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John Cloudsley-Thompson, Pakistani-English commander, died.
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Events
- 2017 Joint Nigerien-American Special Forces are ambushed by Islamic State militants outside the village of Tongo Tongo. Wikipedia ↗
- 2010 The Ajka plant accident in Hungary releases a million cubic metres of liquid alumina sludge, killing nine, injuring 122, and severely contaminating two major rivers. Wikipedia ↗
- 2006 WikiLeaks is launched. Wikipedia ↗
- 2004 SpaceShipOne wins the Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight. Wikipedia ↗
- 2003 The Maxim restaurant suicide bombing in Israel kills twenty-one Israelis, both Jews and Arabs. Wikipedia ↗
- 2001 Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed. Wikipedia ↗
- 1997 The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs in North Carolina. Wikipedia ↗
- 1993 Battle of Mogadishu occurs killing 18 U.S. Special Forces, two UN Peacekeepers and at least 600 Somalian militia men and civilians. Wikipedia ↗
- 1993 Tanks bombard the Russian parliament, while demonstrators against President Yeltsin rally outside. Wikipedia ↗
- 1992 The Rome General Peace Accords end a 16-year civil war in Mozambique. Wikipedia ↗
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- 1992 El Al Flight 1862 crashes into two apartment buildings in Amsterdam, killing 43 including 39 on the ground. Wikipedia ↗
- 1991 The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty is opened for signature. Wikipedia ↗
- 1985 The Free Software Foundation is founded. Wikipedia ↗
- 1983 Richard Noble sets a new land speed record of 633.468 miles per hour (1,019.468 km/h) at the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Wikipedia ↗
- 1967 Omar Ali Saifuddien III of Brunei abdicates in favour of his son. Wikipedia ↗
- 1966 Basutoland becomes independent from the United Kingdom and is renamed Lesotho. Wikipedia ↗
- 1965 Pope Paul VI begins the first papal visit to the Americas. Wikipedia ↗
- 1963 Hurricane Flora kills 6,000 in Cuba and Haiti. Wikipedia ↗
- 1960 Eastern Airlines flight 375 crashes on takeoff from Boston's Logan International Airport, killing 62 people of the 72 aboard. Wikipedia ↗
- 1958 The current constitution of France is adopted. Wikipedia ↗
- 1957 Sputnik 1 becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth. Wikipedia ↗
- 1941 Norman Rockwell's Willie Gillis character debuts on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post. Wikipedia ↗
- 1936 The Metropolitan Police and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street. Wikipedia ↗
- 1927 Gutzon Borglum begins sculpting Mount Rushmore. Wikipedia ↗
- 1925 Great Syrian Revolt: Rebels led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji capture Hama from the French Mandate of Syria. Wikipedia ↗
- 1925 S2, a Finnish Sokol class torpedo boat, sinks during a fierce storm near the coast of Pori in the Gulf of Bothnia, taking with it the whole crew of 53. Wikipedia ↗
- 1920 The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare, a Finnish non-governmental organization, is founded on the initiative of Sophie Mannerheim. Wikipedia ↗
- 1918 World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey. Wikipedia ↗
- 1917 World War I: The Battle of Broodseinde is fought between the British and German armies in Flanders. Wikipedia ↗
- 1895 Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open Men's Golf Championship. Wikipedia ↗
- 1883 First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland. Wikipedia ↗
- 1876 The Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now known as Texas A&M) opens as the first public college in Texas. Wikipedia ↗
- 1862 American Civil War: The two-day Second Battle of Corinth ends in a Union victory, with General William Rosecrans protecting the critical rail junction of Corinth, Mississippi from Confederate forces under General Earl Van Dorn. Wikipedia ↗
- 1853 The Crimean War begins when the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Russian Empire. Wikipedia ↗
- 1830 The Belgian Revolution takes legal form when the provisional government secedes from the Netherlands. Wikipedia ↗
- 1824 Mexico adopts a new constitution and becomes a federal republic. Wikipedia ↗
