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January 18is the 18th day of the year in theGregorian calendar;347 days remain until the end of the year (348 inleap years).
Events
editPre-1600
edit- 474– Seven-year-oldLeo IIsucceeds his maternal grandfatherLeo IasByzantine emperor.[1]He dies ten months later.
- 532–Nika riotsinConstantinoplefail.
- 1126–Emperor Huizongabdicates the Chinese throne in favour of his sonEmperor Qinzong.[2]
- 1486– KingHenry VII of EnglandmarriesElizabeth of York,daughter ofEdward IV,uniting theHouse of Lancasterand theHouse of York.[3]
- 1562–Pope Pius IVreopens theCouncil of Trentfor its third and final session.
- 1586– The magnitude 7.9Tenshō earthquakestrikesHonshu,Japan, killing 8,000 people and triggering atsunami.[4]
1601–1900
edit- 1670–Henry MorgancapturesPanama.
- 1701–Frederick Icrowns himself King inPrussiainKönigsberg.
- 1778–James Cookis the first known European to discover theHawaiian Islands,which he names the "Sandwich Islands".
- 1788– The first elements of theFirst Fleetcarrying 736 convicts fromGreat Britainto Australia arrive atBotany Bay.
- 1806–Jan Willem Janssenssurrenders theDutch Cape Colonyto the British.
- 1866–Wesley Collegeis established in Melbourne, Australia.[5]
- 1871–Wilhelm I of Germanyis proclaimedKaiser Wilhelmin theHall of Mirrorsof thePalace of Versailles(France) towards the end of theFranco-Prussian War.Wilhelm already had the title ofGerman Emperorsince theconstitution of 1 January 1871,but he had hesitated to accept the title.[6]
- 1886– Modernfield hockeyis born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
- 1896– AnX-raygenerating machineis exhibited for the first time by H. L. Smith.
1901–present
edit- 1911–Eugene B. Elylands on the deck of theUSSPennsylvaniaanchored inSan Francisco Bay,the first time an aircraft landed on a ship.
- 1913–First Balkan War:AGreekflotilla defeats theOttoman Navyin theNaval Battle of Lemnos,securing the islands of the NorthernAegean Seafor Greece.
- 1915– Japan issues the "Twenty-One Demands"to theRepublic of Chinain a bid to increase its power in East Asia.
- 1919–World War I:TheParis Peace Conferenceopens inVersailles,France.
- 1919 –Ignacy Jan Paderewskibecomes Prime Minister of the newly independent Poland.
- 1941–World War II:British troopslaunch a general counter-offensiveagainstItalian East Africa.
- 1943–Warsaw Ghetto Uprising:The first uprising of Jews in theWarsaw Ghetto.
- 1945– World War II: Liberation ofKraków,Poland by theRed Army.
- 1958–Willie O'Ree,the firstBlack CanadianNational Hockey Leagueplayer, makes his NHL debut with theBoston Bruins.
- 1960–Capital Airlines Flight 20crashes into a farm inCharles City County, Virginia,killing all 50 aboard, the third fatalCapital Airlinescrash in as many years.
- 1967–Albert DeSalvo,the "Boston Strangler",is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life imprisonment.[7]
- 1969–United Airlines Flight 266crashes intoSanta Monica Baykilling all 32 passengers and six crew members.
- 1972– Members of theMukti Bahinilay down their arms to the government of the newly independentBangladesh,a month after winning the war against the occupyingPakistan Army.[8]
- 1974–A Disengagement of Forces agreementis signed between theIsraeliandEgyptiangovernments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of theYom Kippur War.
- 1976–Lebanese Christianmilitiaskill at least 1,000 in Karantina, Beirut.
- 1977– Scientists at theCenters for Disease Control and Preventionannounce they have identified a previously unknownbacteriumas the cause of the mysteriousLegionnaires' disease.[9]
- 1977 – Australia's worstrail disasteroccurs atGranville, Sydney,killing 83.
- 1977 –SFR Yugoslavia'sPrime minister,Džemal Bijedić,his wife and six others are killed in a plane crash inBosnia and Herzegovina.
