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Births
VIP
1936 – Anthony Kennedy, American lawyer and jurist
Notable
647 – Yazid I, Arabian caliph (d. 683)
1301 – Otto, Duke of Austria (d. 1339)
1339 – Louis I, Duke of Anjou (d. 1384)
1401 – Francesco Sforza, Italian noble and Duke of Milan (d. 1466)
1503 – Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (d. 1547)
1649 – Pope Clement XI (d. 1721)
1705 – Francis Blomefield, English historian (d. 1752)
1773 – Thomas Brisbane, Scottish general and politician
6th Governor of New South Wales (d. 1860)
1775 – Étienne-Louis Malus, French physicist and mathematician (d. 1812)
1777 – Philipp Otto Runge, German painter (d. 1810)
1796 – Franz Berwald, Swedish surgeon and composer (d. 1868)
1823: Coventry Patmore [English poet and critic] (d. 26 Nov 1896)
1823 – Alexandre-Antonin Taché, Canadian archbishop (d. 1894)
1838 – Édouard Colonne, French violinist and conductor (d. 1910)
1851 – Peder Severin Krøyer, Norwegian-Danish painter (d. 1909)
1856 – Arthur Bird, American-German composer (d. 1923)
1856 – Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian lawyer and journalist (d. 1920)
1864 – Apolinario Mabini, Filipino lawyer and politician
1st Prime Minister of the Philippines (d. 1903)
1865 – Max Heindel, Danish occultist and mystic (d. 1919)
1865 – Henry Norris, English businessman, politician and football club director (d. 1934)
1866 – Francesco Cilea, Italian composer (d. 1950)
1879: Simeon Strunsky [Russian American writer] (d. 5 Feb 1948)
1883 – Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, French-English field marshal (d. 1963)
1884 – Emil Jannings, Swiss-German actor and producer (d. 1950)
1885 – Georges V. Matchabelli, Georgian-American businessman (d. 1935)
created Prince Matchabelli perfume
1886 – Salvador de Madariaga, Spanish historian and diplomat (d. 1978)
1886 – Walter H. Schottky, Swiss-German physicist and engineer (d. 1976)
1888 – Raymond Chandler, American author and screenwriter (d. 26 Mar 1959)
1891: Harry Cohn [American filmmaker] (d. 27 Feb 1958)
1892 – Haile Selassie I, Ethiopian emperor (d. 1975)
1894 – Arthur Treacher, English-American actor and singer (d. 1975)
1895 – Aileen Pringle, American actress (d. 1989)
1898 – Bengt Djurberg, Swedish actor and singer (d. 1941)
1898 – Red Dutton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1987)
1898 – Herman Kruusenberg, Estonian wrestler (d. 1970)
1898 – Jacob Marschak, Ukrainian-American economist (d. 1977)
1899 – Gustav Heinemann, German politician (d. 1976)
3rd President of West Germany
1900 – John Babcock, Canadian-American sergeant (d. 2010)
1901 – Hank Worden, American actor (d. 1992)
1905 – Leopold Engleitner, Austrian holocaust survivor, author, and educator (d. 2013)
1906 – Vladimir Prelog, Croatian-Swiss chemist (d. 1998)
Nobel Prize laureate
1906 – Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian activist (d. 1931)
1909 – John William Finn, American lieutenant (d. 2010)
Medal of Honor recipient
1912 – M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (d. 2015)
1912 – Michael Wilding, English actor (d. 1979)
1913 – Michael Foot, English journalist and politician (d. 2010)
Secretary of State for Employment
1914 – Nassos Daphnis, Greek-American painter (d.2010)
1914 – Virgil Finlay, American illustrator (d. 1971)
1914 – Elly Annie Schneider, German-American actress (d. 2004)
1916 – Laurel Martyn, Australian ballerina and choreographer (d. 2013)
1918 – Abraham Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch comedian and actor (d. 2005)
1918 – Ruth Duccini, American actress (d. 2014)
1918 – Pee Wee Reese, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1999)
1920 – Amália Rodrigues, Portuguese singer and actress (d. 1999)
1921 – Calvert DeForest, American actor (d. 2007)
