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Acontecimientos (75)

  1. 367Gratian, son of Roman Emperor Valentinian I, is named co-Augustus at the age of eight by his father.
  2. 394The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the latest known inscription in Egyptian hieroglyphs, is written.
  3. 410The Visigoths under King Alaric I begin to pillage Rome.
  4. 1185Sack of Thessalonica by the Normans.
  5. 1200King John of England, signer of the first Magna Carta, marries Isabella of Angoulême in Angoulême Cathedral.
  6. 1215Pope Innocent III issues a bull declaring Magna Carta invalid.
  7. 1217An English fleet defeats a French fleet in the battle of Sandwich, cutting off Prince Louis of France from supplies and diminishing his hopes to gain the English throne during the First Barons' War.
  8. 1349Six thousand Jews are killed in Mainz after being blamed for the bubonic plague.
  9. 1482The town and castle of Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured from Scotland by an English army.
  10. 1516The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Syria at the Battle of Marj Dabiq.
  11. 1561Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxony.
  12. 1608The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.
  13. 1643A Dutch fleet establishes a new colony in the ruins of Valdivia in southern Chile.
  14. 1662The 1662 Book of Common Prayer is legally enforced as the liturgy of the Church of England, precipitating the Great Ejection of Dissenter ministers from their benefices.
  15. 1675A Polish-Lithuanian army under John III Sobieski defeats an Ottoman-Tartar army in the battle of Lwow.
  16. 1682William Penn receives the area that is now the state of Delaware, and adds it to his colony of Pennsylvania.
  17. 1690Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of the city (in 2003 the Calcutta High Court ruled that the city's foundation date is unknown).
  18. 1743The War of the Hats: The Swedish army surrenders to the Russians in Helsinki, ending the war and starting Lesser Wrath.
  19. 1781American Revolutionary War: A small force of Pennsylvania militia is ambushed and overwhelmed by an American Indian group, which forces George Rogers Clark to abandon his attempt to attack Detroit.
  20. 1789The first naval battle of the Svensksund begins in the Gulf of Finland.
  21. 1812Peninsular War: A coalition of Spanish, British, and Portuguese forces succeed in lifting the two-and-a-half-year-long Siege of Cádiz.
  22. 1814British troops capture Washington, D.C. and set the Presidential Mansion, Capitol, Navy Yard and many other public buildings ablaze.
  23. 1815The modern Constitution of the Netherlands is signed.
  24. 1816The Treaty of St. Louis is signed in St. Louis, Missouri.
  25. 1820Constitutionalist insurrection at Oporto, Portugal.
  26. 1821The Treaty of Córdoba is signed in Córdoba, now in Veracruz, Mexico, concluding the Mexican War of Independence from Spain.
  27. 1857The Panic of 1857 begins, setting off one of the most severe economic crises in United States history.
  28. 1870The Wolseley expedition reaches Manitoba to end the Red River Rebellion.
  29. 1898Count Muravyov, Foreign Minister of Russia presents a rescript that convoked the First Hague Peace Conference.
  30. 1909Workers start pouring concrete for the Panama Canal.
  31. 1911Manuel de Arriaga is elected and sworn in as the first President of Portugal.
  32. 1914World War I: German troops capture Namur.
  33. 1914World War I: The Battle of Cer ends as the first Allied victory in the war.
  34. 1929Second day of two-day Hebron massacre during the 1929 Palestine riots: Arab attacks on the Jewish community in Hebron in the British Mandate of Palestine, result in the death of 65–68 Jews; the remaining Jews are forced to flee the city.
  35. 1931Resignation of the United Kingdom's Second Labour Government. Formation of the UK National Government.
  36. 1932Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the United States non-stop (from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey).
  37. 1933The Crescent Limited train derails in Washington, D.C., after the bridge it is crossing is washed out by the 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane.
  38. 1936The Australian Antarctic Territory is created.
  39. 1937Spanish Civil War: the Basque Army surrenders to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie following the Santoña Agreement.
  40. 1937Spanish Civil War: Sovereign Council of Asturias and León is proclaimed in Gijón.
  41. 1938Kweilin incident: A Japanese warplane shoots down the Kweilin, a Chinese civilian airliner, killing 14. It is the first recorded instance of a civilian airliner being shot down.
  42. 1941The Holocaust: Adolf Hitler orders the cessation of Nazi Germany's systematic T4 euthanasia program of the mentally ill and the handicapped due to protests, although killings continue for the remainder of the war.
