February 11: what happened on this day in history

Events on February 11 include:

COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization officially names the coronavirus outbreak as COVID-19, with the virus being designated SARS-CoV-2 (2020)
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-99 to conduct the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (2000)
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope (1997)

This page gathers 60 events, 176 births and 100 deaths recorded on this day, from 660 BC to 2024.

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Events · United States

2020
COVID-19 pandemic: The World Health Organization officially names the coronavirus outbreak as COVID-19, with the virus being designated SARS-CoV-2. Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemic · 214 languagesArchive: Population dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic — Repositorio Institucional del Banco de España · Europeana
2000
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-99 to conduct the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Endeavour · 57 languages
1997
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Discovery · 61 languages
1990
Buster Douglas, a 42:1 underdog, knocks out Mike Tyson in ten rounds at Tokyo to win boxing's world Heavyweight title. Wikipedia: Buster Douglas · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1953
Cold War: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower denies all appeals for clemency for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Wikipedia: Cold War · 210 languagesArchive: “Approaching an abyss”: liberalist ideology in a Norwegian Cold War business paper — GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. Library Cologne, 2018 · Europeana
1937
The Flint sit-down strike ends when General Motors recognizes the United Auto Workers trade union. Wikipedia: Flint sit-down strike · 4 languages
1933
LAPD Red Squad raid on John Reed Club art show in the U.S. results in the destruction of a dozen political artworks. Wikipedia: LAPD Red Squad raid on John Reed Club art show · 1 language
1861
American Civil War: The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state. Wikipedia: American Civil War · 170 languages
1812
Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry is accused of "gerrymandering" for the first time. Wikipedia: Massachusetts · 229 languages
1808
Jesse Fell burns anthracite on an open grate as an experiment in heating homes with coal. Wikipedia: Jesse Fell · 2 languages
1794
First session of United States Senate opens to the public. Wikipedia: United States Senate · 102 languages

