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December 14is the 348th day of the year (349th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;17 days remain until the end of the year.
Events[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 557–Constantinopleis severely damaged byan earthquake,which cracks the dome ofHagia Sophia.[1]
- 835–Sweet Dew Incident:Emperor Wenzongof theTang dynastyconspires to kill the powerfuleunuchsof the Tang court, but the plot is foiled.[2]
- 1287–St. Lucia's flood:TheZuiderzeesea wall in the Netherlands collapses, killing over 50,000 people.[3]
- 1542– PrincessMary StuartbecomesQueen of Scotsat the age of one week on the death of her father,James V of Scotland.[4]
1601–1900[edit]
- 1751– TheTheresian Military Academyis founded inWiener Neustadt,Austria.[5]
- 1780–Founding FatherAlexander HamiltonmarriesElizabeth Schuyler Hamiltonat theSchuyler MansioninAlbany, New York.[6]
- 1782– TheMontgolfier brothersfirst test fly an unmannedhot air balloonin France; it floats nearly 2.5 km (1.6 mi).[7]
- 1812– TheFrench invasion of Russiacomes to an end as the remnants of theGrande Arméeare expelled from Russia.[8]
- 1814–War of 1812:TheRoyal Navyseizes controlofLake Borgne,Louisiana.[9]
- 1819–Alabamabecomes the 22ndU.S. state.[10]
- 1836– TheToledo Warunofficially ends as the "Frostbitten Convention" votes to accept Congress' terms for admittingMichiganas a U.S. state.[11]
- 1863–American Civil War:TheConfederatevictory under GeneralJames Longstreetat theBattle of Bean's StationinEast Tennesseeends theKnoxville Campaign,but achieves very little as Longstreet returns toVirginianext spring.[12]
- 1896– TheGlasgow Underground Railwayis opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company.[13]
- 1900–Quantum mechanics:Max Planckpresents a theoretical derivation of hisblack-body radiation law (quantum theory)at the Physic Society in Berlin.[14]
1901–present[edit]
- 1902– TheCommercial Pacific Cable Companylays the first Pacifictelegraphcable, fromSan FranciscotoHonolulu.[15]
- 1903– TheWright brothersmake their first attempt to fly with theWright FlyeratKitty Hawk, North Carolina.[16]
- 1907– TheThomas W. Lawson,thelargest ever ship without a heat engine,runs aground and founders near the Hellweather's Reef within theIsles of Scillyin a gale. The pilot and 15 seamen die.
- 1909–New South WalesPremierCharles Wadesigns theSeat of Government Surrender Act 1909,formally completing the transfer of State land to the Commonwealth to create theAustralian Capital Territory.
- 1911–Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself,Olav Bjaaland,Helmer Hanssen,Sverre Hassel,andOscar Wisting,becomes the first to reach theSouth Pole.
- 1913–Haruna,the fourth and lastKongō-classship, launches, eventually becoming one of theJapaneseworkhorses duringWorld War IandWorld War II.
- 1914–Lisandro de la Torreand others found theDemocratic Progressive Party(Partido Demócrata Progresista,PDP) at the Hotel Savoy,Buenos Aires,Argentina.
- 1918–Friedrich Karl von Hessen,a German prince elected by theParliament of Finlandto become King Väinö I, renounces theFinnish throne.
- 1918 –Portuguese PresidentSidónio Paisis assassinated.
- 1918 – The1918 United Kingdom general electionoccurs, the first where women were permitted to vote. In Ireland the Irish republican political partySinn Féinwins a landslide victory with nearly 47% of the popular vote.[17]
- 1918 –Giacomo Puccini's comic operaGianni Schicchipremiered at theMetropolitan OperainNew York City.[18]
- 1939–Winter War:TheSoviet Unionis expelled from theLeague of Nationsfor invading Finland.
- 1940–Plutonium(specificallyPu-238) is first isolated at Berkeley, California.
- 1948–Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr.and Estle Ray Mann are granted a patent for theircathode-ray tube amusement device,the earliest known interactiveelectronic game.