- 1795 Napoleon first rises to prominence by suppressing counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the National Convention. Wikipedia ↗
- 1777 American Revolutionary War: Troops under George Washington are repelled by British troops under William Howe. Wikipedia ↗
- 1693 Nine Years' War: Piedmontese troops are defeated by the French. Wikipedia ↗
- 1636 Thirty Years' War: The Swedish Army defeats the armies of Saxony and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Wittstock. Wikipedia ↗
- 1602 Eighty Years' War and the Anglo-Spanish War: A fleet of Spanish galleys are defeated by English and Dutch galleons in the English Channel. Wikipedia ↗
- 1582 The Gregorian Calendar is introduced by Pope Gregory XIII. Wikipedia ↗
- 1535 The Coverdale Bible is printed, with translations into English by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale. Wikipedia ↗
- 1511 Formation of the Holy League of Aragon, the Papal States and Venice against France. Wikipedia ↗
- 1363 Battle of Lake Poyang: In one of the largest naval battles in history, Zhu Yuanzhang's rebels defeat rival Chen Youliang. Wikipedia ↗
- 1302 The Byzantine–Venetian War comes to an end. Wikipedia ↗
- 1209 Otto IV is crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by Pope Innocent III. Wikipedia ↗
- 23 Rebels sack the Chinese capital Chang'an during a peasant rebellion. Wikipedia ↗
Born on this day
- 2001 Graham Campbell, American actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1997 Rishabh Pant, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
- 1997 Yuju, South Korean singer Wikipedia ↗
- 1996 Ella Balinska, English actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1995 Jeonghan, South Korean singer Wikipedia ↗
- 1995 Kenny Clark, American football player Wikipedia ↗
- 1995 Mikolas Josef, Czech singer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1994 Mike Williams, American football player Wikipedia ↗
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- 1993 Mitchell Swepson, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
- 1991 Leigh-Anne Pinnock, English singer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1990 Signy Aarna, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1990 Saki, Japanese guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1990 Sergey Shubenkov, Russian hurdler Wikipedia ↗
- 1989 Dakota Johnson, American actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1988 Melissa Benoist, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
- 1988 Lonnie Chisenhall, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1988 Caner Erkin, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1988 Evgeni Krasnopolski, Israeli figure skater Wikipedia ↗
- 1988 Derrick Rose, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1987 Marina Weisband, German politician Wikipedia ↗
- 1985 Shontelle, Barbadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1985 Thorsten Wiedemann, German rugby player Wikipedia ↗
- 1984 Lena Katina, Russian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1984 Petri Kontiola, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
- 1984 Karolina Tymińska, Polish heptathlete Wikipedia ↗
- 1983 Vicky Krieps, Luxembourgish actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1983 Kurt Suzuki, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1982 Tony Gwynn Jr., American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1982 Ilhan Omar, American politician Wikipedia ↗
- 1982 Jered Weaver, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1981 Justin Williams, Canadian-American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
- 1980 Sarah Fisher, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
- 1980 James Jones, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1980 Tomáš Rosický, Czech footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1979 Caitríona Balfe, Irish actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1979 Rachael Leigh Cook, American actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1979 Adam Voges, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
- 1978 Dana Davis, American actress and author Wikipedia ↗
- 1978 Kyle Lohse, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1977 Richard Reed Parry, Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
