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August 31is the 243rd day of the year (244th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;122 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
editPre-1600
edit- 1056– After a sudden illness a few days previously,Byzantine EmpressTheodoradies childless, thus ending theMacedonian dynasty.
- 1057– Abdication of Byzantine EmperorMichael VI Bringasafter just one year.
- 1218–Al-Kamilbecomessultanof theAyyubid dynasty.
- 1314– KingHaakon V of Norwaymoves the capital fromBergentoOslo.
- 1420– The8.8–9.4 Caldera earthquakeshakes Chile'sAtacama Regioncausingtsunamiin Chile,Hawaii,and Japan.[1][2]
- 1422– KingHenry V of Englanddies ofdysenterywhile in France. His son,Henry VI,becomes King of England at the age of nine months.
- 1535– PopePaul IIIexcommunicates English KingHenry VIIIfrom the church. He drew up apapal bull of excommunicationwhich beganEius qui immobilis.[3]
1601–1900
edit- 1776–William Livingston,the firstGovernor of New Jersey,begins serving his first term.
- 1795–War of the First Coalition:The Britishcapture Trincomalee(present-daySri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands.
- 1798–Irish Rebellion:Irish rebels, with French assistance, establish the short-livedRepublic of Connacht.
- 1813–Peninsular War:Spanish troops repel a French attack in theBattle of San Marcial.
- 1864– During theAmerican Civil War,Unionforces led by GeneralWilliam T. Shermanlaunch anassaultonAtlanta.
- 1876–Ottoman SultanMurad Vis deposed and succeeded by his brother,Abdul Hamid II.
- 1886– The 7.0 Mw Charleston earthquakeaffects southeastern South Carolina with a maximumMercalli intensityof X (Extreme). Sixty people killed with damage estimated at $5–6 million.
- 1888–Mary Ann Nicholsis murdered. She is the first ofJack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
- 1895– German CountFerdinand von Zeppelinpatents hisnavigable balloon.
1901–present
edit- 1907– Russia and the United Kingdom sign theAnglo-Russian Convention,by which the UK recognizes Russian preeminence in northern Persia, while Russia recognizes British preeminence in southeastern Persia and Afghanistan. Both powers pledge not to interfere in Tibet.
- 1918–World War I:Start of theBattle of Mont Saint-Quentin,a successful assault by theAustralian Corpsduring theHundred Days Offensive.
- 1920–Polish–Soviet War:A decisive Polish victory in theBattle of Komarów.
- 1933– The Integral Nationalist Group wins the1933 Andorran parliamentary election,the first election inAndorraheld withuniversal male suffrage.[4]
- 1935– In an attempt to stay out of the growing tensions concerning Germany and Japan, the United States passes the first of itsNeutrality Acts.
- 1936–Radio Prague,now the officialinternational broadcastingstation of the Czech Republic, goes on the air.
- 1939–Nazi Germanymounts afalse flagattack on the Gleiwitz radio station,creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus startingWorld War II in Europe.
- 1940–Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19crashes nearLovettsville, Virginia.TheCABinvestigation of the accident is the first investigation to be conducted under theBureau of Air Commerceact of 1938.
- 1941–World War II:Serbian paramilitary forcesdefeat Germans in theBattle of Loznica.
- 1943–USSHarmon,the first U.S. Navy ship to be named after a black person, is commissioned.
- 1949– The retreat of theDemocratic Army of GreeceintoAlbaniaafter its defeat onGramosmountain marks the end of theGreek Civil War.
- 1950–TWA Flight 903crashes nearItay El Barud,Egypt, killing all 55 aboard.[5]
- 1957– TheFederation of Malaya(nowMalaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1959– Aparcel bombsent byNgô Đình Nhu,younger brother and chief adviser ofSouth VietnamesePresidentNgô Đình Diệm,fails to kill KingNorodom SihanoukofCambodia.
- 1962–Trinidad and Tobagobecomes independent.
- 1963–Crown Colony of North Borneo(nowSabah) achievesself governance.
