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March 5is the 64th day of the year (65th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;301 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
editPre-1600
edit- 363–Roman emperorJulianleavesAntiochwith an army of 90,000 toattacktheSasanian Empire,in a campaign which would bring about his own death.[1]
- 1046–Nasir Khusrawbegins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his bookSafarnama.
- 1279– TheLivonian Orderis defeated in theBattle of Aizkraukleby theGrand Duchy of Lithuania.
- 1496– KingHenry VII of Englandissues letters patent toJohn Cabotand his sons, authorising them to explore unknown lands.
1601–1900
edit- 1616–Nicolaus Copernicus's bookOn the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheresis added to theIndex of Forbidden Books73 years after it was first published.
- 1766–Antonio de Ulloa,the first Spanish governor ofLouisiana,arrives inNew Orleans.
- 1770–Boston Massacre:Five Americans, includingCrispus Attucks,are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of theAmerican Revolutionary War(also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
- 1811–Peninsular War:A French force under the command ofMarshal Victoris routed while trying to prevent an Anglo-Spanish-Portuguese army from lifting theSiege of Cádizin theBattle of Barrosa.[2]
- 1824–First Anglo-Burmese War:The British officially declare war onBurma.
- 1825–Roberto Cofresí,one of the last successful Caribbeanpirates,isdefeated in combatand captured by authorities.[3]
- 1836–Samuel Coltpatents the first production-modelrevolver,the.34-caliber.[4]
- 1850– TheBritannia Bridgeacross theMenai Straitbetween the island ofAngleseyand the mainland of Wales is opened.[5]
- 1860–Parma,Tuscany,ModenaandRomagnavote inreferendumsto join theKingdom of Sardinia.
- 1868–Mefistofele,an opera byArrigo Boito,receives its premiere performance atLa Scala.
- 1872–George Westinghousepatents theair brake.
1901–present
edit- 1906–Moro Rebellion:United States Armytroops bring overwhelming force against the nativeMorosin theFirst Battle of Bud Dajo,leaving only six survivors.
- 1912–Italo-Turkish War:Italianforces are the first to useairshipsfor military purposes, employing them forreconnaissancebehindTurkishlines.
- 1931– TheBritish Raj:Gandhi–Irwin Pactis signed.
- 1933–Adolf Hitler'sNazi Partyreceives 43.9% at theReichstag elections,which allows the Nazis to later pass theEnabling Actand establish a dictatorship.
- 1939–Spanish Civil War:TheNational Defence Councilseizes control of therepublicangovernment in acoup d'etat,with the intention of negotiating an end to the war.[6]
- 1940– Six high-ranking members of theSoviet politburo,includingJoseph Stalin,sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polishintelligentsia,including 14,700 PolishPOWs,in what will become known as theKatyn massacre.
- 1942–World War II:Japaneseforces captureBatavia,capital ofDutch East Indies,which is left undefended after the withdrawal of theKNILgarrison and Australian BlackforcebattaliontoBuitenzorgandBandung.
- 1943– World War II:General strike and protest marchin Athens against rumours of forced mobilization of Greek workers for work in Germany, resulting in clashes with the Axis occupation forces and collaborationist police. The decree is withdrawn on the next day.[7][8]
- 1944– World War II: TheRed Armybegins theUman–Botoșani offensivein the westernUkrainian SSR.
- 1946–Cold War:Winston Churchillcoins the phrase "Iron Curtain"in his speech atWestminster College, Missouri.
- 1953–Joseph Stalin,the longest serving leader of theSoviet Union,diesat his Volynskoe dacha inMoscowafter suffering acerebral hemorrhagefour days earlier.
- 1960–Indonesian PresidentSukarnodismissed theDewan Perwakilan Rakyat (DPR),1955 democratically elected parliament, and replaced with DPR-GR, the parliament of his own selected members.
- 1963– American country music starsPatsy Cline,Hawkshaw Hawkins,Cowboy Copasand their pilot Randy Hughes are killed in aplane crashinCamden, Tennessee.
- 1963 –Aeroflot Flight 191crashes while landing atAşgabat International Airport,killing 12.
- 1965–March Intifada:ALeftistuprising erupts inBahrainagainst the British colonial presence.
