Birthdays
VIP
1808 – Salmon Portland Chase (d. 7 May 1873)
American jurist and politician
6th Chief Justice of the United States
Notable
1334 – Henry II of Castile (d. 29 May 1379)
King of Castile and León, 1366-1367, 1369-1379
1505 – Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 3 Jan 1571)
Prince-elector of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, 1535–1571
1562 – Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish poet and soldier (d. 1601)
1596 – Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter (d. 1656)
1610 – Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (d. 25 Sep 1665)
Electress of Bavaria, 1635-1651
Regent of the Electorate of Bavaria, 1651-1654
1616 – Antoinette Bourignon (d. 1680)
French-Flemish mystic and author
1651 – Henry Booth, 1st Earl of Warrington (d. 1694)
English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer
1683 – Christoph Graupner (d. 1760)
German harpsichord player and composer
1720 – Richard Hurd (d. 28 May 1808)
English bishop and writer
Bishop of Worcester, 1781–1808
Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, 1775–1781
1749 – Maler Müller, German poet, painter, and playwright (d. 1825)
1787 – John Davis (d. 1854)
American lawyer and politician
14th Governor of Massachusetts
1804 – Paul Gavarni, French illustrator (d. 1866)
1805 – Thomas Dyer (d. 1862)
American politician, 18th Mayor of Chicago
1810: Ernestine Rose (d. 4 Aug 1892)
Polish-born American feminist and abolitionist
1812 – Victor de Laprade, French poet and critic (d. 1883)
1832 – Horatio Alger, Jr., American journalist and author (d. 1899)
1845 – Félix Tisserand, French astronomer and academic (d. 1896)
1857 – Anastasios Papoulas, Greek general (d. 1935)
1858 – Oskar Minkowski (d. 1931)
Lithuanian-German biologist and academic
1859 – Kostis Palamas, Greek poet and playwright (d. 1943)
1861 – Max Nonne, German neurologist and academic (d. 1959)
1864 – Wilhelm Wien (d. 1928)
German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1865 – Princess Marie of Orléans (d. 1908)
1866 – Vasily Kalinnikov (d. 1901)
Russian bassoon player and composer
1869 – Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (d. 1931)
1870 – Ross Granville Harrison (d. 1959)
American biologist and anatomist
1872: George Gurdjieff (d. 14 Oct 1949)
Russian mystic, philosopher, and composer
1872 – Vlasios Tsirogiannis, Greek general (d. 1928)
1878 – Lionel Groulx, Canadian priest and historian (d. 1967)
1878 – Geert Lotsij, Dutch rower (d. 1959)
1881 – Essington Lewis (d. 1961)
Australian engineer and businessman
1883 – Prince Arthur of Connaught (d. 1938)
1883 – Nathaniel Cartmell, American runner and coach (d. 1967)
1885 – Alfred Fuller (d. 1973)
Canadian-American businessman
founded the Fuller Brush Company
1886 – Art Ross (d. 1964)
Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
1887 – Gabriel Gabrio, French actor (d. 1946)
1887 – George Gurdjieff (d. 1949)
Russian-French mystic and philosopher
1887: Sophie Tucker (born Sonya Kalish) (d. 9 Feb 1966)
Ukrainian-American singer and actress
1890: Elmer Davis (d. 18 May 1958)
American journalist, author, and public servant
Director, United States Office of War Information, 1942-1945
1890 – Jüri Uluots (d. 1945)
Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician
7th Prime Minister of Estonia
1892 – Ermanno Aebi, Italian-Swiss footballer (d. 1976)
1893 – Charles Arnison, English airman (d. 1974)
1893 – Roy Cazaly, Australian footballer and coach (d. 1963)
1893 – Clark Ashton Smith (d. 1961)
American poet, sculptor, painter, and author
1893 – Chaim Soutine, Belarusian-French painter (d. 1943)
1898 – Kaj Munk, Danish pastor and playwright (d. 1944)
1898 – Carlo Tagliabue, Italian opera singer (d. 1978)
1901 – A. B. Guthrie, Jr. (d. 1991)
American historian and author
1901 – Mieczysław Żywczyński (d. 1978)
Polish priest and historian
1904 – Richard Addinsell, English composer (d. 1977)
1904 – Nathan Milstein (d. 1992)
Ukrainian-American violinist and composer
1905 – Kay Francis (d. 1968)
American actress, singer, and producer
1905 – Jack London, English sprinter and pianist (d. 1966)
1906 – Zhou Youguang, Chinese linguist and academic
1909 – Helm Glöckler, German racing driver (d. 1993)
1909 – Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch anarchist (d. 1934)
1910 – Yannis Tsarouchis (d. 1989)
Greek painter and illustrator
