April 8: what happened on this day in history

Events on April 8 include:

Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, leaving Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's nominee (2020)
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty (2010)
Voyageurs National Park is established by the U.S. Congress (1975)

This page gathers 48 events, 242 births and 102 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 217 to 2026.

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Events · United States

2020
Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, leaving Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's nominee. Wikipedia: Bernie Sanders
2010
U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty. Wikipedia: Barack Obama · ✓ 3 WikipediasArchive: A blueprint for Germany? Barack Obama and collaborative administration — GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. Library Cologne, 2013 · Europeana
1975
Voyageurs National Park is established by the U.S. Congress. Wikipedia: Voyageurs National Park
1959
The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank. Wikipedia: Organization of American States · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1942
World War II: The United States Army Air Forces flew its first mission from India over the Hump (the eastern end of the Himalayas) to deliver materiel to China. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 2 WikipediasArchive: WORLD WAR II: Casualty Evaucation by jeep — Wellcome Collection · Europeana
1911
American cartoonist Winsor McCay released the silent short film Little Nemo (featured), one of the earliest animated films. Wikipedia: Winsor McCay
1895
In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional. Wikipedia: Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.
1864
American Civil War: Late-arriving reinforcements helped Confederate forces rout the Union Army at the Battle of Mansfield. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1832
Black Hawk War: Around 300 United States 6th Infantry troops leave St. Louis, Missouri to fight the Sauk Native Americans. Wikipedia: Black Hawk War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias

Around the world

2026
Operation Eternal Darkness: Hours after a ceasefire to the Iran war, Israeli attacks on Lebanon kill at least 357 and injures more than 1200 people in the largest airstrikes of the Lebanon war. Wikipedia: 8 April 2026 Israeli attacks on Lebanon
2024
Solar eclipse: A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon's ascending node, visible across North America. Wikipedia: Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2014
Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported. Wikipedia: Windows XP · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2008
On board Soyuz TMA-12, Yi So-yeon became the first Korean astronaut. Wikipedia: Soyuz TMA-12 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2005
A solar eclipse occurs, visible over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. Wikipedia: Solar eclipse of April 8, 2005 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2002
The Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-110, carrying the S0 truss to the International Space Station. Astronaut Jerry L. Ross also becomes the first person to fly on seven spaceflights. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Atlantis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1993
The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Discovery · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1990
The conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis is elected in the Greek parliamentary election. Wikipedia: New Democracy (Greece)
1974
Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth as the all-time leader in career home runs by hitting his 715th home run off of Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Wikipedia: Hank Aaron · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1973
The Progress Party was founded in a movie theater in Oslo, Norway. Wikipedia: Progress Party (Norway) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1970
Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed. Wikipedia: Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1968
BOAC Flight 712 experienced an engine fire shortly after take-off from London Heathrow, leading to the deaths of five people on board, including flight attendant Jane Harrison, who was posthumously awarded a George Cross for heroism. Wikipedia: BOAC Flight 712
1961
A large explosion on board the MV Dara in the Persian Gulf killed 238 people. Wikipedia: MV Dara · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1960
The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung. Wikipedia: Netherlands · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1959
A team of computer scientists and others met to discuss the creation of a common business-oriented programming language, which became COBOL. Wikipedia: Computer science · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1959
A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL. Wikipedia: Grace Hopper · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1954
A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people. Wikipedia: North American T-6 Texan
1954
South African Airways Flight 201: A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people. Wikipedia: South African Airways Flight 201 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1943
Otto and Elise Hampel were executed in Berlin for performing acts of resistance against Nazism. Wikipedia: Otto and Elise Hampel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1940
The Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party elects Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal as General Secretary, marking the beginning of his 44-year-long tenure as de facto leader of Mongolia. Wikipedia: Mongolian People's Party
1933
The Australian state of Western Australia voted to secede from the federation, but efforts to implement the result proved to be unsuccessful. Wikipedia: Western Australia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1917
World War I: German naval officer Wilhelm Werner murdered 19 captured crew members of the British cargo ship Torrington by submerging U-55 when they were on deck. Wikipedia: World War I
1904
Longacre Square in Midtown Manhattan was renamed Times Square after the New York Times building. Wikipedia: Midtown Manhattan · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1904
France and the United Kingdom signed the Entente Cordiale, agreeing to a peaceful coexistence after centuries of intermittent conflict. Wikipedia: Entente Cordiale · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1886
William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons. Wikipedia: William Ewart Gladstone
1866
Austro-Prussian War: Italy and Prussia sign a secret alliance against the Austrian Empire. Wikipedia: Austro-Prussian War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1820
The Venus de Milo (pictured), an ancient Greek statue of a woman with its arms missing, was discovered on the island of Milos. Wikipedia: Venus de Milo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1812
Czar Alexander I, the Russian Emperor and the Grand Duke of Finland, officially announces the transfer of the status of the Finnish capital from Turku to Helsinki. Wikipedia: Alexander I of Russia · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1730
Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in continental North America, is dedicated. Wikipedia: Congregation Shearith Israel · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1630
Kiliaen van Rensselaer purchased land near present-day Albany, New York, to establish Rensselaerswyck, which became the most successful patroonship under the Dutch West India Company. Wikipedia: Kiliaen van Rensselaer (merchant)
1605
The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden. Wikipedia: Oulu
1271
Crusades: The Knights Hospitaller surrendered the Krak des Chevaliers, a castle in present-day Syria, to the army of the Mamluk sultan Baybars. Wikipedia: Crusades · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1271
Fall of Krak des Chevaliers: In Syria, sultan Baibars conquers the Krak des Chevaliers. Wikipedia: Fall of Krak des Chevaliers · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1250
Seventh Crusade: Ayyubids of Egypt capture King Louis IX of France in the Battle of Fariskur. Wikipedia: Seventh Crusade · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1232
Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols begin their siege on Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty. Wikipedia: Mongol conquest of the Jin dynasty · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1143
Manuel I Komnenos succeeds his father John II Komnenos as Byzantine Emperor. Wikipedia: Manuel I Komnenos · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1139
Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated by Innocent II for supporting Anacletus II as pope for seven years, even though Roger had already publicly recognized Innocent's claim to the papacy. Wikipedia: Roger II of Sicily · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
876
Abbasid forces decisively defeated the Saffarid emir Ya'qub ibn Laith, forcing the latter to halt his advance into Iraq. Wikipedia: Abbasid Caliphate · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
217
Roman emperor Caracalla (pictured) was assassinated near Harran and succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect Macrinus. Wikipedia: Caracalla · ✓ 5 Wikipedias