Around the world

2024
2024 Finnish presidential election: Alexander Stubb is elected as the 13th president of Finland. Wikipedia: 2024 Finnish presidential election · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
2018
Saratov Airlines Flight 703 crashed shortly after take-off in Russia due to icing conditions, killing all 71 people on board. Wikipedia: Saratov Airlines Flight 703 · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
2017
North Korea test fires a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan. Wikipedia: North Korea · 312 languages
2016
A man shoots seven people dead at an education center in Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia. Wikipedia: 2016 Ad Dair shooting · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2015
Turkish student Özgecan Aslan was murdered during a rape attempt, sparking mass demonstrations across the country after her body was discovered two days later. Wikipedia: Murder of Özgecan Aslan · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2015
The European Space Agency's Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle is launched on a Vega rocket. Wikipedia: European Space Agency · 118 languages
2014
A military transport plane crashes in a mountainous area of Oum El Bouaghi Province in eastern Algeria, killing 77 people. Wikipedia: 2014 Algerian Air Force C-130 crash · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
2013
The Vatican confirms that Pope Benedict XVI will resign the papacy as a result of his advanced age. Wikipedia: Pope Benedict XVI · 200 languages
2013
Militants claiming to be from the Sultanate of Sulu invade Lahad Datu District, Sabah, Malaysia, beginning the Lahad Datu standoff. Wikipedia: Sultanate of Sulu · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2011
Arab Spring: The first wave of the Egyptian revolution culminates in the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and the transfer of power to the Supreme Military Council after 17 days of protests. Wikipedia: Arab Spring · 112 languages
2008
Rebel East Timorese soldiers invaded the homes of President José Ramos-Horta and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão, seriously wounding the former. Wikipedia: 2008 East Timorese assassination attempts · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2001
The computer worm Anna Kournikova, which would affect millions of users worldwide, was released by a 20-year-old Dutch student. Wikipedia: Computer worm · 63 languages
1999
Pluto crosses Neptune's orbit, ending a nearly 20-year period when it was closer to the Sun than the gas giant; Pluto is not expected to interact with Neptune's orbit again until 2231. Wikipedia: Pluto · 223 languages
1997
The far-right extremist Hungarian National Front introduces the day of honor, a neo-nazi and neo-fascist annual gathering in Budapest Wikipedia: Far-right politics · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1990
Anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela, having been a political prisoner for 27 years, was released from Victor Verster Prison near Paarl, South Africa. Wikipedia: Nelson Mandela · 295 languages
1979
The Iranian Revolution establishes an Islamic theocracy under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Wikipedia: Iranian Revolution · 102 languages
1978
Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 crashes at the Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport in Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada with 42 deaths and seven survivors. Wikipedia: Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1976
The Frente de Liberación Homosexual made their final public appearance, shortly before the group's dissolution due to political repression after the Argentine coup d'état. Wikipedia: Frente de Liberación Homosexual · 6 languages
1971
Cold War: The Seabed Arms Control Treaty opens for signature, outlawing nuclear weapons on the ocean floor in international waters. Wikipedia: Seabed Arms Control Treaty · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1970
Japan launches Ohsumi, becoming the fourth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster. Wikipedia: Ohsumi (satellite) · 30 languages
1963
The Beatles record their first album, Please Please Me. Wikipedia: The Beatles · 245 languages
1959
The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South is created as a protectorate of the United Kingdom. Wikipedia: Federation of South Arabia · 36 languages
1953
Israeli-Soviet relations are severed. Wikipedia: Israel–Russia relations · 18 languages
1946
The New Testament of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, the first significant challenge to the Authorized King James Version, is published. Wikipedia: New Testament · 200 languages
1942
World War II: Second day of the Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore. Wikipedia: World War II · 291 languages
1938
The BBC aired an adaptation of a section of Czech writer Karel Čapek's play R.U.R. in the first broadcast of science fiction on television. Wikipedia: BBC · 149 languages
1929
The Kingdom of Italy and the Vatican sign the Lateran Treaty. Wikipedia: Kingdom of Italy · ✓ Wikidata · 68 languages
1919
Friedrich Ebert was elected the provisional president of Germany by the Weimar National Assembly. Wikipedia: Friedrich Ebert · 79 languages
1906
Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer Nos. Wikipedia: Pope Pius X · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1903
Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria. Wikipedia: Anton Bruckner · 92 languages
1889
The Meiji Constitution of Japan is adopted. Wikipedia: Meiji Constitution · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
1873
King Amadeo I of Spain abdicates, triggering the proclamation of the First Spanish Republic. Wikipedia: Amadeo I of Spain · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1858
Bernadette Soubirous's first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary occurs in Lourdes, France. Wikipedia: Bernadette Soubirous · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1856
The Kingdom of Awadh is annexed by the British East India Company and Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, is deposed. Wikipedia: Awadh · 41 languages
1855
Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia. Wikipedia: Tewodros II · 38 languages
1851
As part of celebrations marking the separation of Victoria from New South Wales, the inaugural first-class cricket match in Australia began at the Launceston Racecourse in Tasmania. Wikipedia: Victoria (state) · 153 languages
1843
Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy. Wikipedia: Giuseppe Verdi · 179 languages
1840
La fille du régiment (audio featured), an opéra comique by Gaetano Donizetti, premiered in Paris to highly negative reviews but later became a success. Wikipedia: La fille du régiment · 34 languages
1829
Facing backlach of Treaty of Turkmenchay, Alexander Griboyedov, Russian Empire's Ambassador to Tehran, and all the other embassy staff, were massacred by an angry mob. Wikipedia: Treaty of Turkmenchay · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
1826
London University, later University College London (pictured), was founded as the first secular university in England. Wikipedia: University College London · 69 languages
1823
Around 110 boys were killed in a human crush at the Convent of the Minori Osservanti (corridor pictured) in Valletta on the last day of the Maltese Carnival. Wikipedia: Carnival tragedy of 1823 · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1659
The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses. Wikipedia: Assault on Copenhagen (1659) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1586
Sir Francis Drake with an English force captures and occupies the Spanish colonial port of Cartagena de Indias for two months, obtaining a ransom and booty. Wikipedia: Francis Drake · 121 languages
1584
Spanish explorer Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa founded the town of Nombre de Jesús, the first of two short-lived colonies at the Strait of Magellan. Wikipedia: Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1534
At the Convocation of Canterbury, the Catholic bishops comprising the Upper House of the Province of Canterbury agree to style Henry VIII supreme head of the English church and clergy "so far as the law of Christ allows". Wikipedia: Convocations of Canterbury and York · 1 language
1144
Robert of Chester completes his translation from Arabic to Latin of the Liber de compositione alchemiae, marking the birth of Western alchemy. Wikipedia: Robert of Chester · 19 languages
951
Guo Wei, a court official, leads a military coup and declares himself emperor of the new Later Zhou. Wikipedia: Guo Wei · 15 languages
55
The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Empire, on the eve of his coming of age clears the way for Nero to become Emperor. Wikipedia: 50s · 79 languages
660 BC
Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Wikipedia: Emperor Jimmu · 61 languages

World days

Feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes (Catholic Church), and its related observance World Day of the Sick (Roman Catholic Church) Wikipedia: World Day of the Sick · 21 languages
International Day of Women and Girls in Science (UN Women) Wikipedia: International Day of Women and Girls in Science · 37 languages

Technology

2001
The computer worm Anna Kournikova, which would affect millions of users worldwide, was released by a 20-year-old Dutch student. Wikipedia: Computer worm · 63 languages

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Science

2000
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on STS-99 to conduct the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Endeavour · 57 languages
1997
Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on a mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Discovery · 61 languages
1970
Japan launches Ohsumi, becoming the fourth nation to put an object into orbit using its own booster. Wikipedia: Ohsumi (satellite) · 30 languages

Today's news: Science ›

Business

1856
The Kingdom of Awadh is annexed by the British East India Company and Wajid Ali Shah, the king of Awadh, is deposed. Wikipedia: Awadh · 41 languages

