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PAKISTAN · DIED ON THIS DAY2015

Javed Iqbal, Pakistani philosopher and judge, died.

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Died2015 Muhammad Nawaz Khan, Pakistani historian and author (born 1943) Wikipedia ↗

Events

2024 Bengali, Assamese, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit are accorded the Classical language status by the Government of India Wikipedia ↗
2024 "Thick of It", a single by British Internet personality and rapper KSI featuring Trippie Redd, is released. Wikipedia ↗
2023 Wab Kinew is elected to be the first First Nations Premier of a Canadian province in the 2023 Manitoba general election Wikipedia ↗
2022 Svante Pääbo is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Wikipedia ↗
2021 Eight people are killed in an airplane crash near Milan, Italy. Wikipedia ↗
2015 Forty-two people are killed and 33 go missing in the Kunduz hospital airstrike in Afghanistan. Wikipedia ↗
2013 At least 360 migrants are killed when their boat sinks near the Italian island of Lampedusa. Wikipedia ↗
2009 Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey join in the Turkic Council. Wikipedia ↗
2008 The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the U.S. financial system is signed by President George W. Bush. Wikipedia ↗
1995 O. J. Simpson murder case: O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. Wikipedia ↗

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1993 An American attack against a warlord in Mogadishu fails; eighteen US soldiers and over 350 Somalis die. Wikipedia ↗
1991 Nadine Gordimer is announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Wikipedia ↗
1990 The German Democratic Republic is abolished and becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany; the event is afterwards celebrated as German Unity Day. Wikipedia ↗
1989 A coup in Panama City is suppressed and 11 participants are executed. Wikipedia ↗
1986 TASCC, a superconducting cyclotron at the Chalk River Laboratories in Canada, is officially opened. Wikipedia ↗
1985 The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight, carrying two DSCS-III Satellites on STS-51-J. Wikipedia ↗
1981 The hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths. Wikipedia ↗
1963 A violent coup in Honduras begins two decades of military rule. Wikipedia ↗
1962 Project Mercury: US astronaut Wally Schirra, in Sigma 7, is launched from Cape Canaveral for a six-orbit flight. Wikipedia ↗
1957 The California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene. Wikipedia ↗
1952 The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon in the Montebello Islands, Western Australia, to become the world's third nuclear power. Wikipedia ↗
1951 Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops. Wikipedia ↗
1949 WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta. Wikipedia ↗
1946 An American Overseas Airlines Douglas DC-4 crashes near Ernest Harmon Air Force Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, killing 39. Wikipedia ↗
1943 World War II: German forces murder 92 civilians in Lingiades, Greece. Wikipedia ↗
1942 A German V-2 rocket reaches a record 85 km (46 nm) in altitude. Wikipedia ↗
1935 Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia. Wikipedia ↗
1932 The Kingdom of Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
1929 The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Yugoslavia by King Alexander I. Wikipedia ↗
1919 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the first Latin American player to appear in a World Series. Wikipedia ↗
1918 Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne. Wikipedia ↗
1912 U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill. Wikipedia ↗
1873 Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California. Wikipedia ↗
1863 The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Wikipedia ↗
1862 American Civil War: The two-day Second Battle of Corinth begins as Confederate forces under General Earl Van Dorn attack Union defenses led by General William Rosecrans around Corinth, Mississippi. Wikipedia ↗
1792 A militia departs from the Spanish stronghold of Valdivia to quell a Huilliche uprising in southern Chile. Wikipedia ↗
1789 George Washington proclaims Thursday November 26, 1789 as Thanksgiving Day. Wikipedia ↗
1739 The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia ending the Russian–Turkish War. Wikipedia ↗
1712 The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor. Wikipedia ↗
1683 Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang receives the surrender of the Tungning kingdom on Taiwan after the Battle of Penghu. Wikipedia ↗
1574 The Siege of Leiden is lifted by the Watergeuzen. Wikipedia ↗
1392 Muhammed VII becomes the twelfth sultan of the Emirate of Granada. Wikipedia ↗
1283 Dafydd ap Gruffudd, the last native Prince of Wales, is hanged, drawn and quartered by the English. Wikipedia ↗
610 A fleet of the Heraclian revolt under Heraclius the Younger reaches Constantinople. Wikipedia ↗
382 Roman Emperor Theodosius I concludes a peace treaty with the Goths and settles them in the Balkans. Wikipedia ↗
42 BC Liberators' civil war: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight to a draw Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius in the first part of the Battle of Philippi, where Cassius commits suicide believing the battle is lost. Wikipedia ↗
52 BC Gallic Wars: Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and battle of Alesia. Wikipedia ↗
2457 BC Gaecheonjeol, Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea's National Foundation Day. Wikipedia ↗

