221 – Liu Bei , Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han , the successor of the Han dynasty .
392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbogast . He is found hanging in his residence at Vienne .
589 – King Authari marries Theodelinda , daughter of the Bavarian duke Garibald I . A Catholic , she has great influence among the Lombard nobility.
756 – Abd al-Rahman I , the founder of the Arab dynasty that ruled the greater part of Iberia for nearly three centuries, becomes emir of Cordova , Spain.[1]
1252 – Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ad extirpanda , which authorizes, but also limits, the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition .
1525 – Insurgent peasants led by Anabaptist pastor Thomas Müntzer were defeated at the Battle of Frankenhausen , ending the German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire .
1536 – Anne Boleyn , Queen of England, stands trial in London on charges of treason, adultery and incest; she is condemned to death by a specially-selected jury .1601–1900 Edit
1901–present Edit
1905 – The city of Las Vegas founded in Nevada , United States.[3]
1911 – In Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States , the United States Supreme Court declares Standard Oil to be an "unreasonable" monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and orders the company to be broken up.
1911 – More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emilio Madero take the city of Torreón from the Federales .
1918 – The Finnish Civil War ends when the Whites took over Fort Ino , a Russian coastal artillery base on the Karelian Isthmus , from the Russian troops.[4]
1919 – The Winnipeg general strike begins. By 11:00, almost the whole working population of Winnipeg had walked off the job.
1919 – Greek occupation of Smyrna . During the occupation, the Greek army kills or wounds 350 Turks ; those responsible are punished by Greek commander Aristides Stergiades.
1929 – A fire at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio kills 123.
1932 – In an attempted coup d'état , the Prime Minister of Japan Inukai Tsuyoshi is assassinated .
1933 – All military aviation organizations within or under the control of the RLM of Germany were officially merged in a covert manner to form its Wehrmacht military's air arm, the Luftwaffe .
1940 – USS Sailfish is recommissioned. It was originally the USS Squalus .
1940 – World War II: The Battle of the Netherlands : After fierce fighting, the poorly trained and equipped Dutch troops surrender to Germany , marking the beginning of five years of occupation.
1940 – Richard and Maurice McDonald open the first McDonald's restaurant.
1941 – First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 the first British and Allied jet aircraft .
1942 – World War II: In the United States, a bill creating the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) is signed into law.
1943 – Joseph Stalin dissolves the Comintern (or Third International ).
1945 – World War II: The Battle of Poljana , the final skirmish in Europe is fought near Prevalje , Slovenia .
1948 – Following the expiration of The British Mandate for Palestine , the Kingdom of Egypt , Transjordan , Lebanon , Syria , Iraq and Saudi Arabia invade Israel thus starting the 1948 Arab–Israeli War .
1957 – At Malden Island in the Pacific Ocean, Britain tests its first hydrogen bomb in Operation Grapple .
1963 – Project Mercury : The launch of the final Mercury mission, Mercury-Atlas 9 with astronaut Gordon Cooper on board. He becomes the first American to spend more than a day in space , and the last American to go into space alone.
1970 – President Richard Nixon appoints Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army generals .
1972 – The Ryukyu Islands , under U.S. military governance since its conquest in 1945, reverts to Japanese control.
1974 – Ma'alot massacre : Members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine attack and take hostages at an Israeli school; a total of 31 people are killed, including 22 schoolchildren.
1988 – Soviet–Afghan War : After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan .
1991 – Édith Cresson becomes France's first female Prime Minister .
1997 – The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans.
1997 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-84 to dock with the Russian space station Mir .[5]
2001 – A CSX EMD SD40-2 rolls out of a train yard in Walbridge , Ohio, with 47 freight cars, including some tank cars with flammable chemical, after its engineer fails to reboard it after setting a yard switch. It travels south driverless for 66 miles (106 km) until it was brought to a halt near Kenton .[6] The incident became the inspiration for the 2010 film Unstoppable .[7]
2004 – Arsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining Preston North End F.C. with the right to claim the title "The Invincibles ".
2008 – California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional .[8]
2010 – Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.[9]
2013 – An upsurge in violence in Iraq leaves more than 389 people dead over three days.
