Events

338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean.
216 BC - The Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman army at the Battle of Cannae.
461 - Majorian is arrested near Tortona (northern Italy) and deposed by the Suebian general Ricimer as puppet emperor.
1274 - Edward I of England returns from the Ninth Crusade and is crowned King seventeen days later.
1343 - After the execution of her husband, Jeanne de Clisson sells her estates and raises a force of men with which to attack French shipping and ports.
1377 - Russian troops are defeated in the Battle on Pyana River.
1610 - During Henry Hudson's search for the Northwest Passage, he sails into what is now known as Hudson Bay.
1776 - The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence took place.
1790 - The first United States Census is conducted.
1798 - French Revolutionary Wars: The Battle of the Nile concludes in a British victory.
1830 - Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri.
1869 - Japan's Edo society class system is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms.
1870 - Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom.
1873 - The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.
1897 - Anglo-Afghan War: The Siege of Malakand ends when a relief column is able to reach the British garrison in the Malakand states.
1903 - The Ilinden Preobrazhenie Uprising against the Ottoman Empire begins.
1914 - The German occupation of Luxembourg during World War I begins.
1916 - World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
1918 - Japan announces that it is deploying troops to Siberia in the aftermath of World War I.
1918 - The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver.
1922 - A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China killing more than 50,000 people.
1923 - Vice President Calvin Coolidge becomes U.S. President upon the death of President Warren G. Harding.
1932 - The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
1934 - Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
1937 - The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal.
1939 - Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon.
1943 - Jewish prisoners stage a revolt at Treblinka, one of the deadliest of Nazi death camps where approximately 900,000 persons were murdered in less than 18 months.
1943 - World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. President, saves all but two of his crew.
1944 - ASNOM: Birth of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, celebrated as Day of the Republic in the Republic of Macedonia.
1944 - World War II: The largest trade convoy of the world wars arrives safely in the Western Approaches.
1945 - World War II: End of the Potsdam Conference.
1947 - A British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian airliner crashes into a mountain during a flight from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Santiago, Chile. The wreckage would not be found until 1998.
1964 - Vietnam War: Gulf of Tonkin incident: North Vietnamese gunboats allegedly fire on the U.S. destroyer USS Maddox.
1968 - An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261.
1973 - A flash fire kills 51 at the Summerland amusement centre at Douglas, Isle of Man.
1980 - A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.
1985 - Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137.
1989 - Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972.
1989 - A massacre is carried out by an Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 64 ethnic Tamil civilians.
1990 - Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
1998 - The Second Congo War begins.
2005 - Air France Flight 358, lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport, and runs off the runway causing the plane to burst into flames leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities.
2014 - At least 146 people were killed and more than 114 injured in an explosion at a factory near Shanghai.

Births

1455 - John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (died 1499)
1533 - Theodor Zwinger, Swiss physician and scholar (died 1588)
1612 - Saskia van Uylenburgh, Dutch model (died 1642)
1672 - Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss paleontologist and scholar (died 1733)
1674 - Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (died 1723)
1696 - Mahmud I, Ottoman sultan (died 1754)
1702 - Dietrich of Anhalt-Dessau (died 1769)
1703 - Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (died 1775)
1740 - Jean Baptiste Camille Canclaux, French general (died 1817)
1754 - Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-American architect and engineer, designed Washington, D.C. (died 1825)
1788 - Leopold Gmelin, German chemist and academic (died 1853)
1815 - Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German poet and historian (died 1894)
1820 - John Tyndall, Irish-English physicist and mountaineer (died 1893)
1828 - Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general (died 1895)
1834 - Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (died 1904)
