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Acontecimientos (55)

1. 1244Pope Innocent IV arrives at Lyon for the First Council of Lyon.
2. 1409The University of Leipzig opens.
3. 1697St Paul's Cathedral, rebuilt to the design of Sir Christopher Wren following the Great Fire of London, is consecrated.
4. 1763Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.
5. 1766Swedish parliament approves the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act and implements it as a ground law, thus being first in the world with freedom of speech.
6. 1804At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of the French.
7. 1805War of the Third Coalition: Battle of Austerlitz: French troops under Napoleon decisively defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force.
8. 1823Monroe Doctrine: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James Monroe proclaims American neutrality in future European conflicts, and warns European powers not to interfere in the Americas.
9. 1845Manifest Destiny: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.
10. 1848Franz Joseph I becomes Emperor of Austria.
11. 1851French President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte overthrows the Second Republic.
12. 1852Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French as Napoleon III.
13. 1859Origins of the American Civil War: Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia).
14. 1865Alabama ratifies the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed by North Carolina, then Georgia; U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks.
15. 1867At Tremont Temple in Boston, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.
16. 1899Philippine–American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, known as the "Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
17. 1908Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
18. 1917World War I: Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk, and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.
19. 1919Ukrainian War of Independence: Ukrainian Bolsheviks attempt to assassinate Nestor Makhno as part of the Polonsky conspiracy.
20. 1927Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.
21. 1930Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.
22. 1939New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.
23. 1942World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
24. 1943World War II: A Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari, Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including the American , which is carrying a stockpile of mustard gas.
25. 1947Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Arabs riot in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.
26. 1949Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others is adopted.
27. 1950Korean War: The Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ends with a decisive Chinese victory and UN forces are completely expelled from North Korea.
28. 1954Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute".
29. 1954The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and Taiwan, is signed in Washington, D.C.
30. 1956The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente Province. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution.
31. 1957United Nations Security Council Resolution 126 relating to the Kashmir conflict is adopted.
32. 1961In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba will adopt Communism.
33. 1962Vietnam War: After a trip to Vietnam at the request of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official to comment adversely on the war's progress.
34. 1968Wien Consolidated Airlines Flight 55 crashes into Pedro Bay, Alaska, killing all 39 people on board.
35. 1970The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.
36. 1971Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm al-Quwain form the United Arab Emirates.
37. 1972Gough Whitlam is elected the 21st Prime Minister of Australia in the 1972 Australian federal election, defeating William McMahon and leading the Australian Labor Party back into office after 23 years in Opposition.
38. 1975Laotian Civil War: The Pathet Lao seizes the Laotian capital of Vientiane, forces the abdication of King Sisavang Vatthana, and proclaims the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
39. 1976Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba, replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.
40. 1977A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes near Benghazi, Libya, killing 59.
41. 1980Salvadoran Civil War: Four American missionaries are raped and murdered by a death squad.
42. 1982At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.
43. 1988Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of a Muslim-majority state.
44. 1988Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-27, a classified mission for the United States Department of Defense.
45. 1989The Peace Agreement of Hat Yai is signed and ratified by the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) and the governments of Malaysia and Thailand, ending the over two-decade-long communist insurgency in Malaysia.
46. 1990Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-35, carrying the ASTRO-1 spacelab observatory.
47. 1991Canada and Poland become the first nations to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union.
48. 1992Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-53 for the United States Department of Defense.
49. 1993Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed by police in Medellín.
50. 1993Space Shuttle program: STS-61: NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
51. 1999The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive following the Good Friday Agreement.
52. 2001Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
53. 2015San Bernardino attack: Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik kill 14 people and wound 22 at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California.
54. 2016Thirty-six people die in a fire at a converted Oakland, California, warehouse serving as an artist collective.
55. 2020Cannabis is removed from the list of most dangerous drugs of the international drug control treaty by the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs.