- 1978– TheEuropean Court of Human Rightsfinds the United Kingdom's government guilty of mistreating prisoners inNorthern Ireland,but not guilty oftorture.
- 1981– Phil Smith and Phil Mayfield parachute off a Houston skyscraper, becoming the first two people toBASE jumpfrom objects in all four categories: buildings, antennae, spans (bridges), and earth (cliffs).
- 1983– TheInternational Olympic CommitteerestoresJim Thorpe's Olympic medals to his family.
- 1986– AnAerovíasSud Aviation Caravellecrasheson approach toMundo Maya International AirportinFlores, Petén,Guatemala, killing all 94 people on board.[10]
- 1988–China Southwest Airlines Flight 4146crashes nearChongqing Baishiyi Airport,killing all 98 passengers and 10 crew members.[11]
- 1990– Washington, D.C., MayorMarion Barryisarrested for drug possessionin anFBIsting.[12]
- 1993–Martin Luther King, Jr. Dayis officially observed for the first time in all 50 US states.
- 2002– TheSierra Leone Civil Waris declared over.
- 2003– Abushfirekills four people and destroys more than 500 homes inCanberra,Australia.
- 2005– TheAirbus A380,the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony inToulouse,France
- 2007– The strongest storm in the United Kingdom in 17 years kills 14 people and Germany sees the worst storm since1999with 13 deaths.Cyclone Kyrillcauses at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe.
- 2008– TheEuphronios Krateris unveiled inRomeafter being returned to Italy by theMetropolitan Museum of Art.
- 2012– More than 115,000 websites engage in anonline protestagainst theStop Online Piracy Actand theProtect IP Actin theUS.[citation needed]The websites involved viewed the laws as infringing on the right tofree speechand many of them temporarily shut down in protest.
- 2018– A bus catches fire on theSamara–Shymkentroad inYrgyz District,Aktobe,Kazakhstan.[13]The fire kills 52 passengers, with three passengers and two drivers escaping.[14][15][16]
- 2019–An oil pipeline explosionnearTlahuelilpan,Hidalgo, Mexico, kills 137 people.[17]
- 2023–A helicopter crashinUkraineleaves 14 people dead, including the country'sInterior Minister,Denys Monastyrsky.[18]
Births
editPre-1600
edit- 1404–Sir Philip Courtenay,English noble (d. 1463)
- 1457–Antonio Trivulzio, seniore,Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1508)
- 1519–Isabella Jagiellon,Queen of Hungary (d. 1559)
- 1540–Catherine, Duchess of Braganza(d. 1614)
1601–1900
edit- 1641–François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois,French politician,Secretary of State for War(d. 1691)
- 1659–Damaris Cudworth Masham,English philosopher and theologian (d. 1708)
- 1672–Antoine Houdar de la Motte,French author (d. 1731)
- 1688–Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset,English politician,Lord Lieutenant of Ireland(d. 1765)
- 1689–Montesquieu,French lawyer and philosopher (d. 1755)
- 1701–Johann Jakob Moser,German jurist (d. 1785)
- 1734–Caspar Friedrich Wolff,German physiologist and embryologist (d. 1794)[19]
- 1743–Louis Claude de Saint-Martin,French mystic and philosopher (d. 1803)
- 1751–Ferdinand Kauer,Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1831)
- 1752–John Nash,English architect (d. 1835)[20]
- 1764–Samuel Whitbread,English politician (d. 1815)[21]
- 1779–Peter Mark Roget,English physician, lexicographer, and theologian (d. 1869)
- 1782–Daniel Webster,American lawyer and politician, 14thUnited States Secretary of State(d. 1852)
- 1793–Pratap Singh Bhosle,Chhatrapatiof theMaratha Empire(d. 1847)
- 1815–Constantin von Tischendorf,German theologian and scholar (d. 1874)
- 1835–César Cui,Russian general, composer, and critic (d. 1918)
