Birthdays
VIP
1780 – Henry Baldwin (d. 18 Jan 1844)
American judge and politician
American judge and politician
Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-1844
U.S. Representative, D-R. PA, 1817-1822
U.S. Representative, D-R. PA, 1817-1822
Notable
83 BC – Mark Antony, Roman general and politician (d. 30 BC)
1131 – Valdemar I of Denmark (d. 12 May 1182)
King of Denmark, 1146-1182)
1451 – Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer and theorist (d. 1522)
1477 – Hermann of Wied, German archbishop (d. 1552)
1507 – Catherine of Austria (d. 12 Feb 1578)
Queen consort of Portugal, 1525-1557
regent, 1557-1562
1507 – Luca Longhi, Italian painter (d. 1580)
1552 – Alberico Gentili, Italian-English academic and jurist (d. 1608)
1615 – John Biddle, English minister and theologian (d. 1662)
1683 – Gottfried Silbermann, German instrument maker (d. 1753)
1684 – Johann Matthias Hase (d. 1742)
German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer
1684 – Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (d. 1745)
1699 – Jakob Adlung (d. 1762)
German organist, historian, and theorist
1700 – Picander, German poet and playwright (d. 1764)
1702 – Emperor Nakamikado of Japan (d. 1737)
1705 – Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (d. 1786)
French sailor, explorer, and politician
1741 – Benedict Arnold, American-English general (d. 1801)
1767 – Maria Theresa of Austria (d. 1827)
Archduchess of Austria by birth
Queen consort of Saxony, 1827
1792 – Christian Julius de Meza, Danish general (d. 1865)
1793 – John C. Clark, American lawyer and politician (d. 1852)
1798 – Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (d. 1872)
Dutch historian, jurist, and politician
3rd Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1800 – Ludwig Ritter von Köchel (d. 1877)
Austrian composer, botanist, and publisher
1801: Jane Baillie (Welsh) Carlyle (d. 21 Apr 1866)
wife of essayist Thomas Carlyle
1806 – Charles Hotham (d. 1855)
English-Australian soldier and politician
1st Governor of Victoria
1806 – Matthew Fontaine Maury (d. 1873)
American astronomer, oceanographer, and historian
1818 – Zachris Topelius, Finnish author and journalist (d. 1898)
1819 – Dimitrie Bolintineanu, Romanian poet and politician (d. 1872)
1824 – Vladimir Stasov, Russian critic (d. 1906)
1836 – Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter and lithographer (d. 1904)
1841 – Berthe Morisot, French painter (d. 1895)
1845 – Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (d. 1927)
English politician, 34th Governor-General of India
1850 – Jean de Reszke, Polish-French tenor and educator (d. 1925)
1850 – Pierre Loti, French captain and author (d. 1923)
1856 – J. F. Archibald (d. 1919)
Australian journalist and publisher, co-founded The Bulletin
1861 – Mehmed VI, Ottoman sultan (d. 1926)
1863 – Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa (d. 1929)
Portuguese general and politician, 10th President of Portugal
1863 – Richard F. Outcault, American author and illustrator (d. 1928)
1869 – Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze (d. 1937)
French polo player and politician
1870 – George Pearce, Australian carpenter and politician (d. 1952)
1875 – Albert Schweitzer (d. 4 Sep 1965)
German and later French-Gabonese theologian, organist,
philosopher, and physician
1952 Nobel Peace Prize
1876 – Robert Loraine, British actor-aviator (d. 1935)
1882 – Hendrik Willem van Loon (d. 1944)
Dutch-American historian and journalist
1883 – Nina Ricci, Italian-French fashion designer (d. 1970)
1886 – Hugh Lofting (d. 1947)
English author and poet, created Doctor Dolittle
1887 – Hugo Steinhaus, Polish mathematician and academic (d. 1972)
1891 – Ville Kyrönen, Finnish runner (d. 1959)
1892 – Martin Niemöller (d. 6 Mar 1984)
German pastor and theologian
1892 – Hal Roach, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1992)
1896 – John Dos Passos (d. 1970)
American author, poet, playwright, and painter
1897 – Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (d. 1978)
1899 – Carlos P. Romulo (d. 1985)
Filipino soldier and politician
President of the United Nations General Assembly
1901 – Bebe Daniels (d. 1971)
American actress, singer, producer, and screenwriter
1901 – Alfred Tarski (d. 1983)
Polish-American mathematician and philosopher
1904 – Cecil Beaton (d. 18 Jan 1980)
English photographer, painter, and costume designer
1904 – Emily Hahn, American journalist and author (d. 1997)
1904 – Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1939)
1905 – Takeo Fukuda (d. 1995)
