January 6 Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Deaths

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January 6 in history

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Birthdays

VIP

1882 – Samuel Taliaferro "Sam" Rayburn  (d. 16 Nov 1961)
      American lawyer and politician
      52nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1955-1961

      50th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1949-1953

      48th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1940-1947

      U.S. Representative, D. TX, 1913-1961

1956 – Justin Portal Welby

      English archbishop

      105th Archbishop of Canterbury, 2013-present

Notable

1367 – Richard II of England  (d. c. 14 Feb 1400)
      King of England, 1377-1399
1384 – Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent, English noblemen (d. 1408)
1412 – Joan of Arc, French martyr and saint (d. 1431)
1486 – Martin Agricola, German composer and theorist (d. 1556)
1488 – Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (d. 1540)
1525 – Caspar Peucer, German physician and scholar (d. 1602)
1561 – Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (d. 1656)
1587 – Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (d. 1645)
1595 – Claude Favre de Vaugelas, French educator and courtier (d. 1650)
1617 – Christoffer Gabel, Danish politician (d. 1673)
1655 – Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (d. 1720)
1670 – Alexander Gordon, Scottish-Russian general (d. 1752)
1673 – James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos  (d. 1744)
      English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire
1695 – Giuseppe Sammartini, Italian oboe player and composer (d. 1750)
1702 – José de Nebra, Spanish composer (d. 1768)
1714 – Percivall Pott, English surgeon (d. 1788)
1762:  Nathaniel Smith  (d. 9 Mar 1822)
      lawyer, cattle dealer, judge and politician
      U.S. Representative, F. CT, 1795-1799
1766 – Mihály Fazekas, Hungarian author (d. 1828)
1785 – Andreas Moustoxydis, Greek historian and philologist (d. 1860)
1793 – James Madison Porter  (d. 1862)
      American lawyer and politician
      18th United States Secretary of War
1795 – Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (d. 1871)
1799 – Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author (d. 1831)
1803 – Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1888)
1807 – Joseph Petzval, German-Hungarian mathematician and physicist (d. 1891)
1808 – Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American oncologist and paleontologist (d. 1864)
1811 – Charles Sumner, American lawyer and politician (d. 1874)
1812 – Melchora Aquino, Filipino activist (d. 1919)
1819 – Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886)
1822 – Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist and businessman (d. 1890)
1832 – Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (d. 1883)
1836 – Ludwig Schüler, German politician, Mayor of Marburg (d. 1930)
1838 – Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (d. 1920)
1842 – Clarence King, American geologist, mountaineer, and critic (d. 1901)
1848 – Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and journalist (d. 1876)
1850 – Eduard Bernstein, German theorist and politician (d. 1932)
1850 – Franz Xaver Scharwenka, Polish-German pianist and composer (d. 1924)
1856 – Giuseppe Martucci, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1909)
1857 – Hugh Mahon  (d. 1931)
      Irish-Australian publisher and politician
      10th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs
1857 – William Russell  (d. 1896)
      American lawyer and politician
      37th Governor of Massachusetts
1859 – Samuel Alexander, Australian-English philosopher and academic (d. 1938)
1861 – Victor Horta, Belgian architect, designed Hôtel van Eetvelde (d. 1947)
1861 – George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian (d. 1940)