1601–1900 Edit
1608 – René Goupil , French-American missionary and saint (d. 1642)
1633 – Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban , French noble (d. 1707)
1645 – George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys , British judge (d. 1689)
1689 – Lady Mary Wortley Montagu , English writer (d. 1762)[13]
1720 – Maximilian Hell , Hungarian priest and astronomer (d. 1792)
1749 – Levi Lincoln Sr. , American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Attorney General (d. 1820)
1759 – Maria Theresia von Paradis , Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1824)
1770 – Ezekiel Hart , Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1843)
1773 – Klemens von Metternich , German-Austrian politician, 1st State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire (d. 1859)
1786 – Dimitris Plapoutas , Greek general and politician (d. 1864)
1803 – Juan Almonte , son of José María Morelos , was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a regent in the Second Mexican Empire (1863-1864) (d. 1869)[14]
1805 – Samuel Carter , English railway solicitor and Member of Parliament (MP) (d. 1878)
1808 – Michael William Balfe , Irish composer and conductor (d. 1870)
1817 – Debendranath Tagore , Indian philosopher and author (d. 1905)
1841 – Clarence Dutton , American commander and geologist (d. 1912)
1845 – Élie Metchnikoff , Russian zoologist (d. 1916)
1848 – Viktor Vasnetsov , Russian painter and illustrator (d. 1926)
1854 – Ioannis Psycharis , Ukrainian-French philologist and author (d. 1929)
1856 – L. Frank Baum , American novelist (d. 1919)
1856 – Matthias Zurbriggen , Swiss mountaineer (d. 1917)
1857 – Williamina Fleming , Scottish-American astronomer and academic (d. 1911)[15]
1859 – Pierre Curie , French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1906)
1862 – Arthur Schnitzler , Austrian author and playwright (d. 1931)
1863 – Frank Hornby , English businessman and politician, invented Meccano (d. 1936)
1869 – Paul Probst , Swiss target shooter (d. 1945)
1869 – John Storey , Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1921)
1873 – Oskari Tokoi , Finnish socialist and the Chairman of the Senate of Finland (d. 1963)[16]
1882 – Walter White , Scottish international footballer (d. 1950)[17]
1890 – Katherine Anne Porter , American short story writer, novelist, and essayist (d. 1980)
1891 – Mikhail Bulgakov , Russian novelist and playwright (d. 1940)
1891 – Hjalmar Dahl , Finnish journalist, translator and writer (d. 1960)[18]
1891 – Fritz Feigl , Austrian-Brazilian chemist and academic (d. 1971)
1892 – Charles E. Rosendahl , American admiral (d. 1977)
1892 – Jimmy Wilde , Welsh boxer (d. 1969)
1893 – José Nepomuceno , Filipino filmmaker, founder of Philippine cinema (d. 1959)
1894 – Feg Murray , American hurdler and cartoonist (d. 1973)
1895 – Prescott Bush , American captain, banker, and politician (d. 1972)
1895 – William D. Byron , American lieutenant and politician (d. 1941)
1898 – Arletty , French model, actress, and singer (d. 1992)
1899 – Jean Étienne Valluy , French general (d. 1970)
1900 – Ida Rhodes , American mathematician, pioneer in computer programming (d. 1986) [19] 1901–present Edit
1901 – Xavier Herbert , Australian author (d. 1984)
1901 – Luis Monti , Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager (d. 1983)
1902 – Richard J. Daley , American lawyer and politician, 48th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1976)
1902 – Sigizmund Levanevsky , Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin (d. 1937)
1903 – Maria Reiche , German mathematician and archaeologist (d. 1998)
1904 – Clifton Fadiman , American game show host and author (d. 1999)
1905 – Joseph Cotten , American actor (d. 1994)
1905 – Albert Dubout , French cartoonist, illustrator, painter, and sculptor (d. 1976)
1905 – Abraham Zapruder , American businessman and amateur photographer, filmed the Zapruder film (d. 1970)
1907 – Sukhdev Thapar , Indian activist (d. 1931)
1909 – James Mason , English actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1984)
1909 – Clara Solovera , Chilean singer-songwriter (d. 1992)
1910 – Constance Cummings , British-based American actress (d. 2005)
1911 – Max Frisch , Swiss playwright and novelist (d. 1991)
1911 – Herta Oberheuser , German physician (d. 1978)
