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Acontecimientos (39)

  1. 1118The city of Zaragoza is conquered by king Alfonso I of Aragon from the Almoravid.
  2. 1271Kublai Khan renames his empire "Yuan" (元 yuán), officially marking the start of the Yuan dynasty of Mongolia and China.
  3. 1499A rebellion breaks out in Alpujarras in response to the forced conversions of Muslims in Spain.
  4. 1622Portuguese forces score a military victory over the Kingdom of Kongo at the Battle of Mbumbi in present-day Angola.
  5. 1655The Whitehall Conference ends with the determination that there was no law preventing Jews from re-entering England after the Edict of Expulsion of 1290.
  6. 1777The United States celebrates its first Thanksgiving, marking the recent victory by the American rebels over British General John Burgoyne at Saratoga in October.
  7. 1787New Jersey becomes the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
  8. 1833The national anthem of the Russian Empire, "God Save the Tsar!", is first performed.
  9. 1854The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada abolishes the seigneurial system.
  10. 1865US Secretary of State William Seward proclaims the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment, prohibiting slavery throughout the United States.
  11. 1867A magnitude 7.0 earthquakes strikes off the coast of Taiwan, triggering a tsunami and killing at least 580 people.
  12. 1878The Al-Thani family become the rulers of the state of Qatar.
  13. 1892The Nutcracker by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky premiers in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
  14. 1898Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat sets the first officially recognized land speed record of in a Jeantaud electric car.
  15. 1916World War I: The Battle of Verdun ends when the second French offensive pushes the Germans back two or three kilometres, causing them to cease their attacks.
  16. 1917The resolution containing the language of the Eighteenth Amendment to enact Prohibition is passed by the United States Congress.
  17. 1932The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans in the first NFL playoff game to win the NFL Championship.
  18. 1935The Lanka Sama Samaja Party is founded in Ceylon.
  19. 1939World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place.
  20. 1944World War II: XX Bomber Command responds to the Japanese Operation Ichi-Go offensive by dropping five hundred tons of incendiary bombs on a supply base in Hankow, China.
  21. 1944The Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in Korematsu v. United States supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066 which cleared the way for the incarceration of nearly all 120,000 Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were U.S. citizens, born and raised in the United States.
  22. 1957A violent F5 tornado wipes out the entire community of Sunfield, Illinois.
  23. 1958Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, is launched.
  24. 1966Saturn's moon Epimetheus is discovered by astronomer Richard Walker.
  25. 1972Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will engage North Vietnam in Operation Linebacker II, a series of Christmas bombings, after peace talks collapsed with North Vietnam on the 13th.
  26. 1973Soviet Soyuz Programme: Soyuz 13, crewed by cosmonauts Valentin Lebedev and Pyotr Klimuk, is launched from Baikonur in the Soviet Union.
  27. 1977United Airlines Flight 2860 crashes near Kaysville, Utah, killing all three crew members on board.
  28. 1977SA de Transport Aérien Flight 730 crashes near Madeira Airport in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, killing 36.
  29. 1981First flight of the Russian heavy strategic bomber Tu-160, the world's largest combat aircraft, largest supersonic aircraft and largest variable-sweep wing aircraft built.
  30. 1995A Lockheed L-188 Electra crashes in Jamba, Cuando, Angola, killing 141 people.
  31. 1999NASA launches into orbit the Terra platform carrying five Earth Observation instruments, including ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS and MOPITT.
  32. 2002California gubernatorial recall: Then Governor of California Gray Davis announces that the state would face a record budget deficit of $35 billion, roughly double the figure reported during his reelection campaign one month earlier.
  33. 2005The Chadian Civil War begins when rebel groups, allegedly backed by neighbouring Sudan, launch an attack in Adré.
  34. 2006The first of a series of floods strikes Malaysia. The death toll of all flooding is at least 118, with over 400,000 people displaced.
  35. 2006United Arab Emirates holds its first-ever elections.
  36. 2015Kellingley Colliery, the last deep coal mine in Great Britain, closes.
