On This Day: November 3 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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2020 The 2020 United States presidential election takes place between Democratic Joe Biden and Republican incumbent President Donald Trump. On November 7, Biden was declared the winner. ↗
2014 One World Trade Center officially opens in New York City, replacing the Twin Towers after they were destroyed during the September 11 attacks. ↗
1997 The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and East Africa. ↗
1996 Abdullah Çatlı, the leader of the Turkish ultranationalist organization Grey Wolves, dies in the Susurluk car crash, leading to the resignation of Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar (a leader of the True Path Party). ↗
1994 Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches on STS-66. ↗
1992 Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeats Republican President George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 United States presidential election. ↗
1988 Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries attempt to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the rebellion within 24 hours. ↗
1986 Iran–Contra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon. ↗
1986 The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands independence from the United States. ↗
1982 The Salang Tunnel fire in Afghanistan kills 150–2000 people. ↗
1980 A Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crashes at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Venezuela, killing four. ↗
1979 Greensboro massacre: Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis during a "Death to the Klan" rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. ↗
1978 Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom. ↗
1975 Four Bangladeshi politicians are killed in the Dhaka Central Jail. ↗
1973 Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury. On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet. ↗
1969 Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon addresses the nation on television and radio, asking the "silent majority" to join him in solidarity on the Vietnam War effort and to support his policies. ↗
1967 Vietnam War: The Battle of Dak To begins. ↗
1964 Lyndon B. Johnson is elected to a full term as U.S. president, winning 61% of the vote and 44 states, while Washington D.C. residents are able to vote in a presidential election for the first time, casting the majority of their votes for Lyndon Johnson. ↗
1961 U Thant is unanimously appointed as the 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations, becoming the first non-European individual to occupy the post. ↗
1960 The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is established by an Act of Congress after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft. ↗
1957 Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika. ↗
1956 Suez Crisis: The Khan Yunis killings by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza result in the deaths of 275 Palestinians. ↗
1956 Hungarian Revolution: A new Hungarian government is formed, in which many members of banned non-Communist parties participate. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich form a counter-government in Moscow as Soviet troops prepare for the final assault. ↗
1950 Air India Flight 245 crashes into Mont Blanc while on approach to Geneva Airport, killing all 48 people on board. ↗
1949 Chinese Civil War: The Battle of Dengbu Island occurs. ↗
1946 The Constitution of Japan is adopted through Emperor's assent. ↗
1944 World War II: Two supreme commanders of the Slovak National Uprising, Generals Ján Golian and Rudolf Viest, are captured, tortured and later executed by German forces. ↗
1943 World War II: Five hundred aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshaven harbor in Germany. ↗
1942 World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal campaign and ends on November 12. ↗
