On This Day: September 4 - Historical Events, Births & Deaths

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52 Events 238 Births 108 Deaths

2024 A 14-year-old gunman kills four people and injures seven in a mass shooting at Apalachee High School near Winder, Georgia. ↗
2022 Ten people are killed and 15 are injured in a stabbing spree in 13 locations on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon, Saskatchewan. ↗
2020 Pope Benedict XVI becomes the longest-lived pope, 93 years, four months, 16 days, surpassing Pope Leo XIII, who died in 1903. ↗
2007 Three terrorists suspected to be a part of Al-Qaeda are arrested in Germany after allegedly planning attacks on both the Frankfurt International airport and US military installations. ↗
2002 The Oakland Athletics win their 20th consecutive game, an American League record, until the Cleveland Indians surpassed it in 2017. ↗
2001 Tokyo DisneySea opens to the public as part of the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan. ↗
1998 Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two PhD students at Stanford University. ↗
1995 The 1995 Okinawa rape occurred, when 3 US servicemen abducted and raped a schoolchild. This would cause widespread protest against the US military presence on the prefecture. ↗
1989 In Leipzig, East Germany, the first of weekly demonstration for the legalisation of opposition groups and democratic reforms takes place. ↗
1985 The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon. ↗
1977 The Golden Dragon massacre takes place in San Francisco. ↗
1975 The Sinai Interim Agreement relating to the Arab–Israeli conflict is signed. ↗
1972 Mark Spitz becomes the first competitor to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games. ↗
1972 The Price Is Right premieres on CBS. It currently is the longest running game show on American television. ↗
1971 Alaska Airlines Flight 1866 crashes near Juneau, Alaska, killing all 111 people on board. ↗
1970 Salvador Allende is elected President of Chile. ↗
1967 Vietnam War: Operation Swift begins when U.S. Marines engage the North Vietnamese in battle in the Que Son Valley. ↗
1964 Scotland's Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh officially opens. ↗
1963 Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board. ↗
1957 American Civil Rights Movement: Little Rock Crisis: The governor of Arkansas calls out the National Guard to prevent African American students from enrolling in Little Rock Central High School, resulting in the lawsuit Cooper v. Aaron the following year. ↗
1951 The first live transcontinental television broadcast takes place in San Francisco, United States, from the Japanese Peace Treaty Conference. ↗
1950 Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race. ↗
1949 Paul Robeson performs a second concert in Peekskill, New York eight days after the Peekskill riots. ↗
1948 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands abdicates for health reasons. ↗
1944 World War II: The British 11th Armoured Division liberates the Belgian city of Antwerp. ↗
1944 World War II: Finland exits from the war with Soviet Union. ↗
1941 World War II: A German submarine makes the first attack of the war against a United States warship, the USS Greer. ↗
1939 World War II: William J. Murphy commands the first Royal Air Force attack on Germany. ↗
1936 Spanish Civil War: Largo Caballero forms a war cabinet to direct the republican war effort. ↗
1923 Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah. ↗
1919 Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the Republic of Turkey, gathers a congress in Sivas to make decisions as to the future of Anatolia and Thrace. ↗
1912 Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands ↗
1888 George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film. ↗
1886 American Indian Wars: After almost 30 years of fighting, Apache leader Geronimo, with his remaining warriors, surrenders to General Nelson Miles in Arizona. ↗
