1828
Birth
"Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, Irish hereditary peer (died 1914)"
🌍 Historical Events
613
Eight-month-old Heraclius Constantine is crowned as co-emperor (Caesar) by his father Heraclius at Constantinople.
871
Battle of Basing: The West Saxons led by King Æthelred I are defeated by the Danelaw Vikings at Basing.
1506
The first contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican.
1517
The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Egypt at the Battle of Ridaniya.
1555
The Ava Kingdom falls to the Taungoo Dynasty in what is now Myanmar.
1689
The Convention Parliament convenes to determine whether James II and VII, the last Roman Catholic monarch of England, Ireland and Scotland, had vacated the thrones of England and Ireland when he fled to France in 1688.
1808
The Portuguese royal family arrives in Brazil after fleeing the French army's invasion of Portugal two months earlier.
1849
Second Anglo-Sikh War: The Siege of Multan ends after nine months when the last Sikh defenders of Multan, Punjab, surrender.
1863
The January Uprising breaks out in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. The aim of the national movement is to regain Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian Commonwealth from occupation by Russia.
1879
Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Isandlwana results in a Zulu victory.
1879
Anglo-Zulu War: the Battle of Rorke's Drift, just some 15 km (9.3 mi) away from Isandlwana, results in a British victory.
1890
The United Mine Workers of America is founded in Columbus, Ohio.
1901
Edward VII is proclaimed King of the United Kingdom after the death of his mother, Queen Victoria.
1905
Bloody Sunday occurs in Saint Petersburg, beginning the 1905 revolution.
1906
SS Valencia runs aground on rocks on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, killing more than 130.
1915
Over 600 people are killed in Guadalajara, Mexico, when a train plunges off the tracks into a deep canyon.
1917
American entry into World War I: President Woodrow Wilson of the still-neutral United States calls for "peace without victory" in Europe.
1919
Act Zluky is signed, unifying the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian National Republic.
1924
Ramsay MacDonald becomes the first Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
1927
Teddy Wakelam gives the first live radio commentary of a football match, between Arsenal F.C. and Sheffield United at Highbury.
1941
World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.
1943
World War II: Australian and American forces defeat Japanese army and navy units in the bitterly fought Battle of Buna-Gona.
1944
World War II: The Allies commence Operation Shingle, an assault on Anzio and Nettuno, Italy.
1946
In Iran, Qazi Muhammad declares the independent people's Republic of Mahabad at Chahar Cheragh Square in the Kurdish city of Mahabad; he becomes the new president and Haji Baba Sheikh becomes the prime minister.
1946
Creation of the Central Intelligence Group, forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency.
1947
KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood.
1957
Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula.
1963
The Élysée Treaty of cooperation between France and West Germany is signed by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer.
1967
Between dozens and hundreds of anti-Somocista demonstrators are killed by the Nicaraguan National Guard in Managua.
1968
Apollo Program: Apollo 5 lifts off carrying the first Lunar module into space.
1968
Operation Igloo White, a US electronic surveillance system to stop communist infiltration into South Vietnam begins installation.
1970
The Boeing 747, the world's first "jumbo jet", enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
1971
The Singapore Declaration, one of the two most important documents to the uncodified constitution of the Commonwealth of Nations, is issued.
1973
The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states. This decision is subsequently overturned in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in 2022.
1973
The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo Moon landing mission.
1973
A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176.
1973
In a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica, challenger George Foreman knocks down champion Joe Frazier six times in the first two rounds before the fight is stopped by referee Arthur Mercante Sr..
1987
Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000-15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 13.
1992
Space Shuttle program: The space shuttle Discovery launches on STS-42 carrying Dr. Roberta Bondar, who becomes the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space.
1995
Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Beit Lid suicide bombing: In central Israel, near Netanya, two Gazans blow themselves up at a military transit point, killing 19 Israeli soldiers.
1998
Space Shuttle program: space shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-89 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
1999
Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India.
2006
Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president.
2007
At least 88 people are killed when two car bombs explode in the Bab Al-Sharqi market in central Baghdad, Iraq.
2009
U.S. President Barack Obama signs an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp; congressional opposition will prevent it being implemented.