1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt is reelected as President of the United States. ↗
1935 George II of Greece regains his throne through a popular, though possibly fixed, plebiscite. ↗
1932 Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece. ↗
1930 Getúlio Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24. ↗
1929 The Gwangju Student Independence Movement occurred. ↗
1920 Russian Civil War: The Russian Army retreats to Crimea, after a successful offensive by the Red Army and Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine. ↗
1918 The German Revolution of 1918–19 begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port in Kiel. ↗
1911 Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T. ↗
1908 William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States. ↗
1903 With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia. ↗
1898 France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident. ↗
1881 The Mapuche uprising of 1881 begins in Chile. ↗
1868 John Willis Menard (R-LA) becomes the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he is never seated. ↗
1867 Giuseppe Garibaldi and his followers are defeated in the Battle of Mentana and fail to end the Pope's Temporal power in Rome (it would be achieved three years later). ↗
1848 A greatly revised Dutch constitution, which transfers much authority from the king to his parliament and ministers, is proclaimed. ↗
1838 The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce. ↗
1817 The Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest chartered bank, opens in Montreal. ↗
1812 Napoleon's armies are defeated at the Battle of Vyazma. ↗
1793 French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined. ↗
1791 The University of Vermont, the oldest university in Vermont, and fifth-oldest in New England, is chartered. ↗
1783 The American Continental Army is disbanded. ↗
1534 English Parliament passes the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the pope and the Roman Catholic Church. ↗
1493 Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea. ↗
1492 Peace of Etaples between Henry VII of England and Charles VIII of France. ↗
1468 Liège is sacked by Charles I of Burgundy's troops. ↗
1333 The River Arno floods causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani. ↗
1090 The Rouen Riot, an attempt by English king William Rufus to take possession of Rouen, the capital city of his brother Robert, duke of Normandy, fails. ↗
361 Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia; on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor. ↗

2007 Ever Anderson, American actress ↗
2005 Fina Strazza, American actress ↗
2001 Hailey Baptiste, American tennis player ↗
2001 Jake LaRavia, American basketball player ↗
1998 Maddison Elliott, Australian paralympic swimmer ↗
1997 Izuchuckwu Anthony, Nigerian footballer ↗
1997 Sarthak Golui, Indian footballer ↗
1997 Takumi Kitamura, Japanese actor ↗
1997 Lázaro Martínez, Cuban athlete ↗
1995 Matt Bushman, American football player ↗
1995 Kendall Jenner, American television personality and model ↗
1993 Kenny Golladay, American football player ↗
1993 Martina Trevisan, Italian tennis player ↗
1992 Joe Clarke, English slalom canoeist ↗
1992 Valeria Solovyeva, Russian tennis player ↗
1991 Damisha Croney, Barbadian netball player ↗
1990 Ellyse Perry, Australian footballer and cricketer ↗
1989 Paula DeAnda, American singer-songwriter and actress ↗
1989 Andrade El Idolo, Mexican wrestler ↗
1989 Joyce Jonathan, French singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1988 Diante Garrett, American basketball player ↗
1988 Jessie Loutit, Canadian rower ↗
1987 Courtney Barnett, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1987 Colin Kaepernick, American football player ↗
1987 Ty Lawson, American basketball player ↗
1987 Felix Schütz, German ice hockey player ↗
1987 Kyle Seager, American baseball player ↗
1987 Elizabeth Smart, American kidnapping victim, activist, and journalist ↗
