Birthdays
VIP
1856 – Woodrow Wilson (d. 3 Feb 1924)
American historian and politician
28th President of the United States, 1913-1921
34th Governor of New Jersey, 1911-1913
13th President of Princeton University, 1902-1910
1919 Nobel Peace Prize
American historian and politician
28th President of the United States, 1913-1921
34th Governor of New Jersey, 1911-1913
13th President of Princeton University, 1902-1910
1919 Nobel Peace Prize
Notable
1164 – Emperor Rokujō (d. 23 Aug 1176)
79th emperor of Japan
1522 – Margaret of Parma (d. 18 Jan 1586)
illegitimate daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
and Johanna Maria van der Gheynst
Duchess consort of Parma, 1547-1586
Governor of the Netherlands, 1559-1567 and 1578-1582
1619 – Antoine Furetière, French author and scholar (d. 1688)
1635 – Elizabeth Stuart (d. 8 Sep 1650)
English daughter of Charles I of England
1651 – Johann Krieger, German organist and composer (d. 1735)
1655 – Charles Cornwallis, 3rd Baron Cornwallis (d. 1698)
English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk
1665 – George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland (d. 1716)
English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire
1722 – Eliza Lucas, Caribbean-American agriculturalist (d. 1793)
1763 – John Molson (d. 1836)
English-Canadian brewer, founded the Molson Brewery
1775 – Jean-Gabriel Eynard, Swiss banker and photographer (d. 1863)
1798 – Thomas Henderson, Scottish astronomer and mathematician (d. 1844)
1818 – Carl Remigius Fresenius, German chemist and academic (d. 1897)
1842 – Calixa Lavallée, Canadian-American lieutenant and composer (d. 1891)
1859 – Venustiano Carranza (d. 1920)
Mexican politician, 37th President of Mexico
1866 – Szymon Askenazy (d. 1935)
Polish historian, educator, and diplomat, founded the Askenazy school
1870 – Charles Bennett, English runner (d. 1949)
1878 – Harry Brown, Australian public servant (d. 1967)
1882 – Arthur Eddington (d. 1944)
English astronomer, physicist, and mathematician
1882 – Lili Elbe, Danish artist and model (d. 1931)
1896: Roger Sessions (d. 16 Mar 1985)
American composer, critic, and teacher of music.
1887 – Werner Kolhörster, German physicist and academic (d. 1946)
1888 – F. W. Murnau (d. 1931)
German-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1890 – Quincy Wright (d. 1970)
American political scientist, historian, and academic
1895 – Carol Ryrie Brink, American author and playwright (d. 1981)
1898 – Carl-Gustaf Rossby (d. 1957)
Swedish-American meteorologist and academic
1898 – Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (d. 1947)
1899 – Eugeniusz Bodo, Swiss-Polish actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1943)
1900: Ted Lyons (d. 25 Jul 1986)
American baseball pitcher, manager, and coach
1902 – Mortimer J. Adler, American philosopher and author (d. 28 Jun 2001)
1902 – Shen Congwen, Chinese author and educator (d. 1988)
1903 – Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (d. 1983)
1903 – John von Neumann (d. 1957)
Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist
1905 – Cliff Arquette, American actor and singer (d. 1974)
1907 – Ze'ev Ben-Haim, Ukrainian-Israeli linguist and academic (d. 2013)
1908 – Lew Ayres, American actor and singer (d. 1996)
1909 – Henry Bland, Australian public servant (d. 1997)
1910 – Billy Williams, American singer (The Charioteers) (d. 1972)
1911 – Wil van Beveren, Dutch sprinter and journalist (d. 2003)
1911: Sam Levenson (d. 27 Aug 1980)
American humorist, writer, teacher, television host, and journalist
1913 – Lou Jacobi, Canadian-American actor (d. 2009)
1914 – Bidia Dandaron, Russian author and educator (d. 1974)
1914 – Bernard Youens, English actor (d. 1984)
1915 – Pops Staples (d. 2000)
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Staple Singers)
1919 – Emily Cheney Neville, American author (d. 1997)
1920 – Bruce McCarty (d. 2013)
American architect, designed the Knoxville City-County Building
1920 – Steve Van Buren, Honduran-American football player (d. 2012)
1921 – Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2012)
1922 – Stan Lee, American publisher, producer, and actor
1925 – Hildegard Knef, German actress and singer (d. 2002)1914 – Bidia Dandaron, Russian author and educator (d. 1974)
