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PAKISTAN · ON THIS DAY1988

In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan.

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Born1971 Waqar Younis, Pakistani cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
Born1909 Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani religious leader (died 1982) Wikipedia ↗
Born1897 Choudhry Rahmat Ali, Indian-Pakistani academic (died 1951) Wikipedia ↗
Died2013 Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Indian-Pakistani diplomat, 19th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (born 1932) Wikipedia ↗

Events

2022 Artemis Program: NASA launches Artemis 1 on the first flight of the Space Launch System, the start of the program's future missions to the moon. Wikipedia ↗
2009 Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-129 to the International Space Station. Wikipedia ↗
2005 Following a 31-year wait, Australia defeats Uruguay in a penalty shootout to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Wikipedia ↗
2004 Half-Life 2 is released, a game winning 39 Game of the Year awards and being cited as one of the best games ever made. Wikipedia ↗
2002 The first cases of the 2002–2004 SARS outbreak are traced to Foshan, Guangdong Province, China. Wikipedia ↗
1997 After nearly 18 years of incarceration, China releases Wei Jingsheng, a pro-democracy dissident, from jail for medical reasons. Wikipedia ↗
1992 The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk. Wikipedia ↗
1990 Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It's True album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals. Wikipedia ↗
1989 El Salvadoran army troops kill six Jesuit priests and two others at Jose Simeon Canas University. Wikipedia ↗
1988 The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence. Wikipedia ↗

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1988 In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan. Wikipedia ↗
1981 Aeroflot Flight 3603 crashes during landing at Norilsk Airport, killing 99. Wikipedia ↗
1979 The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semănătoarea in Bucharest, Romania. Wikipedia ↗
1974 The Arecibo message is broadcast from Puerto Rico. Wikipedia ↗
1973 Skylab program: NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84-day mission. Wikipedia ↗
1973 U.S. president Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline. Wikipedia ↗
1967 Aeroflot Flight 2230 crashes near Koltsovo Airport, killing 107. Wikipedia ↗
1966 The Temptations release their Greatest Hits album, which goes on to be the Billboard Year-End R&B album of 1967. Wikipedia ↗
1965 Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet. Wikipedia ↗
1959 National Airlines Flight 967 explodes in mid-air over the Gulf of Mexico, killing all 42 aboard. Wikipedia ↗
1959 Aeroflot Flight 315 crashes on approach to Lviv Airport, killing all 40 people on board. Wikipedia ↗
1945 UNESCO is founded. Wikipedia ↗
1944 World War II: In support of the Battle of Hürtgen Forest, the town of Düren is destroyed by Allied aircraft. Wikipedia ↗
1944 The Jussi Awards, the Finnish film award ceremony, is held for the first time at Restaurant Adlon in Helsinki. Wikipedia ↗
1940 World War II: In response to the leveling of Coventry by the German Luftwaffe two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg. Wikipedia ↗
1940 The Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world. Wikipedia ↗
1940 New York City's "Mad Bomber" George Metesky places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison. Wikipedia ↗
1938 LSD is first synthesized by Albert Hofmann from ergotamine at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel. Wikipedia ↗
1933 The United States and the Soviet Union establish formal diplomatic relations. Wikipedia ↗
1920 Qantas, Australia's national airline, is founded as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited. Wikipedia ↗
1914 The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States officially opens. Wikipedia ↗
1907 Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory join to form Oklahoma, which is admitted as the 46th U.S. state. Wikipedia ↗
1904 English engineer John Ambrose Fleming receives a patent for the thermionic valve (vacuum tube). Wikipedia ↗
1885 Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba" Louis Riel is executed for treason. Wikipedia ↗
1871 The National Rifle Association of America receives its charter from New York State. Wikipedia ↗
1863 American Civil War: In the Battle of Campbell's Station, Confederate troops unsuccessfully attack Union forces which allows General Ambrose Burnside to secure Knoxville, Tennessee. Wikipedia ↗
1860 Fisgard Lighthouse, built in the Colony of Vancouver Island, shines its first light, becoming the first permanent lighthouse in present-day British Columbia Wikipedia ↗
