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July 2is the 183rd day of the year (184th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;182 days remain until the end of the year.
This date marks the halfway point of the year. In common years, the midpoint of the year occurs at noon on this date, while in leap years, it occurs at midnight (start of the day).
Events[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 437– EmperorValentinian IIIbegins his reign over theWestern Roman Empire.His motherGalla Placidiaends herregency,but continues to exercisepoliticalinfluence at the court inRome.[1]
- 626–Li Shimin,the futureEmperor Taizong of Tang,ambushes and kills his rival brothersLi YuanjiandLi Jianchengin theXuanwu Gate Incident.[2]
- 706– InChina,Emperor Zhongzong of Tanginters the bodies of relatives in theQianling Mausoleum,located onMount LiangoutsideChang'an.
- 866–Battle of Brissarthe:TheFranksled byRobert the Strongare defeated by a jointBreton-Vikingarmy.
- 936– KingHenry the Fowlerdies in hisroyal palaceinMemleben.He is succeeded by his sonOtto I,who becomes the ruler ofEast Francia.
- 963– TheByzantine armyproclaimsNikephoros II PhokasEmperor of the Romanson the plains outsideCappadocian Caesarea.
- 1298– TheBattle of Göllheimis fought betweenAlbert I of HabsburgandAdolf of Nassau-Weilburg.
- 1494– TheTreaty of Tordesillasis ratified by Spain.
- 1504–Bogdan III the One-EyedbecomesVoivodeofMoldavia.
- 1555– Ottoman AdmiralTurgut Reissacks the Italian city ofPaola.
- 1561–Menas, emperor of Ethiopia,defeats a revolt inEmfraz.
- 1582–Battle of Yamazaki:Toyotomi HideyoshidefeatsAkechi Mitsuhide.
1601–1900[edit]
- 1613– The first English expedition (fromVirginia) againstAcadialed bySamuel Argalltakes place.
- 1644–English Civil War:Battle of Marston Moor.[3]
- 1645–Battle of Alford:Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
- 1698–Thomas Saverypatents the firststeam engine.
- 1723– Bach'sMagnificatis first performed.[4]
- 1724– On theFeast of the Visitation,Bachleads the first performance of hisMeine Seel erhebt den Herren,BWV10, the fifth cantata of hischorale cantata cycle.[5]
- 1776–American Revolution:TheContinental Congressadopts theLee Resolutionsevering ties with theKingdom of Great Britain,although the wording of the formalDeclaration of Independenceis not adopted untilJuly 4.
- 1816– TheFrench frigateMédusestrikes theBank of Arguinand 151 people on board have to be evacuated on an improvised raft, a case immortalised byGéricault's paintingThe Raft of the Medusa.
- 1822– Thirty-five slaves, includingDenmark Vesey,are hanged inSouth Carolinaafter being accused of organizing aslave rebellion.
- 1823–BahiaIndependence Day: The end ofPortuguese rule in Brazil,withthe final defeatof the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.
- 1839– Twenty miles off the coast ofCuba,53 kidnapped Africans led byJoseph Cinquémutiny and take over the slave shipAmistad.
- 1840– A Ms 7.4 earthquakestrikes present-day Turkey and Armenia; combined with the effects of an eruption onMount Ararat,kills 10,000 people.[6]
- 1853– The Russian Army crosses the Prut river into theDanubian Principalities(MoldaviaandWallachia), providing the spark that willset off the Crimean War.
- 1864–Dimitri Atanasescufounds the first Romanian school in the Balkans for theAromaniansinTrnovo,in the Ottoman Empire (now inNorth Macedonia).[7]
- 1871–Victor Emmanuel II of Italyenters Rome after having conquered it from thePapal States.
- 1881–Charles J. Guiteaushoots and fatally wounds U.S. PresidentJames A. Garfield(who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
- 1890– TheU.S. Congresspasses theSherman Antitrust Act.
- 1897– British-Italian engineerGuglielmo Marconiobtains a patent forradioin London.
- 1900– Anairshipdesigned and constructed by CountFerdinand von Zeppelinof Germany made its first flight onLake Constancenear Friedrichshafen.[8]
- 1900 –Jean Sibelius'Finlandiareceives its première performance in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted byRobert Kajanus.
1901–present[edit]
- 1921–World War I:U.S. PresidentWarren G. Hardingsigns theKnox–Porter Resolutionformally ending the war between the United States andGermany.
- 1934– TheNight of the Long Knivesends after three days of killings.
