March 11: what happened on this day in history

Events on March 11 include:

US President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law (2021)
U.S. Army soldier Robert Bales murdered sixteen civilians and wounded six others in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan (2012)
The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Janet Reno as the first female United States attorney general (1993)

This page gathers 50 events, 154 births and 75 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 843 to 2023.

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Events · United States

2021
US President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law. Wikipedia: President of the United States Archive: James Madison, Fourth President Of The United States — University and State Library Darmstadt, 1828 · Europeana
2012
U.S. Army soldier Robert Bales murdered sixteen civilians and wounded six others in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Wikipedia: United States Army Archive: Paste United States Army Special Operations — Estonian War Museum · Europeana
1993
The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Janet Reno as the first female United States attorney general. Wikipedia: United States Senate Archive: International fisheries : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, July 21, 1994 — John Adams Library at the Boston Public Library, 1994 · Europeana
1977
The 1977 Hanafi Siege: Around 150 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations. Wikipedia: 1977 Washington, D.C., attack and hostage taking
1945
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy attempts a large-scale kamikaze attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored at Ulithi atoll in Operation Tan No. 2. Wikipedia: Imperial Japanese Navy Archive: Imperial Japanese Navy from "Vegas färd kring Asien och Europa, jemte en historisk återblick på föregående resor längs gamla verldens nordkust. [Illustrated.]". — The British Library · Europeana
1941
World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan. Wikipedia: World War II Archive: WORLD WAR II: Casualty Evaucation by jeep — Wellcome Collection · Europeana
1888
The Great Blizzard of 1888 struck the northeastern United States, producing snowdrifts in excess of 50 ft (15 m) and confining some people to their houses for up to a week. Wikipedia: Great Blizzard of 1888
1861
American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted. Wikipedia: American Civil War