1857 Second relief of Lucknow: Twenty-four Victoria Crosses are awarded, the most in a single day. Wikipedia ↗
1855 David Livingstone becomes the first European to see the Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia-Zimbabwe. Wikipedia ↗
1849 A Russian court sentences writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group; his sentence is later commuted to hard labor. Wikipedia ↗
1828 Greek War of Independence: The London Protocol entails the creation of an autonomous Greek state under Ottoman suzerainty, encompassing the Morea and the Cyclades. Wikipedia ↗
1822 American Old West: Missouri trader William Becknell arrives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, over a route that became known as the Santa Fe Trail. Wikipedia ↗
1805 Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Schöngrabern: Russian forces under Pyotr Bagration delay the pursuit by French troops under Joachim Murat. Wikipedia ↗
1797 The Prussian heir apparent, Frederick William, becomes King of Prussia as Frederick William III. Wikipedia ↗
1793 French Revolution: Ninety dissident Roman Catholic priests are executed by drowning at Nantes. Wikipedia ↗
1776 American Revolutionary War: British and Hessian units capture Fort Washington from the Patriots. Wikipedia ↗
1632 King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was killed at the Battle of Lützen during the Thirty Years' War. Wikipedia ↗
1532 Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca. Wikipedia ↗
1491 An auto-da-fé, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects. Wikipedia ↗
1272 While travelling during the Ninth Crusade, Prince Edward becomes King of England upon Henry III of England's death, but he will not return to England for nearly two years to assume the throne. Wikipedia ↗
951 Emperor Li Jing sends a Southern Tang expeditionary force of 10,000 men under Bian Hao to conquer Chu. Li Jing removes the ruling family to his own capital in Nanjing, ending the Chu Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗

Born on this day

1971 Waqar Younis, Pakistani cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1909 Mirza Nasir Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani religious leader (died 1982) Wikipedia ↗
1897 Choudhry Rahmat Ali, Indian-Pakistani academic (died 1951) Wikipedia ↗
2006 Mason Ramsey, American singer Wikipedia ↗
2000 Josh Green, Australian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1999 Bol Bol, South Sudanese-American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1999 Mats Wieffer, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
1997 Bruno Guimarães, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗

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1996 Ivan Baran, Croatian writer Wikipedia ↗
1996 Boulaye Dia, Senegalese footballer Wikipedia ↗
1996 Trinovi Khairani, Indonesian politician Wikipedia ↗
1995 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Cameroonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1994 Yoshiki Yamamoto, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
1993 C. J. Beathard, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1993 Nélson Semedo, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia ↗
1993 Denzel Valentine, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1992 George Akpabio, Nigerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1992 Matthew Allwood, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1992 Marcelo Brozović, Croatian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1992 Shane Prince, American-Belarusian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1991 Nemanja Gudelj, Serbian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1991 Tomomi Kasai, Japanese actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
1990 Arjo Atayde, Filipino actor Wikipedia ↗
1990 Dénes Dibusz, Hungarian football player Wikipedia ↗
1989 Iamsu!, American rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
1987 Eitan Tibi, Israeli footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 Jordan Walden, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1986 Omar Mateen, Islamic terrorist, perpetrator of the Orlando nightclub shooting (died 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1986 Maxime Médard, French rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1985 Aditya Roy Kapur, Indian actor Wikipedia ↗
1985 Sanna Marin, Finnish politician, former Prime Minister of Finland Wikipedia ↗
1984 Gemma Atkinson, English model and actress Wikipedia ↗
1984 Mark Bunn, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1984 Tamawashi Ichiro, Mongolian sumo wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1983 Kool A.D., American rapper Wikipedia ↗
1983 Kari Lehtonen, Finnish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1983 Britta Steffen, German swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1982 Nonito Donaire, Filipino-American boxer Wikipedia ↗
