September 12: what happened on this day in history

Events on September 12 include:

Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers (2003)
Aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, American Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to travel to space (1992)
The clandestine Boricua Popular Army staged a bank robbery in West Hartford, Connecticut, making off with $7 million in the largest cash theft in U.S. history at the time (1983)

This page gathers 74 events, 223 births and 100 deaths recorded on this day, from 490 BC to 2021.

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Events · United States

2003
Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers. Wikipedia: Iraq War · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1992
Aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, American Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to travel to space. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Endeavour · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1983
The clandestine Boricua Popular Army staged a bank robbery in West Hartford, Connecticut, making off with $7 million in the largest cash theft in U.S. history at the time. Wikipedia: Boricua Popular Army
1962
In a speech at Rice Stadium in Houston, U.S. president John F. Kennedy reiterated an aspiration to land a man on the Moon before 1970 (video featured). Wikipedia: We choose to go to the Moon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1959
Bonanza, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color, is launched in the United States. Wikipedia: Bonanza · ✓ 3 WikipediasArchive: Bonanza — Technoseum · Europeana
1953
U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island. Wikipedia: John F. Kennedy · ✓ 4 WikipediasArchive: John F. Kennedy — Vorarlberg State Library · Europeana
1952
Three boys in Flatwoods, West Virginia, U.S., reported seeing a ten-foot-tall (3 m) monster in the woods while investigating a UFO. Wikipedia: Flatwoods, West Virginia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1940
The Hercules Powder plant disaster in the United States kills 51 people and injures over 200. Wikipedia: Hercules Powder plant disaster
1933
Hungarian-American physicist Leo Szilard conceived of the idea of the nuclear chain reaction while waiting for a traffic light in Bloomsbury, London. Wikipedia: Leo Szilard · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1928
The Okeechobee hurricane first struck the island of Guadeloupe; eventually it reached the United States and caused over 4,000 deaths overall. Wikipedia: 1928 Okeechobee hurricane · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1847
Mexican–American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins. Wikipedia: Mexican–American War · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1814
Battle of North Point: an American detachment halts the British land advance to Baltimore in the War of 1812. Wikipedia: Battle of North Point · ✓ 2 Wikipedias

