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Acontecimientos (53)

1. 590Emperor Maurice proclaims his son Theodosius as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
2. 624First Eid al-Fitr celebration.
3. 752Election of Pope Stephen II following the death of Pope Zachary.
4. 1021The death of the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, kept secret for six weeks, is announced, along with the succession of his son, al-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah.
5. 1027Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor.
6. 1169Saladin becomes the emir of Egypt.
7. 1244The crown of Aragon and the crown of Castile agree in the Treaty of Almizra on the limits of their respective expansion into al-Andalus.
8. 1344The Siege of Algeciras, one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder was used, comes to an end.
9. 1351Combat of the Thirty: Thirty Breton knights call out and defeat thirty English knights.
10. 1484William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables.
11. 1552Guru Amar Das becomes the Third Sikh guru.
12. 1636Utrecht University is founded in the Netherlands.
13. 1640The Royal Academy of Turku, the first university of Finland, is founded in the city of Turku by Queen Christina of Sweden at the proposal of Count Per Brahe.
14. 1651The silver-loaded Spanish ship San José, pushed south by strong winds, is wrecked on the coast of southern Chile and its surviving crew members are killed by indigenous Cuncos.
15. 1697Safavid government troops take control of Basra.
16. 1700William Dampier is the first European to circumnavigate New Britain, discovering it is an island (which he names Nova Britannia) rather than part of New Guinea.
17. 1812An earthquake devastates Caracas, Venezuela.
18. 1812A political cartoon in the Boston-Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.
19. 1830The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.
20. 1839The first Henley Royal Regatta is held.
21. 1871The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
22. 1885The Métis people of the District of Saskatchewan under Louis Riel begin the North-West Rebellion against Canada.
23. 1896An explosion at the Brunner Mine near Greymouth, New Zealand, kills 65 coal miners in the country's worst industrial accident.
24. 1913First Balkan War: Bulgarian forces capture Adrianople.
25. 1915The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Final, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.
26. 1917World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
27. 1922The German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland.
28. 1931Swissair is founded as the national airline of Switzerland.
29. 1931Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in Vietnam.
30. 1934The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.
31. 1939Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war.
32. 1942The Holocaust: The first female prisoners arrive at Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland.
33. 1945World War II: The Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.
34. 1954Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons.
35. 1955Pan Am Flight 845/26 ditches in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Oregon, killing four.
36. 1958The United States Army launches Explorer 3.
37. 1958The African Regroupment Party is launched at a meeting in Paris.
38. 1967Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City.
39. 1970South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu implements a land reform program to solve the problem of land tenancy.
40. 1971East Pakistan, then a province of Pakistan, declares its independence from Pakistan to form Bangladesh; the Bangladesh War of Independence begins.
41. 1975The Biological Weapons Convention comes into force.
42. 1979Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in Washington, D.C.
43. 1979An Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 10.
44. 1981Social Democratic Party (UK) is founded as a party.
45. 1982A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.
46. 1991Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay sign the Treaty of Asunción, establishing Mercosur, the South Common Market.
47. 1991Singapore Airlines Flight 117 is hijacked by four Pakistani terrorists and diverted to Changi Airport.
48. 1997Thirty-nine bodies are found in the Heaven's Gate mass suicides.
49. 1998During the Algerian Civil War, the Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives.
50. 2005Around 200,000 to 300,000 Taiwanese demonstrate in Taipei in opposition to the Anti-Secession Law of China.
51. 2010The South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan is torpedoed, killing 46 sailors. After an international investigation, the President of the United Nations Security Council blames North Korea.
52. 2017Russia-wide anti-corruption protests in 99 cities. The Levada Center survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption.
53. 2024The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses following a collision between the MV Dali container ship and one of the bridge's support pillars, killing six people.