- 1966–BOAC Flight 911,aBoeing 707aircraft, breaks apart in mid-air due toclear-air turbulenceand crashes intoMount Fuji,Japan,killing all 124 people on board.[9]
- 1967–Lake Central Airlines Flight 527crashes nearMarseilles, Ohio,killing 38.[10]
- 1968–Air France Flight 212crashes intoLa Grande Soufrière,killing all 63 aboard.[11]
- 1970– TheTreaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weaponsgoes into effect after ratification by 43 nations.
- 1973– AnIberiaMcDonnell Douglas DC-9collidein mid-air with aSpantaxConvair 990 CoronadooverNantes,France, killing all 68 people abord the DC-9, including music managerMichael Jeffery.[12]
- 1974–Yom Kippur War:Israeliforces withdraw from the west bank of theSuez Canal.
- 1978– TheLandsat 3is launched fromVandenberg Air Force BaseinCalifornia.
- 1979– Soviet probesVenera 11,Venera 12and the German-American solar satelliteHelios IIall are hit by"off the scale" gamma raysleading to the discovery ofsoft gamma repeaters.
- 1981– TheZX81,a pioneering Britishhome computer,is launched bySinclair Researchand would go on to sell over 11⁄2million units around the world.
- 1982– Soviet probeVenera 14lands onVenus.
- 1991–Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela Flight 108crashes in Venezuela, killing 45.[13]
- 1993–Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301crashes atSkopje International AirportinPetrovec, North Macedonia,killing 83.[14]
- 2001– InMina, Saudi Arabia,35 pilgrims are killed in astampedeon theJamaraat Bridgeduring theHajj.[15]
- 2002– AnearthquakeinMindanao,Philippines, kills 15 people and injures more than 100.[16]
- 2003– InHaifa,17 Israeli civilians are killed in theHaifa bus 37 suicide bombing.
- 2011– AnAntonov An-148crashesin Russia'sAlexeyevsky District, Belgorod Oblastduring a test flight, killing all seven aboard.[17]
- 2012–Tropical Storm Irinakills over 75 as it passes throughMadagascar.[18]
- 2012 – Two people are killed and six more are injured in ashootingat a hair Salon inBucharest,Romania.[19]
- 2018–Syrian civil war:TheSyrian Democratic Forces(SDF) pause theDeir ez-Zor campaigndue to theTurkish-led invasion of Afrin.[20][21][22]
- 2021–Pope Francisbegins ahistorical visit to Iraq[23]amidst theCOVID-19 pandemic.[24]
- 2021 – Twenty people are killed and 30 injured in asuicide car bombinginMogadishu,Somalia.[25]
- 2023– The2023 Estonian parliamentary electionis held, with two centre-right liberal parties gaining an absolute majority for the first time.[26]
- 2023 – A group of four prisonersescape from the Nouakchott Civil Prison,before being caught the next day.[27]
Births
editPre-1600
edit- 1133–Henry II of England(d. 1189)[28]
- 1224– SaintKinga of Poland(d. 1292)
- 1324–David II of Scotland(d. 1371)[29]
- 1326–Louis I of Hungary(d. 1382)
- 1340–Cansignorio della Scala,Lord of Verona (d. 1375)
- 1451–William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke,English Earl (d. 1491)
- 1512–Gerardus Mercator,Flemish mathematician, cartographer, and philosopher (d. 1594)
- 1523–Rodrigo de Castro Osorio,Spanish cardinal (d. 1600)
- 1527–Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg(d. 1603)
- 1539–Christoph Pezel,German theologian (d. 1604)
- 1563–John Coke,English civil servant and politician (d. 1644)
- 1575–William Oughtred,English minister and mathematician (d. 1660)
- 1585–John George I, Elector of Saxony(d. 1656)
- 1585 –Frederick I, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg(d. 1638)
1601–1900
edit- 1637–Jan van der Heyden,Dutch painter and engineer (d. 1712)
- 1658–Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac,French explorer and politician, 3rdColonial Governor of Louisiana(d. 1730)
