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August 11is the 223rd day of the year (224th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;142 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
editPre-1600
edit- 3114 BC– TheMesoamerican Long Count calendar,used by severalpre-ColumbianMesoamericancivilizations, notably theMaya,begins.
- 2492 BC– Traditional date of the defeat ofBelbyHayk,progenitor and founder of theArmeniannation.
- 106– The south-western part ofDacia(modernRomania) becomes aRoman province:Roman Dacia.
- 117–Hadrianis proclaimedRoman emperor,two days afterTrajan's death.[1]
- 355–Claudius Silvanus,accused of treason, proclaims himselfRoman EmperoragainstConstantius II.
- 490– Battle of Adda: TheGothsunderTheodoric the Greatand his allyAlaric IIdefeat the forces ofOdoaceron theAdda River,nearMilan.
- 923– TheQarmatiansofBahrayncapture and pillagethe city ofBasra.[2]
- 1315– TheGreat Famine of Europebecomes so dire that even the king of England has difficulties buying bread for himself and his entourage.[3]
- 1332–Wars of Scottish Independence:Battle of Dupplin Moor:Scots underDomhnall II, Earl of Marare routed byEdward Balliol.
- 1473– TheBattle of Otlukbeli:Mehmed the Conquerorof theOttoman Empiredecisively defeatsUzun HassanofAq Qoyunlu.
- 1492– Rodrigo de Borja is elected as Head of the Catholic Church, taking the namePope Alexander VI.[4]
1601–1900
edit- 1675–Franco-Dutch War:Forces of theHoly Roman Empiredefeat theFrenchin theBattle of Konzer Brücke.
- 1685–Morean War:The 49-daySiege of Coronends with the surrender and massacre of its garrison by the Venetians.[5]
- 1786– CaptainFrancis Lightestablishes the British colony ofPenanginMalaysia.
- 1804–Francis IIassumes the title of firstEmperor of Austria.
- 1812–Peninsular War:French troops engageBritish-Portugueseforces in theBattle of Majadahonda.
- 1813– InColombia,Juan del Corral declares the independence ofAntioquia.
- 1858– TheEigerin theBernese Alpsis ascended for the first time byCharles Barringtonaccompanied byChristian AlmerandPeter Bohren.
- 1871– Anexplosion of guncotton occurs in Stowmarket,England, killing 28.[6][7]
- 1898–Spanish–American War:American troops enter the city ofMayagüez, Puerto Rico.
1901–present
edit- 1918–World War I:TheBattle of Amiensends.
- 1919– Germany'sWeimar Constitutionis signed into law.[8]
- 1920– The1920 Cork hunger strikebegins which eventually results in the deaths of threeIrish Republicansincluding the Lord Mayor of CorkTerence MacSwiney.[9]
- 1920 – TheLatvian–Soviet Peace Treaty,which relinquishedRussia's authority and pretenses toLatvia,is signed, ending theLatvian War of Independence.
- 1929–Babe Ruthbecomes the firstbaseballplayer to hit500home runsin his career with a home run atLeague ParkinCleveland, Ohio.
- 1934– The first civilian prisoners arrive at theFederal prisononAlcatraz Island.
- 1942– ActressHedy Lamarrand composerGeorge Antheilreceive a patent for aFrequency-hopping spread spectrumcommunication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones, two-way radio communications, andWi-Fi.
- 1945– Poles inKrakówengage ina pogromagainst Jews in the city, killing one and wounding five.
- 1952–Hussein bin Talalis proclaimed King ofJordan.
- 1959–Sheremetyevo International Airport,the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
- 1960–Chaddeclares independence from France.
- 1961– The former Portuguese territories inIndiaofDadraandNagar Haveliare merged to create theUnion TerritoryDadra and Nagar Haveli.
- 1962–Vostok 3launches from theBaikonur Cosmodromeand cosmonautAndrian Nikolayevbecomes the first person to float inmicrogravity.
- 1965– Race riots (theWatts Riots) begin in theWattsarea ofLos Angeles, California.