Japanese politician, 67th Prime Minister of Japan
1906 – William Bendix, American actor and singer (d. 1964)
1906 – James Corson, American discus thrower (d. 1981)
1907 – Georges-Émile Lapalme, Canadian politician (d. 1985)
1908 – Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (d. 1934)
1909 – Brenda Forbes, British-American actress (d. 1996)
1909 – Joseph Losey (d. 1984)
American director, producer, and screenwriter
1911 – Sailor Jerry, American tattoo artist (d. 1973)
1911 – Anatoly Rybakov, Russian-American author (d. 1998)
1912 – Tillie Olsen, American author and academic (d. 2007)
1914 – Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (d. 2002)
1914: Thomas Watson, Jr. (d. 31 Dec 1993)
American businessman, political figure, and philanthropist
16th U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union, 1979–1981
11th national president of the Boy Scouts of America, 1964–1968
1915 – Mark Goodson (d. 1992)
American game show producer
created Family Feud and The Price Is Right
1917 – Billy Butterfield, American trumpet player (d. 1988)
1918 – Ilona Edelsheim-Gyulai (d. 2013)
Hungarian-English wife of István Horthy
1919 – Giulio Andreotti (d. 2013)
Italian journalist and politician; 41st Prime Minister of Italy
1919 – Andy Rooney, American soldier and journalist (d. 2011)
1920 – Bertus de Harder, Dutch footballer and manager (d. 1982)
1920: George Herman, American journalist (d. 8 Feb 2005
1920 – R. K. Srikantan, Indian singer (d. 2014)
1921 – Murray Bookchin, American author and philosopher (d. 2006)
1921 – Kenneth Bulmer, American author (d. 2005)
1922 – Diana Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (d. 2010)
1923 – Fred Beckey, American mountaineer and author
1924 – Carole Cook, American actress and singer
1924 – Guy Williams, American-Argentinian actor (d. 1989)
1925 – Jean-Claude Beton (d. 2013)
Algerian-French businessman; founded Orangina
1925 – Yukio Mishima, Japanese author, poet, and playwright (d. 1970)
1925 – Louis Quilico, Canadian opera singer (d. 2000)
1926 – Frank Aletter, American actor (d. 2009)
1926 – Warren Mitchell, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1926 – Tom Tryon, American actor, producer, and author (d. 1991)
1927 – Zuzana Růžičková, Czech harpsichord player
1928 – Gerald Arpino, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2008)
1928 – Lars Forssell, Swedish author, poet, and songwriter (d. 2007)
1928 – Hans Kornberg, German-English biologist and academic
1928 – Garry Winogrand, American photographer and author (d. 1984)
1930 – Kenny Wheeler (d. 2014)
Canadian-English trumpet player and composer (Azimuth)
1931 – Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer and politician (d. 2009)
1931 – Martin Holdgate, English biologist and academic
1931 – Caterina Valente, French-Italian actress, singer, and dancer
1932 – Don Garlits, American race car driver
1933 – Stan Brakhage, American director and producer (d. 2003)
1934 – Richard Briers, English actor and singer (d. 2013)
1934: Marek Hlasko, Polish writer (d. 14 Jun 1969)
1934 – Alberto Rodriguez Larreta (d. 1977)
Argentinian race car driver
1935 – Ennio Girolami, Italian actor (d. 2013)
1935: Sidney Sheinberg
American lawyer and entertainment executive
1935 – Lucile Wheeler, Canadian skier
1936: Clarence Carter
American blues and soul singer, musician, songwriter,
and record producer (born blind)
1937 – Sobhan Babu, Indian actor (d. 2008)
1937 – J. Bernlef, Dutch author and poet (d. 2012)
1937 – Ken Higgs, English cricketer and coach
1937 – Erland Kops, Danish badminton player
1937 – Rao Gopal Rao (d. 1994)
Indian actor, producer, and politician
1937 – Sonny Siebert, American baseball player
1937 – Leo Kadanoff, American physicist (d. 2015)
1938 – Morihiro Hosokawa
Japanese journalist and politician
79th Prime Minister of Japan
1938 – Jack Jones, American singer and actor
1938 – Allen Toussaint (d. 2015)
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1939 – Kurt Moylan
Guamanian politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Guam
1940 – Julian Bond, American academic and politician (d. 2015)
1940 – Ron Kostelnik, American football player (d. 1993)
1940 – Siegmund Nimsgern, German opera singer
1940 – Trevor Nunn, English director and composer
1940 – Vasilka Stoeva, Bulgarian discus thrower
1941 – Faye Dunaway, American actress and producer
1941 – Barry Jenner, American actor
1941 – Milan Kučan, Slovenian politician, 1st President of Slovenia
1942: Carol Bellamy
American attorney, politician, and executive
