October 7: what happened on this day in history

Events on October 7 include:

In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to over 800 (2016)
Anna Politkovskaya (pictured), a Russian journalist and human-rights activist, was assassinated in the elevator of her apartment block in Moscow (2006)
The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-112 to continue assembly of the International Space Station (2002)

This page gathers 62 events, 212 births and 111 deaths recorded on this day, from 3761 BC to 2023.

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Events · United States

2016
In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to over 800. Wikipedia: Hurricane Matthew · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 32 languages
2006
Anna Politkovskaya (pictured), a Russian journalist and human-rights activist, was assassinated in the elevator of her apartment block in Moscow. Wikipedia: Anna Politkovskaya · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 95 languages
2002
The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-112 to continue assembly of the International Space Station. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Atlantis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 58 languages
2001
The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground, starting the longest war in American history. Wikipedia: United States invasion of Afghanistan · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1993
The flood of '93 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage. Wikipedia: Great Flood of 1993 · 12 languages
1988
Near Point Barrow in Alaska, an Iñupiat hunter discovered three gray whales trapped in pack ice, which resulted in an international effort to free them. Wikipedia: Point Barrow · 37 languagesArchive: Ethnological results of the Point Barrow expedition — Library of Congress, 1892 · Europeana
1985
About 130 people died as a result of severe floods in Puerto Rico. Wikipedia: 1985 Puerto Rico floods · 1 language
1963
President Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Wikipedia: Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 38 languages
1963
Buddhist crisis: Amid worsening relations, outspoken South Vietnamese First Lady Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu arrives in the US for a speaking tour, continuing a flurry of attacks on the Kennedy administration. Wikipedia: Buddhist crisis · 27 languages
1958
The U.S. crewed space-flight project is renamed to Project Mercury. Wikipedia: Project Mercury · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 55 languages
1940
World War II: The McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 291 languages
1916
Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history. Wikipedia: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1913
Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving vehicle assembly line. Wikipedia: Ford Motor Company · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 114 languages
1868
Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date. Wikipedia: Cornell University · 97 languages
1864
American Civil War: A US Navy ship captures a Confederate raider in a Brazilian seaport. Wikipedia: American Civil War · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1849
American writer Edgar Allan Poe died under mysterious circumstances at Washington Medical College four days after being found on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland, in a delirious and incoherent state. Wikipedia: Edgar Allan Poe · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 225 languages
1826
The Granite Railway begins operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S. Wikipedia: Granite Railway · 4 languages
1780
American Revolutionary War: Patriots and Loyalist militias engaged each other at the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina. Wikipedia: American Revolutionary War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1777
American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat British forces under general John Burgoyne in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights, compelling Burgoyne's eventual surrender. Wikipedia: American Revolutionary War · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages

Around the world

2023
In the October 7 attacks, Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups killed nearly 1,200 people in southern Israel and took 251 hostages, starting the Gaza war. Wikipedia: October 7 attacks · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
2022
Ten people are killed and eight are injured in an explosion at a petrol station in Creeslough, Ireland. Wikipedia: Creeslough explosion · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2022
Ales Bialiatski, along with two organisations, Memorial and Center for Civil Liberties, are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Wikipedia: Ales Bialiatski · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 62 languages
2008
2008 TC3 exploded above the Nubian Desert in Sudan, in the first time that an asteroid impact had been predicted prior to atmospheric entry. Wikipedia: 2008 TC3 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 32 languages
2008
Qantas Flight 72 experiences an in-flight upset near Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia, injuring 112. Wikipedia: Qantas Flight 72 · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2007
The battle of Mirali begins in which the Pakistan Armed Forces and Taliban militias clash for four days. Wikipedia: Battle of Mirali · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2004
Three bombs explode at Taba and Nuweiba in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, killing 34. Wikipedia: 2004 Sinai bombings · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2000
Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Hezbollah militants capture three Israeli Defense Force soldiers in a cross-border raid. Wikipedia: Israeli–Palestinian conflict · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1991
Croatian War of Independence: The Yugoslav People's Army conducted an air strike on Banski Dvori, the official residence of the president of Croatia in Zagreb. Wikipedia: Croatian War of Independence · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1987
Sikh nationalists declare the independence of Khalistan from India; it is not internationally recognized. Wikipedia: Khalistan movement · 22 languages
1985
Four men from the Palestine Liberation Front hijack the MS Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt. Wikipedia: Achille Lauro hijacking · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1979
Swissair Flight 316 crashes at Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece, killing 14. Wikipedia: Swissair Flight 316 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 12 languages
1978
Aeroflot Flight 1080 crashes after takeoff from Koltsovo International Airport, killing 38. Wikipedia: Aeroflot Flight 1080 · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1977
The Fourth Soviet Constitution is adopted. Wikipedia: 1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1961
A Douglas Dakota IV operated by Derby Aviation (later renamed to British Midland International) crashes in Canigou, France, killing 34 people. Wikipedia: Douglas C-47 Skytrain · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1959
The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon. Wikipedia: Luna 3 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 46 languages
1958
The 1958 Pakistani coup d'état inaugurates a prolonged period of military rule. Wikipedia: 1958 Pakistani military coup · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1950
Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity. Wikipedia: Mother Teresa · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 200 languages
1949
The communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed. Wikipedia: East Germany · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 158 languages
1944
The Holocaust: Sonderkommando work-unit members in Auschwitz concentration camp revolted upon learning that they were due to be killed; although a few managed to escape, most were massacred on the same day. Wikipedia: The Holocaust · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 204 languages
1944
World War II: The Sonderkommando Revolt in Auschwitz occurs with an uprising of prisoners (especially the Sonderkommando) at the Auschwitz concentration camp. Wikipedia: Auschwitz Sonderkommando revolt · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1929
Photius II becomes Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. Wikipedia: Photius II of Constantinople · 20 languages
1924
Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes prime minister of Greece for a short period of time. Wikipedia: Andreas Michalakopoulos · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 20 languages
1919
KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name. Wikipedia: KLM · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 76 languages
1914
Japan captured Pohnpei from Germany, eventually leading to large-scale Japanese immigration to Micronesia. Wikipedia: Pohnpei · 40 languages
1914
Seven-year-old Theo Faiss, later memorialized in speeches by Rudolf Steiner and a sculpture (pictured) by Edith Maryon, was killed by an overturned wagon in Switzerland. Wikipedia: Theo Faiss · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1912
The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction. Wikipedia: Nasdaq Helsinki · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 24 languages
1879
Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance. Wikipedia: Dual Alliance (1879) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1878
The state funeral of Mindon Min (pictured), who ruled Myanmar for 25 years, took place; his death was reportedly preceded by strange omens, and his senior princes were unable to attend as they had all been arrested. Wikipedia: Death and state funeral of Mindon Min · 2 languages
1870
Franco-Prussian War: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon. Wikipedia: Léon Gambetta · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 55 languages
1868
Ōdate, the last castle of the Satake clan in Japan's Tōhoku region, was captured during the Boshin War. Wikipedia: Satake clan · 11 languages
1840
William II became King of the Netherlands after his father William I abdicated the throne. Wikipedia: William II of the Netherlands · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 58 languages
1828
Morea expedition: The city of Patras, Greece, is liberated by the French expeditionary force. Wikipedia: Morea expedition · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 14 languages
1826
Imperial Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Akkerman Convention, under which the Ottomans accept Russian territorial demands in the Balkans, Caucasus and the Danubian river basin. Wikipedia: Russian Empire · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1800
The French privateer Robert Surcouf led a 150-man crew to capture the 40-gun, 437-man East Indiaman Kent. Wikipedia: Privateer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · 53 languages
1763
King George III issued a royal proclamation that forbade British settlement of much of newly acquired French territory in North America, reserving the land for indigenous peoples. Wikipedia: George III · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1691
The charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay is issued. Wikipedia: Province of Massachusetts Bay · 28 languages
1571
Ottoman–Habsburg wars: The Battle of Lepanto was fought near the Gulf of Corinth, a significant setback for the Ottoman Empire and the last major naval battle fought entirely with galleys. Wikipedia: Ottoman–Habsburg wars · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 72 languages
1513
War of the League of Cambrai: A Venetian army under Bartolomeo d'Alviano was decisively defeated by the Spanish army commanded by Ramón de Cardona and Fernando d'Ávalos. Wikipedia: War of the League of Cambrai · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1477
Uppsala University is inaugurated after receiving its corporate rights from Pope Sixtus IV in February the same year. Wikipedia: Uppsala University · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 74 languages
1403
Venetian–Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet at the Battle of Modon. Wikipedia: Battle of Modon (1403) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1130
Fatimid Caliph al-Amir is assassinated. Wikipedia: List of Fatimid caliphs · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
3761 BC
The epoch reference date (start) of the modern Hebrew calendar. Wikipedia: Hebrew calendar · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 101 languages

World days

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Technology

1826
The Granite Railway begins operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S. Wikipedia: Granite Railway · 4 languages

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Science

2002
The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-112 to continue assembly of the International Space Station. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Atlantis · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 58 languages
2008
2008 TC3 exploded above the Nubian Desert in Sudan, in the first time that an asteroid impact had been predicted prior to atmospheric entry. Wikipedia: 2008 TC3 · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 32 languages

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Business

1913
Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving vehicle assembly line. Wikipedia: Ford Motor Company · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 114 languages
1912
The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction. Wikipedia: Nasdaq Helsinki · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 24 languages

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Sport

1916
Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history. Wikipedia: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages

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Culture

1849
American writer Edgar Allan Poe died under mysterious circumstances at Washington Medical College four days after being found on the streets of Baltimore, Maryland, in a delirious and incoherent state. Wikipedia: Edgar Allan Poe · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 225 languages
1914
Seven-year-old Theo Faiss, later memorialized in speeches by Rudolf Steiner and a sculpture (pictured) by Edith Maryon, was killed by an overturned wagon in Switzerland. Wikipedia: Theo Faiss · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages

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Births

2002
Joaquín Panichelli, Argentine footballer Wikipedia: Joaquín Panichelli · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
2001
Princess Senate Seeiso, Princess of Lesotho Wikipedia: Princess Senate Seeiso · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1999
Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Turkish footballer Wikipedia: Ferdi Kadıoğlu · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1998
Ryan Trahan, American YouTuber Wikipedia: Ryan Trahan · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1997
Kira Kosarin, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Kira Kosarin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1997
Nicole Maines, American actress, writer, and activist Wikipedia: Nicole Maines · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1996
Lewis Capaldi, Scottish singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Lewis Capaldi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1996
Choi Jeong, South Korean Go player Wikipedia: Choi Jeong (Go player) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1996
Guglielmo Vicario, Italian footballer Wikipedia: Guglielmo Vicario · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1995
Lyndon Dykes, Australian professional footballer Wikipedia: Lyndon Dykes · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1995
Mathias Dyngeland, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia: Mathias Dyngeland · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1995
Bram van Vlerken, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Bram van Vlerken · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1993
Nic Stauskas, Canadian basketball player Wikipedia: Nik Stauskas · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1992
Mookie Betts, American baseball player Wikipedia: Mookie Betts · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1991
Oscar Fantenberg, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Oscar Fantenberg · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1991
Mike Foltynewicz, American baseball player Wikipedia: Mike Foltynewicz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1991
Nicole Jung, American singer Wikipedia: Nicole Jung · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1991
Lay Zhang, Chinese singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia: Lay Zhang · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1990
Sebastián Coates, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia: Sebastián Coates · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1988
Diego da Silva Costa, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Diego Costa · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
1987
Jeremy Brockie, New Zealand footballer Wikipedia: Jeremy Brockie · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1987
Alex Cobb, American baseball player Wikipedia: Alex Cobb · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1987
Damion James, American basketball player Wikipedia: Damion James · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1986
Lee Nguyen, American soccer player Wikipedia: Lee Nguyen · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1986
Gunnar Nielsen, Faroese footballer Wikipedia: Gunnar Nielsen (Faroese footballer) · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1986
Bree Olson, American actress, model, and former pornographic actress Wikipedia: Bree Olson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1986
A. J. Price, American basketball player Wikipedia: A. J. Price · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1986
Holland Roden, American actress Wikipedia: Holland Roden · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1986
Amy Satterthwaite, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia: Amy Satterthwaite · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1986
Amber Stevens West, American actress Wikipedia: Amber Stevens West · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1985
Evan Longoria, American baseball player Wikipedia: Evan Longoria · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1984
Salman Butt, Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia: Salman Butt · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1984
Toma Ikuta, Japanese actor and singer Wikipedia: Toma Ikuta · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1984
Simon Poulsen, Danish footballer Wikipedia: Simon Poulsen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1983
Dwayne Bravo, Trinidadian cricketer Wikipedia: Dwayne Bravo · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1983
Flying Lotus, American rapper, DJ, and producer Wikipedia: Flying Lotus · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1982
Madjid Bougherra, Algerian footballer Wikipedia: Madjid Bougherra · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1982
Jermain Defoe, English footballer Wikipedia: Jermain Defoe · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
1982
Jake McLaughlin, American actor Wikipedia: Jake McLaughlin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1982
Li Yundi, Chinese pianist Wikipedia: Yundi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1979
Simona Amânar, Romanian gymnast Wikipedia: Simona Amânar · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1979
Shawn Ashmore, Canadian actor Wikipedia: Shawn Ashmore · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1978
Alison Balsom, English trumpet player and educator Wikipedia: Alison Balsom · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1978
Alesha Dixon, English singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia: Alesha Dixon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1978
Zaheer Khan, Indian cricketer Wikipedia: Zaheer Khan · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1978
Omar Benson Miller, American actor Wikipedia: Omar Benson Miller · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1977
Antoine Revoy, French comics writer and illustrator Wikipedia: Antoine Revoy · 3 languages
1976
Marc Coma, Spanish motorcycle racer Wikipedia: Marc Coma · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1976
Taylor Hicks, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Taylor Hicks · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1976
Gilberto Silva, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Gilberto Silva · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
1976
Santiago Solari, Argentinian footballer and manager Wikipedia: Santiago Solari · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1975
Giorgos Karadimos, Greek singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Giorgos Karadimos · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1975
Damian Kulash, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Damian Kulash · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1975
Tim Minchin, English-Australian comedian, actor, and singer Wikipedia: Tim Minchin · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1975
Rhyno, American wrestler Wikipedia: Rhyno · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1974
Rune Glifberg, Danish skateboarder Wikipedia: Rune Glifberg · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1974
Allison Munn, American actress Wikipedia: Allison Munn · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1974
Ruslan Nigmatullin, Russian footballer Wikipedia: Ruslan Nigmatullin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1974
Charlotte Perrelli, Swedish singer Wikipedia: Charlotte Perrelli · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
