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January 28is the 28th day of the year in theGregorian calendar;337 days remain until the end of the year (338 inleap years).
Events[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 98– On the death ofNerva,Trajanis declared Roman emperor inCologne,the seat of his government in lower Germany.[1]
- 814– The death ofCharlemagne,the firstHoly Roman Emperor,brings about the accession of his sonLouis the Piousas ruler of theFrankish Empire.[2]
- 1069–Robert de Comines,appointedEarl of NorthumbriabyWilliam the Conqueror,rides intoDurham, England,where he is defeated and killed by rebels.[3]This incident leads to theHarrying of the North.
- 1077–Walk to Canossa:TheexcommunicationofHenry IV, Holy Roman Emperor,is lifted after he humbles himself beforePope Gregory VIIat Canossa in Italy.[4]
- 1521– TheDiet of Wormsbegins, lasting untilMay 25.[5]
- 1547–Edward VI,the nine-year-old son ofHenry VIII,becomes King of England on his father's death.
- 1568– TheEdict of Tordaprohibits the persecution of individuals on religious grounds inJohn Sigismund Zápolya'sEastern Hungarian Kingdom.
- 1573– Articles of theWarsaw Confederationare signed, sanctioningfreedom of religionin Poland.
- 1591– Execution ofAgnes Sampson,accused ofwitchcraftin Edinburgh.[6]
1601–1900[edit]
- 1624–Sir Thomas Warnerfounds the first British colony in the Caribbean, on the island ofSaint Kitts.
- 1671– Original city ofPanama(founded in 1519) is destroyed by a fire when privateerHenry Morgansacks and sets fire to it.The site of the previously devastated city is still in ruins (seePanama Viejo).
- 1724– TheRussian Academy of Sciencesis founded inSt. Petersburg,Russia, byPeter the Great,and implemented by Senate decree. It is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917.
- 1754– SirHorace Walpolecoins the wordserendipityin a letter to a friend.
- 1813–Jane Austen'sPride and Prejudiceis first published in theUnited Kingdom.
- 1846– TheBattle of Aliwal,India,is won by British troops commanded bySir Harry Smith.[7]
- 1851–Northwestern Universitybecomes the first chartered university inIllinois.
- 1855– A locomotive on thePanama Canal Railwayruns from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean for the first time.
- 1871–Franco-Prussian War:TheSiege of Parisends in French defeat and an armistice.[8]
- 1878–Yale Daily Newsbecomes the first independent dailycollege newspaperin theUnited States.[9]
- 1896– Walter Arnold ofEast Peckham,Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted ofspeeding.He was fined oneshilling,plus costs, for speeding at 8 mph (13 km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2 mph (3.2 km/h).
1901–present[edit]
- 1902– TheCarnegie Institution of Washingtonis founded in Washington, D.C., with a $10 million gift fromAndrew Carnegie.
- 1908– Members of thePortuguese Republican Partyfail in theirattempted coup d'étatagainst the administrative dictatorship of Prime MinisterJoão Franco.
- 1909– United States troops leaveCuba,with the exception ofGuantanamo Bay Naval Base,after being there since theSpanish–American War.
- 1915– An act of theU.S. Congresscreates theUnited States Coast Guardas a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
- 1916– The Canadian province ofManitobagrants women the right to vote and run for office in provincial elections (although still excluding women of Indigenous or Asian heritage), marking the first timewomen in Canada are granted voting rights.[10]
- 1918–Finnish Civil War:TheRed Guard rebelsseize control of the capital,Helsinki;members of theSenate of Finlandgo underground.
- 1919– TheOrder of the White Rose of Finlandis established by BaronGustaf Mannerheim,theregentof theKingdom of Finland.[11][12]
- 1920– Foundation of theSpanish Legion.
- 1922–Knickerbocker Storm:Washington, D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes a disaster when the roof of theKnickerbocker Theatrecollapses, killing over 100 people.[13]
- 1932– Japanese forcesattack Shanghai.
- 1933– The namePakistaniscoinedbyChoudhry Rahmat Ali Khanand is accepted byIndian Muslimswho then thereby adopted it further for thePakistan Movementseeking independence.
- 1935–Icelandbecomes the first Western country to legalize therapeuticabortion.