2024
Ram Mandir is inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh after 500 years of dispute.
🐣 Notable Births
1263
Ibn Taymiyyah, Syrian scholar and theologian (died 1328)
1440
Ivan III of Russia (died 1505)
1522
Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, (died 1545)
1552
Walter Raleigh, English poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer (died 1618)
1561
Francis Bacon, English philosopher and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (died 1626)
1570
Sir Robert Cotton, 1st Baronet, of Connington, English historian and politician, founded the Cotton library (died 1631)
1573
John Donne, English poet and cleric in the Church of England, wrote the Holy Sonnets (died 1631)
1592
Pierre Gassendi, French mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (died 1655)
1645
William Kidd, Scottish sailor and pirate hunter (probable); (died 1701)
1654
Richard Blackmore, English physician and poet (died 1729)
1690
Nicolas Lancret, French painter (died 1743)
1729
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, German philosopher and author (died 1781)
1733
Philip Carteret, English admiral and explorer (died 1796)
1740
Noah Phelps, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (died 1809)
1781
François Habeneck, French violinist and conductor (died 1849)
1788
Lord Byron, English poet and playwright (died 1824)
1792
Lady Lucy Whitmore, English noblewoman, hymn writer (died 1840)
1796
Karl Ernst Claus, Estonian-Russian chemist, botanist, and academic (died 1864)
1797
Maria Leopoldina of Austria (died 1826)
1799
Ludger Duvernay, Canadian journalist, publisher, and politician (died 1852)
1802
Richard Upjohn, English-American architect (died 1878)
1828
Dayrolles Eveleigh-de-Moleyns, 4th Baron Ventry, Irish hereditary peer (died 1914)
1831
Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (died 1917)
1840
Ernest Wilberforce, English bishop (died 1907)
1849
August Strindberg, Swedish novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1912)
1858
Beatrice Webb, English sociologist and economist (died 1943)
1861
George Fuller, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of New South Wales (died 1940)
1865
Wilbur Scoville, American chemist and pharmacist (died 1942)
1867
Gisela Januszewska, Jewish-Austrian physician (died 1943)
1869
José Vicente de Freitas, Portuguese colonel and politician, 97th Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1952)
1874
Edward Harkness, American philanthropist (died 1940)
1874
Jay Hughes, American baseball player and coach (died 1924)
1875
D. W. Griffith, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1948)
1877
Tom Jones, American baseball player and manager (died 1923)
1879
Francis Picabia, French painter and poet (died 1953)
1880
Bill O'Neill, Canadian-American baseball player (died 1920)
1880
Frigyes Riesz, Hungarian mathematician and academic (died 1956)
1881
Ira Thomas, American baseball player and manager (died 1958)
1886
John J. Becker, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1961)
1887
Helen Hoyt, American poet and author (died 1972)
1889
Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (died 1935)
1889
Amos Strunk, American baseball player and manager (died 1979)
1890
Fred M. Vinson, American judge and politician, 13th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1953)
1891
Antonio Gramsci, Italian philosopher and politician (died 1937)
1892
Marcel Dassault, French businessman, founded Dassault Aviation (died 1986)
1893
Conrad Veidt, German-American actor, director, and producer (died 1943)
1897
Rosa Ponselle, American operatic soprano (died 1981)
1897
Dilipkumar Roy, a Bengali Indian musician, musicologist, novelist, poet and essayist. (died 1980)
1898
Ross Barnett, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of Mississippi (died 1987)
1898
Sergei Eisenstein, Russian director and screenwriter (died 1948)
1898
Denise Legeay, French actress (died 1968)
1899
Martti Haavio, Finnish poet and mythologist (died 1973)
1900
Ernst Busch, German actor and singer (died 1980)
1900
James Hamilton Doggart, English ophthalmic surgeon (died 1989)
1902
Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler, coach, and academic (died 1970)
1903