World days

International Romani Day Wikipedia: International Romani Day

Technology

2014
Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported. Wikipedia: Windows XP · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1959
A team of computer scientists and others met to discuss the creation of a common business-oriented programming language, which became COBOL. Wikipedia: Computer science · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1959
A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL. Wikipedia: Grace Hopper · ✓ 2 Wikipedias

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Science

2024
Solar eclipse: A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon's ascending node, visible across North America. Wikipedia: Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2008
On board Soyuz TMA-12, Yi So-yeon became the first Korean astronaut. Wikipedia: Soyuz TMA-12 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2005
A solar eclipse occurs, visible over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. Wikipedia: Solar eclipse of April 8, 2005 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2002
The Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-110, carrying the S0 truss to the International Space Station. Astronaut Jerry L. Ross also becomes the first person to fly on seven spaceflights. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Atlantis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1993
The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Discovery · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1954
South African Airways Flight 201: A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people. Wikipedia: South African Airways Flight 201 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias

Today's news: Science ›

Business

1895
In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional. Wikipedia: Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co.
1630
Kiliaen van Rensselaer purchased land near present-day Albany, New York, to establish Rensselaerswyck, which became the most successful patroonship under the Dutch West India Company. Wikipedia: Kiliaen van Rensselaer (merchant)

Today's news: Business ›

Sport

1974
Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth as the all-time leader in career home runs by hitting his 715th home run off of Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Wikipedia: Hank Aaron · ✓ 2 Wikipedias

Today's news: Sport ›

Culture

1911
American cartoonist Winsor McCay released the silent short film Little Nemo (featured), one of the earliest animated films. Wikipedia: Winsor McCay
1973
The Progress Party was founded in a movie theater in Oslo, Norway. Wikipedia: Progress Party (Norway) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias

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Births

2013
Big Justice, American social media personality Wikipedia: A.J. & Big Justice
2005
Zaccharie Risacher, French basketball player Wikipedia: Zaccharie Risacher
2002
Jamie Drysdale, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Jamie Drysdale
2002
Viktória Forster, Slovak track and field athlete Wikipedia: Viktória Forster
2002
Skai Jackson, American actress Wikipedia: Skai Jackson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1999
CeeDee Lamb, American football player Wikipedia: CeeDee Lamb · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1998
Lavinia Valbonesi, Ecuadorian nutritionist, businesswoman and First Lady of Ecuador Wikipedia: Lavinia Valbonesi
1997
Kim Woo-jin, South Korean singer Wikipedia: Kim Woojin
1997
Saygrace, Australian singer and songwriter Wikipedia: Saygrace · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1997
Roquan Smith, American football player Wikipedia: Roquan Smith
1997
Arno Verschueren, Belgian footballer Wikipedia: Arno Verschueren
1997
Keira Walsh, English footballer Wikipedia: Keira Walsh · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1996
Anna Korakaki, Greek Olympic shooter Wikipedia: Anna Korakaki
1995
Forrest Frank, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Forrest Frank
1995
Cedi Osman, Turkish professional basketball player Wikipedia: Cedi Osman · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1994
Josh Chudleigh, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Josh Chudleigh
1993
Viktor Arvidsson, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Viktor Arvidsson
1993
TBJZL, English YouTuber Wikipedia: TBJZL
1992
Jeff McNeil, American baseball player Wikipedia: Jeff McNeil
1990
Kim Jong-hyun, South Korean singer (died 2017) Wikipedia: Jonghyun · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1989
Matty Healy, English singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Matty Healy
1988
Jenni Asserholt, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Jenni Asserholt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1987
Royston Drenthe, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Royston Drenthe · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1987
Jeremy Hellickson, American baseball player Wikipedia: Jeremy Hellickson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1987
Elton John, Trinidadian footballer Wikipedia: Elton John (footballer)
1987
Sam Rapira, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia: Sam Rapira
1986
Igor Akinfeev, Russian footballer Wikipedia: Igor Akinfeev · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1986
Félix Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia: Félix Hernández · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1986
Carlos Santana, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: Carlos Santana (baseball)
1985
Patrick Schliwa, German rugby player Wikipedia: Patrick Schliwa
1985
Yemane Tsegay, Ethiopian runner Wikipedia: Yemane Tsegay
1984
Michelle Donelan, British politician Wikipedia: Michelle Donelan
1984
Ezra Koenig, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Ezra Koenig · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1984
Pablo Portillo, Mexican singer and actor Wikipedia: Pablo Portillo
1984
Taran Noah Smith, American actor Wikipedia: Taran Noah Smith · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1983
Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, Russian runner Wikipedia: Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1982
Gennady Golovkin, Kazakhstani boxer Wikipedia: Gennady Golovkin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1982
Brett White, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Brett White
1982
Allu Arjun, Indian actor Wikipedia: Allu Arjun
1981
Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer Wikipedia: Frédérick Bousquet · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1981
Taylor Kitsch, Canadian actor and model Wikipedia: Taylor Kitsch · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1981
Ofer Shechter, Israeli model, actor, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Ofer Shechter
1980
Manuel Ortega, Austrian singer Wikipedia: Manuel Ortega (singer) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1980
Katee Sackhoff, American actress Wikipedia: Katee Sackhoff · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1980
Mariko Seyama, Japanese announcer, photographer, and model Wikipedia: Mariko Seyama
1979
Alexi Laiho, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020) Wikipedia: Alexi Laiho · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1979
Amit Trivedi, Indian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Amit Trivedi
1978
Daigo, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and voice actor Wikipedia: Daigo (musician)
1978
Bernt Haas, Austrian-Swiss footballer Wikipedia: Bernt Haas
1978
Rachel Roberts, Canadian model and actress Wikipedia: Rachel Roberts (model) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1978
Jocelyn Robichaud, Canadian tennis player and coach Wikipedia: Jocelyn Robichaud
1978
Evans Rutto, Kenyan runner Wikipedia: Evans Rutto · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1977
Ana de la Reguera, Mexican actress Wikipedia: Ana de la Reguera · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1977
Mehran Ghassemi, Iranian journalist and author (died 2008) Wikipedia: Mehran Ghassemi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1977
Mark Spencer, American computer programmer and engineer Wikipedia: Mark Spencer (computer engineer) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1975
Anouk, Dutch singer Wikipedia: Anouk (singer) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1975
Francesco Flachi, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Francesco Flachi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1975
Timo Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player Wikipedia: Timo Pérez · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1975
Funda Arar, Turkish singer Wikipedia: Funda Arar · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1974
Toutai Kefu, Tongan-Australian rugby player Wikipedia: Toutai Kefu
1974
Chris Kyle, American sniper and memoirist (died 2013) Wikipedia: Chris Kyle · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1974
Nnedi Okorafor, Nigerian-American author and educator Wikipedia: Nnedi Okorafor · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1974
Nayden Todorov, Bulgarian conductor and culture minister Wikipedia: Nayden Todorov
1973
Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer Wikipedia: Khaled Badra · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1973
Emma Caulfield, American actress Wikipedia: Emma Caulfield · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1973
Christof May, German theologian Wikipedia: Christof May
1972
Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (died 2010) Wikipedia: Paul Gray (American musician) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1972
Sergei Magnitsky, Russian lawyer and accountant (died 2009) Wikipedia: Sergei Magnitsky · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1971
Darren Jessee, American singer-songwriter and drummer Wikipedia: Darren Jessee