- 1969– TheApollo 11astronauts are released from a three-weekquarantinefollowing their liftoff from the Moon.[10]
- 1972–Vietnam War:The last United States ground combat unit leavesSouth Vietnam.
- 1975–East Timor:GovernorMário Lemos PiresofPortuguese Timorabandons the capitalDili,following a coup by theTimorese Democratic Union(UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT andFretilin.
- 1979– TwoAeroflotTupolev Tu-134scollideover theUkrainiancity ofDniprodzerzhynskand crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners.
- 1982– A bomb explodes onPan Am Flight 830,en route fromTokyo, JapantoHonolulu, Hawaii,killing one passenger and injuring 15 others.
- 1984– "We begin bombing in five minutes":United States PresidentRonald Reagan,while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address onNational Public Radio.
- 1988– A meeting betweenSayyed Imam Al-Sharif,Osama bin Laden,Abdullah Yusuf Azzam,and leaders ofEgyptian Islamic JihadinAfghanistanculminates in the formation ofAl-Qaeda.[11]
- 1991–Nickelodeon's first line of “Nicktoons”(Doug,Rugrats&Ren & Stimpy) premiere on the channel.
- 1992– TheMall of Americain Bloomington, Minnesota opens. At the time the largest shopping mall in the United States.[12]
- 2000– Anair rageincident occurs on boardSouthwest Airlines Flight 1763when 19-year-old Jonathan Burton attempts to storm the cockpit, but he is subdued by other passengers and dies from his injuries.[13]
- 2003–NATOtakes over command of thepeacekeeping forceinAfghanistan,marking its first major operation outsideEuropein its 54-year-history.
- 2003 –Jemaah IslamiyahleaderRiduan Isamuddin,better known as Hambali, is arrested inBangkok,Thailand.
- 2006– Theoil tankerMTSolar 1sinks off the coast ofGuimarasandNegrosIslands in thePhilippines,causing the country'sworst oil spill.
- 2012– At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured ina pair of earthquakesnearTabriz, Iran.
- 2017– At least 41 people are killed and another 179 injured after two passenger trainscollideinAlexandria,Egypt.
- 2023–Luna 25launches from theVostochny Cosmodrome.[14]
Births
editPre-1600
edit- 1086–Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor(d. 1125)[15]
- 1384–Yolande of Aragon(d. 1442)
- 1472–Nikolaus von Schönberg,Catholic cardinal (d. 1537)
- 1510–Margaret Paleologa,Sovereign Marchioness of Montferrat (d. 1566)
1601–1900
edit- 1673–Richard Mead,English physician and astrologer (d. 1754)
- 1718–Frederick Haldimand,Swiss-English general and politician, 22ndGovernor of Quebec(d. 1791)
- 1722–Richard Brocklesby,English physician (d. 1797)
- 1748–Joseph Schuster,German composer (d. 1812)
- 1778–Friedrich Ludwig Jahn,Prussian gymnast, educator, and politician (d. 1852)
- 1794–James B. Longacre,American engraver (d. 1869)
- 1807–David Rice Atchison,American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1886)
- 1808–William W. Chapman,American lawyer and politician (d. 1892)
- 1816–Frederick Innes,Scottish-Australian politician, 9thPremier of Tasmania(d. 1882)
- 1833–Robert G. Ingersoll,American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 1899)
- 1833 –Kido Takayoshi,Japanese samurai and politician (d. 1877)
- 1836–Warren Brown,American historian and politician (d. 1919)
- 1837–Marie François Sadi Carnot,French engineer and politician, 4thPresident of the French Republic(d. 1894)
- 1855–John Hodges,Australian cricketer (d. 1933)
- 1858–Christiaan Eijkman,Dutch physician and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1930)
- 1860–Ottó Bláthy,Hungarian engineer and chess player (d. 1939)