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Sport

1990
Buster Douglas, a 42:1 underdog, knocks out Mike Tyson in ten rounds at Tokyo to win boxing's world Heavyweight title. Wikipedia: Buster Douglas · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1851
As part of celebrations marking the separation of Victoria from New South Wales, the inaugural first-class cricket match in Australia began at the Launceston Racecourse in Tasmania. Wikipedia: Victoria (state) · 153 languages

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Culture

1963
The Beatles record their first album, Please Please Me. Wikipedia: The Beatles · 245 languages
1938
The BBC aired an adaptation of a section of Czech writer Karel Čapek's play R.U.R. in the first broadcast of science fiction on television. Wikipedia: BBC · 149 languages
1903
Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria. Wikipedia: Anton Bruckner · 92 languages
1843
Giuseppe Verdi's opera I Lombardi alla prima crociata receives its first performance in Milan, Italy. Wikipedia: Giuseppe Verdi · 179 languages
1840
La fille du régiment (audio featured), an opéra comique by Gaetano Donizetti, premiered in Paris to highly negative reviews but later became a success. Wikipedia: La fille du régiment · 34 languages

Today's news: Culture ›

Births

2002
Liam Lawson, New Zealand racing driver Wikipedia: Liam Lawson · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
2001
Bryan Gil, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Bryan Gil · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
2000
Nassir Little, American basketball player Wikipedia: Nassir Little · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1998
Trent Frederic, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Trent Frederic · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1998
Josh Jacobs, American football player Wikipedia: Josh Jacobs · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1998
Khalid, American singer and songwriter Wikipedia: Khalid (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
1997
Damien Harris, American football player Wikipedia: Damien Harris · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1997
Mike Hughes, American football player Wikipedia: Mike Hughes (American football) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1997
Hubert Hurkacz, Polish tennis player Wikipedia: Hubert Hurkacz · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1997
Rosé, New Zealand-South Korean singer and dancer Wikipedia: Rosé (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 87 languages
1997
Zavier Simpson, American basketball player Wikipedia: Zavier Simpson · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1996
Daniil Medvedev, Russian tennis player Wikipedia: Daniil Medvedev · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
1996
Jonathan Tah, German footballer Wikipedia: Jonathan Tah · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1996
Lucas Torreira, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia: Lucas Torreira · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1995
Milan Škriniar, Slovak footballer Wikipedia: Milan Škriniar · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1995
Rick Karsdorp, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Rick Karsdorp · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1994
Dansby Swanson, American baseball player Wikipedia: Dansby Swanson · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1993
Ben McLemore, American basketball player Wikipedia: Ben McLemore · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1992
Lasse Norman Hansen, Danish track and road cyclist Wikipedia: Lasse Norman Leth · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1992
Taylor Lautner, American actor Wikipedia: Taylor Lautner · ✓ Wikidata · 114 languages
1992
Jake Matthews, American football player Wikipedia: Jake Matthews (American football) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1991
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, Canadian football player and medical doctor Wikipedia: Laurent Duvernay-Tardif · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1991
Nikola Mirotic, Spanish basketball player Wikipedia: Nikola Mirotić · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1990
Javier Aquino, Mexican footballer Wikipedia: Javier Aquino · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1990
Q'orianka Kilcher, German-American actress Wikipedia: Q'orianka Kilcher · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1990
Hwang Chan-sung, South Korean singer and actor Wikipedia: Hwang Chan-sung · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1988
Vlad Moldoveanu, Romanian basketball player Wikipedia: Vlad Moldoveanu · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1987
Luca Antonelli, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Luca Antonelli · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1987
Juanmi Callejón, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Juanmi Callejón · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1987
Brian Matusz, American baseball player (died 2025) Wikipedia: Brian Matusz · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1987
Jan Smeekens, Dutch speed skater Wikipedia: Jan Smeekens · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1987
Ellen van Dijk, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia: Ellen van Dijk · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1986
Gabriel Boric, Chilean politician, 36th President of Chile Wikipedia: Gabriel Boric · ✓ Wikidata · 87 languages
1985
Mike Richards, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Mike Richards (ice hockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1985
Šárka Strachová, Czech skier Wikipedia: Šárka Strachová · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1984
Maarten Heisen, Dutch sprinter Wikipedia: Maarten Heisen · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1984
Marco Marcato, Italian cyclist Wikipedia: Marco Marcato · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1984
Aubrey O'Day, American singer and reality television personality Wikipedia: Aubrey O'Day · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1984
Maxime Talbot, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Maxime Talbot · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1984