1973
Dida, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Dida (footballer, born 1973) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
1973
Sami Hyypiä, Finnish footballer and manager Wikipedia: Sami Hyypiä · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
1973
Grigol Mgaloblishvili, Georgian politician and diplomat, 7th Prime Minister of Georgia Wikipedia: Grigol Mgaloblishvili · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1971
Daniel Boucher, Canadian singer and actor Wikipedia: Daniel Boucher (musician) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1970
Nicole Ari Parker, American actress Wikipedia: Nicole Ari Parker · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1969
Malia Hosaka, American wrestler Wikipedia: Malia Hosaka · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1968
Thom Yorke, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Thom Yorke · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
1967
Peter Baker, English golfer Wikipedia: Peter Baker (golfer) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1967
Toni Braxton, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia: Toni Braxton · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
1967
María Corina Machado, Venezuelan Nobel Prize Laureate Wikipedia: María Corina Machado · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 90 languages
1966
Sherman Alexie, American novelist, short story writer, poet, and filmmaker Wikipedia: Sherman Alexie · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1966
Marco Beltrami, Italian-American composer and conductor Wikipedia: Marco Beltrami · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1965
Genji Hashimoto, Japanese racing driver Wikipedia: Genji Hashimoto · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1965
Kumiko Watanabe, Japanese voice actress Wikipedia: Kumiko Watanabe · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1964
Sam Brown, English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer Wikipedia: Sam Brown (singer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1964
Dan Savage, American LGBT rights activist, journalist and television producer Wikipedia: Dan Savage · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1964
Paul Stewart, English footballer Wikipedia: Paul Stewart (footballer, born 1964) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1962
Dave Bronconnier, Canadian businessman and politician, 35th Mayor of Calgary Wikipedia: Dave Bronconnier · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1961
Brian Mannix, Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Brian Mannix · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1960
Kevin Boyle, American historian and author Wikipedia: Kevin Boyle (historian) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1959
Dylan Baker, American actor Wikipedia: Dylan Baker · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1959
Simon Cowell, English businessman and record producer Wikipedia: Simon Cowell · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1959
Lourdes Flores, Peruvian lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Lourdes Flores · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1957
Michael W. Smith, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia: Michael W. Smith · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1957
Jayne Torvill, English figure skater Wikipedia: Jayne Torvill · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1956
Steve Bainbridge, English rugby player Wikipedia: Steve Bainbridge · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1955
Ralph Johnson, American computer scientist and author Wikipedia: Ralph Johnson (computer scientist) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1955
Bill Henson, Australian photographer Wikipedia: Bill Henson · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1955
Yo-Yo Ma, French-American cellist and educator Wikipedia: Yo-Yo Ma · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
1953
Linda Griffiths, Canadian actress and playwright (died 2014) Wikipedia: Linda Griffiths · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1953
Tico Torres, American drummer Wikipedia: Tico Torres · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1952
Mary Badham, American actress Wikipedia: Mary Badham · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1952
Vladimir Putin, Russian colonel and politician, 4th President of Russia Wikipedia: Vladimir Putin · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 315 languages
1952
Jacques Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2002) Wikipedia: Jacques Richard · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1952
Graham Yallop, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: Graham Yallop · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1951
Enki Bilal, French comic book creator, comics artist and film director Wikipedia: Enki Bilal · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1951
John Mellencamp, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor Wikipedia: John Mellencamp · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1950
Dick Jauron, American football player and coach (died 2025) Wikipedia: Dick Jauron · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1950
Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzanian colonel, economist, and politician, 4th President of Tanzania Wikipedia: Jakaya Kikwete · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
1949
Alice Walton, American billionaire, heiress to the Walmart fortune Wikipedia: Alice Walton · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · 40 languages
1948
Diane Ackerman, American poet and essayist Wikipedia: Diane Ackerman · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1947
Chris Bambridge, Australian footballer and referee Wikipedia: Chris Bambridge · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1947
Jill Larson, American actress Wikipedia: Jill Larson · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1946
John Brass, Australian rugby player and coach Wikipedia: John Brass · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1946
Catharine MacKinnon, American lawyer, activist, and author Wikipedia: Catharine A. MacKinnon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1946
Anita Shreve, American writer, Wrote 'The Weight of Water' (died 2018) Wikipedia: Anita Shreve · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1945
Kevin Godley, English singer-songwriter and director Wikipedia: Kevin Godley · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1945
David Wallace, Scottish physicist and academic Wikipedia: David Wallace (physicist) · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1944
Judee Sill, American singer-songwriter and musician (died 1979) Wikipedia: Judee Sill · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1944
Donald Tsang, Chinese civil servant and politician, 2nd Chief Executive of Hong Kong Wikipedia: Donald Tsang · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1943
José Cardenal, Cuban baseball player and coach Wikipedia: José Cardenal · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1943
Oliver North, American colonel, journalist, and author Wikipedia: Oliver North · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1942
Joy Behar, American talk show host, comedian and television personality Wikipedia: Joy Behar · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1939
