December 9: what happened on this day in history

Events on December 9 include:

Rod Blagojevich, the governor of Illinois, was arrested on corruption charges, including for attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by president-elect Barack Obama (2008)
American troops land in Somalia for Operation Restore Hope (1992)
Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested for the murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner; his subsequent conviction and death sentence generated controversy in the United States (1981)

This page gathers 61 events, 265 births and 112 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 536 to 2022.

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Events · United States

2008
Rod Blagojevich, the governor of Illinois, was arrested on corruption charges, including for attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by president-elect Barack Obama. Wikipedia: Rod Blagojevich
1992
American troops land in Somalia for Operation Restore Hope. Wikipedia: Somalia · ✓ 3 WikipediasArchive: Africa oriental: Eritrea, Somalia, Etiopia — Cartographic and Geological Institute of Catalonia · Europeana
1981
Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested for the murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner; his subsequent conviction and death sentence generated controversy in the United States. Wikipedia: Mumia Abu-Jamal
1969
U.S. secretary of state William P. Rogers proposed a plan, later called the Rogers Plan, for a ceasefire in the War of Attrition; Egypt's and Jordan's acceptance of the plan over Palestine Liberation Organization objections led to civil war in Jordan in September 1970. Wikipedia: William P. Rogers
1935
Walter Liggett, an American newspaper editor and muckraker, is killed in a gangland murder. Wikipedia: Walter Liggett
1911
A mine explosion near Briceville, Tennessee, killed 84 miners despite a well-organized rescue effort led by the United States Bureau of Mines. Wikipedia: Cross Mountain Mine disaster
1872
In Louisiana, P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first African American governor of a U.S. state following the impeachment of Henry C. Warmoth. Wikipedia: Louisiana · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1861
American Civil War: The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War is established by Congress. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1775
American Revolutionary War: After their loss in the Battle of Great Bridge, British authorities were forced to evacuate from the Colony of Virginia. Wikipedia: American Revolutionary War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias

Around the world

2022
Members of the European Parliament, including Vice President Eva Kaili (pictured), and their associates are arrested in connection with the Qatar corruption scandal. Wikipedia: Member of the European Parliament
2021
Fifty-five people are killed and more than 100 injured when a truck with 160 migrants from Central America overturned in Chiapas, Mexico. Wikipedia: Central America · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2019
A volcano on Whakaari / White Island, New Zealand, kills 22 people after it erupts. Wikipedia: Whakaari / White Island · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2017
Same-sex marriage in Australia became legal as the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017 came into effect. Wikipedia: Same-sex marriage in Australia
2016
Park Geun-hye, the president of South Korea, was impeached, marking the culmination of the country's political scandal. Wikipedia: Park Geun-hye · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2016
At least 57 people are killed and a further 177 injured when two schoolgirl suicide bombers attack a market area in Madagali, Adamawa, Nigeria in the Madagali suicide bombings. Wikipedia: Madagali
2013
At least seven are dead and 63 are injured following a train accident near Bintaro, Indonesia. Wikipedia: 2013 Bintaro train crash
2012
A plane crash in Mexico kills seven people including singer Jenni Rivera. Wikipedia: 2012 Nuevo León Learjet 25 crash · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2006
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-116 carrying the P5 truss segment of the International Space Station. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle program · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2003
A blast in the center of Moscow kills six people and wounds several more. Wikipedia: 2003 Mokhovaya Street bombing
1996
Gwen Jacob is acquitted of committing an indecent act, giving women the right to be topless in Ontario, Canada. Wikipedia: Female toplessness in Canada
1990
In Serbia's first multi-party election, Slobodan Milošević won the presidential election and the Socialist Party of Serbia won the majority of seats in the National Assembly. Wikipedia: 1990 Serbian general election
1987
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Wikipedia: Israeli–Palestinian conflict · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1979
A World Health Organization commission of scientists certified the global eradication of smallpox (virus pictured), making it the only human infectious disease to date to have been completely eradicated. Wikipedia: World Health Organization · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1973
British and Irish authorities sign the Sunningdale Agreement in an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland. Wikipedia: Sunningdale Agreement
1971
Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Air Force executes an airdrop of Indian Army units, bypassing Pakistani defences. Wikipedia: India–Pakistan war of 1971 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1968
Douglas Engelbart gave what became known as "The Mother of All Demos", publicly debuting the computer mouse (pictured), hypertext, and the bit-mapped graphical user interface using the computer system NLS. Wikipedia: Douglas Engelbart · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1965
A large, brilliant fireball was seen by thousands in midwestern North America before landing in Kecksburg, Pennsylvania. Wikipedia: Kecksburg UFO incident
1961
Tanganyika Territory gained independence from Britain before becoming part of Tanzania three years later. Wikipedia: Tanganyika Territory · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1960
The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia: Coronation Street · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1956
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9, a Canadair North Star, crashes near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board. Wikipedia: Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9
1956
An Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 crashes near Anadyr, killing all 12 people on board. Wikipedia: Aeroflot
1953
Red Scare: General Electric announces that all communist employees will be discharged from the company. Wikipedia: McCarthyism · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1950
Cold War: Harry Gold is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping Klaus Fuchs pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Wikipedia: Cold War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1948
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Genocide Convention, which defines genocide in legal terms and obligates its signatories to pursue the enforcement of its prohibition. Wikipedia: United Nations General Assembly · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1946
The subsequent Nuremberg trials begin with the Doctors' Trial, prosecuting physicians and officers alleged to be involved in Nazi human experimentation and mass murder under the guise of euthanasia. Wikipedia: Subsequent Nuremberg trials · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1946
The Constituent Assembly of India meets for the first time to write the Constitution of India. Wikipedia: Constituent Assembly of India
1941
World War II: China, Cuba, Guatemala, and the Philippine Commonwealth declare war on Germany and Japan. Wikipedia: Republic of China (1912–1949) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1940
Second World War: British and Commonwealth forces began Operation Compass, the first major Allied military operation of the Western Desert campaign. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1937
Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanking: Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Yasuhiko Asaka launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanking. Wikipedia: Second Sino-Japanese War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1935
Student protests occur in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, and are subsequently dispersed by government authorities. Wikipedia: December 9th Movement
1931
The Constituent Cortes approves a constitution which establishes the Second Spanish Republic. Wikipedia: Constituent Cortes · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1922
Gabriel Narutowicz is elected the first president of Poland. Wikipedia: Gabriel Narutowicz · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1917
First World War: Hussein al-Husayni, the Ottoman mayor of Jerusalem, surrendered the city to British forces (pictured). Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1917
World War I: The Kingdom of Romania signs the Armistice of Focșani with the Central Powers. Wikipedia: Kingdom of Romania · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1905
In France, a law separating church and state is passed. Wikipedia: 1905 French law on the Separation of the Churches and the State · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1897
French actress, journalist and leading suffragette Marguerite Durand founded the feminist newspaper La Fronde. Wikipedia: Marguerite Durand · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1893
National Assembly bombing by Auguste Vaillant during the Ère des attentats (1892–1894). Wikipedia: National Assembly bombing · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1892
The English association football club Newcastle United was founded by the merger of Newcastle East End and West End. Wikipedia: Association football · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1888
The first edition of the Argosy magazine was published under the title The Golden Argosy. Wikipedia: Argosy (magazine)
1868
The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps. Wikipedia: Traffic light · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1856
The Iranian city of Bushehr surrenders to occupying British forces. Wikipedia: Iran · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1851
The first YMCA in North America is established in Montreal. Wikipedia: YMCA · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1835
Texas Revolution: The Texian Army captures San Antonio following the Siege of Béxar. Wikipedia: Texas Revolution · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1824
Patriot forces led by General Antonio José de Sucre defeat a Royalist army in the Battle of Ayacucho, putting an end to the Peruvian War of Independence. Wikipedia: Antonio José de Sucre · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1822
In a memoir read to the French Academy of Sciences, Augustin-Jean Fresnel coined the terms linear, circular, and elliptical polarization, and reported a direct refraction experiment verifying his theory that optical rotation is a form of birefringence. Wikipedia: French Academy of Sciences · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1688
In one of two substantial military actions in England during the Glorious Revolution, forces loyal to William of Orange were decisively victorious at the Battle of Reading. Wikipedia: Glorious Revolution · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1636
The Qing dynasty of China, led by Emperor Hong Taiji, invades Joseon. Wikipedia: Qing dynasty · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1531
The Virgin of Guadalupe first appears to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, Mexico City. Wikipedia: Our Lady of Guadalupe · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1432
The first battle between the forces of Švitrigaila and Sigismund Kęstutaitis is fought near the town of Oszmiana (Ashmyany), launching the most active phase of the Lithuanian Civil War. Wikipedia: Švitrigaila · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
730
Battle of Marj Ardabil: The Khazars annihilate an Umayyad army and kill its commander, al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah al-Hakami. Wikipedia: Battle of Marj Ardabil · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
536
Gothic War: The Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome unopposed; the Gothic garrison flees the capital. Wikipedia: Gothic War (535–554) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias

World days

International Anti-Corruption Day (United Nations) Wikipedia: International Anti-Corruption Day

Technology

1968
Douglas Engelbart gave what became known as "The Mother of All Demos", publicly debuting the computer mouse (pictured), hypertext, and the bit-mapped graphical user interface using the computer system NLS. Wikipedia: Douglas Engelbart · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1868
The first traffic lights are installed, outside the Palace of Westminster in London. Resembling railway signals, they use semaphore arms and are illuminated at night by red and green gas lamps. Wikipedia: Traffic light · ✓ 2 Wikipedias

Today's news: Technology ›

Science

2006
Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-116 carrying the P5 truss segment of the International Space Station. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle program · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1979
A World Health Organization commission of scientists certified the global eradication of smallpox (virus pictured), making it the only human infectious disease to date to have been completely eradicated. Wikipedia: World Health Organization · ✓ 2 Wikipedias

Today's news: Science ›

Business

1953
Red Scare: General Electric announces that all communist employees will be discharged from the company. Wikipedia: McCarthyism · ✓ 3 Wikipedias

Today's news: Business ›

Sport

1892
The English association football club Newcastle United was founded by the merger of Newcastle East End and West End. Wikipedia: Association football · ✓ 3 Wikipedias

Today's news: Sport ›

Culture

2012
A plane crash in Mexico kills seven people including singer Jenni Rivera. Wikipedia: 2012 Nuevo León Learjet 25 crash · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1960
The first episode of Coronation Street, the world's longest-running television soap opera, is broadcast in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia: Coronation Street · ✓ 3 Wikipedias

