August 8: what happened on this day in history

Events on August 8 include:

President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day (1974)
The London Charter is signed by France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, establishing the laws and procedures for the Nuremberg trials (1945)
American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt) (1863)

This page gathers 68 events, 266 births and 104 deaths recorded on this day, from 685 BC to 2024.

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Events · United States

1974
President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day. Wikipedia: Richard Nixon Archive: Richard Nixon in Finland — Finnish Heritage Agency · Europeana
1945
The London Charter is signed by France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, establishing the laws and procedures for the Nuremberg trials. Wikipedia: Nuremberg trials
1863
American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt). Wikipedia: American Civil War Archive: Irish American Civil War — Europeana Foundation · Europeana
1695
The foundation for what is now known as the Wren Building, the oldest surviving college building in the United States, was laid in a ceremony at Middle Plantation, Virginia. Wikipedia: Wren Building

Around the world

2024
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus takes oath as Chief Adviser to form an interim government in Bangladesh. Wikipedia: Muhammad Yunus
2023
Hawaii wildfires: Seventeen thousand acres of land are burned and at least 101 people are killed, with two others missing, when a series of wildfires break out on the island of Maui in Hawaii. Wikipedia: 2023 Hawaii wildfires
2022
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executes a search warrant at former president Donald Trump's residence in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida. Wikipedia: Federal Bureau of Investigation
2019
An explosion at the State Central Navy Testing Range in Nyonoksa, Russia, kills five people. Wikipedia: Nyonoksa radiation accident
2016
Terrorists attack a government hospital in Quetta, Pakistan with a suicide blast and shooting, killing between 70 and 94 people, and injuring around 130 others. Wikipedia: August 2016 Quetta attacks
2015
Eight people are killed in a shooting in Harris County, Texas. Wikipedia: 2015 Harris County shooting
2014
The World Health Organization declared the Western African Ebola epidemic, which began in December 2013, to be a public health emergency of international concern. Wikipedia: World Health Organization
2013
A suicide bombing at a funeral in the Pakistani city of Quetta kills at least 31 people. Wikipedia: August 2013 Quetta bombing
2010
A massive mudslide in the Chinese province of Gansu killed at least 1,471 people. Wikipedia: 2010 Gansu mudslide
2009
Nine people died when a tour helicopter and a small private airplane collided over the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey. Wikipedia: 2009 Hudson River mid-air collision
2008
A EuroCity train en route to Prague struck a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the track near Studénka station and derailed, killing 8 people and injuring 64 others. Wikipedia: EuroCity
2008
The 29th modern summer Olympic Games take place in Beijing, China until August 24. Wikipedia: 2008 Summer Olympics
2007
An EF2 tornado touches down in Kings County and Richmond County, New York, the most powerful tornado in New York to date and the first in Brooklyn since 1889. Wikipedia: 2007 Brooklyn tornado
2007
Space Shuttle program: STS-118 Mission: Endeavour takes off on a mission to the International Space Station. Wikipedia: STS-118
2004
A tour bus belonging to the Dave Matthews Band dumps approximately 800 pounds of human waste onto a boat full of passengers. Wikipedia: Dave Matthews Band
2001
Albanian rebels ambush a convoy of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia near Tetovo, killing 10 soldiers. Wikipedia: Karpalak ambush
2000
Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its discovery by undersea explorer E. Lee Spence. Wikipedia: H. L. Hunley
1998
The Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, was raided by Taliban leading to the death of 10 Iranian diplomats and an Iranian journalist. Wikipedia: Mazar-i-Sharif
1993
The 7.8 Mw Guam earthquake shakes the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing around $250 million in damage and injuring up to 71 people. Wikipedia: 1993 Guam earthquake
1991
Hudson Volcano in Chile began to erupt, depositing volcanic ash over 150,000 square kilometres (58,000 sq mi). Wikipedia: Hudson Volcano
1991
The Warsaw radio mast (pictured), then the tallest structure ever built, at 646.38 metres (2,120.7 ft), collapsed due to an error in exchanging the guys on the highest telecommunications equipment of the mast. Wikipedia: Warsaw radio mast
1990
Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward. Wikipedia: Iraq
1989
Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle program
1988
Tropical Storm Beryl formed over southeastern Louisiana, making it one of the few tropical cyclones to form over land. Wikipedia: Tropical Storm Beryl (1988)
1988
A series of marches, demonstrations, protests, and riots, which became known as the 8888 Uprising, began against the one-party state of the Burma Socialist Programme Party. Wikipedia: 8888 Uprising
1988
The first night baseball game in the history of Chicago's Wrigley Field (game was rained out in the fourth inning). Wikipedia: History of Wrigley Field