Around the world

2021
Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51 crashes short of the runway at Kazachinskoye Airport, killing four. Wikipedia: Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51
2015
An explosion involving illegally stored mining detonators in Petlawad, India, killed 104 people and injured more than 150 others. Wikipedia: Petlawad explosion
2014
The Synagogue Church building collapse results in the deaths of 115 people and several injured, in the Church run by Nigeria's T. B. Joshua. Wikipedia: Synagogue Church of All Nations
2013
NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space. Wikipedia: NASA · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2012
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, killing 10 and injuring four. Wikipedia: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2012) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2008
A Metrolink train collided head-on with a freight train in Los Angeles, California, resulting in 25 deaths and 135 injuries; the Metrolink driver had passed through a red signal, having likely been distracted by text messaging. Wikipedia: Metrolink (California)
2007
Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder. Wikipedia: Joseph Estrada · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2007
Two earthquakes measuring 8.4 and 7.9 on the Richter Scale hits the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing 25 people and injuring 161. Wikipedia: 2007 Bengkulu earthquakes · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2005
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: the Israeli disengagement from Gaza is completed, leaving some 2,530 homes demolished. Wikipedia: Israeli–Palestinian conflict · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2003
Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near Busan. Wikipedia: Typhoon Maemi · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2003
The first public release of Steam, a distribution service for computer games, was made available for download. Wikipedia: Steam (service)
2003
The United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Wikipedia: United Nations · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2001
Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed. Wikipedia: Ansett Australia
1995
Hurricane Ismael formed off the southwest coast of Mexico; it went on to kill over a hundred people in the country. Wikipedia: Hurricane Ismael
1994
Frank Eugene Corder fatally crashes a single-engine Cessna 150 into the White House's south lawn, striking the West Wing. There were no other casualties. Wikipedia: Frank Eugene Corder
1993
NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51. Wikipedia: STS-51
1992
Abimael Guzmán, leader of the Shining Path, is captured by Peruvian special forces; shortly thereafter the rest of Shining Path's leadership fell as well. Wikipedia: Abimael Guzmán · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1991
NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48 to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Discovery · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1990
The two German states and the Four Powers sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany in Moscow, paving the way for German reunification. Wikipedia: Allied Control Council · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1990
The Red Cross organizations of mainland China and Taiwan sign the Kinmen Agreement on repatriation of illegal immigrants and criminal suspects after two days of talks in Kinmen, Fujian Province in response to the two tragedies in repatriation in the previous two months. It is the first agreement reached by private organizations across the Taiwan Strait. Wikipedia: Red Cross Society of China
1988
Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage. Wikipedia: Hurricane Gilbert · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1984
Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 276, previously set by Herb Score with 246 in 1954. Gooden's 276 strikeouts that season, pitched in 218 innings, set the current record. Wikipedia: Dwight Gooden
1983
The USSR vetoes a United Nations Security Council Resolution deploring the Soviet destruction of Korean Air Lines Flight 007. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1980
The 43rd government of Turkey is overthrown in a coup d'état led by General Kenan Evren. Wikipedia: 43rd government of Turkey · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1980
Florida Commuter Airlines Flight 65 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off West End, Bahamas, killing 34 people. Wikipedia: Florida Commuter Airlines Flight 65
1977
South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko died after being beaten in police custody in Port Elizabeth. Wikipedia: Apartheid · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1974
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg, ending a reign of 58 years. Wikipedia: Haile Selassie · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1970
Dawson's Field hijackings: Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine terrorists blow up three hijacked airliners in Zarqa, Jordan, continuing to hold the passengers hostage in various undisclosed locations in Amman. Wikipedia: Dawson's Field hijackings · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1969
Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 crashes in Antipolo, near Manila International Airport in the Philippines, killing 45 people. Wikipedia: Philippine Air Lines Flight 158
1966
Gemini 11, the penultimate mission of NASA's Gemini program, and the current human altitude record holder (except for the Apollo lunar missions and Artemis II). Wikipedia: Gemini 11 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1961
The African and Malagasy Union is founded. Wikipedia: African and Malagasy Union · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1961
Air France Flight 2005 crashes near Rabat–Salé Airport, in Rabat, Morocco, killing 77 people. Wikipedia: Air France Flight 2005 · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1959
The Soviet Union launches a large rocket, Lunik II, at the Moon. Wikipedia: Soviet Union · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1958
Jack Kilby demonstrates the first working integrated circuit while working at Texas Instruments. Wikipedia: Jack Kilby · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1948
The People's Liberation Army launched the Liaoshen campaign, the first of the three major military campaigns during the late stage of the Chinese Civil War. Wikipedia: People's Liberation Army · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1944
World War II: The liberation of Yugoslavia from Axis occupation continues. Bajina Bašta in western Serbia is among the liberated cities. Wikipedia: World War II in Yugoslavia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1943
World War II: Benito Mussolini is rescued from house arrest by German commando forces led by Otto Skorzeny. Wikipedia: Gran Sasso raid · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1942
RMS Laconia was sunk by a U-boat off the coast of West Africa, which then attempted to rescue the passengers as it was acting under the old prize rules. Wikipedia: RMS Laconia (1921) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1942
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army began the Battle of Edson's Ridge in an effort to retake Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands from the Allies. Wikipedia: World War II · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1940
Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France. Wikipedia: Cave painting · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1938
Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Wikipedia: Adolf Hitler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1923
Southern Rhodesia, today called Zimbabwe, is annexed by the United Kingdom. Wikipedia: Southern Rhodesia · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1915
French soldiers rescue over 4,000 Armenian genocide survivors stranded on Musa Dagh. Wikipedia: Armenian genocide · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1910
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8, one of the largest-scale choral works in the classical concert repertoire and popularly known as the "Symphony of a Thousand", was first performed in Munich. Wikipedia: Gustav Mahler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1906
The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar. Wikipedia: Newport Transporter Bridge
1897
Tirah campaign: In the Battle of Saragarhi, ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen suffer several hundred casualties while attacking 21 Sikh soldiers in British service. Wikipedia: Tirah campaign
1890
Salisbury, Rhodesia, is founded. Wikipedia: Harare · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1885
The Scottish Cup match between Arbroath and Bon Accord ended 36–0, which is still a world record for an unrigged professional association football match. Wikipedia: 1885–86 Scottish Cup
1857
The SS Central America sinks about 160 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, drowning a total of 426 passengers and crew, including Captain William Lewis Herndon. The ship was carrying 13–15 tons of gold from the California gold rush. Wikipedia: SS Central America · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1848
A new constitution marks the establishment of Switzerland as a federal state. Wikipedia: Federalism in Switzerland · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1723
Iran and Russia sign the treaty of Saint Petersburg. Iran is forced to cede all lands on the western and southern coast of the Caspian Sea and Russia pledges to provide military support against the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia: Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1723)
1683
Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia: Great Turkish War · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1634
A gunpowder factory explodes in Valletta, Malta, killing 22 people and damaging several buildings. Wikipedia: 1634 Valletta explosion
1609
Henry Hudson begins his exploration of the Hudson River while aboard the Halve Maen. Wikipedia: Henry Hudson
1309
Reconquista: Castilian forces captured Gibraltar from the Emirate of Granada. Wikipedia: Reconquista · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1297
The Treaty of Alcañices, mediated by the pope, between the king Denis of Portugal and king Ferdinand IV of Castile defines the border between the two countries and establishes an alliance of friendship. Wikipedia: Treaty of Alcañices · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1229
Battle of Portopí: The Aragonese army under the command of James I of Aragon disembarks at Santa Ponça, Mallorca, with the purpose of conquering the island. Wikipedia: Battle of Portopí · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1213
Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Battle of Muret. Wikipedia: Albigensian Crusade · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1185
Isaac Angelos is crowned Byzantine emperor following the deposition of Andronikos I Komnenos and after the crowd rejects the coronation of Isaac's uncle John Doukas. Wikipedia: Isaac II Angelos · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
379
Yax Nuun Ahiin I (depicted) took the throne as the ruler (ajaw) of the Mayan city of Tikal. Wikipedia: Yax Nuun Ahiin I
372
Sixteen Kingdoms: Sima Yao, age 10, succeeds his father Emperor Jianwen as Emperor Xiaowu of the Eastern Jin dynasty. Wikipedia: Sixteen Kingdoms · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
490 BC
Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece. Wikipedia: Battle of Marathon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias

World days

United Nations Day for South–South Cooperation (International) Wikipedia: United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe

Technology

2003
The first public release of Steam, a distribution service for computer games, was made available for download. Wikipedia: Steam (service)