1861 – János Zsupánek, Slovene-Hungarian author and poet (d. 1951)
1864:  Thomas Dewar, 1st Baron Dewar  (d. 11 Apr 1930)
     Scottish whisky distiller
1866 – Dante Cappelli, Italian actor (d. 1948)
1868 – Ștefan Luchian, Romanian painter (d. 1917)
1868 – Vittorio Monti, Italian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1922)
1870 – Gustav Bauer, German politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944)
1872 – Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1915)
1874 – Fred Niblo, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1948)
1878 – Adeline Genée, Danish-English ballerina (d. 1970)
1878 – Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (d. 22 Jul 1967)
1880 – Tom Mix, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1940)
1881 – Ion Minulescu, Romanian poet and writer (d. 1944)
1882 – Aleksandra Ekster, Polish-French painter and set designer (d. 1949)
1882 – Fan S. Noli  (d. 1965)
       Albanian-American bishop and politician
       14th Prime Minister of Albania
1883 – Kahlil Gibran  (d. 10 Apr 1931)
      Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (d. 10 Apr 1931)
1883 – Frank Haller, American boxer (d. 1939)
1894:  Stella Isaacs, Marchioness of Reading  (d. 22 May 1971)
      English philanthropist
      founder of the Women's Voluntary Service (WVS), 1938
1896 – Péter Veres  (d. 1970)
      Hungarian politician; Minister of Defense of Hungary
1898 – James Fitzmaurice, Irish soldier and pilot (d. 1965)
1898 – Charles E. Pont, American minister and painter (d. 1971)
1899 – Phyllis Haver, American actress (d. 1960)
1899 – Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (d. 1968)
1900 – Maria of Yugoslavia (d. 1961)
1902 – Helmut Poppendick, German physician (d. 1994)
1902:  Dagobert David Runes  (d. 24 Sep 1982)
      Austro-Hungarian born American philosopher, author, and editor
      Founder of the Philosophical Library, 1941
1903 – Maurice Abravanel, Greek-American pianist and conductor (d. 1993)
1903 – Francis L. Sullivan, English-American actor (d. 1956)
1904:  John Albert Holmes Jr., American poet and critic  (d. 22 Jun 1962)
1905 – Idris Davies, Welsh poet and author (d. 1953)
1907 – David Fleay, Australian ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1993)
1908 – Menachem Avidom, Hungarian-Israeli composer (d. 1995)
1910 – G. N. Balasubramaniam, Indian singer-songwriter (d. 1965)
1910 – Wright Morris, American author and photographer (d. 1998)
1910 – Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator (d. 1989)
1911:  Joey Adams (born Joseph Abramowitz)  (d. 2 Dec 1999)
      American comedian
1912 – Jacques Ellul, French philosopher and critic (d. 1994)
1912 – Danny Thomas, American actor and producer (d. 1991)
1913 – Edward Gierek, Polish politician (d. 2001)
1913 – Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)
1914 – Godfrey Edward Arnold  (d. 1989)
      Austrian-American physician and academic
1915 – Ibolya Csák, Hungarian high jumper and gymnast (d. 2006)
1915 – Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2015)
1915 – John C. Lilly  (d. 2001)
      American psychoanalyst, physician, and philosopher
1915 – Liisi Oterma, Finnish astronomer (d. 2001)
1915 – Alan Watts, English-American philosopher and author (d. 16 Nov 1973)
1916 – Eugene Thomas Maleska, American journalist (d. 1993)
1916 – Vincent Serventy, Australian ornithologist and author (d. 2007)
1917 – Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (d. 2005)
1919 – Roy Cochran, American hurdler and sprinter (d. 1981)
1920 – John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist (d. 2004)
1920 – Doris Stokes, English psychic (d. 1987)
1920 – Early Wynn, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 1999)
1921 – Marianne Grunberg-Manago  (d. 2013)
      Russian-French biochemist and academic
1921 – Cary Middlecoff, American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1998)
