Birthdays
VIP
Notable
1077 – Emperor Zhezong of Song (d. 1100)
1334 – Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (d. 1383)
1581 – James Ussher (d. 21 Mar 1656)
Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland, 1625-1656
1643: Sir Isaac Newton (d. 31 Mar 1727)
English physicist, mathematician, and "natural philosopher"
1664 – Lars Roberg, Swedish physician and academic (d. 1742)
1672 – Hugh Boulter (d. 27 Sep 1742)
Archbishop of Armagh, Primate of All Ireland, 1724-1742
1710 – Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (d. 1736)
Italian composer, violinist, and organist
1720 – Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer (d. 1774)
1746: Benjamin Rush (d. 19 Apr 1813)
American physician, politician, social reformer, educator, and writer
founder of Dickinson College
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
1785 – Jacob Grimm, German author and philologist (d. 1863)
1796: Henry George Bohn, British publisher (d. 22 Aug 1884)
inaugurated Bohn's Libraries
1809 – Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (d. 1852)
1813 – Isaac Pitman, English linguist and educator (d. 1897)
1832 – George Tryon, English admiral (d. 1893)
1838 – General Tom Thumb, American circus performer (d. 1883)
1839 – Carl Humann, German archaeologist, architect, and engineer (d. 1896)
1842 – Frederic T. Greenhalge (d. 1896)
American politician
38th Governor of Massachusetts
1848 – Katsura Tarō (d. 1913)
Japanese general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Japan
1858 – Carter Glass (d. 1946)
American publisher and politician
47th United States Secretary of the Treasury
1869 – Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player and umpire (d. 1960)
1870 – Percy Pitt, English organist and conductor (d. 1932)
1872 – Ottilie Sutro, American pianist (d. 1970)
1872 – Albert Tyler, American pole vaulter (d. 1945)
1874 – Josef Suk, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1935)
1877 – Marsden Hartley, American painter (d. 1943)
1878 – A. E. Coppard, English poet and author (d. 1957)
1878 – Rosa Grünberg, Swedish actress and soprano (d. 1960)
1878 – Augustus John, Welsh painter and illustrator (d. 1961)
1881 – Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor (d. 1919)
1881 – Patrick Ryan, Irish-American hammer thrower (d. 1964)
1882 – Aristarkh Lentulov, Russian painter and set designer (d. 1943)
1883 – Max Eastman, American author and poet (d. 1969)
1883 – Johanna Westerdijk, Dutch plant pathologist (d. 1961)
1884 – Guy Pène du Bois, American painter, critic, and educator (d. 1958)
1889 – M. Patanjali Sastri, Indian jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of India (d. 1963)
1890 – Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (d. 1965)
American publisher, founded DC Comics
1891 – Edward Brooker (d. 1948)
English-Australian sergeant and politician, 31st Premier of Tasmania
1891 – Bryn Lewis, Welsh international rugby player (d. 1917)
1892 – María Díaz Cortés, Spanish super-centenarian (d. 2009)
1893 – Yone Minagawa, Japanese super-centenarian (d. 2007)
1894 – Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician and poet (d. 1962)
1895 – Leroy Grumman (d. 1982)
American engineer and businessman
co-founded Grumman Aeronautical Engineering Co.
1896 – Everett Dirksen (d. 7 Sep 1969)
American lieutenant and politician
U.S. Senator, R. IL, 1951-1969
U.S. Representative, R. IL, 1933-1949
1896 – André Masson, French painter (d. 1987)
1896 – Arnold Susi (d. 1968)
Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Education
1896 – Jørgen Løvset (d. 1981)
Norwegian professor of medicine, gynecology and obstetrics
1900 – James Bond, American ornithologist (d. 1989)
1901 – C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and theorist (d. 1989)
1902 – John McCone (d. 14 Feb 1991)
American businessman and politician
6th Director of Central Intelligence, 1961-1965
1905 – Sterling Holloway, American actor and singer (d. 1992)
1909 – John Richard "J.R." Simplot (d. 25 May 2008)
American businessman, founded the Simplot Company
1910: Gabriel Howard "Gabe" Paul (d. 26 Apr 1998)
American Major League Baseball executive
1910 – Arthur Villeneuve, Canadian painter (d. 1990)
1911 – Clara Østø, Danish actress (d. 1983)
1911 – Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz (d. 1943)
Greek-Polish athlete and resistance member
1912 – Noro Morales, Puerto Rican-American pianist and bandleader (d. 1964)
1913 – Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (d. 2007)
1914 – Herman Franks, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2009)
1915 – Meg Mundy, English-American actress
1916 – Slim Gaillard (d. 1991)