Executive Director of UNICEF, 1995-2005
Director of the Peace Corps, 1993-1995
1942 – Ian Brayshaw, Australian cricketer and footballer
1942 – Dave Campbell, American baseball player and sportscaster
1942 – Gerben Karstens, Dutch cyclist
1943 – Angelo Bagnasco, Italian cardinal
1943 – Mariss Jansons, Latvian conductor
1943 – Shannon Lucid, American biochemist and astronaut
1943 – José Luis Rodríguez, Venezuelan singer and actor
1943 – Holland Taylor, American actress and playwright
1944 – Marjoe Gortner, American actor and producer
1944 – Graham Marsh, Australian golfer and architect
1944 – Nina Totenberg, American journalist
1945 – Kees Bakels, Dutch conductor
1945 – Kathleen Chalfant, American actress
1945 – Maina Gielgud, English ballerina and director
1945 – Einar Hákonarson, Icelandic painter and educator
1946 – Harold Shipman, English serial killer (d. 2004)
1947 – Taylor Branch, American historian and author
1947 – Bev Perdue
American politician, 73rd Governor of North Carolina
1947 – Lembit Sibul, Estonian actor and journalist (d. 2001)
1947 – Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player (d. 2003)
1948 – T Bone Burnett
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1948 – Al Feuerbach, American shot putter and technologist
1948 – Valeri Kharlamov, Russian ice hockey player (d. 1981)
1948 – Vasiliy Khmelevskiy, Belarusian hammer thrower (d. 2002)
1948 – John Lescroart, American author
1948 – Carl Weathers, American football player and actor
1949 – Paul Chubb, Australian actor (d. 2002)
1949 – Lawrence Kasdan
American director, producer, and screenwriter
1949: Franklin Delano "Frank" Raines
American business executive
Chairman and CEO of Fannie Mae, 1999-2004
31st Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 1996-1998
1949 – Mary Robison, American author and academic
1949 – İlyas Salman, Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter
1949 – Charlie Tumahai (d. 1995)
New Zealand singer, bass player and songwriter
(Be-Bop Deluxe)
1949 – Lamar Williams, American bass player (d. 1983)
1950 – Arthur Byron Cover, American author and screenwriter
1950 – Nicholas McGegan
British harpsichordist, flautist, and conductor
1950 – Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
Indian religious leader, scholar, and author
1951 – Fița Lovin, Romanian runner
1952 – Sydney Biddle Barrows
American businesswoman and author
1952 – Maureen Dowd, American journalist and author
1952 – Konstantinos Iosifidis, Greek footballer and manager
1952 – Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Romanian engineer and politician
60th Prime Minister of Romania
1953 – David Clary, English chemist and academic
1953 – Denzil Douglas
Caribbean educator and politician
2nd Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
1953 – Hans Westerhoff, Dutch biologist and academic
1954 – Jim Duggan, American wrestler and actor
1954 – Masanobu Fuchi, Japanese wrestler and booker
1954 – Junichi Ishida, Japanese actor and television personality
1954 – Vernee Watson-Johnson, American actress
1956 – Étienne Daho, French singer, songwriter and producer
1956 – Ben Heppner, Canadian tenor
1956 – Rosina Lippi, American linguist and author
1957 – Suzanne Danielle, English actress
1957 – Anchee Min
Chinese-American painter, photographer, and author
1958 – Colin Ferguson, Jamaican-American murderer
1959 – Geoff Tate
German-American singer-songwriter (Queensrÿche)
1959 – Kōtarō Yoshida, Japanese actor
1960: Eric Alterman
American historian, journalist, author, media critic, blogger,
and educator
1960: Edward St Aubyn, English author and journalist
1960 – Meeli Kõiva, Estonian artist
1960: Virginia Postrel, American writer
1961 – Rob Hall, New Zealand mountaineer (d. 1996)
1961 – Mike Tramp
Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist
(White Lion and Freak of Nature)
1962 – Michael McCaul, American lawyer and politician
1962 – Patricia Morrison
American bassist (The Sisters Of Mercy)
1963 – Steven Soderbergh
American director, producer, and screenwriter
1963 – Gert-Jan Theunisse, Dutch cyclist
1964 – Mark Addy, English actor
1964 – Beverly Kinch, English long jumper and sprinter
1964 – Ernest Miller, American wrestler and actor
1964 – Henry Saari, Finnish porn actor and director
1964 – Shepard Smith, American journalist
1965 – Shamil Basayev, Chechen rebel (d. 2006)
1965 – Marc Delissen, Dutch field hockey player
1965 – Bob Essensa, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1965 – Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, English chef and critic