- 1840–Henry Austin Dobson,English poet and author (d. 1921)
- 1841–Emmanuel Chabrier,French pianist and composer (d. 1894)
- 1842–A. A. Ames,American physician and politician,Mayor of Minneapolis(d. 1911)
- 1843–Marthinus Nikolaas Ras,South African farmer, soldier, and gun-maker (d. 1900)[22]
- 1848–Ioan Slavici,Romanian journalist and author (d. 1925)
- 1849–Edmund Barton,Australian judge and politician, 1stPrime Minister of Australia(d. 1920)
- 1850–Seth Low,American academic and politician, 92ndMayor of New York City(d. 1916)
- 1854–Thomas A. Watson,American assistant toAlexander Graham Bell(d. 1934)
- 1856–Daniel Hale Williams,American surgeon and cardiologist (d. 1931)
- 1867–Rubén Darío,Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat (d. 1916)
- 1868–Kantarō Suzuki,Japanese admiral and politician, 42ndPrime Minister of Japan(d. 1948)
- 1877–Sam Zemurray,Russian-American businessman, founded theCuyamel Fruit Company(d. 1961)
- 1879–Henri Giraud,French general and politician (d. 1949)
- 1880–Paul Ehrenfest,Austrian-Dutch physicist and academic (d. 1933)
- 1880 –Alfredo Ildefonso Schuster,Italian cardinal (d. 1954)
- 1881–Gaston Gallimard,French publisher, foundedÉditions Gallimard(d. 1975)
- 1882–A. A. Milne,English author, poet, and playwright (d. 1956)
- 1886–Clara Nordström,Swedish-German author and translator (d. 1962)
- 1888–Thomas Sopwith,English ice hockey player, sailor, and pilot (d. 1989)
- 1892–Oliver Hardy,American actor and comedian (d. 1957)[23]
- 1892 –Bill Meanix,American hurdler and coach (d. 1957)
- 1892 –Paul Rostock,German surgeon and academic (d. 1956)
- 1893–Jorge Guillén,Spanish poet, critic, and academic (d. 1984)
- 1894–Toots Mondt,American wrestler and promoter (d. 1976)
- 1896–C. M. Eddy Jr.,American author (d. 1967)[24]
- 1896 –Ville Ritola,Finnish-American runner (d. 1982)
- 1898–Albert Kivikas,Estonian journalist and author (d. 1978)
1901–present
edit- 1901–Ivan Petrovsky,Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1973)
- 1903–Berthold Goldschmidt,German pianist and composer (d. 1996)
- 1904–Anthony Galla-Rini,American accordion player and composer (d. 2006)
- 1904 –Cary Grant,English-American actor (d. 1986)[25]
- 1905–Joseph Bonanno,Italian-American mob boss (d. 2002)
- 1907–János Ferencsik,Hungarian conductor (d. 1984)
- 1908–Jacob Bronowski,Polish-English mathematician, historian, and television host (d. 1974)
- 1910–Kenneth E. Boulding,English economist and academic (d. 1993)[26]
- 1911–José María Arguedas,Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (d. 1969)
- 1911 –Danny Kaye,American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1987)[25]
- 1913–Carroll Cloar,American artist (d. 1993)
- 1913 –Giannis Papaioannou,Greek composer (d. 1972)
- 1914–Arno Schmidt,German author and translator (d. 1979)
- 1914 –Vitomil Zupan,Slovene author, poet, and playwright (d. 1987)
- 1915–Syl Apps,Canadian pole vaulter, ice hockey player, and politician (d. 1998)
- 1915 –Santiago Carrillo,Spanish soldier and politician (d. 2012)
- 1915 –Vassilis Tsitsanis,Greek singer-songwriter andbouzoukiplayer (d. 1984)
- 1917–Nicholas Oresko,American sergeant,Medal of Honorrecipient (d. 2013)
- 1917 –Wang Yung-ching,Taiwanese-American businessman (d. 2008)
- 1918–Gustave Gingras,Canadian-English physician and educator (d. 1996)
- 1919–Toni Turek,German footballer (d. 1984)
- 1921–Yoichiro Nambu,Japanese-American physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2015)
- 1923–John Graham,General Officer Commanding (GOC) Wales (d. 2012)
- 1923 –Gerrit Voorting,Dutch cyclist (d. 2015)
- 1925–Gilles Deleuze,French metaphysician and philosopher (d. 1995)