  37. 2017Amtrak Cascades passenger train 501, derailed near DuPont, Washington, a city in United States near Olympia, Washington killing six people, and injuring 70 others.
  38. 2019The United States House of Representatives impeaches Donald Trump for the first time.
  39. 2022Argentina win the FIFA World Cup final, defeating title holders France 4–2 on penalties following a 3–3 draw after extra time.

Nacimientos (224)

  1. 1406Richard Olivier de Longueil, French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal (died 1470)
  2. 1481Sophie of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Duchess of Saxony (died 1503)
  3. 1499Sebald Heyden, German musicologist and theologian (died 1561) juliano y gregoriano
  4. 1505Philipp von Hutten, German explorer (died 1546)
  5. 1507Ōuchi Yoshitaka, Japanese daimyō (died 1551)
  6. 1552Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi, Moroccan writer, judge and mathematician (died 1616)
  7. 1590William Louis, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (died 1640)
  8. 1602Simonds d'Ewes, English historian and politician (died 1650)
  9. 1610Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, French philologist and historian (died 1688)
  10. 1620Heinrich Roth, German missionary and scholar (died 1668)
  11. 1624John Hull, colonial American merchant and politician (died 1683)
  12. 1626Christina, Queen of Sweden (died 1689) fecha discutida
  13. 1660Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau-Lichtenberg (died 1715)
  14. 1661Christopher Polhem, Swedish physicist and inventor (died 1751)
  15. 1662James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry, Scottish colonel and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (died 1711)
  16. 1707Charles Wesley, English missionary and composer (died 1788)
  17. 1725Johann Salomo Semler, German historian and theologian (died 1791)
  18. 1734Jean-Baptiste Rey, French conductor and composer (died 1810)
  19. 1800James Watney, English brewer and businessman (died 1884)
  20. 1824John Hall, English-New Zealand politician, 12th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1907)
  21. 1825Charles Griffin, American general (died 1876)
  22. 1825John S. Harris, American surveyor and politician (died 1906)
  23. 1825Mariano Ignacio Prado, Peruvian general, twice President of Peru (died 1901)
  24. 1835Lyman Abbott, American minister, theologian, and author (died 1922)
  25. 1847Augusta Holmès, French pianist and composer (died 1903) las demás fuentes: 16 dic 1847
  26. 1849Henrietta Edwards, Canadian activist and author (died 1931)
  27. 1856J. J. Thomson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1940)
  28. 1860Edward MacDowell, American pianist and composer (died 1908)
  29. 1861Lionel Monckton, English composer and critic (died 1924)
  30. 1863Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (died 1914)
  31. 1867Foxhall P. Keene, American polo player and horse breeder (died 1941)
  32. 1869Edward Willis Redfield, American painter and educator (died 1965)
  33. 1870Saki, British short story writer (died 1916)
  34. 1873Francis Burton Harrison, American general and politician, 6th Governor-General of the Philippines (died 1957)
  35. 1875Matt McGrath, Irish-American hammer thrower (died 1941) fecha discutida
  36. 1878Joseph Stalin, Georgian-Russian marshal and politician,General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (died 1953)
  37. 1879Paul Klee, Swiss-German painter and educator (died 1940)
  38. 1882Richard Maury, American-Argentinian engineer, designed the Salta–Antofagasta railway (died 1950)
  39. 1884Emil Starkenstein, Czech pharmacologist, co-founded clinical pharmacology (died 1942)
  40. 1886Ty Cobb, American baseball player and manager (died 1961)
  41. 1887Bhikhari Thakur, Indian actor, singer, and playwright (died 1971)
  42. 1888Gladys Cooper, English actress and singer (died 1971)
  43. 1888Robert Moses, American urban planner (died 1981)
  44. 1890Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (died 1954)
