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Acontecimientos (40)

1. 1448The second battle of Kosovo ends when the larger army of the Ottoman Empire defeats those of the Kingdom of Hungary after the Wallachian troops desert.
2. 1568The Spanish Duke of Alba defeats a Dutch rebel force under William the Silent.
3. 1572Eighty Years' War: Three thousand Spanish soldiers wade through fifteen miles of water in one night to effect the relief of Goes.
4. 1740France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony refuse to honour the Pragmatic Sanction, and the War of the Austrian Succession begins.
5. 1774American Revolution: The Continental Association, a nonconsumption and nonimportation agreement against the British Isles and the British West Indies, is adopted by the First Continental Congress.
6. 1781The Patent of Toleration, providing limited freedom of worship, is approved in Austria.
7. 1803The United States Senate ratifies the Louisiana Purchase.
8. 1818The Convention of 1818 is signed between the United States and the United Kingdom, which settles the Canada–United States border on the 49th parallel for most of its length.
9. 1827Greek War of Independence: In the Battle of Navarino, a combined Turkish and Egyptian fleet is defeated by British, French and Russian naval forces in the last significant battle fought with wooden sailing ships.
10. 1883Peru and Chile sign the Treaty of Ancón, by which the Tarapacá province is ceded to the latter, bringing an end to Peru's involvement in the War of the Pacific.
11. 1904Chile and Bolivia sign the Treaty of Peace and Friendship, delimiting the border between the two countries.
12. 1910British ocean liner RMS Olympic is launched.
13. 1935The Long March, a mammoth retreat undertaken by the armed forces of the Chinese Communist Party a year prior, ends.
14. 1941World War II: Thousands of civilians in German-occupied Serbia are murdered in the Kragujevac massacre.
15. 1944World War II: The Soviet Red Army and Yugoslav Partisans liberate Belgrade.
16. 1944Liquefied natural gas leaks from storage tanks in Cleveland and then explodes, leveling 30 blocks and killing 130 people.
17. 1944World War II: American general Douglas MacArthur fulfills his promise to return to the Philippines when he comes ashore during the Battle of Leyte.
18. 1947Cold War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins its investigation into Communist infiltration of the Hollywood film industry, resulting in a blacklist that prevents some from working in the industry for years.
19. 1948A KLM Lockheed L-049 Constellation crashes on approach to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, killing 40.
20. 1951The "Johnny Bright incident" occurs during a football game between the Drake Bulldogs and Oklahoma A&M Aggies.
21. 1952The Governor of Kenya Evelyn Baring declares a state of emergency and begins arresting hundreds of suspected leaders of the Mau Mau Uprising.
22. 1961The Soviet Navy performs the first armed test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, launching an R-13 from a Golf-class submarine.
23. 1962China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War.
24. 1973Watergate scandal: "Saturday Night Massacre": United States President Richard Nixon fires U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Solicitor General Robert Bork.
25. 1973The Sydney Opera House is opened by Elizabeth II after 14 years of construction.
26. 1976The Luling–Destrehan Ferry MV George Prince is struck by the Norwegian freighter SS Frosta while crossing the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Seventy-eight passengers and crew die, and only 18 people aboard the ferry survive.
27. 1977A plane carrying the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes in woodland in Mississippi, United States. Six people, including three band members, are killed.
28. 1981Two police officers and a Brink's armored car guard are killed during an armed robbery carried out by members of the Black Liberation Army and Weather Underground in Nanuet, New York.
29. 1982During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster.
30. 1986Aeroflot Flight 6502 crashes while landing at Kuibyshev Airport (now Kuromoch International Airport) in Kuibyshev (now present-day Samara, Russia), killing 70 people.
31. 1991A 6.8 Mw earthquake strikes the Uttarkashi region of India, killing more than 1,000 people.
32. 1991A massive firestorm breaks out in the hills of Oakland and Berkeley, California killing 25 people and destroying more than 3,000 homes, apartments and condominiums.
33. 1995Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-73.
34. 2002Top Gear, the revived popular British TV motoring magazine, premieres on BBC.
35. 2003The Sloan Great Wall, once the largest cosmic structures known to humanity, is discovered by students at Princeton University.
