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March 23is the 82nd day of the year (83rd inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;283 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 1400– TheTrần dynastyofVietnamis deposed, after one hundred and seventy-five years of rule, byHồ Quý Ly,a court official.
- 1540–Waltham Abbeyis surrendered to KingHenry VIII of England;the last religious community to be closed during theDissolution of the Monasteries.[1]
- 1568– ThePeace of Longjumeauis signed, ending the second phase of theFrench Wars of Religion.
1601–1900
[edit]- 1775–American Revolutionary War:Patrick Henrydelivers his speech – "Give me liberty, or give me death!"– atSt. John's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia.
- 1801–TsarPaul I of Russiais struck with a sword, thenstrangled,and finally trampled to death inside his bedroom atSt. Michael's Castle.
- 1806– After traveling through theLouisiana Purchaseand reaching the Pacific Ocean, explorersLewis and Clarkand their "Corps of Discovery"begin their arduous journey home.
- 1821–Greek War of Independence:Battle and fall of city ofKalamata.
- 1839– Amassive earthquakedestroys the former capitalInwaof theKonbaung dynasty,present-dayMyanmar.[2]
- 1848– The shipJohn Wickliffearrives atPort Chalmerscarrying the first Scottish settlers forDunedin,New Zealand.Otagoprovince is founded.
- 1857–Elisha Otis's firstelevatoris installed at 488BroadwayNew York City.
- 1862–American Civil War:TheFirst Battle of Kernstown,Virginia, marks the start ofStonewall Jackson'sValley Campaign.Although a Confederate defeat, the engagement distracts Federal efforts to capture Richmond.
- 1868– TheUniversity of Californiais founded inOakland, Californiawhen theOrganic Actis signed into law.
- 1879–War of the Pacific:TheBattle of Topáter,the first battle of the war is fought betweenChileand the joint forces ofBoliviaandPeru.
- 1885–Sino-French War:Chinese victory in theBattle of Phu Lam Taonear Hưng Hóa, northernVietnam.
- 1888– In England,The Football League,the world's oldest professionalassociation footballleague, meets for the first time.
- 1889– TheAhmadiyyaMuslim Community is established byMirza Ghulam AhmadinQadian, British India.
1901–present
[edit]- 1901–Emilio Aguinaldo,only President of theFirst Philippine Republic,is captured atPalanan, Isabelaby the forces of American GeneralFrederick Funston.
- 1905–Eleftherios Venizeloscalls forCrete's union with Greece, and begins what is to be known as theTheriso revolt.
- 1909–Theodore Rooseveltleaves New York for a post-presidencysafariin Africa. The trip is sponsored by theSmithsonian InstitutionandNational Geographic Society.
- 1913– Atornado outbreakkills more than 240 people in the central United States, while an ongoingfloodin the Ohio River watershed was killing 650 people.[3]
- 1918–First World War:On the third day of the GermanSpring Offensive,the 10th Battalion of theRoyal West Kent Regimentis annihilated with many of the men becomingprisoners of war
- 1919– InMilan,Italy,Benito Mussolinifounds hisFascistpolitical movement.[4]
- 1931–Bhagat Singh,Shivaram RajguruandSukhdev Thaparare hanged for the killing of a deputy superintendent of police during theIndian independence movement.
- 1933– TheReichstagpasses theEnabling Act of 1933,makingAdolf Hitlerdictator of Germany.
- 1935– Signing of theConstitutionof theCommonwealth of the Philippines.
- 1939– TheHungarianair force attacks the headquarters of theSlovak air forceinSpišská Nová Ves,killing 13 people and beginning theSlovak–Hungarian War.
- 1940– TheLahore Resolution(Qarardad-e-PakistanorQarardad-e-Lahore) is put forward at the Annual General Convention of theAll-India Muslim League.
- 1956–Pakistanbecomes the firstIslamic republicin the world. This date is now celebrated asRepublic Dayin Pakistan.
- 1965–NASAlaunchesGemini 3,the United States' first two-man space flight (crew:Gus GrissomandJohn Young).
- 1977– The first ofThe Nixon Interviews(12 will be recorded over four weeks) is videotaped with British journalistDavid Frostinterviewing former United States PresidentRichard Nixonabout theWatergate scandaland theNixon tapes.