1973
Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped. Wikipedia: Kim Dae-jung
1969
At a zebra crossing (pictured) on Abbey Road in London, Iain Macmillan took the photograph that was used for the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road. Wikipedia: Zebra crossing
1969
At a zebra crossing in London (pictured), photographer Iain Macmillan took the photo that was used for the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road. Wikipedia: Zebra crossing
1967
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Wikipedia: ASEAN
1963
Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes. Wikipedia: Great Train Robbery (1963)
1963
The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union. Wikipedia: Zimbabwe African National Union
1956
A mining disaster killed 262 workers, mainly Italian nationals, at the Bois du Cazier coal mine in Belgium. Wikipedia: Marcinelle mining disaster
1946
First flight of the nuclear capable Convair B-36, heaviest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft at the time. Wikipedia: Convair B-36 Peacemaker
1945
World War II: The Soviet Union declares war on Japan. Wikipedia: World War II
1942
Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence. Wikipedia: Quit India Movement
1940
The "Aufbau Ost" directive for the mobilization of German forces for the invasion of the Soviet Union is signed by Wilhelm Keitel. Wikipedia: Aufbau Ost (1940)
1929
The German airship Graf Zeppelin departed Lakehurst, New Jersey, on a flight to circumnavigate the world. Wikipedia: LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin
1919
The Third Anglo-Afghan War ended with the United Kingdom signing a treaty to recognise the independence of the Emirate of Afghanistan. Wikipedia: Third Anglo-Afghan War
1918
The Battle of Amiens began in northern France, marking the start of the Allies' Hundred Days Offensive through the German front lines that ultimately led to the end of World War I. Wikipedia: Battle of Amiens (1918)
1914
The Endurance departed Plymouth, England, on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Wikipedia: Endurance (1912 ship)
1908
Wilbur Wright makes the Wright Brothers' first public flight, at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. Wikipedia: Wright brothers
1903
Black Saturday occurs, killing 12 in a stadium collapse in Philadelphia. Wikipedia: Black Saturday (1903)
1897
Italian anarchist Michele Angiolillo assassinates Spanish Prime Minister Antonio Cánovas del Castillo. Wikipedia: Assassination of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo
1876
Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph. Wikipedia: Thomas Edison
1870
The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania. Wikipedia: Republic of Ploiești
1863
Tennessee Military Governor Andrew Johnson frees his personal slaves in Greeneville, Tennessee, despite them being exempt from the Emancipation Proclamation, now commemorated as Emancipation Day in the state. Wikipedia: Tennessee
1844
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Wikipedia: Quorum of the Twelve
1831
Four hundred Shawnee people agree to relinquish their lands in Ohio in exchange for land west of the Mississippi River in the Treaty of Wapakoneta. Wikipedia: Shawnee
1794
Joseph Whidbey leads an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage near Juneau, Alaska. Wikipedia: Joseph Whidbey
1786
Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard. Wikipedia: Mont Blanc
1709
Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the king of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal. Wikipedia: Bartolomeu de Gusmão
1648
Mehmed IV (1648–1687) succeeds Ibrahim I (1640–1648) as Ottoman sultan. Wikipedia: Mehmed IV
1647
The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan's Hill: English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces. Wikipedia: Irish Confederate Wars
1588
Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade England. Wikipedia: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
1585
John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage. Wikipedia: John Davis (explorer)
1576
The cornerstone of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe's observatory Uraniborg was laid on the island of Hven. Wikipedia: Cornerstone
1509
Krishnadeva Raya is crowned Emperor of Vijayanagara at Chittoor. Wikipedia: Krishnadevaraya
1503
King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England, at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland. Wikipedia: James IV
1264
Reconquista: In the early stages of the Mudéjar revolt, Muslim rebels captured the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera in present-day Spain, holding it for about two months. Wikipedia: Reconquista
1220
Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Wikipedia: Estonians
1164
Hassan II of Alamut proclaims the qiyāma, according to which Ismaili practice would change from traditional Islamic practice. Wikipedia: Hassan II of Alamut
870
Treaty of Meerssen: King Louis the German and his half-brother Charles the Bald partition the Middle Frankish Kingdom into two larger east and west divisions. Wikipedia: Treaty of Meerssen
685 BC
Spring and Autumn period: Amid a succession dispute, the forces of Duke Zhuang of Lu, who was attempting to install a claimant to the Qi throne, were defeated at the Battle of Qianshi. Wikipedia: 680s BC