- 1955–Albania,Austria,Bulgaria,Cambodia,Ceylon,Finland,Hungary,Ireland,Italy,Jordan,Laos,Libya,Nepal,Portugal,RomaniaandSpainjoin theUnited NationsthroughUnited Nations Security Council Resolution 109.
- 1958– The3rd Soviet Antarctic Expeditionbecomes the first to reach thesouthern pole of inaccessibility.
- 1960–Convention against Discrimination in EducationofUNESCOis adopted.
- 1962–NASA'sMariner 2becomes the firstspacecraftto fly byVenus.
- 1963– The dam containing theBaldwin Hills Reservoirbursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes inLos Angeles, California.
- 1964–American Civil Rights Movement:Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States:TheSupreme Court of the United Statesrules thatCongresscan use theConstitution'sCommerce Clauseto fight discrimination.
- 1971–Bangladesh Liberation War:Over 200 ofEast Pakistan's intellectuals areexecutedby the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh asMartyred Intellectuals Day.)
- 1972–Apollo program:Eugene Cernanis the most recent person to walk on the Moon, after he andHarrison Schmittcomplete the third and finalextravehicular activity(EVA) of theApollo 17mission.
- 1981–Arab–Israeli conflict:Israel'sKnessetratifies theGolan Heights Law,extending Israeli law to theGolan Heights.
- 1985–Wilma Mankillertakes office as the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of theCherokee Nation.
- 1986–Qasba Aligarh massacre:Over 400Muhajirskilled in revenge killings in Qasba colony after a raid onPashtunheroin processing and distribution center inSohrab Gothby the security forces.[19]
- 1992–War in Abkhazia:Siege of Tkvarcheli:A helicopter carrying evacuees fromTkvarcheliis shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, including 25 children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia.
- 1994– Construction begins on theThree Gorges Damon theYangtzeriver.
- 1995–Yugoslav Wars:TheDayton Agreementis signed in Paris by the leaders of theFederal Republic of Yugoslavia,Croatia,andBosnia and Herzegovina.
- 1998– Yugoslav Wars: TheYugoslav Armyambushesa group ofKosovo Liberation Armyfighters attempting to smuggle weapons from Albania into Kosovo, killing 36.
- 1999–Torrential rainscauseflash floodsinVargas, Venezuela,resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure.
- 2003– Pakistani PresidentPervez Musharrafnarrowly escapes an assassination attempt.
- 2004– TheMillau Viaduct,thetallest bridge in the world,is formally inaugurated nearMillau,France.
- 2012–Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting:Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, are killed inSandy Hook, Connecticut.
- 2013–A reported coup attemptinSouth Sudanleads to continued fighting and hundreds of casualties.
- 2017–The Walt Disney Companyannounces that it would acquire21st Century Fox,including the20th Century Foxmovie studio, for $52.4 billion.
