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Acontecimientos (60)

  1. 352Election of Pope Liberius following the death of Pope Julius I in the previous month.
  2. 884Election of Pope Hadrian III following the death of Pope Marinus I earlier that month.
  3. 1395Battle of Rovine: The Wallachians defeat an invading Ottoman army.
  4. 1521Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason.
  5. 1527Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with 600 men – by 1536 only four survive.
  6. 1536George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.
  7. 1536Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage is annulled.
  8. 1590Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland.
  9. 1639The treaty of Zuhab ends the fifteen-year-long war between the Ottomans and the Safavids.
  10. 1642Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve founds the Ville Marie de Montréal.
  11. 1648An allied French and Swedish army defeats Imperial and Bavarian forces in the Battle of Zusmarshausen.
  12. 1673Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette begin exploring the Mississippi River.
  13. 1756Seven Years' War formally begins when Great Britain declares war on France.
  14. 1760French forces besieging Quebec retreat after the Royal Navy arrives to relieve the British garrison.
  15. 1792The New York Stock Exchange is formed under the Buttonwood Agreement.
  16. 1805Muhammad Ali becomes Wāli of Egypt.
  17. 1809Emperor Napoleon I orders the annexation of the Papal States to the French Empire.
  18. 1814Occupation of Monaco changes from French to Austrian.
  19. 1814The Constitution of Norway is signed and Crown Prince Christian Frederick of Denmark is elected King of Norway by the Norwegian Constituent Assembly.
  20. 1859Members of the Melbourne Football Club codify the first rules of Australian rules football.
  21. 1863Rosalía de Castro publishes Cantares Gallegos, the first book in the Galician language.
  22. 1863American Civil War: During the Vicksburg campaign, Union forces under John A. McClernand defeat a Confederate rearguard and capture around 1,700 men at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge.
  23. 1865The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris.
  24. 1875Aristides wins the first Kentucky Derby with the jockey Oliver Lewis (2:37.75).
  25. 1900The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
  26. 1902Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais discovers the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient mechanical analog computer.
  27. 1914The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty.
  28. 1915The last British Liberal Party government (led by H. H. Asquith) falls.
  29. 1933Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort form Nasjonal Samling — the national-socialist party of Norway.
  30. 1937Spanish Civil War: The Largo Caballero government resigns in the wake of the Barcelona May Days, leading Juan Negrín to form a government, without the anarcho-syndicalist CNT, in its stead.
  31. 1939The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.
  32. 1940World War II: Germany occupies Brussels, Belgium.
  33. 1943World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No. 617 Squadron RAF.
  34. 1953Delta Air Lines Flight 318 crashes near Marshall, Texas, killing 19.
  35. 1954The United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.
  36. 1959In Cuba, the First Agrarian Reform Law – a cornerstone of the Cuban Revolution – is signed by Fidel Castro, aiming to eliminate large foreign-owned estates and redistribute land to over 100,000 peasants.
  37. 1967Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.
  38. 1969Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure.
  39. 1973Watergate scandal: Televised hearings begin in the United States Senate.
  40. 1974The Troubles: Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in Dublin and Monaghan, Ireland.
  41. 1974Police in Los Angeles raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.
  42. 1977Nolan Bushnell opens the first Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre (later renamed Chuck E. Cheese) in San Jose, California.
  43. 1980General Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea seizes control of the government and declares martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.
  44. 1980On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho), starting the Internal conflict in Peru.
  45. 1980Rioting breaks out in downtown Miami, following the acquittal of four white police officers in the killing of Arthur McDuffie, a black insurance salesman.
  46. 1983The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be ), in response to the Appalachian Observers Freedom of Information Act request.
  47. 1983Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
  48. 1984Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.
  49. 1987Iran–Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship , killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.
  50. 1990The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.
  51. 1992Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, hundreds of injuries, many disappearances, and more than 3,500 arrests.
  52. 1994Malawi holds its first multi-party elections.
  53. 1995Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.
