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PAKISTAN · ON THIS DAY2005

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Azad Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing tens of thousands of people.

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Events

2020 Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan twice targets the Church of the Holy Savior Ghazanchetsots of Shusha. Wikipedia ↗
2019 About 200 Extinction Rebellion activists block the gates of Leinster House (parliament) in the Republic of Ireland. Wikipedia ↗
2005 The 7.6 Mw Kashmir earthquake leaves 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless. Wikipedia ↗
2001 A twin engine Cessna and a Scandinavian Airlines System jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy, killing 118 people. Wikipedia ↗
2001 U.S. president George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security. Wikipedia ↗
1991 Upon the expiration of the Brioni Agreement, Croatia and Slovenia sever all official relations with Yugoslavia. Wikipedia ↗
1990 First Intifada: Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock. Wikipedia ↗
1986 An explosion occurs at the Cipel-Marco fur factory in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, killing 14 and injuring 10. Wikipedia ↗
1982 Poland bans Solidarity and all other trade unions. Wikipedia ↗
1978 Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 275.97 knots at Blowering Dam, Australia. Wikipedia ↗

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1974 Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States. Wikipedia ↗
1973 Yom Kippur War: Israel loses more than 150 tanks in a failed attack on Egyptian-occupied positions. Wikipedia ↗
1973 Spyros Markezinis begins his 48-day term as prime minister in an abortive attempt to lead Greece to parliamentary rule. Wikipedia ↗
1970 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize in literature. Wikipedia ↗
1969 The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago. Wikipedia ↗
1967 Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia. Guevara would be executed the next day. Wikipedia ↗
1962 Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, leading to accusations of treason. Wikipedia ↗
1956 The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series. Wikipedia ↗
1952 The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash in England kills 112 people. Wikipedia ↗
1944 World War II: Captain Bobbie E. Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just outside Aachen. Wikipedia ↗
1943 World War II: Around 30 civilians are executed by Friedrich Schubert's paramilitary group in Kallikratis, Crete. Wikipedia ↗
1941 World War II: During the preliminaries of the Battle of Rostov, German forces reach the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol. Wikipedia ↗
1939 World War II: Germany annexes western Poland. Wikipedia ↗
1921 KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game. Wikipedia ↗
1918 World War I: Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. Wikipedia ↗
1912 The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia ↗
1895 Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators. Wikipedia ↗
1879 War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos. Wikipedia ↗
1871 Slash-and-burn land management, months of drought, and the passage of a strong cold front cause the Peshtigo Fire, the Great Chicago Fire and the Great Michigan Fires to break out. Wikipedia ↗
1862 American Civil War: The Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle of Perryville. Wikipedia ↗
1856 The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident. Wikipedia ↗
1829 Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials. Wikipedia ↗
1821 The Peruvian Navy is established during the War of Independence. Wikipedia ↗
1813 The Treaty of Ried is signed between Bavaria and Austria. Wikipedia ↗
1645 Jeanne Mance opens the first lay hospital of North America in Montreal. Wikipedia ↗
1573 The Spanish siege of Alkmaar ends with the first Dutch victory in the Eighty Years' War. Wikipedia ↗
1480 The Great Stand on the Ugra River puts an end to Tatar rule over Moscow. Wikipedia ↗
1322 Mladen II Šubić of Bribir is deposed as the Croatian Ban after the Battle of Bliska. Wikipedia ↗
1200 Isabella of Angoulême is crowned Queen consort of England. Wikipedia ↗
1075 Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned King of Croatia. Wikipedia ↗
876 Frankish forces led by Louis the Younger prevent a West Frankish invasion and defeat emperor Charles II ("the Bald"). Wikipedia ↗
451 The first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins. Wikipedia ↗
316 Constantine I defeats Licinius, who loses his European territories. Wikipedia ↗

Born on this day

2003 Ángela Aguilar, Mexican-American singer Wikipedia ↗
2002 Brian Thomas Jr., American football player Wikipedia ↗
2002 Zheng Qinwen, Chinese tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1999 Putthipong Assaratanakul, Thai actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
1999 Camila Rossi, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast Wikipedia ↗
1997 Bella Thorne, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1997 Josh Kerr, Scottish runner Wikipedia ↗
1996 Sara Sorribes Tormo, Spanish tennis player Wikipedia ↗