1912 – Arthur Berger , American composer and educator (d. 2003)
1914 – Turk Broda , Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1972)
1914 – Angus MacLean , Canadian farmer and politician, 25th Premier of Prince Edward Island (d. 2000)
1914 – Norrie Paramor , English composer, producer, and conductor (d. 1979)
1915 – Hilda Bernstein , English-South African author and activist (d. 2006)
1915 – Paul Samuelson , American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1915 – Henrik Sandberg , Danish production manager and producer (d. 1993)
1916 – Vera Gebuhr , Danish actress (d. 2014)
1918 – Eddy Arnold , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2008)
1918 – Arthur Jackson , American lieutenant and target shooter (d. 2015)
1918 – Joseph Wiseman , Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)
1920 – Michel Audiard , French director and screenwriter (d. 1985)
1921 – Federico Krutwig , Basque writer, member of ETA and translator (d. 1998)[20]
1922 – Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt , Russian historian and ethnographer (d. 2013)
1922 – Jakucho Setouchi , Japanese nun and author (d. 2021)[21]
1923 – Richard Avedon , American sailor and photographer (d. 2004)
1923 – John Lanchbery , English-Australian composer and conductor (d. 2003)
1924 – Maria Koepcke , German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1971)
1925 – Andrei Eshpai , Russian pianist and composer (d. 2015)
1925 – Mary F. Lyon , English geneticist and biologist (d. 2014)
1925 – Carl Sanders , American soldier, pilot, and politician, 74th Governor of Georgia (d. 2014)
1925 – Roy Stewart , Jamaican-English actor and stuntman (d. 2008)
1926 – Clermont Pépin , Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2006)
1926 – Anthony Shaffer , English author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
1926 – Peter Shaffer , English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2016)
1930 – Jasper Johns , American painter and sculptor
1931 – Ken Venturi , American golfer and sportscaster (d. 2013)
1931 – James Fitz-Allen Mitchell , Vincentian politician and agronomist, 2nd Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (d. 2021)[22]
1935 – Don Bragg , American pole vaulter (d. 2019)
1935 – Ted Dexter , Italian-English cricketer (d. 2021)
1935 – Utah Phillips , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)
1935 – Akihiro Miwa , Japanese singer, actor, director, composer, author and drag queen
1936 – Anna Maria Alberghetti , Italian-American actress and singer
1936 – Mart Laga , Estonian basketball player (d. 1977)
1936 – Ralph Steadman , English painter and illustrator
1936 – Paul Zindel , American playwright and novelist (d. 2003)
1937 – Madeleine Albright , Czech-American politician and diplomat, 64th United States Secretary of State (d. 2022)[23]
1937 – Karin Krog , Norwegian singer
1937 – Trini Lopez , American singer, guitarist, and actor (d. 2020)
1938 – Mireille Darc , French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2017)
1938 – Nancy Garden , American author (d. 2014)[24]
1939 – Dorothy Shirley , English high jumper and educator
1940 – Roger Ailes , American businessman (d. 2017)
1940 – Lainie Kazan , American actress and singer
1940 – Don Nelson , American basketball player and coach
1941 – Jaxon , American illustrator and publisher, co-founded the Rip Off Press (d. 2006)
1942 – Lois Johnson , American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
1942 – Jusuf Kalla , Indonesian businessman and politician, 10th Vice President of Indonesia
1942 – Doug Lowe , Australian politician, 35th Premier of Tasmania
1942 – K. T. Oslin , American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2020)
1943 – Paul Bégin , Canadian lawyer and politician
1943 – Freddie Perren , American songwriter, producer, and conductor (d. 2004)
1944 – Bill Alter , American police officer and politician
1944 – Ulrich Beck , German sociologist and academic (d. 2015)
1945 – Michael Dexter , English hematologist and academic
1945 – Jerry Quarry , American boxer (d. 1999)
1946 – Thadeus Nguyễn Văn Lý , Vietnamese priest and activist
1947 – Graeham Goble , Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
1948 – Kate Bornstein , American author, playwright, performance artist, and gender theorist
