September 22: what happened on this day in history

Events on September 22 include:

The NASA spacecraft MAVEN entered into orbit around Mars to study the planet's atmosphere (2014)
An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed (1995)
A tugboat towing a barge collided with a rail bridge in Mobile, Alabama, U.S., deforming the tracks and causing the derailment of a passenger train eight minutes later, which killed 47 people and injured an additional 103 (1993)

This page gathers 53 events, 259 births and 103 deaths recorded on this day, from the year 904 to 2024.

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Events · United States

2014
The NASA spacecraft MAVEN entered into orbit around Mars to study the planet's atmosphere. Wikipedia: NASA · 184 languagesArchive: Näsa — Vasa Museum · Europeana
1995
An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed. Wikipedia: 1995 Alaska Boeing E-3 Sentry accident · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1993
A tugboat towing a barge collided with a rail bridge in Mobile, Alabama, U.S., deforming the tracks and causing the derailment of a passenger train eight minutes later, which killed 47 people and injured an additional 103. Wikipedia: Tugboat · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1979
An American Vela satellite detected an unidentified flash of light near the Prince Edward Islands in the Indian Ocean, thought to be a nuclear weapons test. Wikipedia: Vela (satellite) · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages
1976
Red Dye No. 4 is banned by the US Food and Drug Administration after it is discovered that it causes tumors in the bladders of dogs. Wikipedia: Scarlet GN · 13 languages
1975
Sara Jane Moore attempted to assassinate U.S. president Gerald Ford, but failed due to unfamiliarity with her weapon. Wikipedia: Sara Jane Moore · 14 languages
1953
The Four Level Interchange, first stack interchange in the world opened in Los Angeles. Wikipedia: Four Level Interchange · 2 languages
1948
Led by Gail Halvorsen, the United States Air Force began Operation "Little Vittles", delivering candy to children as part of the Berlin Airlift. Wikipedia: Gail Halvorsen · 17 languages
1919
The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States. Wikipedia: 1919 General Steel Strike · 5 languages
1823
Joseph Smith claims to have found the golden plates after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried. Wikipedia: Joseph Smith · 107 languages
1789
The office of United States Postmaster General is established. Wikipedia: United States Postmaster General · 17 languages
1776
Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution. Wikipedia: Nathan Hale · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1711
The first attacks of the Tuscarora War begin in present-day North Carolina. Wikipedia: Tuscarora War · 13 languages
1692
Martha Corey, Mary Eastey, Alice Parker, Mary Parker, Ann Pudeator, Wilmot Redd, Margaret Scott, and Samuel Wardwell are hanged, the last of those to be executed in the Salem witch trials. Wikipedia: Martha Corey · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1586
Eighty Years' War: Spanish forces defeated an Anglo-Dutch army at the Battle of Zutphen.* 1789 – The office of United States Postmaster General was formally established. Wikipedia: Eighty Years' War · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages

Around the world

2024
Anura Kumara Dissanayake is elected as the 9th President Of Sri Lanka. Wikipedia: Anura Kumara Dissanayake · 50 languages
2013
Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan, was attacked by two suicide bombers who killed 127 people. Wikipedia: Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2006
Twenty-three people were killed in a maglev train collision in Lathen, Germany. Wikipedia: Maglev · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2003
Dolphin, the first emulator for the GameCube that could run commercial video games, was released. Wikipedia: Dolphin (emulator) · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1995
The Nagerkovil school bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force in which at least 34 die, most of them ethnic Tamil schoolchildren. Wikipedia: Nagarkovil school bombing · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1994
The Nordhordland Bridge (pictured), crossing Salhusfjorden between Klauvaneset and Flatøy in Vestland, and Norway's second-longest bridge, officially opened. Wikipedia: Nordhordland Bridge · 11 languages
1993
A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia. Wikipedia: 1993 Sukhumi airliner attacks · 11 languages
1991
The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time. Wikipedia: Dead Sea Scrolls · 84 languages
1981
During a military exercise, a Turkish Air Force Northrop F-5 crashes in Babaeski as a result of pilot error, killing one crew member and also 65 soldiers on the ground. Wikipedia: Military exercise · 33 languages
1980
Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War. Wikipedia: Iraqi invasion of Iran · ✓ Wikidata · 96 languages
1966
Twenty-four people are killed when Ansett-ANA Flight 149 crashes in Winton, Queensland, Australia. Wikipedia: Ansett-ANA Flight 149 · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1965
The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan over Kashmir ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire and after a last engagement near Dograi. Wikipedia: India–Pakistan war of 1965 · 60 languages
1960
The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation. Wikipedia: Mali · ✓ Wikidata · 312 languages
1957
François Duvalier (pictured), nicknamed Papa Doc, was elected President of Haiti as a populist before consolidating power and ruling as a dictator for the rest of his life. Wikipedia: François Duvalier · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1948
Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League. Wikipedia: Israeli–Palestinian conflict · 89 languages
1941
The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murders 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed. Wikipedia: The Holocaust in Ukraine · 18 languages
1939
A joint military parade by the troops of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union took place in Brest-Litovsk to celebrate their partition of Poland. Wikipedia: German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1934
One of Britain's worst mining accidents took place when an explosion at Gresford Colliery in Wales killed 266 men. Wikipedia: Gresford disaster · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1922
After nine days, the great fire of Smyrna was extinguished (aftermath pictured), having caused at least ten thousand deaths. Wikipedia: Burning of Smyrna · 30 languages
1914
First World War: The German submarine U-9 sank three Royal Navy cruisers, resulting in approximately 1,450 deaths. Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1914
World War I: German naval forces bombarded Papeete in French Polynesia and sank a French gunboat. Wikipedia: World War I · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1910
The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain. Wikipedia: Duke of York's Picture House, Brighton · 2 languages
1896
Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history (later surpassed by her great-great-granddaughter Elizabeth II on 9 September 2015). Wikipedia: Queen Victoria · 176 languages
1892
A locomotive shunting falls into a hole in the ground, leading to the burial of the locomotive. Wikipedia: Lindal railway incident · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1891
The first hydropower plant of Finland is commissioned along the Tammerkoski rapids in Tampere, Pirkanmaa. Wikipedia: Hydroelectricity · 84 languages
1885
Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement. Wikipedia: Lord Randolph Churchill · 39 languages
1869
Das Rheingold, the first of four operas in Der Ring des Nibelungen by the German composer Richard Wagner (pictured), was first performed in Munich. Wikipedia: Das Rheingold · 40 languages
1866
The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War. Wikipedia: Battle of Curupayty · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1862
A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released by Abraham Lincoln. Wikipedia: Emancipation Proclamation · ✓ Wikidata · 53 languages
1857
The Russian warship Lefort capsizes and sinks during a storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 aboard. Wikipedia: Russian ship of the line Lefort · 7 languages
1792
Primidi Vendémiaire of year one of the French Republican Calendar as the French First Republic comes into being. Wikipedia: Vendémiaire · 29 languages
1789
Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeats superior Ottoman Empire forces. Wikipedia: Battle of Rymnik · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1761
George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Wikipedia: George III · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1726
Bach led the first performance of his cantata Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich, BWV 17, in Leipzig. Wikipedia: Johann Sebastian Bach · 259 languages
1499
The Treaty of Basel concludes the Swabian War. Wikipedia: Treaty of Basel (1499) · 20 languages
1359
An Aragonese cavalry force defeats a superior Castilian cavalry force in the Battle of Araviana during the War of the Two Peters. Wikipedia: Battle of Araviana · 5 languages
1236
Livonian Crusade: The Livonian Brothers of the Sword were soundly defeated by pagan Samogitian and Semigallian troops at the Battle of Saule. Wikipedia: Livonian Crusade · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
904
The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government. Wikipedia: Zhu Wen · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages

World days

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Technology

2003
Dolphin, the first emulator for the GameCube that could run commercial video games, was released. Wikipedia: Dolphin (emulator) · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1892
A locomotive shunting falls into a hole in the ground, leading to the burial of the locomotive. Wikipedia: Lindal railway incident · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language

Today's news: Technology ›

Science

2014
The NASA spacecraft MAVEN entered into orbit around Mars to study the planet's atmosphere. Wikipedia: NASA · 184 languages
1979
An American Vela satellite detected an unidentified flash of light near the Prince Edward Islands in the Indian Ocean, thought to be a nuclear weapons test. Wikipedia: Vela (satellite) · ✓ Wikidata · 26 languages

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Business

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Sport

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Culture

1910
The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain. Wikipedia: Duke of York's Picture House, Brighton · 2 languages
1869
Das Rheingold, the first of four operas in Der Ring des Nibelungen by the German composer Richard Wagner (pictured), was first performed in Munich. Wikipedia: Das Rheingold · 40 languages

Today's news: Culture ›

Births

2009
Coco Yoshizawa, Japanese skateboarder Wikipedia: Coco Yoshizawa · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
2004
Jessie Murph, American singer and songwriter Wikipedia: Jessie Murph · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2000
Louise Christie, British rhythm gymnast Wikipedia: Louise Christie · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
2000
Stephen Crichton, Samoan rugby league footballer Wikipedia: Stephen Crichton · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2000
Seungmin, South Korean singer Wikipedia: Seungmin · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1999
Curry Barker, American filmmaker and actor Wikipedia: Curry Barker · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1999
Kim Yo-han, South Korean singer and actor Wikipedia: Kim Yo-han · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1999
Kim You-jung, South Korean actress Wikipedia: Kim You-jung · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1995
Nayeon, South Korean singer Wikipedia: Nayeon · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1994
Carlos Correa, Puerto Rican-American baseball player Wikipedia: Carlos Correa · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1994
Jinyoung, South Korean singer, actor, songwriter Wikipedia: Park Jin-young · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1994
Haason Reddick, American football player Wikipedia: Haason Reddick · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1994
Alexander Wennberg, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Alexander Wennberg · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1992
Philip Hindes, English track cyclist Wikipedia: Philip Hindes · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1991
Kenny Bromwich, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia: Kenny Bromwich · 2 languages
1990
Denard Robinson, American football player Wikipedia: Denard Robinson · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1989
Jon Bass, American actor Wikipedia: Jon Bass (actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1989
Kim Hyo-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress Wikipedia: Hyoyeon · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1989
Sabine Lisicki, German tennis player Wikipedia: Sabine Lisicki · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
1988
Sana Saeed, Indian actress and model Wikipedia: Sana Saeed · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1987
Derick Brassard, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia: Derick Brassard · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1987
Stefan Denifl, Austrian cyclist Wikipedia: Stefan Denifl · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
1987
Tom Felton, English actor Wikipedia: Tom Felton · ✓ Wikidata · 64 languages
1987
Zdravko Kuzmanović, Serbian footballer Wikipedia: Zdravko Kuzmanović · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1987
Teyonah Parris, American actress Wikipedia: Teyonah Parris · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1985
Jerma985, American internet personality Wikipedia: Jerma985 · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1985
Faris Haroun, Belgian footballer Wikipedia: Faris Haroun · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1985
Jamie Mackie, Scottish footballer Wikipedia: Jamie Mackie · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1985
Tatiana Maslany, Canadian actress Wikipedia: Tatiana Maslany · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1985
Ibragim Todashev, Russian-American mixed martial artist (died 2013) Wikipedia: Ibragim Todashev · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1984
Thiago Silva, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia: Thiago Silva · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
1983
Glenn Loovens, Dutch professional footballer Wikipedia: Glenn Loovens · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1982
Katie Lowes, American actress Wikipedia: Katie Lowes · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1982
Billie Piper, English actress and singer Wikipedia: Billie Piper · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1982
Maarten Stekelenburg, Dutch footballer Wikipedia: Maarten Stekelenburg · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1981
Ashley Eckstein, American actress Wikipedia: Ashley Eckstein · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1981
Janne Niskala, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Janne Niskala · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1981
Alexei Ramírez, Cuban baseball player Wikipedia: Alexei Ramírez · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1981
Subaru Shibutani, Japanese singer-songwriter Wikipedia: Subaru Shibutani · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1981
Ingrid Vetlesen, Norwegian soprano Wikipedia: Ingrid Vetlesen · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1979
Emilie Autumn, American singer-songwriter, violinist, and poet Wikipedia: Emilie Autumn · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1979
Swin Cash, American basketball player and executive Wikipedia: Swin Cash · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1979
Michael Graziadei, American actor Wikipedia: Michael Graziadei · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1979
Phil Waugh, Australian rugby player Wikipedia: Phil Waugh · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1978
Daniella Alonso, American actress and model Wikipedia: Daniella Alonso · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1978
Harry Kewell, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia: Harry Kewell · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
1977
Antti-Jussi Niemi, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia: Antti-Jussi Niemi · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1976
David Berkeley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: David Berkeley · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1976
