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December 2is the 336th day of the year (337th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;29 days remain until the end of the year.
Events[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 1244–Pope Innocent IVarrives atLyonfor theFirst Council of Lyon.[1]
- 1409– TheUniversity of Leipzigopens.[2]
1601–1900[edit]
- 1697–St Paul's Cathedral,rebuilt to the design of SirChristopher Wrenfollowing theGreat Fire of London,is consecrated.[3]
- 1763– Dedication of theTouro Synagogue,inNewport, Rhode Island,the first synagogue in what will become the United States.[4]
- 1766– Swedish parliament approves theSwedish Freedom of the Press Actand implements it as a ground law, thus being first in the world with freedom of speech.
- 1804– AtNotre Dame Cathedralin Paris,Napoleon BonapartecrownshimselfEmperor of the French.[5]
- 1805–War of the Third Coalition:Battle of Austerlitz:French troops underNapoleondecisively defeat a jointRusso-Austrianforce.[6]
- 1823–Monroe Doctrine:In aState of the Union message,U.S. PresidentJames Monroeproclaims American neutrality in future European conflicts, and warns European powers not to interfere in the Americas.
- 1845–Manifest Destiny:In aState of the Union message,U.S. PresidentJames K. Polkproposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.
- 1848–Franz Joseph IbecomesEmperor of Austria.
- 1851– French PresidentLouis-Napoléon Bonaparteoverthrows theSecond Republic.
- 1852– Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French asNapoleon III.
- 1859– MilitantabolitionistleaderJohn Brownis hanged for hisOctober 16raidonHarpers Ferry, West Virginia.[7]
- 1865–Alabamaratifies the13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,followed by North Carolina, then Georgia; U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks.
- 1867– AtTremont TempleinBoston,British authorCharles Dickensgives his first public reading in the United States.
- 1899–Philippine–American War:TheBattle of Tirad Pass,known as the "Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
1901–present[edit]
- 1908–PuyibecomesEmperor of Chinaat the age of two.
- 1917–World War I:Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice atBrest-Litovsk,and peace talks leading to theTreaty of Brest-Litovskbegin.
- 1927– Following 19 years ofFord Model Tproduction, theFord Motor Companyunveils theFord Model Aas its new automobile.
- 1930–Great Depression:In aState of the Union message,U.S. PresidentHerbert Hooverproposes a $150 million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.
- 1939– New York City'sLaGuardia Airportopens.
- 1942–World War II:During theManhattan Project,a team led byEnrico Fermiinitiates thefirst artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
- 1943– World War II: ALuftwaffe bombing raidon the harbour ofBari,Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including the AmericanSSJohn Harvey,which is carrying a stockpile ofmustard gas.
- 1947–Jerusalem Riots of 1947:Arabs riot inJerusalemin response to theUnited Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.
- 1949–Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Othersis adopted.
- 1950–Korean War:TheBattle of the Ch'ongch'on Riverends with a decisive Chinese victory andUN forcesare completely expelled fromNorth Korea.
- 1954–Cold War:TheUnited States Senatevotes 65 to 22 to censureJoseph McCarthyfor "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute".
- 1954 – TheSino-American Mutual Defense Treaty,between the United States andTaiwan,is signed in Washington, D.C.
- 1956– TheGranmareaches the shores ofCuba'sOriente Province.Fidel Castro,Che Guevaraand 80 other members of the26th of July Movementdisembark to initiate theCuban Revolution.
- 1957–United Nations Security Council Resolution 126relating to theKashmir conflictis adopted.
- 1961– In a nationally broadcast speech,CubanleaderFidel Castrodeclares that he is aMarxist–Leninistand that Cuba will adoptCommunism.
- 1962–Vietnam War:After a trip toVietnamat the request of U.S. PresidentJohn F. Kennedy,U.S. Senate Majority LeaderMike Mansfieldbecomes the first American official to comment adversely on the war's progress.