1911 – Joh Bjelke-Petersen
New Zealand-Australian farmer and politician (d. 2005)
31st Premier of Queensland
1913 – Jeff Morrow, American actor (d. 1993)
1914 – Osa Massen, Danish actress (d. 2006)
1914 – Ted Willis, Baron Willis (d. 1992)
English author, playwright, and screenwriter
1918 – Stephen Dunne, American actor and radio host (d. 1977)
1919 – Robert Stack, American actor and producer (d. 2003)
1921 – Necati Cumalı, Greek-Turkish author and poet (d. 2001)
1921 – Dachine Rainer (d. 2000)
American-English author and poet
1922 – Albert Lamorisse, French director and producer (d. 1970)
1923 – Daniil Shafran, Russian cellist (d. 1997)
1923 – Willem Slijkhuis, Dutch runner (d. 2003)
1924 – Paul Feyerabend (d. 1994)
Austrian-Swiss philosopher and academic
1924 – Roland Petit, French dancer and choreographer (d. 2011)
1925 – Georgi Kaloyanchev, Bulgarian actor (d. 2012)
1925 – Rosemary Murphy, American actress (d. 2014)
1925 – Ron Tauranac, Australian engineer and designer
1925 – Gwen Verdon, American actress and dancer (d. 2000)
1926 – Michael Bond
English soldier and author, created Paddington Bear
1926 – Carolyn Gold Heilbrun (aka Amanda Cross) (d. 2003)
American author and academic
1926 – Melba Liston, American trombonist and composer (d. 1999)
1926 – Shakti Samanta, Indian director and producer (d. 2009)
1927 – Brock Adams (d. 10 Sep 2004)
American soldier, lawyer, and politician
5th United States Secretary of Transportation
1927 – Sydney Brenner
South African biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1927 – Liz Anderson, American singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
1928 – Gregory Walcott, American actor (d. 2015)
1929 – Joe Pass, American guitarist and composer (d. 1994)
1930 – Frances Sternhagen, American actress
1931 – Ian Hendry, English actor (d. 1984)
1931 – Charles Nelson Reilly (d. 2007)
American actor and director
1931 – Chris Wiggins, English-Canadian actor
1932 – Barry Bishop (d. 1994)
American mountaineer, photographer, and scholar
1932: Dick Mountjoy, American politician (d. 18 May 2015)
1932 – Bearcat Wright, American wrestler (d. 1982)
1933 – Tom Gola (d. 2014)
American basketball player, coach, and politician
1934: Nick Clooney
American journalist, anchorman, and television host
1934 – Rip Taylor, American actor and singer
1935 – Mauro Forghieri, Italian engineer
1936 – Renato Bruson, Italian opera singer
1937 – Guy Dodson (d. 2012)
New Zealand-English biochemist and academic
1937: George Reisman, American economist, author, and professor
1938 – Jean Cabut (bka Cabu), French cartoonist (d. 7 Jan 2015)
1938 – Daevid Allen (d. 2015)
Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
(Soft Machine and Gong)
1938 – Richard Anthony (d. 2015)
Egyptian-French singer-songwriter
1938 – William B. Davis, Canadian actor and director
1938 – Dave Edwards, American captain and politician (d. 2013)
1938: William Thomas "Billy" Gray, American actor
1938 – Tord Grip, Swedish footballer and manager
1938 – Anna Home, English screenwriter and producer
1938 – Shivkumar Sharma, Indian santoor player and composer
1939 – Edgardo Cozarinsky
Argentinian author, screenwriter, and director
1939 – Jacek Gmoch, Polish footballer and coach
1939 – Cesare Maniago, Canadian ice hockey player
1940 – Edmund White, American author and playwright
1941 – Pasqual Maragall i Mira
Catalan academic and politician
127th President of the Generalitat de Catalunya
1941: Walid Mohi Edine al Muallem
Syrian diplomat and Ba'ath Party member
Deputy Prime Minister of Syria, 2012-present
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, 2011-present
Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2006-2011
Ambassador of Syria to the United States, 1990-2000
1942 – Carol Cleveland, English actress
1942: Melvin Lane Powers (d. 8 Oct 2010)
American businessman
1943 – William Duckworth (d. 2012)
American composer and author
1943: Stan Jones, American politician
1943 – Richard Moll, American actor and singer
1945 – Gordon McVie, English oncologist and author
1945 – Peter Simpson, English footballer
1946 – Ordal Demokan, Turkish physicist and academic (d. 2004)
1946 – Eero Koivistoinen
Finnish saxophonist, composer, and conductor
1947 – John Lees, English guitarist (Barclay James Harvest)
1947 – Jacek Majchrowski, Polish historian, lawyer, and politician
1947: Robert J. Martin, American politician, R. NJ.