1882 The Pearl Street Station in New York City becomes the first power plant to supply electricity to paying customers. ↗
1870 Emperor Napoleon III of France is deposed and the Third Republic is declared. ↗
1862 American Civil War Maryland Campaign: General Robert E. Lee takes the Army of Northern Virginia, and the war, into the North. ↗
1839 Battle of Kowloon: British vessels open fire on Chinese war junks enforcing a food sales embargo on the British community in China in the first armed conflict of the First Opium War. ↗
1827 The Great Fire of Turku almost completely destroys Finland's former capital city. ↗
1812 War of 1812: The Siege of Fort Harrison begins when the fort is set on fire. ↗
1800 The French garrison in Valletta surrenders to British troops who had been called at the invitation of the Maltese. The islands of Malta and Gozo become the Malta Protectorate. ↗
1797 Coup of 18 Fructidor in France. ↗
1781 Los Angeles is founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora La Reina de los Ángeles (The Village of Our Lady, the Queen of the Angels) by 44 Spanish settlers. ↗
1774 New Caledonia is first sighted by Europeans, during the second voyage of Captain James Cook. ↗
1666 In London, England, the most destructive damage from the Great Fire occurs. ↗
1607 The Flight of the Earls takes place in Ireland (14 September N.S.). ↗
1479 The Treaty of Alcáçovas is signed by the Catholic Monarchs of Castile and Aragon on one side and Afonso V and his son, Prince John of Portugal. ↗
1282 Peter III of Aragon becomes the King of Sicily. ↗
1260 The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of Manfred, King of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs at Montaperti. ↗
929 Battle of Lenzen: Slavic forces (the Redarii and the Obotrites) are defeated by a Saxon army near the fortified stronghold of Lenzen in Brandenburg. ↗
626 Li Shimin, posthumously known as Emperor Taizong of Tang, assumes the throne over the Tang dynasty of China. ↗
476 Romulus Augustulus is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself "King of Italy", thus ending the Western Roman Empire. ↗

2001 Talitha Bateman, American actress ↗
2000 Sergio Gómez, Spanish footballer ↗
1998 Neru Nagahama, Japanese television personality ↗
1996 Ashton Golding, English rugby league player ↗
1996 Jordan Lilley, English rugby league player ↗
1995 Jazz Tevaga, New Zealand rugby league player ↗
1994 Kenny McEvoy, Irish footballer ↗
1994 Thomas Minns, English rugby player ↗
1994 Sabina Sharipova, Uzbekistan tennis player ↗
1993 Emma Brownlie, Scottish footballer ↗
1993 Yannick Carrasco, Belgian footballer ↗
1993 Jody Fannin, English race car driver ↗
1993 Chantal Škamlová, Slovak tennis player ↗
1993 Mark Tuan, American rapper ↗
1992 Kevin Lee, American mixed martial artist ↗
1992 Hanna Schwamborn, German actress ↗
1992 Zerkaa, English YouTuber ↗
1991 Adrien Bart, French sprint canoeist ↗
1991 Anders Zachariassen, Danish handball player ↗
1990 James Bay, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1990 Jonny Lomax, English rugby player ↗
1990 Danny Worsnop, English singer-songwriter ↗
1989 Andrelton Simmons, Curaçaoan baseball player ↗
1989 Elliott Whitehead, English rugby league player ↗
1988 Adam Duvall, American baseball player ↗
1988 John Tyler Hammons, American politician ↗
1988 JJ Hickson, American basketball player ↗
1987 Wesley Blake, American wrestler ↗
1987 Marisa Kabas, American journalist ↗
1986 Ayumi Kaihori, Japanese footballer ↗
1986 Xavier Woods, American wrestler ↗
1985 Raúl Albiol, Spanish footballer ↗
1985 Ri Kwang-chon, North Korean footballer ↗
1985 Walid Mesloub, Algerian footballer ↗
1984 Jonathan Adam, Scottish race car driver ↗
1984 Hamish McIntosh, Australian footballer ↗
1984 Kyle Mooney, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter ↗
1983 Yuichi Nakamaru, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and radio host ↗
1983 Guy Pnini, Israeli basketball player ↗
1983 Margit Rüütel, Estonian tennis player ↗
1983 Armands Šķēle, Latvian basketball player ↗