Nacimientos (261)

1. 1516Conrad Gessner, Swiss botanist and zoologist (died 1565)
2. 1554Charles of Lorraine, duke of Mayenne (died 1611)
3. 1584John II, duke of Zweibrücken (died 1635)
4. 1633Mary Beale, British artist (died 1699)
5. 1634Domenico Freschi, Italian priest and composer (died 1710)
6. 1656Nicolaas Hartsoeker, Dutch mathematician and physicist (died 1725)
7. 1687Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort of Prussia (died 1757)
8. 1698Prokop Diviš, Czech priest, scientist and inventor (died 1765)
9. 1749William Blount, American politician (died 1800)
10. 1753Benjamin Thompson, American-French physicist and politician, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1814)
11. 1773Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician and navigator (died 1838)
12. 1794Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter (died 1872)
13. 1804David Humphreys Storer, American physician and academic (died 1891)
14. 1824Julie-Victoire Daubié, French journalist (died 1874)
15. 1829Théodore Aubanel, French poet (died 1886)
16. 1829Georg Andreas Bull, Norwegian architect (died 1917)
17. 1830Dewitt Clinton Senter, American politician, 18th Governor of Tennessee (died 1898)
18. 1842Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre, French occultist (died 1909)
19. 1850Edward Bellamy, American author, socialist, and utopian visionary (died 1898)
20. 1852Élémir Bourges, French author (died 1925)
21. 1854Maurice Lecoq, French target shooter (died 1925)
22. 1856William Massey, Irish-New Zealand farmer and politician, 19th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1925)
23. 1857Théodore Tuffier, French surgeon (died 1929)
24. 1859A. E. Housman, English poet and scholar (died 1936)
25. 1859Adolf Hurwitz, German-Swiss mathematician and academic (died 1919)
26. 1860André Prévost, French tennis player (died 1919)
27. 1866Fred Karno, English producer and manager (died 1941)
28. 1868King Fuad I of Egypt (died 1936)
29. 1873Dorothea Bleek, South African-German anthropologist and philologist (died 1948)
30. 1874Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (died 1963)
31. 1875Max Abraham, Polish-German physicist and academic (died 1922)
32. 1875Syngman Rhee, South Korean journalist and politician, 1st President of South Korea (died 1965)
33. 1876William of Wied, prince of Albania (died 1945)
34. 1876Kate Richards O'Hare, American Socialist Party activist and editor (died 1948)
35. 1879Othmar Ammann, Swiss-American engineer, designed the George Washington Bridge and Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge (died 1965)
36. 1879Waldemar Tietgens, German rower (died 1917)
37. 1881Guccio Gucci, Italian fashion designer, founded Gucci (died 1953)
38. 1882Hermann Obrecht, Swiss politician (died 1940)
39. 1884Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist and educator (died 1969)
40. 1884Georges Imbert, French chemical engineer and inventor (died 1950)
41. 1886Hugh Mulzac, Vincentian-American soldier and politician (died 1971)
42. 1888Elsa Brändström, Swedish nurse and philanthropist (died 1948)
43. 1893James Bryant Conant, American chemist, academic, and diplomat, 1st United States Ambassador to West Germany (died 1978)
44. 1893Palmiro Togliatti, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Justice (died 1964)
45. 1894Viorica Ursuleac, Ukrainian-Romanian soprano and actress (died 1985)
46. 1895Vilho Tuulos, Finnish triple jumper (died 1967)
47. 1898Rudolf Dassler, German businessman, founded Puma SE (died 1974)
48. 1898Charles Shadwell, English conductor and bandleader (died 1979)
49. 1900Angela Maria Autsch, German nun, died in Auschwitz helping Jewish prisoners (died 1941)
50. 1904Joseph Campbell, American mythologist and author (died 1987)
51. 1904Emilio Fernández, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1986)
52. 1904Attilio Ferraris, Italian footballer (died 1947)
53. 1904Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist and Prime Minister of Greece (died 2004)
54. 1905Monty Berman, English cinematographer and producer (died 2006)
55. 1905André Cluytens, Belgian-French conductor and director (died 1967)
56. 1905Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (died 1997)
57. 1905Mona Williams, American novelist, short story writer and poet (died 1991)
58. 1906Rafael Méndez, Mexican trumpet player and composer (died 1981)
59. 1906H. Radclyffe Roberts, American entomologist and museum administrator (died 1982)