Alando Tucker, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Alando Tucker · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1983
Rafael van der Vaart, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Rafael van der Vaart · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
1982
Daryn Colledge, American football player Wikipedia: Daryn Colledge · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1982
Natalie Dormer, English actress Wikipedia: Natalie Dormer · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
1982
Ľubomíra Kalinová, Slovak biathlete Wikipedia: Ľubomíra Kalinová · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1982
Neil Robertson, Australian snooker player Wikipedia: Neil Robertson · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
1981
Kelly Rowland, American singer and actress Wikipedia: Kelly Rowland · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
1980
Matthew Lawrence, American actor and singer Wikipedia: Matthew Lawrence · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1979
Brandy Norwood, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia: Brandy Norwood · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
1978
Roc Marciano, American rapper and record producer Wikipedia: Roc Marciano · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1977
Mike Shinoda, American musician and artist Wikipedia: Mike Shinoda · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
1976
Tony Battie, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Tony Battie · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1976
Bryce Salvador, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Bryce Salvador · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1975
Andy Lally, American race car driver Wikipedia: Andy Lally · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1975
Callum Thorp, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: Callum Thorp · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1975
Jacque Vaughn, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Jacque Vaughn · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1974
Nick Barmby, English footballer and manager Wikipedia: Nick Barmby · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1974
D'Angelo, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2025) Wikipedia: D'Angelo · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1974
Alex Jones, American radio show host and conspiracy theorist Wikipedia: Alex Jones · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
1974
Isaiah Mustafa, American actor and football player Wikipedia: Isaiah Mustafa · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1974
Jaroslav Špaček, Czech ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Jaroslav Špaček · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1973
Varg Vikernes, Norwegian guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia: Varg Vikernes · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
1972
Steve McManaman, English footballer Wikipedia: Steve McManaman · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1972
Kelly Slater, American surfer Wikipedia: Kelly Slater · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1971
Damian Lewis, English actor Wikipedia: Damian Lewis · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1969
Jennifer Aniston, American actress and producer Wikipedia: Jennifer Aniston · ✓ Wikidata · 127 languages
1969
Andreas Hilfiker, Swiss footballer Wikipedia: Andreas Hilfiker · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1969
John Salako, Nigerian-English footballer, manager, and sportscaster Wikipedia: John Salako · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1968
Mo Willems, American author and illustrator Wikipedia: Mo Willems · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1967
Ciro Ferrara, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Ciro Ferrara · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1965
Vicki Wilson, Australian netball player Wikipedia: Vicki Wilson · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1964
Sarah Palin, American politician, 9th Governor of Alaska Wikipedia: Sarah Palin · ✓ Wikidata · 103 languages
1964
Ken Shamrock, American martial artist and wrestler Wikipedia: Ken Shamrock · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1962
Tammy Baldwin, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Tammy Baldwin · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1962
Diane Franklin, American actress Wikipedia: Diane Franklin · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1962
Sheryl Crow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Sheryl Crow · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
1961
Carey Lowell, American actress Wikipedia: Carey Lowell · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1960
Richard Mastracchio, American engineer and astronaut Wikipedia: Richard Mastracchio · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1959
Roberto Moreno, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia: Roberto Moreno · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1957
Tina Ambani, Indian actress and chairperson Wikipedia: Tina Ambani · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1956
Catherine Hickland, American actress Wikipedia: Catherine Hickland · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1956
Didier Lockwood, French violinist (died 2018) Wikipedia: Didier Lockwood · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1954
Wesley Strick, American director and screenwriter Wikipedia: Wesley Strick · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1953
Philip Anglim, American actor Wikipedia: Philip Anglim · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1953
Jeb Bush, American banker and politician, 43rd Governor of Florida Wikipedia: Jeb Bush · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
1953
Tom Veryzer, American baseball player (died 2014) Wikipedia: Tom Veryzer · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1951
Mike Leavitt, American politician, 14th Governor of Utah Wikipedia: Mike Leavitt · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1949
James Silas, American basketball player Wikipedia: James Silas · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1947
Yukio Hatoyama, Japanese engineer and politician and Prime Minister of Japan Wikipedia: Yukio Hatoyama · ✓ Wikidata · 83 languages
1947