- 1976 Mauro Camoranesi, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
- 1976 Alicia Silverstone, American actress, producer, and author Wikipedia ↗
- 1976 Ueli Steck, Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (died 2017) Wikipedia ↗
- 1975 Cristiano Lucarelli, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
- 1974 Paco León, Spanish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1973 M. Ward, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1971 Darren Middleton, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
- 1969 Abraham Benrubi, American actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1968 Richard Hancox, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
- 1968 Tim Wise, American activist and author Wikipedia ↗
- 1967 Vicky Bullett, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
- 1967 Nick Green, Australian rower Wikipedia ↗
- 1967 Liev Schreiber, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
- 1965 Olaf Backasch, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1965 Skip Heller, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
- 1965 Steve Olin, American baseball player (died 1993) Wikipedia ↗
- 1965 Micky Ward, American boxer Wikipedia ↗
- 1964 Francis Magalona, Filipino rapper, producer, and actor (died 2009) Wikipedia ↗
- 1964 Yvonne Murray, Scottish runner Wikipedia ↗
- 1963 A. C. Green, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1963 Koji Ishikawa, Japanese author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
- 1962 Carlos Carsolio, Mexican mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
- 1961 Philippe Russo, French singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
- 1961 Jon Secada, Cuban-American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1961 Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese author and illustrator, created Yu-Gi-Oh! (died 2022) Wikipedia ↗
- 1960 Joe Boever, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1960 Henry Worsley, English colonel and explorer (died 2016) Wikipedia ↗
- 1959 Chris Lowe, English singer and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
- 1959 Tony Meo, English snooker player Wikipedia ↗
- 1959 Hitonari Tsuji, Japanese author, composer, and director Wikipedia ↗
- 1958 Barbara Kooyman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
- 1958 Wendy Makkena, American actress Wikipedia ↗
- 1958 Anneka Rice, Welsh radio and television host Wikipedia ↗
- 1957 Bill Fagerbakke, American actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1957 Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass player and songwriter (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
- 1957 Russell Simmons, American businessman, founded Def Jam Recordings and Phat Farm Wikipedia ↗
- 1956 Lesley Glaister, English author and playwright Wikipedia ↗
- 1956 Charlie Leibrandt, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
- 1956 Sherri Turner, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
- 1956 Christoph Waltz, Austrian-German actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1955 John Rutherford, Scottish rugby player Wikipedia ↗
- 1955 Jorge Valdano, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
- 1953 Gil Moore, Canadian singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
- 1953 Andreas Vollenweider, Swiss harp player Wikipedia ↗
- 1952 Anita DeFrantz, American rower and sports administrator Wikipedia ↗
- 1952 Jody Stephens, American rock drummer Wikipedia ↗
- 1952 Zinha Vaz, Bissau-Guinean women's rights activist and politician Wikipedia ↗
- 1951 Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov, Kazakh poet and author Wikipedia ↗
- 1951 Truck Robinson, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
- 1950 Alan Rosenberg, American actor Wikipedia ↗
- 1949 Armand Assante, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
- 1949 Stephen Gyllenhaal, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
- 1948 Iain Hewitson, New Zealand-Australian chef, restaurateur, author, and television personality Wikipedia ↗
- 1948 Linda McMahon, American businesswoman and politician Wikipedia ↗
- 1948 Duke Robillard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
- 1947 Julien Clerc, French singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
- 1947 Jim Fielder, American bass player Wikipedia ↗