John Hopcroft, American computer scientist and author Wikipedia: John Hopcroft · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1939
Clive James, Australian television host, author, and critic (died 2019) Wikipedia: Clive James · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1939
Harry Kroto, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016) Wikipedia: Harry Kroto · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
1939
Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Congolese cardinal (died 2021) Wikipedia: Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1938
Yvonne Brewster, Jamaican actress and theatre director Wikipedia: Yvonne Brewster · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1938
Ann Jones, English tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Ann Jones (tennis) · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1937
Christopher Booker, English journalist and author (died 2019) Wikipedia: Christopher Booker · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1937
Maria Szyszkowska, Polish academic and politician Wikipedia: Maria Szyszkowska · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1935
Thomas Keneally, Australian novelist, playwright, and essayist Wikipedia: Thomas Keneally · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
1934
Amiri Baraka, American poet, playwright, and academic (died 2014) Wikipedia: Amiri Baraka · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1934
Ulrike Meinhof, German left-wing militant, co-founder of the Red Army Faction, journalist (died 1976) Wikipedia: Ulrike Meinhof · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
1934
Willie Naulls, American basketball player (died 2018) Wikipedia: Willie Naulls · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1932
Joannes Gijsen, Dutch bishop (died 2013) Wikipedia: Joannes Gijsen · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1931
Cotton Fitzsimmons, American basketball player and coach (died 2004) Wikipedia: Cotton Fitzsimmons · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1931
R. Sivagurunathan, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and academic (died 2003) Wikipedia: R. Sivagurunathan · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1931
Desmond Tutu, South African archbishop and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021) Wikipedia: Desmond Tutu · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 119 languages
1929
Graeme Ferguson, Canadian director and producer, co-founded the IMAX Corporation (died 2021) Wikipedia: Graeme Ferguson (filmmaker) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1928
José Messias, Brazilian composer, singer, writer, host and critic (died 2015) Wikipedia: José Messias · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1928
Ali Kafi, Algerian politician (died 2013) Wikipedia: Ali Kafi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1928
Lorna Wing, English autism researcher (died 2014) Wikipedia: Lorna Wing · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1927
Al Martino, American singer and actor (died 2009) Wikipedia: Al Martino · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1927
R. D. Laing, Scottish psychiatrist and author (died 1989) Wikipedia: R. D. Laing · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
1927
Demetrio González, Spanish-Mexican film actor and singer (died 2015) Wikipedia: Demetrio González · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1926
Alex Groza, American basketball player (died 1995) Wikipedia: Alex Groza · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1923
Irma Grese, German SS officer (died 1945) Wikipedia: Irma Grese · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
1923
Břetislav Pojar, Czech animator and director (died 2012) Wikipedia: Břetislav Pojar · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1923
Jean-Paul Riopelle, Canadian painter and sculptor (died 2002) Wikipedia: Jean-Paul Riopelle · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1921
Raymond Goethals, Belgian footballer and coach (died 2004) Wikipedia: Raymond Goethals · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1920
Georg Leber, German soldier and politician, German Federal Minister of Defence (died 2012) Wikipedia: Georg Leber · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1920
Jack Rowley, English footballer and manager (died 1998) Wikipedia: Jack Rowley · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1919
Henriette Avram, American computer scientist and academic (died 2006) Wikipedia: Henriette Avram · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1919
Zelman Cowen, Australian academic and politician, 19th Governor-General of Australia (died 2011) Wikipedia: Zelman Cowen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1919
Georges Duby, French historian and author (died 1996) Wikipedia: Georges Duby · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1917
June Allyson, American actress (died 2006) Wikipedia: June Allyson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1914
Begum Akhtar, Indian actress (died 1974) Wikipedia: Begum Akhtar · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1914
Sarah Churchill, English actress (died 1982) Wikipedia: Sarah Churchill (actress) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1914
Alfred Drake, American actor and singer (died 1992) Wikipedia: Alfred Drake · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1913
Simon Carmiggelt, Dutch journalist and author (died 1987) Wikipedia: Simon Carmiggelt · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1913
Raimond Valgre, Estonian pianist, guitarist, and composer (died 1949) Wikipedia: Raimond Valgre · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1912
Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian architect and politician, President of Peru (died 2002) Wikipedia: Fernando Belaúnde · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1912
Peter Walker, English racing driver (died 1984) Wikipedia: Peter Walker (racing driver) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1911
Jo Jones, American jazz drummer, and percussionist (Count Basie) (died 1985) Wikipedia: Jo Jones · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1909
Anni Blomqvist, Finnish author (died 1990) Wikipedia: Anni Blomqvist · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1909
Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian-American pianist and educator (died 1995) Wikipedia: Shura Cherkassky · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1909
Erastus Corning 2nd, American soldier and politician, 72nd Mayor of Albany (died 1983) Wikipedia: Erastus Corning 2nd · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1907
Helen MacInnes, Scottish-American librarian and author (died 1985) Wikipedia: Helen MacInnes · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1906
James E. Webb, American government official (Administrator of NASA, 1961-68, Space Telescope named after him) (died 1992) Wikipedia: James E. Webb · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
1905
Andy Devine, American actor (died 1977) Wikipedia: Andy Devine · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1904
Armando Castellazzi, Italian footballer and coach (died 1968) Wikipedia: Armando Castellazzi · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1904
Chuck Klein, American baseball player (died 1958) Wikipedia: Chuck Klein · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1901
Frank Boucher, Canadian ice hockey player and executive (died 1977) Wikipedia: Frank Boucher · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1900