- 1925 –John V. Evans,American soldier and politician, 27thGovernor of Idaho(d. 2014)
- 1925 –Sol Yurick,American soldier and author (d. 2013)
- 1926–Randolph Bromery,American geologist and academic (d. 2013)
- 1927–S. Balachander,Indian actor, singer, andveenaplayer (d. 1990)
- 1928–Alexander Gomelsky,Soviet and Russian professional basketball coach (d. 2005)
- 1930–Esther Coopersmith,American diplomat,UNESCO goodwill ambassador(d. 2024).[27]
- 1931–Chun Doo-hwan,South Korean general and politician, 5thPresident of South Korea(d. 2021)
- 1932–Robert Anton Wilson,American psychologist, author, poet, and playwright (d. 2007)
- 1933–Emeka Anyaoku,Nigerian politician, 8thNigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 1933 –David Bellamy,English botanist, author and academic (d. 2019)
- 1933 –John Boorman,English director, producer, and screenwriter[25]
- 1933 –Ray Dolby,American engineer and businessman, foundedDolby Laboratories(d. 2013)[25]
- 1933 –William Goodhart, Baron Goodhart,English lawyer and politician (d. 2017)
- 1933 –Frank McMullen,New Zealand rugby player (d. 2004)
- 1933 –Jean Vuarnet,French ski racer (d. 2017)
- 1934–Raymond Briggs,English author and illustrator (d. 2022)[28]
- 1935–Eddie Jones,British illustrator (d. 1999)[29]
- 1935 –Albert Millaire,Canadian actor and director (d. 2018)
- 1935 –Jon Stallworthy,English poet, critic, and academic (d. 2014)
- 1935 –Gad Yaacobi,Israeli academic and diplomat, 10thIsrael Ambassador to the United Nations(d. 2007)
- 1936–Tim Barlow,English actor (d. 2023)[30]
- 1936 –David Howell, Baron Howell of Guildford,English journalist and politician,Secretary of State for Transport
- 1937–John Hume,Northern Irish educator and politician,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2020)[25]
- 1938–Curt Flood,American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 1997)[25]
- 1938 –Anthony Giddens,English sociologist and academic
- 1938 –Werner Olk,German footballer and manager
- 1938 –Hargus "Pig" Robbins,American musician (d. 2022)
- 1940–Pedro Rodriguez,Mexican race car driver (d. 1971)
- 1941–Denise Bombardier,Canadian journalist and author (d. 2023)
- 1941 –Bobby Goldsboro,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[31]
- 1941 –David Ruffin,American singer (d. 1991)[25]
- 1943–Paul Freeman,English actor
- 1943 –Kay Granger,American educator and politician
- 1943 –Dave Greenslade,English keyboard player and composer
- 1943 –Charlie Wilson,American businessman and politician (d. 2013)
- 1944–Paul Keating,Australian economist and politician, 24thPrime Minister of Australia
- 1944 –Carl Morton,American baseball player (d. 1983)
- 1944 –Kei Ogura,Japanese singer-songwriter and composer
- 1944 –Alexander Van der Bellen,President of Austria[32]
- 1945–Rocco Forte,English businessman and philanthropist
- 1946–Perro Aguayo,Mexican wrestler (d. 2019)
- 1946 –Joseph Deiss,Swiss economist and politician, 156thPresident of the Swiss Confederation
- 1946 –Henrique Rosa,Bissau-Guinean politician,President of Guinea-Bissau(d. 2013)
- 1947–Sachio Kinugasa,Japanese baseball player and journalist (d. 2018)
- 1947 –Takeshi Kitano,Japanese actor and director
- 1949–Bill Keller,American journalist
- 1949 –Philippe Starck,French interior designer
- 1950–Gianfranco Brancatelli,Italian race car driver
- 1950 –Gilles Villeneuve,Canadian race car driver (d. 1982)
- 1951–Bram Behr,Surinamese journalist and activist (d. 1982)
- 1951 –Bob Latchford,English footballer
- 1952–Michael Behe,American biochemist, author, and academic
- 1952 –R. Stevie Moore,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1953–Brett Hudson,American singer-songwriter and producer[31]