60. 1907Azellus Denis, Canadian lawyer and politician, Postmaster General of Canada (died 1991)
61. 1907Mahadevi Varma, Indian poet and activist (died 1987)
62. 1908Franz Stangl, Austrian-German SS officer, convicted Holocaust extermination camp commandant (died 1971)
63. 1909Chips Rafferty, Australian actor (died 1971)
64. 1909Héctor José Cámpora, former President of Argentina (died 1980)
65. 1910K. W. Devanayagam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 10th Sri Lankan Minister of Justice (died 2002)
66. 1911Lennart Atterwall, Swedish javelin thrower (died 2001)
67. 1911J. L. Austin, English philosopher and academic (died 1960)
68. 1911Bernard Katz, German-English biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2003)
69. 1911Tennessee Williams, American playwright and poet (died 1983)
70. 1913Jacqueline de Romilly, Franco-Greek philologist, author, and scholar (died 2010)
71. 1913Paul Erdős, Hungarian-Polish mathematician and academic (died 1996)
72. 1914Toru Kumon, Japanese mathematician and academic (died 1995)
73. 1914William Westmoreland, American general, commander during the Vietnam War (died 2005)
74. 1915Lennart Strandberg, Swedish sprinter (died 1989)
75. 1915Hwang Sun-won, North Korean author and poet (died 2000)
76. 1916Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)
77. 1916Bill Edrich, English cricketer and footballer (died 1986)
78. 1916Sterling Hayden, American actor and author (died 1986)
79. 1917Rufus Thomas, American R&B singer-songwriter (died 2001)
80. 1919Strother Martin, American actor (died 1980)
81. 1919Roger Leger, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1965)
82. 1920Sergio Livingstone, Chilean footballer and journalist (died 2012)
83. 1922William Milliken, American politician, 44th Governor of Michigan (died 2019)
84. 1922Oscar Sala, Italian-Brazilian physicist and academic (died 2010)
85. 1922Guido Stampacchia, Italian mathematician and academic (died 1978)
86. 1923Gert Bastian, German general and politician (died 1992)
87. 1923Bob Elliott, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2016)
88. 1925Maqsood Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer (died 1999)
89. 1925Pierre Boulez, French pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2016)
90. 1925Vesta Roy, American politician, Governor of New Hampshire (died 2002)
91. 1925Edward Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton, English soldier and politician (died 2020)
92. 1925Ben Mondor, Canadian-American businessman (died 2010)
93. 1925James Moody, American saxophonist and composer (died 2010)
94. 1927Harold Chapman, English photographer (died 2022)
95. 1929Charles Dumont, French singer and composer (died 2024)
96. 1929Edward Sorel, American illustrator and caricaturist
97. 1929Edwin Turney, American businessman, co-founded Advanced Micro Devices (died 2008)
98. 1930Gregory Corso, American poet (died 2001)
99. 1930Sandra Day O'Connor, American lawyer and jurist (died 2023)
100. 1931Leonard Nimoy, American actor (died 2015)
101. 1932Leroy Griffith, American businessman
102. 1932James Andrew Harris, American chemist and academic (died 2000)
103. 1933Tinto Brass, Italian director and screenwriter
104. 1934Alan Arkin, American actor (died 2023)
105. 1934Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa, Brazilian footballer (died 2002)
106. 1937Wayne Embry, American basketball player and manager
107. 1937Barbara Jones, American sprinter
108. 1937James Lee, Canadian businessman and politician, 26th Premier of Prince Edward Island (died 2023)
109. 1938Norman Ackroyd, English painter and illustrator (died 2024)
110. 1938Anthony James Leggett, English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2026)
111. 1940James Caan, American actor and singer (died 2022)
112. 1940Nancy Pelosi, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
113. 1940Jörg Streli, Austrian architect (died 2019)
114. 1941Richard Dawkins, Kenyan-English ethologist, biologist, and academic
115. 1941Lella Lombardi, Italian racing driver (died 1992)
116. 1942Erica Jong, American novelist and poet
117. 1943Mustafa Kalemli, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of the Interior
118. 1943Bob Woodward, American journalist and author
119. 1944Diana Ross, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
120. 1945Paul Bérenger, Mauritian politician, Prime Minister of Mauritius
121. 1945Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast and coach (died 2004)