Born on this day

2004 Noah Schnapp, American actor Wikipedia ↗
2001 Anton Lundell, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
2001 Max Plath, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
2001 C. J. Stroud, American football player Wikipedia ↗
2000 CJ Abrams, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1997 Jin Boyang, Chinese figure skater Wikipedia ↗
1997 Jonathan Isaac, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1997 Bang Chan, Australian singer and record producer based in South Korea Wikipedia ↗

Show 227 more births

1995 Ayo Edebiri, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1995 Mike Gesicki, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1995 Artem Zub, Russian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1994 Victoria Bosio, Argentinian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1994 Seth Jones, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1993 Raffaele Di Gennaro, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1991 Jenny McLoughlin, English sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1991 Aki Takajo, Japanese singer Wikipedia ↗
1990 Johan Le Bon, French cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1989 Nate Montana, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1989 Alex Trimble, Irish singer Wikipedia ↗
1988 Dustin Gazley, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1988 ASAP Rocky, American rapper and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1988 Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress Wikipedia ↗
1987 Starley, Australian pop singer Wikipedia ↗
1986 Lewis Brown, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1986 Jackson Martínez, Colombian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1985 Courtney Lee, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1984 Yoon Eun-hye, South Korean singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
1984 Bruno Gervais, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1984 Jessica Parker Kennedy, Canadian actress Wikipedia ↗
1984 Anthony Le Tallec, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
1984 Chris Marquette, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1984 Gary Neal, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1984 Ashlee Simpson, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
1983 Thiago Alves, Brazilian mixed martial artist Wikipedia ↗
1983 Fred, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1983 Mark Giordano, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1983 Andreas Papathanasiou, Cypriot footballer Wikipedia ↗
1983 Tessa Thompson, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1981 Danny Coid, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1981 Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1981 Andreas Isaksson, Swedish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1981 Jonna Lee, Swedish singer and musician Wikipedia ↗
1981 Ronald Rauhe, German kayaker Wikipedia ↗
1981 Matt Sparrow, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1980 Anquan Boldin, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1980 Sheldon Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1980 Lindsey Kelk, English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1980 Danny O'Donoghue, Irish singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1980 Héctor Reynoso, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
1980 Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1979 Josh Klinghoffer, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1979 John Morrison, American wrestler and actor Wikipedia ↗
1978 Gerald Asamoah, Ghanaian-German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1978 Neil Clement, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1978 Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1978 Jake Shears, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1978 Shannyn Sossamon, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1977 Daniel Hollie, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1977 Eric Munson, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1977 Luca Tognozzi, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1976 Herman Li, Hong Kong-English guitarist and producer Wikipedia ↗
1976 Seann William Scott, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1975 India Arie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
1975 Phil Greening, English rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1975 Satoko Ishimine, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1975 Talib Kweli, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