Nacimientos (230)

1. 503Emperor Jianwen of Liang, emperor of the Chinese Liang dynasty (died 551)
2. 1501Queen Munjeong, Korean queen (died 1565)
3. 1578Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and theorist (died 1641)
4. 1599Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin, Scottish nobleman (died 1663)
5. 1629Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg, Catholic cardinal (died 1704)
6. 1694William Shirley, English-American lawyer and politician, Governor of the province of Massachusetts Bay (died 1771)
7. 1703Ferdinand Konščak, Croatian missionary and explorer (died 1759)
8. 1738Richard Montgomery, Irish-American general (died 1775)
9. 1754William Cooper, American judge and politician, founded Cooperstown, New York (died 1809)
10. 1759James Edward Smith, English botanist and mycologist, founded the Linnean Society (died 1828)
11. 1760John Breckinridge, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Attorney General (died 1806)
12. 1760Joseph Graetz, German organist, composer, and educator (died 1826)
13. 1798António Luís de Seabra, 1st Viscount of Seabra, Portuguese magistrate and politician (died 1895)
14. 1810Henry Yesler, American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle (died 1892)
15. 1811Jean-Charles Chapais, Canadian farmer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Agriculture (died 1885)
16. 1817Heinrich von Sybel, German historian, academic, and politician (died 1895)
17. 1825Pedro II of Brazil (died 1891)
18. 1827William Burges, English architect and designer (died 1881)
19. 1846Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, French lawyer and politician, 68th Prime Minister of France (died 1904)
20. 1847Deacon White, American baseball player and manager (died 1939)
21. 1859Kateryna Melnyk-Antonovych, Ukrainian historian and archaeologist (died 1942)
22. 1859Georges Seurat, French painter (died 1891)
23. 1860Charles Studd, England cricketer and missionary (died 1931)
24. 1863Charles Edward Ringling, American businessman, co-founded the Ringling Brothers Circus (died 1926)
25. 1866Harry Burleigh, American singer-songwriter (died 1949)
26. 1876Yusuf Akçura, Tatar-Turkish activist and ideologue of Turanism (died 1935)
27. 1877Cahir Healy, Northern Irish Anti Partitionist, writer and politician (died 1970)
28. 1884Erima Harvey Northcroft, New Zealand soldier, lawyer, and judge (died 1953)
29. 1884Yahya Kemal Beyatlı, Turkish poet and author (died 1958)
30. 1885George Minot, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1950)
31. 1891Otto Dix, German painter and illustrator (died 1969)
32. 1891Charles H. Wesley, American historian and author (died 1987)
33. 1894Warren William, American actor (died 1948)
34. 1895Harriet Cohen, English pianist (died 1967)
35. 1897Ivan Bagramyan, Russian general (died 1982)
36. 1897Rewi Alley, New Zealand writer and political activist (died 1987)
37. 1898Indra Lal Roy, Indian lieutenant and first Indian fighter aircraft pilot (died 1918)
38. 1899John Barbirolli, English cellist and conductor (died 1970)
39. 1899John Cobb, English race car driver and pilot (died 1952)
40. 1899Ray Morehart, American baseball player (died 1989)
41. 1900Elisa Godínez Gómez de Batista, former First Lady of Cuba (died 1993)
42. 1900Herta Hammerbacher, German landscape architect and professor (died 1985)
43. 1901Raimundo Orsi, Argentinian-Italian footballer (died 1986)
44. 1905Khan Bahadur Abdul Hakim, Bangladeshi mathematician (died 1985)
45. 1906Peter Carl Goldmark, Hungarian-American engineer (died 1977)
46. 1909Arvo Askola, Finnish runner (died 1975)
47. 1909Walenty Kłyszejko, Estonian–Polish basketball player and coach (died 1987)
48. 1909Joseph P. Lash, American activist and author (died 1987)
49. 1910Russell Lynes, American photographer, historian, and author (died 1991)
50. 1910Taisto Mäki, Finnish runner (died 1979)
51. 1911Meng Qingshu, Chinese politician (died 1983)
52. 1912George Emmett, English cricketer and coach (died 1976)