Around the world

2023
The Burmese military kills at least 30 villagers, including 3 Buddhist monks, during the Pinlaung massacre in Shan State, Myanmar. Wikipedia: Tatmadaw
2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) officialy declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. Wikipedia: World Health Organization
2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic. Wikipedia: World Health Organization
2018
A Bombardier Challenger 604 crashes into the Zagros Mountains near the Iranian city of Shar-e-kord, killing all 11 people on board. Wikipedia: Bombardier Challenger 600 series
2011
A massive earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan and triggered a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Wikipedia: 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2010
During the inauguration of Chilean president Sebastián Piñera, earthquakes registering 6.9 and 7.0 .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw struck the O'Higgins Region near the city of Pichilemu, causing widespread damage. Wikipedia: Sebastián Piñera
2009
A teenage gunman engaged in a shooting spree at a secondary school in Winnenden, Germany, killing 16, including himself. Wikipedia: 2009 Winnenden shootings
2008
Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-123, carrying the first component of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Endeavour
2007
Georgian authorities accused Russia of orchestrating a helicopter attack in the Kodori Valley, in the breakaway territory of Abkhazia. Wikipedia: 2007 Georgia helicopter incident
2006
Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile. Wikipedia: Michelle Bachelet
2004
Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain kill 191 people. Wikipedia: 2004 Madrid train bombings
2003
The International Criminal Court holds its inaugural session in The Hague. Wikipedia: International Criminal Court
1990
Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union. Wikipedia: Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania
1990
Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970. Wikipedia: Patricio Aylwin
1985
Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, making Gorbachev the USSR's de facto, and last, head of state. Wikipedia: Mikhail Gorbachev
1984
The anime film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki was released. Wikipedia: Anime
1983
Bob Hawke is appointed Prime Minister of Australia. Wikipedia: Bob Hawke
1982
Fifteen people are killed when Widerøe Flight 933 crashes into the Barents Sea near Gamvik, Norway. Wikipedia: Widerøe Flight 933
1981
Hundreds of students protest in the University of Pristina in Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia, to give their province more political rights. The protests then became a nationwide movement. Wikipedia: Kosovo
1978
After hijacking a bus north of Tel Aviv, Israel, members of the Palestine Liberation Organization faction Fatah engaged in a shootout with police, resulting in the deaths of 38 civilians and most of the perpetrators. Wikipedia: Coastal road massacre
1946
Rudolf Höss, the first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, is captured by British troops. Wikipedia: Rudolf Höss
1945
World War II: The Empire of Vietnam, a short-lived Japanese puppet state, is established. Wikipedia: Empire of Vietnam
1927
In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre. Wikipedia: Samuel Roxy Rothafel
1917
World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Frederick Stanley Maude. Wikipedia: World War I
1892
The Saint-Germain bombing ushers France into the Ère des attentats (1892-1894). Wikipedia: Saint-Germain bombing
1879
Shō Tai formally abdicates his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom. Wikipedia: Shō Tai
1872
Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; it is located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain. Wikipedia: Seven Sisters, Neath Port Talbot
1864
The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England. Wikipedia: Great Sheffield Flood
1851
The first performance of Verdi's Rigoletto took place at La Fenice in Venice (poster pictured). Wikipedia: Rigoletto
1848
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the first Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government. Wikipedia: Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
1845
Māori forces, led by chiefs Te Ruki Kawiti and Hōne Heke, attacked the British settlement of Kororāreka, New Zealand, beginning the Flagstaff War. Wikipedia: Māori people
1843
During a period of activity known as the Great Eruption, Eta Carinae (pictured) briefly became the second-brightest star in the night sky. Wikipedia: Eta Carinae
1795
The Battle of Kharda is fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the Nizam of Hyderabad, resulting in Maratha victory. Wikipedia: Battle of Kharda
1784
The signing of the Treaty of Mangalore brings the Second Anglo-Mysore War to an end. Wikipedia: Treaty of Mangalore
1708
Queen Anne withheld royal assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, in the most recent veto by a British monarch of a bill that had been passed by Parliament. Wikipedia: Anne, Queen of Great Britain
1702
The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper, is published for the first time. Wikipedia: The Daily Courant
1669
Mount Etna in Sicily began erupting, eventually producing the largest lava flow in the volcano's history, and damaging Catania and other towns. Wikipedia: Mount Etna
1649
The Frondeurs and the French government sign the Peace of Rueil. Wikipedia: The Fronde
1641
Guaraní forces living in the Jesuit reductions defeat bandeirantes loyal to the Portuguese Empire at the Battle of Mbororé in present-day Panambí, Argentina. Wikipedia: Guaraní people
1387
Battle of Castagnaro: Padua, led by John Hawkwood, is victorious over Giovanni Ordelaffi of Verona. Wikipedia: Battle of Castagnaro
1343
Arnošt of Pardubice becomes the last Bishop of Prague (3 March 1343 O.S.), and, a year later, the first Archbishop of Prague. Wikipedia: Arnošt of Pardubice
843
Triumph of Orthodoxy: Empress Theodora II restores the veneration of icons in the Orthodox churches in the Byzantine Empire. Wikipedia: Feast of Orthodoxy

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Technology

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Science

2008
Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-123, carrying the first component of the Japanese Kibō module to the International Space Station. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Endeavour

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Business

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Sport

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Culture

1984
The anime film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki was released. Wikipedia: Anime
1927
In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre. Wikipedia: Samuel Roxy Rothafel

