48 Events
195 Births
91 Deaths
- 2017 Former Formula One driver Takuma Sato wins his first Indianapolis 500, the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so. Double world champion Fernando Alonso retires from an engine issue in his first entry of the event. ↗
- 2016 Harambe, a gorilla, is shot to death after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, resulting in widespread criticism and sparking various internet memes. ↗
- 2013 Start of the Gezi Park protests in Turkey. ↗
- 2012 The Arkankergen massacre in Kazakhstan's Alakol District kills 15 people. ↗
- 2011 Malta votes on the introduction of divorce; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divorce under certain conditions being enacted later in the year. ↗
- 2010 In West Bengal, India, the Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers. ↗
- 2008 The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty. ↗
- 2004 The Iraqi Governing Council chooses Ayad Allawi, a longtime anti-Saddam Hussein exile, as prime minister of Iraq's interim government. ↗
- 2003 Peter Hollingworth resigns as Governor-General of Australia following criticism of his handling of child sexual abuse allegations during his tenure as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane. ↗
- 2002 The last steel girder is removed from the original World Trade Center site. Cleanup duties officially end with closing ceremonies at Ground Zero in Manhattan, New York City. ↗
- 1999 In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper is put back on display. ↗
- 1998 Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually. ↗
- 1996 U.S. President Bill Clinton's former business partners in the Whitewater land deal, Jim McDougal and Susan McDougal, and the Governor of Arkansas, Jim Guy Tucker, are convicted of fraud. ↗
- 1995 The 7.0 Mw Neftegorsk earthquake shakes the former Russian settlement of Neftegorsk with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). Total damage was $64.1–300 million, with 1,989 deaths and 750 injured. The settlement was not rebuilt. ↗
- 1991 The capital city of Addis Ababa falls to the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, ending both the Derg regime in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Civil War. ↗
- 1987 An 18-year-old West German pilot, Mathias Rust, evades Soviet Union air defences and lands a private plane in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. ↗
- 1979 Konstantinos Karamanlis signs the full treaty of the accession of Greece with the European Economic Community. ↗
- 1977 The Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky, is engulfed by fire, killing 165 people inside. ↗
- 1975 Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, creating the Economic Community of West African States. ↗
- 1975 At Brampton Centennial Secondary School, student Michael Slobodian kills two people and injures 13 others before committing suicide. ↗
- 1974 Northern Ireland's power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists. ↗
- 1968 Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892 crashes near Nala Sopara in India, killing 30. ↗
- 1964 The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is founded, with Yasser Arafat elected as its first leader. ↗
- 1962 The Soviet Kosmos 5 satellite is launched. ↗
- 1961 Peter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International. ↗
- 1958 Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement, heavily reinforced by Frank Pais Militia, overwhelm an army post in El Uvero. ↗
- 1948 Daniel François Malan is elected as Prime Minister of South Africa. He later goes on to implement Apartheid. ↗
- 1940 World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium. ↗
- 1940 World War II: Norwegian, French, Polish and British forces recapture Narvik in Norway. This is the first Allied infantry victory of the War. ↗
- 1937 Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer, is founded. ↗
- 1936 Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication. ↗
- 1934 Near Callander, Ontario, Canada, the Dionne quintuplets are born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne; they will be the first quintuplets to survive infancy. ↗
- 1932 In the Netherlands, construction of the Afsluitdijk is completed and the Zuiderzee bay is converted to the freshwater IJsselmeer. ↗
