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Acontecimientos (57)

1. 202 a. C.Second Punic War: At the Battle of Zama, Roman legions under Scipio Africanus defeat Hannibal Barca, leader of the army defending Carthage.
2. 439The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa in a surprise attack in breach of treaty.
3. 615Consecration of Pope Adeodatus I following the imperial approval of his election.
4. 1386The Universität Heidelberg holds its first lecture, making it the oldest German university.
5. 1453Hundred Years' War: Three months after the Battle of Castillon, England loses its last possessions in southern France.
6. 1466The Thirteen Years' War between Poland and the Teutonic Order ends with the Second Treaty of Thorn.
7. 1469Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Castile into a single country, Spain.
8. 1512Martin Luther becomes a doctor of theology.
9. 1579James VI of Scotland is celebrated as an adult ruler by a festival in Edinburgh.
10. 1596The Spanish ship San Felipe runs aground on the coast of Japan and its cargo is confiscated by local authorities.
11. 1649New Ross town in Ireland surrenders to Oliver Cromwell.
12. 1662An English Buccaneer force led by Royal Navy commodore Christopher Myngs launches an attack on Santiago de Cuba which is subsequently sacked.
13. 1781American Revolutionary War: The siege of Yorktown comes to an end with the British surrender.
14. 1789John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States.
15. 1791Treaty of Drottningholm, between Sweden and Russia
16. 1805War of the Third Coalition: Austrian General Mack surrenders his army to Napoleon at the Battle of Ulm.
17. 1812The French invasion of Russia fails when Napoleon begins his retreat from Moscow.
18. 1813War of the Sixth Coalition: Napoleon is forced to retreat from Germany after the Battle of Leipzig.
19. 1847The novel Jane Eyre is published in London.
20. 1864American Civil War: The Battle of Cedar Creek ends the last Confederate threat to Washington, DC.
21. 1864American Civil War: Confederate agents based in Canada rob three banks in Saint Albans, Vermont.
22. 1866In accordance with the Treaty of Vienna, Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.
23. 1900Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.
24. 1912Italo-Turkish War: Italy takes possession of what is now Libya from the Ottoman Empire.
25. 1914World War I: The First Battle of Ypres begins.
26. 1921The Portuguese Prime Minister and several officials are murdered in the Bloody Night coup.
27. 1922British Conservative MPs vote to terminate the coalition government with the Liberal Party.
28. 1935The League of Nations places economic sanctions on Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.
29. 1936New York World-Telegram reporter Herbert Ekins won a race against two other New York newspaper journalists to travel around the world on commercial airline flights. He accomplished the feat in 18 ½ days. His opponents were New York Evening Journal reporter Dorothy Kilgallen, who finished in second place, and New York Times reporter Leo Kieran.
30. 1943The cargo vessel Sinfra is attacked by Allied aircraft at Crete and sunk. Two thousand and ninety-eight Italian prisoners of war drown with it.
31. 1943Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.
32. 1944United States forces land in the Philippines.
33. 1944A coup is launched against Juan Federico Ponce Vaides, beginning the ten-year Guatemalan Revolution.
34. 1948Presidents North Carolina Gave the Nation, a monument honoring three presidents of the United States, was dedicated at the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina.
35. 1950China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
36. 1950Korean War: The Battle of Pyongyang ends in a United Nations victory. Hours later, the Chinese Army begins crossing the border into Korea.
37. 1950Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the Point Four Program.
38. 1953Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is published.
39. 1955The General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union approves the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest.
40. 1956The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.
41. 1960The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba.
42. 1973President Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes.
43. 1974Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand.
44. 1986The president of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, along with 33 others, die when their aircraft crashes into the Lebombo Mountains.
45. 1987The United States Navy conducts Operation Nimble Archer, an attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf.
46. 1987Black Monday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points.
47. 1988The British government imposes a broadcasting ban on television and radio interviews with members of Sinn Féin and eleven Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups.
48. 1989The convictions of the Guildford Four are quashed by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, after they had spent 15 years in prison.
49. 2001SIEV X, an Indonesian fishing boat en route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 migrants, sinks in international waters with the loss of 353 people.
50. 2003Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II.
51. 2004Thirteen people are killed when Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 crashes in Adair County, Missouri, while on approach to Kirksville Regional Airport.
