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August 24is the 236th day of the year (237th inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;129 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 367–Gratian,son ofRoman EmperorValentinian I,is named co-Augustusat the age of eight by his father.[1]
- 394– TheGraffito of Esmet-Akhom,the latest known inscription inEgyptian hieroglyphs,is written.[2]
- 410– TheVisigothsunder KingAlaric Ibegin topillage Rome.
- 1185–Sack of Thessalonicaby the Normans.
- 1200– KingJohn of England,signer of the firstMagna Carta,marriesIsabella of AngoulêmeinAngoulême Cathedral.[3]
- 1215–Pope Innocent IIIissues a bull declaringMagna Cartainvalid.[4]
- 1349– Six thousand Jews are killed inMainzafter being blamed for thebubonic plague.[5]
- 1482– The town and castle ofBerwick-upon-Tweed is capturedfrom Scotland by an English army.[6]
- 1516– TheOttoman EmpireunderSelim Idefeats theMamluk Sultanateand captures present-day Syria at theBattle of Marj Dabiq.[7]
- 1561–Willem of Orangemarries duchessAnna of Saxony.[8]
1601–1900
[edit]- 1608– The first official English representative to India lands inSurat.
- 1643– A Dutch fleetestablishes a new colonyin the ruins ofValdiviainsouthern Chile.[9]
- 1662– The1662Book of Common Prayerislegally enforcedas the liturgy of theChurch of England,precipitating theGreat EjectionofDissenterministers from theirbenefices.
- 1682–William Pennreceives the area that is now the state ofDelaware,and adds it to hiscolonyofPennsylvania.
- 1690–Job Charnockof theEast India Companyestablishes afactoryinCalcutta,an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 theCalcutta High Courtruled that the city's foundation date is unknown).
- 1743–The War of the Hats:TheSwedish armysurrenders to theRussiansinHelsinki,ending the war and startingLesser Wrath.[10]
- 1781–American Revolutionary War:A small force ofPennsylvaniamilitiaisambushed and overwhelmedby an American Indian group, which forcesGeorge Rogers Clarkto abandon his attempt to attackDetroit.
- 1789– The firstnaval battle of the Svensksundbegan in theGulf of Finland.[10]
- 1812–Peninsular War:A coalition of Spanish,British,andPortugueseforces succeed in lifting the two-and-a-half-year-longSiege of Cádiz.
- 1814– British troopscapture Washington, D.C.and set thePresidential Mansion,Capitol,Navy Yardand many other public buildings ablaze.[11]
- 1815– The modernConstitution of the Netherlandsis signed.
- 1816– TheTreaty of St. Louisis signed inSt. Louis, Missouri.
- 1820–ConstitutionalistinsurrectionatOporto,Portugal.
- 1821– TheTreaty of Córdobais signed inCórdoba,now inVeracruz,Mexico, concluding theMexican War of Independencefrom Spain.
- 1857– ThePanic of 1857begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.
- 1870– TheWolseley expeditionreachesManitobato end theRed River Rebellion.
- 1898–Count Muravyov,Foreign Minister of Russiapresents arescriptthat convoked theFirst Hague Peace Conference.
1901–present
[edit]- 1909– Workers start pouring concrete for thePanama Canal.
- 1911–Manuel de Arriagais elected and sworn in as the firstPresident of Portugal.
- 1914–World War I:German troopscapture Namur.
- 1914 – World War I: TheBattle of Cerends as the first Allied victory in the war.
- 1929– Second day of two-dayHebron massacreduring the1929 Palestine riots:Arabattacks on the Jewish community inHebronin theBritish Mandate of Palestine,result in the death of 65–68 Jews; the remaining Jews are forced to flee the city.
- 1931– Resignation of the United Kingdom'sSecond Labour Government.Formation of theUK National Government.
- 1932–Amelia Earhartbecomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles toNewark, New Jersey).
- 1933– TheCrescent Limitedtrainderailsin Washington, D.C., after thebridgeit is crossing is washed out by the1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane.
