41 Events
208 Births
100 Deaths
- 2019 Kenyan Brigid Kosgei sets a new world record for a woman runner with a time of 2:14:04 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon. ↗
- 2016 The Maldives announces its decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations. ↗
- 2013 A stampede occurs in India during the Hindu festival Navratri, killing 115 and injuring more than 110. ↗
- 2010 The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground. ↗
- 1993 At least 60 people die in eastern Papua New Guinea when a series of earthquakes rock the Finisterre Range, triggering massive landslides. ↗
- 1990 Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace. ↗
- 1983 Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago. ↗
- 1977 Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. ↗
- 1976 The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy. ↗
- 1976 A Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Boeing 707 crashes after takeoff from El Trompillo Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, killing 91. ↗
- 1972 Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes outside Moscow, killing 174. ↗
- 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains. Twenty-eight survive the crash. All but 16 succumb before rescue on December 23. ↗
- 1972 The flag of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, was officially adopted. ↗
- 1962 The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Category 3 hurricane, with winds above 150 mph. Forty-six people die. ↗
- 1946 France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic. ↗
- 1944 World War II: The Soviet Riga Offensive captures the city. ↗
- 1943 World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany. ↗
- 1923 Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey. ↗
- 1921 Soviet republics sign the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states. ↗
- 1917 The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal. ↗
- 1915 First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos. ↗
- 1911 Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent. ↗
- 1908 Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and becomes the first woman to speak there. ↗
- 1903 The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game. ↗
- 1892 Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means. ↗
- 1885 The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia. ↗
- 1881 First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends. ↗
- 1843 In New York City, B'nai B'rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, is founded. ↗
- 1821 The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed. ↗
- 1812 War of 1812: Sir Isaac Brock's British and native forces repel an invasion of Canada by General Rensselaer's United States forces. ↗
- 1793 French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg. ↗
- 1792 In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid. ↗
- 1775 The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (predecessor of the United States Navy). ↗
- 1710 Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces. ↗
- 1644 A Swedish–Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners. ↗
- 1399 Coronation of Henry IV of England at Westminster Abbey. ↗
- 1332 Rinchinbal Khan becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning for only 53 days. ↗
- 1307 Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy. ↗
- 1269 The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated. ↗
- 409 Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania. ↗
- 54 Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adopted son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina. ↗
- 2001 Caleb McLaughlin, American actor ↗
- 2001 Cam Thomas, American basketball player ↗
- 2001 De'Von Achane, American football player ↗
- 1999 Andrew Capobianco. American diver ↗
- 1996 Joshua Wong, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist ↗
- 1995 Jimin, South Korean singer ↗