1982 Jannie du Plessis, South African rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1982 Ronald Pognon, French sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1982 Amar'e Stoudemire, American-Israeli basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1981 Fernando Cabrera, Puerto Rican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1981 Allison Crowe, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1981 Caitlin Glass, American voice actress, singer, and director Wikipedia ↗
1981 Kate Miller-Heidke, Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1981 Osi Umenyiora, English-American football player Wikipedia ↗
1980 Moris Carrozzieri, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1980 Kayte Christensen, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1980 Nicole Gius, Italian skier Wikipedia ↗
1980 Carol Huynh, Canadian wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1980 Hasan Üçüncü, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1979 Bruce Irons, American surfer Wikipedia ↗
1978 Kip Bouknight, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1978 Mehtap Doğan-Sızmaz, Turkish runner Wikipedia ↗
1978 Takashi Nagayama, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
1978 Gary Naysmith, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1978 Carolina Parra, Brazilian guitarist and drummer Wikipedia ↗
1977 Gigi Edgley, Australian singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
1977 Mauricio Ochmann, Mexican actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1976 Dan Black, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1976 Juha Pasoja, Finnish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1976 Martijn Zuijdweg, Dutch swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1975 Julio Lugo, Dominican baseball player (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
1975 Yuki Uchida, Japanese actress, model, and singer Wikipedia ↗
1974 Maurizio Margaglio, Italian ice dancer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1974 Paul Scholes, English footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1973 Christian Horner, English race car driver and manager Wikipedia ↗
1973 Brendan Laney, New Zealand-Scottish rugby player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1971 Tanja Damaske, German javelin thrower and shot putter Wikipedia ↗
1971 Mustapha Hadji, Moroccan footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1971 Annely Peebo, Estonian soprano and actress Wikipedia ↗
1971 Alexander Popov, Russian swimmer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1970 Logan Mader, Canadian-American guitarist and producer Wikipedia ↗
1968 Shobha Nagi Reddy, Indian politician (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1968 Melvin Stewart, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1967 Craig Arnold, American poet and academic (died 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1966 Joey Cape, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1966 Christian Lorenz, German keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
1966 Dean McDermott, Canadian-American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1966 Tahir Shah, English journalist, author, and explorer Wikipedia ↗
1965 Mika Aaltonen, Finnish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1964 Waheed Alli, Baron Alli, English businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
1964 Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Italian-French actress, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1964 Dwight Gooden, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1964 Maeve Quinlan, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1963 Steve Argüelles, English drummer and producer Wikipedia ↗
1963 William Bonner, Brazilian newscaster, publicist and journalist Wikipedia ↗
1963 Zina Garrison, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1962 Darwyn Cooke, Canadian writer and artist (died 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1962 Sergei Agashkov, Turkmen football player and manager (died 2026) Wikipedia ↗
1961 Frank Bruno, English boxer Wikipedia ↗
1959 Glenda Bailey, English journalist Wikipedia ↗
1959 Francis M. Fesmire, American cardiologist and physician (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1958 Boris Krivokapić, Serbian author and academic Wikipedia ↗
1957 Jacques Gamblin, French actor Wikipedia ↗
1956 Terry Labonte, American race car driver and businessman Wikipedia ↗
1955 Héctor Cúper, Argentine footballer, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
1955 Pierre Larouche, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1955 Guillermo Lasso, Ecuadoran businessman, 47th President of Ecuador Wikipedia ↗
1955 Jun Kunimura, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