52. 2005Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
53. 2005Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb.
54. 2012A bomb explosion kills eight people and injures 110 more in Lebanon.
55. 2013One hundred and five people are injured in a train crash in Buenos Aires.
56. 2019Members of Parliament met at the House of Lords to discuss the United Kingdom's Brexit deal, this was the first Saturday sitting in Parliament since 3 April 1982 during the Falklands War.
57. 2025Pieces of the French Crown Jewels are successfully stolen during a heist on the Louvre Museum in Paris.

Nacimientos (255)

1. 879Yingtian, empress of the Khitan Liao Dynasty (died 953)
2. 1276Prince Hisaaki of Japan (died 1328)
3. 1433Marsilio Ficino, Italian astrologer and philosopher (died 1499)
4. 1507Viglius, Dutch politician (died 1577)
5. 1545John Juvenal Ancina, Italian Oratorian and bishop (died 1604)
6. 1582Dmitry of Uglich, Russian crown prince and saint (died 1591)
7. 1605Thomas Browne, English physician and author (died 1682)
8. 1609Gerrard Winstanley, English Protestant religious reformer (died 1676)
9. 1610James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English-Irish general, academic, and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1688)
10. 1613Charles of Sezze, Italian Franciscan friar and saint (died 1670)
11. 1658Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (died 1704)
12. 1676Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Meneses, 1st Marquis of Abrantes, Portuguese diplomat (died 1733)
13. 1680John Abernethy, Irish minister (died 1740)
14. 1688William Cheselden, English surgeon and anatomist (died 1752)
15. 1718Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (died 1804)
16. 1720John Woolman, American-English preacher, journalist, and activist (died 1772)
17. 1721Joseph de Guignes, French orientalist and sinologist (died 1800)
18. 1784Leigh Hunt, English poet and critic (died 1859)
19. 1789Theophilos Kairis, Greek priest and philosopher (died 1853)
20. 1810Cassius Marcellus Clay, American journalist, lawyer, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Russia (died 1903)
21. 1814Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter (died 1878)
22. 1826Ralph Tollemache, English priest (died 1895)
23. 1850Annie Smith Peck, American mountaineer and academic (died 1935)
24. 1858George Albert Boulenger, Belgian-English zoologist and botanist (died 1937)
25. 1862Auguste Lumière, French director and producer (died 1954)
26. 1868Bertha Knight Landes, American academic and politician, Mayor of Seattle (died 1943)
27. 1873Jaap Eden, Dutch speed skater and cyclist (died 1925)
28. 1873Bart King, American cricketer (died 1965)
29. 1876Mordecai Brown, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1945)
30. 1876Mihkel Pung, Estonian lawyer and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1941)
31. 1879Emma Bell Miles, American writer, poet, and artist (died 1919)
32. 1882Umberto Boccioni, Italian painter and sculptor (died 1916)
33. 1885Charles E. Merrill, American banker and philanthropist, co-founded Merrill Lynch Wealth Management (died 1956)
34. 1895Frank Durbin, American soldier (died 1999)
35. 1895Lewis Mumford, American historian, sociologist, and philosopher (died 1990)
36. 1896Bob O'Farrell, American baseball player and manager (died 1988)
37. 1897Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani chemist and scholar (died 1994)
38. 1899Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan journalist, author, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1974)
39. 1900Erna Berger, German soprano and actress (died 1990)
40. 1900Bill Ponsford, Australian cricketer and baseball player (died 1991)
41. 1900Roy Worters, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1957)
42. 1901Arleigh Burke, American admiral (died 1996)
43. 1903Tor Johnson, Swedish wrestler and actor (died 1971)
44. 1907Roger Wolfe Kahn, American bandleader and composer (died 1962)
45. 1908Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1981)
46. 1909Marguerite Perey, French physicist and academic (died 1975)
47. 1910Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-American astrophysicist, astronomer, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)
48. 1910Shunkichi Hamada, Japanese field hockey player (died 2009)