- 1994 Ryan Matterson, Australian rugby league player ↗
- 1994 Yuta Watanabe, Japanese basketball player ↗
- 1993 Tiffany Trump, American socialite ↗
- 1992 Igor Ozhiganov, Russian ice hockey player ↗
- 1992 Shelby Rogers, American tennis player ↗
- 1990 Andrej Rendla, Slovak footballer ↗
- 1990 Adrián Sardinero, Spanish footballer ↗
- 1990 Jakob Silfverberg, Swedish ice hockey player ↗
- 1989 Brace Belden, American communist and trade union activist, volunteer in the People's Protection Units ↗
- 1989 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician ↗
- 1989 Clive Rose, Australian cricketer ↗
- 1988 Norris Cole, American basketball player ↗
- 1988 Scott Jamieson, Australian footballer ↗
- 1987 Adrian Poparadu, Romanian footballer ↗
- 1987 Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi, Georgian sumo wrestler ↗
- 1986 Gabriel Agbonlahor, English footballer ↗
- 1986 Sergio Pérez Moya, Mexican footballer ↗
- 1985 Brian Hoyer, American football player ↗
- 1985 Andrej Meszároš, Slovak ice hockey player ↗
- 1982 Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player ↗
- 1982 Ian Thorpe – Australian swimmer ↗
- 1981 Taylor Buchholz, American baseball player ↗
- 1981 Kele Okereke, English singer, songwriter, and musician ↗
- 1980 Ashanti, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress ↗
- 1980 David Haye, English boxer ↗
- 1980 Magne Hoseth, Norwegian footballer ↗
- 1980 Scott Parker, English footballer ↗
- 1979 Wes Brown, English footballer ↗
- 1979 Mamadou Niang, Senegalese footballer ↗
- 1978 Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player ↗
- 1977 Gareth Batty, English cricketer ↗
- 1977 Benjamin Clapp, American drummer ↗
- 1977 Antonio Di Natale, Italian footballer ↗
- 1977 Justin Peroff, Canadian drummer and actor ↗
- 1977 Paul Pierce, American basketball player ↗
- 1977 Kiele Sanchez, American actress ↗
- 1973 Brian Dawkins, American football player and coach ↗
- 1973 Matt Hughes, American wrestler and mixed martial artist ↗
- 1972 Summer Sanders, American swimmer and sportscaster ↗
- 1971 Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter ↗
- 1971 Billy Bush, American television journalist and radio host ↗
- 1971 Pyrros Dimas, Albanian-Greek weightlifter and politician ↗
- 1970 Serena Altschul, American journalist ↗
- 1970 Rob Howley, Welsh rugby player and coach ↗
- 1970 Paul Potts, English tenor ↗
- 1969 Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater and actress ↗
- 1969 Cady McClain, American actress and singer ↗
- 1968 Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress and singer ↗
- 1967 Aleksander Čeferin, Slovenian lawyer and football administrator, 7th president of UEFA ↗
- 1967 Scott Cooper, American baseball player ↗
- 1967 Trevor Hoffman, American baseball player ↗
- 1967 Javier Sotomayor, Cuban high jumper ↗
- 1967 Steve Vickers, English footballer ↗
- 1967 Kate Walsh, American actress and producer ↗
- 1966 Larry Collmus, American sportscaster ↗
- 1966 Baja Mali Knindža, Serbian singer ↗
- 1966 John Regis, English sprinter ↗
- 1965 Johan Museeuw, Belgian cyclist ↗
- 1964 Fanie de Villiers, South African cricketer ↗
- 1964 Doug Emhoff, American lawyer and second gentlemen of the United States ↗
- 1964 Nie Haisheng, Chinese general, pilot, and astronaut ↗
- 1964 Christopher Judge, American actor and producer ↗
- 1964 Marco Travaglio, Italian journalist and author ↗
- 1964 Matt Walsh, American actor and comedian ↗
- 1963 Colin Channer, Jamaican-American author and academic ↗
- 1963 Chip Foose, American engineer and television host ↗
- 1962 T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress and author ↗
- 1962 Kelly Preston, American actress (died 2020) ↗
- 1962 Jerry Rice, American football player ↗
- 1961 Rachel De Thame, English gardener and television presenter ↗
- 1961 Derek Harper, American basketball player ↗
- 1961 Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1960 Joey Belladonna, American singer and songwriter ↗
- 1960 Eric Joyce, Scottish soldier and politician ↗