- 1972–Aeroflot Flight 558crashes in theAbzelilovsky DistrictinBashkortostan,Russia (then the Soviet Union), killing all 102 people aboard.[6]
- 1986–Aeroméxico Flight 498collides with aPiper PA-28 CherokeeoverCerritos, California,killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground.
- 1986 – TheSovietpassenger linerAdmiral Nakhimovsinks in theBlack Seaafter colliding with the bulk carrierPyotr Vasev,killing 423.
- 1987–Thai Airways Flight 365crashes into the ocean nearKo Phuket,Thailand, killing all 83 aboard.
- 1988–Delta Air Lines Flight 1141crashes during takeoff fromDallas/Fort Worth International Airport,killing 14.[7]
- 1988 –CAAC Flight 301overshoots the runway atKai Tak Airportand crashes intoKowloon Bay,killing seven people.[8]
- 1991–Kyrgyzstandeclares its independence from theSoviet Union.
- 1993– Russia completes removing its troops fromLithuania.
- 1994– Russia completes removing its troops fromEstonia.
- 1996–Saddam Hussein's troops seized Irbil after the KurdishMasoud Barzaniappealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rivalPUK.
- 1997–Diana, Princess of Wales,her partner,Dodi Fayed,and driverHenri Pauldie in a car crashin Paris.[9]
- 1999– The first of a series ofbombingsin Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others.
- 1999 – ALAPABoeing 737-200crashes during takeofffromJorge Newbury AirportinBuenos Aires,killing 65, including two on the ground.
- 2002–Typhoon Rusa,the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, made landfall, killing at least 236 people.[10][11]
- 2005– The2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampedeinBaghdadkills 953 people.
- 2006–Edvard Munch's famous painting,The Scream,stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police.
- 2016– Brazil's PresidentDilma Rousseffisimpeachedand removed from office.
- 2019– A sightseeing helicoptercrashesin the mountains ofSkoddevarreinAlta MunicipalityinNorthern Norwaykilling all 6 occupants.[12]
- 2024– A helicoptercrashesinKamchatka Kraiin theRussian Far East,killing all 22 occupants.[13]
Births
editPre-1600
edit- 12–Caligula,Roman emperor (d. 41)[14]
- 161–Commodus,Roman emperor (d. 192)[15]
- 1018–Jeongjong II,Korean ruler (d. 1046)
- 1168–Zhang Zong,Chinese emperor (d. 1208)
- 1542–Isabella de' Medici,Italian princess (d. 1576)[16]
- 1569–Jahangir,Mughal emperor (d. 1627)
1601–1900
edit- 1652–Ferdinando Carlo Gonzaga,Italian nobleman (d. 1708)[17]
- 1663–Guillaume Amontons,French physicist and instrument maker (d. 1705)
- 1721–George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol,English soldier and politician,Lord Lieutenant of Ireland(d. 1775)
- 1741–Jean-Paul-Égide Martini,French composer and educator (d. 1816)
- 1748–Jean-Étienne Despréaux,French ballet dancer, choreographer, composer, and playwright (d. 1820)
- 1767–Henry Joy McCracken,Irish businessman and activist, founded theSociety of United Irishmen(d. 1798)
- 1775–Agnes Bulmer,English poet and author (d. 1836)
- 1797–Ramón Castilla,Peruvian military leader and politician, President of Peru (d. 1867)[18]
- 1797 –Stephen Geary,English architect, inventor and entrepreneur (d. 1854)
- 1802–Husein Gradaščević,Ottoman general (d. 1834)
- 1811–Théophile Gautier,French poet and critic (d. 1872)[19]
- 1821–Hermann von Helmholtz,German physician and physicist (d. 1894)
- 1823–Galusha A. Grow,American lawyer and politician, 28thSpeaker of the United States House of Representatives(d. 1907)
- 1834–Amilcare Ponchielli,Italian composer and educator (d. 1886)