- 2020– Atotal solar eclipseis visible from parts of the South Pacific Ocean, southern South America, and the South Atlantic Ocean.[20]
Births[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 1009–Go-Suzaku,emperor of Japan (d. 1045)
- 1332–Frederick III,German nobleman (d. 1381)
- 1546–Tycho Brahe,Danish astronomer and chemist (d. 1601)
- 1599–Charles Berkeley, 2nd Viscount Fitzhardinge,English politician (d. 1668)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1607–János Kemény,Hungarian prince (d. 1662)
- 1625–Barthélemy d'Herbelot,French orientalist and academic (d. 1695)
- 1631–Anne Conway,English philosopher and author (d. 1679)
- 1640–Aphra Behn,English playwright and author (d. 1689)
- 1678–Daniel Neal,English historian and author (d. 1743)
- 1720–Justus Möser,German jurist and theorist (d. 1794)
- 1730–Capel Bond,English organist and composer (d. 1790)
- 1738–Jan Antonín Koželuh,Czech composer and educator (d. 1814)
- 1775–Philander Chase,American bishop and educator, foundedKenyon College(d. 1852)
- 1775 –Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald,Scottish admiral and politician (d. 1860)
- 1777–Du Pre Alexander, 2nd Earl of Caledon,Irish politician,Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone(d. 1839)
- 1784–Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily(d. 1806)
- 1789–Maria Szymanowska,Polish composer and pianist (d. 1831)
- 1791–Charles Wolfe,Irish priest and poet (d. 1823)
- 1794–Erastus Corning,American businessman and politician (d. 1872)
- 1816–Abraham Hochmuth,Hungarian rabbi and educator (d. 1889)
- 1824–Pierre Puvis de Chavannes,French painter and illustrator (d. 1898)
- 1832–Daniel H. Reynolds,American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1902)
- 1851–Mary Tappan Wright,Americannovelistandshort storywriter (d. 1916)
- 1852–Daniel De Leon,Curaçaoan-American journalist and politician (d. 1914)
- 1856–Louis Marshall,American lawyer and activist (d. 1929)
- 1866–Roger Fry,English painter and critic (d. 1934)
- 1870–Karl Renner,Austrian lawyer and politician, 4thPresident of Austria(d. 1950)
- 1881–Katherine MacDonald,American actress and producer (d. 1956)
- 1883–Manolis Kalomiris,Greek pianist and composer (d. 1962)
- 1883 –Morihei Ueshiba,Japanese martial artist, developedaikido(d. 1969)
- 1884–Jane Cowl,American actress and playwright (d. 1950)
- 1887–Xul Solar,Argentinian painter and sculptor (d. 1963)
- 1894–Alexander Nelke,Estonian-American painter and carpenter (d. 1974)
- 1895–George VIof the United Kingdom (d. 1952)[21]
- 1895 –Paul Éluard,French poet and author (d. 1952)
- 1896–Jimmy Doolittle,American general and pilot,Medal of Honorrecipient (d. 1993)
- 1897–Kurt Schuschnigg,Italian-Austrian lawyer and politician, 15thFederal Chancellor of Austria(d. 1977)
- 1897 –Margaret Chase Smith,American educator and politician (d. 1995)
- 1899–DeFord Bailey,AmericanHall of Famecountry and blues musician (d. 1982)
1901–present[edit]
- 1901–Henri Cochet,French tennis player (d. 1987)[22]
- 1901 –Paul of Greece(d. 1964)
- 1902–Frances Bavier,American actress (d. 1989)
- 1902 –Herbert Feigl,Austrian philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1988)
- 1903–Walter Rangeley,English sprinter (d. 1982)
- 1904–Virginia Coffey,American civil rights activist (d. 2003)
- 1908–Morey Amsterdam,American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1996)
- 1908 –Claude Davey,Welsh rugby player (d. 2001)
- 1908 –Mária Szepes,Hungarian journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
- 1909–Edward Lawrie Tatum,American geneticist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1975)
- 1911–Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz,Greek-Polish swimmer and water polo player (d. 1943)
