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Acontecimientos (41)

  1. 1107Seljuq sultan Muhammad I Tapar begins the siege of Shahdiz, a fortress of the Nizari Ismailis.
  2. 1285Election of Pope Honorius IV following the death of Pope Martin IV.
  3. 1513Having spotted land on March 27, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León comes ashore on what is now the U.S. state of Florida, landing somewhere between the modern city of St. Augustine and the mouth of the St. Johns River.
  4. 1725J. S. Bach's cantata Bleib bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, BWV 6, is first performed in Leipzig on Easter Monday.
  5. 1755Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on the west coast of India.
  6. 1792The Coinage Act is passed by Congress, establishing the United States Mint.
  7. 1800Ludwig van Beethoven leads the premiere of his First Symphony in Vienna.
  8. 1801French Revolutionary Wars: In the Battle of Copenhagen a British Royal Navy squadron defeats a hastily assembled, smaller, mostly-volunteer Dano-Norwegian Navy at high cost, forcing Denmark out of the Second League of Armed Neutrality.
  9. 1863American Civil War: The largest in a series of Southern bread riots occurs in Richmond, Virginia.
  10. 1865American Civil War: Defeat at the Third Battle of Petersburg forces the Army of Northern Virginia and the Confederate government to abandon Richmond, Virginia.
  11. 1885Canadian Cree warriors attack the village of Frog Lake, killing nine.
  12. 1911The Australian Bureau of Statistics conducts the country's first national census.
  13. 1912The ill-fated begins sea trials.
  14. 1917American entry into World War I: President Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
  15. 1921The Autonomous Government of Khorasan, a military government encompassing the modern state of Iran, is established.
  16. 1930After the mysterious death of Empress Zewditu, Haile Selassie is proclaimed emperor of Ethiopia.
  17. 1969LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165 crashes into the Polica mountain near Zawoja, Poland, killing 53.
  18. 1975Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from Quảng Ngãi Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.
  19. 1976Prince Norodom Sihanouk resigns as leader of Cambodia and is placed under house arrest.
  20. 1979A Soviet bio-warfare laboratory at Sverdlovsk accidentally releases airborne anthrax spores, killing 66 plus an unknown amount of livestock.
  21. 1980United States President Jimmy Carter signs the Crude Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act.
  22. 1982Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
  23. 1986Alabama governor George Wallace, a former segregationist, best known for the "Stand in the Schoolhouse Door", announces that he will not seek a fifth four-year term and will retire from public life upon the end of his term in January 1987.
  24. 1989Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.
  25. 1991Rita Johnston becomes the first female Premier of a Canadian province when she succeeds William Vander Zalm (who had resigned) as Premier of British Columbia.
  26. 1992In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
  27. 1992Forty-two civilians are massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  28. 2002Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, into which armed Palestinians had retreated.
  29. 2004Islamist terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks attempt to bomb the Spanish high-speed train AVE near Madrid; the attack is thwarted.
  30. 2006Over 60 tornadoes break out in the United States; Tennessee is hardest hit with 29 people killed.
  31. 2011India wins the Cricket World Cup for the second time in history under the captaincy of MS Dhoni.
  32. 2012A mass shooting at Oikos University in California leaves seven people dead and three injured.
  33. 2012UTair Flight 120 crashes after takeoff from Roshchino International Airport in Tyumen, Russia, killing 33 and injuring 10.
  34. 2014A spree shooting occurs at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, with four dead, including the gunman, and 16 others injured.
  35. 2015Gunmen attack Garissa University College in Kenya, killing at least 148 people and wounding 79 others.
  36. 2015Four men steal items worth up to £200 million from an underground safe deposit facility in London's Hatton Garden area in what has been called the "largest burglary in English legal history."
  37. 2020COVID-19 pandemic: The total number of confirmed cases reach one million.
  38. 2021At least 49 people are killed in a train derailment in Taiwan after a truck accidentally rolls onto the track.
  39. 2021A Capitol Police officer is killed and another injured when an attacker rams his car into a barricade outside the United States Capitol.
  40. 2024Viertola school shooting: A 12-year-old pupil is killed and two others injured by a shooter of the same age in Vantaa, Finland.
  41. 2025Liberation Day tariffs: U.S. President Donald Trump announces sweeping worldwide tariffs.