- 1978– The firstUNIFILtroops arrived inLebanonforpeacekeeping missionalong theBlue Line.
- 1980– ArchbishopÓscar RomeroofEl Salvadorgives his famous speech appealing to men of the El Salvadoran armed forces to stop killing the Salvadorans.
- 1982–Guatemala's government, headed byFernando Romeo Lucas Garcíais overthrown in a military coup by right-wing GeneralEfraín Ríos Montt.
- 1983–Strategic Defense Initiative:PresidentRonald Reaganmakes his initial proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles.
- 1988– Angolan and Cuban forces defeat South Africa in theBattle of Cuito Cuanavale.[5]
- 1991– TheRevolutionary United Front,with support from the special forces ofCharles Taylor'sNational Patriotic Front of Liberia,invadesSierra Leonein an attempt to overthrowJoseph Saidu Momoh,sparking the 11-yearSierra Leone Civil War.
- 1994– At an election rally inTijuana,Mexican presidential candidateLuis Donaldo Colosiois assassinated byMario Aburto Martínez.
- 1994 – A United States Air Force (USAF)F-16aircraft collides with a USAFC-130atPope Air Force Baseand then crashes, killing 24 United States Army soldiers on the ground. This later became known as theGreen Ramp disaster.
- 1994 –Aeroflot Flight 593crashed into the Kuznetsk Alatau mountain, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, killing 75.
- 1996–Taiwanholds itsfirst direct electionsand choosesLee Teng-huiasPresident.
- 1999– Gunmen assassinateParaguay'sVice PresidentLuis María Argaña.
- 2001– The RussianMirspace station isdisposed of,breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean nearFiji.
- 2003–Battle of Nasiriyah,first major conflict during theinvasion of Iraq.
- 2008– Official opening ofRajiv Gandhi International AirportinHyderabad,India
- 2009–FedEx Express Flight 80:AMcDonnell Douglas MD-11flying fromGuangzhou,China crashes at Tokyo'sNarita International Airport,killing both the captain and the co-pilot.
- 2010– TheAffordable Care Actbecomes law in the United States.[6]
- 2014– TheWorld Health Organization(WHO) reports cases ofEbolain the forested rural region of southeastern Guinea, marking the beginning of the largest Ebola outbreak in history.[7]
- 2018–President of PeruPedro Pablo Kuczynskiresigns from the presidency amid amass corruption scandalbefore certainimpeachmentby theopposition-majorityCongress of Peru.
- 2019– TheKazakhcapital of Astana was renamed toNur-Sultan.
- 2019 – The US-backedSyrian Democratic Forcescapturethe town ofBaghuzin Eastern Syria, declaring military victory over theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levantafter four years of fighting, although the group maintains a scattered presence and sleeper cells across Syria and Iraq.[8]
- 2020–Prime MinisterBoris Johnsonput theUnited Kingdominto its first national lockdown in response toCOVID-19.[9]
- 2021– A container shipruns aground and obstructstheSuez Canalfor six days.[10]
Births
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 1338–Emperor Go-Kōgonof Japan (d. 1374)
- 1430–Margaret of Anjou(d. 1482)[11]
- 1514–Lorenzino de' Medici,Italian writer and assassin (d. 1548)
- 1599–Thomas Selle,German composer (d. 1663)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1614–Jahanara Begum,Mughal princess (d. 1681)[12]
- 1643–Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado,Spanish Dominican lay sister and mystic (d. 1731)
- 1699–John Bartram,American botanist and explorer (d. 1777)
- 1732–Princess Marie Adélaïde of France(d. 1800)
- 1749–Pierre-Simon Laplace,French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1827)
- 1750–Johannes Matthias Sperger,Austrian bassist and composer (d. 1812)