- 1937–Amelia Earhartand navigatorFred Noonanare last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.[9]
- 1940– Indian independence leaderSubhas Chandra Boseis arrested and detained inCalcutta.
- 1940 – TheSSArandora Staris sunk byU-47in theNorth Atlanticwith the loss of over 800 lives, mostly civilians.
- 1962– The firstWalmartstore, then known as Wal-Mart, opens for business inRogers, Arkansas.
- 1964–Civil rights movement:U.S. PresidentLyndon B. Johnsonsigns theCivil Rights Act of 1964meant to prohibit segregation in public places.
- 1966– France conducts its firstnuclear weapon testin the Pacific, onMoruroaAtoll.
- 1976– End ofSouth Vietnam;CommunistNorth Vietnamannexes the formerSouth Vietnamto form the unifiedSocialist Republic of Vietnam.
- 1986–Rodrigo RojasandCarmen Gloria Quintanaare burnt alive during a street demonstration against thedictatorshipof GeneralAugusto PinochetinChile.
- 1986 –Aeroflot Flight 2306crashes while attempting an emergency landing atSyktyvkar AirportinSyktyvkar,in present-dayKomi Republic,Russia,killing 54 people.[10]
- 1988–Marcel Lefebvreandthe four bishopshe consecrated wereexcommunicatedby theHoly See.[11]
- 1990– In the1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy,1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city ofMecca.[12]
- 1994–USAir Flight 1016crashes nearCharlotte Douglas International Airport,killing 37 of the 57 people on board.[13]
- 1997– The Bank of Thailand floats thebaht,triggering theAsian financial crisis.
- 2000–Vicente Fox Quesadais elected the firstPresident of Méxicofrom an opposition party, thePartido Acción Nacional,after more than 70 years of continuous rule by thePartido Revolucionario Institucional.
- 2001– TheAbioCorself-contained artificial heart is first implanted.
- 2002–Steve Fossettbecomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.[14]
- 2005– TheLive 8benefit concerts takes place in theG8states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
- 2008–Colombian conflict:Íngrid Betancourt,a member of theChamber of Representatives of Colombia,is released from captivity after being held for six and a half years byFARC.
- 2010– TheSouth Kivu tank truck explosionin theDemocratic Republic of the Congokills at least 230 people.
- 2013– TheInternational Astronomical UnionnamesPluto's fourth and fifth moons,KerberosandStyx.
- 2013 – A magnitude 6.1earthquake strikesAceh,Indonesia,killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others.
- 2024–A stampededuring a religious event inUttar Pradesh,India, leaves at least 121 people dead and 150 others injured.[15][16][17]
Births[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 419–Valentinian III,Roman emperor (d. 455)
- 1363–Maria, Queen of Sicily(d. 1401)
- 1478–Louis V, Elector Palatine(d. 1544)
- 1486–Jacopo Sansovino,Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1570)
- 1489–Thomas Cranmer,English archbishop, theologian, and saint (d. 1556)
- 1492–Elizabeth Tudor,English daughter ofHenry VII of England(d. 1495)
- 1500–Federico Cesi (cardinal),Italian cardinal (d. 1565)
- 1575–Elizabeth de Vere, Countess of Derby,English noblewoman and head of state of the Isle of Man (d. 1627)
- 1597–Theodoor Rombouts,Flemish painter (d. 1637)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1647–Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham,English politician,Lord President of the Council(d. 1730)
- 1648–Arp Schnitger,German organ builder (d. 1719)
- 1665–Samuel Penhallow,English-American soldier and historian (d. 1726)
- 1667–Pietro Ottoboni,Italian cardinal and art collector (d. 1740)
- 1714–Christoph Willibald Gluck,German composer (d. 1787)[18]
- 1724–Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock,German poet and author (d. 1803)
- 1797–Francisco Javier Echeverría,Mexican businessman and politician. President of Mexico (1841) (d. 1852)[19]
- 1819–Charles-Louis Hanon,French pianist and composer (d. 1900)
- 1820–George Law Curry,American publisher and politician, 5thGovernor of the Oregon Territory(d. 1878)
- 1820 –Juan N. Méndez,Mexican general and interim president, 1876-1877 (d. 1894)[20]
- 1821–Charles Tupper,Canadian physician and politician, 6thPrime Minister of Canada(d. 1915)
- 1825–Émile Ollivier,French statesman (d. 1913)