Mo Collins, American football player and coach (died 2014) Wikipedia: Mo Collins (American football) · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1975
Mireille Enos, American actress Wikipedia: Mireille Enos · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1975
Ethan Moreau, Canadian ice hockey player and scout Wikipedia: Ethan Moreau · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1974
Jenn Colella, American actress and singer Wikipedia: Jenn Colella · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1974
Kostas Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer and manager Wikipedia: Kostas Kaiafas · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1973
Yoo Chae-yeong, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress (died 2014) Wikipedia: Yoo Chae-yeong · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1973
Stéfan Louw, South African tenor and producer Wikipedia: Stéfan Louw · 3 languages
1973
Bob Sapp, American wrestler, kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and actor Wikipedia: Bob Sapp · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1971
Elizabeth Bear, American author and poet Wikipedia: Elizabeth Bear · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1971
Toomas Krõm, Estonian footballer Wikipedia: Toomas Krõm · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1971
Luther Reigns, American actor and wrestler Wikipedia: Luther Reigns · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1970
Gladys Berejiklian, Australian politician, 45th Premier of New South Wales Wikipedia: Gladys Berejiklian · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1970
Mike Matheny, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia: Mike Matheny · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1970
Mystikal, American rapper and actor Wikipedia: Mystikal · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1970
Hitro Okesene, New Zealand rugby player and coach Wikipedia: Hitro Okesene · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1970
Rupert Penry-Jones, English actor Wikipedia: Rupert Penry-Jones · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1970
Emmanuel Petit, French footballer Wikipedia: Emmanuel Petit · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
1969
Nicole Bradtke, Australian tennis player and sportscaster Wikipedia: Nicole Bradtke · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1969
Tuomas Kantelinen, Finnish composer and conductor Wikipedia: Tuomas Kantelinen · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1969
Sue Perkins, English comedian, actress, and radio host Wikipedia: Sue Perkins · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1969
Matt Sharp, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia: Matt Sharp · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1967
Matt Besser, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Matt Besser · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1967
Super Delfin, Japanese wrestler Wikipedia: Super Delfin · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1967
Brian Keene, American novelist Wikipedia: Brian Keene · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1967
Ian Mortimer, English historian and novelist Wikipedia: Ian Mortimer (historian) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1967
Rickard Rydell, Swedish race car driver Wikipedia: Rickard Rydell · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1967
Félix Savón, Cuban boxer Wikipedia: Félix Savón · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1966
Ruth Jones, Welsh actress, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Ruth Jones · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1966
Mike Richter, American ice hockey player Wikipedia: Mike Richter · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1966
Michael Shank, American racing team owner Wikipedia: Michael Shank · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1965
Dan Bucatinsky, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia: Dan Bucatinsky · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1965
Andrii Deshchytsia, Ukrainian politician and diplomat, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Wikipedia: Andrii Deshchytsia · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1965
Mark Guthrie, American baseball player Wikipedia: Mark Guthrie · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1965
Robert Satcher, American physician, engineer, and astronaut Wikipedia: Robert Satcher · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1964
Juha Turunen, Finnish lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Kidnapping of Minna Nurminen · 2 languages
1964
Ken Vandermark, American saxophonist and composer Wikipedia: Ken Vandermark · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1962
Martin Crowe, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster (died 2016) Wikipedia: Martin Crowe · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1961
Vince Coleman, American baseball player Wikipedia: Vince Coleman (baseball) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1961
Liam Fox, Scottish physician and politician, Secretary of State for Defence Wikipedia: Liam Fox · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1961
Bonnie Hunt, American actress, producer, and talk show host Wikipedia: Bonnie Hunt · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1961
Diane Lemieux, Canadian lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Diane Lemieux · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1961
Catherine Oxenberg, American actress Wikipedia: Catherine Oxenberg · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1961
Michael Torke, American composer Wikipedia: Michael Torke · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1960
Scott Baio, American actor Wikipedia: Scott Baio · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1959
Tai Babilonia, American figure skater and talk show host Wikipedia: Tai Babilonia · 11 languages
1959
Wally Backman, American baseball player Wikipedia: Wally Backman · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1959
Saul Perlmutter, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate Wikipedia: Saul Perlmutter · ✓ Wikidata · 74 languages
1958
Andrea Bocelli, Italian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia: Andrea Bocelli · ✓ Wikidata · 97 languages
1958
Beth Catlin, American autistic savant Wikipedia: Beth Catlin · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1958
Neil Cavuto, American journalist and author Wikipedia: Neil Cavuto · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1958
Joan Jett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress Wikipedia: Joan Jett · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
1957
Steve Carney, English footballer (died 2013) Wikipedia: Steve Carney · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1957
Nick Cave, Australian singer-songwriter, author, and actor Wikipedia: Nick Cave · ✓ Wikidata · 58 languages
1957
Mark Johnson, American ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia: Mark Johnson (ice hockey) · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1957
Johnette Napolitano, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia: Johnette Napolitano · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1957
Giuseppe Saronni, Italian cyclist and manager Wikipedia: Giuseppe Saronni · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1956