Derek Shulman, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Derek Shulman · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1946
Ian Porterfield, Scottish footballer and manager (died 2007) Wikipedia: Ian Porterfield · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1945
Michael Scott, first CEO of Apple Inc. Wikipedia: Michael Scott (Apple) · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1944
Mike Oxley, American lawyer and politician (died 2016) Wikipedia: Mike Oxley · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1944
Joy Williams, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist Wikipedia: Joy Williams (American writer) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1943
Joselito, Spanish singer and actor Wikipedia: Joselito (singer) · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1943
Alan Rubin, American trumpet player (died 2011) Wikipedia: Alan Rubin · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1942
Otis Clay, American singer-songwriter (died 2016) Wikipedia: Otis Clay · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1941
Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian pianist and composer (died 2024) Wikipedia: Sérgio Mendes · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1940
Calvin Fowler, American basketball player (died 2013) Wikipedia: Calvin Fowler · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1939
Gerry Goffin, American songwriter (died 2014) Wikipedia: Gerry Goffin · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1938
Bevan Congdon, New Zealand cricketer (died 2018) Wikipedia: Bevan Congdon · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1937
Ian Gow, British politician (died 1990) Wikipedia: Ian Gow · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1937
Bill Lawry, Australian cricketer and sportscaster Wikipedia: Bill Lawry · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1937
Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2020) Wikipedia: Eddie Shack · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1937
Phillip Walker, American singer and guitarist (died 2010) Wikipedia: Phillip Walker (musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1936
Burt Reynolds, American actor and director (died 2018) Wikipedia: Burt Reynolds · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
1935
Gene Vincent, American singer and guitarist (died 1971) Wikipedia: Gene Vincent · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1934
Mel Carnahan, American lawyer and politician, 51st Governor of Missouri (died 2000) Wikipedia: Mel Carnahan · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1934
Tina Louise, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Tina Louise · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1934
Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general and politician, Military leader of Panama (died 2017) Wikipedia: Manuel Noriega · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
1934
David Taylor, English veterinarian and television host (died 2013) Wikipedia: David Taylor (veterinary surgeon) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1932
Dennis Skinner, English miner and politician Wikipedia: Dennis Skinner · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1930
Roy De Forest, American painter and academic (died 2007). Wikipedia: Roy De Forest · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1930
Mary Quant, British fashion designer (died 2023)[notes 1] Wikipedia: Mary Quant · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1926
Paul Bocuse, French chef (died 2018) Wikipedia: Paul Bocuse · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1926
Leslie Nielsen, Canadian-American actor and producer (died 2010) Wikipedia: Leslie Nielsen · ✓ Wikidata · 78 languages
1925
Virginia E. Johnson, American psychologist and academic (died 2013) Wikipedia: Virginia E. Johnson · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1925
Kim Stanley, American actress (died 2001) Wikipedia: Kim Stanley · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1924
Budge Patty, American tennis player (died 2021) Wikipedia: Budge Patty · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1923
Antony Flew, English philosopher and academic (died 2010) Wikipedia: Antony Flew · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1921
Lloyd Bentsen, American politician, 69th United States Secretary of the Treasury (died 2006) Wikipedia: Lloyd Bentsen · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1921
Ottavio Missoni, Italian hurdler and fashion designer, founded Missoni (died 2013) Wikipedia: Ottavio Missoni · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1920
Farouk of Egypt (died 1965) Wikipedia: Farouk of Egypt · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
1920
Daniel F. Galouye, American author (died 1976) Wikipedia: Daniel F. Galouye · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1920
Billy Halop, American actor (died 1976) Wikipedia: Billy Halop · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1920
Daniel James, Jr., American general and pilot (died 1978) Wikipedia: Daniel James Jr. · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1919
Eva Gabor, Hungarian-American actress (died 1995) Wikipedia: Eva Gabor · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1917
Sidney Sheldon, American author and screenwriter (died 2007) Wikipedia: Sidney Sheldon · ✓ Wikidata · 66 languages
1915
Patrick Leigh Fermor, English soldier, author, and scholar (died 2011) Wikipedia: Patrick Leigh Fermor · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1915
Richard Hamming, American mathematician and academic (died 1998) Wikipedia: Richard Hamming · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1914
Matt Dennis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2002) Wikipedia: Matt Dennis · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1914
Josh White, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1969) Wikipedia: Josh White · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1912
Rudolf Firkušný, Czech-American pianist and educator (died 1994) Wikipedia: Rudolf Firkušný · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1909
Max Baer, American boxer and actor (died 1959) Wikipedia: Max Baer (boxer) · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1909
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1993) Wikipedia: Joseph L. Mankiewicz · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