- 1936– TheAustralian Antarctic Territoryis created.
- 1937–Spanish Civil War:theBasque Armysurrenders to the ItalianCorpo Truppe Volontariefollowing theSantoña Agreement.
- 1937 – Spanish Civil War:Sovereign Council of Asturias and Leónis proclaimed inGijón.
- 1938–Kweilin incident:A Japanese warplane shoots down theKweilin,a Chinese civilian airliner, killing 14. It is thefirst recorded instanceof a civilian airliner being shot down.[12]
- 1941–The Holocaust:Adolf Hitlerorders the cessation ofNazi Germany's systematicT4 euthanasia programof thementally illand thehandicappeddue to protests, although killings continue for the remainder of the war.
- 1942–World War II:TheBattle of the Eastern Solomons.Japaneseaircraft carrierRyūjōis sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrierUSSEnterpriseis heavily damaged.
- 1944– World War II: Allied troops beginthe attack on Paris.
- 1949– The treaty creating theNorth Atlantic Treaty Organizationgoes into effect.
- 1950–Edith Sampsonbecomes the first black U.S. delegate to theUnited Nations.
- 1951–United Air Lines Flight 615crashes nearDecoto, California,killing 50 people.[13]
- 1954– TheCommunist Control Actgoes into effect, outlawing theCommunist Party in the United States.
- 1954 – Vice presidentJoão Café Filhotakes office as president ofBrazil,following the suicide ofGetúlio Vargas.[14]
- 1963–Buddhist crisis:As a result of theXá Lợi Pagoda raids,theUS State DepartmentcablestheUnited States Embassy, Saigonto encourageArmy of the Republic of Vietnamgenerals tolaunch a coupagainst PresidentNgô Đình Diệmif he did not remove his brotherNgô Đình Nhu.
- 1967– Led byAbbie Hoffman,theYouth International Partytemporarily disrupts trading at theNew York Stock Exchangeby throwing dollar bills from the viewing gallery, causing trading to cease as brokers scramble to grab them.[15]
- 1970–Vietnam WarprotestersbombSterling Hall at theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison,leading to an international manhunt for the perpetrators.[16]
- 1981–Mark David Chapmanis sentenced to 20 years to life in prison formurdering John Lennon.
- 1989–Colombiandrug baronsdeclare "total war" on theColombian government.
- 1989 –Tadeusz Mazowieckiis chosen as the first non-communistprime ministerin Central and Eastern Europe.
- 1991–Mikhail Gorbachevresigns as head of theCommunist Party of the Soviet Union.[17]
- 1991 –Ukrainedeclares itself independentfrom theSoviet Union.[11]
- 1992–Hurricane Andrewmakes landfall inHomestead, Floridaas aCategory 5 hurricane,causing up to $25 billion (1992USD) in damages.
- 1995– MicrosoftWindows 95was released to the public in North America.
- 1998– Firstradio-frequency identification(RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom.
- 2001–Air Transat Flight 236loses all engine power over theAtlantic Ocean,forcing the pilots to conduct anemergency landingin theAzores.[18]
- 2004– Ninety passengers die aftertwo airliners explodeafter flying out ofDomodedovo International Airport,near Moscow. The explosions are caused by suicide bombers fromChechnya.
- 2006– TheInternational Astronomical Union(IAU)redefines the term "planet"such thatPlutois now considered adwarf planet.
- 2008– Sixty-five passengers are killed whenIran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895crashes during anemergency landingatManas International AirportinBishkek,Kyrgyzstan.[19]
- 2008 – ACessna 208 CaravancrashesinCabañas, Zacapa,Guatemala,killing 11 people.[20]
- 2010– InSan Fernando, Tamaulipas,Mexico, 72 illegal immigrants arekilledbyLos Zetasand eventually found dead by Mexican authorities.