- 1754–Jurij Vega,Slovene mathematician, physicist and artillery officer (d. 1802)
- 1769–Augustin Daniel Belliard,French general and diplomat (d. 1832)
- 1769 –William Smith,English geologist and cartographer (d. 1839)
- 1823–Schuyler Colfax,American journalist and politician, 17thVice President of the United States(d. 1885)
- 1826–Ludwig Minkus,Austrian violinist and composer (d. 1917)
- 1834–Julius Reubke,German pianist and composer (d. 1858)
- 1838–Marie Adam-Doerrer,Swiss women's rights activist and unionist (d. 1908)
- 1842–Friedrich Amelung,Estonian-German historian, businessman and composer (d. 1909)
- 1842 –Susan Jane Cunningham,American mathematician (d. 1921)
- 1858–Ludwig Quidde,German activist and politician,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1941)
- 1860–Horatio Bottomley,British politician and businessman (d. 1933)[13]
- 1862–Nathaniel Reed,American criminal (d. 1950)
- 1868–Dietrich Eckart,German journalist and politician (d. 1923)
- 1869–Calouste Gulbenkian,Turkish-Armenian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1955)
- 1872–Michael Joseph Savage,Australian-New Zealand union leader and politician, 23rdPrime Minister of New Zealand(d. 1940)
- 1874–Grantley Goulding,English hurdler (d. 1947)
- 1874 –J. C. Leyendecker,German-American painter and illustrator (d. 1951)
- 1876–Ziya Gökalp,Turkish sociologist, poet and activist (d. 1924)
- 1876 –Thakin Kodaw Hmaing,Burmese poet, writer and political leader (d. 1964)
- 1878–Franz Schreker,Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1934)
- 1880–Heikki Ritavuori,Finnish lawyer and politician,Finnish Minister of the Interior(d. 1922)
- 1881–Lacey Hearn,American sprinter (d. 1969)
- 1881 –Roger Martin du Gard,French novelist and paleographer,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1958)
- 1881 –Hermann Staudinger,German chemist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1965)
- 1882–Emmy Noether,Jewish German-American mathematician, physicist and academic (d. 1935)[14]
- 1884–Joseph Boxhall,English sailor (d. 1967)
- 1885–Platt Adams,American jumper and politician (d. 1961)
- 1885 –Roque González Garza,Mexican general and acting president (1915) (d. 1962)[15]
- 1886–Frank Irons,American long jumper (d. 1942)
- 1887–Josef Čapek,Czech painter and poet (d. 1945)
- 1887 –Rudolf Kinau,German author (d. 1975)
- 1887 –Juan Gris,Spanish painter and sculptor (d. 1927)
- 1887 –Sidney Hillman,Lithuanian-born American labor leader (d. 1946)
- 1891–Po Kya,Burmese author and educationist (d. 1942)
- 1893–Cedric Gibbons,Irish-American art director and production designer (d. 1960)
- 1893 –Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu,Indian engineer and businessman (d. 1974)
- 1894–Arthur Grimsdell,English international footballer and cricketer (d. 1963)[16]
- 1895–Encarnacion Alzona,Filipino historian and educator (d. 2001)
- 1895 –Dane Rudhyar,French-American astrologer, author and composer (d. 1985)
- 1898–Louis Adamic,Slovenian-American author, translator and politician (d. 1951)
- 1898 –Madeleine de Bourbon-Busset,Duchess of Parma (d. 1984)
- 1899–Dora Gerson,German actress and singer (d. 1943)
- 1900–Erich Fromm,German psychologist and sociologist (d. 1980)
1901–present
[edit]- 1901–Bhakti Hridaya Bon,Indian guru and religious writer (d. 1982)
- 1903–Frank Sargeson,New Zealand writer (d. 1982)
- 1905–Lale Andersen,German chanson singer-songwriter (d. 1972)
- 1907–Daniel Bovet,Swiss-Italian pharmacologist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1992)
- 1909–Charles Werner,American cartoonist (d. 1997)
- 1910–Jerry Cornes,English runner, colonial officer and educator (d. 2001)
- 1910 –Akira Kurosawa,Japanese director, producer and screenwriter (d. 1998)[17]