- 1870–Tom Richardson,English cricketer (d. 1912)
- 1874–Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg(d. 1953)
- 1877–Adolph M. Christianson,American lawyer and judge (d. 1954)
- 1878–Oliver W. F. Lodge,English poet and author (d. 1955)
- 1881–Aleksander Aberg,Estonian wrestler (d. 1920)
- 1884–Hermann Wlach,Austrian-Swiss actor (d. 1962)
- 1885–Stephen Butterworth,English physicist and engineer (d. 1958)
- 1891–Stancho Belkovski,Bulgarian architect and educator (d. 1962)
- 1891 –Edgar Zilsel,Austrian historian and philosopher of science, linked to the Vienna Circle (d. 1944)
- 1892–Hugh MacDiarmid,Scottish poet and linguist (d. 1978)
- 1892 –Eiji Yoshikawa,Japanese author (d. 1962)
- 1897–Enid Blyton,English author, poet, and educator (d. 1968)[16]
- 1897 –Louise Bogan,American poet and critic (d. 1970)
- 1898–Peter Mohr Dam,Faroese educator and politician, 3rdPrime Minister of the Faroe Islands(d. 1968)
- 1900–Charley Paddock,American sprinter (d. 1943)[17]
- 1900 –Philip Phillips,American archaeologist and scholar (d. 1994)
1901–present
edit- 1902–Alfredo Binda,Italian cyclist (d. 1986)
- 1902 –Lloyd Nolan,American actor (d. 1985)
- 1902 –Christian de Castries,French general (d. 1991)
- 1905–Erwin Chargaff,Austrian-American biochemist and academic (d. 2002)
- 1905 –Ernst Jaakson,Estonian diplomat (d. 1998)
- 1907–Ted a'Beckett,Australian cricketer and lawyer (d. 1989)
- 1908–Don Freeman,American author and illustrator (d. 1978)
- 1908 –Torgny T:son Segerstedt,Swedish sociologist and philosopher (d. 1999)
- 1909–Yūji Koseki,Japanese composer (d. 1989)
- 1909 –Uku Masing,Estonian philosopher and theologian (d. 1985)
- 1911–Thanom Kittikachorn,Thai field marshal and politician, 10thPrime Minister of Thailand(d. 2004)
- 1912–Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs,German astronomer and academic (d. 1954)
- 1912 –Raphael Blau,American screenwriter and producer (d. 1996)
- 1913–Paul Dupuis,Canadian actor (d. 1976)
- 1913 –Bob Scheffing,American baseball player and manager (d. 1985)
- 1913 –Angus Wilson,English author and academic (d. 1991)
- 1915–Morris Weiss,American author and illustrator (d. 2014)
- 1916–Johnny Claes,English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player (d. 1956)
- 1919–Luis Olmo,Puerto Rican-American baseball player and manager (d. 2017)
- 1920–Mike Douglas,American singer and talk show host (d. 2006)
- 1920 –Chuck Rayner,Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002)
- 1921–Alex Haley,American historian and author (d. 1992)
- 1922–John "Mule" Miles,American baseball player (d. 2013)
- 1923–Stan Chambers,American journalist and actor (d. 2015)
- 1925–Floyd Curry,Canadian ice hockey player and manager (d. 2006)
- 1925 –Arlene Dahl,American actress, businesswoman and writer (d. 2021)[18]
- 1926–Aaron Klug,Lithuanian-English chemist and biophysicist,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2018)[19]
- 1927–Raymond Leppard,Englishharpsichordplayer and conductor (d. 2019)
- 1927 –Stuart Rosenberg,American director and producer (d. 2007)
- 1932–Fernando Arrabal,Spanish actor, director, and playwright
- 1932 –Izzy Asper,Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician, foundedCanwest(d. 2003)
- 1932 –Geoffrey Cass,English businessman
- 1932 –Peter Eisenman,American architect, designed theCity of Culture of Galicia
- 1932 –John Gorrie,English director and screenwriter
- 1933–Jerry Falwell,American minister and television host (d. 2007)
- 1933 –Jerzy Grotowski,Polish director and producer (d. 1999)
- 1933 –Tamás Vásáry,Hungarian pianist and conductor
- 1934–Bob Hepple,South African lawyer and academic (d. 2015)