1922 – Damiano Damiani, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1923 – Luis Aloma, Cuban-American baseball player (d. 1997)
1923 – Morris Halle, Latvian-American linguist and academic
1923 – Amalia Mendoza, Mexican singer and actress (d. 2001)
1924 – Gavin Lambert, English-American screenwriter and author (d. 2005)
1925 – Tajuddin Ahmad, Bangladeshi politician (d. 1975)
1st Prime Minister of Bangladesh
1925 – Alain Decaux, French historian and author
1925 – Gloria DeHaven, American actress and singer
1926 – Ludvík Vaculík, Czech writer and journalist (d. 2015)
1927 – Gérard Brach, French director and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1928 – Leon Fleisher, American pianist and conductor
1928 – Vera Rubin, American astronomer
1928 – Hubert Selby, Jr., American author and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1929 – Danny Barcelona, American drummer (d. 2007)
1929 – Lateef Jakande, Nigerian journalist and politician
5th Governor of Lagos State
1931 – Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, Māori queen (d. 2006)
1931 – Claude Fournier, Canadian director, screenwriter, and cinematographer
1931 – Guy Fournier, Canadian author and screenwriter
1933 – Raimund Abraham, Austrian architect, designed the Austrian Cultural Forum (d. 2010)
1933 – Bert Convy, American actor, singer, and game show host (d. 1991)
1933 – Benedict Groeschel, American priest, psychologist, and talk show host (d. 2014)
1933 – Richard Rogers, Italian-English architect
designed the Millennium Dome and Lloyd's building
1934: Steve Lacy [American Musician] (d. 4 Jun 2004)
1935 – Jim Hall, American race car driver
1935 – Hein Heinsen, Danish sculptor
1936 – Don Drysdale, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1993)
1937 – Dave Webster, American football player and engineer
1938 – Juliet Anderson, American porn actress and producer (d. 2010)
1938 – Ronny Cox, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1938 – Mickey Curtis, Japanese actor, singer, and television personality
1938 – Götz George, German actor and producer
1938 – Charles Harrelson, American murderer (d. 2007)
1938 – Bert Newton, Australian actor and television host
1939 – Raine Karp, Estonian architect
1940 – Don Imus, American radio radio host
1940 – Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian economist and politician (d. 2010)
1941 – Christopher Andrew, English historian and academic
1941 – Richie Evans, American race car driver (d. 1985)
1941 – Sergio Mattarella, Italian lawyer, judge, and politician
12th President of Italy
1942 – Sallyanne Atkinson, Australian journalist and politician
Lord Mayor of Brisbane
1942 – Madeline Bell, American singer-songwriter (Blue Mink)
1942 – Richard E. Dauch, American businessman (d. 2013)
co-founded American Axle
1942 – Dimitris Liantinis, Greek philosopher and author (d. 1998)
1943 – Randall Forsberg, American scientist (d. 2007)
1943 – Larry Manetti, American actor
1943 – Tony Joe White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1944 – Dino Danelli, American drummer (The Rascals and Fotomaker)
1944 – Maria João Pires, Portuguese pianist
1945 – Edward Gregson, English composer
1946 – Andy Mackay, English oboe player and composer (Roxy Music)
1946 – René Ricard, American poet, painter, and critic (d. 2014)
1947 – Gardner Dozois, American author
1947 – David Essex, English singer-songwriter, and actor
1947 – Torsten Palm, Swedish race car driver
1947: Robert M. Parker, Jr. [American wine critic]
1947 – Robin Simon, English historian, critic, and academic
1948 – Ross Cranston, Australian-English lawyer, judge, and politician
Solicitor General for England and Wales
1948 – John Cushnahan, Northern Irish educator and politician
1948 – John Hall, American pianist, songwriter, and politician
