‹ 26 de diciembre28 de diciembre ›
27 de diciembre
Acontecimientos
- 537The second Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is consecrated.
- 1512The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regard to native Indians in the New World.
- 1521The Zwickau prophets arrive in Wittenberg, disturbing the peace and preaching the Apocalypse.
- 1655Second Northern War/the Deluge: Monks at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Częstochowa are successful in fending off a month-long siege.
- 1657The Flushing Remonstrance articulates for the first time in North American history that freedom of religion is a fundamental right.
- 1688The Dutch Guards, commanded by Count Solms, enter London and occupy the Palace of Whitehall and St James's Palace, securing the capital for William of Orange during the 1688 invasion of England.
- 1703Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which allows Portugal to export wines to England on favorable trade terms.
- 1814War of 1812: The destruction of the schooner brings to an end Commodore Daniel Patterson's makeshift fleet, which fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jackson's victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
- 1831Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard , during which he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution.
- 1836The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing eight people.
- 1845Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Long in Jefferson, Georgia.
- 1845Having coined the phrase "manifest destiny" the previous July, journalist John L. O'Sullivan argued in his newspaper New York Morning News that the United States had the right to claim the entire Oregon Country.
- 1911"Jana Gana Mana", the national anthem of India, is first sung in the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress.
- 1918The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins.
- 1918Ukrainian War of Independence: The Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine occupies Yekaterinoslav and seizes seven airplanes from the UPRAF, establishing an Insurgent Air Fleet.
- 1922Becomes the first purpose-built aircraft carrier to be commissioned in the world.
- 1927Kern and Hammerstein's musical play Show Boat, considered to be the first true American musical play, opens at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Broadway.
- 1929Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin orders the "liquidation of the kulaks as a class".
- 1932Radio City Music Hall, "Showplace of the Nation", opens in New York City.
- 1935Regina Jonas is ordained as the first female rabbi in the history of Judaism.
- 1939The 7.8 Erzincan earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 32,700 people were killed.
- 1939Winter War: Finland holds off a Soviet attack in the Battle of Kelja.
- 1945The International Monetary Fund is created with the signing of an agreement by 29 nations.
- 1949Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. End of the Dutch East Indies.
- 1966The Cave of Swallows, the largest known cave shaft in the world, is discovered in Aquismón, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
- 1968Apollo program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first orbital crewed mission to the Moon.
- 1968North Central Airlines Flight 458 crashes at O'Hare International Airport, killing 28.
- 1978Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of fascist dictatorship.
- 1983Pope John Paul II visits Mehmet Ali Ağca in Rebibbia's prison and personally forgives him for the 1981 attack on him in St. Peter's Square.
- 1985Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside the airports of Rome, Italy, and Vienna, Austria.
- 1989The Romanian Revolution concludes, as the last minor street confrontations and stray shootings abruptly end in the country's capital, Bucharest.
- 1991Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751 crashes in Gottröra in the Norrtälje Municipality in Sweden, injuring 92.
- 1996Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram Airfield which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul, Afghanistan.
- 1997Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- 1999Burger King and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission order a recall of plastic Poké Ball containers after they are determined to be a choking hazard.
- 2002Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.
- 2004Radiation from an explosion on the magnetar SGR 1806-20 reaches Earth. It is the brightest extrasolar event known to have been witnessed on the planet.
- 2007Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated in a shooting incident.
- 2007Riots erupt in Mombasa, Kenya, after Mwai Kibaki is declared the winner of the presidential election, triggering a political, economic, and humanitarian crisis.
- 2008Operation Cast Lead: Israel launches three-week operation on Gaza.
- 2009Iranian election protests: On the Day of Ashura in Tehran, Iran, government security forces fire upon demonstrators.
- 2019Bek Air Flight 2100 crashes during takeoff from Almaty International Airport in Almaty, Kazakhstan, killing 13.
