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Acontecimientos (43)

  1. 475Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire.
  2. 1528Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, having already reigned since his election in June 1523.
  3. 1554Bayinnaung, who would go on to assemble the largest empire in the history of Southeast Asia, is crowned King of Burma.
  4. 1616The city of Belém, Brazil is founded on the Amazon River delta by Portuguese captain Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco.
  5. 1792Federalist Thomas Pinckney appointed first U.S. minister to Britain.
  6. 1808John Rennie's scheme to defend St Mary's Church, Reculver, founded in 669, from coastal erosion is abandoned in favour of demolition, despite the church being an exemplar of Anglo-Saxon architecture and sculpture.
  7. 1808The organizational meeting leading to the creation of the Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is held in Edinburgh.
  8. 1848The Palermo rising takes place in Sicily against the Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
  9. 1866The Royal Aeronautical Society is formed in London.
  10. 1872Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first imperial coronation in that city in over 200 years.
  11. 1895The National Trust is founded in the United Kingdom.
  12. 1911The University of the Philippines College of Law is established.
  13. 1915The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposed constitutional amendment to require states to give women the right to vote.
  14. 1916Oswald Boelcke and Max Immelmann become the first German aviators to earn the Pour le Mérite, receive the German Empire's highest military award, for achieving eight aerial victories each over Allied aircraft.
  15. 1918The Minnie Pit Disaster coal mining accident occurs in Halmer End, Staffordshire, in which 155 men and boys die.
  16. 1932Hattie Caraway becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate.
  17. 1933Casas Viejas incident: 22 peasants killed by the Security and Assault Corps in Casas Viejas, Spain.
  18. 1942World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt creates the National War Labor Board.
  19. 1945World War II: The Red Army begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive.
  20. 1955A Martin 2-0-2 and Douglas DC-3 collide over Boone County, Kentucky, killing 15 people.
  21. 1962Vietnam War: Operation Chopper, the first American combat mission and first American helicopter assault in the war, takes place.
  22. 1964Rebels in Zanzibar begin a revolt known as the Zanzibar Revolution and proclaim a republic.
  23. 1966Lyndon B. Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communist aggression there is ended.
  24. 1967Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.
  25. 1969The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
  26. 1970Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
  27. 1971The Harrisburg Seven: Rev. Philip Berrigan and five other activists are indicted on charges of conspiring to kidnap Henry Kissinger and of plotting to blow up the heating tunnels of federal buildings in Washington, D.C.
  28. 1976The United Nations Security Council votes 11–1 to allow the Palestine Liberation Organization to participate in a Security Council debate (without voting rights).
  29. 1986Space Shuttle program: Congressman and future NASA Administrator Bill Nelson lifts off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Columbia on mission STS-61-C as a payload specialist.
  30. 1990A seven-day pogrom breaks out against the Armenian civilian population of Baku, Azerbaijan, during which Armenians were beaten, tortured, murdered, and expelled from the city.
  31. 1991Persian Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of American military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait.
  32. 1997Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-81 to the Russian space station Mir, carrying astronaut Jerry M. Linenger for a four-month stay on board the station, replacing astronaut John E. Blaha.
  33. 1998Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning.
  34. 2001Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
  35. 2004The world's largest ocean liner, , makes its maiden voyage.
  36. 2005Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket.
  37. 2006A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims.
  38. 2007Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught), one of the brightest comets ever observed is at its zenith visible during the day.
  39. 2010An earthquake in Haiti occurs, killing between 220,000 and 300,000 people and destroying much of the capital Port-au-Prince.
  40. 2012Violent protests occur in Bucharest, Romania, as two-day-old demonstrations continue against President Traian Băsescu's economic austerity measures. Clashes are reported in numerous Romanian cities between protesters and law enforcement officers.
  41. 2015Government raids kill 143 Boko Haram fighters in Kolofata, Cameroon.
  42. 2016Ten people are killed and 15 wounded in a bombing near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul.
  43. 2020Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupts and kills 39 people.