- 1926 The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic. ↗
- 1918 The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia declare their independence. ↗
- 1907 The first Isle of Man TT race is held. ↗
- 1905 Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy. ↗
- 1892 In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club. ↗
- 1871 The Paris Commune falls after two months. ↗
- 1830 U.S. President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act which denies Native Americans their land rights and forcibly relocates them. ↗
- 1802 In Guadeloupe, 400 rebellious slaves, led by Louis Delgrès, blow themselves up rather than submit to Napoleon's troops. ↗
- 1754 French and Indian War: In the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania. ↗
- 1644 English Civil War: Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby. ↗
- 1588 The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, heading for the English Channel. (It will take until May 30 for all ships to leave port.) ↗
- 1533 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, declares the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn valid. ↗
- 1242 Avignonet massacre: A group of Cathars, with the probable connivance of Count Raymond VII of Toulouse, murdered the inquisitor William Arnaud and eleven of his companions. ↗
- 621 Battle of Hulao: Li Shimin, the son of the Chinese emperor Gaozu, defeats the numerically superior forces of Dou Jiande near the Hulao Pass (Henan). This victory decides the outcome of the civil war that followed the Sui dynasty's collapse in favour of the Tang dynasty. ↗
- 585 BCE A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated. It is also the earliest event of which the precise date is known. ↗
- 2000 Phil Foden, English footballer ↗
- 2000 Risi Pouri-Lane, New Zealand rugby sevens player ↗
- 1999 Cameron Boyce, American actor (died 2019) ↗
- 1999 Jodie Burrage, British tennis player ↗
- 1998 Kim Dahyun, South Korean rapper and singer ↗
- 1994 Alec Benjamin, American singer and songwriter ↗
- 1994 John Stones, English footballer ↗
- 1993 Daniel Alvaro, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1993 Bárbara Luz, Portuguese tennis player ↗
- 1991 Danielle Lao, American tennis player ↗
- 1991 Kail Piho, Estonian skier ↗
- 1990 Kyle Walker, English footballer ↗
- 1988 NaVorro Bowman, American football player ↗
- 1988 Percy Harvin, American football player ↗
- 1988 Craig Kimbrel, American baseball player ↗
- 1988 David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
- 1987 T.J. Yates, American football player ↗
- 1986 Berrick Barnes, Australian rugby player ↗
- 1986 Bryant Dunston, American-Armenian basketball player ↗
- 1986 Michael Oher, American football player ↗
- 1986 Seth Rollins, American wrestler ↗
- 1986 Ingmar Vos, Dutch decathlete ↗
- 1985 Colbie Caillat, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1985 Pablo Andrés González, Argentinian footballer ↗
- 1985 Kostas Mendrinos, Greek footballer ↗
- 1985 Carey Mulligan, English actress and singer ↗
- 1983 Steve Cronin, American soccer player ↗
- 1983 Humberto Sánchez, Dominican-American baseball player ↗
- 1983 Roman Atwood, American YouTuber ↗
- 1982 Alexa Davalos, French-American actress ↗
- 1982 Jhonny Peralta, Dominican-American baseball player ↗
- 1981 Daniel Cabrera, Dominican-American baseball player ↗
- 1981 Eric Ghiaciuc, American football player ↗
- 1981 Adam Green, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1980 Miguel Pérez, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1980 Lucy Shuker, English tennis player ↗
- 1979 Abdulaziz al-Omari, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of American Airlines Flight 11 (died 2001) ↗
- 1979 Ronald Curry, American football player and coach ↗
- 1978 Jake Johnson, American actor ↗
- 1977 Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American talk show host and author ↗
- 1976 Steven Bell, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1976 Zaza Enden, Georgian-Turkish wrestler, basketball player, and coach ↗
- 1976 Roberto Goretti, Italian footballer ↗
- 1976 Glenn Morrison, Australian rugby league player and coach ↗
- 1975 Maura Johnston, American journalist, critic, and academic ↗
- 1974 Hans-Jörg Butt, German footballer ↗
