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PAKISTAN · ON THIS DAY2013

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people.

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Events

2023 NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth. Wikipedia ↗
2015 At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Wikipedia ↗
2014 The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt. Wikipedia ↗
2013 A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people. Wikipedia ↗
2009 The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance. Wikipedia ↗
2009 South African Airlink Flight 8911 crashes near Durban International Airport in Durban, South Africa, killing the captain and injuring the rest of the crew. Wikipedia ↗
2008 Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa. Wikipedia ↗
2007 Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years. Wikipedia ↗
2005 Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas. Wikipedia ↗
1996 Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations. Wikipedia ↗

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1993 The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king. Wikipedia ↗
1975 Southwest Face expedition members become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces, instead of using a ridge route. Wikipedia ↗
1973 Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal. Wikipedia ↗
1972 Japan Airlines Flight 472 lands at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India, overrunning the runway and resulting in 11 injuries. Wikipedia ↗
1960 USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched. Wikipedia ↗
1959 TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people. Wikipedia ↗
1957 President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation. Wikipedia ↗
1954 AEC Routemaster, the iconic London bus was introduced. Wikipedia ↗
1954 The Cochabamba–Santa Cruz highway connecting western and eastern Bolivia is inaugurated. Wikipedia ↗
1950 The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada. Wikipedia ↗
1948 The Honda Motor Company is founded. Wikipedia ↗
1946 Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong. Wikipedia ↗
1946 The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman. Wikipedia ↗
1935 Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights. Wikipedia ↗
1932 Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables). Wikipedia ↗
1929 Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible. Wikipedia ↗
1911 His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness. Wikipedia ↗
1906 U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument. Wikipedia ↗
1906 Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation. Wikipedia ↗
1890 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy. Wikipedia ↗
1877 The Battle of Shiroyama is a decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion. Wikipedia ↗
1875 The 1864 play Heath Cobblers by Aleksis Kivi premieres in Oulu, Finland. Wikipedia ↗
1869 Black Friday (1869): Gold prices plummet after United States President Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market. Wikipedia ↗
1853 Admiral Despointes formally takes possession of New Caledonia in the name of France. Wikipedia ↗
1852 The first powered, passenger-carrying airship, the Giffard dirigible, travels 17 miles (27 km) from Paris to Trappes. Wikipedia ↗
1846 Mexican–American War: General Zachary Taylor captures Monterrey. Wikipedia ↗
1841 The Sultanate of Brunei cedes Sarawak to James Brooke. Wikipedia ↗
1830 A revolutionary committee of notables forms the Provisional Government of Belgium. Wikipedia ↗
1789 The United States Congress passes the Judiciary Act, creating the office of the Attorney General and federal judiciary system and ordering the composition of the Supreme Court. Wikipedia ↗
1674 Second Tantrik Coronation of Shivaji. Wikipedia ↗
1645 The Battle of Rowton Heath in England occurs, ending in a Parliamentarian victory over a Royalist army commanded in person by King Charles I. Wikipedia ↗
1568 Spanish naval forces defeat an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz. Wikipedia ↗
867 Byzantine emperor Michael III is murdered in his chamber by his junior emperor Basil I. Wikipedia ↗
787 The Second Council of Nicaea begins at the Church of Holy Wisdom in the city of Nicaea in Bithynia. Wikipedia ↗

Born on this day

2003 Joe Locke, Manx actor Wikipedia ↗
2002 Gaeul, South Korean singer, rapper, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
1998 Nikolas Cruz, American mass murderer Wikipedia ↗
1997 Tosin Adarabioyo, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1993 Cemre Gümeli, Turkish actress Wikipedia ↗
1993 Narelle Kheng, Singaporean singer, actress, and former national swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1993 Kateryna Derun, Ukrainian athlete Wikipedia ↗
1993 Liu Shiying, Chinese athlete Wikipedia ↗