- 1911 –Spike Jones,American singer and bandleader (d. 1965)
- 1911 –Hans von Ohain,German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1998)
- 1914–Karl Carstens,German lieutenant and politician, 5thPresident of the Federal Republic of Germany(d. 1992)
- 1914 –Rosalyn Tureck,American pianist andharpsichordplayer (d. 2003)
- 1915–Dan Dailey,American dancer and actor (d. 1978)
- 1916–Shirley Jackson,American novelist and short story writer (d. 1965)[23]
- 1917–C.-H. Hermansson,Swedish author and politician (d. 2016)
- 1917 –Elyse Knox,American actress and fashion designer (d. 2012)
- 1917 –June Taylor,American dancer and choreographer (d. 2004)
- 1918–James T. Aubrey,American broadcaster (d. 1994)
- 1918 –Radu Beligan,Romanian actor and director (d. 2016)
- 1918 –B. K. S. Iyengar,Indian yoga instructor and author, foundedIyengar Yoga(d. 2014)
- 1920–Clark Terry,American trumpet player, composer, and educator (d. 2015)
- 1922–Nikolay Basov,Russian physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2001)
- 1922 –Don Hewitt,American journalist and producer, created60 Minutes(d. 2009)
- 1922 –Junior J. Spurrier,American sergeant,Medal of Honorrecipient (d. 1984)
- 1923–Gerard Reve,Dutch-Belgian author and poet (d. 2006)
- 1924–Raj Kapoor,Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 1988)
- 1927–Richard Cassilly,American tenor and actor (d. 1998)
- 1927 –Koos Rietkerk,Dutch lawyer and politician,Dutch Minister of the Interior(d. 1986)
- 1929–Ron Jarden,New Zealand rugby player (d. 1977)
- 1930–Margaret Bakkes,South African author (d. 2016)
- 1930 –David R. Harris,English geographer, anthropologist, and archaeologist (d. 2013)
- 1931–Jon Elia,Pakistani philosopher, poet, and scholar (d. 2002)
- 1931 –Vladimir-Georg Karassev-Orgusaar,Estonian director and politician (d. 2015)
- 1932–George Furth,American actor and playwright (d. 2008)
- 1932 –Abbe Lane,American actress, singer, and dancer
- 1932 –Charlie Rich,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)[23]
- 1934–Shyam Benegal,Indian director and screenwriter
- 1934 –Charlie Hodge,American guitarist and singer (d. 2006)
- 1935–Lewis Arquette,American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
- 1935 –Lee Remick,American actress (d. 1991)[23]
- 1938–Leonardo Boff,Brazilian theologian and author
- 1938 –Charlie Griffith,Barbadian cricketer
- 1939–Ann Cryer,English academic and politician
- 1939 –Ernie Davis,American football player (d. 1963)[23]
- 1940–Lex Gold,Scottish footballer and civil servant
- 1941–Karan Armstrong,American soprano and actress (d. 2021)
- 1941 –Ellen Willis,American journalist, critic, and academic (d. 2006)
- 1942–Chris Harris,English actor and director (d. 2014)
- 1942 –Dick Wagner,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
- 1943–Tommy McAvoy,Scottish politician (d. 2024)
- 1943 –Emmett Tyrrell,American journalist, author, and publisher, foundedThe American Spectator
- 1944–Graham Kirkham, Baron Kirkham,English businessman, foundedDFS
- 1944 –Denis Thwaites,English professional footballer murdered in the2015 Sousse attacks(d. 2015)[24]
- 1946–Antony Beevor,English historian and author
- 1946 –Jane Birkin,English-French actress and singer (d. 2023)[25]
- 1946 –John Du Prez,English conductor and composer
- 1946 –Patty Duke,American actress (d. 2016)[23]
- 1946 –Ruth Fuchs,German javelin thrower and politician (d. 2023)
- 1946 –Peter Lorimer,Scottish footballer (d. 2021)
- 1946 –Michael Ovitz,American talent agent, co-foundedCreative Artists Agency
- 1946 –Stan Smith,American tennis player and coach[26]
- 1946 –Joyce Vincent Wilson,American singer[25]
- 1947–Christopher Parkening,American guitarist and educator
- 1947 –Dilma Rousseff,Brazilian economist and politician, 36thPresident of Brazil[23]