36. 2005The general conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) passes the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
37. 2011Libyan Crisis: Rebel forces capture Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and his son Mutassim in his hometown of Sirte and kill them shortly thereafter, ending the first Libyan civil war.
38. 2017Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declare victory in the Raqqa campaign.
39. 2018The BepiColombo spacecraft is launched on an Ariane 5 rocket to study Mercury.
40. 2022Liz Truss steps down as British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party amid the country's political crisis, serving for the least time of any British Prime Minister (49 days).

Nacimientos (246)

1. 888Zhu Youzhen, emperor of Later Liang (died 923)
2. 1475Giovanni di Bernardo Rucellai, Italian poet and playwright (died 1525)
3. 1496Claude, Duke of Guise (died 1550)
4. 1554Bálint Balassi, Hungarian writer and noble (died 1594)
5. 1612Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, Anglo-Irish nobleman, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland, Cavalier (died 1698)
6. 1616Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (died 1680)
7. 1620Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (died 1691)
8. 1632Edward Hungerford, English politician (died 1711)
9. 1660Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (died 1723)
10. 1677Stanisław Leszczyński, King of Poland (died 1766)
11. 1679Samuel von Cocceji, Prussian jurist and statesman (died 1755)
12. 1711Timothy Ruggles, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, (died 1795)
13. 1718Catherine Gordon, Duchess of Gordon, Scottish aristocrat (died 1779)
14. 1719Gottfried Achenwall, German historian, economist, and jurist (died 1772)
15. 1740Isabelle de Charrière, Dutch author and poet (died 1805)
16. 1759Chauncey Goodrich, American lawyer and politician, 8th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (died 1815)
17. 1780Pauline Bonaparte, French sister of Napoleon (died 1825)
18. 1784Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1865)
19. 1785George Ormerod, English historian and author (died 1873)
20. 1790Patrick Matthew. Scottish farmer and biologist (died 1874)
21. 1801Melchior Berri, Swiss architect and educator, designed the Natural History Museum of Basel (died 1854)
22. 1808Karl Andree, German geographer and journalist (died 1875)
23. 1819Báb, Iranian religious leader, founded Bábism (died 1850)
24. 1822Thomas Hughes, English lawyer and judge (died 1896)
25. 1832Constantin Lipsius, German architect and theorist (died 1894)
26. 1847Frits Thaulow, Norwegian painter (died 1906)
27. 1854Arthur Rimbaud, French soldier and poet (died 1891)
28. 1858John Burns, English union leader and politician, President of the Board of Trade (died 1943)
29. 1859John Dewey, American psychologist and philosopher (died 1952)
30. 1864James F. Hinkle, American banker and politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico (died 1951)
31. 1871Atul Prasad Sen, Indian songwriter (died 1934)
32. 1873Nellie McClung, Canadian author and suffragist (died 1951)
33. 1873Jussi Merinen, Finnish politician (died 1918)
34. 1874Charles Ives, American composer (died 1954)
35. 1877Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, American businessman (died 1915)
36. 1879Hajime Kawakami, Japanese economist (died 1946)
37. 1882Margaret Dumont, American actress (died 1965)
38. 1882Bela Lugosi, Hungarian-American actor (died 1956)
39. 1883Karl Probst, American engineer (died 1963)
40. 1887Prince Yasuhiko Asaka of Japan (died 1981)
41. 1889Johann Gruber, Austrian priest and saint (died 1944)
42. 1889Luo Yixiu, first wife of Mao Zedong (died 1910)
43. 1890Aleksander Maaker, Estonian bagpipe player (died 1968)
44. 1891Samuel Flagg Bemis, American historian and author (died 1973)
45. 1891James Chadwick, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1974)
46. 1893Charley Chase, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1940)
47. 1894Olive Thomas, American model and actress (died 1920)
48. 1895Rex Ingram, American actor (died 1969)
49. 1895Morrie Ryskind, American writer/director (died 1985)
50. 1897Yi Un, South Korean general (died 1970)