1982 Whitney Cummings, American comedian, actress, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1982 Mark Lewis-Francis, English sprinter ↗
1981 Beyoncé, American singer-songwriter ↗
1981 Richard Garcia, Australian footballer ↗
1981 Lacey Sturm, American singer-songwriter ↗
1980 Pat Neshek, American baseball player ↗
1979 Maxim Afinogenov, Russian ice hockey player ↗
1979 Pedro Macedo Camacho, Portuguese pianist, composer, and producer ↗
1979 Max Greenfield, American actor ↗
1979 Kosuke Matsuura, Japanese race car driver ↗
1978 Wes Bentley, American actor and producer ↗
1978 Terence Newman, American football player ↗
1978 Frederik Veuchelen, Belgian cyclist ↗
1978 Christian Walz, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer ↗
1977 Sun-woo Kim, South Korean baseball player ↗
1977 Lucie Silvas, English singer-songwriter and pianist ↗
1977 Kia Stevens, American wrestler ↗
1976 Denilson Martins Nascimento, Brazilian footballer ↗
1976 Mario-Ernesto Rodríguez, Uruguayan-Italian footballer ↗
1975 Sergio Ballesteros, Spanish footballer ↗
1975 Mark Ronson, English DJ, producer, and songwriter, co-founded Allido Records ↗
1975 Dave Salmoni, Canadian zoologist, television host, and producer ↗
1974 Mati Pari, Estonian footballer and coach ↗
1974 Lincoln Roberts, Tobagonian cricketer ↗
1973 Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist (died 2022) ↗
1973 Aaron Fultz, American baseball player and coach ↗
1973 Lazlow Jones, American radio presenter, producer and screenwriter ↗
1972 Steve Leonard, Northern Irish veterinarian and television personality ↗
1971 Craig Conroy, American ice hockey player and executive ↗
1971 Lance Klusener, South African cricketer and coach ↗
1971 Maik Taylor, German-Irish footballer and coach ↗
1970 Igor Cavalera, Brazilian drummer ↗
1970 Deni Hines, Australian singer-songwriter ↗
1970 Ivan Iusco, Italian composer ↗
1970 Sven Meyer, German footballer ↗
1970 Ione Skye, English-American actress ↗
1969 Sasha, Welsh DJ and producer ↗
1969 Ramon Dekkers, Dutch kick-boxer and mixed martial artist (died 2013) ↗
1969 Giorgi Margvelashvili, Georgian academic and politician, 4th President of Georgia ↗
1969 Richard Speight Jr., American actor and director ↗
1969 Noah Taylor, Australian actor ↗
1969 Inga Tuigamala, Samoan-New Zealand rugby player ↗
1968 John DiMaggio, American voice actor ↗
1968 Mike Piazza, American baseball player ↗
1967 Darrin Murray, New Zealand cricketer and accountant ↗
1967 Dezső Szabó, Hungarian decathlete ↗
1966 Yanka Dyagileva, Russian singer-songwriter (died 1991) ↗
1966 Jeff Tremaine, American director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1965 Sergio Momesso, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster ↗
1964 Guy Boros, American golfer ↗
1964 Tomas Sandström, Finnish-Swedish ice hockey player ↗
1964 Aadesh Shrivastava, Indian singer-songwriter (died 2015) ↗
1963 Bobby Jarzombek, American drummer ↗
1963 John Vanbiesbrouck, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager ↗
1963 Sami Yaffa, Finnish singer-songwriter and bass player ↗
1962 Kiran More, Indian cricketer ↗
1962 Ulla Tørnæs, Danish politician, Danish Minister of Education ↗
1962 Shinya Yamanaka, Japanese physician and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate ↗
1961 Nick Blinko, English singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1961 Lars Jönsson, Swedish film producer ↗
1960 Kim Thayil, American guitarist and songwriter ↗
1960 Shailesh Vara, Ugandan-English lawyer and politician ↗
1960 Damon Wayans, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter ↗
1959 Kevin Harrington, Australian actor ↗
1959 Armin Kogler, Austrian ski jumper ↗
1958 Jacqueline Hewitt, American astrophysicist and astronomer ↗
1958 Marzio Innocenti, Italian rugby player and coach ↗
1958 Drew Pinsky, American radio and television host ↗
1957 Khandi Alexander, American actress, dancer, and choreographer ↗
1956 Blackie Lawless, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1955 David Broza, Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist ↗