- 1948–Lester Bangs,American journalist and author (d. 1982)
- 1948 –Kim Beazley,Australian politician and diplomat, 9thDeputy Prime Minister of Australia
- 1948 –Boudewijn Büch,Dutch author, poet, and television host (d. 2002)
- 1948 –Peeter Kreitzberg,Estonian lawyer and politician (d. 2011)
- 1948 –Dee Wallace,American actress[25]
- 1949–Bill Buckner,American baseball player and manager (d. 2019)
- 1949 –David A. Cherry,American artist and illustrator[27]
- 1949 –Cliff Williams,Australian bass player[25]
- 1951–John Brown,American basketball player[28]
- 1951 –Jan Timman,Dutch chess player and author
- 1952–John Lurie,American actor, saxophonist, painter, director, and producer
- 1953–Vijay Amritraj,Indian tennis player and sportscaster[29]
- 1953 –Wade Davis,Canadian anthropologist, author, and photographer
- 1953 –René Eespere,Estonian composer
- 1953 –Vangelis Meimarakis,Greek lawyer and politician, 4thGreek Minister for National Defence
- 1953 –Mikael Odenberg,Swedish soldier and politician, 29thSwedish Minister for Defence
- 1954–Alan Kulwicki,American race car driver (d. 1993)
- 1954 –Steve MacLean,Canadian physicist and astronaut
- 1955–Jane Crafter,Australian golfer
- 1955 –Jill Pipher,American mathematician and academic
- 1956–T. K. Carter,American actor[25]
- 1956 –Linda Fabiani,Scottish politician
- 1956 –Hanni Wenzel,German skier
- 1958–Mike Scott,Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist[25]
- 1958 –Spider Stacy,English singer-songwriter and guitarist[25]
- 1959–Bob Paris,American-Canadian bodybuilder and actor
- 1959 –Jorge Vaca,Mexican boxer
- 1960–James Comey,American lawyer, 7thDirector of the Federal Bureau of Investigation[23]
- 1960 –Don Franklin,American actor
- 1960 –Chris Waddle,English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
- 1960 –Diane Williams,American sprinter
- 1961–Patrik Sundström,Swedish ice hockey player
- 1963–Greg Abbott,English footballer and manager
- 1963 –William Bedford,American basketball player[30]
- 1963 –Diana Gansky,German discus thrower
- 1963 –Cynthia Gibb,American actress and model[25]
- 1965–Craig Biggio,American baseball player and coach
- 1965 –Ken Hill,American baseball player
- 1965 –Ted Raimi,American actor, director, and screenwriter[25]
- 1966–Fabrizio Giovanardi,Italian race car driver
- 1966 –Carl Herrera,Trinidadian-Venezuelan basketball player[31]
- 1966 –Anthony Mason,American basketball player (d. 2015)
- 1966 –Bill Ranford,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1966 –Tim Sköld,Swedish bass player and producer
- 1966 –Helle Thorning-Schmidt,Danish academic and politician, 41stPrime Minister of Denmark
- 1967–Ewa Białołęcka,Polish author
- 1967 –Hanne Haugland,Norwegian high jumper and coach
- 1968–Kelley Armstrong,Canadian author
- 1968 –Mohamed Saad,Egyptian actor[32]
- 1969–Scott Hatteberg,American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1969 –Archie Kao,American actor and producer[25]
- 1969 –Natascha McElhone,English-Irish actress[25]
- 1969 –Dave Nilsson,Australian baseball player and manager[33]
- 1969 –Arthur Numan,Dutch footballer and manager
- 1970–Anna Maria Jopek,Polish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
- 1970 –Beth Orton,English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1971–Michaela Watkins,American actor and comedian[25]
- 1972–Miranda Hart,English actress[25]
- 1972 –Marcus Jensen,American baseball player and coach
- 1973–Falk Balzer,German hurdler
- 1973 –Pat Burke,Irish basketball player
- 1973 –Tomasz Radzinski,Canadian soccer player
- 1973 –Saulius Štombergas,Lithuanian basketball player and coach
- 1974–Billy Koch,American baseball player
- 1975–Justin Furstenfeld,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1975 –Ben Kay,English rugby player