1914 – Bernard Youens, English actor (d. 1984)
1915 – Pops Staples (d. 2000)
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Staple Singers)
1919 – Emily Cheney Neville, American author (d. 1997)
1920 – Bruce McCarty (d. 2013)
American architect, designed the Knoxville City-County Building
1920 – Steve Van Buren, Honduran-American football player (d. 2012)
1921 – Johnny Otis, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2012)
1922 – Stan Lee, American publisher, producer, and actor
1925 – Milton Obote (d. 2005)
Ugandan engineer and politician, 2nd President of Uganda
1926 – Donald Carr, German-English cricketer and referee
1926 – Donna Hightower, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
1927: Simon Raven (d. 12 May 2001)
English novelist, essayist, dramatist and raconteur
1928 – Moe Koffman (d. 2001)
Canadian flute player, saxophonist, and composer
1929 – Brian Redhead, English journalist and author (d. 1994)
1929 – Terry Sawchuk, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1970)
1930 – Mariam A. Aleem, Egyptian artist (d. 2010)
1931 – Guy Debord, French theorist and author (d. 1994)
1931 – Martin Milner, American actor (d. 2015)
1932 – Dhirubhai Ambani (d. 2002)
Indian businessman, founded Reliance Industries
1932 – Dorsey Burnette (d. 1979)
American singer-songwriter (The Rock and Roll Trio)
1932 – Roy Hattersley
English journalist and politician, Shadow Home Secretary
1932 – Harry Howell, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1932 – Nichelle Nichols, American actress and singer
1932 – Manuel Puig, Argentinian author and playwright (d. 1990)
1933 – John Y. Brown Jr.
American soldier, lawyer, and politician
55th Governor of Kentucky, 1979-1973
1933: Charles Portis, American author
1934 – Rudi Faßnacht, German footballer and manager (d. 2000)
1934 – Yujiro Ishihara, Japanese actor, singer, and producer (d. 1987)
1934 – Maggie Smith, English actress
1936 – Alan Coleman (d. 2013)
English-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
1936: Jim McDermott
American psychiatrist and politician
U.S. Representative, D. WA, 1989-present
1936 – Jacques Mesrine, French criminal (d. 1979)
1936 – Lawrence Schiller, American journalist, director, and producer
1937 – Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, Portuguese businessman
1937 – Ratan Naval Tata
Indian businessman, investor, and philanthropist
chairman of Tata Group, 1991-2012
1938 – Dick Sudhalter, American trumpet player, scholar, and critic (d. 2008)
1939 – Philip Anschutz
American businessman, founded Anschutz Entertainment Group
1939 – Michael Hinz, German actor (d. 2008)
1939 – Gloria Manon, American actress
1939 – Frank McLintock, Scottish footballer
1939 – Michelle Urry, American journalist and illustrator (d. 2006)
1940 – A. K. Antony, Indian lawyer and politician, Defence Minister of India
1940 – Don Francisco, Chilean-American television host
1941 – Intikhab Alam, Indian-Pakistani cricketer and coach
1941 – Tetsuya Watari, Japanese actor
1942 – Roger Swerts, Belgian cyclist
1943 – Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Peruvian cardinal
1943 – Keith Floyd, English chef and author (d. 2009)
1943 – David Peterson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Ontario
1943 – Joan Ruddock, Welsh politician
1943 – Richard Whiteley, English journalist and game show host (d. 2005)
1944 – Sandra Faber, American astronomer
1944 – Johnny Isakson, American sergeant and politician
1944 – Kary Mullis, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1944 – Gordon Taylor, English footballer
1945 – Max Hastings, English journalist, historian, and author
1945 – Birendra of Nepal (d. 2001)
1946 – Mike Beebe, American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Arkansas
1946 – Pierre Falardeau, Canadian director, screenwriter, and activist (d. 2009)
1946 – Tim Johnson, American lawyer and politician
1946 – Barbara, Lady Judge, American-English lawyer and businesswoman
1946 – Bill Lee, American baseball player
1946 – Edgar Winter
American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
(Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band)
1947: Spencer Bachus
American lawyer and politician
U.S. Representative, R. AL, 1993-2015