- 2025An estimated were stolen from a Sparkasse bank in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Nacimientos
- 1350John I of Aragon (died 1395)
- 1390Anne de Mortimer, claimant to the English throne (died 1411)
- 1459John I Albert, King of Poland (died 1501)
- 1481Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Margrave of Bayreuth (died 1527)
- 1493Johann Pfeffinger, German theologian (died 1573)
- 1566Jan Jesenius, Bohemian physician, politician and philosopher (died 1621)
- 1571Johannes Kepler, German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (died 1630)
- 1572Johannes Vodnianus Campanus, Czech poet, playwright, and composer (died 1622)
- 1584Philipp Julius, Duke of Pomerania (died 1625)
- 1595Bohdan Khmelnytsky, hetman of Ukraine (died 1657)
- 1622Teofil Rutka, Polish philosopher (died 1700)
- 1633Jean de Lamberville, French missionary (died 1714)
- 1636William Whitelock, English gentleman, Member of Parliament (died 1717)
- 1637Petar Kanavelić, Venetian writer (died 1719)
- 1645Giovanni Antonio Viscardi, Swiss architect (died 1713)
- 1655Abstrupus Danby, English politician (died 1727)
- 1660Veronica Giuliani, Italian Capuchin mystic (died 1727)
- 1663Johann Melchior Roos, German painter (died 1731)
- 1683Conyers Middleton, English priest and theologian (died 1750)
- 1689Jacob August Franckenstein, Encyclopedia editor, professor (died 1733)
- 1697Sollom Emlyn, Irish legal writer (died 1754)
- 1705Prince Frederick Henry Eugen of Anhalt-Dessau, German prince of the House of Ascania (died 1781)
- 1713Giovanni Battista Borra, Italian architect and engineer (died 1770)
- 1714George Whitefield, English preacher and saint (died 1770) juliano y gregoriano
- 1715Philippe de Noailles, French general (died 1794)
- 1721François Hemsterhuis, Dutch philosopher and author (died 1790)
- 1773George Cayley, English engineer and politician (died 1857)
- 1776Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (died 1811)
- 1797Ghalib, Indian poet (died 1869)
- 1797Charles Hodge, American theologian (died 1878)
- 1803François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, Canadian activist (died 1839)
- 1809Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (died 1892)
- 1822Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (died 1895)
- 1823Mackenzie Bowell, English-Canadian journalist and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1917)
- 1827Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (died 1900)
- 1832Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and philanthropist, founded the Tretyakov Gallery (died 1897)
- 1838Lars Oftedal, Norwegian priest, social reformer, politician, and newspaper editor (died 1900)
- 1858Juan Luis Sanfuentes, Chilean lawyer and politician, 17th President of Chile (died 1930)
- 1863Louis Lincoln Emmerson, American lawyer and politician, 27th Governor of Illinois (died 1941)
- 1864Hermann-Paul, French painter and illustrator (died 1940)
- 1878Kalle Korhonen, Finnish politician (died 1938)
- 1879Sydney Greenstreet, English-American actor (died 1954)
- 1882Mina Loy, British modernist poet and artist (died 1966)
- 1883Cyrus S. Eaton, Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (died 1979)
- 1888Thea von Harbou, German actress, director, and screenwriter (died 1954)
- 1892Alfred Edwin McKay, Canadian captain and pilot (died 1917)
- 1896Louis Bromfield, American author and theorist (died 1956)
- 1896Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (died 1952)
- 1896Carl Zuckmayer, German author and playwright (died 1977)
- 1898Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese politician (died 1960)
- 1900Hans Stuck, German racing driver (died 1978)
- 1901Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress and singer (died 1992)
- 1901Irene Handl, English actress (died 1987)
- 1904René Bonnet, French racing driver and engineer (died 1983)
- 1905Cliff Arquette, American actor and comedian (died 1974) las demás fuentes: 28 dic 1905
- 1906Oscar Levant, American pianist, composer, and actor (died 1972)
- 1907Asaf Halet Çelebi, Turkish poet (died 1958)
- 1907Sebastian Haffner, German journalist and author (died 1999)
- 1907Mary Howard, English author (died 1991)
- 1907Conrad L. Raiford, American baseball player and activist (died 2002)
- 1907Willem van Otterloo, Dutch conductor and composer (died 1978)
- 1909James Riddell, English skier and author (died 2000)
- 1910Charles Olson, American poet and educator (died 1970)
- 1911Anna Russell, English-Canadian singer and actress (died 2006)
- 1913Elizabeth Smart, Canadian poet and novelist (died 1986)