1987 Gemma Ward, Australian model and actress ↗
1986 Paul Derbyshire, Italian rugby player ↗
1986 Davon Jefferson, American basketball player ↗
1986 Antonia Thomas, English actress ↗
1986 Piet Velthuizen, Dutch footballer ↗
1986 Heo Young-saeng, South Korean singer ↗
1985 Tyler Hansbrough, American basketball player ↗
1985 Philipp Tschauner, German footballer ↗
1984 Christian Bakkerud, Danish race car driver (died 2011) ↗
1984 Ryo Nishikido, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor ↗
1984 LaMarr Woodley, American football player ↗
1983 Julie Berman, American actress ↗
1983 Myrna Braza, Norwegian singer-songwriter ↗
1983 Tamba Hali, American football player ↗
1982 Jay Harrison, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1982 Moniek Kleinsman, Dutch speed skater ↗
1982 Egemen Korkmaz, Turkish footballer ↗
1982 Janel McCarville, American professional basketball player ↗
1982 Evgeni Plushenko, Russian figure skater ↗
1982 Pekka Rinne, Finnish ice hockey player ↗
1982 Alexander Svitov, Russian ice hockey player ↗
1981 Diego López, Spanish footballer ↗
1981 Vicente Matías Vuoso, Argentinian-Mexican footballer ↗
1981 Rodrigo Millar, Chilean footballer ↗
1981 Sten Pentus, Estonian race car driver ↗
1981 Karlos Dansby, American football player ↗
1980 Hans Andersen, Danish motorcycle racer ↗
1979 Pablo Aimar, Argentinian footballer ↗
1979 Beau McDonald, Australian footballer and coach ↗
1978 Tim McIlrath, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1978 Jonas Howden Sjøvaag, Norwegian drummer ↗
1978 Hiroko Sakai, Japanese softball player ↗
1977 Marcel Ketelaer, German footballer ↗
1977 Greg Plitt, American model and actor (died 2015) ↗
1977 Damien Woody, American football player ↗
1976 Guillermo Franco, Argentinian-Mexican footballer ↗
1976 Jake Shimabukuro, American ukulele player and composer ↗
1975 Darren Sharper, American football player and sportscaster ↗
1974 Tariq Abdul-Wahad, French basketball player and coach ↗
1973 Ben Fogle, English television host and author ↗
1973 Sticky Fingaz, American rapper, producer, and actor ↗
1973 Christian Picciolini, American businessman and manager ↗
1973 Chrissie Swan, Australian radio and television host ↗
1973 Mick Thomson, American guitarist ↗
1972 Ugo Ehiogu, English footballer and manager (died 2017) ↗
1972 Michael Hofmann, German footballer ↗
1972 Marko Koers, Dutch runner ↗
1972 Armando Benitez, Dominican baseball player ↗
1971 Diego Alessi, Italian race car driver ↗
1971 Unai Emery, Spanish football manager and former player ↗
1971 Dylan Moran, Irish actor, comedian, and screenwriter ↗
1971 Alison Williamson, English archer ↗
1971 Dwight Yorke, Tobagonian footballer and coach ↗
1970 Geir Frigård, Norwegian footballer ↗
1970 Jeanette J. Epps, American aerospace engineer and astronaut ↗
1970 Doug Zmolek, American ice hockey player ↗
1969 Robert Miles, Swiss-Italian DJ and producer (died 2017) ↗
1969 Petteri Orpo, Finnish politician ↗
1969 Niels van Steenis, Dutch rower ↗
1968 Alberto Iñurrategi, Spanish mountaineer ↗
1968 Paul Quantrill, Canadian baseball player and coach ↗
1967 Mike O'Neill, Canadian ice hockey player ↗
1967 Mark Roberts, Welsh singer and guitarist ↗
1967 Steven Wilson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
1965 Gert Heerkes, Dutch footballer and manager ↗
1965 Ann Scott, French-English author ↗
1965 Mike Springer, American golfer ↗
1964 Algimantas Briaunis, Lithuanian footballer and manager ↗
1964 Bryan Young, New Zealand cricketer ↗
1963 Davis Guggenheim, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1963 Shigeaki Hattori, Japanese race car driver ↗
1963 Ian Wright, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster ↗
1963 Howard Ballard, American football player ↗
1962 Gabe Newell, American businessman, co-founded Valve ↗
1962 David J. Schiappa, American lawyer and politician ↗
1962 Jacqui Smith, English lawyer and politician ↗
1961 David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, English businessman ↗