1947 – Aurelio Rodríguez, Mexican baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2000)
1948 – Mary Weiss, American singer (The Shangri-Las)
1949 – Barbara De Fina, American production manager and producer
1950 – Øivind Blunck, Norwegian actor and singer
1950 – Alex Chilton (d. 2010)
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
(The Box Tops and Big Star)
1950 – Clifford Cocks, mathematician and cryptographer
1950 – Rainer Maria Latzke, German-American painter and academic
1950 – Hugh McDonald, American bass player (Bon Jovi)
1951 – Ian Buruma, Dutch author and scholar
1951: John Gray, American relationship counselor, lecturer and author
1952 – Arun Jaitley
Indian lawyer and politician, 9th Indian Minister of Law and Justice
1952: Ray Knight, American baseball player
1952 – Bridget Prentice, Scottish educator and politician
1953 – Richard Clayderman, French pianist
1953 – Tatsumi Fujinami
Japanese wrestler and promoter, founded Dradition wrestling promotion
1953: Trip Hawkins, American entrepreneur
1953 – Charlie Pierce, American journalist and author
1953 – Martha Wash, American singer-songwriter
1954 – Slavitza Jovan, Serbian model and actress
1954 – Gayle King, American journalist
1954 – Lanny Poffo, Canadian-American wrestler and manager
1954 – Denzel Washington, American actor, director, and producer
1955 – Stephen Frost, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1955 – Liu Xiaobo, Chinese author, academic, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate
1956 – Nigel Kennedy, English violinist
1957 – Anne Sargeant, Australian netball player and sportscaster
1958 – Terry Butcher, English footballer and manager
1958 – Naomi Fujiyama, Japanese actress
1958 – Gilles Leroy, French author
1958 – Twila Paris, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1959 – Hansjörg Kunze, German runner and sportscaster
1959 – Daniel Léo Simpson, American composer
1959 – Ana Torroja, Spanish singer-songwriter (Mecano)
1960 – Ray Bourque, Canadian ice hockey player
1960 – James Caan, Pakistani-English businessman, founded Hamilton Bradshaw
1960 – Robert F. Chew, American actor (d. 2013)
1960: Marty Roe, American singer and guitarist (Diamond Rio)
1960 – Melvin Turpin, American basketball player (d. 2010)
1961 – Kent Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager
1962 – Abdi Bile, Somalian runner
1962 – Michel Petrucciani, French-American pianist (d. 1999)
1962 – Niel van der Watt, South African composer and educator
1963: Willow Bay (born Kristine Carlin Bay)
American television correspondent, editor, author, and former model
1964: Malcolm Gets, American actor
1964 – Maite Zúñiga, Spanish runner
1965: Michael E. Mann, American climatologist and geophysicist
1965 – Allar Levandi, Estonian skier
1966 – Eric Evans, American porn actor
1967 – Chris Ware, American illustrator
1968 – Akihiko Hoshide, Japanese engineer and astronaut
1969 – Linus Torvalds
Finnish-American computer programmer, developed Linux kernel
1970 – Elaine Hendrix, American actress, singer, and producer
1970 – James Jett, American sprinter and football player
1970 – Francesca Le, American porn actress and director
1970 – Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Dutch tennis player
1971 – Benny Agbayani, American baseball player
1971 – Anita Doth, Dutch singer-songwriter (2 Unlimited and Ray & Anita)
1971 – William Gates, American basketball player
1971 – Frank Sepe, American bodybuilder, model, and author
1972 – Supakorn Kitsuwon, Thai actor
1972 – Roberto Palacios, Peruvian footballer
1972 – Patrick Rafter, Australian-Bermudian tennis player and model
1972 – Shinobu Terajima, Japanese actress
1972 – Adam Vinatieri, American football player
1973 – Holger Blume, German sprinter
1973 – Marc Blume, German sprinter
1973 – Alex Dimitriades, Australian actor
1973 – Herborg Kråkevik, Norwegian singer and actress
1973 – Seth Meyers, American actor, producer, screenwriter, and talk show host
1973 – Ids Postma, Dutch speed skater
1974 – Rob Niedermayer, Canadian ice hockey player
1974 – Jason Ridge, American porn actor and producer
1974 – Markus Weinzierl, German footballer and manager
1975 – B. J. Ryan, American baseball player
1976 – Igor Žiković, Croatian footballer