  45. 1896Gerald Barry, English colonel and cricketer (died 1977)
  46. 1897Fletcher Henderson, American pianist and composer (died 1952)
  47. 1899Peter Wessel Zapffe, Norwegian philosopher and author (died 1990)
  48. 1904George Stevens, American director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer (died 1975)
  49. 1907Bill Holland, American race car driver (died 1984)
  50. 1907Lawrence Lucie, American guitarist and educator (died 2009)
  51. 1908Celia Johnson, English actress (died 1982)
  52. 1908Paul Siple, American geographer and explorer (died 1969)
  53. 1910Abe Burrows, American author, playwright, and director (died 1985)
  54. 1910Eric Tindill, New Zealand rugby player, cricketer, and umpire (died 2010)
  55. 1911Jules Dassin, American-Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2008)
  56. 1912Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American general and pilot (died 2002)
  57. 1913Alfred Bester, American author and screenwriter (died 1987)
  58. 1913Willy Brandt, German politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1992)
  59. 1913Ray Meyer, American basketball player and coach (died 2006)
  60. 1916Douglas Fraser, Scottish-American trade union leader and academic (died 2008)
  61. 1916Betty Grable, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 1973)
  62. 1917Ossie Davis, American actor and activist (died 2005)
  63. 1920Robert Leckie, American soldier and author (died 2001)
  64. 1922Jack Brooks, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (died 2012)
  65. 1922Esther Lederberg, American microbiologist (died 2006)
  66. 1923Edwin Bramall, Baron Bramall, English field marshal and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Greater London (died 2019)
  67. 1927Ramsey Clark, American lawyer and politician, 66th United States Attorney General (died 2021)
  68. 1927Roméo LeBlanc, Canadian journalist and politician, 25th Governor General of Canada (died 2009)
  69. 1928Mirza Tahir Ahmad, Indian-English caliph and author (died 2003)
  70. 1928Harold Land, American tenor saxophonist (died 2001)
  71. 1929Gino Cimoli, American baseball player (died 2011)
  72. 1929Józef Glemp, Polish cardinal (died 2013)
  73. 1930Moose Skowron, American baseball player (died 2012)
  74. 1931Allen Klein, American businessman and music publisher (died 2009)
  75. 1931Alison Plowden, English historian and author (died 2007)
  76. 1931Gene Shue, American basketball player, coach, and executive (died 2022)
  77. 1931Bill Thompson, American television host (died 2014)
  78. 1932Norm Provan, Australian rugby league player, coach, and businessman (died 2021)
  79. 1932Roger Smith, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2017)
  80. 1933Lonnie Brooks, American blues singer and guitarist (died 2017)
  81. 1934Marc Rich, Belgian-American businessman, founded Glencore (died 2013)
  82. 1934Boris Volynov, Russian colonel, engineer, and cosmonaut
  83. 1935Rosemary Leach, English actress (died 2017)
  84. 1935Jacques Pépin, French-American chef and author
  85. 1936Malcolm Kirk, English rugby player and wrestler (died 1987) fecha discutida
  86. 1937Nancy Ryles, American politician (died 1990)
  87. 1938Chas Chandler, English bass player and producer (died 1996)
  88. 1938Joel Hirschhorn, American songwriter and composer (died 2005) las demás fuentes: 18 dic 1937
  89. 1939Pedro Jirón, Nicaraguan footballer (died 2018)
  90. 1939Michael Moorcock, English author and songwriter
  91. 1939Harold E. Varmus, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  92. 1940Ilario Castagner, Italian football manager (died 2023)
  93. 1940John Cooper, English sprinter and hurdler (died 1974)
  94. 1941Sam Andrew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2015)
  95. 1941Wadada Leo Smith, American trumpet player and composer
  96. 1941Joan Wallach Scott, American historian, author, and academic
  97. 1942Lenore Blum, American mathematician and academic
  98. 1942Bobby Keyes, Australian rugby league player (died 2022)