  54. 1997Troops of Laurent-Désiré Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  55. 2000Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen.
  56. 2004The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.
  57. 2006The aircraft carrier is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.
  58. 2007Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953.
  59. 2010Pamir Airways Flight 112 crashes in Afghanistan's Shakardara District, killing 44.
  60. 2014A military plane crash in northern Laos kills 17 people.

Nacimientos (229)

  1. 1155Jien, Japanese monk, poet, and historian (died 1225)
  2. 1443Edmund, Earl of Rutland (died 1460)
  3. 1451Engelbert II of Nassau, Count of Nassau-Vianden and Lord of Breda (1475–1504) (died 1504)
  4. 1490Albert, Duke of Prussia, last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (died 1568)
  5. 1500Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (died 1540)
  6. 1551Martin Delrio, Belgian occultist and theologian (died 1601)
  7. 1568Anna Vasa of Sweden, Swedish princess (died 1625)
  8. 1610Stefano della Bella, Italian engraver and etcher (died 1664)
  9. 1628Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (died 1662)
  10. 1636Edward Colman, English Catholic courtier under Charles II (died 1678)
  11. 1682Bartholomew Roberts, Welsh pirate (died 1722)
  12. 1698Gio Nicola Buhagiar, Maltese painter (died 1752)
  13. 1706Andreas Felix von Oefele, German historian and librarian (died 1780)
  14. 1718Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness, English politician and diplomat, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (died 1778)
  15. 1732Francesco Pasquale Ricci, Italian violinist and composer (died 1817)
  16. 1743Seth Warner, American colonel (died 1784)
  17. 1749Edward Jenner, English physician and microbiologist (died 1823)
  18. 1758Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet, English politician (died 1839)
  19. 1768Caroline of Brunswick, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover (died 1821)
  20. 1768Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1854)
  21. 1794Anna Brownell Jameson, Irish-English author (died 1860)
  22. 1818Ezra Otis Kendall, American professor, astronomer and mathematician (died 1899)
  23. 1821Sebastian Kneipp, German priest and therapist (died 1897)
  24. 1835Thomas McIlwraith, Scottish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Queensland (died 1900)
  25. 1836Virginie Loveling, Belgian author and poet (died 1923)
  26. 1845Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan priest and poet (died 1902)
  27. 1860Martin Kukučín, Slovak author and playwright (died 1928)
  28. 1860Charlotte Barnum, American mathematician and social activist (died 1934)
  29. 1863Léon Gérin, Canadian lawyer, sociologist, and civil servant (died 1951)
  30. 1864Louis Richardet, Swiss target shooter (died 1923)
  31. 1864Ante Trumbić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 27th Mayor of Split (died 1938)
  32. 1866Erik Satie, French pianist and composer (died 1925)
  33. 1868Horace Elgin Dodge, American businessman, co-founded Dodge (died 1920)
  34. 1868Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1936)
  35. 1870Newton Moore, Australian politician, 8th Premier of Western Australia (died 1936)
  36. 1873Henri Barbusse, French author and journalist (died 1935)
  37. 1873Dorothy Richardson, English author and journalist (died 1957)
  38. 1874George Sheldon, American diver (died 1907)
  39. 1882Karl Burman, Estonian architect and painter (died 1965)
  40. 1886Alfonso XIII, Spanish monarch (died 1941)
  41. 1888Tich Freeman, English cricketer (died 1965)
  42. 1889Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (died 1946)
  43. 1889Alfonso Reyes, Mexican author (died 1959)
  44. 1891Napoleon Zervas, Greek general and politician (died 1957)
  45. 1893Frederick McKinley Jones, American inventor and entrepreneur (died 1961)
  46. 1895Saul Adler, Belarusian-English captain and parasitologist (died 1966)
  47. 1895Reinhold Saulmann, Estonian sprinter and bandy player (died 1936)