Nacimientos (222)

  1. 181Emperor Xian of Han, Chinese emperor (died 234)
  2. 747Charlemagne, Frankish king (died 814)
  3. 1473John Corvinus, Hungarian noble (died 1504)
  4. 1545Elisabeth of Valois, queen consort of Spain (died 1568)
  5. 1565Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (died 1599)
  6. 1586Pietro Della Valle, Italian traveler (died 1652)
  7. 1602Mary of Jesus of Ágreda, Franciscan abbess (died 1665)
  8. 1618Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (died 1663)
  9. 1647Maria Sibylla Merian, German-Dutch botanist and illustrator (died 1717)
  10. 1653Prince George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland (died 1708)
  11. 1696Francesca Cuzzoni, Italian operatic soprano (died 1778)
  12. 1719Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet (died 1803)
  13. 1725Giacomo Casanova, Italian explorer and author (died 1798)
  14. 1755Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer and politician (died 1826)
  15. 1788Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet and author (died 1862)
  16. 1788Wilhelmine Reichard, German balloonist (died 1848)
  17. 1789Lucio Norberto Mansilla, Argentinian general and politician (died 1871)
  18. 1792Francisco de Paula Santander, Colombian general and politician, 4th President of the Republic of the New Granada (died 1840)
  19. 1797Samuel Bogart, Texas state legislator (died 1861)
  20. 1798August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet and academic (died 1874)
  21. 1805Hans Christian Andersen, Danish novelist, short story writer, and poet (died 1875)
  22. 1814Erastus Brigham Bigelow, American inventor (died 1879)
  23. 1827William Holman Hunt, English soldier and painter (died 1910)
  24. 1835Jacob Nash Victor, American engineer (died 1907)
  25. 1838Léon Gambetta, French lawyer and politician, 45th Prime Minister of France (died 1882)
  26. 1840Émile Zola, French novelist, playwright, journalist (died 1902)
  27. 1841Clément Ader, French engineer, designed the Ader Avion III (died 1926)
  28. 1842Dominic Savio, Italian Catholic saint, adolescent student of Saint John Bosco (died 1857)
  29. 1861Iván Persa, Slovenian priest and author (died 1935)
  30. 1862Nicholas Murray Butler, American philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1947)
  31. 1869Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (died 1928)
  32. 1870Edmund Dwyer-Gray, Irish-Australian politician, 29th Premier of Tasmania (died 1945)
  33. 1875Walter Chrysler, American businessman, founded Chrysler (died 1940)
  34. 1875William Donne, English cricketer and captain (died 1942)
  35. 1884J. C. Squire, English poet, author, and historian (died 1958)
  36. 1888Neville Cardus, English cricket and music writer (died 1975)
  37. 1891Jack Buchanan, Scottish entertainer (died 1957)
  38. 1891Max Ernst, German painter, sculptor, and poet (died 1976)
  39. 1891Tristão de Bragança Cunha, Indian nationalist and anti-colonial activist from Goa (died 1958)
  40. 1896Johnny Golden, American golfer (died 1936)
  41. 1898Harindranath Chattopadhyay, Indian poet, actor and politician (died 1990)
  42. 1900Roberto Arlt, Argentinian journalist, author, and playwright (died 1942)
  43. 1900Anis Fuleihan, Cypriot-American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1970)
  44. 1900Alfred Strange, English footballer (died 1978)
  45. 1902Jan Tschichold, German-Swiss graphic designer and typographer (died 1974)
  46. 1902Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe (died 1994)
  47. 1903Lionel Chevrier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Canadian Minister of Justice (died 1987)
  48. 1906Alphonse-Marie Parent, Canadian priest and educator (died 1970)
  49. 1907Harald Andersson, American-Swedish discus thrower (died 1985)
  50. 1907Luke Appling, American baseball player and manager (died 1991)
  51. 1908Buddy Ebsen, American actor and dancer (died 2003)
  52. 1910Paul Triquet, Canadian general, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1980)
  53. 1910Chico Xavier, Brazilian spiritual medium (died 2002)
  54. 1914Alec Guinness, English actor (died 2000)
  55. 1919Delfo Cabrera, Argentinian runner and soldier (died 1981)
  56. 1920Gerald Bouey, Canadian lieutenant and civil servant (died 2004)
  57. 1920Jack Stokes, English animator and director (died 2013)