Debby Boone, American singer, actress, and author Wikipedia: Debby Boone · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
1956
Doug Wimbish, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia: Doug Wimbish · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1956
Ibrahim Shema, Nigerian lawyer, politician Wikipedia: Ibrahim Shema · 5 languages
1955
John O. Brennan, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2013-2017) under President Barack Obama Wikipedia: John O. Brennan · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1955
Jeffrey Leonard, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia: Jeffrey Leonard · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1953
Richard Fairbrass, English singer-songwriter, musician and producer Wikipedia: Richard Fairbrass · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1953
Ségolène Royal, French politician Wikipedia: Ségolène Royal · ✓ Wikidata · 82 languages
1952
Bob Goodlatte, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia: Bob Goodlatte · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1952
Oliver Mtukudzi, Zimbabwean Afro-Jazz and 'tuku' singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2019) Wikipedia: Oliver Mtukudzi · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1952
Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Thai political scientist and politician, 15th Governor of Bangkok Wikipedia: Sukhumbhand Paribatra · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1952
Américo Rocca, Mexican wrestler Wikipedia: Américo Rocca · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1951
David Coverdale, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia: David Coverdale · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
1951
Mike Graham, American wrestler and promoter (died 2012) Wikipedia: Mike Graham (wrestler) · 7 languages
1951
Doug Somers, American wrestler (died 2017) Wikipedia: Doug Somers · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1950
Kirka, Finnish musician (died 2007) Wikipedia: Kirka · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1949
Harold Carmichael, American football player Wikipedia: Harold Carmichael · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1949
James Cartwright, American general Wikipedia: James Cartwright · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1949
Jim McGinty, Australian lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of Western Australia Wikipedia: Jim McGinty · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1948
Denis Burke, Australian soldier and politician, 6th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory Wikipedia: Denis Burke (Australian politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1948
Mark Phillips, English equestrian, trainer, and journalist Wikipedia: Mark Phillips · ✓ Wikidata · 31 languages
1947
Jo Beverley, English-Canadian author (died 2016) Wikipedia: Jo Beverley · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1947
David Drewry, English glaciologist and geophysicist Wikipedia: David Drewry · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1947
Norma McCorvey, American activist (died 2017) Wikipedia: Norma McCorvey · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1947
Robert Morace, American author and academic Wikipedia: Robert Morace · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1946
King Sunny Adé, Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia: King Sunny Adé · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1946
Larry Dierker, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia: Larry Dierker · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1945
Paul Le Mat, American actor Wikipedia: Paul Le Mat · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1944
Brian Gibson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2004) Wikipedia: Brian Gibson (director) · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1943
Toni Basil, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress Wikipedia: Toni Basil · ✓ Wikidata · 32 languages
1943
Barry Cable, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia: Barry Cable · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1943
Paul Hoffert, American keyboard player, composer, and academic Wikipedia: Paul Hoffert · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1942
Ole Anderson, American wrestler (died 2024) Wikipedia: Ole Anderson · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1942
Candida Lycett Green, Anglo-Irish journalist and author (died 2014) Wikipedia: Candida Lycett Green · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1942
Rubén Salazar Gómez, Colombian cardinal Wikipedia: Rubén Salazar Gómez · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1942
David Stern, American lawyer and businessman, 4th Commissioner of the NBA (died 2020) Wikipedia: David Stern · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1941
Jeremiah Wright, American pastor and theologian Wikipedia: Jeremiah Wright · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1940
Anna Karina, Danish-French actress, director, and screenwriter (died 2019) Wikipedia: Anna Karina · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1939
Bogdan Baltazar, Romanian economist and engineer (died 2012) Wikipedia: Bogdan Baltazar · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1939
Deborah Lavin, South African-English historian and academic Wikipedia: Deborah Lavin · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1939
Gilbert E. Patterson, American bishop (died 2007) Wikipedia: Gilbert E. Patterson · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1939
Marlena Shaw, American jazz singer (died 2024) Wikipedia: Marlena Shaw · 19 languages
1939
Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer (died 2016) Wikipedia: Junko Tabei · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
1939
Tim Wirth, American politician (representing Colorado 1975-87), President of United Nations Foundation Wikipedia: Tim Wirth · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1938
Gene Mingo, American football player Wikipedia: Gene Mingo · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1937
Don Rutherford, English rugby player (died 2016) Wikipedia: Don Rutherford · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1936
Maurice Evans, English footballer and manager (died 2000) Wikipedia: Maurice Evans (footballer, born 1936) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1936
Robin Gammell, Canadian actor Wikipedia: Robin Gammell · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1934
Jack McGregor, American captain, lawyer, and politician Wikipedia: Jack McGregor · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1934
Lute Olson, American basketball player and coach (died 2020) Wikipedia: Lute Olson · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1934
T. Somasekaram, Sri Lankan geographer and politician, 37th Surveyor General of Sri Lanka (died 2010) Wikipedia: T. Somasekaram · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1933
Leonardo Balada, Spanish-American composer and educator Wikipedia: Leonardo Balada · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1933
T. Cullen Davis, American businessman Wikipedia: T. Cullen Davis · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
1933
Carmelo Simeone, Italian-Argentinian footballer (died 2014) Wikipedia: Carmelo Simeone · 21 languages
