1557
Event
"King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the city of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again."
🌍 Historical Events
371 BC
The Battle of Leuctra shatters Sparta's reputation of military invincibility.
640
Battle of Heliopolis: The Muslim Arab army under 'Amr ibn al-'As defeat the Byzantine forces near Heliopolis (Egypt).
1253
Mindaugas is crowned King of Lithuania.
1348
Pope Clement VI issues a papal bull protecting the Jews accused of having caused the Black Death.
1411
Ming China's Admiral Zheng He returns to Nanjing after the third treasure voyage and presents the Sinhalese king, captured during the Ming-Kotte War, to the Yongle Emperor.
1415
Jan Hus is condemned by the assembly of the council in the Konstanz Cathedral as a heretic and sentenced to be burned at the stake.
1438
A temporary compromise between the rebellious Transylvanian peasants and the noblemen is signed in Kolozsmonostor Abbey.
1483
Richard III and Anne Neville are crowned King and Queen of England.
1484
Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River.
1495
First Italian War: Battle of Fornovo: Charles VIII defeats the Holy League.
1536
The explorer Jacques Cartier lands at St. Malo at the end of his second expedition to North America. He returns with none of the gold he expected to find.
1557
King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the city of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again.
1560
The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed by Scotland and England.
1573
Córdoba, Argentina, is founded by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera.
1573
French Wars of Religion: Siege of La Rochelle ends.
1614
Raid on Żejtun: The south east of Malta, and the town of Żejtun, suffer a raid from Ottoman forces. This was the last unsuccessful attempt by the Ottomans to conquer the island of Malta.
1630
Thirty Years' War: Four thousand Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus land in Pomerania, Germany.
1685
Battle of Sedgemoor: Last battle of the Monmouth Rebellion. Troops of King James II defeat troops of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth.
1751
Pope Benedict XIV suppresses the Patriarchate of Aquileia and establishes from its territory the Archdiocese of Udine and Gorizia.
1777
American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.
1779
Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War.
1791
At Padua, the Emperor Leopold II calls on the monarchs of Europe to join him in demanding the king of France Louis XVI's freedom.
1801
First Battle of Algeciras: Outnumbered French Navy ships defeat the Royal Navy in the fortified Spanish port of Algeciras.
1809
The second day of the Battle of Wagram; France defeats the Austrian army in the largest battle to date of the Napoleonic Wars.
1854
The Republican Party of the United States held its first convention in Jackson, Michigan.
1885
Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
1887
David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
1892
Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded.
1917
World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
1918
The Left SR uprising in Russia starts with the assassination of German ambassador Wilhelm von Mirbach by Cheka members.
1919
The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
1933
The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4-2.
1936
A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61 m) into the River Irwell.
1937
Spanish Civil War: Battle of Brunete: The battle begins with Spanish Republican troops going on the offensive against the Nationalists to relieve pressure on Madrid.
1939
Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises.
1940
Story Bridge, a major landmark in Brisbane, as well as Australia's longest cantilever bridge is formally opened.
1941
World War II: The German army launches its offensive to encircle several Soviet armies near Smolensk.
1942
Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse.
1944
Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of a bus, leading to his court-martial.
1944
The Hartford circus fire, one of America's worst fire disasters, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in Hartford, Connecticut.
1947
Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.
1947
The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.
1957
Althea Gibson wins at the Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
1957
John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.
1962
As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place.
1962
The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, airs on RTÉ One for the first time.
1964
Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom.
1966
Malawi becomes a republic, with Hastings Banda as its first President.
1967
Nigerian Civil War: Nigerian forces invade Biafra, beginning the war.
1975
The Comoros declares independence from France.
1982
While attempting to return to Sheremetyevo International Airport, Aeroflot Flight 411, an Ilyushin Il-62, crashes near Mendeleyevo, Moscow Oblast, killing all 90 people on board.
1988
The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life.
1989
The Tel Aviv-Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack: Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff.
1995
In the Bosnian War, under the command of General Ratko Mladić, Serbia begins its attack on the Bosnian town of Srebrenica.
1996
A McDonnell Douglas MD-88 operating as Delta Air Lines Flight 1288 experiences a turbine engine failure during takeoff from Pensacola International Airport, killing two and injuring five of the 147 people on board.
1997
The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.
1998
Hong Kong International Airport opens in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, replacing Kai Tak Airport as the city's international airport.
2003
The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively.
2006
The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
2013
At least 42 people are killed in a shooting at a school in Yobe State, Nigeria.