- 1834–Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack,Dutch economist and historian (d. 1917)
- 1849–Maria Theresa of Austria-Este(d. 1919)
- 1862–William Henry Bragg,English physicist, chemist, and mathematician,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1942)
- 1865–Lily Braun,German author and publicist (d. 1916)
- 1869–Liane de Pougy,French-Swiss dancer and author (d. 1950)
- 1876–Harriet Brooks,Canadian physicist and academic (d. 1933)
- 1876 –Wilhelm Cuno,German businessman and politician,Chancellor of Germany(d. 1933)
- 1877–Hermann Hesse,German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1962)
- 1877 –Rinaldo Cuneo,American artist ( "the painter of San Francisco" ) (d. 1939)
- 1881–Royal Hurlburt Weller,American lawyer and politician (d. 1929)
- 1884–Alfons Maria Jakob,German neurologist and author (d. 1931)
- 1893–Ralph Hancock,Welsh gardener and author (d. 1950)
- 1900–Tyrone Guthrie,English actor and director (d. 1971)
- 1900 –Sophie Harris,English costume and scenic designer for theatre and opera (d. 1966)
1901–present[edit]
- 1902–K. Kanapathypillai,Sri Lankan author and academic (d. 1968)
- 1903–Alec Douglas-Home,English cricketer and politician, 66thPrime Minister of the United Kingdom(d. 1995)
- 1903 –Olav V of Norway(d. 1991)
- 1904–René Lacoste,French tennis player and businessman, created thepolo shirt(d. 1996)
- 1906–Hans Bethe,German-American physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2005)
- 1906 –Károly Kárpáti,Hungarian Jewish wrestler (d. 1996)
- 1906 –Séra Martin,French middle-distance runner (d. 1993)
- 1908–Thurgood Marshall,American lawyer andcivil rightsactivist, 32ndSolicitor General of the United States,and formerAssociate Justiceof theSupreme Court of the United States(d. 1993)
- 1911–Reg Parnell,English race car driver and manager (d. 1964)
- 1913–Max Beloff, Baron Beloff,English historian and academic (d. 1999)
- 1914–Frederick Fennell,American conductor and educator (d. 2004)
- 1914 –Ethelreda Leopold,American actress (d. 1988)
- 1914 –Mário Schenberg,Brazilian physicist and engineer (d. 1990)
- 1914 –Erich Topp,German admiral (d. 2005)
- 1915–Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington,British peer, politician and soldier (d. 2014)
- 1916–Ken Curtis,American actor and singer (d. 1991)
- 1916 –Hans-Ulrich Rudel,German colonel and pilot (d. 1982)
- 1916 –Reino Kangasmäki,Finnish wrestler (d. 2010)
- 1916 –Zélia Gattai,Brazilian author and photographer (d. 2008)
- 1917–Leonard J. Arrington,American author and academic, founded theMormon History Association(d. 1999)
- 1918–Athos Bulcão,Brazilian painter and sculptor (d. 2008)
- 1918 –Indumati Bhattacharya,Indian politician (d. 1990)
- 1919–Jean Craighead George,American author (d. 2012)
- 1920–John Kneubuhl,Samoan-American historian, screenwriter, and playwright (d. 1992)
- 1922–Pierre Cardin,Italian-French fashion designer (d. 2020)
- 1922 –Paula Valenska,Czech actress (d. 1994)
- 1923–Cyril M. Kornbluth,American soldier and author (d. 1958)
- 1923 –Wisława Szymborska,Polish poet and translator,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2012)
- 1924–Chia-ying Yeh,Chinese-born Canadian poet and sinologist[21]
- 1925–Medgar Evers,American soldier and activist (d. 1963)
- 1925 –Patrice Lumumba,Congolese politician, 1stPrime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo(d. 1961)
- 1925 –Marvin Rainwater,American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
- 1926–Octavian Paler,Romanian journalist and politician (d. 2007)
- 1927–Lee Allen,American saxophone player (d. 1994)
- 1927 –James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern,Scottish lawyer and politician,Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
- 1927 –Brock Peters,American actor (d. 2005)
- 1929–Imelda Marcos,Filipino politician; 10th First Lady of the Philippines
- 1930–Ahmad Jamal,American jazz musician (d. 2023)[22]
- 1930 –Carlos Menem,Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50thPresident of Argentina(d. 2021)
- 1931–Mohammad Yazdi,Iranian cleric (d. 2020)
- 1932–Dave Thomas,American businessman and philanthropist, foundedWendy's(d. 2002)
- 1933–Peter Desbarats,Canadian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 2014)