1933
Jesco von Puttkamer, German-American engineer (died 2012) Wikipedia: Jesco von Puttkamer · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1932
Algirdas Brazauskas, Lithuanian politician, 2nd President of Lithuania (died 2010) Wikipedia: Algirdas Brazauskas · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1932
Ingemar Johansson, Swedish boxer (died 2009) Wikipedia: Ingemar Johansson · ✓ Wikidata · 40 languages
1931
Fay Weldon, English author and playwright (died 2023) Wikipedia: Fay Weldon · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1931
George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Scottish banker and politician, Secretary of State for Defence (died 2003) Wikipedia: George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1930
Joni James, American singer (died 2022) Wikipedia: Joni James · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1930
T. S. Sinnathuray, Judge of the High Court of Singapore (died 2016) Wikipedia: T. S. Sinnathuray · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1929
Serge Garant, Canadian composer and conductor (died 1986) Wikipedia: Serge Garant · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1929
Carlo Ubbiali, Italian motorcycle racer (died 2020) Wikipedia: Carlo Ubbiali · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1928
Eric Broadley, English engineer and businessman, founded Lola Cars (died 2017) Wikipedia: Eric Broadley · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1928
James Lawson, American activist, author, and academic (died 2024) Wikipedia: James Lawson (activist) · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1928
Eugene Roche, American actor (died 2004) Wikipedia: Eugene Roche · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1928
Johnny Valentine, American wrestler (died 2001) Wikipedia: Johnny Valentine · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1928
Vitthalrao Gadgil, Indian politician (died 2001) Wikipedia: Vitthalrao Gadgil · 4 languages
1927
Gordon Astall, English footballer and coach (died 2020) Wikipedia: Gordon Astall · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1927
Tommy Lasorda, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2021) Wikipedia: Tommy Lasorda · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1926
Bill Smith, American clarinet player and composer (died 2020) Wikipedia: Bill Smith (jazz musician) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1925
Virginia Capers, American actress and singer (died 2004) Wikipedia: Virginia Capers · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1925
Leila Hadley, American author (died 2009) Wikipedia: Leila Hadley · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1924
Bernard Gauthier, French cyclist (died 2018) Wikipedia: Bernard Gauthier · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1924
Charles Keeping, English author and illustrator (died 1988) Wikipedia: Charles Keeping · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1924
Rosamunde Pilcher, English author (died 2019) Wikipedia: Rosamunde Pilcher · ✓ Wikidata · 28 languages
1924
Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 2013) Wikipedia: Charles Waterhouse (artist) · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1924
J. William Middendorf, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of the Navy (died 2025) Wikipedia: J. William Middendorf · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1924
Ray Wetzel, American trumpet player and composer (died 1951) Wikipedia: Ray Wetzel · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1923
Dannie Abse, Welsh physician, poet, and author (died 2014) Wikipedia: Dannie Abse · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
1922
David Sive, American environmentalist and lawyer (died 2014) Wikipedia: David Sive · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1921
Will Elder, American illustrator (died 2008) Wikipedia: Will Elder · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1920
Eric Baker, English activist, co-founded Amnesty International (died 1976) Wikipedia: Eric Baker (activist) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1920
Anders Lassen, Danish-English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1945) Wikipedia: Anders Lassen · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1920
Bob Lemon, American baseball player and manager (died 2000) Wikipedia: Bob Lemon · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1920
William H. Riker, American political scientist and academic (died 1993) Wikipedia: William H. Riker · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1918
Hans Scholl, German activist and co-founder of the anti-Nazi resistance group White Rose (died 1943) Wikipedia: Hans Scholl · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1918
Henryk Szeryng, Mexican violinist and educator (died 1988) Wikipedia: Henryk Szeryng · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1915
Grigory Frid, Russian pianist and composer (died 2012) Wikipedia: Grigory Frid · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1913
Lillian Chestney, American painter and illustrator (died 2000) Wikipedia: Lillian Chestney · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1912
Herbert Mataré, German physicist and academic (died 2011) Wikipedia: Herbert Mataré · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1912
Martha Scott, American actress (died 2003) Wikipedia: Martha Scott · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1910
György Faludy, Hungarian poet and author (died 2006) Wikipedia: György Faludy · ✓ Wikidata · 21 languages
1909
John Engstead, American photographer and journalist (died 1983) Wikipedia: John Engstead · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1909
Allan Lane, American actor (died 1973) Wikipedia: Allan Lane · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1908
Esphyr Slobodkina, Russian-American author and illustrator (died 2002) Wikipedia: Esphyr Slobodkina · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1907
Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher and author (died 2003) Wikipedia: Maurice Blanchot · ✓ Wikidata · 46 languages
1907
Philip Fotheringham-Parker, English race car driver (died 1981) Wikipedia: Philip Fotheringham-Parker · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
1907
Hermann Schlichting, German engineer and academic (died 1982) Wikipedia: Hermann Schlichting · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1906
Ilse Koch, German war criminal (died 1967) Wikipedia: Ilse Koch · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
1905
Haakon Lie, Norwegian lawyer and politician (died 2009) Wikipedia: Haakon Lie · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1905
Eugen Sänger, Czech-Austrian engineer (died 1964) Wikipedia: Eugen Sänger · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1902
John Houseman, Romanian-American actor and producer (died 1988) Wikipedia: John Houseman · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1901
Nadezhda Alliluyeva, second wife of Joseph Stalin (died 1932) Wikipedia: Nadezhda Alliluyeva · ✓ Wikidata · 42 languages
1901
Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997) Wikipedia: Charles Brenton Huggins · ✓ Wikidata · 51 languages
1900
Paul Hugh Emmett, American chemist and engineer (died 1985) Wikipedia: Paul Hugh Emmett · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1900