53. 1913Marc Platt, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 2014)
54. 1914Bill Erwin, American actor (died 2010)
55. 1914Adolph Green, American playwright and composer (died 2002)
56. 1915Takahito, Prince Mikasa of Japan (died 2016)
57. 1916Howard Finster, American minister and painter (died 2001)
58. 1917Sylvia Syms, American singer (died 1992)
59. 1921Carlo Furno, Italian cardinal (died 2015)
60. 1922Iakovos Kambanelis, Greek author, poet, and screenwriter (died 2011)
61. 1923Maria Callas, American-Greek soprano and actress (died 1977)
62. 1924Jonathan Frid, Canadian actor (died 2012)
63. 1924Alexander Haig, American general and politician, 59th United States Secretary of State (died 2010)
64. 1924Else Marie Pade, Danish composer (died 2016)
65. 1924Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2006)
66. 1925Julie Harris, American actress (died 2013)
67. 1927Ralph Beard, American basketball player (died 2007)
68. 1928Guy Bourdin, French photographer (died 1991)
69. 1929Dan Jenkins, American journalist and author (died 2019)
70. 1929Leon Litwack, American historian and author (died 2021)
71. 1930Gary Becker, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2014)
72. 1930David Piper, English race car driver
73. 1931Nigel Calder, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2014)
74. 1931Masaaki Hatsumi, Japanese martial artist and educator, founded Bujinkan
75. 1931Wynton Kelly, American pianist and composer (died 1971)
76. 1931Edwin Meese, American lawyer, 75th United States Attorney General
77. 1931Gareth Wigan, British film studio executive (died 2010)
78. 1933Peter Robin Harding, English marshal and pilot (died 2021)
79. 1933Mike Larrabee, American sprinter and educator (died 2003)
80. 1934Tarcisio Bertone, Italian cardinal
81. 1935David Hackett Fischer, American historian, author, and academic
82. 1937Manohar Joshi, Indian lawyer and politician, 15th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (died 2024)
83. 1939Yael Dayan, Israeli journalist, author, and politician
84. 1939Francis Fox, Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th Secretary of State for Canada (died 2024)
85. 1939Harry Reid, American lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada (died 2021)
86. 1940Willie Brown, American football player, coach, and manager (died 2019)
87. 1941Mike England, Welsh footballer and manager
88. 1941Tom McGuinness, English guitarist, songwriter, author, and producer
89. 1942Anna G. Jónasdóttir, Icelandic political scientist and academic
90. 1943Wayne Allard, American veterinarian and politician
91. 1944Cathy Lee Crosby, American actress and tennis player
92. 1944Ibrahim Rugova, Kosovan journalist and politician, 1st President of Kosovo (died 2006)
93. 1944Dionysis Savvopoulos, Greek singer-songwriter (died 2025)
94. 1944Botho Strauß, German author and playwright
95. 1945Penelope Spheeris, American director, producer, and screenwriter
96. 1945Alan Thomson, Australian cricketer (died 2022)
97. 1946John Banks, New Zealand businessman and politician, 38th Mayor of Auckland City
98. 1946David Macaulay, English-American author and illustrator
99. 1946Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, founded Versace (died 1997)
100. 1947Isaac Bitton, Moroccan-French drummer and songwriter
101. 1947Tommy Jenkins, English footballer and manager
102. 1947Ivan Atanassov Petrov, Bulgarian neurologist and author
103. 1948Elizabeth Berg, American nurse and author
104. 1948T. Coraghessan Boyle, American novelist and short story writer
105. 1948Patricia Hewitt, Australian-English educator and politician, English Secretary of State for Health
106. 1948Toninho Horta, Brazilian guitarist and composer
107. 1948Antonín Panenka, Czech footballer
108. 1950John Wesley Ryles, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
109. 1950Amin Saikal, Afghan-Australian political scientist and academic
110. 1950Benjamin Stora, Algerian-French historian and author