  58. 1920Jack Webb, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1982)
  59. 1922John C. Whitehead, American banker and politician, 9th United States Deputy Secretary of State (died 2015)
  60. 1923Gloria Henry, actress (died 2021)
  61. 1923Johnny Paton, Scottish footballer, coach, and manager (died 2015)
  62. 1923G. Spencer-Brown, English mathematician, psychologist, and author (died 2016)
  63. 1924Bobby Ávila, Mexican baseball player (died 2004)
  64. 1925George MacDonald Fraser, Scottish author and screenwriter (died 2008)
  65. 1925Hans Rosenthal, German radio and television host (died 1987)
  66. 1926Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver (died 2014)
  67. 1926Rudra Rajasingham, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (died 2006)
  68. 1927Carmen Basilio, American boxer and soldier (died 2012)
  69. 1927Howard Callaway, American soldier and politician, 11th United States Secretary of the Army (died 2014)
  70. 1927Rita Gam, American actress (died 2016)
  71. 1928Serge Gainsbourg, French singer-songwriter, actor, and director (died 1991)
  72. 1929Ed Dorn, American poet and educator (died 1999)
  73. 1931Keith Hitchins, American historian (died 2020)
  74. 1931Vladimir Kuznetsov, Russian javelin thrower (died 1986)
  75. 1932Edward Egan, American cardinal (died 2015)
  76. 1933György Konrád, Hungarian sociologist and author (died 2019)
  77. 1934Paul Cohen, American mathematician and theorist (died 2007)
  78. 1934Brian Glover, English wrestler and actor (died 1997)
  79. 1934Carl Kasell, American journalist and game show host (died 2018)
  80. 1936Shaul Ladany, Serbian-Israeli race walker and engineer
  81. 1937Dick Radatz, American baseball player (died 2005)
  82. 1938John Larsson, Swedish 17th General of The Salvation Army (died 2022)
  83. 1938Booker Little, American trumpet player and composer (died 1961)
  84. 1938Al Weis, American baseball player
  85. 1939Marvin Gaye, American singer-songwriter (died 1984)
  86. 1939Anthony Lake, American academic and diplomat, 18th United States National Security Advisor
  87. 1939Lise Thibault, Canadian journalist and politician, 27th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
  88. 1940Donald Jackson, Canadian figure skater and coach
  89. 1940Mike Hailwood, English motorcycle racer (died 1981)
  90. 1940Penelope Keith, English actress (died 2026)
  91. 1941Dr. Demento, American radio host
  92. 1941Sonny Throckmorton, American country singer-songwriter
  93. 1942Leon Russell, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2016)
  94. 1942Roshan Seth, Indian-English actor
  95. 1943Caterina Bueno, Italian singer (died 2007)
  96. 1943Larry Coryell, American jazz guitarist (died 2017)
  97. 1943Antonio Sabàto, Sr., Italian actor (died 2021)
  98. 1944Bill Malinchak, American football player
  99. 1945Jürgen Drews, German singer-songwriter
  100. 1945Guy Fréquelin, French race car driver
  101. 1945Linda Hunt, American actress
  102. 1945Reggie Smith, American baseball player and coach
  103. 1945Don Sutton, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2021)
  104. 1945Anne Waldman, American poet
  105. 1946Richard Collinge, New Zealand cricketer
  106. 1947Paquita la del Barrio, Mexican singer, songwriter and actress (died 2025)
  107. 1947Tua Forsström, Finnish writer
  108. 1947Emmylou Harris, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  109. 1947Camille Paglia, American author and critic
  110. 1948Roald Als, Danish author and illustrator
  111. 1948Dimitris Mitropanos, Greek singer (died 2012)
  112. 1948Daniel Okrent, American journalist and author
  113. 1948Joan D. Vinge, American author
  114. 1949Paul Gambaccini, American-English radio and television host
  115. 1949Bernd Müller, German footballer
  116. 1949Pamela Reed, American actress
  117. 1949David Robinson, American drummer
  118. 1950Lynn Westmoreland, American politician
  119. 1951Ayako Okamoto, Japanese golfer
  120. 1952Lennart Fagerlund, Swedish cyclist
  121. 1953Jim Allister, Northern Irish lawyer and politician
  122. 1953Rosemary Bryant Mariner, 20th and 21st-century U.S. Navy aviator (died 2019)
  123. 1953Malika Oufkir, Moroccan Berber writer
  124. 1953Debralee Scott, American actress (died 2005)
  125. 1953James Vance, American author and playwright (died 2017)
  126. 1954Gregory Abbott, American singer-songwriter and producer