Heinrich Himmler, Nazi politician, head of the SS and senior official responsible for the Holocaust (died 1945) Wikipedia: Heinrich Himmler · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 120 languages
1897
Elijah Muhammad, American religious leader (died 1975) Wikipedia: Elijah Muhammad · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1897
Thakin Mya, Burmese lawyer and politician (died 1947) Wikipedia: Thakin Mya · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1896
Paulino Alcántara, Spanish Filipino football player and manager (died 1964) Wikipedia: Paulino Alcántara · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1895
Maurice Grevisse, Belgian linguist and author (died 1980) Wikipedia: Maurice Grevisse · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1893
Alice Dalgliesh, Trinidadian-American author and publisher (died 1979) Wikipedia: Alice Dalgliesh · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1892
Dwain Esper, American director and producer (died 1982) Wikipedia: Dwain Esper · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1889
Robert Z. Leonard, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1968) Wikipedia: Robert Z. Leonard · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1888
Henry A. Wallace, American agronomist and politician, 33rd Vice President of the United States (died 1965) Wikipedia: Henry A. Wallace · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 72 languages
1888
Edna Meade Colson, American educator and activist (died 1985) Wikipedia: Edna Meade Colson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1887
Jack Russell, English cricketer and coach (died 1961) Wikipedia: Jack Russell (cricketer, born 1887) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1885
Niels Bohr, Danish physicist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1962) Wikipedia: Niels Bohr · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 186 languages
1885
Claud Ashton Jones, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1948) Wikipedia: Claud Ashton Jones · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1884
Harold Geiger, American lieutenant and pilot (died 1927) Wikipedia: Harold Geiger · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1881
Mikhail Drozdovsky, Ukrainian-Russian general (died 1918) Wikipedia: Mikhail Drozdovsky · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1879
Joe Hill, Swedish-born American labor activist and poet (died 1915) Wikipedia: Joe Hill (activist) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1876
Louis Tancred, South African cricketer (died 1934) Wikipedia: Louis Tancred · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1870
Uncle Dave Macon, American old-time country banjo player, singer-songwriter, and comedian (died 1952) Wikipedia: Uncle Dave Macon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1866
Wlodimir Ledóchowski, Polish-Austrian religious leader, 26th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1942) Wikipedia: Wlodimir Ledóchowski · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1860
Leonidas Paraskevopoulos, Greek general and politician (died 1936) Wikipedia: Leonidas Paraskevopoulos · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1849
James Whitcomb Riley, American poet and author (died 1916) Wikipedia: James Whitcomb Riley · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1841
Nicholas I of Montenegro (died 1921) Wikipedia: Nicholas I of Montenegro · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
1836
Henri Elzéar Taschereau, Canadian scholar and jurist, 4th Chief Justice of Canada (died 1911) Wikipedia: Henri-Elzéar Taschereau · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1835
Felix Draeseke, German composer and educator (died 1913) Wikipedia: Felix Draeseke · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1832
Charles Crozat Converse, American lawyer and composer (died 1918) Wikipedia: Charles Crozat Converse · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1821
Richard H. Anderson, American general (died 1879) Wikipedia: Richard H. Anderson (general) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1819
Ann Eliza Smith, American author and patriot (died 1905) Wikipedia: Ann Eliza Smith · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1799
Mills Darden, one of the largest men ever in human history (died 1857) Wikipedia: Mills Darden · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1798
Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume, French instrument maker and businessman (died 1875) Wikipedia: Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1786
Louis-Joseph Papineau, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1871) Wikipedia: Louis-Joseph Papineau · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1769
Solomon Sibley, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 1st Mayor of Detroit (died 1846) Wikipedia: Solomon Sibley · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1748
Charles XIII of Sweden (died 1818) Wikipedia: Charles XIII · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1746
William Billings, American composer and educator (died 1800) Wikipedia: William Billings · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1744
Sergey Vyazmitinov, Russian general and politician, War Governor of Saint Petersburg (died 1819) Wikipedia: Sergey Vyazmitinov · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1728
Caesar Rodney, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 4th Governor of Delaware (died 1784) Wikipedia: Caesar Rodney · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1713
Granville Elliott, English general (died 1759) Wikipedia: Granville Elliott · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1635
Roger de Piles, French painter (died 1709) Wikipedia: Roger de Piles · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1597
Captain John Underhill, English settler and soldier (died 1672) Wikipedia: John Underhill (captain) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1591
Pierre Le Muet, French architect (died 1669) Wikipedia: Pierre Le Muet · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1589
Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria (died 1631) Wikipedia: Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1586
Isaac Massa, Dutch diplomat (died 1643) Wikipedia: Isaac Massa · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1576
John Marston, English poet and playwright (died 1634) Wikipedia: John Marston (playwright) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1573
William Laud, English archbishop and academic (died 1645) Wikipedia: William Laud · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1482
Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (died 1553) Wikipedia: Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1474
Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden (died 1536) Wikipedia: Bernhard III of Baden-Baden · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1471
Frederick I of Denmark (died 1533) Wikipedia: Frederick I of Denmark · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
1409
Elizabeth of Luxembourg (died 1442) Wikipedia: Elizabeth of Luxembourg · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1301
Grand Prince Aleksandr Mikhailovich of Tver (died 1339) Wikipedia: Aleksandr of Tver · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
14 BC
Drusus Julius Caesar, Roman politician (died 23 AD) Wikipedia: Drusus Julius Caesar · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 32 languages