1835 - Elisha Gray, American businessman, co-founded Western Electric (died 1901)
1858 - Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (died 1934)
1861 - Prafulla Chandra Ray, Bangladeshi chemist and academic (died 1944)
1865 - Irving Babbitt, American academic and critic (died 1933)
1865 - John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (died 1955)
1867 - Ernest Dowson, English poet, novelist, and short story writer (died 1900)
1868 - Constantine I of Greece (died 1923)
1871 - John French Sloan, American painter and illustrator (died 1951)
1872 - George E. Stewart, Australian-American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1946)
1875 - Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian-American painter and illustrator (died 1957)
1876 - Pingali Venkayya, Indian geologist, designed the Flag of India (died 1963)
1877 - Ravishankar Shukla, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh (died 1956)
1878 - Aino Kallas, Finnish-Estonian author (died 1956)
1880 - Arthur Dove, American painter and educator (died 1946)
1882 - Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (died 1936)
1882 - Albert Bloch, American painter and academic (died 1961)
1884 - Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan author and politician, 46th President of Venezuela (died 1969)
1886 - John Alexander Douglas McCurdy Canadian pilot and politician, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (died 1961)
1887 - Oskar Anderson, Bulgarian-German mathematician and statistician (died 1960)
1887 - Tommy Ward, Indian-South African cricketer (died 1936)
1891 - Arthur Bliss, English composer and conductor (died 1975)
1891 - Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian linguist and historian (died 1971)
1892 - Jack L. Warner, Canadian-born American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (died 1978)
1895 - Matt Henderson, New Zealand cricketer (died 1970)
1897 - Karl-Otto Koch, German SS officer (died 1945)
1897 - Max Weber, Swiss lawyer and politician (died 1974)
1898 - Erny Nagy, Hungarian fencer (died 1977)
1899 - Charles Bennett, English director and screenwriter (died 1995)
1900 - Holling C. Holling, American author and illustrator (died 1973)
1900 - Helen Morgan, American actress and singer (died 1941)
1902 - Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria (died 1971)
1905 - Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (died 1963)
1905 - Myrna Loy, American actress (died 1993)
1907 - Mary Hamman, American journalist and author (died 1984)
1910 - Roger MacDougall, Scottish director, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1993)
1911 - Ann Dvorak, American actress (died 1979)
1912 - Palle Huld, Danish actor (died 2010)
1912 - Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (died 1977)
1913 - Xavier Thaninayagam, Sri Lankan scholar and academic (died 1980)
1914 - Félix Leclerc, Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (died 1988)
1914 - Big Walter Price, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2012)
1914 - Beatrice Straight, American actress (died 2001)
1915 - Gary Merrill, American actor (died 1990)
1916 - Alfonso A. Ossorio, Filipino-American painter and sculptor (died 1990)
1919 - Nehemiah Persoff, Israeli-American actor and singer
1920 - Louis Pauwels, French journalist and author (died 1997)
1920 - Augustus Rowe, Canadian physician and politician (died 2013)
1921 - Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (died 2013)
1922 - Gábor Agárdy, Hungarian actor (died 2006)
1922 - Betsy Bloomingdale, American philanthropist and socialite (died 2016)
1922 - Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (died 1998)
1923 - Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 9th President of Israel
1923 - Ike Williams, American boxer (died 1994)
1924 - James Baldwin, American novelist, poet, and critic (died 1987)
1924 - Joe Harnell, American pianist and composer (died 2005)
1924 - Carroll O'Connor, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001)
1925 - K. Arulanandan, Ceylon-American engineer and academic (died 2004)
1925 - John Dexter, English director and producer (died 1990)
1925 - John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player
1925 - Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentinian general and politician, 43rd President of Argentina (died 2013)
1927 - Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, English mathematician and academic
1928 - Malcolm Hilton, English cricketer (died 1990)
1929 - Roy Crimmins, English trombonist and composer (died 2014)
1929 - John Gale, English director and producer
1929 - K. M. Peyton, English author and educator
1929 - Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (died 2013)
1929 - David Waddington, Baron Waddington, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Bermuda
1930 - Vali Myers, Australian painter and dancer (died 2003)
1931 - Pierre DuMaine, American bishop and academic
1931 - Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer (died 2008)
1931 - Karl Miller, English journalist and critic (died 2014)