- 1974 Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistani cricketer ↗
- 1973 Marco Paulo Faria Lemos, Portuguese footballer and manager ↗
- 1972 Doriva, Brazilian footballer and manager ↗
- 1972 Michael Boogerd, Dutch cyclist and manager ↗
- 1971 Isabelle Carré, French actress and singer ↗
- 1971 Ekaterina Gordeeva, Russian figure skater and sportscaster ↗
- 1971 Marco Rubio, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1970 Glenn Quinn, American actor (died 2002) ↗
- 1969 Mike DiFelice, American baseball player and manager ↗
- 1969 Rob Ford, Canadian politician, 64th Mayor of Toronto (died 2016) ↗
- 1968 Kylie Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress ↗
- 1967 Glen Rice, American basketball player ↗
- 1966 Roger Kumble, American director, screenwriter, and playwright ↗
- 1966 Miljenko Jergović, Bosnian novelist and journalist ↗
- 1966 Gavin Robertson, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1965 Chris Ballew, American singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
- 1965 Mary Coughlan, Irish politician ↗
- 1964 Jeff Fenech, Australian boxer and trainer ↗
- 1964 Armen Gilliam, American basketball player and coach (died 2011) ↗
- 1964 Zsa Zsa Padilla, Filipino singer and actress ↗
- 1964 Phil Vassar, American singer-songwriter ↗
- 1963 Houman Younessi, Australian-American biologist and academic (died 2016) ↗
- 1960 Mark Sanford, American military veteran (USAF) and politician, 115th Governor of South Carolina ↗
- 1960 Mary Portas, English journalist and author ↗
- 1959 Risto Mannisenmäki, Finnish racing driver ↗
- 1957 Colin Barnes, English footballer ↗
- 1957 Kirk Gibson, American baseball player and manager ↗
- 1957 Ben Howland, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1956 Jerry Douglas, American guitarist and producer ↗
- 1956 Jeff Dujon, Jamaican cricketer ↗
- 1956 Markus Höttinger, Austrian racing driver (died 1980) ↗
- 1956 Peter Wilkinson, English admiral ↗
- 1955 Laura Amy Schlitz, American author and librarian ↗
- 1954 João Carlos de Oliveira, Brazilian jumper (died 1999) ↗
- 1954 Youri Egorov, Russian pianist and composer (died 1988) ↗
- 1954 Charles Saumarez Smith, English historian and academic ↗
- 1954 Péter Szilágyi, Hungarian conductor and politician (died 2013) ↗
- 1954 John Tory, Canadian lawyer and politician, 65th Mayor of Toronto ↗
- 1953 Pierre Gauthier, Canadian ice hockey player and manager ↗
- 1952 Roger Briggs, American pianist, composer, conductor, and educator ↗
- 1949 Martin Kelner, English journalist, author, comedian, singer, actor and radio presenter ↗
- 1949 Wendy O. Williams, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (died 1998) ↗
- 1948 Michael Field, Australian politician, 38th Premier of Tasmania ↗
- 1948 Pierre Rapsat, Belgian singer and songwriter (died 2002) ↗
- 1947 Zahi Hawass, Egyptian archaeologist and academic ↗
- 1947 Lynn Johnston, Canadian author and illustrator ↗
- 1947 Leland Sklar, American singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
- 1946 Bruce Alexander, English actor ↗
- 1946 Skip Jutze, American baseball player ↗
- 1946 Janet Paraskeva, Welsh politician ↗
- 1946 K. Satchidanandan, Indian poet and critic ↗
- 1946 William Shawcross, English journalist and author ↗
- 1945 Patch Adams, American physician and author, founded the Gesundheit! Institute ↗
- 1945 John N. Bambacus, American military veteran (USMC) and politician ↗
- 1945 John Fogerty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1945 Jean Perrault, Canadian politician, Mayor of Sherbrooke, Quebec ↗
- 1945 Helena Shovelton, English physician ↗
- 1944 Faith Brown, English actress and singer ↗
- 1944 Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician, 107th mayor of New York City ↗
- 1944 Gladys Knight, American singer-songwriter and actress ↗
- 1944 Sondra Locke, American actress and director (died 2018) ↗
- 1944 Rita MacNeil, Canadian singer and actress (died 2013) ↗
- 1944 Patricia Quinn, British actress and singer ↗
- 1944 Gary Stewart, American singer-songwriter (died 2003) ↗
- 1944 Billy Vera, American singer-songwriter and actor ↗
- 1943 Terry Crisp, Canadian ice hockey player and coach ↗
- 1942 Stanley B. Prusiner, American neurologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
- 1941 Beth Howland, American actress and singer (died 2015) ↗
