January 15: what happened on this day in history

Events on January 15 include:

The American serial police-procedural television show Hill Street Blues aired its pilot episode, "Hill Street Station" (1981)
Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, is sentenced to life in prison (1976)
American serial killer Dennis Rader, also known as the "BTK killer", murdered his first four victims (1974)

This page gathers 62 events, 227 births and 125 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 69 to 2023.

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Events · United States

1981
The American serial police-procedural television show Hill Street Blues aired its pilot episode, "Hill Street Station". Wikipedia: Police procedural
1976
Gerald Ford's would-be assassin, Sara Jane Moore, is sentenced to life in prison. Wikipedia: Gerald Ford · ✓ 2 WikipediasArchive: Former US President of State Gerald Ford arrived to Israel for a 4 days visit. — National Library of Israel, 1979 · Europeana
1974
American serial killer Dennis Rader, also known as the "BTK killer", murdered his first four victims. Wikipedia: Dennis Rader
1973
Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. Wikipedia: Vietnam War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1967
The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the American football championship game now known as Super Bowl I. Wikipedia: Green Bay Packers · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1947
The mutilated corpse of the Black Dahlia, a 22-year-old woman whose murder is one of the most famous unsolved crimes in the United States, was found in Leimert Park, Los Angeles. Wikipedia: Black Dahlia · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1943
The highest-capacity office building in the world, the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense known as the Pentagon, was dedicated. Wikipedia: United States Department of Defense · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1910
Construction was completed on the Buffalo Bill Dam, then the tallest dam in the world, on the Shoshone River in the U.S. state of Wyoming. Wikipedia: Buffalo Bill Dam · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1908
The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority becomes the first Greek-letter organization founded and established by African American college women. Wikipedia: Alpha Kappa Alpha · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1870
Thomas Nast publishes a political cartoon symbolizing the Democratic Party with a donkey ("A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion") for Harper's Weekly. Wikipedia: Thomas Nast · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1865
American Civil War: The Union Army captured Fort Fisher, the last seaport of the Confederacy. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1815
War of 1812: The American frigate USS President, commanded by Commodore Stephen Decatur, was captured by a squadron of four British frigates. Wikipedia: War of 1812 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1782
Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris addresses the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage. Wikipedia: Robert Morris (financier)
1777
American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present-day Vermont) declares its independence. Wikipedia: American Revolutionary War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias

Around the world

2023
Yeti Airlines Flight 691 crashes near Pokhara International Airport, killing all 72 people on board. Wikipedia: Yeti Airlines Flight 691 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2022
The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai volcano erupts, cutting off communications with Tonga and causing a tsunami across the Pacific. Wikipedia: 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai eruption and tsunami · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2021
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia's Sulawesi island killing at least 105 and injuring 3,369 people. Wikipedia: 2021 West Sulawesi earthquake · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2020
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare confirms the first case of COVID-19 in Japan. Wikipedia: Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2019
Somali militants attack the DusitD2 hotel in Nairobi, Kenya killing at least 21 people and injuring 19. Wikipedia: Somalia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2019
Theresa May's UK government suffers the biggest government defeat in modern times, when 432 MPs voting against the proposed European Union withdrawal agreement, giving her opponents a majority of 230. Wikipedia: Theresa May · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2018
British multinational construction and facilities management services company Carillion goes into liquidation – officially, "the largest ever trading liquidation in the UK". Wikipedia: Construction
2016
The Kenyan Army suffers its worst defeat ever in a battle with Al-Shabaab Islamic insurgents in El-Adde, Somalia. An estimated 150 Kenyan soldiers are killed in the battle. Wikipedia: Kenya Defence Forces · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2015
The Swiss National Bank abandons the cap on the Swiss franc's value relative to the euro, causing turmoil in international financial markets. Wikipedia: Swiss National Bank · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2013
A train carrying Egyptian Army recruits derails near Giza, Greater Cairo, killing 19 and injuring 120 others. Wikipedia: Badrashin railway accident · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2009
US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of Canada geese during its climb out from New York City and made an emergency landing in the Hudson River (featured). Wikipedia: US Airways Flight 1549 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2005
ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the Moon. Wikipedia: European Space Agency · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2001
The first edit to the internet encyclopedia Wikipedia was made. Wikipedia: First Wikipedia edit · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1991
The Victoria Cross for Australia was instituted, making Australia the first Commonwealth realm with a separate Victoria Cross award in its honours system. Wikipedia: Victoria Cross for Australia
