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Acontecimientos (45)

  1. 1080Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized.
  2. 1349The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Hasan II.
  3. 1362Kaunas Castle falls to the Teutonic Order after a month-long siege.
  4. 1492Spain and Christopher Columbus sign the Capitulations of Santa Fe for his voyage to Asia to acquire spices.
  5. 1521Trial of Martin Luther over his teachings begins during the assembly of the Diet of Worms. Initially intimidated, he asks for time to reflect before answering and is given a stay of one day.
  6. 1524Giovanni da Verrazzano reaches New York harbor.
  7. 1783American Revolutionary War: Colbert's Raid: A Spanish garrison under Captain Jacobo du Breuil defeat British irregulars at Arkansas Post.
  8. 1797Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico, in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in the Americas.
  9. 1797Citizens of Verona begin an unsuccessful eight-day rebellion against the French occupying forces.
  10. 1861The state of Virginia's secession convention votes to secede from the United States; Virginia later becomes the eighth state to join the Confederate States of America.
  11. 1863American Civil War: Grierson's Raid begins: Troops under Union Army Colonel Benjamin Grierson attack central Mississippi.
  12. 1864American Civil War: The Battle of Plymouth begins: Confederate forces attack Plymouth, North Carolina.
  13. 1869Morelos is admitted as the 27th state of Mexico.
  14. 1876Catalpa rescue: The rescue of six Fenian prisoners from Fremantle Prison in Western Australia.
  15. 1895The Treaty of Shimonoseki between China and Japan is signed. This marks the end of the First Sino-Japanese War, and the defeated Qing Empire is forced to renounce its claims on Korea and to concede the southern portion of the Fengtian province, Taiwan and the Penghu to Japan.
  16. 1905The Supreme Court of the United States decides Lochner v. New York, which holds that the "right to free contract" is implicit in the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
  17. 1907The Ellis Island immigration center processes 11,747 people, more than on any other day.
  18. 1912Russian troops open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
  19. 1925The Communist Party of Korea (CPK) was founded in Japanese-ruled Korea (Chōsen) in Keijō (now Seoul) by Kim Yong-bom and Pak Hon-yong.
  20. 1931After negotiations between Catalan and Spanish provisional governments, the Catalan Republic proclaimed in April 14 becomes the Generalitat de Catalunya, the autonomous government of Catalonia within the Spanish Republic.
  21. 1941World War II: The Axis powers invasion of Yugoslavia is completed when it signs an armistice with Germany and Italy.
  22. 1942World War II: French prisoner of war General Henri Giraud escapes from his castle prison in Königstein Fortress.
  23. 1944Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered.
  24. 1945World War II: Montese, Italy, is liberated from Nazi forces.
  25. 1945Historian Tran Trong Kim is appointed the Prime Minister of the Empire of Vietnam.
  26. 1946The last French troops are withdrawn from Syria.
  27. 1951The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
  28. 1961Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.
  29. 1964Jerrie Mock completes the first around-the-world airplane flight by a woman. Her solo flight in the Spirit of Columbus, which took days, took off and landed at the Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio.
  30. 1969Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
  31. 1969Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.
  32. 1970Apollo program: The damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely.
  33. 1971The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed.
  34. 1975The Cambodian Civil War ends and the Cambodian Genocide begins. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender.
  35. 1978Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking the Saur Revolution in Afghanistan.
  36. 1982Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
  37. 1986An alleged state of war lasting 335 years between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly is declared over.
  38. 1992The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
  39. 1998Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-90, the final Spacelab mission.
  40. 2003Anneli Jäätteenmäki takes office as the first female prime minister of Finland.
  41. 2006A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70.
  42. 2013An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, kills 15 people and injures 160 others.
  43. 2013The ceremonial funeral of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher takes place at St Paul's Cathedral.
  44. 2014NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.
  45. 2021The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.