1908
Philip Dunne, American screenwriter (died 1992) Wikipedia: Philip Dunne (writer) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1908
Vivian Fuchs, English explorer (died 1999) Wikipedia: Vivian Fuchs · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1904
Keith Holyoake, New Zealand farmer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1983) Wikipedia: Keith Holyoake · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1904
Lucile Randon, French supercentenarian (died 2023) Wikipedia: Lucile Randon · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1902
Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect, designed Radisson Blu Royal Hotel (died 1971) Wikipedia: Arne Jacobsen · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
1900
Ellen Broe, Danish nurse, pioneer in nursing education (died 1994) Wikipedia: Ellen Broe · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1900
Hans-Georg Gadamer, German philosopher and scholar (died 2002) Wikipedia: Hans-Georg Gadamer · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
1900
Jōsei Toda, Japanese educator and activist (died 1958) Wikipedia: Jōsei Toda · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1898
Leo Szilard, Hungarian-American physicist and academic (died 1964) Wikipedia: Leo Szilard · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
1897
Emil Leon Post, Polish-American mathematician and logician (died 1954) Wikipedia: Emil Leon Post · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1896
Claire Myers Owens, American author (died 1983) Wikipedia: Claire Myers Owens · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1888
John Warren Davis, American educator, college administrator, and civil rights leader (died 1980) Wikipedia: John Warren Davis (college president) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1881
Carlo Carrà, Italian painter (died 1966) Wikipedia: Carlo Carrà · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1877
Aasa Helgesen, Norwegian midwife (died 1968) Wikipedia: Aasa Helgesen · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1874
Elsa Beskow, Swedish author and illustrator (died 1953) Wikipedia: Elsa Beskow · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1869
Helene Kröller-Müller, German-Dutch art collector and philanthropist, founded the Kröller-Müller Museum (died 1939) Wikipedia: Helene Kröller-Müller · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1869
Else Lasker-Schüler, German poet and author (died 1945) Wikipedia: Else Lasker-Schüler · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1864
Louis Bouveault, French chemist (died 1909) Wikipedia: Louis Bouveault · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1863
John F. Fitzgerald, American politician; Mayor of Boston (died 1950) Wikipedia: John F. Fitzgerald · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1860
Rachilde, French author and playwright (died 1953) Wikipedia: Rachilde · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1855
Ellen Day Hale, American painter and author (died 1940) Wikipedia: Ellen Day Hale · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1847
Thomas Edison, American engineer and businessman, developed the light bulb and phonograph (died 1931) Wikipedia: Thomas Edison · ✓ Wikidata · 254 languages
1845
Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Ottoman soldier and politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (died 1936) Wikipedia: Ahmet Tevfik Pasha · 33 languages
1839
Josiah Willard Gibbs, American physicist (died 1903) Wikipedia: Josiah Willard Gibbs · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
1833
Melville Fuller, American lawyer and jurist, 8th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1910) Wikipedia: Melville Fuller · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1830
Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff, Prussian pianist and composer (died 1913) Wikipedia: Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1821
Auguste Mariette, French archaeologist and scholar (died 1881) Wikipedia: Auguste Mariette · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1813
Otto Ludwig, German author, playwright, and critic (died 1865) Wikipedia: Otto Ludwig (writer) · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1812
Alexander H. Stephens, American lawyer and politician, Vice President of the Confederate States of America (died 1883) Wikipedia: Alexander H. Stephens · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1805
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau, Native American-French Canadian explorer (died 1866) Wikipedia: Jean Baptiste Charbonneau · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1802
Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist (died 1880) Wikipedia: Lydia Maria Child · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1800
Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer and politician, invented the calotype (died 1877) Wikipedia: Henry Fox Talbot · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
1776
Ioannis Kapodistrias, Greek politician, 1st Governor of Greece (died 1831) Wikipedia: Ioannis Kapodistrias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1764
Marie-Joseph Chénier, French poet and playwright (died 1811) Wikipedia: Marie-Joseph Chénier · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1708
Egidio Duni, Italian composer (died 1775) Wikipedia: Egidio Duni · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1657
Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, French poet and playwright (died 1757) Wikipedia: Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
1649
William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic (died 1715) Wikipedia: William Carstares · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1624
Ivan Ančić, Croatian Franciscan and religious writer (died 1685) Wikipedia: Ivan Ančić · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1568
Honoré d'Urfé, French author and playwright (died 1625) Wikipedia: Honoré d'Urfé · 36 languages
1535
Pope Gregory XIV (died 1591) Wikipedia: Pope Gregory XIV · 80 languages
1466
Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort of England (died 1503) Wikipedia: Elizabeth of York · 56 languages
1380
Poggio Bracciolini, Italian scholar and translator (died 1459) Wikipedia: Poggio Bracciolini · 48 languages