- 1938– TheWorld Land Speed Recordon apublic roadis broken byRudolf Caracciolain theMercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagenat a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9 mph).
- 1941–Franco-Thai War:Final air battle of the conflict. A Japanese-mediatedarmisticegoes into effect later in the day.
- 1945–World War II:Supplies begin to reach theRepublic of Chinaover the newly reopenedBurma Road.
- 1956–Elvis Presleymakes his first national television appearance.
- 1958– TheLegocompany patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
- 1960– TheNational Football Leagueannounces expansion teams forDallasto start in the 1960 NFL season andMinneapolis-St. Paulfor the 1961 NFL season.
- 1964– An unarmedUnited States Air ForceT-39 Sabrelineron a training mission isshot downoverErfurt,East Germany,by aSovietMiG-19.
- 1965– The current design of theFlag of Canadais chosen by an act ofParliament.
- 1977– The first day of theGreat Lakes Blizzard of 1977,which dumps 3 metres (10 ft) of snow in one day inUpstate New York.Buffalo,Syracuse,Watertown,and surrounding areas are most affected.
- 1980–USCGCBlackthorncollides with the tankerCapricornwhile leavingTampa, Floridaand capsizes, killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers.
- 1981–Ronald Reaganlifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States, helping to end the1979 energy crisisand begin the1980s oil glut.
- 1982–US ArmyGeneralJames L. Dozieris rescued by Italian anti-terrorismforces from captivity by theRed Brigades.
- 1984–Tropical Storm Domoinamakes landfall in southernMozambique,eventually causing 214 deaths and some of the most severe flooding so far recorded in the region.
- 1985– SupergroupUSA for Africa(United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit singleWe Are the World,to help raise funds forEthiopianfamine relief.
- 1986–Space Shuttle program:STS-51-Lmission:Space ShuttleChallengerdisintegrates after liftoff,killing all seven astronauts on board.[14]
- 1988– InR v Morgentalerthe Supreme Court of Canada strikes down all anti-abortion laws.
- 2002–TAME Flight 120,aBoeing 727-100, crashes in theAndesmountains in southernColombia,killing 94.
- 2006– The roof of one of the buildings at theKatowice International Fairin Polandcollapsesdue to the weight of snow, killing 65 and injuring more than 170 others.
- 2021– Anitrogen leakat a poultry food processing facility inGainesville, Georgiakills six and injures at least ten.[15]
- 2023–Protestsbegin afterpolicebeat andkill Tyre Nichols.[16]
Births[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 598–Taizong,emperor of theTang dynasty(d. 649)[17]
- 1312–Joan II,queen of Navarre (d. 1349)[18]
- 1368–Razadarit,king of Hanthawaddy (d. 1421)[19]
- 1457–Henry VII,king of England (d. 1509)[20]
- 1533–Paul Luther,German scientist (d. 1593)[21]
- 1540–Ludolph van Ceulen,German-Dutch mathematician and academic (d. 1610)[22]
- 1582–John Barclay,French-Scottish poet and author (d. 1621)[23]
- 1600–Clement IX,pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1669)[24]
1601–1900[edit]
- 1608–Giovanni Alfonso Borelli,Italian physiologist and physicist (d. 1679)[25]
- 1611–Johannes Hevelius,Polish astronomer and politician (d. 1687)[26]
- 1622–Adrien Auzout,French astronomer and instrument maker (d. 1691)
- 1693–Gregor Werner,Austrian composer (d. 1766)
- 1701–Charles Marie de La Condamine,French mathematician and geographer (d. 1774)
- 1706–John Baskerville,English printer and typographer (d. 1775)
- 1712–Tokugawa Ieshige,Japanese shōgun (d. 1761)
- 1717–Mustafa III,Ottoman sultan (d. 1774)
- 1719–Johann Elias Schlegel,German poet and critic (d. 1749)
- 1726 –Christian Felix Weiße,German poet and playwright (d. 1802)