1991
The United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from occupied Kuwait expires, preparing the way for the start of Operation Desert Storm. Wikipedia: United Nations · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1981
Pope John Paul II receives a delegation from the Polish trade union Solidarity at the Vatican led by Lech Wałęsa. Wikipedia: Pope John Paul II · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1977
Linjeflyg Flight 618 crashes in Kälvesta near Stockholm Bromma Airport in Stockholm, Sweden, killing 22 people. Wikipedia: Linjeflyg Flight 618 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1975
Portugal and the nationalist factions UNITA, the MPLA and the FNLA signed the Alvor Agreement, ending the Angolan War of Independence. Wikipedia: UNITA · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1970
The Republic of Biafra surrendered following a failed attempt at secession from Nigeria, ending the Nigerian Civil War. Wikipedia: Biafra · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1970
Muammar Gaddafi is proclaimed premier of Libya. Wikipedia: Muammar Gaddafi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1969
The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1966
The First Nigerian Republic, led by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa is overthrown in a military coup d'état. Wikipedia: First Nigerian Republic · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1962
The Derveni papyrus (fragment pictured), the oldest surviving manuscript in Europe, was discovered in Macedonia in northern Greece. Wikipedia: Derveni papyrus · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1962
Netherlands New Guinea Conflict: Indonesian Navy fast patrol boat RI Macan Tutul commanded by Commodore Yos Sudarso sunk in Arafura Sea by the Dutch Navy. Wikipedia: Dutch New Guinea
1951
Ilse Koch, wife of Karl-Otto Koch, the Nazi commander of the Buchenwald and Majdanek concentration camps, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a West German court. Wikipedia: Ilse Koch · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1949
Chinese Civil War: The Communist forces take over Tianjin from the Nationalist government. Wikipedia: Chinese Civil War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1943
World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1937
Spanish Civil War: Nationalist and Republican forces both withdrew after suffering heavy losses at the Second Battle of the Corunna Road. Wikipedia: Spanish Civil War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1936
The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio. Wikipedia: O-I Glass · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1934
At least 10,700 people died when a magnitude-8.0 earthquake struck Nepal and the Indian state of Bihar. Wikipedia: 1934 Nepal–India earthquake · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1933
A teenage girl in Banneux, Belgium, reported the first of several Marian apparitions, now known as Our Lady of Banneux. Wikipedia: Banneux
1919
A large molasses tank in Boston, Massachusetts, burst and a wave of molasses rushed through the streets , killing 21 people and injuring 150 others. Wikipedia: Molasses · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1919
Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, two of the most prominent communists in Germany, are clubbed and then shot to death by members of the Freikorps at the end of the Spartacist uprising. Wikipedia: Rosa Luxemburg · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1911
Palestinian Arabic-language Falastin newspaper founded. Wikipedia: Palestinian Arabic
1892
James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball. Wikipedia: James Naismith · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1889
The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta. Wikipedia: The Coca-Cola Company · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1885
Wilson Bentley (pictured) took the first known photograph of a snowflake by attaching a bellows camera to a microscope. Wikipedia: Wilson Bentley · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1876
The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl. Wikipedia: Afrikaans · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1867
In Regent's Park, London, the ice on the lake broke, plunging skaters into the water and causing 40 deaths from drowning or hypothermia. Wikipedia: Regent's Park
1857
In British Hong Kong, hundreds of Europeans were non-lethally poisoned by arsenic in bread from a locally owned bakery, leading to geopolitical tension. Wikipedia: British Hong Kong
1822
Greek War of Independence: Demetrios Ypsilantis is elected president of the legislative assembly. Wikipedia: Greek War of Independence · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1818
A paper by David Brewster is read to the Royal Society, belatedly announcing his discovery of what we now call the biaxial class of doubly-refracting crystals. On the same day, Augustin-Jean Fresnel signs a "supplement" (submitted four days later) on reflection of polarized light. Wikipedia: David Brewster · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1759
The British Museum opens to the public. Wikipedia: British Museum · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1582
Truce of Yam-Zapolsky: Russia cedes Livonia to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Wikipedia: Truce of Yam-Zapolsky · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1559
Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England and Ireland in Westminster Abbey, London. Wikipedia: Elizabeth I · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1541
King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of New France (Canada) and provide for the spread of the "Holy Catholic faith". Wikipedia: Francis I of France · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1535
King Henry VIII issues letters patent incorporating the title Supreme Head of the Church of England into his royal title. Wikipedia: Henry VIII · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
69
Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, beginning a reign of only three months. Wikipedia: AD 69 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias

World days

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Technology

2013
A train carrying Egyptian Army recruits derails near Giza, Greater Cairo, killing 19 and injuring 120 others. Wikipedia: Badrashin railway accident · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2001
The first edit to the internet encyclopedia Wikipedia was made. Wikipedia: First Wikipedia edit · ✓ 5 Wikipedias

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Science

1969
The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · ✓ 4 Wikipedias

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Business

2018
British multinational construction and facilities management services company Carillion goes into liquidation – officially, "the largest ever trading liquidation in the UK". Wikipedia: Construction
2015
The Swiss National Bank abandons the cap on the Swiss franc's value relative to the euro, causing turmoil in international financial markets. Wikipedia: Swiss National Bank · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1936
The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio. Wikipedia: O-I Glass · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1889
The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta. Wikipedia: The Coca-Cola Company · ✓ 2 Wikipedias

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Sport

1967
The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs in the American football championship game now known as Super Bowl I. Wikipedia: Green Bay Packers · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1892
James Naismith publishes the rules of basketball. Wikipedia: James Naismith · ✓ 4 Wikipedias

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Culture

1759
The British Museum opens to the public. Wikipedia: British Museum · ✓ 5 Wikipedias

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Births

2004
Grace VanderWaal, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Grace VanderWaal · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2002
Tim Stützle, German ice hockey player Wikipedia: Tim Stützle
2000
Triston Casas, American baseball player Wikipedia: Triston Casas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1998
Alexandra Eade, Australian artistic gymnast Wikipedia: Alexandra Eade
1998
Ben Godfrey, English footballer Wikipedia: Ben Godfrey · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1998
Chloe Kelly, English footballer Wikipedia: Chloe Kelly
1996
Dove Cameron, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Dove Cameron · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1996
Deebo Samuel, American football player Wikipedia: Deebo Samuel
1994
Eric Dier, English footballer Wikipedia: Eric Dier · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1993
Kadeem Allen, American basketball player Wikipedia: Kadeem Allen
1992
Joël Veltman, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Joël Veltman · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1992
Joshua King, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia: Joshua King (footballer, born 1992) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1991
Marc Bartra, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Marc Bartra · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1991
Matt Duffy, American baseball player Wikipedia: Matt Duffy
1991
Mitch Garver, American baseball player Wikipedia: Mitch Garver · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1991
Nicolai Jørgensen, Danish footballer Wikipedia: Nicolai Jørgensen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1991
Darya Klishina, Russian long jumper Wikipedia: Darya Klishina · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1991
James Mitchell, Australian basketball player Wikipedia: James Mitchell (basketball)
1990
Sidney Franklin, American actor and tap dancer Wikipedia: Sidney Franklin (actor, born 1990)
1990
Robert Trznadel, Polish footballer Wikipedia: Robert Trznadel
1990
Slava Voynov, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Slava Voynov
1990
Chris Warren, American actor Wikipedia: Chris Warren (actor)
1989
Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (died 2008) Wikipedia: Alexei Cherepanov
1989
Nicole Ross, American Olympic foil fencer Wikipedia: Nicole Ross
1989
Martin Dúbravka, Slovak footballer Wikipedia: Martin Dúbravka · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1988
Daniel Caligiuri, German footballer Wikipedia: Daniel Caligiuri · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1988
Skrillex, American DJ and producer Wikipedia: Skrillex · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1988
Donald Sloan, American basketball player Wikipedia: Donald Sloan (basketball)
1988
Jun. K, South Korean singer Wikipedia: Jun. K · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1987
Greg Inglis, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Greg Inglis
1987
Tsegaye Kebede, Ethiopian runner Wikipedia: Tsegaye Kebede · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1987
Kelly Kelly, American wrestler and model Wikipedia: Kelly Kelly · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1987
David Knight, English footballer Wikipedia: David Knight (English footballer)
1987
Kelleigh Ryan, Canadian fencer Wikipedia: Kelleigh Ryan
1986
Jessy Schram, American actress and model Wikipedia: Jessy Schram
1985
René Adler, German footballer Wikipedia: René Adler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1985
Kenneth Emil Petersen, Danish footballer Wikipedia: Kenneth Emil Petersen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1985
Pavel Podkolzin, Russian basketball player Wikipedia: Pavel Podkolzin
1984
Ben Shapiro, American author and commentator Wikipedia: Ben Shapiro · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1984
Victor Rasuk, American actor Wikipedia: Victor Rasuk
1983
Hugo Viana, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia: Hugo Viana · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1983
Jermaine Pennant, English footballer Wikipedia: Jermaine Pennant · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1982
Armando Galarraga, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia: Armando Galarraga · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1982
Francis Zé, Cameroonian footballer Wikipedia: Francis Zé
1981
Dylan Armstrong, Canadian shot putter and hammer thrower Wikipedia: Dylan Armstrong · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1981
Vanessa Henke, German tennis player Wikipedia: Vanessa Henke · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1981
Pitbull, American rapper and producer Wikipedia: Pitbull (rapper) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1981
El Hadji Diouf, Senegalese footballer Wikipedia: El Hadji Diouf · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1980
Matt Holliday, American baseball player Wikipedia: Matt Holliday · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1979
Drew Brees, American football player Wikipedia: Drew Brees · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1979
Michalis Morfis, Cypriot footballer Wikipedia: Michalis Morfis