1947 – Carles Rexach, Spanish-Catalan footballer and coach
1947: Steve Rivkin
American marketing and communications consultant, author, and speaker
founded Rivkin & Associates LLC
1948 – Gaj Singh, Indian politician
1949 – Rakesh Sharma, Indian commander, pilot, and astronaut
1949 – Brandon Tartikoff (d. 1997)
American screenwriter and producer
1950 – Clive Betts, English economist and politician
1950 – Bob Forsch, American baseball player (d. 2011)
1950 – Gholam Hossein Mazloumi
Iranian footballer and manager (d. 2014)
1950 – John McNaughton
American director, producer, and screenwriter
1951 – Bruce Hart, Canadian wrestler and trainer
1951 – Kim Manners (d. 2009)
American producer, director and actor
1951 – Frank E. Peretti, American author, actor, and producer
1952: Geoffrey Canada
American educator, social activist and author
1952 – Stephen Glover
English journalist, co-founded The Independent
1953 – Silvana Gallardo, American actress (d. 2012)
1954 – Richard Blackford, English composer
1954: Denise Morrison, American business executive
1954 – Trevor Rabin
South African-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1954 – Nikos Sarganis, Greek footballer
1955 – Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean footballer and manager (d. 2015)
1955 – Ran Ito, Japanese actress (Candies)
1955 – Paul Kelly, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1955 – Jay McInerney, American author and critic
1955 – Anne Pringle, English diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia
1956 – Janet Hubert, American actress
1957 – Claudia Emerson, American poet and academic (d. 2014)
1957 – Mary Glindon, English politician
1957 – Lorrie Moore, American author and academic
1957 – Mark O'Meara, American golfer
1957: Rod Parsley
American Christian minister, author, television host and evangelist
1958 – Francisco Buyo, Spanish footballer and manager
1958 – Ton du Chatinier, Dutch footballer and manager
1958 – Tasha Voux, American porn actress
1959 – Ernie Irvan, American race car driver
1959 – James LoMenzo, American bass player
1960 – Eric Betzig
American physicist and chemist
2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1960 – Matthew Bourne, English choreographer and director
1960 – Takis Lemonis, Greek footballer and coach
1961 – Suggs, English singer-songwriter and actor
1961 – Jeremy Bamber, English murderer
1961 – Wayne Coyne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 – Kelly Hrudey, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1961 – Julia Louis-Dreyfus, American actress and producer
1962 – Trace Adkins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1962 – Paul Higgins, Canadian ice hockey player
1962 – Kevin Mitchell, American baseball player
1963 – Kevin McClatchy, American businessman
1964 – Bill Bailey, English comedian, actor, singer, and guitarist
1964 – Penelope Ann Miller, American actress
1964 – Ronan Rafferty, Irish golfer
1964 – Gloria Siebert, German hurdler
1966 – Patrick Dempsey, American actor and race car driver
1966 – Shelagh Fogarty, English journalist and radio host
1966 – Leo Visser, Dutch speed skater
1967 – Annie Jones, Australian actress
1967 – Paul McCarthy, Australian actor and screenwriter
1967 – Reno Riggins, American wrestler
1968 – Chara, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
1968 – Traci Bingham, American model and actress
1968 – Antonio Tartaglia, Italian bobsledder
1968 – Mike Whitlow, English footballer and coach
1969 – Stefania Belmondo, Italian skier
1969 – Stephen Hendry, Scottish snooker player and journalist
1969 – Christopher Karpowitz, American political scientist
1969 – John Kronus, American wrestler (d. 2007)
1970 – Keith Coogan, American actor
1970 – Frank Kooiman, Dutch footballer
1970 – Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (d. 2004)
1970 – Shonda Rhimes
American director, producer, and screenwriter
1970 – Shinya Yamada
Japanese musician and media personality (Luna Sea)
1971 – John Mallory Asher, American actor and director
1971: Thomas Massie
American engineer and politician
U.S. Representative, R. KY, 2012-present
1971 – Phil Whyman, English paranormal investigator