World days

International Cat Day Wikipedia: International Cat Day

Technology

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Science

2007
Space Shuttle program: STS-118 Mission: Endeavour takes off on a mission to the International Space Station. Wikipedia: STS-118
1989
Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle program
1576
The cornerstone of Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe's observatory Uraniborg was laid on the island of Hven. Wikipedia: Cornerstone

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Business

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Sport

2008
The 29th modern summer Olympic Games take place in Beijing, China until August 24. Wikipedia: 2008 Summer Olympics
1988
The first night baseball game in the history of Chicago's Wrigley Field (game was rained out in the fourth inning). Wikipedia: History of Wrigley Field
1903
Black Saturday occurs, killing 12 in a stadium collapse in Philadelphia. Wikipedia: Black Saturday (1903)

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Culture

2004
A tour bus belonging to the Dave Matthews Band dumps approximately 800 pounds of human waste onto a boat full of passengers. Wikipedia: Dave Matthews Band
1969
At a zebra crossing (pictured) on Abbey Road in London, Iain Macmillan took the photograph that was used for the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road. Wikipedia: Zebra crossing
1969
At a zebra crossing in London (pictured), photographer Iain Macmillan took the photo that was used for the cover of the Beatles' album Abbey Road. Wikipedia: Zebra crossing

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Births

2005
Alysa Liu, American figure skater Wikipedia: Alysa Liu
2000
Félix Auger-Aliassime, Canadian tennis player Wikipedia: Félix Auger-Aliassime
1999
Xiaojun, Chinese singer Wikipedia: Xiaojun
1998
Ryan Garcia, American boxer Wikipedia: Ryan Garcia
1998
Shawn Mendes, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Shawn Mendes
1997
Karim Walid, Egyptian footballer Wikipedia: Karim Walid
1997
Panipak Wongpattanakit, Thai taekwondo athlete Wikipedia: Panipak Wongpattanakit
1996
A'ja Wilson, American basketball player Wikipedia: A'ja Wilson
1995
S.Coups, South Korean rapper and singer Wikipedia: S.Coups
1994
Cameron Payne, American basketball player Wikipedia: Cameron Payne
1993
Emilie Mehl, Norwegian politician Wikipedia: Emilie Mehl
1992
Josip Drmić, Swiss footballer Wikipedia: Josip Drmić
1992
Casey Cott, American actor Wikipedia: Casey Cott
1991
Yandy Díaz, Cuban baseball player Wikipedia: Yandy Díaz
1991
Nélson Oliveira, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia: Nélson Oliveira
1991
Tyrone Peachey, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Tyrone Peachey
1991
Joël Matip, Cameroonian footballer Wikipedia: Joël Matip
1990
Vladimír Darida, Czech footballer Wikipedia: Vladimír Darida
1990
Parker Kligerman, American race car driver Wikipedia: Parker Kligerman
1990
Aleksandra Szwed, Polish actress and singer Wikipedia: Aleksandra Szwed
1990
Kane Williamson, New Zealand cricket captain Wikipedia: Kane Williamson
1989
Ken Baumann, American actor and author Wikipedia: Ken Baumann
1989
Anthony Rizzo, American baseball player Wikipedia: Anthony Rizzo
1989
Hannah Miley, English-Scottish swimmer Wikipedia: Hannah Miley
1989
Prajakta Mali, Indian actress Wikipedia: Prajakta Mali
1988
Princess Beatrice, British royal Wikipedia: Princess Beatrice
1988
Danilo Gallinari, Italian basketball player Wikipedia: Danilo Gallinari
1988
Rinku Singh, Indian baseball player and wrestler Wikipedia: Rinku Singh (baseball)
1988
Laura Slade Wiggins, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Laura Slade Wiggins
1988
Agata Sobczyk (born 1988), Polish economist and politician Wikipedia: Agata Sobczyk
1987
Pierre Boulanger, French actor Wikipedia: Pierre Boulanger
1987
Katie Leung, Scottish actress Wikipedia: Katie Leung
1987
Tatjana Maria, German tennis player Wikipedia: Tatjana Maria
1986
Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukrainian tennis player Wikipedia: Kateryna Volodko
1986
Jackie Cruz, Dominican-American actress and singer Wikipedia: Jackie Cruz
1986
Pierre Garçon, American football player Wikipedia: Pierre Garçon
1986
Chris Pressley, American football player Wikipedia: Chris Pressley
1985
Toby Flood, English rugby player Wikipedia: Toby Flood
1985
Ryan Koolwijk, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Ryan Koolwijk
1985
James Morgan, Welsh actor and producer Wikipedia: James Morgan (actor)
1985
Brett Ratliff, American football player Wikipedia: Brett Ratliff
1985
Anita Włodarczyk, Polish track and field athlete Wikipedia: Anita Włodarczyk
1984
Kirk Broadfoot, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Kirk Broadfoot
1984
Norbert Michelisz, Hungarian racing driver Wikipedia: Norbert Michelisz
1984
Martrez Milner, American football player Wikipedia: Martrez Milner
1983
Guy Burnet, English actor and producer Wikipedia: Guy Burnet
1983
Willie Tonga, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Willie Tonga
1982
David Florence, English canoe racer Wikipedia: David Florence
1982
Ross Ohlendorf, American baseball player Wikipedia: Ross Ohlendorf
1981
Vanessa Amorosi, Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Vanessa Amorosi
1981
Roger Federer, Swiss tennis player Wikipedia: Roger Federer
1981
Meagan Good, American actress and producer Wikipedia: Meagan Good
1981
Harel Skaat, Israeli singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Harel Skaat
1980
Shayna Baszler, American mixed martial artist and wrestler Wikipedia: Shayna Baszler
1980
Craig Breslow, American baseball pitcher and executive Wikipedia: Craig Breslow
1980
Jack Cassel, American baseball player Wikipedia: Jack Cassel
1980
Denisse Guerrero, Mexican singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Denisse Guerrero
1980
Sabine Klaschka, German tennis player Wikipedia: Sabine Klaschka
1980
Diego Markwell, Dutch baseball player Wikipedia: Diego Markwell
1980
Pat Noonan, American soccer player Wikipedia: Pat Noonan
1980
Michael Urie, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia: Michael Urie
1979
Richard Harwood, English cellist Wikipedia: Richard Harwood
1979
