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February 19is the 50th day of the year in theGregorian calendar;315 days remain until the end of the year (316 inleap years).
Events[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 197– EmperorSeptimius SeverusdefeatsusurperClodius Albinusin theBattle of Lugdunum,the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.[1]
- 356– Theanti-paganism policy of Constantius IIforbids the worship of pagan idols in the Roman Empire.
- 1594– Having already been elected to the throne of thePolish–Lithuanian Commonwealthin 1587,Sigismund IIIof theHouse of Vasais crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his fatherJohn III of Swedenin 1592.
- 1600– The PeruvianstratovolcanoHuaynaputinaexplodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.[2]
1601–1900[edit]
- 1649– TheSecond Battle of Guararapestakes place, effectively ending Dutch colonization efforts in Brazil.[3]
- 1674– England and the Netherlands sign theTreaty of Westminster,ending theThird Anglo-Dutch War.A provision of the agreement transfers the Dutch colony ofNew Amsterdamto England.[4]
- 1714–Great Northern War:Thebattle of NapuebetweenSwedenandRussiais fought inIsokyrö,Ostrobothnia.[5]
- 1726– TheSupreme Privy Councilis established in Russia.
- 1807– FormerVice President of the United StatesAaron Burris arrested for treason inWakefield, Alabama,and confined toFort Stoddert.
- 1819–BritishexplorerWilliam Smithdiscovers theSouth Shetland Islandsand claims them in the name ofKing George III.
- 1836– KingWilliam IVsigns Letters Patent establishing the Province ofSouth Australia.[6]
- 1846– InAustin, Texas,the newly formed Texas state government is officially installed. TheRepublic of Texasgovernment officially transfers power to theState of Texasgovernment following theannexationof Texas by the United States.
- 1847– The first group of rescuers reaches theDonner Party.
- 1878–Thomas Edisonpatents thephonograph.
- 1884– More thansixty tornadoesstrike theSouthern United States,one of the largesttornadooutbreaks in U.S. history.[7]
1901–present[edit]
- 1913–Pedro LascuráinbecomesPresident of Mexicofor 45 minutes; this is the shortest term to date of any person as president of any country.
- 1915–World War I:Thefirst naval attackon theDardanellesbegins when a strong Anglo-French task force bombards Ottoman artillery along the coast ofGallipoli.
- 1937–Yekatit 12:During a public ceremony at the Viceregal Palace (the former Imperial residence) inAddis Ababa,Ethiopia,two Ethiopian nationalists ofEritreanorigin attempt to kill viceroyRodolfo Grazianiwith a number of grenades.
- 1942–World War II:Nearly 250 Japanese warplanesattackthe northern Australian city ofDarwin,killing 243 people.
- 1942 – World War II: United States PresidentFranklin D. Rooseveltsignsexecutive order 9066,allowing the United States military to relocateJapanese Americanstointernment camps.
- 1943– World War II:Battle of Kasserine PassinTunisiabegins.
- 1945– World War II:Battle of Iwo Jima:About 30,000United States Marinesland on the island ofIwo Jima.
- 1948– TheConference of Youth and Students of Southeast Asia Fighting for Freedom and Independenceconvenes inCalcutta.
- 1949–Ezra Poundis awarded the firstBollingen Prize in poetryby theBollingen FoundationandYale University.
- 1953–Book censorship in the United States:The Georgia Literature Commission is established.[8]
- 1954–Transfer of Crimea:TheSoviet Politburoof the Soviet Union orders the transfer of theCrimean Oblastfrom theRussian SFSRto theUkrainian SSR.
- 1959– The United Kingdom grantsCyprusindependence, which is formally proclaimed on August 16, 1960.
- 1960– China successfully launches theT-7,its firstsounding rocket.
- 1963– The publication ofBetty Friedan'sThe Feminine Mystiquereawakens thefeminist movementin the United States as women's organizations andconsciousness raisinggroups spread.
- 1965– ColonelPhạm Ngọc Thảoof theArmy of the Republic of Vietnam,and a communist spy of theNorth VietnameseViet Minh,along with GeneralsLâm Văn PhátandTrần Thiện Khiêm,all Catholics,attempt a coupagainst the militaryjuntaof the BuddhistNguyễn Khánh.
- 1976–Executive Order 9066,which led to the relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps, is rescinded by PresidentGerald Ford's Proclamation 4417.