1975 Alanna Ubach, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1974 John Dwyer, American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, visual artist, and record label owner Wikipedia ↗
1974 Mike Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1974 Antti Laaksonen, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1974 Marianne Timmer, Dutch speed skater Wikipedia ↗
1973 Keiko Agena, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1973 Neve Campbell, Canadian actress Wikipedia ↗
1973 Angélica Gavaldón, American-Mexican tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1973 Lena Headey, British actress Wikipedia ↗
1973 Eirik Hegdal, Norwegian saxophonist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1972 Komla Dumor, Ghanaian-English journalist (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1972 G. Love, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player Wikipedia ↗
1972 Michael Nylander, Swedish ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1972 Guy Oseary, Israeli-American talent manager and businessman Wikipedia ↗
1971 Wil Cordero, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1971 Kevin Richardson, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
1970 Elmar Liitmaa, Estonian guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1970 Jimmy Ray, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1969 Garry Herbert, English rower and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1969 Janel Moloney, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1969 Gwen Stefani, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
1969 Tetsuya, Japanese singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1968 Paul Crichton, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1968 Greg Foster, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1968 Marko Rajamäki, Finnish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1968 Donald Sild, Estonian javelin thrower Wikipedia ↗
1967 Rob Liefeld, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
1967 Chris Collingwood, English-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1966 Darrin Fletcher, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1965 Annemarie Verstappen, Dutch swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1965 Jan-Ove Waldner, Swedish table tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1964 Clive Owen, English actor Wikipedia ↗
1963 Benny Anders, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1963 Dan Goldie, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1962 Tommy Lee, Greek-American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1962 Simon Scarrow, Nigerian-English novelist Wikipedia ↗
1961 Rebecca Stephens, English journalist and mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
1961 Ludger Stühlmeyer, German cantor, composer, and musicologist Wikipedia ↗
1959 Craig Bellamy, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1959 Fred Couples, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
1959 Greg Proops, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1959 Frank Stephenson, Italian automotive designer and blogger Wikipedia ↗
1959 Jack Wagner, American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
1958 Chen Yanyin, Chinese sculptor Wikipedia ↗
1958 Louise Lecavalier, Canadian dancer and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
1957 Roberto Azevêdo, Brazilian engineer and diplomat, 6th Director-General of the World Trade Organization Wikipedia ↗
1957 Tim Westwood, English radio and television host Wikipedia ↗
1956 Hart Bochner, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1955 Moshe Kam, American engineering educator Wikipedia ↗
1955 John S. Lesmeister, American educator and politician, 30th North Dakota State Treasurer (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1955 Allen Woody, American bass player and songwriter (died 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1955 Buket Uzuner, Turkish author Wikipedia ↗
1954 Eddie DeGarmo, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1954 Dennis Eckersley, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1954 Al Sharpton, American minister, talk show host, and political activist Wikipedia ↗
1954 Stevie Ray Vaughan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1952 Bruce Arians, American football coach Wikipedia ↗
1952 Gary Troup, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1951 Keb' Mo', American blues musician and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1951 Kathryn D. Sullivan, American geologist and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
1951 Dave Winfield, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1950 Ronnie Laws, American jazz, R&B, and funk saxophone player Wikipedia ↗