1961 Dave Hahn, Japanese-American mountaineer and journalist ↗
1961 Greg Townsend, American football player ↗
1960 Karch Kiraly, American volleyball player, coach, and sportscaster ↗
1960 Ian McNabb, English singer-songwriter and musician ↗
1959 Hal Hartley, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1958 Brady Hoke, American football coach ↗
1957 Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and martial artist ↗
1957 Gary Olsen, English actor (died 2000) ↗
1957 Steve Johnson, American basketball player ↗
1956 Cathy Jamieson, Scottish politician, 2nd Scottish Minister for Justice ↗
1956 Kevin Murphy, American actor, puppeteer, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1956 Gary Ross, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1956 Bob Welch, American baseball player and coach (died 2014) ↗
1956 Chrystian, Brazilian sertanejo singer (died 2024) ↗
1955 Teresa De Sio, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1955 Anne Milton, English nurse and politician ↗
1955 Phil Simms, American football player and sportscaster ↗
1954 Adam Ant, English singer-songwriter and actor ↗
1954 Kathy Kinney, American actress and comedian ↗
1953 Kate Capshaw, American actress and producer ↗
1953 Helios Creed, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1953 Larry Herndon, American baseball player and coach ↗
1953 Claire van Kampen, English director and composer (died 2025) ↗
1953 Dennis Miller, American comedian, producer, and talk show host ↗
1953 Vilma Santos, Filipino actress and politician ↗
1952 Roseanne Barr, American comedian, actress, and producer ↗
1952 Jim Cummings, American voice actor ↗
1952 David Ho, Taiwanese-American scientist ↗
1951 Dwight Evans, American baseball player and coach ↗
1951 Ed Murawinski, American cartoonist ↗
1951 André Wetzel, Dutch footballer and manager ↗
1950 Massimo Mongai, Italian journalist and author (died 2016) ↗
1950 Joe Queenan, American author and critic ↗
1949 Mike Evans, American actor and screenwriter (died 2006) ↗
1949 Osamu Fujimura, Japanese engineer and politician ↗
1949 Larry Holmes, American boxer and talk show host ↗
1949 Stephen Oliver, English biochemist and academic ↗
1949 Anna Wintour, English-American journalist ↗
1948 Takashi Kawamura, Japanese politician ↗
1948 Helmut Koinigg, Austrian race car driver (died 1974) ↗
1948 Rick Kreuger, American baseball player and coach ↗
1948 Lulu, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress ↗
1948 Rainer Zobel, German footballer, coach, and manager ↗
1948 Mahbubul Haque, Bangladeshi linguist (died 2024) ↗
1947 Mazie Hirono, Japanese-American lawyer and politician, U.S. Senator from Hawaii ↗
1947 Siiri Oviir, Estonian lawyer and politician, 3rd Estonian Minister of Social Affairs ↗
1947 Faraj Sarkohi, Iranian journalist and critic ↗
1946 Reinhard Karl, German mountaineer, photographer, and author (died 1982) ↗
1946 Wataru Takeshita, Japanese lawyer and politician (died 2021) ↗
1945 Ken Holtzman, American baseball player and manager (died 2024) ↗
1945 Gerd Müller, German footballer and manager (died 2021) ↗
1945 Nick Simper, English bass guitarist ↗
1944 Jan Boerstoel, Dutch poet and songwriter ↗
1943 Bert Jansch, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011) ↗
1942 Martin Cruz Smith, American author and screenwriter (died 2025) ↗
1940 Sonny Rhodes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021) ↗
1938 Martin Dunwoody, English mathematician and academic ↗
1938 Akira Kobayashi, Japanese actor ↗
1938 Jean Rollin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2010) ↗
1937 Dietrich Möller, German lawyer and politician, 15th Mayor of Marburg ↗
1937 Jim Houston, American football player (died 2018) ↗
1936 Roy Emerson, Australian-American tennis player and coach ↗
1936 Takao Saito, Japanese author and illustrator, created Golgo 13 (died 2021) ↗
1935 Ingrid Rüütel, Estonian philologist and academic, 3rd First Lady of Estonia ↗
1934 Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster ↗