- 1947 Ann Widdecombe, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Health (died 2026) Wikipedia ↗
- 1946 Larry Clapp, American lawyer and politician (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
- 1946 Chuck Hagel, American sergeant and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Defense Wikipedia ↗
- 1946 Michael Mullen, American admiral Wikipedia ↗
- 1946 Susan Sarandon, American actress and activist Wikipedia ↗
- 1945 Clifton Davis, American singer-songwriter, actor, and minister Wikipedia ↗
- 1944 Colin Bundy, South African-English historian and academic Wikipedia ↗
- 1944 Rocío Dúrcal, Spanish singer and actress (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
- 1944 Tony La Russa, American baseball player and manager Wikipedia ↗
- 1944 John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith, Scottish educator and politician Wikipedia ↗
- 1943 H. Rap Brown, American activist (died 2025) Wikipedia ↗
- 1943 Owen Davidson, Australian tennis player (died 2023) Wikipedia ↗
- 1943 Karl-Gustav Kaisla, Finnish ice hockey player and referee (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
- 1943 Dietmar Mürdter, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
- 1943 Jimy Williams, American baseball player and manager (died 2024) Wikipedia ↗
- 1942 Bernice Johnson Reagon, American singer-songwriter (died 2024) Wikipedia ↗
- 1942 Karl W. Richter, American lieutenant and pilot (died 1967) Wikipedia ↗
- 1942 Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Icelandic politician, 24th Prime Minister of Iceland Wikipedia ↗
- 1942 Christopher Stone, American actor and screenwriter (died 1995) Wikipedia ↗
- 1941 Roy Blount Jr., American humorist and journalist Wikipedia ↗
- 1941 Karen Cushman, American author Wikipedia ↗
- 1941 Karl Oppitzhauser, Austrian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
- 1941 Anne Rice, American author (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
- 1941 Robert Wilson, American director and playwright (died 2025) Wikipedia ↗
- 1940 Vic Hadfield, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
- 1940 Silvio Marzolini, Argentinian footballer and manager (died 2020) Wikipedia ↗
- 1940 Steve Swallow, American bass player and composer Wikipedia ↗
- 1940 Alberto Vilar, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
- 1939 Ivan Mauger, New Zealand speedway rider (died 2018) Wikipedia ↗
- 1938 Norman D. Wilson, American actor (died 2004) Wikipedia ↗
- 1938 Kurt Wüthrich, Swiss chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
- 1937 Jackie Collins, English-American author and actress (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
- 1937 David Crocker, American philosopher and academic Wikipedia ↗
- 1937 Gail Gilmore, Canadian-American actress and dancer (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
- 1937 Lloyd Green, American steel guitar player Wikipedia ↗
- 1937 Jim Sillars, Scottish lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
- 1936 Charlie Hurley, Irish footballer and manager (died 2024) Wikipedia ↗
- 1936 Giles Radice, Baron Radice, English politician (died 2022) Wikipedia ↗
- 1935 Jimmy Orr, American football player (died 2020) Wikipedia ↗
- 1934 Sam Huff, American football player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
- 1933 German Moreno, Filipino television host and actor (died 2016) Wikipedia ↗
- 1933 Ann Thwaite, English author Wikipedia ↗
- 1933 John Noble Wilford, American reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner (died 2025) Wikipedia ↗
- 1932 Felicia Farr, American actress and model Wikipedia ↗
- 1931 Terence Conran, English designer and businessman (died 2020) Wikipedia ↗
- 1931 Basil D'Oliveira, South African-English cricketer and footballer (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
- 1931 Richard Rorty, American philosopher and author (died 2007) Wikipedia ↗
- 1929 Scotty Beckett, American actor and singer (died 1968) Wikipedia ↗
- 1929 John E. Mack, American psychiatrist and author (died 2004) Wikipedia ↗
- 1929 Leroy Van Dyke, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
- 1928 Alvin Toffler, German-American journalist and author (died 2016) Wikipedia ↗
- 1928 Torben Ulrich, Danish-American tennis player (died 2023) Wikipedia ↗
- 1927 Wolf Kahn, American painter and academic (died 2020) Wikipedia ↗