  48. 1897Odd Hassel, Norwegian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1981)
  49. 1898A. J. Casson, Canadian painter (died 1992)
  50. 1899Carmen de Icaza, Spanish writer (died 1979)
  51. 1901Werner Egk, German pianist and composer (died 1983)
  52. 1903Cool Papa Bell, American baseball player and manager (died 1991)
  53. 1904Marie-Anne Desmarest, French author (died 1973)
  54. 1906Zinka Milanov, Croatian-American soprano and educator (died 1989)
  55. 1909Julius Sumner Miller, American physicist and academic (died 1987)
  56. 1911Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish-American model (died 1992)
  57. 1911Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish-American actress (died 1998)
  58. 1912Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (died 2004)
  59. 1912Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, American inventor (died 2006)
  60. 1913Hans Ruesch, Swiss racing driver and author (died 2007)
  61. 1914Robert N. Thompson, American-Canadian chiropractor and politician (died 1997)
  62. 1918Joan Benham, English actress (died 1981)
  63. 1918Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (died 2005)
  64. 1919Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and screenwriter (died 2007)
  65. 1919Gustav Naan, Russian-Estonian physicist and philosopher (died 1994)
  66. 1920Harry Männil, Estonian-Venezuelan businessman, co-founded ACO Group (died 2010)
  67. 1921Dennis Brain, English horn player (died 1957)
  68. 1921Bob Merrill, American composer and screenwriter (died 1998)
  69. 1922Jean Rédélé, French racing driver, founded Alpine (died 2007)
  70. 1923Michael Beetham, English commander and pilot (died 2015)
  71. 1924Roy Bentley, English footballer (died 2018)
  72. 1924Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs, English engineer and politician (died 2020)
  73. 1926David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, English-Scottish soldier and politician (died 2023)
  74. 1926Dietmar Schönherr, Austrian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2014)
  75. 1926Franz Sondheimer, German-English chemist and academic (died 1981)
  76. 1929Branko Zebec, Croatian and Yugoslav football player and coach (died 1988)
  77. 1931Marshall Applewhite, American cult leader, founded Heaven's Gate (died 1997)
  78. 1931Dewey Redman, American saxophonist (died 2006)
  79. 1932Rodric Braithwaite, English soldier and diplomat, British Ambassador to Russia
  80. 1932Peter Burge, Australian cricketer (died 2001)
  81. 1932Ozzie Virgil Sr., Dominican baseball player and coach (died 2024)
  82. 1933Yelena Gorchakova, Russian javelin thrower (died 2002)
  83. 1934Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel, German educator and politician (died 2022)
  84. 1934Earl Morrall, American football player and coach (died 2014)
  85. 1934Ronald Wayne, American computer scientist, co-founded Apple Computer
  86. 1935Dennis Potter, English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1994)
  87. 1936Dennis Hopper, American actor and director (died 2010)
  88. 1937Hazel R. O'Leary, American lawyer and politician, 7th United States Secretary of Energy
  89. 1938Jason Bernard, American actor (died 1996)
  90. 1938Marcia Freedman, Israeli activist (died 2021)
  91. 1938Pervis Jackson, American R&B bass singer (died 2008)
  92. 1939Hugh Dykes, Baron Dykes, English politician
  93. 1939Gary Paulsen, American author (died 2021)
  94. 1940Alan Kay, American computer scientist and academic
  95. 1940Reynato Puno, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 22nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
  96. 1941David Cope, American composer and author (died 2025)
  97. 1941Ben Nelson, American lawyer and politician, 37th Governor of Nebraska
  98. 1942Taj Mahal, American blues singer-songwriter and musician
  99. 1943Sirajuddin of Perlis, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
  100. 1943Johnny Warren, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (died 2004)
  101. 1944Jesse Winchester, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2014)