1949 Lindsey Buckingham, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1949 J. P. Dutta, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1949 Aleksandr Rogozhkin, Russian director and screenwriter (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
1949 Laurie Simmons, American photographer and director Wikipedia ↗
1947 John Perry Barlow, American poet, songwriter, blogger, and activist (died 2018) Wikipedia ↗
1947 Ben Cauley, American trumpet player and songwriter (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1947 Fred DeLuca, American businessman (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1947 Anne Dorte of Rosenborg (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1947 Takis Michalos, Greek water polo player and coach (died 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1946 P. P. Arnold, American soul singer Wikipedia ↗
1945 Tony Brown, English footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1945 Christopher Bruce, English dancer and choreographer Wikipedia ↗
1945 Jo Ritzen, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Education Wikipedia ↗
1944 Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician and academic Wikipedia ↗
1944 Bob Riley, American politician, 52nd Governor of Alabama Wikipedia ↗
1943 Jeff Bingaman, American soldier and politician, 25th Attorney General of New Mexico Wikipedia ↗
1943 Baki İlkin, Turkish civil servant and diplomat Wikipedia ↗
1942 Alan Rachins, American actor (died 2024) Wikipedia ↗
1941 Chubby Checker, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1941 Andrea de Adamich, Italian racing driver and sportscaster (died 2025) Wikipedia ↗
1941 John Elliott, Australian businessman (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
1941 Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca, Romanian historian and philologist (died 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1940 Alan O'Day, American singer-songwriter (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1940 Jean Ratelle, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1940 Mike Troy, American swimmer (died 2019) Wikipedia ↗
1939 Bob Armstrong, American wrestler and trainer (died 2020) Wikipedia ↗
1938 Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 1960) Wikipedia ↗
1938 David Hart Dyke, English captain Wikipedia ↗
1938 Jack Hodgins, Canadian author and academic Wikipedia ↗
1938 Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Peruvian entrepreneur and politician, 66th President of Peru Wikipedia ↗
1936 Steve Reich, American composer Wikipedia ↗
1935 Charles Duke, American general, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
1935 Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Soviet Russian-Armenian actor (died 2020) Wikipedia ↗
1934 Benjamin Boretz, American composer and theorist Wikipedia ↗
1934 Miguel-Ángel Cárdenas, Colombian-Dutch painter and illustrator (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1934 Harold Henning, South African golfer (died 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1934 Simon Nicholson, English sculptor and painter (died 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1933 Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player (died 2024) Wikipedia ↗
1931 Glenn Hall, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2026) Wikipedia ↗
1931 Bob Skinner, American baseball player (died 2026) Wikipedia ↗
1928 Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer and choreographer (died 1986) Wikipedia ↗
1928 Shridath Ramphal, Guyanese academic and politician, 2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General (died 2024) Wikipedia ↗
1926 Gerardo P. Cabochan, Filipino politician (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1925 Simone Segouin (also known as Nicole Minet), French Resistance fighter and partisan (died 2023) Wikipedia ↗
1925 Gore Vidal, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1925 George Wein, American pianist and producer, co-founded the Newport Folk Festival (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
1924 Harvey Kurtzman, American cartoonist (died 1993) Wikipedia ↗
1924 Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter and coach (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1923 Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican lawyer and politician, 1st Premier of Dominica (died 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1921 Ray Lindwall, Australian cricketer and soldier (died 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1919 James M. Buchanan, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1916 James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (died 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1915 Ray Stark, American film producer (died 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1912 Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax, British peer, Conservative politician (died 1980) Wikipedia ↗
