↗
- 1964 Caitlín R. Kiernan, Irish-American paleontologist and author ↗
- 1964 Lenny Kravitz, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor ↗
- 1964 Argiris Pedoulakis, Greek basketball player and coach ↗
- 1963 Simon Armitage, English poet, playwright and novelist ↗
- 1963 Claude Legault, Canadian actor and screenwriter ↗
- 1962 Black, English singer-songwriter (died 2016) ↗
- 1962 Genie Francis, Canadian-American actress ↗
- 1962 Bobcat Goldthwait, American actor, director, and screenwriter ↗
- 1961 Tarsem Singh, Indian-American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1960 Dean Lukin, Australian weightlifter ↗
- 1960 Masahiro Matsunaga, Japanese racing driver ↗
- 1960 Romas Ubartas, Lithuanian discus thrower ↗
- 1959 Ole Bornedal, Danish actor, director, and producer ↗
- 1958 Ronnie Black, American golfer ↗
- 1958 Arto Bryggare, Finnish hurdler and politician ↗
- 1958 Margaret Colin, American actress ↗
- 1957 Diomedes Díaz, Colombian singer-songwriter (died 2013) ↗
- 1957 François Legault, Canadian businessman and politician ↗
- 1957 Roberto Ravaglia, Italian racing driver ↗
- 1956 Fiona Shackleton, English lawyer ↗
- 1956 Jyoti Gogte, Indian academician ↗
- 1954 Michael Devine, Irish Republican hunger strike participant (died 1981) ↗
- 1954 Alan Hollinghurst, English novelist, poet, short story writer, and translator ↗
- 1954 Denis Lebel, Canadian businessman and politician, 29th Canadian Minister of Transport ↗
- 1953 Kay Hagan, American lawyer and politician (died 2019) ↗
- 1953 Don McAllister, English footballer and manager ↗
- 1953 Michael Portillo, English journalist, politician and TV presenter ↗
- 1951 Ramón Calderón, Spanish lawyer and businessman ↗
- 1951 Lou van den Dries, Dutch mathematician ↗
- 1951 Muhammed Faris, Syrian military aviator and cosmonaut (died 2024) ↗
- 1951 Sally Ride, American physicist and astronaut, founded Sally Ride Science (died 2012) ↗
- 1951 Madeleine Taylor-Quinn, Irish educator and politician ↗
- 1949 Jeremy Corbyn, British journalist and politician ↗
- 1949 Ward Cunningham, American computer programmer, developed the first wiki ↗
- 1949 Pam Grier, American actress ↗
- 1949 Anne McGuire, Scottish educator and politician ↗
- 1949 Philip Michael Thomas, American actor ↗
- 1949 Hank Williams Jr., American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1948 Dayle Haddon, Canadian model and actress (died 2024) ↗
- 1948 Stevie Nicks, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1947 Carol O'Connell, American author and painter ↗
- 1947 Glenn Turner, New Zealand cricketer ↗
- 1946 Neshka Robeva, Bulgarian gymnast and coach ↗
- 1946 Mick Ronson, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 1993) ↗
- 1945 Vilasrao Deshmukh, Indian lawyer and politician, 17th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (died 2012) ↗
- 1945 Alistair MacDuff, English lawyer and judge ↗
- 1945 Garry Peterson, Canadian-American drummer ↗
- 1944 Phil Edmonston, American-Canadian journalist and politician (died 2022) ↗
- 1944 Jan Kinder, Norwegian ice hockey player (died 2013) ↗
- 1944 Sam Posey, American race car driver and journalist ↗
- 1943 Erica Terpstra, Dutch swimmer, journalist, and politician ↗
- 1941 Aldrich Ames, American CIA officer and criminal ↗
- 1941 Jim Dobbin, Scottish microbiologist and politician (died 2014) ↗
- 1941 Cliff Drysdale, South African tennis player and sportscaster ↗
- 1941 Imants Kalniņš, Latvian composer ↗
- 1940 Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, Canadian academic and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec ↗
- 1940 Levon Helm, American singer-songwriter, drummer, producer, and actor (died 2012) ↗
- 1938 William Bolcom, American pianist and composer ↗
- 1938 Andrew Clennel Palmer, British engineer (died 2019) ↗
- 1938 Lyudmila Petrushevskaya, Russian author and playwright ↗
- 1938 K. Bikram Singh, Indian director and producer (died 2013) ↗
- 1938 Teresa Stratas, Canadian soprano and actress ↗
- 1937 Manorama, Indian actress and singer (died 2015) ↗
- 1937 Paul E. Patton, American politician, 59th Governor of Kentucky ↗
- 1936 Natalya Gorbanevskaya, Russian-Polish poet and activist (died 2013) ↗
- 1935 Eero Loone, Estonian philosopher and academic ↗