1948 – Stanisław Targosz, Polish general (d. 2013)
1949 – Clive Rice, South African cricketer and coach
1950 – Alex Kozinski, Romanian-American lawyer and judge
1950 – Len McCluskey, English trade union leader
1950 – Ian Thomas, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1950 – Blair Thornton, Canadian guitarist and songwriter
(Bachman–Turner Overdrive)
1950 – Alan Turner, Australian cricketer
1951 – Edie McClurg, American actress
1952 – Paul Hibbert, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 2008)
1953 – Claude Barzotti, Belgian-Italian singer
1953 – Graham Gooch, English cricketer and coach
1953 – Najib Razak, Malaysian politician
6th Prime Minister of Malaysia
1957 – Jo Brand, English comedian, actress, and screenwriter
1957 – Nikos Galis, American basketball player
1957 – Theo van Gogh, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1958 – Tomy Winata, Indonesian businessman and philanthropist
founded the Artha Graha Peduli Foundation
1960 – Susan Graham, American soprano
1960 – Al Perez, American wrestler
1961 – Michael Durant, American pilot and author
1961 – Woody Harrelson, American actor
1961 – Martin Gore, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
(Depeche Mode and VCMG)
1962 – Eriq La Salle, American actor, director, and producer
1962 – Alain Lefèvre, Canadian pianist and composer
1962 – Hiroshi Mikami, Japanese actor
1964 – Uwe Barth, German politician
1965 – Slash, English-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
(Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Hollywood Rose, and Road Crew)
1965 – Dick Jaspers, Dutch billiards player
1966 – Hamid Mir, Pakistani journalist
1967 – Titiyo, Swedish singer-songwriter
1967 – Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
1968 – Elden Campbell, American basketball player
1968: Shawn Levy [Canadian American actor and filmmaker]
1968 – Gary Payton, American basketball player and actor
1968 – Stephanie Seymour, American model and actress
1969 – Andrew Cassels, Canadian ice hockey player
1969 – David Kaufman, American actor
1970 – Charisma Carpenter, American actress
1970 – Thea Dorn, German author and playwright
1970 – Povilas Vanagas, Lithuanian ice dancer
1970 – Sam Watters, American singer-songwriter and producer (Color Me Badd)
1971 – Dalvin DeGrate, American rapper and producer (Jodeci)
1971 – Alison Krauss, American singer-songwriter and musician
1971 – Christopher Lee, Malaysian-Singaporean actor and singer
1971 – Chris Michalek, American harmonica player (d. 2010)
1971 – Joel Stein, American journalist
1972 – Giovane Élber, Brazilian footballer
1972 – Floyd Reifer, Barbadian cricketer and coach
1972 – Marlon Wayans, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1973 – Nomar Garciaparra, American baseball player and sportscaster
1973 – Monica Lewinsky, American author and handbag designer
1973 – Himesh Reshammiya, Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
1973 – Andrea Scanavacca, Italian rugby player and manager
1973: Boo Weekley [American golfer]
1974 – Maurice Greene, American sprinter
1974 – Kathryn Hahn, American actress
1974 – Stephanie March, American actress
1974 – Sonny Siaki, Samoan-American wrestler
1974 – Rik Verbrugghe, Belgian cyclist
1975 – Suriya, Indian actor and producer
1975 – Dan Rogerson, English politician
1975 – Sung Hyun-ah, South Korean model and actress
1976 – Judit Polgár, Hungarian chess player
1977 – Scott Clemmensen, American ice hockey player
1977 – Kalup Linzy, American video and performance artist
1977 – Néicer Reasco, Ecuadorian footballer
1977 – Shawn Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Stuart Elliott, Irish footballer
1978 – Marianela González, Venezuelan actress
1978: Lauren Groff [American novelist]
1978 – Stefanie Sun, Singaporean singer-songwriter and pianist