- 1978–Egyptian forces raid Larnaca International Airportin an attempt to intervene in a hijacking, without authorisation from theRepublic of Cyprusauthorities. TheCypriot National Guardand Police forces kill 15 Egyptian commandos and destroy the EgyptianC-130transport plane in open combat.
- 1985–William J. Schroederbecomes the first recipient of anartificial heartto leave the hospital.
- 1985 – ABoeing 727operating asIberia Flight 610crashesMount Oizin Spain, killing 148; it is the deadliest accident to occur inIberia's history and the deadliest inBasque Countyto occur.
- 1986–Akkaraipattu massacre:theSri Lankan Armymassacres 80Tamilfarm workers in easternSri Lanka.
- 1989–Flying Tiger Line flight 66crashes into a hill nearSultan Abdul Aziz Shah AirportinMalaysia,killing four.[9]
- 2002–NASA'sMars Odysseyspace probebegins to map the surface ofMarsusing its thermal emission imaging system.
- 2003– AnIlyushin Il-76military aircraftcrashesnearKerman,Iran,killing 275.
- 2006– Amethaneexplosion in acoal minenearNueva Rosita,Mexico,kills 65 miners.
- 2011– The debut exhibition of theBelitung shipwreck,containing the largest collection ofTang dynastyartifacts found in one location, begins inSingapore.
- 2012– Forty-four people are killed in a prisonbrawlinApodaca, Nuevo León,Mexico.
- 2021 –Mya Thwe Thwe Khine,a 19-year-old protester, becomes the first known casualty ofanti-coup proteststhat formed in response to the2021 Myanmar coup d'état.[10]
Births[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 1461–Domenico Grimani,Italian cardinal (d. 1523)
- 1473–Nicolaus Copernicus,Prussian mathematician and astronomer (d. 1543)
- 1497–Matthäus Schwarz,German fashion writer (d. 1574)
- 1519–Froben Christoph of Zimmern,German author of the Zimmern Chronicle (d. 1566)
- 1526–Carolus Clusius,Flemish botanist and academic (d. 1609)
- 1532–Jean-Antoine de Baïf,French poet (d. 1589)
- 1552–Melchior Klesl,Austrian cardinal (d. 1630)
- 1594–Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales(d. 1612)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1611–Andries de Graeff,Dutch politician (d. 1678)
- 1630–Shivaji,Indian warrior-king and the founder ofMaratha Empire(d. 1680)[11]
- 1660–Friedrich Hoffmann,German physician and chemist (d. 1742)
- 1717–David Garrick,English actor, playwright, and producer (d. 1779)
- 1743–Luigi Boccherini,Italian cellist and composer (d. 1805)
- 1798–Allan MacNab,Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician,Premier of Canada West(d. 1862)
- 1800–Émilie Gamelin,Canadian nun and social worker, founded theSisters of Providence(d. 1851)[12]
- 1804–Carl von Rokitansky,German physician, pathologist, and philosopher (d. 1878)
- 1821–August Schleicher,German linguist and academic (d. 1868)
- 1833–Élie Ducommun,Swiss journalist and activist,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1906)
- 1838–Lydia Thompson,British burlesque performer (d. 1908)[13]
- 1841–Elfrida Andrée,Swedish organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1929)[14]
- 1855–Nishinoumi Kajirō I,Japanese sumo wrestler, the 16thYokozuna(d. 1908)
- 1859–Svante Arrhenius,Swedish physicist and chemist,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1927)
- 1865–Sven Hedin,Swedish geographer and explorer (d. 1952)
- 1869–Hovhannes Tumanyan,Armenian-Russian poet and author (d. 1923)
- 1872–Johan Pitka,Estonian admiral (d. 1944)
- 1876–Constantin Brâncuși,Romanian-French sculptor, painter, and photographer (d. 1957)
- 1877–Gabriele Münter,German painter (d. 1962)[15]
- 1878–Harriet Bosse,Swedish–Norwegian actress (d. 1961)
- 1880–Álvaro Obregón,Mexican general and politician, 39thPresident of Mexico(d. 1928)
- 1886–José Abad Santos,Filipino lawyer and jurist, 5thChief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines(d. 1942)
- 1888–José Eustasio Rivera,Colombian lawyer and poet (d. 1928)
- 1893–Cedric Hardwicke,English actor and director (d. 1964)
- 1895–Louis Calhern,American actor (d. 1956)
- 1896–André Breton,French poet and author (d. 1966)
- 1897–Alma Rubens,American actress (d. 1931)
