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August 19is the 231st day of the year (232nd inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;134 days remain until the end of the year.
Events[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 295 BC– The first temple toVenus,the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, is dedicated byQuintus Fabius Maximus Gurgesduring theThird Samnite War.[1]
- 43 BC–Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus,later known as Augustus, compels theRoman Senateto elect himConsul.
- 947–Abu Yazid,aKharijiterebel leader, is defeated and killed in theHodna Mountainsin modern-dayAlgeriabyFatimidforces.
- 1153–Baldwin III of Jerusalemtakes control of theKingdom of Jerusalemfrom his motherMelisende,and alsocaptures Ascalon.
- 1458–Pope Pius IIis elected the 211th Pope.[2]
- 1504– In Ireland, theHiberno-Normande Burghs (Burkes) andCambro-NormanFitzgeralds fight in theBattle of Knockdoe.[3]
- 1561–Mary, Queen of Scots,aged 18, returns toScotlandafter spending 13 years inFrance.[4]
1601–1900[edit]
- 1604–Eighty Years War:a besieging Dutch and English army led byMaurice of Orangeforces the Spanish garrison ofSluisto capitulate.[5]
- 1612– The "Samlesbury witches",three women from theLancashirevillage ofSamlesbury,England,are put on trial, accused of practicingwitchcraft,one of the most famouswitch trialsin British history.
- 1666–Second Anglo-Dutch War:Rear AdmiralRobert Holmesleads a raid on the Dutch island ofTerschelling,destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire".
- 1692–Salem witch trials:InSalem, Province of Massachusetts Bay,five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft.
- 1745– PrinceCharles Edward Stuartraises his standard inGlenfinnan:The start of theSecond Jacobite Rebellion,known as "the 45".
- 1745 –Ottoman–Persian War:In theBattle of Kars,the Ottoman army is routed by Persian forces led byNader Shah.
- 1759–Battle of Lagos:Naval battle during theSeven Years' Warbetween Great Britain and France.
- 1772–Gustav III of Swedenstagesa coup d'état,in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between theRiksdagand the King.[6]
- 1782–American Revolutionary War:Battle of Blue Licks:The last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the BritishcommanderCharles Cornwallisfollowing theSiege of Yorktown.
- 1812–War of 1812:American frigateUSSConstitutiondefeatsthe British frigateHMSGuerriereoff the coast ofNova Scotia,Canada earning the nickname "Old Ironsides".
- 1813–Gervasio Antonio de Posadasjoins Argentina'sSecond Triumvirate.
- 1839– The French government announces thatLouis Daguerre'sphotographic processis a gift "free to the world".
- 1848–California Gold Rush:TheNew York Heraldbreaks the news to theEast Coast of the United Statesof thegold rushinCalifornia(although the rush started in January).
- 1854– TheFirst Sioux Warbegins whenUnited States Armysoldiers killLakotachiefConquering Bearand in return aremassacred.
- 1861– First ascent ofWeisshorn,fifth highest summit in the Alps.
- 1862–Dakota War:During an uprising inMinnesota,Lakotawarriors decide not to attack heavily defendedFort Ridgelyand instead turn to the settlement ofNew Ulm,killing white settlers along the way.
1901–present[edit]
- 1903– TheTransfiguration Uprisingbreaks out inEast Thrace,resulting in the establishment of theStrandzha Commune.[7]
- 1909– TheIndianapolis Motor Speedwayopens forautomobile racing.William Bourqueand his mechanic are killed during the first day's events.[8]
- 1920– TheTambov Rebellionbreaks out, in response to theBolshevikpolicy ofProdrazvyorstka.[9]
- 1927–Patriarch Sergius of Moscowproclaims the declaration of loyalty of theRussian Orthodox Churchto theSoviet Union.
- 1934– The first All-AmericanSoap Box Derbyis held inDayton, Ohio.