1972 – Mark Bosnich, Australian footballer and sportscaster
1972 – Nicole Eggert, American actress
1972 – Yukiko Iwai, Japanese voice actress
1972 – James O'Brien, English journalist and radio host
1972 – Park Jin-young
South Korean singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
founded JYP Entertainment
1972 – Atoosa Rubenstein, Iranian-American journalist
1972 – Vitaly Scherbo, Belarusian gymnast
1973 – Nikolai Khabibulin, Russian ice hockey player
1973 – Gloria Yip, Hong Kong actress and singer
1974 – Sergei Brylin, Russian ice hockey player and coach
1975 – Rune Eriksen, Norwegian guitarist and composer
1975 – Mailis Reps
Estonian academic and politician
31st Estonian Minister of Education and Research
1976 – Michael Peña, American actor
1976 – Bic Runga, New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 – Tania Vicent, Canadian speed skater
1976 – Mario Yepes, Colombian footballer
1977 – William Ash, English actor
1977 – Orlando Bloom, English actor and producer
1977 – Elliot Mason, English trombonist and keyboard player
1977 – James Posey, American basketball player and coach
1978 – Ashmit Patel, Indian actor
1978 – Nate Silver, American journalist and statistician, developed PECOTA
1979 – Katy Brand, English actress and screenwriter
1979: Jill Wagner
American television actress, model, and game show personality
1980 – Krzysztof Czerwiński, Polish organist and conductor
1980 – María de Villota, Spanish race car driver (d. 2013)
1980 – Nils-Eric Johansson, Swedish footballer
1980 – Akira Kaji, Japanese footballer
1980 – Argo Meresaar, Estonian volleyball player
1980 – Michael Rupp, American ice hockey player
1980 – Mirko Soltau, German footballer
1981 – Reggie Brown, American football player
1981 – Shad Gaspard, American wrestler and actor
1981 – Darrell Rasner, American baseball player
1981 – Yujiro Takahashi, Japanese wrestler
1982 – Kamran Akmal, Pakistan cricketer
1982 – Guillermo Coria, Argentinian tennis player
1982 – Constantinos Makrides, Cypriot footballer
1982 – Mason Ryan, Welsh wrestler
1982 – Ruth Wilson, English actress
1983 – Ender Arslan, Turkish basketball player
1983 – William Hung, Hong Kong-American singer and actor
1983 – Imran Khan, American-Indian actor
1983 – Sebastian Kneißl, German footballer
1983 – Trina Michaels, American porn actress and director
1983 – Julian Morris, English actor
1983 – Mauricio Martín Romero, Argentinian footballer
1983 – Ronny Turiaf, French basketball player
1983 – Alan Webb, American runner
1984 – Lourdes Arévalos
Paraguayan model, Miss Paraguay 2006
1984 – Matteo Cavagna, Italian footballer
1984 – Kamghe Gaba, German sprinter
1984 – Aya Hirayama, Japanese actress
1984 – Nathaniel Motte
American singer-songwriter and producer
1985 – Qi Hui, Chinese swimmer
1985 – Luke Robinson, American wrestler
1985: Ellen Wong, Canadian actress
1986 – Laura Ludwig, German volleyball player
1986 – Josefine Preuß, German actress
1986 – Joannie Rochette, Canadian figure skater
1987 – Stefano Del Sante, Italian footballer
1987 – Florica Leonida, Romanian gymnast
1987 – Daniel Oss, Italian cyclist
1987 – Alexandre Pliușchin, Moldovan cyclist
1987 – Lee Seung-gi, South Korean singer and actor
1987 – Marc Staal, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Sven Wetzel, German rugby player
1988 – Josh Freeman, American football player
1988 – Daniel Scheinig, German footballer
1989 – Bryan Arguez, American footballer
1989 – James Berrett, English-Irish footballer
1989 – Triinu Kivilaan, Estonian singer (Vanilla Ninja)
1989 – Tim Matavž, Slovenian footballer
1989 – Beau Mirchoff, American-Canadian actor
1990 – Vincenzo Fiorillo, Italian footballer
1990 – Liam Hemsworth, Australian actor
1991 – Goo Ha-ra, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
1991 – Rob Kiernan, English-Irish footballer
1992 – Adam Matthews, Welsh footballer
1992 – Dinah Pfizenmaier, German tennis player
1993 – Larry King, American murder victim (d. 2008)
1993 – Xénia Krizsán, Hungarian heptathlete
1993 – Max Whitlock, English gymnast
1995 – Qaasim Middleton, American actor, singer, and guitarist
1997 – Connor McDavid, Canadian hockey player