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1993 Jenna Blasman, Canadian snowboarder Wikipedia ↗
1993 Sonya Deville, American athlete Wikipedia ↗
1993 Ben Platt, American actor, singer, and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1991 Oriol Romeu, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1990 Vontaze Burfict, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1989 Pia Wurtzbach, Filipina actress, model, and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2015 Wikipedia ↗
1988 Karl Alzner, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1988 Steven Kampfer, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1988 Kyle Sullivan, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1987 Spencer Treat Clark, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1987 Matthew Connolly, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 Grey Damon, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1986 Max Lercher, Austrian politician Wikipedia ↗
1986 Eloise Mumford, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1985 Jonathan Soriano, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1984 Bobby Brown, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1983 Liam Finn, Australian-New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1983 Randy Foye, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1983 Ben Harris, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1982 Morgan Hamm, American gymnast Wikipedia ↗
1982 Paul Hamm, American gymnast Wikipedia ↗
1982 Jeff Karstens, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1981 Ryan Briscoe, Australian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1981 Drew Gooden, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1980 Daniele Bennati, Italian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1980 Dean Canto, Australian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1980 Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1980 Victoria Pendleton, English cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1980 John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1979 Fábio Aurélio, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1979 Kim Jong-min, South Korean singer Wikipedia ↗
1978 Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer Wikipedia ↗
1977 Frank Fahrenhorst, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1977 Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1977 Casey Rabach, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1976 Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1976 Ian Bohen, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1976 Stephanie McMahon, American wrestler and businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
1976 Yakkun Sakurazuka, Japanese voice actor and singer (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1976 Vahur Vahtramäe, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1974 John McDonald, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1973 Eddie George, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1973 Gillian Lindsay, Scottish rower Wikipedia ↗
1973 Rodrick Rhodes, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1972 Conor Burns, British politician Wikipedia ↗
1972 Kate Fleetwood, English actress Wikipedia ↗
1971 Michael S. Engel, American paleontologist and entomologist Wikipedia ↗
1971 Mike Michalowicz, American businessman and author Wikipedia ↗
1971 Kevin Millar, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1971 Peter Salisbury, English drummer Wikipedia ↗
1970 Mario Cristobal, American college football coach Wikipedia ↗
1970 Marc Guggenheim, American screenwriter, television producer, comic book writer, and novelist Wikipedia ↗
1969 Shawn Crahan, American drummer, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1969 Christopher Pincher, English politician Wikipedia ↗
1969 Shamim Sarif, English author, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1969 Paul Ray Smith, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1969 Megan Ward, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1967 Noreena Hertz, English economist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
1966 Christophe Bouchut, French race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1966 Rajesh Khattar, Indian voice actor Wikipedia ↗
1966 Bernard Gilkey, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1966 Stefan Molyneux, Irish-Canadian philosopher, author, and blogger Wikipedia ↗
1966 Michael O. Varhola, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1965 Robert Irvine, English chef and television host Wikipedia ↗
1965 Njål Ølnes, Norwegian saxophonist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1965 Sean McNabb, American singer and bass player Wikipedia ↗
1965 Janet Weiss, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
1964 Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1964 Marko Pomerants, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior Wikipedia ↗
1964 Ronald van der Kemp, Dutch fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
1963 Michael Potter, Australian rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1963 Ben Preston, English journalist Wikipedia ↗
1962 Ally McCoist, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1962 Mike Phelan, English footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
1962 Tim Supple, English director and producer Wikipedia ↗
1962 Nia Vardalos, Canadian-American actress and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1962 Ilgvars Zalāns, Latvian painter Wikipedia ↗
1961 Christopher L. Eisgruber, American lawyer and academic Wikipedia ↗
1961 John Logan, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1961 Luc Picard, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1960 Amy Sky, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
1959 Theo Paphitis, Cypriot-English businessman Wikipedia ↗
1959 Steve Whitmire, American puppeteer Wikipedia ↗
1958 Kevin Sorbo, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1957 Wolfgang Wolf, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1956 Hubie Brooks, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1955 Riccardo Illy, Italian businessman and politician, President of Friuli Venezia Giulia Wikipedia ↗
1954 Ashton B. Carter, American military civilian official (Secretary of Defense, 2015-17), and academic administrator Wikipedia ↗