1965 – Ellis Paul, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1965 – Ricky Martin Lloyd Walters (bka Slick Rick)
English-American rapper and producer
1966 – DJ Paul Elstak, Dutch DJ and producer
1966 – Robert Flello, English politician
1966 – Marco Hietala
Finnish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
1966 – Dan Schneider
American actor, producer, and screenwriter
founded Schneider's Bakery
1966 – Rene Simpson, Canadian-American tennis player (d. 2013)
1967 – Kerri Green, American actress
1967 – Leonardo Ortolani, Italian author; created Rat-Man
1967 – Emily Watson, English actress
1967 – Saskia Wickham, English actress
1967 – Zakk Wylde
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
(Black Label Society and Pride and Glory)
1968 – Efthimis Bakatsias, Greek basketball player
1968 – James Todd Smith (bka LL Cool J)
American rapper and actor
1968 – Ruel Fox, English footballer and manager
1968 – Veikka Gustafsson, Finnish mountaineer
1969 – Jason Bateman, American actor, director, and producer
1969 – Martin Bicknell, English cricketer
1969 – Dave Grohl
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer
(Foo Fighters & Nirvana)
1970: Adam Dell, American attorney and venture capitalist
1970 – Imam Samudra, Indonesian terrorist (d. 2008)
1970 – Fazıl Say, Turkish pianist and composer
1970 – Gene Snitsky, American wrestler and actor
1971 – Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier
1971 – Bert Konterman, Dutch footballer and manager
1971 – Antonios Nikopolidis, Greek footballer and manager
1972 – Kyle Brady, American football player and sportscaster
1972 – Dion Forster, South African minister, theologian, and author
1972 – James Key, English engineer
1972 – Raimondas Rumšas, Lithuanian cyclist
1973 – Eva Bes, Spanish tennis player
1973 – Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver
1973 – Katie Griffin, Canadian voice actress and singer
1973 – Paul Tisdale, English footballer and manager
1974 – Kevin Durand, Canadian actor
1974 – David Flitcroft, English footballer and manager
1975 – Georgina Cates, English actress
1975 – Taylor Hayes, American porn actress
1975: Jordan Ladd, American actress
1976 – Vincenzo Chianese, Italian footballer
1976 – Olive Loughnane, Irish race walker
1977 – Narain Karthikeyan, Indian race car driver
1977 – Terry Ryan, Canadian ice hockey player
1978: Kuno Becker, Mexican actor
1978 – Shawn Crawford, American sprinter
1979 – Karen Elson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and model
1979 – Angela Lindvall, American model and actress
1979 – John Reuben, American rapper
1979 – Evans Soligo, Italian footballer
1980 – Clive Clarke, Irish footballer
1980 – Cory Gibbs, American soccer player
1980 – Ossama Haidar, Lebanese footballer
1980 – Byron Leftwich, American football player
1980 – Yūko Kaida, Japanese actress
1980 – Sosuke Sumitani, Japanese announcer
1980 – Taeke Taekema, Dutch field hockey player
1980 – Hiroshi Tamaki, Japanese actor and singer
1981 – Abdelmalek Cherrad, Algerian footballer
1981: Trieste Kelly Dunn, American actress
1981 – Hyleas Fountain, American heptathlete
1981 – Rosa López, Spanish singer
1981 – Concepción Montaner, Spanish long jumper
1981 – Chiharu Niiyama, Japanese actress and model
1982 – Braith Anasta, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1982 – Marc Broussard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1982: Zach Gilford, American actor
1982 – Chris Heighington, Australian-English rugby league player
1982: Aaron Koblin, American digital media artist and entrepreneur
1982 – Léo Lima, Brazilian footballer
1982 – Thomas Longosiwa, Kenyan runner
1982 – Víctor Valdés, Spanish footballer
1983 – Cesare Bovo, Italian footballer
1983 – Jason Krejza, Australian cricketer
1983: James Vincent McMorrow, Irish singer/songwriter
1983 – Maxime Monfort, Belgian cyclist
1983 – Takako Uehara, Japanese singer, actress, and radio host (Speed)
1984 – Erick Aybar, American baseball player
1984 – Erika Matsuo, Japanese violinist
1984 – Fred Matua, American football player (d. 2012)
1984 – Brandon Meriweather, American football player
1984 – Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player
1985: Jon Beason, American football player
1985 – Joel Rosario, Dominican-American jockey
1985 – Shawn Sawyer, Canadian figure skater
1986 – Cristina Aicardi, Peruvian badminton player
1986 – Yohan Cabaye, French footballer
1986 – Alessio Cossu, Italian footballer
1986: Charlie Siem, English classical violinist and model.