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Slim & Slam)
1916 – Lionel Newman, American pianist and composer (d. 1989)
1916 – Robert Parrish, American actor and director (d. 1995)
1920 – William Colby (d. 27 Apr 1996)
American intelligence officer
10th Director of Central Intelligence, 1973-1976
1922: Phyllis Battelle, American newspaper columnist
1922 – Rosalie Crutchley, English actress (d. 1997)
1922 – Mart Port, Estonian architect (d. 2012)
1922 – Frank Wess (d. 2013)
American saxophonist and flute player (New York Jazz Quartet)
1923 – Tito Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American singer and bandleader (d 1973)
1924 – Sebastian Kappen, Indian priest and theologian (d. 1993)
1924 – Meta Vannas, Estonian politician (d. 2002)
1924 – Marianne Werner, German shot putter
1925 – Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish skier and technician (d. 2003)
1926 – Eddie Cusic, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)
1927 – Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)
1927 – Barbara Rush, American actress
1929 – Günter Schabowski, East German politician (d. 2015)
1930 – Sorrell Booke, American actor and director (d. 1994)
1930 – Don Shula, American football player and coach
1931 – William Deane
Australian judge and politician, 22nd Governor-General of Australia
1931 – Lala Mara, Fijian wife of Kamisese Mara (d. 2004)
1932 – Clint Hill, American secret service agent and author
1932 – Thelma Holt, English actress and producer
1932 – Roman Personov, Russian physicist and academic (d. 2002)
1932 – Carlos Saura, Spanish director and screenwriter
1932 – Richard Stahl, American actor (d. 2006)
1933 – Ilia II of Georgia
1933 – Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, American author
1934 – Hellmuth Karasek, Czech-German journalist, author, and critic (d. 2015)
1934 – Rudolf Schuster, Slovak politician, 2nd President of Slovakia
1935 – Walter Mahlendorf, German sprinter
1935 – Floyd Patterson, American boxer (d. 2006)
1935 – Toru Terasawa, Japanese runner
1937 – Grace Bumbry, American soprano and actress
1937 – Dyan Cannon, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
1937 – Mick O'Connell, Irish footballer
1938 – Eddie Southern, American hurdler
1940 – Alexander Chancellor, English journalist
1940 – Gao Xingjian
Chinese-French author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
1940 – Helmut Jahn
German-American architect, designed Liberty Place and Messeturm
1940 – Brian Josephson
Welsh physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1940 – Jill Pitkeathley, Baroness Pitkeathley, English politician
1941 – George P. Cosmatos (d. 2005)
Italian-Canadian director and screenwriter
1941 – John Bennett Perry, American actor and singer
1941 – Kalpnath Rai, Indian politician (d. 1999)
1941 – Maureen Reagan, American actress and activist (d. 2001)
1941 – K. Thurairetnasingam, Sri Lankan politician
1942 – Bolaji Akinyemi, Nigerian professor of political science
1942 – Precious Bryant, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
1942 – John McLaughlin, English guitarist and songwriter
1943 – Doris Kearns Goodwin, American historian and author
1943 – Hwang Sok-yong, South Korean author and educator
1943 – Priit Vesilind, Estonian-American author and photographer
1944: William R. Brody, American radiologist and academic administrator
1944 – Angela Harris, Baroness Harris of Richmond, English politician
1944 – Charlie Manuel, American baseball player and manager
1945 – Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish actor and singer
1945 – Richard R. Schrock
American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1946 – Lisa Appignanesi Polish-English author and academic
1946 – Arthur Conley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
1946 – S. Rajasekharan, Indian poet and critic
1947 – Chris Cutler, American-English drummer and songwriter
1947 – Marie-Thérèse Letablier, French sociologist
1947 – Doc Neeson (d. 2014)
Irish-Australian singer-songwriter (The Angels)
1947 – Rick Stein, English chef and author
1948 – Kostas Davourlis, Greek footballer (d. 1992)
1948 – Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé
Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali
1948 – Eugeniusz Wycisło, Polish politician
1949 – Margaret Anne Marshall, Scottish soprano
1949 – Mick Mills, English footballer and manager
1950 – John Louis Evans, American murderer (d. 1983)
1950 – Khondakar Ashraf Hossain (d. 2013)
Bangladesh poet and academic
1951 – Bob Black, American author and activist
1951 – Barbara Cochran, American skier
1951 – Ronald Corp, English priest, composer, and conductor