1955 Garth Le Roux, South African cricketer ↗
1955 Brian Schweitzer, American politician, 23rd Governor of Montana ↗
1953 Janet Biehl, American philosopher and author ↗
1953 Michael Stean, English chess player and author ↗
1953 Fatih Terim, Turkish footballer and manager ↗
1952 Stephen Easley, American businessman and politician (died 2013) ↗
1951 Martin Chambers, English drummer and singer ↗
1951 Judith Ivey, American actress ↗
1951 Marita Ulvskog, Swedish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden ↗
1950 Doyle Alexander, American baseball player ↗
1950 Frank White, American baseball player and politician ↗
1949 Darryl Cotton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2012) ↗
1949 Dean Pees, American football player and coach ↗
1949 Tom Watson, American golfer and sportscaster ↗
1947 Bob Jenkins, American sportscaster (died 2021) ↗
1947 Paul Sait, Australian rugby league player (died 2023) ↗
1946 Gary Duncan, American guitarist (died 2019) ↗
1946 Dave Liebman, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer ↗
1946 Bryan Mauricette, Saint Lucian-Canadian cricketer ↗
1945 Danny Gatton, American guitarist (died 1994) ↗
1945 Bill Kenwright, English actor, singer, and producer (died 2023) ↗
1944 Tony Atkinson, English economist and academic (died 2017) ↗
1944 Dave Bassett, English footballer and manager ↗
1944 Gene Parsons, American singer-songwriter, drummer, guitarist, and banjo player ↗
1944 Jerry Relph, American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate (died 2020) ↗
1944 Jennifer Salt, American actress, screenwriter, and producer ↗
1942 Raymond Floyd, American golfer ↗
1942 Jerry Jarrett, American wrestler and promoter (died 2023) ↗
1942 Merald "Bubba" Knight, American singer ↗
1941 Marilena de Souza Chaui, Brazilian philosopher and academic ↗
1941 Ken Harrelson, American baseball player and sportscaster ↗
1941 Ramesh Sethi, Kenyan cricketer and coach ↗
1941 Sushilkumar Shinde, Indian lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of Andhra Pradesh ↗
1939 Denis Lindsay, South African cricketer and referee (died 2005) ↗
1937 Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer and politician ↗
1937 Gene Ludwig, American organist and composer (died 2010) ↗
1937 Virgil A. Richard, American general (died 2013) ↗
1937 Les Allen, English footballer and manager ↗
1935 Charles A. Hines, American general and academic (died 2013) ↗
1935 Dallas Willard, American philosopher and academic (died 2013) ↗
1934 Clive Granger, Welsh-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009) ↗
1934 Antoine Redin, French footballer and manager (died 2012) ↗
1934 Eduard Khil, Russian baritone singer (died 2012) ↗
1934 Jan Švankmajer, Czech filmmaker and artist ↗
1932 Carlos Romero Barceló, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Puerto Rico (died 2021) ↗
1932 Vince Dooley, American football player and coach (died 2022) ↗
1931 Mitzi Gaynor, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2024) ↗
1931 Antonios Trakatellis, Greek biochemist and politician ↗
1930 Robert Arneson, American sculptor and academic (died 1992) ↗
1930 William Maxson, American general (died 2013) ↗
1929 Thomas Eagleton, American lawyer and politician, 38th Lieutenant Governor of Missouri (died 2007) ↗
1929 Robert V. Keeley, Lebanese-American soldier and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Greece (died 2015) ↗
1928 Dick York, American actor (died 1992) ↗
1927 John McCarthy, American computer scientist and academic (died 2011) ↗
1927 Ferenc Sánta, Hungarian author and screenwriter (died 2008) ↗
1926 George William Gray, British chemist, developer of stable liquid crystals (died 2013) ↗
1926 Ivan Illich, Austrian priest and philosopher (died 2002) ↗
1926 Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015) ↗
1925 Asa Earl Carter, American Ku Klux Klan leader and author (died 1979) ↗
1924 Joan Aiken, English author (died 2004) ↗
1924 Justinas Lagunavičius, Lithuanian basketball player (died 1997) ↗