- 1899–Lucio Fontana,Argentinian-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1968)
1901–present[edit]
- 1902–Kay Boyle,American novelist, short story writer, and educator (d. 1992)
- 1904–Havank,Dutch journalist and author (d. 1964)
- 1911–Merle Oberon,Indian-American actress (d. 1979)[16]
- 1912–Saul Chaplin,American composer (d. 1997)
- 1912 –Dorothy Janis,American actress (d. 2010)
- 1913–Prince Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza(d. 2007)
- 1913 –Frank Tashlin,American animator and screenwriter (d. 1972)
- 1914–Thelma Kench,New Zealand Olympic sprinter (d. 1985)
- 1915–Dick Emery,English actor and comedian (d. 1983)[17]
- 1915 –John Freeman,English lawyer, politician, and diplomat,British Ambassador to the United States(d. 2014)
- 1916–Eddie Arcaro,American jockey and sportscaster (d. 1997)
- 1917–Carson McCullers,American novelist, short story writer, playwright, and essayist (d. 1967)[16]
- 1918–Fay McKenzie,American actress (d. 2019)
- 1920–C. Z. Guest,American actress, fashion designer, and author (d. 2003)
- 1920 –Jaan Kross,Estonian author and poet (d. 2007)
- 1920 –George Rose,English actor and singer (d. 1988)
- 1922–Władysław Bartoszewski,Polish journalist and politician,Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs(d. 2015)
- 1924–David Bronstein,Ukrainian chess player and theoretician (d. 2006)
- 1924 –Lee Marvin,American actor (d. 1987)[16]
- 1926–György Kurtág,Hungarian composer and academic
- 1927–Philippe Boiry,French journalist (d. 2014)
- 1929–Jacques Deray,French director and screenwriter (d. 2003)
- 1930–John Frankenheimer,American director and producer (d. 2002)[16]
- 1930 –K. Viswanath,Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2023)[18]
- 1932–Joseph P. Kerwin,American captain, physician, and astronaut
- 1935–Chung-Yun Hse,Wood scientist (d. 2021)[19]
- 1935 –Dave Niehaus,American sportscaster (d. 2010)
- 1935 –Russ Nixon,American MLB catcher and coach (d. 2016)
- 1936–Sam Myers,American singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
- 1936 –Frederick Seidel,American poet
- 1937–Terry Carr,American author and educator (d. 1987)
- 1937 –Norm O'Neill,Australian cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2008)
- 1938–Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama(d. 1989)
- 1939–Erin Pizzey,English activist and author, foundedRefuge[20]
- 1940–Saparmurat Niyazov,Turkmen engineer and politician, 1stPresident of Turkmenistan(d. 2006)
- 1940 –Smokey Robinson,American singer-songwriter and producer[21]
- 1940 –Bobby Rogers,American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
- 1941–David Gross,American physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate
- 1941 –Jenny Tonge, Baroness Tonge,English politician
- 1942–Cyrus Chothia,English biochemist and emeritus scientist at theLaboratory of Molecular Biology(d. 2019)
- 1942 –Paul Krause,American football player and politician
- 1942 –Will Provine,American biologist, historian, and academic (d. 2015)
- 1942 –Howard Stringer,Welsh businessman
- 1943–Lou Christie,American singer-songwriter[21]
- 1943 –Homer Hickam,American author and engineer
- 1943 –Tim Hunt,English biochemist and academic,Nobel laureate
- 1944–Les Hinton,English-American journalist and businessman
- 1945–Yuri Antonov,Uzbek-Russian singer-songwriter
- 1946–Paul Dean,Canadian guitarist
- 1946 –Peter Hudson,Australian footballer and coach
- 1946 –Karen Silkwood,American technician and activist (d. 1974)
- 1947–Jackie Curtis,American actress and playwright (d. 1985)
- 1947 –Tim Shadbolt,New Zealand businessman and politician, 42ndMayor of Invercargill
- 1948–Mark Andes,American singer-songwriter and bass player
- 1948 –Pim Fortuyn,Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician (d. 2002)
- 1948 –Tony Iommi,English guitarist and songwriter[21]
- 1949–Danielle Bunten Berry,American game designer and programmer (d. 1998)
- 1949 –Eddie Hardin,English singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2015)
- 1949 –Barry Lloyd,English footballer and manager[22]