Rashard Lewis, American basketball player Wikipedia: Rashard Lewis
1979
Richard Lyons, Northern Irish racing driver Wikipedia: Richard Lyons (racing driver)
1978
Alan Maybury, Irish footballer and coach Wikipedia: Alan Maybury
1978
Louis Saha, French footballer Wikipedia: Louis Saha
1978
Miho Shiraishi, Japanese actress Wikipedia: Miho Shiraishi
1977
Lindsay Sloane, American actress Wikipedia: Lindsay Sloane
1977
Darren Manzella, American sergeant (died 2013) Wikipedia: Darren Manzella
1977
Rocky Thompson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Rocky Thompson
1977
Nicolas Vogondy, French cyclist Wikipedia: Nicolas Vogondy
1977
Mohammad Wasim, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia: Mohammad Wasim (coach)
1976
JC Chasez, American singer and dancer Wikipedia: JC Chasez
1976
Drew Lachey, American singer and actor Wikipedia: Drew Lachey
1975
Mick Moss, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Mick Moss
1974
Manjul Bhargava, Canadian-American mathematician and academic Wikipedia: Manjul Bhargava
1974
Scott D'Amore, Canadian wrestler and manager Wikipedia: Scott D'Amore
1974
Brian Harvey, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Brian Harvey
1974
Andy Priaulx, Guernseyan racing driver Wikipedia: Andy Priaulx
1973
Shane Lee, Australian cricketer and guitarist Wikipedia: Shane Lee (cricketer)
1973
Gert Olesk, Estonian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Gert Olesk
1973
Scott Stapp, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Scott Stapp
1973
Mark Wills, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Mark Wills
1973
Ilka Agricola, German mathematician Wikipedia: Ilka Agricola
1972
Joely Collins, Canadian actress and producer Wikipedia: Joely Collins
1972
Andrea de Rossi, Italian rugby player and coach Wikipedia: Andrea de Rossi
1972
Axel Merckx, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia: Axel Merckx
1972
Steven Tweed, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia: Steven Tweed
1972
Liina Vahtrik, Estonian actress Wikipedia: Liina Vahtrik
1971
Johnny Balentina, Dutch baseball player Wikipedia: Johnny Balentina
1970
Trev Alberts, American football player and journalist Wikipedia: Trev Alberts
1970
Ben G. Davis, English chemist and academic Wikipedia: Ben G. Davis
1970
José Francisco Molina, Spanish footballer and manager Wikipedia: José Francisco Molina
1970
Chester Williams, South African rugby player and coach (died 2019) Wikipedia: Chester Williams
1969
Monika Tsõganova, Estonian chess player Wikipedia: Monika Tsõganova
1969
Faye Wong, Chinese singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia: Faye Wong
1968
Yvie Burnett, Scottish soprano Wikipedia: Yvie Burnett
1968
Aldo Calderón van Dyke, Honduran journalist (died 2013) Wikipedia: Aldo Calderón van Dyke
1968
Abey Kuruvilla, Indian cricketer and coach Wikipedia: Abey Kuruvilla
1968
Huey Morgan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Huey Morgan
1967
Marcelo Balboa, American soccer player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia: Marcelo Balboa
1967
Yūki Amami, Japanese theater and film actress Wikipedia: Yūki Amami
1966
Chris Eubank, English boxer Wikipedia: Chris Eubank
1966
John Hudek, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: John Hudek
1966
Jimmy Wales, American-British entrepreneur, co-founder of Wikipedia Wikipedia: Jimmy Wales
1965
Angus Fraser, English cricketer, manager, and journalist Wikipedia: Angus Fraser
1965
Kate Langbroek, Australian talk show host Wikipedia: Kate Langbroek
1964
Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy Wikipedia: Giuseppe Conte
1964
Scott Sandelin, American ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Scott Sandelin
1964
Paul Taylor, English cricketer Wikipedia: Paul Taylor (cricketer, born 1964)
1963
Hur Jin-ho, South Korean director and screenwriter Wikipedia: Hur Jin-ho
1963
Ron Karkovice, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia: Ron Karkovice
1963
Emi Shinohara, Japanese voice actress and singer (died 2024) Wikipedia: Emi Shinohara
1963
Rika Fukami, Japanese voice actress and singer Wikipedia: Rika Fukami
1963
Jon Turteltaub, American director and producer Wikipedia: Jon Turteltaub
1963
Stephen Walkom, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and manager Wikipedia: Stephen Walkom
1962
Kool Moe Dee, American musician, singer and actor Wikipedia: Kool Moe Dee
1961
The Edge, British-Irish musician, singer and songwriter Wikipedia: The Edge
1961
Daniel House, American bass player and producer Wikipedia: Daniel House (musician)
1961
Ron Klain, American lawyer and politician, White House Chief of Staff Wikipedia: Ron Klain
1961
Bruce Matthews, American football player and coach Wikipedia: Bruce Matthews
1961
Rikki Rockett, American glam rock drummer Wikipedia: Rikki Rockett
1960
Mustafa Balbay, Turkish journalist and politician Wikipedia: Mustafa Balbay
1960
Ulrich Maly, German politician, 16th Mayor of Nuremberg Wikipedia: Ulrich Maly
1959
Caroline Ansink, Dutch flute player, composer, and educator Wikipedia: Caroline Ansink
1958
Deborah Norville, American journalist and game show host Wikipedia: Deborah Norville
1957
Dennis Drew, American keyboard player Wikipedia: Dennis Drew
1956
Chris Foreman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Chris Foreman
1956
David Grant, English singer Wikipedia: David Grant (singer)
1956
Cecilia Roth, Argentinian actress Wikipedia: Cecilia Roth
1955
Diddú, Icelandic singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Diddú
1955
Herbert Prohaska, Austrian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Herbert Prohaska
1955
Michael Roe, Irish racing driver Wikipedia: Michael Roe (racing driver)
1954
Nick Holtam, English bishop Wikipedia: Nick Holtam
1953
Lloyd Austin, American general, 1st black Secretary of Defense Wikipedia: Lloyd Austin
1953
Nigel Mansell, English racing driver Wikipedia: Nigel Mansell
1953
Don Most, American actor and singer Wikipedia: Don Most
1952
Anton Fig, South African-American drummer Wikipedia: Anton Fig
1952
Jostein Gaarder, Norwegian author Wikipedia: Jostein Gaarder
1952
Doug Melvin, Canadian baseball player and manager Wikipedia: Doug Melvin
1952
Robin Quivers, American nurse, radio host/personality, and author Wikipedia: Robin Quivers