- 1755–Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring,Polish-German physician, anthropologist, and paleontologist (d. 1830)
- 1784–George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen,Scottish politician,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(d. 1860)
- 1797–Charles Gray Round,English lawyer and politician (d. 1867)
- 1818–George S. Boutwell,American lawyer and politician, 28thUnited States Secretary of the Treasury(d. 1905)
- 1822–Alexander Mackenzie,Scottish-Canadian politician, 2ndPrime Minister of Canada(d. 1892)[27]
- 1833–Charles George Gordon,English general and politician (d. 1885)
- 1853–José Martí,Cuban journalist, poet, and theorist (d. 1895)
- 1853 –Vladimir Solovyov,Russian philosopher, poet, and critic (d. 1900)
- 1855–William Seward Burroughs I,American businessman, founded theBurroughs Corporation(d. 1898)
- 1858–Tannatt William Edgeworth David,Welsh-Australian geologist and explorer (d. 1934)
- 1861–Julián Felipe,Filipino composer and educator (d. 1944)
- 1863–Ernest William Christmas,Australian-American painter (d. 1918)
- 1864–Charles W. Nash,American businessman, foundedNash Motors(d. 1948)
- 1865–Lala Lajpat Rai,Indian author and politician (d. 1928)
- 1865 –Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg,Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1stPresident of Finland(d. 1952)
- 1873–Colette,French novelist and journalist (d. 1954)[28]
- 1873 –Monty Noble,Australian cricketer (d. 1940)
- 1874–Alex Smith,Scottish golfer (d. 1930)
- 1875–Julián Carrillo,Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1965)
- 1878–Walter Kollo,German composer and conductor (d. 1940)
- 1880–Herbert Strudwick,English cricketer and coach (d. 1970)
- 1884–Auguste Piccard,Swiss physicist and explorer (d. 1962)
- 1885–Vahan Terian,Armenian poet and activist (d. 1920)
- 1886–Marthe Bibesco,Romanian-French author and poet (d. 1973)[29]
- 1886 –Hidetsugu Yagi,Japanese engineer and academic (d. 1976)
- 1887–Arthur Rubinstein,Polish-American pianist and educator (d. 1982)
- 1897–Valentin Kataev,Russian author and playwright (d. 1986)
- 1900–Alice Neel,American painter (d. 1984)
1901–present[edit]
- 1903–Aleksander Kamiński,Polish author and educator (d. 1978)
- 1903 –Kathleen Lonsdale,Irish crystallographer and 1st femaleFRS(d. 1971)[30]
- 1906–Pat O'Callaghan,Irish athlete (d. 1991)[31]
- 1906 –Markos Vafiadis,Greek general and politician (d. 1992)
- 1908–Paul Misraki,Turkish-French composer and historian (d. 1998)
- 1909–John Thomson,Scottish footballer (d. 1931)
- 1910–John Banner,Austrian actor (d. 1973)[32]
- 1911–Johan van Hulst,Dutch politician, academic and author,Yad Vashemrecipient (d. 2018)
- 1912–Jackson Pollock,American painter (d. 1956)[33]
- 1918–Harry Corbett,English puppeteer, actor, and screenwriter (d. 1989)
- 1918 –Trevor Skeet,New Zealand-English lawyer and politician (d. 2004)
- 1919–Gabby Gabreski,American colonel and pilot (d. 2002)
- 1920–Lewis Wilson,American actor (d. 2000)[34]
- 1921–Vytautas Norkus,Lithuanian–American basketball player (d. 2014)
- 1922–Anna Gordy Gaye,American songwriter and producer, co-foundedAnna Records(d. 2014)
- 1922 –Robert W. Holley,American biochemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1993)
- 1924–Marcel Broodthaers,Belgian painter and poet (d. 1976)
- 1925–Raja Ramanna,Indian physicist and politician (d. 2004)
- 1926–Jimmy Bryan,American race car driver (d. 1960)
- 1927–Per Oscarsson,Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)
- 1927 –Ronnie Scott,English saxophonist (d. 1996)
- 1927 –Hiroshi Teshigahara,Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)
- 1927 –Vera Williams,American author and illustrator (d. 2015)
- 1929–Acker Bilk,English singer and clarinet player (d. 2014)[33]
- 1929 –Edith M. Flanigen,American chemist