49. 1910Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (died 1980)
50. 1910Farid al-Atrash, Syrian actor and singer (died 1980)
51. 1913Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet, playwright, and composer (died 1980)
52. 1914Juanita Moore, American actress (died 2014)
53. 1916Jean Dausset, French-Spanish immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009)
54. 1916Emil Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (died 1985)
55. 1916Minoru Yasui, American soldier, lawyer, and activist (died 1986)
56. 1917William Joel Blass, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2012)
57. 1917Walter Munk, Austrian-American oceanographer, author, and academic (died 2019)
58. 1917Sharadchandra Shankar Shrikhande, Indian mathematician (died 2020)
59. 1918Charles Evans, English-Welsh mountaineer, surgeon, and educator (died 1995)
60. 1918Russell Kirk, American theorist and author (died 1994)
61. 1918Robert Schwarz Strauss, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Russia (died 2014)
62. 1920Peter Aduja, Filipino-American politician (died 2007)
63. 1920Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian activist, philosopher, and spiritual leader (died 2003)
64. 1920LaWanda Page, American actress (died 2002)
65. 1920Harry Alan Towers, English-Canadian screenwriter and producer (died 2009)
66. 1921George Nader, American actor (died 2002)
67. 1922Jack Anderson, American journalist and author (died 2005)
68. 1923Ruth Carter Stevenson, American art collector, founded the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (died 2013)
69. 1923Baby Dalupan, Filipino basketball player and coach (died 2016)
70. 1925Bernard Hepton, English actor and producer (died 2018)
71. 1925Czesław Kiszczak, Polish general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland (died 2015)
72. 1925Emilio Eduardo Massera, Argentinian admiral (died 2010)
73. 1926Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (died 2009)
74. 1926Joel Feinberg, American philosopher and academic (died 2004)
75. 1926Vladimir Shlapentokh, Ukrainian-American sociologist, historian, political scientist, and academic (died 2015)
76. 1926Marjorie Tallchief, American ballerina (died 2021)
77. 1927Pierre Alechinsky, Belgian painter and illustrator
78. 1927Stephen Keynes, English businessman (died 2017)
79. 1928Lou Scheimer, American animator, producer, and voice actor, co-founded the Filmation Company (died 2013)
80. 1929Lewis Wolpert, South African-English biologist, author, and academic (died 2021)
81. 1930John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside, English union leader and politician (died 2016)
82. 1930Mavis Nicholson, Welsh-English journalist (died 2022)
83. 1931Ed Emberley, American author and illustrator
84. 1931John le Carré, English intelligence officer and author (died 2020)
85. 1931Atsushi Miyagi, Japanese tennis player (died 2021)
86. 1932Robert Reed, American actor (died 1992)
87. 1933Brian Booth, Australian cricketer and educator (died 2023)
88. 1933Anthony Skingsley, English air marshal (died 2019)
89. 1934Yakubu Gowon, Nigerian general and politician, 3rd Head of State of Nigeria
90. 1934Dave Guard, American folk music singer-songwriter, arranger, and musician (died 1991)
91. 1935Don Ward, Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 2014)
92. 1936James Bevel, American civil rights activist and minister (died 2008)
93. 1936Tony Lo Bianco, American actor (died 2024)
94. 1937Marilyn Bell, Canadian swimmer
95. 1937Peter Max, German-American illustrator (died 2026)
96. 1937Terence Thomas, Baron Thomas of Macclesfield, English banker and politician (died 2018)
97. 1938Bill Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth, Jamaican-English union leader and politician
98. 1939David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere, Scottish academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
99. 1940Larry Chance, American singer-songwriter (died 2023)
100. 1940Michael Gambon, Irish-British actor (died 2023)
101. 1940Rosny Smarth, Haitian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Haiti (died 2025)
102. 1941Peter Thornley, English professional wrestler best known for the ring character Kendo Nagasaki
103. 1941Simon Ward, English actor (died 2012)
104. 1942Andrew Vachss, American lawyer and author (died 2021)