1923 – Vladimir Kazantsev, Russian runner (d. 2007)
1923 – Norman Kirk  (d. 1974)
      New Zealand engineer and politician
      29th Prime Minister of New Zealand
1923 – Jacobo Timerman, Argentinian journalist and author (d. 1999)
1924 – Earl Scruggs, American banjo player (Flatt and Scruggs) (d. 2012)
1925 – John DeLorean  (d. 2005)
      American engineer and businessman
      founded the DeLorean Motor Company
1926 – Ralph Branca, American baseball player
1926 – Pat Flaherty, American race car driver (d. 2002)
1926 – Kid Gavilán, Cuban-American boxer (d. 2003)
1926 – Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006)
1926 – Günter Rössler, German photographer and journalist (d. 2012)
1927 – Jesse Leonard Steinfeld  (d. 2014)
      American physician and academic
      11th Surgeon General of the United States
1928 – Germaine Hélène Irène Lefebvre (bka Capucine)  (d. 1990)
      French actress and model
1928 – George H. Ross, American lawyer and businessman
1929 – Anne Rogers Clark, American dog breeder and trainer (d. 2006)
1929 – Babrak Karmal, Afghan politician (d. 1996)
1930 – W. Wallace Cleland, American biochemist and educator (d. 2013)
1930 – Vic Tayback, American actor (d. 1990)
1931 – E. L. Doctorow, American author, playwright, and academic (d. 2015)
1931 – Juan Goytisolo, Spanish poet and author
1931 – P. J. Kavanagh, English poet and author (d. 2015)
1931 – Dickie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman (d. 2015)
1931 – Kaoru Yachigusa, Japanese actress
1932:  Nathan Kirsh, South African business magnate
1932 – Stuart A. Rice, American chemist and academic
1933 – John Clive, English author and actor (d. 2012)
1933 – Leszek Drogosz, Polish boxer and actor (d. 2012)
1933 – Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Russian engineer and astronaut (d. 2003)
1933 – Ian McColl, Baron McColl of Dulwich, English surgeon and academic
1933 – Emil Steinberger, Swiss actor, director, and screenwriter
1933 – Fred L. Turner, American businessman (d. 2013)
1934 – Harry M. Miller, Australian publicist
1934 – Sylvia Syms, English actress
1934 – John Wieners, American poet and actor (d. 2002)
1935 – Queen Margarita of Bulgaria
1935 – Joseph Rotman, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2015)
1935 – Nino Tempo, American singer and actor
1936 – Rubén Amaro, Sr., Mexican baseball player and scout
1936 – Darlene Hard, American tennis player and coach
1936 – Julio María Sanguinetti
      Uruguayan journalist, lawyer, and politician
      29th Constitutional President of Uruguay
1936 – Nida Blanca, Filipino actress (d. 2001)
1937 – Paolo Conte, Italian singer-songwriter and pianist
1937 – Ludvík Daněk, Czech discus thrower (d. 1998)
1937:  Harri Hermanni Holkeri
      Finnish statesman, Prime Minister of Finland 1987–1991
1937 – Lou Holtz, American football player, coach, and sportscaster
1937 – Doris Troy, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
1938 – Adriano Celentano, Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and director
1938 – Adrienne Clarke, Australian botanist and academic
1938 – Mario Rodríguez Cobos, Argentinian philosopher and author (d. 2010)
1938 – William E. Connolly
      American political scientist, theorist, and academic
1939 – Georgios Babiniotis, Greek linguist and philologist
1939 – Murray Rose, Australian swimmer and sportscaster (d. 2012)
1940 – Penny Lernoux, American journalist and author (d. 1989)
1940 – Van McCoy, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1979)
1943:  James Howard Goodnight
      American businessman and software programmer
1943 – Hak Ja Han, Korean wife of Sun Myung Moon
1943 – Terry Venables, English footballer and manager
1944 – Bonnie Franklin, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
1944:  Henry Kravis, American businessman
1944 – Rolf M. Zinkernagel
