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Events

2019 A mass shooting occurs at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, California, resulting in three deaths, including that of the perpetrator, and three injuries. Wikipedia ↗
2017 A gunman kills four people and injures 12 others during a shooting spree across Rancho Tehama, California. He had earlier murdered his wife in their home. Wikipedia ↗
2016 A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Kaikōura, New Zealand, at a depth of 15 km (9 miles), resulting in the deaths of two people. Wikipedia ↗
2012 Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip in response to an escalation of rocket attacks by Hamas. Wikipedia ↗
2008 The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia ↗
2008 Space Shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-126 to continue assembly of the International Space Station. Wikipedia ↗
2003 Astronomers discover Sedna, a distant trans-Neptunian dwarf planet. Wikipedia ↗
2001 War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul. Wikipedia ↗
2001 A magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes a remote part of the Tibetan Plateau. It has the longest known surface rupture recorded on land (~400 km) and is the best documented example of a supershear earthquake. Wikipedia ↗
1995 A budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums and to run most government offices with skeleton staffs. Wikipedia ↗

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1992 In poor conditions caused by Cyclone Forrest, Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 crashes near Nha Trang, killing 30. Wikipedia ↗
1991 American and British authorities announce indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103. Wikipedia ↗
1991 Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years in exile. Wikipedia ↗
1990 After German reunification, the Federal Republic of Germany and Poland sign a treaty confirming the Oder–Neisse line as the border between Germany and Poland. Wikipedia ↗
1990 While on approach to Zurich Airport, Alitalia Flight 404 crashes into Stadlerberg Mountain near Weiach, killing 46. Wikipedia ↗
1984 Zamboanga City mayor Cesar Climaco, a prominent critic of the government of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, is assassinated in his home city. Wikipedia ↗
1982 Lech Wałęsa, the leader of Poland's outlawed Solidarity movement, is released after eleven months of internment near the Soviet border. Wikipedia ↗
1982 Reverend Caesar "Butch" Conde leads first worship service of the Bread of Life Ministries International in the Philippines. Wikipedia ↗
1979 US President Jimmy Carter issues Executive Order 12170, freezing all Iranian assets in the United States in response to the hostage crisis. Wikipedia ↗
1978 France conducts the Aphrodite nuclear test as 25th in the group of 29 1975–78 French nuclear tests. Wikipedia ↗
1977 During a British House of Commons debate, Labour MP Tam Dalyell poses what would become known as the West Lothian question, referring to issues related to devolution in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
1975 With the signing of the Madrid Accords, Spain abandons Western Sahara. Wikipedia ↗
1973 In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey. Wikipedia ↗
1973 The Athens Polytechnic uprising, a massive demonstration of popular rejection of the Greek military junta of 1967–74, begins. Wikipedia ↗
1971 Mariner 9 enters orbit around Mars. Wikipedia ↗
1970 Soviet Union enters ICAO, making Russian the fourth official language of organization. Wikipedia ↗
1970 Southern Airways Flight 932 crashes in the mountains near Huntington, West Virginia, killing 75, including almost all of the Marshall University football team. Wikipedia ↗
1969 Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 12, the second crewed mission to the surface of the Moon. Wikipedia ↗
1967 The Congress of Colombia, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the death of Policarpa Salavarrieta, declares this day as "Day of the Colombian Woman". Wikipedia ↗
1967 American physicist Theodore Maiman is given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser. Wikipedia ↗
1965 Vietnam War: The Battle of Ia Drang begins. This is the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces. Wikipedia ↗
1960 Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana. Wikipedia ↗
1957 The "Apalachin meeting" in rural Tioga County in upstate New York is raided by law enforcement; many high-level Mafia figures are arrested while trying to flee. Wikipedia ↗
1952 The New Musical Express publishes the first regular UK Singles Chart. Wikipedia ↗
1941 World War II: The aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sinks due to torpedo damage from the German submarine U-81 sustained on November 13. Wikipedia ↗