1979
Martin Petrov, Bulgarian footballer Wikipedia: Martin Petrov · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1978
Eddie Cahill, American actor Wikipedia: Eddie Cahill · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1978
Franco Pellizotti, Italian cyclist Wikipedia: Franco Pellizotti · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1978
Ryan Sidebottom, English cricketer Wikipedia: Ryan Sidebottom
1976
Doug Gottlieb, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Doug Gottlieb
1976
Alexander Korolyuk, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Alexander Korolyuk
1976
Iryna Lishchynska, Ukrainian runner Wikipedia: Iryna Lishchynska
1976
Dorian Missick, American actor Wikipedia: Dorian Missick
1976
Scott Murray, Scottish rugby player Wikipedia: Scott Murray (rugby union)
1976
Florentin Petre, Romanian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Florentin Petre
1975
Mary Pierce, Canadian-American tennis player and coach Wikipedia: Mary Pierce · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1975
Martin Štrbák, Slovak ice hockey player Wikipedia: Martin Štrbák
1974
Séverine Deneulin, international development academic Wikipedia: Séverine Deneulin
1973
Essam El Hadary, Egyptian footballer Wikipedia: Essam El Hadary · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1972
Shelia Burrell, American heptathlete Wikipedia: Shelia Burrell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1972
Christos Kostis, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Christos Kostis
1972
Claudia Winkleman, English journalist and critic Wikipedia: Claudia Winkleman
1971
Regina King, American actress Wikipedia: Regina King · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1970
Michele Granger, American softball player Wikipedia: Michele Granger
1970
Shane McMahon, American wrestler and businessman Wikipedia: Shane McMahon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1969
Delino DeShields, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia: Delino DeShields · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1968
Chad Lowe, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia: Chad Lowe · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1967
Ted Tryba, American golfer Wikipedia: Ted Tryba
1965
Maurizio Fondriest, Italian cyclist Wikipedia: Maurizio Fondriest · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1965
Bernard Hopkins, American boxer and coach Wikipedia: Bernard Hopkins · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1965
Adam Jones, American musician and songwriter Wikipedia: Adam Jones (musician) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1965
James Nesbitt, Northern Irish actor Wikipedia: James Nesbitt · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1964
Osmo Tapio Räihälä, Finnish composer Wikipedia: Osmo Tapio Räihälä
1963
Craig Fairbrass, English actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Craig Fairbrass
1961
Serhiy N. Morozov, Ukrainian footballer and coach Wikipedia: Serhiy Morozov (footballer, born 1961)
1961
Yves Pelletier, Canadian actor and director Wikipedia: Yves Pelletier · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1959
Greg Dowling, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia: Greg Dowling
1959
Pavle Kozjek, Slovenian mountaineer and photographer (died 2008) Wikipedia: Pavle Kozjek
1958
Ken Judge, Australian footballer and coach (died 2016) Wikipedia: Ken Judge
1958
Boris Tadić, Serbian psychologist and politician, 16th President of Serbia Wikipedia: Boris Tadić · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1957
David Ige, American politician Wikipedia: David Ige · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1957
Marty Lyons, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Marty Lyons
1957
Andrew Tyrie, English journalist and politician Wikipedia: Andrew Tyrie
1957
Mario Van Peebles, Mexican-American actor and director Wikipedia: Mario Van Peebles · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1956
Vitaly Kaloyev, Russian architect Wikipedia: Vitaly Kaloyev · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1956
Mayawati, Indian educator and politician, 23rd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Wikipedia: Mayawati
1956
Marc Trestman, American football player and coach Wikipedia: Marc Trestman
1955
Nigel Benson, English author and illustrator Wikipedia: Nigel Benson
1955
Andreas Gursky, German photographer Wikipedia: Andreas Gursky · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1955
Khalid Islambouli, Egyptian lieutenant (died 1982) Wikipedia: Khalid Al-Islambuli
1954
Jose Dalisay, Jr., Filipino poet, author, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Jose Dalisay Jr.
1953
Randy White, American football player Wikipedia: Randy White (American football) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1952
Boris Blank, Swiss singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Boris Blank (musician) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1952
Andrzej Fischer, Polish footballer (died 2018) Wikipedia: Andrzej Fischer · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1952
Muhammad Wakkas, Bangladeshi teacher and parliamentarian (died 2021) Wikipedia: Muhammad Wakkas
1951
Ernie DiGregorio, American basketball player Wikipedia: Ernie DiGregorio
1950
Marius Trésor, French footballer and coach Wikipedia: Marius Trésor · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1949
Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (died 2001) Wikipedia: Luis Alvarado
1949
Alasdair Liddell, English businessman (died 2012) Wikipedia: Alasdair Liddell
1949
Ian Stewart, Scottish runner Wikipedia: Ian Stewart (runner) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1949
Howard Twitty, American golfer Wikipedia: Howard Twitty
1948
Ronnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter (died 1977) Wikipedia: Ronnie Van Zant · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1947
Mary Hogg, English lawyer and judge Wikipedia: Mary Hogg
1947
Andrea Martin, American-Canadian actress, singer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Andrea Martin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1946
Charles Brown, American actor (died 2004) Wikipedia: Charles Brown (actor)
1945
Ko Chun-hsiung, Taiwanese actor, director, and politician (died 2015) Wikipedia: Ko Chun-hsiung
1945
Vince Foster, American lawyer and political figure (died 1993) Wikipedia: Vince Foster
1945
William R. Higgins, American colonel (died 1990) Wikipedia: William R. Higgins
1945
Princess Michael of Kent Wikipedia: Princess Michael of Kent · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1945
David Pleat, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster Wikipedia: David Pleat
1944
Jenny Nimmo, English author Wikipedia: Jenny Nimmo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1943
George Ambrum, Australian rugby league player (died 1986) Wikipedia: George Ambrum
1943
Margaret Beckett, English metallurgist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Wikipedia: Margaret Beckett · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1943