Today's news: Technology ›

Science

1992
Aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, American Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to travel to space. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Endeavour · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1933
Hungarian-American physicist Leo Szilard conceived of the idea of the nuclear chain reaction while waiting for a traffic light in Bloomsbury, London. Wikipedia: Leo Szilard · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2013
NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space. Wikipedia: NASA · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1993
NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51. Wikipedia: STS-51
1991
NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48 to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. Wikipedia: Space Shuttle Discovery · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1966
Gemini 11, the penultimate mission of NASA's Gemini program, and the current human altitude record holder (except for the Apollo lunar missions and Artemis II). Wikipedia: Gemini 11 · ✓ 4 Wikipedias

Today's news: Science ›

Business

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Sport

1962
In a speech at Rice Stadium in Houston, U.S. president John F. Kennedy reiterated an aspiration to land a man on the Moon before 1970 (video featured). Wikipedia: We choose to go to the Moon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1984
Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 276, previously set by Herb Score with 246 in 1954. Gooden's 276 strikeouts that season, pitched in 218 innings, set the current record. Wikipedia: Dwight Gooden
1885
The Scottish Cup match between Arbroath and Bon Accord ended 36–0, which is still a world record for an unrigged professional association football match. Wikipedia: 1885–86 Scottish Cup
490 BC
Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece. Wikipedia: Battle of Marathon · ✓ 3 Wikipedias

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Culture

1940
Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France. Wikipedia: Cave painting · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1910
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8, one of the largest-scale choral works in the classical concert repertoire and popularly known as the "Symphony of a Thousand", was first performed in Munich. Wikipedia: Gustav Mahler · ✓ 4 Wikipedias