1986 – Kouhei Takeda, Japanese actor, entertainer, and model
1987 – Atsushi Hashimoto, Japanese actor
1988 – Farshad Bashir, Afghan-Dutch politician
1988 – Mikalah Gordon, American singer and actress
1988 – Hakeem Nicks, American football player
1988 – Tom Rosenthal, English actor
1988 – Jack P. Shepherd, English actor
1988 – Keren Shlomo, Israeli tennis player
1989 – Adam Clayton, English footballer
1989 – Liu Xiaodong, Chinese footballer
1989 – Mattia Marchi, Italian footballer
1989 – Frankie Sandford, English singer-songwriter and dancer
1990: Kacy Catanzaro, American gymnast
1990 – Lelisa Desisa, Ethiopian runner
1990 – Grant Gustin, American actor and singer
1991 – Diva Montelaba, Filipino actress and singer
1992 – Robbie Brady, Irish footballer
1992 – Chieh-Yu Hsu, American tennis player
1992 – Nimue Smit, Dutch model
1993 – Daniel Bessa, Brazilian footballer
1994 – Abi Phillips, English singer-songwriter and actress
1995 – Georgios Diamantakos, Greek basketball player
1998 – Ai Moritaka, Japanese model and actress
Family
Coulee City
Nicholaas Winfrey
John Farness
Jennifer Dozier
Nancy Steedman
Phillip McKay
Kristi Fox
John Farness
Jennifer Dozier
Nancy Steedman
Phillip McKay
Kristi Fox
Kimberly Roberts
Other
Anniversaries
Coulee City
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Peterson
Deaths
VIP
Notable
1092 – Vratislaus II of Bohemia
1163 – Ladislaus II of Hungary (b. 1131)
1236 – Saint Sava, Serbian archbishop and saint (b. 1175)
1301 – Andrew III of Hungary (b. 1265)
1331 – Odoric of Pordenone, Italian explorer (b. 1286)
1640 – Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry (b. 1578)
English lawyer, judge, and politician
Attorney General for England and Wales
1648 – Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch historian, poet, and theologian (b. 1584)
1676 – Francesco Cavalli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1602)
1679 – Jacques de Billy, French mathematician and academic (b. 1602)
1701 – Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese daimyo (b. 1628)
1742 – Edmond Halley (b. 1656)
English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist
1753 – George Berkeley, Irish-English philosopher and author (b. 1685)
1766 – Frederick V of Denmark (b. 1723)
1776 – Edward Cornwallis, English general and politician (b. 1713)
1786 – Michael Arne, English organist and composer (b. 1741)
1786 – Meshech Weare (b. 1713)
American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire
1823 – Athanasios Kanakaris, Greek politician (b. 1760)
1825 – George Dance the Younger, English architect and surveyor (b. 1741)
1833 – Seraphim of Sarov, Russian monk and saint (b. 1759)
1867 – Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter and illustrator (b. 1780)
1872 – Greyfriars Bobby, Scottish dog (b. 1856)
1883 – Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer (b. 1806)
1887 – Peter Donders, Dutch-Surinamese priest and missionary (b. 1807)
1888 – Stephen Heller, Hungarian pianist and composer (b. 1813)
1889 – Ema Pukšec, Croatian soprano (b. 1834)
1892 – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (b. 1864)
1898 – Lewis Carroll, English author, mathematician, and photographer (b. 1832)
1901 – Mandell Creighton, English bishop and historian (b. 1843)
1901 – Charles Hermite, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1822)
1905 – Ernst Abbe, German physicist and engineer (b. 1840)
1907 – Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet (b. 1832)
Scottish soldier and politician, 6th Governor of New Zealand
1908 – Holger Drachmann, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1846)
1915 – Richard Meux Benson (b. 1824)
English priest, founded the Society of St. John the Evangelist
1919 – Platon, Estonian bishop and saint (b. 1869)
1920 – John Francis Dodge (b. 1864)
American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Automobile Company
1923 – Louis Richardet, Swiss target shooter (b. 1864)
1926 – August Sedláček, Czech historian and author (b. 1843)
1934 – Ioan Cantacuzino, Romanian physician and bacteriologist (b. 1863)
1937 – Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet, author, and playwright (b. 1889)
1942 – Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author (b. 1883)
1943 – Laura E. Richards, American author and poet (b. 1850)
1945 – Heinrich Schroth, German actor (b. 1871)
1949 – Harry Stack Sullivan, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (b. 1892)
1949 – Joaquín Turina, Spanish composer and academic (b. 1882)
1951 – Gregorios Xenopoulos, Greek author, journalist, and playwright (b. 1867)
1952 – Artur Kapp, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1878)
1957 – Humphrey Bogart, American actor and singer (b. 1899)
1959 – Eivind Berggrav, Norwegian bishop (b. 1884)
1961 – Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (b. 1888)