- 1926 Raymond Watson, American businessman (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
- 1925 Roger Wood, Belgian-American journalist (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
- 1924 Donald J. Sobol, American soldier and author (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
- 1923 Charlton Heston, American actor, director and gun rights activist (died 2008) Wikipedia ↗
- 1922 Malcolm Baldrige Jr., American businessman and politician, 26th United States Secretary of Commerce (died 1987) Wikipedia ↗
- 1922 Shin Kyuk-ho, South Korean-Japanese businessman, founded Lotte Group (died 2020) Wikipedia ↗
- 1922 Don Lenhardt, American baseball player and coach (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
- 1921 Stella Pevsner, American children's author (died 2020) Wikipedia ↗
- 1918 Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998) Wikipedia ↗
- 1917 Violeta Parra, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1967) Wikipedia ↗
- 1916 Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009) Wikipedia ↗
- 1916 Jan Murray, American comedian, actor, and game show host (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
- 1916 George Sidney, American director and producer (died 2002) Wikipedia ↗
- 1916 Ken Wood, inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (died 1997) Wikipedia ↗
- 1914 Jim Cairns, Australian economist and politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (died 2003) Wikipedia ↗
- 1914 Brendan Gill, American journalist and essayist (died 1997) Wikipedia ↗
- 1913 Martial Célestin, Haitian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Haiti (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
- 1911 Mary Two-Axe Earley, Canadian indigenous women's rights activist (died 1996) Wikipedia ↗
- 1910 Frankie Crosetti, American baseball player and coach (died 2002) Wikipedia ↗
- 1910 Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Turkish poet and author (died 1956) Wikipedia ↗
- 1907 Alain Daniélou, French-Swiss historian and academic (died 1994) Wikipedia ↗
- 1906 Mary Celine Fasenmyer, American mathematician (died 1996) Wikipedia ↗
- 1903 Bona Arsenault, Canadian genealogist, historian, and politician (died 1993) Wikipedia ↗
- 1903 John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and academic, invented the Atanasoff–Berry computer (died 1995) Wikipedia ↗
- 1903 Pierre Garbay, French general (died 1980) Wikipedia ↗
- 1903 Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian-German lawyer and general, convicted Nuremberg war criminal (died 1946) Wikipedia ↗
- 1900 August Mälk, Estonian author and playwright (died 1987) Wikipedia ↗
- 1896 Dorothy Lawrence, English reporter, who secretly posed as a man to become a soldier during World War I (died 1964) Wikipedia ↗
- 1895 Buster Keaton, American film actor, director, and producer (died 1966) Wikipedia ↗
- 1895 Richard Sorge, German journalist and spy (died 1944) Wikipedia ↗
- 1892 Engelbert Dollfuss, Austrian soldier and politician, 14th Federal Chancellor of Austria (died 1934) Wikipedia ↗
- 1892 Hermann Glauert, English aerodynamicist and author (died 1934) Wikipedia ↗
- 1892 Robert Lawson, American author and illustrator (died 1957) Wikipedia ↗
- 1890 Alan L. Hart, American physician and author (died 1962) Wikipedia ↗
- 1890 Osman Cemal Kaygılı, Turkish writer and journalist (died 1945) Wikipedia ↗
- 1888 Lucy Tayiah Eads, American tribal chief (died 1961) Wikipedia ↗
- 1888 Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (died 1954) Wikipedia ↗
- 1884 Ramchandra Shukla, Indian historian and author (died 1941) Wikipedia ↗
- 1881 Walther von Brauchitsch, German field marshal (died 1948) Wikipedia ↗
- 1880 Damon Runyon, American newspaperman and short story writer. (died 1946) Wikipedia ↗
- 1879 Robert Edwards, American artist, musician, and writer (died 1948) Wikipedia ↗
- 1877 Razor Smith, English cricketer (died 1946) Wikipedia ↗
- 1876 Florence Eliza Allen, American mathematician and suffrage activist (died 1960) Wikipedia ↗
- 1874 John Ellis, English executioner (died 1932) Wikipedia ↗
- 1868 Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 20th President of Argentina (died 1942) Wikipedia ↗
- 1862 Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh, who is credited with promoting his posthumous fame (died 1925). Wikipedia ↗