2004 – Anastasia and Tatiana Dogaru, Italian conjoined twins
Family
Coulee City
Brian Evans
Wanda Hennith
Ruth McLean
Paul Arney
Margaret Evers
Tim MacDonald
Ron Barnes
Katie McEacheran
Cody Heathman
Wanda Hennith
Ruth McLean
Paul Arney
Margaret Evers
Tim MacDonald
Ron Barnes
Katie McEacheran
Cody Heathman
Other
Anniversaries
Coulee City
Wes & Christine Roberts
Deaths
VIP
American journalist and politician
17th Vice President of the United States
1978 – Hubert Humphrey (b. 1911)
American pharmacist, academic, and politician
38th Vice President of the United States
Notable
86 BC – Gaius Marius, Roman general and politician (b. 157 BC)
533 – Saint Remigius, French bishop (b. 437)
614 – Saint Mungo, English-Scottish bishop
703 – Empress Jitō of Japan (b. 645)
858 – Æthelwulf of Wessex (b. 795)
888 – Charles the Fat, Carolingian emperor (b. 839)
1151 – Suger, French historian and politician (b. 1081)
1177 – Henry II, Duke of Austria (b. 1107)
1330 – Frederick the Fair (b. 1286)
Austrian husband of Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany
1363 – Meinhard III, Count of Gorizia-Tyrol (b. 1344)
1599 – Edmund Spenser, English poet (b. 1552)
1625 – Jan Brueghel the Elder, Flemish painter (b. 1568)
1658 – Edward Sexby, English soldier (b. 1616)
1691 – George Fox (b. 1624)
English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends
1717 – Maria Sibylla Merian, German entomologist and illustrator (b. 1647)
1775 – Johann Georg Walch, German theologian and author (b. 1693)
1790 – Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen, French admiral (b. 1712)
1796 – John Anderson, Scottish philosopher and educator (b. 1726)
1797 – Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (b. 1715)
1832 – Thomas Lord, English cricketer, founded Lord's Cricket Ground (b. 1755)
1838 – Ferdinand Ries, German pianist and composer (b. 1784)
1853 – Theophilos Kairis, Greek priest and philosopher (b. 1783)
1860 – William Mason, American surgeon and politician (b. 1786)
1864 – Stephen Foster, American composer and songwriter (b. 1826)
1882 – Wilhelm Mauser (b. 1834)
German weapon designer, co-founded the The Mauser Company
1889 – Solomon Bundy, American lawyer and politician (b. 1823)
1894 – Nadezhda von Meck, Russian businesswoman (b. 1831)
1905 – George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)
1906 – Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1859)
1907 – Jakob Hurt, Estonian theologist and linguist (b. 1839)
1915 – Mary Slessor, Scottish-Nigerian missionary (b. 1848)
1923 – Alexandre Ribot (b. 1842)
French academic and politician; Prime Minister of France
1924 – Georg Hermann Quincke, German physicist and academic (b. 1834)
1928 – Mara Buneva, Bulgarian activist (b. 1902)
1929 – Wyatt Earp, American police officer (b. 1848)
1929 – H. B. Higgins (b. 1851)
Irish-Australian judge and politician
3rd Attorney-General for Australia
1932 – Sophia of Prussia (b. 1870)
1934 – Paul Ulrich Villard, French physicist and chemist (b. 1860)
1937 – Antoine Védrenne, French rower (b. 1878)
1941 – James Joyce, Irish novelist and poet (b. 1882)
1943 – Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss painter and sculptor (b. 1889)
1950 – Dimitrios Semsis, Greek violinist (b. 1883)
1956 – Lyonel Feininger, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1871)
1957 – A. E. Coppard English short story writer and poet (b. 1878)
1958 – Jesse L. Lasky (b. 1880)
American film producer, co-founded Paramount Pictures
1961 – Herman Glass, American gymnast (b. 1880)
1962 – Ernie Kovacs, American actor and game show host (b. 1919)
1963 – Sylvanus Olympio, Togolese politician; President of Togo (b. 1902)
1967 – Anatole de Grunwald, Russian-English screenwriter and producer (b. 1910)
1971 – Robert Still, English composer and educator (b. 1910)
1973 – Sabahattin Eyüboğlu, Turkish screenwriter and producer (b. 1908)
1974 – Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor and educator (b. 1906)
1974 – Salvador Novo, Mexican playwright and poet (b. 1904)
1976 – Margaret Leighton, English actress (b. 1922)
1977 – Henri Langlois (b. 1914)
French archivist, co-founded the Cinémathèque Française
1978 – Joe McCarthy, American baseball player and manager (b. 1887)