2013
A Boeing 777 operating as Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashes at San Francisco International Airport, killing three and injuring 181 of the 307 people on board.
2013
A 73-car oil train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town's central area.
2021
An Antonov An-26 operating as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, killing all 28 aboard.
2022
The Georgia Guidestones, a monument in the United States, are heavily damaged in a bombing, and are dismantled later the same day.
🐣 Notable Births
1387
Queen Blanche I of Navarre (died 1441)
1423
Antonio Manetti, Italian mathematician and architect (died 1497)
1580
Johann Stobäus, German lute player and composer (died 1646)
1623
Jacopo Melani, Italian violinist and composer (died 1676)
1678
Nicola Francesco Haym, Italian cellist and composer (died 1729)
1686
Antoine de Jussieu, French biologist and academic (died 1758)
1701
Mary, Countess of Harold, English aristocrat and philanthropist (died 1785)
1736
Daniel Morgan, American general and politician (died 1802)
1747
John Paul Jones, Scottish-American captain, early leader in the Continental Navy (died 1792)
1766
Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (died 1813)
1782
Maria Luisa of Spain (died 1824)
1785
William Hooker, English botanist and academic (died 1865)
1789
María Isabella of Spain (died 1846)
1796
Nicholas I of Russia (died 1855)
1797
Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey (died 1869)
1799
Louisa Caroline Huggins Tuthill, American author (died 1879)
1817
Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and physiologist (died 1905)
1818
Adolf Anderssen, German chess player (died 1879)
1823
Sophie Adlersparre, Swedish publisher, writer, and women's rights activist (died 1895)
1829
Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (died 1880)
1831
Sylvester Pennoyer, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Oregon (died 1902)
1832
Maximilian I of Mexico (died 1867)
1837
R. G. Bhandarkar, Indian orientalist and scholar (died 1925)
1838
Vatroslav Jagić, Croatian philologist and scholar (died 1923)
1840
José María Velasco Gómez, Mexican painter and academic (died 1912)
1843
John Downer, Australian politician, 16th Premier of South Australia (died 1915)
1846
Ángela Peralta, Mexican opera singer (died 1883)
1856
George Howard Earle, Jr., American lawyer and businessman (died 1928)
1858
William Irvine, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Victoria (died 1943)
1865
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss composer and educator (died 1950)
1868
Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (died 1935)
1873
Dimitrios Maximos, Greek banker and politician, 140th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1955)
1877
Arnaud Massy, French golfer (died 1950)
1878
Eino Leino, Finnish poet and journalist (died 1926)
1883
Godfrey Huggins, Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (died 1971)
1884
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, American businessman and sailor (died 1970)
1885
Ernst Busch, German field marshal (died 1945)
1886
Marc Bloch, French historian and academic (died 1944)
1887
Marc Chagall, Belarusian-French painter and poet (died 1985)
1887
Annette Kellermann, Australian swimmer and actress (died 1975)
1890
Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Indian-American author and scholar (died 1936)
1891
Earle S. MacPherson, American engineer, created MacPherson strut (died 1960)
1892
Will James, American author and illustrator (died 1942)
1897
Richard Krautheimer, German-American historian and scholar (died 1994)
1898
Hanns Eisler, German-Austrian soldier and composer (died 1962)
1899
Susannah Mushatt Jones, American supercentarian (died 2016)
1900
Frederica Sagor Maas, American author and screenwriter (died 2012)
1900
Elfriede Wever, German Olympic runner (died 1941)
1903
Hugo Theorell, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1982)
1904
Robert Whitney, American conductor and composer (died 1986)
1905
Juan O'Gorman, Mexican painter and architect (died 1982)
1907
Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter and educator (died 1954)
1907
George Stanley, Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the flag of Canada (died 2002)
1908
Anton Muttukumaru, Sri Lankan general and diplomat (died 2001)
1909
Eric Reece, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Tasmania (died 1999)
1910
René Le Grèves, French cyclist (died 1946)
1911
June Gale, American actress (died 1996)
1912
Heinrich Harrer, Austrian geographer and mountaineer (died 2006)
1912
Molly Yard, American feminist (died 2005)
1913
Vance Trimble, American journalist and author (died 2021)
1914
Vince McMahon Sr., American wrestling promoter, founded WWE (died 1984)
1914
Ernest Kirkendall, American chemist and metallurgist (died 2005)
1915
Leonard Birchall, Royal Canadian Air Force pilot (died 2004)
1916
Harold Norse, American poet and author (died 2009)