- 1862 Edward Stratemeyer, American author and publisher (died 1930) Wikipedia ↗
- 1861 Walter Rauschenbusch, American pastor and theologian (died 1918) Wikipedia ↗
- 1861 Frederic Remington, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (died 1909) Wikipedia ↗
- 1858 Léon Serpollet, French businessman (died 1903) Wikipedia ↗
- 1843 Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, Palestinian nun and Catholic Saint (died 1927) Wikipedia ↗
- 1841 Prudente de Morais, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Brazil (died 1912) Wikipedia ↗
- 1841 Maria Sophie of Bavaria (died 1925) Wikipedia ↗
- 1837 Auguste-Réal Angers, Canadian judge and politician, 6th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 1919) Wikipedia ↗
- 1836 Juliette Adam, French author (died 1936) Wikipedia ↗
- 1835 Jenny Twitchell Kempton, American opera singer and educator (died 1921) Wikipedia ↗
- 1822 Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States (died 1893) Wikipedia ↗
- 1814 Jean-François Millet, French painter and educator (died 1875) Wikipedia ↗
- 1807 Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Canada East (died 1864) Wikipedia ↗
- 1793 Charles Pearson, English lawyer and politician (died 1862) Wikipedia ↗
- 1787 François Guizot, French historian and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of France (died 1874) Wikipedia ↗
- 1768 Francisco José de Caldas, Colombian naturalist, executed by royalists in the war of independence (died 1816) Wikipedia ↗
- 1759 Louis François Antoine Arbogast, French mathematician and academic (died 1803) Wikipedia ↗
- 1723 Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus, German entomologist and author (died 1798) Wikipedia ↗
- 1720 Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Italian sculptor and illustrator (died 1778) Wikipedia ↗
- 1694 Lord George Murray, Scottish Jacobite General (died 1760) Wikipedia ↗
- 1657 Francesco Solimena, Italian painter and illustrator (died 1747) Wikipedia ↗
- 1633 Bernardino Ramazzini, Italian physician (died 1714) Wikipedia ↗
- 1626 Richard Cromwell, English academic and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (died 1712) Wikipedia ↗
- 1625 Jacqueline Pascal, French nun and composer (died 1661) Wikipedia ↗
- 1585 Anna of Tyrol, Holy Roman Empress (died 1618) Wikipedia ↗
- 1579 Guido Bentivoglio, Italian cardinal (died 1644) Wikipedia ↗
- 1570 Péter Pázmány, Hungarian cardinal and philosopher (died 1637) Wikipedia ↗
- 1562 Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer and author (died 1647) Wikipedia ↗
- 1550 Charles IX of Sweden (died 1611) Wikipedia ↗
- 1542 Robert Bellarmine, Italian cardinal and saint (died 1621) Wikipedia ↗
- 1532 Francisco de Toledo, Catholic cardinal (died 1596) Wikipedia ↗
- 1524 Francisco Vallés, Spanish physician (died 1592) Wikipedia ↗
- 1522 Gabriele Paleotti, Catholic cardinal (died 1597) Wikipedia ↗
- 1515 Lucas Cranach the Younger, German painter (died 1586) Wikipedia ↗
- 1507 Francis Bigod, English noble (died 1537) Wikipedia ↗
- 1379 Henry III of Castile (died 1406) Wikipedia ↗
- 1331 James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, Irish politician, Lord Justice of Ireland (died 1382) Wikipedia ↗
- 1289 Louis X of France (died 1316) Wikipedia ↗
- 1276 Margaret of Brabant (died 1311) Wikipedia ↗
- 1274 Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria (died 1319) Wikipedia ↗
- 1160 Alys, Countess of the Vexin, daughter of Louis VII of France (died c. 1220) Wikipedia ↗
Died on this day
- 2013 John Cloudsley-Thompson, Pakistani-English commander (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
- 2024 Christopher Ciccone, American artist (born 1960) Wikipedia ↗
- 2024 Billy Shaw, American football player (born 1938) Wikipedia ↗
- 2022 Loretta Lynn, American singer-songwriter and musician (born 1932) Wikipedia ↗
- 2020 Clark Middleton, American actor (born 1957) Wikipedia ↗
- 2020 Kenzō Takada, Japanese-French fashion designer (born 1939) Wikipedia ↗
- 2015 Dave Pike, American vibraphone player and songwriter (born 1938) Wikipedia ↗
- 2015 Edida Nageswara Rao, Indian director and producer (born 1934) Wikipedia ↗
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- 2015 Neal Walk, American basketball player (born 1948) Wikipedia ↗