  127. 1954Donald Petrie, American actor and director
  128. 1955Michael Stone, Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary
  129. 1957Caroline Dean, English biologist and academic
  130. 1957Hank Steinbrenner, American businessman (died 2020)
  131. 1958Stefano Bettarello, Italian rugby player
  132. 1958Larry Drew, American basketball player and coach
  133. 1959Gelindo Bordin, Italian runner
  134. 1959David Frankel, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  135. 1959Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver
  136. 1959Yves Lavandier, French director and producer
  137. 1959Badou Ezzaki, Moroccan footballer and manager
  138. 1960Linford Christie, Jamaican-English sprinter
  139. 1960Brad Jones, Australian race car driver
  140. 1960Pascale Nadeau, Canadian journalist
  141. 1961Buddy Jewell, American singer-songwriter
  142. 1961Christopher Meloni, American actor
  143. 1961Keren Woodward, English singer-songwriter
  144. 1962Pierre Carles, French director and producer
  145. 1962Billy Dean, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  146. 1962Clark Gregg, American actor
  147. 1963Karl Beattie, English director and producer
  148. 1963Mike Gascoyne, English engineer
  149. 1964Pete Incaviglia, American baseball player and coach
  150. 1964Jonathon Sharkey, American wrestler
  151. 1965Rodney King, American victim of police brutality (died 2012)
  152. 1966Bill Romanowski, American football player and actor
  153. 1966Teddy Sheringham, English international footballer and coach
  154. 1967Greg Camp, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  155. 1967Phil Demmel, American guitarist and songwriter
  156. 1969Ajay Devgn, Indian actor, director, and producer
  157. 1971Edmundo Alves de Souza Neto, Brazilian footballer
  158. 1971Jason Lewry, English cricketer
  159. 1971Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
  160. 1972Eyal Berkovic, Israeli footballer
  161. 1972Remo D'Souza, Indian choreographer and dancer
  162. 1972Calvin Davis, American sprinter and hurdler (died 2023)
  163. 1972Zane Lamprey, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  164. 1973Dmitry Lipartov, Russian footballer
  165. 1973Roselyn Sánchez, Puerto Rican-American actress
  166. 1973Aleksejs Semjonovs, Latvian footballer
  167. 1974Tayfun Korkut, Turkish football manager and former player
  168. 1975Nate Huffman, American basketball player (died 2015)
  169. 1975Randy Livingston, American basketball player
  170. 1975Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, German rower
  171. 1975Pattie Mallette, Canadian author and film producer
  172. 1975Pedro Pascal, Chilean and American actor
  173. 1976Andreas Anastasopoulos, Greek shot putter
  174. 1976Rory Sabbatini, South African golfer
  175. 1977Per Elofsson, Swedish skier
  176. 1977Michael Fassbender, German-Irish actor and producer
  177. 1977Hanno Pevkur, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Justice
  178. 1980Avi Benedi, Israeli singer and songwriter
  179. 1980Adam Fleming, Scottish journalist
  180. 1980Gavin Heffernan, Canadian director and screenwriter
  181. 1980Ricky Hendrick, American race car driver (died 2004)
  182. 1980Wairangi Koopu, New Zealand rugby league player
  183. 1980Carlos Salcido, Mexican international footballer
  184. 1981Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer
  185. 1981Kapil Sharma, Indian stand-up comedian, television presenter and actor
  186. 1982Marco Amelia, Italian footballer
  187. 1982David Ferrer, Spanish tennis player
  188. 1983Arthur Boka, Ivorian footballer
  189. 1983Maksym Mazuryk, Ukrainian pole vaulter
  190. 1984Engin Atsür, Turkish basketball player
  191. 1984Nóra Barta, Hungarian diver
  192. 1984Jérémy Morel, French footballer
  193. 1984Miguel Ángel Moyá, Spanish footballer
  194. 1985Thom Evans, Zimbabwean-Scottish rugby player
  195. 1985Stéphane Lambiel, Swiss figure skater
  196. 1986Ibrahim Afellay, Dutch footballer
  197. 1986Andris Biedriņš, Latvian basketball player
  198. 1986Drew Van Acker, American actor, model and producer
  199. 1987Pablo Aguilar, Paraguayan footballer
  200. 1987Shane Lowry, Irish Professional Golfer, winner of the 2019 Open Championship and European Team Member for the 2021 and 2023 Ryder Cups
  201. 1988Ellen Adarna, Filipino actress, model and public figure