51. 1900Ismail al-Azhari, Sudanese politician, 3rd President of Sudan (died 1969)
52. 1900Wayne Morse, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (died 1974)
53. 1901Frank Churchill, American film composer (died 1942)
54. 1901Adelaide Hall, American-English singer, actress, and dancer (died 1993)
55. 1904Tommy Douglas, Scottish-Canadian minister and politician, 7th Premier of Saskatchewan (died 1986)
56. 1904Enolia McMillan, American educator and activist (died 2006)
57. 1904Anna Neagle, English actress, singer, and producer (died 1986)
58. 1907Arlene Francis, American actress and television personality (died 2001)
59. 1908Stuart Hamblen, American singer-songwriter, actor, and radio show host (died 1989)
60. 1909Carla Laemmle, American actress and photographer (died 2014)
61. 1909Yasushi Sugiyama, Japanese painter (died 1993)
62. 1910Chen Liting, Chinese director and playwright (died 2013)
63. 1912Ruhi Su, Turkish singer-songwriter (died 1985)
64. 1913Grandpa Jones, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (died 1998)
65. 1914Fayard Nicholas, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (died 2006)
66. 1917Stéphane Hessel, German-French activist and diplomat (died 2013)
67. 1917Ants Kaljurand, Estonian anti-communist, freedom fighter and forest brother (died 1951)
68. 1917Jean-Pierre Melville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1973)
69. 1918Martin Drewes, German soldier and pilot (died 2013)
70. 1918Robert Lochner, American-German soldier and journalist (died 2003)
71. 1919Tracy Hall, American chemist and academic (died 2008)
72. 1920Nick Cardy, American illustrator (died 2013)
73. 1920Fanny de Sivers, Estonian-French linguist and academic (died 2011)
74. 1920Akhil Bandhu Ghosh, Indian singer (died 1988)
75. 1920Janet Jagan, 6th President of Guyana (died 2009)
76. 1920Siddhartha Shankar Ray, Indian lawyer and politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal (died 2010)
77. 1921Manny Ayulo, American race car driver (died 1955)
78. 1921Hans Warren, Dutch poet and author (died 2001)
79. 1922John Anderson, American actor (died 1992)
80. 1922Franco Ventriglia, American opera singer (died 2012)
81. 1923Robert Craft, American conductor and musicologist (died 2015)
82. 1923Otfried Preußler, German author (died 2013)
83. 1924Robert Peters, American poet, playwright, and critic (died 2014)
84. 1925András Bíró, Hungarian journalist and human rights activist (died 2024)
85. 1925Art Buchwald, American soldier and journalist (died 2007)
86. 1925Tom Dowd, American record producer and engineer (died 2002)
87. 1925Roger Hanin, Algerian-French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2015)
88. 1925Hiromu Nonaka, Japanese politician (died 2018)
89. 1926Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu, English lieutenant and politician, founded the National Motor Museum (died 2015)
90. 1927Joyce Brothers, American psychologist, author, and actress (died 2013)
91. 1927Gunturu Seshendra Sarma, Indian poet and critic (died 2007)
92. 1928Michael O'Donnell, English physician, author, and journalist (died 2019)
93. 1931Richard Caliguiri, American lawyer and politician, 54th Mayor of Pittsburgh (died 1988)
94. 1931Mickey Mantle, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1995)
95. 1931Ken Morrison, English businessman (died 2017)
96. 1931Park Wan-suh, South Korean writer (died 2011)
97. 1932Rosey Brown, American football player and coach (died 2004)
98. 1932William Christopher, American actor and singer (died 2016)
99. 1932Rokurō Naya, Japanese voice actor (died 2014)
100. 1933Barrie Chase, American actress and dancer
101. 1934Bill Chase, American trumpet player (died 1974)
102. 1934Eddie Harris, American saxophonist (died 1996)
103. 1934Timothy West, English actor (died 2024)
104. 1935Jerry Orbach, American actor and singer (died 2004)
105. 1937Cancio Garcia, Filipino lawyer and jurist (died 2013)
106. 1937Wanda Jackson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
107. 1937Juan Marichal, Dominican baseball player and sportscaster
108. 1937Emma Tennant, English author (died 2017)
109. 1938Emidio Greco, Italian director and screenwriter (died 2012)
110. 1938Dolores Hart, American actress and nun