1934 Hans Janmaat, Dutch businessman, educator, and politician (died 2002) ↗
1933 John Barry, English-American composer and conductor (died 2011) ↗
1933 Ken Berry, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 2018) ↗
1933 Jeremy Brett, English actor (died 1995) ↗
1933 Aneta Corsaut, American actress (died 1995) ↗
1933 Michael Dukakis, American lawyer, academic, and politician, 65th Governor of Massachusetts ↗
1933 Amartya Sen, Indian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
1932 Albert Reynolds, Irish businessman and politician, 9th Taoiseach of Ireland (died 2014) ↗
1932 Gerry Ehman, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2006) ↗
1931 Yon Hyong-muk, North Korean soldier and politician, 7th Premier of North Korea (died 2005) ↗
1931 Monica Vitti, Italian actress, singer, and screenwriter (died 2022) ↗
1931 Michael Fu Tieshan, Chinese bishop (died 2007) ↗
1930 Phil Crane, American academic and politician (died 2014) ↗
1930 William H. Dana, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (died 2014) ↗
1930 Mable John, American blues singer (died 2022) ↗
1930 D. James Kennedy, American pastor and author (died 2007) ↗
1930 Brian Robinson, English cyclist (died 2022) ↗
1930 Tsutomu Seki, Japanese astronomer and academic ↗
1930 Lois Smith, American actress ↗
1930 Frits Staal, Dutch philosopher and scholar (died 2012) ↗
1929 Alfonso Orueta, Chilean footballer, manager, and politician (died 2012) ↗
1928 Goseki Kojima, Japanese illustrator (died 2000) ↗
1928 Bill Morrison, Australian politician and diplomat, 37th Australian Minister for Defence (died 2013) ↗
1928 Osamu Tezuka, Japanese animator and producer (died 1989) ↗
1928 George Yardley, American basketball player (died 2004) ↗
1927 Harrison McCain, Canadian businessman, co-founded McCain Foods (died 2004) ↗
1927 Peggy McCay, American actress (died 2018) ↗
1927 Odvar Nordli, Norwegian politician, 21st Prime Minister of Norway (died 2018) ↗
1926 Valdas Adamkus, Lithuanian engineer and politician, 3rd President of Lithuania ↗
1926 Maurice Couture, Canadian archbishop (died 2018) ↗
1926 Robert W. Wilson, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2013) ↗
1924 Marc Breaux, American actor, director, and choreographer (died 2013) ↗
1924 Samuel Ruiz, Mexican bishop (died 2011) ↗
1923 Violetta Elvin, Russian ballerina (died 2021) ↗
1923 Tomás Ó Fiaich, Irish cardinal (died 1990) ↗
1923 Yamaguchi Hitomi, Japanese author and critic (died 1995) ↗
1922 Dennis McDermott, English-Canadian union leader and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to Ireland (died 2003) ↗
1921 Charles Bronson, American soldier and actor (died 2003) ↗
1920 Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Australian poet, educator, and activist (died 1993) ↗
1919 Jesús Blasco, Spanish author and illustrator (died 1995) ↗
1919 Ludovic Kennedy, Scottish journalist and author (died 2009) ↗
1919 Květa Legátová, Czech author (died 2012) ↗
1918 Claude Barma, French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1992) ↗
1918 Bob Feller, American sailor, baseball player, and sportscaster (died 2010) ↗
1918 Elizabeth P. Hoisington, American general (died 2007) ↗
1918 Russell B. Long, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (died 2003) ↗
1917 Annapurna Maharana, Indian activist (died 2012) ↗
1915 Hal Jackson, American journalist and radio host (died 2012) ↗
1912 Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and politician, 46th President of Paraguay (died 2006) ↗
1911 Kick Smit, Dutch footballer and manager (died 1974) ↗
1910 Karel Zeman, Czech director, animator, production designer, and screenwriter (died 1989) ↗
1909 James Reston, Scottish-American journalist and author (died 1995) ↗
1908 Giovanni Leone, Italian lawyer and politician, 6th President of Italy (died 2001) ↗
1908 Bronko Nagurski, Canadian-American football player, wrestler, and coach (died 1990) ↗
1906 Julia Boyer Reinstein, American teacher and historian (died 1998) ↗
