____________
Births
VIP
Notable
317 – Constantius II, Roman emperor (d. 361)
1282 – Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, English countess (d. 1316)
1533 – Alonso de Ercilla, Spanish soldier and poet (d. 1595)
1560 – Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian serial killer (d. 1614)
1571 – Thomas Lupo, English viol player and composer (d. 1627)
1574 – Robert Dudley, English explorer and cartographer (d. 1649)
1598 – Georg Stiernhielm, Swedish poet and linguist (d. 1672)
1726 – James Bowdoin, American politician (d. 1790)
2nd Governor of Massachusetts
1734 – Duchess Maria Anna Josepha of Bavaria (d. 1776)
1742 – Nathanael Greene, American general (d. 1786)
1751 – Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange (d. 1820)
1779 – Louis de Freycinet, French explorer (d. 1842)
1779 – Carl Ritter, German geographer and academic (d. 1859)
1783 – Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom (d. 1810)
1833: Powell Clayton [American engineer, Union general, and politician] (d. 25 Aug 1914)
9th Governor of Arkansas (1st Reconstruction), R. 1868-1871
1844 – Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist and author (d. 1911)
1848: Alice James [American diarist] (d. 6 Mar 1892)
1860 – Alan Leo, English astrologer and author (d. 1917)
1862 – Victoria of Baden, Swedish queen (d. 1931)
1867 – Emil Nolde, German painter (d. 1956)
1868 – Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian-German economist and statistician (d. 1931)
1870: Gustav Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach [German industrialist] (d. 16 Jan 1950)
1876 – Mata Hari, Dutch dancer and spy (d. 1917)
1877 – Ulrich Salchow, Swedish figure skater (d. 1949)
1879 – Johannes Kotze, South African cricketer (d. 1931)
1884 – Billie Burke, American actress and singer (d. 1970)
1884 – Nikolai Triik, Estonian painter (d. 1940)
1887 – Anna Elisabet Weirauch, German author (d. 1970)
1890 – Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, American activist (d. 1964)
1901 – Ann Harding, American actress and singer (d. 1981)
1903 – Louis Leakey, Kenyan-English palaeontologist and archaeologist (d. 1972)
1904 – Ralph Bunche, American political scientist, academic, and diplomat (d. 1971)
Nobel Prize laureate
1906: Nelson Goodman [American philosopher] (d. 25 Nov 1998)
1907 – Albert Kotin, Belarusian-American painter (d. 1980)
1909 – Dorothy Walton, Canadian badminton player (d. 1981)
1910 – Freddie Slack, American pianist and bandleader (d. 1965)
1911 – István Bibó, Hungarian lawyer and politician (d. 1979)
1911 – Nicholas Ray, American director and screenwriter (d. 1979)
1913 – George Van Eps, American guitarist (d. 1998)
1916 – Kermit Love, American puppeteer, costume designer, and actor (d. 2008)
1917 – Budd Lynch, Canadian-American sportscaster (d. 2012)
1918 – Poni Adams, American actress (d. 2014)
1918 – C. Buddingh', Dutch poet and translator (d. 1985)
1918 – Gordon Zahn, American sociologist and author (d. 2007)
1921 – Manitas de Plata, French guitarist (d. 2014)
1924 – Kenneth Kendall, Indian-English journalist (d. 2012)
1925 – Felice Bryant, American songwriter (d. 2003)
1925 – M. S. Swaminathan, Indian geneticist and academic
1926 – Stan Freberg, American puppeteer, voice actor, and singer (d. 7 Apr 2015)
1926 – Géza Kádas, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1979)
1927 – Rocky Bridges, American baseball player and coach (d. 2015)
1927 – Edwin Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician
50th Governor of Louisiana
1927 – Art Houtteman, American baseball player (d. 2003)
1927 – Carl Switzer, American actor and singer (d. 1959)
1928 – Betsy Byars, American author
1928 – Owen Luder, English architect
designed Tricorn Centre and Trinity Square
1928 – Romeo Muller, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1992)
1928 – James Randi, Canadian-American magician
1928 – Herb Reed, American singer (The Platters) (d. 2012)
1929 – Don Larsen, American baseball player
1930 – Om Prakash Jindal, former Minister (India) (d. 2005)
Member of Parliament and Philanthropist
1930 – Togrul Narimanbekov, Azerbaijani-French painter (d. 2013)
1930 – Veljo Tormis, Estonian composer