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Births

2004
Margarita Kolosov, German rhythmic gymnast Wikipedia: Margarita Kolosov
2003
Tristan Vukčević, Serbian-Swedish basketball player Wikipedia: Tristan Vukčević
1997
Travis Konecny, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Travis Konecny
1997
Ray Spalding, American basketball player Wikipedia: Ray Spalding
1996
Conor Garland, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Conor Garland
1994
Andy Robertson, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Andy Robertson
1993
Jodie Comer, English actress Wikipedia: Jodie Comer
1993
Anthony Davis, American basketball player Wikipedia: Anthony Davis
1992
Austin Swift, American producer and actor Wikipedia: Austin Swift
1990
Ayumi Morita, Japanese tennis player Wikipedia: Ayumi Morita
1989
Malcolm Delaney, American basketball player Wikipedia: Malcolm Delaney
1989
Orlando Johnson, American basketball player Wikipedia: Orlando Johnson
1989
Anton Yelchin, Russian-American actor (died 2016) Wikipedia: Anton Yelchin
1988
Pedro Báez, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: Pedro Báez
1988
Fábio Coentrão, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia: Fábio Coentrão
1988
Cecil Lolo, South African footballer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Cecil Lolo
1987
Marc-André Gragnani, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Marc-André Gragnani
1987
Tanel Kangert, Estonian cyclist Wikipedia: Tanel Kangert
1987
Ngonidzashe Makusha, Zimbabwean sprinter and long jumper Wikipedia: Ngonidzashe Makusha
1986
Dario Cologna, Swiss skier Wikipedia: Dario Cologna
1985
Paul Bissonnette, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Paul Bissonnette
1985
Daniel Vázquez Evuy, Equatoguinean footballer Wikipedia: Evuy (footballer)
1985
Cassandra Fairbanks, American journalist and activist Wikipedia: Cassandra MacDonald
1985
Stelios Malezas, Greek footballer Wikipedia: Stelios Malezas
1985
Greg Olsen, American football player and commentator Wikipedia: Greg Olsen (American football)
1985
Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Australian footballer Wikipedia: Nikolai Topor-Stanley
1984
Rob Brown, American actor Wikipedia: Rob Brown (actor)
1983
Lukáš Krajíček, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia: Lukáš Krajíček
1982
Brian Anderson, American baseball player Wikipedia: Brian Anderson (outfielder)
1982
Thora Birch, American actress, producer, and director Wikipedia: Thora Birch
1981
David Anders, American actor Wikipedia: David Anders
1981
Lee Evans, American football player Wikipedia: Lee Evans (American football)
1981
Russell Lissack, English musician Wikipedia: Russell Lissack
1981
LeToya Luckett, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia: LeToya Luckett
1980
Rich Hill, American baseball player Wikipedia: Rich Hill
1980
Mark Rober, American YouTuber and engineer Wikipedia: Mark Rober
1980
Dan Uggla, American baseball player Wikipedia: Dan Uggla
1979
Elton Brand, American basketball player Wikipedia: Elton Brand
1979
Fred Jones, American basketball player Wikipedia: Fred Jones (basketball)
1979
Benji Madden, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Benji Madden
1979
Joel Madden, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Joel Madden
1978
Didier Drogba, Ivorian footballer Wikipedia: Didier Drogba
1978
Albert Luque, Spanish footballer Wikipedia: Albert Luque
1977
Becky Hammon, American-Russian basketball player and coach Wikipedia: Becky Hammon
1977
Michal Handzuš, Slovak ice hockey player Wikipedia: Michal Handzuš
1976
Thomas Gravesen, Danish footballer Wikipedia: Thomas Gravesen
1974
Bobby Abreu, Venezuelan baseball player Wikipedia: Bobby Abreu
1971
Johnny Knoxville, American actor and entertainer Wikipedia: Johnny Knoxville
1971
Martin Ručinský, Czech ice hockey player Wikipedia: Martin Ručinský
1971
Lee Sang-hoon, South Korean baseball player Wikipedia: Lee Sang-hoon (baseball)
1969
Terrence Howard, American actor and producer Wikipedia: Terrence Howard
1969
Soraya, Colombian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2006) Wikipedia: Soraya (musician)
1969
Michael Rulli, American politician and businessman Wikipedia: Michael Rulli
1968
Lisa Loeb, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Lisa Loeb
1967
John Barrowman, Scottish-American actor and singer Wikipedia: John Barrowman
1967
Sergei Bautin, Belarusian ice hockey player and coach (died 2022) Wikipedia: Sergei Bautin
1967
Brad Carson, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Brad Carson
1966