- 1940 David Brewer, English politician, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (died 2023) ↗
- 1940 Shlomo Riskin, American rabbi and academic, founded the Lincoln Square Synagogue ↗
- 1939 Maeve Binchy, Irish novelist (died 2012) ↗
- 1938 Jerry West, American basketball player, coach, and executive (died 2024) ↗
- 1936 Claude Forget, Canadian academic and politician ↗
- 1936 Ole K. Sara, Norwegian politician (died 2013) ↗
- 1936 Betty Shabazz, American educator and activist (died 1997) ↗
- 1933 John Karlen, American actor (died 2020) ↗
- 1933 Zelda Rubinstein, American actress and activist (died 2010) ↗
- 1932 Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry, English politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (died 2020) ↗
- 1931 Carroll Baker, American actress ↗
- 1931 Gordon Willis, American cinematographer (died 2014) ↗
- 1930 Edward Seaga, American-Jamaican academic and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Jamaica (died 2019) ↗
- 1929 Patrick McNair-Wilson, English politician ↗
- 1928 Sally Forrest, American actress and dancer (died 2015) ↗
- 1925 Bülent Ecevit, Turkish journalist, scholar, and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Turkey (died 2006) ↗
- 1925 Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, German opera singer and conductor (died 2012) ↗
- 1924 Edward du Cann, English naval officer and politician (died 2017) ↗
- 1924 Paul Hébert, Canadian actor (died 2017) ↗
- 1923 György Ligeti, Hungarian-Austrian composer and educator (died 2006) ↗
- 1923 N. T. Rama Rao, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (died 1996) ↗
- 1922 Lou Duva, American boxer, trainer, and manager (died 2017) ↗
- 1922 Roger Fisher, American author and academic (died 2012) ↗
- 1922 Tuomas Gerdt, Finnish soldier (died 2020) ↗
- 1921 D. V. Paluskar, Indian Hindustani classical musician (died 1955) ↗
- 1921 Heinz G. Konsalik, German journalist and author (died 1999) ↗
- 1921 Tom Uren, Australian soldier, boxer, and politician (died 2015) ↗
- 1918 Johnny Wayne, Canadian comedian (died 1990) ↗
- 1917 Barry Commoner, American biologist, academic, and politician (died 2012) ↗
- 1916 Walker Percy, American novelist and essayist (died 1990) ↗
- 1915 Joseph Greenberg, American linguist and academic (died 2001) ↗
- 1914 W. G. G. Duncan Smith, English captain and pilot (died 1996) ↗
- 1912 Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (died 1992) ↗
- 1912 Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (died 1981) ↗
- 1912 Patrick White – Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1990) ↗
- 1911 Bob Crisp, South African cricketer (died 1994) ↗
- 1911 Thora Hird, English actress (died 2003) ↗
- 1911 Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian playwright (died 1986) ↗
- 1910 Georg Gaßmann, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (died 1987) ↗
- 1910 Rachel Kempson, English actress (died 2003) ↗
- 1910 T-Bone Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1975) ↗
- 1909 Red Horner, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2005) ↗
- 1908 Léo Cadieux, Canadian journalist and politician, 17th Canadian Minister of National Defence (died 2005) ↗
- 1908 Ian Fleming, English journalist and author, created James Bond (died 1964) ↗
- 1906 Henry Thambiah, Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and diplomat, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada (died 1997) ↗
- 1903 S. L. Kirloskar, Indian businessman, founded Kirloskar Group (died 1994) ↗
- 1900 Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (died 1939) ↗
- 1892 Minna Gombell, American actress (died 1973) ↗
- 1889 Richard Réti, Slovak-Czech chess player and author (died 1929) ↗
- 1888 Kaarel Eenpalu, Estonian journalist and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Estonia (died 1942) ↗
- 1888 Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot, English author and educator (died 1947) ↗
- 1888 Jim Thorpe, American decathlete, football player, and coach (died 1953) ↗
- 1886 Santo Trafficante, Sr., Italian-American mobster (died 1954) ↗
- 1884 Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd and 4th President of Czechoslovakia (died 1948) ↗
- 1883 Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Indian poet and politician (died 1966) ↗