1941 World War II: German troops, aided by local auxiliaries, murder nine thousand residents of the Słonim Ghetto in a single day. Wikipedia ↗
1940 World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed. Wikipedia ↗
1938 The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic. Wikipedia ↗
1922 The British Broadcasting Company begins radio service in the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
1921 The Communist Party of Spain is founded, and issues the first edition of Mundo obrero. Wikipedia ↗
1920 Pesäpallo, the Finnish version of baseball developed by Lauri Pihkala, is played for the first time at Kaisaniemi Park in Helsinki. Wikipedia ↗
1918 The Provisional National Assembly of the new republic of Czechoslovakia meets to devise a constitution. Wikipedia ↗
1914 The Joensuu City Hall, designed by Eliel Saarinen, was inaugurated in Joensuu, Finland. Wikipedia ↗
1910 Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia, taking off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher. Wikipedia ↗
1889 Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days. Wikipedia ↗
1851 Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville, is published in the USA. Wikipedia ↗
1812 Napoleonic Wars: At the Battle of Smoliani, French Marshals Victor and Oudinot are defeated by the Russians under General Peter Wittgenstein. Wikipedia ↗
1770 James Bruce discovers what he believes to be the source of the Nile. Wikipedia ↗
1680 German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovers the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope. Wikipedia ↗
332 BC Alexander the Great is crowned pharaoh of Egypt. Wikipedia ↗

Born on this day

2000 Xiyeon, South Korean singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
1998 Sofia Kenin, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1998 DeVonta Smith, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1997 Noussair Mazraoui, Moroccan footballer Wikipedia ↗
1997 Christopher Nkunku, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
1997 Axel Tuanzebe, English-Congolese footballer Wikipedia ↗
1996 Borna Ćorić, Croatian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1996 Dawson Knox, American football player Wikipedia ↗

Show 221 more births

1993 Francisco Lindor, Puerto Rican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1993 Shūhei Nomura, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
1993 Samuel Umtiti, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
1991 Miriam Brouwer, Canadian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1991 Taylor Hall, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1991 Graham Patrick Martin, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1991 Thinzar Shunlei Yi, Burmese activist Wikipedia ↗
1990 Roman Bürki, Swiss footballer Wikipedia ↗
1990 Jessica Jacobs, Australian actress and singer (died 2008) Wikipedia ↗
1989 Vlad Chiricheș, Romanian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1989 T. Y. Hilton, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1989 Jake Livermore, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1989 Stella Maeve, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1988 Chiyotairyū Hidemasa, Japanese sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1988 Nanase Hoshii, Japanese singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
1987 Giorgos Georgiadis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
1986 Kalisto, Mexican-American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1986 Danielle Page, American-Serbian basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1986 Cory Michael Smith, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1985 Thomas Vermaelen, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1984 Lisa De Vanna, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1984 Courtney Johns, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1984 Marija Šerifović, Serbian singer Wikipedia ↗
1983 Guillermo Moscoso, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1983 Naqqash Tahir, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1983 Chelsea Wolfe, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1983 Miriam Barnes, American sprinter and hurdler Wikipedia ↗
1982 Boosie Badazz, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
1982 Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai Wikipedia ↗
1982 Kyle Orton, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1982 Joy Williams, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1981 Vanessa Bayer, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1981 Tom Ferrier, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1981 Russell Tovey, English actor Wikipedia ↗
1980 Brock Pierce, American actor and businessman Wikipedia ↗