1952
Sudhakar Rao, Indian cricketer Wikipedia: Sudhakar Rao
1951
Martin Brest, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Martin Brest
1951
Phil Carlson, Australian cricketer (died 2022) Wikipedia: Phil Carlson
1951
Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian engineer, academic, and politician, 5th President of Egypt (died 2019) Wikipedia: Mohamed Morsi
1951
Mamoru Oshii, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Mamoru Oshii
1951
Randy Shilts, American journalist and author (died 1994) Wikipedia: Randy Shilts
1951
Louis van Gaal, Dutch footballer and manager Wikipedia: Louis van Gaal
1950
Willie Hall, American drummer and producer Wikipedia: Willie Hall (drummer)
1950
Ken Kutaragi, Japanese businessman, created PlayStation Wikipedia: Ken Kutaragi
1949
Terry Burnham, American actress (died 2013) Wikipedia: Terry Burnham
1949
Keith Carradine, American actor Wikipedia: Keith Carradine
1949
Ricardo Londoño, Colombian racing driver (died 2009) Wikipedia: Ricardo Londoño
1948
Svetlana Savitskaya, Russian engineer and astronaut Wikipedia: Svetlana Savitskaya
1948
Margaret Urban Walker, American philosopher Wikipedia: Margaret Urban Walker
1948
Wincey Willis, British broadcaster (died 2024) Wikipedia: Wincey Willis
1947
Ken Dryden, Canadian ice hockey player, lawyer, and politician (died 2025) Wikipedia: Ken Dryden
1947
Larry Wilcox, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia: Larry Wilcox
1946
Joe Bethancourt, American singer-songwriter (died 2014) Wikipedia: Joe Bethancourt
1944
John C. Holmes, American film actor (died 1988) Wikipedia: John Holmes (actor)
1944
Michael Johnson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2017) Wikipedia: Michael Johnson (singer)
1944
John Renbourn, English-Scottish guitarist and songwriter (died 2015) Wikipedia: John Renbourn
1944
Simon Taylor, English journalist and author Wikipedia: Simon Taylor (journalist)
1942
James Blanchard, American diplomat and politician, 45th Governor of Michigan Wikipedia: James J. Blanchard
1942
Dennis Canavan, Scottish educator and politician Wikipedia: Dennis Canavan
1942
John Gustafson, English singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2014) Wikipedia: John Gustafson (musician)
1942
Vardo Rumessen, Estonian pianist and musicologist (died 2015) Wikipedia: Vardo Rumessen
1940
Dilip Sardesai, Indian cricketer (died 2007) Wikipedia: Dilip Sardesai
1940
Dennis Tito, American engineer and businessman, founded Wilshire Associates Wikipedia: Dennis Tito
1939
Jana Andrsová, Czech actress and ballerina (died 2023) Wikipedia: Jana Andrsová
1939
Viorica Viscopoleanu, Romanian long jumper Wikipedia: Viorica Viscopoleanu
1939
Alexander Watson, American diplomat, United States Ambassador to Peru Wikipedia: Alexander Watson (diplomat)
1938
Jack Baldwin, English chemist and academic (died 2020) Wikipedia: Jack Baldwin (chemist)
1938
Jacques Hétu, Canadian composer and educator (died 2010) Wikipedia: Jacques Hétu
1938
Connie Stevens, American actress and businesswoman Wikipedia: Connie Stevens
1937
Dustin Hoffman, American actor and director Wikipedia: Dustin Hoffman
1937
Sheila Varian, American horse breeder (died 2016) Wikipedia: Sheila Varian
1937
Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 1987) Wikipedia: Cornelis Vreeswijk
1936
Frank Howard, American baseball player and manager (died 2023) Wikipedia: Frank Howard (baseball)
1936
Jan Pieńkowski, Polish-English author and illustrator (died 2022) Wikipedia: Jan Pieńkowski
1935
Donald P. Bellisario, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Donald P. Bellisario
1935
John Laws, Papua New Guinean-born Australian singer and radio host (died 2025) Wikipedia: John Laws
1934
Sarat Pujari, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2014) Wikipedia: Sarat Pujari
1933
Joe Tex, American soul singer-songwriter (died 1982) Wikipedia: Joe Tex
1932
Mel Tillis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017) Wikipedia: Mel Tillis
1931
Roger Penrose, English physicist, mathematician, and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia: Roger Penrose
1930
Terry Nation, Welsh-American author and screenwriter (died 1997) Wikipedia: Terry Nation
1930
Jerry Tarkanian, American basketball player and coach (died 2015) Wikipedia: Jerry Tarkanian
1929
Larisa Bogoraz, Russian linguist and activist (died 2004) Wikipedia: Larisa Bogoraz
1929
Luis García Meza Tejada, Bolivian general and politician, 68th President of Bolivia (died 2018) Wikipedia: Luis García Meza
1929
Ronnie Biggs, English criminal (died 2013) Wikipedia: Ronnie Biggs
1928
Don Burrows, Australian saxophonist, clarinet player, and flute player (died 2020) Wikipedia: Don Burrows
1927
Johnny Temple, American baseball player and coach (died 1994) Wikipedia: Johnny Temple
1927
Maia Wojciechowska, Polish-American author (died 2002) Wikipedia: Maia Wojciechowska
1926
Richard Anderson, American actor and producer (died 2017) Wikipedia: Richard Anderson
1925
Alija Izetbegović, Bosnian lawyer and politician, 1st President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (died 2003) Wikipedia: Alija Izetbegović
1925
Aziz Sattar, Malaysian actor, comedian, singer and director (died 2014) Wikipedia: Aziz Sattar
1922
Rory Calhoun, American actor (died 1999) Wikipedia: Rory Calhoun
1922
Rudi Gernreich, Austrian-American fashion designer, created the Monokini (died 1985) Wikipedia: Rudi Gernreich
1922
Gertrude Himmelfarb, American historian, author, and academic (died 2019) Wikipedia: Gertrude Himmelfarb
1922
Károly Reich, Hungarian illustrator (died 1988) Wikipedia: Károly Reich
1921
William Asher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012) Wikipedia: William Asher
1921
Webb Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1991) Wikipedia: Webb Pierce
1921
Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (died 2013) Wikipedia: Esther Williams
1920
Leo Chiosso, Italian songwriter and producer (died 2006) Wikipedia: Leo Chiosso
1920
Jimmy Witherspoon, American jump blues singer (died 1997) Wikipedia: Jimmy Witherspoon
1919
Dino De Laurentiis, Italian actor and producer (died 2010) Wikipedia: Dino De Laurentiis
1919
John David Wilson, English animator and producer (died 2013) Wikipedia: John David Wilson