- 1968–Wien Consolidated Airlines Flight 55crashes intoPedro Bay, Alaska,killing all 39 people on board.[8]
- 1970– TheUnited States Environmental Protection Agencybegins operations.
- 1971–Abu Dhabi,Ajman,Fujairah,Sharjah,Dubai,andUmm al-Quwainform theUnited Arab Emirates.
- 1975–Laotian Civil War:ThePathet Laoseizes theLaotiancapital ofVientiane,forces the abdication of KingSisavang Vatthana,and proclaims the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
- 1976–Fidel CastrobecomesPresident of Cuba,replacingOsvaldo Dorticós Torrado.
- 1977– ATupolev Tu-154crashesnearBenghazi,Libya, killing 59.[9]
- 1980–Salvadoran Civil War:Four American missionariesare raped and murdered by a death squad.
- 1982– At theUniversity of Utah,Barney Clarkbecomes the first person to receive a permanentartificial heart.
- 1988–Benazir Bhuttois sworn in asPrime Minister of Pakistan,becoming the first woman to head the government of a Muslim-majority state.
- 1988 –Space ShuttleAtlantisis launched onSTS-27,a classified mission for theUnited States Department of Defense.[10]
- 1989– ThePeace Agreement of Hat Yaiis signed and ratified by theMalayan Communist Party(MCP) and the governments of Malaysia and Thailand, ending the over two-decade-longcommunist insurgency in Malaysia.
- 1990–Space ShuttleColumbiais launched onSTS-35,carrying the ASTRO-1spacelabobservatory.[11]
- 1991– Canada and Poland become the first nations to recognize the independence ofUkrainefrom theSoviet Union.
- 1993–Colombiandrug lordPablo Escobaris shot and killed by police inMedellín.
- 1993 –Space Shuttle program:STS-61:NASAlaunches theSpace ShuttleEndeavouron a mission to repair theHubble Space Telescope.
- 1999– The United Kingdom devolves political power inNorthern Irelandto theNorthern Ireland Executivefollowing theGood Friday Agreement.
- 2001–Enronfiles for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
- 2015–San Bernardino attack:SyedRizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malikkill 14 people and wound 22 at theInland Regional CenterinSan Bernardino, California.
- 2016– Thirty-six people die ina fireat a convertedOakland, California,warehouse serving as anartist collective.
- 2020–Cannabisisremoved from the list of most dangerous drugsof theinternational drug control treatyby theUNCommission on Narcotic Drugs.[12][13][14][15]
Births[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 503–Emperor Jianwen of Liang,emperor of the ChineseLiang dynasty(d. 551)
- 1501–Queen Munjeong,Korean queen (d. 1565)
- 1578–Agostino Agazzari,Italian composer and theorist (d. 1641)
- 1599–Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin,Scottish nobleman (d. 1663)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1629–Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg,Catholic cardinal (d. 1704)
- 1694–William Shirley,English-American lawyer and politician,Governor of the province of Massachusetts Bay(d. 1771)
- 1703–Ferdinand Konščak,Croatian missionary and explorer (d. 1759)
- 1738–Richard Montgomery,Irish-American general (d. 1775)
- 1754–William Cooper,American judge and politician, foundedCooperstown, New York(d. 1809)
- 1759–James Edward Smith,English botanist and mycologist, founded theLinnean Society(d. 1828)
- 1760–John Breckinridge,American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5thUnited States Attorney General(d. 1806)
- 1760 –Joseph Graetz,German organist, composer, and educator (d. 1826)
- 1798–António Luís de Seabra, 1st Viscount of Seabra,Portuguese magistrate and politician (d. 1895)