      Swiss immunologist and academic; Nobel Prize laureate
1945 – Allen Appel, American author, illustrator, and photographer
1945 – Barry John, Welsh rugby player
1945 – Barry Lopez, American environmentalist and author
1946 – Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)
1947 – Sandy Denny, English singer-songwriter (d. 1978)
1947 – Ian Millar, Canadian horse rider
1948 – Guy Gardner, American colonel and astronaut
1948:  Robert Ellsworth "Bob" Wise, Jr.
      American politician
      33rd Governor of West Virginia, 2001-2005
      U.S. Representative, D. WV, 1983-2001
1949 – Mike Boit, Kenyan runner and academic
1949 – Carolyn D. Wright, American poet and academic
1950 – Louis Freeh
      American lawyer and jurist
      10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
1951 – Don Gullett, American baseball player and coach
1951 – Kim Wilson, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player
1952 – Frank Sivero, Italian-American actor
1952 – Moondog Spot, American wrestler (d. 2003)
1953 – Malcolm Young
      Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1953 – Jon Eberson
      Norwegian guitarist and orchestra leader (Jazzpunkensemblet)
1954 – Yuji Horii, Japanese video game designer, created Dragon Quest
1954 – Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1954 – Karen Moras, Australian swimmer and coach
1954 – Trudie Styler, English actress and producer
1955 – Ajayi Agbebaku, Nigerian triple jumper
1955 – Rowan Atkinson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
1955 – Richard Corbett, English politician
1955 – Alex Forsyth, American ice hockey player
1955 – Susan B. Horwitz, American computer scientist and academic (d. 2014)
1956:  Rowan Atkinson, English actor, comedian, and screenwriter
1956 – Angus Deayton, English actor and screenwriter
1956 – Elizabeth Strout, American author and academic
1956 – Clive Woodward, English rugby player and coach
1957 – Michael Foale, English-American astrophysicist and astronaut
1957 – Nancy Lopez, American golfer and sportscaster
1958 – Themos Anastasiadis, Greek journalist and economist
1958 – Scott Bryce, American actor, director, and producer
1958 – Margus Hanson, Estonian politician, 23rd Estonian Minister of Defence
1958:  Mark E. Hyman
      American journalist
      Vice President for Corporate Relations, Sinclair Broadcast Group
1958 – Mohsen Rastani, Iranian photographer
1958:  Eric Zorn, American journalist and writer
1959 – Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer and coach
1959 – Kathy Sledge, American singer (Sister Sledge)
1960 – Paul Azinger, American golfer and sportscaster
1960 – Eric Grothe, Sr., Australian rugby league player
1960 – Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach
1960 – Nigella Lawson, English chef and author
1960 – Howie Long, American football player and actor
1960:  Andrea Thompson, American actress
1961 – Georges Jobé, Belgian motocross racer (d. 2012)
1962 – Michael Houser  (d. 2002)
      American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Widespread Panic and Brute)
1962 – Kevin Rosier, American mixed martial artist and boxer (d. 2015)
1962 – Vangelis Vlachos, Greek footballer and manager
1963 – Norm Charlton, American baseball player and coach
1963 – Tony Halme, Finnish wrestler, actor, and politician (d. 2010)
1963 – Paul Kipkoech, Kenyan runner (d. 1995)
1963 – Tina Landon, Mexican-American dancer and choreographer
1963 – Ian Lavery, English miner and politician
1963:  Philippe Perrin, French test pilot and astronaut
1964 – Konnan, Cuban-American wrestler and sportscaster
1964 – Yuri, Mexican singer and actress
1964 – Denise Borino-Quinn, American actress (d. 2010)
1964 – Charles Haley, American football player and coach
1964 – Henry Maske, German boxer and actor
1964 – Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler and manager
1964 – Richard Nerurkar, English runner