William Spratling, American-Mexican silversmith and educator (died 1967) Wikipedia: William Spratling · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1899
Elsie Allen, Native American Pomo basket weaver (died 1990) Wikipedia: Elsie Allen · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1897
Frank O'Connor, American actor, rancher, and painter (died 1979) Wikipedia: Frank O'Connor (actor, born 1897) · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1896
Uri Zvi Greenberg, Ukrainian-Israeli poet and journalist (died 1981) Wikipedia: Uri Zvi Greenberg · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1896
Henry Segrave, American-English race car driver (died 1930) Wikipedia: Henry Segrave · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1895
Paul Muni, Ukrainian-born American actor (died 1967) Wikipedia: Paul Muni · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
1894
Elisabeth Rethberg, German soprano (died 1976) Wikipedia: Elisabeth Rethberg · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1892
Billy West, American actor, director, and producer (died 1975) Wikipedia: Billy West (silent film actor) · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1891
Alma Thomas, American painter and educator (died 1978) Wikipedia: Alma Thomas · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1889
Hooks Dauss, American baseball player (died 1963) Wikipedia: Hooks Dauss · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
1887
Bhaurao Patil, Indian educator and activist (died 1959) Wikipedia: Bhaurao Patil · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1885
Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect and academic, designed the Stockholm Public Library (died 1940) Wikipedia: Gunnar Asplund · ✓ Wikidata · 33 languages
1885
Ben Chifley, Australian engineer and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1951) Wikipedia: Ben Chifley · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1885
Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1957) Wikipedia: Erich von Stroheim · ✓ Wikidata · 55 languages
1883
Ferenc Oslay, Hungarian-Slovene historian and author (died 1932) Wikipedia: Ferenc Oslay · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1883
Frank George Woollard, English engineer (died 1957) Wikipedia: Frank George Woollard · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1882
Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal, head of the German armed forces (OKW), and convicted Nuremberg war criminal (died 1946) Wikipedia: Wilhelm Keitel · ✓ Wikidata · 75 languages
1880
Christabel Pankhurst, English activist, co-founded the Women's Social and Political Union (died 1958) Wikipedia: Christabel Pankhurst · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
1878
Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese politician and diplomat, 51st Prime Minister of Japan (died 1967) Wikipedia: Shigeru Yoshida · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
1876
André Tardieu, French journalist and politician, 67th Prime Minister of France (died 1945) Wikipedia: André Tardieu · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1875
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Lithuanian painter and composer (died 1911) Wikipedia: Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis · ✓ Wikidata · 49 languages
1870
Charlotte Cooper, English-Scottish tennis player (died 1966) Wikipedia: Charlotte Cooper (tennis) · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1870
Arthur Pryor, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (died 1942) Wikipedia: Arthur Pryor · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
1868
Louise McKinney, Canadian educator and politician (died 1931) Wikipedia: Louise McKinney · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1862
Anastasios Charalambis, Greek lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1949) Wikipedia: Anastasios Charalambis · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1841
Andrejs Pumpurs, Latvian soldier and poet (died 1902) Wikipedia: Andrejs Pumpurs · 22 languages
1835
Alexander Potebnja, Ukrainian linguist and philosopher (died 1891) Wikipedia: Alexander Potebnja · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1833
John Quincy Adams II, American politician and grandson of President John Quincy Adams (died 1894) Wikipedia: John Quincy Adams II · ✓ Wikidata · 9 languages
1833
Stephen D. Lee, American general and academic (died 1908) Wikipedia: Stephen D. Lee · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1829
Tự Đức, Vietnamese emperor (died 1883) Wikipedia: Tự Đức · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1819
Wilhelm Wattenbach, German historian and academic (died 1897) Wikipedia: Wilhelm Wattenbach · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1806
Bernardino António Gomes, Portuguese physician and naturalist (died 1877) Wikipedia: Bernardino António Gomes Jr. · 7 languages
1791
Michael Faraday, English physicist and chemist (died 1867) Wikipedia: Michael Faraday · ✓ Wikidata · 180 languages
1788
Theodore Hook, English composer and educator (died 1841) Wikipedia: Theodore Hook · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1765
Paolo Ruffini, Italian mathematician and philosopher (died 1822) Wikipedia: Paolo Ruffini · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
1762
Elizabeth Simcoe, English-Canadian painter and author (died 1850) Wikipedia: Elizabeth Simcoe · 8 languages
1743
Quintin Craufurd, Scottish author (died 1819) Wikipedia: Quintin Craufurd · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1741
Peter Simon Pallas, German zoologist and botanist (died 1811) Wikipedia: Peter Simon Pallas · ✓ Wikidata · 65 languages
1715
Jean-Étienne Guettard, French mineralogist and botanist (died 1786) Wikipedia: Jean-Étienne Guettard · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages
1694
Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1773) Wikipedia: Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield · ✓ Wikidata · 54 languages
1680
Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet (died 1747) Wikipedia: Barthold Heinrich Brockes · ✓ Wikidata · 22 languages
1606
Li Zicheng, Chinese emperor (died 1645) Wikipedia: Li Zicheng · ✓ Wikidata · 34 languages
1601
Anne of Austria, Queen and regent of France (died 1666) Wikipedia: Anne of Austria · ✓ Wikidata · 59 languages
1593
Matthäus Merian, Swiss-German engraver and cartographer (died 1650) Wikipedia: Matthäus Merian the Elder · ✓ Wikidata · 35 languages
1547
Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin, German philologist, mathematician, astronomer, and poet (died 1590) Wikipedia: Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
1515
Anne of Cleves, Queen consort of England (died 1557) Wikipedia: Anne of Cleves · 65 languages
1480
Tenali Rama, poet in the court of Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagara Empire (died 1528) Wikipedia: Tenali Rama · 12 languages
1373
Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester (died 1400) Wikipedia: Thomas Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester · 9 languages
1211
Ibn Khallikan, Iraqi scholar and judge (died 1282) Wikipedia: Ibn Khallikan · 30 languages
1013
Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary (died 1075) Wikipedia: Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary · 19 languages