1955 Esteban Trapiello, Venezuelan businessman Wikipedia ↗
1954 Andrea Barrett, American novelist and short story writer Wikipedia ↗
1954 Dick Gross, Australian lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1953 Griff Rhys Jones, Welsh comedian, actor, and author Wikipedia ↗
1951 Andy Dalton, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1950 Harvey Martin, American football player (died 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1950 Manuel Zamora, Filipino farmer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1948 Horst Bertram, German footballer and manager (died 2023) Wikipedia ↗
1948 Chi Coltrane, American singer-songwriter and pianist Wikipedia ↗
1948 Bonnie Greer, American-English playwright and critic (died 2026) Wikipedia ↗
1948 Ken James, Australian actor Wikipedia ↗
1947 Omar Ruiz Hernández, Cuban journalist and activist Wikipedia ↗
1946 Colin Burgess, Australian drummer and songwriter (died 2023) Wikipedia ↗
1946 Terence McKenna, American botanist, philosopher, and author (died 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1946 Barbara Smith, American writer Wikipedia ↗
1946 Beverly Smith, American writer Wikipedia ↗
1946 Jo Jo White, American basketball player and coach (died 2018) Wikipedia ↗
1945 Teenie Hodges, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1945 Lynn Hunt, American historian, author, and academic Wikipedia ↗
1944 Oliver Braddick, English psychologist and academic (died 2022) Wikipedia ↗
1942 Willie Carson, Scottish jockey and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1942 Joanna Pettet, English actress (died 2026) Wikipedia ↗
1941 Angelo Gilardino, Italian guitarist, composer, and musicologist (died 2022) Wikipedia ↗
1941 Gerry Marshall, English race car driver (died 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1941 Dan Penn, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1939 Michael Billington, English author and critic Wikipedia ↗
1938 Ahmed Bouanani, Moroccan filmmaker (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1938 Kang Ning-hsiang, Taiwanese politician Wikipedia ↗
1938 Walter Learning, Canadian actor (died 2020) Wikipedia ↗
1938 Robert Nozick, American philosopher, author, and academic (died 2002) Wikipedia ↗
1938 Troy Seals, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1937 Alan Budd, English economist and academic (died 2023) Wikipedia ↗
1936 John Moore, Australian businessman and politician Wikipedia ↗
1935 Elizabeth Drew, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1935 Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, Iraqi-Lebanese cleric, educator, and author (died 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1935 Magdi Yacoub, Egyptian-English surgeon and academic Wikipedia ↗
1933 Garnet Mimms, American R&B singer Wikipedia ↗
1933 Seydou Madani Sy, Senegalese jurist and politician (died 2026) Wikipedia ↗
1932 Beatriz González, Colombian painter, sculptor and art historian (died 2026) Wikipedia ↗
1931 Luciano Bottaro, Italian author and illustrator (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1931 Hubert Sumlin, American singer and guitarist (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Paul Foytack, American baseball player (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Salvatore Riina, Italian mob boss (died 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1929 Peter Boizot, English businessman (died 2018) Wikipedia ↗
1927 Dolo Coker, American pianist and composer (died 1983) Wikipedia ↗
1924 Sam Farber, American businessman (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1924 Mel Patton, American sprinter and coach (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1922 Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist, physicist, and engineer (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1922 José Saramago, Portuguese novelist and Nobel laureate in Literature (died 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1916 Harold Baigent, New Zealand actor and director (died 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1916 Daws Butler, American voice actor and singer (died 1988) Wikipedia ↗
1916 Al Lucas, Canadian-American bassist (died 1983) Wikipedia ↗
1915 Jean Fritz, Chinese-American author (died 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1914 Eddie Chapman, English spy (died 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1913 Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1912 George O. Petrie, American actor and director (died 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1912 W. E. D. Ross, Canadian actor, playwright, and author (died 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1907 Burgess Meredith, American actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1904 Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigerian statesman, 1st President of Nigeria (died 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1900 Eliška Junková, Czech race car driver (died 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1899 Mary Margaret McBride, American radio host (died 1976) Wikipedia ↗