- 1915William Masters, American gynecologist, author, and academic (died 2001)
- 1915Gyula Zsengellér, Hungarian-Cypriot footballer and manager (died 1999)
- 1916Werner Baumbach, German pilot (died 1953)
- 1916Cathy Lewis, American actress (died 1968)
- 1917Buddy Boudreaux, American saxophonist and clarinet player (died 2015)
- 1917T. Nadaraja, Sri Lankan lawyer and academic (died 2004)
- 1917Onni Palaste, Finnish soldier and author (died 2009)
- 1918John Celardo, American captain and illustrator (died 2012)
- 1919Charles Sweeney, American general and pilot (died 2004)
- 1920Bruce Hobbs, American jockey and trainer (died 2005)
- 1921John Whitworth, English countertenor (died 2013)
- 1923Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (died 2012)
- 1923Lucas Mangope, South African politician (died 2018)
- 1924Jean Bartik, American computer scientist and engineer (died 2011)
- 1924James A. McClure, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2011)
- 1925Michel Piccoli, French actor, singer, director, and producer (died 2020)
- 1926Jerome Courtland, American actor, director, and producer (died 2012)
- 1927Antony Gardner, English engineer and politician (died 2011)
- 1927Nityanand Swami, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttarakhand (died 2012)
- 1927Audrey Wagner, American baseball player, obstetrician, and gynecologist (died 1984)
- 1930Marshall Sahlins, American anthropologist and academic (died 2021)
- 1930Wilfrid Sheed, English-born American novelist and essayist (died 2011)
- 1931Scotty Moore, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2016)
- 1933Dave Marr, American golfer (died 1997)
- 1934Larisa Latynina, Ukrainian gymnast and coach
- 1934Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow, English businessman
- 1935Michael Turnbull, English bishop
- 1936James Harrison, Australian blood plasma donor (died 2025)
- 1936Phil Sharpe, English cricketer (died 2014)
- 1936Eve Uusmees, Estonian swimmer and coach (died 2026)
- 1939John Amos, American actor (died 2024)
- 1940David Shepherd, English cricketer and umpire (died 2009)
- 1941Miles Aiken, American basketball player and coach
- 1941Mike Pinder, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2024)
- 1941Nolan Richardson, American basketball player and coach
- 1942Byron Browne, American baseball player
- 1942Thomas Menino, American politician, 53rd Mayor of Boston (died 2014)
- 1942Ron Rothstein, American basketball player and coach
- 1943Cokie Roberts, American journalist and author (died 2019)
- 1943Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1943Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer (died 2024)
- 1943Roy White, American baseball player and coach
- 1944Mick Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
- 1946Lenny Kaye, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
- 1946Joe Kinnear, Irish footballer and manager (died 2024)
- 1946Janet Street-Porter, English journalist and producer
- 1946Polly Toynbee, English journalist and author
- 1947Bill Eadie, American wrestler and coach
- 1947Doug Livermore, English footballer and manager
- 1947Willy Polleunis, Belgian runner
- 1948Gérard Depardieu, French-Russian actor
- 1949Terry Ito, Japanese director, producer, and critic
- 1950Haris Alexiou, Greek singer-songwriter
- 1950Roberto Bettega, Italian footballer and manager
- 1950Terry Bozzio, American drummer and songwriter
- 1951Karla Bonoff, American singer-songwriter
- 1951Ernesto Zedillo, Mexican economist and politician, 54th President of Mexico
- 1952Jay Hill, Canadian farmer and politician
- 1952David Knopfler, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1954Kent Benson, American basketball player
- 1954Mandie Fletcher, English director, producer, and production manager
- 1954Teo Chee Hean, Singaporean politician and 5th Senior Minister of Singapore
- 1955Brad Murphey, American race car driver
- 1955Barbara Olson, American journalist and author (died 2001)
- 1956Doina Melinte, Romanian runner
- 1958Steve Jones, American golfer
- 1959Gerina Dunwich, American astrologer, historian, and author
- 1959Andre Tippett, American football player and coach
- 1960Maryam d'Abo, English actress
- 1960Donald Nally, American conductor and academic
- 1960Terry Price, Australian golfer
- 1961Guido Westerwelle, German lawyer and politician, 15th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (died 2016)
- 1962Mark Few, American basketball player and coach
- 1962John Kampfner, Singaporean journalist and author
- 1962Bill Self, American basketball player and coach