1964 – Mark O'Toole, English bass player
1964 – Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan swimmer and sportscaster (d. 2005)
1965 – Muhammed al-Ahari, American author and scholar
1965:  Cynthia Dill, American lawyer and politician
1965 – Laurence Hurst
      Professor of Evolutionary Genetics at the University of Bath
1965 – Bjørn Lomborg, Danish author and academic
1965 – Murray McLachlan, British concert pianist
1965:  Wendelin Van Draanen, American writer
1965 – Christine Wachtel, German runner
1966 – Ipče Ahmedovski, Macedonian singer (d. 1994)
1966 – Fernando Carrillo, Venezuelan actor
1966 – Sharon Cuneta, Filipino singer and actress
1966 – A. R. Rahman, Indian singer-songwriter and producer
1967 – Kim Atienza, Filipino host
1968 – John Singleton, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1969:  Ann Marie "Ree" Drummond (The Pioneer Woman)
      American blogger, author, food writer,  photographer, and television personality
1969 – Norman Reedus, American model and actor
1970 – José Carabalí, Venezuelan runner
1970 – Julie Chen, American journalist and producer
1970 – Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player, sportscaster, and actress
1971 – Karin Slaughter, American author
1971 – Irwin Thomas, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1972 – Filippo Neviani (bka Nek) Italian singer-songwriter
1973:  Alex Berenson, American journalist and author
1973 – Scott Ferguson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1973 – Vasso Karantasiou, Greek volleyball player
1973:  Edoardo Ponti, Italian-American director
1974 – Daniel Cordone, Argentinian footballer
1974 – Paul Grant, American basketball player and coach
1974 – Shelbee Myne, American pornographic actress
1975 – Yukana, Japanese voice actress and singer
1975 – Nicole DeHuff, American actress (d. 2005)
1975 – James Farrior, American football player
1975 – Jason King, English radio and television host
1976 – Johnny Yong Bosch, American actor and martial artist
1976 – Danny Pintauro, American actor
1976 – Daniel Tynell, Swedish skier
1976 – Lu Yi, Chinese actor and singer
1976 – Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player
1977 – Defconn, South Korean singer and television presenter
1977 – Marc Johnson, American skateboarder
1978 – Nikki Einfeld, Canadian soprano
1978 – Casey Fossum, American baseball player
1978 – Bubba Franks, American football player
1978 – Tara Spencer-Nairn, Canadian actress
1979:  Cristela Alonzo, American comedian, actress, writer and producer
1979 – Camila Grey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1980 – Steed Malbranque, French footballer
1980 – Sam Sallon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1980 – Apostolia Zoi, Greek singer
1980 – Pascual Romero, American musician and producer
1981 – Mike Jones, American rapper and actor
1981 – Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress and director
1981 – Jérémie Renier, Belgian-French actor
1981 – Asante Samuel, American football player
1982 – Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player
1982 – Brian Bass, American baseball player
1982 – Tiffany Pollard, American actress
1982 – Eddie Redmayne, English actor and singer
1983 – Adam Burish, American ice hockey player
1983 – Mithra Jin, South Korean rapper (Epik High)
1983 – Natali Thanou, Serbian-Greek model and singer
1984 – Kate McKinnon, American actress
1984 – Eric Trump, American businessman and philanthropist
1985 – Ben Haenow, English singer
1985 – Inge Vermeulen, Brazilian-Dutch field hockey player (d. 2015)
1986 – Paul McShane, Irish footballer
1986 – Petter Northug, Norwegian skier
1986 – Irina Shayk, Russian-American model and actress
1986 – Benjamin Simm, German rugby player
1986 – Mike Teel, American football player
1986 – Alex Turner, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986:  Michelle E. Waterson, American mixed martial artist