Show 231 more births

1996 Sara Takanashi, Japanese ski jumper Wikipedia ↗
1996 Timo Meier, Swiss ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1995 Grayson Allen, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1995 G Herbo, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
1993 Angus T. Jones, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1993 Garbiñe Muguruza, Spanish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1993 Molly Quinn, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
1993 Bubba Wallace, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1992 Chelsea Gray, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1991 Jordan McLean, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1990 Rachel Klamer, Zimbabwean-Dutch triathlete Wikipedia ↗
1987 Hassan Maatouk, Lebanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
1986 Camilla Herrem, Norwegian handball player Wikipedia ↗
1985 Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor Wikipedia ↗
1983 Travis Pastrana, American motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
1982 Miloš Pavlović, Serbian racing driver Wikipedia ↗
1982 Annemiek van Vleuten, Dutch cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1981 Raffi Torres, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1980 Nick Cannon, American actor, rapper, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1980 The Miz, American wrestler, actor, and television personality Wikipedia ↗
1980 J. R. Ramirez, Cuban-American actor Wikipedia ↗
1979 Paul Burchill, English wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1979 Kristanna Loken, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1977 Anne-Caroline Chausson, French cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1977 Jamie Marchi, American voice actress, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1976 Karina Bacchi, Brazilian model and actress Wikipedia ↗
1976 Jinnih Beels, Belgian politician Wikipedia ↗
1976 Renate Groenewold, Dutch speed skater and cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1974 Kevyn Adams, American ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1974 Fredrik Modin, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1974 Koji Murofushi, Japanese hammer thrower Wikipedia ↗
1973 Jim Fairchild, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1973 Kari Korhonen, Finnish cartoonist Wikipedia ↗
1972 Terry Balsamo, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1972 Stanislav Varga, Slovak footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1971 Marc Ellis, New Zealand rugby player and television host Wikipedia ↗
1971 David Gauke, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1971 Pınar Selek, Turkish sociologist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
1971 Monty Williams, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1970 Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, Congolese colonel Wikipedia ↗
1970 Matt Damon, American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1970 Anne-Marie Duff, English actress Wikipedia ↗
1970 Sadiq Khan, English lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Transport, Mayor of London Wikipedia ↗
1970 Tetsuya Nomura, Japanese video game designer and director Wikipedia ↗
1968 Zvonimir Boban, Croatian footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1968 Emily Procter, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1966 Art Barr, American wrestler (died 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1966 Karyn Parsons, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
1966 Teddy Riley, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1965 Matt Biondi, American swimmer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1965 Ardal O'Hanlon, Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1965 Harri Koskela, Finnish wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1965 C. J. Ramone, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
1964 Jakob Arjouni, German author (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1964 CeCe Winans, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1962 Bruno Thiry, Belgian racing driver Wikipedia ↗
1962 Chen Xiaoxia, Chinese diver Wikipedia ↗
1961 Jon Stevens, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1961 Simon Burke, Australian actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1961 Kim Wayans, American actress and comedian Wikipedia ↗
1960 Andrea Anastasi, Italian volleyball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1960 Bryndís Hlöðversdóttir, Icelandic politician Wikipedia ↗
1960 Reed Hastings, American businessman, co-founded Netflix Wikipedia ↗
1960 Rano Karno, Indonesian actor and politician Wikipedia ↗
1960 Ralf Minge, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1960 François Pérusse, Canadian singer-songwriter and comedian Wikipedia ↗
1960 Mike Teague, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1959 Gavin Friday, Irish singer-songwriter, actor, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1959 Erik Gundersen, Danish motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
1959 Peter Horrocks, English journalist and producer Wikipedia ↗
1959 Mike Morgan, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1959 Carlos I. Noriega, Peruvian-American colonel and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
1958 Steve Coll, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1958 Bret Lott, American journalist, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
1958 Ruffin McNeill, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1958 Ursula von der Leyen, Belgian-German physician and politician, Defense Minister of Germany, President of the European Commission Wikipedia ↗
1957 Antonio Cabrini, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1956 Jeff Lahti, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1956 Janice E. Voss, American engineer and astronaut (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1956 Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1955 Bill Elliott, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1955 Alain Ferté, French racing driver Wikipedia ↗
1955 Darrell Hammond, American comedian and actor Wikipedia ↗
1955 Paul Lennon, Australian politician, 42nd Premier of Tasmania Wikipedia ↗