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Births

2001
Ziaire Williams, American basketball player Wikipedia: Ziaire Williams · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1999
Jerome Ford, American football player Wikipedia: Jerome Ford · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1997
Sydney Sweeney, American actress Wikipedia: Sydney Sweeney · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1997
Almida de Val, Swedish curler Wikipedia: Almida de Val
1996
Colin Ford, American actor Wikipedia: Colin Ford · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1995
Steven Gardiner, Bahamian sprinter Wikipedia: Steven Gardiner · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1994
Druski, American comedian and actor Wikipedia: Druski
1994
RM, South Korean rapper, songwriter and record producer Wikipedia: RM (musician) · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1994
Elina Svitolina, Ukrainian tennis player Wikipedia: Elina Svitolina · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1994
Mohammed Asif, Indian sailor and researcher Wikipedia: Mohammed Asif (sailor)
1993
Kelsea Ballerini, American country pop singer Wikipedia: Kelsea Ballerini · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1992
Alexia Fast, Canadian actress Wikipedia: Alexia Fast · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1992
Sviatlana Pirazhenka, Belarusian tennis player Wikipedia: Sviatlana Pirazhenka
1991
Mike Towell, Scottish professional boxer (died 2016) Wikipedia: Mike Towell
1991
Scott Wootton, English footballer Wikipedia: Scott Wootton
1989
Freddie Freeman, American-Canadian baseball player Wikipedia: Freddie Freeman · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1989
Andrew Luck, American football player Wikipedia: Andrew Luck
1988
Amanda Jenssen, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Amanda Jenssen · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1988
Guðmundur Ari Sigurjónsson, Icelandic politician Wikipedia: Guðmundur Ari Sigurjónsson
1986
Alfie Allen, English actor Wikipedia: Alfie Allen · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1986
Joanne Jackson, English swimmer Wikipedia: Joanne Jackson (swimmer)
1986
Yuto Nagatomo, Japanese footballer Wikipedia: Yūto Nagatomo · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1986
Dimitrios Regas, Greek sprinter Wikipedia: Dimitrios Regas
1986
Emmy Rossum, American singer and actress Wikipedia: Emmy Rossum · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1984
Nashat Akram, Iraqi footballer Wikipedia: Nashat Akram · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1984
Chelsea Carey, Canadian curler Wikipedia: Chelsea Carey
1984
Petra Marklund, Swedish singer Wikipedia: Petra Marklund · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1983
Tom Geißler, German footballer Wikipedia: Tom Geißler · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1983
Daniel Muir, American football player Wikipedia: Daniel Muir
1983
Sergio Parisse, Argentinian-Italian rugby player Wikipedia: Sergio Parisse · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1983
Clayton Richard, American baseball player Wikipedia: Clayton Richard
1983
Carly Smithson, Irish singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Carly Smithson · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1983
Niels Tas, Belgian politician Wikipedia: Niels Tas
1982
Zoran Planinić, Croatian basketball player Wikipedia: Zoran Planinić · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1982
Sal Rinauro, American wrestler Wikipedia: Sal Rinauro
1981
Jennifer Hudson, American singer and actress Wikipedia: Jennifer Hudson · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1981
Staciana Stitts, American swimmer Wikipedia: Staciana Stitts
1980
Sean Burroughs, American baseball player (died 2024) Wikipedia: Sean Burroughs
1980
Fernando César de Souza, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Fernando de Souza
1980
Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player Wikipedia: Yao Ming · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1980
Kevin Sinfield, English rugby player Wikipedia: Kevin Sinfield
1980
Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey player (died 2011) Wikipedia: Josef Vašíček · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1978
Elisabetta Canalis, Italian model and actress Wikipedia: Elisabetta Canalis · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1978
Benjamin McKenzie, American actor Wikipedia: Ben McKenzie · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1978
Ruben Studdard, American R&B, pop, and gospel singer Wikipedia: Ruben Studdard
1977
Nathan Bracken, Australian cricketer Wikipedia: Nathan Bracken
1977
Grant Denyer, Australian racing driver and journalist Wikipedia: Grant Denyer
1977
Jeff Irwin, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Jeff Irwin
1977
David Thompson, English footballer Wikipedia: David Thompson (footballer, born 1977)
1976
Lauren Stamile, American actress Wikipedia: Lauren Stamile · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1976
Maciej Żurawski, Polish footballer Wikipedia: Maciej Żurawski (footballer, born 1976) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1975
Luis Castillo, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia: Luis Castillo (second baseman) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1975
Bill Kirby, Australian swimmer and coach Wikipedia: Bill Kirby · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1974
Caroline Aigle, French soldier and pilot (died 2007) Wikipedia: Caroline Aigle · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1974
Jennifer Nettles, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Jennifer Nettles · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1974
Guy Smith, English race car driver Wikipedia: Guy Smith (racing driver) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1974
Kenichi Suzumura, Japanese voice actor and singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Kenichi Suzumura · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1974
Nuno Valente, Portuguese footballer and coach Wikipedia: Nuno Valente · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1973
Kara David, Filipino journalist and documentarian Wikipedia: Kara David
1973
Martina Ertl-Renz, German skier Wikipedia: Martina Ertl · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1973
Martin Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Martin Lapointe · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1973
Paul Walker, American actor (died 2013) Wikipedia: Paul Walker · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1972
Gideon Emery, English-American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Gideon Emery
1972
Paul Green, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2022) Wikipedia: Paul Green (rugby league)
1972
Sidney Souza, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Sidney (footballer, born 1972)
1971
Younes El Aynaoui, Moroccan tennis player Wikipedia: Younes El Aynaoui · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1971
Shocker, Mexican wrestler Wikipedia: Shocker (wrestler)
1970
Will Chase, American actor, director, and singer Wikipedia: Will Chase
1970
Nathan Larson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Nathan Larson (musician)
1969
Max Boot, Russian-American historian and author Wikipedia: Max Boot
1969
Ángel Cabrera, Argentinian golfer Wikipedia: Ángel Cabrera · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1969
James Frey, American author and screenwriter Wikipedia: James Frey · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1969
Shigeki Maruyama, Japanese golfer Wikipedia: Shigeki Maruyama
1968
Larry LaLonde, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia: Larry LaLonde · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1968
Nicholas Russell, 6th Earl Russell, English politician (died 2014) Wikipedia: Nicholas Russell, 6th Earl Russell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1968
Richard Snell, South African cricketer and physiotherapist Wikipedia: Richard Snell (cricketer)
1968
Paul F. Tompkins, American comedian, actor, and writer Wikipedia: Paul F. Tompkins
1967
Louis C.K., American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Louis C.K. · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1967
Pat Listach, American baseball player, coach, and manager Wikipedia: Pat Listach
1966
Darren E. Burrows, American actor Wikipedia: Darren E. Burrows
1966
Ben Folds, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia: Ben Folds · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1966
Vezio Sacratini, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Vezio Sacratini
1965