Nacimientos (227)

  1. 1277Michael IX Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (died 1320)
  2. 1455Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice (died 1538)
  3. 1497Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish conquistador, conquered northern Chile (died 1553)
  4. 1573Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (died 1651)
  5. 1586John Ford, English poet and playwright (died 1639)
  6. 1598Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Italian priest and astronomer (died 1671)
  7. 1620Marguerite Bourgeoys, French-Canadian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal (died 1700)
  8. 1635Edward Stillingfleet, British theologian and scholar (died 1699)
  9. 1683Johann David Heinichen, German composer and theorist (died 1729)
  10. 1710Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, Scottish politician (died 1767)
  11. 1734Taksin, King of Thailand (died 1782)
  12. 1741Samuel Chase, American lawyer and jurist (died 1811)
  13. 1750François de Neufchâteau, French academic and politician, French Minister of the Interior (died 1828)
  14. 1756Dheeran Chinnamalai, Indian commander (died 1805)
  15. 1766Collin McKinney, American surveyor, merchant, and politician (died 1861)
  16. 1794Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist and explorer (died 1868)
  17. 1798Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician and academic (died 1840)
  18. 1799Eliza Acton, English food writer and poet (died 1859)
  19. 1814Josif Pančić, Serbian botanist and academic (died 1888)
  20. 1816Thomas Hazlehurst, English architect and philanthropist (died 1876)
  21. 1820Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter and (disputed) inventor of baseball (died 1892)
  22. 1833Jean-Baptiste Accolay, Belgian violinist, composer, and conductor (died 1900)
  23. 1837J. P. Morgan, American banker and financier, founded J.P. Morgan & Co. (died 1913)
  24. 1842Maurice Rouvier, French businessman and politician, 53rd Prime Minister of France (died 1911)
  25. 1849William R. Day, American jurist and politician, 36th United States Secretary of State (died 1923)
  26. 1852Cap Anson, American baseball player and manager (died 1922)
  27. 1863Augustus Edward Hough Love, English mathematician and theorist (died 1940)
  28. 1865Ursula Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian nun and saint, founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (died 1939)
  29. 1866Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic (died 1927)
  30. 1868Zdeňka Wiedermannová-Motyčková, Moravian educator (died 1915)
  31. 1875Aleksander Tõnisson, Estonian general and politician, 5th Estonian Minister of War (died 1941)
  32. 1877Matsudaira Tsuneo, Japanese diplomat (died 1949)
  33. 1878Emil Fuchs, German-American lawyer and businessman (died 1961)
  34. 1878Demetrios Petrokokkinos, Greek tennis player (died 1942)
  35. 1879Henri Tauzin, French hurdler (died 1918)
  36. 1882Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist and composer (died 1951)
  37. 1885Karen Blixen, Danish writer (died 1962)
  38. 1888Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (died 1954)
  39. 1891George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (died 1965)
  40. 1895Robert Dean Frisbie, American soldier and author (died 1948)
  41. 1896Señor Wences, Spanish-American ventriloquist (died 1999)
  42. 1897Nisargadatta Maharaj, Indian philosopher and educator (died 1981)
  43. 1897Thornton Wilder, American novelist and playwright (died 1975)
  44. 1897Edouard Wyss-Dunant, Swiss physician and mountaineer (died 1983)
  45. 1899Aleksander Klumberg, Estonian decathlete and coach (died 1958)
  46. 1903Nicolas Nabokov, Russian-American composer and educator (died 1978)
  47. 1903Gregor Piatigorsky, Ukrainian-American cellist and educator (died 1976)
  48. 1903Morgan Taylor, American hurdler and coach (died 1975)