- 1934 – TheGerman referendum of 1934approvesAdolf Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title ofFührer.
- 1936– TheGreat Purgeof theSoviet Unionbegins when the first of theMoscow Trialsis convened.
- 1940– First flight of theB-25 Mitchellmedium bomber.
- 1941–GermanyandRomaniasign theTiraspol Agreement,rendering the region ofTransnistriaunder control of the latter.[10]
- 1942–World War II:Operation Jubilee:The2nd Canadian Infantry Divisionleads anamphibious assaultbyallied forcesonDieppe,France and fails.
- 1944– World War II:Liberation of Paris:Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.
- 1945–August Revolution:Viet Minhled byHo Chi Minhtake power in Hanoi, Vietnam.
- 1953–Cold War:TheCIAandMI6help tooverthrowthe government ofMohammad Mosaddeghin Iran and reinstate theShahMohammad Reza Pahlavi.
- 1955– In theNortheast United States,severe flooding caused byHurricane Diane,claims 200 lives.
- 1960– Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed AmericanU-2pilotFrancis Gary Powersis sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union forespionage.
- 1960 –Sputnik program:Korabl-Sputnik 2:The Soviet Union launches the satellite with thedogsBelka and Strelka,40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants.
- 1964–Syncom3, the firstgeostationary communication satellite,is launched. Two months later, it would enable live coverage of the1964 Summer Olympics.
- 1965–Japanese prime ministerEisaku Satōbecomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visitOkinawa Prefecture.
- 1978– In Iran, theCinema Rex firecauses more than 400 deaths.
- 1980–Saudia Flight 163,aLockheed L-1011 TriStarburns after making an emergency landing atRiyadh International AirportinRiyadh,Saudi Arabia,killing 301 people.
- 1980 –Otłoczyn railway accident:In Poland's worst post-war railway accident, 67 people lose their lives and a further 62 are injured.[11]
- 1981–Gulf of Sidra Incident:United StatesF-14A Tomcatfighters intercept and shoot down twoLibyanSukhoi Su-22fighter jets over theGulf of Sidra.
- 1987–Hungerford massacre:In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with asemi-automatic rifleand then commits suicide.
- 1989– Polish presidentWojciech JaruzelskinominatesSolidarityactivistTadeusz Mazowieckito be the first non-communistprime ministerin 42 years.
- 1989 – Several hundredEast Germanscross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during thePan-European Picnic,part of the events that began the process of theFall of the Berlin Wall.
- 1991–Dissolution of the Soviet Union:TheAugust Coupbegins whenSoviet PresidentMikhail Gorbachevis placed underhouse arrestwhile on holiday in the town ofForos, Ukraine.
- 1991 –Crown Heights riotbegins.[12]
- 1999– InBelgrade,Yugoslavia,tens of thousands ofSerbiansrally to demand the resignation ofFederal Republic of Yugoslavia PresidentSlobodan Milošević.
- 2002–Khankala Mi-26 crash:A RussianMil Mi-26helicopter carrying troops is hit by aChechenmissile outsideGrozny,killing 118 soldiers.
- 2003– Atruck-bomb attackonUnited Nationsheadquarters inIraqkills the agency's top envoySérgio Vieira de Melloand 21 other employees.[13]
- 2003 –Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing:A suicide attack on a bus inJerusalem,planned byHamas,kills 23 Israelis, seven of them children.[14]
- 2004–Google Inc.has itsinitial public offeringonNasdaq.[15]
- 2005– The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, calledPeace Mission 2005begins.
- 2009– Aseries of bombingsinBaghdad,Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.
- 2010–Operation Iraqi Freedomends, with the last of the United Statesbrigadecombat teams crossing the border toKuwait.
- 2013– TheDhamara Ghat train accidentkills at least 37 people in the Indian state ofBihar.
- 2017– Tens of thousands of farmed non-nativeAtlantic salmonare accidentally released into the wild inWashingtonwaters in the2017 Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break.