105. 1943Robin Holloway, English composer and academic
106. 1943Takis Ikonomopoulos, Greek footballer and coach (died 2025)
107. 1943L. E. Modesitt, Jr., American author and poet
108. 1944George McCrae, American singer
109. 1944Bill Melchionni, American basketball player
110. 1944Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1987)
111. 1945Angus Deaton, Scottish-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
112. 1945Divine, American drag queen performer, and actor (died 1988)
113. 1945Patricia Ireland, American lawyer and activist
114. 1945Gloria Jones, American singer-songwriter
115. 1945John Lithgow, American actor
116. 1945Jeannie C. Riley, American singer
117. 1945Martin Welz, South African journalist
118. 1946Bob Holland, Australian cricketer and surveyor (died 2017)
119. 1946Philip Pullman, English author and academic
120. 1946Keith Reid, English songwriter and lyricist (died 2023)
121. 1947Giorgio Cavazzano, Italian author and illustrator
122. 1948James Howard Kunstler, American author and critic
123. 1948Dave Mallow, American voice actor and screenwriter (died 2025)
124. 1948Patrick Simmons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
125. 1949Lynn Dickey, American football player and radio host
126. 1950Yeslam bin Ladin, Saudi Arabian-Swiss businessman
127. 1951Demetrios Christodoulou, Greek mathematician and physicist
128. 1951Annie Golden, American actress and singer
129. 1951Kurt Schrader, American veterinarian and politician
130. 1952Peter Bone, English accountant and politician
131. 1952Verónica Castro, Mexican actress and singer
132. 1953Lionel Hollins, American basketball player and coach
133. 1954Sam Allardyce, English footballer and manager
134. 1954Deborah Blum, American journalist and author
135. 1954Joe Bryant, American basketball player and coach (died 2024)
136. 1955Dan Gutman, American author
137. 1955LaSalle Ishii, Japanese actor and director
138. 1955Lonnie Shelton, American basketball player (died 2018)
139. 1956Steve Doocy, American journalist and author
140. 1956Elena Garanina, Soviet ice dancer and coach
141. 1956Grover Norquist, American activist, founded Americans for Tax Reform
142. 1956Didier Theys, Belgian race car driver and coach
143. 1956Carlo Urbani, Italian physician (died 2003)
144. 1956Bruce Weber, American basketball player and coach
145. 1957Dorinda Clark-Cole, American singer-songwriter and pianist
146. 1957Ray Richmond, American journalist and critic
147. 1957Karl Wallinger, Welsh singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (died 2024)
148. 1958Carolyn Browne, English diplomat, British Ambassador to Kazakhstan
149. 1958Hiromi Hara, Japanese footballer and manager
150. 1958Tiriel Mora, Australian actor
151. 1958Michael Steele, American journalist and politician, 7th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
152. 1958Kevin Drum, American journalist and blogger (died 2025)
153. 1959Nir Barkat, Israeli businessman and politician, Mayor of Jerusalem
154. 1959Martin Kusch, German philosopher and academic
155. 1960Dawn Coe-Jones, Canadian golfer (died 2016)
156. 1960Jennifer Holliday, American actress and singer
157. 1960Takeshi Koshida, Japanese footballer
158. 1960Susan Straight, American author and academic
159. 1960Ayuo Takahashi, Japanese-American singer-songwriter
160. 1960Dan Woodgate, English musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer
161. 1961Sunny Deol, Indian actor and producer
162. 1961Cliff Lyons, Australian rugby league player and coach
163. 1962Claude Callegari, English YouTube personality (died 2021)
164. 1962Tracy Chevalier, American-English author
165. 1962Brian Henninger, American golfer
166. 1962Bendik Hofseth, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
167. 1962Evander Holyfield, American boxer and actor
168. 1962Svetlana Zainetdinova, Soviet-Estonian chess player and coach
169. 1963Sinitta, American-British singer
170. 1964Ty Pennington, American model, carpenter and television host
171. 1965Brad Daugherty, American basketball player and sportscaster
172. 1965Todd Park Mohr, American rock singer-songwriter and musician
173. 1966Jon Favreau, American actor, director, and screenwriter
174. 1966Dimitris Lyacos, Greek poet and playwright
175. 1966David Vann, American novelist and short story writer