1931 – Charles E. Rice, American scholar and author (d. 2015)
1932 – Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian runner (d. 1973)
1932 – Edward Hardwicke, English actor (d. 2011)
1932 – Rien Poortvliet, Dutch painter and illustrator (d. 1995)
1932 – Maurice Rabb, Jr., American ophthalmologist and academic (d. 2005)
1933 – Eddie Firmani, South African footballer and manager
1933 – Elinor Ostrom, American economist and academic (d. 2012)
Nobel Prize laureate
1933 – Jerry Pournelle, American author and journalist
1934 – Sándor Simó, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
1935 – Rahsaan Roland Kirk, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1977)
1937 – Zoltán Berczik, Hungarian table tennis player (d. 2011)
1937 – Don Wilson, English cricketer and coach (d. 2012)
1939 – Anjanette Comer, American actress
1939 – Verna Bloom, American actress
1940 – Jean-Luc Dehaene, French-Belgian politician (d. 2014)
63rd Prime Minister of Belgium
1941: Bob Etheridge [American politician]
U.S. Representative, D. NC, 1997-2011
1941 – Matthew Evans, Baron Evans of Temple Guiting, English politician
1942 – Tobin Bell, American actor
1942 – Garrison Keillor, American author and radio host
1942 – Carlos Monzón, Argentinian boxer (d. 1995)
1942 – Richard Sykes, English biochemist and academic
1942 – B. J. Thomas, American singer and actor
1942 – Caetano Veloso, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1943 – Mohammed Badie, Egyptian religious leader
1943 – Lana Cantrell, Australian-American singer and lawyer
1943 – Alain Corneau, French director and screenwriter (d. 2010)
1944 – John Glover, American actor
1944 – Robert Mueller, American soldier and lawyer
6th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
1944 – David Rasche, American actor
1945 – Kenny Ireland, Scottish actor and director (d. 2014)
1945 – Alan Page, American football player and jurist
1946 – Ed Seykota, American businessman
1947 – Franciscus Henri, Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter
1947 – Sulev Mäeltsemees, Estonian scholar
1947: Peter Morton [American businessman]
co-founder of the Hard Rock Café
1947 – Sofia Rotaru, Ukrainian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1947 – Suthivelu, Indian actor (d. 2012)
1948 – Marty Appel, American businessman and author
1948 – Greg Chappell, Australian cricketer and coach
1948 – Antonis Vardis, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
1949 – Walid Jumblatt, Lebanese politician
1949 – Matthew Parris, South African-English journalist and politician
1950 – Rodney Crowell, American singer-songwriter
1950 – Alan Keyes, American politician and diplomat
16th Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs
1950 – S. Thandayuthapani, Sri Lankan educator and politician
1951 – Joachim Thiel, German footballer
1952 – Kees Kist, Dutch footballer
1952: Larry J. Sabato [American political scientist]
1952 – Alexei Sayle, English comedian, actor, and author
1953 – Anne Fadiman, American journalist and author
1954 – Jonathan Pollard, Israeli spy
1954 – Alan Reid, Scottish politician
1954 – Suresh Wadkar, Indian singer
1955 – Diane Downs, American murderer
1955 – Wayne Knight, American actor
1955 – Greg Nickels, American politician
51st Mayor of Seattle
1955 – Blas Giraldo Reyes Rodríguez, Cuban librarian
1955 – Vladimir Sorokin, Russian author and playwright
1955 – Gregoris Valtinos, Greek actor and director
1956 – Sharon Isbin, American guitarist
1957 – Caroline Aaron, American actress
1957 – Daire Brehan, Irish journalist, lawyer, and actress (d. 2012)
1957 – Alexander Dityatin, Russian gymnast
1958 – Russell Baze, Canadian-American jockey
1958 – Bruce Dickinson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
(Iron Maiden and Samson)
1958 – Alberto Salazar, Cuban-American runner
1959 – Koenraad Elst, Belgian orientalist and author
1959 – Ali Shah, Zimbabwean cricketer
1960 – David Duchovny, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1960 – Jacquie O'Sullivan, English singer-songwriter
(Bananarama and Shillelagh Sisters)
1961 – Brian Conley, English actor and singer
1961 – Yelena Davydova, Russian gymnast
1961 – Walter Swinburn, English jockey and trainer