John Thompson III, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia: John Thompson III
1965
Nigel Adkins, English footballer and manager Wikipedia: Nigel Adkins
1965
Jesse Jackson, Jr., American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Jesse Jackson Jr.
1965
Wallace Langham, American actor Wikipedia: Wallace Langham
1965
Jenny Packham, English fashion designer Wikipedia: Jenny Packham
1964
Peter Berg, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor Wikipedia: Peter Berg
1964
Raimo Helminen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Raimo Helminen
1964
Vinnie Paul, American drummer, songwriter and producer (died 2018) Wikipedia: Vinnie Paul
1964
Shane Richie, English actor and singer Wikipedia: Shane Richie
1963
Gary Barnett, English footballer and manager Wikipedia: Gary Barnett (footballer)
1963
Alex Kingston, English actress Wikipedia: Alex Kingston
1963
David LaChapelle, American photographer and director Wikipedia: David LaChapelle
1962
Matt Mead, American politician, 32nd Governor of Wyoming Wikipedia: Matt Mead
1962
Jeffrey Nordling, American actor Wikipedia: Jeffrey Nordling
1961
Elias Koteas, Canadian actor Wikipedia: Elias Koteas
1961
Bruce Watson, Canadian-Scottish guitarist Wikipedia: Bruce Watson (Scottish guitarist)
1960
Warwick Taylor, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia: Warwick Taylor
1959
Nina Hartley, American pornographic actress/director, sex educator, sex-positive feminist, and author Wikipedia: Nina Hartley
1958
Anissa Jones, American child actress (died 1976) Wikipedia: Anissa Jones
1957
Qasem Soleimani, Former Iranian commander of the Quds Force (died 2020) Wikipedia: Qasem Soleimani
1956
Willie Banks, American triple jumper Wikipedia: Willie Banks
1956
Helen Rollason, English sports journalist and sportscaster (died 1999) Wikipedia: Helen Rollason
1955
Leslie Cliff, Canadian swimmer Wikipedia: Leslie Cliff (swimmer)
1955
Nina Hagen, German singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Nina Hagen
1954
David Newman, American composer and conductor Wikipedia: David Newman (composer)
1954
Gale Norton, American politician, 48th United States Secretary of the Interior Wikipedia: Gale Norton
1953
Derek Daly, Irish-American race car driver and sportscaster Wikipedia: Derek Daly
1953
Jimmy Iovine, American record producer and businessman, co-founded Beats Electronics Wikipedia: Jimmy Iovine
1953
Bernie LaBarge, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Bernie LaBarge
1952
Douglas Adams, English author and playwright (died 2001) Wikipedia: Douglas Adams
1951
Dominique Sanda, French model and actress Wikipedia: Dominique Sanda
1950
Bobby McFerrin, American singer-songwriter, producer, and conductor Wikipedia: Bobby McFerrin
1950
Jerry Zucker, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Jerry Zucker
1948
Roy Barnes, American politician, 80th Governor of Georgia Wikipedia: Roy Barnes
1948
Jim McMillian, American basketball player (died 2016) Wikipedia: Jim McMillian
1947
Tristan Murail, French composer and educator Wikipedia: Tristan Murail
1946
Mark Metcalf, American actor Wikipedia: Mark Metcalf
1945
Dock Ellis, American baseball player and coach (died 2008) Wikipedia: Dock Ellis
1945
Harvey Mandel, American guitarist Wikipedia: Harvey Mandel
1943
Arturo Merzario, Italian race car driver Wikipedia: Arturo Merzario
1941
Shelly Zegart, quilt historian (died 2025) Wikipedia: Shelly Zegart
1940
Alberto Cortez, Argentinian-Spanish singer-songwriter (died 2019) Wikipedia: Alberto Cortez
1936
Antonin Scalia, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (died 2016) Wikipedia: Antonin Scalia
1934
Sam Donaldson, American journalist Wikipedia: Sam Donaldson
1932
Leroy Jenkins, American violinist and composer (died 2007) Wikipedia: Leroy Jenkins (musician)
1932
Nigel Lawson, English journalist and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 2023) Wikipedia: Nigel Lawson
1931
Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American businessman and media magnate Wikipedia: Rupert Murdoch
1930
David Gentleman, English illustrator and engraver Wikipedia: David Gentleman
1930
Claude Jutra, Canadian actor, director and screenwriter (died 1986) Wikipedia: Claude Jutra
1929
Timothy Carey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1994) Wikipedia: Timothy Carey
1929
Jackie McGlew, South African cricketer (died 1998) Wikipedia: Jackie McGlew
1927
Vince Boryla, American basketball player, coach, and executive (died 2016) Wikipedia: Vince Boryla
1927