1905 Lois Mailou Jones, American painter and academic (died 1998) ↗
1903 Walker Evans, American photographer and journalist (died 1975) ↗
1901 Leopold III of Belgium (died 1983) ↗
1901 André Malraux, French historian, theorist, and author (died 1976) ↗
1901 Lionel Hitchman, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1969) ↗
1900 Adolf Dassler, German businessman, founded Adidas (died 1978) ↗
1899 Ralph Greenleaf, American billiards player (died 1950) ↗
1899 Rezső Seress, Hungarian pianist and composer (died 1968) ↗
1899 Gleb Wataghin, Ukrainian-Italian physicist and academic (died 1986) ↗
1896 Gustaf Tenggren, Swedish-American illustrator and animator (died 1970) ↗
1894 William George Barker, Canadian pilot and colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1930) ↗
1894 Sofoklis Venizelos, Greek captain and politician, 133rd Prime Minister of Greece (died 1964) ↗
1890 Harry Stephen Keeler, American author (died 1967) ↗
1890 Eustáquio van Lieshout, Dutch-Brazilian priest and missionary (died 1943) ↗
1887 Samuil Marshak, Russian author and poet (died 1964) ↗
1887 Eileen Hendriks, British geologist (died 1978) ↗
1884 Joseph William Martin Jr., American publisher and politician, 49th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1968) ↗
1882 Yakub Kolas, Belarusian writer (died 1956) ↗
1878 Bangalore Nagarathnamma, Indian Carnatic singer and activist (died 1952) ↗
1877 Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chilean general and politician, 20th President of Chile (died 1960) ↗
1877 Rosalie Edge, American environmentalist (died 1962) ↗
1876 Stephen Alencastre, American bishop and missionary (died 1940) ↗
1875 Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer and conductor (died 1910) ↗
1871 Albert Goldthorpe, English rugby player and manager (died 1943) ↗
1866 Harry Staley, American baseball player (died 1910) ↗
1863 Alfred Perot, French physicist and academic (died 1925) ↗
1862 Henry George Jr., American journalist and politician (died 1916) ↗
1857 Mikhail Alekseyev, Russian general (died 1918) ↗
1856 Jim McCormick, Scottish-American baseball player and manager (died 1918) ↗
1854 Carlo Fornasini, Italian micropalaeontologist (died 1931) ↗
1852 Emperor Meiji of Japan (died 1912) ↗
1845 Edward Douglass White, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 9th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1921) ↗
1816 Jubal Early, American general and lawyer (died 1894) ↗
1816 Calvin Fairbank, American minister and activist (died 1898) ↗
1815 John Mitchel, Irish journalist and activist (died 1875) ↗
1801 Karl Baedeker, German author and publisher, founded the Baedeker Publishing Company (died 1859) ↗
1801 Vincenzo Bellini, Italian composer (died 1835) ↗
1799 William Sprague III, American lawyer and politician, 14th Governor of Rhode Island (died 1856) ↗
1794 William Cullen Bryant, American poet and journalist (died 1878) ↗
1793 Stephen F. Austin, American businessman and politician (died 1836) ↗
1777 Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (died 1848) ↗
1757 Robert Smith, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of State (died 1842) ↗
1749 Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (died 1819) ↗
1689 Jan Josef Ignác Brentner, Czech composer (died 1742) ↗
1659 Hui-bin Jang, Royal consort (died 1701) ↗
1656 Georg Reutter, Austrian organist and composer (died 1738) ↗
1618 Aurangzeb, Mughal emperor of India (died 1707) ↗
1604 Osman II, Ottoman sultan (died 1622) ↗
1587 Samuel Scheidt, German organist, composer, and educator (died 1654) ↗
1560 Annibale Carracci, Italian painter and illustrator (died 1609) ↗
1527 Tilemann Heshusius, Gnesio-Lutheran theologian (died 1588) ↗
1505 Achilles Gasser, German physician and astrologer (died 1577) ↗
1500 Benvenuto Cellini, Italian sculptor and painter (died 1571) ↗
39 Lucan, Roman poet (died 65) ↗

2025 Dick Cheney, American businessman and politician, 46th Vice President of the United States (born 1941) ↗