- 1933 –Kenny Wharram,Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2017)
- 1934–Tom Springfield,English musician (d. 2022)[23]
- 1935–Gilbert Kalish,American pianist and educator
- 1936–Omar Suleiman,Egyptian general and politician, 16thVice President of Egypt(d. 2012)
- 1937–Polly Holliday,American actress[24]
- 1937 –Richard Petty,American race car driver and sportscaster
- 1938–David Owen,English physician and politician,Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- 1939–Alexandros Panagoulis,Greek poet and politician (d. 1976)
- 1939 –John H. Sununu,American engineer and politician, 14thWhite House Chief of Staff
- 1939 –Paul Williams,American singer and choreographer (d. 1973)
- 1940–Kenneth Clarke,English politician,Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
- 1940 –Georgi Ivanov,Bulgarian military officer, cosmonaut and politician[25]
- 1941–William Guest,American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)
- 1941 –Wendell Mottley,Trinidadian sprinter, economist, and politician
- 1942–John Eekelaar,South African-English lawyer and scholar
- 1942 –Vicente Fox,Mexican businessman and politician, 35thPresident of Mexico[26]
- 1943–Ivi Eenmaa,Estonian politician, 36thMayor of Tallinn
- 1943 –Larry Lake,American-Canadian trumpet player and composer (d. 2013)
- 1946–Richard Axel,American neuroscientist and biologist,Nobel Prizelaureate
- 1946 –Ron Silver,American actor, director, and political activist (d. 2009)
- 1947–Larry David,American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter[27]
- 1947 –Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton,English politician,Minister for International Security Strategy
- 1948–Mutula Kilonzo,Kenyan lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
- 1949–Greg Brown,American musician[28]
- 1949 –Robert Paquette,Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist[29]
- 1950–Lynne Brindley,English librarian and academic
- 1950 –Jon Trickett,English politician
- 1952–Sylvia Rivera,American transgender rights activist (d. 2002)[30]
- 1952 –Anatoliy Solomin,Ukrainian race walker and coach
- 1954–Chris Huhne,English journalist and politician,Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
- 1954 –Wendy Schaal,American actress[31]
- 1955–Kim Carr,Australian educator and politician, 31stAustralian Minister for Human Services
- 1956–Jerry Hall,American model and actress[32]
- 1957–Bret Hart,Canadian wrestler
- 1957 –Jüri Raidla,Estonian lawyer and politician,Estonian Minister of Justice
- 1957 –Purvis Short,American basketball player
- 1958–Pavan Malhotra,Indian actor
- 1959 –Erwin Olaf,Dutch photographer (d. 2023)[33]
- 1960–Maria Lourdes Sereno,Filipino lawyer and jurist, 24thChief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
- 1961–Clark Kellogg,American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1962–Neil Williams,English cricketer (d. 2006)
- 1964–Jose Canseco,Cuban-American baseball player and mixed martial artist
- 1964 –Ozzie Canseco,Cuban-American baseball player, coach, and manager
- 1964 –Joe Magrane,American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1964 –Alan Tait,English-Scottish rugby player and coach
- 1965–Norbert Röttgen,German lawyer and politician
- 1969–Tim Rodber,English rugby player
- 1970–Derrick Adkins,American hurdler
- 1970 –Steve Morrow,Northern Irish footballer and manager
- 1971–Troy Brown,American football player and actor
- 1971 –Bryan Redpath,Scottish rugby player and coach
- 1972–Darren Shan,Irish author[34]
- 1974–Sean Casey,American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1975–Éric Dazé,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1975 –Kristen Michal,Estonian lawyer and politician[35]
- 1975 –Erik Ohlsson,Swedish singer and guitarist
- 1975 –Elizabeth Reaser,American actress[36][37]
- 1975 –Stefan Terblanche,South African rugby player
- 1976–Krisztián Lisztes,Hungarian footballer
- 1976 –Tomáš Vokoun,Czech-American ice hockey player
- 1976 –Ľudovít Ódor,Prime minister of Slovakia[38]
- 1977–Deniz Barış,Turkish footballer
- 1978–Jüri Ratas,Estonian politician, 42ndMayor of Tallinn
- 1979–Walter Davis,American triple jumper
- 1979 –Ahmed al-Ghamdi,Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker ofUnited Airlines Flight 175(d. 2001)