Freda Meissner-Blau, Austrian activist and politician (died 2015) Wikipedia: Freda Meissner-Blau
1927
Robert Mosbacher, American businessman, and politician, United States Secretary of Commerce (died 2010) Wikipedia: Robert Mosbacher
1927
Josep Maria Subirachs, Spanish sculptor and painter (died 2014) Wikipedia: Josep Maria Subirachs
1926
Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (died 1990) Wikipedia: Ralph Abernathy
1925
Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, American biochemist and academic (died 1983) Wikipedia: Margaret Oakley Dayhoff
1923
Louise Brough, American tennis player (died 2014) Wikipedia: Louise Brough
1922
Cornelius Castoriadis, Greek economist and philosopher (died 1997) Wikipedia: Cornelius Castoriadis
1922
Abdul Razak Hussein, Malaysian lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Malaysia (died 1976) Wikipedia: Abdul Razak Hussein
1922
José Luis López Vázquez, Spanish actor, costume designer, scenic designer and assistant director (died 2009) Wikipedia: José Luis López Vázquez
1921
Astor Piazzolla, Argentine tango composer and bandoneon player (died 1992) Wikipedia: Astor Piazzolla
1920
Nicolaas Bloembergen, Dutch-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2017) Wikipedia: Nicolaas Bloembergen
1916
Harold Wilson, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1995) Wikipedia: Harold Wilson
1915
Vijay Hazare, Indian cricketer (died 2004) Wikipedia: Vijay Hazare
1915
J. C. R. Licklider, American computer scientist and psychologist (died 1990) Wikipedia: J. C. R. Licklider
1915
Dude Martin, American country singer, bandleader, radio and television host (died 1991) Wikipedia: Dude Martin
1913
Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke, German colonel and pilot (died 1944) Wikipedia: Wolf-Dietrich Wilcke
1911
Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet, Scottish general and politician (died 1996) Wikipedia: Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet
1910
Robert Havemann, German chemist and academic (died 1982) Wikipedia: Robert Havemann
1908
Matti Sippala, Finnish javelin thrower (died 1997) Wikipedia: Matti Sippala
1907
Jessie Matthews, English actress, singer, and dancer (died 1981) Wikipedia: Jessie Matthews
1903
Ronald Syme, New Zealand historian and scholar (died 1989) Wikipedia: Ronald Syme
1903
Lawrence Welk, American accordion player and bandleader (died 1992) Wikipedia: Lawrence Welk
1899
Frederik IX of Denmark (died 1972) Wikipedia: Frederik IX
1899
James H. Douglas, Jr., American lawyer, and politician, United States Deputy Secretary of Defense (died 1988) Wikipedia: James H. Douglas Jr.
1898
Dorothy Gish, American actress (died 1968) Wikipedia: Dorothy Gish
1897
Henry Cowell, American pianist and composer (died 1965) Wikipedia: Henry Cowell
1893
Wanda Gág, American author and illustrator (died 1946) Wikipedia: Wanda Gág
1890
Vannevar Bush, American engineer and academic (died 1974) Wikipedia: Vannevar Bush
1887
Raoul Walsh, American actor and director (died 1980) Wikipedia: Raoul Walsh
1885
Malcolm Campbell, English race car driver (died 1948) Wikipedia: Malcolm Campbell
1884
Lewi Pethrus, Swedish minister and hymn-writer (died 1974) Wikipedia: Lewi Pethrus
1880
Harry H. Laughlin, American eugenicist and sociologist (died 1943) Wikipedia: Harry H. Laughlin
1876
Carl Ruggles, American composer and painter (died 1971) Wikipedia: Carl Ruggles
1870
Louis Bachelier, French mathematician and theorist (died 1946) Wikipedia: Louis Bachelier
1863
Andrew Stoddart, English cricketer and rugby player (died 1915) Wikipedia: Andrew Stoddart
1822
Joseph Louis François Bertrand, French mathematician, economist, and academic (died 1900) Wikipedia: Joseph Bertrand
1819
Henry Tate, English businessman and philanthropist, founded Tate & Lyle (died 1899) Wikipedia: Henry Tate
1818
Marius Petipa, French-Russian dancer and choreographer (died 1910) Wikipedia: Marius Petipa
1815
Anna Bochkoltz, German operatic soprano, voice teacher and composer (died 1879) Wikipedia: Anna Bochkoltz-Falconi
1811
Urbain Le Verrier, French mathematician and astronomer (died 1877) Wikipedia: Urbain Le Verrier
1806
Louis Boulanger, French Romantic painter, lithographer and illustrator (died 1867) Wikipedia: Louis Boulanger
1785
John McLean, American jurist and politician (died 1861) Wikipedia: John McLean
1738
Benjamin Tupper, American general (died 1792) Wikipedia: Benjamin Tupper
1544
Torquato Tasso, Italian poet and educator (died 1595) Wikipedia: Torquato Tasso
1278
Mary of Woodstock, daughter of Edward I of England (died c. 1332) Wikipedia: Mary of Woodstock