Fritz Houtermans, Polish-German physicist and academic (died 1966)
1904
George Balanchine, Georgian-American dancer, choreographer, and director, co-founded the New York City Ballet (died 1983)
1904
Arkady Gaidar, Russian journalist and author (died 1941)
1905
Willy Hartner, German physicist, historian, and academic (died 1981)
1906
Robert E. Howard, American author and poet (died 1936)
1907
Douglas Corrigan, American pilot and engineer, famous "wrong way" early solo flyer of the Atlantic (died 1995)
1907
Dixie Dean, English footballer (died 1980)
1908
Lev Landau, Azerbaijani-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1968)
1909
Martha Norelius, Swedish-born American swimmer (died 1955)
1909
Porfirio Rubirosa, Dominican racing driver, polo player, and diplomat (died 1965)
1909
Ann Sothern, American actress and singer (died 2001)
1909
U Thant, Burmese educator and diplomat, 3rd United Nations Secretary-General (died 1974)
1911
Bruno Kreisky, Austrian lawyer and politician, 22nd Chancellor of Austria (died 1990)
1913
Henry Bauchau, Belgian psychoanalyst and author (died 2012)
1913
William Conway, Irish cardinal (died 1977)
1913
Carl F. H. Henry, American theologian and publisher (died 2003)
1914
Dimitris Dragatakis, Greek violinist and composer (died 2001)
1915
Heinrich Albertz, German theologian and politician, Mayor of Berlin (died 1993)
1916
Bill Durnan, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1972)
1916
Henri Dutilleux, French pianist, composer, and educator (died 2013)
1916
Harilal Upadhyay, Indian author, poet, and astrologist (died 1994)
1917
Bruce Shand, British Army officer, and father of Queen Camilla (died 2006)
1918
Elmer Lach, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)
1919
Diomedes Olivo, Dominican baseball player and scout (died 1977)
1920
Irving Kristol, American journalist, author, and academic, founded The National Interest (died 2009)
1920
Alf Ramsey, English footballer and coach (died 1999)
1922
Howard Moss, American poet, playwright and critic (died 1987)
1923
Diana Douglas, British-American actress (died 2015)
1924
J. J. Johnson, American trombonist and composer (died 2001)
1924
Ján Chryzostom Korec, Slovak cardinal (died 2015)
1924
Charles Lisanby, American production designer and art director (died 2013)
1927
Lou Creekmur, American football player and sportscaster (died 2009)
1927
Joe Perry, American football player (died 2011)
1928
Yoshihiko Amino, Japanese historian, author, and academic (died 2004)
1929
Petr Eben, Czech composer, organist and choirmaster (died 2007)
1930
Mariví Bilbao, Spanish actress (died 2013)
1930
Daniel Camargo Barbosa, Colombian serial killer (died 1994)
1930
Éamon de Buitléar, Irish accordion player and director (died 2013)
1931
Sam Cooke, American singer-songwriter (died 1964)
1931
Galina Zybina, Russian shot putter and javelin thrower (died 2024)
1932
Berthold Grünfeld, Norwegian psychiatrist and academic (died 2007)
1932
Piper Laurie, American actress (died 2023)
1932
Tom Railsback, American politician (died 2020)
1933
Yuri Chesnokov, Russian volleyball player and coach (died 2010)
1934
Vijay Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2004)
1934
Bill Bixby, American actor and director (died 1993)
1936
Ong Teng Cheong, Singaporean architect and politician, 5th President of Singapore (died 2002)
1936
Alan J. Heeger, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1937
Alma Delia Fuentes, Mexican actress (died 2017)
1937
Edén Pastora, Nicaraguan politician (died 2020)
1937
Joseph Wambaugh, American author (died 2025)
1938
Peter Beard, Australian photographer and author (died 2020)
1938
Altair Gomes de Figueiredo, Brazilian footballer (died 2019)
1939
Jørgen Garde, Danish admiral (died 1996)
1939
Alfredo Palacio, Ecuadoran physician and politician, President of Ecuador (died 2025)
1939
Luigi Simoni, Italian footballer and manager (died 2020)
1939
J. C. Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player and scout (died 1994)
1940
John Hurt, English actor (died 2017)
1940
Gillian Shephard, English educator and politician, Secretary of State for Education
1941
Jaan Kaplinski, Estonian poet, philosopher, and critic (died 2021)
1942
Mimis Domazos, Greek footballer (died 2025)
1944