  49. 1905Louis Jean Heydt, American journalist and actor (died 1960)
  50. 1905Arthur Lake, American actor (died 1987)
  51. 1906Sidney Garfield, American physician, co-founded Kaiser Permanente (died 1984)
  52. 1909Alain Poher, French politician, President of France (died 1996)
  53. 1910Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister of Defence (died 1990)
  54. 1910Ivan Goff, Australian screenwriter and producer (died 1999)
  55. 1910Helenio Herrera, French footballer and manager (died 1997)
  56. 1911Hervé Bazin, French author and poet (died 1996)
  57. 1911Lester Rodney, American soldier and journalist (died 2009)
  58. 1912Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-American actress and singer (died 2013)
  59. 1914George Davis, American art director (died 1984)
  60. 1914Mac Raboy, American illustrator (died 1967)
  61. 1915Martin Clemens, Scottish soldier (died 2009)
  62. 1915Joe Foss, American general and politician, 20th Governor of South Dakota (died 2003)
  63. 1915Regina Ghazaryan, Armenian painter (died 1999)
  64. 1916Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (died 1989)
  65. 1916A. Thiagarajah, Sri Lankan educator and politician (died 1981)
  66. 1916Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, world's first female prime minister (died 2000)
  67. 1918William Holden, American actor (died 1981)
  68. 1919Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian lieutenant and politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (died 2016)
  69. 1919Chavela Vargas, Costa Rican-Mexican singer-songwriter and actress (died 2012)
  70. 1920Edmonde Charles-Roux, French journalist and author (died 2016)
  71. 1921Melvin Storer, American shipfitter and navy diver (died 2003)
  72. 1923Lindsay Anderson, English actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1994)
  73. 1923Solly Hemus, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2017)
  74. 1923Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (died 2014)
  75. 1923Gianni Raimondi, Italian lyric tenor (died 2008)
  76. 1923Harry Reasoner, American soldier and journalist (died 1991)
  77. 1924Kenneth Norman Jones, Australian public servant (died 2022)
  78. 1924Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (died 2013)
  79. 1925René Moawad, Lebanese lawyer and politician, 13th President of Lebanon (died 1989)
  80. 1926Joan Lorring, British actress (died 2014)
  81. 1926Gerry McNeil, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (died 2004)
  82. 1927Margot Honecker, East German politician and First Lady (died 2016)
  83. 1928Victor Lownes, American businessman (died 2017)
  84. 1928Cynthia Ozick, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist
  85. 1928Heinz Putzl, Austrian fencer
  86. 1928Fabien Roy, Canadian accountant and politician (died 2023)
  87. 1929James Last, German-American bassist, composer, and bandleader (died 2015)
  88. 1930Chris Barber, English trombonist and bandleader (died 2021)
  89. 1931John Barrett, English tennis player and sportscaster
  90. 1931Malcolm Browne, American journalist and photographer (died 2012)
  91. 1931Bill Ramsey, American jazz and pop singer, journalist and actor (died 2021)
  92. 1934Don Kirshner, American songwriter and producer (died 2011)
  93. 1934David J. Farber, American computer scientist (died 2026)
  94. 1934Peter Morris, Australian-English surgeon and academic (died 2022)
  95. 1935Bud Paxson, American broadcaster, founded Home Shopping Network and Pax TV (died 2015)
  96. 1936Urs Wild, Swiss chemist (died 2022)
  97. 1937Ronald Hamowy, Canadian historian and academic (died 2012)
  98. 1937Ferdinand Piëch, Austrian-German engineer and businessman (died 2019)
  99. 1938Ben Barnes, American businessman and politician, 36th Lieutenant Governor of Texas
  100. 1938Doug Lewis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 41st Canadian Minister of Justice