- 1930 Karim Emami, Indian-Iranian lexicographer and critic (died 2005) ↗
- 1929 J. F. Ade Ajayi, Nigerian historian and academic (died 2014) ↗
- 1929 Ernie Carroll, Australian television personality and producer (died 2022) ↗
- 1929 Hans Freeman, Australian bioinorganic chemist and protein crystallographer (died 2008) ↗
- 1929 Catherine Sauvage, French singer and actress (died 1998) ↗
- 1928 Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist, author, and assisted suicide activist (died 2011) ↗
- 1927 Jacques Bergerac, French actor and businessman (died 2014) ↗
- 1926 Miles Davis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (died 1991) ↗
- 1925 Carmen Montejo, Cuban-Mexican actress (died 2013) ↗
- 1925 Alec McCowen, English actor (died 2017) ↗
- 1923 James Arness, American actor (died 2011) ↗
- 1923 Roy Dotrice, English actor (died 2017) ↗
- 1921 Inge Borkh, German soprano (died 2018) ↗
- 1920 Jack Cheetham, South African cricketer (died 1980) ↗
- 1920 Peggy Lee, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2002) ↗
- 1919 Rubén González, Cuban pianist (died 2003) ↗
- 1916 Henriette Roosenburg, Dutch journalist and author (died 1972) ↗
- 1915 Vernon Alley, American bassist (died 2004) ↗
- 1915 Antonia Forest, English author (died 2003) ↗
- 1914 Frankie Manning, American dancer and choreographer (died 2009) ↗
- 1913 Peter Cushing, English actor (died 1994) ↗
- 1913 Pierre Daninos, French author (died 2005) ↗
- 1913 Karin Ekelund, Swedish actress (died 1976) ↗
- 1913 Josef Manger, German weightlifter (died 1991) ↗
- 1912 János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (died 1989) ↗
- 1912 Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (died 1980) ↗
- 1911 Maurice Baquet, French actor and cellist (died 2005) ↗
- 1911 Henry Ephron, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer (died 1992) ↗
- 1910 Imi Lichtenfeld, Hungarian-Israeli martial artist, boxer, and gymnast (died 1998) ↗
- 1909 Matt Busby, Scottish footballer and manager (died 1994) ↗
- 1909 Adolfo López Mateos, Mexican politician, 48th President of Mexico (died 1969) ↗
- 1908 Robert Morley, English actor (died 1992) ↗
- 1908 Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ, Vietnamese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam (died 1976) ↗
- 1907 Jean Bernard, French physician and haematologist (died 2006) ↗
- 1907 John Wayne, American actor, director, and producer (died 1979) ↗
- 1904 Tamurbek Dawletschin, Tatar author and prisoner of war (died 1983) ↗
- 1904 George Formby, English singer-songwriter and actor (died 1961) ↗
- 1904 Necip Fazıl Kısakürek, Turkish author, poet, and playwright (died 1983) ↗
- 1904 Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (died 2002) ↗
- 1900 Karin Juel, Swedish singer, actress, and writer (died 1976) ↗
- 1899 Antonio Barrette, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Premier of Quebec (died 1968) ↗
- 1899 Muriel McQueen Fergusson, Canadian lawyer and politician, Canadian Speaker of the Senate (died 1997) ↗
- 1898 Ernst Bacon, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1990) ↗
- 1898 Christfried Burmeister, Estonian speed skater (died 1965) ↗
- 1895 Dorothea Lange, American photographer and journalist (died 1965) ↗
- 1895 Paul Lukas, Hungarian-American actor and singer (died 1971) ↗
- 1893 Eugene Aynsley Goossens, English conductor and composer (died 1962) ↗
- 1887 Ba U, 2nd President of Burma (died 1963) ↗
- 1886 Al Jolson, American singer and actor (died 1950) ↗
- 1883 Mamie Smith, American singer, actress, dancer, and pianist (died 1946) ↗
- 1881 Adolfo de la Huerta, Mexican politician and provisional president, 1920 (died 1955) ↗
- 1880 W. Otto Miessner, American composer and educator (died 1967) ↗
- 1876 Percy Perrin, English cricketer (died 1945) ↗
- 1873 Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian painter and illustrator (died 1958) ↗
- 1867 Mary of Teck, English-born queen consort of the United Kingdom (died 1953) ↗
- 1865 Robert W. Chambers, American author and illustrator (died 1933) ↗
- 1863 Bob Fitzsimmons, English-New Zealand boxer (died 1917) ↗
- 1822 Edmond de Goncourt, French author and critic, founded the Académie Goncourt (died 1896) ↗
- 1799 August Kopisch, German poet and painter (died 1853) ↗