1954 Marco Tardelli, Italian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1952 Dieter Hochheimer, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1952 Mark Sandman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1951 Douglas Kmiec, American scholar and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Malta Wikipedia ↗
1950 Mohinder Amarnath, Indian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1950 John Kessel, American author, poet, and playwright Wikipedia ↗
1950 Harriet Walter, English actress Wikipedia ↗
1949 Baleka Mbete, South African politician, Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa Wikipedia ↗
1949 Anders Arborelius, Swedish cardinal Wikipedia ↗
1948 Gordon Clapp, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1948 Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (died 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1948 Garth Porter, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1947 Stephen Mueller, American painter (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1946 Jerry Donahue, American guitarist and producer Wikipedia ↗
1946 Joe Greene, American football player, coach, and actor Wikipedia ↗
1946 Lars Emil Johansen, Greenlandic educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Greenland Wikipedia ↗
1946 César Pedroso, Cuban pianist and songwriter (died 2022) Wikipedia ↗
1946 Pat Pocock, Welsh-English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1946 María Teresa Ruiz, Chilean astronomer Wikipedia ↗
1945 Lou Dobbs, American journalist and author (died 2024) Wikipedia ↗
1945 Carson Van Osten, American comics creator and musician (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1945 John Rutter, English composer, conductor, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1944 Eavan Boland, Irish poet and academic (died 2020) Wikipedia ↗
1944 Sven-Ole Thorsen, Danish bodybuilder and stuntman Wikipedia ↗
1944 Victoria Vetri, Playboy's 1967 Miss September and 1968 Playmate of the Year. Wikipedia ↗
1942 Gerry Marsden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
1941 John Mackey, American football player (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1941 Linda McCartney, American singer, photographer, and activist (died 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1940 Yves Navarre, French author (died 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1939 Wayne Henderson, American trombonist and producer (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1939 Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli journalist (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1939 Jacques Vallée, French ufologist Wikipedia ↗
1938 Steve Douglas, American saxophonist, flute player, and producer (died 1993) Wikipedia ↗
1936 Sivanthi Adithan, Indian businessman (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1936 Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, producer, and screenwriter, created The Muppets (died 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1934 Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer and manager (died 2018) Wikipedia ↗
1934 John Brunner, English-Scottish author and screenwriter (died 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1934 John Kasmin, English art dealer Wikipedia ↗
1934 Bernard Nevill, English painter, designer, and academic (died 2019) Wikipedia ↗
1934 Chick Willis, American singer and guitarist (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1934 Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat, 7th Secretary General of NATO (died 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1934 Donald Wrye, American director, screenwriter, and producer (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1933 Raffaele Farina, Italian cardinal Wikipedia ↗
1933 Mel Taylor, American drummer (died 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1932 Miguel Montuori, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager (died 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1932 Walter Wallmann, German politician, Minister-President of Hesse (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1931 Elizabeth Blackadder, Scottish painter and printmaker (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
1931 Cardiss Collins, American lawyer and politician (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1931 Brian Glanville, English journalist and author (died 2025) Wikipedia ↗
1931 Anthony Newley, English singer and actor (died 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1931 Mike Parkes, English race car driver (died 1977) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Jack Gaughan, American illustrator (died 1985) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Józef Krupiński, Polish poet and author (died 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Angelo Muscat, Maltese-English actor (died 1977) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Benjamin Romualdez, Filipino politician and diplomat (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1930 John W. Young, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (died 2018) Wikipedia ↗
1929 John Carter, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and flute player (died 1991) Wikipedia ↗
1927 Arthur Malet, English-American actor and singer (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1925 Autar Singh Paintal, Indian physiologist and academic (died 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1924 Nina Bocharova, Ukrainian gymnast (died 2020) Wikipedia ↗
1924 Voula Zouboulaki, Egyptian-Greek actress (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1923 Louis Edmonds, American actor (died 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1923 Fats Navarro, American trumpet player and composer (died 1950) Wikipedia ↗
1923 Raoul Bott, Hungarian-American mathematician (died 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1922 Ettore Bastianini, Italian actor and singer (died 1967) Wikipedia ↗
1922 Bert I. Gordon, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023) Wikipedia ↗
1922 Theresa Merritt, American actress and singer (died 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1922 John Moffatt, English actor and playwright (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1921 Jim McKay, American sportscaster and journalist (died 2008) Wikipedia ↗
1921 Sheila MacRae, English-American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1920 Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1945) Wikipedia ↗