1896 Joan Lindsay, Australian author and critic (died 1984) Wikipedia ↗
1896 Oswald Mosley, English fascist leader and politician (died 1980) Wikipedia ↗
1896 Lawrence Tibbett, American actor and singer (died 1960) Wikipedia ↗
1895 Paul Hindemith, German composer, violist and conductor (died 1963) Wikipedia ↗
1894 Bobby Cruickshank, American golfer (died 1975) Wikipedia ↗
1894 Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi, Austrian philosopher and politician (died 1972) Wikipedia ↗
1892 Guo Moruo, Chinese historian, author, and poet (died 1978) Wikipedia ↗
1892 Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (died 1953) Wikipedia ↗
1890 Elpidio Quirino, 6th President of the Philippines (died 1956) Wikipedia ↗
1889 George S. Kaufman, American director, producer, and playwright (died 1961) Wikipedia ↗
1889 Dietrich Kraiß, German general (died 1944) Wikipedia ↗
1888 Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan pianist and composer (died 1957) Wikipedia ↗
1883 Emil Breitkreutz, American runner and coach (died 1972) Wikipedia ↗
1874 Alexander Kolchak, Russian admiral and explorer (died 1920) Wikipedia ↗
1873 W. C. Handy, American trumpet player and composer (died 1958) Wikipedia ↗
1862 Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (died 1944) Wikipedia ↗
1861 Luigi Facta, Italian politician and journalist (died 1930) Wikipedia ↗
1861 Georgina Febres-Cordero, Venezuelan nun (died 1925) Wikipedia ↗
1856 Jürgen Kröger, German architect (died 1928) Wikipedia ↗
1851 Minnie Hauk, American-Swiss soprano and actress (died 1929) Wikipedia ↗
1847 Edmund James Flynn, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1927) Wikipedia ↗
1841 Jules Violle, French physicist and academic (died 1923) Wikipedia ↗
1839 Louis-Honoré Fréchette, Canadian poet, author, and politician (died 1908) Wikipedia ↗
1836 Kalākaua of Hawaii (died 1891) Wikipedia ↗
1811 John Bright, English academic and politician (died 1889) Wikipedia ↗
1807 Jónas Hallgrímsson, Icelandic poet, author and naturalist (died 1845) Wikipedia ↗
1806 Mary Tyler Peabody Mann, American author and educator (died 1887) Wikipedia ↗
1793 Francis Danby, Irish painter of the Romantic era (died 1861) Wikipedia ↗
1774 Georg von Cancrin, German-Russian Minister of Finance (died 1845) Wikipedia ↗
1758 Peter Andreas Heiberg, Danish philologist and author (died 1841) Wikipedia ↗
1753 James McHenry, Irish-American surgeon and politician (died 1816) Wikipedia ↗
1750 Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough, English lawyer, judge, and politician (died 1818) Wikipedia ↗
1720 Carlo Antonio Campioni, French-Italian composer (died 1788) Wikipedia ↗
1717 Jean le Rond d'Alembert, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (died 1793) Wikipedia ↗
1715 Girolamo Abos, Maltese-Italian composer and educator (died 1760) Wikipedia ↗
1648 Charles Duncombe, English banker and politician (died 1711) Wikipedia ↗
1643 Jean Chardin, French-English jeweler and explorer (died 1703) Wikipedia ↗
1603 Augustyn Kordecki, Polish monk (died 1673) Wikipedia ↗
1569 Paul Sartorius, German organist and composer (died 1609) Wikipedia ↗
1566 Anna Juliana Gonzaga, Archduchess of Austria and nun (died 1621) Wikipedia ↗
1540 Princess Cecilia of Sweden (died 1627) Wikipedia ↗
1538 Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo, Spanish Grand Inquisitioner, Archbishop of Lima (died 1606) Wikipedia ↗
1531 Anna d'Este, Duchess consort of Nemours (died 1607) Wikipedia ↗
1528 Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of Navarre (died 1572) Wikipedia ↗
1483 Elisabeth of the Palatinate, Landgravine of Hesse, German noble (died 1522) Wikipedia ↗
1466 Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, Florentine philosopher (died 1522) Wikipedia ↗
1457 Beatrice of Naples, Hungarian queen (died 1508) Wikipedia ↗
1436 Leonardo Loredan, Italian ruler (died 1521) Wikipedia ↗
42 BC Tiberius, Roman emperor (died 37 AD) Wikipedia ↗

Died on this day

2013 Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Indian-Pakistani diplomat, 19th Foreign Secretary of Pakistan (born 1932) Wikipedia ↗
2024 Vladimir Shklyarov, Russian ballet dancer (born 1985) Wikipedia ↗
2022 Robert Clary, French-American actor and author (born 1926) Wikipedia ↗
2022 Arthur Ngirakelsong, 2nd Chief Justice of Palau (born 1941) Wikipedia ↗
2021 Jyrki Kasvi, Finnish journalist and politician (born 1964) Wikipedia ↗
2020 Sheila Nelson, English string teacher (born 1936) Wikipedia ↗
2019 John Campbell Brown, Scottish astronomer (born 1947) Wikipedia ↗
2019 Terry O'Neill, British photographer (born 1938) Wikipedia ↗