- 1953 –B. K. Misra,Indian neurosurgeon[33]
- 1953 –Peter Moon,Australian comedian and actor
- 1954–Ted DiBiase,American wrestler[34]
- 1955–Kevin Costner,American actor, director, and producer[31]
- 1956–Paul Deighton, Baron Deighton,English banker and politician
- 1960–Mark Rylance,English actor, director, and playwright[31]
- 1961–Peter Beardsley,English footballer and manager
- 1961 –Bob Hansen,American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1961 –Mark Messier,Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
- 1961 –Jeff Yagher,American actor and sculptor
- 1962–Alison Arngrim,Canadian-American actress[31]
- 1963–Maxime Bernier,Canadian lawyer and politician, 7thMinister of Foreign Affairs for Canada
- 1963 –Ian Crook,English footballer and manager[35]
- 1963 –Carl McCoy,English singer-songwriter
- 1963 –Martin O'Malley,American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 61stGovernor of Maryland
- 1964–Brady Anderson,American baseball player
- 1964 –Richard Dunwoody,Northern Irish jockey and sportscaster
- 1964 –Virgil Hill,American boxer
- 1964 –Jane Horrocks,English actress and singer[31]
- 1966–Alexander Khalifman,Russian chess player and author
- 1966 –Kazufumi Miyazawa,Japanese singer
- 1966 –André Ribeiro,Brazilian race car driver (d. 2021)
- 1967–Dean Bailey,Australian footballer and coach (d. 2014)
- 1967 –Iván Zamorano,Chilean footballer
- 1969–Dave Bautista,American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and actor[31]
- 1969 –Jesse L. Martin,American actor and singer[31]
- 1969 –Jim O'Rourke,American guitarist and producer
- 1970–DJ Quik,American rapper and producer[31]
- 1970 –Peter Van Petegem,Belgian cyclist
- 1971–Amy Barger,American astronomer
- 1971 –Jonathan Davis,American singer-songwriter[31]
- 1971 –Christian Fittipaldi,Brazilian race car driver
- 1971 –Pep Guardiola,Spanish footballer and manager
- 1971 –Binyavanga Wainaina,Kenyan writer (d. 2019)
- 1972–Vinod Kambli,Indian cricketer, sportscaster, and actor
- 1972 –Mike Lieberthal,American baseball player
- 1972 –Kjersti Plätzer,Norwegian race walker
- 1973–Burnie Burns,American actor, director, and producer, co-foundedRooster Teeth Productions
- 1973 –Luke Goodwin,Australian rugby league player and coach
- 1973 –Benjamin Jealous,American civic leader and activist
- 1973 –Joe Kehoskie,American baseball executive[36]
- 1973 –Anthony Koutoufides,Australian footballer
- 1973 –Crispian Mills,English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and director
- 1973 –Rolando Schiavi,Argentinian footballer and coach
- 1974–Christian Burns,English singer-songwriter[31]
- 1976–Laurence Courtois,Belgian tennis player
- 1976 –Marcelo Gallardo,Argentinian footballer and coach
- 1976 –Damien Leith,Irish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1976 –Derek Richardson,American actor[31]
- 1977–Richard Archer,English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1978–Brian Falkenborg,American baseball player
- 1978 –Thor Hushovd,Norwegian cyclist
- 1978 –Bogdan Lobonț,Romanian footballer
- 1979–Ruslan Fedotenko,Ukrainian ice hockey player
- 1979 –Paulo Ferreira,Portuguese footballer
- 1979 –Brian Gionta,American ice hockey player
- 1979 –Kenyatta Jones,American football player (d. 2018)
- 1979 –Wandy Rodriguez,Dominican baseball player[37]
- 1980–Estelle,English singer-songwriter and producer
- 1980 –Robert Green,English footballer
- 1980 –Kert Haavistu,Estonian footballer and manager
- 1980 –Julius Peppers,American football player
- 1980 –Jason Segel,American actor and screenwriter[31]