1920 Jan Carew, Guyanese-American author, poet, and playwright (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1920 Ovadia Yosef, Iraqi-Israeli rabbi and scholar (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1918 Michael J. S. Dewar, Indian-born American theoretical chemist who developed the Dewar–Chatt–Duncanson model (died 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1918 Audra Lindley, American actress (died 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1916 Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author (died 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1914 Esther Eng, Chinese-American film director (died 1970) Wikipedia ↗
1914 John Kerr, Australian politician, 18th Governor-General of Australia (died 1991) Wikipedia ↗
1914 Andrzej Panufnik, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1991) Wikipedia ↗
1913 Herb Jeffries, American singer (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1912 Robert Lewis Taylor, American author (died 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1911 Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party and de facto leader of the USSR (died 1985) Wikipedia ↗
1910 Jean Servais, Belgian-French actor (died 1976) Wikipedia ↗
1909 Gerard Antoni Ciołek, Polish historian and architect (died 1966) Wikipedia ↗
1907 Ben Oakland, American pianist, composer, and songwriter (died 1979) Wikipedia ↗
1906 Leonard Marsh, Canadian sociologist and academic (died 1982) Wikipedia ↗
1906 Józef Nawrot, Polish footballer (died 1982) Wikipedia ↗
1905 Severo Ochoa, Spanish–American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1993) Wikipedia ↗
1901 Alexandra Adler, Austrian neurologist and psychologist (died 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1900 Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (died 1955) Wikipedia ↗
1899 William Dobell, Australian painter (died 1970) Wikipedia ↗
1899 Bessie Braddock, British politician (died 1970) Wikipedia ↗
1898 Howard Florey, Australian pharmacologist and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1968) Wikipedia ↗
1898 Charlotte Moore Sitterly, American astronomer (died 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1896 F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist and short story writer (died 1940) Wikipedia ↗
1895 André Frédéric Cournand, French physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1988) Wikipedia ↗
1894 Tommy Armour, Scottish-American golfer and sportscaster (died 1968) Wikipedia ↗
1894 Billy Bletcher, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1979) Wikipedia ↗
1893 Blind Lemon Jefferson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1929) Wikipedia ↗
1892 Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Québec (died 1956) Wikipedia ↗
1890 Mike González, Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1977) Wikipedia ↗
1890 A. P. Herbert, English author and playwright (died 1971) Wikipedia ↗
1885 Artur Lemba, Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (died 1963) Wikipedia ↗
1884 Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (died 1963) Wikipedia ↗
1884 İsmet İnönü, Turkish general and politician, 2nd President of Turkey (died 1973) Wikipedia ↗
1884 Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer and engineer (died 1953) Wikipedia ↗
1883 Franklin Clarence Mars, American businessman, founded Mars, Incorporated (died 1934) Wikipedia ↗
1883 Lawson Robertson, Scottish-American high jumper and coach (died 1951) Wikipedia ↗
1882 Max Decugis, French tennis player (died 1978) Wikipedia ↗
1880 Sarah Knauss, American super-centenarian, oldest verified American person ever (died 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1878 Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (died 1947) Wikipedia ↗
1873 María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui, Cuban pianist and composer (died 1957) Wikipedia ↗
1872 Jaan Teemant, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th State Elder of Estonia (died 1941) Wikipedia ↗
1871 Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer (died 1960) Wikipedia ↗
1870 Georges Claude, French chemist and engineer, invented Neon lighting (died 1960) Wikipedia ↗
1861 Bhikaiji Cama, Indian activist (died 1936) Wikipedia ↗
1859 Julius Klengel, German cellist and composer (died 1933) Wikipedia ↗
1858 Eugene Foss, American businessman and politician, 45th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1939) Wikipedia ↗
1845 Nikolai Anderson, Estonian philologist and author (died 1905) Wikipedia ↗
1829 Charles S. West, American jurist and politician, Secretary of State of Texas (died 1885) Wikipedia ↗
1817 Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (died 1901) Wikipedia ↗
1812 Mary Ann Browne, British poet and writer of musical scores (died 1845) Wikipedia ↗
1802 Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (died 1868) Wikipedia ↗
1801 Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and physicist (died 1862) Wikipedia ↗
1796 Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor and educator (died 1875) Wikipedia ↗
1761 F.L.Æ. Kunzen, German-Danish composer and conductor (died 1817) Wikipedia ↗
1755 John Marshall, American Continental Army officer, jurist, and politician, 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (died 1835) Wikipedia ↗
1725 Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer and founder of the Guinness brewery (died 1803) Wikipedia ↗
1717 Horace Walpole, English historian, author, and politician (died 1797) Wikipedia ↗
1705 Count Leopold Joseph von Daun, Austrian field marshal (died 1766) Wikipedia ↗
1667 Jean-Louis Lully, French composer (died 1688) Wikipedia ↗
1625 Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician (died 1672) Wikipedia ↗
1583 Albrecht von Wallenstein, Bohemian general (died 1634) Wikipedia ↗
1564 William Adams, English sailor and navigator (died 1620) Wikipedia ↗
1534 Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (died 1581) Wikipedia ↗
1501 Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician, physician, and astrologer (died 1576) Wikipedia ↗
1473 Georg von Frundsberg, German Knight and landowner (died 1528) Wikipedia ↗
1433 Shekha of Amarsar, Rajput chieftain (died 1488) Wikipedia ↗
1418 Anne of Cyprus, Duchess of Savoy (probable; (died 1462) Wikipedia ↗
1301 Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (died 1372) Wikipedia ↗
936 'Adud al-Dawla, Buyid king (died 983) Wikipedia ↗
15 Vitellius, Roman emperor (died 69) Wikipedia ↗