176. 1967Amy Carter, American illustrator and activist
177. 1967Yōji Matsuda, Japanese actor
178. 1967Yoko Shimomura, Japanese pianist and composer
179. 1968Rodney Carrington, American comedian, actor, and singer
180. 1969Pedro Castillo, Peruvian politician, President of Peru
181. 1969Zdeno Cíger, Slovak ice hockey player and coach
182. 1969John Edward, American psychic and author
183. 1969Trey Parker, American actor, animator, producer, and screenwriter
184. 1969Erwin Sánchez, Bolivian footballer and manager
185. 1970Andrew Griffiths, English politician
186. 1970Chris Kattan, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
187. 1972Keith Foulke, American baseball player
188. 1972Pras, American rapper-songwriter, record producer, and actor
189. 1973Hicham Arazi, Moroccan tennis player
190. 1973Okan Buruk, Turkish footballer and manager
191. 1973Joaquin Gage, Canadian ice hockey player
192. 1975Burak Güven, Turkish singer-songwriter and bass player
193. 1976Bruno Dias, Portuguese politician
194. 1976Omar Gooding, American actor and producer
195. 1976Jostein Gulbrandsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer
196. 1976Desmond Harrington, American actor
197. 1976Paul Hartley, Scottish footballer and manager
198. 1976Hiroshi Sakai, Japanese footballer
199. 1976Dan Smith, Canadian ice hockey player
200. 1976Michael Young, American baseball player
201. 1977Habib Beye, French-Senegalese footballer
202. 1977Louis-José Houde, Canadian comedian and actor
203. 1977Jason Reitman, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
204. 1977Raúl Tamudo, Spanish footballer
205. 1977Mo Twister, Filipino radio and television host
206. 1978Enrique Bernoldi, Brazilian race car driver
207. 1978Zakhar Dubensky, Russian footballer
208. 1978Henri Sorvali, Finnish guitarist and keyboard player
209. 1979José Luis López, Mexican footballer
210. 1979Brian Robertson, American trombonist
211. 1979Sachiko Sugiyama, Japanese volleyball player
212. 1980José Bautista, Dominican baseball player
213. 1980Rajai Davis, American baseball player
214. 1980Benjamin Salisbury, American actor
215. 1981Leon Bott, Australian rugby league player
216. 1981Heikki Kovalainen, Finnish race car driver
217. 1982Atom Araullo, Filipino journalist
218. 1982J. A. Happ, American baseball player
219. 1982Gillian Jacobs, American actress and director
220. 1982Louis Oosthuizen, South African golfer
221. 1982Gonzalo Pineda, Mexican footballer
222. 1982Daan van Bunge, Dutch cricketer
223. 1983Rebecca Ferguson, Swedish actress
224. 1983Andy Lonergan, English footballer
225. 1983Cara Santa Maria, American neuroscientist and blogger
226. 1984Danka Barteková, Slovak skeet shooter
227. 1984Thundercat, American singer and record producer
228. 1987Tsunenori Aoki, Japanese actor
229. 1987Sam Groth, Australian tennis player
230. 1988Zeph Ellis, English rapper and producer (died 2026)
231. 1988Markiyan Kamysh, Ukrainian writer
232. 1988Chris Lawrence, Australian rugby league player
233. 1989James Gavet, New Zealand rugby league player
234. 1989Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Lithuanian basketball player
235. 1989Miroslav Stoch, Slovak footballer
236. 1989Rakuto Tochihara, Japanese actor
237. 1989Janine Tugonon, Filipino model and television host
238. 1990Tom Kilbey, English footballer
239. 1990Janet Leon, Swedish singer-songwriter and dancer
240. 1990Ciara Renée, American actress and singer
241. 1990Endō Shōta, Japanese sumo wrestler
242. 1991Colton Dixon, American singer-songwriter and pianist
243. 1992Lil Durk, American rapper
244. 1992Shiho, Japanese actress and model
245. 1993Hunter King, American actress
246. 1993Abby Sunderland, American sailor
247. 1994Cal Petersen, American ice hockey player
248. 1994Anthony Santander, Venezuelan baseball player
249. 1994Agnė Sereikaitė, Lithuanian speed skater
250. 1995Sammis Reyes, Chilean-American football and basketball player
251. 1996Chance Perdomo, American-British actor (died 2024)
252. 1996Bernadeth Pons, Filipino volleyball athlete
253. 1998Noof Al Maadeed, Qatari women's rights activist
254. 1999Carlotta Truman, German singer-songwriter
255. 2005Antonia Nocca, Italian singer-songwriter

Fallecimientos (113)

1. 727Frithuswith, English saint (born 650)
2. 993Conrad I, King of Burgundy (born c. 925)
3. 1216John, King of England (born 1166)
4. 1287Bohemond VII, Count of Tripoli