  202. 1988Renée Good, American writer, poet and shooting victim (died 2026)
  203. 1988Jesse Plemons, American actor
  204. 1990Yevgeniya Kanayeva, Russian gymnast
  205. 1990Miralem Pjanić, Bosnian footballer
  206. 1990Amr El Solia, Egyptian footballer
  207. 1991Quavo, American rapper
  208. 1993Keshorn Walcott, Trinidadian javelin thrower
  209. 1993Bruno Zuculini, Argentine footballer
  210. 1994Pascal Siakam, Cameroonian basketball player
  211. 1995Zack Steffen, American soccer player
  212. 1996Zach Bryan, American singer-songwriter
  213. 1996André Onana, Cameroonian footballer
  214. 1997Dillon Bassett, American race car driver
  215. 1997Abdelhak Nouri, Dutch footballer
  216. 1997Austin Riley, American baseball player
  217. 2000Rodrigo Riquelme, Spanish footballer
  218. 2000Josip Stanišić, Croatian footballer
  219. 2002Emma Myers, American actress
  220. 2004Diana Shnaider, Russian tennis player
  221. 2005Adrián Liso, Spanish footballer
  222. 2007Brenda Fruhvirtová, Czech tennis player

Fallecimientos (97)

  1. 670Hasan ibn Ali the second Shia Imam (born 624)
  2. 870Æbbe the Younger, Frankish abbess
  3. 872Muflih al-Turki, Turkish general
  4. 968Yuan Dezhao, Chinese chancellor (born 891)
  5. 991Bardas Skleros, Byzantine general
  6. 1118Baldwin I, king of Jerusalem
  7. 1244Henrik Harpestræng, Danish botanical and medical author
  8. 1272Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall, English husband of Sanchia of Provence (born 1209)
  9. 1335Henry of Bohemia (born 1265)
  10. 1412Ruy González de Clavijo, Spanish explorer and author
  11. 1416Ferdinand I, king of Aragon (born 1379)
  12. 1502Arthur, prince of Wales (born 1486)
  13. 1507Francis of Paola, Italian friar and saint, founded the Order of the Minims (born 1416)
  14. 1511Bernard VII, Lord of Lippe, German nobleman (born 1428)
  15. 1640Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski, Polish author and poet (born 1595)
  16. 1657Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1608)
  17. 1657Jean-Jacques Olier, French priest, founded the Society of Saint-Sulpice (born 1608)
  18. 1672Pedro Calungsod, Filipino missionary and saint (born 1654)
  19. 1672Diego Luis de San Vitores, Spanish Jesuit missionary (born 1627)
  20. 1720Joseph Dudley, English politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (born 1647)
  21. 1742James Douglas, Scottish physician and anatomist (born 1675)
  22. 1747Johann Jacob Dillenius, German-English botanist and mycologist (born 1684)
  23. 1754Thomas Carte, English historian and author (born 1686)
  24. 1787Thomas Gage, English general and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (born 1719)
  25. 1791Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, French journalist and politician (born 1749)
  26. 1801Thomas Dadford, Jr., English engineer (born 1761)
  27. 1803Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet, Scottish judge and politician (born 1721)
  28. 1817Johann Heinrich Jung, German author and academic (born 1740)
  29. 1827Ludwig Heinrich Bojanus, German physician and educator (born 1776)
  30. 1845Philip Charles Durham, Scottish admiral and politician (born 1763)
  31. 1865A. P. Hill, American general (born 1825)
  32. 1872Samuel Morse, American painter and academic, invented the Morse code (born 1791)
  33. 1891Albert Pike, American lawyer and general (born 1809)
  34. 1891Ahmed Vefik Pasha, Greek playwright and politician, 249th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1823)
  35. 1894Achille Vianelli, Italian painter and academic (born 1803)
  36. 1896Theodore Robinson, American painter and academic (born 1852)
  37. 1914Paul Heyse, German author, poet, and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1830)
  38. 1917Bryn Lewis, Welsh international rugby player (born 1891)
  39. 1923Topal Osman, Turkish colonel (born 1883)
  40. 1928Theodore William Richards, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1868)
  41. 1930Zewditu I of Ethiopia (born 1876)
  42. 1933Ranjitsinhji, Indian cricketer (born 1872)
  43. 1936Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne, French general (born 1860)
  44. 1942Édouard Estaunié, French novelist (born 1862)
  45. 1948Sabahattin Ali, Turkish journalist, author, and poet (born 1907)
  46. 1953Hugo Sperrle, German field marshal (born 1885)