Nacimientos (251)

  1. 1483Henry III of Nassau-Breda (died 1538)
  2. 1562Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (died 1630)
  3. 1576Petrus Scriverius, Dutch historian and scholar (died 1660)
  4. 1577Jan Baptist van Helmont, Flemish chemist and physician (died 1644)
  5. 1588John Winthrop, English lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (died 1649)
  6. 1591Jusepe de Ribera, Spanish painter (died 1652)
  7. 1597François Duquesnoy, Flemish sculptor and educator (died 1643)
  8. 1598Jijabai Shahaji Bhosale, mother of Indian king Shivaji (died 1674)
  9. 1628Charles Perrault, French author and academic (died 1703)
  10. 1673Rosalba Carriera, Italian painter (died 1757)
  11. 1694Godscall Paleologue, possibly last member of the Palaiologos dynasty (died ????)
  12. 1711Gaetano Latilla, Italian composer (died 1788)
  13. 1715Jacques Duphly, French organist and composer (died 1789)
  14. 1716Antonio de Ulloa, Spanish general and politician, 1st Spanish Governor of Louisiana (died 1795)
  15. 1721Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Prussian field marshal (died 1792)
  16. 1723Samuel Langdon, American minister, theologian, and academic (died 1797)
  17. 1724Frances Brooke, English author and playwright (died 1789)
  18. 1729Edmund Burke, Irish philosopher, academic, and politician (died 1797)
  19. 1746Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Swiss philosopher and educator (died 1827)
  20. 1751Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (died 1825)
  21. 1772Mikhail Speransky, Russian academic and politician (died 1839)
  22. 1786Sir Robert Inglis, 2nd Baronet, English politician (died 1855)
  23. 1792Johan August Arfwedson, Swedish chemist and academic (died 1841)
  24. 1797Gideon Brecher, Austrian physician and author (died 1873)
  25. 1799Priscilla Susan Bury, British botanist (died 1872)
  26. 1822Étienne Lenoir, Belgian engineer, designed the internal combustion engine (died 1900)
  27. 1837Adolf Jensen, German pianist and composer (died 1879)
  28. 1849Jean Béraud, Russian-French painter and academic (died 1935)
  29. 1853Gregorio Ricci-Curbastro, Italian mathematician (died 1925)
  30. 1856John Singer Sargent, American painter and academic (died 1925)
  31. 1863Swami Vivekananda, Indian monk and philosopher (died 1902)
  32. 1869Bhagwan Das, Indian philosopher, academic, and politician (died 1958)
  33. 1873Spyridon Louis, Greek runner (died 1940)
  34. 1874Laura Adams Armer, American author and photographer (died 1963)
  35. 1876Fevzi Çakmak, Turkish field marshal and politician, Prime Minister of the Turkish Provisional Government (died 1950)
  36. 1876Jack London, American novelist and journalist (died 1916)
  37. 1876Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, Italian composer and educator (died 1948)
  38. 1877Frank J. Corr, American lawyer and politician, 45th Mayor of Chicago (died 1934)
  39. 1878Ferenc Molnár, Hungarian-American author and playwright (died 1952)
  40. 1879Ray Harroun, American race car driver and engineer (died 1968)
  41. 1879Anton Uesson, Estonian engineer and politician, 17th Mayor of Tallinn (died 1942)
  42. 1882Milton Sills, American actor and screenwriter (died 1930)
  43. 1884Texas Guinan, American entertainer and bootlegger (died 1933)
  44. 1885Thomas Ashe, Irish Republican died while on Hunger Strike (died 1917)
  45. 1889Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani spiritual leader (died 1965)
  46. 1890Johannes Vares, Estonian poet, physician, and politician (died 1946)
  47. 1892Mikhail Gurevich, Russian engineer and businessman, co-founded the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau (died 1976)
  48. 1893Hermann Göring, German commander, pilot, and politician, Minister President of Prussia (died 1946)
  49. 1893Alfred Rosenberg, Estonian-German architect and politician, Reich Minister for the Occupied Eastern Territories (died 1946)
  50. 1894Georges Carpentier, French boxer and actor (died 1975)
  51. 1895Leo Aryeh Mayer, Polish-Israeli scholar and academic (died 1959)
  52. 1896Uberto De Morpurgo, Italian tennis player (died 1961)
  53. 1896David Wechsler, Romanian-American psychologist and author (died 1981)
  54. 1899Pierre Bernac, French opera singer and educator (died 1979)