- 1975 –KaDee Strickland,American actress[25]
- 1976–Tammy Blanchard,American actress and singer
- 1976 –Leland Chapman,American bounty hunter
- 1976 –Sebastien Chaule,French-German rugby player
- 1976 –André Couto,Portuguese race car driver
- 1976 –Santiago Ezquerro,Spanish footballer
- 1977–Brendan Nash,Australian-Jamaican cricketer
- 1977 –Jamie Peacock,English rugby player and manager
- 1978–Dean Brogan,Australian footballer and coach
- 1978 –Shedrack Kibet Korir,Kenyan runner
- 1978 –Zdeněk Pospěch,Czech footballer
- 1978 –Patty Schnyder,Swiss tennis player[34]
- 1978 –Kim St-Pierre,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1979–Jean-Alain Boumsong,French footballer
- 1979 –Andrei Makrov,Estonian ice hockey player
- 1979 –Kyle Shanahan,American football coach[35]
- 1979 –Sophie Monk,English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress
- 1979 –Michael Owen,English footballer and sportscaster
- 1979 –Rocc,Slovenian opera stage director and designer[36]
- 1980–Thed Björk,Swedish race car driver
- 1980 –Gordon Greer,Scottish footballer
- 1980 –Didier Zokora,Ivorian footballer
- 1981–Amber Chia,Malaysian model[37]
- 1981 –Johnny Jeter,American wrestler
- 1981 –Liam Lawrence,Irish footballer
- 1981 –Shaun Marcum,American baseball player
- 1982–Josh Fields,American baseball player
- 1982 –Steve Sidwell,English footballer
- 1982 –Anthony Way,English singer and actor
- 1983–Leanne Mitchell,English singer-songwriter
- 1984–Chris Brunt,Northern Irish footballer
- 1984 –Rana Daggubati,Indian actor and producer
- 1984 –Ed Rainsford,Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1984 –Jackson Rathbone,American actor, singer, and musician[25]
- 1985–Jakub Błaszczykowski,Polish footballer
- 1985 –Alex Pennie,Welsh keyboard player
- 1985 –Tom Smith,English-Welsh rugby player
- 1985 –Nonami Takizawa,Japanese actress and singer
- 1987–Kenneth Medwood,Belizean-American hurdler
- 1988–Nicolas Batum,French basketball player
- 1988 –Nate Ebner,American football player
- 1988 –Vanessa Hudgens,American actress and singer[25]
- 1988 –Hayato Sakamoto,Japanese baseball player
- 1989–Pedro Botelho,Brazilian footballer
- 1989 –Sam Burgess,English rugby league player
- 1989 –Onew,South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
- 1990–Robert Covington,American basketball player[38]
- 1991–Ben Henry,New Zealand rugby league player
- 1991 –Offset,American rapper[23]
- 1992–Tori Kelly,American singer-songwriter[25]
- 1992 –Ryo Miyaichi,Japanese footballer
- 1993–Antonio Giovinazzi,Italian race car driver
- 1995–Ivan Barbashev,Russian ice hockey player[39]
- 1995 –Calvyn Justus,South African swimmer
- 1996–Li Zijun,Chinese figure skater
- 1997–DK Metcalf,American football player[40]
- 1998–Lonnie Walker IV,American basketball player[41]
- 2001–Joshua Rush,American actor and activist[23]
Deaths[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 618–Xue Rengao,emperor of Qin
- 648–John III of the Sedre,Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch[42]
- 704–Aldfrith,king ofNorthumbria(or705)
- 872–Pope Adrian II(b. 792)
- 1077–Agnes of Poitou,Holy Roman Empress and regent (b. c. 1025)
- 1293–Al-Ashraf Khalil,Mamluk sultan of Egypt
- 1311–Margaret of Brabant,German queen consort (b. 1276)
- 1332–Rinchinbal Khan,Mongolian emperor (b. 1326)
- 1359–Cangrande II della Scala,Lord of Verona (b. 1332)
- 1417–John Oldcastle,English Lollard leader
- 1460–Guarino da Verona,Italian scholar and translator (b. 1370)
- 1480–Niccolò Perotti,humanist scholar (b. 1429)
- 1503–Sten Sture the Elder,regent of Sweden (b. 1440)
- 1510–Friedrich of Saxony(b. 1473)
- 1542–James V of Scotland(b. 1512)
- 1591–John of the Cross,Spanish priest and saint (b. 1542)