1979 – Perro Aguayo Jr., Mexican wrestler and promoter (d. 2015)
1979 – Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Greek footballer
1979 – Anta Livitsanou, Greek actress
1979 – Ricardo Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver
1979 – Cathleen Tschirch, German sprinter
1980 – Sandeep Parikh, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1980: Craig Stevens [Australian swimmer]
1980 – Michelle Williams, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Destiny's Child)
1981 – Steve Jocz, Canadian singer-songwriter, drummer, and director (Sum 41)
1981 – Dmitriy Karpov, Kazakhstani decathlete
1981 – Jarkko Nieminen, Finnish tennis player
1982: Tristan MacManus [Irish dancer]
1982 – Zanjoe Marudo, Filipino actor
1982: Tom Mison [English actor]
1982 – Gerald Wallace, American basketball player
1982 – Paul Wesley, American actor
1983 – Bec Hewitt, Australian actress and singer
1983 – Aaron Peirsol, American swimmer
1983 – Kelly Poon, Singaporean singer
1983: Ron Pope [American musician]
1984 – Walter Gargano, Uruguayan footballer
1984 – Brandon Roy, American basketball player
1985 – Luis Ángel Landín, Mexican footballer
1985 – Anna Maria Mühe, German actress
1986 – Ayaka Komatsu, Japanese model and actress
1986 – Nelson Philippe, French race car driver
1986 – Yelena Sokolova, Russian long jumper
1987 – Alessio Cerci, Italian footballer
1988 – Pablo Holman, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kudai)
1988 – Ping Medina, Filipino actor
1989 – Eliška Bučková, Czech model, Czech Miss 2008
1989 – Daniel Radcliffe, English actor and singer
1990 – Ryan Castro, American actor
1990: Neil Perry [American musician]
1990 – Kevin Reynolds, Canadian figure skater
1990 – Young JV, Filipino actor, singer, dancer, and host
1991 – Lauren Mitchell, Australian gymnast
1996: Danielle Bradbery [American musician]
1996 – Rachel G. Fox, American actress and singer
(Depeche Mode and VCMG)
1962 – Eriq La Salle, American actor, director, and producer
1962 – Alain Lefèvre, Canadian pianist and composer
1962 – Hiroshi Mikami, Japanese actor
1964 – Uwe Barth, German politician
1965 – Slash, English-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
(Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver, Hollywood Rose, and Road Crew)
1965 – Dick Jaspers, Dutch billiards player
1966 – Hamid Mir, Pakistani journalist
1967 – Titiyo, Swedish singer-songwriter
1967 – Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
1968 – Elden Campbell, American basketball player
1968: Shawn Levy [Canadian American actor and filmmaker]
1968 – Gary Payton, American basketball player and actor
1968 – Stephanie Seymour, American model and actress
1969 – Andrew Cassels, Canadian ice hockey player
1969 – David Kaufman, American actor
1970 – Charisma Carpenter, American actress
1970 – Thea Dorn, German author and playwright
1970 – Povilas Vanagas, Lithuanian ice dancer
1970 – Sam Watters, American singer-songwriter and producer (Color Me Badd)
1971 – Dalvin DeGrate, American rapper and producer (Jodeci)
1971 – Alison Krauss, American singer-songwriter and musician
1971 – Christopher Lee, Malaysian-Singaporean actor and singer
1971 – Chris Michalek, American harmonica player (d. 2010)
1971 – Joel Stein, American journalist
1972 – Giovane Élber, Brazilian footballer
1972 – Floyd Reifer, Barbadian cricketer and coach
1972 – Marlon Wayans, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1973 – Nomar Garciaparra, American baseball player and sportscaster
1973 – Monica Lewinsky, American author and handbag designer
1973 – Himesh Reshammiya, Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
1973 – Andrea Scanavacca, Italian rugby player and manager
1973: Boo Weekley [American golfer]
1974 – Maurice Greene, American sprinter
1974 – Kathryn Hahn, American actress