Births[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 232–Marcus Aurelius Probus,Roman emperor (d. 282)[16]
- 1342–Catherine of Bohemia,duchess of Austria (d. 1395)
- 1398–Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana,Spanish poet and politician (d. 1458)[17]
- 1570–Salamone Rossi,Italian violinist and composer (probable;[18]d. 1630)
- 1583–Daišan,Chinese prince and statesman (d. 1648)
- 1590–Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland,English soldier and politician,Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire(d. 1649)
- 1596–Elizabeth Stuart,queen of Bohemia (d. 1662)[19]
1601–1900[edit]
- 1609–Jan Fyt,Flemish painter (d. 1661)[20]
- 1621–Gerbrand van den Eeckhout,Dutch painter, etcher, and poet (d. 1674)
- 1631–John Dryden,English poet, literary critic and playwright (d. 1700)
- 1646–John Flamsteed,English astronomer and academic (d. 1719)
- 1686–Eustace Budgell,English journalist and politician (d. 1737)
- 1689(baptized) –Samuel Richardson,English author and publisher (d. 1761)[21]
- 1711–Edward Boscawen,English admiral and politician (d. 1761)
- 1719–Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec,French soldier and diplomat (d. 1781)
- 1743–Madame du Barry,French mistress ofLouis XV of France(d. 1793)[22]
- 1777–Francis I,king of the Two Sicilies (d. 1830)[23]
- 1815–Harriette Newell Woods Baker,American editor and children's book writer (d. 1893)[24]
- 1819–Julius van Zuylen van Nijevelt,Luxembourger-Dutch politician,Prime Minister of the Netherlands(d. 1894)
- 1830–Julius Lothar Meyer,German chemist (d. 1895)
- 1835–Tom Wills,Australian cricketer and pioneer ofAustralian rules football(d. 1880)
- 1843–C. I. Scofield,American minister and theologian (d. 1921)
- 1846–Luis Martín,Spanish religious leader, 24thSuperior General of the Society of Jesus(d. 1906)
- 1848–Gustave Caillebotte,French painter and engineer (d. 1894)
- 1849–Joaquim Nabuco,Brazilian politician and diplomat (d. 1910)
- 1858–Ellen Willmott,English horticulturalist (d. 1934)[25]
- 1870–Bernard Baruch,American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1965)
- 1871–Orville Wright,American engineer and pilot, co-founded theWright Company(d. 1948)[26]
- 1873–Fred Stone,American actor and producer (d. 1959)
- 1878–Manuel L. Quezon,Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 2ndPresident of the Philippines(d. 1944)
- 1881–George Enescu,Romanian violinist, pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1955)[27]
- 1881 –George Shepherd, 1st Baron Shepherd(d. 1954)
- 1883–Coco Chanel,French fashion designer, founded theChanel Company(d. 1971)[28]
- 1883 –José Mendes Cabeçadas,Portuguese admiral and politician, 9thPresident of Portugal(d. 1965)
- 1885–Grace Hutchins,American labor reformer and researcher (d. 1969)[29]
- 1887–S. Satyamurti,Indian lawyer and politician (d. 1943)
- 1895–C. Suntharalingam,Sri Lankan lawyer, academic, and politician (d. 1985)
- 1899–Colleen Moore,American actress (d. 1988)
- 1900–Gontran de Poncins,French author and adventurer (d. 1962)
- 1900 –Gilbert Ryle,English philosopher, author, and academic (d. 1976)
- 1900 –Dorothy Burr Thompson,American archaeologist and art historian (d. 2001)
1901–present[edit]
- 1902–Ogden Nash,American poet (d. 1971)[30]
- 1903–James Gould Cozzens,American novelist and short story writer (d. 1978)[31]
- 1904–Maurice Wilks,English engineer and businessman (d. 1963)
- 1906–Philo Farnsworth,American inventor, invented theFusor(d. 1971)[32]