1976 – Joe Manganiello, American actor, stuntman, and producer
1976 – Trond Nymark, Norwegian race walker
1977 – Keremcem, Turkish singer-songwriter and actor
1977 – Derrick Brew, American sprinter
1977 – Shane Elford, Australian rugby player
1977 – Seun Ogunkoya, Nigerian sprinter
1978 – Chris Coyne, Australian footballer and manager
1978 – Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace, English model, actress, and fashion designer
1978 – John Legend, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor
1978 – Jang Min-hyeok, South Korean voice actor
1978 – Özgü Namal, Turkish singer-songwriter and actress
1979 – James Blake, American tennis player
1979 – Senna Guemmour, German singer-songwriter (Monrose)
1979 – Bill Hall, American baseball player
1979: André Holland, American actor
1979 – Noomi Rapace, Swedish actress
1979 – Maksim Smirnov, Estonian footballer
1979 – Bree Williamson, Canadian actress
1980 – Vanessa Ferlito, American actress
1980 – Lomana LuaLua, Congolese footballer
1980 – Ryta Turava, Belarusian race walker
1981 – Narsha, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Brown Eyed Girls)
1981 – Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch footballer
1981 – Elizabeth Jordan Carr, American journalist
1981 – Sienna Miller, American-English actress and fashion designer
1981 – Orlando Smeekes, Curaçaoan footballer
1981 – Frank Turner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Million Dead and Möngöl Hörde)
1981 – Mika Väyrynen, Finnish footballer
1982 – Cedric Benson, American football player
1982: Beau Garrett, American actress and model
1982 – François Gourmet, Belgian decathlete
1982 – Kevin Pereira, American television host
1982 – Ferry Rotinsulu, Indonesian footballer
1982 – Curtis Glencross, Canadian hockey player
1983 – Mike He, Taiwanese model and actor
1984 – Elena Ivashchenko, Russian martial artist (d. 2013)
1984 – Martin Kaymer, German golfer
1984 – Leroy Lita, English footballer
1984 – Alex Lloyd, English race car driver
1984 – Duane Solomon, American runner
1985 – Kamani Hill, American soccer player
1985 – Meredith Kercher, English murder victim (d. 2007)
1985 – Taryn Terrell, American wrestler and actress
1986 – Victoria Atkin, English actress
1986 – Tom Huddlestone, English footballer
1987 – Thomas Dekker, American actor, singer, and producer
1987 – Matthias Schwarz, German footballer
1987 – Hannah Tointon, English actress
1988 – Laganja Estranja, American drag queen, designer and rapper
1988 – Florrie, English singer-songwriter
1988 – Lo Chih-an, Taiwanese footballer
1988 – Lo Chih-en, Taiwanese footballer
1988 – Martina Pretelli, Sammarinese sprinter
1989 – Harry Arter, English-born Irish footballer
1989: George Blagden, English actor
1989 – Mackenzie Rosman, American actress
1990 – Ayele Abshero, Ethiopian runner
1990 – David Archuleta, American singer-songwriter and actor
1990 – Zlatko Hebib, Swiss footballer
1990 – Bastiaan Lijesen, Dutch swimmer
1991 – Riky Widianto, Indonesian badminton player
1993 – Yua Shinkawa, Japanese actress and model
1996 – Miyu Yoshimoto, Japanese actress
1997: Nash Grier, American internet personality
1998 – Jared Gilman, American actor
2001 – Madison De La Garza, American actress
2002 – Kelsey Smith-Briggs, American child abuse victim (d. 2005)
Family
Coulee City
Mary Kranston
John Graff
Dianne Roberts
Grace Steinmetz
Backy Stokoe
Kim Fuller
Jaqueline Shrader
Jacqueline Gaines-Babb
Debbie Nutt
Erin Creedy
Larry Parton
Tiffany Buob
Ernie Parrent
Daniel Baergen
Cindy Wagner
Tiffany Boutain
Todd Wheeler
Other
Mark Clavier
Anniversaries
Coulee City
Journal & Ruth Dove
Kurt & Mary Isaak
Mr. & Mrs. Cameron Carstensen
Deaths
VIP
Notable
1367 – Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (b. 1330)
1446 – Antipope Clement VIII (b. 1369)
1503 – Piero the Unfortunate, Italian ruler (b. 1471)
1558 – Hermann Finck, German organist and composer (b. 1527)
1622 – Francis de Sales, French bishop and saint (b. 1567)
1663 – Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)
1671 – Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German scholar and critic (b. 1611)
1694 – Mary II of England (b. 1662)
1706 – Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (b. 1647)
1708 – Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist and mycologist (b. 1656)