- 1842–Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin,American journalist, publisher, and activist (d. 1924)
- 1843–Georg von Hertling,German academic and politician, 7thChancellor of the German Empire(d. 1919)
- 1870–Maria Montessori,Italian physician and educator (d. 1952)
- 1871–James E. Ferguson,American banker and politician, 26thGovernor of Texas(d. 1944)
- 1875–Rosa Lemberg,Namibian-born Finnish American teacher, singer and choral conductor (d. 1959)[20]
- 1878–Frank Jarvis,American sprinter and lawyer (d. 1933)
- 1879–Alma Mahler,Austrian-American composer and author (d. 1964)
- 1879 –Taishō,Emperor of Japan (d. 1926)
- 1880–Wilhelmina,queen of the Netherlands (d. 1962)
- 1884–George Sarton,Belgian-American historian of science (d. 1956)
- 1885–DuBose Heyward,American author and playwright (d. 1940)
- 1890–August Alle,Estonian poet and author (d. 1952)
- 1890 –Nätti-Jussi,Finnish lumberjack and forest laborer (d. 1964)[21]
- 1893–Lily Laskine,French harp player (d. 1988)
- 1894–Albert Facey,Australian soldier and author (d. 1982)
- 1896–Brian Edmund Baker,EnglishAir Marshal(d. 1979)
- 1896 –Félix-Antoine Savard,Canadian priest and author (d. 1982)
- 1897–Fredric March,American actor (d. 1975)
- 1900–Gino Lucetti,Italian anarchist, attempted assassin ofBenito Mussolini(d. 1943)
1901–present
edit- 1902–Géza Révész,Hungarian general and politician,Hungarian Minister of Defence(d. 1977)
- 1903–Arthur Godfrey,American radio and television host (d. 1983)
- 1903 –Vladimir Jankélévitch,French musicologist and philosopher (d. 1985)
- 1905–Robert Bacher,American physicist and academic (d. 2004)
- 1905 –Sanford Meisner,American actor and educator (d. 1997)
- 1907–Valter Biiber,Estonian footballer (d. 1977)
- 1907 –Augustus F. Hawkins,American lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
- 1907 –Ramon Magsaysay,Filipino captain, engineer, and politician, 7thPresident of the Philippines(d. 1957)
- 1907 –William Shawn,American journalist (d. 1992)
- 1907 –Altiero Spinelli,Italian theorist and politician (d. 1986)
- 1908–William Saroyan,American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (d. 1981)
- 1909–Ferenc Fejtő,Hungarian-French journalist and political scientist (d. 2008)
- 1911–Edward Brongersma,Dutch journalist and politician (d. 1998)
- 1911 –Arsenio Rodríguez,Cuban-Americantresplayer, composer, and bandleader (d. 1970)
- 1913–Helen Levitt,American photographer and cinematographer (d. 2009)
- 1913 –Bernard Lovell,English physicist and astronomer (d. 2012)
- 1914–Richard Basehart,American actor (d. 1984)
- 1915–Pete Newell,American basketball player and coach (d. 2008)
- 1916–Danny Litwhiler,American baseball player and coach (d. 2011)
- 1916 –Daniel Schorr,American journalist and author (d. 2010)
- 1916 –John S. Wold,American geologist and politician (d. 2017)
- 1918–Alan Jay Lerner,American songwriter and composer (d. 1986)
- 1919–Amrita Pritam,Indian poet and author (d. 2005)
- 1921–Otis G. Pike,American judge and politician (d. 2014)
- 1921 –Raymond Williams,Welsh author and academic (d. 1988)
- 1924–John Davidson,American physician and politician (d. 2012)
- 1924 –Buddy Hackett,American actor and singer (d. 2003)[22]
- 1924 –Herbert Wise,Austrian-English director and producer (d. 2015)
- 1925–Moran Campbell,English-Canadian physician and academic, invented theventuri mask(d. 2004)
- 1925 –Maurice Pialat,French actor and director (d. 2003)
- 1928–James Coburn,American actor (d. 2002)[22]
- 1928 –Jaime Sin,Filipino cardinal (d. 2005)
- 1930–Big Tiny Little,American pianist (d. 2010)