1974 – Stephanie March, American actress
1974 – Sonny Siaki, Samoan-American wrestler
1974 – Rik Verbrugghe, Belgian cyclist
1975 – Suriya, Indian actor and producer
1975 – Dan Rogerson, English politician
1975 – Sung Hyun-ah, South Korean model and actress
1976 – Judit Polgár, Hungarian chess player
1977 – Scott Clemmensen, American ice hockey player
1977 – Kalup Linzy, American video and performance artist
1977 – Néicer Reasco, Ecuadorian footballer
1977 – Shawn Thornton, Canadian ice hockey player
1978 – Stuart Elliott, Irish footballer
1978 – Marianela González, Venezuelan actress
1978: Lauren Groff [American novelist]
1978 – Stefanie Sun, Singaporean singer-songwriter and pianist
1979 – Perro Aguayo Jr., Mexican wrestler and promoter (d. 2015)
1979 – Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Greek footballer
1979 – Anta Livitsanou, Greek actress
1979 – Ricardo Sperafico, Brazilian race car driver
1979 – Cathleen Tschirch, German sprinter
1980 – Sandeep Parikh, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1980: Craig Stevens [Australian swimmer]
1980 – Michelle Williams, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (Destiny's Child)
1981 – Steve Jocz, Canadian singer-songwriter, drummer, and director (Sum 41)
1981 – Dmitriy Karpov, Kazakhstani decathlete
1981 – Jarkko Nieminen, Finnish tennis player
1982: Tristan MacManus [Irish dancer]
1982 – Zanjoe Marudo, Filipino actor
1982: Tom Mison [English actor]
1982 – Gerald Wallace, American basketball player
1982 – Paul Wesley, American actor
1983 – Bec Hewitt, Australian actress and singer
1983 – Aaron Peirsol, American swimmer
1983 – Kelly Poon, Singaporean singer
1983: Ron Pope [American musician]
1984 – Walter Gargano, Uruguayan footballer
1984 – Brandon Roy, American basketball player
1985 – Luis Ángel Landín, Mexican footballer
1985 – Anna Maria Mühe, German actress
1986 – Ayaka Komatsu, Japanese model and actress
1986 – Nelson Philippe, French race car driver
1986 – Yelena Sokolova, Russian long jumper
1987 – Alessio Cerci, Italian footballer
1988 – Pablo Holman, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (Kudai)
1988 – Ping Medina, Filipino actor
1989 – Eliška Bučková, Czech model, Czech Miss 2008
1989 – Daniel Radcliffe, English actor and singer
1990 – Ryan Castro, American actor
1990: Neil Perry [American musician]
1990 – Kevin Reynolds, Canadian figure skater
1990 – Young JV, Filipino actor, singer, dancer, and host
1991 – Lauren Mitchell, Australian gymnast
1996: Danielle Bradbery [American musician]
1996 – Rachel G. Fox, American actress and singer
Family
Coulee City
Other
Anniversaries
Coulee City
Deaths
VIP
Notable
997 – Nuh II, Samanid emir (b. 963)
1227 – Qiu Chuji, Chinese religious leader, founded the Dragon Gate Taoism (b. 1148)
1373 – Bridget of Sweden, Swedish mystic and saint, founded the Bridgettine Order (b. 1303)
1403 – Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, English rebel (b. 1343)
1531 – Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, French husband of Diane de Poitiers
1536 – Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1519)
1562 – Götz von Berlichingen, German knight (b. 1480)
1584 – John Day, English printer (b. 1522)
1692 – Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (b. 1613)
1727 – Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, English politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1661)
1757 – Domenico Scarlatti, Italian harpsichord player and composer (b. 1685)
1764 – Gilbert Tennent, Irish-American religious leader (b. 1703)
1773 – George Edwards, English biologist and ornithologist (b. 1693)
1781 – John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor and politician (b. 1724)
1793 – Roger Sherman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1721)