- 1883 Clough Williams-Ellis, English-Welsh architect, designed the Portmeirion Village (died 1978) ↗
- 1879 Milutin Milanković, Serbian mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (died 1958) ↗
- 1878 Paul Pelliot, French sinologist and explorer (died 1945) ↗
- 1872 Marian Smoluchowski, Polish physicist and mountaineer (died 1917) ↗
- 1858 Carl Richard Nyberg, Swedish inventor and businessman, developed the blow torch (died 1939) ↗
- 1853 Carl Larsson, Swedish painter and author (died 1919) ↗
- 1841 Sakaigawa Namiemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14th Yokozuna (died 1887) ↗
- 1837 George Ashlin, Irish architect, co-designed St Colman's Cathedral (died 1921) ↗
- 1837 Tony Pastor, American impresario, variety performer and theatre owner (died 1908) ↗
- 1836 Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1916) ↗
- 1836 Alexander Mitscherlich, German chemist and academic (died 1918) ↗
- 1828 Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera, Buddhist monk and scholar, founder of Vidyalankara Pirivena (died 1885) ↗
- 1818 P. G. T. Beauregard, American general (died 1893) ↗
- 1807 Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American paleontologist and geologist (died 1873) ↗
- 1779 Thomas Moore, Irish poet and composer (died 1852) ↗
- 1764 Edward Livingston, American jurist and politician, 11th United States Secretary of State (died 1836) ↗
- 1763 Manuel Alberti, Argentinian priest and journalist (died 1811) ↗
- 1759 William Pitt the Younger, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1806) ↗
- 1738 Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician (died 1814) ↗
- 1692 Geminiano Giacomelli, Italian composer (died 1740) ↗
- 1676 Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician and academic (died 1754) ↗
- 1663 António Manoel de Vilhena, Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (died 1736) ↗
- 1589 Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, French writer (died 1674) ↗
- 1588 Pierre Séguier, French politician, Lord Chancellor of France (died 1672) ↗
- 1371 John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (died 1419) ↗
- 1140 Xin Qiji, Chinese poet, general, and politician (died 1207) ↗
- 2023 David Brewer, English politician, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (born 1940) ↗
- 2022 Patricia Brake, English actress (born 1942) ↗
- 2021 Mark Eaton, American basketball player (born 1957) ↗
- 2018 Neale Cooper, Scottish footballer (born 1963) ↗
- 2018 Jens Christian Skou, Danish medical doctor and Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918) ↗
- 2018 Cornelia Frances, English-Australian actress (born 1941) ↗
- 2016 Harambe, Cincinnati Zoo western lowland gorilla (born 1999) ↗
- 2015 Steven Gerber, American pianist and composer (born 1948) ↗
- 2015 Johnny Keating, Scottish trombonist, composer, and producer (born 1927) ↗
- 2015 Reynaldo Rey, American actor and screenwriter (born 1940) ↗
- 2014 Maya Angelou – American memoirist and poet (born 1928) ↗
- 2014 Stan Crowther, English footballer (born 1935) ↗
- 2014 Oscar Dystel, American publisher (born 1912) ↗
- 2014 Malcolm Glazer, American businessman (born 1928) ↗
- 2014 Bob Houbregs, Canadian-American basketball player and manager (born 1932) ↗
- 2014 Isaac Kungwane, South African footballer (born 1971) ↗
- 2013 Viktor Kulikov, Russian commander (born 1921) ↗
- 2013 Eddie Romero, Filipino director, producer, screenwriter, and National Artist for Cinema and Broadcast Arts (born 1924) ↗
- 2013 Gerd Schmückle, German general (born 1917) ↗
- 2012 Bob Edwards, English journalist (born 1925) ↗
- 2012 Yuri Susloparov, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (born 1958) ↗
- 2011 Gino Valenzano, Italian racing driver (born 1920) ↗
- 2010 Gary Coleman, American actor (born 1968) ↗
- 2008 Beryl Cook, English painter and illustrator (born 1926) ↗
- 2007 Jörg Immendorff, German painter, sculptor, and academic (born 1945) ↗
- 2007 Toshikatsu Matsuoka, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Agriculture (born 1945) ↗
- 2006 Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian ski jumper and author (born 1920) ↗
- 2004 Michael Buonauro, American author and illustrator (born 1979) ↗
- 2004 John Tolos, Greek-Canadian wrestler (born 1930) ↗
- 2003 Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Russian engineer and astronaut (born 1933) ↗