Died on this day

2026 Milan Panić, Serbian businessman and politician, 1st Prime Minister of FR Yugoslavia (born 1929) Wikipedia ↗
2025 Sara Jane Moore, American attempted assassin of Gerald Ford (born 1930) Wikipedia ↗
2022 Pharoah Sanders, American jazz saxophonist (born 1940) Wikipedia ↗
2020 Dean Jones, Australian cricketer, coach and commentator (born 1961) Wikipedia ↗
2016 Mel Charles, Welsh footballer (born 1935) Wikipedia ↗
2016 Bill Mollison, Australian researcher, author and biologist (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
2016 Bill Nunn, American actor (born 1953) Wikipedia ↗
2016 Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordionist and bandleader (born 1947) Wikipedia ↗

Show 95 more deaths

2015 Alan Moore, Australian painter and educator (born 1914) Wikipedia ↗
2015 Wang Zhongshu, Chinese archaeologist and academic (born 1925) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, English aristocrat, socialite, and author (born 1920) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Christopher Hogwood, English harpsichord player and conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music (born 1941) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Madis Kõiv, Estonian physicist, philosopher, and author (born 1929) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Paul Dietzel, American football player and coach (born 1924) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Margaret Feilman, Australian architect and urban planner (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Boris Karvasarsky, Ukrainian-Russian psychiatrist and author (born 1931) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Anthony Lawrence, English-Hong Kong journalist and author (born 1912) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Sagadat Nurmagambetov, Kazakh general and politician (born 1924) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Paul Oliver, American football player (born 1984) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Pierre Adam, French cyclist (born 1924) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (born 1923) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Pedro Vázquez Colmenares, Mexican lawyer and politician, Governor of Oaxaca (born 1934) Wikipedia ↗
2010 Gennady Yanayev, Russian engineer and politician, Vice President of the Soviet Union (born 1937) Wikipedia ↗
2009 Nelly Arcan, Canadian author (born 1975) Wikipedia ↗
2008 Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author (born 1917) Wikipedia ↗
2008 Irene Dailey, American actress (born 1920) Wikipedia ↗
2008 Mickey Vernon, American baseball player and coach (born 1918) Wikipedia ↗
2006 Michael Ferguson, PIRA volunteer, lawyer, and politician (born 1953) Wikipedia ↗
2006 Phil Latulippe, Canadian soldier and runner (born 1909) Wikipedia ↗
2004 Françoise Sagan, French author and screenwriter (born 1935) Wikipedia ↗
2003 Rosalie Allen, American singer and radio host (born 1924) Wikipedia ↗
2003 Lyle Bettger, American actor (born 1915) Wikipedia ↗
2002 Youssouf Togoïmi, Chadian politician (born 1953) Wikipedia ↗
2002 Mike Webster, American football player (born 1952) Wikipedia ↗
1998 Jeff Moss, American composer and screenwriter (born 1942) Wikipedia ↗
1996 Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter (born 1931) Wikipedia ↗
1994 Barry Bishop, American mountaineer, photographer, and scholar (born 1932) Wikipedia ↗
1993 Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1957) Wikipedia ↗
1993 Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (born 1913) Wikipedia ↗
1991 Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (born 1904) Wikipedia ↗
1984 Neil Hamilton, American actor (born 1899) Wikipedia ↗
1982 Sarah Churchill, English actress (born 1914) Wikipedia ↗
1982 Józef Nawrot, Polish-English footballer (born 1906) Wikipedia ↗
1981 Patsy Kelly, American actress and dancer (born 1910) Wikipedia ↗
1980 Theodor Luts, Estonian-Brazilian director, producer, and cinematographer (born 1896) Wikipedia ↗
1978 James Bassett, American journalist and author (born 1912) Wikipedia ↗
1978 Ida Noddack, German chemist and physicist (born 1896) Wikipedia ↗
1978 Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (born 1897) Wikipedia ↗
1976 Philip Gbeho, Ghanaian composer and educator (born 1904) Wikipedia ↗