Stuart E. Eizenstat, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the European Union Wikipedia: Stuart E. Eizenstat
1943
Mike Marshall, American baseball player (died 2021) Wikipedia: Mike Marshall (pitcher) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1942
Frank Joseph Polozola, American academic and judge (died 2013) Wikipedia: Frank Joseph Polozola
1941
Captain Beefheart, American singer-songwriter, musician, and artist (died 2010) Wikipedia: Captain Beefheart · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1939
Per Ahlmark, Swedish journalist and politician, first Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden (died 2018) Wikipedia: Per Ahlmark · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1939
Tony Bullimore, English sailor (died 2018) Wikipedia: Tony Bullimore
1938
Ashraf Aman, Pakistani engineer and mountaineer Wikipedia: Ashraf Aman
1938
Estrella Blanca, Mexican wrestler (died 2021) Wikipedia: Estrella Blanca
1938
Chuni Goswami, Indian footballer and cricketer (died 2020) Wikipedia: Chuni Goswami
1937
Margaret O'Brien, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Margaret O'Brien · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1936
Richard Franklin, English actor, writer, director and political activist (died 2023) Wikipedia: Richard Franklin (actor)
1935
Robert Silverberg, American author and editor Wikipedia: Robert Silverberg · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1934
V. S. Ramadevi, Indian civil servant and politician, 13th Governor of Karnataka (died 2013) Wikipedia: V. S. Ramadevi
1933
Frank Bough, English journalist and radio host (died 2020) Wikipedia: Frank Bough
1933
Ernest J. Gaines, American author and academic (died 2019) Wikipedia: Ernest J. Gaines · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1933
Peter Maitlis, English chemist and academic (died 2022) Wikipedia: Peter Maitlis
1932
Lou Jones, American sprinter (died 2006) Wikipedia: Lou Jones (athlete) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1931
Lee Bontecou, American painter and sculptor (died 2022) Wikipedia: Lee Bontecou · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1931
Derek Meddings, British special effects designer (died 1995) Wikipedia: Derek Meddings · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1930
Eddie Graham, American professional wrestler and promoter (died 1985) Wikipedia: Eddie Graham
1929
Earl Hooker, American guitarist (died 1970) Wikipedia: Earl Hooker
1929
Martin Luther King Jr., American minister and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1968) Wikipedia: Martin Luther King Jr. · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1928
Joanne Linville, American actress (died 2021) Wikipedia: Joanne Linville
1928
W. R. Mitchell, English journalist and author (died 2015) Wikipedia: W. R. Mitchell
1927
Phyllis Coates, American actress (died 2023) Wikipedia: Phyllis Coates · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1926
Maria Schell, Austrian-Swiss actress (died 2005) Wikipedia: Maria Schell · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1925
Ruth Slenczynska, American pianist and composer (died 2026) Wikipedia: Ruth Slenczynska · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1925
Ignacio López Tarso, Mexican actor (died 2023) Wikipedia: Ignacio López Tarso · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1924
George Lowe, New Zealand-English mountaineer and explorer (died 2013) Wikipedia: George Lowe (mountaineer)
1923
Ivor Cutler, Scottish pianist, songwriter, and poet (died 2006) Wikipedia: Ivor Cutler
1923
Lee Teng-hui, Taiwanese economist and politician, fourth President of the Republic of China (died 2020) Wikipedia: Lee Teng-hui · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1922
Sylvia Lawler, English geneticist (died 1996) Wikipedia: Sylvia Lawler
1922
Eric Willis, Australian sergeant and politician, 34th Premier of New South Wales (died 1999) Wikipedia: Eric Willis
1921
Cliff Barker, American basketball player (died 1998) Wikipedia: Cliff Barker
1921
Babasaheb Bhosale, Indian lawyer and politician, eighth Chief Minister of Maharashtra (died 2007) Wikipedia: Babasaheb Bhosale
1921
Frank Thornton, English actor (died 2013) Wikipedia: Frank Thornton
1920
Bob Davies, American basketball player and coach (died 1990) Wikipedia: Bob Davies · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1920
Steve Gromek, American baseball player (died 2002) Wikipedia: Steve Gromek
1920
John O'Connor, American cardinal (died 2000) Wikipedia: John O'Connor (cardinal) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1919
Maurice Herzog, French mountaineer and politician, French Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (died 2012) Wikipedia: Maurice Herzog · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1919
George Cadle Price, Belizean politician, first Prime Minister of Belize (died 2011) Wikipedia: George Cadle Price · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1918
João Figueiredo, Brazilian general and politician, 30th President of Brazil (died 1999) Wikipedia: João Figueiredo · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1918
Édouard Gagnon, Canadian cardinal (died 2007) Wikipedia: Édouard Gagnon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1918
Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian colonel and politician, second President of Egypt (died 1970) Wikipedia: Gamal Abdel Nasser · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1917
K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (died 1994) Wikipedia: K. A. Thangavelu
1914
Stefan Bałuk, Polish general (died 2014) Wikipedia: Stefan Bałuk
1914
Hugh Trevor-Roper, English historian and academic (died 2003) Wikipedia: Hugh Trevor-Roper · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1913
Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (died 2002) Wikipedia: Eugène Brands · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1913
Lloyd Bridges, American actor (died 1998) Wikipedia: Lloyd Bridges · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1913
Miriam Hyde, Australian pianist and composer (died 2005) Wikipedia: Miriam Hyde
1913
Alexander Marinesko, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant (died 1963) Wikipedia: Alexander Marinesko · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1912
Michel Debré, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1996) Wikipedia: Michel Debré · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1909
Jean Bugatti, German-French engineer (died 1939) Wikipedia: Jean Bugatti · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1909
Gene Krupa, American drummer, composer, and actor (died 1973) Wikipedia: Gene Krupa · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1908
Edward Teller, Hungarian-American physicist and academic (died 2003) Wikipedia: Edward Teller · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1907
Janusz Kusociński, Polish runner and soldier (died 1940) Wikipedia: Janusz Kusociński · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1905