1833 – Anselmo de la Cruz, Chilean politician, Chilean Minister of Finance (b. 1777)
1853 – Andries Pretorius, South African general (b. 1798)
1875 – Isaac Singer, American businessman, founded the Singer Corporation (b. 1811)
1878 – Carl von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician, pathologist, and politician (b. 1804)
1885 – Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (b. 1822)
1916 – William Ramsay, Scottish-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
1919 – Spyridon Lambros, Greek historian and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851)
1920 – Conrad Kohrs, German-American rancher and politician (b. 1835)
1924 – Frank Frost Abbott, American author and scholar (b. 1850)
1926 – Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (b. 1848)
1930 – Glenn Curtiss, American pilot and engineer (b. 1878)
1932 – Tenby Davies, Welsh runner (b. 1884)
1941 – George Lyman Kittredge, American scholar and educator (b. 1860)
1941 – José Quiñones Gonzales, Peruvian soldier and pilot (b. 1914)
1942 – Adam Czerniaków, Polish engineer and politician (b. 1880)
1942 – Andy Ducat, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1886)
1948 – D. W. Griffith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1875)
1950 – Shigenori Tōgō, Japanese politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Japan (b. 1882)
1951 – Robert J. Flaherty, American director and producer (b. 1884)
1951 – Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France (b. 1856)
1954 – Herman Groman, American runner (b. 1882)
1955 – Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)
1957 – Bob Shiring, American football player and coach (b. 1870)
1966 – Montgomery Clift, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)
1968 – Henry Hallett Dale, English pharmacologist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)
1971 – Van Heflin, American actor (b. 1910)
1973 – Eddie Rickenbacker, American pilot and race car driver, founded Rickenbacker Motors (b. 1890)
1979 – Joseph Kessel, French journalist and author (b. 1898)
1980 – Sarto Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1908)
1980 – Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player and songwriter (Grateful Dead and Heart of Gold Band) (b. 1948)
1980 – Mollie Steimer, Russian-born exilee and political activist (b. 1897)
1982 – Giorgos Gavriilidis, Greek actor (b. 1906)
1982 – Vic Morrow, American actor and director (b. 1929)
1983 – Georges Auric, French composer (b. 1899)
1985 – Johnny Wardle, English cricketer (b. 1923)
1989 – Donald Barthelme, American journalist and author (b. 1931)
1990 – Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese engineer (b. 1899)
1993 – James R. Jordan, Sr., American father of Michael Jordan (b. 1936)
1996 – Jean Muir, American actress and teacher (b. 1911)
1996 – Aliki Vougiouklaki, Greek actress and singer (b. 1934)
1997 – Chūhei Nambu, Japanese long jumper (b. 1904)
1999 – Hassan II of Morocco (b. 1929)
2001 – Eudora Welty, American author and photographer (b. 1909)
2002 – Leo McKern, Australian-English actor (b. 1920)
2002 – William Luther Pierce, American activist and author (b. 1933)
2002 – Chaim Potok, American rabbi and author (b. 1929)
2003 – James E. Davis, American police officer and politician (b. 1962)
2003 – Yvonne Sanson, Greek-Italian actress (b. 1926)
2004 – Mehmood Ali, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1932)
2004 – Carlos Paredes, Portuguese guitarist and composer (b. 1925)
2004 – Piero Piccioni, Italian pianist, conductor, and composer (b. 1921)
2004 – Serge Reggiani, Italian-French singer and actor (b. 1922)
2005 – Ted Greene, American guitarist and journalist (Bluesberry Jam) (b. 1946)
2006 – Jean-Paul Desbiens, Canadian journalist and educator (b. 1927)
2007 – Tor Kamata, American-Canadian wrestler (b. 1937)