1961 – Maggie Wheeler, American actress
1962 – Alison Brown, American banjo player, songwriter, and producer
(Northern Lights)
1962 – Bruno Pelletier, Canadian singer
1962 – Alain Robert, French rock climber
1963 – Paul Dunn, Australian rugby league player
1963 – Nick Gillespie, American journalist and author
1963 – Hiroaki Hirata, Japanese voice actor
1963 – Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, American son of John F. Kennedy (d. 1963)
1963 – Harold Perrineau, American actor
1963 – Marcus Roberts, American pianist and educator
1964 – John Birmingham, English-Australian journalist and author
1964 – Peter Niven, Scottish jockey
1964 – Michael Weishan, American television host
1966 – David Cairns, Scottish politician (d. 2011)
Minister of State for Scotland
1966 – Shobna Gulati, English actress
1966 – Kristin Hersh, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
(Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave)
1966 – Jimmy Wales, American businessman
co-founded Wikipedia
1967 – Jason Grimsley, American baseball player
1968 – Big Mello, American rapper (d. 2002)
1968 – Francesca Gregorini, Italian-American director and screenwriter
1968 – Trevor Hendy, Australian iron man
1968 – Lynn Strait, American singer-songwriter (Snot) (d. 1998)
1969 – Paul Lambert, Scottish footballer and manager
1969: Scott Stossel [American journalist]
1970 – Eric Namesnik, American swimmer (d. 2006)
1971: Cyrus Broacha [Indian entertainer]
1971 – Dominic Cork, England cricketer and sportscaster
1971 – Sydney Penny, American actress
1971 – Rachel York, American actress and singer
1972 – Brad Patton, Australian-Dutch porn actor
1972 – Gerry Peñalosa, Filipino boxer
1972 – Greg Serano, American actor
1973 – Mikhail Gorsheniov, Russian singer-songwriter (Korol i Shut) (d. 2013)
1973 – Danny Graves, Vietnamese-American baseball player
1973 – Zane Lowe, New Zealand radio and television host
1973 – Kevin Muscat, English-Australian footballer, coach, and manager
1974 – Chico Benymon, American actor
1974 – Michael Shannon, American actor
1975 – Koray Candemir, Turkish singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Kargo)
1975 – Gerard Denton, Australian cricketer
1975 – Gaahl, Norwegian singer-songwriter
(God Seed, Gaahlskagg, Wardruna, and Trelldom)
1975 – David Hicks, Australian alleged jihadist
1975 – Rebecca Kleefisch, 44th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
1975 – Hans Matheson, Scottish actor
1975 – Edgar Rentería, Colombian baseball player
1975 – Vanessa Stacey, New Zealand actress
1975 – Charlize Theron, South African-American actress and producer
1976 – Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos, Greek footballer and manager
1976 – Shane Lechler, American football player
1977 – Charlotte Ronson, English-American fashion designer
1977 – Samantha Ronson, English singer-songwriter and DJ
1978 – Alexandre Aja, French director, producer, and screenwriter
1978 – Jamey Jasta, American singer-songwriter
(Hatebreed, Kingdom of Sorrow, and Icepick)
1978 – Cirroc Lofton, American actor
1978 – Mark McCammon, English-Barbadian footballer
1978 – Vanness Wu, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
(F4 and Kangta & Vanness)
1978 – Shirley Yeung, Hong Kong actress and singer
1979 – Eric Johnson, American actor
1979 – Miguel Llera, Spanish footballer
1979 – Jason Ruta, Canadian actor
1979 – Nicole Tubiola, American actress
1979 – Birgit Zotz, Austrian anthropologist and author
1980 – Carsten Busch, German footballer
1980 – Aurélie Claudel, French model and actress
1980 – Tácio Caetano Cruz Queiroz, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Seiichiro Maki, Japanese footballer
1981 – David Testo, American soccer player
1981 – Randy Wayne, American actor and producer
1982 – Ángeles Balbiani, Argentinian actress
1982 – Abbie Cornish, Australian actress
1982 – Edwin Dewees, American mixed martial artist
1982 – Juan Martín Hernández, Argentinian rugby player
1982 – Marquise Hill, American football player (d. 2007)
1982 – Yana Klochkova, Ukrainian swimmer
1982 – Jasmin Mäntylä, Finnish model and singer
1982 – Brit Marling, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1982 – Marco Melandri, Italian motorcycle racer