1953 – Norberto Alonso, Argentinian footballer
1953 – Jackie Ballard, English journalist and politician
1953 – Richard Boden, English director and producer
1953 – Vicki Bruce, English psychologist and academic
1953 – James Warren, American journalist
1954 – Eugene Chadbourne, American guitarist and songwriter
1954 – Tina Knowles, American fashion designer; founded House of Deréon
1955 – Cecilia Conrad, Norwegian economist and academic
1955: Kathy Forester, American singer (The Forester Sisters)
1955 – Mark Hollis, English singer-songwriter
1956 – Alex Cline, American drummer and educator
1956 – Nels Cline, American guitarist and songwriter (Wilco)
1956 – Ann Magnuson, American actress and singer
1956 – Sarojini Sahoo, Indian journalist, author, and poet
1956 – Bernard Sumner, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1957 – Brian Roy Goble, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
1957 – Patty Loveless, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1957 – Gurdas Maan, Indian singer-songwriter and actor
1957 – Vesna Zmijanac, Serbian singer and actress
1958 – Andy Borowitz, American comedian and author
1958 – Matt Frewer, American-Canadian actor and singer
1958 – Gary Jones, Welsh-Canadian actor and screenwriter
1958 – Jim Powers, American wrestler
1958 – Julian Sands, English actor
1960 – Jane Halton, Australian public servant
1960 – Art Paul Schlosser, American singer-songwriter
1960 – Michael Stipe
American singer-songwriter and producer (R.E.M. and Automatic Baby)
1960 – April Winchell, American actress, singer, and screenwriter
1961 – Lee Curreri, American actor and pianist
1961 – Sidney Green, American basketball player and coach
1962 – Natalya Bochina, Russian sprinter
1962 – Harlan Coben, American author
1962 – Laila Elwi, Egyptian actress
1962 – Michael France, American screenwriter (d. 2013)
1962 – Robin Guthrie, Scottish guitarist and producer (Cocteau Twins)
1962 – Joe Kleine, American basketball player and coach
1962 – André Rouvoet
Dutch educator and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
1962 – Peter Steele, American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2010)
1963 – Igor Astapkovich, Belarusian hammer thrower
1963 – Dave Foley, Canadian comedian, actor, director, and producer
1963: Susannah Grant, American screenwriter and director
1963 – Till Lindemann, German singer-songwriter
1963: May-Britt Moser
Norwegian psychologist, and neuroscientist
founding director of the Kavli Institute
1964 – Dot Jones, American actress
1964 – Riki Takeuchi, Japanese actor
1965 – Yvan Attal, French actor and director
1965 – Guy Forget, Moroccan-American tennis player
1965 – Beth Gibbons, English singer-songwriter
1965 – Rick Hearst, American actor
1965 – Craig Revel Horwood
Australian-English dancer, choreographer, and director
1965 – Cait O'Riordan, Nigerian-English bass player and songwriter
1965 – Julia Ormond, English actress and producer
1965 – Rob Wilson, English politician
1966 – Deana Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1966 – La Parka II, Mexican wrestler
1967 – David Berman, American singer-songwriter
1967: Benjamin Darvill (aka Son of Dave)
Canadian musician and singer–songwriter
1967 – Johnny Nelson, English boxer and sportscaster
1967 – Marina Orsini, Canadian actress
1967 – David Toms, American golfer
1968: Andrew Pyper, Canadian author
1968 – Mike Wilpolt, American football player and coach
1969 – Corie Blount, American basketball player
1969 – Kostas Frantzeskos, Greek footballer
1969 – Mary Macleod, English politician
1969 – Marla Runyan, American runner and long jumper
1969 – Kees van Wonderen, Dutch footballer and manager
1970 – Chris Kanyon, American wrestler (d. 2010)
1971 – Junichi Kakizaki, Japanese botanist and floral designer
1971: Jeremy Licht, American Actor
1972 – Charlotte Hudson, English actress
1972 – James Longley, American director and producer
1973 – Greg de Vries, Canadian ice hockey player
1973 – Frank Høj, Danish cyclist
1973 – Harmony Korine, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1974 – Danilo Hondo, German cyclist
1974 – Ian Moor, English singer
1974 – Sjur Miljeteig, Norwegian trumpeter
1974: Michael Nielsen
quantum physicist, science writer, and computer programming researcher
1974 – Armin Zöggeler, Italian luger
1975 – Shane Carwin, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
1976: Seth Grahame-Smith (born Seth Jared Greenberg)
American Novelist, screenwriter, and producer
1975 – Jill Marie Jones, American actress
1976 – Benoît Joachim, Luxembourgish cyclist
1976 – Ted Lilly, American baseball player