Today's news: Culture ›

Births

2005
Ni-Ki, Japanese singer Wikipedia: Ni-Ki · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2003
Yuna, South Korean rapper, singer and dancer Wikipedia: Yuna (singer, born 2003) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2000
Diāna Ņikitina, Latvian figure skater Wikipedia: Diāna Ņikitina
1997
Harvey Barnes, English footballer Wikipedia: Harvey Barnes · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1996
Mackenzie Blackwood, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Mackenzie Blackwood
1996
Kyle Connor, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Kyle Connor
1996
MyKayla Skinner, American gymnast Wikipedia: MyKayla Skinner · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1996
AleXa, American singer based in South Korea Wikipedia: AleXa
1995
Simone Fontecchio, Italian basketball player Wikipedia: Simone Fontecchio · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1995
McKayla Maroney, American gymnast Wikipedia: McKayla Maroney · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1995
Kelly Oubre Jr., American basketball player Wikipedia: Kelly Oubre Jr. · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1994
Ryan Lomberg, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Ryan Lomberg
1993
Cem Ince, German politician Wikipedia: Cem Ince · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1993
Mark McMorris, Canadian snowboarder Wikipedia: Mark McMorris
1993
Laura Smulders, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia: Laura Smulders
1991
Langston Galloway, American basketball player Wikipedia: Langston Galloway · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1991
Choi Min-ho, South Korean singer and actor Wikipedia: Choi Min-ho · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1990
Ashleigh Brewer, Australian actress Wikipedia: Ashleigh Brewer · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1990
SungWon Cho, American YouTuber and actor Wikipedia: SungWon Cho
1990
Denise Hannema, Dutch cricketer Wikipedia: Denise van Deventer
1989
Eric Bledsoe, American basketball player Wikipedia: Eric Bledsoe · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1988
Kwadwo Asamoah, Ghanaian footballer Wikipedia: Kwadwo Asamoah · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1987
Kostas Giannoulis, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Kostas Giannoulis
1987
Gerald Henderson Jr., American basketball player Wikipedia: Gerald Henderson Jr.
1987
Mat Latos, American baseball player Wikipedia: Mat Latos · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1987
Hikaru Nakamura, Japanese-American chess player Wikipedia: Hikaru Nakamura · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1987
Jeff Petry, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Jeff Petry · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1987
Joshua Sasse, English actor Wikipedia: Joshua Sasse
1986
Aron Baynes, Australian basketball player Wikipedia: Aron Baynes
1985
Wil Besseling, Dutch golfer Wikipedia: Wil Besseling
1984
Ángel Guirado, Spanish–Filipino footballer Wikipedia: Ángel Guirado
1984
Leon Hall, American football player Wikipedia: Leon Hall
1983
Jermaine Beckford, English-Jamaican footballer Wikipedia: Jermaine Beckford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1983
Neslihan Demir Darnel, Turkish volleyball player Wikipedia: Neslihan Demir
1983
Dariusz Dudka, Polish footballer Wikipedia: Dariusz Dudka · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1983
Jolene Purdy, American actress Wikipedia: Jolene Purdy · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1982
Tamilla Abassova, Russian cyclist Wikipedia: Tamilla Abassova · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1982
Nathalie De Vos, Belgian runner Wikipedia: Nathalie De Vos
1982
Ryan Grant, American football player Wikipedia: Ryan Grant (running back)
1982
Jim Slater, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Jim Slater (ice hockey)
1982
Bastian Swillims, German sprinter Wikipedia: Bastian Swillims
1981
Mardy Fish, American tennis player Wikipedia: Mardy Fish · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1980
Simon Helberg, American actor, comedian, and musician Wikipedia: Simon Helberg · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1980
Ryder Hesjedal, Canadian cyclist Wikipedia: Ryder Hesjedal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1980
Mark Riddell, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Mark Riddell
1979
Olivia Lufkin, Japanese-American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Olivia Lufkin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1979
Stephen McPhail, Irish footballer Wikipedia: Stephen McPhail
1979
Aiko Uemura, Japanese skier Wikipedia: Aiko Uemura
1978
Gastón Gaudio, Argentinian tennis player Wikipedia: Gastón Gaudio · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1978
Jesse Metcalfe, American actor and musician Wikipedia: Jesse Metcalfe · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1977
Shayne Graham, American football player Wikipedia: Shayne Graham
1977
Imogen Heap, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia: Imogen Heap · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1976
Mona Hanna-Attisha, American pediatrician, professor, and public health advocate Wikipedia: Mona Hanna
1974
David Akers, American football player Wikipedia: David Akers · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1974
Canibus, Jamaican-American rapper Wikipedia: Canibus · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1974
Aloísio da Silva Filho, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Aloísio (footballer, born 1974)
1974
Wendy Dillinger, American soccer player, coach, and manager Wikipedia: Wendy Dillinger
1974
Fiona MacDonald, Scottish curler Wikipedia: Fiona MacDonald
1973
Stacey Abrams, American politician and activist Wikipedia: Stacey Abrams · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1973
Fabio Artico, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Fabio Artico
1973
Vénuste Niyongabo, Burundian runner Wikipedia: Vénuste Niyongabo · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1973
Bárbara Padilla, Mexican-American soprano Wikipedia: Bárbara Padilla
1972
Reiko Aylesworth, American actress Wikipedia: Reiko Aylesworth · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1972
Tré Cool, German-American drummer and songwriter Wikipedia: Tré Cool · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1972
Michael Corcoran, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Michael Corcoran (musician)
1972
Fabrice Santoro, Tahitian-French tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Fabrice Santoro · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1972
Saima Wazed, Bangladeshi psychologist Wikipedia: Saima Wazed
1971
Geoff Barrow, English drummer, DJ, composer, and producer Wikipedia: Geoff Barrow
1971
Aleksandra Gajewska, Polish theatre director, actress, and politician Wikipedia: Aleksandra Gajewska (born 1971)
1971
Nick Hysong, American pole vaulter and coach Wikipedia: Nick Hysong · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1971
Petr Nedvěd, Czech-Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Petr Nedvěd · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1970
Kara DioGuardi, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Kara DioGuardi
1970
Lance Krall, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Lance Krall
1969
Jakob Dylan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Jakob Dylan · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1969
Saskia Garel, Jamaican-Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Saskia Garel
1969
Lori Greiner, American businesswoman and television personality Wikipedia: Lori Greiner · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1969