- 1595–Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon(b. 1535)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1624–Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham,English politician,Lord High Admiral(b. 1536)
- 1651–Pierre Dupuy,French historian and scholar (b. 1582)
- 1715–Thomas Tenison,English archbishop (b. 1636)
- 1735–Thomas Tanner,English bishop and historian (b. 1674)
- 1741–Charles Rollin,French historian and educator (b. 1661)
- 1785–Giovanni Battista Cipriani,Italian painter and engraver (b. 1727)
- 1788–Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach,German pianist and composer (b. 1714)
- 1788 –Charles III of Spain(b. 1716)
- 1799–George Washington,American general and politician, 1stPresident of the United States(b. 1732)
- 1831–Martin Baum,American businessman and politician, 5thMayor of Cincinnati(b. 1765)
- 1838–Jean-Olivier Chénier,Canadian physician (b. 1806)
- 1842–Ben Crack-O,king of several tribes aroundCape Palmas
- 1860–George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen,Scottish-English politician,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(b. 1784)
- 1861–Albert, Prince Consortof the United Kingdom (b. 1819)[43]
- 1865–Johan Georg Forchhammer,Danish geologist and mineralogist (b. 1794)
- 1873–Louis Agassiz,Swiss-American zoologist and geologist (b. 1807)
- 1878–Princess Alice of the United Kingdom(b. 1843)
1901–present[edit]
- 1912–Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis,English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1887)
- 1917–Phil Waller,Welsh rugby player (b. 1889)
- 1920–George Gipp,American football player (b. 1895)
- 1927–Julian Sochocki,Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1842)
- 1929–Henry B. Jackson,British admiral (b. 1855)
- 1935–Stanley G. Weinbaum,American author (b. 1902)
- 1937–Fabián de la Rosa,Filipino painter and educator (b. 1869)
- 1940–Anton Korošec,Slovenian priest and politician, 10thPrime Minister of Yugoslavia(b. 1872)
- 1943–John Harvey Kellogg,American physician and businessman, co-inventedcorn flakes(b. 1852)
- 1944–Lupe Vélez,Mexican actress (b. 1908)[44]
- 1947–Stanley Baldwin,English lieutenant and politician,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(b. 1867)
- 1947 –Edward Higgins,English-American 3rdGeneral of The Salvation Army(b. 1864)
- 1953–Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings,American author and academic (b. 1896)
- 1956–Juho Kusti Paasikivi,Finnish lawyer and politician, 7thPresident of Finland(b. 1870)
- 1963–Dinah Washington,American singer and pianist (b. 1924)
- 1964–William Bendix,American actor (b. 1906)
- 1970–Franz Schlegelberger,German judge and politician,German Reich Minister of Justice(b. 1876)
- 1971–Mufazzal Haider Chaudhury,Bangladeshi linguist and scholar (b. 1926)
- 1971 –Munier Choudhury,Bangladeshi author, playwright, and critic (b. 1925)
- 1971 –Shahidullah Kaiser,Bangladeshi journalist and author (b. 1927)
- 1974–Walter Lippmann,American journalist and author (b. 1889)
- 1975–Arthur Treacher,English-American entertainer (b. 1894)
- 1978–Salvador de Madariaga,Spanish historian and diplomat, co-founded theCollege of Europe(b. 1886)
- 1980–Elston Howard,American baseball player and coach (b. 1929)
- 1984–Vicente Aleixandre,Spanish poet and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1898)
- 1985–Catherine Doherty,Russian-Canadian activist, founded theMadonna House Apostolate(b. 1896)
- 1985 –Roger Maris,American baseball player and coach (b. 1934)
- 1989–Jock Mahoney,American actor and stuntman (b. 1919)
- 1989 –Andrei Sakharov,Russian physicist and activist,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1921)
- 1990–Friedrich Dürrenmatt,Swiss author and playwright (b. 1921)