1977: Graham Elliot Bowles (bka Graham Elliot), American chef
1977 – Irán Castillo, Mexican actress and singer
1977 – Eric Fructuoso, Filipino actor
1977 – David Millar, Maltese-Scottish cyclist
1977: Sarah Mlynowski, Canadian American novelist
1977 – Vhong Navarro, Filipino actor, host, and dancer
1977 – Dan Shanahan, Irish hurler and coach
1977: Olivier Theyskens, Belgian fashion designer
1977 – Ozell Wells, Dominican-American basketball player, coach, and scout
1977 – Tim Wheeler, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1978 – Dominik Hrbatý, Slovakian tennis player
1978 – Paul Licuria, Australian footballer
1978 – Mai Meneses, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nena Daconte)
1979 – Shergo Biran, German footballer
1979 – Tristan Gommendy, French race car driver
1979 – Charity Rahmer, American actress
1980: Erin Jessica Cahill, American actress
1980 – Greg Cipes, American actor and singer
1980 – Bobbi Eden, Dutch porn actress and model
1980 – Alexandra Jiménez, Spanish actress
1980 – Miguel Monteiro, Portuguese footballer
1980 – Yaroslav Popovych, Ukrainian cyclist
1980: June Diane Raphael, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
1980 – Happy Salma, Indonesian model, actress and writer
1981 – Silvy De Bie, Belgian singer (Sylver)
1981 – Hitomi Obara, Japanese wrestler
1982: Justin Townes Earle, American singer-songwriter and musician
1982 – Paulo Ferrari, Argentinian footballer
1982 – Kang Hye-jung, South Korean actress and singer
1982 – Richard Logan, English footballer
1982 – Lucie Škrobáková, Czech hurdler
1982 – Hollie Stevens, American porn actress (d. 2012)
1983 – Spencer Chamberlain, American singer-songwriter
1983 – Gemma Hunt, English television host
1984 – İbrahim Akın, Turkish footballer
1985 – Danielle Campo, Canadian swimmer
1985 – Lenora Crichlow, English actress
1985 – Al Jefferson, American basketball player
1985 – Fernando Rees, Brazilian race car driver
1986 – Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwanese tennis player
1986 – Younès Kaboul, French footballer
1986 – Andrei Krauchanka, Belarusian decathlete
1986 – James Milner, English footballer
1986 – Steve Slaton, American football player
1986: Charlyne Yi, American actress, comedian, musician, and writer
1987 – Nikolaj Misiuk, Lithuanian footballer
1987 – Kay Voser, Swiss footballer
1988 – Anestis Argyriou, Greek footballer
1988 – Nabila Jamshed, Indian author
1988 – Maximilian Riedmüller, German footballer
1989 – Labrinth, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1989 – Jeff Gyasi, Nigerian footballer
1989 – Kevin Pillar, American baseball player
1989 – Graham Rahal, American race car driver
1990 – Iago Falqué, Spanish footballer
1990 – Julia Glushko, Israeli tennis player
1990 – Toni Kroos, German footballer
1990 – Alberto Paloschi, Italian footballer
1991 – Tal al-Mallohi, Syrian blogger and activist
1991 – Stefan Nenadović, Montenegrin footballer
1991 – Mikk Pinnonen, Estonian handball player
1991 – Olivia Tennet, New Zealand actress and dancer
1993 – Martin Paasoja, Estonian basketball player
1993 – Marlo Mortel, Filipino actor and singer
1995 – Maddie Hasson, American actress
1995 – María Isabel, Spanish singer
1995 – Victonara Galang, Filipino volleyball player
1996 – Jade Jones, English wheelchair racer
1997 – Răzvan Popa, Romanian footballer
1998 – Liza Soberano, Filipino-American actress
Family
Coulee City
Phil Buob
Ena Smith
Norm Thomas
Don Payne
Kerry White
Ena Smith
Norm Thomas
Don Payne
Kerry White
Other
Anniversaries
Coulee City
Mr. & Mrs. Klein
Fred & Sally Emerson
Fred & Sally Emerson
Deaths
VIP
Notable
874 – Hasan al-Askari
Saudi Arabian 11th of the Twelve Imams (b. 846)
1248 – Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)
1286 – Anna Komnene Doukaina
Byzantine wife of William II of Villehardouin
1428 – Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (b. 1370)
1564 – Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese commander (b. 1514)
1584 – Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1539)
1695 – François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg (b. 1628)
French general
1752 – Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1704)
1761 – Stephen Hales, English clergyman and physiologist (b. 1677)
1782 – Ange-Jacques Gabriel (b. 1698)
French architect, designed École Militaire
1786 – Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1729)
1804 – Charlotte Lennox, English author and poet (b. 1730)
1821 – Elizabeth Ann Seton, American nun and saint (b. 1774)
1825 – Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (b. 1751)
1863 – Roger Hanson, American general (b. 1827)
1874 – Thomas Gregson (b. 1798)