111. 1950Paul Watson, Canadian activist, founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
112. 1952Carol Shea-Porter, American social worker, academic, and politician
113. 1952Keith Szarabajka, American actor
114. 1953Pertti Sveholm, Finnish actor
115. 1954Dan Butler, American actor, director, and screenwriter
116. 1956Steven Bauer, Cuban-American actor and producer
117. 1957Dagfinn Høybråten, Norwegian political scientist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Health
118. 1958Randy Gardner, American figure skater
119. 1958Andrew George, English politician
120. 1958Vladimir Parfenovich, Belarusian canoe racer and politician
121. 1958George Saunders, American short story writer and essayist
122. 1959Kelefa Diallo, Guinean general (died 2013)
123. 1960Peter Blakeley, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
124. 1960Deb Haaland, American politician, 54th United States Secretary of the Interior
125. 1960Razzle, English rock drummer (died 1984)
126. 1960Rick Savage, English singer-songwriter and bass player
127. 1960Silk Smitha, Indian film actress
128. 1962John Dyegh, Nigerian businessman and politician
129. 1963Brendan Coyle, English actor
130. 1963Ann Patchett, American author
131. 1963Rich Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
132. 1963Ron Sutter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
133. 1965Shane Flanagan, Australian rugby league player and coach
134. 1966Philippe Etchebest, French chef and television host
135. 1966Jinsei Shinzaki, Japanese wrestler and promoter, co-founded Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling
136. 1967Mary Creagh, English scholar and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
137. 1968David Batty, English footballer
138. 1968Jiří Dopita, Czech ice hockey player
139. 1968Darryl Kile, American baseball player (died 2002)
140. 1968Lucy Liu, American actress and producer
141. 1968Nate Mendel, American singer-songwriter and bass player
142. 1968Rena Sofer, American actress
143. 1969Ulrika Bergquist, Swedish journalist
144. 1969Chris Kiwomya, English footballer
145. 1969Pavel Loskutov, Estonian runner
146. 1969Tanya Plibersek, Australian journalist and politician, 45th Australian Minister of Health
147. 1970Joe Lo Truglio, American actor and comedian
148. 1970Maksim Tarasov, Russian pole vaulter
149. 1970Treach, American rapper and actor
150. 1971Wilson Jermaine Heredia, American actor and singer
151. 1971Rachel McQuillan, Australian tennis player
152. 1971Jüri Reinvere, Estonian-German composer and poet
153. 1971Francesco Toldo, Italian footballer
154. 1971Mine Yoshizaki, Japanese illustrator
155. 1972Alan Henderson, American basketball player
156. 1972Sergei Zholtok, Latvian ice hockey player (died 2004)
157. 1973Graham Kavanagh, Irish footballer and manager
158. 1973Monica Seles, Serbian-American tennis player
159. 1973Lee Steele, English footballer
160. 1973Jan Ullrich, German cyclist
161. 1975Mark Kotsay, American baseball player and manager
162. 1976Masafumi Gotoh, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
163. 1977Siyabonga Nomvethe, South African footballer
164. 1978Jarron Collins, American basketball player and coach
165. 1978Jason Collins, American basketball player (died 2026)
166. 1978Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
167. 1978Luigi Malafronte, Italian footballer
168. 1978Peter Moylan, Australian baseball player
169. 1978Maëlle Ricker, Canadian snowboarder
170. 1978David Rivas, Spanish footballer
171. 1978Andrew Ryan, Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
172. 1978Christopher Wolstenholme, English singer-songwriter and bass player
173. 1979Yvonne Catterfeld, German singer-songwriter and actress
174. 1979Michael McIndoe, Scottish footballer
175. 1979Abdul Razzaq, Pakistani cricketer
176. 1980Adam Kreek, Canadian rower
177. 1980Darryn Randall, South African cricketer (died 2013)
178. 1980Joel Ward, Canadian ice hockey player