Khosrow Golsorkhi, Iranian journalist, poet, and activist (died 1974)
1945
Christoph Schönborn, Austrian cardinal
1946
Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter and manager (died 2010)
1946
Serge Savard, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1947
Vladimir Oravsky, Czech-Swedish author and director
1949
Steve Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer
1950
Paul Bew, Northern Irish historian and academic
1950
Frank Schade, American basketball player and coach
1951
Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater and coach (died 1989)
1953
Winfried Berkemeier, German footballer and manager
1953
Myung-whun Chung, South Korean pianist and conductor
1953
Jim Jarmusch, American director and screenwriter
1954
Tully Blanchard, Canadian-American wrestler
1955
Lester Hayes, American football player
1955
Thomas David Jones, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
1955
John Wesley Shipp, American actor
1956
Steve Riley, American drummer (died 2023)
1957
Mike Bossy, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (died 2022)
1957
Rita Chatterton, American professional wrestling referee
1957
Godfrey Thoma, Nauruan politician
1958
Nikos Anastopoulos, Greek footballer and manager
1958
Filiz Koçali, Turkish journalist and politician
1958
Charles White, American football player (died 2023)
1959
Linda Blair, American actress
1960
Michael Hutchence, Australian singer-songwriter (died 1997)
1961
Quintin Dailey, American basketball player (died 2010)
1962
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
1964
Nigel Benn, English-Australian boxer
1964
Stojko Vranković, Croatian basketball player
1965
Steven Adler, American rock drummer
1965
DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ and producer
1965
Diane Lane, American actress
1966
Craig Salvatori, Australian rugby league player
1967
Manabu Nakanishi (中西 学), Japanese wrestler
1968
Guy Fieri, American chef, author, and television host
1968
Heath, Japanese singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2023)
1968
Frank Leboeuf, French footballer, sportscaster, and actor
1968
Mauricio Serna, Colombian footballer
1969
Olivia d'Abo, English-American singer-songwriter and actress
1970
Abraham Olano, Spanish cyclist
1971
Stan Collymore, English footballer and sportscaster
1971
Katie Finneran, American actress
1972
Terry Hill, Australian rugby league player (died 2024)
1972
Gabriel Macht, American actor
1973
Rogério Ceni, Brazilian footballer
1974
Cameron McConville, Australian racing driver and sportscaster
1974
Joseph Muscat, Maltese journalist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Malta
1975
Balthazar Getty, American actor and musician
1975
David Výborný, Czech ice hockey player
1977
Mario Domm, Mexican singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1977
Hidetoshi Nakata, Japanese footballer
1978
Robert Esche, American ice hockey player and sports executive
1978
Chone Figgins, American baseball player
1979
Carlos Ruiz, Panamanian baseball player
1980
Christopher Masterson, American actor
1980
Jonathan Woodgate, English footballer
1980
Lizz Wright, American singer-songwriter
1981
Willa Ford, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1981
Beverley Mitchell, American actress
1981
Ben Moody, American musician, songwriter, and producer
1981
Ibrahima Sonko, French footballer
1982
Fabricio Coloccini, Argentine footballer
1982
Jason Peters, American football player
1983
Étienne Bacrot, French chess player
1984
Ben Eager, Canadian ice hockey player
1984
Ubaldo Jiménez, Dominican baseball player
1984
Maceo Rigters, Dutch footballer
1985
Nicklas Grossmann, Swedish ice hockey player
1985
Fotios Papoulis, Greek footballer
1985
Yan Xu, Singaporean table tennis player
1986
Maher Magri, Tunisian footballer
1986
Matt Simon, Australian footballer
1987
Astrid Jacobsen, Norwegian skier
1987
Shane Long, Irish footballer
1987
Angel Olsen, American singer-songwriter
1987
Ray Rice, American football player
1988
Greg Oden, American basketball player
1988
Marcel Schmelzer, German footballer
1989
Oscar Möller, Swedish ice hockey player
1989
Theo Robinson, English footballer
1990
Alizé Cornet, French tennis player
1990
Mike Hauschild, American baseball player