  43. 1942World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier is heavily damaged.
  44. 1944World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.
  45. 1949The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.
  46. 1950Edith Sampson becomes the first black U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
  47. 1951United Air Lines Flight 615 crashes near Decoto, California, killing 50 people.
  48. 1954The Communist Control Act goes into effect, outlawing the Communist Party in the United States.
  49. 1954Vice president João Café Filho takes office as president of Brazil, following the suicide of Getúlio Vargas.
  50. 1963Buddhist crisis: As a result of the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids, the US State Department cables the United States Embassy, Saigon to encourage Army of the Republic of Vietnam generals to launch a coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm if he did not remove his brother Ngô Đình Nhu.
  51. 1967Led by Abbie Hoffman, the Youth International Party temporarily disrupts trading at the New York Stock Exchange by throwing dollar bills from the viewing gallery, causing trading to cease as brokers scramble to grab them.
  52. 1970Vietnam War protesters bomb Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, leading to an international manhunt for the perpetrators.
  53. 1981Mark David Chapman is sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for murdering John Lennon.
  54. 1989Colombian drug barons declare "total war" on the Colombian government.
  55. 1989Tadeusz Mazowiecki is chosen as the first non-communist prime minister in Central and Eastern Europe.
  56. 1991Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
  57. 1991Ukraine declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.
  58. 1992Hurricane Andrew makes landfall in Homestead, Florida as a Category 5 hurricane, causing up to $25 billion (1992 USD) in damages.
  59. 1995Microsoft releases Windows 95 to the public in North America.
  60. 1998First radio-frequency identification (RFID) human implantation tested in the United Kingdom.
  61. 2001Air Transat Flight 236 loses all engine power over the Atlantic Ocean, forcing the pilots to conduct an emergency landing in the Azores.
  62. 2004Ninety passengers die after two airliners explode after flying out of Domodedovo International Airport, near Moscow. The explosions are caused by suicide bombers from Chechnya.
  63. 2006The International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefines the term "planet" such that Pluto is now considered a dwarf planet.
  64. 2008Sixty-five passengers are killed when Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 6895 crashes during an emergency landing at Manas International Airport in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
  65. 2008A Cessna 208 Caravan crashes in Cabañas, Zacapa, Guatemala, killing 11 people.
  66. 2010In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, 72 illegal immigrants are killed by Los Zetas and eventually found dead by Mexican authorities.
  67. 2010Henan Airlines Flight 8387 crashes at Yichun Lindu Airport in Yichun, Heilongjiang, China, killing 44 out of the 96 people on board.
  68. 2010Agni Air Flight 101 crashes near Shikharpur, Makwanpur, Nepal, killing all 14 people on board.
  69. 2012Anders Behring Breivik, perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, is sentenced to 21 years of preventive detention.
  70. 2014A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes the San Francisco Bay Area; it is the largest in that area since 1989.
  71. 2016An earthquake strikes Central Italy with a magnitude of 6.2, with aftershocks felt as far as Rome and Florence. Around 300 people are killed.
  72. 2016Proxima Centauri b, the closest exoplanet to Earth, is discovered by the European Southern Observatory.
  73. 2017The National Space Agency of Taiwan successfully launches the observation satellite Formosat-5 into space.
  74. 2020Erin O'Toole is elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
  75. 2023Japan officially begins discharging treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean, sparking international concerns and condemnation.