1980 Brooke Satchwell, Australian model and actress Wikipedia ↗
1979 Carl Hayman, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1979 Mavie Hörbiger, German-Austrian actress Wikipedia ↗
1979 Olga Kurylenko, Ukrainian-French model and actress Wikipedia ↗
1979 Pushkar Lele, Indian singer Wikipedia ↗
1979 Moitheri Ntobo, Lesothan footballer Wikipedia ↗
1979 Miguel Sabah, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
1978 Bobby Allen, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1978 Michala Banas, New Zealand actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
1978 Delphine Chanéac, French model and actress Wikipedia ↗
1978 Xavier Nady, American baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1977 Brian Dietzen, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1977 Obie Trice, American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
1975 Travis Barker, American drummer, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1975 Stephen Guarino, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1975 Gary Vaynerchuk, Russian-American businessman and critic Wikipedia ↗
1974 Adina Howard, American singer-songwriter and chef Wikipedia ↗
1974 Sofie Merckx, Belgian politician Wikipedia ↗
1974 David Moscow, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1974 Joe Principe, American singer and bass player Wikipedia ↗
1973 Lawyer Milloy, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1973 Rubén Rivera, Panamanian baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1973 Andrew Strong, Irish singer and actor Wikipedia ↗
1972 Matt Bloom, American wrestler, trainer, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1972 Josh Duhamel, American model and actor Wikipedia ↗
1972 Lara Giddings, Papua New Guinean-Australian politician, 44th Premier of Tasmania Wikipedia ↗
1972 Edyta Górniak, Polish singer Wikipedia ↗
1972 Dougie Payne, Scottish bass player Wikipedia ↗
1972 Martin Pike, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1972 Aaron Taylor, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1972 Dariusz Żuraw, Polish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1971 Adam Gilchrist, Australian cricketer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1971 Vikas Khanna, Indian chef and author Wikipedia ↗
1971 Marco Leonardi, Australian-Italian actor Wikipedia ↗
1970 Dana Stubblefield, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1969 Butch Walker, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1968 Lionel Simmons, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1967 Nina Gordon, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1966 Charles Hazlewood, English conductor Wikipedia ↗
1966 Petra Rossner, German cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1964 Bill Hemmer, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
1964 Joseph Simmons, American hip-hop artist Wikipedia ↗
1964 Patrick Warburton, American actor and comedian Wikipedia ↗
1963 Stéphane Bern, French journalist, radio and television presenter Wikipedia ↗
1962 Laura San Giacomo, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1962 Harland Williams, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1961 D. B. Sweeney, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1959 Paul Attanasio, American screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1959 Paul McGann, English actor Wikipedia ↗
1956 Babette Babich, American philosopher, author, and scholar Wikipedia ↗
1956 Avi Cohen, Israeli footballer and manager (died 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1956 Peter R. de Vries, Dutch investigative journalist and crime reporter (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
1956 Valerie Jarrett, American government official Wikipedia ↗
1955 Philip Egan, English bishop Wikipedia ↗
1955 Jack Sikma, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1954 Willie Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball player (died 2023) Wikipedia ↗
1954 Bernard Hinault, French cyclist Wikipedia ↗
1954 Condoleezza Rice, American political scientist, academic, and politician, 66th United States Secretary of State Wikipedia ↗
1954 Eliseo Salazar, Chilean race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1954 Yanni, Greek-American pianist, composer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1953 Tim Bowler, English children's author Wikipedia ↗
1953 Dominique de Villepin, Moroccan-French lawyer and politician, 167th Prime Minister of France Wikipedia ↗
1952 Johnny A., American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1952 Dimitra Galani, Greek singer, composer and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1952 Maggie Roswell, American voice actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