- 1931–Jean Béliveau,Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)
- 1931 –Rolf Just Nilsen,Norwegian singer and actor (d. 1981)[23]
- 1931 –Noble Willingham,American actor (d. 2004)
- 1932–Allan Fotheringham,Canadian journalist (d. 2020)
- 1932 –Roy Castle,English dancer, singer, comedian, actor, television presenter and musician (d. 1994)
- 1935–Eldridge Cleaver,American activist and author (d. 1998)[22]
- 1935 –Bryan Organ,English painter
- 1935 –Frank Robinson,American baseball player and manager (d. 2019)[22]
- 1936–Vladimir Orlov,Russian journalist and author (d. 2014)
- 1937–Warren Berlinger,American actor (d. 2020)
- 1937 –Bobby Parker,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
- 1938–Martin Bell,English journalist and politician
- 1939–Jerry Allison,American drummer and songwriter (d. 2022)[24]
- 1940–Robbie Basho,American guitarist, pianist, and composer (d. 1986)
- 1940 –Wilton Felder,American saxophonist and bass player (d. 2015)
- 1940 –Larry Hankin,American actor, director, and producer
- 1940 –Roger Newman,English-American actor and screenwriter (d. 2010)
- 1940 –Jack Thompson,Australian actor
- 1941–William DeWitt, Jr.,American businessman
- 1941 –Emmanuel Nunes,Portuguese-French composer and educator (d. 2012)
- 1942–Isao Aoki,Japanese golfer
- 1943–Leonid Ivashov,Russian general
- 1944–Roger Dean,English illustrator and publisher
- 1944 –Liz Forgan,English journalist
- 1944 –Christine King,English historian and academic
- 1944 –Clive Lloyd,Guyanese cricketer
- 1945–Van Morrison,Northern Irish singer-songwriter[24]
- 1945 –Itzhak Perlman,Israeli-American violinist and conductor[24]
- 1945 –Bob Welch,American singer and guitarist (d. 2012)[22]
- 1946–Ann Coffey,Scottish social worker and politician
- 1946 –Jerome Corsi,American conspiracy theorist and author
- 1946 –Tom Coughlin,American football player and coach
- 1947–Luca Cordero di Montezemolo,Italian businessman
- 1947 –Yumiko Ōshima,Japanese author and illustrator
- 1947 –Somchai Wongsawat,Thai lawyer and politician, 26thPrime Minister of Thailand
- 1948–Harald Ertl,Austrian race car driver and journalist (d. 1982)
- 1948 –Lowell Ganz,American screenwriter and producer
- 1948 –Ken McMullen,English director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1948 –Holger Osieck,German footballer and manager
- 1948 –Rudolf Schenker,German guitarist and songwriter[24]
- 1949–Richard Gere,American actor and producer[24]
- 1949 –Stephen McKinley Henderson,American actor[24]
- 1949 –Hugh David Politzer,American physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate
- 1949 –Rick Roberts,American country-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1951–Grant Batty,New Zealand rugby player
- 1952–Kim Kashkashian,American viola player and educator
- 1952 –Herbert Reul,German politician
- 1953–Marcia Clark,American attorney and author[22]
- 1953 –Miguel Ángel Guerra,Argentinian race car driver
- 1953 –György Károly,Hungarian poet and author (d. 2018)
- 1953 –Pavel Vinogradov,Russian astronaut and engineer
- 1953 –Elisabeth Kværne,Norwegian langeleik player (d. 2024)[25]
- 1954–Julie Brown,American actress and screenwriter
- 1955–Aleksander Krupa,Polish-American actor
- 1955 –Julie Maxton,Scottish lawyer and academic
- 1955 –Edwin Moses,American hurdler[22]
- 1955 –Anthony Thistlethwaite,English saxophonist and bass player
- 1955 –Gary Webb,American journalist and author (d. 2004)
- 1956–Mária Balážová,Slovak painter and illustrator
- 1956 –Kent Nilsson,Swedish ice hockey player[26]