- 1979 –Sam Hornish Jr.,American race car driver
- 1979 –Joe Thornton,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1980–Nyjer Morgan,American baseball player
- 1981–Nathan Ellington,English footballer
- 1981 –Carlos Rogers,American football player
- 1983–Michelle Branch,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1983 –Kyle Hogg,English cricketer
- 1984–Thomas Kortegaard,Danish footballer
- 1984 –Johnny Weir,American figure skater
- 1985–Rhett Bomar,American football player
- 1985 –Chad Henne,American football player
- 1985 –Ashley Tisdale,American actress, singer, and producer[39]
- 1986–Brett Cecil,American baseball player
- 1986 –Lindsay Lohan,American actress and singer[40]
- 1987–Esteban Granero,Spanish footballer
- 1988–Lee Chung-yong,South Korean footballer
- 1989–Nadezhda Grishaeva,Russian basketball player
- 1989 –Alex Morgan,American soccer player
- 1990–Kayla Harrison,American judoka[41]
- 1990 –Merritt Mathias,American soccer player
- 1990 –Morag McLellan,Scottish field hockey player[42]
- 1990 –Margot Robbie,Australian actress and producer[43]
- 1990 –Danny Rose,English footballer
- 1990 –Bill Tupou,New Zealand rugby league player
- 1992–Madison Chock,American ice dancer[44]
- 1993–Vince Staples,American rapper and actor[45]
- 1993 –Saweetie,American rapper[46]
- 1994–Henrik Kristoffersen,Norwegian skier
- 1994 –Derrick White,American basketball player[47]
- 1995–Ryan Murphy,American swimmer
- 1996–Julia Grabher,Austrian tennis player[48]
Deaths[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 626–Li Jiancheng,Chinese prince (b. 589)
- 626 –Li Yuanji,Chinese prince (b. 603)
- 649–Li Jing,Chinese general (b. 571)
- 862–Swithun,English bishop and saint (b. 789)
- 866–Robert the Strong,Frankishnobleman
- 936–Henry the Fowler,German king (b. 876)
- 1298–Adolf, King of the Romans(b. 1220)
- 1504–Stephen III of Moldavia(b. 1434)
- 1566–Nostradamus,French astrologer and author (b. 1503)
- 1578–Thomas Doughty,English explorer
- 1582–Akechi Mitsuhide,Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1528)
- 1591–Vincenzo Galilei,Italianluteplayer and composer (b. 1520)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1619–Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg(b. 1547)
- 1621–Thomas Harriot,English astronomer, mathematician, and ethnographer (b. 1560)
- 1656–François-Marie, comte de Broglie,Italian-French general (b. 1611)
- 1674–Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg(b. 1614)
- 1743–Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington,English politician,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(b. 1673)[49]
- 1746–Thomas Baker,English antiquarian and author (b. 1656)
- 1778–Jean-Jacques Rousseau,Swiss philosopher and composer (b. 1712)
- 1833–Gervasio Antonio de Posadas,Argentinian lawyer and politician, 1stSupreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata(b. 1757)
- 1843–Samuel Hahnemann,German physician and academic (b. 1755)
- 1850–Robert Peel,English lieutenant and politician,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(b. 1788)
- 1857–Carlo Pisacane,Italian soldier and philosopher (b. 1818)
1901–present[edit]
- 1903–Ed Delahanty,American baseball player (b. 1867)
- 1912–Tom Richardson,English cricketer (b. 1870)
- 1914–Joseph Chamberlain,English businessman and politician,Secretary of State for the Colonies(b. 1836)
- 1915–Porfirio Díaz,Mexican general and politician, 29thPresident of Mexico(b. 1830)
- 1920–William Louis Marshall,American general and engineer (b. 1846)
- 1926–Émile Coué,French psychologist and pharmacist (b. 1857)
- 1929–Gladys Brockwell,American actress (b. 1894)
- 1932–Manuel II of Portugal(b. 1889)
- 1950–Thomas William Burgess,English swimmer and water polo player (b. 1872)
- 1955–Edward Lawson,English soldier,Victoria Crossrecipient (b. 1873)
- 1961–Ernest Hemingway,American novelist, short story writer, and journalist,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1899)
- 1963–Alicia Patterson,American publisher, co-foundedNewsday(b. 1906)
- 1964–Fireball Roberts,American race car driver (b. 1929)
- 1966–Jan Brzechwa,Polish poet and author (b. 1900)
- 1970–Jessie Street,Australian suffragette and feminist (b. 1889)[50]