  102. 1945B.S. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer
  103. 1945Tony Roche, Australian tennis player and coach
  104. 1946Udo Lindenberg, German singer-songwriter and drummer
  105. 1947Stephen Platten, English bishop
  106. 1948Dick Gaughan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
  107. 1949Bill Bruford, English drummer, songwriter, and producer
  108. 1949Keith, American pop singer
  109. 1950Howard Ashman, American playwright and composer (died 1991)
  110. 1950Keith Bradley, Baron Bradley, English accountant and politician
  111. 1950Janez Drnovšek, Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd President of Slovenia (died 2008)
  112. 1950Alan Johnson, English politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
  113. 1950Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (died 2014)
  114. 1951Simon Hughes, English lawyer and politician
  115. 1952Howard Hampton, Canadian lawyer and politician
  116. 1954Michael Roberts, South African-English jockey
  117. 1955Bill Paxton, American actor and director (died 2017)
  118. 1955David Townsend, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)
  119. 1956Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer
  120. 1956Annise Parker, American politician
  121. 1956Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, and television host (died 2022)
  122. 1956Dave Sim, Canadian cartoonist and author
  123. 1957Pascual Pérez, Dominican baseball player (died 2012)
  124. 1958Paul Di'Anno, English rock singer-songwriter (died 2024)
  125. 1959Marcelo Loffreda, Argentine rugby player and coach
  126. 1960Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter, actor, and producer
  127. 1960Simon Fuller, English talent manager and producer, created the Idols series
  128. 1961Enya, Irish singer-songwriter and producer
  129. 1961Jamil Azzaoui, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  130. 1961Justin King, English businessman
  131. 1962Lise Lyng Falkenberg, Danish journalist and author
  132. 1962Andrew Farrar, Australian rugby league player and coach
  133. 1962Craig Ferguson, Scottish-American comedian, actor, and talk show host
  134. 1962Jane Moore, English journalist and author
  135. 1962Rosalind Picard, American computer scientist and engineer, co-founded Affectiva
  136. 1963Jon Koncak, American basketball player
  137. 1963Page McConnell, American keyboard player and songwriter
  138. 1964Stratos Apostolakis, Greek footballer and coach
  139. 1964Mauro Martini, Italian race car driver
  140. 1964Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (died 1999)
  141. 1965Trent Reznor, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer
  142. 1965Jeremy Vine, English journalist and author
  143. 1965Luann de Lesseps, American singer and television personality
  144. 1966Qusay Hussein, Iraqi soldier and politician (died 2003)
  145. 1966Mark Kratzmann, Australian tennis player and coach
  146. 1966Danny Manning, American basketball player and coach
  147. 1966Gilles Quénéhervé, French sprinter
  148. 1967Mohamed Nasheed, Maldivian lawyer and politician 4th President of the Maldives
  149. 1967Patrick Ortlieb, Austrian skier
  150. 1968Dave Abbruzzese, American rock drummer and songwriter
  151. 1969Keith Hill, English footballer and manager
  152. 1970Hubert Davis, American basketball player and coach
  153. 1970Jordan Knight, American singer-songwriter and actor
  154. 1970Matt Lindland, American mixed martial artist, wrestler, and politician
  155. 1970Jodie Rogers, Australian diver
  156. 1970René Vilbre, Estonian director and screenwriter
  157. 1971Mark Connors, Australian rugby player
  158. 1971Shaun Hart, Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster
  159. 1971Stella Jongmans, Dutch athlete
  160. 1971Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, Dutch royal
  161. 1971Gina Raimondo, Governor of Rhode Island
  162. 1972Barry Hayles, English born Jamaican international footballer