1916
Don R. Christensen, American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor (died 2006)
1917
Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand runner and coach (died 2004)
1918
Sebastian Cabot, English-Canadian actor (died 1977)
1918
Herm Fuetsch, American professional basketball player (died 2010)
1918
Francisco Moncion, Dominican-American ballet dancer, charter member of the New York City Ballet (died 1995)
1919
Ernst Haefliger, Swiss tenor and educator (died 2007)
1919
Edward Kenna, Australian Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross (died 2009)
1919
Ray Dowker, New Zealand cricketer (died 2004)
1921
Allan MacEachen, Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (died 2017)
1921
Billy Mauch, American actor (died 2006)
1921
Bobby Mauch, American actor (died 2007)
1921
Nancy Reagan, American actress and activist, 42nd First Lady of the United States (died 2016)
1922
William Schallert, American actor; president (1979-81) of the Screen Actors Guild (died 2016)
1923
Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland (died 2014)
1924
Mahim Bora, Indian writer and educationist, recipients of the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour (died 2016)
1924
Louie Bellson, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (died 2009)
1925
Ruth Cracknell, Australian actress (died 2002)
1925
Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer, created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! (died 2007)
1925
Bill Haley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1981)
1925
Gazi Yaşargil, Turkish neurosurgeon and academic (died 2025)
1926
Sulev Vahtre, Estonian historian and academic (died 2007)
1926
Dorothy E. Smith, Canadian sociologist (died 2022)
1927
Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess player and journalist (died 1988)
1927
Janet Leigh, American actress and author (died 2004)
1928
Bernard Malgrange, French mathematician (died 2024)
1929
Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, French politician historian (died 2023)
1930
George Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2021)
1930
Ian Burgess, English racing driver (died 2012)
1931
Della Reese, American actress and singer (died 2017)
1931
László Tábori, Hungarian runner and coach (died 2018)
1932
Herman Hertzberger, Dutch architect and academic
1935
Candy Barr, American model, dancer, and actress (died 2005)
1935
Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
1936
Dave Allen, Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2005)
1937
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russian-Icelandic pianist and conductor
1937
Ned Beatty, American actor (died 2021)
1937
Gene Chandler, American singer-songwriter and producer
1937
Bessie Head, Botswanan writer (died 1986)
1937
Michael Sata, Zambian police officer and politician, 5th President of Zambia (died 2014)
1939
Jet Harris, English bass player (died 2011)
1939
Mary Peters, English-Irish pentathlete and shot putter
1939
Bruce Hunter, American swimmer (died 2018)
1939
Gérard Bourgoin, French sports executive, president of AJ Auxerre (2011-2013) and (Ligue de Football Professionnel) (died 2025)
1940
Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakh politician, 1st President of Kazakhstan
1940
Jeannie Seely, Grammy Award-winning country music singer-songwriter and Grand Ole Opry member (died 2025)
1940
Siti Norma Yaakob, Malaysian lawyer and judge
1941
David Crystal, British linguist, author, and academic
1941
Reinhard Roder, German footballer and manager
1942
Ian Leslie, Indonesian-Australian journalist and television host
1943
Tamara Sinyavskaya, Russian soprano
1944
Gunhild Hoffmeister, German runner
1945
Burt Ward, American actor
1946
George W. Bush, American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States
1946
Fred Dryer, American football player and actor
1946
Peter Singer, Australian philosopher and academic
1946
Sylvester Stallone, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1947
Roy Señeres, Filipino diplomat and politician (died 2016)
1948
Nathalie Baye, French actress
1948
Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Canadian academic and politician, 26th Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs
1948
Brad Park, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
1949
Noli de Castro, Filipino journalist and politician, 14th Vice President of the Philippines
1949
Phyllis Hyman, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 1995)
1949
Michael Shrieve, American composer, drummer, and percussionist
1950
John Byrne, English-American author and illustrator
1951
Lorna Golding, Former First Lady of Jamaica
1951
Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor and producer
1951
Rick Sternbach, American illustrator and concept designer
1952
Hilary Mantel, English author and critic (died 2022)
1953
Nanci Griffith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021)
1953