Deaths

2025
Junior Bridgeman, American basketball player and businessman (born 1953) Wikipedia: Junior Bridgeman
2025
Clive Revill, New Zealand actor and singer (born 1930) Wikipedia: Clive Revill
2024
Paul Alexander, Polio survivor (born 1946) Wikipedia: Paul Alexander (polio survivor)
2022
Rupiah Banda, President of Zambia (born 1937) Wikipedia: Rupiah Banda
2021
Ray Campi, American singer and musician (born 1934) Wikipedia: Ray Campi
2021
Takis Mousafiris, Greek composer and songwriter (born 1936) Wikipedia: Takis Mousafiris
2018
Ken Dodd, English comedian and singer (born 1927) Wikipedia: Ken Dodd
2018
Siegfried Rauch, German actor (born 1932) Wikipedia: Siegfried Rauch
2018
Karl Lehmann, German cardinal (born 1936) Wikipedia: Karl Lehmann
2018
Mary Rosenblum, American science fiction and mystery author (born 1952) Wikipedia: Mary Rosenblum
2016
Iolanda Balaș, Romanian high jumper (born 1936) Wikipedia: Iolanda Balaș
2016
Doreen Massey, English geographer and political activist (born 1944) Wikipedia: Doreen Massey (geographer)
2015
Walter Burkert, German philologist and scholar (born 1931) Wikipedia: Walter Burkert
2015
Jimmy Greenspoon, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (born 1948) Wikipedia: Jimmy Greenspoon
2014
Dean Bailey, Australian footballer and coach (born 1967) Wikipedia: Dean Bailey
2014
Joel Brinkley, American journalist and academic (born 1952) Wikipedia: Joel Brinkley
2013
Martin Adolf Bormann, German priest and theologian (born 1930) Wikipedia: Martin Adolf Bormann
2013
Simón Alberto Consalvi, Venezuelan journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Venezuela (born 1927) Wikipedia: Simón Alberto Consalvi
2012
James B. Morehead, American colonel and pilot (born 1916) Wikipedia: James B. Morehead
2010
Hans van Mierlo, Dutch politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1931) Wikipedia: Hans van Mierlo
2006
Bernie Geoffrion, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1931) Wikipedia: Bernie Geoffrion
2006
Slobodan Milošević, Serbian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (born 1941) Wikipedia: Slobodan Milošević
2002
James Tobin, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918) Wikipedia: James Tobin
1999
Herbert Jasper, Canadian psychologist, anatomist, and neurologist (born 1906) Wikipedia: Herbert Jasper
1999
Camille Laurin, Canadian psychiatrist and politician (born 1922) Wikipedia: Camille Laurin
1996
Vince Edwards, American actor and director (born 1928) Wikipedia: Vince Edwards
1995
Myfanwy Talog, Welsh actress and singer (born 1945) Wikipedia: Myfanwy Talog
1992
Richard Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1912) Wikipedia: Richard Brooks
1989
James Kee, American lawyer and politician (born 1917) Wikipedia: James Kee
1989
John J. McCloy, American lawyer and diplomat (born 1895) Wikipedia: John J. McCloy
1986
Sonny Terry, American singer and harmonica player (born 1911) Wikipedia: Sonny Terry
1982
Edmund Cooper, English poet and author (born 1926) Wikipedia: Edmund Cooper
1982
Horace Gregory, American poet, translator, and academic (born 1898) Wikipedia: Horace Gregory
1978
Claude François, French entertainer (born 1939) Wikipedia: Claude François
1971
Philo Farnsworth, American inventor, developer of the first all electronic television system (born 1906) Wikipedia: Philo Farnsworth
1971
Whitney Young, American activist (born 1921) Wikipedia: Whitney Young
1970
Erle Stanley Gardner, American lawyer and author (born 1889) Wikipedia: Erle Stanley Gardner
1969
John Wyndham, English author (born 1903) Wikipedia: John Wyndham
1967
Geraldine Farrar, American soprano and actress (born 1882) Wikipedia: Geraldine Farrar