1968
Patricia Arquette, American actress and director Wikipedia: Patricia Arquette · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1968
Patricia Girard, French runner and hurdler Wikipedia: Patricia Girard · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1968
Tracy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Tracy Grammer
1967
Kenny Benjamin, Antiguan cricketer Wikipedia: Kenny Benjamin
1966
Iveta Bartošová, Czech singer and actress (died 2014) Wikipedia: Iveta Bartošová · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1966
Mark Blundell, English race car driver Wikipedia: Mark Blundell · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1966
Andy Currier, English rugby league player Wikipedia: Andy Currier
1966
Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand-Australian television host (died 2014) Wikipedia: Charlotte Dawson
1966
Dalton Grant, English high jumper Wikipedia: Dalton Grant · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1966
Mazinho, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia: Mazinho · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1966
Harri Rovanperä, Finnish race car driver Wikipedia: Harri Rovanperä · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1966
Evripidis Stylianidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior Wikipedia: Evripidis Stylianidis
1966
Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer Wikipedia: Robin Wright · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1965
Steven Blaney, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Public Safety Wikipedia: Steven Blaney · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1965
Michael Jones, New Zealand rugby player and coach Wikipedia: Michael Jones (rugby union) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1964
Biz Markie, American rapper, producer, and actor (died 2021) Wikipedia: Biz Markie · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1964
John McGinlay, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia: John McGinlay · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1963
Tine Asmundsen, Norwegian bassist Wikipedia: Tine Asmundsen
1963
Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Julian Lennon · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1963
Dean Norris, American actor Wikipedia: Dean Norris · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1963
Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Terry Porter · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1963
Donita Sparks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Donita Sparks · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1963
Alec Stewart, English cricketer Wikipedia: Alec Stewart
1962
Paddy Lowe, English engineer Wikipedia: Paddy Lowe · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1962
Izzy Stradlin, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia: Izzy Stradlin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1961
Richard Hatch, American reality contestant Wikipedia: Richard Hatch (Survivor contestant)
1961
Brian McDermott, English footballer and manager Wikipedia: Brian McDermott (footballer)
1960
John Schneider, American actor and country singer Wikipedia: John Schneider (screen actor) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1959
Alain Bondue, French cyclist Wikipedia: Alain Bondue · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1958
Detlef Bruckhoff, German footballer Wikipedia: Detlef Bruckhoff
1958
Tom Petranoff, American javelin thrower and coach Wikipedia: Tom Petranoff
1956
Michael Benton, Scottish-English paleontologist and academic Wikipedia: Michael Benton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1956
Christine Boisson, French actress Wikipedia: Christine Boisson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1956
Roman Dragoun, Czech singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia: Roman Dragoun
1955
Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer (died 2023) Wikipedia: Gerrie Coetzee
1955
Ron Johnson, American businessman and politician Wikipedia: Ron Johnson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1955
Barbara Kingsolver, American novelist, essayist and poet Wikipedia: Barbara Kingsolver · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1955
David Wu, Taiwanese-American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: David Wu
1954
Gary Carter, American baseball player and coach (died 2012) Wikipedia: Gary Carter · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1954
Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (died 2012) Wikipedia: Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco
1954
G.V. Loganathan, Indian-American engineer and academic (died 2007) Wikipedia: G. V. Loganathan
1952
Ahmet Piriştina, Turkish politician (died 2004) Wikipedia: Ahmet Piriştina
1951
Gerd Andres, German politician Wikipedia: Gerd Andres · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1951
Geir Haarde, Icelandic economist, journalist, and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Iceland Wikipedia: Geir Haarde · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1951
Mel Schacher, American bass player Wikipedia: Mel Schacher · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1951
Joan Sebastian, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (died 2015) Wikipedia: Joan Sebastian · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1951
Phil Schaap, American jazz disc jockey and historian (died 2021) Wikipedia: Phil Schaap
1950
Grzegorz Lato, Polish footballer and coach Wikipedia: Grzegorz Lato · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1949
K. C. Kamalasabayson, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 39th Attorney General of Sri Lanka (died 2007) Wikipedia: K. C. Kamalasabayson
1949
John Madden, English director and producer Wikipedia: John Madden (director) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1949
Brenda Russell, African-American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia: Brenda Russell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1949
John Scott, English sociologist and academic Wikipedia: John Scott (sociologist)
1948
Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, Scottish academic and politician Wikipedia: Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone
1947
Tom DeLay, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Tom DeLay · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1947
Steve Howe, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia: Steve Howe · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1947
Pascal Lamy, French businessman and politician, European Commissioner for Trade Wikipedia: Pascal Lamy · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1947
Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter, and producer (died 2008) Wikipedia: Larry Norman · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1946
Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (died 1999) Wikipedia: Catfish Hunter · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1946
Tim Thomerson, American actor and producer Wikipedia: Tim Thomerson
1945
Derrick Walker, Scottish businessman Wikipedia: Derrick Walker
1945
Jang Yong, South Korean actor Wikipedia: Jang Yong
1944
Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor (died 2017) Wikipedia: Hywel Bennett
1944
Odd Nerdrum, Swedish-Norwegian painter and illustrator Wikipedia: Odd Nerdrum · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1943
Michael Bennett, American dancer, choreographer, and director (died 1987) Wikipedia: Michael Bennett (theater) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1943
Miller Farr, American football player (died 2023) Wikipedia: Miller Farr
1943
James Herbert, English author and illustrator (died 2013) Wikipedia: James Herbert
1943
Chris Orr, English painter and illustrator Wikipedia: Chris Orr (artist)
1942
Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Northern Irish politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics (died 2006) Wikipedia: Tony Banks, Baron Stratford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1942
Roger Chapman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Roger Chapman · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1942
Douglas Trumbull, American director, producer, and special effects artist (died 2022) Wikipedia: Douglas Trumbull · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1941
Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer (died 2022) Wikipedia: Vivienne Westwood · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1940
John Havlicek, American basketball player (died 2019) Wikipedia: John Havlicek · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1939
Manolis Angelopoulos, Greek singer, composer and songwriter (died 1989) Wikipedia: Manolis Angelopoulos
1939
John Arbuthnott, Scottish microbiologist and academic (died 2023) Wikipedia: John Arbuthnott (microbiologist)
1939
Trina Schart Hyman, American author and illustrator (died 2004) Wikipedia: Trina Schart Hyman
1939
Martin J. Schreiber, American politician, 39th Governor of Wisconsin Wikipedia: Martin J. Schreiber
1938
Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 2018) Wikipedia: Kofi Annan · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1938
John Hamm, Canadian physician and politician, 25th Premier of Nova Scotia (died 2026) Wikipedia: John Hamm · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1938
Mary W. Gray, American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer Wikipedia: Mary W. Gray · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1937
Tony Barton, English footballer and manager (died 1993) Wikipedia: Tony Barton (footballer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1937
Seymour Hersh, American journalist and author Wikipedia: Seymour Hersh · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1937
Momo Kapor, Serbian author and painter (died 2010) Wikipedia: Momo Kapor
1936
Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian author and politician (died 1972) Wikipedia: Ghassan Kanafani
1935
Oscar Zeta Acosta, American lawyer and politician (died 1974) Wikipedia: Oscar Zeta Acosta · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1935
Albert Bustamante, American soldier, educator, and politician (died 2021) Wikipedia: Albert Bustamante
1934
Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower and Singapore Flyer (died 2007) Wikipedia: Kisho Kurokawa · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1933
James Lockhart, American scholar of colonial Latin America, especially Nahua peoples (died 2014) Wikipedia: James Lockhart (historian) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1932
Iskandar of Johor (died 2010) Wikipedia: Iskandar of Johor
1931
John Gavin, American actor and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico (died 2018) Wikipedia: John Gavin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1931
Jack Le Goff, French equestrian (died 2009) Wikipedia: Jack Le Goff · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1930
Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (died 2010) Wikipedia: Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1929
Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (died 1978) Wikipedia: Jacques Brel · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1929
Renzo De Felice, Italian historian and author (died 1996) Wikipedia: Renzo De Felice · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1928
Fred Ebb, American lyricist (died 2004) Wikipedia: Fred Ebb
1927
Tilly Armstrong, English author (died 2010) Wikipedia: Tilly Armstrong
1927
Ollie Mitchell, American trumpet player and bandleader (died 2013) Wikipedia: Ollie Mitchell
1926
Henry N. Cobb, American architect and academic, co-founded Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (died 2020) Wikipedia: Henry N. Cobb
1926
Shecky Greene, American comedian (died 2023) Wikipedia: Shecky Greene · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1926
Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian and academic (died 2024) Wikipedia: Jürgen Moltmann · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1924
Frédéric Back, German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (died 2013) Wikipedia: Frédéric Back · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1924
Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English general and historian (died 2006) Wikipedia: Anthony Farrar-Hockley
1924
Kumar Gandharva, Hindustani classical singer (died 1992) Wikipedia: Kumar Gandharva
1924
Sara Northrup Hollister, American occultist (died 1997) Wikipedia: Sara Northrup Hollister
1923
George Fisher, American cartoonist (died 2003) Wikipedia: George Fisher (cartoonist)
1923
Edward Mulhare, Irish-American actor (died 1997) Wikipedia: Edward Mulhare · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1921
Franco Corelli, Italian tenor and actor (died 2003) Wikipedia: Franco Corelli · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1921
Jan Novák, Czech composer (died 1984) Wikipedia: Jan Novák (composer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1921
Herman van Raalte, Dutch footballer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Herman van Raalte
1920
Carmen McRae, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (died 1994) Wikipedia: Carmen McRae · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1919
Ian Smith, Zimbabwean lieutenant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia (died 2007) Wikipedia: Ian Smith · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1918
Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (died 2011) Wikipedia: Betty Ford · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1918
Glendon Swarthout, American author and academic (died 1992) Wikipedia: Glendon Swarthout
1917
Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (died 2007) Wikipedia: Winifred Asprey · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1917
Lloyd Bott, Australian public servant (died 2004) Wikipedia: Lloyd Bott
1917
Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (died 2017) Wikipedia: Hubertus Ernst
1917
Grigori Kuzmin, Russian-Estonian astronomer (died 1988) Wikipedia: Grigori Kuzmin
1915
Ivan Supek, Croatian physicist, philosopher and writer (died 2007) Wikipedia: Ivan Supek · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1914
María Félix, Yaqui/Basque-Mexican actress (died 2002) Wikipedia: María Félix · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1912
Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (died 2001 or 2010) Wikipedia: Alois Brunner · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1912
Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (died 1969) Wikipedia: Sonja Henie · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1911
Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997) Wikipedia: Melvin Calvin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1911
Emil Cioran, Romanian-French philosopher and academic (died 1995) Wikipedia: Emil Cioran · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1910
George Musso, American football player and police officer (died 2000) Wikipedia: George Musso · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1909
John Fante, American author and screenwriter (died 1983) Wikipedia: John Fante · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1908
Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (died 1987) Wikipedia: Hugo Fregonese · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1906
Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor and educator (died 1974) Wikipedia: Raoul Jobin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1905
Joachim Büchner, German sprinter and graphic designer (died 1978) Wikipedia: Joachim Büchner · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1905
Helen Joseph, English-South African activist (died 1992) Wikipedia: Helen Joseph
1905
Erwin Keller, German field hockey player (died 1971) Wikipedia: Erwin Keller
1904
John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989) Wikipedia: John Hicks · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1904
Hirsch Jacobs, American horse trainer (died 1970) Wikipedia: Hirsch Jacobs
1902
Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (died 1924) Wikipedia: Andrew Irvine (mountaineer) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1902
Maria Maksakova Sr., Russian soprano (died 1974) Wikipedia: Maria Maksakova (mezzo-soprano, born 1902)
1900
Marie Byles, Australian solicitor (died 1979) Wikipedia: Marie Byles
1896
Yip Harburg, American composer (died 1981) Wikipedia: Yip Harburg · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1892
Richard Neutra, Austrian-American architect, designer of the Los Angeles County Hall of Records (died 1970) Wikipedia: Richard Neutra · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1892
Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of United Artists (died 1979) Wikipedia: Mary Pickford · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1889
Adrian Boult, English conductor (died 1983) Wikipedia: Adrian Boult · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1888
Dennis Chávez, American journalist and politician (died 1962) Wikipedia: Dennis Chávez
1886
Margaret Ayer Barnes, American author and playwright (died 1967) Wikipedia: Margaret Ayer Barnes
1885
Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French soldier, composer, and educator (died 1951) Wikipedia: Dimitrios Levidis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1883
R. P. Keigwin, English cricketer and academic (died 1972) Wikipedia: R. P. Keigwin
1883
Julius Seljamaa, Estonian journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia (died 1936) Wikipedia: Julius Seljamaa
1875
Albert I of Belgium (died 1934) Wikipedia: Albert I of Belgium · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1874
Manuel Díaz, Cuban fencer (died 1929) Wikipedia: Manuel Díaz (fencer)
1874
Stanisław Taczak, Polish general (died 1960) Wikipedia: Stanisław Taczak
1871
Clarence Hudson White, American photographer and educator (died 1925) Wikipedia: Clarence Hudson White · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1869
Harvey Cushing, American surgeon and academic (died 1939) Wikipedia: Harvey Cushing · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1867
Allen Butler Talcott, American painter and educator (died 1908) Wikipedia: Allen Butler Talcott
1864
Carlos Deltour, French rower and rugby player (died 1920) Wikipedia: Carlos Deltour · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1859
Edmund Husserl, German Jewish-Austrian mathematician and philosopher (died 1938) Wikipedia: Edmund Husserl · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1842
Elizabeth Bacon Custer, American author and educator (died 1933) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Bacon Custer
1827
Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican ophthalmologist, journalist, and politician (died 1898) Wikipedia: Ramón Emeterio Betances · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1826
Pancha Carrasco, Costa Rican soldier (died 1890) Wikipedia: Pancha Carrasco
1818
Christian IX, King of Denmark (died 1906) Wikipedia: Christian IX · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1818
August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (died 1892) Wikipedia: August Wilhelm von Hofmann · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1798
Dionysios Solomos, Greek poet and author (died 1857) Wikipedia: Dionysios Solomos · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1770
John Thomas Campbell, Irish-Australian banker and politician (died 1830) Wikipedia: John Thomas Campbell
1761
William Joseph Chaminade, French priest, founded the Society of Mary (died 1850) Wikipedia: William Joseph Chaminade · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1732
David Rittenhouse, American astronomer and mathematician (died 1796) Wikipedia: David Rittenhouse · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1726
Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (died 1798) Wikipedia: Lewis Morris · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1692
Giuseppe Tartini, Italian violinist and composer (died 1770) Wikipedia: Giuseppe Tartini · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1641
Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (died 1704) Wikipedia: Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney
1605
Philip IV of Spain (died 1665) Wikipedia: Philip IV of Spain · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1605
Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess (died 1607) Wikipedia: Mary Stuart (1605–1607)
1596
Juan van der Hamen, Spanish artist (died 1631) Wikipedia: Juan van der Hamen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1580
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, English noble, courtier and patron of the arts (died 1630) Wikipedia: William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1541
Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist (died 1593) Wikipedia: Michele Mercati · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1536
Barbara of Hesse (died 1597) Wikipedia: Barbara of Hesse · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1533
Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (died 1604) Wikipedia: Claudio Merulo · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1435
John Clifford, 9th Baron de Clifford, English noble (died 1461) Wikipedia: John Clifford, 9th Baron Clifford · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1408
Jadwiga of Lithuania, Polish princess (died 1431) Wikipedia: Hedwig Jagiellon (1408–1431)
1320
Peter I of Portugal (died 1367) Wikipedia: Peter I of Portugal · ✓ 5 Wikipedias