1982 – Vassilis Spanoulis, Greek basketball player
1982 – Martin Vučić, Macedonian singer and drummer
1983 – Christian Chávez, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (RBD)
1983 – Andriy Hryvko, Ukrainian cyclist
1983 – Tina O'Brien, English actress
1984 – Stratos Perperoglou, Greek basketball player
1984 – Tooba Siddiqui, Pakistani model and actress
1984 – Yun Hyon-seok, South Korean poet and author (d. 2003)
1986 – Paul Biedermann, German swimmer
1986 – Valter Birsa, Slovenian footballer
1986 – Altair Jarabo, Mexican model and actress
1986: Keahu Kahuanui [American actor]
1986 – Sten Olmre, Estonian volleyball player
1986 – Juan de la Rosa, Mexican boxer
1987 – Sidney Crosby, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Mustapha Dumbuya, Sierra Leonean footballer
1987 – Ryan Lavarnway, American baseball player
1987 – Mimi Paley, American actress
1987 – Rouven Sattelmaier, German footballer
1988 – Anikka Albrite, American porn actress
1988 – Liz Cochran, American model, Miss Alabama 2009
1988 – Mohamed Coulibaly, Senegalese footballer
1988 – Melody Oliveria, American blogger
1988 – Erik Pieters, Dutch footballer
1988 – Beanie Wells, American football player
1989 – DeMar DeRozan, American basketball player
1990 – Helen Flanagan, English actress
1991 – Luis Salom, Spanish motorcycle racer
1991 – Mitchell te Vrede, Dutch footballer
1991 – Mike Trout, American baseball player
1992 – Ariel Camacho, Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
1992 – Adam Yates, English cyclist
1993 – Martti Nõmme, Estonian ski jumper
1993 – Zaur Sizo, Russian footballer
1993 – Karol Zalewski, Polish sprinter
1996 – Tessa Allen, American actress
1996 – Liam James, Canadian actor
1954 – Jonathan Pollard, Israeli spy
1954 – Alan Reid, Scottish politician
1954 – Suresh Wadkar, Indian singer
1955 – Diane Downs, American murderer
1955 – Wayne Knight, American actor
1955 – Greg Nickels, American politician
51st Mayor of Seattle
1955 – Blas Giraldo Reyes Rodríguez, Cuban librarian
1955 – Vladimir Sorokin, Russian author and playwright
1955 – Gregoris Valtinos, Greek actor and director
1956 – Sharon Isbin, American guitarist
1957 – Caroline Aaron, American actress
1957 – Daire Brehan, Irish journalist, lawyer, and actress (d. 2012)
1957 – Alexander Dityatin, Russian gymnast
1958 – Russell Baze, Canadian-American jockey
1958 – Bruce Dickinson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
(Iron Maiden and Samson)
1958 – Alberto Salazar, Cuban-American runner
1959 – Koenraad Elst, Belgian orientalist and author
1959 – Ali Shah, Zimbabwean cricketer
1960 – David Duchovny, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1960 – Jacquie O'Sullivan, English singer-songwriter
(Bananarama and Shillelagh Sisters)
1961 – Brian Conley, English actor and singer
1961 – Yelena Davydova, Russian gymnast
1961 – Walter Swinburn, English jockey and trainer
1961 – Maggie Wheeler, American actress
1962 – Alison Brown, American banjo player, songwriter, and producer
(Northern Lights)
1962 – Bruno Pelletier, Canadian singer
1962 – Alain Robert, French rock climber
1963 – Paul Dunn, Australian rugby league player
1963 – Nick Gillespie, American journalist and author
1963 – Hiroaki Hirata, Japanese voice actor
1963 – Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, American son of John F. Kennedy (d. 1963)
1963 – Harold Perrineau, American actor
1963 – Marcus Roberts, American pianist and educator
1964 – John Birmingham, English-Australian journalist and author
1964 – Peter Niven, Scottish jockey
1964 – Michael Weishan, American television host
1966 – David Cairns, Scottish politician (d. 2011)
Minister of State for Scotland
1966 – Shobna Gulati, English actress
1966 – Kristin Hersh, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
(Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave)
1966 – Jimmy Wales, American businessman
co-founded Wikipedia
1967 – Jason Grimsley, American baseball player
1968 – Big Mello, American rapper (d. 2002)
1968 – Francesca Gregorini, Italian-American director and screenwriter
1968 – Trevor Hendy, Australian iron man
1968 – Lynn Strait, American singer-songwriter (Snot) (d. 1998)