- 1750 William Morgan, British actuary (died 1833) ↗
- 1700 Nicolaus Zinzendorf, German bishop and saint (died 1760) ↗
- 1669 Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist and mycologist (died 1722) ↗
- 1667 Abraham de Moivre, French-English mathematician and theorist (died 1754) ↗
- 1650 John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (died 1722) ↗
- 1623 William Petty, English economist and philosopher (died 1687) ↗
- 1602 Philippe de Champaigne, Dutch-French painter (died 1674) ↗
- 1566 Mehmed III, Ottoman sultan (died 1603) ↗
- 1562 James III, margrave of Baden-Hachberg (died 1590) ↗
- 1478 Clement VII, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1534) ↗
- 1264 Koreyasu, Japanese prince and shōgun (died 1326) ↗
- 2022 Andy Fletcher, English musician (born 1961) ↗
- 2022 Ray Liotta, American actor (born 1954) ↗
- 2022 Alan White, English drummer (born 1949) ↗
- 2019 Prem Tinsulanonda, Former Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1920) ↗
- 2017 Zbigniew Brzezinski, Polish-born American politician (born 1928) ↗
- 2016 Hedy Epstein, German-born American human rights activist and Holocaust survivor (born 1924) ↗
- 2015 Vicente Aranda, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1926) ↗
- 2015 Les Johnson, Australian politician and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand (born 1924) ↗
- 2015 Robert Kraft, American astronomer and academic (born 1927) ↗
- 2015 João Lucas, Portuguese footballer (born 1979) ↗
- 2014 Baselios Thoma Didymos I, Indian metropolitan (born 1921) ↗
- 2014 Miodrag Radulovacki, Serbian-American academic and neuropharmacologist (born 1933) ↗
- 2014 William R. Roy, American physician, journalist, and politician (born 1926) ↗
- 2014 Hooshang Seyhoun, Iranian-Canadian architect, sculptor, and painter (born 1920) ↗
- 2013 Ray Barnhart, American businessman and politician (born 1928) ↗
- 2013 John Bierwirth, American lawyer and businessman (born 1924) ↗
- 2013 Roberto Civita, Italian-Brazilian businessman (born 1936) ↗
- 2013 Tom Lichtenberg, American football player and coach (born 1940) ↗
- 2013 Otto Muehl, Austrian painter (born 1925) ↗
- 2013 Jack Vance, American author (born 1916) ↗
- 2012 Arthur Decabooter, Belgian cyclist (born 1936) ↗
- 2012 Leo Dillon, American illustrator (born 1933) ↗
- 2012 Stephen Healey, Welsh captain and footballer (born 1982) ↗
- 2012 Hiroshi Miyazawa, Japanese politician (born 1921) ↗
- 2012 Hans Schmidt, Canadian wrestler (born 1925) ↗
- 2012 Jim Unger, English-Canadian illustrator (born 1937) ↗
- 2011 Arisen Ahubudu, Sri Lankan scholar, author, and playwright (born 1920) ↗
- 2010 Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (born 1912) ↗
- 2010 Chris Moran, English air marshal and pilot (born 1956) ↗
- 2010 Kieran Phelan, Irish politician (born 1949) ↗
- 2009 Mihalis Papagiannakis, Greek journalist and politician (born 1941) ↗
- 2009 Peter Zezel, Canadian ice hockey and soccer player (born 1965) ↗
- 2008 Sydney Pollack, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1934) ↗
- 2008 Zita Urbonaitė, Lithuanian cyclist (born 1973) ↗
- 2007 Jack Edward Oliver, English illustrator (born 1942) ↗
- 2007 Howard Porter, American basketball player (born 1948) ↗
- 2006 Édouard Michelin, French businessman (born 1963) ↗
- 2006 Kevin O'Flanagan, Irish footballer and physician (born 1919) ↗
- 2005 Eddie Albert, American actor (born 1906) ↗
- 2005 Chico Carrasquel, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (born 1928) ↗
- 2005 Ruth Laredo, American pianist and educator (born 1937) ↗
- 2005 Leslie Smith, English businessman, co-founded Lesney Products (born 1918) ↗
- 2004 Nikolai Chernykh, Russian astronomer (born 1931) ↗
- 2003 Kathleen Winsor, American journalist and author (born 1919) ↗
- 2002 Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian runner (born 1932) ↗
- 2001 Vittorio Brambilla, Italian racing driver (born 1937) ↗
- 2001 Anne Haney, American actress (born 1934) ↗
- 2001 Moven Mahachi, Zimbabwean soldier and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Defence (born 1952) ↗
- 2001 Dona Massin, Canadian actress and choreographer (born 1917) ↗
- 1999 Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and philanthropist (born 1906) ↗
- 1999 Waldo Semon, American chemist and engineer (born 1898) ↗