- 2010 –Henan Airlines Flight 8387crashes atYichun Lindu AirportinYichun,Heilong gian g,China,killing 44 out of the 96 people on board.[21]
- 2010 –Agni Air Flight 101crashes nearShikharpur, Makwanpur,Nepal, killing all 14 people on board.[22]
- 2012–Anders Behring Breivik,perpetrator of the2011 Norway attacks,issentencedto 21 years of preventive detention.[23]
- 2014– A magnitude 6.0earthquakestrikes theSan Francisco Bay Area;it is the largest in that areasince 1989.[24]
- 2016– Anearthquake strikes Central Italywith a magnitude of 6.2, with aftershocks felt as far asRomeandFlorence.Around 300 people are killed.[25]
- 2016 –Proxima Centauri b,the closest exoplanet to Earth, is discovered by theEuropean Southern Observatory.[26]
- 2017– TheNational Space AgencyofTaiwansuccessfully launches the observation satelliteFormosat-5into space.[27]
- 2020–Erin O’Tooleiselectedleader of theConservative Party of Canada.[28]
- 2023– Japan officially beginsdischarging treated radioactive waterfrom theFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plantinto the Pacific Ocean, sparking international concerns and condemnation.[29]
Births
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 1016–Fujiwara no Genshi,Japanese empress consort (d. 1039)[citation needed]
- 1113–Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou(d. 1151)[30]
- 1198–Alexander II of Scotland(d. 1249)[31]
- 1358–John I of Castile(d. 1390)[32]
- 1393–Arthur III, Duke of Brittany(d. 1458)[33]
- 1423–Thomas Rotherham,English cleric (d. 1500)
- 1498–John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony(d. 1537)
- 1510–Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen(d. 1558)[34]
- 1552–Lavinia Fontana,Italian painter and educator (d. 1614)
- 1556–Sophia Brahe,Danish horticulturalist and astronomer (d. 1643)
- 1561–Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk(d. 1626)[35]
- 1578–John Taylor,English poet and author (d. 1653)
- 1591–Robert Herrick,English poet and cleric (d. 1674)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1631–Philip Henry,English minister (d. 1696)
- 1635–Peder Griffenfeld,Danish lawyer and politician (d. 1699)
- 1684–Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet,British politician (d. 1746)
- 1714–Alaungpaya,Burmese king (d. 1760)
- 1758–Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin(d. 1794)
- 1759–William Wilberforce,English philanthropist and politician (d. 1833)
- 1772–William I of the Netherlands(d. 1840)
- 1787–James Weddell,Belgian-English sailor, hunter, and explorer (d. 1834)
- 1824–Antonio Stoppani,Italian geologist and scholar (d. 1891)
- 1837–Théodore Dubois,French organist, composer, and educator (d. 1924)
- 1843–Boyd Dunlop Morehead,Australian politician, 10thPremier of Queensland(d. 1905)
- 1845–James Calhoun,American lieutenant (d. 1876)
- 1851–Tom Kendall,Australian cricketer and journalist (d. 1924)
- 1852–Agnes Marshall,English culinary entrepreneur, inventor, and celebrity chef (d. 1905)[36]
- 1860–David Bowman,Australian lawyer and politician (d. 1916)
- 1862–Zonia Baber,American geographer and geologist (d. 1956)[37]
- 1863–Dragutin Lerman,Croatian explorer (d. 1918)
- 1865–Ferdinand I of Romania(d. 1927)
- 1872–Max Beerbohm,English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist (d. 1956)
- 1884–Earl Derr Biggers,American author and playwright (d. 1933)
- 1887–Harry Hooper,American baseball player (d. 1974)
- 1888–Valentine Baker,Welsh co-founder of theMartin-Baker Aircraft Company(d. 1942)