  55. 1899Paul Hermann Müller, Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965)
  56. 1901Karl Künstler, German SS officer (died 1945)
  57. 1903Igor Kurchatov, Russian physicist and academic (died 1960)
  58. 1903Andrew J. Transue, American politician and attorney (Morissette v. United States) (died 1995)
  59. 1904Mississippi Fred McDowell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1972)
  60. 1905Nihal Atsız, Turkish author, poet, and philosopher (died 1975)
  61. 1905James Bennett Griffin, American archaeologist and academic (died 1997)
  62. 1905Tex Ritter, American actor and singer (died 1974)
  63. 1906Emmanuel Levinas, Lithuanian-French historian, philosopher, and academic (died 1995)
  64. 1907Sergei Korolev, Russian colonel and engineer (died 1966)
  65. 1908Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2008)
  66. 1908Clement Hurd, American illustrator (died 1988)
  67. 1910Patsy Kelly, American actress and comedian (died 1981)
  68. 1910Luise Rainer, German-English actress (died 2014)
  69. 1912Richard Kuremaa, Estonian footballer (died 1991)
  70. 1914Mieko Kamiya, Japanese psychiatrist and psychologist (died 1979)
  71. 1915Paul Jarrico, American screenwriter and producer (died 1997)
  72. 1915Joseph-Aurèle Plourde, Canadian archbishop and academic (died 2013)
  73. 1916Ruth R. Benerito, American chemist and inventor (died 2013)
  74. 1916P. W. Botha, South African politician, 8th Prime Minister of South Africa (died 2006)
  75. 1916Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx, British poet and Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2018)
  76. 1917Walter Hendl, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2007)
  77. 1917Jimmy Skinner, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2007)
  78. 1920James Farmer, American activist and politician, co-founded Congress of Racial Equality (died 1999)
  79. 1920Jerzy Zubrzycki, Polish-Australian sociologist and academic (died 2009)
  80. 1922Tadeusz Żychiewicz, Polish journalist and historian (died 1994)
  81. 1923Ira Hayes, American marine who raised the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima (died 1955)
  82. 1924Olivier Gendebien, Belgian racing driver and businessman (died 1998)
  83. 1925Bill Burrud, American television host, producer, and actor (died 1990)
  84. 1926Morton Feldman, American composer and academic (died 1987)
  85. 1926Ray Price, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)
  86. 1928Ruth Brown, American R&B singer-songwriter and actress (died 2006)
  87. 1929Jaakko Hintikka, Finnish philosopher and logician (died 2015)
  88. 1929Alasdair MacIntyre, Scottish-American philosopher and academic (died 2025)
  89. 1930Tim Horton, Canadian ice hockey player and businessman, founded Tim Hortons (died 1974)
  90. 1930Jennifer Johnston, Irish author and playwright (died 2025)
  91. 1930Glenn Yarbrough, American singer and actor (died 2016)
  92. 1932Des O'Connor, English entertainer, singer and TV presenter (died 2020)
  93. 1933Pavlos Matesis, Greek author and playwright (died 2013)
  94. 1934Alan Sharp, Scottish-American author and screenwriter (died 2013)
  95. 1934Mick Sullivan, English rugby player and coach (died 2016)
  96. 1935Teresa del Conde, Mexican historian and critic (died 2017)
  97. 1935Kreskin, American mentalist (died 2024)
  98. 1936Jennifer Hilton, Baroness Hilton of Eggardon, English police officer and politician
  99. 1936Raimonds Pauls, Latvian pianist and composer
  100. 1936Brajanath Ratha, Indian poet and activist (died 2014)
  101. 1936Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Home Affairs (died 2016)
  102. 1937Shirley Eaton, English actress
  103. 1938Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Pakistani scholar and politician (died 2013)
  104. 1938Alan Rees, British racing driver (died 2024)
  105. 1940Bob Hewitt, Australian-South African tennis player
  106. 1940Ronald Shannon Jackson, American drummer and composer (died 2013)
  107. 1940Dick Motz, New Zealand cricketer (died 2007)
  108. 1941Long John Baldry, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and voice actor (died 2005)
  109. 1941Fiona Caldicott, English psychiatrist and psychotherapist (died 2021)