1979 – Donny Hathaway (b. 1945)
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1979 – Marjorie Lawrence, Australian-American soprano (b. 1907)
1980 – Andre Kostelanetz, Russian-American conductor (b. 1901)
1982 – Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter (b. 1912)
1983 – René Bonnet, French race car driver and engineer (b. 1904)
1985 – Carol Wayne, American actress (b. 1942)
1986 – Abdul Fattah Ismail (b. 1939)
Yemeni educator and politician; 4th President of South Yemen
1988 – Chiang Ching-kuo (b. 1910)
Chinese politician; President of the Republic of China
1990 – Alan Woods, Australian public servant (b. 1930)
1993 – Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian composer (b. 1907)
1995 – Max Harris, Australian journalist, poet, and author (b. 1921)
2001 – Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor and singer (2ge+her) (b. 1985)
2002 – Ted Demme, American director and producer (b. 1963)
2002 – Gregorio Fuentes, Cuban sailor and fisherman (b. 1897)
2002 – Frank Shuster, Canadian actor and screenwriter (b. 1916)
2003 – Norman Panama, American director and screenwriter (b. 1914)
2004 – Arne Næss, Jr., Norwegian businessman and mountaineer (b. 1937)
2004 – Harold Shipman, English serial killer (b. 1946)
2004 – Zeno Vendler, American philosopher and academic (b. 1921)
2005 – Earl Cameron, Canadian journalist (b. 1915)
2005 – Nell Rankin, American soprano and actress (b. 1924)
2006 – Frank Fixaris, American journalist and sportscaster (b. 1934)
2006 – Marc Potvin, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1967)
2007 – Michael Brecker, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1949)
2007 – Danny Oakes, American race car driver (b. 1911)
2008 – Sergej Larin, Latvian-Lithuanian tenor (b. 1956)
2008 – Johnny Podres, American baseball player and coach (b. 1932)
2009 – Mary Ejercito, Filipino mother of Joseph Ejercito Estrada (b. 1905)
2009 – Cousin Junior, American wrestler (b. 1960)
2009 – Dai Llewellyn Welsh humanitarian and politician (b. 1946)
2009 – Patrick McGoohan, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1928)
2009 – Mansour Rahbani, Lebanese poet, composer, and producer (b. 1925)
2009 – W. D. Snodgrass, American poet (b. 1926)
2009 – Nancy Bird Walton, Australian pilot (b. 1915)
2009 – Hortense Calisher American novelist and short story writer (b. 1911)
2010 – Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
2010 – Jay Reatard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1980)
2010 – Kalifa Tillisi, Libyan historian and linguist (b. 1930)
2011 – Albert Heijn, Dutch businessman (b. 1927)
2012 – Rauf Denktaş (b. 1924)
Turkish-Cypriot lawyer and politician; 1st President of Northern Cyprus
2012 – Guido Dessauer, German physicist and engineer (b. 1915)
2012 – Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1925)
2012 – Artie Levine, American boxer (b. 1925)
2012 – Miljan Miljanić, Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1930)
2012 – Richard Threlkeld, American journalist and author (b. 1937)
2013 – Diogenes Allen, American philosopher and theologian (b. 1932)
2013 – Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright (b. 1952)
2013 – Jacki Clérico, French businessman (b. 1929)
2013 – Rodney Mims Cook, Sr., American lieutenant and politician (b. 1924)
2013 – Chia-Chiao Lin, Chinese-American mathematician and academic (b. 1916)
2013 – Jerry Sisk, Jr., American gemologist; co-founded Jewelry Television (b. 1953)
2013 – Balagangadharanatha Swamiji, Indian religious leader (b. 1945)
2014 – Bobby Collins, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1931)
2014 – Anjali Devi, Indian actress and producer (b. 1927)
2015 – Hillel Zaks (b. 1931)
Rabbi founder and rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Knesses Hagedolah in Kiryat Sefer
2014 – Gary Grimshaw, American graphic designer (b. 1946)
2014 – Ronny Jordan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1962)
2014 – Randal Tye Thomas, American journalist and politician (b. 1978)
2014 – Waldemar von Gazen, German general and lawyer (b. 1917)
2015 – Mark Juddery, Australian journalist and author (b. 1971)