Nacimientos (211)

  1. 1016Fujiwara no Genshi, Japanese empress consort (died 1039)
  2. 1113Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou (died 1151)
  3. 1198Alexander II of Scotland (died 1249)
  4. 1358John I of Castile (died 1390)
  5. 1393Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (died 1458)
  6. 1423Thomas Rotherham, English cleric (died 1500)
  7. 1498John, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (died 1537)
  8. 1510Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen (died 1558)
  9. 1552Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter and educator (died 1614)
  10. 1556Sophia Brahe, Danish horticulturalist and astronomer (died 1643)
  11. 1561Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (died 1626)
  12. 1578John Taylor, English poet and author (died 1653)
  13. 1591Robert Herrick, English poet and cleric (died 1674)
  14. 1631Philip Henry, English minister (died 1696)
  15. 1635Peder Griffenfeld, Danish lawyer and politician (died 1699)
  16. 1684Sir Robert Munro, 6th Baronet, British politician (died 1746)
  17. 1714Alaungpaya, Burmese king (died 1760)
  18. 1758Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (died 1794)
  19. 1759William Wilberforce, English philanthropist and politician (died 1833)
  20. 1772William I of the Netherlands (died 1840)
  21. 1787James Weddell, Belgian-English sailor, hunter, and explorer (died 1834)
  22. 1816Daniel Gooch, English engineer, laid 1st successful transatlantic cables (died 1889)
  23. 1824Antonio Stoppani, Italian geologist and scholar (died 1891)
  24. 1837Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator (died 1924)
  25. 1843Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Queensland (died 1905)
  26. 1845James Calhoun, American lieutenant (died 1876)
  27. 1851Tom Kendall, Australian cricketer and journalist (died 1924)
  28. 1852Agnes Marshall, English culinary entrepreneur, inventor, and celebrity chef (died 1905)
  29. 1860David Bowman, Australian lawyer and politician (died 1916)
  30. 1862Zonia Baber, American geographer and geologist (died 1956)
  31. 1863Dragutin Lerman, Croatian explorer (died 1918)
  32. 1865Ferdinand I of Romania (died 1927)
  33. 1872Max Beerbohm, English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist (died 1956)
  34. 1884Earl Derr Biggers, American author and playwright (died 1933)
  35. 1887Harry Hooper, American baseball player (died 1974)
  36. 1888Valentine Baker, Welsh co-founder of the Martin-Baker Aircraft Company (died 1942)
  37. 1890Duke Kahanamoku, American swimmer, actor, and surfer (died 1968)
  38. 1890Jean Rhys, Dominican-British novelist (died 1979)
  39. 1893Haim Ernst Wertheimer, German-Israeli biochemist and academic (died 1978)
  40. 1895Richard Cushing, American cardinal (died 1970)
  41. 1897Fred Rose, American pianist, songwriter, and publisher (died 1954)
  42. 1898Malcolm Cowley, American novelist, poet, literary critic (died 1989)
  43. 1899Jorge Luis Borges, Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator (died 1986)
  44. 1899Albert Claude, Belgian biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1983)
  45. 1900Preston Foster, American actor (died 1970)
  46. 1902Fernand Braudel, French historian and academic (died 1985)
  47. 1902Carlo Gambino, Italian-American mob boss (died 1976)
  48. 1903Karl Hanke, German businessman and politician (died 1945)
  49. 1903Mohammad Yamin, Indonesian poet, revolutionary, and politician (died 1962)
  50. 1904Ida Cook, English campaigner for Jewish refugees, and romantic novelist as Mary Burchell (died 1986)
  51. 1905Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1974)
  52. 1905Siaka Stevens, Sierra Leonean police officer and politician, 1st President of Sierra Leone (died 1988)
  53. 1907Bruno Giacometti, Swiss architect, designed the Hallenstadion (died 2012)
  54. 1908Shivaram Rajguru, Indian activist (died 1931)
  55. 1909Ronnie Grieveson, South African cricketer and soldier (died 1998)
  56. 1913Charles Snead Houston, American physician and mountaineer (died 2009)
  57. 1915Wynonie Harris, American singer and guitarist (died 1969)
  58. 1915James Tiptree Jr. (Alice Bradley Sheldon), American psychologist and science fiction author (died 1987)
  59. 1916Anita Figueredo, American physician and humanitarian (died 2010)
  60. 1918Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (died 2004)
  61. 1919Tosia Altman, member of the Polish resistance in World War II (died 1943)