1990
Logic, American rapper
1991
Stefan Kolb, German footballer
1992
Vincent Aboubakar, Cameroonian footballer
1994
Tyrone Taylor, American baseball player
1996
Dillon Brooks, Canadian basketball player
1996
Sami Gayle, American actress
1996
Joshua Ho-Sang, Canadian ice hockey player
1996
Kumi Sasaki, Japanese singer and model
1997
Fan Zhendong, Chinese table tennis player
1998
Silento, American rapper, singer and songwriter
1998
Walid Cheddira, Moroccan footballer
1999
Andrew Thomas, American football player
2000
Laia Codina, Spanish footballer
2002
Caitlin Clark, American basketball player
2007
Pau Cubarsí, Spanish footballer
2025
Athena Mapelli Mozzi, daughter of Princess Beatrice, born 11th in line of succession to the British throne
🕯️ Notable Deaths
239
Cao Rui, Chinese emperor (born 205)
628
Anastasius of Persia, monk
906
He, empress of the Tang Dynasty
935
Ma, empress of Southern Han
1001
Al-Muqallad ibn al-Musayyab, Uqaylid emir of Mosul
1051
Ælfric Puttoc, archbishop of York
1170
Wang Chongyang, Chinese Daoist and co-founder of the Quanzhen School (born 1113)
1188
Ferdinand II of León (born 1137)
1341
Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (born 1279)
1517
Hadım Sinan Pasha, Ottoman politician, 32nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born ?)
1536
Bernhard Knipperdolling, German religious leader (born 1495)
1536
John of Leiden, Anabaptist leader from the Dutch city of Leiden (born 1509)
1552
Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, English general and politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (born 1500)
1560
Wang Zhi, Chinese pirate
1575
James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault (born 1516)
1599
Cristofano Malvezzi, Italian organist and composer (born 1547)
1666
Shah Jahan, Mughal emperor (born 1592)
1750
Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl, Bavarian politician (born 1675)
1763
John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1690)
1767
Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German meteorologist and geologist (born 1719)
1779
Jeremiah Dixon, English surveyor and astronomer (born 1733)
1779
Claudius Smith, American guerrilla leader (born 1736)
1798
Lewis Morris, American judge and politician (born 1726)
1840
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, German physician, physiologist, and anthropologist (born 1752)
1850
Vincent Pallotti, Italian missionary and saint (born 1795)
1879
Anthony Durnford, Irish colonel (born 1830)
1879
Henry Pulleine, English colonel (born 1838)
1892
Joseph P. Bradley, American lawyer and jurist (born 1813)
1900
David Edward Hughes, Welsh-American physicist, co-invented the microphone (born 1831)
1901
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (born 1819)
1906
George Holyoake, English secularist, co-operator and newspaper editor (born 1817)
1909
Emil Erlenmeyer, German chemist and academic (born 1825)
1921
George Streeter, American captain and businessman (born 1837)
1922
Fredrik Bajer, Danish educator and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1837)
1922
Pope Benedict XV (born 1854)
1922
Camille Jordan, French mathematician and academic (born 1838)
1925
Fanny Bullock Workman, American geographer and mountain climber (born 1859)
1927
James Ford Rhodes, American historian and author (born 1848)
1929
R. C. Lehmann, English journalist, author, and politician (born 1856)
1930
Stephen Mather, American businessman and conservationist, co-founded the Thorkildsen-Mather Borax Company (born 1867)
1931
László Batthyány-Strattmann, Hungarian physician and ophthalmologist (born 1870)
1945
Else Lasker-Schüler, German poet and playwright (born 1869)
1949
William Thomas Walsh, American author, poet, and playwright (born 1891)
1950
Alan Hale, Sr., American actor and director (born 1892)
1951
Harald Bohr, Danish mathematician and footballer (born 1887)
1951
Lawson Robertson, Scottish-American sprinter and high jumper (born 1883)
1955
Jonni Myyrä, Finnish-American athlete (born 1892)
1957
Ralph Barton Perry, American philosopher and academic (born 1876)
1959
Mike Hawthorn, English racing driver (born 1929)
1964
Marc Blitzstein, American pianist and composer (born 1905)
1966