Annick Lambrecht, Belgian politician Wikipedia: Annick Lambrecht
1969
Bixente Lizarazu, French footballer Wikipedia: Bixente Lizarazu · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1969
Raphaël Rouquier, French mathematician and academic Wikipedia: Raphaël Rouquier
1969
Allison Smith, American actress Wikipedia: Allison Smith (actress) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1968
Kurt Angle, American freestyle and professional wrestler Wikipedia: Kurt Angle · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1968
Brian Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Brian Bell · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1968
Brent Price, American basketball player Wikipedia: Brent Price
1967
Joshua Bell, American violinist and conductor Wikipedia: Joshua Bell · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1967
Jason Dozzell, English footballer and manager Wikipedia: Jason Dozzell
1966
Kirsten Gillibrand, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Kirsten Gillibrand · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1966
Dave Harold, English snooker player Wikipedia: Dave Harold · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1966
Gideon Sa'ar, Israeli lawyer and politician, 24th Israeli Minister of Internal Affairs Wikipedia: Gideon Sa'ar
1966
Martin Taylor, English footballer and coach Wikipedia: Martin Taylor (footballer, born 1966)
1965
Joe Ausanio, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Joe Ausanio
1964
Michael Foster, American drummer Wikipedia: Michael Foster (drummer)
1964
Ross Harrington, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Ross Harrington
1964
Hape Kerkeling, German actor and singer Wikipedia: Hape Kerkeling · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1964
Johannes B. Kerner, German journalist and sportscaster Wikipedia: Johannes B. Kerner · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1964
Les Kiss, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Les Kiss
1964
Paul Landers, German guitarist Wikipedia: Paul Landers · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1963
Dave Hilton Jr., Canadian boxer Wikipedia: Dave Hilton Jr. · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1963
Empress Masako, Japanese consort of Emperor Naruhito Wikipedia: Empress Masako · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1962
Felicity Huffman, American actress and producer Wikipedia: Felicity Huffman · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1962
Roxanne Swentzell, Santa Clara Pueblo (Native American) ceramic sculptor Wikipedia: Roxanne Swentzell
1961
David Anthony Higgins, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia: David Anthony Higgins · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1961
Joe Lando, American actor Wikipedia: Joe Lando · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1960
Stefen Fangmeier, American visual effects designer and director Wikipedia: Stefen Fangmeier
1960
Caroline Lucas, English activist and politician Wikipedia: Caroline Lucas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1960
Dobroslav Paraga, Croatian politician Wikipedia: Dobroslav Paraga
1960
Juan Samuel, Dominican baseball player and manager Wikipedia: Juan Samuel · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1959
Susan Bullock, English soprano Wikipedia: Susan Bullock
1959
Mario Cantone, American comedian, actor, and writer Wikipedia: Mario Cantone
1957
Peter O'Mara, Australian guitarist and composer Wikipedia: Peter O'Mara
1957
Donny Osmond, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor Wikipedia: Donny Osmond · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1957
Steve Taylor, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Steve Taylor
1956
Sylvia, American country singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Sylvia (singer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1956
Jean-Pierre Thiollet, French journalist and author Wikipedia: Jean-Pierre Thiollet · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1955
Otis Birdsong, American basketball player and radio host Wikipedia: Otis Birdsong
1955
Chamras Saewataporn, Thai singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Chamras Saewataporn
1954
Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourger lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Luxembourg Wikipedia: Jean-Claude Juncker · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1954
Henk ten Cate, Dutch footballer and manager Wikipedia: Henk ten Cate · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1953
Cornelis de Bondt, Dutch composer and educator Wikipedia: Cornelis de Bondt
1953
World B. Free, American basketball player Wikipedia: World B. Free
1953
John Malkovich, American actor and producer Wikipedia: John Malkovich · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1952
Liaqat Baloch, Pakistani politician Wikipedia: Liaqat Baloch
1952
Michael Dorn, American actor and voice artist Wikipedia: Michael Dorn · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1950
Joan Armatrading, Kittian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Joan Armatrading · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1949
Tom Kite, American golfer and architect Wikipedia: Tom Kite · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1948
Marleen Gorris, Dutch director and screenwriter Wikipedia: Marleen Gorris
1948
Jonathan Sumption, English historian, author, and judge Wikipedia: Jonathan Sumption, Lord Sumption
1947
Tom Daschle, American soldier, academic, and politician Wikipedia: Tom Daschle · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1947
Jaak Jõerüüt, Estonian politician, 24th Estonian Minister of Defense Wikipedia: Jaak Jõerüüt
1947
Allan Jones, English cricketer and umpire Wikipedia: Allan Jones (cricketer)
1946
David Currie, Baron Currie of Marylebone, English economist and academic Wikipedia: David Currie, Baron Currie of Marylebone
1946
Dennis Dunaway, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia: Dennis Dunaway · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1946
Sonia Gandhi, Italian-Indian politician Wikipedia: Sonia Gandhi · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1946
Nicholas Reade, English bishop Wikipedia: Nicholas Reade
1945
Michael Nouri, American actor Wikipedia: Michael Nouri · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1944
Neil Innes, English singer-songwriter (died 2019) Wikipedia: Neil Innes · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1944
Ki Longfellow, American author, playwright, and producer (died 2022) Wikipedia: Ki Longfellow
1944
Bob O'Connor, American businessman and politician, 57th Mayor of Pittsburgh (died 2006) Wikipedia: Bob O'Connor (mayor)
1943
Pit Martin, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2008) Wikipedia: Pit Martin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1943
Joanna Trollope, English author, playwright, and director (died 2025) Wikipedia: Joanna Trollope
1943
Kenny Vance, American singer-songwriter and music producer Wikipedia: Kenny Vance
1942
Billy Bremner, Scottish footballer and manager (died 1997) Wikipedia: Billy Bremner
1942
Dick Butkus, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (died 2023) Wikipedia: Dick Butkus · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1942
Germain Gagnon, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2014) Wikipedia: Germain Gagnon
1942
Fred Jones, Australian rugby league player (died 2021) Wikipedia: Fred Jones (rugby league)
1942
Joe McGinniss, American journalist and author (died 2014) Wikipedia: Joe McGinniss
1942
William Turnage, American conservationist (died 2017) Wikipedia: William Turnage
1941