1969 – Paul Lambert, Scottish footballer and manager
1969: Scott Stossel [American journalist]
1970 – Eric Namesnik, American swimmer (d. 2006)
1971: Cyrus Broacha [Indian entertainer]
1971 – Dominic Cork, England cricketer and sportscaster
1971 – Sydney Penny, American actress
1971 – Rachel York, American actress and singer
1972 – Brad Patton, Australian-Dutch porn actor
1972 – Gerry Peñalosa, Filipino boxer
1972 – Greg Serano, American actor
1973 – Mikhail Gorsheniov, Russian singer-songwriter (Korol i Shut) (d. 2013)
1973 – Danny Graves, Vietnamese-American baseball player
1973 – Zane Lowe, New Zealand radio and television host
1973 – Kevin Muscat, English-Australian footballer, coach, and manager
1974 – Chico Benymon, American actor
1974 – Michael Shannon, American actor
1975 – Koray Candemir, Turkish singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (Kargo)
1975 – Gerard Denton, Australian cricketer
1975 – Gaahl, Norwegian singer-songwriter
(God Seed, Gaahlskagg, Wardruna, and Trelldom)
1975 – David Hicks, Australian alleged jihadist
1975 – Rebecca Kleefisch, 44th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
1975 – Hans Matheson, Scottish actor
1975 – Edgar Rentería, Colombian baseball player
1975 – Vanessa Stacey, New Zealand actress
1975 – Charlize Theron, South African-American actress and producer
1976 – Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos, Greek footballer and manager
1976 – Shane Lechler, American football player
1977 – Charlotte Ronson, English-American fashion designer
1977 – Samantha Ronson, English singer-songwriter and DJ
1978 – Alexandre Aja, French director, producer, and screenwriter
1978 – Jamey Jasta, American singer-songwriter
(Hatebreed, Kingdom of Sorrow, and Icepick)
1978 – Cirroc Lofton, American actor
1978 – Mark McCammon, English-Barbadian footballer
1978 – Vanness Wu, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
(F4 and Kangta & Vanness)
1978 – Shirley Yeung, Hong Kong actress and singer
1979 – Eric Johnson, American actor
1979 – Miguel Llera, Spanish footballer
1979 – Jason Ruta, Canadian actor
1979 – Nicole Tubiola, American actress
1979 – Birgit Zotz, Austrian anthropologist and author
1980 – Carsten Busch, German footballer
1980 – Aurélie Claudel, French model and actress
1980 – Tácio Caetano Cruz Queiroz, Brazilian footballer
1980 – Seiichiro Maki, Japanese footballer
1981 – David Testo, American soccer player
1981 – Randy Wayne, American actor and producer
1982 – Ángeles Balbiani, Argentinian actress
1982 – Abbie Cornish, Australian actress
1982 – Edwin Dewees, American mixed martial artist
1982 – Juan Martín Hernández, Argentinian rugby player
1982 – Marquise Hill, American football player (d. 2007)
1982 – Yana Klochkova, Ukrainian swimmer
1982 – Jasmin Mäntylä, Finnish model and singer
1982 – Brit Marling, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1982 – Marco Melandri, Italian motorcycle racer
1982 – Vassilis Spanoulis, Greek basketball player
1982 – Martin Vučić, Macedonian singer and drummer
1983 – Christian Chávez, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (RBD)
1983 – Andriy Hryvko, Ukrainian cyclist
1983 – Tina O'Brien, English actress
1984 – Stratos Perperoglou, Greek basketball player
1984 – Tooba Siddiqui, Pakistani model and actress
1984 – Yun Hyon-seok, South Korean poet and author (d. 2003)
1986 – Paul Biedermann, German swimmer
1986 – Valter Birsa, Slovenian footballer
1986 – Altair Jarabo, Mexican model and actress
1986: Keahu Kahuanui [American actor]
1986 – Sten Olmre, Estonian volleyball player
1986 – Juan de la Rosa, Mexican boxer
1987 – Sidney Crosby, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Mustapha Dumbuya, Sierra Leonean footballer
1987 – Ryan Lavarnway, American baseball player
1987 – Mimi Paley, American actress
1987 – Rouven Sattelmaier, German footballer
1988 – Anikka Albrite, American porn actress
1988 – Liz Cochran, American model, Miss Alabama 2009
1988 – Mohamed Coulibaly, Senegalese footballer
1988 – Melody Oliveria, American blogger
1988 – Erik Pieters, Dutch footballer
1988 – Beanie Wells, American football player
1989 – DeMar DeRozan, American basketball player