1923 Ram Kishore Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician (died 2003) ↗
1922 Per Olof Sundman, Swedish author and politician (died 1992) ↗
1920 Clemar Bucci, Argentine race car driver (died 2011) ↗
1920 Craig Claiborne, American journalist, author, and critic (died 2000) ↗
1920 Konstantin Kalser, German-American film producer and advertising executive (died 1994) ↗
1919 Émile Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2012) ↗
1919 Howard Morris, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2005) ↗
1918 Paul Harvey, American radio host (died 2009) ↗
1918 Gerald Wilson, American trumpet player and composer (died 2014) ↗
1917 Henry Ford II, American businessman (died 1987) ↗
1914 Rudolf Leiding, German businessman (died 2003) ↗
1913 Mickey Cohen, American mob boss (died 1976) ↗
1913 Victor Kiernan, English historian and academic (died 2009) ↗
1913 Stanford Moore, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1982) ↗
1913 Kenzō Tange, Japanese architect (died 2005) ↗
1913 Shmuel Wosner, Austrian-Israeli rabbi and author (died 2015) ↗
1912 Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (died 2004) ↗
1912 Alexander Liberman, Russian-American publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor (died 1999) ↗
1910 Denis Tomlinson, Zimbabwean-South African cricketer (died 1993) ↗
1909 Eduard Wirths, German physician (died 1945) ↗
1908 Edward Dmytryk, Canadian-American director and producer (died 1999) ↗
1908 Richard Wright, American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (died 1960) ↗
1907 Reggie Nalder, Austrian-American actor (died 1991) ↗
1906 Ruben Oskar Auervaara, Finnish fraudster (died 1964) ↗
1906 Max Delbrück, German-American biophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1981) ↗
1905 Mary Renault, English-South African author (died 1983) ↗
1905 Walter Zapp, Latvian-Estonian inventor, invented the Minox (died 2003) ↗
1902 Tommy Mitchell, English cricketer (died 1996) ↗
1901 William Lyons, English businessman, co-founded Jaguar Cars (died 1985) ↗
1896 Antonin Artaud, French actor, director, and playwright (died 1948) ↗
1892 Darius Milhaud, French composer and educator (died 1974) ↗
1891 Fritz Todt, German engineer, politician, and senior Nazi official (died 1942) ↗
1890 Gunnar Sommerfeldt, Danish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1947) ↗
1888 Oskar Schlemmer, German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer (died 1943) ↗
1887 Roy William Neill, Irish-English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1946) ↗
1886 Albert Orsborn, English 6th General of The Salvation Army (died 1967) ↗
1885 Antonio Bacci, Italian cardinal (died 1971) ↗
1877 Kārlis Ulmanis, Latvian prime minister and president (died 1942) ↗
1862 Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist and composer (died 1881) ↗
1851 John Dillon, Irish poet and politician (died 1927) ↗
1850 Luigi Cadorna, Italian field marshal (died 1928) ↗
1848 Lewis Howard Latimer, American inventor (died 1928) ↗
1848 Jennie Lee, American actress (died 1925) ↗
1846 Daniel Burnham, American architect, designed the World's Columbian Exposition (died 1912) ↗
1832 Antonio Agliardi, Italian cardinal (died 1915) ↗
1826 Martin Wiberg, Swedish philosopher and engineer (died 1905) ↗
1825 Dadabhai Naoroji, Indian academic and politician, President of the Indian National Congress (died 1917) ↗
1824 Anton Bruckner, Austrian organist and composer (died 1896) ↗
1809 Manuel Montt, Chilean scholar and politician, 6th President of Chile (died 1880) ↗
1809 Juliusz Słowacki – Polish poet and playwright (died 1849) ↗
1803 Sarah Childress Polk, First Lady of the United States (died 1891) ↗
1776 Stephen Whitney, American businessman (died 1860) ↗
1768 François-René de Chateaubriand, French historian and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for France (died 1848) ↗
1755 Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish general and politician (died 1810) ↗
1745 Shneur Zalman, Russian rabbi, author and founder of Chabad (died 1812) ↗