1931 - Viliam Schrojf, Czech footballer (died 2007)
1932 - Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis (died 2006)
1932 - Peter O'Toole, British-Irish actor and producer (died 2013)
1933 - Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Defence
1934 - Valery Bykovsky, Russian general and astronaut
1935 - Amidou, Moroccan-French actor (died 2013)
1935 - Betty Brosmer, American model and author
1935 - Hank Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2010)
1936 - Anthony Payne, English composer and author
1937 - Ron Brierley, New Zealand businessman
1937 - Billy Cannon, American football player and dentist
1937 - Garth Hudson, Canadian keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (The Band and The Call)
1937 - Gundula Janowitz, Austrian operatic soprano
1937 - John Salt, English painter
1938 - Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2007)
1938 - Pierre de Bané, Israeli-Canadian lawyer and politician
1938 - Paul Jenkins, American actor (died 2013)
1938 - Terry Peck, Falkland Islander soldier (died 2006)
1939 - Benjamin Barber, American theorist, author, and academic
1939 - Wes Craven, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2015)
1939 - John W. Snow, American businessman and politician, 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury
1940 - Beko Ransome-Kuti, Nigerian physician and activist (died 2006)
1940 - Will Tura, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1941 - Doris Coley, American singer (The Shirelles) (died 2000)
1941 - Jules A. Hoffmann, Luxembourgian-French biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1941 - Ede Staal, Dutch singer-songwriter (died 1986)
1941 - François Weyergans, Belgian director and screenwriter
1942 - Isabel Allende, Chilean-American novelist, essayist, essayist
1942 - Juan Formell, Cuban singer-songwriter and bass player (Los Van Van) (died 2014)
1943 - Herbert M. Allison, American lieutenant and businessman (died 2013)
1943 - Tom Burgmeier, American baseball player and coach
1943 - Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2014)
1943 - Rose Tremain, English novelist and short story writer
1944 - Jim Capaldi, English drummer and songwriter (Traffic) (died 2005)
1944 - Naná Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer and berimbau player (died 2016)
1945 - Joanna Cassidy, American actress
1945 - Alex Jesaulenko, Austrian-Australian footballer and coach
1945 - Bunker Roy, Indian educator and activist
1945 - Eric Simms, Australian rugby league player and coach
1946 - James Howe, American journalist and author
1947 - Ruth Bakke, Norwegian organist and composer
1947 - Lawrence Wright, American journalist, author, and screenwriter
1948 - Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Fair Weather and Amen Corner)
1948 - Dennis Prager, American radio host and author
1948 - James Street, American football and baseball player (died 2013)
1948 - Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter (died 2013)
1949 - James Fallows, American journalist and author
1949 - Bertalan Farkas, Hungarian general and astronaut
1950 - Jussi Adler-Olsen, Danish author and publisher
1950 - Lance Ito, American lawyer and judge
1950 - Ted Turner, British guitarist (Wishbone Ash)
1951 - Andrew Gold, American singer-songwriter and producer (Wax) (died 2011)
1951 - Steve Hillage, English guitarist (Uriel, Gong, Khan, and System 7)
1951 - Joe Lynn Turner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Deep Purple, Rainbow, Fandango, Brazen Abbot, and Hughes Turner Project)
1951 - Freddie Wadling, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Leather Nun and Blue for Two)
1951 - Per Westerberg, Swedish businessman and politician, Speaker of the Parliament of Sweden
1953 - Marjo, Canadian singer-songwriter (Corbeau)
1953 - Donnie Munro, Scottish singer and guitarist (Runrig)
1953 - Anthony Seldon, English historian and author
1953 - Butch Patrick, American actor
1954 - Sammy McIlroy, Northern Irish footballer and manager
1955 - Caleb Carr, American historian and author
1955 - Tony Godden, English footballer and manager
1956 - Fulvio Melia, Italian-American physicist, astrophysicist, and author
1956 - Isabel Pantoja, Spanish singer and actress
1957 - Farhat Basir Khan, Indian photographer and academic
1957 - Mojo Nixon, American singer-songwriter
1957 - Butch Vig, American drummer, songwriter, and producer (Garbage and Spooner)
1958 - Arshad Ayub, Indian cricketer and manager
1959 - Victoria Jackson, American actress and singer
1959 - Johnny Kemp, Bahamian singer-songwriter and producer (died 2015)
1959 - Apollonia Kotero, American singer and actress (Apollonia 6)
1960 - Linda Fratianne, American figure skater
1960 - Neal Morse, American singer and keyboard player (Spock's Beard, Transatlantic, Yellow Matter Custard, and Flying Colors)
1960 - David Yow, American singer-songwriter (Scratch Acid, The Jesus Lizard, and Qui)
1961 - Cold 187um, American rapper and producer (Above the Law)
1961 - Pete de Freitas, Spanish drummer and producer (Echo and the Bunnymen) (died 1989)