- 1907–Hazari Prasad Dwivedi,Indian historian, author, and scholar (d. 1979)
- 1909–Ronald King,New Zealand rugby player (d. 1988)
- 1910–Saint Alphonsa,first woman of Indian origin to becanonizedas a saint by theCatholic Church(d. 1946)[33]
- 1911–Anna Terruwe,Dutch psychiatrist and author (d. 2004)
- 1912–Herb Narvo,Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (d. 1958)[34]
- 1913–John Argyris,Greek engineer and academic (d. 2004)
- 1913 –Peter Kemp,Indian-English soldier and author (d. 1993)
- 1913 –Richard Simmons,American actor (d. 2003)
- 1914–Lajos Baróti,Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2005)
- 1914 –Fumio Hayasaka,Japanese composer (d. 1955)[35]
- 1914 –Rose Heilbron,British barrister and judge (d. 2005)[36]
- 1915–Ring Lardner, Jr.,American journalist and screenwriter (d. 2000)
- 1915 –Alfred Rouleau,Canadian businessman (d. 1985)
- 1916–Dennis Poore,English racing driver and businessman (d. 1987)
- 1918–Jimmy Rowles,American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1996)
- 1919–Malcolm Forbes,American publisher and politician (d. 1990)[37]
- 1921–Gene Roddenberry,American screenwriter and producer (d. 1991)[37]
- 1922–Jack Holland,Australian rugby league player (d. 1994)[38]
- 1923–Edgar F. Codd,English computer scientist, inventor ofrelational model of data(d. 2003)[39]
- 1924–Willard Boyle,Canadian physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2011)
- 1924 –William Marshall,American actor, director, and opera singer (d. 2003)[40]
- 1925–Claude Gauvreau,Canadian poet and playwright (d. 1971)
- 1926–Angus Scrimm,American actor and author (d. 2016)
- 1928–Shiv Prasaad Singh,Indian Hindi writer (d. 1998)
- 1928 –Bernard Levin,English journalist, author, and broadcaster (d. 2004)
- 1929–Bill Foster,American basketball player and coach (d. 2016)
- 1929 –Ion N. Petrovici,Romanian-German neurologist and academic (d. 2021)
- 1930–Frank McCourt,American author and educator (d. 2009)[37]
- 1931–Bill Shoemaker,American jockey and author (d. 2003)[41]
- 1932–Thomas P. Salmon,American lawyer and politician, 75thGovernor of Vermont
- 1932 –Banharn Silpa-archa,Thai politician,Prime Minister(1995–1996) (d. 2016)
- 1933–Bettina Cirone,American model and photographer
- 1933 –David Hopwood,English microbiologist and geneticist
- 1933 –Debra Paget,American actress[42]
- 1934–David Durenberger,American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2023)
- 1934 –Renée Richards,American tennis player and ophthalmologist
- 1935–Bobby Richardson,American baseball player and coach
- 1936–Richard McBrien,American priest, theologian, and academic (d. 2015)
- 1937–Richard Ingrams,English journalist, foundedThe Oldie
- 1937 –William Motzing,American composer and conductor (d. 2014)
- 1938–Diana Muldaur,American actress[42]
- 1938 –Nelly Vuksic,Argentine conductor and musician
- 1939–Ginger Baker,English drummer and songwriter (d. 2019)[43]
- 1940–Roger Cook,English songwriter, singer, and producer
- 1940 –Johnny Nash,American singer-songwriter (d. 2020)[37]
- 1940 –Jill St. John,American model and actress[42]
- 1941–John Cootes,Australian rugby league player, priest, and businessman[44]
- 1941 –Mihalis Papagiannakis,Greek educator and politician (d. 2009)
- 1942–Fred Thompson,American actor, lawyer, and politician (d. 2015)[37]
- 1943–Don Fardon,English pop singer
- 1943 –Sid Going,New Zealand rugby player (d. 2024)[45]
- 1943 –Billy J. Kramer,English pop singer[42]