- 1962Sherri Steinhauer, American golfer
- 1963Gaspar Noé, Argentine-French director and screenwriter
- 1964Ian Gomez, American actor
- 1964Theresa Randle, American actress
- 1965Salman Khan, Indian film actor and producer
- 1966Marianne Elliott, English director and producer
- 1966Bill Goldberg, American football player, wrestler and actor
- 1966Eva LaRue, American model and actress
- 1969Jean-Christophe Boullion, French racing driver
- 1969Chyna, American professional wrestler and actress (died 2016)
- 1969Sarah Vowell, American author and journalist
- 1970Lorenzo Neal, American football player and radio host
- 1970Naoko Yamazaki, Japanese pilot and astronaut
- 1971Duncan Ferguson, Scottish footballer and coach
- 1971Guthrie Govan, English guitarist and educator
- 1971Savannah Guthrie, American television journalist
- 1971Bryan Smolinski, American ice hockey player
- 1972Colin Charvis, Welsh rugby union player and coach
- 1972Kevin Ollie, American basketball player and coach
- 1972Matt Slocum, American guitarist and songwriter
- 1973Wilson Cruz, American actor
- 1973Kristoffer Zegers, Dutch pianist and composer
- 1974Tomáš Janků, Czech high jumper
- 1974Masi Oka, Japanese-American actor and visual effects designer
- 1974Fumiko Orikasa, Japanese voice actress and singer
- 1974Jay Pandolfo, American ice hockey player and coach
- 1975Aigars Fadejevs, Latvian race walker and therapist
- 1975Heather O'Rourke, American actress (died 1988)
- 1976Nikolaos Georgeas, Greek footballer
- 1976Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (died 2009)
- 1976Daimí Pernía, Cuban basketball player and hurdler
- 1976Fernando Pisani, Canadian-Italian ice hockey player
- 1977Jacqueline Pillon, Canadian actress
- 1977Chris Tate, English footballer
- 1978Deuce McAllister, American football player
- 1978Lisa Jakub, Canadian actress
- 1979Pascale Dorcelus, Canadian weightlifter
- 1979David Dunn, English footballer and manager
- 1979Carson Palmer, American football player
- 1980Bernard Berrian, American football player
- 1980Claudio Castagnoli, Swiss wrestler
- 1980Dahntay Jones, American basketball player
- 1980Meelis Kompus, Estonian journalist
- 1981David Aardsma, American baseball player
- 1981Emilie de Ravin, Australian actress
- 1981Jay Ellis, American actor
- 1981Moise Joseph, American-Haitian runner
- 1981Patrick Sharp, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1982Erin E. Stead, American illustrator
- 1983Anthony Boric, New Zealand rugby union player
- 1983Cole Hamels, American baseball player
- 1983Jesse Williams, American high jumper
- 1984Andrejs Perepļotkins, Ukrainian-Latvian footballer
- 1984Gilles Simon, French tennis player
- 1985Logan Bailly, Belgian footballer
- 1985Jérôme d'Ambrosio, Belgian racing driver
- 1985Adil Rami, French footballer
- 1985Paul Stastny, Canadian-American ice hockey player
- 1986Torah Bright, Australian snowboarder
- 1986Jamaal Charles, American football player
- 1986Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaican sprinter
- 1987Lily Cole, English model
- 1988Jorge Gutiérrez, Mexican basketball player
- 1988Hera Hilmar, Icelandic actress
- 1988Zavon Hines, Jamaican-English footballer
- 1988Ok Taec-yeon, South Korean singer and actor
- 1988Rick Porcello, American baseball player
- 1988Hayley Williams, American singer-songwriter
- 1989Ingrid Várgas Calvo, Peruvian tennis player
- 1990Max Lindholm, Finnish figure skater
- 1990Jonathan Marchessault, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1990Milos Raonic, Canadian tennis player
- 1990Zelina Vega, American wrestler
- 1991Chloe Bridges, American actress
- 1991Michael Morgan, Australian rugby league player
- 1991Beth Potter, Scottish triathlete and long-distance runner
- 1991Danny Wilson, Scottish footballer
- 1992Joel Indermitte, Estonian footballer
- 1992Maicel Uibo, Estonian decathlete
- 1993Olivia Cooke, English actress
- 1994Isi Palazón, Spanish footballer
- 1995Timothée Chalamet, French-American actor
- 1995Nick Chubb, American football player
- 1995Ghislain Konan, Ivorian footballer
- 1995Mark Lapidus, Estonian chess player
- 1997Mads Juel Andersen, Danish footballer
- 1997Vachirawit Chivaaree, Thai actor and singer
- 1997Ana Konjuh, Croatian tennis player
- 1997Jang Gyu-ri, South Korean actress
- 1998Luka Garza, American basketball player
- 1999Brock Purdy, American football player
- 2001Ander Barrenetxea, Spanish footballer
Fallecimientos
- 683Gaozong of Tang, 3rd emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty (born 628)
- 870Aeneas of Paris, Frankish bishop
- 975Balderic, bishop of Utrecht (born 897)