1975 Earle Cabell, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Dallas (born 1906) Wikipedia ↗
1973 August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet (born 1887) Wikipedia ↗
1973 Josué de Castro, Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (born 1908) Wikipedia ↗
1962 Charles Reisner, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1887) Wikipedia ↗
1950 Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (born 1863) Wikipedia ↗
1948 Warren William, American actor (born 1894) Wikipedia ↗
1947 Andrew C. McLaughlin, American historian and author (born 1861) Wikipedia ↗
1945 Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic, co-invented the Geiger counter (born 1882) Wikipedia ↗
1939 Carl Laemmle, German-American film producer, founded Universal Studios (born 1867) Wikipedia ↗
1939 Charles Tatham, American fencer (born 1854) Wikipedia ↗
1938 Lev Schnirelmann, Belarusian-Russian mathematician and academic (born 1900) Wikipedia ↗
1936 József Klekl, Slovene priest and journalist (born 1879) Wikipedia ↗
1933 Mike Donlin, American baseball player and actor (born 1878) Wikipedia ↗
1933 Alice Muriel Williamson, English author (born 1869) Wikipedia ↗
1930 William A. MacCorkle, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of West Virginia (born 1857) Wikipedia ↗
1929 Mahidol Adulyadej, Thai prince (born 1892) Wikipedia ↗
1904 Niels Ryberg Finsen, Faroese-Danish physician and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1860) Wikipedia ↗
1896 Louis Gerhard De Geer, Swedish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Sweden (born 1818) Wikipedia ↗
1892 Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American soldier and composer (born 1829) Wikipedia ↗
1889 D. H. Hill, American general and academic (born 1821) Wikipedia ↗
1889 Charles Leroux, American balloonist and skydiver (born 1856) Wikipedia ↗
1863 William Debenham, English businessman, founded Debenhams (born 1794) Wikipedia ↗
1848 Branwell Brontë, English painter and poet (born 1817) Wikipedia ↗
1834 Pedro I of Brazil (born 1798) Wikipedia ↗
1802 Alexander Radishchev, Russian author and critic (born 1749) Wikipedia ↗
1798 Bartholomew Teeling, leader of the United Irishmen executed during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 (born c. 1774) Wikipedia ↗
1790 John Keyse Sherwin, English engraver (born 1751) Wikipedia ↗
1742 Johann Matthias Hase, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (born 1684) Wikipedia ↗
1732 Emperor Reigen of Japan (born 1654) Wikipedia ↗
1707 Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet and author (born 1642) Wikipedia ↗
1655 Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege (born 1617) Wikipedia ↗
1646 Duarte Lobo, Portuguese composer and educator (born 1565) Wikipedia ↗
1621 Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Polish commander (born 1560) Wikipedia ↗
1605 Manuel Mendes, Portuguese composer and educator (born 1547) Wikipedia ↗
1572 Túpac Amaru, last of the Incas Wikipedia ↗
1562 Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent, English politician (born 1495) Wikipedia ↗
1545 Albert of Mainz, German cardinal (born 1490) Wikipedia ↗
1541 Paracelsus, German-Swiss physician, botanist, and chemist (born 1493) Wikipedia ↗
1534 Michael Glinski, Lithuanian prince (born c. 1470) Wikipedia ↗
1494 Poliziano, Italian poet and scholar (born 1454) Wikipedia ↗
1459 Eric of Pomerania, King of Norway, Denmark and Sweden (born 1382) Wikipedia ↗
1435 Isabeau of Bavaria (born 1370) Wikipedia ↗
1275 Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (born 1208) Wikipedia ↗
1270 Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres Wikipedia ↗
1228 Stefan the First-Crowned, Serbian king (born 1165) Wikipedia ↗
1218 Robert of Knaresborough (born 1160) Wikipedia ↗
1180 Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (born 1118) Wikipedia ↗
1143 Agnes of Germany (born 1072) Wikipedia ↗
1143 Pope Innocent II Wikipedia ↗
1120 Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (born 1072) Wikipedia ↗
1054 Hermann of Reichenau, German composer, mathematician, and astronomer (born 1013) Wikipedia ↗
887 Gao Pian, general of the Tang Dynasty (born 821) Wikipedia ↗
768 Pepin the Short, Frankish king (born 714) Wikipedia ↗
366 Pope Liberius Wikipedia ↗

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