  99. 1943Bobby Keys, American saxophone player (died 2014)
  100. 1943Keith Richards, English musician
  101. 1943Alan Rudolph, American director and screenwriter
  102. 1944Crispian Steele-Perkins, English trumpet player and educator
  103. 1945Jean Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  104. 1946Steve Biko, South African activist, founded the Black Consciousness Movement (died 1977)
  105. 1946Steven Spielberg, American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded DreamWorks
  106. 1947Leonid Yuzefovich, Russian author and screenwriter
  107. 1948George T. Johnson, American basketball player
  108. 1948Bill Nelson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
  109. 1948Mimmo Paladino, Italian sculptor and painter
  110. 1948Laurent Voulzy, French-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
  111. 1949David A. Johnston, American volcanologist and geologist (died 1980)
  112. 1950Gillian Armstrong, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
  113. 1950Randy Castillo, American drummer and songwriter (died 2002)
  114. 1950Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lankan general and politician
  115. 1950Lizmark, Mexican wrestler (died 2015) las demás fuentes: 18 dic 1949
  116. 1950Leonard Maltin, American historian, author, and critic
  117. 1951Bobby Jones, American basketball player
  118. 1952John Leventhal, American songwriter and producer
  119. 1953Kevin Beattie, English footballer (died 2018)
  120. 1953Elliot Easton, American guitarist and singer
  121. 1954John Booth, English race car driver
  122. 1954Ray Liotta, American actor (died 2022)
  123. 1954Willi Wülbeck, German runner
  124. 1955Vijay Mallya, Indian businessman and politician
  125. 1955Bogusław Mamiński, Polish runner
  126. 1956T. K. Carter, American actor (died 2026)
  127. 1956Ron White, American comedian
  128. 1957Jonathan Cainer, English astrologer and author (died 2016)
  129. 1958Geordie Walker, English guitarist (died 2023)
  130. 1958Julia Wolfe, American composer and educator
  131. 1960Kazuhide Uekusa, Japanese economist and academic
  132. 1960Naoko Yamano, Japanese singer, guitarist and composer
  133. 1961Brian Orser, Canadian figure skater and coach
  134. 1961Lalchand Rajput, Indian cricketer
  135. 1961Leila Steinberg, American singer, producer, author, and poet
  136. 1961Angie Stone, American singer, songwriter, and actress (died 2025)
  137. 1963Greg D'Angelo, American drummer
  138. 1963Karl Dorrell, American football player and coach
  139. 1963Pierre Nkurunziza, Burundian soldier and politician, 9th President of Burundi (died 2020) las demás fuentes: 18 dic 1964
  140. 1963Charles Oakley, American basketball player and coach
  141. 1963Brad Pitt, American actor and producer
  142. 1964Stone Cold Steve Austin, American professional wrestler and producer
  143. 1964Don Beebe, American football player and coach
  144. 1965Shawn Christian, American actor, director, and screenwriter
  145. 1965Manolo Peña, Spanish footballer (died 2012)
  146. 1966Gianluca Pagliuca, Italian footballer and sportscaster
  147. 1967Mille Petrozza, German singer-songwriter and guitarist
  148. 1967Toine van Peperstraten, Dutch journalist
  149. 1968Mario Basler, German footballer and manager
  150. 1968Rachel Griffiths, Australian actress
  151. 1968Alejandro Sanz, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
  152. 1968Casper Van Dien, American actor and producer
  153. 1969Santiago Cañizares, Spanish footballer
  154. 1969Justin Edinburgh, English footballer and manager (died 2019)
  155. 1969Akira Iida, Japanese race car driver
  156. 1970Norman Brown, American singer and guitarist fecha discutida
  157. 1970DMX, American rapper and actor (died 2021)
  158. 1970Lucious Harris, American basketball player
  159. 1970Giannis Ploutarhos, Greek singer-songwriter
  160. 1970Rob Van Dam, American wrestler
  161. 1970Jonathan Yeo, English painter
  162. 1971Barkha Dutt, Indian journalist
  163. 1971Noriko Matsueda, Japanese pianist and composer