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2018 William Goldman, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1931) Wikipedia ↗
2017 Hiromi Tsuru, Japanese actress (born 1960) Wikipedia ↗
2017 Ann Wedgeworth, American actress (born 1934) Wikipedia ↗
2016 Jay Wright Forrester, American computer engineer (born 1918) Wikipedia ↗
2016 Melvin Laird, American politician and writer (born 1922) Wikipedia ↗
2016 Daniel Prodan, Romanian football player (born 1972) Wikipedia ↗
2015 David Canary, American actor (born 1938) Wikipedia ↗
2015 Michael C. Gross, American graphic designer and producer (born 1945) Wikipedia ↗
2015 Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1926) Wikipedia ↗
2015 Alton D. Slay, American general (born 1924) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Charles Champlin, American historian, author, and critic (born 1926) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Jovan Ćirilov, Serbian poet and playwright (born 1931) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Ian Craig, Australian cricketer (born 1935) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Juan Joseph, American football player and coach (born 1987) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Jadwiga Piłsudska, Polish soldier, pilot, and architect (born 1920) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Carl Sanders, American soldier, pilot, and politician, 74th Governor of Georgia (born 1925) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Robert Conley, American journalist (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Billy Hardwick, American bowler (born 1941) Wikipedia ↗
2013 William McDonough Kelly, Canadian lieutenant and politician (born 1925) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Oscar Lanford, American mathematician and academic (born 1940) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Arne Pedersen, Norwegian footballer and manager (born 1931) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Louis D. Rubin, Jr., American author, critic, and academic (born 1923) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (born 1924) Wikipedia ↗
2012 John Chapman, Australian evangelist and academic (born 1930) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Subhash Dutta, Bangladeshi actor and director (born 1930) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Patrick Edlinger, French mountaineer (born 1960) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Aliu Mahama, Ghanaian engineer and politician, 3rd Vice President of Ghana (born 1946) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Eliyahu Nawi, Iraqi-Israeli lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1920) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Bob Scott, New Zealand rugby player (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
2010 Britton Chance, American biologist and sailor (born 1913) Wikipedia ↗
2010 Ronni Chasen, American publicist (born 1946) Wikipedia ↗
2010 Wyngard Tracy, Filipino DJ and talent manager (born 1952) Wikipedia ↗
2009 Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (born 1978) Wikipedia ↗
2009 Sergei Magnitsky, Ukrainian-Russian accountant and lawyer (born 1972) Wikipedia ↗
2009 Edward Woodward, English actor (born 1930) Wikipedia ↗
2008 Jan Krugier; Polish-Swiss art dealer (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
2008 Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter (born 1916) Wikipedia ↗
2007 Harold Alfond, American businessman (born 1914) Wikipedia ↗
2007 Grethe Kausland, Norwegian actress and singer (born 1947) Wikipedia ↗
2007 Trond Kirkvaag, Norwegian actor and screenwriter (born 1946) Wikipedia ↗
2007 Vernon Scannell, English boxer, poet, and author (born 1922) Wikipedia ↗
2006 Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912) Wikipedia ↗
2006 Yuri Levada, Russian sociologist and political scientist (born 1930) Wikipedia ↗
2005 Ralph Edwards, American radio and television host and producer (born 1913) Wikipedia ↗
2005 Henry Taube, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1915) Wikipedia ↗
2005 Donald Watson, English activist, founded the Vegan Society (born 1910) Wikipedia ↗
2001 Tommy Flanagan, American pianist and composer (born 1930) Wikipedia ↗
2000 Robert Earl Davis, American hip-hop artist (born 1971) Wikipedia ↗
2000 Ahmet Kaya, Turkish-French singer-songwriter (born 1957) Wikipedia ↗
1999 Daniel Nathans, American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
1994 Chet Powers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1943) Wikipedia ↗
1993 Lucia Popp, Slovak-German soprano (born 1939) Wikipedia ↗
1993 Achille Zavatta, Tunisia-born French clown (born 1915) Wikipedia ↗
1990 Ege Bagatur, Turkish politician (born 1937) Wikipedia ↗
1989 Jean-Claude Malépart, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1938) Wikipedia ↗