- 1936–Andre Dubus,American short story writer, essayist, and memoirist (d. 1999)
- 1936 –Bill Monbouquette,American baseball player and coach (d. 2015)
- 1936 –Jonathan Spence,English-American historian and academic (d. 2021)
- 1937–Anna Massey,English actress (d. 2011)
- 1937 –Patrick Joseph McGovern,American businessman, foundedInternational Data Group(d. 2014)
- 1939–James Mancham,firstPresident of Seychelles(d. 2017)[20]
- 1939 –Ronnie Dawson,American singer and guitarist (d. 2003)
- 1940–Glenys Page,New Zealand cricketer (d. 2012)
- 1941–John Ellison,American-Canadian musician and songwriter
- 1942–Mike Hugg,English drummer and keyboard player
- 1942 –Otis Taylor,American football player (d. 2023)[21]
- 1943–Jim Kale,Canadian bass player
- 1943 –Pervez Musharraf,Pakistani general and politician, 10thPresident of Pakistan(d. 2023)[22]
- 1943 –Denis Payton,English saxophonist (d. 2006)
- 1944–Martin Linton,Swedish-English journalist and politician
- 1944 –Frederick W. Smith,American businessman, foundedFedEx
- 1944 –Ian McDiarmid,Scottish actor
- 1946–John Conlee,American singer-songwriter
- 1946 –Marilyn vos Savant,American journalist and author
- 1947–Theo de Jong,Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
- 1947 –Georgios Karatzaferis,Greek journalist and politician
- 1947 –Wilma van den Berg,Dutch sprinter[23]
- 1948–Don Boyd,Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1949–Eric Carmen,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2024)
- 1949 –Tim Hutchinson,American lawyer and politician
- 1949 –Ian Charleson,Scottish-English actor and singer (d. 1990)
- 1950–Erik Brann,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2003)
- 1950 –Gennadiy Nikonov,Russian engineer, designed theAN-94 rifle(d. 2003)
- 1950 –Steve Wozniak,American computer scientist and programmer, co-foundedApple Inc.[24]
- 1952–Reid Blackburn,American photographer (d. 1980)
- 1952 –Bob Mothersbaugh,American singer, guitarist, and producer
- 1953–Hulk Hogan,American wrestler
- 1953 –Wijda Mazereeuw,Dutch swimmer
- 1954–Bryan Bassett,American guitarist
- 1954 –Vance Heafner,American golfer and coach (d. 2012)
- 1954 –Joe Jackson,English singer-songwriter and musician
- 1954 –Tarmo Rüütli,Estonian footballer, coach, and manager
- 1954 –Yashpal Sharma,Indian cricketer and umpire (d. 2021)
- 1955–Marc Bureau,Canadian politician, 16thMayor of Gatineau
- 1955 –Sylvia Hermon,Northern Irish academic and politician
- 1956–Pierre-Louis Lions,French mathematician and academic
- 1957–Ian Stuart Donaldson,English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993)
- 1957 –Masayoshi Son,Japanese technology entrepreneur and investor
- 1958–Steven Pokere,New Zealand rugby player
- 1958 –Jah Wobble,English singer-songwriter and bass player
- 1959–Gustavo Cerati,Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2014)
- 1959 –Yoshiaki Murakami,Japanese businessman
- 1959 –Taraki Sivaram,Sri Lankan journalist and author (d. 2005)
- 1959 –Richard Scudamore,English businessman
- 1959 –László Szlávics, Jr.,Hungarian sculptor
- 1961–David Brooks,American journalist and author
- 1961 –Craig Ehlo,American basketball player and coach
- 1961 –Suniel Shetty,Indian actor and film producer[25]
- 1962–Brian Azzarello,American author
- 1962 –Charles Cecil,English video game designer and co-foundedRevolution Software
- 1962 –John Micklethwait,English journalist and author
- 1962 –Rob Minkoff,American director and producer
- 1963–Hiromi Makihara,Japanese baseball player
- 1964–Jim Lee,South Korean-American author and illustrator