Deaths

2025
Nelsy Cruz, Dominican politician, governor of Monte Cristi (born 1982) Wikipedia: Nelsy Cruz
2024
Keith Barnes, Welsh-Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1934) Wikipedia: Keith Barnes
2024
Peter Higgs, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1929) Wikipedia: Peter Higgs · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2024
Ralph Puckett, American Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1926) Wikipedia: Ralph Puckett
2022
Mimi Reinhardt, Jewish Austrian secretary (born 1915) Wikipedia: Mimi Reinhardt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2020
Rick May, American-Canadian voice actor (born 1940) Wikipedia: Rick May · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2020
Abdul Momin Imambari, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (born 1930) Wikipedia: Abdul Momin Imambari
2019
Josine Ianco-Starrels, Romanian-born American art curator (born 1926) Wikipedia: Josine Ianco-Starrels
2015
Jayakanthan, Indian journalist and author (born 1934) Wikipedia: Jayakanthan
2015
Rayson Huang, Hong Kong chemist and academic (born 1920) Wikipedia: Rayson Huang
2015
Sergei Lashchenko, Ukrainian kick-boxer (born 1987) Wikipedia: Sergei Lashchenko
2015
David Laventhol, American journalist and publisher (born 1933) Wikipedia: David Laventhol
2015
Jean-Claude Turcotte, Canadian cardinal (born 1936) Wikipedia: Jean-Claude Turcotte · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2014
Emmanuel III Delly, Iraqi patriarch (born 1927) Wikipedia: Emmanuel III Delly · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2014
Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (born 1924) Wikipedia: Karlheinz Deschner · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2014
Ivan Mercep, New Zealand architect, designed the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum (born 1930) Wikipedia: Ivan Mercep
2013
Mikhail Beketov, Russian journalist (born 1958) Wikipedia: Mikhail Beketov
2013
Annette Funicello, American actress and singer (born 1942) Wikipedia: Annette Funicello · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2013
Sara Montiel, Spanish-Mexican actress and singer (born 1928) Wikipedia: Sara Montiel · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2013
José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (born 1917) Wikipedia: José Luis Sampedro · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2013
Margaret Thatcher, English politician, first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1925) Wikipedia: Margaret Thatcher · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2012
Blair Kiel, American football player and coach (born 1961) Wikipedia: Blair Kiel
2012
Jack Tramiel, Polish-American businessman, founded Commodore International (born 1928) Wikipedia: Jack Tramiel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2012
Janusz K. Zawodny, Polish-American soldier, historian, and political scientist (born 1921) Wikipedia: Janusz K. Zawodny
2011
Hedda Sterne, Romanian-American painter and photographer (born 1910) Wikipedia: Hedda Sterne · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2010
Antony Flew, English philosopher and academic (born 1923) Wikipedia: Antony Flew
2010
Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter (born 1946) Wikipedia: Malcolm McLaren · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2010
Teddy Scholten, Dutch singer (born 1926) Wikipedia: Teddy Scholten · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2009
Richard de Mille, American Scientologist, author, investigative journalist, and psychologist (born 1922) Wikipedia: Richard de Mille
2009
Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (born 1976) Wikipedia: Piotr Morawski
2008
Kazuo Shiraga, Japanese painter (born 1924) Wikipedia: Kazuo Shiraga
2007
Sol LeWitt, American painter and sculptor (born 1928) Wikipedia: Sol LeWitt · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2006
Gerard Reve, Dutch author and poet (born 1923) Wikipedia: Gerard Reve · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2005
Onna White, Canadian choreographer and dancer (born 1922) Wikipedia: Onna White · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2004
Werner Schumacher, German actor (born 1921) Wikipedia: Werner Schumacher
2002
María Félix, Mexican actress (born 1914) Wikipedia: María Félix · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2002
Harvey Quaytman, American painter (born 1937) Wikipedia: Harvey Quaytman
2000
František Šťastný, Czech motorcycle racer (born 1927) Wikipedia: František Šťastný
2000
Claire Trevor, American actress (born 1910) Wikipedia: Claire Trevor · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1997
Laura Nyro, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1947) Wikipedia: Laura Nyro · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1996
Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman (born 1918) Wikipedia: Ben Johnson (actor) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1996
León Klimovsky, Argentinian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1906) Wikipedia: León Klimovsky · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1996
Mick Young, Australian politician (born 1936) Wikipedia: Mick Young
1994
François Rozet, French-Canadian actor (born 1899) Wikipedia: François Rozet · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1993
Marian Anderson, American operatic singer (born 1897) Wikipedia: Marian Anderson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1992
Daniel Bovet, Swiss-Italian pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1907) Wikipedia: Daniel Bovet · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1991
Per Ohlin, Swedish musician (born 1969) Wikipedia: Dead (musician) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1990
Ryan White, American activist, inspired the Ryan White Care Act (born 1971) Wikipedia: Ryan White · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1985
John Frederick Coots, American pianist and composer (born 1897) Wikipedia: J. Fred Coots · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1984
Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1894) Wikipedia: Pyotr Kapitsa · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1983
Isamu Kosugi, Japanese actor and director (born 1904) Wikipedia: Isamu Kosugi
1981
Omar Bradley, American general (born 1893) Wikipedia: Omar Bradley · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1979