  110. 1941Chet Jastremski, American swimmer and physician (died 2014)
  111. 1942Bernardine Dohrn, American domestic terrorist, political activist and academic
  112. 1944Hans Henning Atrott, German author and theorist (died 2018)
  113. 1944Joe Frazier, American boxer (died 2011)
  114. 1944Cynthia Robinson, American R&B trumpet player and singer (died 2015)
  115. 1945Maggie Bell, Scottish singer-songwriter
  116. 1946Hazel Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, Scottish lawyer and judge
  117. 1946George Duke, American keyboard player, composer, and educator (died 2013)
  118. 1947Richard Carwardine, English historian and academic
  119. 1947Tom Dempsey, American football player and educator (died 2020)
  120. 1947Sally Hamwee, Baroness Hamwee, English politician
  121. 1947Emily Stonington, American politician from Montana (died 2019)
  122. 1948Kenny Allen, English footballer
  123. 1948Anthony Andrews, English actor and producer
  124. 1948Gordon Campbell, Canadian educator and politician, 34th Premier of British Columbia
  125. 1948Brendan Foster, English runner and sportscaster
  126. 1948William Nicholson, English author and screenwriter
  127. 1949Kentarō Haneda, Japanese pianist and composer (died 2007)
  128. 1949Ottmar Hitzfeld, German footballer and manager
  129. 1949Hamadi Jebali, Tunisian engineer, journalist, and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Tunisia
  130. 1949Haruki Murakami, Japanese novelist, short-story writer, and essayist
  131. 1950Randy Jones, American baseball player (died 2025)
  132. 1950Sheila Jackson Lee, American lawyer, judge, and politician (died 2024)
  133. 1950Göran Lindblad, Swedish dentist and politician
  134. 1950Bob McEwen, American businessman and politician
  135. 1950Dorrit Moussaieff, Israeli-Icelandic jewelry designer and businesswoman, 5th First Lady of Iceland
  136. 1951Kirstie Alley, American actress and producer (died 2022)
  137. 1951Chris Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1978)
  138. 1951Rush Limbaugh, American talk show host and author (died 2021)
  139. 1951Drew Pearson, American football player and sportscaster
  140. 1952Ramón Fagoaga, Salvadoran footballer
  141. 1952Walter Mosley, American novelist
  142. 1952Phil Perry, American singer-songwriter and producer
  143. 1952Campy Russell, American basketball player
  144. 1952Ricky Van Shelton, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist
  145. 1952John Walker, New Zealand runner and politician
  146. 1953Mary Harron, Canadian director and screenwriter
  147. 1954Howard Stern, American radio host, actor, and author
  148. 1955Tom Ardolino, American rock drummer (died 2012)
  149. 1955Arif Yunusov, Azerbaijani author, historian, and human rights activist.
  150. 1956Nikolai Noskov, Russian rock singer and singer-songwriter
  151. 1957John Lasseter, American animator, director, and producer
  152. 1957Jeremy Sams, English director, playwright, and composer
  153. 1958Christiane Amanpour, English-Iranian journalist
  154. 1958Curt Fraser, American-Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  155. 1959B. Brian Blair, American wrestler and politician
  156. 1959Per Gessle, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  157. 1959Sergey Ivanenko, Russian economist and politician (died 2024)
  158. 1960Oliver Platt, Canadian-American actor
  159. 1960Dominique Wilkins, French-American basketball player
  160. 1961Simon Russell Beale, Malaysia-born English actor and historian
  161. 1962Joe Quesada, American author and illustrator
  162. 1962Richie Richardson, Antiguan cricketer
  163. 1962Luna Vachon, American-Canadian wrestler and manager (died 2010)
  164. 1963François Girard, Canadian director and screenwriter
  165. 1963Nando Reis, Brazilian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  166. 1964Jeff Bezos, American computer scientist and businessman
  167. 1965Nikolai Borschevsky, Russian ice hockey player
  168. 1965Rob Zombie, American singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
  169. 1966Olivier Martinez, French actor
  170. 1966Craig Parry, Australian golfer
  171. 1967Vendela Kirsebom, Norwegian-Swedish model and actress
  172. 1968Farrah Forke, American actress (died 2022)