179. 1981Maria Ferekidi, Greek canoe racer
180. 1981Eric Jungmann, American actor
181. 1981Thomas Pöck, Austrian ice hockey player
182. 1981Danijel Pranjić, Croatian footballer
183. 1981Britney Spears, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
184. 1982Christos Karipidis, Greek footballer
185. 1982Matt Walsh, American basketball player
186. 1983Action Bronson, American rapper, songwriter, chef, and television host
187. 1983Chris Burke, Scottish footballer
188. 1983Bibiana Candelas, Mexican volleyball player
189. 1983Jaime Durán, Mexican footballer
190. 1983Eugene Jeter, American-Ukrainian basketball player, coach, and executive
191. 1983Jana Kramer, American actress and singer
192. 1983Aaron Rodgers, American football player
193. 1983Daniela Ruah, Portuguese-American actress
194. 1984Péter Máté, Hungarian footballer
195. 1985Amaury Leveaux, French swimmer
196. 1985Dorell Wright, American basketball player
197. 1986Song Ha-yoon, South Korean actress
198. 1986Claudiu Keșerü, Romanian footballer
199. 1986Renee Montgomery, American basketball player and executive
200. 1986Tal Wilkenfeld, Australian bass player and composer
201. 1988Alfred Enoch, English actor
202. 1988Stephen McGinn, Scottish footballer
203. 1989Etta Bond, English singer-songwriter
204. 1989Matteo Darmian, Italian footballer
205. 1989Cassie Steele, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
206. 1989Robert Turbin, American football player
207. 1990Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, Ghanaian footballer
208. 1990Gastón Ramírez, Uruguayan footballer
209. 1991Chloé Dufour-Lapointe, Canadian skier
210. 1991Brandon Knight, American basketball player
211. 1991Charlie Puth, American singer-songwriter and pianist
212. 1992Sim Bhullar, Canadian basketball player
213. 1992Gary Sánchez, Dominican baseball player
214. 1993Haruka Ishida, Japanese singer and actress
215. 1993Kostas Stafylidis, Greek footballer
216. 1994Zach Cunningham, American football player
217. 1994Aaron Jones, American football player
218. 1994Elias Lindholm, Swedish ice hockey player
219. 1994Fumika Shimizu, Japanese actress and model
220. 1994Tomokaze Yūta, Japanese sumo wrestler
221. 1995Uladzislau Hancharou, Belarusian trampolinist
222. 1995Inori Minase, Japanese actress, voice actress and singer
223. 1996Jake Doran, Australian cricketer
224. 1997De'Andre Hunter, American basketball player
225. 1998Annalise Basso, American actress
226. 1998Anna Kalinskaya, Russian tennis player
227. 1998Juice Wrld, American rapper, singer and songwriter (died 2019)
228. 2003Neil Erasmus, South African-Australian footballer
229. 2004Ilia Malinin, American competitive figure skater
230. 2005Learner Tien, American tennis player

Fallecimientos (115)

1. 537Pope Silverius
2. 930Ma Yin, Chinese warlord, king of Chu (Ten Kingdoms) (born 853)
3. 949Odo of Wetterau, German nobleman
4. 1022Elvira Menéndez, queen of Alfonso V of Castile (born 996)
5. 1255Muhammad III of Alamut, Nizari Ismaili Imam
6. 1340Geoffrey le Scrope, Chief Justice of King Edward III of England
7. 1348Emperor Hanazono of Japan (born 1297)
8. 1381John of Ruusbroec, Flemish priest and mystic (born 1293)
9. 1455Isabel of Coimbra, queen of Portugal (born 1432)
10. 1463Albert VI, Archduke of Austria (born 1418)
11. 1469Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, Italian banker and politician (born 1416)
12. 1510Muhammad Shaybani, Khan of Bukhara (born 1451)
13. 1515Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general (born 1453)
14. 1547Hernán Cortés, Spanish general and explorer (born 1485)
15. 1594Gerardus Mercator, Flemish mathematician, cartographer, and philosopher (born 1512)
16. 1615Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general (born 1541)
17. 1665Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French author (born 1588)
18. 1694Pierre Puget, French painter, sculptor, and architect (born 1622)
19. 1719Pasquier Quesnel, French theologian and author (born 1634)