- 1912–Eleanor Cameron,Canadian-American children's author and critic (d. 1996)[18]
- 1912 –Neil McCorkell,English-South African cricketer and coach (d. 2013)
- 1912 –Wernher von Braun,German-American physicist and engineer (d. 1977)
- 1913–Abidin Dino,Turko-French painter and illustrator (d. 1993)
- 1914–Milbourne Christopher,American magician and author (d. 1984)
- 1915–Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe(d. 2014)
- 1915 –Vasily Zaytsev,Russian captain (d. 1991)
- 1917–Harry Cranbrook Allen,English historian (d. 1998)
- 1918–Stanley Armour Dunham,American sergeant (d. 1992)
- 1918 –Helene Hale,American politician (d. 2013)[19]
- 1918 –Naoki Kazu,Japanese football player (d. 1940s)
- 1919–Carl Graffunder,American architect and educator (d. 2013)
- 1919 –Subhadra Joshi,Indian freedom activist and politician (d. 2003)[20]
- 1920–Tetsuharu Kawakami,Japanese baseball player and manager (d. 2013)
- 1920 –Neal Edward Smith,American pilot, lawyer and politician (d. 2021)
- 1921–Donald Campbell,English race car driver (d. 1967)
- 1921 –Peter Lawler,Australian public servant (d. 2017)
- 1922–Marty Allen,American comedian and actor (d. 2018)
- 1922 –Ugo Tognazzi,Italian actor (d. 1990)
- 1923–Angelo Ingrassia,American soldier and judge (d. 2013)
- 1924–Rodney Mims Cook, Sr.,American lieutenant and politician (d. 2013)
- 1924 –Olga Kennard,English crystallographer and academic[21](d. 2023)
- 1924 –John Madin,English architect (d. 2012)
- 1924 –Bette Nesmith Graham,American inventor ofLiquid Paper(d. 1980)[22]
- 1925–David Watkin,English cinematographer (d. 2008)
- 1928–Lee Sexton,American banjo player (d. 2021)[23]
- 1929–Roger Bannister,English middle-distance runner, neurologist and academic (d. 2018)[17]
- 1929 –Michael Manser,English architect and engineer (d. 2016)
- 1929 –Mark Rydell,American actor, director and producer
- 1931–Yevgeny Grishin,Russian speed skater (d. 2005)
- 1931 –Viktor Korchnoi,Russian chess player and author (d. 2016)
- 1931 –Yevdokiya Mekshilo,Russian skier (d. 2013)
- 1932–Don Marshall,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1933–Norman Bailey,English opera singer and educator (d. 2021)
- 1933 –Philip Zimbardo,American psychologist and academic
- 1934–Alan Baddeley,English psychologist[24]
- 1934 –Ludvig Faddeev,Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 2017)
- 1935–Barry Cryer,English comedian, actor and screenwriter (d. 2022)
- 1936–Jannis Kounellis,Greek painter and sculptor (d. 2017)
- 1937–Craig Breedlove,American race car driver (d. 2023)[17]
- 1937 –Tony Burton,American actor, comedian, boxer and football player (d. 2016)
- 1937 –Robert Gallo,American physician and academic
- 1938–Jon Finlayson,Australian actor and screenwriter (d. 2012)
- 1942–Michael Haneke,Austrian director, producer and screenwriter
- 1942 –Jimmy Miller,American record producer and musician (d. 1994)
- 1942 –Walter Rodney,Guyanese historian, scholar and activist (d. 1980)
- 1943–Andrew Crockett,Scottish-English economist and banker (d. 2012)
- 1943 –Nils-Aslak Valkeapää,Finnish singer, author and director (d. 2001)
- 1944–Tony McPhee,English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2023)
- 1944 –Michael Nyman,English composer of minimalist music and pianist
- 1944 –Ric Ocasek,American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer (d. 2019)[25][26]
- 1945–Franco Battiato,Italian singer-songwriter and director (d. 2021)
- 1945 –David Grisman,American mandolin player and composer
- 1946–Alan Bleasdale,English screenwriter and producer
- 1947–Elizabeth Ann Scarborough,American author
- 1948–Wasim Bari,Pakistani cricketer