2025 Kim Yong-nam, North Korean politician (born 1928) ↗
2024 Quincy Jones, American producer (born 1933) ↗
2018 Sondra Locke, American actress and director (born 1944) ↗
2016 Kay Starr, American singer (born 1922) ↗
2015 Ahmed Chalabi, Iraqi businessman and politician (born 1944) ↗
2015 Howard Coble, American captain, lawyer, and politician (born 1931) ↗
2015 Tom Graveney, English cricketer and sportscaster (born 1927) ↗
2015 Lauretta Ngcobo, South African novelist and essayist (born 1931) ↗
2014 Augusto Martelli, Italian composer and conductor (born 1940) ↗
2014 Gordon Tullock, American economist and academic (born 1922) ↗
2014 Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Indian actor (born 1950) ↗
2013 Nick Cardy, American soldier and illustrator (born 1920) ↗
2013 Gerard Cieślik, Polish footballer and manager (born 1927) ↗
2013 Gamani Corea, Sri Lankan economist and diplomat (born 1925) ↗
2013 William J. Coyne, American lawyer and politician (born 1936) ↗
2013 Rupert Gerritsen, Australian historian and author (born 1953) ↗
2013 Leonard Long, Australian painter and educator (born 1911) ↗
2012 Carmélia Alves, Brazilian singer (born 1923) ↗
2012 George Chesterton, English cricketer and coach (born 1922) ↗
2012 Tommy Godwin, American-English cyclist and coach (born 1920) ↗
2012 Mükerrem Hiç, Turkish academic, author, and politician (born 1929) ↗
2012 Thomas K. McCraw, American historian and academic (born 1940) ↗
2012 Kailashpati Mishra, Indian activist and politician, 18th Governor of Gujarat (born 1923) ↗
2011 Peeter Kreitzberg, Estonian lawyer and politician (born 1948) ↗
2010 Jerry Bock, American composer (born 1928) ↗
2010 Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician and diplomat, 30th Prime Minister of Russia (born 1938) ↗
2010 Jim Clench, Canadian bass player (born 1949) ↗
2009 Francisco Ayala, Spanish sociologist, author, and critic (born 1906) ↗
2009 Archie Baird, Scottish footballer, journalist, and educator (born 1919) ↗
2009 Carl Ballantine, American magician and actor (born 1917) ↗
2008 Jean Fournet, French conductor (born 1913) ↗
2007 Aleksandr Dedyushko, Belarusian-Russian actor (born 1962) ↗
2007 Martin Meehan, PIRA volunteer and Irish republican politician (born 1945) ↗
2007 Ryan Shay, American runner (born 1979) ↗
2006 Paul Mauriat, French pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1925) ↗
2006 Marie Rudisill, American author (born 1911) ↗
2006 Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorean footballer (born 1937) ↗
2004 Sergejs Žoltoks, Latvian ice hockey player (born 1972) ↗
2003 Rasul Gamzatov, Russian poet and educator (born 1923) ↗
2002 Lonnie Donegan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1931) ↗
2002 Jonathan Harris, American actor (born 1914) ↗
2001 Ernst Gombrich, Austrian-English historian and author (born 1909) ↗
1999 Ian Bannen, Scottish actor (born 1928) ↗
1998 Bob Kane, American author and illustrator, co-created Batman (born 1915) ↗
1997 Ronald Barnes, American carillon player and composer (born 1927) ↗
1996 Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (born 1921) ↗
1995 Gordon S. Fahrni, Canadian physician (born 1887) ↗
1994 Valter Palm, Estonian-American boxer (born 1905) ↗
1993 Léon Theremin, Russian physicist and engineer, invented the Theremin (born 1895) ↗
1991 Chris Bender, American singer (born 1972) ↗
1990 Kenan Erim, Turkish archaeologist and academic (born 1929) ↗
1990 Nusret Fişek, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (born 1914) ↗
1990 Mary Martin, American actress and singer (born 1913) ↗
1989 Dorothy Fuldheim, American journalist (born 1893) ↗
1988 Henri van Praag, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and educator (born 1916) ↗
1987 Mary Shane, American sportscaster and educator (born 1945) ↗
1983 Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American conductor and composer (born 1901) ↗
1983 Jerry Pentland, Australian fighter ace (born 1894) ↗
1980 Caroline Mytinger, American painter and author (born 1897) ↗