1955 Lonnie Pitchford, American singer and guitarist (died 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1954 Michael Dudikoff, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1954 Huub Rothengatter, Dutch racing driver and manager Wikipedia ↗
1953 Robert Saxton, English composer and educator Wikipedia ↗
1952 Takis Koroneos, Greek basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1952 Jan Marijnissen, Dutch journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
1952 Edward Zwick, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1951 Jack O'Connell, American educator and politician Wikipedia ↗
1951 Timo Salonen, Finnish racing driver Wikipedia ↗
1951 Shannon C. Stimson, American philosopher, historian, and theorist Wikipedia ↗
1951 Adrian Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer, British aristocrat and landowner (died 2023) Wikipedia ↗
1950 Robert "Kool" Bell, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
1950 Blake Morrison, English poet, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
1949 Hamish Stuart, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1949 Sigourney Weaver, American actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
1948 Benjamin Cheever, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1948 Claude Jade, French actress (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1948 Johnny Ramone, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1947 Richard Morris, English archaeologist, historian, and author Wikipedia ↗
1947 Emiel Puttemans, Belgian runner Wikipedia ↗
1947 Stephen Shore, American photographer and educator Wikipedia ↗
1947 Bill Zorn, folk musician Wikipedia ↗
1947 Hansa Yogendra, Indian yoga guru Wikipedia ↗
1946 Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian scholar, activist, and politician Wikipedia ↗
1946 Jean-Jacques Beineix, French director and producer (died 2022) Wikipedia ↗
1946 Dennis Kucinich, American journalist and politician, 53rd Mayor of Cleveland Wikipedia ↗
1946 Bel Mooney, English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1946 Jon Ekerold, South African motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
1944 Ed Kirkpatrick, American baseball player (died 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1944 Susan Raye, American singer Wikipedia ↗
1943 Chevy Chase, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1943 R. L. Stine, American author, screenwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1942 Stanley Bates, English actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1941 George Bellamy, English singer, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1941 Jesse Jackson, American minister and activist (died 2026) Wikipedia ↗
1941 Shane Stevens, American author (died 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1940 Fred Cash, American singer Wikipedia ↗
1939 Paul Hogan, Australian actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1939 Elvīra Ozoliņa, Latvian javelin thrower Wikipedia ↗
1939 Harvey Pekar, American author and critic (died 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1939 Lynne Stewart, American lawyer and criminal (died 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1938 William Corlett, English author and playwright (died 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1938 Walter Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey coach and author (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
1938 Bronislovas Lubys, Lithuanian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Lithuania (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1938 Fred Stolle, Australian-American tennis player and sportscaster (died 2025) Wikipedia ↗
1937 Merle Park, British ballerina and educator Wikipedia ↗
1937 Paul Schell, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Seattle (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1936 Rona Barrett, American journalist and businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
1935 Albert Roux, French-English chef (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
1934 Kader Asmal, South African academic and politician (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1934 Gerry Hitchens, English footballer and manager (died 1983) Wikipedia ↗
1934 James Holshouser, American lawyer and politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1932 Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player and police officer (died 2024) Wikipedia ↗
1931 Bill Brown, Scottish footballer (died 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Pepper Adams, American saxophonist and composer (died 1986) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Alasdair Milne, Indian-English director and producer (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Faith Ringgold, American painter and activist (died 2024) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Toru Takemitsu, Japanese composer and theorist (died 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1929 Betty Boothroyd, English politician, British Speaker of the House of Commons (died 2023) Wikipedia ↗
1928 Didi, Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1928 M. Russell Ballard, American lieutenant and religious leader (died 2023) Wikipedia ↗
1928 Neil Harvey, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1928 Bill Maynard, English actor (died 2018) Wikipedia ↗
1927 Jim Elliot, American missionary and translator (died 1956) Wikipedia ↗
1927 César Milstein, Argentinian-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1926 Raaj Kumar, Indian police officer and actor (died 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1925 Álvaro Magaña, Salvadoran economist and politician, President of El Salvador (died 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1924 Alphons Egli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 77th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1924 Aloísio Lorscheider, Brazilian cardinal (died 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1924 Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1924 John Nelder, English mathematician and statistician (died 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1922 Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer, coach, and manager (died 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1921 Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino lawyer and jurist (died 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1920 Frank Herbert, American journalist, photographer, and author (died 1986) Wikipedia ↗