- 1972–Joseph Fielding Smith,American religious leader, 10thPresident of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints(b. 1876)
- 1973–Betty Grable,American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1916)
- 1973 –George McBride,American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)
- 1973 –Ferdinand Schörner,German field marshal (b. 1892)
- 1975–James Robertson Justice,English actor (b. 1907)
- 1977–Vladimir Nabokov,Russian-born novelist and critic (b. 1899)
- 1978–Aris Alexandrou,Greek author and poet (b. 1922)
- 1986–Peanuts Lowrey,American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)
- 1988–Vibert Douglas,Canadian astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1894)
- 1989–Andrei Gromyko,Soviet economist and politician,Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs(b. 1909)
- 1990–Snooky Lanson,American singer (b. 1914)
- 1991–Lee Remick,American actress (b. 1935)
- 1993–Fred Gwynne,American actor (b. 1926)
- 1994–Andrés Escobar,Colombian footballer (b. 1967)
- 1995–Lloyd MacPhail,Canadian businessman and politician, 23rdLieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island(b. 1920)
- 1997–James Stewart,American actor (b. 1908)
- 1999–Mario Puzo,American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)
- 2000–Joey Dunlop,Northern Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1952)
- 2002–Ray Brown,American bassist and composer (b. 1926)
- 2003–Briggs Cunningham,American race car driver and businessman (b. 1907)
- 2004–Mochtar Lubis,Indonesian journalist and author (b. 1922)
- 2005–Ernest Lehman,American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915)
- 2005 –Norm Prescott,American actor, composer, and producer, co-foundedFilmation Studios(b. 1927)
- 2006–Jan Murray,American comedian, actor, and game show host (b. 1916)
- 2007–Beverly Sills,American operatic soprano and television personality (b. 1929)
- 2008–Natasha Shneider,Russian-American singer, keyboard player, and actress (b. 1956)
- 2008 –Elizabeth Spriggs,English actress and screenwriter (b. 1929)
- 2010–Beryl Bainbridge,English screenwriter and author (b. 1932)
- 2011–Itamar Franco,Brazilian engineer and politician, 33rdPresident of Brazil(b. 1930)
- 2012–Maurice Chevit,French actor and screenwriter (b. 1923)
- 2012 –Julian Goodman,American journalist (b. 1922)
- 2012 –Angelo Mangiarotti,Italian architect and academic (b. 1921)
- 2012 –Betty Meggers,American archaeologist and academic (b. 1921)
- 2012 –Ed Stroud,American baseball player (b. 1939)
- 2013–Anthony G. Bosco,American bishop (b. 1927)
- 2013 –Douglas Engelbart,American computer scientist, invented thecomputer mouse(b. 1925)
- 2013 –Armand Gaudreault,Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1921)
- 2013 –Anthony Llewellyn,Welsh-American chemist, academic, and astronaut (b. 1933)
- 2014–Emilio Álvarez Montalván,Nicaraguan ophthalmologist and politician (b. 1919)
- 2014 –Manuel Cardona,Spanish physicist and academic (b. 1934)
- 2014 –Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe(b. 1915)
- 2014 –Harold W. Kuhn,American mathematician and academic (b. 1925)
- 2014 –Louis Zamperini,American runner and World War IIUS Army Air Forcescaptain (b. 1917)
- 2015–Ronald Davison,New Zealand lawyer and judge, 10thChief Justice of New Zealand(b. 1920)
- 2015 –Charlie Sanders,American football player and sportscaster (b. 1946)
- 2015 –Jim Weaver,American football player and coach (b. 1945)
- 2015 –Jacobo Zabludovsky,Mexican journalist (b. 1928)
- 2016–Caroline Aherne,English actress and comedian (b. 1963)
- 2016 –Michael Cimino,American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)
- 2016 –Patrick Manning,4th & 6th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1946)
- 2016 –Elie Wiesel,Holocaust survivor, activist, and author (b. 1928)
- 2017–Vladislav Rastorotsky,a Russian (and former Soviet) artistic gymnastics coach, (b. 1933)[51]
- 2017 –Smith Hart,American-born Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1948)[52]
- 2018–Alan Longmuir,Scottish musician (b. 1948)[53]
- 2019–Lee Iacocca,American automotive executive (b. 1924)[54]
- 2020–Ángela Jeria,Chilean archaeologist (b. 1926)
- 2020 –Byron Bernstein,American Twitch streamer (b. 1989)[55]
Holidays and observances[edit]
References[edit]
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