5. 1354Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada (born 1318)
6. 1375Cansignorio della Scala, Lord of Verona (born 1340)
7. 1401John Charleton, 4th Baron Cherleton (born 1362)
8. 1432John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal of England (born 1392)
9. 1587Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1541)
10. 1595Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel, English nobleman (born 1537)
11. 1608Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and author (born 1551)
12. 1609Jacobus Arminius, Dutch Reformed theologian (born 1560)
13. 1619Fujiwara Seika, Japanese philosopher and educator (born 1561)
14. 1636Marcin Kazanowski, Polish politician (born 1566)
15. 1678Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter (born 1627)
16. 1682Thomas Browne, English physician and author (born 1605)
17. 1723Godfrey Kneller, German-English painter (born 1646)
18. 1745Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist and essayist (born 1667)
19. 1772Andrea Belli, Maltese architect and businessman (born 1703)
20. 1790Lyman Hall, American physician and politician, 16th Governor of Georgia (born 1724)
21. 1796Michel de Beaupuy, French general (born 1755)
22. 1813Józef Poniatowski, Polish general (born 1763)
23. 1815Paolo Mascagni, Italian physician and anatomist (born 1755)
24. 1842Aleksey Koltsov, Russian poet and author (born 1808)
25. 1851Marie Thérèse of France (born 1778)
26. 1856William Sprague III, American businessman and politician, 14th Governor of Rhode Island (born 1799)
27. 1889Luís I of Portugal (born 1838)
28. 1897George Pullman, American engineer and businessman, founded the Pullman Company (born 1831)
29. 1901Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish businessman and philanthropist, founded GN Store Nord (born 1829)
30. 1905Virgil Earp, American marshal (born 1843)
31. 1914Robert Hugh Benson, English Catholic priest and novelist (born 1871)
32. 1914Julio Argentino Roca, Argentine army general and statesman, 4th and 9th President of Argentina (born 1843)
33. 1916Ioannis Frangoudis, Greek general and target shooter (born 1863)
34. 1918Harold Lockwood, American actor (born 1887)
35. 1924Louis Zborowski, English race car driver and engineer (born 1895)
36. 1926Ludvig Karsten, Norwegian painter (born 1876)
37. 1936Lu Xun, Chinese author and critic (born 1881)
38. 1937Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-English physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1871)
39. 1943Camille Claudel, French sculptor and illustrator (born 1864)
40. 1944Dénes Kőnig, Hungarian mathematician (born 1884)
41. 1945Plutarco Elías Calles, Mexican general and politician, 40th President of Mexico (born 1877)
42. 1945N. C. Wyeth, American painter and illustrator (born 1882)
43. 1950Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet and playwright (born 1892)
44. 1952Edward S. Curtis, American ethnologist and photographer (born 1868)
45. 1956Isham Jones, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (born 1894)
46. 1960Hjalmar Dahl, Finnish journalist, translator and writer (born 1891)
47. 1960George Wallace, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1895)
48. 1961Şemsettin Günaltay, Turkish historian and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1883)
49. 1964Sergey Biryuzov, Marshal of the Soviet Union (born 1904)
50. 1964Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and critic (born 1885)
51. 1964Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Durham (born 1888)
52. 1965Edward Willis Redfield, American painter and educator (born 1869)
53. 1969Lacey Hearn, American sprinter (born 1881)
54. 1970Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexican general and politician, 44th President of Mexico (born 1895)
55. 1978Gig Young, American actor (born 1913)
56. 1983Maurice Bishop, Aruban-Grenadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Grenada (born 1944)
57. 1984Jerzy Popiełuszko, Polish priest and activist (born 1947)
58. 1985Alfred Rouleau, Canadian businessman (born 1915)
59. 1986Dele Giwa, Nigerian journalist, co-founded Newswatch Magazine (born 1947)
60. 1986Samora Machel, Mozambican commander and politician, 1st President of Mozambique (born 1933)
61. 1987Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist and educator (born 1945)