111. 1938Iain Macmillan, Scottish photographer and educator (died 2006)
112. 1939Patrick Hughes, English painter, illustrator, and photographer
113. 1940Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa, Cameroonian filmmaker
114. 1940Kathy Kirby, English singer (died 2011)
115. 1940Robert Pinsky, American poet and critic
116. 1941Anneke Wills, English actress
117. 1942Earl Hindman, American actor (died 2003)
118. 1942Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, German biologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate
119. 1942Bart Zoet, Dutch cyclist (died 1992)
120. 1943Dunja Vejzović, Croatian soprano and actress
121. 1944Nalin de Silva, Sri Lankan physicist and philosopher (died 2024)
122. 1944David Mancuso, American party planner, created The Loft (died 2016)
123. 1945Ric Lee, English drummer
124. 1946Diana Gittins, American-English sociologist, author, and academic
125. 1946Lewis Grizzard, American comedian and author (died 1994)
126. 1946Elfriede Jelinek, Austrian author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate
127. 1946Richard Loncraine, English director and screenwriter
128. 1946Lucien Van Impe, Belgian cyclist
129. 1946Chris Woodhead, English civil servant and academic (died 2015)
130. 1948Peter Combe, Australian entertainer
131. 1948Sandra Dickinson, American-English actress and composer
132. 1948Piet Hein Donner, Dutch jurist and politician, Dutch Minister of Justice
133. 1948Melih Gökçek, Turkish journalist and politician, Mayor of Ankara
134. 1949Valeriy Borzov, Ukrainian-Russian sprinter
135. 1950Chris Cannon, American politician (died 2024)
136. 1950Tom Petty, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2017)
137. 1950William Russ, American actor and director
138. 1951Al Greenwood, American keyboard player
139. 1951Patrick Hall, English lawyer and politician
140. 1951Ken Ham, Australian-American evangelist
141. 1951Leif Pagrotsky, Swedish businessman and politician
142. 1951Claudio Ranieri, Italian footballer and manager
143. 1952Melanie Mayron, American actress and director
144. 1952Derek Ridgers, English photographer and art director
145. 1952Wilma Salgado, Ecuadorian politician and economist
146. 1953Keith Hernandez, American baseball player and sportscaster
147. 1953Richard McWilliam, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Upper Deck Company (died 2013)
148. 1953Bill Nunn, American actor (died 2016)
149. 1954Steve Orich, American composer and conductor
150. 1955Thomas Newman, American composer and conductor
151. 1955David Profumo, English author and academic
152. 1955Aaron Pryor, American boxer (died 2016)
153. 1955Sheldon Whitehouse, American politician
154. 1956Danny Boyle, English director, producer, and screenwriter
155. 1956Martin Taylor, English guitarist
156. 1957Jane Bonham-Carter, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, English politician
157. 1957Chris Cowdrey, English cricketer and sportscaster
158. 1957Chalermchai Sitthisart, Thai military officer, 40th Commander-in-chief of the Royal Thai Army
159. 1957Hilda Solis, American academic and politician, 25th United States Secretary of Labor
160. 1958Valerie Faris, American director and producer
161. 1958Lynn Flewelling, American author and academic
162. 1958Scott Hall, American wrestler (died 2022)
163. 1958Mark King, English singer-songwriter and bass player
164. 1958Dave Krieg, American football player
165. 1958Viggo Mortensen, American-Danish actor and producer
166. 1959Mark Little, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter
167. 1961Audun Kleive, Norwegian drummer and composer
168. 1961Kate Mosse, English author and playwright
169. 1961Ian Rush, Welsh footballer and manager
170. 1961Les Stroud, Canadian director, producer, and harmonica player
171. 1961Michie Tomizawa, Japanese voice actress and singer
172. 1962Dave Wong, Hong Kong-Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actor
173. 1963Julie Payette, Canadian engineer, astronaut, and 29th Governor General of Canada
174. 1964Kamala Harris, American politician and lawyer, 49th Vice President of the United States
175. 1965Norman Blake, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
176. 1965Jonathan I. Schwartz, American businessman