- 1949 –William Messner-Loebs,American author and illustrator
- 1950–Juice Leskinen,Finnish singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
- 1950 –Andy Powell,English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1951–Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri,Pakistani scholar and politician, founder ofMinhaj-ul-Quran
- 1952–Ryū Murakami,Japanese novelist and filmmaker
- 1952 –Rodolfo Neri Vela,Mexican engineer and astronaut
- 1952 –Amy Tan,American novelist, essayist, and short story writer[21]
- 1952 –Danilo Türk,Slovene academic and politician, 3rdPresident of Slovenia
- 1953–Corrado Barazzutti,Italian tennis player
- 1953 –Cristina Fernández de Kirchner,Argentine lawyer and politician,President of ArgentinaandVice President of Argentina[23]
- 1953 –Massimo Troisi,Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
- 1954–Francis Buchholz,German bass player
- 1954 –Michael Gira,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1954 –Sócrates,Brazilian footballer and manager (d. 2011)
- 1955–Jeff Daniels,American actor and playwright[21]
- 1956–Kathleen Beller,American actress
- 1956 –Peter Holsapple,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1956 –Roderick MacKinnon,American biologist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate
- 1956 –Dave Wakeling,English singer-songwriter and guitarist[21]
- 1957–Falco,Austrian singer-songwriter, rapper, and musician (d. 1998)
- 1957 –Dave Stewart,American baseball player, coach, and executive
- 1957 –Ray Winstone,English actor
- 1958–Leslie David Baker,American actor[21]
- 1958 –Helen Fielding,English author and screenwriter
- 1958 –Steve Nieve,English keyboard player and composer
- 1959–Roger Goodell,American businessman, 6thNational Football League Commissioner[16]
- 1960–Prince Andrew, Duke of York[16]
- 1960 –John Paul Jr.,American race car driver (d. 2020)
- 1961–Justin Fashanu,English footballer (d. 1998)
- 1961 –Ernie Gonzalez,American golfer (d. 2020)
- 1962–Hana Mandlíková,Czech-Australian tennis player and coach
- 1963–Seal,English singer-songwriter[21]
- 1963 –Jessica Tuck,American actress[21]
- 1964–Doug Aldrich,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1964 –Jennifer Doudna,American biochemist[24]
- 1964 –Jonathan Lethem,American novelist, essayist, and short story writer
- 1965–Jon Fishman,American drummer[21]
- 1965 –Clark Hunt,American businessman
- 1965 –Leroy,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1966–Justine Bateman,American actress and producer[21]
- 1966 –Paul Haarhuis,Dutch tennis player and coach
- 1966 –Eduardo Xol,American designer and author
- 1967–Benicio del Toro,Puerto Rican actor, director, and producer[21]
- 1968–Prince Markie Dee,American rapper and actor (d. 2021)
- 1968 –Frank Watkins,American bass player (d. 2015)
- 1969–Burton C. Bell,American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1969 –Helena Guergis,Canadian businesswoman and politician
- 1970–Joacim Cans,Swedish singer-songwriter
- 1970 –Bellamy Young,American actress[21]
- 1971–Miguel Batista,Dominican baseball player and poet
- 1971 –Richard Green,Australian golfer
- 1971 –Jeff Kinney,American author and illustrator
- 1972–Francine Fournier,American wrestler and manager
- 1972 –Sunset Thomas,American pornographic actress
- 1973–Eric Lange,American actor[16]
- 1975–Daniel Adair,Canadian drummer and producer[21]
- 1975 –Daewon Song,South Korean-American skateboarder, co-foundedAlmost Skateboards
- 1977–Ola Salo,Swedish singer-songwriter and keyboard player
- 1977 –Andrew Ross Sorkin,American journalist and author
- 1977 –Gianluca Zambrotta,Italian footballer and manager
- 1978–Ben Gummer,English scholar and politician
- 1978 –Immortal Technique,Peruvian-American rapper
- 1979–Steve Cherundolo,American soccer player and manager
- 1980–Dwight Freeney,American football player
- 1980 –Ma Lin,Chinese table tennis player
- 1980 –Mike Miller,American basketball player
- 1981–Beth Ditto,American singer
- 1981 –Shawn Spears,Canadian wrestler[25]