- 1956 –Masashi Tashiro,Japanese singer, actor, and director
- 1956 –Tsai Ing-wen,Taiwanese politician and thePresident of the Republic of China[27]
- 1957–Colm O'Rourke,Irish footballer and sportscaster
- 1957 –Gina Schock,American drummer[24]
- 1957 –Glenn Tilbrook,English singer-songwriter and guitarist[24]
- 1958–Serge Blanco,Venezuelan-French rugby player and businessman
- 1958 –Stephen Cottrell,English bishop
- 1959–Ralph Krueger,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1959 –Jessica Upshaw,American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
- 1960–Vali Ionescu,Romanian long jumper
- 1960 –Chris Whitley,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
- 1960 –Hassan Nasrallah,Lebanese politician, 3rdSecretary-General of Hezbollah(d. 2024)[28]
- 1961–Kieran Crowley,New Zealand rugby player
- 1961 –Magnus Ilmjärv,Estonian historian and author
- 1962–Dee Bradley Baker,American voice actor
- 1963–Reb Beach,American guitarist
- 1963 –Rituparno Ghosh,Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
- 1963 –Sonny Silooy,Dutch footballer and manager
- 1964–Raymond P. Hammond,American poet and critic
- 1965–Zsolt Borkai,Hungarian gymnast and politician
- 1965 –Susan Gritton,English soprano and actress
- 1966–Lyuboslav Penev,Bulgarian footballer and manager
- 1967–Gene Hoglan,American drummer
- 1967 –Anita Moen,Norwegian skier
- 1968–Valdon Dowiyogo,Nauruan politician (d. 2016)
- 1968 –Hideo Nomo,Japanese baseball player
- 1968 –Jolene Watanabe,American tennis player (d. 2019)
- 1969–Nathalie Bouvier,French skier
- 1969 –Jonathan LaPaglia,Australian actor and physician
- 1969 –Jeff Russo,American musician[24]
- 1969 –Javagal Srinath,Indian cricketer and referee
- 1970–Debbie Gibson,American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress[24]
- 1970 –Nikola Gruevski,Macedonian economist and politician, 6thPrime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
- 1970 –Greg Mulholland,English politician
- 1970 –Queen Rania of Jordan[29]
- 1970 –Arie van Lent,Dutch-German footballer and manager
- 1970 –Zack Ward,Canadian actor and producer[24]
- 1971–Kirstie Allsopp,British TV presenter
- 1971 –Pádraig Harrington,Irish golfer
- 1971 –Vadim Repin,Belgian-Russian violinist
- 1971 –Chris Tucker,American comedian and actor[24]
- 1973–Scott Niedermayer,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1974–Andriy Medvedev,Ukrainian-Monégasque tennis player
- 1975–Craig Cumming,New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster
- 1975 –John Grahame,American ice hockey player and coach
- 1975 –Sara Ramirez,Mexican-American actor and musician[30][31]
- 1976–Vincent Delerm,French singer-songwriter and pianist
- 1976 –Shar Jackson,American actress and singer[22]
- 1976 –Roque Júnior,Brazilian footballer and manager
- 1976 –Radek Martínek,Czech ice hockey player
- 1977–Jeff Hardy,American wrestler and singer
- 1977 –Ian Harte,Irish footballer
- 1977 –Craig Nicholls,Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1977 –Arzu Yanardağ,Turkish actress and model
- 1978–Philippe Christanval,French footballer
- 1978 –Ido Pariente,Israeli mixed martial artist and trainer
- 1978 –Jennifer Ramírez Rivero,Venezuelan model[32]
- 1978 –Craig Stapleton,Australian rugby league player
- 1978 –Sandis Valters,Latvian basketball player
- 1978 –Morten Qvenild,Norwegian pianist and composer
- 1979–Clay Hensley,American baseball player
- 1979 –Mark Johnston,Canadian swimmer
- 1979 –Yara Martinez,Puerto Rican-American actress[22]