- 1948 –Marie Malavoy,German-Canadian educator and politician
- 1950–Corinne Cléry,French actress
- 1950 –Phil Lanzon,English keyboard player and songwriter
- 1950 –Ahdaf Soueif,Egyptian author and translator
- 1951–Ron Jaworski,American football player and sportscaster
- 1951 –Adrian Reynard,English businessman, foundedReynard Motorsport
- 1952–Francesco Clemente,Italian painter and illustrator
- 1952 –Kim Stanley Robinson,American author[17]
- 1952 –Rex Tillerson,American businessman, engineer and diplomat; 69thUnited States Secretary of State[17]
- 1953–Bo Díaz,Venezuelan baseball player (d. 1990)
- 1953 –Chaka Khan,American singer-songwriter[27]
- 1953 –Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw,Indian zoologist and businesswoman[28]
- 1954–Geno Auriemma,Italian-American basketball player and coach
- 1954 –Kenneth Cole,American fashion designer, foundedKenneth Cole Productions
- 1954 –Mary Fee,Scottish Labour Party politician[29]
- 1954 –Paul Price,English-Welsh footballer and manager[30]
- 1955–Moses Malone,American basketball player (d. 2015)
- 1956–José Manuel Barroso,Portuguese academic and politician, 115thPrime Minister of Portugal[31]
- 1957–Lucio Gutiérrez,Ecuadorian politician, 52ndPresident of Ecuador
- 1957 –Robbie James,Welsh footballer and manager (d. 1998)
- 1957 –Amanda Plummer,American actress[27]
- 1958–Etienne De Wilde,Belgian cyclist
- 1958 –Hugh Grant,Scottish business executive
- 1958 –Bengt-Åke Gustafsson,Swedish ice hockey player and coach
- 1959–Catherine Keener,American actress[27]
- 1960–Haris Romas,Greek actor, screenwriter, and lyricist[32][33]
- 1960 –Nicol Stephen, Baron Stephen,Scottish lawyer and politician, 2ndDeputy First Minister of Scotland
- 1961–Roger Crisp,English philosopher and academic
- 1961 –Craig Green,New Zealand rugby player
- 1961 –Helmi Johannes,Indonesian journalist and producer
- 1962–Steve Redgrave,English rower[34]
- 1963–Juan Ramón López Caro,Spanish footballer and manager
- 1963 –Míchel,Spanish footballer and manager
- 1963 –Ana Fidelia Quirot,Cuban runner
- 1964–Hope Davis,American actress[27]
- 1965–Richard Grieco,American actor, artist, and model[27]
- 1965 –Gary Whitehead,American poet and painter
- 1966–Lorenzo Daniel,American sprinter
- 1966 –Marin Hinkle,American actress[27]
- 1966 –Vasilis Vouzas,Greek footballer and manager
- 1968–Damon Albarn,English singer-songwriter, producer and actor[27]
- 1968 –Mike Atherton,English cricketer and journalist
- 1968 –Fernando Hierro,Spanish footballer and manager
- 1968 –Pierre Palmade,French actor and screenwriter
- 1971–Yasmeen Ghauri,Canadian model
- 1971 –Gail Porter,Scottish model and television host
- 1971 –Alexander Selivanov,Russian ice hockey player
- 1971 –Hiroyoshi Tenzan,Japanese wrestler
- 1972–Jonas Björkman,Swedish-Monégasque tennis player and coach
- 1972 –Joe Calzaghe,Welsh boxer
- 1972 –Judith Godrèche,French actress and author
- 1973–Jerzy Dudek,Polish footballer
- 1973 –Wim Eyckmans,Belgian race car driver
- 1973 –Jason Kidd,American basketball player and coach[17]
- 1973 –Bojana Radulović,Serbian-Hungarian handball player[35]
- 1974–Mark Hunt,New Zealand mixed martial artist[36]
- 1974 –Randall Park,American actor, director and screenwriter[27]
- 1975–Burak Gürpınar,Turkish drummer
- 1975 –Andy Turner,English footballer and manager[37]
- 1976–Chris Hoy,Scottish cyclist[38]
- 1976 –Smriti Irani,Indian actress, producer and politician,Indian Minister of Human Resource Development
- 1976 –Dougie Lampkin,English motorcycle racer
- 1976 –Michelle Monaghan,American actress[39]
- 1976 –Joel Peralta,Dominican baseball player[40]
- 1976 –Keri Russell,American actress[27]
- 1976 –Benny Sa,Chinese television host