- 1959 Marie Osmond, American singer, actress, and television spokesperson ↗
- 1958 Maria Cantwell, American lawyer and politician ↗
- 1958 Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American bassist and composer ↗
- 1957 Reggie Theus, American basketball player and coach ↗
- 1956 Chris Carter, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
- 1956 Sinan Sakić, Serbian singer (died 2018) ↗
- 1956 Joseph Toal, Scottish bishop ↗
- 1954 George Frazier, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023) ↗
- 1954 Claude Ribbe, French historian and academic ↗
- 1953 Pat Day, American jockey ↗
- 1952 Mundo Earwood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014) ↗
- 1952 Beverly Johnson, American model, actress, and singer ↗
- 1952 John Lone, Hong Kong-American actor ↗
- 1951 Stephen Bayley, Welsh journalist, author, and critic ↗
- 1950 Mollie Katzen, American chef and author ↗
- 1950 Simon Nicol, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1950 Annegret Richter, German sprinter ↗
- 1949 Tom Mees, American sportscaster (died 1996) ↗
- 1949 Patrick Nève, Belgian racing driver (died 2017) ↗
- 1948 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician (died 1997) ↗
- 1947 Joe Dolce, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1947 Sammy Hagar, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1946 Levon Ananyan, Armenian journalist and author (died 2013) ↗
- 1946 Edwina Currie, English politician ↗
- 1946 Lacy J. Dalton, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
- 1945 Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname (died 2024) ↗
- 1945 Poure Puobe VII Paramount Chief of Nandom in the Upper East Region of Ghana (died 2019) ↗
- 1944 Robert Lamm, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer ↗
- 1943 Peter Sauber, Swiss businessman, founded the Sauber F1 Team ↗
- 1942 Rutanya Alda, Latvian-American actress ↗
- 1942 Bob Bailey, American baseball player and manager (died 2018) ↗
- 1942 Jerry Jones, American businessman ↗
- 1942 Walter McGowan, Scottish boxer (died 2016) ↗
- 1941 Neil Aspinall, Welsh-English record producer and manager (died 2008) ↗
- 1941 Jim Price, American baseball player (died 2023) ↗
- 1941 Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer ↗
- 1941 John Snow, English cricketer ↗
- 1940 Chris Farlowe, English rock, blues, and soul singer ↗
- 1940 Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist and bandleader (died 2022) ↗
- 1939 Larry Bowie, American football player (died 2012) ↗
- 1939 Melinda Dillon, American actress (died 2023) ↗
- 1938 Shirley Caesar, American gospel singer-songwriter ↗
- 1938 Hugo Young, English journalist and author (died 2003) ↗
- 1936 Chitti Babu, Indian veena player and composer (died 1996) ↗
- 1935 Etterlene DeBarge, American singer-songwriter (died 2024) ↗
- 1935 Bruce Morrow, American radio host and actor ↗
- 1934 Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer and politician ↗
- 1933 Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (died 2012) ↗
- 1933 Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (died 2007) ↗
- 1932 Johnny Lytle, American vibraphone player and drummer (died 1995) ↗
- 1932 Liliane Montevecchi, French-Italian actress, dancer and singer (died 2018) ↗
- 1931 Raymond Kopa, French footballer (died 2017) ↗
- 1931 Eddie Mathews, American baseball player and manager (died 2001) ↗
- 1930 Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and producer (died 1978) ↗
- 1929 Richard Howard, American poet, critic, and translator (died 2022) ↗
- 1929 Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (died 2010) ↗
- 1927 Anita Kerr, American singer and arranger (died 2022) ↗
- 1927 Lee Konitz, American saxophonist and composer (died 2020) ↗
- 1927 Turgut Özal, Turkish engineer and politician, 8th President of Turkey (died 1993) ↗
- 1926 Ray Brown, American bassist and cellist (died 2002) ↗
- 1926 Killer Kowalski, American wrestler (died 2008) ↗
- 1926 Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (died 2013) ↗