Deaths

2024
Roy Clay, American computer scientist (born 1929) Wikipedia: Roy Clay · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2024
Fredric Jameson, American academic and literary critic (born 1934) Wikipedia: Fredric Jameson · ✓ Wikidata · 50 languages
2023
Altemio Sanchez, Puerto Rican serial killer and rapist (born 1958) Wikipedia: Altemio Sanchez · 1 language
2022
Carlos Balá, Argentine actor and comedian (born 1925) Wikipedia: Carlos Balá · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
2022
Hilary Mantel, British author (born 1952) Wikipedia: Hilary Mantel · ✓ Wikidata · 57 languages
2022
Pal Singh Purewal, Punjabi engineer, author, scholar, and teacher (born 1931/1932) Wikipedia: Pal Singh Purewal · 3 languages
2020
Neil Brannon, American politician (born 1940) Wikipedia: Neil Brannon · ✓ Wikidata · 2 languages
2018
Chas Hodges, English musician and singer (born 1943) Wikipedia: Chas Hodges · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2018
Edna Molewa, South African politician (born 1957) Wikipedia: Edna Molewa · ✓ Wikidata · 11 languages
2016
Delphine Medjo, Cameroonian politician (born 1941) Wikipedia: Delphine Medjo · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2015
Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1925) Wikipedia: Yogi Berra · ✓ Wikidata · 45 languages
2014
Fernando Cabrita, Portuguese footballer and manager (born 1923) Wikipedia: Fernando Cabrita · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
2014
Sahana Pradhan, Nepalese politician, Nepalese Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1927) Wikipedia: Sahana Pradhan · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
2014
Erik van der Wurff, Dutch pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1945) Wikipedia: Erik van der Wurff · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2014
Hans E. Wallman, Swedish director, producer, and composer (born 1936) Wikipedia: Hans E. Wallman · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2013
Gary Brandner, American author and screenwriter (born 1930) Wikipedia: Gary Brandner · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2013
Jane Connell, American actress and singer (born 1925) Wikipedia: Jane Connell · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
2013
David H. Hubel, Canadian-American neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926) Wikipedia: David H. Hubel · ✓ Wikidata · 48 languages
2013
Álvaro Mutis, Colombian-Mexican author and poet (born 1923) Wikipedia: Álvaro Mutis · ✓ Wikidata · 38 languages
2013
Hans Erich Slany, German industrial designer, founded TEAMS Design (born 1926) Wikipedia: Hans Erich Slany · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
2013
Luciano Vincenzoni, Italian screenwriter (born 1926) Wikipedia: Luciano Vincenzoni · ✓ Wikidata · 16 languages
2012
Hector Abhayavardhana, Sri Lankan theorist and academic (born 1919) Wikipedia: Hector Abhayavardhana · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
2012
Irving Adler, American mathematician, author, and academic (born 1913) Wikipedia: Irving Adler · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2012
Juan H. Cintrón García, Puerto Rican businessman and politician, 126th Mayor of Ponce (born 1919) Wikipedia: Juan H. Cintrón García · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
2012
Grigory Frid, Russian pianist and composer (born 1915) Wikipedia: Grigory Frid · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
2012
Jan Hendrik van den Berg, Dutch psychiatrist and academic (born 1914) Wikipedia: Jan Hendrik van den Berg · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2011
Knut Steen, Norwegian sculptor (born 1924) Wikipedia: Knut Steen · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2010
Jackie Burroughs, British-born Canadian actress (born 1939) Wikipedia: Jackie Burroughs · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
2010
Eddie Fisher, American singer (born 1928) Wikipedia: Eddie Fisher · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
2010
Vyacheslav Tsaryov, Russian footballer (born 1971) Wikipedia: Vyacheslav Tsaryov · ✓ Wikidata · 4 languages
2009
Edward Delaney, Irish sculptor (born 1930) Wikipedia: Edward Delaney · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2008
Thomas Dörflein, German zookeeper (born 1963) Wikipedia: Thomas Dörflein · ✓ Wikidata · 15 languages
2008
Petrus Schaesberg, German painter, historian, and educator (born 1967) Wikipedia: Petrus Schaesberg · 2 languages
2007
ʻAlí-Muhammad Varqá, last Hand of the Cause of God in the Baháʼí Faith (born 1911) Wikipedia: ʻAlí-Muhammad Varqá · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
2007
Marcel Marceau, French mime and actor (born 1923) Wikipedia: Marcel Marceau · ✓ Wikidata · 60 languages
2006
Edward Albert, American actor (born 1951) Wikipedia: Edward Albert · ✓ Wikidata · 25 languages
2006
Carla Benschop, Dutch basketball player and educator (born 1950) Wikipedia: Carla Benschop · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2004
Pete Schoening, American mountaineer (born 1927) Wikipedia: Pete Schoening · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
2004
Ray Traylor Jr., American professional wrestler better-known as the Big Boss Man (born 1963) Wikipedia: Big Boss Man · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
2003
Gordon Jump, American actor (born 1932) Wikipedia: Gordon Jump · ✓ Wikidata · 14 languages
2003
Hugo Young, English journalist and author (born 1938) Wikipedia: Hugo Young · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
2002
Jan de Hartog, Dutch-American author and playwright (born 1914) Wikipedia: Jan de Hartog · ✓ Wikidata · 19 languages
2001
Isaac Stern, Polish-Ukrainian violinist and conductor (born 1920) Wikipedia: Isaac Stern · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
2000
Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (born 1916) Wikipedia: Saburō Sakai · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1999
George C. Scott, American actor, director, and producer (born 1927) Wikipedia: George C. Scott · ✓ Wikidata · 62 languages
1996
Ludmilla Chiriaeff, Latvian-Canadian ballerina, choreographer, and director (born 1924) Wikipedia: Ludmilla Chiriaeff · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1996
Dorothy Lamour, American actress and singer (born 1914) Wikipedia: Dorothy Lamour · ✓ Wikidata · 41 languages
1994
Leonard Feather, English-American pianist, composer, producer, and journalist (born 1914) Wikipedia: Leonard Feather · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1993
Maurice Abravanel, Greek-American pianist and conductor (born 1903) Wikipedia: Maurice Abravanel · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1992
Aurelio López, Mexican baseball player (born 1948) Wikipedia: Aurelio López · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1989