English-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania
1877 – Cornelius Vanderbilt, (b. 1794)
American businessman and philanthropist
1880 – Anselm Feuerbach, German painter (b. 1829)
1882 – John William Draper (b. 1811)
English-American physician, chemist, and photographer
1883 – Antoine Chanzy, French general (b. 1823)
1891 – Antoine Labelle, Canadian priest (b. 1833)
1896 – Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop (b. 1821)
1901 – Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter and academic (b. 1842)
1903 – Gulstan Ropert, American missionary (b. 1839)
1903 – Topsy American elephant (b. 1875)
1904 – Anna Winlock American astronomer (b. 1857)
1910 – Léon Delagrange, French pilot and sculptor (b. 1873)
1912 – Clarence Dutton, American geologist and soldier (b. 1841)
1919 – Georg von Hertling (b. 1843)
German academic and politician
7th Chancellor of the German Empire
1920 – Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author and playwright (b. 1843)
1924 – Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1852)
1931 – Art Acord, American actor and stuntman (b. 1890)
1931 – Louise, Princess Royal of England (b. 1867)
1931 – Mohammad Ali Jouhar (b. 1878)
Indian journalist, activist, and scholar
1940 – Flora Finch, English-American actress and producer (b. 1867)
1941 – Henri Bergson (b. 1859)
French philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 – Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz (b. 1911)
Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur
1944 – Kaj Munk, Danish playwright and pastor (b. 1898)
1945 – Harold Fraser, American golfer (b. 1872)
1960 – Albert Camus (b. 1913)
French philosopher and novelist, Nobel Prize laureate
1961 – Erwin Schrödinger (b. 1887)
Austrian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1962 – Hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879)
1965 – T. S. Eliot (b. 1888)
American-English poet, playwright, and critic
Nobel Prize laureate
1967 – Donald Campbell, English race car driver (b. 1921)
1969 – Paul Chambers, American Bass player (b. 1935)
1970 – Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)
1971 – Arthur Ford (b. 1896)
American psychic, founded the Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship
1975 – Carlo Levi, Italian painter, author, and activist (b. 1902)
1976 – Epameinondas Thomopoulos, Greek painter (b. 1878)
1981 – Ruth Lowe, Canadian pianist and songwriter (b. 1914)
1985 – Brian Horrocks, Indian-English general (b. 1895)
1985 – Lovro von Matačić, Croatian conductor and composer (b. 1899)
1986 – Christopher Isherwood (b. 1904)
English-American author and academic
1986 – Phil Lynott (b. 1949)
Irish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
(Thin Lizzy, Skid Row, and Grand Slam)
1988 – Lily Laskine, French harp player (b. 1893)
1990 – Harold Eugene Edgerton, American engineer and academic (b. 1903)
1990 – Henry Bolte (b. 1908)
Australian sergeant and politician, 38th Premier of Victoria
1994 – Marie Orav, Estonian chess player (b. 1911)
1994 – R. D. Burman, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1939)
1995 – Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer (b. 1942)
1995 – Sol Tax, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1907)
1996 – Ramón Vinay, Chilean-Mexican tenor (b. 1911)
1997 – Harry Helmsley, American businessman (b. 1909)
1998 – John Gary, American singer-songwriter (b. 1932)
1998 – Mae Questel, American actress and singer (b. 1908)
1999 – Iron Eyes Cody, American actor and stuntman (b. 1904)
1999 – Jaak Tamm, Estonian politician (b. 1950)
2000 – Spyros Markezinis
Greek lawyer and politician, 170th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1909)
2000 – Tom Fears, Mexican-American football player and coach (b. 1922)
2001 – Les Brown, American bandleader and composer (b. 1912)
2001 – Yoshika Yuhnagi, Japanese model (b. 1983)
2003 – Hanno Drechsler (b. 1931)
German academic and politician, Mayor of Marburg
2003 – Sabine Ulibarrí, American poet and critic (b. 1919)
2003 – Yfrah Neaman, Lebanese-English violinist (b. 1923)
2004 – Brian Gibson, English director and screenwriter (b. 1944)
2004 – Jake Hess (b. 1927)
American singer (The Statesmen Quartet and Masters V)
2004 – Jeff Nuttall, English actor, poet, and painter (b. 1933)
2004 – Joan Aiken, English author (b. 1924)
2004 – John Toland, American historian and author (b. 1912)
2005 – Alton Tobey, American painter and illustrator (b. 1914)
2005 – Bud Poile, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1924)
2005 – Frank Harary, American mathematician and academic (b. 1921)
2005 – Guy Davenport, American author and scholar (b. 1927)