Torin Thatcher, British actor (died 1981) Wikipedia: Torin Thatcher
1903
Paul A. Dever, American lieutenant and politician, 58th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1958) Wikipedia: Paul A. Dever
1902
Nâzım Hikmet, Greek-Turkish author, poet, and playwright (died 1963) Wikipedia: Nâzım Hikmet · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1902
Saud of Saudi Arabia (died 1969) Wikipedia: Saud of Saudi Arabia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1896
Marjorie Bennett, Australian-American actress (died 1982) Wikipedia: Marjorie Bennett · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1895
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Finnish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973) Wikipedia: Artturi Ilmari Virtanen · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1893
Rex Ingram, Irish film director, producer, writer, and actor (died 1950) Wikipedia: Rex Ingram (director)
1893
Ivor Novello, Welsh singer-songwriter and actor (died 1951) Wikipedia: Ivor Novello · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1891
Ray Chapman, American baseball player (died 1920) Wikipedia: Ray Chapman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1890
Michiaki Kamada, Japanese admiral (died 1947) Wikipedia: Michiaki Kamada
1885
Lorenz Böhler, Austrian physician and author (died 1973) Wikipedia: Lorenz Böhler · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1885
Grover Lowdermilk, American baseball player (died 1968) Wikipedia: Grover Lowdermilk
1882
Henry Burr, Canadian singer, radio performer, and producer (died 1941) Wikipedia: Henry Burr
1882
Princess Margaret of Connaught (died 1920) Wikipedia: Princess Margaret of Connaught · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1879
Mazo de la Roche, Canadian author and playwright (died 1961) Wikipedia: Mazo de la Roche · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1879
Ernest Thesiger, English actor (died 1961) Wikipedia: Ernest Thesiger
1878
Johanna Müller-Hermann, Austrian composer (died 1941) Wikipedia: Johanna Müller-Hermann
1877
Lewis Terman, American psychologist, eugenicist, and academic (died 1956) Wikipedia: Lewis Terman · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1875
Thomas Burke, American sprinter, coach, and journalist (died 1929) Wikipedia: Thomas Burke (sprinter) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1872
Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author and translator (died 1944) Wikipedia: Arsen Kotsoyev · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1870
Pierre S. du Pont, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1954) Wikipedia: Pierre S. du Pont
1869
Ruby Laffoon, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Kentucky (died 1941) Wikipedia: Ruby Laffoon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1869
Stanisław Wyspiański, Polish poet, playwright, and painter (died 1907) Wikipedia: Stanisław Wyspiański · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1866
Nathan Söderblom, Swedish archbishop, historian, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1931) Wikipedia: Nathan Söderblom · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1863
Wilhelm Marx, German lawyer and politician, 17th Chancellor of Germany (died 1946) Wikipedia: Wilhelm Marx · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1859
Archibald Peake, English-Australian politician, 25th Premier of South Australia (died 1920) Wikipedia: Archibald Peake
1858
Giovanni Segantini, Italian painter (died 1899) Wikipedia: Giovanni Segantini · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1855
Jacques Damala, Greek-French soldier and actor (died 1889) Wikipedia: Jacques Damala
1850
Leonard Darwin, English soldier, eugenicist, and politician (died 1943) Wikipedia: Leonard Darwin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1850
Mihai Eminescu, Romanian journalist, author, and poet (died 1889) Wikipedia: Mihai Eminescu · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1850
Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian-Swedish mathematician and physicist (died 1891) Wikipedia: Sofya Kovalevskaya · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1842
Josef Breuer, Austrian physician and psychiatrist (died 1925) Wikipedia: Josef Breuer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1842
Mary MacKillop, Australian nun and saint, co-founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (died 1909) Wikipedia: Mary MacKillop · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1841
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, English captain and politician, sixth Governor General of Canada (died 1908) Wikipedia: Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1840
Jo Abbott, American judge, politician and Confederate army officer (died 1908) Wikipedia: Jo Abbott · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1834
Samuel Arza Davenport, American lawyer and politician (died 1911) Wikipedia: Samuel A. Davenport
1815
William Bickerton, English-American religious leader, third President of the Church of Jesus Christ (died 1905) Wikipedia: William Bickerton
1809
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, French economist and politician (died 1865) Wikipedia: Pierre-Joseph Proudhon · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1803
Marjorie Fleming, Scottish poet and author (died 1811) Wikipedia: Marjorie Fleming
1795
Alexander Griboyedov, Russian playwright, composer, and poet (died 1829) Wikipedia: Alexander Griboyedov · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1791
Franz Grillparzer, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (died 1872) Wikipedia: Franz Grillparzer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1754
Richard Martin, Irish activist and politician, co-founded the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (died 1834) Wikipedia: Richard Martin (Irish politician)
1747
John Aikin, English surgeon and author (died 1822) Wikipedia: John Aikin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1716
Philip Livingston, American merchant and politician (died 1778) Wikipedia: Philip Livingston · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1671
Abraham de la Pryme, English archaeologist and historian (died 1704) Wikipedia: Abraham de la Pryme
1623
Algernon Sidney, British philosopher (probable) (died 1683) Wikipedia: Algernon Sidney
1622
Molière, French actor and playwright (died 1673) Wikipedia: Molière · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1595
Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth, English politician (died 1661) Wikipedia: Henry Carey, 2nd Earl of Monmouth
1538
Maeda Toshiie, Japanese general (died 1599) Wikipedia: Maeda Toshiie · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1481
Ashikaga Yoshizumi, Japanese shōgun (died 1511)[citation needed] Wikipedia: Ashikaga Yoshizumi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1462
Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, German noble (died 1528) Wikipedia: Edzard I of East Frisia
1432
Afonso V of Portugal (died 1481) Wikipedia: Afonso V of Portugal · ✓ 4 Wikipedias