2007 – Ron Miller, American songwriter and producer (b. 1933)
2007 – Mohammed Zahir Shah, Afghan king (b. 1914)
2008 – Kurt Furgler, Swiss politician, 70th President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1924)
2011 – Amy Winehouse, English singer-songwriter (b. 1983)
2012 – Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen (b. 1926)
2012 – Margaret Mahy, New Zealand author (b. 1936)
2012 – Sally Ride, American physicist and astronaut (b. 1951)
2012 – Lakshmi Sahgal, Indian soldier and politician (b. 1914)
2012 – Esther Tusquets, Spanish publisher and author (b. 1936)
2012 – José Luis Uribarri, Spanish television host and director (b. 1936)
2013 – Dominguinhos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (b. 1941)
2013 – Rona Anderson, Scottish-English actress (b. 1926)
2013 – Emile Griffith, American boxer (b. 1938)
2013 – Jokichi Ikarashi, Japanese super-centenarian (b. 1902)
2013 – Kim Jong-hak, South Korean director and producer (b. 1951)
2013 – Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer (b. 1929)
2013 – Manjula Vijayakumar, Indian actress (b. 1953)
2014 – Dora Bryan, English actress and singer (b. 1923)
2014 – Ariano Suassuna, Brazilian author and playwright (b. 1927)
2014 – Saado Ali Warsame, Somalian singer and politician (b. 1950)
1227 – Qiu Chuji, Chinese religious leader, founded the Dragon Gate Taoism (b. 1148)
1373 – Bridget of Sweden, Swedish mystic and saint, founded the Bridgettine Order (b. 1303)
1403 – Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester, English rebel (b. 1343)
1531 – Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, French husband of Diane de Poitiers
1536 – Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1519)
1562 – Götz von Berlichingen, German knight (b. 1480)
1584 – John Day, English printer (b. 1522)
1692 – Gilles Ménage, French lawyer, philologist, and scholar (b. 1613)
1727 – Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt, English politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (b. 1661)
1757 – Domenico Scarlatti, Italian harpsichord player and composer (b. 1685)
1764 – Gilbert Tennent, Irish-American religious leader (b. 1703)
1773 – George Edwards, English biologist and ornithologist (b. 1693)
1781 – John Joachim Zubly, Swiss-American pastor and politician (b. 1724)
1793 – Roger Sherman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1721)
1833 – Anselmo de la Cruz, Chilean politician, Chilean Minister of Finance (b. 1777)
1853 – Andries Pretorius, South African general (b. 1798)
1875 – Isaac Singer, American businessman, founded the Singer Corporation (b. 1811)
1878 – Carl von Rokitansky, Bohemian physician, pathologist, and politician (b. 1804)
1885 – Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (b. 1822)
1916 – William Ramsay, Scottish-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
1919 – Spyridon Lambros, Greek historian and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851)
1920 – Conrad Kohrs, German-American rancher and politician (b. 1835)
1924 – Frank Frost Abbott, American author and scholar (b. 1850)
1926 – Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (b. 1848)
1930 – Glenn Curtiss, American pilot and engineer (b. 1878)
1932 – Tenby Davies, Welsh runner (b. 1884)
1941 – George Lyman Kittredge, American scholar and educator (b. 1860)
1941 – José Quiñones Gonzales, Peruvian soldier and pilot (b. 1914)
1942 – Adam Czerniaków, Polish engineer and politician (b. 1880)
1942 – Andy Ducat, English cricketer and footballer (b. 1886)
1948 – D. W. Griffith, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1875)
1950 – Shigenori Tōgō, Japanese politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Japan (b. 1882)
1951 – Robert J. Flaherty, American director and producer (b. 1884)