1948 – Yutaka Enatsu , Japanese baseball player
1948 – Brian Eno , English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
1948 – Kathleen Sebelius , American politician, 44th Governor of Kansas
1949 – Frank L. Culbertson Jr. , American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1949 – Robert S.J. Sparks , English geologist and academic
1950 – Jim Bacon , Australian politician, 41st Premier of Tasmania (d. 2004)
1950 – Jim Simons , American golfer (d. 2005)
1951 – Dennis Frederiksen , American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
1951 – Chris Ham , English political scientist and academic
1951 – Frank Wilczek , American mathematician and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1952 – Chazz Palminteri , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1953 – George Brett , American baseball player and coach
1953 – Athene Donald , English physicist and academic
1953 – Mike Oldfield , English-Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1954 – Diana Liverman , English-American geographer and academic
1954 – Caroline Thomson , English journalist and broadcaster
1955 – Mohamed Brahmi , Tunisian politician (d. 2013)
1955 – Lia Vissi , Cypriot singer-songwriter and politician
1956 – Andreas Loverdos , Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Labour
1956 – Dan Patrick , American television anchor and sportscaster
1956 – Kevin Greenaugh , American nuclear engineer
1957 – Meg Gardiner , American-English author and academic
1957 – Juan José Ibarretxe , Spanish politician
1957 – Kevin Von Erich , American football player and wrestler
1958 – Jason Graae , American musical theater actor
1958 – Ruth Marcus , American journalist
1958 – Ron Simmons , American football player and wrestler
1959 – Khaosai Galaxy , Thai boxer and politician
1959 – Luis Pérez-Sala , Spanish race car driver
1959 – Beverly Jo Scott , American-Belgian singer-songwriter
1960 – Rhonda Burchmore , Australian actress, singer, and dancer
1960 – Rob Bowman , American director and producer
1960 – R. Kuhaneswaran , Sri Lankan politician
1960 – Rimas Kurtinaitis , Lithuanian basketball player and coach
1961 – Giselle Fernández , Mexican-American television journalist.
1962 – Lisa Curry , Australian swimmer
1963 – Gavin Nebbeling , South African footballer[25]
1964 – Lars Løkke Rasmussen , Danish lawyer and politician, 40th Prime Minister of Denmark
1965 – André Abujamra , Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1965 – Scott Tronc , Australian rugby league player
1966 – Jiří Němec , Czech footballer
1967 – Simen Agdestein , Norwegian chess grandmaster and football player
1967 – Laura Hillenbrand , American journalist and author
1967 – John Smoltz , American baseball player and sportscaster
1967 – Madhuri Dixit , Indian actress
1968 – Cecilia Malmström , Swedish academic and politician, 15th European Commissioner for Trade
1968 – Sophie Raworth , English journalist and broadcaster
1969 – Hideki Irabu , Japanese-American baseball player (d. 2011)
1969 – Emmitt Smith , American football player and sportscaster
1970 – Frank de Boer , Dutch footballer and manager
1970 – Ronald de Boer , Dutch footballer and manager
1970 – Desmond Howard , American football player and sportscaster
1970 – Alison Jackson , English photographer, director, and screenwriter
1970 – Rod Smith , American football player
1970 – Ben Wallace , English captain and politician
1971 – Karin Lušnic , Slovenian tennis player
1972 – Danny Alexander , Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
1972 – David Charvet , French actor and singer
1974 – Vasilis Kikilias , Greek basketball player and politician
1974 – Matthew Sadler , English chess player and author
1974 – Marko Tredup , German footballer and manager
1974 – Ahmet Zappa , American musician and writer
1975 – Ray Lewis , American football player and sportscaster
1975 – Ales Michalevic , Belarusian lawyer and politician
1975 – Janne Seurujärvi , Finnish Sami politician, and the first Sami ever to be elected to the Finnish Parliament .[26]
1976 – Torraye Braggs , American basketball player
1976 – Mark Kennedy , Irish footballer
1976 – Jacek Krzynówek , Polish footballer
1976 – Ryan Leaf , American football player and coach
1976 – Anže Logar , Slovenian politician
1976 – Tyler Walker , American baseball player