  163. 1973Josh Homme, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  164. 1974Andrea Corr, Irish singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
  165. 1974Wiki González, Venezuelan baseball player
  166. 1974Eddie Lewis, American international soccer player
  167. 1975Marcelinho Paraíba, Brazilian footballer
  168. 1975Alex Wright, German wrestler
  169. 1976Kandi Burruss, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
  170. 1976Shayne Dunley, Australian rugby league player
  171. 1976José Guillén, Dominican-American baseball player
  172. 1976Daniel Komen, Kenyan runner
  173. 1976Wang Leehom, American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
  174. 1976Mayte Martínez, Spanish runner
  175. 1976Kirsten Vlieghuis, Dutch freestyle swimmer
  176. 1978John Foster, American baseball player and coach
  177. 1978Paddy Kenny, English footballer
  178. 1978Carlos Peña, Dominican-American baseball player
  179. 1978Magdalena Zděnovcová, Czech tennis player
  180. 1979David Jarolím, Czech footballer
  181. 1979Wayne Thomas, English footballer
  182. 1980Davor Džalto, Bosnian historian and philosopher
  183. 1980Fredrik Kessiakoff, Swedish cyclist
  184. 1980Alistair Overeem, Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer
  185. 1980Ariën van Weesenbeek, Dutch drummer
  186. 1981Beñat Albizuri, Spanish cyclist
  187. 1981Leon Osman, English footballer
  188. 1981Lim Jeong-hee, South Korean singer
  189. 1981Chris Skidmore, English historian and politician
  190. 1981Giannis Taralidis, Greek footballer
  191. 1982Matt Cassel, American football player
  192. 1982Dan Hardy, English mixed martial artist
  193. 1982Reiko Nakamura, Japanese swimmer
  194. 1982Tony Parker, French-American basketball player
  195. 1982Chloe Smith, English politician
  196. 1983Ifeanyi Chiejine, Nigerian footballer (died 2019)
  197. 1983Channing Frye, American basketball player
  198. 1983Chris Henry, American football player (died 2009)
  199. 1983Nicky Hofs, Dutch footballer
  200. 1983Kevin Kingston, Australian rugby league player
  201. 1983Danniel Librelon, Brazilian politician
  202. 1983Jeremy Sowers, American baseball player
  203. 1984Christian Bolaños, Costa Rican footballer
  204. 1984Christine Ohuruogu, English runner
  205. 1984Christine Robinson, Canadian water polo player
  206. 1984Passenger, English singer-songwriter and musician
  207. 1985Teófilo Gutiérrez, Colombian footballer
  208. 1985Derek Hough, American actor, singer, and dancer
  209. 1985Christine Nesbitt, Canadian speed skater
  210. 1985Todd Redmond, American baseball player
  211. 1985Matt Ryan, American football player
  212. 1986Marius Činikas, Lithuanian footballer
  213. 1986Timo Simonlatser, Estonian skier
  214. 1986Jodie Taylor, English footballer
  215. 1987Edvald Boasson Hagen, Norwegian cyclist
  216. 1987Aleandro Rosi, Italian footballer
  217. 1988Nikki Reed, American actress, singer, and screenwriter
  218. 1989Mose Masoe, New Zealand rugby league player
  219. 1989Rain Raadik, Estonian basketball player
  220. 1989Tessa Virtue, Canadian ice dancer
  221. 1990Will Clyburn, American basketball player
  222. 1990Fabian Giefer, German footballer
  223. 1990Charlie Gubb, New Zealand rugby league player
  224. 1990Katrina Hart, English runner
  225. 1990Guido Pella, Argentine tennis player
  226. 1991Johanna Konta, Australian-English tennis player
  227. 1991Adil Omar, Pakistani rapper and music producer
  228. 1991Abigail Raye, Canadian field hockey player
  229. 1994Julie Anne San Jose, Filipina singer-songwriter

Fallecimientos (107)

  1. 528Empress Dowager Hu of Northern Wei
  2. 528Yuan Yong, imperial prince of Northern Wei
  3. 528Yuan Zhao, emperor of Northern Wei (born 526)
  4. 896Liu Jianfeng, Chinese warlord
  5. 924Li Maozhen, Chinese warlord and king (born 856)
  6. 946Al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah, Fatimid caliph (born 893)
  7. 1296Agnes of Bohemia, Duchess of Austria (born 1269)
  8. 1299Daumantas of Pskov, Lithuanian prince (born c. 1240)
  9. 1336Go-Fushimi, emperor of Japan (born 1288)
  10. 1365Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (born 1328)