- 1997 Ralph Horween, American football player and coach (born 1896) ↗
- 1995 Friz Freleng, American animator, director, and producer (born 1906) ↗
- 1994 Sonny Sharrock, American guitarist (born 1940) ↗
- 1989 Don Revie, English footballer and manager (born 1927) ↗
- 1984 Elizabeth Peer, American journalist (born 1936) ↗
- 1979 George Brent, Irish-American actor (born 1904) ↗
- 1978 Cybele Andrianou, Greek actress (born 1887) ↗
- 1976 Martin Heidegger, German philosopher and academic (born 1889) ↗
- 1974 Silvio Moser, Swiss racing driver (born 1941) ↗
- 1969 Paul Hawkins, Australian racing driver (born 1937) ↗
- 1969 Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer, co-founded the Lockheed Corporation (born 1889) ↗
- 1966 Elizabeth Dilling, American author and activist (born 1894) ↗
- 1964 Ruben Oskar Auervaara, Finnish fraudster (born 1906) ↗
- 1959 Philip Kassel, American gymnast (born 1876) ↗
- 1956 Al Simmons, American baseball player and coach (born 1902) ↗
- 1955 Alberto Ascari, Italian racing driver (born 1918) ↗
- 1954 Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician (born 1900) ↗
- 1951 Lincoln Ellsworth, American explorer (born 1880) ↗
- 1948 Torsten Bergström, Swedish actor and director (born 1896) ↗
- 1944 Christian Wirth, German SS officer (born 1885) ↗
- 1943 Edsel Ford, American businessman (born 1893) ↗
- 1943 Alice Tegnér, Swedish organist, composer, and educator (born 1864) ↗
- 1939 Charles Horace Mayo, American physician, co-founded Mayo Clinic (born 1865) ↗
- 1933 Horatio Bottomley, English financier, journalist, and politician (born 1860) ↗
- 1933 Jimmie Rodgers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1897) ↗
- 1926 Srečko Kosovel, Slovenian poet (born 1904) ↗
- 1925 William H. Shockley, American mining engineer, amateur photographer, and hobbyist botanist (born 1855) ↗
- 1924 Victor Herbert, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor, founded the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (born 1859) ↗
- 1914 Jacob August Riis, Danish-American journalist, photographer, and reformer (born 1849) ↗
- 1908 Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Indian religious leader, founded the Ahmadiyya movement (born 1835) ↗
- 1902 Almon Brown Strowger, American soldier and inventor (born 1839) ↗
- 1883 Abdelkader El Djezairi, Algerian ruler (born 1808) ↗
- 1881 Jakob Bernays, German philologist and academic (born 1824) ↗
- 1840 Sidney Smith, English admiral and politician (born 1764) ↗
- 1824 Capel Lofft, English lawyer (born 1751) ↗
- 1818 Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Russian field marshal and politician, Governor-General of Finland (born 1761) ↗
- 1818 Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza, Chilean lawyer and guerrilla leader (born 1785) ↗
- 1799 James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, Scottish linguist, biologist, and judge (born 1714) ↗
- 1762 Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten, German philosopher and academic (born 1714) ↗
- 1746 Thomas Southerne, Irish playwright (born 1660) ↗
- 1742 Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian diplomat (born 1672) ↗
- 1703 Samuel Pepys, English politician (born 1633) ↗
- 1702 Zeb-un-Nissa, Mughal princess and poet (born 1638) ↗
- 1685 Charles II, German elector palatine (born 1651) ↗
- 1679 Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria (born 1636) ↗
- 1653 Robert Filmer, English theorist and author (born 1588) ↗
- 1648 Vincent Voiture, French poet and author (born 1597) ↗
- 1552 Sebastian Münster, German cartographer and cosmographer (born 1488) ↗
- 1536 Francesco Berni, Italian poet (born 1498) ↗
- 1512 Bayezid II, Ottoman sultan (born 1447) ↗
- 1421 Mehmed I, Ottoman sultan (born 1389) ↗
- 1362 Louis I, king of Naples (born 1320) ↗
- 1339 Aldona Ona, queen of Poland ↗
- 1250 Peter I, duke of Brittany ↗
- 1055 Adalbert, margrave of Austria ↗
- 1035 Berenguer Ramon I, Spanish nobleman (born 1005) ↗
- 946 Edmund I, king of England (born 921) ↗
- 926 Yuan Xingqin, Chinese general and governor ↗
- 818 Ali al-Ridha, 8th of The Twelve Imams ↗
- 735 Bede, English monk, historian, and theologian ↗
- 604 Augustine of Canterbury, Benedictine monk and archbishop ↗