1978 – Amy Chow , American gymnast and pediatrician
1978 – Dwayne De Rosario , Canadian soccer player
1978 – Edu , Brazilian footballer
1978 – David Krumholtz , American actor
1979 – Adolfo Bautista , Mexican footballer
1979 – Daniel Caines , English sprinter
1979 – Chris Masoe , New Zealand rugby player
1979 – Ryan Max Riley , American skier
1979 – Robert Royal , American football player
1979 – Dominic Scott , Irish guitarist
1980 – Josh Beckett , American baseball player
1981 – Patrice Evra , French footballer
1981 – Paul Konchesky , English international footballer[27]
1981 – Justin Morneau , Canadian baseball player
1981 – Zara Phillips , English equestrian
1981 – Jamie-Lynn Sigler , American actress and singer
1982 – Veronica Campbell-Brown , Jamaican sprinter
1982 – Segundo Castillo , Ecuadorian footballer
1982 – Rafael Pérez , Dominican baseball player
1982 – Layal Abboud , Lebanese singer
1984 – Jeff Deslauriers , Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Sérgio Jimenez , Brazilian race car driver
1984 – Samantha Noble , Australian actress
1984 – Beau Scott , Australian rugby league player
1984 – Mr Probz , Dutch singer, songwriter, rapper, actor and record producer [28]
1985 – Cristiane , Brazilian footballer
1985 – Tania Cagnotto , Italian diver
1985 – Laura Harvey , English football coach
1985 – Tathagata Mukherjee , Indian actor
1985 – Denis Onyango , Ugandan football goalkeeper
1985 – Justine Robbeson , South African javelin thrower
1986 – Thomas Brown , American football player
1986 – Matías Fernández , Chilean footballer
1986 – Adam Moffat , Scottish footballer
1987 – David Adams , American baseball player
1987 – Michael Brantley , American baseball player
1987 – Brian Dozier , American baseball player
1987 – Mark Fayne , American ice hockey player
1987 – Ersan İlyasova , Turkish basketball player
1987 – Leonardo Mayer , Argentinian tennis player
1987 – Andy Murray , Scottish tennis player[29]
1988 – Indrek Kajupank , Estonian basketball player
1988 – Scott Laird , English footballer
1989 – Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa , French footballer
1990 – Jordan Eberle , Canadian ice hockey player
1990 – Lee Jong-hyun , Korean guitarist
1990 – Stella Maxwell , New Zealand model
1993 – Jeremy Hawkins , New Zealand rugby league player
1993 – Tomáš Kalas , Czech international footballer[30]
1996 – Birdy , English singer-songwriter
1997 – Ousmane Dembélé , French footballer
1997 – Scott Drinkwater , Australian rugby league player[31]
2002 – Chase Hudson , American internet celebrity, singer, actor[32]
392 – Valentinian II , Roman emperor (b. 371)
558 – Hilary of Galeata , Christian monk (b. 476)
884 – Marinus I , pope of the Catholic Church (b. 830)
913 – Hatto I , German archbishop (b. 850)
926 – Zhuang Zong , Chinese emperor (b. 885)
973 – Byrhthelm , bishop of Wells
1036 – Go-Ichijō , emperor of Japan (b. 1008)
1157 – Yuri Dolgorukiy , Grand Prince of Kiev (b. 1099)
1175 – Mleh , prince of Armenia
1174 – Nur ad-Din , Seljuk emir of Syria (b. 1118)
1268 – Peter II , count of Savoy (b. 1203)
1461 – Domenico Veneziano , Italian painter (b. c. 1410)
1464 – Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (b. 1436)
1470 – Charles VIII , king of Sweden (b. 1409)
1585 – Niwa Nagahide , Japanese samurai (b. 1535)1601–1900 Edit
1609 – Giovanni Croce , Italian composer and educator (b. 1557)
1615 – Henry Bromley , English politician (b. 1560)
1634 – Hendrick Avercamp , Dutch painter (b. 1585)
1698 – Marie Champmeslé , French actress (b. 1642)
1699 – Sir Edward Petre, 3rd Baronet , English politician (b. 1631)
1700 – John Hale , American minister (b. 1636)
1740 – Ephraim Chambers , English publisher (b. 1680)
1773 – Alban Butler , English priest and hagiographer (b. 1710)
1845 – Braulio Carrillo Colina , Costa Rican lawyer and politician, Head of State of Costa Rica (b. 1800)
1879 – Gottfried Semper , German architect and educator, designed the Semper Opera House (b. 1803)
1886 – Emily Dickinson , American poet and author (b. 1830)1901–present Edit
1914 – Ida Freund , Austrian-born chemist and educator (b. 1863)[33]
1919 – Hasan Tahsin , Turkish journalist (b. 1888)
1924 – Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant , French diplomat and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