  164. 1971Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Spanish tennis player and sportscaster
  165. 1972Anzhela Balakhonova, Ukrainian pole vaulter
  166. 1972Raymond Herrera, American drummer and songwriter
  167. 1972DJ Lethal, Latvian-American musician
  168. 1972Lawrence Wong, Singaporean civilist and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Singapore
  169. 1973Fatuma Roba, Ethiopian runner
  170. 1974Peter Boulware, American football player and politician
  171. 1974Knut Schreiner, Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer
  172. 1975Randy Houser, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  173. 1975Sia, Australian singer-songwriter
  174. 1975Trish Stratus, Canadian wrestler and actress
  175. 1977Axwell, Swedish DJ, record producer, member of Swedish House Mafia
  176. 1977Claudia Gesell, German runner
  177. 1978Daniel Cleary, Canadian ice hockey player
  178. 1978Ali Curtis, American soccer player
  179. 1978Josh Dallas, American actor
  180. 1978Katie Holmes, American actress
  181. 1980Christina Aguilera, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
  182. 1980Neil Fingleton, English actor and basketball player, one of the tallest 25 men in the world (died 2017)
  183. 1980Benjamin Watson, American football player
  184. 1983Andy Fantuz, Canadian football player
  185. 1984Brian Boyle, American ice hockey player
  186. 1984Paul Harrison, English footballer
  187. 1984Giuliano Razzoli, Italian skier
  188. 1984Derrick Tribbett, American bass player and singer
  189. 1986Chris Carter, American baseball player
  190. 1986François Hamelin, Canadian speed skater
  191. 1986Usman Khawaja, Pakistani-Australian cricketer
  192. 1987Miki Ando, Japanese figure skater
  193. 1988Lizzie Deignan, English cyclist
  194. 1988Seth Doege, American football player
  195. 1988Brianne Theisen-Eaton, Canadian heptathlete
  196. 1988Imad Wasim, Pakistani cricketer
  197. 1989Ashley Benson, American actress and singer
  198. 1990Victor Hedman, Swedish ice hockey player
  199. 1990Sierra Kay, American singer-songwriter
  200. 1991Marcus Butler, English model and YouTuber
  201. 1992Ryan Crouser, American shot putter
  202. 1992Kristen Faulkner, American road cyclist
  203. 1992Bridgit Mendler, American singer-songwriter and actress
  204. 1993Byron Buxton, American baseball player
  205. 1993Thomas Lam, Finnish footballer
  206. 1994Gerard Gumbau, Spanish footballer
  207. 1994Natália Kelly, American-Austrian singer
  208. 1995Barbora Krejčíková, Czech tennis player
  209. 1995Lim Na-young, South Korean singer and actress
  210. 1995Mads Pedersen, Danish road cyclist
  211. 1996Caileigh Filmer, Canadian rower
  212. 1997Ronald Acuña Jr., Venezuelan baseball player
  213. 1997Alex DeBrincat, American ice hockey player
  214. 1998Paola Egonu, Italian volleyball player
  215. 1998Simona Quadarella, Italian swimmer
  216. 1998Klaudia Zwolińska, Polish slalom canoeist
  217. 1999Dorka Juhász, Hungarian basketball player
  218. 2000Jayden Daniels, American football player
  219. 2000Korapat Kirdpan, Thai actor and singer
  220. 2000Travon Walker, American football player
  221. 2001Billie Eilish, American singer
  222. 2001Jalen Johnson, American basketball player
  223. 2002Syd Hartha, Filipino singer-songwriter fecha discutida
  224. 2002Giuliano Simeone, Argentine footballer

Fallecimientos (109)

  1. 919Lady Wu, wife of Qian Liu (born 858)
  2. 933Yaonian Yanmujin, Chinese empress dowager
  3. 1075Edith of Wessex, Queen Consort of the English (born 1025)
  4. 1133Hildebert, French poet and scholar (born 1055)
  5. 1290Magnus Ladulås, king of Sweden (born 1240)
  6. 1442Pierre Cauchon, French Catholic bishop (born 1371)
  7. 1495Alfonso II of Naples (born 1448) juliano y gregoriano
  8. 1577Anna of Saxony, Princess consort of Orange (born 1544)
  9. 1645Nur Jahan, empress consort of the Mughal Empire (born 1577)
  10. 1651William Brabazon, 1st Earl of Meath, English lawyer and politician (born 1580)