Deaths

2026
James Van Der Beek, American actor (born 1977) Wikipedia: James Van Der Beek · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
2025
Betsy Arakawa, American classical pianist (born 1959) Wikipedia: Betsy Arakawa · 10 languages
2025
Moses Lim, Singaporean actor (born 1949) Wikipedia: Moses Lim · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2024
Allen J. Bard, American chemist (born 1933) Wikipedia: Allen J. Bard · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
2024
Kelvin Kiptum, African long-distance runner(born 1999) Wikipedia: Kelvin Kiptum · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
2023
Donald Spoto, American biographer (born 1941) Wikipedia: Donald Spoto · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2018
Vic Damone, American singer, songwriter and actor (born 1928) Wikipedia: Vic Damone · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
2018
Asma Jahangir, Pakistani human-rights lawyer and social activist (born 1952) Wikipedia: Asma Jahangir · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
2018
Jan Maxwell, American stage and television actress (born 1956) Wikipedia: Jan Maxwell · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2018
Qazi Wajid, Pakistani drama actor, writer and artist (born 1930) Wikipedia: Qazi Wajid · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2017
Fab Melo, Brazilian basketball player (born 1990) Wikipedia: Fab Melo · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2017
Jaap Rijks, Dutch Olympian (born 1919) Wikipedia: Jaap Rijks · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2017
Trish Doan, Korean-Canadian musician (born 1985) Wikipedia: Trish Doan · 2 languages
2016
Kevin Randleman, American mixed martial artist and wrestler (born 1971) Wikipedia: Kevin Randleman · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
2016
Zeng Xuelin, Thai-Chinese footballer and manager (born 1929) Wikipedia: Zeng Xuelin · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2015
Roger Hanin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1925) Wikipedia: Roger Hanin · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
2015
Bob Simon, American journalist (born 1941) Wikipedia: Bob Simon · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2015
Jerry Tarkanian, American basketball player and coach (born 1930) Wikipedia: Jerry Tarkanian · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2014
Alice Babs, Swedish singer and actress (born 1924) Wikipedia: Alice Babs · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
2014
Tito Canepa, Dominican-American painter (born 1916) Wikipedia: Tito Canepa · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2014
Fernando González Pacheco, Colombian journalist and actor (born 1932) Wikipedia: Fernando González Pacheco · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2013
Rick Huxley, English bass player (born 1940) Wikipedia: The Dave Clark Five · 28 languages
2012
Siri Bjerke, Norwegian politician, Norwegian Minister of the Environment (born 1958) Wikipedia: Siri Bjerke · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2012
Aharon Davidi, Israeli general (born 1927) Wikipedia: Aharon Davidi · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2012
Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1963) Wikipedia: Whitney Houston · ✓ Wikidata · 137 languages
2011
Chuck Tanner, American baseball player and manager (born 1928) Wikipedia: Chuck Tanner · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2010
Heward Grafftey, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1928) Wikipedia: Heward Grafftey · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2010
Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer, founder of his eponymous brand (born 1969) Wikipedia: Alexander McQueen · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
2009
Estelle Bennett, American singer (born 1941) Wikipedia: Estelle Bennett · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
2009
Willem Johan Kolff, Dutch-American physician and academic (born 1911) Wikipedia: Willem Johan Kolff · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
2008
Tom Lantos, American lawyer and politician (born 1928) Wikipedia: Tom Lantos · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
2008
Frank Piasecki, American engineer (born 1919) Wikipedia: Frank Piasecki · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2006
Wendy Barnes, British overseas radio broadcaster (born 1916) Wikipedia: Wendy Barnes · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2006
Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (born 1940) Wikipedia: Peter Benchley · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
2006
Ken Fletcher, Australian tennis player (born 1940) Wikipedia: Ken Fletcher · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
2006
Jackie Pallo, English wrestler and actor (born 1926) Wikipedia: Jackie Pallo · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2006
Matilda, American chicken and stage magician, oldest known chicken (h. 1990) Wikipedia: Matilda (chicken) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2005
Jack L. Chalker, American author (born 1944) Wikipedia: Jack L. Chalker · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2004
Tony Pope, American voice actor (born 1947) Wikipedia: Tony Pope · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2004
Shirley Strickland, Australian runner (born 1925) Wikipedia: Shirley Strickland · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
2002
Frankie Crosetti, American baseball player and coach (born 1910) Wikipedia: Frankie Crosetti · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2002
Barry Foster, English actor (born 1931) Wikipedia: Barry Foster (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2000
Lord Kitchner, Trinidadian singer (born 1922) Wikipedia: Lord Kitchener (calypsonian) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2000
Roger Vadim, French director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1928) Wikipedia: Roger Vadim · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
1996
Amelia Rosselli, Italian poet and author (born 1930) Wikipedia: Amelia Rosselli · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1994
Neil Bonnett, American race car driver (born 1946) Wikipedia: Neil Bonnett · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1994
Sorrell Booke, American actor and director (born 1930) Wikipedia: Sorrell Booke · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1994
William Conrad, American actor, director, and producer (born 1920) Wikipedia: William Conrad · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1994
Paul Feyerabend, Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic (born 1924) Wikipedia: Paul Feyerabend · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
1993
Robert W. Holley, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1922) Wikipedia: Robert W. Holley · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
1991