- 1693–Johann Jakob Wettstein,Swiss theologian and scholar (d. 1754)
- 1696–Giovanni Battista Tiepolo,Italian painter (d. 1770)
- 1703–Vasily Trediakovsky,Russian poet and playwright (d. 1768)
- 1713–Edward Cornwallis,English general and politician,Governor of Gibraltar(d. 1776)
- 1713 –Frederick Cornwallis,English archbishop (d. 1783)
- 1723–Princess Mary of Great Britain(d. 1773)
- 1733–Vincenzo Galeotti,Italian-Danish dancer and choreographer (d. 1816)
- 1739–Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge,American colonel and physician (d. 1819)
- 1748–Jonas Carlsson Dryander,Swedish botanist and biologist (d. 1810)
- 1748 –William Shield,English violinist and composer (d. 1829)
- 1750–Jean-Baptiste-Gaspard d'Ansse de Villoison,French scholar and academic (d. 1805)
- 1751–Jan Křtitel Kuchař,Czech organist, composer, and educator (d. 1829)[30]
- 1774–Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse,Danish organist and composer (d. 1842)[31]
- 1779–Benjamin Gompertz,English mathematician and statistician (d. 1865)
- 1785–Carlo Odescalchi,Italian cardinal (d. 1841)
- 1794–Jacques Babinet,French physicist, mathematician, and astronomer (d. 1872)[32]
- 1794 –Robert Cooper Grier,American lawyer and jurist (d. 1870)
- 1800–Georg Friedrich Daumer,German poet and philosopher (d. 1875)
- 1814–Wilhelm von Giesebrecht,German historian and academic (d. 1889)
- 1815–John Wentworth,American journalist and politician, 19thMayor of Chicago(d. 1888)
- 1817–Austen Henry Layard,English archaeologist, academic, and politician,Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs(d. 1894)
- 1830–Étienne-Jules Marey,French physiologist and chronophotographer (d. 1904)
- 1830 –Charles Wyville Thomson,Scottish historian and zoologist (d. 1882)
- 1834–Félix de Blochausen,Luxembourgian politician, 6thPrime Minister of Luxembourg(d. 1915)
- 1834 –Marietta Piccolomini,Italian soprano (d. 1899)
- 1853–Howard Pyle,American author and illustrator (d. 1911)
- 1862–Siegbert Tarrasch,German chess player and theoretician (d. 1934)
- 1867–Louis-Alexandre Taschereau,Canadian lawyer and politician, 14thPremier of Quebec(d. 1952)
- 1869–Michael von Faulhaber,German cardinal (d. 1952)
- 1870–Frank Norris,American journalist and author (d. 1902)
- 1870 –Evgeny Paton,French-Ukrainian engineer (d. 1953)
- 1871–Rosa Luxemburg,Polish-Russian economist and philosopher (d. 1919)
- 1871 –Konstantinos Pallis,Greek general and politician,Minister Governor-General of Macedonia(d. 1941)
- 1873–Olav Bjaaland,Norwegian skier and explorer (d. 1961)
- 1874–Henry Travers,English-American actor (d. 1965)
- 1875–Harry Lawson,Australian politician, 27thPremier of Victoria(d. 1952)
- 1876–Thomas Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote,English lawyer and politician, 8thLord Chief Justice of England(d. 1947)
- 1876 –Elisabeth Moore,American tennis player (d. 1959)
- 1879–William Beveridge,English economist and academic (d. 1963)
- 1879 –Andres Larka,Estonian general and politician, 1stEstonian Minister of War(d. 1943)
- 1880–Sergei Natanovich Bernstein,Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1968)
- 1882–Dora Marsden,English author and activist (d. 1960)[33]
- 1883–Pauline Sperry,American mathematician (d. 1967)[34]
- 1885–Marius Barbeau,Canadian ethnographer and academic (d. 1969)
- 1886–Dong Biwu,Chinese judge and politician,Chairman of the People's Republic of China(d. 1975)
- 1886 –Freddie Welsh,Welsh boxer (d. 1927)
- 1887–Heitor Villa-Lobos,Brazilian guitarist and composer (d. 1959)[35]
- 1894–Henry Daniell,English-American actor (d. 1963)
- 1898–Zhou Enlai,Chinese politician, 1stPremier of the People's Republic of China(d. 1976)
- 1898 –Misao Okawa,Japanese super-centenarian (d. 2015)