  62. 1919J. Gordon Edwards, American entomologist, mountaineer, and DDT advocate (died 2004)
  63. 1919Enrique Llanes, Mexican wrestler (died 2004)
  64. 1919Niels Viggo Bentzon, Danish composer and pianist (died 2000)
  65. 1920Alex Colville, Canadian painter and academic (died 2013)
  66. 1921Eric Simms, English ornithologist and conservationist (died 2009)
  67. 1922René Lévesque, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Premier of Quebec (died 1987)
  68. 1922Howard Zinn, American historian, author, and activist (died 2010)
  69. 1923Arthur Jensen, American psychologist and academic (died 2012)
  70. 1924Alyn Ainsworth, English singer and conductor (died 1990)
  71. 1924Louis Teicher, American pianist (died 2008)
  72. 1926Nancy Spero, American painter and academic (died 2009)
  73. 1927Anjali Devi, Indian actress and producer (died 2014)
  74. 1927David Ireland, Australian author and playwright (died 2022)
  75. 1927Harry Markowitz, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)
  76. 1929Betty Dodson, American author and educator (died 2020)
  77. 1929Pierre Mazeaud, French jurist, politician and alpinist
  78. 1930Jackie Brenston, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (died 1979)
  79. 1930Roger McCluskey, American race car driver (died 1993)
  80. 1932Robert D. Hales, American captain and religious leader (died 2017)
  81. 1932Richard Meale, Australian pianist and composer (died 2009)
  82. 1932Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, English cardinal (died 2017)
  83. 1933Prince Rupert Loewenstein, Spanish-English banker and manager (died 2014)
  84. 1934Kenny Baker, English actor (died 2016)
  85. 1936A. S. Byatt, English novelist and poet (died 2023)
  86. 1936Kenny Guinn, American banker and politician, 27th Governor of Nevada (died 2010)
  87. 1936Arthur B. C. Walker Jr., American physicist and academic (died 2001)
  88. 1937Moshood Abiola, Nigerian businessman and politician (died 1998)
  89. 1937Susan Sheehan, Austrian-American journalist and author (died 2026)
  90. 1938David Freiberg, American singer and bass player
  91. 1938Mason Williams, American guitarist and composer
  92. 1940Madsen Pirie, British academic, President and co-founder of the Adam Smith Institute
  93. 1940Francine Lalonde, Canadian educator and politician (died 2014)
  94. 1940Keith Savage, English rugby player
  95. 1941Alan M. Roberts, English academic, Professor of Zoology at the University of Bristol
  96. 1942Max Cleland, American captain and politician (died 2021)
  97. 1942Jimmy Soul, American pop-soul singer (died 1988)
  98. 1942Karen Uhlenbeck, American mathematician
  99. 1942Hans Peter Korff, German actor (died 2025)
  100. 1943John Cipollina, American rock guitarist (died 1989)
  101. 1944Bill Goldsworthy, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (died 1996)
  102. 1944Gregory Jarvis, American engineer, and astronaut (died 1986)
  103. 1944Rocky Johnson, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (died 2020)
  104. 1945Ronee Blakley, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
  105. 1945Molly Duncan, Scottish saxophonist (died 2019)
  106. 1945Ken Hensley, English rock singer-songwriter and musician (died 2020)
  107. 1945Marsha P. Johnson, American gay liberation activist and drag queen (died 1992)
  108. 1945Vince McMahon, American wrestler, promoter, and entrepreneur; co-founded WWE
  109. 1947Anne Archer, American actress and producer
  110. 1947Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author and songwriter
  111. 1947Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian cyclist and coach
  112. 1947Joe Manchin, American politician, 34th Governor of West Virginia
  113. 1947Vladimir Masorin, Russian admiral
  114. 1948Kim Sung-il, South Korean commander and pilot
  115. 1948Jean Michel Jarre, French pianist, composer, and producer
  116. 1948Sauli Niinistö, Finnish captain and politician, 12th President of Finland
  117. 1948Alexander McCall Smith, Rhodesian-Scottish author and educator
  118. 1949Stephen Paulus, American composer and educator (died 2014)
  119. 1949Joe Regalbuto, American actor and director
  120. 1950Dorothy L. Cheney, American primatologist (died 2018)
  121. 1951Danny Joe Brown, American southern rock singer-songwriter and musician (died 2005)
  122. 1951Orson Scott Card, American novelist, critic, public speaker, essayist, and columnist