1717 Job Orton, English minister and author (died 1783) ↗
1681 Carl Heinrich Biber, Austrian violinist and composer (died 1749) ↗
1596 Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet and composer (died 1687) ↗
1580 George Percy, English explorer (died 1632) ↗
1563 Wanli, Chinese emperor (died 1620) ↗
1557 Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, queen consort of Denmark and Norway (died 1631) ↗
1454 Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (died 1483) ↗
1383 Felix V, antipope of Rome (died 1451) ↗
1241 Alexander III, king of Scotland (died 1286) ↗
973 Al-Biruni, Persian physician and polymath (died 1048) ↗

2025 Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer (born 1934) ↗
2025 Katharine, Duchess of Kent, member of the British royal family (born 1933) ↗
2024 Bora Đorđević, Serbian singer (born 1952) ↗
2023 Steve Harwell, American singer (born 1967) ↗
2022 Cyrus Mistry, Indian-Irish businessman (born 1968) ↗
2022 Peter Straub, American novelist (born 1943) ↗
2021 Tunch Ilkin, Turkish-American football player (born 1957) ↗
2021 Willard Scott, American weather presenter and television personality (born 1934) ↗
2020 Lloyd Cadena, Filipino YouTuber and vlogger (born 1993) ↗
2018 Bill Daily, American actor, comedian (born 1927) ↗
2018 Krzysztof Sitko, Polish association football player (born 1967) ↗
2016 Clarence D. Rappleyea Jr., lawyer and politician (born 1933) ↗
2015 Graham Brazier, New Zealand singer-songwriter (born 1952) ↗
2015 Jean Darling, American actress (born 1922) ↗
2015 Wilfred de Souza, Indian surgeon and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Goa (born 1927) ↗
2015 Warren Murphy, American author and screenwriter (born 1933) ↗
2014 Ron Mulock, Australian lawyer and politician, 10th Deputy Premier of New South Wales (born 1930) ↗
2014 Gustavo Cerati, Argentine Musician (born 1959) ↗
2014 Wolfhart Pannenberg, Polish-German theologian and academic (born 1928) ↗
2014 Joan Rivers, American comedian, television host, and author (born 1933) ↗
2013 Michel Pagé, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1949) ↗
2013 Dick Raaymakers, Dutch composer and theorist (born 1930) ↗
2013 Daniele Seccarecci, Italian bodybuilder (born 1980) ↗
2013 Stanislav Stepashkin, Russian boxer (born 1940) ↗
2013 Casey Viator, American bodybuilder and journalist (born 1951) ↗
2012 Abraham Avigdorov, Israeli soldier (born 1929) ↗
2012 Albert Marre, American actor, director, and producer (born 1924) ↗
2012 George Savitsky, American football player (born 1924) ↗
2012 Syed Mustafa Siraj, Indian author (born 1930) ↗
2012 Hakam Sufi, Indian singer-songwriter (born 1952) ↗
2011 Lee Roy Selmon, American football player (born 1954) ↗
2010 Bonnie Leman, American art historian, writer, and publisher of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine (born 1926) ↗
2007 John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Roxburghshire (born 1923) ↗
2006 Giacinto Facchetti, Italian footballer and manager (born 1942) ↗
2006 Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (born 1962) ↗
2006 Colin Thiele, Australian author, poet, and educator (born 1920) ↗
2006 Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano (born 1918) ↗
2004 Alphonso Ford, American basketball player (born 1971) ↗
2004 Moe Norman, Canadian golfer (born 1929) ↗
2003 Lola Bobesco, Romanian-Belgian violinist and educator (born 1921) ↗
2003 Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and conductor (born 1921) ↗
2002 Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian-French pianist and educator (born 1904) ↗
1999 Georg Gawliczek, German footballer and manager (born 1919) ↗
1998 Ernst Jaakson, Estonian diplomat (born 1905) ↗
1998 Elizabeth Kata, Australian author and screenwriter (born 1912) ↗
1997 Dharamvir Bharati, Indian author, poet, and playwright (born 1926) ↗
1997 Aldo Rossi, Italian architect, designed the Bonnefanten Museum and Teatro Carlo Felice (born 1931) ↗
1996 Joan Clarke, English cryptanalyst and numismatist (born 1917) ↗