- 1890–Duke Kahanamoku,American swimmer, actor, and surfer (d. 1968)[11]
- 1890 –Jean Rhys,Dominican-British novelist (d. 1979)[38]
- 1893–Haim Ernst Wertheimer,German-Israeli biochemist and academic (d. 1978)
- 1895–Richard Cushing,American cardinal (d. 1970)
- 1897–Fred Rose,American pianist, songwriter, and publisher (d. 1954)
- 1898–Malcolm Cowley,American novelist, poet, literary critic (d. 1989)
- 1899–Jorge Luis Borges,Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator (d. 1986)[11]
- 1899 –Albert Claude,Belgian biologist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1983)
- 1900–Preston Foster,American actor (d. 1970)[39]
1901–present
[edit]- 1902–Fernand Braudel,French historian and academic (d. 1985)
- 1902 –Carlo Gambino,Italian-American mob Boss (d. 1976)
- 1903–Karl Hanke,German businessman and politician (d. 1945)
- 1904–Ida Cook,English campaigner for Jewish refugees, and romantic novelist as Mary Burchell[40](d. 1986)
- 1905–Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1974)
- 1905 –Siaka Stevens,Sierra Leonean police officer and politician, 1stPresident of Sierra Leone(d. 1988)[41]
- 1907–Bruno Giacometti,Swiss architect, designed theHallenstadion(d. 2012)
- 1908–Shivaram Rajguru,Indian activist (d. 1931)
- 1909–Ronnie Grieveson,South African cricketer and soldier (d. 1998)
- 1913–Charles Snead Houston,American physician and mountaineer (d. 2009)
- 1915–Wynonie Harris,American singer and guitarist (d. 1969)
- 1915 –James Tiptree Jr.(Alice Bradley Sheldon), American psychologist and science fiction author (d. 1987)[42]
- 1918–Sikander Bakht,Indian field hockey player and politician,Indian Minister of External Affairs(d. 2004)
- 1919–Tosia Altman,member of the Polish resistance in World War II (d. 1943)[43]
- 1919 –J. Gordon Edwards,American entomologist, mountaineer, and DDT advocate (d. 2004)[44]
- 1919 –Enrique Llanes,Mexican wrestler (d. 2004)
- 1919 –Niels Viggo Bentzon,Danish composer and pianist (d. 2000)[45]
- 1920–Alex Colville,Canadian painter and academic (d. 2013)
- 1921–Eric Simms,English ornithologist and conservationist (d. 2009)
- 1922–René Lévesque,Canadian journalist and politician, 23rdPremier of Quebec(d. 1987)
- 1922 –Howard Zinn,American historian, author, and activist (d. 2010)
- 1923–Arthur Jensen,American psychologist and academic (d. 2012)
- 1924–Alyn Ainsworth,English singer and conductor (d. 1990)
- 1924 –Louis Teicher,American pianist (d. 2008)
- 1926–Nancy Spero,American painter and academic (d. 2009)
- 1927–Anjali Devi,Indian actress and producer (d. 2014)
- 1927 –David Ireland,Australian author and playwright (d. 2022)
- 1927 –Harry Markowitz,American economist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 2023)
- 1929–Betty Dodson,American author and educator (d. 2020)
- 1930–Jackie Brenston,American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (d. 1979)
- 1930 –Roger McCluskey,American race car driver (d. 1993)
- 1932–Robert D. Hales,American captain and religious leader (d. 2017)
- 1932 –Richard Meale,Australian pianist and composer (d. 2009)[46]
- 1932 –Cormac Murphy-O'Connor,English cardinal (d. 2017)
- 1933–Prince Rupert Loewenstein,Spanish-English banker and manager (d. 2014)
- 1934–Kenny Baker,English actor (d. 2016)
- 1936–A. S. Byatt,English novelist and poet[47](d. 2023)
- 1936 –Kenny Guinn,American banker and politician, 27thGovernor of Nevada(d. 2010)
- 1936 –Arthur B. C. Walker Jr.,American physicist and academic (d. 2001)