  173. 1968Rachael Harris, American actress and comedian
  174. 1968Junichi Masuda, Japanese director, producer, and composer
  175. 1968Heather Mills, English businesswoman, activist and model
  176. 1968Mauro Silva, Brazilian footballer
  177. 1969David Mitchell, English novelist
  178. 1969Margaret Nagle, American screenwriter and producer
  179. 1970Zack de la Rocha, American singer-songwriter
  180. 1970Raekwon, American rapper
  181. 1971Arman Alizad, Iranian-Finnish tailor and television presenter
  182. 1971Scott Burrell, American basketball player and coach
  183. 1971Peter Madsen, Danish engineer, entrepreneur, and convicted murderer
  184. 1972Priyanka Gandhi, Indian politician
  185. 1972Zabryna Guevara, American actress
  186. 1972Espen Knutsen, Norwegian ice hockey player and coach
  187. 1972Paul Wilson, Australian cricketer and umpire
  188. 1972Toto Wolff, Austrian investor
  189. 1973Brian Culbertson, American pianist and producer
  190. 1973Hande Yener, Turkish singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
  191. 1974Melanie C, English singer-songwriter and actress
  192. 1974Tor Arne Hetland, Norwegian skier
  193. 1975Jason Freese, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
  194. 1975Jocelyn Thibault, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  195. 1977Yoandy Garlobo, Cuban baseball player (died 2023)
  196. 1978Luis Ayala, Mexican baseball player
  197. 1978Jeremy Camp, American singer-songwriter and musician
  198. 1978Maurizio Zaffiri, Italian rugby player
  199. 1979Lee Bo-young, South Korean actress and model
  200. 1979Marián Hossa, Slovak ice hockey player
  201. 1979Grzegorz Rasiak, Polish footballer
  202. 1979David Zabriskie, American cyclist
  203. 1980Amerie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and writer
  204. 1980Bobby Crosby, American baseball player
  205. 1981Niklas Kronwall, Swedish ice hockey player
  206. 1981Angus Macdonald, New Zealand rugby player
  207. 1981João Paulo, Brazilian footballer
  208. 1981Luis Ernesto Pérez, Mexican footballer and manager
  209. 1982Paul-Henri Mathieu, French tennis player
  210. 1982Chris Ray, American baseball player
  211. 1982Hans Van Alphen, Belgian decathlete
  212. 1982Dean Whitehead, English footballer
  213. 1982Dontrelle Willis, American baseball player
  214. 1984Jonathan Zydko, French footballer
  215. 1985Cynthia Addai-Robinson, English-American actress
  216. 1985Artem Milevskyi, Ukrainian footballer
  217. 1985Issa Rae, American actress, writer, director, producer and web series creator
  218. 1985Borja Valero, Spanish footballer
  219. 1986Kehoma Brenner, German rugby player
  220. 1986Miguel Ángel Nieto, Spanish footballer
  221. 1986Dani Osvaldo, Italian-Argentinian footballer
  222. 1987Iván Nova, Dominican baseball player
  223. 1987Naya Rivera, American actress and singer (died 2020)
  224. 1987Salvatore Sirigu, Italian footballer
  225. 1988Claude Giroux, Canadian ice hockey player
  226. 1988Hyun-soo Kim, South Korean baseball player
  227. 1989Thiemo-Jérôme Kialka, German footballer
  228. 1989Axel Witsel, Belgian footballer
  229. 1991Pixie Lott, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
  230. 1991Raquel Rodriguez, American wrestler
  231. 1991Matt Srama, Australian rugby league player
  232. 1991Alex Wood, American baseball player
  233. 1992Ishak Belfodil, Algerian footballer
  234. 1992Samuele Longo, Italian footballer
  235. 1993Jamel Artis, American basketball player
  236. 1993D.O., South Korean singer
  237. 1993Zayn Malik, English singer
  238. 1993Simone Pecorini, Italian footballer
  239. 1994Emre Can, German footballer
  240. 1995Allisha Gray, American basketball player
  241. 1995Mike McGlinchey, American football player
  242. 1996Ella Henderson, English singer and songwriter
  243. 1997Darius Slayton, American football player
  244. 1998Juan Foyth, Argentinian footballer
  245. 1999Xavier Tillman, American basketball player
  246. 1999Tyler Roberts, Welsh footballer
  247. 2000Sven Botman, Dutch footballer
  248. 2001Sam LaPorta, American football player
  249. 2002Eva Lys, German tennis player
  250. 2005Yuika, Japanese singer-songwriter
  251. 2012Artem Kotenko, Ukrainian singer

Fallecimientos (107)