20. 1723Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (born 1674)
21. 1726Samuel Penhallow, English-American historian and author (born 1665)
22. 1747Vincent Bourne, English poet and scholar (born 1695)
23. 1748Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician, Lord President of the Council (born 1662)
24. 1774Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer (born 1720)
25. 1814Marquis de Sade, French philosopher, author, and politician (born 1740)
26. 1844Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (born 1768)
27. 1849Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and Hanover (born 1792)
28. 1859John Brown, American abolitionist (born 1800)
29. 1881Jenny von Westphalen, German author (born 1814)
30. 1885Allen Wright, Principal chief of the Choctaw Nation (1866–1870); proposed the name "Oklahoma", from Choctaw words okra and umma, meaning "Territory of the Red People". (born 1826)
31. 1888Namık Kemal, Turkish journalist, poet, and playwright (born 1840)
32. 1892Jay Gould, American businessman and financier (born 1836)
33. 1899Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general and politician, 1st Governor of Bulacan (born 1875)
34. 1918Edmond Rostand, French poet and playwright (born 1868)
35. 1924Kazimieras Būga, Lithuanian linguist and philologist (born 1879)
36. 1927Paul Heinrich von Groth, German scientist who systematically classified minerals and founded the journal Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie (born 1843)
37. 1931Vincent d'Indy, French composer and educator (born 1851)
38. 1936John Ringling, American businessman, co-founded Ringling Brothers Circus (born 1866)
39. 1943Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian journalist and author (born 1902)
40. 1944Josef Lhévinne, Russian pianist and educator (born 1874)
41. 1944Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (born 1876)
42. 1944Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player and soldier (born 1917)
43. 1950Dinu Lipatti, Romanian pianist and composer (born 1917)
44. 1953Reginald Baker, Australian rugby player (born 1884)
45. 1953Trần Trọng Kim, Vietnamese historian, scholar, and politician, Prime Minister of Vietnam (born 1883)
46. 1957Harrison Ford, American actor (born 1884)
47. 1957Manfred Sakel, Ukrainian-American neurophysiologist and psychiatrist (born 1902)
48. 1966L. E. J. Brouwer, Dutch mathematician and philosopher (born 1881)
49. 1966Giles Cooper, Irish author, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1918)
50. 1967Francis Spellman, American cardinal (born 1889).
51. 1969José María Arguedas, Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (born 1911)
52. 1969Kliment Voroshilov, Ukrainian-Russian marshal and politician, 3rd Head of State of The Soviet Union (born 1881)
53. 1974Sylvi Kekkonen, Finnish writer and wife of President of Finland Urho Kekkonen (born 1900)
54. 1974Max Weber, Swiss lawyer and politician (born 1897)
55. 1976Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player and manager (born 1917)
56. 1980Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1905)
57. 1980Romain Gary, Lithuanian-French author, director, and screenwriter (born 1914)
58. 1981Wallace Harrison, American architect, co-founded Harrison & Abramovitz (born 1895)
59. 1982Marty Feldman, English actor and comedian (born 1934)
60. 1982Giovanni Ferrari, Italian footballer and manager (born 1907)
61. 1983Fifi D'Orsay, Canadian-American actress and singer (born 1904)
62. 1985Philip Larkin, English poet, author, and librarian (born 1922)
63. 1986Desi Arnaz, Cuban-American actor, singer, businessman, and television producer (born 1917)
64. 1986John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist and academic (born 1912)
65. 1987Luis Federico Leloir, French-Argentinian physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1906)
66. 1987Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Belarusian physicist, astronomer, and cosmologist (born 1914)