- 1964 –Grant Waite,New Zealand golfer
- 1965–Marc Bergevin,Canadian ice hockey player and manager
- 1965 –Embeth Davidtz,American actress
- 1965 –Viola Davis,American actress
- 1966–Nigel Martyn,English footballer and coach
- 1966 –Juan María Solare,Argentinian pianist and composer
- 1967–Massimiliano Allegri,Italian footballer and manager
- 1967 –Enrique Bunbury,Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1967 –Joe Rogan,American actor, comedian, and television host
- 1967 –Petter Wettre,Norwegian saxophonist and composer
- 1968–Anna Gunn,American actress[26]
- 1968 –Sophie Okonedo,British actress
- 1968 –Charlie Sexton,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1970–Dirk Hannemann,German footballer and manager
- 1970 –Gianluca Pessotto,Italian footballer
- 1971–Alejandra Barros,Mexican actress and screenwriter
- 1971 –Tommy Mooney,English footballer
- 1973–Kristin Armstrong,American cyclist
- 1974–Marie-France Dubreuil,Canadian figure skater
- 1974 –Hadiqa Kiani,Pakistani singer, songwriter and philanthropist
- 1974 –Audrey Mestre,French biologist and diver (d. 2002)
- 1974 –Carolyn Murphy,American model and actress
- 1975–Chris Cummings,Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1976–Iván Córdoba,Colombian footballer and manager
- 1976 –Bubba Crosby,American baseball player
- 1976 –Will Friedle,American actor and screenwriter
- 1976 –Ben Gibbard,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1976 –Ľubomír Višňovský,Slovak ice hockey player
- 1977–Gemma Hayes,Irish singer-songwriter
- 1977 –Dênio Martins,Brazilian footballer
- 1978–Spyros Gogolos,Greek footballer
- 1978 –Charlotte Leslie,British politician
- 1978 –Lillian Nakate,Ugandan politician
- 1978 –Isy Suttie,English comedian, musician, actress, and writer
- 1979–Walter Ayoví,Ecuadorian footballer
- 1980–Daniel Lloyd,English cyclist and sportscaster
- 1980 –Lee Suggs,American football player
- 1981–Daniel Poohl,Swedish journalist
- 1982–Andy Lee,American football player[27]
- 1983–Chris Hemsworth,Australian actor
- 1983 –Luke Lewis,Australian rugby league player
- 1983 –Pavel 183,Russian painter (d. 2013)
- 1984–Mojtaba Abedini,Iranian Olympic fencer[28]
- 1984 –Melky Cabrera,Dominican baseball player[29]
- 1984 –Lucas di Grassi,Brazilian race car driver
- 1985–Jacqueline Fernandez,Bahraini–Sri Lankan actress
- 1985 –Asher Roth,American rapper[30]
- 1986–Mokhtar Benmoussa,Algerian footballer
- 1986 –Hélène Defrance,French sailor[31]
- 1986 –Pablo Sandoval,Venezuelan baseball player
- 1987–Dany N'Guessan,French footballer
- 1987 –Drew Storen,American baseball player
- 1988–Rabeh Al-Hussaini,Filipino basketball player
- 1988 –Patty Mills,Australian basketball player
- 1988 –Mustafa Pektemek,Turkish footballer
- 1989–Junior Heffernan,Irish cyclist and triathlete (d. 2013)
- 1989 –Sebastian Huke,German footballer
- 1990–Lenka Juríková,Slovak tennis player
- 1991–Cristian Tello,Spanish footballer
- 1992–Tomi Lahren,American conservative political commentator[32]
- 1993–Alyson Stoner,American actor, singer, and dancer[30]
- 1994–Storm Sanders,Australian tennis player
- 1994 –Anton Cooper,New Zealand cross-country cyclist
- 1994 –Joseph Barbato,French footballer
- 1994 –Song I-han,South Korean singer[33]
- 1995–Brad Binder,South African motorcycle racer[34]
- 1997–Sarah Clelland,Scottish footballer[35]
- 1999–Gregoria Mariska Tunjung,Indonesian badminton player[36]
- 1999 –Changbin,South Korean rapper[37]
- 2001–Moyuka Uchijima,Japanese tennis player[38][39]
- 2002–Marvin Harrison Jr.,American football player[40]
Deaths
editPre-1600
edit- 223–Jia Xu,Chinese politician and strategist (b. 147)