Deaths

2025
Paul Danan, English actor and television personality (born 1978) Wikipedia: Paul Danan
2025
David Lynch, American television and film director, visual artist and musician, complications from emphysema (born 1946) Wikipedia: David Lynch · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2025
Melba Montgomery, American country music singer-songwriter (born 1938) Wikipedia: Melba Montgomery · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2025
Linda Nolan, Irish singer and actress (born 1959) Wikipedia: Linda Nolan · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2022
Alexa McDonough, first female politician to lead a major provincial political party in Canada, former leader of the federal New Democratic Party. (born 1944) Wikipedia: Alexa McDonough · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2020
Rocky Johnson, Canadian professional wrestler (born 1944) Wikipedia: Rocky Johnson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2020
Lloyd Cowan, British athlete and coach (born 1962) Wikipedia: Lloyd Cowan
2019
Carol Channing, American actress (born 1921) Wikipedia: Carol Channing · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2019
Ida Kleijnen, Dutch chef (born 1936) Wikipedia: Ida Kleijnen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2018
Dolores O'Riordan, Irish pop singer (born 1971) Wikipedia: Dolores O'Riordan · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2017
Jimmy Snuka, Fijian professional wrestler (born 1943) Wikipedia: Jimmy Snuka · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2016
Francisco X. Alarcón, American poet and educator (born 1954) Wikipedia: Francisco X. Alarcón
2016
Ken Judge, Australian footballer and coach (born 1958) Wikipedia: Ken Judge
2016
Manuel Velázquez, Spanish footballer (born 1943) Wikipedia: Manuel Velázquez · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2015
Ervin Drake, American songwriter and composer (born 1919) Wikipedia: Ervin Drake
2015
Kim Fowley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and manager (born 1939) Wikipedia: Kim Fowley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2015
Ray Nagel, American football player and coach (born 1927) Wikipedia: Ray Nagel
2014
Curtis Bray, American football player and coach (born 1970) Wikipedia: Curtis Bray
2014
John Dobson, Chinese-American astronomer and author (born 1915) Wikipedia: John Dobson (amateur astronomer) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2014
Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (born 1944) Wikipedia: Roger Lloyd-Pack · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2013
Nagisa Oshima, Japanese director and screenwriter (born 1932) Wikipedia: Nagisa Ōshima · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2013
John Thomas, American high jumper (born 1941) Wikipedia: John Thomas (athlete)
2012
Ed Derwinski, American soldier and politician, first United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs (born 1926) Wikipedia: Ed Derwinski · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2012
Manuel Fraga Iribarne, Spanish lawyer and politician, third President of the Xunta of Galicia (born 1922) Wikipedia: Manuel Fraga · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2012
Carlo Fruttero, Italian journalist and author (born 1926) Wikipedia: Carlo Fruttero · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2012
Samuel Jaskilka, American general (born 1919) Wikipedia: Samuel Jaskilka
2012
Ib Spang Olsen, Danish author and illustrator (born 1921) Wikipedia: Ib Spang Olsen
2012
Hulett C. Smith, American lieutenant and politician, 27th Governor of West Virginia (born 1918) Wikipedia: Hulett C. Smith · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2011
Nat Lofthouse, English footballer and manager (born 1925) Wikipedia: Nat Lofthouse · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2011
Pierre Louis-Dreyfus, French soldier, race car driver, and businessman (born 1908) Wikipedia: Pierre Louis-Dreyfus · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2011
Susannah York, English actress and activist (born 1939) Wikipedia: Susannah York · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2009
Lincoln Verduga Loor, Ecuadorian journalist and politician (born 1917) Wikipedia: Lincoln Verduga Loor · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2008
Robert V. Bruce, American historian, author, and academic (born 1923) Wikipedia: Robert V. Bruce
2008
Brad Renfro, American actor (born 1982) Wikipedia: Brad Renfro · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2007
Awad Hamed al-Bandar, Iraqi lawyer and judge (born 1945) Wikipedia: Awad Hamed al-Bandar · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2007
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Iraqi intelligence officer (born 1951) Wikipedia: Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2007
James Hillier, Canadian-American computer scientist and academic, co-invented the electron microscope (born 1915) Wikipedia: James Hillier · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2007
Pura Santillan-Castrence, Filipino educator and diplomat (born 1905) Wikipedia: Pura Santillan-Castrence
2007
Bo Yibo, Chinese commander and politician, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1908) Wikipedia: Bo Yibo · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2006
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (born 1926) Wikipedia: Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2005
Victoria de los Ángeles, Spanish soprano and actress (born 1923) Wikipedia: Victoria de los Ángeles · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2005
Walter Ernsting, German author (born 1920) Wikipedia: Walter Ernsting · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2005
Elizabeth Janeway, American author and critic (born 1913) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Janeway · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2005
Ruth Warrick, American actress (born 1916) Wikipedia: Ruth Warrick · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2004
Olivia Goldsmith, American author (born 1949) Wikipedia: Olivia Goldsmith · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2003
Doris Fisher, American singer-songwriter (born 1915) Wikipedia: Doris Fisher (songwriter)
2002
Michael Anthony Bilandic, American politician, 49th Mayor of Chicago (born 1923) Wikipedia: Michael A. Bilandic · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2002
Eugène Brands, Dutch painter (born 1913) Wikipedia: Eugène Brands · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2002
Jeanne Voltz, American food journalist and cookbook writer (born 1920) Wikipedia: Jeanne Voltz
2001
Leo Marks, English cryptographer, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1920) Wikipedia: Leo Marks · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2000
Georges-Henri Lévesque, Canadian-Dominican priest and sociologist (born 1903) Wikipedia: Georges-Henri Lévesque · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1999
Betty Box, English film producer (born 1915) Wikipedia: Betty Box · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1998
Gulzarilal Nanda, Indian economist and politician, Prime Minister of India (born 1898) Wikipedia: Gulzarilal Nanda · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1998
Junior Wells, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player (born 1934) Wikipedia: Junior Wells · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1996
Les Baxter, American pianist and composer (born 1922) Wikipedia: Les Baxter · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1996
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (born 1938) Wikipedia: Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1994
Georges Cziffra, Hungarian-French pianist and composer (born 1921) Wikipedia: György Cziffra · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1994
Harry Nilsson, American singer-songwriter (born 1941) Wikipedia: Harry Nilsson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1994
Harilal Upadhyay, Indian author, poet, and astrologist (born 1916) Wikipedia: Harilal Upadhyay
1993
Sammy Cahn, American songwriter (born 1913) Wikipedia: Sammy Cahn · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1990
Gordon Jackson, Scottish-English actor (born 1923) Wikipedia: Gordon Jackson (actor) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1990