- 1983–Kotoōshū Katsunori,Bulgarian sumo wrestler
- 1983 –Mika Nakashima,Japanese singer and actress
- 1983 –Reynhard Sinaga,Indonesian sex offender[26]
- 1983 –Ryan Whitney,American ice hockey player
- 1983 –Jawad Williams,American basketball player[27]
- 1984–Chris Richardson,American singer-songwriter
- 1985–Haylie Duff,American actress and singer[21]
- 1985 –Arielle Kebbel,American actress and model[21]
- 1985 –Kosta Perović,Serbian basketball player[28]
- 1986–Kyle Chipchura,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1986 –Linus Klasen,Swedish ice hockey player[29]
- 1986 –Marta,Brazilian footballer
- 1986 –Maria Mena,Norwegian singer-songwriter
- 1987–Anna Cappellini,Italian ice dancer
- 1987 –Josh Reddick,American baseball player[30]
- 1988–Shawn Matthias,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1988 –Seth Morrison,American guitarist[21]
- 1989–Sone Aluko,English-Nigerian footballer[31]
- 1991–Trevor Bayne,American race car driver
- 1991 –Christoph Kramer,German footballer
- 1991 –Adreian Payne,American basketball player (d. 2022)[32]
- 1992–Camille Kostek,American model
- 1993–Mauro Icardi,Argentine footballer
- 1993 –Victoria Justice,American actress and singer[21]
- 1994–Tiina Trutsi,Estonian footballer[33]
- 1995–Nikola Jokić,Serbian basketball player[34]
- 1996–Mabel,British-Swedish singer[35]
- 1996 –D. J. Wilson,American basketball player[36]
- 1998–Katharina Gerlach,German tennis player[37]
- 2001–Lee Kang-in,South Korean footballer[38]
- 2001 –David Mazouz,American actor[39]
- 2003–Jakub Ojrzyński,Polish footballer[40]
- 2004–Millie Bobby Brown,English actress, model and producer[41]
Deaths[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 197–Clodius Albinus,Roman usurper(b. 150)
- 446–Leontius of Trier,Bishop ofTrier
- 1133–Irene Doukaina,Byzantine wife ofAlexios I Komnenos(b. 1066)
- 1275–Lal Shahbaz Qalandar,Sufiphilosopher and poet (b. 1177)
- 1300–Munio of Zamora,General of the Dominican Order
- 1408–Thomas Bardolf, 5th Baron Bardolf,English rebel
- 1414–Thomas Arundel,Archbishop of Canterbury(b. 1353)
- 1445–Eleanor of Aragon,queen ofPortugal(b. 1402)
- 1491–Enno I, Count of East Frisia,German noble (b. 1460)
- 1553–Erasmus Reinhold,German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1511)
1601–1900[edit]
- 1602–Philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercœur(b. 1558)
- 1605–Orazio Vecchi,Italian composer (b. 1550)
- 1622–Henry Savile,English scholar and politician (b. 1549)
- 1672–Charles Chauncy,English-American minister, theologian, and academic (b. 1592)
- 1709–Tokugawa Tsunayoshi,Japanese shōgun (b. 1646)
- 1716–Dorothe Engelbretsdatter,Norwegian author and poet (b. 1634)[42]
- 1785–Mary, Countess of Harold,English aristocrat and philanthropist (b. 1701)[43]
- 1789–Nicholas Van Dyke,American lawyer and politician, 7thGovernor of Delaware(b. 1738)
- 1799–Jean-Charles de Borda,French mathematician, physicist, and sailor (b. 1733)
- 1806–Elizabeth Carter,English poet and translator (b. 1717)[44]
- 1837–Georg Büchner,German-Swiss poet and playwright (b. 1813)
- 1837 –Thomas Burgess,English bishop and philosopher (b. 1756)
- 1887–Multatuli,Dutch-German author and civil servant (b. 1820)
- 1897–Karl Weierstrass,German mathematician and academic (b. 1815)
1901–present[edit]
- 1915–Gopal Krishna Gokhale,Indian philosopher and politician (b. 1866)
- 1916–Ernst Mach,Austrian-Czech physicist and philosopher (b. 1838)
- 1927–Robert Fuchs,Austrian composer and educator (b. 1847)
- 1928–George Howard Earle Jr.,American lawyer and businessman (b. 1856)
- 1936–Billy Mitchell,American general and pilot (b. 1879)
- 1945–John Basilone,American sergeant,Medal of Honorrecipient (b. 1916)
- 1951–André Gide,French novelist, essayist, and dramatist,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1869)
- 1952–Knut Hamsun,Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1859)
- 1953–Richard Rushall,British businessman (b. 1864)
- 1957–Maurice Garin,Italian-French cyclist (b. 1871)
- 1959–Willard Miller,American sailor,Medal of Honorrecipient (b. 1877)