1911 Michael Hordern, English actor (died 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1908 Johnny Burke, American songwriter (died 1964) Wikipedia ↗
1906 Natalie Savage Carlson, American author (died 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1905 Tekin Arıburun, Turkish soldier and politician, President of Turkey (died 1993) Wikipedia ↗
1904 Ernst-Günther Schenck, German colonel and physician (died 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1901 Jean Grémillon, French director, composer, and screenwriter (died 1959) Wikipedia ↗
1900 Thomas Wolfe, American novelist (died 1938) Wikipedia ↗
1899 Gertrude Berg, American actress, screenwriter and producer (died 1966) Wikipedia ↗
1898 Leo McCarey, American director and screenwriter (died 1969) Wikipedia ↗
1898 Adolf Reichwein, German economist and educator (died 1944) Wikipedia ↗
1897 Louis Aragon, French author and poet (died 1982) Wikipedia ↗
1896 Auvergne Doherty, Australian businesswoman (died 1961) Wikipedia ↗
1896 Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet and critic (died 1987) Wikipedia ↗
1895 Giovanni Comisso, Italian author and poet (died 1969) Wikipedia ↗
1895 Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet (died 1925) Wikipedia ↗
1894 Elmer Robinson, American lawyer and politician, 33rd Mayor of San Francisco (died 1982) Wikipedia ↗
1894 Walter Warlimont, German general (died 1976) Wikipedia ↗
1890 Emilio Portes Gil, Mexican politician, President of Mexico (died 1978) Wikipedia ↗
1889 Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1938) Wikipedia ↗
1888 Wade Boteler, American actor and screenwriter (died 1943) Wikipedia ↗
1886 Alain-Fournier, French soldier, author, and critic (died 1914) Wikipedia ↗
1885 Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (died 1970) Wikipedia ↗
1882 A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter and academic (died 1974) Wikipedia ↗
1880 Nora Bayes, American singer, entertainer, and actress (died 1928) Wikipedia ↗
1879 Warner Oland, Swedish-American actor and singer (died 1938) Wikipedia ↗
1875 Dr. Atl, Mexican painter (died 1964) Wikipedia ↗
1869 Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (died 1942) Wikipedia ↗
1867 Joseph Beech, American Methodist missionary and educator (died 1954) Wikipedia ↗
1867 Pierre Bonnard, French painter (died 1947) Wikipedia ↗
1866 Josephine Sabel, American singer and comedian (died 1945) Wikipedia ↗
1865 Gustave Loiseau, French painter (died 1935) Wikipedia ↗
1863 Pyotr Kozlov, Russian archaeologist and explorer (died 1935) Wikipedia ↗
1862 Alice B. Woodward, British illustrator for children and scientists (died 1931) Wikipedia ↗
1862 Johnny Briggs, English cricketer and rugby player (died 1902) Wikipedia ↗
1858 Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (died 1924) Wikipedia ↗
1848 Henry Lerolle, French painter and art collector (died 1929) Wikipedia ↗
1846 James Jackson Putnam, American neurologist and academic (died 1918) Wikipedia ↗
1837 Nicolás Avellaneda, Argentinian journalist and politician, 8th President of Argentina (died 1885) Wikipedia ↗
1828 Woldemar Bargiel, German composer and educator (died 1897) Wikipedia ↗
1804 Townsend Harris, American merchant, politician, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Japan (died 1878) Wikipedia ↗
1804 Allan Kardec, French author, translator, educator and founder of modern Spiritism (died 1869) Wikipedia ↗
1800 George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy (died 1891) Wikipedia ↗
1797 Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1870) Wikipedia ↗
1790 John Ross, American tribal chief (died 1866) Wikipedia ↗
1720 Johann Uz, German poet and judge (died 1796) Wikipedia ↗
1716 Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist and academic (died 1781) Wikipedia ↗
1713 Antoine Dauvergne, French violinist and composer (died 1797) Wikipedia ↗
1637 George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (died 1720) Wikipedia ↗
1631 Sebastian Anton Scherer, German organist and composer (died 1712) Wikipedia ↗
1610 Gabriel Lalemant, French-Canadian missionary and saint (died 1649) Wikipedia ↗
1554 Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, English poet (died 1628) Wikipedia ↗
1458 Saint Casimir, Prince of Poland and Duke of Lithuania (died 1484) Wikipedia ↗
1390 Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (died 1447) Wikipedia ↗