- 1981–Gang Dong-won,South Korean actor
- 1981 –Olivier Rochus,Belgian tennis player
- 1981 –Khari Stephenson,Jamaican footballer
- 1982–Quinn Allman,American guitarist and producer
- 1982 –Mary Jepkosgei Keitany,Kenyan runner
- 1983–Amir Blumenfeld,Israeli-American comedian, actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1983 –Samantha Mumba,Irish singer-songwriter and actress[31]
- 1984–Seung-Hui Cho,South Korean mass murderer (d. 2007)
- 1984 –Kristy Lee Cook,American singer-songwriter
- 1984 –Ioannis Drymonakos,Greek swimmer
- 1984 –Makoto Hasebe,Japanese footballer
- 1984 –Michael Kearney,American biochemist and academic
- 1984 –Benji Schwimmer,American dancer and choreographer
- 1984 –Viktoria Shklover,Estonian figure skater
- 1985–Dale Begg-Smith,Canadian-Australian skier
- 1985 –Mark Briscoe,American wrestler
- 1985 –Riccardo Montolivo,Italian footballer
- 1985 –Hyun Woo,South Korean actor
- 1986–Marya Roxx,Estonian-American singer-songwriter
- 1986 –Becca Tobin,American actress, singer, and dancer[25]
- 1986 –Ikusaburo Yamazaki,Japanese actor and singer
- 1986 –Eugene Lee Yang,Korean-American actor, filmmaker, and activist[38]
- 1987–Johan Djourou,Swiss footballer
- 1987 –Christopher Liebig,German rugby player
- 1987 –Grigoris Makos,Greek footballer
- 1988–Ronnie Day,American singer-songwriter
- 1988 –Angelique Kerber,German tennis player
- 1988 –Anastasios Kissas,Greek footballer
- 1988 –Ashleigh Murray,American actress and singer[31]
- 1988 –Boy van Poppel,Dutch cyclist
- 1989–Rubén Miño,Spanish footballer
- 1989 –Michael Pineda,Dominican baseball player[39]
- 1990–Gorgui Dieng,Senegalese basketball player[40]
- 1990 –Hayle Ibrahimov,Ethiopian-Azerbaijani runner
- 1990 –Brett Lawrie,Canadian baseball player[41]
- 1990 –Nacho,Spanish footballer
- 1990 –Gift Ngoepe,South African baseball player
- 1990 –Alex Pietrangelo,Canadian ice hockey player[42]
- 1990 –Zeeko Zaki,Egyptian-American actor[31]
- 1991–Douglas Wreden,a.k.a DougDoug, American streamer[43]
- 1992–Francesco Bardi,Italian footballer
- 1993–Sean Keenan,Australian actor
- 1993 –Juan Fernando Quintero,Colombian footballer[44]
- 1994–Max Fried,American baseball player[45]
- 1994 –Kang Ji-young,South Korean singer[46]
- 1994 –Ilona Kremen,Belarusian tennis player
- 1995–Bryce Alford,American basketball player
- 1995 –Leonard Fournette,American football player[47]
- 1995 –Samu Castillejo,Spanish footballer[48]
- 1997–Denis Malgin,Swiss ice hockey player[49]
- 1998–Aitana Bonmatí,Spanish footballer
- 1998 –Lisandro Martínez,Argentinian footballer[50]
- 1998 –Éder Militão,Brazilian footballer[51]
- 1999–Karan Brar,American actor[52]
- 1999 –Tee Higgins,American football player[53]
- 1999 –Djorkaeff Reasco,Ecuadorian footballer[54]
- 1999 –Gary Trent Jr.,American basketball player[55]
- 1999 –Mateus Ward,American actor[31]
- 2002–Anastasia Zakharova,Russian tennis player[56]
- 2002 –Ki-Jana Hoever,Dutch footballer[57]
- 2002 –Karim Adeyemi,German footballer[58]
- 2010–Sophia Reid-Gantzert,Canadian actress and dancer[59]
Deaths
editPre-1600
edit- 52 BC–Publius Clodius Pulcher,Roman politician (b. 93 BC)
- 474–Leo I,Byzantine emperor (b. 401)
- 748–Odilo,duke ofBavaria
- 896–Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun,ruler of theTulunids,murdered (b. 864)
- 1213–Tamar of Georgia(b. 1160)
- 1253– KingHenry I of Cyprus(b. 1217)
- 1271–Saint Margaret of Hungary(b. 1242)
- 1326–Robert FitzWalter, 1st Baron FitzWalter,English baron (b. 1247)
- 1357–Maria of Portugal,infanta (b. 1313)
- 1367–Peter I of Portugal(b. 1320)
- 1411–Jobst of Moravia,ruler ofMoravia,King of the Romans