  11. 1692Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German scholar and politician (born 1626)
  12. 1737Antonio Stradivari, Italian instrument maker (born 1644)
  13. 1787Soame Jenyns, English poet and politician (born 1704)
  14. 1799Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician and historian (born 1725)
  15. 1803Johann Gottfried Herder, German philosopher, theologian, and poet (born 1744)
  16. 1829Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, French soldier, biologist, and academic (born 1744) juliano y gregoriano
  17. 1843Thomas Graham, 1st Baron Lynedoch, Scottish-English general and politician (born 1748)
  18. 1848Bernard Bolzano, Bohemian priest and mathematician (born 1781)
  19. 1864José Justo Corro, Mexican politician, President of Mexico (1836–1837) (born 1794)
  20. 1869Louis Moreau Gottschalk, American pianist and composer (born 1829)
  21. 1880Michel Chasles, French mathematician and academic (born 1793)
  22. 1892Richard Owen, English biologist, anatomist, and paleontologist (born 1804)
  23. 1919John Alcock, English captain and pilot (born 1892)
  24. 1922Sir Carl Meyer, 1st Baronet, German-English banker and businessman (born 1851)
  25. 1925Hamo Thornycroft, English sculptor and academic (born 1850)
  26. 1932Eduard Bernstein, German theorist and politician (born 1850)
  27. 1936Andrija Mohorovičić, Croatian meteorologist and seismologist (born 1857)
  28. 1939Ernest Lawson, Canadian-American painter (born 1873)
  29. 1961Leo Reisman, American violinist and bandleader (born 1897)
  30. 1969Charles Dvorak, American pole vaulter and coach (born 1878)
  31. 1971Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (born 1902)
  32. 1971Diana Lynn, American actress (born 1926)
  33. 1972Neilia Hunter Biden, first wife of Joe Biden (born 1942)
  34. 1973Allamah Rasheed Turabi, Indian-Pakistani religious leader and philosopher (born 1908)
  35. 1974Harry Hooper, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1887)
  36. 1975Theodosius Dobzhansky, Ukrainian geneticist and biologist (born 1900)
  37. 1977Michio Nishizawa, Japanese baseball player and manager (born 1921)
  38. 1977Louis Untermeyer American poet, anthologist, critic (born 1885)
  39. 1980Dobriša Cesarić, Croatian poet and translator (born 1902)
  40. 1980Alexei Kosygin, Russian soldier and politician, 8th Premier of the Soviet Union (born 1904)
  41. 1982Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot (born 1916)
  42. 1985Xuân Diệu, Vietnamese poet and author (born 1916)
  43. 1987Conny Plank, German keyboard player and producer (born 1940)
  44. 1988Niyazi Berkes, Turkish Cypriot-English sociologist and academic (born 1908)
  45. 1990Anne Revere, American actress (born 1903)
  46. 1990Paul Tortelier, French cellist and composer (born 1914)
  47. 1990Joseph Zubin, Lithuanian-American psychologist and academic (born 1900)
  48. 1991George Abecassis, English race car driver (born 1913)
  49. 1992Mark Goodson, American game show producer, created Family Feud and The Price Is Right (born 1915)
  50. 1993Helm Glöckler, German race car driver (born 1909)
  51. 1993Sam Wanamaker, American-English actor, director, and producer (born 1919)
  52. 1994Roger Apéry, Greek-French mathematician and academic (born 1916)
  53. 1994Lilia Skala, Austrian-American actress (born 1896)
  54. 1995Brian Brockless, English organist, composer, and conductor (born 1926)
  55. 1995Ross Thomas, American author (born 1926)
  56. 1995Konrad Zuse, German engineer, designed the Z3 computer (born 1910)
  57. 1996Yulii Borisovich Khariton, Russian physicist and academic (born 1904)
  58. 1996Irving Caesar, American composer (born 1895)
  59. 1997Chris Farley, American comedian and actor (born 1964)
  60. 1998Lev Dyomin, Russian colonel, pilot, and astronaut (born 1926)
  61. 1999Robert Bresson, French director and screenwriter (born 1901)
  62. 2000Stan Fox, American race car driver (born 1952)
  63. 2000Randolph Apperson Hearst, American businessman (born 1915)
  64. 2000Kirsty MacColl, British singer-songwriter (born 1959)