1962 - Lee Mavers, English singer, songwriter and guitarist (The La's)
1963 - Laura Bennett, American architect and fashion designer
1964 - Frank Biela, German race car driver
1964 - Mary-Louise Parker, American actress
1965 - Joe Hockey, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Treasurer of Australia
1965 - Hisanobu Watanabe, Japanese baseball player and coach
1966 - Takashi Iizuka, Japanese wrestler
1966 - Tim Wakefield, American baseball player and sportscaster
1967 - Aaron Krickstein, American tennis player
1967 - Aline Brosh McKenna, American screenwriter and producer
1968 - Stefan Effenberg, German footballer and sportscaster
1968 - John Stanier, American drummer (Helmet, Tomahawk, The Mark of Cain, and Battles)
1969 - Jan Axel Blomberg, Norwegian drummer and songwriter (Winds, Mayhem, and Arcturus)
1969 - Cedric Ceballos, American basketball player
1969 - Fernando Couto, Portuguese footballer and manager
1970 - Tony Amonte, American ice hockey player and coach
1970 - Kevin Smith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1970 - Philo Wallace, Barbadian cricketer
1971 - Jason Bell, Australian rugby league player
1971 - Michael Hughes, Irish footballer and manager
1972 - Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer
1972 - Jacinda Barrett, Australian model and actress
1972 - Daniele Nardello, Italian cyclist
1972 - Justyna Steczkowska, Polish singer, songwriter and actress
1973 - Hiroyuki Goto, Japanese game designer, created Kotoba no Puzzle: Mojipittan
1973 - Danie Keulder, Namibian cricketer
1973 - Miguel Mendonca, Zimbabwean journalist and author
1973 - Susie O'Neill, Australian swimmer
1974 - Phil Williams, English journalist and radio host
1975 - Mineiro, Brazilian footballer
1975 - Xu Huaiwen, Chinese-German badminton player and coach
1975 - Tamás Molnár, Hungarian water polo player
1976 - Reyes Estévez, Spanish runner
1976 - Jay Heaps, American soccer player and coach
1976 - Michael Weiss, American figure skater
1976 - Sam Worthington, English-Australian actor and producer
1976 - Mohammad Zahid, Pakistani cricketer
1977 - Edward Furlong, American actor and singer
1977 - Mark Velasquez, American photographer
1978 - Matt Guerrier, American baseball player
1978 - Dragan Vukmir, Serbian footballer
1979 - Marco Bonura, Italian footballer
1979 - Reuben Kosgei, Kenyan runner
1980 - Dingdong Dantes, Filipino actor, singer, director, and producer
1981 - Alexander Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist and boxer
1981 - Tim Murtagh, English cricketer
1982 - Hélder Postiga, Portuguese footballer
1982 - Kerry Rhodes, American football player
1982 - Grady Sizemore, American baseball player
1983 - Michel Bastos, Brazilian footballer
1983 - Kim Jung-ah, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (After School)
1984 - Britt Nicole, American singer, songwriter and producer
1984 - Giampaolo Pazzini, Italian footballer
1985 - Stephen Ferris, Irish rugby player
1985 - David Hart Smith, Canadian wrestler
1986 - Mathieu Razanakolona, Canadian skier
1987 - Csilla Borsányi, Hungarian tennis player
1987 - Yura Movsisyan, Armenian footballer
1988 - Rob Kwiet, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 - Alice Moran, Canadian actress and screenwriter
1989 - Nacer Chadli, Belgian footballer
1990 - Ima Bohush, Belarusian tennis player
1990 - Skylar Diggins, American basketball player
1991 - Evander Kane, Canadian ice hockey player
1992 - Charli XCX, English singer and songwriter
1992 - Hallie Eisenberg, American actress
1994 - Laura Pigossi, Brazilian tennis player
1994 - Laremy Tunsil, American football player

Deaths

640 - Pope Severinus
686 - Pope John V (born 635)
924 - Ælfweard of Wessex (born 904)
1100 - William II of England (born 1056)
1222 - Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse (born 1156)
1316 - Louis of Burgundy (born 1297)
1445 - Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian poet and composer (born 1376)
1511 - Andrew Barton, Scottish admiral (born 1466)
1512 - Alessandro Achillini, Italian physician and philosopher (born 1463)
1546 - Peter Faber, French priest and theologian, co-founded the Society of Jesus (born 1506)
1589 - Henry III of France (born 1551)
1667 - Francesco Borromini, Swiss architect, designed San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane and Sant'Agnese in Agone (born 1599)
1696 - Robert Campbell of Glenlyon (born 1630)
1769 - Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician, Lord President of the Council (born 1689)
1776 - Louis François, Prince of Conti (born 1717)
1788 - Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (born 1727)
1815 - Guillaume Brune, French general and politician (born 1763)
1823 - Lazare Carnot, French mathematician, general, and politician, President of the National Convention (born 1753)
1849 - Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Ottoman Albanian commander (born 1769)
1854 - Heinrich Clauren, German author (born 1771)
1859 - Horace Mann, American educator and politician (born 1796)
1876 - "Wild Bill" Hickok, American sheriff (born 1837)