122. 1946Johnny Crawford, American actor and singer (died 2021)
123. 1946Alain Madelin, French politician, French Minister of Finance
124. 1947Subhash Kak, Indian-American professor and author
125. 1947John Rowles, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter
126. 1948Kyung-wha Chung, South Korean violinist and educator
127. 1948Richard Tandy, English pianist and keyboard player (died 2024)
128. 1948Steven Tyler, American singer-songwriter and actor
129. 1949Jon English, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor (died 2016)
130. 1949Rudi Koertzen, South African cricketer and umpire (died 2022)
131. 1949Vicki Lawrence, American actress, comedian, talk show host, and singer
132. 1949Fran Sheehan, American bass player
133. 1949Patrick Süskind, German author and screenwriter
134. 1949Ernest Lee Thomas, American actor
135. 1950Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter (died 2010)
136. 1950Graham Barlow, English cricketer
137. 1950Martin Short, Canadian-American actor, screenwriter, and producer
138. 1950Alan Silvestri, American composer and conductor
139. 1951Željko Pavličević, Croatian professional basketball coach and former professional player
140. 1951Carl Wieman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
141. 1952Didier Pironi, French racing driver (died 1987)
142. 1953Lincoln Chafee, American academic and politician, 74th Governor of Rhode Island
143. 1953Elaine Chao, Taiwanese-American banker and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Labor
144. 1953Tatyana Providokhina, Russian runner
145. 1954Clive Palmer, Australian businessman and politician
146. 1954Curtis Sliwa, American talk show host and activist, founded Guardian Angels
147. 1954Dorothy Porter, Australian poet and playwright (died 2008)
148. 1956Charly McClain, American country music singer
149. 1956Park Won-soon, South Korean lawyer and politician, 35th Mayor of Seoul (died 2020)
150. 1957Fiona Bruce, Scottish lawyer and politician
151. 1957Leeza Gibbons, American talk show host and television personality
152. 1957Paul Morley, English journalist, producer, and author
153. 1957Shirin Neshat, Iranian visual artist
154. 1958Elio de Angelis, Italian racing driver (died 1986)
155. 1960Marcus Allen, American football player and sportscaster
156. 1960Jennifer Grey, American actress and dancer
157. 1960Graeme Rutjes, Australian-Dutch footballer
158. 1961William Hague, English historian and politician, First Secretary of State
159. 1962Richard Coles, English pianist, saxophonist, and priest
160. 1962Kevin Seitzer, American baseball player and coach
161. 1962Yuri Gidzenko, Russian pilot and cosmonaut
162. 1962John Stockton, American basketball player and coach
163. 1962Eric Allan Kramer, American-Canadian actor
164. 1963Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Japanese author
165. 1964Martin Bella, Australian rugby league player
166. 1964Martin Donnelly, Irish racing driver
167. 1964Maria Miller, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
168. 1964Ulf Samuelsson, Swedish-American ice hockey player and coach
169. 1965Trey Azagthoth, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
170. 1965Violeta Szekely, Romanian runner
171. 1966Michael Imperioli, American actor and screenwriter
172. 1967Jason Chaffetz, American politician
173. 1968Laurent Brochard, French cyclist
174. 1968Kenny Chesney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
175. 1968James Iha, American guitarist and songwriter
176. 1969Alessandro Moscardi, Italian rugby player
177. 1970Paul Bosvelt, Dutch footballer
178. 1970Jelle Goes, Dutch footballer and coach
179. 1970Thomas Kyparissis, Greek footballer
180. 1970Martin McDonagh, English-born Irish playwright, screenwriter, and director
181. 1971Martyn Day, Scottish politician
182. 1971Erick Morillo, Colombian-American disc jockey, record label owner, and music producer (died 2020)
183. 1971Rennae Stubbs, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
184. 1971Paul Williams, English footballer and manager
185. 1972Leslie Mann, American actress
186. 1972Jason Maxwell, American baseball player
187. 1973Larry Page, American computer scientist and businessman, co-founder of Google
188. 1973T. R. Knight, American actor
189. 1974Irina Spîrlea, Romanian tennis player
190. 1974Vadimas Petrenko, Lithuanian footballer
191. 1974Michael Peca, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