- 353–Magnentius,Roman usurper (b. 303)
- 449–Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople
- 632–Rusticula,abbess of Arles[41]
- 919–Dhuka al-Rumi,Abbasid governor of Egypt[42]
- 979–Gero, Count of Alsleben
- 991–Byrhtnoth,English soldier (b. 956)
- 1044–Sokkate,king of thePagan dynastyof Burma (b. 1001)
- 1204–Guttorm of Norway(b. 1199)
- 1253–Clare of Assisi,Italian follower ofFrancis of Assisi(b. 1194)
- 1259–Möngke Khan,Mongolian emperor (b. 1208)
- 1268–Agnes of Faucigny,Dame ruler of Faucigny, Countess consort of Savoy
- 1332–Domhnall II, Earl of Mar
- 1332 –Robert II Keith, Marischal of Scotland
- 1332 –Thomas Randolph, 2nd Earl of Moray
- 1332 –Murdoch III, Earl of Menteith
- 1332 –Robert Bruce,Lord of Liddesdale
- 1456–John Hunyadi,Hungarian general and politician (b. 1387)
- 1464–Nicholas of Cusa,German cardinal and mystic (b. 1401)
- 1465–Kettil Karlsson,regent of Sweden and Bishop of Linköping (b. 1433)
- 1486–William Waynflete,English Lord Chancellor and bishop of Winchester (b. c. 1398)
- 1494–Hans Memling,German-Belgian painter (b. 1430)
- 1519–Johann Tetzel,German preacher (b. 1465)
- 1556–John Bell,English bishop
- 1563–Bartolomé de Escobedo,Spanish composer and educator (b. 1500)
- 1578–Pedro Nunes,Portuguese mathematician and academic (b. 1502)
- 1596–Hamnet Shakespeare,son of William Shakespeare (b. 1585)
1601–1900
edit- 1614–Lavinia Fontana,Italian painter (b. 1552)
- 1656–Ottavio Piccolomini,Austrian-Italian field marshal (b. 1599)
- 1725–Prince Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy(b. 1723)
- 1774–Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche,French physician and author (b. 1722)
- 1813–Henry James Pye,English poet and politician (b. 1745)
- 1851–Lorenz Oken,German botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (b. 1779)
- 1854–Macedonio Melloni,Italian physicist and academic (b. 1798)
- 1868–Halfdan Kjerulf,Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1815)
- 1886–Lydia Koidula,Estonian poet and playwright (b. 1843)
- 1890–John Henry Newman,English cardinal and theologian (b. 1801)
- 1892–Enrico Betti,Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1813)
1901–present
edit- 1903–Eugenio María de Hostos,Puerto Rican-American sociologist, philosopher, and lawyer (b. 1839)
- 1908–Khudiram Bose,Indian Bengali revolutionary (b. 1889)
- 1919–Andrew Carnegie,Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded theCarnegie Steel CompanyandCarnegie Hall(b. 1835)[43]
- 1921–Mary Sumner,English philanthropist, founded theMothers' Union(b. 1828)
- 1936–Blas Infante,Spanish historian and politician (b. 1885)
- 1937–Edith Wharton,American novelist and short story writer (b. 1862)
- 1939–Jean Bugatti,German-Italian engineer (b. 1909)
- 1939 –Siegfried Flesch,Austrian fencer (b. 1872)
- 1945–Stefan Jaracz,Polish actor and theater producer (b. 1883)
- 1953–Tazio Nuvolari,Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (b. 1892)
- 1956–Jackson Pollock,American painter (b. 1912)
- 1961–Antanas Škėma,Lithuanian-American author, playwright, actor, and director (b. 1910)
- 1963–Otto Wahle,Austrian-American swimmer and coach (b. 1879)
- 1965–Bill Woodfull,Australian cricketer and educator (b. 1897)
- 1969–Miriam Licette,English soprano and educator (b. 1885)
- 1972–Max Theiler,South African-American virologist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1899)
- 1974–Vicente Emilio Sojo,Venezuelan conductor and composer (b. 1887)
- 1977–Frederic Calland Williams,British co-inventor of theWilliams-Kilborn tube,used for memory in early computer systems (b. 1911)