Died on this day

2015 Muhammad Nawaz Khan, Pakistani historian and author (born 1943) Wikipedia ↗
2015 Javed Iqbal, Pakistani philosopher and judge (born 1925) Wikipedia ↗
2025 Patricia Routledge, English actress and singer (born 1929) Wikipedia ↗
2024 Michel Blanc, French actor, writer and director (born 1952) Wikipedia ↗
2024 Pierre Christin, French comics creator and writer (born 1938) Wikipedia ↗
2024 Cid Moreira, Brazilian journalist and television anchor (born 1927) Wikipedia ↗
2024 Mary O'Rourke, Irish politician (born 1937) Wikipedia ↗
2023 Thomas Gambino, American mobster, Gambino crime family (born 1929) Wikipedia ↗

Show 99 more deaths

2021 Todd Akin, American politician (born 1947) Wikipedia ↗
2021 Dan Petrescu, Romanian businessman and billionaire (born 1953) Wikipedia ↗
2015 Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1917) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Ewen Gilmour, New Zealand comedian and television host (born 1963) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Benedict Groeschel, American priest, psychologist, and talk show host (born 1933) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Jean-Jacques Marcel, French footballer (born 1931) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Kevin Metheny, American businessman (born 1954) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Ward Ruyslinck, Belgian author (born 1929) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Sari Abacha, Nigerian footballer (born 1978) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Sergei Belov, Russian basketball player and coach (born 1944) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Joan Thirsk, English cryptologist, historian, and academic (born 1922) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Abdul Haq Ansari, Indian theologian and scholar (born 1931) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Robert F. Christy, American physicist and astrophysicist (born 1916) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Albie Roles, English footballer (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
2010 Ben Mondor, Canadian-American businessman (born 1925) Wikipedia ↗
2010 Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino lawyer and jurist (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
2009 Vladimir Beekman, Estonian poet and translator (born 1929) Wikipedia ↗
2007 M. N. Vijayan, Indian journalist, author, and academic (born 1930) Wikipedia ↗
2006 Lucilla Andrews, Egyptian-Scottish nurse and author (born 1919) Wikipedia ↗
2006 John Crank, English mathematician and physicist (born 1916) Wikipedia ↗
2006 Peter Norman, Australian runner (born 1942) Wikipedia ↗
2006 Alberto Ramento, Filipino bishop (born 1937) Wikipedia ↗
2005 Ronnie Barker, English actor and screenwriter (born 1929) Wikipedia ↗
2005 Nurettin Ersin, Turkish general (born 1918) Wikipedia ↗
2004 John Cerutti, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1960) Wikipedia ↗
2004 Janet Leigh, American actress (born 1927) Wikipedia ↗
2003 Florence Stanley, American actress (born 1924) Wikipedia ↗
2003 William Steig, American sculptor, author, and illustrator (born 1907) Wikipedia ↗
2002 Bruce Paltrow, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1943) Wikipedia ↗
2001 Costas Hajihristos, Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
2000 Benjamin Orr, American singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1947) Wikipedia ↗
1999 Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
1998 Roddy McDowall, English-American actor (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
1997 Michael Adekunle Ajasin, Nigerian politician, 3rd Governor of Ondo State (born 1908) Wikipedia ↗
1995 Ma. Po. Si., Indian author and politician (born 1906) Wikipedia ↗
1994 John C. Champion, American producer and screenwriter (born 1923) Wikipedia ↗
1994 Dub Taylor, American actor (born 1907) Wikipedia ↗
1993 Katerina Gogou, Greek actress, poet, and author (born 1940) Wikipedia ↗
1993 Gary Gordon, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1960) Wikipedia ↗
1993 Randy Shughart, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1958) Wikipedia ↗
1990 Stefano Casiraghi, Italian-Monegasque businessman (born 1960) Wikipedia ↗
1990 Eleanor Steber, American soprano and educator (born 1914) Wikipedia ↗
1988 Franz Josef Strauss, Bavarian lieutenant and politician, Minister President of Bavaria (born 1915) Wikipedia ↗
1987 Jean Anouilh, French playwright and screenwriter (born 1910) Wikipedia ↗