  101. 1938Ronald H. Miller, American theologian, author, and academic (died 2011)
  102. 1938Kerry Wendell Thornley, American theorist and author (died 1988)
  103. 1939Robert Miller, American art dealer (died 2011)
  104. 1940Eric Dancer, English businessman and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon
  105. 1940Billy Fury, English singer-songwriter (died 1983)
  106. 1940John McCririck, English journalist (died 2019)
  107. 1940Chuck Menville, American animator and screenwriter (died 1992)
  108. 1940Anja Silja, German soprano and actress
  109. 1940Agostino Vallini, Italian cardinal and vicar general of Rome
  110. 1941Lagle Parek, Estonian architect and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
  111. 1942Buster Williams, American jazz bassist
  112. 1942Dnyaneshwar Agashe, Indian businessman and cricketer (died 2009)
  113. 1943Richard Allen Epstein, American lawyer, author, and academic
  114. 1946Clare Francis, English sailor and author
  115. 1947Nigel Emslie, Lord Emslie, Scottish lawyer and judge
  116. 1947Richard Field, English lawyer and judge
  117. 1947Sherrie Levine, American photographer
  118. 1947Tsutomu Wakamatsu, Japanese baseball player, coach, and manager
  119. 1948Jan Hammer, Czech pianist, composer, and producer
  120. 1948Alice Harden, American educator and politician (died 2012)
  121. 1948Pekka Vasala, Finnish runner
  122. 1951Olivia Hussey, Argentinian-English actress (died 2024)
  123. 1951Börje Salming, Swedish ice hockey player and businessman (died 2022)
  124. 1952Joe Alaskey, American voice actor (died 2016)
  125. 1952Pierre Guité, Canadian ice hockey player
  126. 1952John McColl, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
  127. 1952Željko Ražnatović, Serbian commander "Arkan" (died 2000)
  128. 1952John Robertson, Scottish businessman and politician
  129. 1954Riccardo Patrese, Italian race car driver
  130. 1954Roddy Piper, Canadian professional wrestler and actor (died 2015)
  131. 1954Michael Sembello, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  132. 1955Todd Lickliter, American basketball player and coach
  133. 1955Pete Shelley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2018)
  134. 1955Mike Stroud, English physician and explorer
  135. 1956Colin Tyre, Lord Tyre, Scottish lawyer and judge
  136. 1957Teri Austin, Canadian actress
  137. 1957Afrika Bambaataa, American disc jockey (died 2026)
  138. 1957Dwane Casey, American basketball coach
  139. 1957Nick Hornby, English novelist, essayist, lyricist, and screenwriter
  140. 1957Julia Macur, English lawyer and judge
  141. 1957Frank McDonough, British historian
  142. 1958Laslo Babits, Canadian javelin thrower (died 2013)
  143. 1959Sean Bean, English actor
  144. 1959Jimmy Mann, Canadian ice hockey player
  145. 1959Li Meisu, Chinese shot putter
  146. 1960Vladimir Polyakov, Russian pole vaulter
  147. 1961Norman Cowans, Jamaican-English cricketer
  148. 1961Boomer Esiason, American football player and sportscaster
  149. 1961Bella Freud, English fashion designer
  150. 1962Paul Nicholls, English jockey and trainer
  151. 1964Ken Daneyko, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
  152. 1964Maynard James Keenan, American singer-songwriter and producer
  153. 1964Rachel Notley, Canadian politician
  154. 1964Lela Rochon, American actress
  155. 1966Vikram, Indian actor and singer
  156. 1967Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian-Scottish actor
  157. 1967Kimberly Elise, American actress
  158. 1967Marquis Grissom, American baseball player and coach
  159. 1967Ian Jones, New Zealand rugby player
  160. 1967Barnaby Joyce, Australian politician, 17th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
  161. 1967Liz Phair, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  162. 1968Julie Fagerholt, Danish fashion designer
  163. 1968Phil Henderson, American basketball player and coach (died 2013)