1915
James Elliott, American runner and coach (died 1981) Wikipedia: Jumbo Elliott (coach)
1911
Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (died 2002) Wikipedia: Rosetta LeNoire
1910
Lucky Millinder, American swing and rhythm-and-blues bandleader (died 1966) Wikipedia: Lucky Millinder
1910
Jimmy Murphy, Welsh-English footballer and manager (died 1989) Wikipedia: Jimmy Murphy (footballer)
1910
Sylvia Sidney, American actress (died 1999) Wikipedia: Sylvia Sidney
1909
Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, English cricketer and politician, 9th Governor-General of New Zealand (died 1977) Wikipedia: Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham
1909
Jack Renshaw, Australian politician, 31st Premier of New South Wales (died 1987) Wikipedia: Jack Renshaw
1909
Bill Voce, England cricketer and coach (died 1984) Wikipedia: Bill Voce
1908
Arthur Goldberg, American jurist and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (died 1990) Wikipedia: Arthur Goldberg
1907
Benny Carter, American saxophonist, trumpet player, and composer (died 2003) Wikipedia: Benny Carter
1907
Jimmy Steele (Irish republican), lifelong militant and editor (died 1970) Wikipedia: Jimmy Steele (Irish republican)
1905
André Jolivet, French composer (died 1974) Wikipedia: André Jolivet
1904
Achille Varzi, Italian racing driver (died 1948) Wikipedia: Achille Varzi
1902
Paul Dirac, English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984) Wikipedia: Paul Dirac
1901
Ernest Lawrence, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1958) Wikipedia: Ernest Lawrence
1898
Marguerite Bise, French chef (died 1965) Wikipedia: Marguerite Bise
1896
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American author and academic (died 1953) Wikipedia: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
1891
Adolf Busch, German violinist and composer (died 1952) Wikipedia: Adolf Busch
1889
Hans Egede Budtz, Danish actor (died 1968) Wikipedia: Hans Egede Budtz
1889
Jack Ryder, Australian cricketer (died 1977) Wikipedia: Jack Ryder (cricketer)
1884
Sara Teasdale, American poet and educator (died 1933) Wikipedia: Sara Teasdale
1882
Ladislas Starevich, Russian-French animator, screenwriter, and cinematographer (died 1965) Wikipedia: Ladislas Starevich
1881
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist, German field marshal (died 1954) Wikipedia: Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
1880
Earle Page, Australian lawyer, academic, and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1961) Wikipedia: Earle Page
1879
Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (died 1950) Wikipedia: Bob Smith (doctor)
1879
Emiliano Zapata, Mexican general and politician (died 1919) Wikipedia: Emiliano Zapata
1876
Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian-Syrian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute (died 1929) Wikipedia: Varghese Payyappilly
1875
Artur Bernardes, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 12th President of Brazil (died 1955) Wikipedia: Artur Bernardes
1874
Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield, English businessman and politician, President of the Board of Trade (died 1948) Wikipedia: Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield
1866
Matthew Henson, American explorer (died 1955) Wikipedia: Matthew Henson
1863
Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, American painter (died 1930) Wikipedia: Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
1861
William Bateson, English biologist (originator of term "genetics") (died 1926) Wikipedia: William Bateson
1857
Cécile Chaminade, French pianist and composer (died 1944) Wikipedia: Cécile Chaminade
1856
Thomas Anstey Guthrie, English journalist and author (died 1934) Wikipedia: Thomas Anstey Guthrie
1851
George Turner, Australian politician, 18th Premier of Victoria (died 1916) Wikipedia: George Turner (Australian politician)
1839
Nelson A. Miles, American general (died 1925) Wikipedia: Nelson A. Miles
1822
George Stoneman, Jr., United States Army cavalry officer (died 1894) Wikipedia: George Stoneman
1814
Esther Hobart Morris, American suffragette and judge (died 1902) Wikipedia: Esther Hobart Morris
1807
Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish author (died 1892) Wikipedia: Emilie Flygare-Carlén
1790
Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet, critic, and politician (died 1838) Wikipedia: Ferenc Kölcsey
1758
Friedrich Georg Weitsch, German painter (died 1828) Wikipedia: Friedrich Georg Weitsch
1754
Hipólito Ruiz López, Spanish botanist (died 1816) Wikipedia: Hipólito Ruiz López
1720
Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish general and politician (died 1796) Wikipedia: Carl Fredrik Pechlin
1709
Hermann Anton Gelinek, German-Italian monk and violinist (died 1779) Wikipedia: Hermann Anton Gelinek
1706
Johan Augustin Mannerheim, Swedish nobleman and military leader (died 1778) Wikipedia: Johan Augustin Mannerheim
1694
Francis Hutcheson, Irish philosopher and academic (died 1746) Wikipedia: Francis Hutcheson (philosopher)
1693
Laurent Belissen, French composer (died 1762) Wikipedia: Laurent Belissen
1673
John Ker, Scottish spy (died 1726) Wikipedia: John Ker
1646
Godfrey Kneller, German-English painter (died 1723) Wikipedia: Godfrey Kneller
1640
Amalia Catharina, German poet and composer (died 1697) Wikipedia: Countess Amalia Katharina of Waldeck
1605
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (died 1675) Wikipedia: Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore
1558
George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, English noble (died 1605) Wikipedia: George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland
1518
Conrad Lycosthenes, French-German scholar and author (died 1561) Wikipedia: Conrad Lycosthenes
1492
Matteo Tafuri, Italian alchemist (died 1582) Wikipedia: Matteo Tafuri
1306
Rudolf II, Duke of Bavaria (died 1353) Wikipedia: Rudolf II, Count Palatine of the Rhine
1170
Saint Dominic, founder of the Dominicans (died 1221) Wikipedia: Dominic de Guzmán
1079
Emperor Horikawa of Japan (died 1107) Wikipedia: Emperor Horikawa
422
Casper, ruler of the Maya city of Palenque Wikipedia: Casper (Maya ruler)