- 1003Emma of Blois, French duchess and regent fecha discutida
- 1005Nilus the Younger, Byzantine abbot (born 910) las demás fuentes: 26 sep 1004
- 1076Sviatoslav II, Grand Prince of Kiev (born 1027)
- 1087Bertha of Savoy, Holy Roman Empress (born 1051)
- 1381Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, English politician (born 1352)
- 1518Mahmood Shah Bahmani II, sultan of the Bahmani Sultanate (born c. 1470)
- 1543George, margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (born 1484)
- 1548Francesco Spiera, Italian lawyer and jurist (born 1502)
- 1603Thomas Cartwright, English minister and theologian (born 1535)
- 1637Vincenzo Giustiniani, Italian banker (born 1564)
- 1641Francis van Aarssens, Dutch diplomat (born 1572)
- 1642Herman op den Graeff, Dutch bishop (born 1585)
- 1656Andrew White, English Jesuit missionary (born 1579)
- 1660Hervey Bagot, English politician (born 1591)
- 1663Christine of France, Duchess of Savoy (born 1606)
- 1672Jacques Rohault, French philosopher (born 1618)
- 1683Maria Francisca of Savoy, Queen consort of Portugal (born 1646)
- 1689Gervase Bryan, English clergyman (born 1622)
- 1693Henri de Villars, French prelate (born 1621)
- 1694Henrik Span, naval officer in the Dutch (born 1634)
- 1704Hans Albrecht von Barfus, Prussian field marshal and politician (born 1635)
- 1707Jean Mabillon, French monk and scholar (born 1632)
- 1707Robert Leke, 3rd Earl of Scarsdale, English earl, politician (born 1654)
- 1737William Bowyer, English printer (born 1663)
- 1743Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (born 1659) las demás fuentes: 29 dic 1743
- 1771Henri Pitot, French engineer, invented the Pitot tube (born 1695)
- 1776Johann Rall, Hessian colonel (born )
- 1782Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish judge and philosopher (born 1697)
- 1800Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author (born 1718)
- 1812Joanna Southcott, English religious leader (born 1750) las demás fuentes: 27 dic 1814
- 1834Charles Lamb, English essayist and poet (born 1775)
- 1836Stephen F. Austin, American soldier and politician (born 1793)
- 1858Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French pianist and composer (born 1785)
- 1895Eivind Astrup, Norwegian explorer (born 1871)
- 1896John Brown, English businessman and politician (born 1816)
- 1900William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong, English engineer and businessman, founded Armstrong Whitworth (born 1810)
- 1914Charles Martin Hall, American chemist and engineer (born 1863)
- 1919Achilles Alferaki, Russian-Greek composer and politician, Governor of Taganrog (born 1846)
- 1923Gustave Eiffel, French architect and engineer, co-designed the Eiffel Tower (born 1832)
- 1924Agda Meyerson, Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (born 1866)
- 1936Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet, academic, and politician (born 1873)
- 1938Calvin Bridges, American geneticist and academic (born 1889)
- 1938Osip Mandelstam, Polish-Russian poet and critic (born 1891)
- 1938Zona Gale, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (born 1874)
- 1939Rinaldo Cuneo, American painter (born 1877)
- 1943Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (born 1887)
- 1950Max Beckmann, German-American painter and sculptor (born 1884)
- 1952Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest, author, and educator (born 1878)
- 1953Şükrü Saracoğlu, Turkish soldier and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1887)
- 1953Julian Tuwim, Polish poet and author (born 1894)
- 1955Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1881)
- 1956Lambert McKenna, Irish priest and lexicographer (born 1870)
- 1965Edgar Ende, German painter (born 1901)
- 1972Lester B. Pearson, Canadian historian and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Canada, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1897)
- 1974Vladimir Fock, Russian physicist and mathematician (born 1898)
- 1974Amy Vanderbilt, American author (born 1908)
- 1978Chris Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1951)
- 1978Houari Boumediene, Algerian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Algeria (born 1932)
- 1978Bob Luman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1937)
- 1979Hafizullah Amin, Afghan educator and politician, 2nd General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (born 1929)
- 1981Hoagy Carmichael, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (born 1899)
- 1982Jack Swigert, American pilot, astronaut, and politician (born 1931)