  47. 1954Hoyt Vandenberg, US Air Force general (born 1899)
  48. 1966C. S. Forester, English novelist (born 1899)
  49. 1972Franz Halder, German general (born 1884)
  50. 1974Georges Pompidou, French banker and politician, 19th President of France (born 1911)
  51. 1977Walter Wolf, German academic and politician (born 1907)
  52. 1987Buddy Rich, American drummer, songwriter, and bandleader (born 1917)
  53. 1989Manolis Angelopoulos, Greek singer (born 1939)
  54. 1992Juanito, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1954)
  55. 1992Jan van Aartsen, Dutch politician (born 1909)
  56. 1994Betty Furness, American actress, consumer advocate, game show panelist, television journalist and television personality (born 1916)
  57. 1994Marc Fitch, British historian and philanthropist (born 1908)
  58. 1995Hannes Alfvén, Swedish physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1908)
  59. 1997Tomoyuki Tanaka, Japanese director and producer (born 1910)
  60. 1998Rob Pilatus, American-German singer-songwriter (born 1965)
  61. 2001Charles Daudelin, Canadian sculptor and painter (born 1920)
  62. 2002Levi Celerio, Filipino composer and songwriter (born 1910)
  63. 2002John R. Pierce, American engineer and author (born 1910)
  64. 2003Edwin Starr, American singer-songwriter (born 1942)
  65. 2004John Argyris, Greek computer scientist, engineer, and academic (born 1913)
  66. 2005Lillian O'Donnell, American crime novelist (born 1926)
  67. 2005Pope John Paul II (born 1920)
  68. 2006Lloyd Searwar, Guyanese anthologist and diplomat (born 1925)
  69. 2007Henry L. Giclas, American astronomer and academic (born 1910)
  70. 2008Yakup Satar, Turkish World War I veteran (born 1898)
  71. 2009Albert Sanschagrin, Canadian bishop (born 1911)
  72. 2009Bud Shank, American saxophonist and flute player (born 1926)
  73. 2010Chris Kanyon, American wrestler (born 1970)
  74. 2011John C. Haas, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1918)
  75. 2012Jesús Aguilarte, Venezuelan captain and politician (born 1959)
  76. 2012Elizabeth Catlett, American-Mexican sculptor and illustrator (born 1915)
  77. 2012Mauricio Lasansky, American graphic designer and academic (born 1914)
  78. 2013Fred, French author and illustrator (born 1931)
  79. 2013Jesús Franco, Spanish director, screenwriter, producer, and actor (born 1930)
  80. 2013Milo O'Shea, Irish-American actor (born 1926)
  81. 2014Urs Widmer, Swiss author and playwright (born 1938)
  82. 2015Manoel de Oliveira, Portuguese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1908)
  83. 2015Robert H. Schuller, American pastor and author (born 1926)
  84. 2015Steve Stevaert, Belgian businessman and politician, Governor of Limburg (born 1954)
  85. 2016Gallieno Ferri, Italian comic book artist and illustrator (born 1929)
  86. 2016Robert Abajyan, Armenian sergeant (born 1996)
  87. 2017Alma Delia Fuentes, Mexican actress (born 1937)
  88. 2021Simon Bainbridge, British composer (born 1952)
  89. 2022Estelle Harris, American actress and comedian (born 1928)
  90. 2024Jerry Abbott, American country music songwriter and record producer (born 1942)
  91. 2024John Barth, American writer (born 1930)
  92. 2024Maryse Condé, Guadeloupean novelist, critic, and playwright (born 1934)
  93. 2024Christopher Durang, American playwright (born 1949)
  94. 2024Larry Lucchino, American attorney and baseball executive (born 1945)
  95. 2024John Sinclair, American poet (born 1941)
  96. 2024Juan Vicente Pérez, Venezuelan supercentenarian (born 1909)
  97. 2025Khamtai Siphandone, Laotian politician, 4th President of Laos (born 1924)

Celebraciones (5)

  1. International Children's Book Day (International)
  2. Thai Heritage Conservation Day (Thailand)
  3. Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus Day (Belarus)
  4. World Autism Awareness Day (International)
  5. Malvinas Day (Argentina)

Santoral (15)

  1. Abundius of Como
  2. Amphianus of Lycia
  3. Æbbe the Younger
  4. Bronach of Glen-Seichis (Irish martyrology)
  5. Blessed Elisabetta Vendramini
  6. Francis of Paola
  7. Francisco Coll Guitart
  8. Henry Budd (Anglican Church of Canada)
  9. Blessed Laura Evangelista Alvarado Cardozo
  10. Blessed Nicholas Charnetsky
  11. Nicetius of Lyon
  12. Theodosia of Tyre
  13. Urban of Langres
  14. Blessed Vilmos Apor
  15. April 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)