1889 - Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (born 1851)
1890 - Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet and author (born 1813)
1903 - Eduard Magnus Jakobson, Estonian missionary and engraver (born 1847)
1903 - Edmond Nocard, French veterinarian and microbiologist (born 1850)
1913 - Ferenc Pfaff, Hungarian architect and academic, designed Zagreb Central Station (born 1851)
1917 - Jaan Mahlapuu, Estonian military pilot (born 1894)
1920 - Ormer Locklear, American pilot and actor (born 1891)
1921 - Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor and actor (born 1873)
1922 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (born 1847)
1923 - Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (born 1865)
1929 - Mae Costello, American actress (born 1882)
1934 - Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (born 1847)
1937 - Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1900)
1939 - Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic and author (born 1883)
1943 - Marika Papagika, Greek singer (born 1890)
1945 - Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer and educator (born 1863)
1955 - Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1901)
1955 - Wallace Stevens, American poet and academic (born 1879)
1963 - Oliver La Farge, American anthropologist and author (born 1901)
1967 - Walter Terence Stace, English-American epistemologist, philosopher, and academic (born 1886)
1970 - Angus MacFarlane-Grieve, English academic, mathematician, rower, and soldier (born 1891)
1972 - Brian Cole, American bass player (The Association) (born 1942)
1972 - Paul Goodman, American psychotherapist and author (born 1911)
1972 - Helen Hoyt, American poet and author (born 1887)
1973 - Jean-Pierre Melville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1917)
1974 - Douglas Hawkes, English race car driver and businessman (born 1893)
1976 - László Kalmár, Hungarian mathematician and academic (born 1905)
1976 - Fritz Lang, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1890)
1978 - Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer and conductor (born 1899)
1978 - Antony Noghès, French businessman, founded the Monaco Grand Prix (born 1890)
1979 - Thurman Munson, American baseball player (born 1947)
1981 - Stefanie Clausen, Danish diver (born 1900)
1983 - James Jamerson, American bassist (The Funk Brothers) (born 1936)
1986 - Roy Cohn, American lawyer and politician (born 1927)
1988 - Joe Carcione, American activist and author (born 1914)
1988 - Raymond Carver, American short story writer and poet (born 1938)
1990 - Norman Maclean, American short story writer and essayist (born 1902)
1990 - Edwin Richfield, English actor and screenwriter (born 1921)
1992 - Michel Berger, French singer-songwriter and producer (born 1947)
1996 - Michel Debré, French lawyer and politician, 150th Prime Minister of France (born 1912)
1996 - Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1917)
1997 - William S. Burroughs, American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (born 1914)
1997 - Fela Kuti, Nigerian singer-songwriter and activist (born 1938)
1998 - Shari Lewis, American television host and puppeteer (born 1933)
2003 - Peter Safar, Austrian-American physician and academic (born 1924)
2004 - Ferenc Berényi, Hungarian painter and academic (born 1929)
2004 - François Craenhals, Belgian illustrator (born 1926)
2004 - Heinrich Mark, Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (born 1911)
2005 - Steven Vincent, American journalist and author (born 1955)
2007 - Chauncey Bailey, American journalist (born 1950)
2007 - Holden Roberto, Angolan politician (born 1923)
2008 - Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese illustrator (born 1935)
2011 - José Sanchis Grau, Spanish author and illustrator (born 1932)
2012 - Gabriel Horn, English biologist and academic (born 1927)
2012 - Magnus Isacsson, Canadian director and producer (born 1948)
2012 - Jimmy Jones, American singer-songwriter (born 1930)
2012 - John Keegan, English historian and journalist (born 1934)
2012 - Bernd Meier, German footballer (born 1972)
2012 - Marguerite Piazza, American soprano (born 1920)
2012 - Mihaela Ursuleasa, Romanian pianist (born 1978)
2013 - Julius L. Chambers, American lawyer and activist (born 1936)
2013 - V. Dakshinamoorthy, Indian singer-songwriter (born 1919)
2013 - Richard E. Dauch, American businessman, co-founded American Axle (born 1942)
2013 - Alla Kushnir, Russian-Israeli chess player (born 1941)
2014 - Ed Joyce, American journalist (born 1932)
2014 - Billie Letts, American author and educator (born 1938)
2014 - Barbara Prammer, Austrian social worker and politician (born 1954)
2014 - James Thompson, American-Finnish author (born 1964)
2014 - Pete van Wieren, American sportscaster (born 1944)
2015 - Forrest Bird, American pilot and engineer (born 1921)
2015 - Giovanni Conso, Italian jurist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (born 1922)
2015 - Piet Fransen, Dutch footballer (born 1936)
2015 - Jack Spring, American baseball player (born 1933)
2016 - Ahmed Zewail, Egyptian scientist (born 1946)