Peggy van Praagh, English ballerina, choreographer, and director (born 1910) Wikipedia: Peggy van Praagh
1988
Seán MacBride, Irish republican activist and politician, Minister for External Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1904) Wikipedia: Seán MacBride · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1987
Ray Bolger, American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1904) Wikipedia: Ray Bolger · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1984
Fazıl Küçük, Cypriot journalist and politician (born 1906) Wikipedia: Fazıl Küçük · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1983
Armin Öpik, Estonian-Australian paleontologist and geologist (born 1898) Wikipedia: Armin Öpik
1983
Shepperd Strudwick, American actor (born 1907) Wikipedia: Shepperd Strudwick
1982
Red Smith, American journalist (born 1905) Wikipedia: Red Smith (sportswriter)
1981
Graham Whitehead, English race car driver (born 1922) Wikipedia: Graham Whitehead · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1974
Harold D. Cooley, American lawyer and politician (born 1897) Wikipedia: Harold D. Cooley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1973
Coleman Francis, American actor, director, and producer (born 1919) Wikipedia: Coleman Francis
1973
Ivan Petrovsky, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1901) Wikipedia: Ivan Petrovsky · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1972
Daisy Ashford, English author (born 1881) Wikipedia: Daisy Ashford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1970
Frank Clement, English race car driver (born 1886) Wikipedia: Frank Clement (racing driver) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1970
William T. Piper, American engineer and businessman, founded Piper Aircraft (born 1881) Wikipedia: William T. Piper
1968
Bill Masterton, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1938) Wikipedia: Bill Masterton · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1967
David Burliuk, Ukrainian author and illustrator (born 1882) Wikipedia: David Burliuk · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1964
Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (born 1905) Wikipedia: Jack Teagarden · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1962
Yos Sudarso, Indonesian naval officer (born 1925) Wikipedia: Yos Sudarso
1959
Regina Margareten, Hungarian businesswoman (born 1863) Wikipedia: Regina Margareten
1955
Yves Tanguy, French-American painter (born 1900) Wikipedia: Yves Tanguy · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1952
Ned Hanlon, Australian sergeant and politician, 26th Premier of Queensland (born 1887) Wikipedia: Ned Hanlon (politician)
1951
Ernest Swinton, British Army officer (born 1868) Wikipedia: Ernest Swinton
1951
Nikolai Vekšin, Estonian-Russian captain and sailor (born 1887) Wikipedia: Nikolai Vekšin
1950
Henry H. Arnold, American general (born 1886) Wikipedia: Henry H. Arnold · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1948
Josephus Daniels, American publisher and diplomat, 41st United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1862) Wikipedia: Josephus Daniels
1945
Wilhelm Wirtinger, Austrian-German mathematician and theorist (born 1865) Wikipedia: Wilhelm Wirtinger · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1939
Kullervo Manner, Finnish Speaker of the Parliament, the Prime Minister of the FSWR and the Supreme Commander of the Red Guards (born 1880) Wikipedia: Kullervo Manner
1937
Anton Holban, Romanian author, theoretician, and educator (born 1902) Wikipedia: Anton Holban
1936
Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster, English cricketer and politician, seventh Governor-General of Australia (born 1866) Wikipedia: Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1929
George Cope, American painter (born 1855) Wikipedia: George Cope (artist)
1926
Enrico Toselli, Italian pianist and composer (born 1883) Wikipedia: Enrico Toselli · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1919
Karl Liebknecht, German politician (born 1871) Wikipedia: Karl Liebknecht · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1919
Rosa Luxemburg, German economist, theorist, and philosopher (born 1871) Wikipedia: Rosa Luxemburg · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1916
Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian playwright and translator (born 1850) Wikipedia: Modest Ilyich Tchaikovsky · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1909
Arnold Janssen, German priest and missionary (born 1837) Wikipedia: Arnold Janssen · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1905
George Thorn, Australian politician, sixth Premier of Queensland (born 1838) Wikipedia: George Thorn
1896
Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (born 1822) Wikipedia: Mathew Brady · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1893
Fanny Kemble, English actress (born 1809) Wikipedia: Fanny Kemble · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1880
Carl Georg von Wächter, German jurist (born 1797) Wikipedia: Carl Georg von Wächter
1876
Eliza McCardle Johnson, American wife of Andrew Johnson, 18th First Lady of the United States (born 1810) Wikipedia: Eliza McCardle Johnson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1866
Massimo d'Azeglio, Piedmontese-Italian statesman, novelist and painter (born 1798) Wikipedia: Massimo d'Azeglio · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1864
Isaac Nathan, English-Australian composer and journalist (born 1792) Wikipedia: Isaac Nathan
1855
Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (born 1780) Wikipedia: Henri Braconnot · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1854
Jiang Zhongyuan, Chinese scholar and soldier (born 1812) Wikipedia: Jiang Zhongyuan
1815
Emma, Lady Hamilton, English-French mistress of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (born 1761) Wikipedia: Emma, Lady Hamilton · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1813
Anton Bernolák, Slovak linguist and priest (born 1762) Wikipedia: Anton Bernolák
1804
Dru Drury, English entomologist and author (born 1725) Wikipedia: Dru Drury · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1790
John Landen, English mathematician and theorist (born 1719) Wikipedia: John Landen · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1783
Lord Stirling, American Revolutionary War Major General (born 1726) Wikipedia: William Alexander, Lord Stirling
1775
Giovanni Battista Sammartini, Italian organist and composer (born 1700) Wikipedia: Giovanni Battista Sammartini · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1683
Philip Warwick, English politician (born 1609) Wikipedia: Philip Warwick
1672
John Cosin, English bishop and academic (born 1594) Wikipedia: John Cosin
1623
Paolo Sarpi, Italian lawyer, historian, and scholar (born 1552) Wikipedia: Paolo Sarpi · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1584
Martha Leijonhufvud, Swedish noblewoman (born 1520) Wikipedia: Martha Leijonhufvud · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1569
Catherine Carey, lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I of England (born 1524) Wikipedia: Catherine Carey · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1568
Nicolaus Olahus, Romanian archbishop (born 1493) Wikipedia: Nicolaus Olahus · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1477
Adriana of Nassau-Siegen, German countess (born 1449) Wikipedia: Adriana of Nassau-Siegen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1149
Berengaria of Barcelona, queen consort of Castile (born 1116) Wikipedia: Berengaria of Barcelona · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
950
Wang Jingchong, Chinese general Wikipedia: Wang Jingchong (Five Dynasties)
936
Rudolph of France (born 880) Wikipedia: Rudolph of France · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
849
Theophylact, Byzantine emperor (born 793) Wikipedia: Theophylact (son of Michael I) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
570
Íte of Killeedy, Irish nun and saint (born 475) Wikipedia: Íte of Killeedy · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
378
Chak Tok Ich'aak I, Mayan ruler Wikipedia: Chak Tok Ichʼaak I
69
Galba, Roman emperor (born 3 BC) Wikipedia: AD 69 · ✓ 5 Wikipedias

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