- 1979 –Simon Neil,Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1979 –Yuvan Shankar Raja,IndianTamilsinger-songwriter and producer
- 1979 –Ramón Santiago,Dominican baseball player
- 1979 –Mickie James,American wrestler
- 1980–Joe Budden,American broadcaster and former rapper
- 1981–Ahmad Al Harthy,Omani race car driver
- 1981 –Dwayne Peel,Welsh rugby player
- 1981 –Steve Saviano,American ice hockey player
- 1982–Ian Crocker,American swimmer
- 1982 –Chris Duhon,American basketball player
- 1982 –Lien Huyghebaert,Belgian sprinter
- 1982 –Christopher Katongo,Zambian footballer
- 1982 –Josh Kroeger,American baseball player
- 1982 –Alexei Mikhnov,Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player
- 1982 –Pepe Reina,Spanish footballer
- 1982 –Michele Rugolo,Italian race car driver
- 1982 –G. Willow Wilson,American journalist and author
- 1983–Deniz Aydoğdu,German-Turkish footballer
- 1983 –Milan Biševac,Serbian footballer
- 1983 –Larry Fitzgerald,American football player
- 1984–Matti Breschel,Danish cyclist
- 1984 –Ryan Kesler,American ice hockey player
- 1984 –Ted Ligety,American skier[22]
- 1984 –Charl Schwartzel,South African golfer
- 1985–Rolando,Portuguese footballer
- 1985 –Andrew Foster,Australian footballer
- 1985 –Mabel Matiz,Turkish singer
- 1985 –Mohammed bin Salman,Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia[33]
- 1986–Ryan Kelley,American actor[22]
- 1986 –Johnny Wactor,American actor (d. 2024)[34]
- 1986 –Blake Wheeler,American ice hockey player[35]
- 1987–Xavi Annunziata,Spanish footballer
- 1987 –Petros Kravaritis,Greek footballer
- 1987 –Ondřej Pavelec,Czech ice hockey player
- 1988–Matt Adams,American baseball player[36]
- 1988 –Trent Hodkinson,Australian rugby league player
- 1988 –David Ospina,Colombian footballer
- 1988 –Ember Moon,American wrestler
- 1989–Dezmon Briscoe,American football player
- 1990–Tadeja Majerič,Slovenian tennis player
- 1991–António Félix da Costa,Portuguese race car driver
- 1991 –Cédric Soares,Portuguese footballer
- 1992–Holly Earl,British actress
- 1992 –Tyler Randell,Australian rugby league player
- 1992 –Nicolás Tagliafico,Argentine footballer[37]
- 1993–Pablo Marí,Spanish football player
- 1993 –Ilnur Alshin,Russian football player
- 1993 –Anna Karnaukh,Russian water polo player
- 1994–Alex Harris,Scottish footballer
- 1994 –Can Aktav,Turkish football player
- 1995–Brittany Mahomes,American soccer player[38]
- 1996–Jalen Brunson,American basketball player[39]
- 1998–Jaylen Barron,American actress[22]
- 1998 –BossMan Dlow,American rapper[40]
- 2000–Sauce Gardner,American football player[41]
- 2001–Amanda Anisimova,American tennis player[42]
- 2004–Jang Won-young,South Korean singer and model[43]
Deaths
editPre-1600
edit- 318–Liu Cong,emperor of the Xiongnu state
- 577–John Scholasticus,Byzantine patriarch and saint
- 651–Aidan of Lindisfarne,Irish bishop and saint[44]
- 731–Ōtomo no Tabito,Japanese poet (b. 665)
- 894–Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ta'i,Muslim governor
- 1054–Kunigunde of Altdorf,Frankish noblewoman (b. c. 1020)
- 1056–Theodora,Empress of theEastern Roman Empire(b. 981)
- 1115–Turgot of Durham(b.c. 1050)[45]
- 1158–Sancho III of Castile(b. 1134)
- 1234–Emperor Go-Horikawaof Japan (b. 1212)
- 1287–Konrad von Würzburg,German poet
- 1324–Henry II of Jerusalem(b. 1271)
- 1372–Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford,English soldier (b. 1301)
- 1422–Henry V of England(b. 1386)
- 1450–Isabella of Navarre, Countess of Armagnac(b. 1395)
- 1502–Thomas Wode,Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
- 1528–Matthias Grünewald,German artist (b. 1470)