- 1810–Henry Yesler,American businessman and politician, 7thMayor of Seattle(d. 1892)
- 1811–Jean-Charles Chapais,Canadian farmer and politician, 1stCanadian Minister of Agriculture(d. 1885)
- 1817–Heinrich von Sybel,German historian, academic, and politician (d. 1895)
- 1825–Pedro II of Brazil(d. 1891)
- 1827–William Burges,English architect and designer (d. 1881)[16]
- 1846–Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau,French lawyer and politician, 68thPrime Minister of France(d. 1904)
- 1847–Deacon White,American baseball player and manager (d. 1939)
- 1859–Georges Seurat,French painter (d. 1891)
- 1860–Charles Studd,England cricketer and missionary (d. 1931)
- 1863–Charles Edward Ringling,American businessman, co-founded theRingling Brothers Circus(d. 1926)
- 1866–Harry Burleigh,American singer-songwriter (d. 1949)
- 1876–Yusuf Akçura,Tatar-Turkish activist and ideologue of Turanism (d. 1935)
- 1877–Cahir Healy,Northern IrishAnti Partitionist,writer and politician (d. 1970)[17]
- 1884–Erima Harvey Northcroft,New Zealand soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 1953)
- 1884 –Yahya Kemal Beyatlı,Turkish poet and author (d. 1958)
- 1885–George Minot,American physician and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1950)
- 1891–Otto Dix,German painter and illustrator (d. 1969)
- 1891 –Charles H. Wesley,American historian and author (d. 1987)
- 1894–Warren William,American actor (d. 1948)
- 1895–Harriet Cohen,English pianist (d. 1967)
- 1897–Ivan Bagramyan,Russian general (d. 1982)
- 1897 –Rewi Alley,New Zealand writer and political activist (d. 1987)[18]
- 1898–Indra Lal Roy,Indian lieutenant and first Indian fighter aircraft pilot (d. 1918)
- 1899–John Barbirolli,English cellist and conductor (d. 1970)
- 1899 –John Cobb,English race car driver and pilot (d. 1952)
- 1899 –Ray Morehart,American baseball player (d. 1989)
- 1900–Elisa Godínez Gómez de Batista,former First Lady of Cuba (d. 1993)
- 1900 –Herta Hammerbacher,German landscape architect and professor (d. 1985)
1901–present[edit]
- 1901–Raimundo Orsi,Argentinian-Italian footballer (d. 1986)
- 1906–Peter Carl Goldmark,Hungarian-American engineer (d. 1977)
- 1909–Arvo Askola,Finnish runner (d. 1975)
- 1909 –Walenty Kłyszejko,Estonian–Polish basketball player and coach (d. 1987)
- 1909 –Joseph P. Lash,American activist and author (d. 1987)
- 1910–Russell Lynes,American photographer, historian, and author (d. 1991)
- 1910 –Taisto Mäki,Finnish runner (d. 1979)
- 1912–George Emmett,English cricketer and coach (d. 1976)
- 1913–Marc Platt,American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2014)
- 1914–Bill Erwin,American actor (d. 2010)
- 1914 –Adolph Green,American playwright and composer (d. 2002)
- 1915–Takahito, Prince Mikasaof Japan (d. 2016)
- 1916–Howard Finster,American minister and painter (d. 2001)
- 1917–Sylvia Syms,American singer (d. 1992)
- 1921–Carlo Furno,Italian cardinal (d. 2015)
- 1922–Iakovos Kambanelis,Greek author, poet, and screenwriter (d. 2011)
- 1923–Maria Callas,American-Greek soprano and actress (d. 1977)[19]
- 1924–Jonathan Frid,Canadian actor (d. 2012)
- 1924 –Alexander Haig,American general and politician, 59thUnited States Secretary of State(d. 2010)[19]
- 1924 –Else Marie Pade,Danish composer (d. 2016)
- 1924 –Vilgot Sjöman,Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
- 1925–Julie Harris,American actress (d. 2013)
- 1927–Ralph Beard,American basketball player (d. 2007)[20]
- 1928–Guy Bourdin,French photographer (d. 1991)
- 1929–Dan Jenkins,American journalist and author (d. 2019)