1987 Jim Brewer, American baseball player and coach (born 1937) Wikipedia ↗
1986 Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (born 1923) Wikipedia ↗
1986 Panditrao Agashe, Indian businessman (born 1936) Wikipedia ↗
1984 Vic Dickenson, American trombonist (born 1906) Wikipedia ↗
1982 Pavel Alexandrov, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1896) Wikipedia ↗
1976 Jack Foster, English cricketer (born 1905) Wikipedia ↗
1974 Walther Meissner, German physicist and engineer (born 1882) Wikipedia ↗
1973 Alan Watts, English-American philosopher, author, and educator (born 1915) Wikipedia ↗
1972 Vera Karalli, Russian ballerina and actress (born 1889) Wikipedia ↗
1971 Edie Sedgwick, American model and actress (born 1943) Wikipedia ↗
1964 Donald C. Peattie, American botanist and author (born 1898) Wikipedia ↗
1961 Sam Rayburn, American lawyer and politician, 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1882) Wikipedia ↗
1960 Clark Gable, American actor (born 1901) Wikipedia ↗
1956 Ōtori Tanigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 24th Yokozuna (born 1887) Wikipedia ↗
1950 Bob Smith, American physician and surgeon, co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (born 1879) Wikipedia ↗
1947 Giuseppe Volpi, Italian businessman and politician, founded the Venice Film Festival (born 1877) Wikipedia ↗
1941 Eduard Eelma, Estonian footballer (born 1902) Wikipedia ↗
1941 Miina Härma, Estonian organist, composer, and conductor (born 1864) Wikipedia ↗
1939 Pierce Butler, American lawyer and jurist (born 1866) Wikipedia ↗
1922 Max Abraham, Polish-German physicist and academic (born 1875) Wikipedia ↗
1913 George Barham, English businessman, founded Express County Milk Supply Company (born 1836) Wikipedia ↗
1911 A. A. Ames, American physician and politician, 9th Mayor of Minneapolis (born 1842) Wikipedia ↗
1911 Lawrence Feuerbach, American shot putter (born 1879) Wikipedia ↗
1908 Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, French-Canadian lawyer and politician, 4th Premier of Quebec (born 1829) Wikipedia ↗
1907 Robert I, Duke of Parma (born 1848) Wikipedia ↗
1903 Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine (born 1895) Wikipedia ↗
1885 Louis Riel, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1844) Wikipedia ↗
1884 František Chvostek, Czech-Austrian soldier and physician (born 1835) Wikipedia ↗
1878 Princess Marie of Hesse and by Rhine (born 1874) Wikipedia ↗
1836 Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, South African-French mycologist and academic (born 1761) Wikipedia ↗
1808 Mustafa IV, Ottoman sultan (born 1779) Wikipedia ↗
1806 Moses Cleaveland, American general, lawyer, and politician, founded Cleveland, Ohio (born 1754) Wikipedia ↗
1802 André Michaux, French botanist and explorer (born 1746) Wikipedia ↗
1797 Frederick William II of Prussia (born 1744) Wikipedia ↗
1790 Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, American politician (born 1723) Wikipedia ↗
1779 Pehr Kalm, Finnish botanist and explorer (born 1716) Wikipedia ↗
1773 John Hawkesworth, English journalist and author (born 1715) Wikipedia ↗
1745 James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1665) Wikipedia ↗
1724 Jack Sheppard, English criminal (born 1702) Wikipedia ↗
1695 Pierre Nicole, French philosopher and author (born 1625) Wikipedia ↗
1688 Bengt Gottfried Forselius, Swedish-Estonian scholar and author (born 1660) Wikipedia ↗
1628 Paolo Quagliati, Italian organist and composer (born 1555) Wikipedia ↗
1625 Sofonisba Anguissola, Italian painter (born c. 1532) Wikipedia ↗
1613 Trajano Boccalini, Italian author and educator (born 1556) Wikipedia ↗
1603 Pierre Charron, French Catholic theologian and philosopher (born 1541) Wikipedia ↗
1601 Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland (born 1542) Wikipedia ↗
1580 Marie of Baden-Sponheim, German Noblewoman (born 1507) Wikipedia ↗
1494 Theda Ukena, German noble (born 1432) Wikipedia ↗
1464 John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (born 1406) Wikipedia ↗
1328 Prince Hisaaki, Japanese shōgun (born 1276) Wikipedia ↗
1322 Nasr, Sultan of Granada (born 1287) Wikipedia ↗
1272 Henry III of England (born 1207) Wikipedia ↗
1264 Emperor Lizong of Song China (born 1205) Wikipedia ↗
1240 Edmund Rich, English archbishop and saint (born 1175) Wikipedia ↗
1240 Ibn Arabi, Andalusian Arab philosopher (born 1165) Wikipedia ↗
1131 Dobrodeia of Kiev, Rus princess and author of medical books Wikipedia ↗
1093 Saint Margaret of Scotland (born 1045) Wikipedia ↗
1005 Ælfric of Abingdon, Archbishop of Canterbury Wikipedia ↗
987 Shen Lun, Chinese scholar-official Wikipedia ↗
897 Gu Yanhui, Chinese warlord Wikipedia ↗

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Events, births, deaths and observances: Wikipedia, “November 16”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pakistan entries reviewed by Newsora24. Updated 12 Oct 2026.