62. 1987Hermann Lang, German race car driver (born 1909)
63. 1988Son House, American singer and guitarist (born 1902)
64. 1992Magnus Pyke, English scientist and television host (born 1908)
65. 1994Martha Raye, American actress and comedian (born 1916)
66. 1995Don Cherry, American trumpet player (born 1936)
67. 1995Harilaos Perpessas, Greek pianist and composer (born 1907)
68. 1996Shamsuddin Qasemi, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician (born 1935)
69. 1997Glen Buxton, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1947)
70. 1997Ken Wood, inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (born 1916)
71. 1999James C. Murray, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1917)
72. 1999Nathalie Sarraute, Russian-French lawyer and author (born 1900)
73. 2002Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Russian physicist and astronaut (born 1932)
74. 2003Road Warrior Hawk, American wrestler (born 1957)
75. 2003Alija Izetbegović, Bosniak lawyer and politician, 1st President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (born 1925)
76. 2003Margaret Murie, American environmentalist and author (born 1902)
77. 2003Nello Pagani, Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (born 1911)
78. 2005Ryan Dallas Cook, American trombonist (born 1982)
79. 2006James Glennon, American cinematographer (born 1942)
80. 2006Phyllis Kirk, American actress (born 1927)
81. 2007Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (born 1917)
82. 2007Randall Forsberg, American activist and author (born 1943)
83. 2007Michael Maidens, English footballer (born 1987)
84. 2007Jan Wolkers, Dutch author, sculptor, and painter (born 1925)
85. 2008Richard Blackwell, American actor, fashion designer, and critic (born 1922)
86. 2009Howard Unruh, American murderer (born 1921)
87. 2009Joseph Wiseman, Canadian-American actor (born 1918)
88. 2010Tom Bosley, American actor (born 1927)
89. 2011Kakkanadan, Indian author (born 1935)
90. 2012Lincoln Alexander, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (born 1922)
91. 2012Wissam al-Hassan, Lebanese general (born 1965)
92. 2012Wiyogo Atmodarminto, Indonesian general and politician, 10th Governor of Jakarta (born 1922)
93. 2012Mike Graham, American wrestler (born 1951)
94. 2012Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist (born 1920)
95. 2013John Bergamo, American drummer and composer (born 1940)
96. 2013Noel Harrison, English singer, actor, and skier (born 1934)
97. 2013Ronald Shannon Jackson, American drummer and composer (born 1940)
98. 2013Mikihiko Renjō, Japanese author (born 1948)
99. 2013Mahmoud Zoufonoun, Iranian-American violinist and composer (born 1920)
100. 2014John Holt, Jamaican singer-songwriter (born 1947)
101. 2014Stephen Paulus, American composer (born 1949)
102. 2014Raphael Ravenscroft, English saxophonist and composer (born 1954)
103. 2014Serena Shim, Lebanese-American journalist (born 1984)
104. 2015Bill Daley, American football player and sportscaster (born 1919)
105. 2015Fleming Mackell, Canadian ice hockey player and singer (born 1929)
106. 2015Ali Treki, Libyan politician and diplomat, Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1938)
107. 2016Phil Chess, Czech-American record producer, co-founded Chess Records (born 1921)
108. 2016Giovanni Steffè, Italian rower (born 1928)
109. 2017Umberto Lenzi, Italian film director (born 1931)
110. 2019Deborah Orr, Scottish journalist (born 1962)
111. 2021Jack Angel, American voice actor (born 1930)
112. 2023Atsushi Sakurai, singer from Japanese rock band Buck-Tick (born 1966)
113. 2025Daniel Naroditsky, American chess grandmaster (born 1995)

Celebraciones (2)

1. Constitution Day, in honor of the country's independence (self-governing in free association with New Zealand) in 1974. (Niue)
2. Oxfordshire Day

Santoral (14)

1. Aaron (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria)
2. Blessed Agnes of Jesus
3. Aquilinus of Évreux
4. Desiderius (Didier) of Auxerre
5. Frideswide
6. Henry Martyn (Anglican Communion)
7. Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, and Companions
8. Blessed Jerzy Popiełuszko
9. Paul of the Cross
10. Ptolemaeus and Lucius
11. Varus
12. Veranus of Cavaillon
13. William Carey (Episcopal Church)
14. October 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)