  1. 690Benedict Biscop, English scholar and saint, founded the Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey (born 628)
  2. 914Ahmad Samani, Samanid emir
  3. 947Sang Weihan, Chinese chief of staff (born 898)
  4. 1140Louis I, Landgrave of Thuringia
  5. 1167Aelred of Rievaulx, English monk and saint (born 1110)
  6. 1320John Dalderby, bishop of Lincoln
  7. 1322Marie of Brabant, Queen of France (born 1254)
  8. 1405Eleanor Maltravers, English noblewoman (born 1345)
  9. 1519Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1459)
  10. 1665Pierre de Fermat, French mathematician and lawyer (born 1601)
  11. 1674Giacomo Carissimi, Italian priest and composer (born 1605)
  12. 1700Marguerite Bourgeoys, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (born 1620)
  13. 1720William Ashhurst, English banker and politician, Lord Mayor of London (born 1647)
  14. 1732John Horsley, English-Scottish historian and author (born 1685)
  15. 1735John Eccles, English composer (born 1668)
  16. 1759Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (born 1709)
  17. 1765Johann Melchior Molter, German violinist and composer (born 1696)
  18. 1777Hugh Mercer, Scottish-American general and physician (born 1726)
  19. 1778François Bigot, French politician (born 1703)
  20. 1781Richard Challoner, English bishop (born 1691)
  21. 1829Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel, German philosopher, poet, and critic (born 1772)
  22. 1833Marie-Antoine Carême, French chef (born 1784)
  23. 1834William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1759)
  24. 1856Ľudovít Štúr, Slovak philologist and politician (born 1815)
  25. 1861Václav Hanka, Czech philologist and author (born 1791)
  26. 1892James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tyrone (born 1820)
  27. 1892William Reeves, Irish bishop and historian (born 1815)
  28. 1899Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club (born 1816)
  29. 1909Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (born 1864)
  30. 1911Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (born 1845)
  31. 1916Georgios Theotokis, Greek lawyer and politician, 80th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1844)
  32. 1921Gervase Elwes, English tenor and actor (born 1866)
  33. 1926Austin Chapman, Australian businessman and politician, 4th Australian Minister for Defence (born 1864)
  34. 1934Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (born 1887)
  35. 1938Oscar Florianus Bluemner, German-American painter and illustrator (born 1867)
  36. 1940Ralph Hitz, Austrian-American hotelier (born 1891)
  37. 1940Edward Smith, English lieutenant, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1898)
  38. 1943Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (born 1902)
  39. 1944Lance C. Wade, American commander and pilot (born 1915)
  40. 1958Charles Hatfield, American meteorologist (born 1875)
  41. 1960Nevil Shute, English engineer and author (born 1899)
  42. 1962Ariadna Tyrkova-Williams, Russian journalist and activist (born 1869)
  43. 1965Lorraine Hansberry, American author, playwright, and director (born 1936)
  44. 1967Burhan Asaf Belge, Turkish diplomat (born 1887)
  45. 1971John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey, English admiral (born 1885)
  46. 1972Ernest Dezentjé, Dutch-Indonesian painter (born 1885)
  47. 1973Roy Franklin Nichols, American historian and academic (born 1896)
  48. 1974Princess Patricia of Connaught (born 1886)
  49. 1976Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright (born 1890)
  50. 1977Henri-Georges Clouzot, French director and screenwriter (born 1907)
  51. 1983Nikolai Podgorny, Ukrainian engineer and politician (born 1903)
  52. 1988Connie Mulder, South African politician (born 1925)
  53. 1988Piero Taruffi, Italian racing driver and motorcycle racer (born 1906)
  54. 1990Laurence J. Peter, Canadian-American author and educator (born 1919)
  55. 1991Robert Jackson, Australian public servant and diplomat (born 1911)
  56. 1992Kumar Gandharva, a Hindustani classical singer (born 1924)
  57. 1994Gustav Naan, Estonian physicist and philosopher (born 1919)
  58. 1996Joachim Nitsche, German mathematician and academic (born 1926)
  59. 1997Jean-Edern Hallier, French author (born 1936)