- 1976 –Ricardo Zonta,Brazilian race car driver
- 1977–Miklos Perlus,Canadian actor and screenwriter
- 1978–Simon Gärdenfors,Swedish illustrator
- 1978 –Perez Hilton,American blogger[41]
- 1978 –Walter Samuel,Argentine footballer
- 1978 –Nicholle Tom,American actress[27]
- 1978 –Liu Ye,Chinese actor[42]
- 1979–Mark Buehrle,American baseball player
- 1979 –Donncha O'Callaghan,Irish rugby player
- 1981–Pavel Brendl,Czech ice hockey player[43]
- 1981 –Erin Crocker,American race car driver
- 1981 –Tony Peña Jr.,Dominican baseball player
- 1981 –Shelley Rudman,English bobsledder
- 1981 –Giuseppe Sculli,Italian footballer
- 1981 –Brett Young,American singer-songwriter[27]
- 1982–José Contreras Arrau,Chilean footballer
- 1982 –Andrea Musacco,Italian footballer
- 1982 –Evgeni Striganov,Estonian ice dancer
- 1983–Hakan Balta,Turkish footballer
- 1983 –Mo Farah,Somali-English runner
- 1983 –Sascha Riether,German footballer[44]
- 1983 –Jerome Thomas,English footballer
- 1984–Ryan Araña,Filipino basketball player
- 1984 –Brandon Marshall,American football player
- 1985–Maurice Jones-Drew,American football player
- 1985 –Bethanie Mattek-Sands,American tennis player
- 1986–Patrick Bordeleau,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1986 –Andrea Dovizioso,Italian motorcycle racer
- 1986 –Brett Eldredge,American singer-songwriter and musician[17]
- 1986 –Kangana Ranaut,Indian actress
- 1987–Alan Toovey,Australian footballer
- 1988–Dellin Betances,American baseball player
- 1988 –Jason Kenny,English cyclist
- 1988 –Michal Neuvirth,Czech ice hockey player
- 1989–Ayesha Curry,Canadian-American chef, author and television personality[17]
- 1989 –Nikola Gulan,Serbian footballer
- 1989 –Luis Fernando Silva,Mexican footballer
- 1990–Jaime Alguersuari,Spanish race car driver
- 1990 –Mark Barberio,Canadian ice hockey player[45]
- 1990 –Princess Eugenie,English royal[46]
- 1990 –Gordon Hayward,American basketball player[47]
- 1990 –Robert Zickert,German footballer
- 1991–Facundo Campazzo,Argentine basketball player[48]
- 1991 –Erik Haula,Finnish ice hockey player[49]
- 1991 –Gregg Wylde,Scottish footballer
- 1992–Tolga Ciğerci,German-Turkish footballer
- 1992 –Kyrie Irving,Australian-American basketball player[17]
- 1992 –Vanessa Morgan,Canadian actress[17]
- 1993–Quinn Cook,American basketball player[50]
- 1993 –Tomáš Hyka,Czech ice hockey player[51]
- 1993 –Dmitrij Jaškin,Russian-Czech ice hockey player[52]
- 1993 –Aytaç Kara,Turkish footballer
- 1994–Nick Powell,English footballer
- 1994 –Oskar Sundqvist,Swedish ice hockey player[53]
- 1994 –Bridger Zadina,American actor[54]
- 1995–Kevin Kauber,Estonian footballer
- 1995 –Jan Lisiecki,Canadian pianist
- 1995 –Victoria Pedretti,American actress[17]
- 1995 –Ozan Tufan,Turkish footballer
- 1996–Alexander Albon,Thai-British race car driver
- 1996 –Joel Kiviranta,Finnish ice hockey player[55]
- 1997–Ben Manenti,Australian cricketer[56]
Deaths
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 59–Agrippina the Younger,Roman empress (b. 15)[57]
- 851–Zhou Chi,Chinese historian and politician (b. 793)
- 1022–Zhen Zong,Chinese emperor (b. 968)
- 1103–Eudes I,duke of Burgundy (b. 1058)
- 1361–Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster,English politician,Lord High Steward of England(b. 1310)
- 1369–Peter,king of Castile and León (b. 1334)
- 1483–Yolande,duchess of Lorraine (b. 1428)
- 1548–Itagaki Nobukata,Japanese samurai (b. 1489)
- 1555–Julius III,pope of the Catholic Church (b. 1487)
- 1559–Gelawdewos,Ethiopian emperor (b. 1521)
- 1596–Henry Unton,English diplomat (b. 1557)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1606–Justus Lipsius,Flemish philologist and scholar (b. 1547)