1715 – William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic (b. 1649)
1734 – Rob Roy MacGregor, Scottish criminal (b. 1671)
1736 – Antonio Caldara, Italian composer (b. 1670)
1785 – Peter Ernst Wilde, Polish-Estonian physician and journalist (b. 1732)
1795 – Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian physician and lawyer (b. 1747)
1859 – Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay (b. 1800)
English historian and politician, Secretary at War
1872 – James Van Ness (b. 1808)
American lawyer and politician, 7th Mayor of San Francisco
1890 – Dennis Miller Bunker, American painter (b. 1861)
1897 – William Corby, American priest (b. 1833)
1900 – Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese soldier and explorer (b. 1846)
1913 – Ahmet Mithat Efendi, Turkish journalist and translator (b. 1844)
1916 – Eduard Strauss, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1835)
1917 – Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (b. 1892)
1918 – Olavo Bilac, Brazilian poet and journalist (b. 1865)
1919 – Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist and academic (b. 1854)
1924 – Léon Bakst, Russian painter and costume designer (b. 1866)
1932 – Jack Blackham, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)
1935 – Clarence Day, American author and illustrator (b. 1874)
1937 – Maurice Ravel, French pianist and composer (b. 1875)
1938 – Florence Lawrence, Canadian-American actress (b. 1886)
1941 – Hermann Wilker, German rower (b. 1874)
1942 – Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (b. 1869)
1943 – Steve Evans, American baseball player (b. 1885)
1945 – Theodore Dreiser, American journalist and author (b. 1871)
1946 – Elie Nadelman, American sculptor (b. 1882)
1947 – Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (b. 1869)
1949 – Jack Lovelock, New Zealand runner and soldier (b. 1910)
1956 – Marjorie Fielding, English actress (b. 1892)
1956 – Louis Handley, Italian-American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1874)
1959 – Ante Pavelić (b. 1889)
Croatian fascist leader and Nazi collaborationist
led the Independent State of Croatia
1960 – Philippe Panneton, Canadian physician, academic, and diplomat (b. 1895)
1962 – Kathleen Clifford, American actress (b. 1887)
1963 – Paul Hindemith, German violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1895)
1967 – Katharine McCormick, American biologist and philanthropist (b. 1875)
1968 – David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie (b. 1893)
Scottish peer, soldier and courtier
1971 – Max Steiner (b. 1888)
Austrian-American pianist, composer, and conductor
1976 – Katharine Byron, American politician (b. 1903)
1976 – Freddie King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934)
1977 – Karen Grech, Maltese terrorism victim (b. 1962)
1981 – Allan Dwan (b. 1885)
Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1983 – William Demarest, American actor and singer (b. 1892)
1983 – Jimmy Demaret, American golfer and sportscaster (b. 1910)
1983 – Dennis Wilson (b. 1944)
American drummer, songwriter, and producer (The Beach Boys)
1984 – Sam Peckinpah, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
1986 – John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (b. 1916)
1986 – Jan Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (b. 1922)
1989 – Hermann Oberth, Romanian-German physicist and engineer (b. 1894)
1990 – Kiel Martin, American actor (b. 1944)
1990 – Warren Skaaren, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)
1991 – Cassandra Harris, Australian-American actress (b. 1952)
1992 – Sal Maglie, American baseball player and coach (b. 1917)
1993 – Howard Caine, American actor (b. 1926)
1993 – William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian (b. 1904)
1994 – Jean-Louis Lévesque, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1911)
1999 – Clayton Moore, American actor (b. 1914)
2001 – Samuel Abraham Goldblith (b. 1919)
American lieutenant, biologist, and engineer
2001 – William X. Kienzle, American priest and author (b. 1928)
2003 – Benjamin Thurman Hacker, American admiral (b. 1935)
2004 – Jerry Orbach, American actor and singer (b. 1935)
2004 – Susan Sontag, American author and academic (b. 1933)