- 2014 Konrad Boehmer, German-Dutch composer and educator (born 1941) Wikipedia ↗
- 2014 Hugo Carvana, Brazilian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1937) Wikipedia ↗
- 2014 Fyodor Cherenkov, Russian footballer and manager (born 1959) Wikipedia ↗
- 2014 Jean-Claude Duvalier, Haitian politician, 41st President of Haiti (born 1951) Wikipedia ↗
- 2013 Ulric Cross, Trinidadian navigator, judge, and diplomat (born 1917) Wikipedia ↗
- 2013 Akira Miyoshi, Japanese composer (born 1933) Wikipedia ↗
- 2013 Diana Nasution, Indonesian singer (born 1958) Wikipedia ↗
- 2013 Võ Nguyên Giáp, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd Minister of Defence for Vietnam (born 1911) Wikipedia ↗
- 2013 Nicholas Oresko, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1917) Wikipedia ↗
- 2012 David Atkinson, Canadian actor and singer (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
- 2012 Stan Mudenge, Zimbabwean historian and politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1941) Wikipedia ↗
- 2012 Tom Stannage, Australian footballer, historian, and academic (born 1944) Wikipedia ↗
- 2011 Doris Belack, American actress (born 1926) Wikipedia ↗
- 2010 Norman Wisdom, English actor, comedian, and singer-songwriter (born 1915) Wikipedia ↗
- 2009 Gerhard Kaufhold, German footballer (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
- 2009 Günther Rall, German general and pilot (born 1918) Wikipedia ↗
- 2007 Qassem Al-Nasser, Jordanian general (born 1925) Wikipedia ↗
- 2005 Stanley K. Hathaway, American lawyer and politician, 40th United States Secretary of the Interior (born 1924) Wikipedia ↗
- 2004 Gordon Cooper, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (born 1927) Wikipedia ↗
- 2003 Sid McMath, American lawyer and politician, 34th Governor of Arkansas (born 1912) Wikipedia ↗
- 2002 André Delvaux, Belgian-Spanish director and screenwriter (born 1926) Wikipedia ↗
- 2001 Blaise Alexander, American race car driver (born 1976) Wikipedia ↗
- 2001 John Collins, American guitarist (born 1913) Wikipedia ↗
- 2001 Ahron Soloveichik, Russian rabbi and scholar (born 1917) Wikipedia ↗
- 2000 Yu Kuo-hwa, Chinese politician, 32nd Premier of the Republic of China (born 1914) Wikipedia ↗
- 2000 Michael Smith, English-Canadian biochemist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1932) Wikipedia ↗
- 1999 Bernard Buffet, French painter and illustrator (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
- 1999 Art Farmer, American trumpet player and composer (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
- 1998 S. Arasaratnam, Sri Lankan historian and academic (born 1930) Wikipedia ↗
- 1997 Otto Ernst Remer, German general (born 1912) Wikipedia ↗
- 1997 Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese game designer, created the Game Boy (born 1941) Wikipedia ↗
- 1994 Danny Gatton, American guitarist (born 1945) Wikipedia ↗
- 1992 Denny Hulme, New Zealand race car driver (born 1936) Wikipedia ↗
- 1990 Mārtiņš Zīverts, Latvian playwright (born 1903) Wikipedia ↗
- 1989 Graham Chapman, English actor and screenwriter, member of Monty Python (born 1941) Wikipedia ↗
- 1988 Zlatko Grgić, Croatian-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (born 1931) Wikipedia ↗
- 1982 Glenn Gould, Canadian pianist and conductor (born 1932) Wikipedia ↗
- 1982 Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Greek politician, 165th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1898) Wikipedia ↗
- 1981 Freddie Lindstrom, American baseball player and coach (born 1905) Wikipedia ↗
- 1980 Pyotr Masherov, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Byelorussia (born 1918) Wikipedia ↗
- 1977 José Ber Gelbard, Argentinian activist and politician (born 1917) Wikipedia ↗
- 1975 Friedrich Lutz, German economist (born 1901) Wikipedia ↗
- 1975 Joan Whitney Payson, American businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1903) Wikipedia ↗
- 1974 Anne Sexton, American poet and author (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
- 1970 Janis Joplin, American singer-songwriter (born 1943) Wikipedia ↗
- 1963 Alar Kotli, Estonian architect (born 1904) Wikipedia ↗
- 1961 Benjamin, Russian metropolitan (born 1880) Wikipedia ↗
- 1958 Ida Wüst, German actress and screenwriter (born 1884) Wikipedia ↗