- 1926 Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (died 2012) ↗
- 1925 Lenny Bruce, American comedian and actor (died 1966) ↗
- 1925 Armand Mouyal, Algerian-French fencer and police officer (died 1988) ↗
- 1925 Margaret Thatcher, English chemist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2013) ↗
- 1925 Gustav Winckler, Danish singer-songwriter (died 1979) ↗
- 1924 Terry Gibbs, American vibraphone player and bandleader ↗
- 1924 Moturu Udayam, Indian activist and politician (died 2002) ↗
- 1924 Roberto Eduardo Viola, Argentinian general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (died 1994) ↗
- 1923 John C. Champion, American screenwriter and producer (died 1994) ↗
- 1923 Rosemary Anne Sisson, English author and playwright (died 2017) ↗
- 1923 Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer (died 2006) ↗
- 1922 Nathaniel Clifton, American athlete (died 1990) ↗
- 1922 Gilberto Mendes, Brazilian composer (died 2016) ↗
- 1921 Yves Montand, Italian-French actor and singer (died 1991) ↗
- 1920 Laraine Day, American actress (died 2007) ↗
- 1918 Robert Walker, American actor (died 1951) ↗
- 1917 Reed Erickson, American philanthropist (died 1992) ↗
- 1917 George Osmond, American talent manager (died 2007) ↗
- 1915 Terry Frost, English painter and academic (died 2003) ↗
- 1913 Igor Torkar, Slovenian poet and playwright (died 2004) ↗
- 1912 Cornel Wilde, Slovak-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1989) ↗
- 1911 Ashok Kumar, Indian film actor (died 2001) ↗
- 1911 Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Albanian poet and author (died 1938) ↗
- 1909 Herblock, American author and illustrator (died 2001) ↗
- 1909 Art Tatum, American jazz pianist (died 1956) ↗
- 1905 Yves Allégret, French director and screenwriter (died 1987) ↗
- 1905 John Rinehart Blue, American military officer, educator, businessperson, and politician (died 1965) ↗
- 1905 Coloman Braun-Bogdan, Romanian footballer and manager (died 1983) ↗
- 1904 Wilfred Pickles, English actor and radio host (died 1978) ↗
- 1902 Arna Bontemps, American librarian, author, and poet (died 1973) ↗
- 1902 Karl Leichter, Estonian musicologist and academic (died 1987) ↗
- 1900 Gerald Marks, American composer (died 1997) ↗
- 1899 Piero Dusio, Italian footballer, businessman and racing driver (died 1975) ↗
- 1895 Mike Gazella, American baseball player and manager (died 1978) ↗
- 1893 Kurt Reidemeister, German mathematician connected to the Vienna Circle (died 1971) ↗
- 1891 Irene Rich, American actress (died 1988) ↗
- 1890 Conrad Richter, American journalist and novelist (died 1968) ↗
- 1887 Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician, President of Slovakia (died 1947) ↗
- 1880 Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (died 1932) ↗
- 1879 Edward Hennig, American gymnast (died 1960) ↗
- 1878 Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest and author (died 1952) ↗
- 1876 Rube Waddell, American baseball player (died 1914) ↗
- 1874 József Klekl, Slovene-Hungarian priest and politician (died 1948) ↗
- 1873 Georgios Kafantaris, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (died 1946) ↗
- 1872 Leon Leonwood Bean, American hunter, businessman, and author, founded L.L.Bean (died 1967) ↗
- 1870 Albert Jay Nock, American theorist, author, and critic (died 1945) ↗
- 1867 Jacques Inaudi, Italian calculating prodigy (died 1950) ↗
- 1862 Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (died 1900) ↗
- 1853 Lillie Langtry, English actress and singer (died 1929) ↗
- 1844 Ernest Myers, English poet and author (died 1921) ↗
- 1825 Charles Frederick Worth, English fashion designer, founded House of Worth (died 1895) ↗
- 1821 Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician (died 1902) ↗
- 1820 John William Dawson, Canadian geologist and academic (died 1899) ↗
- 1768 Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (died 1839) ↗
- 1756 James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, English admiral and politician, 36th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (died 1833) ↗