1926 – Joseph James Fletcher , Australian biologist (b. 1850)
1928 – Umegatani Tōtarō I , Japanese sumo wrestler, the 15th Yokozuna (b. 1845)
1935 – Kazimir Malevich , Ukrainian-Russian painter and theoretician (b. 1878)
1937 – Philip Snowden, 1st Viscount Snowden , English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1864)
1945 – Kenneth J. Alford , English soldier, bandmaster, and composer (b. 1881)
1945 – Charles Williams , English author, poet, and critic (b. 1886)
1948 – Edward J. Flanagan , Irish-American priest, founded Boys Town (b. 1886)
1954 – William March , American soldier and author (b. 1893)
1956 – Austin Osman Spare , English painter and magician (b. 1886)
1957 – Keith Andrews , American race car driver (b. 1920)
1957 – Dick Irvin , Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1892)
1963 – John Aglionby , English-born Bishop of Accra and soldier (b. 1884)
1964 – Vladko Maček , Croatian lawyer and politician (b. 1879)
1965 – Pio Pion , Italian businessman (b. 1887)
1967 – Edward Hopper , American painter (b. 1882)
1967 – Italo Mus , Italian painter (b. 1892)
1969 – Joe Malone , Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1890)
1971 – Tyrone Guthrie , English director, producer, and playwright (b. 1900)
1978 – Robert Menzies , Australian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1894)
1980 – Gordon Prange , American historian and author (b. 1910)
1982 – Gordon Smiley , American race car driver (b. 1946)
1984 – Francis Schaeffer , American pastor, theologian, and philosopher (b. 1912)
1985 – Jackie Curtis , American actress and writer (b. 1947)
1986 – Elio de Angelis , Italian race car driver (b. 1958)
1986 – Theodore H. White , American historian, journalist, and author (b. 1915)
1989 – Johnny Green , American composer and conductor (b. 1908)
1989 – Luc Lacourcière , Canadian ethnographer and author (b. 1910)
1991 – Andreas Floer , German mathematician and academic (b. 1956)
1991 – Amadou Hampâté Bâ , Malian ethnologist and author (b. 1901)
1991 – Fritz Riess , German race car driver (b. 1922)
1993 – Salah Ahmed Ibrahim , Sudanese poet and diplomat (b. 1933)
1994 – Gilbert Roland , American actor (b. 1905)
1995 – Eric Porter , English actor (b. 1928)
1996 – Charles B. Fulton , American lawyer and judge (b. 1910)
1998 – Earl Manigault , American basketball player (b. 1944)
1998 – Naim Talu , Turkish economist, banker, politician, 15th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1919)
2003 – June Carter Cash , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (b. 1929)
2006 – Nizar Abdul Zahra , Iraqi footballer (b. 1961)
2007 – Jerry Falwell , American pastor, founded Liberty University (b. 1933)
2008 – Tommy Burns , Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1956)
2008 – Alexander Courage , American composer and conductor (b. 1919)
2008 – Will Elder , American illustrator (b. 1921)
2009 – Bud Tingwell , Australian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923)
2009 – Wayman Tisdale , American basketball player and bass player (b. 1964)
2010 – Besian Idrizaj , Austrian footballer (b. 1987)
2010 – Loris Kessel , Swiss race car driver (b. 1950)
2012 – Carlos Fuentes , Mexican novelist and essayist (b. 1928)
2012 – Arno Lustiger , German historian and author (b. 1924)
2012 – Zakaria Mohieddin , Egyptian soldier and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1918)
2013 – Henrique Rosa , Bissau-Guinean politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (b. 1946)
2014 – Jean-Luc Dehaene , French-Belgian politician, 63rd Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1940)
2014 – Noribumi Suzuki , Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1933)
2015 – Elisabeth Bing , German-American physical therapist and author (b. 1914)
2015 – Jackie Brookner , American sculptor and educator (b. 1945)
2015 – Flora MacNeil , Scottish Gaelic singer (b. 1928)[34]
2015 – Garo Yepremian , Cypriot-American football player (b. 1944)[35]
2020 – Fred Willard , American actor, comedian, and writer (b. 1933)[36]
2021 – Oliver Gillie , British journalist and scientist (b. 1937)[37]
2022 – Frank Curry , Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1950)[38]
2022 – Kay Mellor , English actress (b. 1951)[39]
Holidays and observances Edit
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