- 1929 –Leon Litwack,American historian and author (d. 2021)
- 1930–Gary Becker,American economist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2014)
- 1930 –David Piper,English race car driver
- 1931–Nigel Calder,English journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
- 1931 –Masaaki Hatsumi,Japanese martial artist and educator, foundedBujinkan
- 1931 –Wynton Kelly,American pianist and composer (d. 1971)
- 1931 –Edwin Meese,American lawyer, 75thUnited States Attorney General[19]
- 1931 –Gareth Wigan,British film studio executive (d. 2010)
- 1933–Peter Robin Harding,English marshal and pilot (d. 2021)
- 1933 –Mike Larrabee,American sprinter and educator (d. 2003)
- 1934–Tarcisio Bertone,Italian cardinal
- 1935–David Hackett Fischer,American historian, author, and academic
- 1937–Manohar Joshi,Indian lawyer and politician, 15thChief Minister of Maharashtra(d. 2024)
- 1939–Yael Dayan,Israeli journalist, author, and politician
- 1939 –Francis Fox,Canadian lawyer and politician, 48thSecretary of State for Canada
- 1939 –Harry Reid,American lawyer and politician, 25thLieutenant Governor of Nevada(d. 2021)[21]
- 1940–Willie Brown,American football player, coach, and manager (d. 2019)
- 1941–Mike England,Welsh footballer and manager
- 1941 –Tom McGuinness,English guitarist, songwriter, author, and producer
- 1942–Anna G. Jónasdóttir,Icelandic political scientist and academic
- 1943–Wayne Allard,American veterinarian and politician
- 1944–Cathy Lee Crosby,American actress and tennis player[22]
- 1944 –Ibrahim Rugova,Kosovan journalist and politician, 1stPresident of Kosovo(d. 2006)
- 1944 –Dionysis Savvopoulos,Greek singer-songwriter
- 1944 –Botho Strauß,German author and playwright
- 1945–Penelope Spheeris,American director, producer, and screenwriter[22]
- 1945 –Alan Thomson,Australian cricketer (d. 2022)
- 1946–John Banks,New Zealand businessman and politician, 38thMayor of Auckland City
- 1946 –David Macaulay,English-American author and illustrator
- 1946 –Gianni Versace,Italian fashion designer, foundedVersace(d. 1997)[19]
- 1947–Isaac Bitton,Moroccan-French drummer and songwriter
- 1947 –Tommy Jenkins,English footballer and manager
- 1947 –Ivan Atanassov Petrov,Bulgarian neurologist and author
- 1948–Elizabeth Berg,American nurse and author
- 1948 –T. Coraghessan Boyle,American novelist and short story writer
- 1948 –Patricia Hewitt,Australian-English educator and politician, EnglishSecretary of State for Health
- 1948 –Toninho Horta,Brazilian guitarist and composer
- 1948 –Antonín Panenka,Czech footballer
- 1950–John Wesley Ryles,American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist[22]
- 1950 –Amin Saikal,Afghan-Australian political scientist and academic
- 1950 –Benjamin Stora,Algerian-French historian and author
- 1950 –Paul Watson,Canadian activist, founded theSea Shepherd Conservation Society
- 1952–Carol Shea-Porter,American social worker, academic, and politician
- 1952 –Keith Szarabajka,American actor[22]
- 1954–Dan Butler,American actor, director, and screenwriter[22]
- 1956–Steven Bauer,Cuban-American actor and producer[22]
- 1957–Dagfinn Høybråten,Norwegian political scientist and politician,Norwegian Minister of Health
- 1958–Randy Gardner,American figure skater[19]
- 1958 –Andrew George,English politician
- 1958 –Vladimir Parfenovich,Belarusian canoe racer and politician
- 1958 –George Saunders,American short story writer and essayist
- 1959–Kelefa Diallo,Guinean general (d. 2013)