- 1985Jean Rondeau, French racing driver (born 1946)
- 1986George Dangerfield, English-American historian and journalist (born 1904)
- 1986Dumas Malone, American historian and author (born 1892)
- 1987Rewi Alley, New Zealand writer and political activist (born 1897)
- 1988Hal Ashby, American director and producer (born 1929)
- 1992Kay Boyle, American novelist, poet, and educator (born 1902)
- 1993Feliks Kibbermann, Estonian chess player and philologist (born 1902)
- 1993Evald Mikson, Estonian footballer (born 1911)
- 1993André Pilette, Belgian racing driver (born 1918)
- 1994Fanny Cradock, English author and critic (born 1909)
- 1994J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino lawyer and jurist (born 1902)
- 1995Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian-American pianist (born 1909)
- 1995Genrikh Kasparyan, Armenian chess player and composer (born 1910)
- 1997Brendan Gill, American journalist and essayist (born 1914)
- 1997Billy Wright, Northern Irish loyalist leader (born 1960)
- 1999Michael McDowell, American author and screenwriter (born 1950)
- 2002George Roy Hill, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)
- 2003Alan Bates, English actor (born 1934)
- 2003Iván Calderón, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (born 1962)
- 2004Hank Garland, American guitarist (born 1930)
- 2007Benazir Bhutto, Pakistani politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1953)
- 2007Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Polish director and screenwriter (born 1922)
- 2007Jaan Kross, Estonian author and poet (born 1920)
- 2008Delaney Bramlett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1939)
- 2008Robert Graham, Mexican-American sculptor (born 1938)
- 2009Isaac Schwartz, Ukrainian-Russian composer and educator (born 1923)
- 2011Catê, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1973)
- 2011Michael Dummett, English soldier, philosopher, and academic (born 1925)
- 2011Helen Frankenthaler, American painter and educator (born 1928)
- 2011Johnny Wilson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1929)
- 2012Harry Carey, Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)
- 2012Lloyd Charmers, Jamaican singer, keyboard player, and producer (born 1938)
- 2012Tingye Li, Chinese-American physicist and engineer (born 1931)
- 2012Archie Roy, Scottish astronomer and academic (born 1924)
- 2012Norman Schwarzkopf, Jr., American general and engineer (born 1934)
- 2012Salt Walther, American race car driver (born 1947)
- 2013Richard Ambler, English-Scottish biologist and academic (born 1933)
- 2013Mohamad Chatah, Lebanese economist and politician, Lebanese Minister of Finance (born 1951)
- 2013Gianna D'Angelo, American soprano and educator (born 1929)
- 2013John Matheson, Canadian colonel, lawyer, and politician (born 1917)
- 2013Farooq Sheikh, Indian actor, philanthropist and a popular television presenter (born 1948)
- 2014Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, American-Israeli religious leader, founded the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem (born 1939)
- 2014Ulises Estrella, Ecuadorian poet and academic (born 1939)
- 2014Ronald Li, Hong Kong accountant and businessman (born 1929)
- 2014Karel Poma, Belgian bacteriologist and politician (born 1920)
- 2015Stein Eriksen, Norwegian-American skier (born 1927)
- 2015Dave Henderson, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1958)
- 2015Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (born 1923)
- 2015Meadowlark Lemon, American basketball player and minister (born 1932)
- 2015Alfredo Pacheco, Salvadoran footballer (born 1982)
- 2015Stevie Wright, English-Australian singer-songwriter (born 1947)
- 2016Carrie Fisher, American actress, screenwriter, author, producer, and speaker (born 1956)
- 2016Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Sri Lankan politician (born 1933)
- 2018Frank Blaichman, Polish resistance fighter (born 1922)
- 2019Maria Creveling, American League of Legends player (born 1995)
- 2023Lee Sun-kyun, South Korean actor (born 1975)
- 2023Gaston Glock, Austrian firearm engineer and founder of Glock (born 1929)
- 2024Greg Gumbel, American sportscaster (born 1946)
- 2024Olivia Hussey, Argentinian-English actress (born 1951)
- 2024Charles Shyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1941)
Celebraciones
- Constitution Day (North Korea)
- Emergency Rescuer's Day (Russia)
- Saint Stephen's Day (Eastern Orthodox Church; a public holiday in Romania)
- The third of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)