177. 1965Mikhail Shtalenkov, Russian ice hockey player
178. 1965William Zabka, American actor and producer
179. 1966Allan Donald, South African cricketer and coach
180. 1966Patrick Volkerding, American computer scientist and engineer, founded Slackware
181. 1967Artur Grigorian, Armenian-Uzbek boxer
182. 1967Kerrod Walters, Australian rugby league player
183. 1967Kevin Walters, Australian rugby league player and coach
184. 1968Susan Tully, English actress, director, and producer
185. 1969Laurie Daley, Australian rugby league player and coach
186. 1969Juan González, Puerto Rican baseball player
187. 1970Neil Heywood, English-Chinese businessman (died 2011)
188. 1970Aapo Ilves, Estonian poet and illustrator
189. 1970Michelle Malkin, American blogger and author
190. 1970Taj McWilliams-Franklin, American basketball player
191. 1971Kenneth Choi, American actor
192. 1971Snoop Dogg, American rapper, producer, and actor
193. 1971Eddie Jones, American basketball player
194. 1971Kamiel Maase, Dutch runner
195. 1971Dannii Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
196. 1972Will Greenwood, English rugby player and sportscaster
197. 1972Brian Schatz, American academic and politician, 11th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
198. 1974Ed Hale, American singer-songwriter, writer and socio-political activist
199. 1974Limmy, Scottish comedian and writer
200. 1974Bashar Rahal, Emirati-American actor and producer
201. 1975Ronny Aukrust, Norwegian politician
202. 1976Dan Fogler, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
203. 1976Nicola Legrottaglie, Italian footballer and manager
204. 1977Hun Manet, Cambodian politician and military officer, 33rd Prime Minister of Cambodia
205. 1977Leila Josefowicz, Canadian-American violinist
206. 1977Sam Witwer, American actor and musician
207. 1978Virender Sehwag, Indian cricketer
208. 1978Paul Wilson, Scottish bass player and songwriter
209. 1979Paul Ifill, English footballer
210. 1979John Krasinski, American actor, director, and producer
211. 1979Paul O'Connell, Irish rugby player
212. 1981Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Greek footballer
213. 1982Preeti Barameeanant, Thai singer
214. 1982Becky Brewerton, Welsh golfer
215. 1982Lawrence Roberts, American basketball player
216. 1983Alona Tal, Israeli actress
217. 1983Michel Vorm, Dutch footballer
218. 1984Mitch Lucker, American singer-songwriter (died 2012)
219. 1984Andrew Trimble, Irish rugby player
220. 1985James Sutton, English race car driver
221. 1986Elyse Taylor, Australian model
222. 1987Marie Sophie Hingst, German historian and blogger who falsely claimed to be descended from Holocaust survivors (died 2019)
223. 1988ASAP Ferg, American rapper
224. 1988Rui Pinto, Portuguese activist and whistleblower
225. 1988Candice Swanepoel, South African supermodel and philanthropist
226. 1989Jamie Collins, American football player
227. 1989Jess Glynne, English singer-songwriter
228. 1990Sam Mataora, Cook Islands rugby league player
229. 1991Phupoom Pongpanupak, Thai actor
230. 1992Mattia De Sciglio, Italian footballer
231. 1992Ksenia Semyonova, Russian gymnast
232. 1992Kyle Wiltjer, Canadian-American basketball player
233. 1994Festus Talam, Kenyan long-distance runner
234. 1995Humberto Carrillo, Mexican wrestler
235. 1996Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Indonesian badminton player
236. 1997Ademola Lookman, Nigerian footballer
237. 1997Daizen Maeda, Japanese footballer
238. 1997Nguyễn Tiến Linh, Vietnamese footballer
239. 1997Andrey Rublev, Russian tennis player
240. 1998Jordan Ridley, Australian rules footballer
241. 1999Chuu, South Korean singer and television personality
242. 1999YoungBoy Never Broke Again, American rapper
243. 2000Kenneth Walker III, American football player
244. 2001Paige Bueckers, American basketball player
245. 2002Yéremy Pino, Spanish footballer
246. 2003Carney Chukwuemeka, English footballer

Fallecimientos (116)

1. 460Aelia Eudocia, Byzantine wife of Theodosius II (born 401)
2. 967Li Yixing, Chinese governor
3. 1122Ralph d'Escures, archbishop of Canterbury
4. 1139Henry X, Duke of Bavaria (born 1108)
5. 1187Pope Urban III
6. 1327Teresa d'Entença, Countess of Urgell (born 1300)
7. 1401Klaus Störtebeker, German pirate
8. 1423Henry Bowet, Archbishop of York