2005 – Humphrey Carpenter, English radio host and author (b. 1946)
2005 – Robert Heilbroner, American economist and historian (b. 1919)
2006 – Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (b. 1912)
2006 – John Hahn-Petersen, Danish actor (b. 1930)
2006 – Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (b. 1946)
Emirati politician, 1st Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
2006 – Milton Himmelfarb (b. 1918)
American sociographer, author, and academic
2007 – Gren, Welsh cartoonist (b. 1934)
2007 – Helen Hill, American director and producer (b. 1970)
2007 – Jan Schröder, Dutch cyclist (b. 1941)
2007 – Lewis Hodges, English air marshal and pilot (b. 1918)
2007 – Marais Viljoen (b. 1915)
South African politician, 5th State President of South Africa
2007 – Sandro Salvadore, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1939)
2007 – Steve Krantz, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1923)
2008 – Jimmy Nah, Singaporean comedian and actor (b. 1968)
2008 – Xavier Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist (b. 1932)
2008 – Yannis Tamtakos, Greek activist (b. 1908)
2009 – Gert Jonke, Austrian poet, playwright, and author (b. 1946)
2009 – Giselle Salandy, Trinidadian boxer (b. 1987)
2010 – Casey Johnson, American model and actress (b. 1979)
2010 – Johan Ferrier (b. 1910)
Surinamese educator and politician, 1st President of Suriname
2010 – Rory Markas, American sportscaster (b. 1955)
2010 – Sandro de América, Argentine singer and actor (b. 1945)
2010 – Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese engineer (b. 1916)
2011 – Ali-Reza Pahlavi, Iranian son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (b. 1966)
2011 – Coen Moulijn, Dutch footballer (b. 1937)
2011 – Dick King-Smith English author (b. 1922)
2011 – Gerry Rafferty (b. 1947)
Scottish singer-songwriter (The Humblebums and Stealers Wheel)
2011 – Mick Karn (b. 1958)
Cypriot-English bass player and songwriter
(Japan, Dalis Car, NiNa, and JBK)
2011 – Mohamed Bouazizi, Tunisian activist (b. 1984)
2011 – Salmaan Taseer (b. 1944)
Pakistani businessman and politician, 26th Governor of Punjab, Pakistan
2012 – Carmen Naranjo, Costa Rican author and poet (b. 1928)
2012 – David Wheeler, American director and producer (b. 1925)
2012 – Gatewood Galbraith, American lawyer, author, and politician (b. 1947)
2012 – Harry Fowler, English actor (b. 1926)
2012 – Kerry McGregor, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1974)
2012 – Richard Alf (b. 1952)
American businessman
co-founded San Diego Comic-Con International
2012 – Rod Robbie (b. 1928)
English-Canadian architect
designed the Canadian Pavilion and Rogers Centre
2012 – Ruben Ayala, American politician (b. 1922)
2013 – Anwar Shamim, Pakistani general (b. 1931)
2013 – Murray Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1921)
2013 – Nikos Samaras, Greek volleyball player (b. 1970)
2013 – Pete Elliott, American football player and coach (b. 1926)
2013 – Sammy Johns, American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
2013 – Tony Lip, American actor (b. 1930)
2013 – Yevgeny Pepelyaev, Russian colonel and pilot (b. 1918)
2013 – Zoran Žižić (b. 1951)
Montenegrin politician
4th Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
2014 – Andy Holden, English runner and coach (b. 1948)
2014 – Caixa Eletronica, American race horse (b. 2005)
2014 – Gabe Gabler, American baseball player (b. 1930)
2014 – Irving Fishman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1921)
2014 – Jean Metellus, Haitian neurologist, author, poet, and playwright (b. 1937)
2014 – Shirley Jeffrey, Australian biologist and academic (b. 1930)
2015 – Ahuti Prasad, Indian actor and director (b. 1958)
2015 – Chitresh Das, Indian dancer and choreographer (b. 1944)
2015 – Hank Peters, American businessman (b. 1924)
2015 – Michele Serros, American author and poet (b. 1966)
2015 – Pino Daniele, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1955)
2015 – Stu Miller, American baseball player (b. 1927)
2015 – Stuart Scott, American sportscaster and actor (b. 1965)
Saudi Arabian 11th of the Twelve Imams (b. 846)
1248 – Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)
1286 – Anna Komnene Doukaina
Byzantine wife of William II of Villehardouin
1428 – Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (b. 1370)
1564 – Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese commander (b. 1514)
1584 – Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1539)
1695 – François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg (b. 1628)
French general
1752 – Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1704)