Mehmet Ali Birand, Turkish journalist and author (died 2013) Wikipedia: Mehmet Ali Birand
1941
Beau Bridges, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia: Beau Bridges · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1941
Dan Hicks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016) Wikipedia: Dan Hicks (singer)
1940
Clancy Eccles, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (died 2005) Wikipedia: Clancy Eccles · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1938
Deacon Jones, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (died 2013) Wikipedia: Deacon Jones · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1938
Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Greek epidemiologist, oncologist, and academic (died 2014) Wikipedia: Dimitrios Trichopoulos
1935
David Houston, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1993) Wikipedia: David Houston (singer)
1934
Judi Dench, English actress Wikipedia: Judi Dench · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1934
Alan Ridout, English composer and teacher (died 1996) Wikipedia: Alan Ridout
1934
Junior Wells, American blues singer-songwriter and harmonica player (died 1998) Wikipedia: Junior Wells · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1933
Ashleigh Brilliant, English-American author and illustrator (died 2025) Wikipedia: Ashleigh Brilliant · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1933
Milt Campbell, American decathlete and football player (died 2012) Wikipedia: Milt Campbell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1933
Morton Downey Jr., American actor and talk show host (died 2001) Wikipedia: Morton Downey Jr.
1933
Orville Moody, American golfer (died 2008) Wikipedia: Orville Moody · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1932
Donald Byrd, American trumpet player and academic (died 2013) Wikipedia: Donald Byrd · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1932
Bill Hartack, American jockey (died 2007) Wikipedia: Bill Hartack
1932
Billy Edd Wheeler, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and playwright (died 2024) Wikipedia: Billy Edd Wheeler
1931
Cliff Hagan, American basketball player-coach Wikipedia: Cliff Hagan
1931
William Reynolds, American actor (died 2022) Wikipedia: William Reynolds (actor)
1931
Ladislav Smoljak, Czech actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2010) Wikipedia: Ladislav Smoljak
1930
Buck Henry, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2020) Wikipedia: Buck Henry · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1930
Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores, Guatemalan soldier and politician, 27th President of Guatemala (died 2016) Wikipedia: Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores
1929
John Cassavetes, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1989) Wikipedia: John Cassavetes · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1929
Bob Hawke, Australian union leader and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Australia (died 2019) Wikipedia: Bob Hawke · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1928
Joan Blos, American author and educator (died 2017) Wikipedia: Joan Blos
1928
André Milhoux, Belgian race car driver Wikipedia: André Milhoux · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1928
Dick Van Patten, American actor (died 2015) Wikipedia: Dick Van Patten · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1927
Pierre Henry, French composer (died 2017) Wikipedia: Pierre Henry · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1926
Henry Way Kendall, American physicist, photographer, and mountaineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1999) Wikipedia: Henry Way Kendall · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1926
Jan Křesadlo, Czech-English psychologist and author (died 1995) Wikipedia: Jan Křesadlo
1926
David Nathan, British journalist (died 2001) Wikipedia: David Nathan (journalist)
1926
Lorenzo Wright, American sprinter and coach (died 1972) Wikipedia: Lorenzo Wright
1925
Roy Rubin, American basketball player and coach (died 2013) Wikipedia: Roy Rubin (basketball)
1922
Redd Foxx, American actor (died 1991) Wikipedia: Redd Foxx · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1920
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian economist and politician, 10th President of Italy (died 2016) Wikipedia: Carlo Azeglio Ciampi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1920
Bruno Ruffo, Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (died 2007) Wikipedia: Bruno Ruffo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1919
V. Dakshinamoorthy, Indian singer-songwriter (died 2013) Wikipedia: V. Dakshinamoorthy
1919
William Lipscomb, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011) Wikipedia: William Lipscomb · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1917
James Jesus Angleton, American CIA agent (died 1987) Wikipedia: James Jesus Angleton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1917
James Rainwater, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1986) Wikipedia: James Rainwater · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1916
Jerome Beatty Jr., American soldier, journalist, and author (died 2002) Wikipedia: Jerome Beatty Jr.
1916
Kirk Douglas, American actor, singer, and producer (died 2020) Wikipedia: Kirk Douglas · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1916
Colin McCool, Australian cricketer (died 1986) Wikipedia: Colin McCool
1915
Eloise Jarvis McGraw, American author (died 2000) Wikipedia: Eloise Jarvis McGraw · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1915
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, German-Austrian soprano and actress (died 2006) Wikipedia: Elisabeth Schwarzkopf · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1914
Max Manus, Norwegian lieutenant (died 1996) Wikipedia: Max Manus · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1914
Frances Reid, American actress (died 2010) Wikipedia: Frances Reid · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1914
Ljubica Sokić, Serbian painter and illustrator (died 2009) Wikipedia: Ljubica Sokić · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1912
Tip O'Neill, American lawyer and politician, 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1994) Wikipedia: Tip O'Neill · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1912
Jim Turnesa, American golfer (died 1971) Wikipedia: Jim Turnesa
1911
Broderick Crawford, American actor (died 1986) Wikipedia: Broderick Crawford · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1911
Ryūzō Sejima, Japanese colonel and businessman (died 2007) Wikipedia: Ryūzō Sejima
1910
Vere Bird, first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda (died 1999) Wikipedia: Vere Bird · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1909
Douglas Fairbanks Jr., American captain, actor, and producer (died 2000) Wikipedia: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1906
Grace Hopper, American admiral and computer scientist, designed COBOL (died 1992) Wikipedia: Grace Hopper · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1906
Freddy Martin, American bandleader and tenor saxophonist (died 1983) Wikipedia: Freddy Martin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1905
Dalton Trumbo, American author, screenwriter, and blacklistee (died 1976) Wikipedia: Dalton Trumbo · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1904
Robert Livingston, American actor and singer (died 1988) Wikipedia: Robert Livingston (actor)
1902
Margaret Hamilton, American schoolteacher, actress and voice artist (died 1985) Wikipedia: Margaret Hamilton (actress) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1901
Jean Mermoz, French pilot and politician (died 1936) Wikipedia: Jean Mermoz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1901