1987 – Gemma Gibbons, English-Scottish martial artist
1987 – Bongani Khumalo, South African footballer
1987 – Zhang Lin, Chinese swimmer
1987:  Ndamukong Suh, American football player
1988 – Mikael Daez, Filipino model and actor
1989 – Andy Carroll, English footballer
1989 – James Durbin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989 – Max Pirkis, English actor and producer
1989 – Arisa Sugi, Japanese entertainer
1993 – Lil Reese, American rapper
1994 – Jameis Winston, American football player
1996 – Kishan Shrikanth, Indian actor and director
1998 – Yuuka Yano, Japanese actress

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Notable

429 – Honoratus, French archbishop and saint (b. 350)
664 – 'Amr ibn al-'As  (b. 583)
       Arabian general and politician, Governor of Egypt
786 – Abo of Tiflis, Iraqi martyr and saint (b. 756)
884 – Hasan ibn Zayd, Tabaristan ruler
1088 – Berengar of Tours, French scholar and theologian (b. 999)
1275 – Raymond of Penyafort, Catalan archbishop and saint (b. 1175)
1387 – Peter IV of Aragon (b. 1319)
1481 – Ahmed Khan bin Küchük, Mongolian ruler
1537 – Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (b. 1510)
1537 – Baldassare Peruzzi  (b. 1481)
       Italian architect and painter, designed the Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne
1616 – Philip Henslowe, English businessman (b. 1550)
1646 – Elias Holl, German architect, designed the Augsburg Town Hall (b. 1573)
1689 – Seth Ward, English bishop, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1617)
1693 – Mehmed IV, Ottoman sultan (b. 1642)
1711 – Philips van Almonde, Dutch admiral (b. 1646)
1718 – Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist (b. 1664)
1725 – Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese playwright (b. 1653)
1731 – Étienne François Geoffroy, French physician and chemist (b. 1672)
1734 – John Dennis, English playwright and critic (b. 1657)
1813 – Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (b. 1764)
1829 – Josef Dobrovský, Czech philologist and historian (b. 1753)
1831 – Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1766)
1840 – Frances Burney, English author and playwright (b. 1752)
1847 – Tyagaraja, Indian composer (b. 1767)
1852 – Louis Braille, French educator, invented braille (b. 1809)
1855 – Giacomo Beltrami, Italian jurist, explorer, and author (b. 1779)
1882 – Richard Henry Dana, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1815)
1884 – Gregor Mendel, Czech geneticist and botanist (b. 1822)
1885 – Bharatendu Harishchandra, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1850)
1885 – Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norwegian author and scholar (b. 1812)
1896 – Thomas W. Knox, American journalist and author (b. 1835)
1905 – George Van Cleaf, American water polo player (b. 1880)
1913 – Frederick Hitch, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1856)
1917 – Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch economist and historian (b. 1834)
1918 – Georg Cantor, German mathematician and philosopher (b. 1845)
1919 – Max Heindel, Danish-American astrologer and mystic (b. 1865)
1919 – Theodore Roosevelt  (b. 1858)
      American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States
1921 – Devil Anse Hatfield, American guerrilla leader (b. 1839)
1922 – Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician and chess player (b. 1842)
1928 – Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and long jumper (b. 1876)
1933 – Vladimir de Pachmann, Ukrainian-German pianist (b. 1848)
1934 – Herbert Chapman, English footballer and manager (b. 1878)
1937 – André Bessette, Canadian saint (b. 1845)
1939 – Gustavs Zemgals, Latvian politician, 2nd President of Latvia (b. 1871)
1941 – Charley O'Leary, American baseball player and coach (b. 1882)
1942 – Emma Calvé, French soprano (b. 1858)
1942 – Henri de Baillet-Latour  (b. 1876)
      Belgian 3rd President of the International Olympic Committee
1944 – Ida Tarbell, American journalist, author, and educator (b. 1857)
1944 – Jacques Rosenbaum, Estonian-German architect (b. 1878)
1945 – Edith Frank, German-Dutch mother of Anne Frank (b. 1900)
1945 – Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist and chemist (b. 1863)
1949 – Victor Fleming, American director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1883)
1952 – Sofoklis Dousmanis, Greek admiral (b. 1868)