1962 – Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (b. 1860)
Indian engineer, scholar, and statesman
Bharat Ratna Laureate, 1955
Diwan of the Mysore Kingdom, 1912-1918
1965 – Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (b. 1903)
1966 – Bill Carr, American runner (b. 1909)
1966 – Sergei Korolev, Ukrainian-Russian engineer and academic (b. 1906)
1968 – Dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet (b. 1885)
1970 – William Feller, Croatian-American mathematician and academic (b. 1906)
1970 – Asım Gündüz, Turkish general (b. 1880)
1972 – Horst Assmy, German footballer (b. 1933)
1972 – Frederick IX of Denmark (b. 1899)
1976 – Abdul Razak Hussein (b. 1922)
Malaysian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia
1977 – Anthony Eden (b. 1897)
English soldier and politician
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1977 – Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (b. 1916)
1977 – Anaïs Nin, French-American author (b. 1903)
1978 – Harold Abrahams, English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist (b. 1899)
1978 – Kurt Gödel, Austrian-American mathematician and philosopher (b. 1906)
1978 – Robert Heger, German conductor and composer (b. 1886)
1978 – Blossom Rock, American actress (b. 1895)
1979 – Thomas DeSimone, American gangster (b. 1950)
1980 – Robert Ardrey (b. 1908)
American-South African author, playwright, and screenwriter
1981 – John O'Grady, Australian author and poet (b. 1907)
1984 – Ray Kroc, American businessman (b. 1902)
1986 – Daniel Balavoine, French singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1952)
1986 – Donna Reed, American actress and singer (b. 1921)
1987 – Turgut Demirağ, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
1987 – Douglas Sirk, German-Swiss director and screenwriter (b. 1900)
1988 – Georgy Malenkov (b. 1902)
Russian engineer and politician, 5th Premier of the Soviet Union
1990 – Mani Madhava Chakyar, Indian actor, dancer, and scholar (b. 1899)
1991 – David Arkin, American actor (b. 1941)
1991 – Gordon Bryant, Australian educator and politician (b. 1914)
1991 – Jerry Nolan (b. 1946)
American drummer
(The New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers, and The Pleasure Seekers/Cradle)
1994 – Nubar Terziyan, Turkish actor (b. 1909)
1995 – Alexander Gibson, Scottish conductor (b. 1926)
1996 – Onno Tunç, Turkish composer (b. 1948)
1997 – Dollard Ménard, Canadian general (b. 1913)
1998 – Safiye Ayla, Turkish singer (b. 1907)
1999 – Muslimgauze, English DJ and producer (b. 1961)
1999 – Jerzy Grotowski, Polish-Italian actor and director (b. 1933)
2000 – Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (b. 1916)
2001 – Burkhard Heim, German physicist and academic (b. 1925)
2001 – Kostas Rigopoulos, Greek actor (b. 1930)
2004 – Uta Hagen, German-American actress (b. 1919)
2004 – Ron O'Neal, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
2005 – Charlotte MacLeod, Canadian-American author (b. 1922)
2005 – Conroy Maddox, English painter and educator (b. 1912)
2005 – Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer (b. 1940)
2005 – Jesús Rafael Soto, Venezuelan sculptor and painter (b. 1923)
2006 – Henri Colpi, French director and screenwriter (b. 1921)
2006 – Jim Gary, American sculptor (b. 1939)
2006 – Mark Philo, English footballer (b. 1984)
2006 – Shelley Winters, American actress and singer (b. 1920)
2007 – Darlene Conley, American actress (b. 1934)
2007 – Barbara Kelly, Canadian-English actress and screenwriter (b. 1924)
2007 – Robert Noortman, Dutch art dealer (b. 1946)
2007 – Vassilis Photopoulos, Greek painter, director, and set designer (b. 1934)
2008 – Judah Folkman, American physician, biologist, and academic (b. 1933)
2009 – Jan Kaplický, Czech architect, designed the Selfridges Building (b. 1937)
2009 – Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican-American actor and singer (b. 1920)
2010 – Antonio Fontán, Spanish journalist and politician (b. 1923)
2010 – Petra Schürmann, German model and actress, Miss World 1956 (b. 1935)
2011 – Georgia Carroll, American singer, model and actress (b. 1919)
2011 – Peter Post, Dutch cyclist and manager (b. 1933)
2012 – Txillardegi, Spanish linguist and politician (b. 1929)
2012 – Dan Evins (b. 1935)
American businessman, founded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
2012 – Arfa Karim, Pakistani student and computer programmer (b. 1995)
2012 – Lasse Kolstad, Norwegian actor and singer (b. 1922)
2012 – Rosy Varte, Turkish-French actress (b. 1923)
2013 – Conrad Bain, Canadian-American actor (b. 1923)
2013 – Prospero Gallinari, Italian terrorist (b. 1951)
2013 – Andreas Raab, German computer scientist (b. 1968)
2013 – Vic Rowen, American football player and coach (b. 1919)
2013 – Jasuben Shilpi, Indian sculptor (b. 1948)
2014 – St Nicholas Abbey, Irish race horse (b. 2007)