Ödön von Horváth, Hungarian-German author and playwright (died 1938) Wikipedia: Ödön von Horváth · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1900
Margaret Brundage, American illustrator, known for illustrating pulp magazine Weird Tales (died 1976) Wikipedia: Margaret Brundage
1900
Albert Weisbord, American activist, founded the Communist League of Struggle (died 1977) Wikipedia: Albert Weisbord
1899
Jean de Brunhoff, French author and illustrator (died 1937) Wikipedia: Jean de Brunhoff · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1898
Irene Greenwood, Australian radio broadcaster, feminist and peace activist (died 1992) Wikipedia: Irene Greenwood
1898
Emmett Kelly, American clown and actor (died 1979) Wikipedia: Emmett Kelly
1897
Hermione Gingold, English actress and singer (died 1987) Wikipedia: Hermione Gingold · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1895
Dolores Ibárruri, Spanish activist, journalist and politician (died 1989) Wikipedia: Dolores Ibárruri · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1895
Conchita Supervía, Spanish soprano and actress (died 1936) Wikipedia: Conchita Supervía · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1892
André Randall, French actor (died 1974) Wikipedia: André Randall
1891
Maksim Bahdanovič, Belarusian poet and critic (died 1917) Wikipedia: Maksim Bahdanovich · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1890
Laura Salverson, Canadian author (died 1970) Wikipedia: Laura Salverson
1889
Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish-American runner (died 1966) Wikipedia: Hannes Kolehmainen · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1887
Tim Moore, American actor (died 1958) Wikipedia: Tim Moore (comedian)
1886
Clarence Birdseye, American businessman, founded Birds Eye (died 1956) Wikipedia: Clarence Birdseye
1883
Nikolai Luzin, Russian mathematician, theorist, and academic (died 1950) Wikipedia: Nikolai Luzin
1883
Alexander Papagos, Greek general and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of Greece (died 1955) Wikipedia: Alexandros Papagos · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1883
Joseph Pilates, German-American fitness expert, developed Pilates (died 1967) Wikipedia: Joseph Pilates
1882
Elmer Booth, American actor (died 1915) Wikipedia: Elmer Booth
1882
Joaquín Turina, Spanish-French composer, critic, and educator (died 1949) Wikipedia: Joaquín Turina · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1876
Berton Churchill, Canadian-American actor and singer (died 1940) Wikipedia: Berton Churchill · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1875
Harry Miller, American engineer (died 1943) Wikipedia: Harry Miller (auto racing) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1873
George Blewett, Canadian philosopher, author, and academic (died 1912) Wikipedia: George Blewett
1871
Joe Kelley, American baseball player and manager (died 1943) Wikipedia: Joe Kelley
1870
Ida S. Scudder, Indian physician and missionary (died 1960) Wikipedia: Ida S. Scudder
1870
Francisco S. Carvajal, Mexican lawyer and politician, president 1914 (died 1932) Wikipedia: Francisco S. Carvajal · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1868
Fritz Haber, Polish-German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1934) Wikipedia: Fritz Haber · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1867
Gregorios Xenopoulos, Greek journalist and author (died 1951) Wikipedia: Gregorios Xenopoulos
1861
Hélène Smith, French psychic and occultist (died 1929) Wikipedia: Hélène Smith
1850
Emma Abbott, American soprano and actress (died 1891) Wikipedia: Emma Abbott · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1845
Joel Chandler Harris, American journalist and author (died 1908) Wikipedia: Joel Chandler Harris · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1842
Peter Kropotkin, Russian zoologist, economist, geographer, and philosopher (died 1921) Wikipedia: Peter Kropotkin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1837
Émile Waldteufel, French pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1915) Wikipedia: Émile Waldteufel · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1813
Thomas Andrews, Irish chemist and physicist (died 1885) Wikipedia: Thomas Andrews (scientist)
1806
Jean-Olivier Chénier, Canadian physician (died 1838) Wikipedia: Jean-Olivier Chénier · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1787
John Dobson, English architect, designed Eldon Square and Lilburn Tower (died 1865) Wikipedia: John Dobson (architect)
1779
Tabitha Babbitt, American tool maker and inventor (died 1853) Wikipedia: Tabitha Babbitt
1768
Joseph Desha, American politician (died 1842) Wikipedia: Joseph Desha
1752
Antoine Étienne de Tousard, French general and engineer (died 1813) Wikipedia: Antoine Étienne de Tousard
1748
Claude Louis Berthollet, French chemist and academic (died 1822) Wikipedia: Claude Louis Berthollet · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1745
Maddalena Laura Sirmen, Italian violinist and composer (died 1818) Wikipedia: Maddalena Laura Sirmen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1742
Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Swedish Pomeranian and German pharmaceutical chemist (died 1786) Wikipedia: Carl Wilhelm Scheele · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1728
Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi, Italian composer (died 1804) Wikipedia: Pietro Alessandro Guglielmi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1721
Peter Pelham, English-American organist and composer (died 1805) Wikipedia: Peter Pelham (composer)
1717
Johann Joachim Winckelmann, German archaeologist and historian (died 1768) Wikipedia: Johann Joachim Winckelmann · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1667
William Whiston, English mathematician, historian, and theologian (died 1752) Wikipedia: William Whiston · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1652
Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician and botanist (died 1723) Wikipedia: Augustus Quirinus Rivinus · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1617
Richard Lovelace, English poet (died 1657) Wikipedia: Richard Lovelace (poet)
1610
Baldassare Ferri, Italian singer and actor (died 1680) Wikipedia: Baldassare Ferri · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1608
John Milton, English poet and philosopher (died 1674) Wikipedia: John Milton · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1594
Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (died 1632) Wikipedia: Gustavus Adolphus · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1579
Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (died 1639) Wikipedia: Martin de Porres · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1571
Metius, Dutch mathematician and astronomer (died 1635) Wikipedia: Adriaan Metius · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1561
Edwin Sandys, English lawyer and politician (died 1629) Wikipedia: Edwin Sandys (1561–1629) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1508
Gemma Frisius, Dutch mathematician and cartographer (died 1555) Wikipedia: Gemma Frisius · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1493
Íñigo López de Mendoza, 4th Duke of the Infantado (died 1566) Wikipedia: Íñigo López de Mendoza, 4th Duke of the Infantado
1482
Frederick II, Elector Palatine (died 1556) Wikipedia: Frederick II, Elector Palatine · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1447
Chenghua Emperor of China (died 1487) Wikipedia: Chenghua Emperor · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1392
Peter, Duke of Coimbra (died 1449) Wikipedia: Peter, Duke of Coimbra · ✓ 3 Wikipedias