1990 – Helen Flanagan, English actress
1991 – Luis Salom, Spanish motorcycle racer
1991 – Mitchell te Vrede, Dutch footballer
1991 – Mike Trout, American baseball player
1992 – Ariel Camacho, Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
1992 – Adam Yates, English cyclist
1993 – Martti Nõmme, Estonian ski jumper
1993 – Zaur Sizo, Russian footballer
1993 – Karol Zalewski, Polish sprinter
1996 – Tessa Allen, American actress
1996 – Liam James, Canadian actor
Family
Coulee City
1951: Janet Scheibner
Other
Anniversaries
Coulee City
Deaths
VIP
Notable
461 – Majorian, Roman emperor (b. 420)
1106 – Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1050)
1485 – Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany (b. 1454)
1613 – Thomas Fleming, English judge and politician (b. 1544)
Lord Chief Justice of England
1616 – Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (b. 1548)
designed Teatro Olimpico
1635 – Friedrich Spee, German poet (b. 1591)
1639 – Martin van den Hove, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1605)
1661 – Jin Shengtan, Chinese journalist and critic (b. 1608)
1817 – Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, French economist and politician (b. 1739)
1823 – Mátyás Laáb, Croatian priest and translator (b. 1746)
1834 – Joseph Marie Jacquard, French weaver and inventor (b. 1752)
invented the Jacquard loom
1848 – Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic (b. 1779)
1855 – Mariano Arista, Mexican general and politician (b. 1802)
19th President of Mexico
1864 – Li Xiucheng, Chinese general (b. 1823)
1893 – Alfredo Catalani, Italian composer (b. 1854)
1899 – Jacob Maris, Dutch painter (b. 1837)
1900 – Wilhelm Liebknecht, German politician (b. 1826)
1904 – Louis Dutfoy, French target shooter (b. 1860)
1912 – François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss limnologist (b. 1841)
1917 – Edwin Harris Dunning, South African-English pilot and commander (b. 1891)
1928 – Walter Bingle, Australian public servant (b. 1861)
1938 – Constantin Stanislavski, Russian actor and director (b. 1863)
1941 – Rabindranath Tagore, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1861)
Nobel Prize laureate
1945 – Yi Wu, Korean prince (b. 1912)
1946 – George Wilkinson, English water polo player (b. 1879)
1948 – Charles Bryant, English-American actor and director (b. 1879)
1953 – Abner Powell, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860)
1957 – Oliver Hardy, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1892)
1958 – Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, American author and educator (b. 1892)
1960 – Luis Ángel Firpo, Argentinian boxer (b. 1894)
1968 – Giovanni Bracco, Italian racing driver (b. 1908)
1969 – Joseph Kosma, Hungarian-French composer (b. 1905)
1970 – Harold Haley, American judge (b. 1904)
1970 – Jonathan P. Jackson, American bodyguard (b. 1953)
1972 – Joi Lansing, American model, actress, and singer (b. 1929)
1972 – Aspasia Manos, Greek wife of Alexander of Greece (b. 1896)
1973 – Jack Gregory, Australian cricketer (b. 1895)
1974 – Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet and author (b. 1925)
1974 – Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1902)
1981 – Gunnar Uusi, Estonian chess player (b. 1931)
1984 – Esther Phillips, American singer (b. 1935)
1985 – Grayson Hall, American actress (b. 1923)
1987 – Camille Chamoun, Lebanese politician (b. 1900)
7th President of Lebanon
1989 – Mickey Leland, American politician (b. 1944)
1991 – Billy T. James, New Zealand comedian and actor (b. 1944)
1992 – John Anderson, American actor and director (b. 1922)
1994 – Larry Martyn, English actor (b. 1934)
1995 – Brigid Brophy, English author and critic (b. 1929)
1999 – Brion James, American actor (b. 1945)
2001 – Algirdas Lauritėnas, Lithuanian basketball player (b. 1932)
2003 – K. D. Arulpragasam, Sri Lankan zoologist and academic (b. 1931)
2003 – Mickey McDermott, American baseball player (b. 1929)
2004 – Red Adair, American firefighter (b. 1915)
2004 – Colin Bibby, English ornithologist and academic (b. 1948)
2005 – Peter Jennings, Canadian-American journalist and author (b. 1938)
2006 – Mary Anderson Bain, American politician (b. 1911)