1919 Kiichi Miyazawa, Japanese politician, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (died 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1918 Halfdan Hegtun, Norwegian radio host and politician (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1918 Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018) Wikipedia ↗
1917 Billy Conn, American boxer (died 1993) Wikipedia ↗
1917 Walter Lord, American historian and author (died 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1917 Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985) Wikipedia ↗
1913 Robert R. Gilruth, American pilot and engineer (died 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1913 Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (died 1959) Wikipedia ↗
1910 Kirk Alyn, American actor (died 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1910 Paulette Dubost, French actress (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1910 Gus Hall, American soldier and politician (died 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1910 Helmut Kallmeyer, German chemist and soldier (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1910 Ray Lewis, Canadian runner (died 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1910 Wally Moses, American baseball player (died 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1908 Ezekias Papaioannou, Greek-Cypriot politician (died 1988) Wikipedia ↗
1907 Richard Sharpe Shaver, American author and illustrator (died 1975) Wikipedia ↗
1904 Yves Giraud-Cabantous, French racing driver (died 1973) Wikipedia ↗
1903 Georgy Geshev, Bulgarian chess player (died 1937) Wikipedia ↗
1901 Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and theorist (died 1977) Wikipedia ↗
1901 Mark Oliphant, Australian physicist, humanitarian and politician, Governor of South Australia (died 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1901 Saumyendranath Tagore, Indian revolutionary and thinker, founder of the Revolutionary Communist Party of India (died 1974) Wikipedia ↗
1897 Rouben Mamoulian, Georgian-American director and screenwriter (died 1987) Wikipedia ↗
1897 Marcel Herrand, French actor (died 1953) Wikipedia ↗
1896 Julien Duvivier, French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1967) Wikipedia ↗
1895 Zog I of Albania (died 1961) Wikipedia ↗
1895 Juan Perón, Argentinian general and politician, 29th President of Argentina (died 1974) Wikipedia ↗
1893 Clarence Williams, American pianist and composer (died 1965) Wikipedia ↗
1892 Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet and author (died 1941) Wikipedia ↗
1890 Snuffy Browne, Barbadian cricketer (died 1964) Wikipedia ↗
1890 Eddie Rickenbacker, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1973) Wikipedia ↗
1890 Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (died 1971) Wikipedia ↗
1889 R. Fraser Armstrong, Canadian engineer (died 1983) Wikipedia ↗
1889 Collett E. Woolman, American businessman, co-founded Delta Air Lines (died 1966) Wikipedia ↗
1888 Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist and author (died 1964) Wikipedia ↗
1887 Ping Bodie, American baseball player (died 1961) Wikipedia ↗
1887 Donie Bush, American baseball player, manager, and team owner (died 1972) Wikipedia ↗
1884 Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (died 1942) Wikipedia ↗
1883 Dick Burnett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1977) Wikipedia ↗
1883 Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970) Wikipedia ↗
1882 Harry McClintock, American singer-songwriter and poet (died 1957) Wikipedia ↗
1879 Huntley Gordon, Canadian-American actor (died 1956) Wikipedia ↗
1877 Hans Heysen, German-Australian painter (died 1968) Wikipedia ↗
1876 Frederick Montague, 1st Baron Amwell, English lieutenant and politician (died 1966) Wikipedia ↗
1875 Laurence Doherty, English tennis player and golfer (died 1919) Wikipedia ↗
1873 Ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish chemist and astronomer (died 1967) Wikipedia ↗
1873 Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect and academic, designed Lenin's Mausoleum (died 1949) Wikipedia ↗
1872 Mary Engle Pennington, American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (died 1952) Wikipedia ↗
1870 Louis Vierne, French organist and composer (died 1937) Wikipedia ↗
1864 Ozias Leduc, Canadian painter and educator (died 1955) Wikipedia ↗
1863 Edythe Chapman, American actress (died 1948) Wikipedia ↗
1860 John D. Batten, British painter, printmaker and illustrator (died 1932) Wikipedia ↗
1850 Henry Louis Le Châtelier, French chemist and academic (died 1936) Wikipedia ↗
1848 Pierre De Geyter, Belgian composer (died 1932) Wikipedia ↗
1847 Rose Scott, Australian activist (died 1925) Wikipedia ↗
1845 Salomon Kalischer, German pianist, composer, and physicist (died 1924) Wikipedia ↗
1834 Walter Kittredge, American violinist and composer (died 1905) Wikipedia ↗
1818 John Henninger Reagan, American judge and politician, 3rd Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1905) Wikipedia ↗
1807 Harriet Taylor Mill, English philosopher and activist (died 1858) Wikipedia ↗
1789 John Ruggles, American lawyer and politician (died 1874) Wikipedia ↗
1789 William Swainson, English-New Zealand ornithologist and entomologist (died 1855) Wikipedia ↗
1765 Harman Blennerhassett, English-Irish lawyer and politician (died 1831) Wikipedia ↗
1753 Princess Sophia Albertina of Sweden (died 1829) Wikipedia ↗
1747 Jean-François Rewbell, French lawyer and politician (died 1807) Wikipedia ↗
1715 Michel Benoist, French scientist and missionary (died 1774) Wikipedia ↗
1713 Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and author (died 1793) Wikipedia ↗
1676 Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish monk and scholar (died 1764) Wikipedia ↗
1609 John Clarke, English physician (died 1676) Wikipedia ↗
1585 Heinrich Schütz, German organist and composer (died 1672) Wikipedia ↗
1553 Jacques Auguste de Thou, French historian (died 1617) Wikipedia ↗
1551 Giulio Caccini, Italian composer (died 1618) Wikipedia ↗
1515 Margaret Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas (died 1578) Wikipedia ↗
1150 Narapatisithu, king of Burma (died 1211) Wikipedia ↗
319 BC Pyrrhus of Epirus (died 272 BC) Wikipedia ↗