- 1960–Peter Blakeley,Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1960 –Deb Haaland,American politician, 54thUnited States Secretary of the Interior[19]
- 1960 –Razzle,English rock drummer (d. 1984)
- 1960 –Rick Savage,English singer-songwriter and bass player[22]
- 1960 –Silk Smitha,Indian film actress[23]
- 1962–John Dyegh,Nigerian businessman and politician
- 1963–Brendan Coyle,English actor[22]
- 1963 –Ann Patchett,American author[19]
- 1963 –Rich Sutter,Canadian ice hockey player and scout
- 1963 –Ron Sutter,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1965–Shane Flanagan,Australian rugby league player and coach
- 1966–Philippe Etchebest,French chef and television host
- 1966 –Jinsei Shinzaki,Japanese wrestler and promoter, co-foundedSendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
- 1967–Mary Creagh,English scholar and politician,Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
- 1968–David Batty,English footballer
- 1968 –Jiří Dopita,Czech ice hockey player[24]
- 1968 –Darryl Kile,American baseball player (d. 2002)
- 1968 –Lucy Liu,American actress and producer[22]
- 1968 –Nate Mendel,American singer-songwriter and bass player[22]
- 1968 –Rena Sofer,American actress[22]
- 1969–Ulrika Bergquist,Swedish journalist
- 1969 –Chris Kiwomya,English footballer
- 1969 –Pavel Loskutov,Estonian runner
- 1969 –Tanya Plibersek,Australian journalist and politician, 45thAustralian Minister of Health
- 1970–Joe Lo Truglio,American actor and comedian[22]
- 1970 –Maksim Tarasov,Russian pole vaulter
- 1970 –Treach,American rapper and actor[22]
- 1971–Wilson Jermaine Heredia,American actor and singer
- 1971 –Rachel McQuillan,Australian tennis player
- 1971 –Jüri Reinvere,Estonian-German composer and poet
- 1971 –Francesco Toldo,Italian footballer
- 1971 –Mine Yoshizaki,Japanese illustrator
- 1972–Alan Henderson,American basketball player[25]
- 1972 –Sergei Zholtok,Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2004)
- 1973–Graham Kavanagh,Irish footballer and manager
- 1973 –Monica Seles,Serbian-American tennis player[22]
- 1973 –Lee Steele,English footballer
- 1973 –Jan Ullrich,German cyclist
- 1975–Mark Kotsay,American baseball player and manager
- 1976 –Masafumi Gotoh,Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1977–Siyabonga Nomvethe,South African footballer
- 1978–Jarron Collins,American basketball player and coach
- 1978 –Jason Collins,American basketball player
- 1978 –Nelly Furtado,Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress[22]
- 1978 –Luigi Malafronte,Italian footballer
- 1978 –Peter Moylan,Australian baseball player
- 1978 –Maëlle Ricker,Canadian snowboarder
- 1978 –David Rivas,Spanish footballer
- 1978 –Andrew Ryan,Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
- 1978 –Christopher Wolstenholme,English singer-songwriter and bass player
- 1979–Yvonne Catterfeld,German singer-songwriter and actress
- 1979 –Michael McIndoe,Scottish footballer
- 1979 –Abdul Razzaq,Pakistani cricketer
- 1980–Adam Kreek,Canadian rower
- 1980 –Darryn Randall,South African cricketer (d. 2013)
- 1980 –Joel Ward,Canadian ice hockey player[26]
- 1981–Maria Ferekidi,Greek canoe racer
- 1981 –Eric Jungmann,American actor
- 1981 –Thomas Pöck,Austrian ice hockey player[27]
- 1981 –Danijel Pranjić,Croatian footballer
- 1981 –Britney Spears,American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress[22]
- 1982–Christos Karipidis,Greek footballer
- 1982 –Matt Walsh,American basketball player[28]
- 1983–Action Bronson,American rapper, songwriter, chef, and television host[29]
- 1983 –Chris Burke,Scottish footballer