Deaths

2024
Issa Hayatou, Cameroonian basketball player and football executive (born 1946) Wikipedia: Issa Hayatou
2024
Mitzi McCall, American actress (born 1930) Wikipedia: Mitzi McCall
2024
Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Puerto Rican professional golfer (born 1935) Wikipedia: Chi-Chi Rodríguez
2024
Steve Symms, American politician and lobbyist (born 1938) Wikipedia: Steve Symms
2023
Rodriguez, American singer and songwriter (born 1942) Wikipedia: Sixto Rodriguez
2022
Olivia Newton-John, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress (born 1948) Wikipedia: Olivia Newton-John
2021
Bill Davis, Canadian politician, 18th premier of Ontario (born 1929) Wikipedia: Bill Davis
2020
Gabriel Ochoa Uribe, Colombian football player and manager (born 1929) Wikipedia: Gabriel Ochoa Uribe
2020
Alfredo Lim, former Philippine senator and Mayor of Manila (born 1929) Wikipedia: Alfredo Lim
2018
Nicholas Bett, Kenyan track and field athlete (born 1990) Wikipedia: Nicholas Bett
2017
Glen Campbell, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1936) Wikipedia: Glen Campbell
2015
Sean Price, American rapper (born 1972) Wikipedia: Sean Price
2015
Gus Mortson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1925) Wikipedia: Gus Mortson
2014
Menahem Golan, Israeli director and producer (born 1929) Wikipedia: Menahem Golan
2014
Charles Keating, English-American actor (born 1941) Wikipedia: Charles Keating (actor)
2014
Leonardo Legaspi, Filipino archbishop (born 1935) Wikipedia: Leonardo Legaspi
2014
Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer and conductor (born 1929) Wikipedia: Peter Sculthorpe
2014
Red Wilson, American football and baseball player (born 1929) Wikipedia: Red Wilson (baseball)
2013
Karen Black, American actress (born 1939) Wikipedia: Karen Black
2013
Johannes Bluyssen, Dutch bishop (born 1926) Wikipedia: Johannes Bluyssen
2013
Fernando Castro Pacheco, Mexican painter, engraver, and illustrator (born 1918) Wikipedia: Fernando Castro Pacheco
2013
Igor Kurnosov, Russian chess player (born 1985) Wikipedia: Igor Kurnosov
2013
Regina Resnik, American soprano and actress (born 1922) Wikipedia: Regina Resnik
2012
Fay Ajzenberg-Selove, German-American physicist and academic (born 1926) Wikipedia: Fay Ajzenberg-Selove
2012
Ruth Etchells, English poet and academic (born 1931) Wikipedia: Ruth Etchells
2012
Surya Lesmana, Indonesian footballer and manager (born 1944) Wikipedia: Surya Lesmana
2012
Kurt Maetzig, German director and screenwriter (born 1911) Wikipedia: Kurt Maetzig
2010
Patricia Neal, American actress (born 1926) Wikipedia: Patricia Neal
2009
Daniel Jarque, Spanish footballer (born 1983) Wikipedia: Daniel Jarque
2008
Orville Moody, American golfer (born 1933) Wikipedia: Orville Moody
2007
Ma Lik, Chinese journalist and politician (born 1952) Wikipedia: Ma Lik
2007
Melville Shavelson, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1917) Wikipedia: Melville Shavelson
2005
Barbara Bel Geddes, American actress (born 1922) Wikipedia: Barbara Bel Geddes
2005
Ahmed Deedat, South African missionary and author (born 1918) Wikipedia: Ahmed Deedat
2005
John H. Johnson, American publisher, founded the Johnson Publishing Company (born 1918) Wikipedia: John H. Johnson
2005
Gene Mauch, American baseball player and manager (born 1925) Wikipedia: Gene Mauch
2005
Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (born 1912) Wikipedia: Dean Rockwell
2005
Monica Sjöö, Swedish-English painter (born 1938) Wikipedia: Monica Sjöö
2004
Leon Golub, American painter and academic (born 1922) Wikipedia: Leon Golub
2004
Fay Wray, Canadian-American actress (born 1907) Wikipedia: Fay Wray
2003
Dirk Hoogendam, Dutch-German SS officer and war criminal (born 1922) Wikipedia: Dirk Hoogendam
2003
Falaba Issa Traoré, Malian director and playwright (born 1930) Wikipedia: Falaba Issa Traoré
1998
Mahmoud Saremi, Iranian journalist (born 1968) Wikipedia: Mahmoud Saremi
1996
Nevill Francis Mott, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1905) Wikipedia: Nevill Mott
1996
Jüri Randviir, Estonian chess player and journalist (born 1927) Wikipedia: Jüri Randviir
1992
Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Iranian religious leader and scholar (born 1899) Wikipedia: Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
1991
James Irwin, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut, eighth man to walk on the moon (born 1930) Wikipedia: James Irwin
1988
Félix Leclerc, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1914) Wikipedia: Félix Leclerc
1988
Alan Napier, English actor (born 1903) Wikipedia: Alan Napier
1987
Danilo Blanuša, Croatian mathematician and physicist (born 1903) Wikipedia: Danilo Blanuša
1985
Louise Brooks, American actress (born 1906) Wikipedia: Louise Brooks
1984
Richard Deacon, American actor (born 1921) Wikipedia: Richard Deacon (actor)
1984
Ellen Raskin, American author and illustrator (born 1928) Wikipedia: Ellen Raskin
1982