Deaths

2024
Cissy Houston, American singer (born 1933) Wikipedia: Cissy Houston · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
2024
Arie L. Kopelman, American businessman (born 1938) Wikipedia: Arie L. Kopelman · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2024
Zaw Myint Maung, Burmese politician, physician and former political prisoner (born 1951) Wikipedia: Zaw Myint Maung · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2024
Lore Segal, American novelist (born 1928) Wikipedia: Lore Segal · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
2023
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia: Lior Asulin · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2023
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia: Jayar Davidov · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2023
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia: Asaf Hamami · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2023
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia: Hayim Katsman · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2023
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia: Ofir Libstein · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2023
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia: Roi Levy · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2023
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia: Killing of Shani Louk · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2023
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia: Killing of Omer Neutra · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2023
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia: Izhar Peled · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2023
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia: Killing of Aner Shapira · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2023
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia: Vivian Silver · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2023
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia: Yonatan Steinberg · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2023
Israelis murdered or fell in the line of duty during the October 7 attacks Wikipedia: Yahav Winner · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2023
Terence Davies, English filmmaker Wikipedia: Terence Davies · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2022
Arun Bali, Indian actor (born 1942) Wikipedia: Arun Bali · 8 languages
2020
Mario Molina, Mexican chemist (born 1943) Wikipedia: Mario Molina · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 71 languages
2016
Ross Higgins, Australian actor, comedian (born 1930) Wikipedia: Ross Higgins · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2015
Harry Gallatin, American basketball player and coach (born 1927) Wikipedia: Harry Gallatin · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
2015
Hossein Hamadani, Iranian general (born 1951) Wikipedia: Hossein Hamadani · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2015
Jurelang Zedkaia, Marshallese politician, 5th President of the Marshall Islands (born 1950) Wikipedia: Jurelang Zedkaia · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2014
Nika Kiladze, Georgian footballer (born 1988) Wikipedia: Nika Kiladze · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2014
Siegfried Lenz, Polish-German author and playwright (born 1926) Wikipedia: Siegfried Lenz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
2014
Iva Withers, Canadian-American actress and singer (born 1917) Wikipedia: Iva Withers · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2013
Terry Burnham, American actress (born 1949) Wikipedia: Terry Burnham · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2013
Patrice Chéreau, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1944) Wikipedia: Patrice Chéreau · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
2013
Leandro Mendoza, Filipino police officer and politician, 36th Executive Secretary of the Philippines (born 1946) Wikipedia: Leandro Mendoza · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2012
Mervyn M. Dymally, Trinidadian-American politician, 41st Lieutenant Governor of California (born 1926) Wikipedia: Mervyn Dymally · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
2012
Ivo Michiels, Belgian-French author and poet (born 1923) Wikipedia: Ivo Michiels · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2011
Ramiz Alia, Albanian politician, 1st President of Albania (born 1925) Wikipedia: Ramiz Alia · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
2011
Andrew Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (born 1926) Wikipedia: Andrew Laszlo · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2010
Milka Planinc, Croatian lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (born 1924) Wikipedia: Milka Planinc · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
2009
Irving Penn, American photographer (born 1917) Wikipedia: Irving Penn · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
2007
Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle racer (born 1975) Wikipedia: Norifumi Abe · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2006
Julen Goikoetxea, Spanish cyclist (born 1985) Wikipedia: Julen Goikoetxea · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2006
Anna Politkovskaya, American-Russian journalist and activist (born 1958) Wikipedia: Anna Politkovskaya · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 95 languages
2004
Miki Matsubara, Japanese composer, lyricist, and singer (born 1959) Wikipedia: Miki Matsubara · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
2003
Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1932) Wikipedia: Izzy Asper · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2003
Arthur Berger, American composer and educator (born 1912) Wikipedia: Arthur Berger (composer) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
2002
Pierangelo Bertoli, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1942) Wikipedia: Pierangelo Bertoli · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
2001
Herblock, American cartoonist and author (born 1909) Wikipedia: Herblock · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2001
Roger Gaudry, Canadian chemist and businessman (born 1913) Wikipedia: Roger Gaudry · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1998
Cees de Vreugd, Dutch strongman and weightlifter (born 1952) Wikipedia: Cees de Vreugd · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1996
Lou Lichtveld, Surinamese-Dutch author, playwright, and politician (born 1903) Wikipedia: Lou Lichtveld · 9 languages
1995
Ivan Hutchinson, Australian film critic and author (born 1928) Wikipedia: Ivan Hutchinson · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1995
Olga Taussky-Todd, Austrian-Czech-American mathematician, attendant of the Vienna Circle (born 1906) Wikipedia: Olga Taussky-Todd · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1994
Niels Kaj Jerne, Danish-English physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911) Wikipedia: Niels Kaj Jerne · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
1993
Cyril Cusack, South African-born Irish actor (born 1910) Wikipedia: Cyril Cusack · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1992
Allan Bloom, American philosopher and educator (born 1930) Wikipedia: Allan Bloom · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1992
Babu Karam Singh Bal, Indian businessman and politician (born1927) Wikipedia: Babu Karam Singh Bal · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1990
Beatrice Hutton, Australian architect (born 1893) Wikipedia: Beatrice Hutton · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1990
Chiara Badano, Italian beatified (born1971) Wikipedia: Chiara Badano · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1990
Grim Natwick, American animator (born 1890) Wikipedia: Grim Natwick · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1985
Cemal Reşit Rey, Turkish pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1904) Wikipedia: Cemal Reşit Rey · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1983