Dude Martin, American country singer, bandleader, radio and television host (born 1915) Wikipedia: Dude Martin · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1989
George O'Hanlon, American actor and voice artist (born 1912) Wikipedia: George O'Hanlon · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1986
Frank Herbert, American journalist and author (born 1920) Wikipedia: Frank Herbert · ✓ Wikidata · 92 languages
1986
Evelio Javier, Filipino politician (born 1942) Wikipedia: Evelio Javier · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1985
Henry Hathaway, American actor, director, and producer (born 1898) Wikipedia: Henry Hathaway · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1982
Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (born 1912) Wikipedia: Eleanor Powell · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1978
James Bryant Conant, American chemist and academic (born 1893) Wikipedia: James B. Conant · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1978
Harry Martinson, Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1904) Wikipedia: Harry Martinson · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages
1977
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th President of India (born 1905) Wikipedia: Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
1977
Louis Beel, Dutch academic and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1902) Wikipedia: Louis Beel · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1976
Lee J. Cobb, American actor (born 1911) Wikipedia: Lee J. Cobb · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
1976
Alexander Lippisch, German pilot and engineer (born 1894) Wikipedia: Alexander Lippisch · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1975
Richard Ratsimandrava, Malagasy colonel and politician, President of Madagascar (born 1931) Wikipedia: Richard Ratsimandrava · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1973
J. Hans D. Jensen, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1907) Wikipedia: J. Hans D. Jensen · ✓ Wikidata · 77 languages
1968
Howard Lindsay, American playwright (born 1889) Wikipedia: Howard Lindsay · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1967
A. J. Muste, Dutch-American minister and activist (born 1885) Wikipedia: A. J. Muste · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1963
John Olof Dahlgren, Swedish-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1872) Wikipedia: John Olof Dahlgren · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1963
Sylvia Plath, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (born 1932) Wikipedia: Sylvia Plath · ✓ Wikidata · 111 languages
1958
Ernest Jones, Welsh neurologist and psychoanalyst (born 1879) Wikipedia: Ernest Jones (psychoanalyst) · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1949
Axel Munthe, Swedish doctor (born 1857) Wikipedia: Axel Munthe · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
1948
Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (born 1898) Wikipedia: Sergei Eisenstein · ✓ Wikidata · 147 languages
1947
Martin Klein, Estonian wrestler and coach (born 1884) Wikipedia: Martin Klein (wrestler) · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1942
Jamnalal Bajaj, Indian businessman and philanthropist (born 1884) Wikipedia: Jamnalal Bajaj · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1940
John Buchan, Scottish-Canadian historian and politician, Governor General of Canada (born 1875) Wikipedia: John Buchan · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1940
Ellen Day Hale, American painter and author (born 1855) Wikipedia: Ellen Day Hale · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1938
Kalle Korhonen, Finnish politician (born 1878) Wikipedia: Kalle Korhonen · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1931
Charles Algernon Parsons, English-Irish engineer, invented the steam turbine (born 1854) Wikipedia: Charles Algernon Parsons · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1918
Alexey Kaledin, Russian general (born 1861) Wikipedia: Alexey Kaledin · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1917
Oswaldo Cruz, Brazilian physician and epidemiologist (born 1872) Wikipedia: Oswaldo Cruz · 21 languages
1905
Mary Pitman Ailau, high chiefess of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi Wikipedia: Mary Pitman Ailau · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1901
Milan I of Serbia (born 1855) Wikipedia: Milan I of Serbia · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1898
Félix María Zuloaga, Mexican general and unconstitutional interim president (born 1813) Wikipedia: Félix María Zuloaga · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1868
Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic (born 1819) Wikipedia: Léon Foucault · ✓ Wikidata · 78 languages
1862
Elizabeth Siddal, English poet and artist's model (born 1829) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Siddal · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1854
Magdalene Osenbroch, Norwegian actress (born 1830) Wikipedia: Magdalene Osenbroch · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1829
Alexander Griboyedov, Russian poet, playwright, and composer (born 1795) Wikipedia: Alexander Griboyedov · ✓ Wikidata · 61 languages
1811
Juan Sánchez Ramírez, leader of the troops that fought against the French rule of Santo Domingo's colony between 1808 and 1809 (born 1762) Wikipedia: Juan Sánchez Ramírez · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1795
Carl Michael Bellman, Swedish poet and composer (born 1740) Wikipedia: Carl Michael Bellman · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1768
George Dance the Elder, English architect, designed St Leonard's and St Botolph's Aldgate (born 1695) Wikipedia: George Dance the Elder · 8 languages
1763
William Shenstone, English poet and gardener (born 1714) Wikipedia: William Shenstone · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1755
Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei, Italian archaeologist, playwright, and critic (born 1675) Wikipedia: Francesco Scipione Maffei · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1650
René Descartes, French mathematician and philosopher (born 1596) Wikipedia: René Descartes · ✓ Wikidata · 254 languages
1626
Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (born 1548) Wikipedia: Pietro Cataldi · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1503
Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort of England (born 1466) Wikipedia: Elizabeth of York · 56 languages
1141
Hugh of Saint Victor, German philosopher and theologian (born 1096) Wikipedia: Hugh of Saint Victor · 39 languages
824
Pope Paschal I Wikipedia: Pope Paschal I · 78 languages
731
Pope Gregory II (born 669) Wikipedia: Pope Gregory II · 86 languages
641
Heraclius, Byzantine emperor (born 575) Wikipedia: Heraclius · ✓ Wikidata · 89 languages
244
Gordian III, Roman emperor (born 225) Wikipedia: Gordian III · ✓ Wikidata · 69 languages
55
Britannicus, Roman son of Claudius (born 41) Wikipedia: 50s · 79 languages

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