1996 Rose Ouellette, Canadian actress and manager (born 1903) ↗
1995 Chuck Greenberg, American saxophonist, composer, and producer (born 1950) ↗
1995 William Kunstler, American lawyer and activist (born 1919) ↗
1993 Hervé Villechaize, French-American actor (born 1943) ↗
1991 Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1913) ↗
1991 Tom Tryon, American actor and author (born 1926) ↗
1991 Dottie West, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1932) ↗
1990 Lawrence A. Cremin, American historian and author (born 1925) ↗
1990 Irene Dunne, American actress and singer (born 1898) ↗
1990 Turan Dursun, Turkish scholar and author (born 1934) ↗
1989 Georges Simenon, Belgian-Swiss author (born 1903) ↗
1989 Ronald Syme, New Zealand historian and author (born 1903) ↗
1987 Bill Bowes, English cricketer and coach (born 1908) ↗
1986 Otto Glória, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1917) ↗
1986 Hank Greenberg, American baseball player and manager (born 1911) ↗
1985 Vasyl Stus, Ukrainian poet, publicist, and dissident (born 1938) ↗
1985 George O'Brien, American actor and singer (born 1899) ↗
1983 Jon Brower Minnoch, famous for being the world's heaviest person recorded (born 1941) ↗
1982 Jack Tworkov, Polish-American painter (born 1900) ↗
1977 Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1899) ↗
1977 Jean Rostand, French biologist and philosopher (born 1894) ↗
1977 E. F. Schumacher, German-English economist and statistician (born 1911) ↗
1974 Creighton Abrams, American general (born 1914) ↗
1974 Marcel Achard, French playwright and screenwriter (born 1899) ↗
1974 Charles Arnison, English airman (born 1893) ↗
1974 Lewi Pethrus, Swedish minister and hymn-writer (born 1884) ↗
1965 Albert Schweitzer, French-Gabonese physician, theologian, and missionary, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1875) ↗
1963 Robert Schuman, Luxembourgian-French politician, 130th Prime Minister of France (born 1886) ↗
1944 Erich Fellgiebel, German general (born 1886) ↗
1940 George William de Carteret, French-English journalist and author (born 1869) ↗
1923 Howdy Wilcox, American racing driver (born 1889) ↗
1914 Charles Péguy, French poet and philosopher (born 1873) ↗
1911 John Francon Williams, Welsh-born writer, journalist, geographer, historian, cartographer and inventor (born 1854) ↗
1909 Clyde Fitch, American playwright and songwriter (born 1865) ↗
1907 Edvard Grieg, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1843) ↗
1864 John Hunt Morgan, American general (born 1825) ↗
1852 William MacGillivray, Scottish biologist and ornithologist (born 1796) ↗
1849 Friedrich Laun, German author (born 1770) ↗
1821 José Miguel Carrera, Chilean general and politician (born 1785) ↗
1820 Timothy Brown, English banker and merchant (born 1743/4) ↗
1804 Richard Somers, American lieutenant (born 1778) ↗
1794 John Hely-Hutchinson, Anglo-Irish lawyer and politician (born 1724) ↗
1784 César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer and cartographer (born 1714) ↗
1780 John Fielding, English lawyer and judge (born 1721) ↗
1767 Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1725) ↗
1676 John Ogilby, Scottish-born impresario and cartographer (born 1600) ↗
1625 Thomas Smythe, English diplomat (born 1558) ↗
1588 Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk (born 1532) ↗
1571 Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox, English nobleman (born 1516) ↗
1537 Johann Dietenberger, German theologian and translator (born 1475) ↗
1417 Robert Hallam, English Catholic bishop ↗
1416 John I, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count ↗
1332 García de Ayerbe, Spanish bishop and crusade theorist ↗
1323 Gegeen Khan, Chinese emperor (born 1302) ↗
1308 Margaret of Burgundy, queen of Sicily (born 1250) ↗
1199 Joan of England, queen of Sicily (born 1165) ↗
1063 Tughril, Seljuq sultan (born 990) ↗
1037 Bermudo III, king of León (born c. 1017) ↗
799 Musa al-Kadhim, Arabic imam (born 745) ↗
422 Boniface I, pope of the Catholic Church ↗