Kaiser Kalambo, Zambian footballer and manager (died 2014)
1953
Robert Ménard, French politician and former journalist
1954
Allyce Beasley, American actress
1954
Willie Randolph, American baseball player and manager
1957
Phil Mallow, American politician
1958
Jennifer Saunders, English actress, comedian and screenwriter
1959
Richard Dacoury, French basketball player
1960
Maria Wasiak, Polish businesswoman and politician, Polish Minister of Infrastructure and Development
1962
Todd Bennett, English runner and coach (died 2013)
1962
Peter Hedges, American author, screenwriter, and director
1964
Thierry Warmoes, politician
1967
Heather Nova, Bermudian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1970
Inspectah Deck, American rapper and producer
1972
Daniel Andrews, Australian politician, 48th Premier of Victoria
1972
Laurent Gaudé, French author and playwright
1972
Greg Norton, American baseball player and coach
1972
Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, Ukrainian sprinter
1974
Harashima, Japanese professional wrestler
1974
Zé Roberto, Brazilian footballer
1975
Kristian Woolf, Australian rugby league player and coach
1975
50 Cent, American rapper and actor
1975
Sebastián Rulli, Argentine-Mexican actor and model
1975
Amir-Abbas Fakhravar, Iranian journalist and activist
1976
Rory Delap, English-Irish footballer
1976
Ioana Dumitriu, Romanian-American mathematician and academic
1977
Max Mirnyi, Belarusian tennis player
1977
Makhaya Ntini, South African cricketer
1978
Adam Busch, American actor, director, and producer
1978
Tamera Mowry, American actress and producer
1978
Tia Mowry, American actress and producer
1978
Kevin Senio, New Zealand rugby player
1979
Nic Cester, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1979
Kevin Hart, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
1980
Pau Gasol, Spanish basketball player
1980
Eva Green, French actress and model
1980
Joell Ortiz, American rapper
1981
Nnamdi Asomugha, American football player
1981
Roman Shirokov, Russian footballer
1982
Brandon Jacobs, American football player
1982
Misty Upham, American actress (died 2014)
1983
Gregory Smith, Canadian actor, director, and producer
1984
Zhang Hao, Chinese figure skater
1985
Ranveer Singh, Indian film actor
1986
David Karp, American businessman, founded Tumblr
1987
Sophie Auster, American singer-songwriter and actress
1987
Manteo Mitchell, American runner
1987
Kate Nash, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
1987
Caroline Trentini, Brazilian model
1988
Kevin Fickentscher, Swiss footballer
1990
Jae Crowder, American basketball player
1990
Magaye Gueye, French footballer
1990
Jamal Idris, Australian rugby league player
1990
Justin Schultz, Canadian ice hockey player
1992
Na-Lae Han, South Korean tennis player
1992
Manny Machado, Dominican-American baseball player
1994
Andrew Benintendi, American baseball player
1995
Ludwig Ahgren, American YouTuber and live streamer
1998
Comethazine, American rapper
2000
Zion Williamson, American basketball player
🕯️ Notable Deaths
371 BC
Cleombrotus I, Spartan king
649
Goar of Aquitaine, French bishop
887
Wang Chongrong, Chinese warlord
918
William I, duke of Aquitaine (born 875)
1017
Genshin, Japanese scholar (born 942)
1070
Godelieve, Flemish saint (born 1049)
1189
Henry II, king of England (born 1133)
1218
Odo III, duke of Burgundy (born 1166)
1249
Alexander II, king of Scotland (born 1198)
1415
Jan Hus, Czech priest, philosopher, and reformer (born 1369)
1476
Regiomontanus, German mathematician and astrologer (born 1436)
1480
Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer (born 1416)
1533
Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet and playwright (born 1474)
1535
Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and martyr (born 1478)
1553
Edward VI, king of England and Ireland (born 1537)
1583
Edmund Grindal, English archbishop (born 1519)
1585
Thomas Aufield, English priest and martyr (born 1552)
1614
Man Singh I, Rajput Raja of Amer (born 1550)
1684
Peter Gunning, English bishop (born 1614)
1758
George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, English general and politician (born 1725)
1768
Conrad Beissel, German-American religious leader (born 1690)
1802
Daniel Morgan, American general and politician (born 1736)
1809
Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, French general (born 1775)
1813
Granville Sharp, English activist (born 1735)
1815
Samuel Whitbread, English politician (born 1764)
1835
John Marshall, American captain and politician, 4th United States Secretary of State (born 1755)
1854
Georg Ohm, German physicist and mathematician (born 1789)
1868
Harada Sanosuke, Japanese captain (born 1840)
1893
Guy de Maupassant, French short story writer, novelist, and poet (born 1850)
1901
Chlodwig Carl Viktor, German prince and chancellor (born 1819)
1902
Maria Goretti, Italian martyr and saint (born 1890)
1904
Abai Qunanbaiuly, Kazakh poet and philosopher (born 1845)
1907