- 1944–Jack Canfield,American author
- 1944 –Stew Johnson,American basketball player[46]
- 1944 –Bodil Malmsten,Swedish author and poet (d. 2016)
- 1944 –Eddy Raven,American country music singer-songwriter[42]
- 1944 –Charles Wang,Chinese-American businessman and philanthropist, co-foundedComputer Associates International(d. 2018)
- 1945–Dennis Eichhorn,American author and illustrator (d. 2015)
- 1945 –Charles Wellesley, 9th Duke of Wellington,English politician
- 1945 –Ian Gillan,English singer-songwriter[42]
- 1946–Charles Bolden,American general and astronaut
- 1946 –Bill Clinton,American lawyer and politician, 42ndPresident of the United States[47]
- 1946 –Dawn Steel,American film producer (d. 1997)
- 1947–Dave Dutton,English actor and screenwriter
- 1947 –Terry Hoeppner,American football player and coach (d. 2007)
- 1947 –Gerald McRaney,American actor[42]
- 1947 –Gerard Schwarz,American conductor and director
- 1947 –Anuška Ferligoj,Slovenian mathematician
- 1948–Jim Carter,English actor[42]
- 1948 –Tipper Gore,American activist and author, formerSecond Lady of the United States[37]
- 1948 –Robert Hughes,Australian actor
- 1948 –Christy O'Connor Jnr,Irish golfer and architect (d. 2016)
- 1949–Michael Nazir-Ali,Pakistani-English bishop
- 1950–Jennie Bond,English journalist and author
- 1950 –Sudha Murty,Indian author and teacher, head ofInfosys Foundation[48]
- 1951–John Deacon,English bass player and songwriter[42]
- 1951 –Gustavo Santaolalla,Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1952–Jonathan Frakes,American actor and director[42]
- 1952 –Gabriela Grillo,German equestrian (d. 2024)[49][50]
- 1952 –Jimmy Watson,Canadian ice hockey player[51]
- 1954–Oscar Larrauri,Argentinian racing driver
- 1955–Mary-Anne Fahey,Australian actress
- 1955 –Peter Gallagher,American actor[42]
- 1955 –Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal,Dominica-born English lawyer and politician,Attorney General for England and Wales
- 1955 –Ned Yost,American baseball player and manager
- 1956–Adam Arkin,American actor, director, and producer[42]
- 1956 –José Rubén Zamora,Guatemalan journalist
- 1957–Paul-Jan Bakker,Dutch cricketer
- 1957 –Gary Chapman,American singer-songwriter and guitarist[42]
- 1957 –Martin Donovan,American actor and director[42]
- 1957 –Ian Gould,English cricketer and umpire
- 1957 –Cesare Prandelli,Italian footballer and manager
- 1957 –Christine Soetewey,Belgian high jumper
- 1957 –Gerda Verburg,Dutch trade union leader and politician,Dutch Minister of Agriculture
- 1958–Gary Gaetti,American baseball player, coach, and manager
- 1958 –Anthony Muñoz,American football player and sportscaster
- 1958 –Brendan Nelson,Australian physician and politician, 47thMinister for Defence for Australia
- 1958 –Rick Snyder,American politician and businessman, 48thGovernor of Michigan
- 1958 –Darryl Sutter,Canadian ice hockey player and coach[52]
- 1959–Chris Mortimer,Australian rugby league player[53]
- 1959 –Ivan Neville,American singer-songwriter[42]
- 1959 –Ricky Pierce,American basketball player
- 1960–Morten Andersen,Danish-American football player
- 1960 –Ron Darling,American baseball player and commentator[54]
- 1961–Jonathan Coe,English author and academic[55]
- 1963–John Stamos,American actor[56]
- 1965–Kevin Dillon,American actor[42]
- 1965 –Kyra Sedgwick,American actress and producer[42]
- 1965 –James Tomkins,Australian rower[57]
- 1966–Lee Ann Womack,American singer-songwriter[42]
- 1967–Khandro Rinpoche,Indian spiritual leader