2014 – Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (b. 1944)
2014 – Juan Gelman, Argentinian poet and author (b. 1930)
2014 – Milutin Dostanić, Serbian mathematician (b. 1958)
2014 – Flavio Testi, Italian composer and musicologist (b. 1923)
2014 – Mae Young, American wrestler (b. 1923)
2015 – Denis Edward Arnold, English soldier (b. 1918)
2015 – Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi, Israeli rabbi (b. 1943)
2015 – Bob Boyd, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
2015 – Lotte Hass, Austrian model and diver (b. 1928)
2015 – Darren Shahlavi, English-American actor and martial artist (b. 1972)
2015 – Zhang Wannian, Chinese general (b. 1928)
1163 – Ladislaus II of Hungary (b. 1131)
1236 – Saint Sava, Serbian archbishop and saint (b. 1175)
1301 – Andrew III of Hungary (b. 1265)
1331 – Odoric of Pordenone, Italian explorer (b. 1286)
1640 – Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry (b. 1578)
English lawyer, judge, and politician
Attorney General for England and Wales
1648 – Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch historian, poet, and theologian (b. 1584)
1676 – Francesco Cavalli, Italian organist and composer (b. 1602)
1679 – Jacques de Billy, French mathematician and academic (b. 1602)
1701 – Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese daimyo (b. 1628)
1742 – Edmond Halley (b. 1656)
English astronomer, geophysicist, mathematician, meteorologist, and physicist
1753 – George Berkeley, Irish-English philosopher and author (b. 1685)
1766 – Frederick V of Denmark (b. 1723)
1776 – Edward Cornwallis, English general and politician (b. 1713)
1786 – Michael Arne, English organist and composer (b. 1741)
1786 – Meshech Weare (b. 1713)
American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire
1823 – Athanasios Kanakaris, Greek politician (b. 1760)
1825 – George Dance the Younger, English architect and surveyor (b. 1741)
1833 – Seraphim of Sarov, Russian monk and saint (b. 1759)
1867 – Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter and illustrator (b. 1780)
1872 – Greyfriars Bobby, Scottish dog (b. 1856)
1883 – Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer (b. 1806)
1887 – Peter Donders, Dutch-Surinamese priest and missionary (b. 1807)
1888 – Stephen Heller, Hungarian pianist and composer (b. 1813)
1889 – Ema Pukšec, Croatian soprano (b. 1834)
1892 – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (b. 1864)
1898 – Lewis Carroll, English author, mathematician, and photographer (b. 1832)
1901 – Mandell Creighton, English bishop and historian (b. 1843)
1901 – Charles Hermite, French mathematician and theorist (b. 1822)
1905 – Ernst Abbe, German physicist and engineer (b. 1840)
1907 – Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet (b. 1832)
Scottish soldier and politician, 6th Governor of New Zealand
1908 – Holger Drachmann, Danish poet and playwright (b. 1846)
1915 – Richard Meux Benson (b. 1824)
English priest, founded the Society of St. John the Evangelist
1919 – Platon, Estonian bishop and saint (b. 1869)
1920 – John Francis Dodge (b. 1864)
American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Automobile Company
1923 – Louis Richardet, Swiss target shooter (b. 1864)
1926 – August Sedláček, Czech historian and author (b. 1843)
1934 – Ioan Cantacuzino, Romanian physician and bacteriologist (b. 1863)
1937 – Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet, author, and playwright (b. 1889)
1942 – Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author (b. 1883)
1943 – Laura E. Richards, American author and poet (b. 1850)
1945 – Heinrich Schroth, German actor (b. 1871)
1949 – Harry Stack Sullivan, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (b. 1892)
1949 – Joaquín Turina, Spanish composer and academic (b. 1882)
1951 – Gregorios Xenopoulos, Greek author, journalist, and playwright (b. 1867)
1952 – Artur Kapp, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1878)
1957 – Humphrey Bogart, American actor and singer (b. 1899)
1959 – Eivind Berggrav, Norwegian bishop (b. 1884)
1961 – Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (b. 1888)
1962 – Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (b. 1860)
Indian engineer, scholar, and statesman
Bharat Ratna Laureate, 1955
Diwan of the Mysore Kingdom, 1912-1918
1965 – Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (b. 1903)
1966 – Bill Carr, American runner (b. 1909)
1966 – Sergei Korolev, Ukrainian-Russian engineer and academic (b. 1906)
1968 – Dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet (b. 1885)
1970 – William Feller, Croatian-American mathematician and academic (b. 1906)
1970 – Asım Gündüz, Turkish general (b. 1880)
1972 – Horst Assmy, German footballer (b. 1933)
1972 – Frederick IX of Denmark (b. 1899)
1976 – Abdul Razak Hussein (b. 1922)