Herbert Marshall, English actor (born 1890)
1968
Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer and water polo player (born 1890)
1971
Harry Frank Guggenheim, American businessman and publisher, co-founded Newsday (born 1890)
1973
Lyndon B. Johnson, American lieutenant and politician, 36th President of the United States (born 1908)
1977
Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Suwaiyel, Saudi Arabian diplomat (born 1916)
1978
Oliver Leese, English general (born 1894)
1978
Herbert Sutcliffe, English cricketer and soldier (born 1894)
1979
Ali Hassan Salameh, Palestinian rebel leader (born 1940)
1980
Yitzhak Baer, German-Israeli historian and academic (born 1888)
1981
Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and academic (born 1903)
1982
Eduardo Frei Montalva, Chilean lawyer and politician, 28th President of Chile (born 1911)
1985
Arthur Bryant, English historian and journalist (born 1899)
1987
R. Budd Dwyer, American educator and politician, 30th Treasurer of Pennsylvania (born 1939)
1989
S. Vithiananthan, Sri Lankan author and academic (born 1924)
1991
Robert Choquette, Canadian author, poet and diplomat (born 1905)
1993
Kōbō Abe, Japanese playwright and photographer (born 1924)
1994
Jean-Louis Barrault, French actor and director (born 1910)
1994
Telly Savalas, American actor (born 1922)
1996
Israel Eldad, Polish-Israeli philosopher and author (born 1910)
1997
Billy Mackenzie, Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1957)
1999
Graham Staines, Australian-Indian missionary and translator (born 1941)
2000
Craig Claiborne, American journalist, author, and critic (born 1920)
2000
Anne Hébert, Canadian author and poet (born 1916)
2001
Tommie Agee, American baseball player (born 1942)
2001
Roy Brown, American clown and puppeteer (born 1932)
2003
Bill Mauldin, American soldier and cartoonist (born 1921)
2004
Billy May, American trumpet player and composer (born 1916)
2004
Tom Mead, Australian journalist and politician (born 1918)
2004
Ann Miller, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1923)
2005
César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1943)
2005
Carlo Orelli, Italian soldier (born 1894)
2005
Consuelo Velázquez, Mexican pianist and songwriter (born 1924)
2006
Aydın Güven Gürkan, Turkish academic and politician, Turkish Minister of Labor and Social Security (born 1941)
2007
Ngô Quang Trưởng, Vietnamese general (born 1929)
2007
Abbé Pierre, French priest and activist (born 1912)
2007
Liz Renay, American actress, author and performer (born 1926)
2008
Heath Ledger, Australian actor and director (born 1979)
2008
Miles Lerman, Polish Holocaust survivor and activist (born 1920)
2009
Billy Werber, American baseball player (born 1908)
2010
Louis R. Harlan, American historian and author (born 1922)
2010
Jean Simmons, English-American actress (born 1929)
2012
Simon Marsden, English photographer and author (born 1948)
2012
Joe Paterno, American football player and coach (born 1926)
2012
Clarence Tillenius, Canadian painter and environmentalist (born 1913)
2012
Dick Tufeld, American actor (born 1926)
2013
Robert Bonnaud, French historian and academic (born 1929)
2013
Hinton Mitchem, American businessman and politician (born 1938)
2014
Maziar Partow, Iranian cinematographer (born 1933)
2015
Fabrizio de Miranda, Italian engineer and academic, co-designed the Rande Bridge (born 1926)
2015
Wendell H. Ford, American lieutenant and politician, 53rd Governor of Kentucky (born 1924)
2015
Margaret Bloy Graham, Canadian author and illustrator (born 1920)
2016
Homayoun Behzadi, Iranian footballer and coach (born 1942)
2016
Cecil Parkinson, English politician (born 1931)
2016
Lois Ramsey, Australian actress (born 1922)
2016
Kamer Genç, Turkish politician (born 1940)
2017
Masaya Nakamura, Japanese businessman (born 1925)
2017
Yordano Ventura, Dominican baseball player (born 1991)
2018
Ursula K. Le Guin, American sci-fi and fantasy novelist (born 1929)
2018
William B. Jordan, American art historian (born 1940)
2021
Hank Aaron, American baseball player (born 1934)
2022
Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition (born 1926)
2023
Lin Brehmer, American disc jockey (born 1954)
2026
Hifumi Katō, Japanese professional shogi player (born 1940)