- 1937–Moshood Abiola,Nigerian businessman and politician (d. 1998)
- 1937 –Susan Sheehan,Austrian-American journalist and author[48]
- 1938–David Freiberg,American singer and bass player[49]
- 1938 –Mason Williams,American guitarist and composer[50]
- 1940–Madsen Pirie,British academic, President and co-founder of theAdam Smith Institute[51]
- 1940 –Francine Lalonde,Canadian educator and politician (d. 2014)
- 1940 –Keith Savage,English rugby player
- 1941–Alan M. Roberts,English academic, Professor of Zoology at the University of Bristol
- 1942–Max Cleland,American captain and politician (d. 2021)
- 1942 –Jimmy Soul,American pop-soul singer (d. 1988)
- 1942 –Karen Uhlenbeck,American mathematician[52]
- 1943–John Cipollina,American rock guitarist (d. 1989)
- 1944–Bill Goldsworthy,Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 1996)
- 1944 –Gregory Jarvis,American engineer, and astronaut (d. 1986)[53]
- 1944 –Rocky Johnson,Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (d. 2020)
- 1945–Ronee Blakley,American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
- 1945 –Molly Duncan,Scottish saxophonist (d. 2019)
- 1945 –Ken Hensley,English rock singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2020)[54]
- 1945 –Marsha P. Johnson,American gay liberation activist and drag queen (d. 1992)
- 1945 –Vince McMahon,American wrestler, promoter, and entrepreneur; co-foundedWWE
- 1947–Anne Archer,American actress and producer[50]
- 1947 –Paulo Coelho,Brazilian author and songwriter[49]
- 1947 –Roger De Vlaeminck,Belgian cyclist and coach
- 1947 –Joe Manchin,American politician, 34thGovernor of West Virginia
- 1947 –Vladimir Masorin,Russian admiral
- 1948–Kim Sung-il,South Korean commander and pilot
- 1948 –Jean Michel Jarre,French pianist, composer, and producer[55]
- 1948 –Sauli Niinistö,Finnish captain and politician, 12thPresident of Finland
- 1948 –Alexander McCall Smith,Rhodesian-Scottish author and educator
- 1949–Stephen Paulus,American composer and educator (d. 2014)[56]
- 1949 –Joe Regalbuto,American actor and director[50]
- 1951–Danny Joe Brown,American southern rock singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2005)
- 1951 –Orson Scott Card,American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist, and columnist[57]
- 1951 –Oscar Hijuelos,American author and academic (d. 2013)
- 1952–Marion Bloem,Dutch author, director, and painter
- 1952 –Linton Kwesi Johnson,Jamaican dub poet
- 1953–Sam Torrance,Scottish golfer and sportscaster
- 1954–Alain Daigle,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1954 –Heini Otto,Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
- 1955–Kevin Dunn,American actor[50]
- 1955 –Mike Huckabee,American minister and politician, 44thGovernor of Arkansas[49]
- 1956–Gerry Cooney,American boxer
- 1957–Jeffrey Daniel,American singer-songwriter and dancer
- 1957 –Stephen Fry,English actor, journalist, producer, and screenwriter[50]
- 1958–Steve Guttenberg,American actor and producer[50]
- 1960–Cal Ripken Jr.,American baseball player and coach[49]
- 1961–Jared Harris,English actor[50]
- 1962–Craig Kilborn,American television host[50]
- 1962 –Emile Roemer,Dutch educator and politician
- 1963–John Bush,American singer-songwriter[50]
- 1963 –Hideo Kojima,Japanese director, screenwriter and video game designer
- 1964–Éric Bernard,French racing driver
- 1964 –Mark Cerny,American video game designer, programmer, producer and business executive
- 1964 –Salizhan Sharipov,Kyrgyzstani-Russian lieutenant, pilot, and astronaut