1761 – Stephen Hales, English clergyman and physiologist (b. 1677)
1782 – Ange-Jacques Gabriel (b. 1698)
French architect, designed École Militaire
1786 – Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1729)
1804 – Charlotte Lennox, English author and poet (b. 1730)
1821 – Elizabeth Ann Seton, American nun and saint (b. 1774)
1825 – Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (b. 1751)
1863 – Roger Hanson, American general (b. 1827)
1874 – Thomas Gregson (b. 1798)
English-Australian politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania
1877 – Cornelius Vanderbilt, (b. 1794)
American businessman and philanthropist
1880 – Anselm Feuerbach, German painter (b. 1829)
1882 – John William Draper (b. 1811)
English-American physician, chemist, and photographer
1883 – Antoine Chanzy, French general (b. 1823)
1891 – Antoine Labelle, Canadian priest (b. 1833)
1896 – Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop (b. 1821)
1901 – Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter and academic (b. 1842)
1903 – Gulstan Ropert, American missionary (b. 1839)
1903 – Topsy American elephant (b. 1875)
1904 – Anna Winlock American astronomer (b. 1857)
1910 – Léon Delagrange, French pilot and sculptor (b. 1873)
1912 – Clarence Dutton, American geologist and soldier (b. 1841)
1919 – Georg von Hertling (b. 1843)
German academic and politician
7th Chancellor of the German Empire
1920 – Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author and playwright (b. 1843)
1924 – Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1852)
1931 – Art Acord, American actor and stuntman (b. 1890)
1931 – Louise, Princess Royal of England (b. 1867)
1931 – Mohammad Ali Jouhar (b. 1878)
Indian journalist, activist, and scholar
1940 – Flora Finch, English-American actress and producer (b. 1867)
1941 – Henri Bergson (b. 1859)
French philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1943 – Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz (b. 1911)
Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur
1944 – Kaj Munk, Danish playwright and pastor (b. 1898)
1945 – Harold Fraser, American golfer (b. 1872)
1960 – Albert Camus (b. 1913)
French philosopher and novelist, Nobel Prize laureate
1961 – Erwin Schrödinger (b. 1887)
Austrian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1962 – Hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879)
1965 – T. S. Eliot (b. 1888)
American-English poet, playwright, and critic
Nobel Prize laureate
1967 – Donald Campbell, English race car driver (b. 1921)
1969 – Paul Chambers, American Bass player (b. 1935)
1970 – Jean-Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)
1971 – Arthur Ford (b. 1896)
American psychic, founded the Spiritual Frontiers Fellowship
1975 – Carlo Levi, Italian painter, author, and activist (b. 1902)
1976 – Epameinondas Thomopoulos, Greek painter (b. 1878)
1981 – Ruth Lowe, Canadian pianist and songwriter (b. 1914)
1985 – Brian Horrocks, Indian-English general (b. 1895)
1985 – Lovro von Matačić, Croatian conductor and composer (b. 1899)
1986 – Christopher Isherwood (b. 1904)
English-American author and academic
1986 – Phil Lynott (b. 1949)
Irish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
(Thin Lizzy, Skid Row, and Grand Slam)
1988 – Lily Laskine, French harp player (b. 1893)
1990 – Harold Eugene Edgerton, American engineer and academic (b. 1903)
1990 – Henry Bolte (b. 1908)
Australian sergeant and politician, 38th Premier of Victoria
1994 – Marie Orav, Estonian chess player (b. 1911)
1994 – R. D. Burman, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1939)
1995 – Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer (b. 1942)
1995 – Sol Tax, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1907)
1996 – Ramón Vinay, Chilean-Mexican tenor (b. 1911)
1997 – Harry Helmsley, American businessman (b. 1909)
1998 – John Gary, American singer-songwriter (b. 1932)
1998 – Mae Questel, American actress and singer (b. 1908)
1999 – Iron Eyes Cody, American actor and stuntman (b. 1904)
1999 – Jaak Tamm, Estonian politician (b. 1950)
2000 – Spyros Markezinis
Greek lawyer and politician, 170th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1909)
2000 – Tom Fears, Mexican-American football player and coach (b. 1922)
2001 – Les Brown, American bandleader and composer (b. 1912)
2001 – Yoshika Yuhnagi, Japanese model (b. 1983)
2003 – Hanno Drechsler (b. 1931)
German academic and politician, Mayor of Marburg
2003 – Sabine Ulibarrí, American poet and critic (b. 1919)
2003 – Yfrah Neaman, Lebanese-English violinist (b. 1923)
2004 – Brian Gibson, English director and screenwriter (b. 1944)