- 1955 Alexander Papagos, Greek general and politician, 152nd Prime Minister of Greece (born 1883) Wikipedia ↗
- 1951 Henrietta Lacks, American medical patient (born 1920) Wikipedia ↗
- 1947 Max Planck, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1858) Wikipedia ↗
- 1946 Barney Oldfield, American race car driver and actor (born 1878) Wikipedia ↗
- 1944 Al Smith, American lawyer and politician, 42nd Governor of New York (born 1873) Wikipedia ↗
- 1943 Irena Iłłakowicz, German-Polish lieutenant (born 1906) Wikipedia ↗
- 1935 Jean Béraud, French painter and academic (born 1849) Wikipedia ↗
- 1935 Marie Gutheil-Schoder, German soprano, actress, and director (born 1874) Wikipedia ↗
- 1910 Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician (born 1850) Wikipedia ↗
- 1904 Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, French sculptor, designed the Statue of Liberty (born 1834) Wikipedia ↗
- 1904 Carl Josef Bayer, Austrian chemist and academic (born 1847) Wikipedia ↗
- 1903 Otto Weininger, Austrian philosopher and author (born 1880) Wikipedia ↗
- 1890 Catherine Booth, English theologian and saint, co-founded The Salvation Army (born 1829) Wikipedia ↗
- 1871 Sarel Cilliers, South African spiritual leader and preacher (born 1801) Wikipedia ↗
- 1867 Francis Xavier Seelos, German-American priest and missionary (born 1819) Wikipedia ↗
- 1864 Joseph Montferrand, Canadian logger and strongman (born 1802) Wikipedia ↗
- 1859 Karl Baedeker, German publisher, founded Baedeker (born 1801) Wikipedia ↗
- 1852 James Whitcomb, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Indiana (born 1795) Wikipedia ↗
- 1851 Manuel Godoy, Spanish general and politician, Prime Minister of Spain (born 1767) Wikipedia ↗
- 1827 Grigorios Zalykis, Greek-French lexicographer and scholar (born 1785) Wikipedia ↗
- 1821 John Rennie the Elder, Scottish engineer, designed the Waterloo Bridge (born 1761) Wikipedia ↗
- 1755 Samuel von Cocceji, Prussian jurist and statesman (born 1679) Wikipedia ↗
- 1749 Baron Franz von der Trenck, Austrian soldier (born 1711) Wikipedia ↗
- 1747 Amaro Pargo, Spanish corsair (born 1678) Wikipedia ↗
- 1743 John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, Scottish commander and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Surrey (born 1678) Wikipedia ↗
- 1680 Pierre-Paul Riquet, French engineer, designed the Canal du Midi (born 1609) Wikipedia ↗
- 1669 Rembrandt, Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1606) Wikipedia ↗
- 1661 Jacqueline Pascal, French nun and composer (born 1625) Wikipedia ↗
- 1660 Francesco Albani, Italian painter (born 1578) Wikipedia ↗
- 1646 Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel, English courtier and politician, Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom (born 1586) Wikipedia ↗
- 1597 Sarsa Dengel, Ethiopian emperor (born 1550) Wikipedia ↗
- 1582 Teresa of Ávila, Spanish nun and saint (born 1515) Wikipedia ↗
- 1497 John, Prince of Asturias, only son of Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile (born 1478) Wikipedia ↗
- 1361 John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray, English baron (born 1310) Wikipedia ↗
- 1305 Emperor Kameyama of Japan (born 1249) Wikipedia ↗
- 1250 Herman VI, Margrave of Baden (born 1226) Wikipedia ↗
- 1227 Caliph al-Adil of Morocco Wikipedia ↗
- 1221 William IV Talvas, Count of Ponthieu (born 1179) Wikipedia ↗
- 1189 Gerard de Ridefort, Grand Master of the Knights Templar Wikipedia ↗
- 1160 Constance of Castile, Queen of France (born 1141) Wikipedia ↗
- 1052 Vladimir of Novgorod (born 1020) Wikipedia ↗
- 863 Turpio, Frankish nobleman Wikipedia ↗
- 744 Yazid III, Umayyad caliph (born 701) Wikipedia ↗
Holidays & observances
Christian feast day: AmunChristian feast day: Aurea of ParisChristian feast day: Francis of Assisi Conclusion of CreationtideChristian feast day: Blessed Francis Xavier SeelosChristian feast day: Petronius of BolognaChristian feast day: October 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)Feast of St Francis of Assisi patron saints of Italy.Cinnamon Roll Day (Sweden and Finland)Day of Peace and Reconciliation (Mozambique)Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Lesotho from the United Kingdom in 1966.The beginning of World Space Week (International)World Animal Day
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