2006 – Jamal Karimi-Rad, Iranian politician, Iranian Minister of Justice (b. 1956)
2007 – Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iranian basketball player (b. 1982)
2008 – Irene Lieblich, Polish-American painter and illustrator (b. 1923)
2009 – Jimmy Sullivan (bka The Rev) (b. 1981)
American drummer and songwriter
(Avenged Sevenfold, Pinkly Smooth, and Suburban Legends)
2010 – Billy Taylor, American pianist and composer (b. 1921)
2011 – Jon Roberts, American drug trafficker (b. 1948)
2012 – Nicholas Ambraseys, Greek-English seismologist and engineer (b. 1929)
2012 – Emilio Charles Jr., Mexican wrestler (b. 1956)
2012 – Jayne Cortez, American poet and activist (b. 1934)
2012 – Mark Crispin, American computer scientist, designed the IMAP (b. 1956)
2012 – Václav Drobný, Czech footballer (b. 1980)
2012 – Takashi Taniguchi, Japanese voice actor (b. 1947)
2012 – Frankie Walsh, Irish hurler (b. 1936)
2013 – Halton Arp, American-German astronomer and critic (b. 1927)
2013 – Doe B, American rapper (b. 1991)
2013 – Esther Borja, Cuban soprano and actress (b. 1913)
2013 – Harry C. Goode Jr. (b. 1938)
American soldier and politician, 51st Mayor of Melbourne, Florida
2013 – Sheila Guyse, American actress and singer (b. 1925)
2013 – Andrew Jacobs Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1932)
2013 – Alfred Marshall, American businessman, founded Marshalls (b. 1919)
2013 – Joseph Ruskin, American actor (b. 1924)
2013 – Ilya Tsymbalar, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (b. 1969)
2014 – Leelah Alcorn, American suicide victim (b. 1997)
2014 – Leopoldo Federico, Argentinian bandoneon player and composer (b. 1927)
2014 – Vahan Hovhannisyan, Armenian politician (b. 1956)
2014 – Frankie Randall, American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer (b. 1938)
2014 – Merrill Womach, American singer and organist (b. 1927)
1446 – Antipope Clement VIII (b. 1369)
1503 – Piero the Unfortunate, Italian ruler (b. 1471)
1558 – Hermann Finck, German organist and composer (b. 1527)
1622 – Francis de Sales, French bishop and saint (b. 1567)
1663 – Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1618)
1671 – Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German scholar and critic (b. 1611)
1694 – Mary II of England (b. 1662)
1706 – Pierre Bayle, French philosopher and author (b. 1647)
1708 – Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist and mycologist (b. 1656)
1715 – William Carstares, Scottish minister and academic (b. 1649)
1734 – Rob Roy MacGregor, Scottish criminal (b. 1671)
1736 – Antonio Caldara, Italian composer (b. 1670)
1785 – Peter Ernst Wilde, Polish-Estonian physician and journalist (b. 1732)
1795 – Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian physician and lawyer (b. 1747)
1859 – Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay (b. 1800)
English historian and politician, Secretary at War
1872 – James Van Ness (b. 1808)
American lawyer and politician, 7th Mayor of San Francisco
1890 – Dennis Miller Bunker, American painter (b. 1861)
1897 – William Corby, American priest (b. 1833)
1900 – Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese soldier and explorer (b. 1846)
1913 – Ahmet Mithat Efendi, Turkish journalist and translator (b. 1844)
1916 – Eduard Strauss, Austrian violinist and composer (b. 1835)
1917 – Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (b. 1892)
1918 – Olavo Bilac, Brazilian poet and journalist (b. 1865)
1919 – Johannes Rydberg, Swedish physicist and academic (b. 1854)
1924 – Léon Bakst, Russian painter and costume designer (b. 1866)
1932 – Jack Blackham, Australian cricketer (b. 1854)
1935 – Clarence Day, American author and illustrator (b. 1874)
1937 – Maurice Ravel, French pianist and composer (b. 1875)
1938 – Florence Lawrence, Canadian-American actress (b. 1886)
1941 – Hermann Wilker, German rower (b. 1874)
1942 – Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (b. 1869)
1943 – Steve Evans, American baseball player (b. 1885)
1945 – Theodore Dreiser, American journalist and author (b. 1871)
1946 – Elie Nadelman, American sculptor (b. 1882)
1947 – Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (b. 1869)
1949 – Jack Lovelock, New Zealand runner and soldier (b. 1910)