Deaths

2024
Nikki Giovanni, American poet, writer and activist (born 1943) Wikipedia: Nikki Giovanni · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2022
Jovit Baldivino, Filipino singer and actor (born 1993) Wikipedia: Jovit Baldivino
2021
Speedy Duncan, American football player (born 1942) Wikipedia: Speedy Duncan
2021
Demaryius Thomas, American football player (born 1987) Wikipedia: Demaryius Thomas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2015
Soshana Afroyim, Austrian painter (born 1927) Wikipedia: Soshana Afroyim · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2015
Norman Breslow, American statistician and academic (born 1941) Wikipedia: Norman Breslow
2015
Juvenal Juvêncio, Brazilian lawyer and politician (born 1934) Wikipedia: Juvenal Juvêncio · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2015
Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Bolivian cardinal (born 1936) Wikipedia: Julio Terrazas Sandoval · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2014
Sacvan Bercovitch, Canadian-American author, critic, and academic (born 1933) Wikipedia: Sacvan Bercovitch
2014
Jane Freilicher, American painter and poet (born 1924) Wikipedia: Jane Freilicher
2014
Jorge María Mejía, Argentinian cardinal (born 1923) Wikipedia: Jorge María Mejía · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2014
Mary Ann Mobley, American model and actress, Miss America 1959 (born 1937) Wikipedia: Mary Ann Mobley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2014
Blagoje Paunović, Serbian footballer and manager (born 1947) Wikipedia: Blagoje Paunović
2014
Jože Toporišič, Slovenian linguist and author (born 1926) Wikipedia: Jože Toporišič
2013
Hristu Cândroveanu, Romanian editor, literary critic and writer (born 1928) Wikipedia: Hristu Cândroveanu
2013
John Gabbert, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (born 1909) Wikipedia: John Gabbert
2013
Barbara Hesse-Bukowska, Polish pianist and educator (born 1930) Wikipedia: Barbara Hesse-Bukowska
2013
Eleanor Parker, American actress (born 1922) Wikipedia: Eleanor Parker · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2013
John Wilbur, American football player (born 1943) Wikipedia: John Wilbur (American football)
2012
Béla Nagy Abodi, Hungarian painter and academic (born 1918) Wikipedia: Béla Nagy Abodi
2012
Patrick Moore, English lieutenant, astronomer, and educator (born 1923) Wikipedia: Patrick Moore · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2012
Alex Moulton, English engineer and businessman, founded the Moulton Bicycle Company (born 1920) Wikipedia: Alex Moulton
2012
Jenni Rivera, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1969) Wikipedia: Jenni Rivera · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2012
Charles Rosen, American pianist and musicologist (born 1927) Wikipedia: Charles Rosen
2012
Riccardo Schicchi, Italian director and producer, co-founded Diva Futura (born 1953) Wikipedia: Riccardo Schicchi
2012
Norman Joseph Woodland, American inventor, co-created the bar code (born 1921) Wikipedia: Norman Joseph Woodland
2010
James Moody, American saxophonist, flute player, and composer (born 1925) Wikipedia: James Moody (saxophonist) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2010
Dov Shilansky, Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and politician, 10th Speaker of the Knesset (born 1924) Wikipedia: Dov Shilansky
2009
Gene Barry, American actor (born 1919) Wikipedia: Gene Barry · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2008
Ibrahim Dossey, Ghanaian footballer (born 1972) Wikipedia: Ibrahim Dossey · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2008
Yury Glazkov, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (born 1939) Wikipedia: Yuri Glazkov
2007
Rafael Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver (born 1981) Wikipedia: Rafael Sperafico · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2007
Gordon Zahn, American sociologist, author, and academic (born 1918) Wikipedia: Gordon Zahn
2006
Georgia Gibbs, American singer (born 1919) Wikipedia: Georgia Gibbs · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2005
György Sándor, Hungarian-American pianist and educator (born 1912) Wikipedia: György Sándor · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2005
Robert Sheckley, American author (born 1928) Wikipedia: Robert Sheckley · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2003
Norm Sloan, American basketball player and coach (born 1926) Wikipedia: Norm Sloan
2003
Paul Simon, American soldier, journalist, and politician, 39th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (born 1928) Wikipedia: Paul Simon (politician)
2002
Mary Hansen, Australian singer and guitarist (born 1966) Wikipedia: Mary Hansen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2002
Ian Hornak, American painter and sculptor (born 1944) Wikipedia: Ian Hornak
2002
Stan Rice, American painter and poet (born 1942) Wikipedia: Stan Rice · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2001
Michael Carver, Baron Carver, English field marshal (born 1915) Wikipedia: Michael Carver
1998
Shaughnessy Cohen, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1948) Wikipedia: Shaughnessy Cohen
1998
Archie Moore, American boxer and actor (born 1913) Wikipedia: Archie Moore · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1996
Patty Donahue, American singer-songwriter (born 1956) Wikipedia: Patty Donahue
1996
Mary Leakey, English archaeologist and anthropologist (born 1913) Wikipedia: Mary Leakey · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1996
Alain Poher, French lawyer and politician (born 1909) Wikipedia: Alain Poher · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1996
Diana Morgan, Welsh playwright and screenwriter (born 1908) Wikipedia: Diana Morgan (screenwriter)
1995
Toni Cade Bambara, American author and academic (born 1939) Wikipedia: Toni Cade Bambara
1995
Douglas Corrigan, American pilot (born 1907) Wikipedia: Douglas Corrigan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1993
Danny Blanchflower, Northern Irish footballer and manager (born 1926) Wikipedia: Danny Blanchflower
1992
Vincent Gardenia, American actor (born 1922) Wikipedia: Vincent Gardenia · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1991
Berenice Abbott, American photographer (born 1898) Wikipedia: Berenice Abbott · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1982
Leon Jaworski, American lawyer and politician (born 1905) Wikipedia: Leon Jaworski · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1982
Marguerite Henry, Australian zoologist (born 1895) Wikipedia: Marguerite Henry (scientist)
1979
Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop (born 1895) Wikipedia: Fulton J. Sheen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1975
William A. Wellman, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1896) Wikipedia: William A. Wellman · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1972
Louella Parsons, American writer and columnist (born 1881) Wikipedia: Louella Parsons · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1971