Einstein Kristiansen, Norwegian animator and producer Wikipedia: Einstein Kristiansen
1965
Vernon Maxwell, American basketball player Wikipedia: Vernon Maxwell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1965
Midnight, Jamaican wrestler Wikipedia: Midnight (wrestler)
1964
Greg Gutfeld, American television journalist and author Wikipedia: Greg Gutfeld · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1964
Dieter Hecking, German footballer and manager Wikipedia: Dieter Hecking · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1962
Sunay Akın, Turkish poet, journalist, and philanthropist Wikipedia: Sunay Akın
1962
Amy Yasbeck, American actress Wikipedia: Amy Yasbeck · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1961
Mylène Farmer, Canadian-French singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia: Mylène Farmer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1960
Road Warrior Animal, American wrestler (died 2020) Wikipedia: Road Warrior Animal
1960
Evan Jenkins, American academic and politician Wikipedia: Evan Jenkins (politician)
1960
Stefanos Korkolis, Greek pianist and composer Wikipedia: Stefanos Korkolis
1959
Scott Brown, American colonel and politician Wikipedia: Scott Brown (politician) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1959
Deron Cherry, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Deron Cherry · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1959
Sigmar Gabriel, German educator and politician, 17th Vice-Chancellor of Germany Wikipedia: Sigmar Gabriel · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1958
Wilfred Benítez, American boxer Wikipedia: Wilfred Benítez · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1958
Gregg Edelman, American actor and singer Wikipedia: Gregg Edelman
1957
Jan Egeland, Norwegian politician, diplomat and humanitarian Wikipedia: Jan Egeland
1957
Rachel Ward, English-Australian actress Wikipedia: Rachel Ward · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1957
Hans Zimmer, German composer and producer Wikipedia: Hans Zimmer · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1956
Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor (died 2003) Wikipedia: Leslie Cheung · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1956
BA Robertson, Scottish songwriter Wikipedia: BA Robertson
1956
Walter Woon, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 7th Attorney-General of Singapore Wikipedia: Walter Woon
1955
Peter Scolari, American actor (died 2021) Wikipedia: Peter Scolari · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1955
Brian Smith, English footballer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Brian Smith (footballer, born 1955)
1954
Robert Gober, American sculptor Wikipedia: Robert Gober · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1954
Scott Hamilton, American saxophonist Wikipedia: Scott Hamilton (musician) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1954
Peeter Volkonski, Estonian singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia: Peeter Volkonski
1953
Nan Goldin, American photographer Wikipedia: Nan Goldin · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1952
Gerry Beckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: Gerry Beckley · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1952
Neil Peart, Canadian drummer, songwriter, and producer (died 2020) Wikipedia: Neil Peart · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1951
Bertie Ahern, Irish accountant and politician, 11th Taoiseach of Ireland Wikipedia: Bertie Ahern · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1951
Norm Dubé, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Norm Dubé · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1951
Ray Gravell, Welsh rugby player and actor (died 2007) Wikipedia: Ray Gravell · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1951
Joe Pantoliano, American actor and producer Wikipedia: Joe Pantoliano · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1951
Ali-Ollie Woodson, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2010) Wikipedia: Ali-Ollie Woodson
1950
Marguerite Blais, Canadian journalist and politician Wikipedia: Marguerite Blais · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1950
Gustav Brunner, Austrian engineer Wikipedia: Gustav Brunner · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1950
Bruce Mahler, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia: Bruce Mahler
1950
Mike Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Mike Murphy (ice hockey, born 1950) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1949
Charles Burlingame, American captain and pilot (died 2001) Wikipedia: Charles Burlingame · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1949
Irina Rodnina, Russian figure skater and politician Wikipedia: Irina Rodnina · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1948
Steve Turre, American trombonist and educator Wikipedia: Steve Turre · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1948
Max Walker, Australian footballer, cricketer, sportscaster, and architect (died 2016) Wikipedia: Max Walker
1947
David Grant, English engineer and academic Wikipedia: David Grant (engineer)
1947
Gerald Howarth, English soldier, pilot, and politician, Minister for International Security Strategy Wikipedia: Gerald Howarth
1947
Christopher Neame, English actor Wikipedia: Christopher Neame
1946
Tony Bellamy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2009) Wikipedia: Redbone (band)
1946
Neil Lyndon, British journalist and writer Wikipedia: Neil Lyndon
1945
Russell "Jungle Jim" Liberman, American drag racer (died 1977) Wikipedia: Jim Liberman
1945
Milo Manara, Italian author and illustrator Wikipedia: Milo Manara · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1945
John Mauceri, American conductor and producer Wikipedia: John Mauceri · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1944
Lonnie Mayne, American wrestler (died 1978) Wikipedia: Lonnie Mayne
1944
Vladimir Spivakov, Russian violinist and conductor Wikipedia: Vladimir Spivakov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1944
Barry White, American singer-songwriter (died 2003) Wikipedia: Barry White · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1943
Ralph Neely, American football player (died 2022) Wikipedia: Ralph Neely · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1943
Michael Ondaatje, Sri Lankan-Canadian author and poet Wikipedia: Michael Ondaatje · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1942
Michel Drucker, French journalist Wikipedia: Michel Drucker · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1942
Tomás Marco, Spanish composer Wikipedia: Tomás Marco · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1942
Maria Muldaur, American folk and blues singer Wikipedia: Maria Muldaur
1942
François Tavenas, Canadian engineer and academic (died 2004) Wikipedia: François Tavenas · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1940
Linda Gray, American model and actress Wikipedia: Linda Gray · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1939
Henry Waxman, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Henry Waxman · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1938
Judy Clay, American soul and gospel singer (died 2001) Wikipedia: Judy Clay
1938
Claude Ruel, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015) Wikipedia: Claude Ruel · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1938
Tatiana Troyanos, American operatic soprano (died 1993) Wikipedia: Tatiana Troyanos · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1937
George Chuvalo, Canadian boxer (died 2026) Wikipedia: George Chuvalo · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1937
Wes Hall, Barbadian cricketer and politician Wikipedia: Wes Hall
1935
Richard Hunt, American sculptor (died 2023) Wikipedia: Richard Hunt (sculptor)
1934
Glenn Davis, American hurdler, sprinter, and football player (died 2009) Wikipedia: Glenn Davis (hurdler) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1934
Jaegwon Kim, South Korean-American philosopher and academic (died 2019) Wikipedia: Jaegwon Kim · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1934
Nellie Wong, Chinese American poet and activist Wikipedia: Nellie Wong
1932
Atli Dam, Faroese engineer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (died 2005) Wikipedia: Atli Dam · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1931
Ian Holm, English actor (died 2020) Wikipedia: Ian Holm · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1931
George Jones, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013) Wikipedia: George Jones · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1930
Larry Austin, American composer and educator (died 2018) Wikipedia: Larry Austin