Died on this day

2025 Miguel Ángel Russo, Argentine footballer and manager (born 1956) Wikipedia ↗
2024 Pat Fischer, American football player (born 1940) Wikipedia ↗
2024 Tim Johnson, American lawyer and politician (born 1946) Wikipedia ↗
2024 Luis Tiant, Cuban baseball player (born 1940) Wikipedia ↗
2020 Whitey Ford, American professional baseball pitcher (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
2015 Jim Diamond, Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1951) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Morris Lurie, Australian author and playwright (born 1938) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Zilpha Keatley Snyder, American author (born 1927) Wikipedia ↗

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2014 Jeen van den Berg, Dutch speed skater (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1927) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Rod Grams, American journalist and politician (born 1948) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Rodolphe Kasser, Swiss archaeologist and philologist (born 1927) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Akong Rinpoche, Tibetan-Chinese spiritual leader (born 1939) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Varsha Bhosle, Indian singer and journalist (born 1956) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1955) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Nawal Kishore Sharma, Indian politician, 20th Governor of Gujarat (born 1925) Wikipedia ↗
2011 Al Davis, American football coach, general manager, and NFL team owner (born 1929) Wikipedia ↗
2010 Frank Bourgholtzer, American journalist (born 1919) Wikipedia ↗
2010 Eileen Crofton, British physician and author (born 1919) Wikipedia ↗
2008 Ângelo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer (born 1925) Wikipedia ↗
2008 Bob Friend, English journalist (born 1938) Wikipedia ↗
2008 Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (born 1918) Wikipedia ↗
2008 George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912) Wikipedia ↗
2007 Constantine Andreou, Greek painter and sculptor (born 1917) Wikipedia ↗
2006 Mark Porter, New Zealand racing driver (born 1974) Wikipedia ↗
2002 Phyllis Calvert, English actress (born 1915) Wikipedia ↗
2002 Jacques Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1952) Wikipedia ↗
2001 Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (born 1917) Wikipedia ↗
2000 Charlotte Lamb, English author (born 1937) Wikipedia ↗
1992 Willy Brandt, German lawyer and politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913) Wikipedia ↗
1992 Robert Berdella, American serial killer, torturer, and rapist (born 1949) Wikipedia ↗
1987 Konstantinos Tsatsos, Greek scholar and politician, 2nd President of Greece (born 1899) Wikipedia ↗
1985 Malcolm Ross, American captain, physicist, and balloonist (born 1919) Wikipedia ↗
1985 Gordon Welchman, English-American mathematician and scholar (born 1906) Wikipedia ↗
1983 Joan Hackett, American actress (born 1934) Wikipedia ↗
1982 Fernando Lamas, Argentinian-American actor and director (born 1916) Wikipedia ↗
1982 Philip Noel-Baker, English runner and politician, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1889) Wikipedia ↗
1979 Brian Edmund Baker, English air marshal (born 1896) Wikipedia ↗
1979 Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian politician (born 1902) Wikipedia ↗
1978 Bertha Parker Pallan, American archaeologist (born 1907) Wikipedia ↗
1977 Giorgos Papasideris, Greek singer-songwriter (born 1902) Wikipedia ↗
1973 Gabriel Marcel, French philosopher, playwright, and critic (born 1889) Wikipedia ↗
1970 Jean Giono, French author and poet (born 1895) Wikipedia ↗
1967 Clement Attlee, English soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1883) Wikipedia ↗