Ralph Bunche, American political scientist, academic, and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1904) Wikipedia: Ralph Bunche · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1971
Sergey Konenkov, Russian sculptor and painter (born 1874) Wikipedia: Sergey Konenkov
1971
Rev. Aeneas Francon Williams, Church of Scotland Minister, Missionary in India and China, writer and poet (born 1886) Wikipedia: Aeneas Francon Williams
1970
Artem Mikoyan, Armenian-Russian engineer and businessman, co-founded the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau (born 1905) Wikipedia: Artem Mikoyan · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1970
Feroz Khan Noon, Pakistani politician, 7th Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1893) Wikipedia: Firoz Khan Noon
1968
Enoch L. Johnson, American mob boss (born 1883) Wikipedia: Enoch L. Johnson
1967
Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgish lawyer and judge, 3rd President of the European Court of Justice (born 1898) Wikipedia: Charles-Léon Hammes
1965
Branch Rickey, American baseball player and manager (born 1884) Wikipedia: Branch Rickey · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1964
Edith Sitwell, English poet and critic (born 1887) Wikipedia: Edith Sitwell · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1963
Daniel O. Fagunwa, Nigerian author and educator (born 1903) Wikipedia: Daniel O. Fagunwa
1963
Perry Miller, American historian, author, and academic (born 1905) Wikipedia: Perry Miller
1957
Ali İhsan Sâbis, Turkish general (born 1882) Wikipedia: Ali İhsan Sâbis
1945
Yun Chi-ho, South Korean activist and politician (born 1864) Wikipedia: Yun Ch'iho
1944
Laird Cregar, American actor (born 1913) Wikipedia: Laird Cregar · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1943
Georges Dufrénoy, French painter (born 1870) Wikipedia: Georges Dufrénoy · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1941
Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Russian author, poet, and philosopher (born 1865) Wikipedia: Dmitry Merezhkovsky
1937
Lilias Armstrong, English phonetician (born 1882) Wikipedia: Lilias Armstrong
1937
Gustaf Dalén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1869) Wikipedia: Gustaf Dalén · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1935
Walter Liggett, American journalist and activist (born 1886) Wikipedia: Walter Liggett
1932
Karl Blossfeldt, German photographer, sculptor, and educator (born 1865) Wikipedia: Karl Blossfeldt · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1932
Begum Rokeya, Bangladeshi social worker and author (born 1880) Wikipedia: Begum Rokeya · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1930
Rube Foster, American baseball player and manager (born 1879) Wikipedia: Rube Foster
1924
Bernard Zweers, Dutch composer and educator (born 1854) Wikipedia: Bernard Zweers · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1916
Natsume Sōseki, Japanese author and poet (born 1867) Wikipedia: Natsume Sōseki · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1907
Eva Nansen, Norwegian mezzo-soprano singer and pioneer on women's skiing (born 1858) Wikipedia: Eva Nansen
1906
Ferdinand Brunetière, French author and critic (born 1849) Wikipedia: Ferdinand Brunetière · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1887
Mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese religious leader Wikipedia: Mahmadu Lamine
1858
Robert Baldwin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 3rd Premier of Canada West (born 1804) Wikipedia: Robert Baldwin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1854
Almeida Garrett, Portuguese journalist and author (born 1799) Wikipedia: Almeida Garrett · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1851
William Thornhill, English army officer (born 1768) Wikipedia: William Thornhill (British Army officer)
1830
Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher, Danish surgeon, botanist, and academic (born 1757) Wikipedia: Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1798
Johann Reinhold Forster, German pastor, botanist, and ornithologist (born 1729) Wikipedia: Johann Reinhold Forster · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1793
Yolande de Polastron, French-Austrian educator (born 1749) Wikipedia: Yolande de Polastron · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1761
Tarabai, Queen of Chatrapati Rajaram (born 1675) Wikipedia: Tarabai
1718
Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian monk and cartographer (born 1650) Wikipedia: Vincenzo Coronelli · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1706
Peter II of Portugal (born 1648) Wikipedia: Peter II of Portugal · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1674
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, English historian and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1609) Wikipedia: Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1669
Pope Clement IX (born 1600) Wikipedia: Pope Clement IX · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1641
Anthony van Dyck, Belgian-English painter and illustrator (born 1599) Wikipedia: Anthony van Dyck · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1636
Fabian Birkowski, Polish preacher and author (born 1566) Wikipedia: Fabian Birkowski
1625
Ubbo Emmius, Dutch historian and geographer (born 1547) Wikipedia: Ubbo Emmius · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1603
William Watson, English priest (born 1559) Wikipedia: William Watson (priest)
1565
Pope Pius IV (born 1499) Wikipedia: Pope Pius IV · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1544
Teofilo Folengo, Italian poet (born 1491) Wikipedia: Teofilo Folengo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1437
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1368) Wikipedia: Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1299
Bohemond I, Archbishop of Trier Wikipedia: Bohemond I (archbishop of Trier) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1268
Vaišvilkas, Prince of Black Ruthenia, Grand Duke of Lithuania Wikipedia: Vaišvilkas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1242
Richard le Gras, Lord Keeper of England and Abbot of Evesham Wikipedia: Richard le Gras
1165
Malcolm IV of Scotland (born 1141) Wikipedia: Malcolm IV of Scotland · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1117
Gertrude of Brunswick, Markgräfin of Meißen Wikipedia: Gertrude of Brunswick · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
933
Li Congrong, prince of Later Tang Wikipedia: Li Congrong
748
Nasr ibn Sayyar, Umayyad general and politician (born 663) Wikipedia: Nasr ibn Sayyar · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
730
Al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah, Arab general Wikipedia: Al-Jarrah ibn Abdallah · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
638
Sergius I of Constantinople Wikipedia: Sergius I of Constantinople · ✓ 3 Wikipedias

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