  164. 1968Eric Lamaze, Canadian jockey
  165. 1968Roger Twose, New Zealand cricketer
  166. 1968Richie Woodhall, English boxer and trainer
  167. 1970Redman, American rapper, producer, and actor
  168. 1971Claire Sweeney, English actress
  169. 1972Gary Bennett, American baseball player
  170. 1972Tony Boselli, American football player and sportscaster
  171. 1972Jennifer Garner, American actress
  172. 1972Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricketer
  173. 1972Yuichi Nishimura, Japanese footballer and referee
  174. 1972Terran Sandwith, Canadian ice hockey player
  175. 1973Katrin Koov, Estonian architect
  176. 1973Brett Maher, Australian basketball player and sportscaster
  177. 1973Theo Ratliff, American basketball player
  178. 1974Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  179. 1974Victoria Beckham, English singer and fashion designer
  180. 1975Heidi Alexander, English politician
  181. 1975Travis Roy, American ice hockey player (died 2020)
  182. 1976Maurice Wignall, Jamaican hurdler and long jumper
  183. 1977Chad Hedrick, American speed skater
  184. 1977Frederik Magle, Danish composer, organist, and pianist
  185. 1978Monika Bergmann-Schmuderer, German skier
  186. 1978Lindsay Hartley, American actress
  187. 1978Daniel Hensel, German composer and musicologist
  188. 1978Jason White, Scottish rugby player
  189. 1979Eric Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player
  190. 1979Marija Šestak, Serbian-Slovenian triple jumper
  191. 1980Fabián Vargas, Colombian footballer
  192. 1980Curtis Woodhouse, English footballer, boxer, and manager
  193. 1981Jenny Meadows, English runner
  194. 1981Hanna Pakarinen, Finnish singer-songwriter
  195. 1981Ryan Raburn, American baseball player
  196. 1981Chris Thompson, English runner
  197. 1981Zhang Yaokun, Chinese footballer
  198. 1982Brad Boyes, Canadian ice hockey player
  199. 1982Chuck Kobasew, Canadian ice hockey player
  200. 1982Tyron Woodley, American mixed martial artist
  201. 1983Stanislav Chistov, Russian ice hockey player
  202. 1983Roberto Jiménez, Peruvian footballer
  203. 1983Andrea Marcato, Italian rugby player
  204. 1984Pablo Sebastián Álvarez, Argentinian footballer
  205. 1984Jed Lowrie, American baseball player
  206. 1984Raffaele Palladino, Italian footballer
  207. 1985Rooney Mara, American actress
  208. 1985Luke Mitchell, Australian actor and model
  209. 1985Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player
  210. 1986Romain Grosjean, French race car driver
  211. 1988Takahiro Moriuchi, Japanese singer-songwriter
  212. 1989Paraskevi Papachristou, Greek triple jumper
  213. 1989Avi Kaplan, singer and songwriter
  214. 1990Jonathan Brown, Welsh footballer
  215. 1992Lachlan Maranta, Australian rugby league footballer
  216. 1992Jo Jinho, South Korean singer
  217. 1994Alanna Goldie, Canadian fencer
  218. 1994Yang Hongseok, South Korean singer and actor
  219. 1995Jung Wheein, South Korean singer
  220. 1996Lorna Fitzgerald, British actress
  221. 1996Caitlin Parker, Australian boxer
  222. 1996Helene Spilling, Norwegian dancer
  223. 1998Anna Odine Strøm, Norwegian ski jumper and two-time Olympic champion
  224. 1998Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana (Saint), Thai actor and singer
  225. 2001Shin Ryujin, South Korean rapper, singer and dancer
  226. 2001Violette Dorange, French Professional Round the World Sailor
  227. 2005Antonio Nusa, Norwegian footballer

Fallecimientos (103)

  1. 485Proclus, Greek mathematician and philosopher (born 412)
  2. 617Donnán of Eigg, Irish priest and saint
  3. 648Xiao, empress of the Sui dynasty
  4. 744Al-Walid II, Umayyad caliph (born 706)
  5. 818Bernard of Italy, Frankish king (born 797)
  6. 858Benedict III, pope of the Catholic Church
  7. 1071Manuel Komnenos, Byzantine military commander (born c. 1045)
  8. 1080Harald III of Denmark (born 1041)