- 1965–Marlee Matlin,American actress and producer[50]
- 1965 –Reggie Miller,American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1965 –Brian Rajadurai,Sri Lankan-Canadian cricketer
- 1967–Michael Thomas,English footballer
- 1968–Benoît Brunet,Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
- 1968 –Shoichi Funaki,Japanese-American wrestler and sportscaster
- 1968 –Andreas Kisser,Brazilian guitarist, songwriter, and producer[58]
- 1968 –Tim Salmon,American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1969–Jans Koerts,Dutch cyclist
- 1970–Rich Beem,American golfer
- 1970 –David Gregory,American journalist[50]
- 1970 –Tugay Kerimoğlu,Turkish footballer and manager
- 1972–Jean-Luc Brassard,Canadian skier and radio host
- 1972 –Ava DuVernay,American director and screenwriter[59]
- 1972 –Todd Young,American politician
- 1973–Andrew Brunette,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1973 –Dave Chappelle,American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter[50]
- 1973 –James D'Arcy,English actor[50]
- 1973 –Inge de Bruijn,Dutch swimmer
- 1973 –Carmine Giovinazzo,American actor[50]
- 1974–Jennifer Lien,American actress[60]
- 1975–Roberto Colombo,Italian footballer
- 1975 –Mark de Vries,Surinamese-Dutch footballer
- 1976–Simon Dennis,English rower and academic[61]
- 1976 –Alex O'Loughlin,Australian actor, writer, director, and producer[62]
- 1977–Denílson de Oliveira Araújo,Brazilian footballer
- 1977 –Robert Enke,German footballer (d. 2009)
- 1977 –Per Gade,Danish footballer
- 1977 –John Green,American author and vlogger[63]
- 1977 –Jürgen Macho,Austrian footballer
- 1978–Derek Morris,Canadian ice hockey player[64]
- 1979–Vahur Afanasjev,Estonian author and poet
- 1979 –Orlando Engelaar,Dutch footballer
- 1979 –Michael Redd,American basketball player[65]
- 1981–Chad Michael Murray,American actor, model, and author[50]
- 1982–José Bosingwa,Portuguese footballer
- 1982 –Kim Källström,Swedish footballer
- 1983–Brett Gardner,American baseball player[66]
- 1983 –Marcel Goc,German ice hockey player[67]
- 1984–Erin Molan,Australian journalist and sportscaster
- 1984 –Charlie Villanueva,Dominican-American basketball player[68]
- 1986–Joseph Akpala,Nigerian footballer
- 1986 –Arian Foster,American football player, rapper, and actor[69]
- 1987–Anže Kopitar,Slovenian ice hockey player
- 1988–Rupert Grint,English actor[50]
- 1988 –Brad Hunt,Canadian ice hockey player[70]
- 1988 –Manu Ma'u,New Zealand rugby league player
- 1988 –Maya Yoshida,Japanese footballer
- 1989–Reynaldo,Brazilian footballer
- 1989 –Rocío Igarzábal,Argentinian actress and singer
- 1990–Juan Pedro Lanzani,Argentinian actor and singer
- 1991–Enrique Hernández,Puerto Rican baseball player[71]
- 1991 –Wang Zhen,Chinese race walker[72]
- 1992–Jemerson,Brazilian footballer
- 1993–Maryna Zanevska,Belgian tennis player[73]
- 1994–Kelsey Plum,American basketball player[74]
- 1995–Noah Vonleh,American basketball player[75]
- 1995 –Lady Amelia Windsor,member of the British royal family[76]
- 1997–Alan Walker,British-Norwegian DJ and record producer[77]
- 1998–Sofia Richie,American model and social media personality[49]
- 2000–Griffin Gluck,American actor[49]
- 2001–Mildred Maldonado,Mexican rhythmic gymnast[78]
Deaths
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 691–Fu Youyi,official of the Tang Dynasty
- 842–Saga,Japanese emperor (b. 786)[79]
- 895–Guthred,king ofNorthumbria
- 927–Doulu Ge,chancellor ofLater Tang