1951 Stephen Bishop, American singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
1951 Leszek Cichy, Polish mountaineer Wikipedia ↗
1951 Zhang Yimou, Chinese actor, director, producer, and cinematographer Wikipedia ↗
1949 Raúl di Blasio, Argentinian pianist, composer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1949 Enzo Cucchi, Italian painter Wikipedia ↗
1949 Gary Grubbs, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1949 Ryo Hayami, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
1949 James Young, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1948 Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms Wikipedia ↗
1948 Paul Dacre, English journalist Wikipedia ↗
1948 Michael Dobbs, English author and politician Wikipedia ↗
1948 Robert Ginty, American actor and producer (died 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1947 P. J. O'Rourke, American political satirist and journalist (died 2022) Wikipedia ↗
1947 Nat Young, Australian surfer and author Wikipedia ↗
1947 Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordion player (died 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1946 Bharathan, Indian director and screenwriter (died 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1946 Roland Duchâtelet, Belgian businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
1945 Louise Ellman, English academic and politician Wikipedia ↗
1945 Vikram Gokhale, Indian actor and director (died 2022) Wikipedia ↗
1945 Brett Lunger, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1944 Karen Armstrong, English author and academic Wikipedia ↗
1944 Mike Katz, American bodybuilder and football player Wikipedia ↗
1943 Peter Norton, American programmer and author Wikipedia ↗
1942 Manon Cleary, American painter and academic (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1942 Natalia Gutman, Russian cellist and educator Wikipedia ↗
1939 Wendy Carlos, American keyboard player and composer Wikipedia ↗
1937 Alan J. W. Bell, English director and producer (died 2023) Wikipedia ↗
1937 Murray Oliver, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1936 Carey Bell, American singer and harmonica player (died 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1936 Freddie Garrity, English singer and actor (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1936 Cornell Gunter, American R&B singer (died 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1935 Hussein of Jordan (died 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1935 Lefteris Papadopoulos, Greek songwriter and journalist Wikipedia ↗
1934 Dave Mackay, Scottish-English footballer and manager (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1934 Ellis Marsalis, Jr., American pianist and educator (died 2020) Wikipedia ↗
1934 Catherine McGuinness, Irish lawyer, judge, and politician Wikipedia ↗
1933 Fred Haise, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
1932 Gunter Sachs, German astrologer and photographer (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Peter Katin, English pianist and academic (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Monique Mercure, Canadian actress (died 2020) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Michael Robbins, English actor (died 1992) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Ed White, American engineer and astronaut (died 1967) Wikipedia ↗
1929 Shirley Crabtree, English wrestler (died 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1929 Jimmy Piersall, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1928 Kathleen Hughes, American actress (died 2025) Wikipedia ↗
1927 Lawrie Barratt, English businessman, founded Barratt Developments (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1927 Bart Cummings, Australian horse trainer (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1927 McLean Stevenson, American actor and screenwriter (died 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1927 Narciso Yepes, Spanish guitarist and composer (died 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1925 Stirling Colgate, American physicist and academic (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1925 James Mellaart, English archaeologist and author (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1924 Leonid Kogan, Ukrainian-Russian violinist and educator (died 1982) Wikipedia ↗
1922 Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egyptian politician and diplomat, 6th Secretary General of the United Nations (died 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1922 Veronica Lake, American actress and singer (died 1973) Wikipedia ↗
1921 Ea Jansen, Estonian historian and academic (died 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1921 Brian Keith, American actor and director (died 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1920 Mary Greyeyes, the first First Nations woman to join the Canadian Armed Forces (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1919 Johnny Desmond, American singer (died 1985) Wikipedia ↗