- 1962–Georgios Papanikolaou,Greek-American pathologist, invented thePap smear(b. 1883)
- 1969–Madge Blake,American actress (b. 1899)
- 1970–Ralph Edward Flanders,US Senator from Vermont (b. 1890)[45]
- 1972–John Grierson,Scottish director and producer (b. 1898)
- 1972 –Lee Morgan,American trumpet player and composer (b. 1938)
- 1973–Joseph Szigeti,Hungarian violinist (b. 1892)
- 1977–Anthony Crosland,English author and politician,Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs(b. 1918)
- 1977 –Mike González,Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1890)
- 1980–Bon Scott,Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
- 1983–Alice White,American actress (b. 1904)
- 1988–André Frédéric Cournand,French-American physician and physiologist,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1895)
- 1992–Tojo Yamamoto,American wrestler and manager (b. 1927)
- 1994–Derek Jarman,English director and set designer (b. 1942)
- 1996–Charlie Finley,American businessman (b. 1918)
- 1997–Leo Rosten,Polish-American author and academic (b. 1908)
- 1997 –Deng Xiaoping,Chinese politician, 1stVice Premier of the People's Republic of China(b. 1904)
- 1998–Grandpa Jones,American singer-songwriter and banjo player (b. 1913)
- 1999–Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr,Iraqi cleric (b. 1943)
- 2000Friedensreich Hundertwasser,Austrian-New Zealand painter and illustrator (b. 1928)
- 2001–Liza 'N' Eliaz,Belgian, transgender, hardcore DJ (b. 1958)[46]
- 2001–Stanley Kramer,American director and producer (b. 1913)
- 2001 –Charles Trenet,French singer-songwriter (b. 1913)
- 2002–Sylvia Rivera,American transgender LGBT activist (b. 1951)
- 2003–Johnny Paycheck,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1938)
- 2007–Janet Blair,American actress and singer (b. 1921)
- 2007 –Celia Franca,English-Canadian dancer and director, founded theNational Ballet of Canada(b. 1921)
- 2008–Yegor Letov,Russian singer-songwriter (b. 1964)
- 2008 –Lydia Shum,Chinese-Hong Kong actress and singer (b. 1945)
- 2009–Kelly Groucutt,English singer and bass player (b. 1945)
- 2011–Ollie Matson,American sprinter and football player (b. 1930)
- 2012–Ruth Barcan Marcus,American philosopher and logician (b. 1921)
- 2012 –Jaroslav Velinský,Czech author and songwriter (b. 1932)
- 2012 –Vitaly Vorotnikov,Russian politician, 27thPrime Minister of Russia(b. 1926)
- 2013–Armen Alchian,American economist and academic (b. 1914)
- 2013 –Park Chul-soo,South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1948)
- 2013 –Robert Coleman Richardson,American physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1937)
- 2013 –Donald Richie,American-Japanese author and critic (b. 1924)
- 2013 –Eugene Whelan,Canadian farmer and politician, 22ndCanadian Minister of Agriculture(b. 1924)
- 2014–Kresten Bjerre,Danish footballer and manager (b. 1946)
- 2014 –Dale Gardner,American captain and astronaut (b. 1948)
- 2014 –Valeri Kubasov,Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1935)
- 2015–Harold Johnson,American boxer (b. 1928)
- 2015 –Nirad Mohapatra,Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1947)
- 2015 –Harris Wittels,American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1984)
- 2016–Umberto Eco,Italian novelist, literary critic, and philosopher (b. 1932)
- 2016 –Harper Lee,American author (b. 1926)[47]
- 2016 –Chiaki Morosawa,Japanese anime screenwriter (b. 1959)
- 2016 –Samuel Willenberg,Polish-Israeli sculptor and painter (b. 1923)
- 2017–Larry Coryell,American jazz guitarist (b. 1943)
- 2019 –Karl Lagerfeld,German fashion designer (b. 1933)[48]
- 2020–José Mojica Marins,Brazilian filmmaker, actor, composer, screenwriter, and television horror host (b. 1936)[49]
- 2020 –Pop Smoke,American rapper (b. 1999)[50]
Holidays and observances[edit]
- Armed Forces Day (Mexico)
- Brâncuși Day(Romania)
- Christianfeast day:
- Commemoration of Vasil Levski(Bulgaria)
- Flag Day (Turkmenistan)
- Shivaji Jayanti(Maharashtra,India)
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