- 1929 –Nikolai Parshin,Russian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
- 1929 –Claes Oldenburg,Swedish-American sculptor and illustrator (d. 2022)[35]
- 1930–Kurt Biedenkopf,German academic and politician, 54thPresident of the German Bundesrat(d. 2021)
- 1930 –Roy Clarke,English screenwriter, comedian and soldier
- 1933–Jack Hill,American director and screenwriter[36]
- 1934–Juan Manuel Bordeu,Argentinian race car driver (d. 1990)
- 1935–David Lodge,English author and critic
- 1935 –Nicholas Pryor,American actor[37]
- 1936–Alan Alda,American actor, director, and writer[37]
- 1936 –Ismail Kadare,Albanian novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright (d. 2024)[38]
- 1937–Karel Čáslavský,Czech historian and television host (d. 2013)
- 1937 –John Normington,English actor (d. 2007)[39]
- 1938–Tomas Lindahl,Swedish-English biologist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate
- 1938 –Leonid Zhabotinsky,Ukrainian weightlifter and coach (d. 2016)
- 1939–John M. Fabian,American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
- 1940–Carlos Slim,Mexican businessman and philanthropist, foundedGrupo Carso
- 1941–Joel Crothers,American actor (d. 1985)[40]
- 1942–Sjoukje Dijkstra,Dutch figure skater (d. 2024)
- 1942 –Erkki Pohjanheimo,Finnish director and producer
- 1943–Paul Henderson,Canadian ice hockey player and author[41]
- 1943 –Dick Taylor,English guitarist and songwriter
- 1944–Susan Howard,American actress and writer[33]
- 1944 –Rosalía Mera,Spanish businesswoman, co-foundedInditexandZara(d. 2013)
- 1944 –John Tavener,English composer (d. 2013)[42]
- 1945–Marthe Keller,Swiss actress and director[37]
- 1947–Jeanne Shaheen,American educator and politician, 78thGovernor of New Hampshire
- 1948–Ilkka Kanerva,Finnish politician (d. 2022)[43]
- 1948 –Bob Moses,American drummer
- 1948 –Charles Taylor,Liberian politician, 22ndPresident of Liberia[33]
- 1949–Mike Moore,New Zealand union leader and politician, 34thPrime Minister of New Zealand(d. 2020)[44]
- 1949 –Gregg Popovich,American basketball player and coach[37]
- 1949 –Jim Wong-Chu,Canadian poet (d. 2017)[45]
- 1950–Barbi Benton,American actress, singer and model[37]
- 1950 –Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa,Bahraini king
- 1950 –David C. Hilmers,American colonel, physician, and astronaut
- 1950 –Naila Kabeer,Bangladeshi-English economist and academic
- 1951–Brian Bilbray,American politician
- 1951 –Leonid Kadeniuk,Ukrainian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2018)
- 1951 –Billy Bass Nelson,American R&B/funk bass player
- 1952–Richard Glatzer,American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2015)
- 1953–Colin Campbell,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1954–Peter Lampe,German theologian and historian
- 1954 –Bruno Metsu,French footballer and manager (d. 2013)
- 1954 –Rick Warren,American pastor and author
- 1955–Vinod Khosla,Indian-American businessman, co-foundedSun Microsystems
- 1955 –Nicolas Sarkozy,French lawyer and politician, 23rdPresident of France[37]
- 1956–Richard Danielpour,American composer and educator
- 1956 –Peter Schilling,German singer-songwriter
- 1957–Mark Napier,Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
- 1957 –Nick Price,Zimbabwean-South African golfer
- 1957 –Frank Skinner,English comedian, actor, and author
- 1959–Frank Darabont,American director and producer[37]
- 1960–Loren Legarda,Filipino journalist and politician
- 1961–Mike Holoway,British musician and actor[46]
- 1961 –Normand Rochefort,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1962–Michael Cage,American basketball player and broadcaster[47]
- 1962 –Keith Hamilton Cobb,American actor[48]
- 1962 –Sam Phillips,American singer-songwriter and guitarist[37]