- 1900–Lilli Jahn,Jewish German doctor (d. 1944)[36]
- 1900 –Johanna Langefeld,German guard and supervisor of three Nazi concentration camps (d. 1974)
1901–present
edit- 1901–Friedrich Günther, Prince of Schwarzburg(d. 1971)
- 1901 –Julian Przyboś,Polish poet, essayist and translator (d. 1970)
- 1904–Karl Rahner,German priest and theologian (d. 1984)
- 1905–László Benedek,Hungarian-American director and cinematographer (d. 1992)
- 1908–Fritz Fischer,German historian and author (d. 1999)
- 1908 –Irving Fiske,American author and playwright (d. 1990)
- 1908 –Rex Harrison,English actor (d. 1990)[37]
- 1910–Momofuku Ando,Taiwanese-Japanese businessman, foundedNissin Foods(d. 2007)
- 1910 –Ennio Flaiano,Italian author, screenwriter, and critic (d. 1972)
- 1911–Subroto Mukerjee,Indian Air Marshall, Father of theIndian Air Force(d. 1960)[38]
- 1912–Jack Marshall,New Zealand colonel, lawyer, and politician, 28thPrime Minister of New Zealand(d. 1988)
- 1915–Henry Hicks,Canadian academic and politician, 16thPremier of Nova Scotia(d. 1990)
- 1915 –Laurent Schwartz,French mathematician and academic (d. 2002)
- 1917–Raymond P. Shafer,American attorney and politician, 39thGovernor of Pennsylvania(d. 2006)[39]
- 1918–Milt Schmidt,Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2017)
- 1918 –Red Storey,Canadian football player, referee, and sportscaster (d. 2006)
- 1918 –James Tobin,American economist and academic (d. 2002)
- 1920–José Aboulker,Algerian surgeon and activist (d. 2009)
- 1920 –Virginia Christine,American actress (d. 1996)
- 1920 –Rachel Gurney,English actress (d. 2001)
- 1920 –Wang Zengqi,Chinese writer (d. 1997)
- 1921–Arthur A. Oliner,American physicist and electrical engineer (d. 2013)[40]
- 1921 –Elmer Valo,American baseball player and coach (d. 1998)
- 1922–James Noble,American actor (d. 2016)[41]
- 1922 –Pier Paolo Pasolini,Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1975)
- 1923–Juan A. Rivero,Puerto Rican biologist and academic (d. 2014)
- 1923 –Laurence Tisch,American businessman, co-founded theLoews Corporation(d. 2003)
- 1924–Roger Marche,French footballer (d. 1997)
- 1927–Jack Cassidy,American actor and singer (d. 1976)[37]
- 1927 –Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford,Scottish businessman and politician (d. 2023)
- 1928–J. Hillis Miller,American academic and critic (d. 2021)
- 1929–Erik Carlsson,Swedish race car driver (d. 2015)
- 1929 –J. B. Lenoir,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1967)
- 1930–John Ashley,Canadian ice hockey player and referee (d. 2008)
- 1930 –Del Crandall,American baseball player and manager (d. 2021)
- 1931–Fred,French author and illustrator (d. 2013)
- 1931 –Barry Tuckwell,Australian horn player and educator (d. 2020)[42]
- 1932–Paul Sand,American actor[43]
- 1933–Walter Kasper,German cardinal and theologian
- 1934–Daniel Kahneman,Israeli-American economist and psychologist,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2024)
- 1934 –James B. Sikking,American actor[43]
- 1935–Letizia Battaglia,Italian photographer and journalist (d. 2022)
- 1935 –Philip K. Chapman,Australian-American astronaut and engineer (d. 2021)
- 1935 –Shamsuddin Qasemi,Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician (d. 1996)[44]
- 1936–Canaan Banana,Zimbabwean minister and politician, 1stPresident of Zimbabwe(d. 2003)
- 1936 –Dale Douglass,American golfer (d. 2022)
- 1936 –Dean Stockwell,American actor (d. 2021)[37]
- 1937–Olusegun Obasanjo,Nigerian general and politician, 5thPresident of Nigeria
- 1938–Paul Evans,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1938 –Lynn Margulis,American biologist and academic (d. 2011)