- 927 –Wei Yue,chancellor of Later Tang[80][81][82]
- 942–Liu,empress dowager of Later Jin
- 948–Zhang Ye,Chinese general andchancellor
- 1042–Michael V Kalaphates,Byzantine emperor (b. 1015)
- 1103–Magnus Barefoot,Norwegian king (b. 1073)
- 1217–Eustace the Monk,French pirate (b. 1170)
- 1313–Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor(b. 1275)
- 1372–Casimir III, Duke of Pomerania(b. 1348)
- 1497–Sophie of Pomerania, Duchess of Pomerania(b. 1435)
- 1507–Cecily of York,English princess (b. 1469)
- 1540–Parmigianino,Italian painter and etcher (b. 1503)
- 1542–Gasparo Contarini,Italian cardinal (b. 1483)
- 1572–Gaspard II de Coligny,French admiral (b. 1519)
- 1572 –Charles de Téligny,French soldier and diplomat (b. 1535)
- 1595–Thomas Digges,English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1546)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1617–Rose of Lima,Peruvian saint (b. 1586)
- 1647–Nicholas Stone,English sculptor and architect (b. 1586)
- 1679–Jean François Paul de Gondi,French cardinal and author (b. 1614)
- 1680–Thomas Blood,Irish colonel (b. 1618)
- 1680 –Ferdinand Bol,Dutch painter and etcher (b. 1616)
- 1683–John Owen,English theologian and academic (b. 1616)
- 1759–Ewald Christian von Kleist,German poet and soldier (b. 1715)
- 1770–Thomas Chatterton,English poet and prodigy (b. 1752)
- 1779–Cosmas of Aetolia,Greek monk and saint (b. 1714)
- 1798–Thomas Alcock,English priest and author (b. 1709)
- 1804–Peggy Shippen,American wife ofBenedict ArnoldandAmerican Revolutionary Warspy(b. 1760)
- 1818–James Carr,American lawyer and politician (b. 1777)
- 1821–John William Polidori,English writer and physician (b. 1795)
- 1832–Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot,French physicist and engineer (b. 1796)
- 1832–Richard Weymouth,British Royal Navy commander (b. 1780/81)
- 1838–Ferenc Kölcsey,Hungarian poet, critic, and politician (b. 1790)
- 1841–Theodore Hook,English civil servant and composer (b. 1788)
- 1841 –John Ordronaux,French-American soldier (b. 1778)
- 1888–Rudolf Clausius,German physicist and mathematician (b. 1822)
- 1895–Albert F. Mummery,English mountaineer and author (b. 1855)
1901–present
[edit]- 1923–Kate Douglas Wiggin,American author and educator (b. 1856)
- 1930–Tom Norman,English businessman and showman (b. 1860)
- 1932–Kate M. Gordon,American activist (b. 1861)
- 1939–Frederick Carl Frieseke,American painter and educator (b. 1874)
- 1940–Paul Gottlieb Nipkow,Polish-German technician and inventor, invented theNipkow disk(b. 1860)
- 1943–Antonio Alice,Argentinian painter and educator (b. 1886)
- 1943 –Ettore MutiItalian aviator, adventurer and politician (b. 1902)[83]
- 1943 –Simone Weil,French philosopher and activist (b. 1909)
- 1946–James Clark McReynolds,American lawyer and judge, 48thUnited States Attorney General(b. 1862)
- 1954–Getúlio Vargas,Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14thPresident of Brazil(b. 1882)
- 1956–Kenji Mizoguchi,Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1898)
- 1957–Ronald Knox,English Catholic priest (b. 1888)[84]
- 1958–Paul Henry,Irish painter and educator (b. 1876)
- 1967–Henry J. Kaiser,American businessman, foundedKaiser ShipyardsandKaiser Aluminum(b. 1882)
- 1974–Alexander P. de Seversky,Russian-American pilot and businessman, co-foundedRepublic Aviation(b. 1894)
- 1977–Buddy O'Connor,Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1916)
- 1978–Louis Prima,American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (b. 1910)