- 1425–Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March,English politician (b. 1391)
- 1451–Henry II, Count of Nassau-Siegen(1442–1451) (b.1414)[60]
- 1471–Emperor Go-Hanazonoof Japan (b. 1419)
- 1479–Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria(b. 1417)
- 1547–Pietro Bembo,Italian cardinal and scholar (b. 1470)
- 1586–Margaret of Parma(b. 1522)
- 1589–Magnus Heinason,Faroese naval hero (b. 1545)
1601–1900
edit- 1677–Jan van Riebeeck,Dutch politician, foundedCape Town(b. 1619)
- 1756–Francis George of Schönborn-Buchheim,Archbishop-Elector of Trier (b. 1682)
- 1783–Jeanne Quinault,French actress and playwright (b. 1699)
- 1803–Ippolit Bogdanovich,Russian poet and academic (b. 1743)
- 1849–Panoutsos Notaras,Greek politician (b. 1752)
- 1862–John Tyler,American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 10thPresident of the United States(b. 1790)
- 1873–Edward Bulwer-Lytton,English author, poet, playwright, and politician,Secretary of State for the Colonies(b. 1803)
- 1878–Antoine César Becquerel,French physicist and academic (b. 1788)
- 1886–Baldassare Verazzi,Italian painter (b. 1819)
- 1892–Anton Anderledy,Swiss religious leader, 23rdSuperior General of the Society of Jesus(b. 1819)
- 1896–Charles Floquet,French lawyer and politician, 55thPrime Minister of France(b. 1828)
1901–present
edit- 1923–Wallace Reid,American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1891)
- 1934–Joseph Devlin,Northern Irish political leader of theNationalist Party (Northern Ireland)(b. 1871)[61]
- 1936–Hermanus Brockmann,Dutch rower (b. 1871)
- 1936 –Rudyard Kipling,English author and poet,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1865)
- 1940–Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer,Polish author, poet, and playwright (b. 1865)
- 1951–Amy Carmichael,Irish missionary and humanitarian (b. 1867)[62]
- 1952–Curly Howard,American actor (b. 1903)
- 1954–Sydney Greenstreet,English-American actor (b. 1879)
- 1955–Saadat Hasan Manto,Pakistani author and screenwriter (b. 1912)
- 1956–Makbule Atadan,Turkish lawyer and politician (b. 1885)
- 1956 –Konstantin Päts,Estonian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 1stPresident of Estonia(b. 1874)
- 1963–Hugh Gaitskell,English academic and politician,Chancellor of the Exchequer(b. 1906)
- 1966–Kathleen Norris,American journalist and author (b. 1880)
- 1967–Goose Tatum,American basketball player and soldier (b. 1921)
- 1969–Hans Freyer,German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1887)
- 1970–David O. McKay,American religious leader, 9thPresident of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints(b. 1873)
- 1971–Virgil Finlay,American illustrator (b. 1914)
- 1973–Irina Nikolaevna Levchenko,Russian tank commander (b. 1924)
- 1975–Gertrude Olmstead,American actress (b. 1897)
- 1978–Hasan Askari,Pakistani philosopher and author (b. 1919)
- 1980–Cecil Beaton,English fashion designer and photographer (b. 1904)
- 1984–Panteleimon Ponomarenko,Belarusian general and politician (b. 1902)
- 1984 –Vassilis Tsitsanis,Greek singer-songwriter andbouzoukiplayer (b. 1915)
- 1989–Bruce Chatwin,English-French author (b. 1940)
- 1990–Melanie Appleby,English singer (b. 1966)
- 1990 –Rusty Hamer,American actor (b. 1947)
- 1993–Dionysios Zakythinos,Greek historian, academic, and politician (b. 1905)
- 1995–Adolf Butenandt,German biochemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1903)
- 1995 –Ron Luciano,American baseball player and umpire (b. 1937)
- 1996–N. T. Rama Rao,Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10thChief Minister of Andhra Pradesh(b. 1923)
- 1997–Paul Tsongas,American lawyer and politician (b. 1941)