August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein, German linguist and theologian (born 1826)
1914
Georges Legagneux, French aviator (born 1882)
1916
Odilon Redon, French painter and illustrator (born 1840)
1918
Wilhelm von Mirbach, German diplomat (born 1871)
1922
Maria Teresia Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian nun and missionary (born 1863)
1932
Kenneth Grahame, Scottish-English author (born 1859)
1946
Horace Pippin, American painter (born 1888)
1947
Adolfo Müller-Ury, Swiss-American painter (born 1862)
1952
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Premier of Quebec (born 1867)
1954
Cornelia Sorabji, Indian lawyer, social reformer and writer (born 1866)
1959
George Grosz, German painter and illustrator (born 1893)
1960
Aneurin Bevan, Welsh-English politician, Secretary of State for Health (born 1897)
1961
Scott LaFaro, American bassist (born 1936)
1961
Woodall Rodgers, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Dallas (born 1890)
1962
Paul Boffa, Maltese soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malta (born 1890)
1962
William Faulkner, American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1897)
1962
Joseph August, archduke of Austria (born 1872)
1963
George, duke of Mecklenburg (born 1899)
1964
Claude V. Ricketts, American admiral (born 1906)
1966
Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player and manager (born 1892)
1967
Hilda Taba, Estonian architect and educator (born 1902)
1971
Louis Armstrong, American singer and trumpet player (born 1901)
1973
Otto Klemperer, German-American conductor and composer (born 1885)
1975
Reşat Ekrem Koçu, Turkish historian, scholar, and poet (born 1905)
1976
Zhu De, Chinese general and politician, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (born 1886)
1976
Fritz Lenz, German geneticist and physician (born 1887)
1977
Ödön Pártos, Hungarian-Israeli viola player and composer (born 1907)
1978
Babe Paley, American socialite and fashion style icon (born 1915)
1979
Van McCoy, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1940)
1986
Jagjivan Ram, Indian lawyer and politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of India (born 1908)
1987
Elli Stenberg, Finnish politician (born 1903)
1989
János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, Hungarian Minister of the Interior (born 1912)
1991
Mudashiru Lawal, Nigerian footballer (born 1954)
1992
Marsha P. Johnson, American drag queen performer and activist (born 1945)
1994
Ahmet Haxhiu, Kosovan activist (born 1932)
1995
Aziz Nesin, Turkish author and poet (born 1915)
1997
Chetan Anand, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)
1998
Roy Rogers, American cowboy, actor, and singer (born 1911)
1999
Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish pianist and composer (born 1901)
2000
Władysław Szpilman, Polish pianist and composer (born 1911)
2002
Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman, founded Reliance Industries (born 1932)
2002
John Frankenheimer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930)
2003
Buddy Ebsen, American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1908)
2003
Çelik Gülersoy, Turkish lawyer, historical preservationist, writer and poet (born 1930)
2004
Thomas Klestil, Austrian politician, 10th President of Austria (born 1932)
2004
Syreeta Wright, American singer-songwriter (born 1946)
2005
Ed McBain, American author and screenwriter (born 1926)
2005
Claude Simon, Malagasy-French novelist and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913)
2006
Kasey Rogers, American actress (born 1925)
2007
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, American author (born 1939)
2009
Vasily Aksyonov, Russian author and academic (born 1932)
2009
Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (born 1916)
2010
Harvey Fuqua, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1929)
2011
Carly Hibberd, Australian road racing cyclist (born 1985)
2012
Hani al-Hassan, Palestinian engineer and politician (born 1939)
2013
Lo Hsing Han, Burmese businessman, co-founded Asia World (born 1935)
2014
Alan J. Dixon, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 34th Illinois Secretary of State (born 1927)
2015
Jerry Weintraub, American film producer, and talent agent (born 1937)
2018
Shoko Asahara, founder of Japanese cult group Aum Shinrikyo (born 1955)
2019
Cameron Boyce, American actor (born 1999)
2019
João Gilberto, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist, pioneer of bossa nova music style (born 1931)
2020
Charlie Daniels, American singer-songwriter, fiddle-player and guitarist (born 1936)
2020
Mary Kay Letourneau, American child rapist (born 1962)
2020
Ennio Morricone, Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player (born 1928)
2022
James Caan, American actor (born 1940)
2022
Arnaldo Pambianco, Italian former professional road racing cyclist (born 1935)
2022
Norah Vincent, American writer (born 1968)
2024
Khyree Jackson, American football player (born 1999)