1928
Muriel Siebert, American businesswoman and philanthropist (died 2013) Wikipedia: Muriel Siebert
1928
Joseph John Gerry, American Roman Catholic prelate (died 2023) Wikipedia: Joseph John Gerry
1927
Mathé Altéry, French soprano and actress Wikipedia: Mathé Altéry · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1925
Dickie Moore, American actor (died 2015) Wikipedia: Dickie Moore (actor) · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1924
Amílcar Cabral, Guinea-Bissauan political leader (died 1973) Wikipedia: Amílcar Cabral · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1922
Antonio Cafiero, Argentinian accountant and politician, Governor of Buenos Aires Province (died 2014) Wikipedia: Antonio Cafiero · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1922
Mark Rosenzweig, American psychologist and academic (died 2009) Wikipedia: Mark Rosenzweig (psychologist)
1921
Stanisław Lem, Polish philosopher and author (died 2006) Wikipedia: Stanisław Lem · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1921
Turgut Cansever, Turkish architect, city planner, and thinker (died 2009) Wikipedia: Turgut Cansever
1914
Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh-English soldier and actor (died 1999) Wikipedia: Desmond Llewelyn · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1913
Jesse Owens, American sprinter and long jumper (died 1980) Wikipedia: Jesse Owens · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1909
Donald MacDonald, Canadian trade union leader and politician (died 1986) Wikipedia: Donald MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)
1908
Werner Flume, German jurist (died 2009) Wikipedia: Werner Flume · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1905
Linda Agostini, English-Australian murder victim (died 1934) Wikipedia: The Pyjama Girl murder
1902
Juscelino Kubitschek, Brazilian physician and politician, 21st President of Brazil (died 1976) Wikipedia: Juscelino Kubitschek · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1902
Marya Zaturenska, Ukrainian-American poet and author (died 1982) Wikipedia: Marya Zaturenska · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1901
Shmuel Horowitz, Israeli agronomist and academic (died 1999) Wikipedia: Shmuel Hurwitz
1900
Martha Atwell, American radio director (died 1949) Wikipedia: Martha Atwell
1900
Haskell Curry, American mathematician, logician, and academic (died 1982) Wikipedia: Haskell Curry · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1898
Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (died 1963) Wikipedia: Salvador Bacarisse · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1898
Alma Moodie, Australian violinist and educator (died 1943) Wikipedia: Alma Moodie · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1898
Ben Shahn, Lithuanian-American painter and photographer (died 1969) Wikipedia: Ben Shahn · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1897
Irène Joliot-Curie, French chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1956) Wikipedia: Irène Joliot-Curie · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1897
Walter B. Gibson, American magician and author (died 1985) Wikipedia: Walter B. Gibson
1895
Freymóður Jóhannsson, Icelandic painter and composer (died 1973) Wikipedia: Freymóður Jóhannsson
1894
Kyuichi Tokuda, Japanese lawyer and politician (died 1953) Wikipedia: Kyuichi Tokuda
1894
Dorothy Maud Wrinch, Argentinian-English mathematician, biochemist and philosopher (died 1976) Wikipedia: Dorothy Maud Wrinch
1894
Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Indian novelist and short story writer (died 1950) Wikipedia: Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay
1892
Alfred A. Knopf Sr., American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf Inc. (died 1984) Wikipedia: Alfred A. Knopf Sr.
1891
Pedro Albizu Campos, Puerto Rican lawyer and politician (died 1965) Wikipedia: Pedro Albizu Campos · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1891
Jean-François Martial, Belgian actor (died 1977) Wikipedia: Jean-François Martial
1891
Arthur Hays Sulzberger, American publisher (died 1968) Wikipedia: Arthur Hays Sulzberger
1889
Ugo Pasquale Mifsud, Maltese politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Malta (died 1942) Wikipedia: Ugo Pasquale Mifsud
1888
Maurice Chevalier, French actor, singer, and dancer (died 1972) Wikipedia: Maurice Chevalier · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1885
Heinrich Hoffmann, German photographer and art dealer (died 1957) Wikipedia: Heinrich Hoffmann (photographer) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1884
Martin Klein, Estonian wrestler and coach (died 1947) Wikipedia: Martin Klein (wrestler)
1882
Ion Agârbiceanu, Romanian journalist, politician, and archbishop (died 1963) Wikipedia: Ion Agârbiceanu
1880
H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (died 1956) Wikipedia: H. L. Mencken · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1875
Matsunosuke Onoe, Japanese actor and director (died 1926) Wikipedia: Matsunosuke Onoe
1869
Paweł Owerłło, Polish actor (died 1957) Wikipedia: Paweł Owerłło
1866
Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon, English cricketer and politician, 13th Governor General of Canada (died 1941) Wikipedia: Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1862
Carl Eytel, German-American painter and illustrator (died 1925) Wikipedia: Carl Eytel
1857
Manuel Espinosa Batista, Colombian pharmacist and politician (died 1919) Wikipedia: Manuel Espinosa Batista · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1856
Johann Heinrich Beck, American composer and conductor (died 1924) Wikipedia: Johann H. Beck
1855
Simon-Napoléon Parent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Quebec (died 1920) Wikipedia: Simon-Napoléon Parent · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1852
H. H. Asquith, English lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1928) Wikipedia: H. H. Asquith · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1837
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (died 1892) Wikipedia: Louis IV of Hesse · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1830
William Sprague, American businessman and politician, 27th Governor of Rhode Island (died 1915) Wikipedia: William Sprague IV
1829
Anselm Feuerbach, German painter (died 1880) Wikipedia: Anselm Feuerbach · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1829
Charles Dudley Warner, American essayist and novelist (died 1900) Wikipedia: Charles Dudley Warner
1828
William Morgan, English-Australian politician, 14th Premier of South Australia (died 1883) Wikipedia: William Morgan (South Australian politician)
1818
Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor, invented the Gatling gun (died 1903) Wikipedia: Richard Jordan Gatling · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1818
Theodor Kullak, German pianist, composer, and educator (died 1882) Wikipedia: Theodor Kullak · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1816
Aurora von Qvanten, Swedish writer and artist (died 1907) Wikipedia: Aurora von Qvanten
1812
Edward Shepherd Creasy, English historian and jurist (died 1878) Wikipedia: Edward Shepherd Creasy · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1812
Richard March Hoe, American engineer and businessman, invented the Rotary printing press (died 1886) Wikipedia: Richard March Hoe · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1797
Samuel Joseph May, American activist (died 1871) Wikipedia: Samuel Joseph May
1768
Benjamin Carr, English-American singer-songwriter, educator, and publisher (died 1831) Wikipedia: Benjamin Carr · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1740
Johann Heinrich Jung, German author and academic (died 1817) Wikipedia: Johann Heinrich Jung · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1739
Mary Bosanquet Fletcher, Methodist preacher and philanthropist (died 1815) Wikipedia: Mary Fletcher (preacher)
1736
Hsinbyushin, Burmese king (died 1776) Wikipedia: Hsinbyushin · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1690
Peter Dens, Flemish theologian and academic (died 1775) Wikipedia: Peter Dens
1605
William Dugdale, English genealogist and historian (died 1686) Wikipedia: William Dugdale · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1590
María de Zayas, Spanish writer (died 1661) Wikipedia: María de Zayas · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1494
Francis I of France (died 1547) Wikipedia: Francis I of France · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1415
John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (died 1461) Wikipedia: John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk · ✓ 2 Wikipedias