Eric Brandon, English racing driver and businessman (born 1920) Wikipedia: Eric Brandon
1981
Thomas McElwee, Provisional Irish Republican Army, died on hunger strike (born 1957) Wikipedia: Thomas McElwee
1980
Paul Triquet, Canadian general, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1910) Wikipedia: Paul Triquet
1979
Nicholas Monsarrat, English lieutenant and author (born 1910) Wikipedia: Nicholas Monsarrat
1975
Cannonball Adderley, American saxophonist (born 1928) Wikipedia: Cannonball Adderley
1974
Elisabeth Abegg, German anti-Nazi resistance fighter (born 1882) Wikipedia: Elisabeth Abegg
1973
Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish historian and author (born 1898) Wikipedia: Vilhelm Moberg
1971
Freddie Spencer Chapman, English lieutenant (born 1907) Wikipedia: Freddie Spencer Chapman
1969
Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer, German biologist and eugenicist (born 1896) Wikipedia: Otmar Freiherr von Verschuer
1965
Shirley Jackson, American novelist and short story writer (born 1916) Wikipedia: Shirley Jackson
1959
Albert Namatjira, Australian painter (born 1902) Wikipedia: Albert Namatjira
1950
Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman, founded Qantas (born 1879) Wikipedia: Fergus McMaster
1944
Erwin von Witzleben, German field marshal (born 1881) Wikipedia: Erwin von Witzleben
1944
Michael Wittmann, German commander (born 1914) Wikipedia: Michael Wittmann
1940
Johnny Dodds, American clarinet player and saxophonist (born 1892) Wikipedia: Johnny Dodds
1937
Jimmie Guthrie, Scottish motorcycle racer (born 1897) Wikipedia: Jimmie Guthrie
1934
Wilbert Robinson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1863) Wikipedia: Wilbert Robinson
1930
Launceston Elliot, Scottish wrestler and weightlifter (born 1874) Wikipedia: Launceston Elliot
1928
Stjepan Radić, Croatian politician (born 1871) Wikipedia: Stjepan Radić
1921
Juhani Aho, Finnish journalist and author (born 1861) Wikipedia: Juhani Aho
1920
Eduard Birnbaum, Polish-born German cantor (born 1855) Wikipedia: Eduard Birnbaum
1911
William P. Frye, American lawyer and politician (born 1830) Wikipedia: William P. Frye
1909
Mary MacKillop, Australian nun and saint, co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (born 1842) Wikipedia: Mary MacKillop
1902
James Tissot, French painter and illustrator (born 1836) Wikipedia: James Tissot
1902
John Henry Twachtman, American painter and academic (born 1853) Wikipedia: John Henry Twachtman
1898
Eugène Boudin, French painter (born 1824) Wikipedia: Eugène Boudin
1897
Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian and academic (born 1818) Wikipedia: Jacob Burckhardt
1887
Alexander William Doniphan, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (born 1808) Wikipedia: Alexander William Doniphan
1879
Immanuel Hermann Fichte, German philosopher and academic (born 1797) Wikipedia: Immanuel Hermann Fichte
1863
Angus MacAskill, Scottish-Canadian giant (born 1825) Wikipedia: Angus MacAskill
1858
Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur, Haitian Empress (born 1758) Wikipedia: Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité
1828
Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish botanist and psychologist (born 1743) Wikipedia: Carl Peter Thunberg
1827
George Canning, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1770) Wikipedia: George Canning
1759
Carl Heinrich Graun, German tenor and composer (born 1704) Wikipedia: Carl Heinrich Graun
1747
Madeleine de Verchères, Canadian raid leader (born 1678) Wikipedia: Madeleine de Verchères
1746
Francis Hutcheson, Irish philosopher (born 1694) Wikipedia: Francis Hutcheson (philosopher)
1724
Christoph Ludwig Agricola, German painter (born 1665) Wikipedia: Christoph Ludwig Agricola
1684
George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer, English politician (born 1622) Wikipedia: George Booth, 1st Baron Delamer
1631
Konstantinas Sirvydas, Lithuanian priest, lexicographer, and academic (born 1579) Wikipedia: Konstantinas Sirvydas
1616
Cornelis Ketel, Dutch painter (born 1548) Wikipedia: Cornelis Ketel
1604
Horio Tadauji, Japanese daimyō (born 1578) Wikipedia: Horio Tadauji
1588
Alonso Sánchez Coello, Spanish painter (born 1532) Wikipedia: Alonso Sánchez Coello
1555
Oronce Finé, French mathematician and cartographer (born 1494) Wikipedia: Oronce Fine
1533
Lucas van Leyden, Dutch artist (born 1494) Wikipedia: Lucas van Leyden
1303
Henry of Castile the Senator, Spanish nobleman (born 1230) Wikipedia: Henry of Castile the Senator
1171
Henry of Blois, bishop of Winchester (born 1111) Wikipedia: Henry of Blois
1002
Almanzor, chief minister and de facto ruler of Córdoba Wikipedia: Almanzor
998
Sŏ Hŭi, Korean politician and diplomat (born 942) Wikipedia: Sŏ Hŭi
869
Lothair II, Frankish king (born 835) Wikipedia: Lothair II
753
Hildegar, bishop of Cologne Wikipedia: Hildegar (bishop of Cologne)
117
Trajan, Roman emperor (born 53) Wikipedia: AD 117

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