  11. 1395Konstantin Dejanović/Constantine Dragaš, Serbian ruler (born 1355)
  12. 1464Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English politician (born 1427)
  13. 1510Sandro Botticelli, Italian painter (born 1445)
  14. 1521Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Welsh politician, Lord High Constable of England (born 1478)
  15. 1536George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, English courtier and diplomat, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1504)
  16. 1536William Brereton, English courtier (born 1487)
  17. 1536Henry Norris, English courtier (born 1482)
  18. 1546Philipp von Hutten, German explorer (born 1511)
  19. 1551Shin Saimdang, South Korean poet and calligraphist (born 1504)
  20. 1558Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Portuguese poet (born 1485)
  21. 1575Matthew Parker, English archbishop and academic (born 1504)
  22. 1606False Dmitriy I, pretender to the Russian throne (born 1582)
  23. 1607Anna d'Este, French princess (born 1531)
  24. 1626Joan Pau Pujol, Catalan organist and composer (born 1570)
  25. 1643Giovanni Picchi, Italian organist and composer (born 1571)
  26. 1727Catherine I of Russia (born 1684)
  27. 1729Samuel Clarke, English clergyman and philosopher (born 1675)
  28. 1765Alexis Clairaut, French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (born 1713)
  29. 1797Michel-Jean Sedaine, French playwright and composer (born 1719)
  30. 1801William Heberden, English physician and scholar (born 1710)
  31. 1807John Gunby, American general (born 1745)
  32. 1809Leopold Auenbrugger, Austrian physician (born 1722)
  33. 1822Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (born 1766)
  34. 1829John Jay, American politician and diplomat, 1st Chief Justice of the United States (born 1745)
  35. 1838René Caillié, French explorer and author (born 1799)
  36. 1838Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1754)
  37. 1839Archibald Alison, Scottish priest and author (born 1757)
  38. 1868Kondō Isami, Japanese commander (born 1834)
  39. 1875John C. Breckinridge, American lawyer and politician, 14th Vice President of the United States, Confederate States general (born 1821)
  40. 1879Asa Packer, American businessman, founded Lehigh University (born 1805)
  41. 1880Ziya Pasha, Greek author and translator (born 1826)
  42. 1886John Deere, American blacksmith and businessman, founded the Deere & Company (born 1804)
  43. 1888Giacomo Zanella, Italian priest and poet (born 1820)
  44. 1911Frederick August Otto Schwarz, German-American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz (born 1836)
  45. 1916Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, Russian physicist and seismologist (born 1862)
  46. 1917Clara Ayres, American nurse (born 1880)
  47. 1917Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (born 1829)
  48. 1919Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist, author, and poet (born 1848)
  49. 1921Karl Mantzius, Danish actor and director (born 1860)
  50. 1922Dorothy Levitt, English racing driver and journalist (born 1882)
  51. 1927Harold Geiger, American pilot and lieutenant (born 1884)
  52. 1934Cass Gilbert, American architect (born 1859)
  53. 1935Paul Dukas, French composer, critic, and educator (born 1865)
  54. 1936Panagis Tsaldaris, Greek lawyer and politician, 124th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1868)
  55. 1938Jakob Ehrlich, Czech-Austrian academic and politician (born 1877)
  56. 1943Johanna Elberskirchen, German author and activist (born 1864)
  57. 1947George Forbes, New Zealand farmer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1869)
  58. 1951William Birdwood, Anglo-Indian field marshal (born 1865)
  59. 1960Jules Supervielle, Uruguayan-French poet and author (born 1884)
  60. 1963John Wilce, American football player, coach, and physician (born 1888)
  61. 1964Nandor Fodor, Hungarian-American psychologist and parapsychologist (born 1895)
  62. 1974Ernest Nash, German-American photographer and scholar (born 1898)
  63. 1977Charles E. Rosendahl, American admiral and pilot (born 1892)