- 1938 –Fred Williamson,American football player, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[43]
- 1939–Samantha Eggar,English actress[43]
- 1939 –Tony Rundle,Australian politician, 40thPremier of Tasmania
- 1939 –Benyamin Sueb,Indonesian actor and comedian (d. 1995)
- 1939 –Peter Woodcock,Canadian serial killer (d. 2010)
- 1939 –Pierre Wynants,Belgian chef
- 1940–Tom Butler,English bishop
- 1940 –Graham McRae,New Zealand race car driver (d. 2021)
- 1940 –Sepp Piontek,German footballer and manager
- 1941–Des Wilson,New Zealand-English businessman and activist
- 1942–Felipe González,Spanish lawyer and politician,Prime Minister of Spain
- 1942 –Mike Resnick,American author and editor (d. 2020)
- 1943–Lucio Battisti,Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998)
- 1944–Peter Brandes,Danish painter and sculptor
- 1944 –Roy Gutman,American journalist and author
- 1945–Wilf Tranter,English footballer[45]
- 1946–Richard Bell,Canadian pianist (d. 2007)
- 1946 –Guerrino Boatto,Italian illustrator and painter (d. 2018)
- 1946 –Graham Hawkins,English footballer and manager (d. 2016)
- 1946 –Murray Head,English actor and singer
- 1947–Clodagh Rodgers,Northern Irish singer and actress
- 1947 –Kent Tekulve,American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1948–Eddy Grant,Guyanese-British singer-songwriter and musician[43]
- 1948 –Richard Hickox,English conductor and scholar (d. 2008)
- 1948 –Elaine Paige,English singer and actress
- 1948 –Paquirri,Spanish bullfighter (d. 1984)
- 1948 –Jan van Beveren,Dutch footballer and coach (d. 2011)
- 1949–Bernard Arnault,French businessman, philanthropist, and art collector
- 1949 –Franz Josef Jung,German lawyer and politician,German Federal Minister of Defence
- 1949 –Tom Russell,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1951–Rodney Hogg,Australian cricketer and coach
- 1952–Petar Borota,Serbian footballer and coach (d. 2010)
- 1952 –Alan Clark,English musician and songwriter[43]
- 1952 –Robin Hobb,American author[46]
- 1952 –Mike Squires,American baseball player and scout[47]
- 1953–Katarina Frostenson,Swedish poet and author
- 1953 –Michael J. Sandel,American philosopher and academic
- 1953 –Tokyo Sexwale,South African businessman and politician, 1stPremier of Gauteng[48]
- 1954–João Lourenço,Angolan politician, 3rdPresident of Angola[49]
- 1954 –Marsha Warfield,American actress[43]
- 1955–Penn Jillette,American magician, actor, and author[43]
- 1956–Adriana Barraza,Mexican actress[43]
- 1956 –Teena Marie,American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2010)
- 1956 –Christopher Snowden,English engineer and academic
- 1957–Mark E. Smith,English singer, songwriter and musician (d. 2018)
- 1957 –Ray Suarez,American journalist and author[37]
- 1958–Volodymyr Bezsonov,Ukrainian footballer and manager
- 1958 –Bob Forward,American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1958 –Andy Gibb,English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1988)[37]
- 1959–Talia Balsam,American actress[43]
- 1959 –Vazgen Sargsyan,Armenian colonel and politician, 8thPrime Minister of Armenia(d. 1999)
- 1960–Paul Drayson, Baron Drayson,English businessman and politician,Minister for Defence Equipment, Support and Technology
- 1960 –Mike Munchak,American football player and coach[50]
- 1963–Joel Osteen,American pastor, author, and television host[37]
- 1964–Bertrand Cantat,French singer-songwriter
- 1964 –Scott Skiles,American basketball player and coach[51]
- 1964 –Gerald Vanenburg,Dutch footballer and manager
- 1964 –Reggie Williams,American basketball player and coach[52]
- 1965–José Semedo,Portuguese footballer and coach
- 1966–Oh Eun-sun,South Korean mountaineer