9. 1438Jacopo della Quercia, Sienese sculptor (born c. 1374)
10. 1439Ambrose the Camaldulian, Italian theologian
11. 1524Thomas Linacre, English physician and scholar (born 1460)
12. 1538Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, condottiero (born 1490)
13. 1570João de Barros, Portuguese historian and author (born 1496)
14. 1602Walter Leveson, Elizabethan member of parliament, Shropshire landowner (born 1550)
15. 1640John Ball, English clergyman and theologian (born 1585)
16. 1652Antonio Coello, Spanish poet and playwright (born 1611)
17. 1713Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician and academic (born 1652)
18. 1740Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1685)
19. 1865Champ Ferguson, American guerrilla leader (born 1821)
20. 1870Michael William Balfe, Irish violinist and composer (born 1808)
21. 1871Karl Christian Ulmann, Latvian-German theologian and academic (born 1793)
22. 1880Lydia Maria Child, American journalist, author, and activist (born 1802)
23. 1883George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall (born 1797)
24. 1890Richard Francis Burton, English-Italian geographer and explorer (born 1821)
25. 1894James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (born 1818)
26. 1900Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and translator (born 1846)
27. 1908Vaiben Louis Solomon, Australian politician, 21st Premier of South Australia (born 1853)
28. 1910David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (born 1843)
29. 1922Maria Bertilla Boscardin, Italian Catholic Saint (Born 1888)
30. 1926Eugene V. Debs, American union leader and politician (born 1855)
31. 1928Jack Peddie, Scottish footballer (born 1876)
32. 1935Arthur Henderson, Scottish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1863)
33. 1936Anne Sullivan, American educator (born 1866)
34. 1940Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect and academic, co-designed Skogskyrkogården (born 1885)
35. 1941Ken Farnes, English cricketer and soldier (born 1911)
36. 1950Henry L. Stimson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State (born 1867)
37. 1953Werner Baumbach, German colonel and pilot (born 1916)
38. 1956Lawrence Dale Bell, American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation (born 1894)
39. 1957Michalis Dorizas, Greek-American javelin thrower and football player (born 1890)
40. 1957Edward B. Greene, American banking, mining, and steel company executive (born 1878)
41. 1964Herbert Hoover, American engineer and politician, 31st President of the United States (born 1874)
42. 1967Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese politician and diplomat, 32nd Prime Minister of Japan (born 1878)
43. 1968Bud Flanagan, English actor and screenwriter (born 1896)
44. 1972Harlow Shapley, American astronomer and academic (born 1885)
45. 1973Norman Chandler, American newspaper executive (born 1899)
46. 1977Steve Gaines, American guitarist (born 1949)
47. 1977Ronnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter (born 1948)
48. 1978Gunnar Nilsson, Swedish race car driver (born 1948)
49. 1983Yves Thériault, Canadian author (born 1915)
50. 1983Merle Travis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1917)
51. 1984Carl Ferdinand Cori, Czech-American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1896)
52. 1984Paul Dirac, English-American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902)
53. 1987Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1903)
54. 1988Sheila Scott, English pilot and author (born 1922)
55. 1989Anthony Quayle, English actor and director (born 1913)
56. 1990Joel McCrea, American actor (born 1905)
57. 1992Werner Torkanowsky, German-American conductor (born 1926)
58. 1993Yasushi Sugiyama, Japanese painter (born 1909)
59. 1994Sergei Bondarchuk, Russian actor and filmmaker (born 1920)
60. 1994Burt Lancaster, American actor (born 1913)
61. 1995Christopher Stone, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1942)
62. 1995John Tonkin, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Western Australia (born 1902)
63. 1999Calvin Griffith, Canadian-American businessman (born 1911)
64. 1999Jack Lynch, Irish footballer, lawyer, and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (born 1917)