1919 Lisa Otto, German soprano and actress (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1918 John Bromwich, Australian tennis player (died 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1917 Park Chung Hee, South Korean general and politician, 3rd President of South Korea (died 1979) Wikipedia ↗
1916 Roger Apéry, Greek-French mathematician and academic (died 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1916 Sherwood Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1915 Mabel Fairbanks, American figure skater and coach (died 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1915 Martha Tilton, American singer and actress (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1914 Ken Carson, American Western singer (died 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1912 Barbara Hutton, American philanthropist (died 1979) Wikipedia ↗
1912 Tung-Yen Lin, Chinese-American engineer, designed the Guandu Bridge (died 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1910 Rosemary DeCamp, American actress and singer (died 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1910 Eric Malpass, English author (died 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1908 Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, and politician (died 1957) Wikipedia ↗
1907 Howard W. Hunter, American religious leader, 14th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (died 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1907 Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author and screenwriter (died 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1907 William Steig, American author, illustrator, and sculptor (died 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1906 Louise Brooks, American actress and dancer (died 1985) Wikipedia ↗
1905 John Henry Barbee, American singer and guitarist (died 1964) Wikipedia ↗
1904 Harold Haley, American lawyer and judge (died 1970) Wikipedia ↗
1904 Harold Larwood, English-Australian cricketer (died 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1904 Dick Powell, American actor, singer, director, and producer (died 1963) Wikipedia ↗
1900 Aaron Copland, American composer, conductor, and educator (died 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1898 Benjamin Fondane, Romanian-French philosopher, poet, and critic (died 1944) Wikipedia ↗
1897 John Steuart Curry, American painter and academic (died 1946) Wikipedia ↗
1895 Walter Jackson Freeman II, American physician and psychiatrist (died 1972) Wikipedia ↗
1893 Addie Viola Smith, American lawyer and trade commissioner (died 1975) Wikipedia ↗
1891 Frederick Banting, Canadian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1941) Wikipedia ↗
1889 Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of India (died 1964) Wikipedia ↗
1883 Ado Birk, Estonian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Estonia (died 1942) Wikipedia ↗
1878 Julie Manet, French painter and art collector (died 1966) Wikipedia ↗
1878 Leopold Staff, Ukrainian-Polish poet and academic (died 1957) Wikipedia ↗
1877 Norman Brookes, Australian tennis player (died 1968) Wikipedia ↗
1875 Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general and politician (died 1899) Wikipedia ↗
1875 Jakob Schaffner, Swiss author and activist (died 1944) Wikipedia ↗
1871 Wajed Ali Khan Panni, Bengali aristocrat and philanthropist (died 1936) Wikipedia ↗
1869 John Lumsden, Irish physician, founded the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland (died 1944) Wikipedia ↗
1863 Leo Baekeland, Belgian-American chemist and engineer (died 1944) Wikipedia ↗
1861 Frederick Jackson Turner, American historian and author (died 1932) Wikipedia ↗
1856 Madeleine Lemoyne Ellicott, American activist (died 1945) Wikipedia ↗
1840 Claude Monet, French painter (died 1926) Wikipedia ↗
1838 August Šenoa, Croatian author, poet, and critic (died 1881) Wikipedia ↗
1832 Henry Strangways, English-Australian politician, 12th Premier of South Australia (died 1920) Wikipedia ↗
1828 James B. McPherson, American general (died 1864) Wikipedia ↗
1816 John Curwen, English minister and educator (died 1880) Wikipedia ↗
1812 Aleardo Aleardi, Italian poet (died 1878) Wikipedia ↗
1812 Maria Cristina of Savoy (died 1836) Wikipedia ↗
1805 Fanny Hensel, German pianist and composer (died 1847) Wikipedia ↗
1803 Jacob Abbott, American author (died 1879) Wikipedia ↗
1797 Charles Lyell, Scottish geologist (died 1875) Wikipedia ↗
1779 Adam Oehlenschläger, Danish poet and playwright (died 1850) Wikipedia ↗
1778 Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1837) Wikipedia ↗