- 1966 –Bob Halkidis,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1966 –Michael Irvin,American football player, sportscaster, and actor[37]
- 1966 –Aasif Mandvi,Indian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter
- 1966 –Zachary Stevens,American singer-songwriter
- 1968–Gordon Bajnai,Hungarian businessman and politician, 7thPrime Minister of Hungary
- 1968 –Theresa Villiers,English lawyer and politician,Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- 1969–Paul Blackthorne,English actor and producer[43]
- 1969 –Danny King,English author and playwright
- 1969 –Moussa Saïb,Algerian footballer and manager
- 1969 –M.C. Solaar,Senegalese-French rapper
- 1970–Mike Brown,American basketball player and coach
- 1970 –John Frusciante,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[43]
- 1970 –Yuu Watase,Japanese illustrator
- 1970 –Aleksandar Vučić,Serbian president[53]
- 1971–Greg Berry,English footballer and coach
- 1971 –Jeffrey Hammonds,American baseball player and scout
- 1971 –Yuri Lowenthal,American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter
- 1971 –Filip Meirhaeghe,Belgian cyclist
- 1971 –Mark Protheroe,Australian rugby league player[54]
- 1972–Brian Grant,American basketball player[55]
- 1973–Yannis Anastasiou,Greek footballer and manager
- 1973 –Nelly Arcan,Canadian author (d. 2009)
- 1973 –Juan Esnáider,Argentine footballer and manager
- 1973 –Ryan Franklin,American baseball player
- 1973 –Nicole Pratt,Australian tennis player, coach, and sportscaster
- 1973 –Špela Pretnar,Slovenian skier
- 1974–Kevin Connolly,American actor and director[43]
- 1974 –Jens Jeremies,German footballer
- 1974 –Matt Lucas,English actor, comedian, writer, and television personality[56]
- 1974 –Eva Mendes,American model and actress[43]
- 1975–Jolene Blalock,American model and actress[43]
- 1975 –Luciano Burti,Brazilian race car driver and sportscaster
- 1975 –Sasho Petrovski,Australian footballer
- 1975 –Chris Silverwood,English cricketer and coach
- 1976–Neil Jackson,English actor, producer, and screenwriter
- 1976 –Šarūnas Jasikevičius,Lithuanian basketball player and coach
- 1976 –Paul Konerko,American baseball player
- 1976 –Norm Maxwell,New Zealand rugby player
- 1977–Taismary Agüero,Cuban-Italian volleyball player
- 1977 –Bryan Berard,American ice hockey player[57]
- 1977 –Wally Szczerbiak,American basketball player and sportscaster[58]
- 1978–Jared Crouch,Australian footballer
- 1978 –Mike Hessman,American baseball player and coach
- 1978 –Kimberly McCullough,American actress, singer, and dancer[43]
- 1978 –Carlos Ochoa,Mexican footballer
- 1979–Martin Axenrot,Swedish drummer
- 1979 –Érik Bédard,Canadian baseball player[59]
- 1979 –Lee Mears,English rugby player
- 1980–Shay Carl,American businessman, co-foundedMaker Studios
- 1981–Barret Jackman,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 –Paul Martin,American ice hockey player
- 1981 –Karolina Wydra,Polish-American actress and model[43]
- 1982–Dan Carter,New Zealand rugby player
- 1982 –Philipp Haastrup,German footballer
- 1983–Édgar Dueñas,Mexican footballer
- 1984–Branko Cvetković,Serbian basketball player
- 1984 –Guillaume Hoarau,French footballer
- 1985–David Marshall,Scottish footballer
- 1985 –Kenichi Matsuyama,Japanese actor
- 1985 –Brad Mills,American baseball player
- 1986–Alexandre Barthe,French footballer
- 1986 –Corey Brewer,American basketball player and coach[60]
- 1986 –Matty Fryatt,English footballer
- 1986 –Shikabala,Egyptian footballer[61]
- 1987–Anna Chakvetadze,Russian tennis player
- 1987 –Chris Cohen,English footballer
- 1988–Jovana Brakočević,Serbian volleyball player[62]
- 1988 –Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba,Algerian footballer
- 1989–Sterling Knight,American actor, singer, and dancer[43]