- 1618–James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn,Scottish police officer and politician (b. 1575)
- 1629–Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland,English landowner and politician (b. 1580)
- 1675–Anthoni van Noordt,Dutch organist and composer (b. 1619)
- 1680–Nicolas Fouquet,French politician (b. 1615)
- 1712–Zebi Hirsch Kaidanover,Lithuanian-born rabbi and writer (b. c. 1650)[58]
- 1742–Jean-Baptiste Dubos,French historian and author (b. 1670)
- 1747–Claude Alexandre de Bonneval,French general (b. 1675)
- 1748–Johann Gottfried Walther,German organist and composer (b. 1684)
- 1754–Johann Jakob Wettstein,Swiss theologian and critic (b. 1693)
- 1783–Charles Carroll,English barrister and politician (b. 1723)
- 1792–Luís António Verney,Portuguese philosopher and pedagogue (b. 1713)
- 1801–Paul I,Russian emperor (b. 1754)
- 1842–Stendhal,French novelist (b. 1783)
- 1862–Manuel Robles Pezuela,Unconstitutional Mexican interim president, 1858–1859 (b. 1817)[59]
- 1883–Arthur Macalister,Scottish-Australian politician, 2ndPremier of Queensland(b. 1818)
- 1884–Henry C. Lord,American businessman (b. 1824)
1901–present
[edit]- 1910–Nadar,French photographer, journalist, and author (b. 1820)
- 1914–Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès,Lebanese saint (b. 1832)
- 1923–Hovhannes Tumanyan,Armenian poet and author (b. 1869)
- 1927–Paul César Helleu,French painter and etcher (b. 1859)
- 1931–Shivaram Rajguru,Indian activist (b. 1908)
- 1931 –Bhagat Singh,Indian activist (b. 1907)
- 1931 –Sukhdev Thapar,Indian activist (b. 1907)
- 1946–Gilbert N. Lewis,American chemist (b. 1875)[60]
- 1953–Raoul Dufy,French painter and illustrator (b. 1877)
- 1953 –Oskar Luts,Estonian author and playwright (b. 1887)
- 1955–Artur Bernardes,Brazilian politician, 12thPresident of Brazil(b. 1875)
- 1960–Franklin Pierce Adams,American journalist and author (b. 1881)
- 1960 –Said Nursî,Turkish theologian and scholar (b. 1878)
- 1961–Albert Bloch,American painter and educator (b. 1882)
- 1961 –Jack Russell,English cricketer (b. 1887)
- 1963–Thoralf Skolem,Norwegian mathematician and logician (b. 1887)
- 1964–Peter Lorre,American actor (b. 1904)
- 1965–Mae Murray,American actress, dancer, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1885)
- 1967–Lalla Carlsen,Norwegian singer and actress (b. 1889)[61]
- 1968–Edwin O'Connor,American journalist and author (b. 1918)
- 1972–Cristóbal Balenciaga,Spanish fashion designer, foundedBalenciaga(b. 1895)
- 1978–Haim Ernst Wertheimer,Israeli biochemist and academic (b. 1893)
- 1978 –Halyna Kuzmenko,Ukrainian teacher and anarchist revolutionary (b. 1897)[62]
- 1979–Ted Anderson,English footballer (b. 1911)
- 1980–Arthur Melvin Okun,American economist and academic (b. 1928)
- 1981–Beatrice Tinsley,English-New Zealand astronomer and cosmologist (b. 1941)[63]
- 1981 –Mike Hailwood,English motorcyclist (b. 1940)
- 1985–Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching,English physicist and engineer (b. 1913)
- 1985 –Peter Charanis,Greek-American scholar and educator (b. 1908)
- 1986–Moshe Feinstein,American Orthodox Rabbi andposek(b. 1895)
- 1987–Olev Roomet,Estonian singer and violinist (b. 1901)
- 1990–John Dexter,English director and producer (b. 1925)
- 1991–Margaret Atwood Judson,American historian and author (b. 1899)[64]
- 1991 –Parkash Singh,Indian soldier,Victoria Crossrecipient (b. 1913)
- 1992–Friedrich Hayek,Austrian-German economist, philosopher, and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1899)
- 1992 –Ron Lapointe,Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1949)
- 1994–Luis Donaldo Colosio,Mexican economist and politician (b. 1950)