George O. Abell, American astronomer, professor, science popularizer, and skeptic (born 1927) Wikipedia: George O. Abell · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1970
Alphonse-Marie Parent, Canadian priest and academic (born 1906) Wikipedia: Alphonse-Marie Parent · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1969
Léon Scieur, Belgian cyclist (born 1888) Wikipedia: Léon Scieur · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1967
Norman Angell, English journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1872) Wikipedia: Norman Angell · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
1966
Grigoris Asikis, Greek singer-songwriter (born 1890) Wikipedia: Grigoris Asikis · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1963
Oking Jaya Atmaja, Indonesian military officer (born 1918) Wikipedia: Oking Jaya Atmaja · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1959
Mario Lanza, American tenor and actor (born 1921) Wikipedia: Mario Lanza · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 47 languages
1956
Clarence Birdseye, American businessman, founded Birds Eye (born 1886) Wikipedia: Clarence Birdseye · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1951
Anton Philips, Dutch businessman, co-founded Philips (born 1874) Wikipedia: Anton Philips · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1950
Willis Haviland Carrier, American engineer (born 1876) Wikipedia: Willis Carrier · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1944
Helmut Lent, German colonel and pilot (born 1918) Wikipedia: Helmut Lent · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1943
Radclyffe Hall, English author and poet (born 1880) Wikipedia: Radclyffe Hall · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1939
Harvey Williams Cushing, American neurosurgeon and academic (born 1869) Wikipedia: Harvey Cushing · ✓ Wikidata · 37 languages
1933
Alexander Peacock, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Victoria (born 1861) Wikipedia: Alexander Peacock · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1926
Emil Kraepelin, German psychologist and academic (born 1856) Wikipedia: Emil Kraepelin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
1925
Christy Mathewson, American baseball player and manager (born 1880) Wikipedia: Christy Mathewson · ✓ 4 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1919
Alfred Deakin, Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (born 1856) Wikipedia: Alfred Deakin · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
1911
John Hughlings Jackson, English neurologist and physician (born 1835) Wikipedia: John Hughlings Jackson · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1906
Honoré Beaugrand, Canadian journalist and politician, 18th Mayor of Montreal (born 1848) Wikipedia: Honoré Beaugrand · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1904
Isabella Bird, English historian and explorer (born 1831) Wikipedia: Isabella Bird · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 40 languages
1903
Rudolf Lipschitz, German mathematician and academic (born 1832) Wikipedia: Rudolf Lipschitz · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1894
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician, author, and poet (born 1809) Wikipedia: Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 63 languages
1884
Bernard Petitjean, French Roman Catholic missionary to Japan (born 1829) Wikipedia: Bernard Petitjean · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1849
Edgar Allan Poe, American short story writer, poet, and critic (born 1809) Wikipedia: Edgar Allan Poe · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 225 languages
1796
Thomas Reid, Scottish mathematician and philosopher (born 1710) Wikipedia: Thomas Reid · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1793
Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, English politician, President of the Board of Trade (born 1718) Wikipedia: Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1792
George Mason, American lawyer and politician (born 1725) Wikipedia: George Mason · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1787
Henry Muhlenberg, German-American pastor and missionary (born 1711) Wikipedia: Henry Muhlenberg · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1772
John Woolman, American preacher and abolitionist (born 1720) Wikipedia: John Woolman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1747
Giulia Lama, Italian painter (born 1681) Wikipedia: Giulia Lama · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1708
Guru Gobind Singh, Indian 10th Sikh guru (born 1666) Wikipedia: Guru Gobind Singh · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 70 languages
1653
Fausto Poli, Italian cardinal (born 1581) Wikipedia: Fausto Poli · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1651
Jacques Sirmond, French scholar (born 1559) Wikipedia: Jacques Sirmond · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1637
Victor Amadeus I, duke of Savoy (born 1587) Wikipedia: Victor Amadeus I · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1620
Stanisław Żółkiewski, Polish-Lithuanian commander (born 1547) Wikipedia: Stanisław Żółkiewski · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1612
Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian poet, playwright, and diplomat (born 1538) Wikipedia: Giovanni Battista Guarini · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1577
George Gascoigne, English soldier, courtier, and poet (born 1535) Wikipedia: George Gascoigne · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1571
Sufi Ali Pasha, Ottoman soldier and politician, Ottoman Governor of Egypt Wikipedia: Müezzinzade Ali Pasha · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1571
Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Danish queen consort of Christian III of Denmark (born 1511) Wikipedia: Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1553
Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (born 1500) Wikipedia: Cristóbal de Morales · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 22 languages
1468
Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Italian nobleman (born 1417) Wikipedia: Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1461
Jean Poton de Xaintrailles, follower of Joan of Arc (born c. 1390) Wikipedia: Jean Poton de Xaintrailles · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1368
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, Belgian-English politician (born 1338) Wikipedia: Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · 33 languages
1363
Eleanor de Bohun, English noblewoman (born 1304) Wikipedia: Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormonde · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1259
Ezzelino III da Romano, Italian ruler Wikipedia: Ezzelino III da Romano · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1242
Juntoku, Japanese emperor (born 1197) Wikipedia: Emperor Juntoku · ✓ 3 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
988
Qian Chu, king of Wuyue (born 929) Wikipedia: Qian Chu · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
951
Shi Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (born 919) Wikipedia: Emperor Shizong of Liao · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
951
Xiao, Chinese Khitan empress dowager Wikipedia: Empress Dowager Xiao (Shizong) · 2 languages
951
Zhen, Chinese Khitan empress consort Wikipedia: Empress Zhen (Liao dynasty) · 4 languages
950
Li, Chinese empress consort Wikipedia: Empress Li (Later Jin) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
929
Charles the Simple, French king (born 879) Wikipedia: Charles the Simple · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 67 languages
858
Montoku, Japanese emperor (born 826) Wikipedia: Emperor Montoku · ✓ 2 Wikipedias · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
336
Mark, pope of the Catholic Church Wikipedia: Pope Mark · ✓ 5 Wikipedias · 79 languages

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