- 1963–Dan Spitz,American musician and songwriter[37]
- 1964–David Lawrence,English cricketer
- 1966–Seiji Mizushima,Japanese director and producer
- 1966 –Michal Pivoňka,Czech ice hockey player[49]
- 1967–Billy Brownless,Australian footballer and sportscaster
- 1968–Sarah McLachlan,Canadian singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer[37]
- 1968 –DJ Muggs,American DJ and producer[37]
- 1968 –Rakim,American rapper[50]
- 1969–Giorgio Lamberti,Italian swimmer
- 1969 –Kathryn Morris,American actress[37]
- 1969 –Mo Rocca,American comedian and television journalist[37]
- 1969 –Linda Sánchez,American lawyer and politician
- 1971–Anthony Hamilton,American singer-songwriter and producer[37]
- 1972–Elena Baranova,Russian basketball player[51]
- 1972 –Amy Coney Barrett,American jurist, academic, attorney, andAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States[52]
- 1972 –Mark Regan,English rugby player
- 1972 –Nicky Southall,English footballer and manager
- 1972 –Léon van Bon,Dutch cyclist
- 1972 –Gillian Vigman,American actress and comedian[37]
- 1974–Tony Delk,American basketball player and coach
- 1974 –Jermaine Dye,American baseball player
- 1974 –Ramsey Nasr,Dutch author and poet
- 1974 –Magglio Ordóñez,Venezuelan baseball player and politician
- 1975–Pedro Pinto,Portuguese-American journalist
- 1975 –Junior Spivey,American baseball player and coach
- 1976–Sireli Bobo,Fi gian rugby player
- 1976 –Mark Madsen,American basketball player and coach
- 1976 –Rick Ross,American rapper and producer[37]
- 1976 –Miltiadis Sapanis,Greek footballer
- 1977–Sandis Buškevics,Latvian basketball player and coach
- 1977 –Daunte Culpepper,American football player
- 1977 –Joey Fatone,American singer, dancer, and television personality[37]
- 1977 –Takuma Sato,Japanese race car driver
- 1978–Gianluigi Buffon,Italian footballer
- 1978 –Jamie Carragher,English footballer and sportscaster
- 1978 –Papa Bouba Diop,Senegalese footballer (d. 2020)
- 1978 –Big Freedia,American musician[53]
- 1978 –Sheamus,Irish wrestler[54]
- 1979–Angelique Cabral,American actress[37]
- 1980–Nick Carter,American singer-songwriter and actor[37]
- 1980 –Yasuhito Endō,Japanese footballer
- 1980 –Brian Fallon,American singer-songwriter
- 1980 –Michael Hastings,American journalist and author (d. 2013)
- 1981–Elijah Wood,American actor and producer[55]
- 1982–Chad Aull,American politician[56]
- 1982 –Omar Cook,American-Montenegrin basketball player and coach[57]
- 1984–Ben Clucas,English race car driver
- 1984 –Stephen Gostkowski,American football player
- 1984 –Andre Iguodala,American basketball player
- 1984 –Anne Panter,English field hockey player
- 1985–Daniel Carcillo,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1985 –J. Cole,American rapper[37]
- 1985 –Lauris Dārziņš,Latvian ice hockey player
- 1985 –Tom Hopper,English actor[37]
- 1985 –Arnold Mvuemba,French footballer
- 1985 –Libby Trickett,Australian swimmer
- 1986–Jessica Ennis-Hill,English heptathlete and hurdler[58]
- 1986 –Nathan Outteridge,Australian sailor
- 1986 –Asad Shafiq,Pakistani cricketer
- 1988–Paul Henry,English footballer
- 1988 –Alexandra Krosney,American actress[37]
- 1988 –Sanada,Japanese wrestler
- 1989–Siem de Jong,Dutch footballer[59]
- 1991–Carl Klingberg,Swedish ice hockey player[60]
- 1992–Sergio Araujo,Argentinian footballer[61]
- 1993–Will Poulter,English actor[37]
- 1993 –Alan Williams,American basketball player[62]
- 1994–Joel Bolomboy,Russian-American basketball player[63]
- 1994 –Lin Zhu,Chinese tennis player[64]
- 1994 –Maluma,Colombian singer-songwriter, rapper, and actor[37]
- 1995–Mimi-Isabella Cesar,British rhythmic gymnast[65]
- 1998–Payton Pritchard,American basketball player[66]
- 1998 –Ariel Winter,American actress[67]
- 2000–Dušan Vlahović,Serbian footballer[68]