Deaths

2026
George Chuvalo, Canadian boxer (born 1937) Wikipedia: George Chuvalo
2024
Sitaram Yechury, Indian politician and leader of CPI(M) (born 1952) Wikipedia: Sitaram Yechury
2019
ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, Tongan politician and activist, Prime Minister of Tonga (born 1941) Wikipedia: ʻAkilisi Pōhiva · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2019
Elsie Vartanian, American politician and director of the United States Women's Bureau (born 1930) Wikipedia: Elsie Vartanian
2018
Shen Chun-shan, Taiwanese academic (born 1932) Wikipedia: Shen Chun-shan
2017
Allan MacEachen, Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (born 1921) Wikipedia: Allan MacEachen
2017
Edith Windsor, American LGBT rights activist and technology manager at IBM (born 1929) Wikipedia: Edith Windsor · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2015
Claudia Card, American philosopher and academic (born 1940) Wikipedia: Claudia Card
2014
Atef Ebeid, Egyptian academic and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Egypt (born 1932) Wikipedia: Atef Ebeid
2014
John Gustafson, English singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1942) Wikipedia: John Gustafson (musician)
2014
Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical pastor (Free Presbyterian Church) and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland (born 1926) Wikipedia: Ian Paisley · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2014
Joe Sample, American pianist and composer (born 1939) Wikipedia: Joe Sample · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2013
Ray Dolby, American engineer and businessman, founded Dolby Laboratories (born 1933) Wikipedia: Ray Dolby · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2013
Warren Giese, American football player, coach, and politician (born 1924) Wikipedia: Warren Giese
2013
Erich Loest, German author and screenwriter (born 1926) Wikipedia: Erich Loest · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2013
Candace Pert, American neuroscientist and pharmacologist (born 1946) Wikipedia: Candace Pert
2012
Arkadii Dragomoshchenko, Russian poet and author (born 1946) Wikipedia: Arkadii Dragomoshchenko · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2012
Jon Finlayson, Australian actor and screenwriter (born 1938) Wikipedia: Jon Finlayson
2012
Tom Sims, American skateboarder and snowboarder, founded Sims Snowboards (born 1950) Wikipedia: Tom Sims · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
2011
Alexander Galimov, Russian ice hockey player (born 1985) Wikipedia: Alexander Galimov · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2010
Claude Chabrol, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930) Wikipedia: Claude Chabrol · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2010
Giulio Zignoli, Italian footballer (born 1946) Wikipedia: Giulio Zignoli
2009
Norman Borlaug, American agronomist and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1914) Wikipedia: Norman Borlaug · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2009
Jack Kramer, American tennis player and sportscaster (born 1921) Wikipedia: Jack Kramer · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2009
Willy Ronis, French photographer and author (born 1910) Wikipedia: Willy Ronis · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
2008
Bob Quinn, Australian footballer and coach (born 1915) Wikipedia: Bob Quinn (Australian footballer)
2008
David Foster Wallace, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (born 1962) Wikipedia: David Foster Wallace · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2007
Bobby Byrd, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1934) Wikipedia: Bobby Byrd · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
2005
Serge Lang, French-American mathematician, author and academic (born 1927) Wikipedia: Serge Lang
2003
Johnny Cash, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1932) Wikipedia: Johnny Cash · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
2003
Arthur Johnson, canoeist (born 1921) Wikipedia: Arthur Johnson (canoeist)
2000
Stanley Turrentine, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1934) Wikipedia: Stanley Turrentine · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1997
Judith Merril, American-Canadian science fiction writer, editor and political activist (born 1923) Wikipedia: Judith Merril · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1996
Ernesto Geisel, Brazilian general and politician, 29th President of Brazil (born 1907) Wikipedia: Ernesto Geisel · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1995
Jeremy Brett, English actor (born 1933) Wikipedia: Jeremy Brett · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1995
Yasutomo Nagai, Japanese motorcycle racer (born 1965) Wikipedia: Yasutomo Nagai
1994
Tom Ewell, American actor (born 1909) Wikipedia: Tom Ewell · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1994
Boris Yegorov, Russian physician and astronaut (born 1937) Wikipedia: Boris Yegorov · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1993
Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor and director (born 1917) Wikipedia: Raymond Burr · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1992
Ruth Nelson, American actress (born 1905) Wikipedia: Ruth Nelson (actress)
1992
Anthony Perkins, American actor, singer, and director (born 1932) Wikipedia: Anthony Perkins · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1991
Bruce Matthews, Canadian general and businessman (born 1909) Wikipedia: Bruce Matthews (Canadian Army officer)
1990
Athene Seyler, English actress (born 1889) Wikipedia: Athene Seyler · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1987
John Qualen, Canadian-American actor (born 1899) Wikipedia: John Qualen
1986
Jacques Henri Lartigue, French painter and photographer (born 1894) Wikipedia: Jacques Henri Lartigue · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1986
Charlotte Wolff, German-English psychotherapist and physician (born 1897) Wikipedia: Charlotte Wolff · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1982
Federico Moreno Torroba, Spanish composer and conductor (born 1891) Wikipedia: Federico Moreno Torroba · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1981
Eugenio Montale, Italian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1896) Wikipedia: Eugenio Montale · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1978