- 1967 –Satya Nadella,Indian-American business executive, Chairman and CEO ofMicrosoft[58]
- 1969 –Douglas Allen Tunstall Jr.,American professional wrestler and politician[59]
- 1969–Nate Dogg,American rapper (d. 2011)
- 1969 –Matthew Perry,American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2023)[60]
- 1969 –Kazuyoshi Tatsunami,Japanese baseball player and coach
- 1969 –Clay Walker,American singer-songwriter and guitarist[61]
- 1970–Fat Joe,American rapper[42]
- 1971–Mary Joe Fernández,Dominican-American tennis player and coach
- 1971 –João Vieira Pinto,Portuguese footballer
- 1972–Roberto Abbondanzieri,Argentinian footballer and manager
- 1972 –Chihiro Yonekura,Japanese singer-songwriter
- 1973–Marco Materazzi,Italian footballer and manager
- 1973 –Roy Rogers,American basketball player and coach[62]
- 1973 –Tasma Walton,Australian actress[63]
- 1975–Tracie Thoms,American actress[42]
- 1976–Régine Chassagne,Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1977–Iban Mayo,Spanish cyclist
- 1978–Chris Capuano,American baseball player
- 1978 –Jakub Dvorský,Czech game designer[64]
- 1978 –Thomas Jones,American football player[65]
- 1979–Oumar Kondé,Swiss footballer
- 1980–Darius Campbell,Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2022)
- 1980 –Craig Frawley,Australian rugby league player[66]
- 1980 –Jun Jin,South Korean singer
- 1980 –Paul Parry,Welsh footballer
- 1980 –Michael Todd,American bass player
- 1981–Nick Kennedy,English rugby player
- 1981 –Taylor Pyatt,Canadian ice hockey player[67]
- 1981 –Percy Watson,American football player and wrestler
- 1982–Erika Christensen,American actress[42]
- 1982 –Melissa Fumero,American actress[42]
- 1982 –J. J. Hardy,American baseball player
- 1982 –Kevin Rans,Belgian pole vaulter
- 1982 –Stipe Miocic,American professional mixed martial artist
- 1982 –Steve Ott,Canadian ice hockey player[68]
- 1983–Mike Conway,English racing driver
- 1983 –Missy Higgins,Australian singer-songwriter
- 1983 –Tammin Sursok,South African-Australian actress and singer[42]
- 1984–Simon Bird,English actor and screenwriter
- 1984 –Alessandro Matri,Italian footballer
- 1984 –Ryan Taylor,English footballer
- 1985–David A. Gregory,American actor
- 1985 –Lindsey Jacobellis,American snowboarder
- 1986–Sotiris Balafas,Greek footballer
- 1986 –Saori Kimura,Japanese volleyball player
- 1986 –Christina Perri,American singer and songwriter[37]
- 1987–Patrick Chung,Jamaican-American football player[69]
- 1987 –Nick Driebergen,Dutch swimmer
- 1987 –Nico Hülkenberg,German racing driver
- 1988–Kirk Cousins,American football player[70]
- 1988 –Veronica Roth,American author[71]
- 1989–Romeo Miller,American basketball player, rapper, actor[72]
- 1990–Danny Galbraith,Scottish footballer
- 1991–Salem Al-Dawsari,Saudi Arabian footballer[73]
- 1992–David Rittich,Czech ice hockey player[74]
- 1994–Nafissatou Thiam,Belgian pentathlete and heptathlete[75]
- 1994 –Fernando Gaviria,Colombian cyclist[76]
- 1996–Jung Ye-rin,South Korean singer and actress[77]
- 1996 –Lachlan Lewis,Australian rugby league player[78]
- 1999–Ethan Cutkosky,American actor and musician[42]
- 1999 –Thomas Flegler,Australian rugby league player[79]
- 2000–Keegan Murray,American basketball player[80]
- 2001–Awak Kuier,Finnish basketball player[81][82]
Deaths[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 607 BC–Duke Ling of Jin,Chinese monarch[83]
- AD 14–Augustus,Roman emperor (b. 63 BC)[84]
- 780–Credan,English abbot and saint