192. 1976Amy Smart, American actress and former model
193. 1976Alex Varas, Chilean footballer
194. 1976Eirik Verås Larsen, Norwegian sprint kayaker
195. 1977Kevin Davies, English footballer
196. 1977Bianca Kajlich, American actress
197. 1977Sylvain Grenier, Canadian wrestler
198. 1978Anastasia Kostaki, Greek basketball player
199. 1979Nacho Novo, Spanish footballer
200. 1979Ben Blair, New Zealand rugby union footballer
201. 1979Hiromi Uehara, Japanese pianist and composer
202. 1979Pierre Womé, Cameroonian footballer
203. 1979Juliana Paes, Brazilian actress
204. 1980Margaret Brennan, American journalist
205. 1980Son Ho-young, South Korean singer
206. 1980Richie Wellens, English footballer
207. 1981Sébastien Centomo, Canadian ice hockey player
208. 1981Zayar Thaw, Burmese rapper and politician (died 2022)
209. 1981Baruch Dego, Ethiopian-Israeli footballer
210. 1981Massimo Donati, Italian footballer
211. 1981Josh Wilson, American baseball player
212. 1982Mikel Arteta, Spanish footballer
213. 1982Brendan Ryan, American baseball player
214. 1982Nate Kaeding, American football player
215. 1983Andreas Hinkel, German footballer
216. 1983Floriana Lima, American actress
217. 1983Roman Bednář, Czech footballer
218. 1983Mike Mondo, American wrestler
219. 1984Jimmy Howard, American ice hockey player
220. 1984Drew Mitchell, Australian rugby player
221. 1984Felix Neureuther, German skier
222. 1984Marco Stier, German footballer
223. 1984Gregory Strydom, Zimbabwean cricketer
224. 1984Sara Jean Underwood, American model, television host, and actress
225. 1985Keira Knightley, English actress
226. 1985Matt Grevers, American swimmer
227. 1985Jonathan Groff, American actor and singer
228. 1985Prosper Utseya, Zimbabwean cricketer
229. 1986Maxime Biset, Belgian footballer
230. 1986Rob Kearney, Irish rugby player
231. 1986Emma Laine, Finnish tennis player
232. 1987Kim Dong-suk, South Korean footballer
233. 1987Jermichael Finley, American football player
234. 1987Steven Fletcher, Scottish footballer
235. 1989Simon Kjær, Danish footballer
236. 1989Von Miller, American football player
237. 1990Choi Woo-shik, South Korean actor
238. 1990Matteo Guidicelli, Filipino actor, model, singer and former kart racer
239. 1990Patrick Ekeng, Cameroonian footballer (died 2016)
240. 1990Yuya Takaki, Japanese idol, singer, dancer, model and actor
241. 1990Xiumin, South Korean singer and actor
242. 1991Matt Davidson, American baseball player
243. 1991Ramy Youssef, American actor and comedian
244. 1992Nina Agdal, Danish model
245. 1992Stoffel Vandoorne, Belgian racing driver
246. 1994Ryan Arcidiacono, American basketball player
247. 1994Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgian tennis player
248. 1994Paige VanZant, American mixed martial artist and model
249. 1994Jed Wallace, English footballer
250. 1994Marcela Zacarías, Mexican tennis player
251. 1995Ibai Llanos, Spanish internet personality
252. 1996Zane Musgrove, New Zealand rugby league player
253. 1996Kathryn Bernardo, Filipino actress
254. 1998Satoko Miyahara, Japanese figure skater
255. 2000Gefen Primo, Israeli judoka
256. 2000Andrei Svechnikov, Russian ice hockey player
257. 2001Jameson Williams, American football player
258. 2003Bhad Bhabie, American rapper and social media personality
259. 2004Awra Briguela, Filipino actor and comedian
260. 2005Ella Anderson, American actress
261. 2007Jesús Fortea, Spanish footballer

Fallecimientos (124)

1. 752Pope-elect Stephen
2. 809Ludger, Frisian missionary
3. 903Sugawara no Michizane, Japanese poet
4. 908Ai, emperor of the Tang Dynasty (born 892)
5. 922Mansur Al-Hallaj, Persian mystic and poet (born 858)
6. 929Wang Du, Chinese warlord and governor (jiedushi)
7. 973Guntram ("the Rich"), Frankish nobleman
8. 983'Adud al-Dawla, Iranian ruler (born 936)
9. 1091Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, Andalusian poet
10. 1130Sigurd the Crusader, Norwegian king (born 1090)
11. 1132Geoffrey of Vendôme, French cardinal and theologian (born 1065)
12. 1212Sancho I of Portugal (born 1154)
13. 1242William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle
14. 1324Marie de Luxembourg, Queen of France (born 1304)
15. 1326Alessandra Giliani, anatomist (born c. 1307)
16. 1350Alfonso XI of Castile (born 1312)
17. 1402David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (born 1378)
18. 1437Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, Scottish nobleman and regicide