- 1978–Berta Ruck,Indian-born Welsh romance novelist (b. 1878)[44]
- 1979–J. G. Farrell,English author (b. 1935)
- 1980–Paul Robert,French lexicographer and publisher (b. 1910)
- 1982–Tom Drake,American actor and singer (b. 1918)
- 1984–Alfred A. Knopf Sr.,American publisher, foundedAlfred A. Knopf, Inc.(b. 1892)
- 1984 –Paul Felix Schmidt,Estonian–American chemist and chess player (b. 1916)
- 1986–János Drapál,Hungarian motorcycle racer (b. 1948)
- 1988–Anne Ramsey,American actress (b. 1929)
- 1989–John Meillon,Australian actor (b. 1934)
- 1991–J. D. McDuffie,American race car driver (b. 1938)
- 1994–Peter Cushing,English actor (b. 1913)
- 1995–Phil Harris,American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904)
- 1996–Rafael Kubelík,Czech conductor and composer (b. 1914)
- 1996 –Ambrosio Padilla,Filipino basketball player and politician (b. 1910)
- 2000–Jean Papineau-Couture,Canadian composer and academic (b. 1916)
- 2001–Percy Stallard,English cyclist and coach (b. 1909)
- 2002–Galen Rowell,American photographer and mountaineer (b. 1940)
- 2003–Armand Borel,Swiss-American mathematician and academic (b. 1923)
- 2003 –Herb Brooks,American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1937)
- 2006–Mike Douglas,American singer and talk show host (b. 1920)
- 2008–George Furth,American actor and playwright (b. 1932)
- 2008 –Dursun Karataş,founding leader of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party–Front (DHKP-C) in Turkey (b. 1952)
- 2009–Eunice Kennedy Shriver,American activist, founded theSpecial Olympics(b. 1921)
- 2010–James Mourilyan Tanner,British paediatric endocrinologist (b. 1920)[45]
- 2012–Red Bastien,American wrestler, trainer, and promoter (b. 1931)
- 2012 –Michael Dokes,American boxer (b. 1958)
- 2012 –Lucy Gallardo,Argentinian-Mexican actress and screenwriter (b. 1929)
- 2013–Raymond Delisle,French cyclist (b. 1943)
- 2013 –Zafar Futehally,Indian ornithologist and author (b. 1919)
- 2013 –David Howard,English ballet dancer and educator (b. 1937)
- 2014–Vladimir Beara,Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1928)
- 2014 –Raymond Gravel,Canadian priest and politician (b. 1952)
- 2014 –Kika Szaszkiewiczowa,Polish author and blogger (b. 1917)
- 2014 –Robin Williams,American actor and comedian (b. 1951)
- 2015–Serge Collot,French viola player and educator (b. 1923)
- 2015 –Harald Nielsen,Danish footballer and manager (b. 1941)
- 2015 –Richard Oriani,Salvadoran-American metallurgist and engineer (b. 1920)
- 2017–Yisrael Kristal,Polish-Israeli supercentenarian; oldest living Holocaust survivor and one of the ten oldest men ever (b. 1903)
- 2017 –Segun Bucknor,Nigerian musician and journalist (b. 1946)
- 2018–V S Naipaul,British writer,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1932)[46]
- 2019–Sergio Obeso Rivera,Mexican Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1931)[47]
- 2020–Trini Lopez,American singer and guitarist (b. 1937)[48]
- 2020 –Sumner Redstone,American billionaire businessman (b. 1923)[49]
- 2022–Anne Heche,American actress (b. 1969)[50]
- 2022 –Hanae Mori,Japanese fashion designer (b. 1926)[51]
- 2023–Mike Ahern,Australian politician, 32ndPremier of Queensland(b. 1942)[52]
- 2024–Ángel Salazar,Cuban-American comedian and actor (b. 1956)[53]
- 2024 –Noël Treanor,Irish Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1950)[54]
Holidays and observances
edit- ChristianFeast Day:
- Flag Day(Pakistan)
- Independence Day,celebrates the independence ofChadfromFrancein 1960.
- Mountain Day(Japan)
References
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