- 2004–Emoni Bates,American basketball player[69]
- 2004 –Liam Öhgren,Swedish ice hockey player[70]
Deaths[edit]
Pre-1600[edit]
- 724–Yazid II,Umayyad caliph(b. 687)[71]
- 814–Charlemagne,Holy Romanemperor (b. 742)[72]
- 919–Zhou Dewei,Chinese general
- 929–Gao Ji xing,founder of ChineseJingnan(b. 858)
- 947–Jing Yanguang,Chinese general (b. 892)
- 1061–Spytihněv II, Duke of Bohemia(b. 1031)
- 1142–Yue Fei,Chinese general (b. 1103)[73]
- 1256–William II, Count of Holland,King of Germany(b. 1227)
- 1271–Isabella of Aragon, Queen of France(b. 1247)[74]
- 1290–Dervorguilla of Galloway,Scottish noble, mother of kingJohn Balliolof Scotland (b. c. 1210)[75]
- 1443–Robert le Maçon,French diplomat (b. 1365)
- 1501–John Dynham, 1st Baron Dynham,English baron and Lord High Treasurer (b. 1433)[76]
- 1547–Henry VIII,king of England (b. 1491)[77]
1601–1900[edit]
- 1613–Thomas Bodley,English diplomat and scholar, founded theBodleian Library(b. 1545)
- 1621–Pope Paul V(b. 1550)
- 1666–Tommaso Dingli,Maltese architect and sculptor (b. 1591)
- 1672–Pierre Séguier,French politician,Lord Chancellor of France(b. 1588)
- 1681–Richard Allestree,English priest and academic (b. 1619)
- 1687–Johannes Hevelius,Polish astronomer and politician (b. 1611)
- 1688–Ferdinand Verbiest,Flemish Jesuit missionary in China (b. 1623)
- 1697–Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet,English general and politician (b. 1645)
- 1754–Ludvig Holberg,Norwegian-Danish historian and philosopher (b. 1684)
- 1782–Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville,French geographer and cartographer (b. 1697)
- 1832–Augustin Daniel Belliard,French general (b. 1769)
- 1859–F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich,English politician,Prime Minister of the United Kingdom(b. 1782)
- 1864–Émile Clapeyron,French physicist and engineer (b. 1799)
- 1873–John Hart,English-Australian politician, 10thPremier of South Australia(b. 1809)[78]
1901–present[edit]
- 1903–Augusta Holmès,French pianist and composer (b. 1847)
- 1912–Gustave de Molinari,Belgian economist and theorist (b. 1819).
- 1912 –Eloy Alfaro,former president of Ecuador (b. 1842)
- 1918–John McCrae,Canadian soldier, physician, and author (b. 1872)
- 1921–Mustafa Suphi,Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1883)
- 1930–Emmy Destinn,Czech soprano and poet (b. 1878)
- 1935–Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov,Russian composer and conductor (b. 1859)
- 1937–Anastasios Metaxas,Greek architect and target shooter (b. 1862)
- 1938–Bernd Rosemeyer,German race car driver (b. 1909)
- 1939–W. B. Yeats,Irish poet and playwright,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1865)
- 1942–Edward Siegler,American gymnast and triathlete (b. 1881)
- 1945–Roza Shanina,Russian sergeant and sniper (b. 1924)
- 1947–Reynaldo Hahn,Venezuelan-French composer, conductor, and critic (b. 1875)
- 1948–Hans Aumeier,GermanSSofficer (b. 1906)
- 1949–Jean-Pierre Wimille,French race car driver (b. 1908)
- 1950–Nikolai Luzin,Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1883)
- 1953–James Scullin,Australian journalist and politician, 9thPrime Minister of Australia(b. 1876)
- 1953 –Neyzen Tevfik,Turkish philosopher and poet (b. 1879)
- 1959–Walter Beall,American baseball player (b. 1899)
- 1960–Zora Neale Hurston,American novelist, short story writer, and folklorist (b. 1891)
- 1963–Gustave Garrigou,French cyclist (b. 1884)
- 1965–Tich Freeman,English cricketer (b. 1888)
- 1965 –Maxime Weygand,Belgian-French general (b. 1867)
- 1971–Donald Winnicott,English paediatrician and psychoanalyst (b. 1896)
- 1973–John Banner,Austrian actor (b. 1910)
- 1976–Marcel Broodthaers,Belgian painter and poet (b. 1924)
- 1978–Ward Moore,American author (b. 1903)