2004 – Jake Hess (b. 1927)
American singer (The Statesmen Quartet and Masters V)
2004 – Jeff Nuttall, English actor, poet, and painter (b. 1933)
2004 – Joan Aiken, English author (b. 1924)
2004 – John Toland, American historian and author (b. 1912)
2005 – Alton Tobey, American painter and illustrator (b. 1914)
2005 – Bud Poile, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1924)
2005 – Frank Harary, American mathematician and academic (b. 1921)
2005 – Guy Davenport, American author and scholar (b. 1927)
2005 – Humphrey Carpenter, English radio host and author (b. 1946)
2005 – Robert Heilbroner, American economist and historian (b. 1919)
2006 – Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (b. 1912)
2006 – John Hahn-Petersen, Danish actor (b. 1930)
2006 – Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum (b. 1946)
Emirati politician, 1st Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
2006 – Milton Himmelfarb (b. 1918)
American sociographer, author, and academic
2007 – Gren, Welsh cartoonist (b. 1934)
2007 – Helen Hill, American director and producer (b. 1970)
2007 – Jan Schröder, Dutch cyclist (b. 1941)
2007 – Lewis Hodges, English air marshal and pilot (b. 1918)
2007 – Marais Viljoen (b. 1915)
South African politician, 5th State President of South Africa
2007 – Sandro Salvadore, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1939)
2007 – Steve Krantz, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1923)
2008 – Jimmy Nah, Singaporean comedian and actor (b. 1968)
2008 – Xavier Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist (b. 1932)
2008 – Yannis Tamtakos, Greek activist (b. 1908)
2009 – Gert Jonke, Austrian poet, playwright, and author (b. 1946)
2009 – Giselle Salandy, Trinidadian boxer (b. 1987)
2010 – Casey Johnson, American model and actress (b. 1979)
2010 – Johan Ferrier (b. 1910)
Surinamese educator and politician, 1st President of Suriname
2010 – Rory Markas, American sportscaster (b. 1955)
2010 – Sandro de América, Argentine singer and actor (b. 1945)
2010 – Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese engineer (b. 1916)
2011 – Ali-Reza Pahlavi, Iranian son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (b. 1966)
2011 – Coen Moulijn, Dutch footballer (b. 1937)
2011 – Dick King-Smith English author (b. 1922)
2011 – Gerry Rafferty (b. 1947)
Scottish singer-songwriter (The Humblebums and Stealers Wheel)
2011 – Mick Karn (b. 1958)
Cypriot-English bass player and songwriter
(Japan, Dalis Car, NiNa, and JBK)
2011 – Mohamed Bouazizi, Tunisian activist (b. 1984)
2011 – Salmaan Taseer (b. 1944)
Pakistani businessman and politician, 26th Governor of Punjab, Pakistan
2012 – Carmen Naranjo, Costa Rican author and poet (b. 1928)
2012 – David Wheeler, American director and producer (b. 1925)
2012 – Gatewood Galbraith, American lawyer, author, and politician (b. 1947)
2012 – Harry Fowler, English actor (b. 1926)
2012 – Kerry McGregor, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1974)
2012 – Richard Alf (b. 1952)
American businessman
co-founded San Diego Comic-Con International
2012 – Rod Robbie (b. 1928)
English-Canadian architect
designed the Canadian Pavilion and Rogers Centre
2012 – Ruben Ayala, American politician (b. 1922)
2013 – Anwar Shamim, Pakistani general (b. 1931)
2013 – Murray Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1921)
2013 – Nikos Samaras, Greek volleyball player (b. 1970)
2013 – Pete Elliott, American football player and coach (b. 1926)
2013 – Sammy Johns, American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
2013 – Tony Lip, American actor (b. 1930)
2013 – Yevgeny Pepelyaev, Russian colonel and pilot (b. 1918)
2013 – Zoran Žižić (b. 1951)
Montenegrin politician
4th Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
2014 – Andy Holden, English runner and coach (b. 1948)
2014 – Caixa Eletronica, American race horse (b. 2005)
2014 – Gabe Gabler, American baseball player (b. 1930)
2014 – Irving Fishman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1921)
2014 – Jean Metellus, Haitian neurologist, author, poet, and playwright (b. 1937)
2014 – Shirley Jeffrey, Australian biologist and academic (b. 1930)
2015 – Ahuti Prasad, Indian actor and director (b. 1958)
2015 – Chitresh Das, Indian dancer and choreographer (b. 1944)
2015 – Hank Peters, American businessman (b. 1924)
2015 – Michele Serros, American author and poet (b. 1966)
2015 – Pino Daniele, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1955)
2015 – Stu Miller, American baseball player (b. 1927)
2015 – Stuart Scott, American sportscaster and actor (b. 1965)
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