  65. 2001Gilbert Bécaud, French singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (born 1927)
  66. 2001Dimitris Dragatakis, Greek violinist and composer (born 1914)
  67. 2001Marcel Mule, French saxophonist and educator (born 1901)
  68. 2002Necip Hablemitoğlu, Turkish historian and academic (born 1954)
  69. 2002Ray Hnatyshyn, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Governor General of Canada (born 1934)
  70. 2002Wayne Owens, American lawyer and politician (born 1937)
  71. 2002Lucy Grealy, Irish-American author (born 1963)
  72. 2004Anthony Sampson, English journalist and author (born 1926)
  73. 2005Alan Voorhees, American engineer and urban planner (born 1922)
  74. 2006Joseph Barbera, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (born 1911)
  75. 2006Ruth Bernhard, German-American photographer (born 1905)
  76. 2006Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani author and activist (born 1923)
  77. 2007Hans Billian, Polish-German actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1918)
  78. 2007Gerald Le Dain, Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1924)
  79. 2007William Strauss, American author and playwright (born 1947)
  80. 2007Alan Wagner, American businessman and critic (born 1931)
  81. 2008Majel Barrett, American actress and producer (born 1932)
  82. 2008Mark Felt, American FBI agent, "Deep Throat" informant in the Watergate scandal (born 1913)
  83. 2010Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player and manager (born 1916)
  84. 2010Jacqueline de Romilly, French philologist, author, and scholar (born 1913)
  85. 2010Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italian economist and politician, Italian Minister of Economy and Finances (born 1940)
  86. 2010James Pickles, English judge and journalist (born 1925)
  87. 2011Václav Havel, Czech poet, playwright, and politician, 1st President of the Czech Republic (born 1936)
  88. 2012Frank Macchiarola, American lawyer and academic (born 1941)
  89. 2012Mustafa Ould Salek, Mauritanian colonel and politician, President of Mauritania (born 1936)
  90. 2012Jim Whalen, American football player (born 1943)
  91. 2012Anatoliy Zayaev, Ukrainian footballer, coach, and manager (born 1931)
  92. 2013Ken Hutcherson, American football player (born 1952)
  93. 2013Graham Mackay, South African-English businessman (born 1949)
  94. 2014Donald J. Albosta, American soldier and politician (born 1925)
  95. 2014Gideon Ben-Yisrael, Israeli soldier and politician (born 1923)
  96. 2014Larry Henley, American singer-songwriter (born 1937)
  97. 2014Virna Lisi, Italian actress (born 1936)
  98. 2014Mandy Rice-Davies, English model and actress, central figure in the Profumo affair (born 1944)
  99. 2014Robert Simpson, American meteorologist and author (born 1912)
  100. 2015Luc Brewaeys, Belgian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1959)
  101. 2015Helge Solum Larsen, Norwegian businessman and politician (born 1969)
  102. 2016Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hungarian-American actress and socialite (born 1917)
  103. 2017Kim Jong-hyun, South Korean singer (born 1990)
  104. 2020Jerry Relph, American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate (born 1944)
  105. 2021Sayaka Kanda, Japanese actress and singer (born 1986)
  106. 2024Slim Dunlap, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1951)
  107. 2024John Marsden, Australian writer (born 1950)
  108. 2025Jim Hunt, American politician, 69th and 71st Governor of North Carolina (born 1937)
  109. 2025Osman Hadi, Bangladeshi politician and activist (born 1993)

Celebraciones (4)

  1. International Migrants Day
  2. National Day (Qatar)
  3. Republic Day (Niger)
  4. UN Arabic Language Day (United Nations)

Santoral (7)

  1. Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  2. Flannán
  3. Gatianus of Tours
  4. O Adonai
  5. Sebastian (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  6. Winibald
  7. December 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)