  9. 1111Robert of Molesme, Christian saint and abbot (born 1027)
  10. 1298Árni Þorláksson, Icelandic bishop (born 1237)
  11. 1321Infanta Branca of Portugal, daughter of King Afonso III of Portugal (born 1259)
  12. 1331Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford, English nobleman (born 1257)
  13. 1344Constantine II, King of Armenia
  14. 1355Marin Falier, Doge of Venice (born 1285)
  15. 1427John IV, Duke of Brabant (born 1403)
  16. 1539George, Duke of Saxony (born 1471)
  17. 1574Joachim Camerarius, German scholar and translator (born 1500)
  18. 1669Antonio Bertali, Italian violinist and composer (born 1605)
  19. 1680Kateri Tekakwitha, Mohawk-born Native American saint (born 1656)
  20. 1695Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican poet and scholar (born 1651)
  21. 1696Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, French author (born 1626)
  22. 1711Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1678)
  23. 1713David Hollatz, Polish pastor and theologian (born 1648)
  24. 1764Johann Mattheson, German lexicographer and composer (born 1681)
  25. 1790Benjamin Franklin, American inventor, publisher, and politician, 6th President of Pennsylvania (born 1706)
  26. 1799Richard Jupp, English surveyor and architect (born 1728)
  27. 1840Hannah Webster Foster, American journalist and author (born 1758)
  28. 1843Samuel Morey, American engineer (born 1762)
  29. 1882George Jennings, English engineer and plumber, invented the flush toilet (born 1810)
  30. 1888E. G. Squier, American archaeologist and journalist (born 1821)
  31. 1892Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (born 1822)
  32. 1919Svetozar Ćorović, Serbian novelist (born 1875)
  33. 1921Manwel Dimech, Maltese journalist, author, and philosopher (born 1860)
  34. 1923Laurence Ginnell, Irish lawyer and politician (born 1852)
  35. 1930Alexander Golovin, Russian painter and stage designer (born 1863)
  36. 1933Kote Marjanishvili, Georgian director and playwright (born 1872)
  37. 1936Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck, Dutch lawyer and politician, 28th Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1873)
  38. 1942Jean Baptiste Perrin, French-American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1870)
  39. 1944J. T. Hearne, English cricketer and coach (born 1867)
  40. 1944Dimitrios Psarros, Greek lieutenant, founded the National and Social Liberation (born 1893)
  41. 1946Juan Bautista Sacasa, Nicaraguan medical doctor, politician and 20th President of Nicaragua (born 1874)
  42. 1948Kantarō Suzuki, Japanese admiral and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Japan (born 1868)
  43. 1954Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu, Romanian lawyer and politician, Romanian Minister of Justice (born 1900)
  44. 1960Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1938)
  45. 1961Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher (born 1899)
  46. 1967Red Allen, American singer and trumpet player (born 1908)
  47. 1975Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (born 1888)
  48. 1976Henrik Dam, Danish biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1895)
  49. 1977William Conway, Irish cardinal (born 1913)
  50. 1983Felix Pappalardi, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (born 1939)
  51. 1984Claude Provost, Canadian-American ice hockey player (born 1933)
  52. 1986Marcel Dassault, French businessman, founded Dassault Aviation (born 1892)
  53. 1987Cecil Harmsworth King, English publisher (born 1901)
  54. 1987Dick Shawn, American actor (born 1923)
  55. 1988Louise Nevelson, Ukrainian-American sculptor and educator (born 1900)
  56. 1990Ralph Abernathy, American minister and activist (born 1936)
  57. 1993Turgut Özal, Turkish engineer and politician, 8th president of Turkey (born 1927)
  58. 1993Gamal Hamdan, Egyptian scholar and geographer (born 1928)