  60. 1997Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1901)
  61. 1998Roger Clark, English racing driver (born 1939)
  62. 1999Doug Wickenheiser, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1961)
  63. 2000Marc Davis, American animator and screenwriter (born 1913)
  64. 2000Bobby Phills, American basketball player (born 1969)
  65. 2001Luiz Bonfá, Brazilian guitarist and composer (born 1922)
  66. 2001William Redington Hewlett, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (born 1913)
  67. 2002Cyrus Vance, American lawyer and politician, 57th U.S. Secretary of State (born 1917)
  68. 2003Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (born 1912)
  69. 2003Kinji Fukasaku, Japanese actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1930)
  70. 2003Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentine general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (born 1926)
  71. 2003Maurice Gibb, Manx-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1949)
  72. 2003Alan Nunn May, English physicist and spy (born 1911)
  73. 2004Olga Ladyzhenskaya, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1921)
  74. 2005Amrish Puri, Indian actor (born 1932)
  75. 2006Pablita Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo Native American painter (born 1918)
  76. 2007Alice Coltrane, American pianist and composer (born 1937)
  77. 2007James Killen, Australian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 38th Australian Minister for Defence (born 1925)
  78. 2008Max Beck, American intersex advocate (born 1966)
  79. 2009Claude Berri, French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1934)
  80. 2010Daniel Bensaïd, French philosopher and author (born 1946)
  81. 2010Hasib Sabbagh, Palestinian businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Consolidated Contractors Company (born 1920)
  82. 2012Bjørn G. Andersen, Norwegian geologist and academic (born 1924)
  83. 2012Glenda Dickerson, American director, choreographer, and educator (born 1945)
  84. 2012Bill Janklow, American lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of South Dakota (born 1939)
  85. 2012Charles H. Price II, American businessman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (born 1931)
  86. 2012Jim Stanley, American football player and coach (born 1935)
  87. 2013Precious Bryant, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1942)
  88. 2013Flor María Chalbaud, First Lady of Venezuela (born 1921)
  89. 2013Eugene Patterson, American journalist and activist (born 1923)
  90. 2014Alexandra Bastedo, English actress (born 1946)
  91. 2014Connie Binsfeld, American educator and politician, 58th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (born 1924)
  92. 2014George Dement, American soldier, businessman, and politician (born 1922)
  93. 2015Trevor Colbourn, American historian and academic (born 1927)
  94. 2015Robert Gover, American journalist and author (born 1929)
  95. 2015Carl Long, American baseball player (born 1935)
  96. 2015Elena Obraztsova, Russian soprano and actress (born 1939)
  97. 2015Inge Vermeulen, Brazilian-Dutch field hockey player (born 1985)
  98. 2017William Peter Blatty, American writer and filmmaker (born 1928)
  99. 2017Graham Taylor, English football player and manager (born 1944)
  100. 2018Keith Jackson, American sports commentator and journalist (born 1928)
  101. 2020Sir Roger Scruton, English philosopher and writer (born 1944)
  102. 2022Ronnie Spector, American singer (born 1943)
  103. 2023Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter (born 1968)
  104. 2023Sharad Yadav, Indian politician, 30th Minister of Civil Aviation, 29th Labour Minister (born 1947)
  105. 2025Leslie Charleson, American actress (born 1945)
  106. 2025Claude Jarman Jr., American actor and producer (born 1934)
  107. 2026Rick Garcia (activist), American LGBTQ rights activist (born 1956)

Celebraciones (5)

  1. Memorial Day (Turkmenistan)
  2. National Youth Day (India)
  3. Prosecutor General's Day (Russia)
  4. Yennayer (Algeria)
  5. Zanzibar Revolution Day (Tanzania)

Santoral (6)

  1. Aelred of Rievaulx
  2. Benedict Biscop
  3. Bernard of Corleone
  4. Marguerite Bourgeoys
  5. Tatiana
  6. January 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)