2015 – H. Wesley Kenney, American director and producer (b. 1926)
2015 – Hara Patnaik, Indian actor and director (b. 1958)
2015 – Ronnie Ronalde, English singer (b. 1923)
2015 – Robert White (b. 1926)
American soldier and diplomat
United States Ambassador to Paraguay
533 – Saint Remigius, French bishop (b. 437)
614 – Saint Mungo, English-Scottish bishop
703 – Empress Jitō of Japan (b. 645)
858 – Æthelwulf of Wessex (b. 795)
888 – Charles the Fat, Carolingian emperor (b. 839)
1151 – Suger, French historian and politician (b. 1081)
1177 – Henry II, Duke of Austria (b. 1107)
1330 – Frederick the Fair (b. 1286)
Austrian husband of Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany
1363 – Meinhard III, Count of Gorizia-Tyrol (b. 1344)
1599 – Edmund Spenser, English poet (b. 1552)
1625 – Jan Brueghel the Elder, Flemish painter (b. 1568)
1658 – Edward Sexby, English soldier (b. 1616)
1691 – George Fox (b. 1624)
English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends
1717 – Maria Sibylla Merian, German entomologist and illustrator (b. 1647)
1775 – Johann Georg Walch, German theologian and author (b. 1693)
1790 – Luc Urbain de Bouëxic, comte de Guichen, French admiral (b. 1712)
1796 – John Anderson, Scottish philosopher and educator (b. 1726)
1797 – Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (b. 1715)
1832 – Thomas Lord, English cricketer, founded Lord's Cricket Ground (b. 1755)
1838 – Ferdinand Ries, German pianist and composer (b. 1784)
1853 – Theophilos Kairis, Greek priest and philosopher (b. 1783)
1860 – William Mason, American surgeon and politician (b. 1786)
1864 – Stephen Foster, American composer and songwriter (b. 1826)
1882 – Wilhelm Mauser (b. 1834)
German weapon designer, co-founded the The Mauser Company
1889 – Solomon Bundy, American lawyer and politician (b. 1823)
1894 – Nadezhda von Meck, Russian businesswoman (b. 1831)
1905 – George Thorn, Australian politician, 6th Premier of Queensland (b. 1838)
1906 – Alexander Stepanovich Popov, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1859)
1907 – Jakob Hurt, Estonian theologist and linguist (b. 1839)
1915 – Mary Slessor, Scottish-Nigerian missionary (b. 1848)
1923 – Alexandre Ribot (b. 1842)
French academic and politician; Prime Minister of France
1924 – Georg Hermann Quincke, German physicist and academic (b. 1834)
1928 – Mara Buneva, Bulgarian activist (b. 1902)
1929 – Wyatt Earp, American police officer (b. 1848)
1929 – H. B. Higgins (b. 1851)
Irish-Australian judge and politician
3rd Attorney-General for Australia
1932 – Sophia of Prussia (b. 1870)
1934 – Paul Ulrich Villard, French physicist and chemist (b. 1860)
1937 – Antoine Védrenne, French rower (b. 1878)
1941 – James Joyce, Irish novelist and poet (b. 1882)
1943 – Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss painter and sculptor (b. 1889)
1950 – Dimitrios Semsis, Greek violinist (b. 1883)
1956 – Lyonel Feininger, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1871)
1957 – A. E. Coppard English short story writer and poet (b. 1878)
1958 – Jesse L. Lasky (b. 1880)
American film producer, co-founded Paramount Pictures
1961 – Herman Glass, American gymnast (b. 1880)
1962 – Ernie Kovacs, American actor and game show host (b. 1919)
1963 – Sylvanus Olympio, Togolese politician; President of Togo (b. 1902)
1967 – Anatole de Grunwald, Russian-English screenwriter and producer (b. 1910)
1971 – Robert Still, English composer and educator (b. 1910)
1973 – Sabahattin Eyüboğlu, Turkish screenwriter and producer (b. 1908)
1974 – Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor and educator (b. 1906)
1974 – Salvador Novo, Mexican playwright and poet (b. 1904)
1976 – Margaret Leighton, English actress (b. 1922)
1977 – Henri Langlois (b. 1914)
French archivist, co-founded the Cinémathèque Française
1978 – Joe McCarthy, American baseball player and manager (b. 1887)
1979 – Donny Hathaway (b. 1945)
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1979 – Marjorie Lawrence, Australian-American soprano (b. 1907)
1980 – Andre Kostelanetz, Russian-American conductor (b. 1901)
1982 – Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter (b. 1912)