  123. 1951Oscar Hijuelos, American author and academic (died 2013)
  124. 1952Marion Bloem, Dutch author, director, and painter
  125. 1952Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jamaican dub poet
  126. 1953Sam Torrance, Scottish golfer and sportscaster
  127. 1954Alain Daigle, Canadian ice hockey player
  128. 1954Heini Otto, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
  129. 1955Kevin Dunn, American actor
  130. 1955Mike Huckabee, American minister and politician, 44th Governor of Arkansas
  131. 1956Gerry Cooney, American boxer
  132. 1957Jeffrey Daniel, American singer-songwriter and dancer
  133. 1957Stephen Fry, English actor, journalist, producer, and screenwriter
  134. 1958Steve Guttenberg, American actor and producer
  135. 1960Cal Ripken Jr., American baseball player and coach
  136. 1961Jared Harris, English actor
  137. 1962Craig Kilborn, American television host
  138. 1962Emile Roemer, Dutch educator and politician
  139. 1963John Bush, American singer-songwriter
  140. 1963Hideo Kojima, Japanese director, screenwriter and video game designer
  141. 1963Peter Rufai, Nigerian footballer (died 2025)
  142. 1964Éric Bernard, French racing driver
  143. 1964Oteil Burbridge, American bassist (Allman Brothers Band, Dead & Company)
  144. 1964Mark Cerny, American video game designer, programmer, producer and business executive
  145. 1964Salizhan Sharipov, Kyrgyzstani-Russian lieutenant, pilot, and astronaut
  146. 1965Marlee Matlin, American actress and producer
  147. 1965Reggie Miller, American basketball player and sportscaster
  148. 1965Brian Rajadurai, Sri Lankan-Canadian cricketer
  149. 1967Michael Thomas, English footballer
  150. 1968Benoît Brunet, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
  151. 1968Shoichi Funaki, Japanese-American wrestler and sportscaster
  152. 1968Andreas Kisser, Brazilian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
  153. 1968Tim Salmon, American baseball player and sportscaster
  154. 1969Jans Koerts, Dutch cyclist
  155. 1970Rich Beem, American golfer
  156. 1970David Gregory, American journalist
  157. 1970Tugay Kerimoğlu, Turkish footballer and manager
  158. 1972Jean-Luc Brassard, Canadian skier and radio host
  159. 1972Ava DuVernay, American director and screenwriter
  160. 1972Todd Young, American politician
  161. 1973Andrew Brunette, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  162. 1973Dave Chappelle, American comedian, actor, producer and screenwriter
  163. 1973James D'Arcy, English actor
  164. 1973Inge de Bruijn, Dutch swimmer
  165. 1973Carmine Giovinazzo, American actor
  166. 1974Jennifer Lien, American actress
  167. 1975Roberto Colombo, Italian footballer
  168. 1975Mark de Vries, Surinamese-Dutch footballer
  169. 1976Simon Dennis, English rower and academic
  170. 1976Alex O'Loughlin, Australian actor, writer, director, and producer
  171. 1977Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Brazilian footballer
  172. 1977Robert Enke, German footballer (died 2009)
  173. 1977Per Gade, Danish footballer
  174. 1977John Green, American author and vlogger
  175. 1977Jürgen Macho, Austrian footballer
  176. 1978Derek Morris, Canadian ice hockey player
  177. 1979Vahur Afanasjev, Estonian author and poet
  178. 1979Orlando Engelaar, Dutch footballer
  179. 1979Kaki King, American guitarist, lap steel guitar player and composer
  180. 1979Michael Redd, American basketball player
  181. 1981Chad Michael Murray, American actor, model, and author
  182. 1982José Bosingwa, Portuguese footballer
  183. 1982Kim Källström, Swedish footballer
  184. 1983Brett Gardner, American baseball player
  185. 1983Marcel Goc, German ice hockey player
  186. 1984Erin Molan, Australian journalist and sportscaster
  187. 1984Charlie Villanueva, Dominican-American basketball player
  188. 1984Yesung, South Korean singer
  189. 1986Joseph Akpala, Nigerian footballer
  190. 1986Arian Foster, American football player, rapper, and actor
  191. 1987Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey player
  192. 1988Rupert Grint, English actor
  193. 1988Brad Hunt, Canadian ice hockey player
  194. 1988Manu Ma'u, New Zealand rugby league player
  195. 1988Maya Yoshida, Japanese footballer
  196. 1989Reynaldo, Brazilian footballer
  197. 1989Rocío Igarzábal, Argentinian actress and singer
  198. 1990Juan Pedro Lanzani, Argentinian actor and singer
  199. 1990Luke Lawrence, American sailor
  200. 1991Enrique Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball player