- 1979–Hanna Reitsch,German soldier and pilot (b. 1912)[85]
- 1980–Yootha Joyce,English actress (b. 1927)
- 1982–Félix-Antoine Savard,Canadian priest and author (b. 1896)
- 1983–Kalevi Kotkas,Estonian-Finnish high jumper and discus thrower (b. 1913)
- 1983 –Scott Nearing,American economist, educator, and activist (b. 1883)
- 1985–Paul Creston,American composer and educator (b. 1906)
- 1987–Malcolm Kirk,English rugby player and wrestler (b. 1936)
- 1990–Sergei Dovlatov,Russian-American journalist and author (b. 1941)
- 1990 –Gely Abdel Rahman,Sudanese-Egyptian poet and academic (b. 1931)
- 1991–Bernard Castro,Italian-American inventor (b. 1904)
- 1992–André Donner,Dutch academic and judge (b. 1918)
- 1997–Luigi Villoresi,Italian racing driver (b. 1907)
- 1998–E. G. Marshall,American actor (b. 1910)
- 1999–Mary Jane Croft,American actress (b. 1916)
- 1999 –Alexandre Lagoya,Egyptian guitarist and composer (b. 1929)
- 2000–Andy Hug,Swiss martial artist and kick-boxer (b. 1964)
- 2001–Jane Greer,American actress (b. 1924)
- 2001 –Roman Matsov,Estonian violinist, pianist, and conductor (b. 1917)
- 2002–Nikolay Guryanov,Russian priest and mystic (b. 1909)
- 2003–Wilfred Thesiger,Ethiopian-English explorer and author (b. 1910)
- 2004–Elisabeth Kübler-Ross,Swiss-American psychiatrist and academic (b. 1926)
- 2006–Rocco Petrone,American soldier and engineer (b. 1926)
- 2006 –Léopold Simoneau,Canadian tenor and educator (b. 1916)
- 2007–Andrée Boucher,Canadian educator and politician, 39thMayor of Quebec City(b. 1937)
- 2007 –Aaron Russo,American director and producer (b. 1943)
- 2010–Satoshi Kon,Japanese director and screenwriter (b. 1963)
- 2011–Seyhan Erözçelik,Turkish poet and author (b. 1962)
- 2011 –Mike Flanagan,American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1951)
- 2012–Dadullah,PakistaniTalibanleader (b. 1965)
- 2012 –Pauli Ellefsen,Faroese surveyor and politician, 6thPrime Minister of the Faroe Islands(b. 1936)
- 2012 –Steve Franken,American actor (b. 1932)
- 2012 –Félix Miélli Venerando,Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1937)
- 2013–Gerry Baker,American soccer player and manager (b. 1938)
- 2013 –Nílton de Sordi,Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1931)
- 2013 –Julie Harris,American actress (b. 1925)
- 2013 –Muriel Siebert,American businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1928)
- 2014–Richard Attenborough,English actor, director, producer, and politician (b. 1923)
- 2014 –Antônio Ermírio de Moraes,Brazilian businessman (b. 1928)
- 2015–Charlie Coffey,American football player and coach (b. 1934)
- 2015 –Joseph F. Traub,German-American computer scientist and academic (b. 1932)
- 2015 –Justin Wilson,English racing driver (b. 1978)
- 2016–Walter Scheel,German politician, 4thPresident of Germany(b. 1919)
- 2017–Jay Thomas,American actor, comedian, and radio talk show host (b. 1948)
- 2020–Gail Sheehy,American author, journalist, and lecturer (b. 1936)[86]
- 2021–Charlie Watts,English musician (b. 1941)[87]
- 2023–Bray Wyatt,American wrestler (b. 1987)[88]
- 2024–Christoph Daum,German footballer and manager (b. 1953)[89]
Holidays and observances
[edit]- Christianfeast day:
- Flag Day (Liberia)
- Independence DayorDen' Nezalezhnosti,celebrates theindependenceofUkrainefrom theSoviet Unionin 1991.
- International Strange Music Day
- National Waffle Day(United States)
- Nostalgia Night(Uruguay)
- Willka Raymi(Cusco,Peru)
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