- 1989 –Jake Lloyd,American actor[43]
- 1990–Danny Drinkwater,English footballer
- 1990 –Mason Plumlee,American basketball player[63]
- 1990 –Alex Smithies,English footballer
- 1991–Ramiro Funes Mori,Argentine footballer
- 1991 –Daniil Trifonov,Russian pianist and composer
- 1992–Sam Bankman-Fried,American businessman and fraudster[64]
- 1993–El Hadji Ba,French footballer
- 1993 –Joshua Coyne,American violinist and composer
- 1993 –Fred,Brazilian footballer[65]
- 1993 –Ahmed Hassan,Egyptian footballer[66]
- 1993 –Harry Maguire,English footballer
- 1993 –Kyle Schwarber,American baseball player
- 1994–Daria Gavrilova,Russian-Australian tennis player
- 1996–Taylor Hill,American model
- 1996 –Emmanuel Mudiay,Congolese-American basketball player
- 1997–Milena Venega,Cuban rower[67]
- 1998–Bo Bichette,American baseball player
- 1999–Madison Beer,American singer-songwriter[68]
- 1999 –Justin Fields,American football player[69]
- 1999 –Yeri,South Korean singer and actress[70]
- 2000–Doug Edert,American basketball player[71]
- 2007–Roman Griffin Davis,English actor[72]
Deaths
editPre-1600
edit- 254–Pope Lucius I
- 824–Suppo I,Frankishnobleman
- 1239–Hermann Balk,German knight
- 1410–Matthew of Kraków,Polish reformer (b. 1335)
- 1417–Manuel III Megas Komnenos,Emperor of Trebizond(b. 1364)
- 1534–Antonio da Correggio,Italian painter and educator (b. 1489)
- 1539–Nuno da Cunha,Portuguese admiral and politician,Governor of Portuguese India(b. 1487)
- 1599–Guido Panciroli,Italian historian and jurist (b. 1523)
1601–1900
edit- 1611–Shimazu Yoshihisa,Japanese daimyō (b. 1533)
- 1622–Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma(b. 1569)
- 1695–Henry Wharton,English writer and librarian (b. 1664)
- 1726–Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull,English politician,Lord President of the Council(b. 1655)
- 1770–Crispus Attucks,American slave (b. 1723)
- 1778–Thomas Arne,English composer and educator (b. 1710)
- 1815–Franz Mesmer,German physician and astrologist (b. 1734)
- 1827–Pierre-Simon Laplace,French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1749)
- 1827 –Alessandro Volta,Italian physicist and academic (b. 1745)
- 1829–John Adams,English sailor and mutineer (b. 1766)
- 1849–David Scott,Scottish historical painter (b. 1806)
- 1876–Marie d'Agoult,German-French historian and author (b. 1805)[73]
- 1889–Mary Louise Booth,American writer, editor and translator (b. 1831)[74]
- 1893–Hippolyte Taine,French historian and critic (b. 1828)
- 1895–Nikolai Leskov,Russian author, playwright, and journalist (b. 1831)
- 1895 –Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet,English general and scholar (b. 1810)
1901–present
edit- 1907–Friedrich Blass,German philologist, scholar, and academic (b. 1843)
- 1925–Johan Jensen,Danish mathematician and engineer (b. 1859)
- 1927–Franz Mertens,Polish-Austrian mathematician and academic (b. 1840)
- 1929–David Dunbar Buick,Scottish-American businessman, foundedBuick(b. 1854)
- 1934–Reşit Galip,Turkish academic and politician, 6thTurkish Minister of National Education(b. 1893)
- 1935–Roque Ruaño,Spanish priest and engineer (b. 1877)
- 1940–Cai Yuanpei,Chinese philosopher and academic (b. 1868)
- 1942–George PlantExecutedIrish Republican(b. 1904)[75]
- 1944–Max Jacob,French poet and author (b. 1876)
- 1945–Lena Baker,African Americanheld captive post slavery-era (b. 1900)
- 1947–Alfredo Casella,Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1883)
- 1950–Edgar Lee Masters,American poet, author, and playwright (b. 1868)
- 1950 –Roman Shukhevych,Ukrainian general and politician (b. 1907)
- 1953–Herman J. Mankiewicz,American screenwriter and producer (b. 1897)