2006 – Lois January, American actress (b. 1913)
2007 – Ernesto Alonso, Mexican actor, director, and producer (b. 1917)
2007 – Hal Fishman, American journalist and actor (b. 1931)
2007 – Angus Tait, New Zealand businessman (b. 1919)
founded Tait Communications
2008 – Bernie Brillstein, American talent agent and producer (b. 1931)
2008 – Andrea Pininfarina, Italian engineer and businessman (b. 1957)
2009 – Louis E. Saavedra, American politician (b. 1933)
48th Mayor of Albuquerque
2009 – Mike Seeger, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
(New Lost City Ramblers)
2010 – Roberto Cantoral, Mexican singer-songwriter (b. 1935)
2010 – John Nelder, English mathematician and statistician (b. 1924)
2011 – Mark Hatfield, American soldier, academic, and politician (b. 1922)
29th Governor of Oregon
2011 – Nancy Wake, British Special Operations Executive operative
and French Resistance agent during WWII (b. 1912)
2011 – Joe Yamanaka, Japanese singer and actor (b. 1946)
(Flower Travellin' Band and The Wailers Band)
2012 – Murtuz Alasgarov, Azerbaijani politician (b. 1928)
Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
2012 – Judith Crist, American critic and academic (b. 1922)
2012 – Vladimir Kobzev, Russian footballer and coach (b. 1959)
2012 – Anna Piaggi, Italian author (b. 1931)
2012 – Marvin Lee Wilson, American murderer (b. 1958)
2012 – Mayer Zald, American sociologist and academic (b. 1931)
2012 – Dušan Zbavitel, Czech indologist and author (b. 1925)
2013 – Samuel G. Armistead, American linguist, historian, and academic (b. 1927)
2013 – Almir Kayumov, Russian footballer (b. 1964)
2013 – Anthony Pawson, English-Canadian biologist, chemist, and academic (b. 1952)
2013 – Margaret Pellegrini, American actress (b. 1923)
2013 – Sean Sasser, American chef, educator, and activist (b. 1968)
2013 – Alexander Yagubkin, Russian boxer (b. 1961)
2014 – Cristina Deutekom, Dutch soprano (b. 1931)
2014 – Víctor Fayad, Argentinian lawyer and politician (b. 1955)
2014 – Perry Moss, American football player and coach (b. 1926)
2014 – Henry Stone, American record producer (b. 1921)
2015 – Frances Oldham Kelsey [Canadian pharmacologist and physician] (b. 24 Jul 1914)
1106 – Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1050)
1485 – Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany (b. 1454)
1613 – Thomas Fleming, English judge and politician (b. 1544)
Lord Chief Justice of England
1616 – Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (b. 1548)
designed Teatro Olimpico
1635 – Friedrich Spee, German poet (b. 1591)
1639 – Martin van den Hove, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (b. 1605)
1661 – Jin Shengtan, Chinese journalist and critic (b. 1608)
1817 – Pierre Samuel du Pont de Nemours, French economist and politician (b. 1739)
1823 – Mátyás Laáb, Croatian priest and translator (b. 1746)
1834 – Joseph Marie Jacquard, French weaver and inventor (b. 1752)
invented the Jacquard loom
1848 – Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist and academic (b. 1779)
1855 – Mariano Arista, Mexican general and politician (b. 1802)
19th President of Mexico
1864 – Li Xiucheng, Chinese general (b. 1823)
1893 – Alfredo Catalani, Italian composer (b. 1854)
1899 – Jacob Maris, Dutch painter (b. 1837)
1900 – Wilhelm Liebknecht, German politician (b. 1826)
1904 – Louis Dutfoy, French target shooter (b. 1860)
1912 – François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss limnologist (b. 1841)
1917 – Edwin Harris Dunning, South African-English pilot and commander (b. 1891)
1928 – Walter Bingle, Australian public servant (b. 1861)
1938 – Constantin Stanislavski, Russian actor and director (b. 1863)
1941 – Rabindranath Tagore, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1861)
Nobel Prize laureate
1945 – Yi Wu, Korean prince (b. 1912)
1946 – George Wilkinson, English water polo player (b. 1879)
1948 – Charles Bryant, English-American actor and director (b. 1879)
1953 – Abner Powell, American baseball player and manager (b. 1860)
1957 – Oliver Hardy, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1892)
1958 – Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, American author and educator (b. 1892)