  59. 1994Roger Wolcott Sperry, American psychologist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913)
  60. 1995Frank E. Resnik, American sergeant and businessman (born 1928)
  61. 1996Piet Hein, Danish poet and mathematician (born 1905)
  62. 1997Chaim Herzog, Israeli general, lawyer, and politician, 6th President of Israel (born 1918)
  63. 1998Linda McCartney, American photographer, activist, and musician (born 1941)
  64. 2003Robert Atkins, American physician and cardiologist, created the Atkins diet (born 1930)
  65. 2003H. B. Bailey, American race car driver (born 1936)
  66. 2003John Paul Getty Jr., American-English philanthropist (born 1932)
  67. 2003Earl King, American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter (born 1934)
  68. 2003Yiannis Latsis, Greek businessman (born 1910)
  69. 2004Edmond Pidoux, Swiss author and poet (born 1908)
  70. 2006Jean Bernard, French physician and haematologist (born 1907)
  71. 2006Scott Brazil, American director and producer (born 1955)
  72. 2006Henderson Forsythe, American actor (born 1917)
  73. 2007Kitty Carlisle, American actress, singer, socialite and game show panelist (born 1910)
  74. 2008Aimé Césaire, Caribbean-French poet and politician (born 1913)
  75. 2008Danny Federici, American organist and accordion player (born 1950)
  76. 2011Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (born 1926)
  77. 2011Michael Sarrazin, Canadian actor (born 1940)
  78. 2011Robert Vickrey, American artist and author (born 1926)
  79. 2012Leila Berg, English journalist and author (born 1917)
  80. 2012J. Quinn Brisben, American educator and politician (born 1934)
  81. 2012Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer (born 1948)
  82. 2012Nityananda Mohapatra, Indian journalist, poet, and politician (born 1912)
  83. 2012Jonathan V. Plaut, American rabbi and author (born 1942)
  84. 2012Stanley Rogers Resor, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 9th United States Secretary of the Army (born 1917)
  85. 2013Carlos Graça, São Toméan politician, Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe (born 1931)
  86. 2013Bi Kidude, Tanzanian Taarab singer (born ≈1910)
  87. 2013Yngve Moe, Norwegian bass player and songwriter (born 1957)
  88. 2013V. S. Ramadevi, Indian politician, 13th Governor of Karnataka (born 1934)
  89. 2014Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1927)
  90. 2014Bernat Klein, Serbian-Scottish fashion designer and painter (born 1922)
  91. 2014Wojciech Leśnikowski, Polish–American architect and academic (born 1938)
  92. 2014Karpal Singh, Malaysian lawyer and politician (born 1940)
  93. 2015Robert P. Griffin, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1923)
  94. 2015Scotty Probasco, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1928)
  95. 2015Jeremiah J. Rodell, American general (born 1921)
  96. 2015A. Alfred Taubman, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1924)
  97. 2016Chyna, American wrestler (born 1969)
  98. 2016Doris Roberts, American actress (born 1925)
  99. 2018Barbara Bush, American political matriarch and literacy advocate, First Lady of the United States (1989–1993), and Second Lady of the United States (1981–1989) (born 1925)
  100. 2018Carl Kasell, American radio personality (born 1934)
  101. 2019Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, twice President of Peru (born 1949)
  102. 2019Gwen Marston, American quilter and writer (born 1936)
  103. 2022Radu Lupu, Romanian pianist (born 1945)

Celebraciones (6)

  1. Evacuation Day (Syria), celebrates the recognition of the independence of Syria from France in 1946.
  2. FAO Day (Iraq)
  3. Flag Day (American Samoa)
  4. Malbec World Day
  5. Women's Day (Gabon)
  6. World Hemophilia Day

Santoral (6)

  1. Donnán of Eigg
  2. Henry Heath
  3. Kateri Tekakwitha (Canada)
  4. Robert of Molesme
  5. Shemon bar Sabbae
  6. April 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)