1983 – René Bonnet, French race car driver and engineer (b. 1904)
1985 – Carol Wayne, American actress (b. 1942)
1986 – Abdul Fattah Ismail (b. 1939)
Yemeni educator and politician; 4th President of South Yemen
1988 – Chiang Ching-kuo (b. 1910)
Chinese politician; President of the Republic of China
1990 – Alan Woods, Australian public servant (b. 1930)
1993 – Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian composer (b. 1907)
1995 – Max Harris, Australian journalist, poet, and author (b. 1921)
2001 – Michael Cuccione, Canadian actor and singer (2ge+her) (b. 1985)
2002 – Ted Demme, American director and producer (b. 1963)
2002 – Gregorio Fuentes, Cuban sailor and fisherman (b. 1897)
2002 – Frank Shuster, Canadian actor and screenwriter (b. 1916)
2003 – Norman Panama, American director and screenwriter (b. 1914)
2004 – Arne Næss, Jr., Norwegian businessman and mountaineer (b. 1937)
2004 – Harold Shipman, English serial killer (b. 1946)
2004 – Zeno Vendler, American philosopher and academic (b. 1921)
2005 – Earl Cameron, Canadian journalist (b. 1915)
2005 – Nell Rankin, American soprano and actress (b. 1924)
2006 – Frank Fixaris, American journalist and sportscaster (b. 1934)
2006 – Marc Potvin, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1967)
2007 – Michael Brecker, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1949)
2007 – Danny Oakes, American race car driver (b. 1911)
2008 – Sergej Larin, Latvian-Lithuanian tenor (b. 1956)
2008 – Johnny Podres, American baseball player and coach (b. 1932)
2009 – Mary Ejercito, Filipino mother of Joseph Ejercito Estrada (b. 1905)
2009 – Cousin Junior, American wrestler (b. 1960)
2009 – Dai Llewellyn Welsh humanitarian and politician (b. 1946)
2009 – Patrick McGoohan, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1928)
2009 – Mansour Rahbani, Lebanese poet, composer, and producer (b. 1925)
2009 – W. D. Snodgrass, American poet (b. 1926)
2009 – Nancy Bird Walton, Australian pilot (b. 1915)
2009 – Hortense Calisher American novelist and short story writer (b. 1911)
2010 – Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
2010 – Jay Reatard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1980)
2010 – Kalifa Tillisi, Libyan historian and linguist (b. 1930)
2011 – Albert Heijn, Dutch businessman (b. 1927)
2012 – Rauf Denktaş (b. 1924)
Turkish-Cypriot lawyer and politician; 1st President of Northern Cyprus
2012 – Guido Dessauer, German physicist and engineer (b. 1915)
2012 – Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Turkish footballer and manager (b. 1925)
2012 – Artie Levine, American boxer (b. 1925)
2012 – Miljan Miljanić, Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1930)
2012 – Richard Threlkeld, American journalist and author (b. 1937)
2013 – Diogenes Allen, American philosopher and theologian (b. 1932)
2013 – Bille Brown, Australian actor and playwright (b. 1952)
2013 – Jacki Clérico, French businessman (b. 1929)
2013 – Rodney Mims Cook, Sr., American lieutenant and politician (b. 1924)
2013 – Chia-Chiao Lin, Chinese-American mathematician and academic (b. 1916)
2013 – Jerry Sisk, Jr., American gemologist; co-founded Jewelry Television (b. 1953)
2013 – Balagangadharanatha Swamiji, Indian religious leader (b. 1945)
2014 – Bobby Collins, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1931)
2014 – Anjali Devi, Indian actress and producer (b. 1927)
2015 – Hillel Zaks (b. 1931)
Rabbi founder and rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Knesses Hagedolah in Kiryat Sefer
2014 – Gary Grimshaw, American graphic designer (b. 1946)
2014 – Ronny Jordan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1962)
2014 – Randal Tye Thomas, American journalist and politician (b. 1978)
2014 – Waldemar von Gazen, German general and lawyer (b. 1917)
2015 – Mark Juddery, Australian journalist and author (b. 1971)
2015 – H. Wesley Kenney, American director and producer (b. 1926)
2015 – Hara Patnaik, Indian actor and director (b. 1958)
2015 – Ronnie Ronalde, English singer (b. 1923)
2015 – Robert White (b. 1926)
American soldier and diplomat
United States Ambassador to Paraguay
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