William Hudson, New Zealand-Australian engineer (born 1896) Wikipedia: William Hudson (engineer)
1977
Steve Biko, South African activist (born 1946) Wikipedia: Steve Biko · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1977
Robert Lowell, American poet (born 1917) Wikipedia: Robert Lowell · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1972
William Boyd, American actor and producer (born 1895) Wikipedia: William Boyd (actor) · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1971
Walter Egan, American golfer (born 1881) Wikipedia: Walter Egan (golfer)
1968
Tommy Armour, Scottish-American golfer and journalist (born 1894) Wikipedia: Tommy Armour
1967
Vladimir Bartol, Italian-Slovene author and playwright (born 1903) Wikipedia: Vladimir Bartol · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1965
Raja Aziz Bhatti, Pakistani Major who received the Nishan-e-Haider in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Wikipedia: Raja Aziz Bhatti
1962
Spot Poles, American baseball player and soldier (born 1887) Wikipedia: Spot Poles
1962
Rangeya Raghav, Indian author and playwright (born 1923) Wikipedia: Rangeya Raghav
1961
Carl Hermann, German physicist and academic (born 1898) Wikipedia: Carl H. Hermann · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1956
Sándor Festetics, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of War (born 1882) Wikipedia: Sándor Festetics
1953
James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn, English politician, Governor of Northern Ireland (born 1869) Wikipedia: James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1953
Hugo Schmeisser, German engineer (born 1884) Wikipedia: Hugo Schmeisser · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1953
Lewis Stone, American actor (born 1879) Wikipedia: Lewis Stone · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1949
Erik Adolf von Willebrand, Finnish physician (born 1870) Wikipedia: Erik Adolf von Willebrand
1945
Hajime Sugiyama, Japanese field marshal and politician, 44th Japanese Minister of War (born 1880) Wikipedia: Hajime Sugiyama
1942
Valentine Baker, Welsh co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company (born 1888) Wikipedia: Valentine Baker (pilot)
1927
Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (born 1847) Wikipedia: Sarah Frances Whiting · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1923
Jules Violle, French physicist and academic (born 1841) Wikipedia: Jules Violle · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1919
Leonid Andreyev, Russian author and playwright (born 1871) Wikipedia: Leonid Andreyev · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1918
George Reid, Australian accountant and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1845) Wikipedia: George Reid · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1912
Pierre-Hector Coullié, French cardinal (born 1829) Wikipedia: Pierre-Hector Coullié · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1907
Ilia Chavchavadze, Georgian poet, journalist, and lawyer (born 1837) Wikipedia: Ilia Chavchavadze
1903
Duncan Gillies, Scottish-Australian businessman and politician, 14th Premier of Victoria (born 1834) Wikipedia: Duncan Gillies
1874
François Guizot, French historian and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of France (born 1787) Wikipedia: François Guizot · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1870
Eleanora Atherton, English philanthropist (born 1782) Wikipedia: Eleanora Atherton
1870
Fitz Hugh Ludlow, American journalist, explorer, and author (born 1836) Wikipedia: Fitz Hugh Ludlow · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1869
Peter Mark Roget, English physician, theologian, and lexicographer (born 1779) Wikipedia: Peter Mark Roget · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1836
Christian Dietrich Grabbe, German playwright (born 1801) Wikipedia: Christian Dietrich Grabbe · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1819
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prussian general (born 1742) Wikipedia: Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1814
Robert Ross, Irish general (born 1766) Wikipedia: Robert Ross (British Army officer, born 1766)
1810
Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet, English banker and politician (born 1740) Wikipedia: Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet
1779
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (born 1711) Wikipedia: Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple
1764
Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer and theorist (born 1683) Wikipedia: Jean-Philippe Rameau · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1712
Jan van der Heyden, Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1637) Wikipedia: Jan van der Heyden
1683
Afonso VI of Portugal (born 1643) Wikipedia: Afonso VI of Portugal · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1674
Nicolaes Tulp, Dutch anatomist and politician (born 1593) Wikipedia: Nicolaes Tulp · ✓ 3 Wikipedias
1672
Tanneguy Le Fèvre, French scholar and author (born 1615) Wikipedia: Tanneguy Le Fèvre
1665
Jean Bolland, Belgian priest and hagiographer (born 1596) Wikipedia: Jean Bolland · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1660
Jacob Cats, Dutch poet, jurist, and politician (born 1577) Wikipedia: Jacob Cats · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1642
Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, French conspirator (born 1620) Wikipedia: Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1612
Vasili IV of Russia (born 1552) Wikipedia: Vasili IV of Russia · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1544
Clément Marot, French poet (born 1496) Wikipedia: Clément Marot
1500
Albert III, Duke of Saxony (born 1443) Wikipedia: Albert III of Saxony · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1439
Sidi El Houari, Algerian imam (born 1350) Wikipedia: Sidi El Houari
1368
Blanche of Lancaster (born 1345/1347) Wikipedia: Blanche of Lancaster · ✓ 2 Wikipedias
1362
Pope Innocent VI (born 1295) Wikipedia: Pope Innocent VI · ✓ 5 Wikipedias
1213
Peter II of Aragon (born 1174) Wikipedia: Peter II of Aragon · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
1185
Andronikos I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (born 1118) Wikipedia: Andronikos I Komnenos · ✓ 4 Wikipedias
973
Nefingus, bishop of Angers Wikipedia: Nefingus
640
Sak Kʼukʼ, Mayan queen Wikipedia: Sak Kʼukʼ

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