Breece D'J Pancake, American short story writer (born 1952) Wikipedia: Breece D'J Pancake
1974
James Charles McGuigan, Canadian cardinal (born 1894) Wikipedia: James McGuigan · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1973
Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1881) Wikipedia: Pablo Picasso · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1969
Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian astronomer (born 1900) Wikipedia: Zinaida Aksentyeva · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1965
Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (born 1886) Wikipedia: Lars Hanson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1962
Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (born 1892) Wikipedia: Juan Belmonte · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1961
Joseph Carrodus, Australian public servant (born 1885) Wikipedia: Joseph Carrodus
1959
Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (born 1913) Wikipedia: Marios Makrionitis
1950
Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer and choreographer (born 1890) Wikipedia: Vaslav Nijinsky · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1947
Olaf Frydenlund, Norwegian target shooter (born 1862) Wikipedia: Olaf Frydenlund
1942
Kostas Skarvelis, Greek guitarist and composer (born 1880) Wikipedia: Kostas Skarvelis
1941
Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (born 1862) Wikipedia: Marcel Prévost
1936
Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1876) Wikipedia: Robert Bárány · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1936
Božena Benešová, Czech poet and novelist (born 1873) Wikipedia: Božena Benešová
1931
Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (born 1864) Wikipedia: Erik Axel Karlfeldt · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1920
Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (born 1884) Wikipedia: Charles Tomlinson Griffes · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1919
Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist, academic, and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (born 1848) Wikipedia: Loránd Eötvös · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1906
Auguste Deter, German woman, first person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (born 1850) Wikipedia: Auguste Deter · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1894
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian journalist, author, and poet (born 1838) Wikipedia: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1877
Bernardino António Gomes, Portuguese physician and naturalist (born 1806) Wikipedia: Bernardino António Gomes Jr. · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1870
Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (born 1802) Wikipedia: Charles Auguste de Bériot · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1861
Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (born 1811) Wikipedia: Elisha Otis · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1860
István Széchenyi, Hungarian statesman and reformer (born 1791) Wikipedia: István Széchenyi
1848
Gaetano Donizetti, Italian composer (born 1797) Wikipedia: Gaetano Donizetti · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1735
Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian prince (born 1676) Wikipedia: Francis II Rákóczi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1725
John Wise, American minister (born 1652) Wikipedia: John Wise (clergyman) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1709
Wolfgang Dietrich of Castell-Remlingen, German nobleman (born 1641) Wikipedia: Wolfgang Dietrich, Count of Castell-Remlingen
1704
Hiob Ludolf, German orientalist and philologist (born 1624) Wikipedia: Hiob Ludolf · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1704
Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1641) Wikipedia: Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney
1697
Niels Juel, Norwegian-Danish admiral (born 1629) Wikipedia: Niels Juel
1691
Carlo Rainaldi, Italian architect, designed the Santa Maria dei Miracoli and Santa Maria in Montesanto (born 1611) Wikipedia: Carlo Rainaldi
1612
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (born 1575) Wikipedia: Anne Catherine of Brandenburg · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1608
Magdalen Dacre, English noble (born 1538) Wikipedia: Magdalen Dacre
1586
Martin Chemnitz, Lutheran theologian and reformer (born 1522) Wikipedia: Martin Chemnitz · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1551
Oda Nobuhide, Japanese warlord (born 1510) Wikipedia: Oda Nobuhide · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1492
Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian ruler (born 1449) Wikipedia: Lorenzo de' Medici · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1461
Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1423) Wikipedia: Georg von Peuerbach · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1450
Sejong the Great, Korean king (born 1397) Wikipedia: Sejong the Great · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1364
John II, French king (born 1319) Wikipedia: John II of France · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1338
Stephen Gravesend, bishop of London Wikipedia: Stephen Gravesend
1321
Thomas of Tolentino, Italian-Franciscan missionary (born c. 1255) Wikipedia: Thomas of Tolentino · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1150
Gertrude of Babenberg, duchess of Bohemia (born 1118) Wikipedia: Gertrude of Babenberg, Duchess of Bohemia
1143
John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (born 1087) Wikipedia: John II Komnenos · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
967
Mu'izz al-Dawla, Buyid emir (born 915) Wikipedia: Mu'izz al-Dawla
956
Gilbert, Frankish nobleman Wikipedia: Gilbert, Duke of Burgundy · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
944
Wang Yanxi, Chinese emperor Wikipedia: Wang Yanxi
894
Adalelm, Frankish nobleman Wikipedia: Adalelm of Troyes
632
Charibert II, Frankish king (born 607) Wikipedia: Charibert II · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
622
Shōtoku, Japanese prince (born 572) Wikipedia: Prince Shōtoku · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
217
Caracalla, Roman emperor (born 188) Wikipedia: Caracalla · ✓ 5 Wikipedias

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