1960
Roy Chapman Andrews, American paleontologist and explorer (born 1884) Wikipedia: Roy Chapman Andrews
1959
Lester Dent, American author (born 1904) Wikipedia: Lester Dent
1957
Richard E. Byrd, American admiral and explorer (born 1888) Wikipedia: Richard E. Byrd
1956
Aleksanteri Aava, Finnish poet (born 1883) Wikipedia: Aleksanteri Aava
1955
Alexander Fleming, Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, and botanist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1881) Wikipedia: Alexander Fleming
1955
Oscar F. Mayer, German-American businessman, founded Oscar Mayer (born 1859) Wikipedia: Oscar F. Mayer
1952
Pierre Renoir, French actor and director (born 1885) Wikipedia: Pierre Renoir
1949
Henri Giraud, French general and politician (born 1879) Wikipedia: Henri Giraud
1944
Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dutch-American journalist and historian (born 1882) Wikipedia: Hendrik Willem van Loon
1944
Edgar Zilsel, Austrian historian and philosopher of science, linked to the Vienna Circle (born 1891) Wikipedia: Edgar Zilsel
1937
Joseph S. Cullinan, American businessman, co-founded Texaco (born 1860) Wikipedia: Joseph S. Cullinan
1931
F. W. Murnau, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1888) Wikipedia: F. W. Murnau
1915
Thomas Alexander Browne, English-Australian author (born 1826) Wikipedia: Thomas Alexander Browne
1908
Edmondo De Amicis, Italian journalist and author (born 1846) Wikipedia: Edmondo De Amicis
1908
Benjamin Waugh, English minister and activist (born 1839) Wikipedia: Benjamin Waugh
1907
Jean Casimir-Perier, French lawyer and politician, 6th President of France (born 1847) Wikipedia: Jean Casimir-Perier
1898
William Rosecrans, American general and politician (born 1819) Wikipedia: William Rosecrans
1874
Charles Sumner, American lawyer and politician (born 1811) Wikipedia: Charles Sumner
1870
Moshoeshoe I of Lesotho (born 1786) Wikipedia: Moshoeshoe I
1869
Vladimir Odoyevsky, Russian philosopher and critic (born 1803) Wikipedia: Vladimir Odoyevsky
1863
Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet, English general (born 1803) Wikipedia: Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet
1851
Marie-Louise Coidavid, Queen of Haiti (born 1778) Wikipedia: Marie-Louise Coidavid
1851
George McDuffie, American lawyer and politician, 55th Governor of South Carolina (born 1790) Wikipedia: George McDuffie
1820
Benjamin West, American-English painter and academic (born 1738) Wikipedia: Benjamin West
1759
John Forbes, Scottish general (born 1707) Wikipedia: John Forbes (British Army officer)
1722
John Toland, Irish philosopher and theorist (born 1670) Wikipedia: John Toland
1689
Sambhaji, second Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire (born 1657) Wikipedia: Sambhaji
1665
Clemente Tabone, Maltese landowner and militia member (born c. 1575) Wikipedia: Clemente Tabone
1607
Giovanni Maria Nanino, Italian composer and educator (born 1543) Wikipedia: Giovanni Maria Nanino
1602
Emilio de' Cavalieri, Italian organist and composer (born 1550) Wikipedia: Emilio de' Cavalieri
1576
Juan de Salcedo, Spanish conquistador (born 1549) Wikipedia: Juan de Salcedo
1575
Matthias Flacius, Croatian theologian and reformer (born 1520) Wikipedia: Matthias Flacius
1486
Albrecht III Achilles, Elector of Brandenburg (born 1414) Wikipedia: Albrecht III Achilles
1198
Marie of France, Countess of Champagne (born 1145) Wikipedia: Marie of France, Countess of Champagne
638
Sophronius of Jerusalem (born 560) Wikipedia: Sophronius of Jerusalem
222
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