- 947–Abu Yazid,Kharijite rebel leader (b. 873)
- 998–Fujiwara no Sukemasa,Japanese noble, statesman and calligrapher (b. 944)
- 1072–Hawise, Duchess of Brittany(b. 1037)
- 1085–Al-Juwayni,Muslim scholar and imam (b. 1028)
- 1186–Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany(b. 1158)
- 1245–Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence(b. 1195)
- 1284–Alphonso, Earl of Chester(b. 1273)
- 1297–Louis of Toulouse,French bishop and saint (b. 1274)
- 1457–Andrea del Castagno,Italian painter (b. 1421)
- 1470–Richard Olivier de Longueil,Frenchcardinal(b. 1406)
- 1493–Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor(b. 1415)
- 1506– KingAlexander Jagiellonof Poland (b. 1461)
- 1541–Vincenzo Cappello,Venetian admiral and statesman (b. 1469)[85]
- 1580–Andrea Palladio,Italian architect, designed theChurch of San Giorgio MaggioreandIl Redentore(b. 1508)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1646–Alexander Henderson,Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1583)
- 1654–Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller,Bohemian rabbi (b. 1579)
- 1662–Blaise Pascal,French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher (b. 1623)
- 1680–Jean Eudes,French priest, founded theCongregation of Jesus and Mary(b. 1601)
- 1691–Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha,Ottoman commander and politician, 117thGrand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire(b. 1637)
- 1702–Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent,English politician (b. 1645)
- 1753–Johann Balthasar Neumann,German engineer and architect, designedBasilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers(b. 1687)
- 1808–Fredrik Henrik af Chapman,Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (b. 1721)
- 1822–Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre,French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1749)
- 1883–Jeremiah S. Black,American lawyer and politician, 24thUnited States Attorney General(b. 1810)
- 1889–Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam,French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1838)
- 1895–John Wesley Hardin,American Old West outlaw, gunfighter (b. 1853)[86]
- 1900–Jean-Baptiste Accolay,Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1833)
1901–present[edit]
- 1914–Franz Xavier Wernz,German religious leader, 25thSuperior General of the Society of Jesus(b. 1844)
- 1915–Tevfik Fikret,Turkish poet and educator (b. 1867)
- 1923–Vilfredo Pareto,Italian sociologist and economist (b. 1845)
- 1928–Stephanos Skouloudis,Greek banker and diplomat, 97thPrime Minister of Greece(b. 1838)
- 1929–Sergei Diaghilev,Russian critic and producer, foundedBallets Russes(b. 1872)
- 1932–Louis Anquetin,French painter (b. 1861)
- 1936–Federico García Lorca,Spanish poet, playwright, and director (b. 1898)
- 1942–Harald Kaarmann,Estonian footballer (b. 1901)
- 1942 –Heinrich Rauchinger,Kraków-born painter (b. 1858)[87]
- 1944–Henry Wood,English conductor (b. 1869)[88]
- 1945–Tomás Burgos,Chilean philanthropist (b. 1875)
- 1950–Giovanni Giorgi,Italian physicist and engineer (b. 1871)
- 1954–Alcide De Gasperi,Italian journalist and politician, 30thPrime Minister of Italy(b. 1881)
- 1957–David Bomberg,English soldier and painter (b. 1890)
- 1967–Hugo Gernsback,Luxembourg-born American author and publisher (b. 1884)
- 1967 –Isaac Deutscher,Polish-English journalist and historian (b. 1907)