1966 – Jean Lurçat, French painter (b. 1892)
1972 – Chen Yi  (b. 1901)
      Chinese general and politician
      2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China
1974 – David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (b. 1896)
1978 – Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer (b. 1899)
1980 – Georgeanna Tillman, American singer (The Marvelettes) (b. 1944)
1980 – Raymond Mays, English race car driver (b. 1899)
1981 – A. J. Cronin, Scottish physician and author (b. 1896)
1984 – Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (b. 1898)
1990 – Ian Charleson, Scottish actor (b. 1949)
1990 – Pavel Cherenkov  (b. 1904)
      Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1991 – Ahmed Adnan Saygun, Turkish composer and musicologist (b. 1907)
1993 – Dizzy Gillespie, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (b. 1917)
1993 – Richard Mortensen, Danish painter and educator (b. 1910)
1993 – Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer (b. 1938)
1994 – Virginia Clinton Kelley, American nurse, mother of Bill Clinton (b. 1923)
1995 – Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-South African politician (b. 1926)
1997 – Catherine Scorsese, American actress (b. 1912)
1999 – Michel Petrucciani, French-American pianist (b. 1962)
2000 – Don Martin, American cartoonist (b. 1931)
2003 – Hirini Melbourne, New Zealand singer-songwriter and poet (b. 1949)
2004 – Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (b. 1921)
2004 – Pierre Charles  (b. 1954)
      Dominican politician, 5th Prime Minister of Dominica
2005 – Lois Hole  (b. 1929)
      Canadian academic and politician, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
2005 – Louis Robichaud  (b. 1925)
      Canadian lawyer and politician, 25th Premier of New Brunswick
2006 – Hugh Thompson, Jr., American soldier and pilot (b. 1943)
2006 – Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1933)
2007 – Mario Danelo, American football player (b. 1985)
2007 – Roberta Wohlstetter  (b. 1912)
      American political scientist, historian, and academic
2007 – Sneaky Pete Kleinow  (b. 1934)
      American guitarist and songwriter (The Flying Burrito Brothers)
2008 – P. K. Sethi, Indian surgeon (b. 1927)
2009 – Cheryl Holdridge, American actress (b. 1944)
2009 – John Scott Martin, English actor (b. 1926)
2009 – Maria Dimitriadi, Greek singer (b. 1950)
2009 – Ron Asheton  (b. 1948)
      American guitarist, songwriter, and actor
      (The Stooges, The New Order, New Race, and Destroy All Monsters)
2010 – James von Brunn, American murderer (b. 1920)
2011 – Uche Okafor, Nigerian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1967)
2012 – Bob Holness, South African-English radio and television host (b. 1928)
2012 – John Celardo, American illustrator (b. 1918)
2012 – Roger Boisjoly, American aerodynamicist and engineer (b. 1938)
2012 – Spike Pola, Australian footballer (b. 1914)
2012 – Sybil Plumlee, American police officer and educator (b. 1911)
2012 – Tom Ardolino, American drummer (NRBQ) (b. 1955)
2012 – W. Francis McBeth, American composer (b. 1933)
2013 – Bart Van den Bossche, Flemish singer and actor (b. 1964)
2013 – Cho Sung-min, South Korean baseball player (b. 1973)
2013 – Gerard Helders, Dutch jurist and politician (b. 1905)
2013 – John Ingram, American lawyer and politician (b. 1929)
2013 – Ruth Carter Stevenson  (b. 1923)
      American art collector, founded the Amon Carter Museum of American Art
2013 – Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Pakistani scholar and politician (b. 1938)
2014 – Bob Bolen, American businessman and politician (b. 1926)
2014 – Julian Rotter, American psychologist and academic (b. 1916)
2014 – Larry D. Mann, Canadian-American actor (b. 1922)
2014 – Marina Ginestà, French soldier and photographer (b. 1919)
2014 – Mónica Spear, Venezuelan model and actress, Miss Venezuela 2004 (b. 1984)
2014 – Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
2015 – Arthur Jackson, American lieutenant and target shooter (b. 1918)
2015 – Basil John Mason, English meteorologist and academic (b. 1923)
2015 – Buffalo Tiger, American politician (b. 1920)
2015 – Lance Percival, English actor, singer, and screenwriter (b. 1933)
2015 – Thunder Rumble, American race horse (b. 1989)

2022 – Peter Bogdanovich (b. 30 Jul 1939)

      American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian

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