1956 – Marjorie Fielding, English actress (b. 1892)
1956 – Louis Handley, Italian-American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1874)
1959 – Ante Pavelić (b. 1889)
Croatian fascist leader and Nazi collaborationist
led the Independent State of Croatia
1960 – Philippe Panneton, Canadian physician, academic, and diplomat (b. 1895)
1962 – Kathleen Clifford, American actress (b. 1887)
1963 – Paul Hindemith, German violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1895)
1967 – Katharine McCormick, American biologist and philanthropist (b. 1875)
1968 – David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie (b. 1893)
Scottish peer, soldier and courtier
1971 – Max Steiner (b. 1888)
Austrian-American pianist, composer, and conductor
1976 – Katharine Byron, American politician (b. 1903)
1976 – Freddie King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934)
1977 – Karen Grech, Maltese terrorism victim (b. 1962)
1981 – Allan Dwan (b. 1885)
Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1983 – William Demarest, American actor and singer (b. 1892)
1983 – Jimmy Demaret, American golfer and sportscaster (b. 1910)
1983 – Dennis Wilson (b. 1944)
American drummer, songwriter, and producer (The Beach Boys)
1984 – Sam Peckinpah, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)
1986 – John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (b. 1916)
1986 – Jan Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (b. 1922)
1989 – Hermann Oberth, Romanian-German physicist and engineer (b. 1894)
1990 – Kiel Martin, American actor (b. 1944)
1990 – Warren Skaaren, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)
1991 – Cassandra Harris, Australian-American actress (b. 1952)
1992 – Sal Maglie, American baseball player and coach (b. 1917)
1993 – Howard Caine, American actor (b. 1926)
1993 – William L. Shirer, American journalist and historian (b. 1904)
1994 – Jean-Louis Lévesque, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1911)
1999 – Clayton Moore, American actor (b. 1914)
2001 – Samuel Abraham Goldblith (b. 1919)
American lieutenant, biologist, and engineer
2001 – William X. Kienzle, American priest and author (b. 1928)
2003 – Benjamin Thurman Hacker, American admiral (b. 1935)
2004 – Jerry Orbach, American actor and singer (b. 1935)
2004 – Susan Sontag, American author and academic (b. 1933)
2006 – Jamal Karimi-Rad, Iranian politician, Iranian Minister of Justice (b. 1956)
2007 – Aidin Nikkhah Bahrami, Iranian basketball player (b. 1982)
2008 – Irene Lieblich, Polish-American painter and illustrator (b. 1923)
2009 – Jimmy Sullivan (bka The Rev) (b. 1981)
American drummer and songwriter
(Avenged Sevenfold, Pinkly Smooth, and Suburban Legends)
2010 – Billy Taylor, American pianist and composer (b. 1921)
2011 – Jon Roberts, American drug trafficker (b. 1948)
2012 – Nicholas Ambraseys, Greek-English seismologist and engineer (b. 1929)
2012 – Emilio Charles Jr., Mexican wrestler (b. 1956)
2012 – Jayne Cortez, American poet and activist (b. 1934)
2012 – Mark Crispin, American computer scientist, designed the IMAP (b. 1956)
2012 – Václav Drobný, Czech footballer (b. 1980)
2012 – Takashi Taniguchi, Japanese voice actor (b. 1947)
2012 – Frankie Walsh, Irish hurler (b. 1936)
2013 – Halton Arp, American-German astronomer and critic (b. 1927)
2013 – Doe B, American rapper (b. 1991)
2013 – Esther Borja, Cuban soprano and actress (b. 1913)
2013 – Harry C. Goode Jr. (b. 1938)
American soldier and politician, 51st Mayor of Melbourne, Florida
2013 – Sheila Guyse, American actress and singer (b. 1925)
2013 – Andrew Jacobs Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1932)
2013 – Alfred Marshall, American businessman, founded Marshalls (b. 1919)
2013 – Joseph Ruskin, American actor (b. 1924)
2013 – Ilya Tsymbalar, Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (b. 1969)
2014 – Leelah Alcorn, American suicide victim (b. 1997)
2014 – Leopoldo Federico, Argentinian bandoneon player and composer (b. 1927)
2014 – Vahan Hovhannisyan, Armenian politician (b. 1956)
2014 – Frankie Randall, American singer-songwriter, actor, and dancer (b. 1938)
2014 – Merrill Womach, American singer and organist (b. 1927)
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