- 1998–Dan Georgiadis,Greek footballer and manager (b. 1922)
- 2000–Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky,Austrian architect (b. 1897)
- 2001–Laurent-Désiré Kabila,President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo(b. 1939)
- 2003–Ed Farhat,American wrestler and trainer (b. 1924)
- 2003 –Harivansh Rai Bachchan,Indian poet and author (b. 1907)
- 2004–Galina Gavrilovna Korchuganova,Russian-born Soviet test pilot andaerobaticschampion (b. 1935)[63]
- 2005–Lamont Bentley,American actor and rapper (b. 1973)
- 2006–Jan Twardowski,Polish priest and poet (b. 1915)
- 2007–Brent Liles,American bass player (b. 1963)
- 2008–Georgia Frontiere,American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1927)
- 2008 –Frank Lewin,American composer and theorist (b. 1925)
- 2008 –Lois Nettleton,American actress (b. 1927)
- 2008 –John Stroger,American politician (b. 1929)
- 2009–Tony Hart,English painter and television host (b. 1925)
- 2009 –Nora Kovach,Hungarian-American ballerina (b. 1931)
- 2009 –Danai Stratigopoulou,Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1913)
- 2009 –Grigore Vieru,Romanian poet and author (b. 1935)
- 2010–Kate McGarrigle,Canadian musician and singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
- 2010 –Robert B. Parker,American author and academic (b. 1932)
- 2011–Sargent Shriver,American politician and diplomat, 21stUnited States Ambassador to France(b. 1915)
- 2012–Anthony Gonsalves,Indian composer and educator (b. 1927)
- 2012 –Georg Lassen,German captain (b. 1915)
- 2012 –Yuri Rasovsky,American playwright and producer, foundedThe National Radio Theater of Chicago(b. 1944)
- 2013–Sean Fallon,Irish footballer and manager (b. 1922)
- 2013 –Jim Horning,American computer scientist and academic (b. 1942)
- 2013 –Jon Mannah,Australian rugby league player (b. 1989)
- 2013 –Lewis Marnell,Australian skateboarder (b. 1982)
- 2013 –Ron Nachman,Israeli lawyer and politician (b. 1942)
- 2014–Kathryn Abbe,American photographer and author (b. 1919)
- 2014 –Michael Botmang,Nigerian politician, 17thGovernor of Plateau State(b. 1938)
- 2014 –Dennis Frederiksen,American singer-songwriter (b. 1951)
- 2014 –Andy Graver,English footballer (b. 1927)
- 2014 –Sarah Marshall,English actress (b. 1933)
- 2014 –Eugenio Cruz Vargas,Chilean poet and painter (b. 1923)
- 2015–Alberto Nisman,Argentinian lawyer and prosecutor (b. 1963)
- 2015 –Christine Valmy,Romanian cosmetologist and author (b. 1926)
- 2015 –Piet van der Sanden,Dutch journalist and politician (b. 1924)
- 2015 –Tony Verna,American director and producer, inventedinstant replay(b. 1933)
- 2016–Johnny Bach,American basketball player and coach (b. 1924)
- 2016 –Glenn Frey,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1948)
- 2016 –T. S. Sinnathuray,Judge of theHigh Court of Singapore(b. 1930)
- 2016 –Michel Tournier,French journalist and author (b. 1924)
- 2017–Peter Abrahams,South African-Jamaican writer (b. 1919)
- 2017 –Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint,English cricketer, businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1939)
- 2017 –Roberta Peters,American coloratura soprano (b. 1930)
- 2019–John Coughlin,American figure skater (b. 1985)[64]
- 2022–Francisco Gento,Spanish football player (b. 1933)[65]
- 2022 –Yvette Mimieux,American actress (b. 1942)[66]
- 2022 –André Leon Talley,American fashion journalist (b. 1948)[67]
- 2023–David Crosby,American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)[68]
Holidays and observances
edit- Christianfeast day:
- Royal Thai Armed Forces Day(Thailand)
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