- 1983–Billy Fury.English pop star (b. 1940)
- 1983 –Frank Forde,Australian educator and politician, 15thPrime Minister of Australia(b. 1890)
- 1986–Space Shuttle Challengercrew
- Gregory Jarvis,American captain, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1944)[14]
- Christa McAuliffe,American educator and astronaut (b. 1948)[14]
- Ronald McNair,American physicist and astronaut (b. 1950)[14]
- Ellison Onizuka,American engineer and astronaut (b. 1946)[14]
- Judith Resnik,American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1949)[14]
- Dick Scobee,American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1939)[14]
- Michael J. Smith,American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1945)[14]
- 1988–Klaus Fuchs,German physicist and politician (b. 1911)
- 1989–Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama(b. 1938)
- 1993–Helen Sawyer Hogg,Canadian astronomer and academic (b. 1905)[79]
- 1996–Joseph Brodsky,Russian-American poet and essayist,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1940)
- 1996 –Burne Hogarth,American cartoonist and author (b. 1911)
- 1996 –Jerry Siegel,American author and illustrator, co-createdSuperman(b. 1914)
- 1998–Shotaro Ishinomori,Japanese author and illustrator (b. 1938)
- 1999–Valery Gavrilin,Russian composer (b. 1939)
- 2001–Ranko Marinković,Croatian author and playwright (b. 1913)
- 2002–Gustaaf Deloor,Belgian cyclist and soldier (b. 1913)
- 2002 –Astrid Lindgren,Swedish author and screenwriter (b. 1907)
- 2002 –Ayşe Nur Zarakolu,Turkish author and activist (b. 1946)
- 2003–Mieke Pullen,Dutch runner (b. 1957)
- 2004–Lloyd M. Bucher,American captain (b. 1927)
- 2005–Jim Capaldi,English singer-songwriter and drummer (b. 1944)
- 2007–Carlo Clerici,Swiss cyclist (b. 1929)
- 2007 –Robert Drinan,American priest, lawyer, and politician (b. 1920)
- 2007 –Yelena Romanova,Russian runner (b. 1963)
- 2007 –Karel Svoboda,Czech composer (b. 1938)
- 2009–Werner Flume,German jurist (b. 1908)[80]
- 2009 –Billy Powell,American keyboard player and songwriter (b. 1952)
- 2012–Roman Juszkiewicz,Polish astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1952)
- 2012 –Don Starkell,Canadian adventurer and author (b. 1932)
- 2013–Florentino Fernández,Cuban-American boxer and coach (b. 1936)
- 2013 –Hattie N. Harrison,American educator and politician (b. 1928)
- 2013 –Oldřich Kulhánek,Czech painter, illustrator, and stage designer (b. 1940)
- 2014–John Cacavas,American composer and conductor (b. 1930)
- 2014 –Harry Gamble,American football player, coach, and manager (b. 1930)
- 2014 –Dwight Gustafson,American composer and conductor (b. 1930)
- 2014 –Nigel Jenkins,Welsh poet, journalist, and geographer (b. 1949)
- 2014 –Jorge Obeid,Argentinian engineer and politician,Governor of Santa Fe(b. 1947)
- 2015–Suraj Abdurrahman,Nigerian general, architect, and engineer (b. 1954)
- 2015 –Yves Chauvin,French chemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1930)
- 2015 –Lionel Gilbert,Australian historian, author, and academic (b. 1924)
- 2016–Signe Toly Anderson,American singer (b. 1941)
- 2016 –Paul Kantner,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
- 2016 –Franklin Gene Bissell,American football player and coach (b. 1926)
- 2016 –Buddy Cianci,American lawyer and politician, 32ndMayor of Providence(b. 1941)
- 2016 –Bob Tizard,New Zealand lawyer and politician, 6thDeputy Prime Minister of New Zealand(b. 1924)
- 2017–Alexander Chancellor,British journalist (b. 1940)
- 2017 –Geoff Nicholls,British musician (b. 1948)
- 2019–Pepe Smith,Filipino rock musician (b. 1947)[81]
- 2021–Cicely Tyson,American actress (b. 1924)[82]
Holidays and observances[edit]
- Christianfeast day:
- Army Day (Armenia)
- Data Privacy Day
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