  64. 1980Gündüz Kılıç, Turkish football player and coach (born 1918)
  65. 1985Abe Burrows, American director, composer, and author (born 1910)
  66. 1987Gunnar Myrdal, Swedish economist, sociologist, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1898)
  67. 1992Lawrence Welk, American accordion player and bandleader (born 1903)
  68. 1995Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1912)
  69. 1996Kevin Gilbert, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1966)
  70. 1999Bruce Fairbairn, Canadian trumpet player and producer (born 1949)
  71. 1999Lembit Oll, Estonian chess Grandmaster (born 1966)
  72. 2000Donald Coggan, English archbishop (born 1909)
  73. 2001Jacques-Louis Lions, French mathematician (born 1928)
  74. 2001Frank G. Slaughter, American physician and author (born 1908)
  75. 2002László Kubala, Hungarian-Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (born 1927)
  76. 2002Aşık Mahzuni Şerif, Turkish poet and composer (born 1940)
  77. 2004Jørgen Nash, Danish poet and painter (born 1920)
  78. 2004Tony Randall, American actor (born 1920)
  79. 2004Ezzedine Salim, Iraqi politician (born 1943)
  80. 2005Frank Gorshin, American actor (born 1934)
  81. 2006Cy Feuer, American director, producer, and composer (born 1911)
  82. 2007Lloyd Alexander, American soldier and author (born 1924)
  83. 2007T. K. Doraiswamy, Indian poet and author (born 1921)
  84. 2009Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, author, and poet (born 1920)
  85. 2009Jung Seung-hye, South Korean journalist and producer (born 1965)
  86. 2010Yvonne Loriod, French pianist, composer, and educator (born 1924)
  87. 2010Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (born 1929)
  88. 2011Harmon Killebrew, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1936)
  89. 2012Gideon Ezra, Israeli geographer and politician, Israeli Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (born 1937)
  90. 2012Patrick Mafisango, Congolese-Rwandan footballer (born 1980)
  91. 2012Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (born 1948)
  92. 2013Philippe Gaumont, French cyclist (born 1973)
  93. 2013Peter Schulz, German politician, Mayor of Hamburg (born 1930)
  94. 2013Ken Venturi, American golfer and sportscaster (born 1931)
  95. 2013Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentine Commander in Chief and dictator (born 1925)
  96. 2014Gerald Edelman, American biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1929)
  97. 2014C. P. Krishnan Nair, Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (born 1922)
  98. 2014Douangchay Phichit, Laotian politician (born 1944)
  99. 2014Thongbanh Sengaphone, Laotian politician (born 1953)
  100. 2015Lionel Pickens, American rapper (born 1983)
  101. 2017Todor Veselinović, Serbian football player and manager (born 1930)
  102. 2019Herman Wouk, American author (born 1915)
  103. 2020Lucky Peterson, American blues singer, keyboardist and guitarist (born 1964)
  104. 2022Vangelis, Greek musician, composer (born 1943)
  105. 2024Bud Anderson, American World War II flying ace (born 1922)
  106. 2024Sid Going, New Zealand rugby union footballer (born 1943)
  107. 2026M. J. K. Smith, English cricketer and rugby union player (born 1933)

Celebraciones (11)

  1. Birthday of the Raja (Perlis)
  2. Children's Day (Norway)
  3. Constitution Day (Nauru)
  4. Constitution Day (Norway)
  5. Feast of ‘Aẓamat (Baháʼí Faith, day shifts with March Equinox, see List of observances set by the Baháʼí calendar)
  6. Galician Literature Day or Día das Letras Galegas (Galicia)
  7. International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
  8. Liberation Day (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  9. Navy Day (Argentina)
  10. World Hypertension Day
  11. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (International)

Santoral (7)

  1. Giulia Salzano
  2. Blessed Ivan Ziatyk
  3. Paschal Baylon
  4. Peter Lieou
  5. William Hobart Hare (Episcopal Church (USA))
  6. Restituta
  7. May 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)