1976 Solange d'Ayen, French noblewoman, Duchess of Ayen and journalist (born 1898) ↗
1975 Tajuddin Ahmad, Bangladeshi politician, 1st Prime Minister of Bangladesh (born 1925) ↗
1975 Muhammad Mansur Ali, Bangladeshi captain and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (born 1919) ↗
1975 Syed Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, President of Bangladesh (born 1925) ↗
1975 Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (born 1926) ↗
1973 Marc Allégret, Swiss-French director and screenwriter (born 1900) ↗
1969 Zeki Rıza Sporel, Turkish footballer (born 1898) ↗
1968 Vern Stephens, American baseball player (born 1920) ↗
1962 L. O. Wenckebach, Dutch sculptor and painter (born 1895) ↗
1960 Paul Willis, American actor and director (born 1901) ↗
1957 Wilhelm Reich, Ukrainian-Austrian psychotherapist and author (born 1897) ↗
1956 Jean Metzinger, French artist, (born 1883) ↗
1954 Henri Matisse – French painter and sculptor (born 1869) ↗
1949 Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist, founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (born 1861) ↗
1939 Charles Tournemire, French organist and composer (born 1870) ↗
1933 Pierre Paul Émile Roux, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (born 1853) ↗
1929 Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet and educator (born 1883) ↗
1927 Karel Čapek – Chod, Czech journalist and author (born 1860) ↗
1926 Annie Oakley, American entertainer and target shooter (born 1860) ↗
1918 Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician and physicist (born 1857) ↗
1917 Léon Bloy, French author and poet (born 1846) ↗
1914 Georg Trakl, Austrian-Polish pharmacist and poet (born 1887) ↗
1900 Carrie Steele Logan, American philanthropist, founder of the oldest black orphanage in the United States (born ~1829) ↗
1891 Louis Lucien Bonaparte, English-Italian philologist and politician (born 1813) ↗
1890 Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Swiss National Council (born 1811) ↗
1869 Andreas Kalvos, Greek poet and playwright (born 1792) ↗
1858 Harriet Taylor Mill, English philosopher and author (born 1807) ↗
1850 William E. Shannon, Irish-born American politician (born 1821/1822) ↗
1845 Johan Gijsbert Verstolk van Soelen, Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1776) ↗
1794 François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and diplomat (born 1715) ↗
1793 Olympe de Gouges, French playwright and activist (born 1748) ↗
1787 Robert Lowth, English bishop and academic (born 1710) ↗
1711 John Ernest Grabe, German theologian and academic (born 1666) ↗
1676 Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman soldier and politician, 110th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1635) ↗
1643 John Bainbridge, English astronomer and academic (born 1582) ↗
1643 Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (born 1577) ↗
1639 Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (born 1579) ↗
1600 Richard Hooker, English priest and theologian (born 1554) ↗
1599 Andrew Báthory, Prince of Transylvania (born c. 1563) ↗
1584 Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and saint (born 1538) ↗
1580 Jerónimo Zurita y Castro, Spanish historian and author (born 1512) ↗
1456 Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, father of King Henry VII of England (born 1431) ↗
1428 Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury, English general and politician (born 1388) ↗
1373 Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (born 1343) ↗
1324 Petronilla de Meath, Irish suspected witch (born c. 1300) ↗
1254 John III Doukas Vatatzes, Byzantine emperor (born 1193) ↗
1220 Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal, spouse of King Afonso II of Portugal (born 1186) ↗
1219 Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester, English baron and rebel (born c. 1170) ↗
753 Saint Pirmin, Spanish-German monk and saint (born 700) ↗
361 Constantius II, Roman emperor (born 317) ↗