1960 – Luis Ángel Firpo, Argentinian boxer (b. 1894)
1968 – Giovanni Bracco, Italian racing driver (b. 1908)
1969 – Joseph Kosma, Hungarian-French composer (b. 1905)
1970 – Harold Haley, American judge (b. 1904)
1970 – Jonathan P. Jackson, American bodyguard (b. 1953)
1972 – Joi Lansing, American model, actress, and singer (b. 1929)
1972 – Aspasia Manos, Greek wife of Alexander of Greece (b. 1896)
1973 – Jack Gregory, Australian cricketer (b. 1895)
1974 – Rosario Castellanos, Mexican poet and author (b. 1925)
1974 – Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1902)
1981 – Gunnar Uusi, Estonian chess player (b. 1931)
1984 – Esther Phillips, American singer (b. 1935)
1985 – Grayson Hall, American actress (b. 1923)
1987 – Camille Chamoun, Lebanese politician (b. 1900)
7th President of Lebanon
1989 – Mickey Leland, American politician (b. 1944)
1991 – Billy T. James, New Zealand comedian and actor (b. 1944)
1992 – John Anderson, American actor and director (b. 1922)
1994 – Larry Martyn, English actor (b. 1934)
1995 – Brigid Brophy, English author and critic (b. 1929)
1999 – Brion James, American actor (b. 1945)
2001 – Algirdas Lauritėnas, Lithuanian basketball player (b. 1932)
2003 – K. D. Arulpragasam, Sri Lankan zoologist and academic (b. 1931)
2003 – Mickey McDermott, American baseball player (b. 1929)
2004 – Red Adair, American firefighter (b. 1915)
2004 – Colin Bibby, English ornithologist and academic (b. 1948)
2005 – Peter Jennings, Canadian-American journalist and author (b. 1938)
2006 – Mary Anderson Bain, American politician (b. 1911)
2006 – Lois January, American actress (b. 1913)
2007 – Ernesto Alonso, Mexican actor, director, and producer (b. 1917)
2007 – Hal Fishman, American journalist and actor (b. 1931)
2007 – Angus Tait, New Zealand businessman (b. 1919)
founded Tait Communications
2008 – Bernie Brillstein, American talent agent and producer (b. 1931)
2008 – Andrea Pininfarina, Italian engineer and businessman (b. 1957)
2009 – Louis E. Saavedra, American politician (b. 1933)
48th Mayor of Albuquerque
2009 – Mike Seeger, American singer-songwriter (b. 1933)
(New Lost City Ramblers)
2010 – Roberto Cantoral, Mexican singer-songwriter (b. 1935)
2010 – John Nelder, English mathematician and statistician (b. 1924)
2011 – Mark Hatfield, American soldier, academic, and politician (b. 1922)
29th Governor of Oregon
2011 – Nancy Wake, British Special Operations Executive operative
and French Resistance agent during WWII (b. 1912)
2011 – Joe Yamanaka, Japanese singer and actor (b. 1946)
(Flower Travellin' Band and The Wailers Band)
2012 – Murtuz Alasgarov, Azerbaijani politician (b. 1928)
Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan
2012 – Judith Crist, American critic and academic (b. 1922)
2012 – Vladimir Kobzev, Russian footballer and coach (b. 1959)
2012 – Anna Piaggi, Italian author (b. 1931)
2012 – Marvin Lee Wilson, American murderer (b. 1958)
2012 – Mayer Zald, American sociologist and academic (b. 1931)
2012 – Dušan Zbavitel, Czech indologist and author (b. 1925)
2013 – Samuel G. Armistead, American linguist, historian, and academic (b. 1927)
2013 – Almir Kayumov, Russian footballer (b. 1964)
2013 – Anthony Pawson, English-Canadian biologist, chemist, and academic (b. 1952)
2013 – Margaret Pellegrini, American actress (b. 1923)
2013 – Sean Sasser, American chef, educator, and activist (b. 1968)
2013 – Alexander Yagubkin, Russian boxer (b. 1961)
2014 – Cristina Deutekom, Dutch soprano (b. 1931)
2014 – Víctor Fayad, Argentinian lawyer and politician (b. 1955)
2014 – Perry Moss, American football player and coach (b. 1926)
2014 – Henry Stone, American record producer (b. 1921)
2015 – Frances Oldham Kelsey [Canadian pharmacologist and physician] (b. 24 Jul 1914)
2015 – Bob Morton [Orient, Washington] S/R (b. 19 May 1934)
Washington State Senator, R, 1994-2012
Washington State Representative, 1990-1994
2022 – David Gaub McCullough (b. 7 Jul 1938)
Washington State Senator, R, 1994-2012
Washington State Representative, 1990-1994
2022 – David Gaub McCullough (b. 7 Jul 1938)
American author, narrator, popular historian, and lecturer
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