Ambrose Folorunsho Alli, Nigerian academic and politician (born 1929) Wikipedia: Ambrose Folorunsho Alli · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1989
Irving Berlin, Russian-born American composer and songwriter (born 1888) Wikipedia: Irving Berlin · ✓ Wikidata · 73 languages
1988
Rais Amrohvi, Pakistani psychoanalyst, scholar, and poet (born 1914) Wikipedia: Rais Amrohvi · ✓ Wikidata · 6 languages
1987
Hákun Djurhuus, Faroese educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (born 1908) Wikipedia: Hákun Djurhuus · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1987
Dan Rowan, American actor, comedian, and producer (born 1922) Wikipedia: Dan Rowan · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1981
Harry Warren, American composer and songwriter (born 1893) Wikipedia: Harry Warren · ✓ Wikidata · 23 languages
1979
Abul A'la Maududi, Pakistani theologian, Islamic scholar and jurist (born 1903) Wikipedia: Abu al-A'la Mawdudi · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
1973
Paul van Zeeland, Belgian lawyer, economist, and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Belgium (born 1893) Wikipedia: Paul van Zeeland · ✓ Wikidata · 27 languages
1969
Adolfo López Mateos, Mexican politician, 48th President of Mexico (born 1909) Wikipedia: Adolfo López Mateos · ✓ Wikidata · 44 languages
1961
Marion Davies, American actress and comedian (born 1897) Wikipedia: Marion Davies · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1957
Soemu Toyoda, Japanese admiral (born 1885) Wikipedia: Soemu Toyoda · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1956
Frederick Soddy, English chemist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1877) Wikipedia: Frederick Soddy · ✓ Wikidata · 84 languages
1952
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland (born 1865) Wikipedia: Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg · ✓ Wikidata · 56 languages
1935
Elliott Lewis, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Tasmania (born 1858) Wikipedia: Elliott Lewis (politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 7 languages
1934
Cecil Chubb, English barrister and last private owner of Stonehenge (born 1876) Wikipedia: Cecil Chubb · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1933
Sime Silverman, American journalist and newspaper publisher (born 1873) Wikipedia: Sime Silverman · 2 languages
1919
Alajos Gáspár, Hungarian-Slovene author and poet (born 1848) Wikipedia: Alajos Gáspár · ✓ Wikidata · 3 languages
1917
John Henry Knight, English engineer (born 1847) Wikipedia: John Henry Knight (inventor) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1914
Alain-Fournier, French soldier and author (born 1886) Wikipedia: Alain-Fournier · ✓ Wikidata · 52 languages
1881
Solomon L. Spink, American lawyer and politician (born 1831) Wikipedia: Solomon L. Spink · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1873
Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss lawyer and politician (born 1801) Wikipedia: Friedrich Frey-Herosé · ✓ Wikidata · 18 languages
1872
Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer and linguist (born 1801) Wikipedia: Vladimir Dal · 60 languages
1862
Frederick Townsend Ward, American sailor and mercenary (born 1831) Wikipedia: Frederick Townsend Ward · ✓ Wikidata · 17 languages
1852
William Tierney Clark, English engineer, designed Hammersmith Bridge (born 1783) Wikipedia: William Tierney Clark · ✓ Wikidata · 10 languages
1777
John Bartram, American botanist and explorer (born 1699) Wikipedia: John Bartram · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
1776
Nathan Hale, American soldier (born 1755) Wikipedia: Nathan Hale · ✓ Wikidata · 30 languages
1774
Pope Clement XIV (born 1705) Wikipedia: Pope Clement XIV · ✓ Wikidata · 79 languages
1756
Abu l-Hasan Ali I, ruler of Tunisia (born 1688) Wikipedia: Abu l-Hasan Ali I · ✓ Wikidata · 13 languages
1711
William Bartram, English-born politician and settler (born 1674) Wikipedia: William Bartram (Pennsylvania politician) · ✓ Wikidata · 1 language
1703
Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician and physicist (born 1622) Wikipedia: Vincenzo Viviani · ✓ Wikidata · 36 languages
1692
Martha Corey, American woman accused of witchcraft (born 1620) Wikipedia: Martha Corey · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
1662
John Biddle, English minister and theologian (born 1615) Wikipedia: John Biddle (Unitarian) · ✓ Wikidata · 8 languages
1607
Alessandro Allori, Italian painter and educator (born 1535) Wikipedia: Alessandro Allori · ✓ Wikidata · 39 languages
1598
Gabriel Spenser, English actor (born c. 1578) Wikipedia: Gabriel Spenser · 1 language
1576
Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex (born 1541) Wikipedia: Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex · 12 languages
1566
Johannes Agricola, German theologian and academic (born 1494) Wikipedia: Johannes Agricola · 24 languages
1554
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Spanish explorer (born 1510) Wikipedia: Francisco Vázquez de Coronado · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
1539
Guru Nanak, Sikh religious leader, founded Sikhism (born 1469) Wikipedia: Guru Nanak · 107 languages
1531
Louise of Savoy, French regent (born 1476) Wikipedia: Louise of Savoy · 36 languages
1520
Selim I, Ottoman sultan (born 1465) Wikipedia: Selim I · 90 languages
1482
Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (born 1465) Wikipedia: Philibert I of Savoy · ✓ Wikidata · 29 languages
1457
Peter II, Duke of Brittany (born 1418) Wikipedia: Peter II of Brittany · 23 languages
1408
John VII Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (born 1370) Wikipedia: John VII Palaiologos · 50 languages
1399
Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal of The United Kingdom (born 1366) Wikipedia: Thomas Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk · 18 languages
1345
Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, English politician, Lord High Steward (born 1281) Wikipedia: Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster · 21 languages
1253
Dōgen, Japanese monk and philosopher (born 1200) Wikipedia: Dōgen · 54 languages
1174
Uchtred, Lord of Galloway (born c. 1120) Wikipedia: Uhtred of Galloway · ✓ Wikidata · 5 languages
1158
Otto of Freising, German bishop and chronicler (born c. 1114) Wikipedia: Otto of Freising · 39 languages
1072
Ouyang Xiu, Chinese historian, poet, and politician (born 1007) Wikipedia: Ouyang Xiu · ✓ Wikidata · 43 languages
967
Wichmann II, Frankish nobleman Wikipedia: Wichmann the Younger · ✓ Wikidata · 12 languages
904
Zhao Zong, emperor of the Tang Dynasty (born 867) Wikipedia: Emperor Zhaozong of Tang · ✓ Wikidata · 24 languages
530
Pope Felix IV Wikipedia: Pope Felix IV · 79 languages
189
He Jin, Chinese general and regent (born 135) Wikipedia: AD 189 · ✓ Wikidata · 20 languages

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