1601–1900
edit- 1645–Francesco Bracciolini,Italian poet (b. 1566)
- 1654–Ole Worm,Danish physician and historian (b. 1588)
- 1688–John Bunyan,English preacher, theologian, and author (b. 1628)
- 1730–Gottfried Finger,Czech-Germanviolplayer and composer (b. 1660)
- 1741–Johann Gottlieb Heineccius,German academic and jurist (b. 1681)
- 1772–William Borlase,English geologist and historian (b. 1695)
- 1795–François-André Danican Philidor,French-English chess player and composer (b. 1726)
- 1799–Nicolas-Henri Jardin,French architect and academic, designed theBernstorff PalaceandMarienlyst Castle(b. 1720)
- 1811–Louis Antoine de Bougainville,French admiral and explorer (b. 1729)
- 1814–Arthur Phillip,English admiral and politician, 1stGovernor of New South Wales(b. 1738)
- 1817–Sir John Duckworth, 1st Baronet,English admiral and politician, 39thCommodore Governor of Newfoundland(b. 1747)
- 1818–Robert Calder,Scottish admiral (b. 1745)[46]
- 1858–Chief Oshkosh,Menominee chief (b. 1795)[47]
- 1867–Charles Baudelaire,French poet and critic (b. 1821)
- 1864–Ferdinand Lassalle,Prussian-German jurist and philosopher (b. 1825)[48]
- 1869–Mary Ward,Irish astronomer and entomologist (b. 1827)
- 1884–Robert Torrens,Irish-Australian politician, 3rdPremier of South Australia(b. 1814)
1901–present
edit- 1908–Leslie Green,English architect (b. 1875)
- 1910–Emīls Dārziņš,Latvian composer, conductor, and music critic (b. 1875)
- 1912–Jean, duc Decazes,French sailor (b. 1864)
- 1920–Wilhelm Wundt,German physician, psychologist, and philosopher (b. 1832)
- 1924–Todor Aleksandrov,Bulgarian soldier (b. 1881)
- 1927–Andranik,Armenian general (b. 1865)
- 1937–Ruth Baldwin,British socialite (b. 1905)[49]
- 1940–Georges Gauthier,Canadian archbishop (b. 1871)
- 1940 –DeLancey W. Gill,American painter (b. 1859)[50]
- 1941–Thomas Bavin,New Zealand-Australian politician, 24thPremier of New South Wales(b. 1874)
- 1941 –Marina Tsvetaeva,Russian poet and author (b. 1892)
- 1945–Stefan Banach,Polish mathematician (b. 1892)[51]
- 1948–Andrei Zhdanov,Russian civil servant and politician (b. 1896)
- 1951–Paul Demel,Czech actor (b. 1903)
- 1952–Henri Bourassa,Canadian publisher and politician (b. 1868)
- 1954–Elsa Barker,American author and poet (b. 1869)
- 1963–Georges Braque,French painter and sculptor (b. 1882)
- 1965–E. E. Smith,American engineer and author (b. 1890)
- 1967–Ilya Ehrenburg,Russian journalist and author (b. 1891)
- 1968–John Hartle,English motorcycle racer (b. 1933)
- 1969–Rocky Marciano,American boxer (b. 1923)
- 1973–John Ford,American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1894)
- 1974–William Pershing Benedict,American soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
- 1974 –Norman Kirk,New Zealand engineer and politician, 29thPrime Minister of New Zealand(b. 1923)
- 1978–John Wrathall,Rhodesian accountant and politician, 2ndPresident of Rhodesia(b. 1913)
- 1979–Sally Rand,American actress and dancer (b. 1904)
- 1979 –Tiger Smith,English cricketer and coach (b. 1886)
- 1984–Audrey Wagner,American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (b. 1927)
- 1985–Frank Macfarlane Burnet,Australian virologist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1899)
- 1986–Elizabeth Coatsworth,American author and poet (b. 1893)
- 1986 –Urho Kekkonen,Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8thPresident of Finland(b. 1900)
- 1986 –Henry Moore,English sculptor and illustrator (b. 1898)
- 1990–Nathaniel Clifton,American basketball player and coach (b. 1922)