- 2003 Ilya Prigogine, Russian-Belgian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917) ↗
- 2003 Martha Scott, American actress (born 1912) ↗
- 2002 Mildred Benson, American journalist and author (born 1905) ↗
- 2001 Joe Moakley, American lawyer and politician (born 1927) ↗
- 2001 Francisco Varela, Chilean biologist and philosopher (born 1946) ↗
- 2000 George Irving Bell, American physicist, biologist, and mountaineer (born 1926) ↗
- 1999 Michael Barkai, Israeli commander (born 1935) ↗
- 1999 B. Vittalacharya, Indian director and producer (born 1920) ↗
- 1998 Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor and comedian (born 1948) ↗
- 1994 Julius Boros, American golfer (born 1920) ↗
- 1994 Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr., American author and academic (born 1916) ↗
- 1990 Julius Eastman, American composer (born 1940) ↗
- 1988 Sy Oliver, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (born 1910) ↗
- 1986 Edip Cansever, Turkish poet and author (born 1928) ↗
- 1984 Eric Morecambe, English actor and comedian (born 1926) ↗
- 1984 D'Urville Martin, American actor and director (born 1939) ↗
- 1983 Erastus Corning 2nd, American soldier and politician, 72nd Mayor of Albany (born 1909) ↗
- 1982 H. Jones, English colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1940) ↗
- 1981 Mary Lou Williams, American pianist and composer (born 1910) ↗
- 1981 Stefan Wyszyński, Polish cardinal (born 1901) ↗
- 1980 Rolf Nevanlinna, Finnish mathematician and academic (born 1895) ↗
- 1976 Zainul Abedin, Bangladeshi painter and sculptor (born 1914) ↗
- 1975 Ezzard Charles, American boxer (born 1921) ↗
- 1972 Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (born 1894) ↗
- 1971 Audie Murphy, American soldier and actor, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1925) ↗
- 1968 Fyodor Okhlopkov, Russian sergeant and sniper (born 1908) ↗
- 1964 Terry Dillon, American football player (born 1941) ↗
- 1953 Tatsuo Hori, Japanese author and poet (born 1904) ↗
- 1952 Philippe Desranleau, Canadian archbishop (born 1882) ↗
- 1947 August Eigruber, Austrian-German politician (born 1907) ↗
- 1946 Carter Glass, American publisher and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury (born 1858) ↗
- 1937 Alfred Adler, Austrian-Scottish ophthalmologist and psychologist (born 1870) ↗
- 1930 Frank Cowper, English yachtsman, author and illustrator (born 1849) ↗
- 1927 Boris Kustodiev, Russian painter and stage designer (born 1878) ↗
- 1916 Ivan Franko, Ukrainian economist, journalist, and poet (born 1856) ↗
- 1904 Kicking Bear, Native American tribal leader (born 1846) ↗
- 1878 John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1792) ↗
- 1864 Simion Bărnuțiu, Romanian historian and politician (born 1808) ↗
- 1849 Anne Brontë, English novelist and poet (born 1820) ↗
- 1843 Noah Webster, American lexicographer (born 1758) ↗
- 1831 William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk, Scottish-English admiral (born 1756) ↗
- 1811 Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for War (born 1742) ↗
- 1808 Richard Hurd, English bishop (born 1720) ↗
- 1805 Luigi Boccherini, Italian cellist and composer (born 1743) ↗
- 1787 Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1719) ↗
- 1750 Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (born 1720) ↗
- 1747 Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, French author (born 1715) ↗
- 1727 Juan de Ayala y Escobar, Governor of Spanish Florida (1716–1718) (born 1635) ↗
- 1672 John Trevor, Welsh politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (born 1626) ↗
- 1651 Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent, English politician (born 1594) ↗
- 1626 Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (born 1561) ↗
- 1556 Saitō Dōsan, Japanese samurai (born 1494) ↗
- 1427 Henry IV, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (born 1397) ↗
- 1357 Afonso IV of Portugal (born 1291) ↗
- 1327 Robert Baldock, Lord Privy Seal and Lord Chancellor of England ↗
- 1279 William Wishart, Scottish bishop ↗
- 1023 Wulfstan, English archbishop ↗
- 926 Kong Qian, official of Later Tang ↗
- 926 Li Jiji, prince of Later Tang ↗
- 741 Ucha'an K'in B'alam, Mayan king ↗
- 576 Germain of Paris, French bishop and saint (born 496) ↗