- 1983 –Bibiana Candelas,Mexican volleyball player
- 1983 –Jaime Durán,Mexican footballer
- 1983 –Eugene Jeter,American-Ukrainian basketball player, coach, and executive[30]
- 1983 –Jana Kramer,American actress and singer[22]
- 1983 –Aaron Rodgers,American football player
- 1983 –Daniela Ruah,Portuguese-American actress[22]
- 1984–Péter Máté,Hungarian footballer
- 1985–Amaury Leveaux,French swimmer
- 1985 –Dorell Wright,American basketball player
- 1986–Song Ha-yoon,South Korean actress
- 1986 –Claudiu Keșerü,Romanian footballer
- 1986 –Renee Montgomery,American basketball player and executive[31]
- 1986 –Tal Wilkenfeld,Australian bass player and composer
- 1988–Alfred Enoch,English actor[22]
- 1988 –Stephen McGinn,Scottish footballer
- 1989–Etta Bond,English singer-songwriter
- 1989 –Matteo Darmian,Italian footballer
- 1989 –Cassie Steele,Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
- 1989 –Robert Turbin,American football player[32]
- 1990–Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu,Ghanaian footballer
- 1990 –Gastón Ramírez,Uruguayan footballer
- 1991–Chloé Dufour-Lapointe,Canadian skier
- 1991 –Brandon Knight,American basketball player[33]
- 1991 –Charlie Puth,American singer-songwriter and pianist[22]
- 1992–Sim Bhullar,Canadian basketball player[34]
- 1992 –Gary Sánchez,Dominican baseball player[35]
- 1993–Haruka Ishida,Japanese singer and actress
- 1993 –Kostas Stafylidis,Greek footballer
- 1994–Zach Cunningham,American football player[36]
- 1994 –Aaron Jones,American football player[37]
- 1994 –Elias Lindholm,Swedish ice hockey player[38]
- 1994 –Fumika Shimizu,Japanese actress and model
- 1994 –Tomokaze Yūta,Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1995–Uladzislau Hancharou,Belarusian trampolinist
- 1995 –Inori Minase,Japanese actress, voice actress and singer
- 1996–Jake Doran,Australian cricketer[39]
- 1997–De'Andre Hunter,American basketball player[40]
- 1998–Annalise Basso,American actress[19]
- 1998 –Anna Kalinskaya,Russian tennis player[41]
- 1998 –Juice Wrld,American rapper, singer and songwriter (d. 2019)[42]
- 2003–Neil Erasmus,South African-Australian footballer[43]
- 2004–Ilia Malinin,American competitive figure skater[44]
Deaths[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 537–Pope Silverius
- 930–Ma Yin,Chinese warlord, king ofChu (Ten Kingdoms)(b. 853)
- 949–Odo of Wetterau,German nobleman
- 1022–Elvira Menéndez,queen ofAlfonso V of Castile(b. 996)
- 1255–Muhammad III of Alamut,Nizari Ismaili Imam[45]
- 1340–Geoffrey le Scrope,Chief Justice of King Edward III of England
- 1348–Emperor Hanazonoof Japan (b. 1297)
- 1381–John of Ruusbroec,Flemish priest and mystic (b. 1293)
- 1455–Isabel of Coimbra,queen of Portugal (b. 1432)[46]
- 1463–Albert VI, Archduke of Austria(b. 1418)
- 1469–Piero di Cosimo de' Medici,Italian banker and politician (b. 1416)
- 1510–Muhammad Shaybani,KhanofBukhara(b. 1451)
- 1515–Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba,Spanish general (b. 1453)
- 1547–Hernán Cortés,Spanish general and explorer (b. 1485)[47]
- 1594–Gerardus Mercator,Flemish mathematician, cartographer, and philosopher (b. 1512)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1615–Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon,French general (b. 1541)
- 1665–Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet,French author (b. 1588)
- 1694–Pierre Puget,French painter, sculptor, and architect (b. 1622)
- 1719–Pasquier Quesnel,French theologian and author (b. 1634)
- 1723–Philippe II, Duke of Orléans(b. 1674)