65. 2001Ted Ammon, American financier and banker (born 1949)
66. 2003Jack Elam, American actor (born 1918)
67. 2004Anthony Hecht, American poet and educator (born 1923)
68. 2004Chuck Hiller, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1934)
69. 2005Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (born 1934)
70. 2005Eva Švankmajerová, Czech painter and poet (born 1940)
71. 2005André van der Louw, Dutch lawyer and politician, 16th Mayor of Rotterdam (born 1933)
72. 2006Arnold Viiding, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (born 1911)
73. 2006Jane Wyatt, American actress (born 1910)
74. 2007Max McGee, American football player and sportscaster (born 1932)
75. 2008Gene Hickerson, American football player (born 1935)
76. 2010W. Cary Edwards, American politician (born 1944)
77. 2010Bob Guccione, American publisher, founded Penthouse magazine (born 1930)
78. 2010Eva Ibbotson, Austrian-English author (born 1925)
79. 2010Max Kohnstamm, Dutch historian and diplomat (born 1914)
80. 2010Farooq Leghari, Pakistani politician, 8th President of Pakistan (born 1940)
81. 2011Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan colonel and politician, Prime Minister of Libya (born 1942)
82. 2011Mutassim Gaddafi, Libyan colonel (born 1974)
83. 2011Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr, Libyan politician (born 1942)
84. 2011Iztok Puc, Croatian-Slovenian handball player (born 1966)
85. 2012Przemysław Gintrowski, Polish poet and composer (born 1951)
86. 2012Paul Kurtz, American philosopher and academic (born 1925)
87. 2012Dave May, American baseball player (born 1943)
88. 2012John McConnell, American activist, created Earth Day (born 1915)
89. 2012E. Donnall Thomas, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920)
90. 2012Raymond Watson, American businessman (born 1926)
91. 2013Jovanka Broz, Croatian-Serbian colonel (born 1924)
92. 2013Don James, American football player and coach (born 1932)
93. 2013Lawrence Klein, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920)
94. 2013Joginder Singh, Kenyan race car driver (born 1932)
95. 2013Larri Thomas, American actress and dancer (born 1932)
96. 2013Sid Yudain, American journalist, founded Roll Call (born 1923)
97. 2014René Burri, Swiss photographer and journalist (born 1933)
98. 2014Oscar de la Renta, Dominican-American fashion designer (born 1932)
99. 2014Christophe de Margerie, French businessman (born 1951)
100. 2015Makis Dendrinos, Greek basketball player and coach (born 1950)
101. 2015Arno Gruen, German-Swiss psychologist and psychoanalyst (born 1923)
102. 2015Kazimierz Łaski, Polish-Austrian economist and academic (born 1921)
103. 2015Michael Meacher, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (born 1939)
104. 2015Ian Steel, Scottish cyclist and manager (born 1928)
105. 2016Kaneta Kimotsuki, Japanese actor, voice actor, and theater director (born 1935)
106. 2016Robert E. Kramek, former United States Coast Guard admiral (born 1939)
107. 2016Michael Massee, American actor (born 1952)
108. 2016Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer (born 1939)
109. 2018Wim Kok, Dutch prime minister (born 1938)
110. 2020James Randi, Canadian-American stage magician and author (born 1928)
111. 2022Lucy Simon, American composer and songwriter (born 1940)
112. 2024Barbara Dane, American folk, blues and jazz singer (born 1927)
113. 2024Fethullah Gülen, Turkish preacher and theologian (born 1941)
114. 2024Walter Jacob, American Reform rabbi (born 1930)
115. 2024Janusz Olejniczak, Polish classical pianist and actor (born 1952)
116. 2024Paul White, Baron Hanningfield, British life peer (born 1940)

Celebraciones (6)

1. Arbor Day (Czech Republic)
2. Heroes' Day (Kenya)
3. Revolution Day (Guatemala), one of the two Patriotic Days (Guatemala)
4. Vietnamese Women's Day (Vietnam)
5. World Osteoporosis Day
6. World Statistics Day

Santoral (12)

1. Acca of Hexham
2. Aderald
3. Artemius
4. Caprasius of Agen
5. Blessed Franz Alexander Kern
6. Irene of Tomar
7. Jakub Strzemię
8. Magdalene of Nagasaki
9. Paul of the Cross (in USA, moved from Oct. 19)
10. Maria Bertilla Boscardin
11. Mater Admirabilis
12. October 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)