- 1953 –Sergei Prokofiev,Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1891)
- 1953 –Joseph Stalin,Soviet dictator and politician ofGeorgian descent,2ndleader of the Soviet Union(b. 1878)
- 1955–Antanas Merkys,Lithuanian lawyer and politician, 14thPrime Minister of Lithuania(b. 1888)
- 1963–Patsy Cline,American singer-songwriter (b. 1932)
- 1963 –Cowboy Copas,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1913)
- 1963 –Hawkshaw Hawkins,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1921)
- 1965–Chen Cheng,Chinese general and politician, 27thPremier of the Republic of China(b. 1897)
- 1965 –Pepper Martin,American baseball player and manager (b. 1904)
- 1966–Anna Akhmatova,Ukrainian-Russian poet, author, and translator (b. 1889)
- 1967–Mischa Auer,Russian-American actor (b. 1905)
- 1967 –Mohammad Mosaddegh,Iranian political scientist and politician, 60thPrime Minister of Iran(b. 1882)
- 1967 –Georges Vanier,Canadian general and politician, 19thGovernor General of Canada(b. 1888)
- 1971–Allan Nevins,American journalist and author (b. 1890)
- 1973–Robert C. O'Brien,American journalist and author (b. 1918)
- 1974–John Samuel Bourque,Canadian colonel and politician (b. 1894)
- 1974 –Billy De Wolfe,American actor (b. 1907)
- 1974 –Sol Hurok,Ukrainian-American businessman (b. 1888)
- 1976–Otto Tief,Estonian lawyer and politician,Prime Minister of Estonia(b. 1889)
- 1977–Tom Pryce,Welsh race car driver (b. 1949)
- 1980–Jay Silverheels,Canadian-American actor (b. 1912)
- 1981–Yip Harburg,American songwriter and composer (b. 1896)
- 1982–John Belushi,American actor (b. 1949)
- 1984–Tito Gobbi,Italian operatic baritone (b. 1913)
- 1984 –William Powell,American actor (b. 1892)
- 1988–Alberto Olmedo,Argentine comedian and actor (b. 1933)
- 1990–Gary Merrill,American actor and director (b. 1915)
- 1995–Vivian Stanshall,English singer-songwriter and musician (b. 1943)
- 1996–Whit Bissell,American character actor (b. 1909)
- 1997–Samm Sinclair Baker,American writer (b. 1909)
- 1997 –Jean Dréville,French director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
- 1999–Richard Kiley,American actor and singer (b. 1922)
- 2000–Lolo Ferrari,French dancer, actress and singer (b. 1963)
- 2005–David Sheppard,English cricketer and bishop (b. 1929)
- 2008–Joseph Weizenbaum,German computer scientist and author (b. 1923)
- 2010–Charles B. Pierce,American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
- 2010 –Richard Stapley,British actor and writer (b. 1923)
- 2011–Manolis Rasoulis,Greek singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
- 2012–Paul Haines,New Zealand-Australian author (b. 1970)
- 2012 –Philip Madoc,Welsh-English actor (b. 1934)
- 2012 –William O. Wooldridge,American sergeant (b. 1922)
- 2013–Paul Bearer,American wrestler and manager (b. 1954)
- 2013 –Hugo Chávez,Venezuelan colonel and politician,President of Venezuela(b. 1954)
- 2013 –Duane Gish,American biochemist and academic (b. 1921)
- 2014–Geoff Edwards,American actor and game show host (b. 1931)
- 2014 –Ailsa McKay,Scottish economist and academic (b. 1963)
- 2014 –Leopoldo María Panero,Spanish poet and translator (b. 1948)
- 2014 –Ola L. Mize,American colonel,Medal of Honorrecipient (b. 1931)[76]
- 2015–Vlada Divljan,Serbian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1958)
- 2015 –Edward Egan,American cardinal and formerArchbishop of New York(b. 1932)
- 2016–Hassan Al-Turabi,Sudanese activist and politician (b. 1932)
- 2016 –Ray Tomlinson,American computer programmer and engineer (b. 1941)
- 2016 –Al Wistert,American football player and coach (b. 1920)
- 2017–Kurt Moll,German opera singer (b. 1938)
Holidays and observances
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