1777 Nathaniel Claiborne, American farmer and politician (died 1859) Wikipedia ↗
1776 Henri Dutrochet, French physician, botanist, and physiologist (died 1847) Wikipedia ↗
1771 Marie François Xavier Bichat, French anatomist and physiologist (died 1802) Wikipedia ↗
1765 Robert Fulton, American engineer, early steamboat pioneer (died 1815) Wikipedia ↗
1719 Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1787) Wikipedia ↗
1663 Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow, German organist and composer (died 1712) Wikipedia ↗
1650 William III of England, Prince of Orange, King of England, Scotland and Ireland (died 1702) Wikipedia ↗
1601 John Eudes, French priest and missionary (died 1680) Wikipedia ↗
1531 Richard Topcliffe, English torturer (died 1604) Wikipedia ↗
1501 Anna of Oldenburg, Regent of East Frisia (died 1575) Wikipedia ↗
1487 John III of Pernstein, Bohemian land-owner, Governor of Moravia and Count of Kladsko (died 1548) Wikipedia ↗
1449 Sidonie of Poděbrady, daughter of King of Bohemia (died 1510) Wikipedia ↗

Died on this day

2024 Vic Flick, English guitarist (born 1937) Wikipedia ↗
2024 Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer (born 1943) Wikipedia ↗
2020 Peter Florjancic, Slovene inventor and Olympic athlete (born 1919) Wikipedia ↗
2020 Des O'Connor, English comedian, singer and television presenter (born 1932) Wikipedia ↗
2016 Gwen Ifill, American television journalist (born 1955) Wikipedia ↗
2015 Nick Bockwinkel, American professional wrestler (born 1934) Wikipedia ↗
2015 K. S. Gopalakrishnan, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1929) Wikipedia ↗
2015 Warren Mitchell, English actor and screenwriter (born 1926) Wikipedia ↗

Show 93 more deaths

2014 Eugene Dynkin, Russian-American mathematician and theorist (born 1924) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Glen A. Larson, American director, producer, and screenwriter, created Battlestar Galactica (born 1937) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Morteza Pashaei, Iranian singer-songwriter (born 1984) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Sudhir Bhat, Indian producer and manager (born 1951) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Hari Krishna Devsare, Indian journalist and author (born 1938) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Bennett Masinga, South African footballer (born 1965) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Alexandro Alves do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer (born 1974) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Brian Davies, Australian rugby player and manager (born 1930) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Martin Fay, Irish fiddler (born 1936) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Ahmed Jabari, Palestinian commander (born 1960) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Abubakar Olusola Saraki, Nigerian physician and politician (born 1933) Wikipedia ↗
2011 Esin Afşar, Italian-Turkish singer and actress (born 1936) Wikipedia ↗
2011 Neil Heywood, English-Chinese businessman (born 1970) Wikipedia ↗
2011 Jackie Leven, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1950) Wikipedia ↗
2010 Wes Santee, American runner (born 1932) Wikipedia ↗
2008 Kristin Hunter, American author and academic (born 1931) Wikipedia ↗
2008 Robert E. Valett, American psychologist, teacher, and author (born 1927) Wikipedia ↗
2006 Sumner Shapiro, American admiral (born 1926) Wikipedia ↗
2004 Michel Colombier, French-American composer and conductor (born 1939) Wikipedia ↗
2003 Gene Anthony Ray, American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer (born 1962) Wikipedia ↗
2002 Eddie Bracken, American actor (born 1915) Wikipedia ↗
2002 Elena Nikolaidi, Greek-American soprano and educator (born 1909) Wikipedia ↗
2001 Charlotte Coleman, English actress (born 1968) Wikipedia ↗
2001 Juan Carlos Lorenzo, Argentinian footballer and manager (born 1922) Wikipedia ↗
2000 Robert Trout, American journalist (born 1908) Wikipedia ↗
1997 Eddie Arcaro, American jockey and sportscaster (born 1916) Wikipedia ↗
1997 Jack Pickersgill, Canadian educator and politician, 35th Secretary of State for Canada (born 1905) Wikipedia ↗
1996 Joseph Bernardin, American cardinal (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
1996 John A. Cade, American soldier and politician (born 1929) Wikipedia ↗
1995 Jack Finney, American author and screenwriter (born 1911) Wikipedia ↗
1994 Tom Villard, American actor (born 1953) Wikipedia ↗
1992 Ernst Happel, Austrian footballer and coach (born 1925) Wikipedia ↗
1991 Tony Richardson, English-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
1990 Sol Kaplan, American composer and conductor (born 1919) Wikipedia ↗
1989 Jimmy Murphy, Welsh footballer, manager, assistant manager, coach, and scout (born 1910) Wikipedia ↗