  201. 1991Wang Zhen, Chinese race walker
  202. 1992Jemerson, Brazilian footballer
  203. 1993Maryna Zanevska, Belgian tennis player
  204. 1994Kelsey Plum, American basketball player
  205. 1995Noah Vonleh, American basketball player
  206. 1995Lady Amelia Windsor, member of the British royal family
  207. 1997Alan Walker, British-Norwegian DJ and record producer
  208. 1997Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary
  209. 1998Sofia Richie, American model and social media personality
  210. 2000Griffin Gluck, American actor
  211. 2001Mildred Maldonado, Mexican rhythmic gymnast

Fallecimientos (107)

  1. 691Fu Youyi, official of the Tang Dynasty
  2. 842Saga, Japanese emperor (born 786)
  3. 895Guthred, king of Northumbria
  4. 927Doulu Ge, chancellor of Later Tang
  5. 927Wei Yue, chancellor of Later Tang
  6. 942Liu, empress dowager of Later Jin
  7. 948Zhang Ye, Chinese general and chancellor
  8. 1042Michael V Kalaphates, Byzantine emperor (born 1015)
  9. 1103Magnus Barefoot, Norwegian king (born 1073)
  10. 1217Eustace the Monk, French pirate (born 1170)
  11. 1313Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1275)
  12. 1372Casimir III, Duke of Pomerania (born 1348)
  13. 1497Sophie of Pomerania, Duchess of Pomerania (born 1435)
  14. 1507Cecily of York, English princess (born 1469)
  15. 1540Parmigianino, Italian painter and etcher (born 1503)
  16. 1542Gasparo Contarini, Italian cardinal (born 1483)
  17. 1572Gaspard II de Coligny, French admiral (born 1519)
  18. 1572Charles de Téligny, French soldier and diplomat (born 1535)
  19. 1595Thomas Digges, English mathematician and astronomer (born 1546)
  20. 1617Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (born 1586)
  21. 1647Nicholas Stone, English sculptor and architect (born 1586)
  22. 1679Jean François Paul de Gondi, French cardinal and author (born 1614)
  23. 1680Thomas Blood, Irish colonel (born 1618)
  24. 1680Ferdinand Bol, Dutch painter and etcher (born 1616)
  25. 1683John Owen, English theologian and academic (born 1616)
  26. 1759Ewald Christian von Kleist, German poet and soldier (born 1715)
  27. 1770Thomas Chatterton, English poet and prodigy (born 1752)
  28. 1779Cosmas of Aetolia, Greek monk and saint (born 1714)
  29. 1798Thomas Alcock, English priest and author (born 1709)
  30. 1804Peggy Shippen, American wife of Benedict Arnold and American Revolutionary War spy (born 1760)
  31. 1818James Carr, American lawyer and politician (born 1777)
  32. 1821John William Polidori, English writer and physician (born 1795)
  33. 1832Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, French physicist and engineer (born 1796)
  34. 1832Richard Weymouth, British Royal Navy commander (born 1780/81)
  35. 1838Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet, critic, and politician (born 1790)
  36. 1841Theodore Hook, English civil servant and composer (born 1788)
  37. 1841John Ordronaux, French-American soldier (born 1778)
  38. 1888Rudolf Clausius, German physicist and mathematician (born 1822)
  39. 1895Albert F. Mummery, English mountaineer and author (born 1855)
  40. 1923Kate Douglas Wiggin, American author and educator (born 1856)
  41. 1930Tom Norman, English businessman and showman (born 1860)
  42. 1932Kate M. Gordon, American activist (born 1861)
  43. 1939Frederick Carl Frieseke, American painter and educator (born 1874)
  44. 1940Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Polish-German technician and inventor, invented the Nipkow disk (born 1860)
  45. 1943Antonio Alice, Argentinian painter and educator (born 1886)
  46. 1943Ettore Muti Italian aviator, adventurer and politician (born 1902)
  47. 1943Simone Weil, French philosopher and activist (born 1909)
  48. 1946James Clark McReynolds, American lawyer and judge, 48th United States Attorney General (born 1862)
  49. 1954Getúlio Vargas, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 14th President of Brazil (born 1882)
  50. 1956Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese director and screenwriter (born 1898)
  51. 1957Ronald Knox, English Catholic priest (born 1888)
  52. 1958Paul Henry, Irish painter and educator (born 1876)
  53. 1967Henry J. Kaiser, American businessman, founded Kaiser Shipyards and Kaiser Aluminum (born 1882)
  54. 1974Alexander P. de Seversky, Russian-American pilot and businessman, co-founded Republic Aviation (born 1894)