19. 1517Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer (born 1450)
20. 1535Georg Tannstetter, Austrian mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (born 1482)
21. 1546Thomas Elyot, English scholar and diplomat (born 1490)
22. 1566Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish organist and composer (born 1510)
23. 1625Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (born 1569)
24. 1649John Winthrop, English lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
25. 1679Johannes Schefferus, Swedish historian and author (born 1621)
26. 1697Godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician (born 1640)
27. 1726John Vanbrugh, English playwright and architect, designed Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard (born 1664)
28. 1772Charles Pinot Duclos, French author and politician (born 1704)
29. 1776Samuel Ward, American politician, 31st and 33rd Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (born 1725)
30. 1780Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (born 1713)
31. 1793John Mudge, English physician and engineer (born 1721)
32. 1797James Hutton, Scottish geologist and physician (born 1726)
33. 1814Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician and politician (born 1738)
34. 1827Ludwig van Beethoven, German pianist and composer (born 1770)
35. 1858John Addison Thomas, American lieutenant, engineer, and politician, 3rd United States Assistant Secretary of State (born 1811)
36. 1862Uriah P. Levy, American commander (born 1792)
37. 1881Roman Sanguszko, Polish general and activist (born 1800)
38. 1881Old Abe, 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment Mascot (born 1861)
39. 1885Anson Stager, American general and businessman, co-founded Western Union (born 1825)
40. 1888Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar (born 1837)
41. 1892Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist (born 1819)
42. 1902Cecil Rhodes, English-South African colonialist, businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (born 1853)
43. 1905Maurice Barrymore, American actor (born 1849)
44. 1910Auguste Charlois, French astronomer (born 1864)
45. 1920William Chester Minor, American surgeon and lexicographer (born 1834)
46. 1923Sarah Bernhardt, French actress and screenwriter (born 1844)
47. 1926Constantin Fehrenbach, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (born 1852)
48. 1931Joseph Dutton, assisted Father Damien on the island of Molokai for 45 years.
49. 1932Henry M. Leland, American machinist, inventor, engineer, automotive entrepreneur and founder of Cadillac and Lincoln (born 1843)
50. 1934John Biller, American jumper and discus thrower (born 1877)
51. 1940Wilhelm Anderson, German-Estonian astrophysicist (born 1880)
52. 1940Spyridon Louis, Greek runner (born 1873)
53. 1942Jimmy Burke, American baseball player and manager (born 1874)
54. 1942Carolyn Wells, American novelist and poet (born 1862)
55. 1945David Lloyd George, English-Welsh lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1863)
56. 1951James F. Hinkle, American banker and politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico (born 1864)
57. 1954Charles Perrin, French rower (born 1875)
58. 1957Édouard Herriot, French politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1872)
59. 1957Max Ophüls, German-American director and screenwriter (born 1902)
60. 1958Phil Mead, English cricketer and footballer (born 1887)
61. 1959Raymond Chandler, American crime novelist and screenwriter (born 1888)
62. 1965Alice Herz, German peace activist who self-immolated in protest of U.S. imperialism (born 1882) [https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-alice-herz-death-noti/104368395/ 1]
63. 1966Victor Hochepied, French swimmer (born 1883)
64. 1966Cyril Hume, American novelist and screenwriter (born 1900)
65. 1969John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (born 1937)
66. 1973Noël Coward, English playwright, actor, and composer (born 1899)
67. 1973Johnny Drake, American football player (born 1916)
68. 1979Beauford Delaney, American-French painter (born 1901)
69. 1979Jean Stafford, American author and academic (born 1915)
70. 1980Roland Barthes, French linguist and critic (born 1915)
71. 1983Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy (born 1907)
72. 1984Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinean politician, 1st President of Guinea (born 1922)
73. 1987Eugen Jochum, German conductor (born 1902)