- 1968–George Gamow,Ukrainian-American physicist and cosmologist (b. 1904)
- 1970–Paweł Jasienica,Polish soldier and historian (b. 1909)
- 1975–Mark Donohue,American race car driver and engineer (b. 1937)
- 1976–Alastair Sim,Scottish-English actor (b. 1900)
- 1976 –Ken Wadsworth,New Zealand cricketer (b. 1946)
- 1977–Aleksander Kreek,Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (b. 1914)
- 1977 –Groucho Marx,American comedian and actor (b. 1890)
- 1980–Otto Frank,German-Swiss businessman, father ofAnne Frank(b. 1889)
- 1981–Jessie Matthews,English actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1907)
- 1982–August Neo,Estonian wrestler (b. 1908)
- 1986–Hermione Baddeley,English actress (b. 1906)
- 1986 –Viv Thicknesse,Australian rugby player (b. 1910)[89]
- 1993–Utpal Dutt,Bangladeshi actor, director, and playwright (b. 1929)
- 1994–Linus Pauling,American chemist and biologist,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1901)
- 1995–Pierre Schaeffer,French composer and musicologist (b. 1910)
- 2000–Bineshwar Brahma,Indian poet, author, and educator (b. 1948)
- 2001–Donald Woods,South African journalist and activist (b. 1933)
- 2003–Carlos Roberto Reina,Honduran lawyer and politician,President of Honduras(b. 1926)
- 2003 –Sérgio Vieira de Mello,Brazilian diplomat (b. 1948)
- 2005–Mo Mowlam,English academic and politician,Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster(b. 1949)
- 2008–Levy Mwanawasa,Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rdPresident of Zambia(b. 1948)
- 2009–Don Hewitt,American television producer, created60 Minutes(b. 1922)
- 2011–Raúl Ruiz,Chilean director and producer (b. 1941)
- 2012–Donal Henahan,American journalist and critic (b. 1921)
- 2012 –Ivar Iversen,Norwegian canoe racer (b. 1914)[90]
- 2012 –Tony Scott,English-American director and producer (b. 1944)
- 2012 –Edmund Skellings,American poet and academic (b. 1932)
- 2013–Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud,Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1923)
- 2013 –Russell S. Doughten,American director and producer (b. 1927)
- 2013 –Abdul Rahim Hatif,Afghan politician, 8thPresident of Afghanistan(b. 1926)
- 2013 –Donna Hightower,American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
- 2014–Samih al-Qasim,Palestinian poet and journalist (b. 1939)
- 2014 –Simin Behbahani,Iranian poet and activist (b. 1927)
- 2014 –James Foley,American photographer and journalist (b. 1973)
- 2014 –Candida Lycett Green,Anglo-Irish journalist and author (b. 1942)
- 2015–George Houser,American minister and activist (b. 1916)
- 2015 –Sanat Mehta,Indian activist and politician (b. 1935)
- 2016–Jack Riley,American actor and voice artist (b. 1935)
- 2017–Dick Gregory,American comedian, author and activist (b. 1932)[91]
- 2019–Lars Larsen,Danish businessman and billionaire, founder and owner of the Danish retail chainJYSK(b. 1948)[92]
- 2021–Sonny Chiba,Japanese actor (b. 1939)[93]
- 2023–Václav Patejdl,Slovak musician (b. 1954)[94]
Holidays and observances[edit]
- Afghan Independence Day,commemorates theTreaty of Rawalpindiin 1919, granting independence from Britain (Afghanistan)
- August Revolution Commemoration Day(Vietnam)
- Birthday of Crown Princess Mette-Marit(Norway)
- ChristianFeast Day:
- Manuel Luis Quezón Day(Quezon Cityand other places in the Philippines named afterManuel L. Quezon)
- National Aviation Day(United States)
- World Humanitarian Day[95]
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