67. 1988Karl-Heinz Bürger, German colonel (born 1904)
68. 1988Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer-songwriter (born 1922)
69. 1990Aaron Copland, American composer and conductor (born 1900)
70. 1990Robert Cummings, American actor, director, and producer (born 1908)
71. 1993Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord (born 1949)
72. 1995Robertson Davies, Canadian author, playwright, and critic (born 1913)
73. 1995Roxie Roker, American actress (born 1929)
74. 1995Mária Telkes, Hungarian–American biophysicist and chemist (born 1900)
75. 1997Shirley Crabtree, English wrestler (born 1930)
76. 1997Michael Hedges, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1953)
77. 1999Charlie Byrd, American guitarist (born 1925)
78. 2000Gail Fisher, American actress (born 1935)
79. 2002Ivan Illich, Austrian priest and philosopher (born 1926)
80. 2002Arno Peters, German cartographer and historian (born 1916)
81. 2003Alan Davidson, British soldier, historian, and author (born 1924)
82. 2004Alicia Markova, English ballerina and choreographer (born 1910)
83. 2004Mona Van Duyn, American poet and academic (born 1921)
84. 2005William P. Lawrence, American admiral and pilot (born 1930)
85. 2005Van Tuong Nguyen, Australian convicted drug trafficker (born 1980)
86. 2006Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (born 1947)
87. 2007Jennifer Alexander, Canadian-American ballerina and actress (born 1972)
88. 2007Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (born 1916)
89. 2008Odetta, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (born 1930)
90. 2008Henry Molaison, American memory disorder patient (born 1926)
91. 2008Edward Samuel Rogers, Canadian lawyer and businessman (born 1933)
92. 2008Renato de Grandis, Italian composer, musicologist, and writer (born 1927)
93. 2009Foge Fazio, American football player and coach (born 1938)
94. 2009Eric Woolfson, Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1945)
95. 2012Tom Hendry, Canadian playwright, co-founded the Manitoba Theatre Centre (born 1929)
96. 2012Ehsan Naraghi, Iranian sociologist and author (born 1926)
97. 2013William Allain, American soldier and politician, 58th Governor of Mississippi (born 1928)
98. 2013Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded Orangina (born 1925)
99. 2013Marcelo Déda, Brazilian lawyer and politician (born 1960)
100. 2013Junior Murvin, Jamaican singer-songwriter (born 1946)
101. 2014A. R. Antulay, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (born 1929)
102. 2014Jean Béliveau, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1931)
103. 2014Josie Cichockyj, English basketball player and coach (born 1964)
104. 2014Bobby Keys, American saxophonist (born 1943)
105. 2014Don Laws, American figure skater and coach (born 1929)
106. 2015Sandy Berger, American lawyer and politician, 19th United States National Security Advisor (born 1945)
107. 2015Will McMillan, American actor, director, and producer (born 1944)
108. 2015George T. Sakato, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1921)
109. 2020Pat Patterson, American wrestler (born 1941)
110. 2024Ed Botterell, Canadian Olympic sailor (born 1931)
111. 2024Helmut Duckadam, Romanian footballer (born 1959)
112. 2024Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player (born 1933)
113. 2024Paul Maslansky, American film producer and writer (born 1933)
114. 2024Debbie Mathers, Mother of Eminem (born 1955)
115. 2024Israel Vázquez, Mexican boxer (born 1977)

Celebraciones (5)

1. Armed Forces Day (Cuba)
2. International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (United Nations)
3. Lao National Day
4. National Day (United Arab Emirates)
5. Chichibu Night Festival

Santoral (8)

1. Avitus of Rouen
2. Bibiana
3. Channing Moore Williams (Anglicanism)
4. Chromatius
5. Habakkuk
6. Blessed Ivan Slezyuk
7. Blessed Maria Angela Astorch
8. December 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)