- 1994 –Giulietta Masina,Italian actress (b. 1921)
- 1995–Davie Cooper,Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1956)
- 1999–Luis María Argaña,Paraguayan judge and politician,Vice President of Paraguay(b. 1932)
- 1999 –Osmond Borradaile,Canadian director and cinematographer (b. 1898)
- 2001–Rowland Evans,American journalist (b. 1921)
- 2001 –Margaret Jones,Britisharchaeologist(b. 1916)
- 2001 –Robert Laxalt,American author (b. 1923)
- 2001 –David McTaggart,Canadian badminton player and environmentalist (b. 1932)
- 2002–Eileen Farrell,American soprano (b. 1920)
- 2002 –Ben Hollioake,Australian-English cricketer (b. 1977)
- 2003–Fritz Spiegl,Austrian-English flute player and journalist (b. 1926)
- 2004–Rupert Hamer,Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 39thPremier of Victoria(b. 1916)
- 2006–David B. Bleak,American sergeant,Medal of Honorrecipient (b. 1932)
- 2006 –Desmond Doss,American soldier,Medal of Honorrecipient (b. 1919)
- 2006 –Cindy Walker,American singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1918)
- 2007–Paul Cohen,American mathematician and theorist (b. 1934)
- 2007 –Eric Medlen,American race car driver (b. 1973)
- 2008–Vaino Vahing,Estonian psychiatrist, author, and playwright (b. 1940)
- 2009–Ghukas Chubaryan,Armenian sculptor (b. 1923)
- 2009 –Raúl Macías,Mexican boxer and trainer (b. 1934)
- 2011–Jean Bartik,American computer scientist and engineer (b. 1924)
- 2011 –Rosario Morales,Puerto Rican poet and writer (b. 1930)[65]
- 2011 –Elizabeth Taylor,American-British actress, socialite and humanitarian (b. 1932)
- 2012–Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed,Somalian politician,President of Somalia(b. 1934)
- 2012 –Jim Duffy,American animator, director, and producer (b. 1937)
- 2012 –Naji Talib,Iraqi politician, 52ndPrime Minister of Iraq(b. 1917)
- 2012 –Lonnie Wright,American basketball and football player (b. 1945)
- 2013–Boris Berezovsky,Russian-born Soviet-British mathematician and businessman (b. 1946)
- 2013 –Onofre Corpuz,Filipino economist, historian, and academic (b. 1926)
- 2013 –Virgil Trucks,American baseball player and coach (b. 1917)
- 2013 –Joe Weider,Canadian-American bodybuilder and publisher, co-founded theInternational Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness(b. 1919)
- 2014–Dave Brockie,Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1963)
- 2014 –Jaroslav Šerých,Czech painter and illustrator (b. 1928)
- 2014 –Adolfo Suárez,Spanish lawyer and politician, 1stPrime Minister of Spain(b. 1932)
- 2015–Gian Vittorio Baldi,Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
- 2015 –Lee Kuan Yew,Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1stPrime Minister of Singapore(b. 1923)
- 2015 –Bobby Lowther,American basketball player and lieutenant (b. 1923)
- 2015 –Lil' Chris,English singer-songwriter, actor, and television personality (b. 1990)
- 2016–Joe Garagiola,American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1926)
- 2016 –Ken Howard,American actor (b. 1944)[66]
- 2017–Miroslava Breach,Mexican investigative journalist (b. 1962)[67]
- 2021–George Segal,American actor (b. 1934)[68]
- 2021 –Julie Pomagalski,French snowboarder (b. 1980)[69]
- 2022–Madeleine Albright,Czechoslovakian-American diplomat, 64thUnited States Secretary of State(b. 1937)[70]
Holidays and observances
[edit]- Christianfeast day:
- Day of Hungarian-Polish Friendship(HungaryandPoland)
- Day of the Sea(Bolivia)
- Family Day(South Africa)
- Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Day(Azerbaijan)
- Pakistan Day(Pakistan)[71]
- Promised Messiah Day(Ahmadiyya)
- World Meteorological Day[72]
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