1988 Haywood S. Hansell, American general (born 1903) Wikipedia ↗
1984 Cesar Climaco, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th Mayor of Zamboanga City (born 1916) Wikipedia ↗
1984 Nikitas Platis, Greek actor and cinematographer (born 1912) Wikipedia ↗
1981 Robert Bradford, Irish footballer and politician (born 1941) Wikipedia ↗
1977 A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Indian monk and guru, founded the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (born 1896) Wikipedia ↗
1974 Johnny Mack Brown, American football player, actor, and singer (born 1904) Wikipedia ↗
1972 Martin Dies, Jr., American lawyer and politician (born 1900) Wikipedia ↗
1966 Peter Baker, English captain, author, and politician (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
1947 Joseph Allard, Canadian fiddler and composer (born 1873) Wikipedia ↗
1946 Manuel de Falla, Spanish pianist and composer (born 1876) Wikipedia ↗
1944 Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist and educator (born 1873) Wikipedia ↗
1944 Trafford Leigh-Mallory, English air marshal (born 1892) Wikipedia ↗
1939 Bluey, Australian Cattle Dog, oldest verified dog (born 1910) Wikipedia ↗
1937 Jack O'Connor, American baseball player and manager (born 1866) Wikipedia ↗
1932 Charles Hylton Stewart, English organist and composer (born 1884) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Sandy Pearce, Australian rugby league player (born 1883) Wikipedia ↗
1921 Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (born 1846) Wikipedia ↗
1918 Matti Lonkainen, Finnish politician (born 1874) Wikipedia ↗
1916 Henry George, Jr., American journalist and politician (born 1862) Wikipedia ↗
1916 Saki, British short story writer (born 1870) Wikipedia ↗
1915 Booker T. Washington, American educator, essayist and historian (born 1856) Wikipedia ↗
1914 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar, Indian lawyer and journalist (born 1861) Wikipedia ↗
1910 John La Farge, American artist (born 1835) Wikipedia ↗
1908 Guangxu Emperor of China (born 1871) Wikipedia ↗
1907 Andrew Inglis Clark, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1848) Wikipedia ↗
1866 Miguel I of Portugal (born 1802) Wikipedia ↗
1864 Franz Müller, German tailor and murderer (born 1840) Wikipedia ↗
1844 John Abercrombie, Scottish physician and philosopher (born 1780) Wikipedia ↗
1844 Flora Tristan, French author and activist (born 1803) Wikipedia ↗
1832 Charles Carroll of Carrollton, American farmer and politician (born 1737) Wikipedia ↗
1831 Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, German philosopher, author, and academic (born 1770) Wikipedia ↗
1831 Ignaz Pleyel, Austrian-French composer and piano builder (born 1757) Wikipedia ↗
1829 Louis Nicolas Vauquelin, French pharmacist and chemist (born 1763) Wikipedia ↗
1825 Jean Paul, German journalist and author (born 1763) Wikipedia ↗
1817 Policarpa Salavarrieta, Colombian seamstress and spy (born 1795) Wikipedia ↗
1749 Maruyama Gondazaemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 3rd Yokozuna (born 1713) Wikipedia ↗
1746 Georg Wilhelm Steller, German botanist, zoologist, physician, and explorer (born 1709) Wikipedia ↗
1739 Juan de Galavís, Spanish Roman Catholic archbishop of Santo Domingo and Bogotá (born 1683) Wikipedia ↗
1734 Louise de Kérouaille, duchess of Portsmouth (born 1649) Wikipedia ↗
1716 Gottfried Leibniz, German mathematician and philosopher (born 1646) Wikipedia ↗
1691 Tosa Mitsuoki, Japanese painter (born 1617) Wikipedia ↗
1687 Nell Gwyn, English mistress of Charles II of England (born 1650) Wikipedia ↗
1633 William Ames, English philosopher and academic (born 1576) Wikipedia ↗
1556 Giovanni della Casa, Italian archbishop and poet (born 1504) Wikipedia ↗
1539 Hugh Faringdon, English monk and abbot Wikipedia ↗
1522 Anne of France, duchess of Bourbon (born 1461) Wikipedia ↗
1442 Yolande of Aragon, French noblewoman (born 1384) Wikipedia ↗
1391 Nikola Tavelić, Croatian missionary and saint (born 1340) Wikipedia ↗
1359 Gregory Palamas, Greek archbishop and saint (born 1296) Wikipedia ↗
1346 Ostasio I da Polenta, Lord of Ravenna Wikipedia ↗
1263 Alexander Nevsky, Russian saint (born 1220) Wikipedia ↗
1226 Frederick of Isenberg, German politician (born 1193) Wikipedia ↗
1189 William de Mandeville, 3rd Earl of Essex Wikipedia ↗
1060 Geoffrey II, count of Anjou Wikipedia ↗
976 Taizu, Chinese emperor (born 927) Wikipedia ↗
940 Abu'l-Fadl al-Bal'ami, Samanid vizier Wikipedia ↗
669 Fujiwara no Kamatari, Japanese politician (born 614) Wikipedia ↗
565 Justinian I, Byzantine emperor (born 482) Wikipedia ↗

Holidays & observances

Events, births, deaths and observances: Wikipedia, “November 14”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pakistan entries reviewed by Newsora24. Updated 12 Oct 2026.