- 1713 Allan Ramsay, Scottish-English painter (died 1784) ↗
- 1703 Andrea Belli, Maltese architect and businessman (died 1772) ↗
- 1696 John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Lord Privy Seal (died 1743) ↗
- 1613 Luisa de Guzmán, Spanish-Portuguese wife of John IV of Portugal (died 1666) ↗
- 1566 Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (died 1643) ↗
- 1563 Francis Caracciolo, Italian Catholic priest (died 1608) ↗
- 1499 Claude of France (died 1524) ↗
- 1474 Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter and educator (died 1515) ↗
- 1453 Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, son and heir of Henry VI of England (died 1471) ↗
- 1381 Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (died 1415) ↗
- 467 Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei, emperor of Northern Wei (died 499) ↗
- 2024 Mayra Gómez Kemp, Cuban-Spanish television host and actress (born 1948) ↗
- 2024 Donal Murray, Irish Catholic bishop (born 1940) ↗
- 2023 Louise Glück, American poet and essayist (born 1943) ↗
- 2018 Annapurna Devi, Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player (born 1927) ↗
- 2017 Albert Zafy, Malagasy politician (born 1927) ↗
- 2016 Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), King of Thailand (born 1927) ↗
- 2016 Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926) ↗
- 2016 Jim Prentice, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (born 1956) ↗
- 2015 Rosalyn Baxandall, American historian, author, and academic (born 1939) ↗
- 2015 Bruce Hyde, American academic and actor (born 1941) ↗
- 2015 Michael J. H. Walsh, English general (born 1927) ↗
- 2014 John Bradfield, English biologist and businessman, founded Cambridge Science Park (born 1925) ↗
- 2014 Antonio Cafiero, Argentinian accountant and politician, Governor of Buenos Aires Province (born 1922) ↗
- 2014 Margaret Hillert, American author and poet (born 1920) ↗
- 2014 Mohammad Sarengat, Indonesian sprinter (born 1939) ↗
- 2014 Pontus Segerström, Swedish footballer (born 1981) ↗
- 2013 Martin Drewes, German soldier and pilot (born 1918) ↗
- 2013 Joe Meriweather, American basketball player and coach (born 1953) ↗
- 2013 Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (born 1926) ↗
- 2013 Takashi Yanase, Japanese poet and illustrator, created Anpanman (born 1919) ↗
- 2012 Stuart Bell, English lawyer and politician (born 1938) ↗
- 2012 Gary Collins, American actor (born 1938) ↗
- 2012 Tomonobu Imamichi, Japanese philosopher and academic (born 1922) ↗
- 2011 Barbara Kent, Canadian-born American actress (born 1907) ↗
- 2010 Vernon Biever, American photographer (born 1923) ↗
- 2009 Stephen Barnett, American scholar and academic (born 1935) ↗
- 2008 Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (born 1989) ↗
- 2007 Bob Denard, French soldier and academic (born 1929) ↗
- 2006 Wang Guangmei, Chinese philanthropist and politician, 2nd Spouse of the President of the People's Republic of China (born 1921) ↗
- 2005 Vivian Malone Jones, American activist (born 1942) ↗
- 2004 Enrique Fernando, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (born 1915) ↗
- 2004 Bernice Rubens, Welsh author (born 1928) ↗
- 2003 Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918) ↗
- 2002 Stephen Ambrose, American historian and author (born 1936) ↗
- 2002 Keene Curtis, American actor (born 1923) ↗
- 2001 Peter Doyle, Australian singer-songwriter (born 1949) ↗
- 2000 Jean Peters, American actress (born 1926) ↗
- 1999 Michael Hartnett, Irish poet (born 1941) ↗
- 1998 Dmitry Nikolayevich Filippov, Russian businessman and politician (born 1944) ↗
- 1996 Beryl Reid, English actress (born 1919) ↗
- 1993 Otmar Gutmann, German filmmaker (born 1937) ↗
- 1992 James Marshall, American author and illustrator (born 1942) ↗
- 1990 Hans Namuth, German-American photographer (born 1915) ↗
- 1990 Lê Đức Thọ, Vietnamese general and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911) ↗