74. 1987Walter Abel, American actor (born 1898)
75. 1990Halston, American fashion designer (born 1932)
76. 1992Barbara Frum, American-Canadian journalist and radio host (born 1937)
77. 1993Louis Falco, American dancer and choreographer (born 1942)
78. 1995Eazy-E, American rapper and producer (born 1964)
79. 1996Edmund Muskie, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 58th United States Secretary of State (born 1914)
80. 1996David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (born 1912)
81. 1996John Snagge, English journalist (born 1904)
82. 2000Alex Comfort, English physician and author (born 1920)
83. 2002Randy Castillo, American drummer and songwriter (born 1950)
84. 2003Daniel Patrick Moynihan, American sociologist and politician, 12th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (born 1927)
85. 2004Jan Sterling, American actress (born 1921)
86. 2005James Callaghan, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1912)
87. 2005Frederick Rotimi Williams, Nigerian lawyer and politician (born 1920)
88. 2006Anil Biswas, Indian journalist and politician (born 1944)
89. 2006Paul Dana, American racing driver (born 1975)
90. 2006Nikki Sudden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1956)
91. 2008Robert Fagles, American poet and academic (born 1933)
92. 2008Manuel Marulanda, Colombian rebel leader (born 1930)
93. 2009Shane McConkey, Canadian skier and BASE jumper (born 1969)
94. 2009Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer and composer (born 1926)
95. 2010Charles Ryskamp, American art collector and curator (born 1928)
96. 2011Roger Abbott, English-Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1946)
97. 2011Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician (born 1935)
98. 2011Diana Wynne Jones, English author (born 1934)
99. 2012Sisto Averno, American football player (born 1925)
100. 2012Michael Begley, Irish carpenter and politician (born 1932)
101. 2012Thomas M. Cover, American theorist and academic (born 1938)
102. 2012David Craighead, American organist and educator (born 1924)
103. 2012Manik Godghate, Indian poet and educator (born 1937)
104. 2012Helmer Ringgren, Swedish theologian and academic (born 1917)
105. 2013Tom Boerwinkle, American basketball player and sportscaster (born 1945)
106. 2013Krzysztof Kozłowski, Polish journalist and politician, Polish Minister of Interior (born 1931)
107. 2013Dave Leggett, American football player (born 1933)
108. 2013Don Payne, American screenwriter and producer (born 1964)
109. 2014Roger Birkman, American psychologist and author (born 1919)
110. 2014Dick Guidry, American businessman and politician (born 1929)
111. 2014Marcus Kimball, Baron Kimball, English politician (born 1928)
112. 2015Dinkha IV, Iraqi patriarch (born 1935)
113. 2015Friedrich L. Bauer, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (born 1924)
114. 2015Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish poet, translator, and psychologist Nobel Prize laureate (born 1931)
115. 2016Jim Harrison, American novelist, essayist, and poet (born 1937)
116. 2018Fabrizio Frizzi, Italian television presenter (born 1958)
117. 2023María Kodama, Argentine writer and translator (born 1937)
118. 2023Innocent Vareed Thekkethala, Indian actor and politician (born 1948)
119. 2023Jacob Ziv, Israeli electrical engineer, developed the LZ family of compression algorithms (born 1931)
120. 2024Esther Coopersmith, American diplomat, UNESCO goodwill ambassador (born 1930)
121. 2026Noelia Castillo, Spanish woman who died after receiving euthanasia (born 2000)
122. 2026Mary Rand, English sprinter and long jumper (born 1940)
123. 2026Epeli Nailatikau, Fijian chief, President of Fiji (born 1941)
124. 2026James Tolkan, American actor (born 1931)

Celebraciones (6)

1. Independence Day and National Day (Bangladesh), celebrates the declaration of independence from Pakistan in 1971.
2. Martyr's Day or Day of Democracy (Mali)
3. National Science Appreciation Day (United States)
4. Prince Kūhiō Day (Hawaii, United States)
5. Purple Day (Canada and United States)
6. Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel (Eastern Christianity)

Santoral (10)

1. Barontius and Desiderius
2. Castulus
3. Emmanuel and companions
4. Felicitas
5. Harriet Monsell (Church of England)
6. Larissa
7. Ludger
8. Maddalena Caterina Morano
9. Richard Allen (Episcopal Church (USA))
10. March 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)