1951 – Philippe Pétain, French general and politician, 119th Prime Minister of France (b. 1856)
1954 – Herman Groman, American runner (b. 1882)
1955 – Cordell Hull, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 47th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)
1957 – Bob Shiring, American football player and coach (b. 1870)
1966 – Montgomery Clift, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)
1968 – Henry Hallett Dale, English pharmacologist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1875)
1971 – Van Heflin, American actor (b. 1910)
1973 – Eddie Rickenbacker, American pilot and race car driver, founded Rickenbacker Motors (b. 1890)
1979 – Joseph Kessel, French journalist and author (b. 1898)
1980 – Sarto Fournier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 38th Mayor of Montreal (b. 1908)
1980 – Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player and songwriter (Grateful Dead and Heart of Gold Band) (b. 1948)
1980 – Mollie Steimer, Russian-born exilee and political activist (b. 1897)
1982 – Giorgos Gavriilidis, Greek actor (b. 1906)
1982 – Vic Morrow, American actor and director (b. 1929)
1983 – Georges Auric, French composer (b. 1899)
1985 – Johnny Wardle, English cricketer (b. 1923)
1989 – Donald Barthelme, American journalist and author (b. 1931)
1990 – Kenjiro Takayanagi, Japanese engineer (b. 1899)
1993 – James R. Jordan, Sr., American father of Michael Jordan (b. 1936)
1996 – Jean Muir, American actress and teacher (b. 1911)
1996 – Aliki Vougiouklaki, Greek actress and singer (b. 1934)
1997 – Chūhei Nambu, Japanese long jumper (b. 1904)
1999 – Hassan II of Morocco (b. 1929)
2001 – Eudora Welty, American author and photographer (b. 1909)
2002 – Leo McKern, Australian-English actor (b. 1920)
2002 – William Luther Pierce, American activist and author (b. 1933)
2002 – Chaim Potok, American rabbi and author (b. 1929)
2003 – James E. Davis, American police officer and politician (b. 1962)
2003 – Yvonne Sanson, Greek-Italian actress (b. 1926)
2004 – Mehmood Ali, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1932)
2004 – Carlos Paredes, Portuguese guitarist and composer (b. 1925)
2004 – Piero Piccioni, Italian pianist, conductor, and composer (b. 1921)
2004 – Serge Reggiani, Italian-French singer and actor (b. 1922)
2005 – Ted Greene, American guitarist and journalist (Bluesberry Jam) (b. 1946)
2006 – Jean-Paul Desbiens, Canadian journalist and educator (b. 1927)
2007 – Tor Kamata, American-Canadian wrestler (b. 1937)
2007 – Ron Miller, American songwriter and producer (b. 1933)
2007 – Mohammed Zahir Shah, Afghan king (b. 1914)
2008 – Kurt Furgler, Swiss politician, 70th President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1924)
2011 – Amy Winehouse, English singer-songwriter (b. 1983)
2012 – Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen (b. 1926)
2012 – Margaret Mahy, New Zealand author (b. 1936)
2012 – Sally Ride, American physicist and astronaut (b. 1951)
2012 – Lakshmi Sahgal, Indian soldier and politician (b. 1914)
2012 – Esther Tusquets, Spanish publisher and author (b. 1936)
2012 – José Luis Uribarri, Spanish television host and director (b. 1936)
2013 – Dominguinhos, Brazilian singer-songwriter and accordion player (b. 1941)
2013 – Rona Anderson, Scottish-English actress (b. 1926)
2013 – Emile Griffith, American boxer (b. 1938)
2013 – Jokichi Ikarashi, Japanese super-centenarian (b. 1902)
2013 – Kim Jong-hak, South Korean director and producer (b. 1951)
2013 – Djalma Santos, Brazilian footballer (b. 1929)
2013 – Manjula Vijayakumar, Indian actress (b. 1953)
2014 – Dora Bryan, English actress and singer (b. 1923)
2014 – Ariano Suassuna, Brazilian author and playwright (b. 1927)
2014 – Saado Ali Warsame, Somalian singer and politician (b. 1950)
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