1963 Remedios Varo, Spanish-Mexican painter (born 1908) Wikipedia ↗
1958 Ran Bosilek, Bulgarian author and translator (born 1886) Wikipedia ↗
1955 Iry LeJeune, American accordion player (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
1953 Nigel Bruce, British actor (born 1895) Wikipedia ↗
1953 Kathleen Ferrier, English soprano (born 1912) Wikipedia ↗
1952 Joe Adams, American baseball player and manager (born 1877) Wikipedia ↗
1945 Felix Salten, Austrian author and critic (born 1869) Wikipedia ↗
1944 Wendell Willkie, American captain, lawyer, and politician (born 1892) Wikipedia ↗
1942 Sergey Chaplygin, Russian physicist, mathematician, and engineer (born 1869) Wikipedia ↗
1936 Premchand, Indian author and screenwriter (born 1880) Wikipedia ↗
1936 Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Ottoman politician, 292nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1845) Wikipedia ↗
1931 John Monash, Australian general and engineer (born 1865) Wikipedia ↗
1928 Larry Semon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1889) Wikipedia ↗
1897 Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (born 1830) Wikipedia ↗
1886 Austin F. Pike, American lawyer and politician (born 1819) Wikipedia ↗
1879 Miguel Grau Seminario, Peruvian admiral (born 1834) Wikipedia ↗
1869 Franklin Pierce, American general, lawyer, and politician, 14th President of the United States (born 1804) Wikipedia ↗
1834 François-Adrien Boieldieu, French composer (born 1775) Wikipedia ↗
1821 Juan O'Donojú, last Spanish ruler of Mexico (born 1762) Wikipedia ↗
1809 James Elphinston, Scottish orthographer, phonologist, and linguist (born 1721) Wikipedia ↗
1804 Thomas Cochran, Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1777) Wikipedia ↗
1802 Emmanuele Vitale, Maltese general and politician (born 1758) Wikipedia ↗
1795 Andrew Kippis, English minister and author (born 1725) Wikipedia ↗
1793 John Hancock, American merchant and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts (born 1737) Wikipedia ↗
1772 Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer (born 1711) Wikipedia ↗
1754 Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (born 1707) Wikipedia ↗
1735 Yongzheng Emperor of China (born 1678) Wikipedia ↗
1659 Jean de Quen, French missionary, priest, and historian (born 1603) Wikipedia ↗
1656 John George I, Elector of Saxony (born 1585) Wikipedia ↗
1652 John Greaves, English mathematician and astronomer (born 1602) Wikipedia ↗
1647 Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer and mathematician (born 1562) Wikipedia ↗
1621 Antoine de Montchrestien, French soldier, playwright, and economist (born 1575) Wikipedia ↗
1594 Ishikawa Goemon, ninja and thief of Japan (born 1558) Wikipedia ↗
1559 Marina de Guevara, Spanish nun executed by the Spanish inquisition (born 1517), Wikipedia ↗
1469 Filippo Lippi, artist (born 1406) Wikipedia ↗
1436 Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (born 1401) Wikipedia ↗
1361 John Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp Wikipedia ↗
1354 Cola di Rienzo, Roman tribune (born c.1313) Wikipedia ↗
1317 Emperor Fushimi of Japan (born 1265) Wikipedia ↗
1286 John I, Duke of Brittany (born 1217) Wikipedia ↗
1281 Princess Constance of Greater Poland (born c.1245) Wikipedia ↗
976 Helen of Zadar, queen consort of the Kingdom of Croatia Wikipedia ↗
951 Xiao Sagezhi, Chinese Khitan empress Wikipedia ↗
923 Pilgrim I, archbishop of Salzburg Wikipedia ↗
705 Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Umayyad caliph (born 646) Wikipedia ↗

Holidays & observances

Events, births, deaths and observances: Wikipedia, “October 8”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pakistan entries reviewed by Newsora24. Updated 14 Oct 2026.