Malaysian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia
1977 – Anthony Eden (b. 1897)
English soldier and politician
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1977 – Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (b. 1916)
1977 – Anaïs Nin, French-American author (b. 1903)
1978 – Harold Abrahams, English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist (b. 1899)
1978 – Kurt Gödel, Austrian-American mathematician and philosopher (b. 1906)
1978 – Robert Heger, German conductor and composer (b. 1886)
1978 – Blossom Rock, American actress (b. 1895)
1979 – Thomas DeSimone, American gangster (b. 1950)
1980 – Robert Ardrey (b. 1908)
American-South African author, playwright, and screenwriter
1981 – John O'Grady, Australian author and poet (b. 1907)
1984 – Ray Kroc, American businessman (b. 1902)
1986 – Daniel Balavoine, French singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1952)
1986 – Donna Reed, American actress and singer (b. 1921)
1987 – Turgut Demirağ, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
1987 – Douglas Sirk, German-Swiss director and screenwriter (b. 1900)
1988 – Georgy Malenkov (b. 1902)
Russian engineer and politician, 5th Premier of the Soviet Union
1990 – Mani Madhava Chakyar, Indian actor, dancer, and scholar (b. 1899)
1991 – David Arkin, American actor (b. 1941)
1991 – Gordon Bryant, Australian educator and politician (b. 1914)
1991 – Jerry Nolan (b. 1946)
American drummer
(The New York Dolls, The Heartbreakers, and The Pleasure Seekers/Cradle)
1994 – Nubar Terziyan, Turkish actor (b. 1909)
1995 – Alexander Gibson, Scottish conductor (b. 1926)
1996 – Onno Tunç, Turkish composer (b. 1948)
1997 – Dollard Ménard, Canadian general (b. 1913)
1998 – Safiye Ayla, Turkish singer (b. 1907)
1999 – Muslimgauze, English DJ and producer (b. 1961)
1999 – Jerzy Grotowski, Polish-Italian actor and director (b. 1933)
2000 – Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (b. 1916)
2001 – Burkhard Heim, German physicist and academic (b. 1925)
2001 – Kostas Rigopoulos, Greek actor (b. 1930)
2004 – Uta Hagen, German-American actress (b. 1919)
2004 – Ron O'Neal, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1937)
2005 – Charlotte MacLeod, Canadian-American author (b. 1922)
2005 – Conroy Maddox, English painter and educator (b. 1912)
2005 – Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer (b. 1940)
2005 – Jesús Rafael Soto, Venezuelan sculptor and painter (b. 1923)
2006 – Henri Colpi, French director and screenwriter (b. 1921)
2006 – Jim Gary, American sculptor (b. 1939)
2006 – Mark Philo, English footballer (b. 1984)
2006 – Shelley Winters, American actress and singer (b. 1920)
2007 – Darlene Conley, American actress (b. 1934)
2007 – Barbara Kelly, Canadian-English actress and screenwriter (b. 1924)
2007 – Robert Noortman, Dutch art dealer (b. 1946)
2007 – Vassilis Photopoulos, Greek painter, director, and set designer (b. 1934)
2008 – Judah Folkman, American physician, biologist, and academic (b. 1933)
2009 – Jan Kaplický, Czech architect, designed the Selfridges Building (b. 1937)
2009 – Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican-American actor and singer (b. 1920)
2010 – Antonio Fontán, Spanish journalist and politician (b. 1923)
2010 – Petra Schürmann, German model and actress, Miss World 1956 (b. 1935)
2011 – Georgia Carroll, American singer, model and actress (b. 1919)
2011 – Peter Post, Dutch cyclist and manager (b. 1933)
2012 – Txillardegi, Spanish linguist and politician (b. 1929)
2012 – Dan Evins (b. 1935)
American businessman, founded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store
2012 – Arfa Karim, Pakistani student and computer programmer (b. 1995)
2012 – Lasse Kolstad, Norwegian actor and singer (b. 1922)
2012 – Rosy Varte, Turkish-French actress (b. 1923)
2013 – Conrad Bain, Canadian-American actor (b. 1923)
2013 – Prospero Gallinari, Italian terrorist (b. 1951)
2013 – Andreas Raab, German computer scientist (b. 1968)
2013 – Vic Rowen, American football player and coach (b. 1919)
2013 – Jasuben Shilpi, Indian sculptor (b. 1948)
2014 – St Nicholas Abbey, Irish race horse (b. 2007)
2014 – Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (b. 1944)
2014 – Juan Gelman, Argentinian poet and author (b. 1930)
2014 – Milutin Dostanić, Serbian mathematician (b. 1958)
2014 – Flavio Testi, Italian composer and musicologist (b. 1923)
2014 – Mae Young, American wrestler (b. 1923)
2015 – Denis Edward Arnold, English soldier (b. 1918)
2015 – Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi, Israeli rabbi (b. 1943)
2015 – Bob Boyd, American basketball player and coach (b. 1930)
2015 – Lotte Hass, Austrian model and diver (b. 1928)
2015 – Darren Shahlavi, English-American actor and martial artist (b. 1972)
2015 – Zhang Wannian, Chinese general (b. 1928)
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