- 1987 Walter Houser Brattain, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902) ↗
- 1987 Kishore Kumar, Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director (born 1929) ↗
- 1987 Nilgün Marmara, Turkish poet and author (born 1958) ↗
- 1985 Tage Danielsson, Swedish author, actor, and director (born 1928) ↗
- 1981 Antonio Berni, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and engraver (born 1905) ↗
- 1979 Rebecca Clarke, English viola player and composer (born 1886) ↗
- 1974 Otto Binder, American author (born 1911) ↗
- 1974 Anatoli Kozhemyakin, Soviet footballer (born 1953) ↗
- 1974 Ed Sullivan, American journalist and talk show host (born 1901) ↗
- 1973 Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, Turkish ethnographer and author (born 1886) ↗
- 1973 Albert Mandler, Austrian-Israeli general (born 1929) ↗
- 1968 Bea Benaderet, American actress and voice artist (born 1906) ↗
- 1966 Clifton Webb, American actor and dancer (born 1889) ↗
- 1961 Prince Louis Rwagasore, Burundi politician, Prime Minister of Burundi (born 1932) ↗
- 1956 Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Turkish poet and author (born 1910) ↗
- 1955 Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican general and politician, 45th President of Mexico (born 1897) ↗
- 1950 Ernest Haycox, American soldier and author (born 1899) ↗
- 1945 Milton S. Hershey, American businessman, founded The Hershey Company (born 1857) ↗
- 1938 E. C. Segar, American cartoonist, created Popeye (born 1894) ↗
- 1931 Ernst Didring, Swedish author (born 1868) ↗
- 1930 T. Alexander Harrison, American painter and educator (born 1853) ↗
- 1926 Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian philologist and author (born 1865) ↗
- 1919 Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1857) ↗
- 1917 Florence La Badie, American actress (born 1888) ↗
- 1911 Sister Nivedita, Irish-Indian social worker, author, and educator (born 1867) ↗
- 1909 Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, Spanish philosopher and academic (born 1849) ↗
- 1905 Henry Irving, English actor and manager (born 1838) ↗
- 1904 Pavlos Melas, French-Greek captain (born 1870) ↗
- 1890 Samuel Freeman Miller, American lawyer and jurist (born 1816) ↗
- 1882 Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher and author (born 1816) ↗
- 1869 Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French poet, author, and critic (born 1804) ↗
- 1841 Patrick Campbell, Scottish admiral (born 1773) ↗
- 1825 Maximilian I Joseph, king of Bavaria (born 1756) ↗
- 1822 Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor (born 1757) ↗
- 1815 Joachim Murat, French general (born 1767) ↗
- 1812 Isaac Brock, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (born 1769) ↗
- 1796 William B. Whiting, New York politician (born 1731) ↗
- 1788 Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish poet and politician (born 1702) ↗
- 1759 John Henley, English clergyman and author (born 1692) ↗
- 1715 Nicolas Malebranche, French priest and philosopher (born 1638) ↗
- 1706 Iyasu I, emperor of Ethiopia (born 1654) ↗
- 1694 Samuel von Pufendorf, German historian, economist, and jurist (born 1632) ↗
- 1687 Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer and lens maker (born 1633) ↗
- 1673 Christoffer Gabel, German-Danish accountant and politician (born 1617) ↗
- 1605 Theodore Beza, French theologian and scholar (born 1519) ↗
- 1562 Claudin de Sermisy, French composer (born 1495) ↗
- 1435 Hermann II, count of Croatia ↗
- 1415 Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (born 1381) ↗
- 1382 Peter II, king of Cyprus ↗
- 1282 Nichiren, Japanese Buddhist priest (born 1222) ↗
- 1195 Gualdim Pais, Portuguese crusader (born 1118) ↗
- 1100 Guy I, count of Ponthieu ↗
- 1093 Robert I, count of Flanders (born 1035) ↗
- 982 Jing Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (born 948) ↗
- 807 Simpert, bishop of Augsburg ↗
- 54 Claudius, Roman emperor (born 10 BC) ↗