  55. 1977Buddy O'Connor, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1916)
  56. 1978Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter, trumpet player, and actor (born 1910)
  57. 1979Hanna Reitsch, German soldier and pilot (born 1912)
  58. 1980Yootha Joyce, English actress (born 1927)
  59. 1982Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and author (born 1896)
  60. 1983Kalevi Kotkas, Estonian-Finnish high jumper and discus thrower (born 1913)
  61. 1983Scott Nearing, American economist, educator, and activist (born 1883)
  62. 1985Paul Creston, American composer and educator (born 1906)
  63. 1987Malcolm Kirk, English rugby player and wrestler (born 1936)
  64. 1990Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (born 1941)
  65. 1990Gely Abdel Rahman, Sudanese-Egyptian poet and academic (born 1931)
  66. 1991Bernard Castro, Italian-American inventor (born 1904)
  67. 1992André Donner, Dutch academic and judge (born 1918)
  68. 1997Luigi Villoresi, Italian racing driver (born 1907)
  69. 1998E. G. Marshall, American actor (born 1910)
  70. 1999Mary Jane Croft, American actress (born 1916)
  71. 1999Alexandre Lagoya, Egyptian guitarist and composer (born 1929)
  72. 2000Andy Hug, Swiss martial artist and kick-boxer (born 1964)
  73. 2001Jane Greer, American actress (born 1924)
  74. 2001Roman Matsov, Estonian violinist, pianist, and conductor (born 1917)
  75. 2002Nikolay Guryanov, Russian priest and mystic (born 1909)
  76. 2003Wilfred Thesiger, Ethiopian-English explorer and author (born 1910)
  77. 2004Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Swiss-American psychiatrist and academic (born 1926)
  78. 2005Jamshed Ansari, Pakistani film, television and radio actor (born 1942)
  79. 2006Rocco Petrone, American soldier and engineer (born 1926)
  80. 2006Léopold Simoneau, Canadian tenor and educator (born 1916)
  81. 2007Andrée Boucher, Canadian educator and politician, 39th Mayor of Quebec City (born 1937)
  82. 2007Aaron Russo, American director and producer (born 1943)
  83. 2010Satoshi Kon, Japanese director and screenwriter (born 1963)
  84. 2011Seyhan Erözçelik, Turkish poet and author (born 1962)
  85. 2011Mike Flanagan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1951)
  86. 2012Dadullah, Pakistani Taliban leader (born 1965)
  87. 2012Pauli Ellefsen, Faroese surveyor and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (born 1936)
  88. 2012Steve Franken, American actor (born 1932)
  89. 2012Félix Miélli Venerando, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1937)
  90. 2013Gerry Baker, American soccer player and manager (born 1938)
  91. 2013Nílton de Sordi, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1931)
  92. 2013Julie Harris, American actress (born 1925)
  93. 2013Muriel Siebert, American businesswoman and philanthropist (born 1928)
  94. 2014Richard Attenborough, English actor, director, producer, and politician (born 1923)
  95. 2014Antônio Ermírio de Moraes, Brazilian businessman (born 1928)
  96. 2015Charlie Coffey, American football player and coach (born 1934)
  97. 2015Joseph F. Traub, German-American computer scientist and academic (born 1932)
  98. 2015Justin Wilson, English racing driver (born 1978)
  99. 2016Walter Scheel, German politician, 4th President of Germany (born 1919)
  100. 2017Jay Thomas, American actor, comedian, and radio talk show host (born 1948)
  101. 2020Gail Sheehy, American author, journalist, and lecturer (born 1936)
  102. 2021Charlie Watts, English musician (born 1941)
  103. 2023Bray Wyatt, American wrestler (born 1987)
  104. 2024Christoph Daum, German footballer and manager (born 1953)
  105. 2026Billy Boston, Welsh rugby player and soldier (born 1934)
  106. 2026Sliman Mansour, Palestinian painter and sculptor (born 1947)
  107. 2026Jaye P. Morgan, American singer and actress (born 1931)

Celebraciones (6)

  1. Flag Day (Liberia)
  2. Independence Day or Den' Nezalezhnosti, celebrates the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union in 1991.
  3. International Strange Music Day
  4. National Waffle Day (United States)
  5. Nostalgia Night (Uruguay)
  6. Willka Raymi (Cusco, Peru)

Santoral (9)

  1. Aurea of Ostia
  2. Bartholomew the Apostle (Roman Catholic, Anglican)
  3. Edward Klinik
  4. Emily de Vialar
  5. Jeanne-Antide Thouret
  6. Maria Micaela Desmaisieres
  7. Massa Candida (Martyrs of Utica)
  8. Owen (Audoin)
  9. August 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)