- 1990 –Paula Nenette Pepin,French composer, pianist and lyricist (b.1908)[45]
- 1991–Robert Eddison,Japanese-English actor (b. 1908)
- 1993–Jeff Alm,American football player (b. 1968)
- 1993 –Myrna Loy,American actress (b. 1905)
- 1994–Orval Faubus,American soldier and politician, 36thGovernor of Arkansas(b. 1910)
- 1995–G. C. Edmondson,American soldier and author (b. 1922)
- 1996–Gaston Miron,Canadian poet and author (b. 1928)
- 1997–Stubby Kaye,American actor and comedian (b. 1918)
- 1997 –Emily Cheney Neville,American author (b. 1919)
- 1997 –Kurt Winter,Canadian guitarist and songwriter (b. 1946)
- 1998–Norman Fell,American actor and comedian (b. 1924)
- 1998 –A. Leon Higginbotham Jr.,American lawyer, judge, and activist (b. 1928)
- 1998 –Annette Strauss,American philanthropist and politician,Mayor of Dallas(b. 1924)
- 2001–W. G. Sebald,German novelist, essayist, and poet (b. 1944)
- 2003–Jeanne Crain,American actress (b. 1925)
- 2003 –Blas Ople,Filipino journalist and politician, 21stPresident of the Senate of the Philippines(b. 1927)
- 2003 –Frank Sheeran,American union leader and mobster (b. 1920)
- 2004–Rod Kanehl,American baseball player (b. 1934)
- 2004 –Fernando Poe Jr.,Filipino actor, director, producer, and politician (b. 1939)
- 2006–Anton Balasingham,Sri Lankan-English strategist and negotiator (b. 1938)
- 2006 –Ahmet Ertegun,Turkish-American composer and producer, co-foundedAtlantic Records(b. 1923)
- 2006 –Mike Evans,American actor and screenwriter (b. 1949)
- 2009–Alan A'Court,English footballer and manager (b. 1934)
- 2010–Timothy Davlin,American politician,Mayor of Springfield(b. 1957)
- 2010 –Neva Patterson,American actress (b. 1920)
- 2010 –Dale Roberts,English footballer (b. 1986)
- 2011–Joe Simon,American author and illustrator (b. 1913)
- 2011 –Billie Jo Spears,American singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
- 2012–John Graham,English general (b. 1923)
- 2012 –Edward Jones,American police officer and politician (b. 1950)
- 2012 –Victoria Leigh Soto,American educator (b. 1985)
- 2013–Janet Dailey,American author (b. 1944)
- 2013 –C. N. Karunakaran,Indian painter and illustrator (b. 1940)
- 2013 –Dennis Lindley,English statistician and academic (b. 1923)
- 2013 –Peter O'Toole,British-Irish actor (b. 1932)
- 2013 –George Rodrigue,American painter (b. 1944)
- 2014–Theo Colborn,American zoologist and academic (b. 1927)
- 2014 –Irene Dalis,American soprano and pianist (b. 1925)
- 2014 –Louis Alphonse Koyagialo,Congolese politician,Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo(b. 1947)
- 2014 –Bess Myerson,American model, activist, game show panelist and television personality;Miss America 1945(b. 1924)
- 2014 –Fred Thurston,American football player (b. 1933)
- 2015–Terry Backer,American soldier and politician (b. 1954)
- 2015 –Glen Sonmor,Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929)
- 2015 –Vadym Tyshchenko,Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1963)
- 2015 –Lillian Vernon,German-American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded theLillian Vernon Company(b. 1927)
- 2016–Paulo Evaristo Arns,Brazilian cardinal (b. 1921)
- 2016 –Bernard Fox,Welsh actor (b. 1927)
- 2017–Yu Kwang-chung,Chinese writer (b. 1928)
- 2019–Chuy Bravo,Mexican-American comedian and actor (b. 1956)[46]
- 2020–Gérard Houllier,French Football manager (b. 1947)[47]
- 2022–Jean Franco,American academic and literary critic (b. 1924)[48]
- 2023–Tomáš Janovic,Slovak writer (b. 1937)[49]
Holidays and observances[edit]
- Christianfeast day:
- Alabama Day(Alabama)
- Forty-seven Ronin Remembrance Day(Sengaku-ji,Tokyo)
- Martyred Intellectuals Day(Bangladesh)
- Monkey Day
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