- 1991–Cliff Lumsdon,Canadian swimmer and coach (b. 1931)
- 1997–Diana, Princess of Wales(b. 1961)[52]
- 1997 –Dodi Fayed,Egyptian film producer (b. 1955)[53]
- 2000–Lucille Fletcher,American screenwriter (b. 1912)
- 2000 –Dolores Moore,American baseball player and educator (b. 1932)
- 2002–Lionel Hampton,American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1908)
- 2002 –Farhad Mehrad,Persian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist (b. 1944)
- 2002 –George Porter,English chemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1920)
- 2005–Joseph Rotblat,Polish-English physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1908)
- 2006–Mohamed Abdelwahab,Egyptian footballer (b. 1983)
- 2006 –Tom Delaney,English race car driver and businessman (b. 1911)
- 2007–Gay Brewer,American golfer (b. 1932)
- 2007 –Jean Jacques Paradis,Canadian general (b. 1928)
- 2007 –Sulev Vahtre,Estonian historian and academic (b. 1926)
- 2008–Ken Campbell,English actor and screenwriter (b. 1941)
- 2008 –Ike Pappas,American journalist (b. 1933)
- 2008 –Victor Yates,New Zealand rugby player (b. 1939)
- 2010–Laurent Fignon,French cyclist (b. 1960)
- 2011–Wade Belak,Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1976)
- 2012–Max Bygraves,English actor (b. 1922)
- 2012 –Joe Lewis,American martial artist and actor (b. 1944)
- 2012 –Carlo Maria Martini,Italian cardinal (b. 1927)
- 2012 –Kashiram Rana,Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
- 2012 –John C. Shabaz,American judge and politician (b. 1931)
- 2012 –Sergey Sokolov,Russian commander and politician, 6thMinister of Defence for The Soviet Union(b. 1911)
- 2013–Alan Carrington,English chemist and academic (b. 1934)
- 2013 –David Frost,English journalist and game show host (b. 1939)
- 2013 –Jimmy Greenhalgh,English footballer and manager (b. 1923)
- 2013 –Jan Camiel Willems,Belgian mathematician and theorist (b. 1939)
- 2014–Bapu,Indian director and screenwriter (b. 1933)[54]
- 2014 –Ștefan Andrei,Romanian politician, 87thRomanian Minister of Foreign Affairs(b. 1931)
- 2014 –Stan Goldberg,American illustrator (b. 1932)
- 2014 –Carol Vadnais,Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1945)[55]
- 2015–Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu,English politician, founded theNational Motor Museum(b. 1926)[56]
- 2015 –Tom Scott,American football player (b. 1930)[57]
- 2018–Carole Shelley,British-American actress (b. 1939)[58]
- 2019–Anthoine Hubert,French race car driver (b. 1996)[59]
- 2019 –Alec Holowka,Canadian game developer (b. 1983)[60]
- 2020–Pranab Mukherjee,Former President of India (b. 1935)[61]
- 2020 –Tom Seaver,American baseball player (b. 1944)[62]
- 2021–Mahal,Filipino comedian and actress (b. 1974)[63]
- 2021 –Francesco Morini,Italian footballer (b. 1944)[64]
- 2021 –Michael Constantine,Greek-American actor (b. 1927)[65]
- 2021 –Geronimo,Britishalpaca(b. 2013)[66]
- 2024–Sol Bamba,Ivorian-French footballer (b. 1985)[67]
Holidays and observances
edit- Baloch-Pakhtun Unity Day(BalochsandPashtuns,International observance)
- Christianfeast day:
- Day of Solidarity and Freedom(Poland)
- Independence Day,celebrates the independence ofKyrgyzstanfrom theSoviet Unionin 1991.
- Independence Day,celebrates the independence ofMalayafrom theUnited Kingdomin 1957.
- Independence Day,celebrates the independence ofTrinidad and Tobagofrom theUnited Kingdomin 1962.
- Romanian Language Day(Romania,Moldova)[68][69]
- North Borneo Self-government Day(Sabah,Borneo)
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