- 1726–Samuel Penhallow,English-American historian and author (b. 1665)
- 1747–Vincent Bourne,English poet and scholar (b. 1695)
- 1748–Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset,English politician,Lord President of the Council(b. 1662)
- 1774–Johann Friedrich Agricola,German organist and composer (b. 1720)
- 1814–Marquis de Sade,French philosopher, author, and politician (b. 1740)
- 1844–Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko,Polish general and politician (b. 1768)
- 1849–Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen(b. 1792)
- 1859–John Brown,American abolitionist (b. 1800)
- 1881–Jenny von Westphalen,German author (b. 1814)
- 1885–Allen Wright,Principal chief of theChoctaw Nation(1866-1870); proposed the name "Oklahoma", from Choctaw wordsokraandumma,meaning "Territory of the Red People." (b. 1826)
- 1888–Namık Kemal,Turkish journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1840)
- 1892–Jay Gould,American businessman and financier (b. 1836)
- 1899–Gregorio del Pilar,Filipino general and politician, 1stGovernor of Bulacan(b. 1875)
1901–present[edit]
- 1918–Edmond Rostand,French poet and playwright (b. 1868)
- 1924–Kazimieras Būga,Lithuanian linguist and philologist (b. 1879)
- 1927–Paul Heinrich von Groth,German scientist who systematically classified minerals and founded the journalZeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie(b. 1843)
- 1931–Vincent d'Indy,French composer and educator (b. 1851)[48]
- 1936–John Ringling,American businessman, co-foundedRingling Brothers Circus(b. 1866)
- 1943–Nordahl Grieg,Norwegian journalist and author (b. 1902)
- 1944–Josef Lhévinne,Russian pianist and educator (b. 1874)
- 1944 –Filippo Tommaso Marinetti,Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (b. 1876)
- 1944 –Eiji Sawamura,Japanese baseball player and soldier (b. 1917)
- 1950–Dinu Lipatti,Romanian pianist and composer (b. 1917)
- 1953–Reginald Baker,Australian rugby player (b. 1884)
- 1953 –Trần Trọng Kim,Vietnamese historian, scholar, and politician,Prime Minister of Vietnam(b. 1883)
- 1957–Harrison Ford,American actor (b. 1884)
- 1957 –Manfred Sakel,Ukrainian-American neurophysiologist and psychiatrist (b. 1902)
- 1966–L. E. J. Brouwer,Dutch mathematician and philosopher (b. 1881)
- 1966 –Giles Cooper,Irish author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1918)
- 1967–Francis Spellman,American cardinal (b. 1889).[49]
- 1969–José María Arguedas,Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (b. 1911)
- 1969 –Kliment Voroshilov,Ukrainian-Russian marshal and politician, 3rdHead of State of The Soviet Union(b. 1881)
- 1974–Sylvi Kekkonen,Finnish writer and wife of President of FinlandUrho Kekkonen(b. 1900)[50]
- 1974 –Max Weber,Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1897)
- 1976–Danny Murtaugh,American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)
- 1980–Chaudhry Muhammad Ali,Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 4thPrime Minister of Pakistan(b. 1905)
- 1980 –Romain Gary,Lithuanian-French author, director, and screenwriter (b. 1914)
- 1981–Wallace Harrison,American architect, co-foundedHarrison & Abramovitz(b. 1895)
- 1982–Marty Feldman,English actor and comedian (b. 1933)
- 1982 –Giovanni Ferrari,Italian footballer and manager (b. 1907)
- 1983–Fifi D'Orsay,Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1904)
- 1985–Philip Larkin,English poet, author, and librarian (b. 1922)
- 1986–Desi Arnaz,Cuban-American actor, singer, businessman, and television producer (b. 1917)