1987 Kalervo Palsa, Finnish painter (born 1947) Wikipedia ↗
1986 Vince DiMaggio, American baseball player and manager (born 1912) Wikipedia ↗
1981 Anna Hedvig Büll, Estonian-German missionary (born 1887) Wikipedia ↗
1980 Friedrich Karm, Estonian footballer (born 1907) Wikipedia ↗
1979 Nicos Poulantzas, Greek-French sociologist and philosopher (born 1936) Wikipedia ↗
1969 Skip James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1902) Wikipedia ↗
1967 Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1912) Wikipedia ↗
1967 Malcolm Sargent, English organist, composer, and conductor (born 1895) Wikipedia ↗
1966 Rolf Maximilian Sievert, Swedish physicist and academic (born 1896) Wikipedia ↗
1965 Zachary Scott, American actor (born 1914) Wikipedia ↗
1963 Refet Bele, Turkish general (born 1877) Wikipedia ↗
1959 Tochigiyama Moriya, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 27th Yokozuna (born 1892) Wikipedia ↗
1953 Arnold Bax, English composer and poet (born 1883) Wikipedia ↗
1936 John Heisman, American football player and coach (born 1869) Wikipedia ↗
1931 Carl Nielsen, Danish violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1865) Wikipedia ↗
1929 Jeanne Eagels, American actress (born 1894) Wikipedia ↗
1929 Gustav Stresemann, German politician, Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1878) Wikipedia ↗
1917 Eduardo Di Capua, Neapolitan composer, singer and songwriter (born 1865) Wikipedia ↗
1911 Rosetta Jane Birks, Australian suffragist (born 1856) Wikipedia ↗
1910 Lucy Hobbs Taylor, American dentist (born 1833) Wikipedia ↗
1907 Jacob Nash Victor, American engineer (born 1835) Wikipedia ↗
1896 William Morris, English author and poet (born 1834) Wikipedia ↗
1891 Édouard Lucas, French mathematician and theorist (born 1842) Wikipedia ↗
1890 Joseph Hergenröther, German historian and cardinal (born 1824) Wikipedia ↗
1881 Orson Pratt, American mathematician and religious leader (born 1811) Wikipedia ↗
1877 James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop (born 1814) Wikipedia ↗
1877 Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Mexican general and president (1855) (born 1800) Wikipedia ↗
1873 Kintpuash, American tribal leader (born 1837) Wikipedia ↗
1867 Hedda Hjortsberg, Swedish ballerina (born 1777) Wikipedia ↗
1867 Elias Howe, American engineer, invented the sewing machine (born 1819) Wikipedia ↗
1867 Thora Thersner, Swedish artist (born 1818) Wikipedia ↗
1860 Rembrandt Peale, American painter and curator (born 1778) Wikipedia ↗
1838 Black Hawk, American tribal leader (born 1767) Wikipedia ↗
1833 François, Marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general and engineer (born 1754)
1801 Philippe Henri, Marquis de Ségur, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (born 1724) Wikipedia ↗
1795 Tula, Curaçao slave leader (date of birth unknown; executed) Wikipedia ↗
1701 Joseph Williamson, English politician, Secretary of State for the Northern Department (born 1633) Wikipedia ↗
1690 Robert Barclay, Scottish theologian and politician, 2nd Governor of East Jersey (born 1648) Wikipedia ↗
1656 Myles Standish, English captain (born 1584) Wikipedia ↗
1653 Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch linguist and academic (born 1612) Wikipedia ↗
1649 Giovanni Diodati, Swiss-Italian clergyman and theologian (born 1576) Wikipedia ↗
1629 Giorgi Saakadze, Georgian commander and politician (born 1570) Wikipedia ↗
1611 Charles, Duke of Mayenne (born 1554) Wikipedia ↗
1596 Florent Chrestien, French poet (born 1541) Wikipedia ↗
1568 Elisabeth of Valois (born 1545) Wikipedia ↗
1399 Eleanor de Bohun, English noble (born 1360) Wikipedia ↗
1369 Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (born 1318) Wikipedia ↗
1283 Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Welsh prince (born 1238) Wikipedia ↗
1226 Francis of Assisi, Italian friar and saint (born 1181 or 1182) Wikipedia ↗
1078 Iziaslav I of Kiev (born 1024) Wikipedia ↗
959 Gérard of Brogne, Frankish abbot Wikipedia ↗
900 Muhammad ibn Zayd, Tabaristan emir Wikipedia ↗
818 Ermengarde, queen of the Franks Wikipedia ↗
723 Elias I of Antioch, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch. Wikipedia ↗
42 BC Gaius Cassius Longinus, Roman politician (born 85 BC) Wikipedia ↗

Holidays & observances

Events, births, deaths and observances: Wikipedia, “October 3”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pakistan entries reviewed by Newsora24. Updated 14 Oct 2026.