- 1986 –John Curtis Gowan,American psychologist and academic (b. 1912)
- 1987–Luis Federico Leloir,French-Argentinian physician and biochemist,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1906)
- 1987 –Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich,Belarusian physicist, astronomer, and cosmologist (b. 1914)
- 1988–Karl-Heinz Bürger,German colonel (b. 1904)
- 1988 –Tata Giacobetti,Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1922)
- 1990–Aaron Copland,American composer and conductor (b. 1900)
- 1990 –Robert Cummings,American actor, director, and producer (b. 1908)
- 1993–Pablo Escobar,Colombian drug lord (b. 1949)
- 1995–Robertson Davies,Canadian author, playwright, and critic (b. 1913)
- 1995 –Roxie Roker,American actress (b. 1929)
- 1995 –Mária Telkes,Hungarian–American biophysicist and chemist (b. 1900)
- 1997–Shirley Crabtree,English wrestler (b. 1930)
- 1997 –Michael Hedges,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953)
- 1999–Charlie Byrd,American guitarist (b. 1925)
- 2000–Gail Fisher,American actress (b. 1935)
- 2002–Ivan Illich,Austrian priest and philosopher (b. 1926)
- 2002 –Arno Peters,German cartographer and historian (b. 1916)
- 2003–Alan Davidson,British soldier, historian, and author (b. 1924)
- 2004–Alicia Markova,English ballerina and choreographer (b. 1910)
- 2004 –Mona Van Duyn,American poet and academic (b. 1921)
- 2005–William P. Lawrence,American admiral and pilot (b. 1930)
- 2005 –Van Tuong Nguyen,Australian convicted drug trafficker (b. 1980)
- 2006–Mariska Veres,Dutch singer (b. 1947)
- 2007–Jennifer Alexander,Canadian-American ballerina and actress (b. 1972)
- 2007 –Elizabeth Hardwick,American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1916)
- 2008–Odetta,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (b. 1930)
- 2008 –Henry Molaison,Americanmemory disorderpatient (b. 1926)
- 2008 –Edward Samuel Rogers,Canadian lawyer and businessman (b. 1933)
- 2008 –Renato de Grandis,Italian composer, musicologist, and writer (b. 1927)
- 2009–Foge Fazio,American football player and coach (b. 1938)
- 2009 –Eric Woolfson,Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1945)
- 2012–Tom Hendry,Canadian playwright, co-founded theManitoba Theatre Centre(b. 1929)
- 2012 –Ehsan Naraghi,Iranian sociologist and author (b. 1926)
- 2013–William Allain,American soldier and politician, 58thGovernor of Mississippi(b. 1928)
- 2013 –Jean-Claude Beton,Algerian-French engineer and businessman, foundedOrangina(b. 1925)
- 2013 –Marcelo Déda,Brazilian lawyer and politician (b. 1960)
- 2013 –Junior Murvin,Jamaican singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
- 2014–A. R. Antulay,Indian lawyer and politician, 8thChief Minister of Maharashtra(b. 1929)
- 2014 –Jean Béliveau,Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1931)
- 2014 –Josie Cichockyj,English basketball player and coach (b. 1964)
- 2014 –Bobby Keys,American saxophonist (b. 1943)
- 2014 –Don Laws,American figure skater and coach (b. 1929)
- 2015–Sandy Berger,American lawyer and politician, 19thUnited States National Security Advisor(b. 1945)
- 2015 –Will McMillan,American actor, director, and producer (b. 1944)
- 2015 –George T. Sakato,American soldier,Medal of Honorrecipient (b. 1921)
- 2020–Pat Patterson,American wrestler (b. 1941)[51][52]
Holidays and observances[edit]
- Armed Forces Day (Cuba)
- Christianfeast day:
- International Day for the Abolition of Slavery(United Nations)[53]
- Lao National Day
- National Day (United Arab Emirates)
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