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Acontecimientos (65)

  1. 363The Roman emperor Julian defeats the Sasanian army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sasanian capital, but is unable to take the city.
  2. 526A catastrophic earthquake hits Antioch, killing several thousands including patriarch Euphrasius.
  3. 757Election of pope Paul I following the death of pope Stephen II in the previous month.
  4. 1108Battle of Uclés: Almoravid troops under the command of Tamim ibn Yusuf defeat a Castile and León alliance under the command of Prince Sancho Alfónsez.
  5. 1138Antipope Victor IV gives up his claim to the papacy due to the instigation of Bernard of Clairvaux.
  6. 1167Battle of Monte Porzio: A Roman army supporting Pope Alexander III is defeated by Christian of Buch and Rainald of Dassel.
  7. 1176Battle of Legnano: The Lombard League defeats Emperor Frederick I.
  8. 1233Mongol–Jin war: The Mongols enter Kaifeng after a successful siege and begin looting in the fallen capital of the Jin dynasty.
  9. 1328Philip VI is crowned King of France.
  10. 1416Battle of Gallipoli: The Venetians under Pietro Loredan defeat a much larger Ottoman fleet off Gallipoli.
  11. 1453Fall of Constantinople: Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II capture Constantinople after a 53-day siege, ending the Roman Empire after over 2,000 years.
  12. 1555The Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire sign a peace treaty to end the Ottoman–Safavid War of 1532–1555.
  13. 1658Battle of Samugarh: Decisive battle in the struggle for the throne during the Mughal war of succession (1658–1659).
  14. 1660English Restoration: Charles II is restored to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland.
  15. 1733The right of settlers in New France to enslave natives is upheld at Quebec City.
  16. 1780American Revolutionary War: At the Waxhaws Massacre, the British continue attacking after the Continentals lay down their arms, killing 113 and critically wounding all but 53 that remained.
  17. 1790Rhode Island becomes the last of North America's original Thirteen Colonies to ratify the Constitution and become one of the United States.
  18. 1798United Irishmen Rebellion: Between 300 and 500 United Irishmen are executed as rebels by the British Army in County Kildare, Ireland.
  19. 1807Mustafa IV becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam.
  20. 1825The Coronation of Charles X of France takes place in Reims Cathedral, the last-ever coronation of a French monarch.
  21. 1851Sojourner Truth delivers her famous Ain't I a Woman? speech at the Woman's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.
  22. 1852Jenny Lind leaves New York after her two-year American tour.
  23. 1861The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce is founded, in Hong Kong.
  24. 1864Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico arrives in Mexico for the first time.
  25. 1867The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 ("the Compromise") is born through Act 12, which establishes the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
  26. 1886The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
  27. 1900N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil.
  28. 1903In the May Coup, Alexander I, King of Serbia, and Queen Draga, are assassinated in Belgrade by the Black Hand (Crna Ruka) organization.
  29. 1913Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a near-riot.
  30. 1914The ocean liner sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives.
  31. 1918Armenia defeats the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Sardarabad.
  32. 1919Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin.
  33. 1920The Louth flood of 1920, a severe flash flood in the Lincolnshire market town of Louth, results in 23 fatalities in 20 minutes. It has been described as one of the most significant flood disasters in the United Kingdom during the 20th century.
  34. 1931Michele Schirru, a citizen of the United States, is executed by a Royal Italian Army firing squad for intent to kill Benito Mussolini.
  35. 1932World War I veterans begin to assemble in Washington, D.C., in the Bonus Army to request cash bonuses promised to them to be paid in 1945.
  36. 1935First flight of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter aeroplane.
  37. 1945First combat mission of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator heavy bomber.
  38. 1947United Airlines Flight 521 crashes at LaGuardia Airport, killing 43.
  39. 1948United Nations Truce Supervision Organization is founded.
  40. 1950The St. Roch, the first ship to circumnavigate North America, arrives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  41. 1953Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on Tenzing Norgay's (adopted) 39th birthday.
  42. 1962Chinese police open fire on protesters in Yining, Xinjiang, killing at least five people and wounding a dozen others.
  43. 1964The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
  44. 1964Having deposed them in a January coup South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh has rival Generals Trần Văn Đôn and Lê Văn Kim convicted of "lax morality".
  45. 1973Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California.
  46. 1974SETA, a Finnish LGBT rights organisation, is founded in Helsinki.
  47. 1982Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.
  48. 1982Falklands War: The British Army defeats the Argentine Army at the Battle of Goose Green.
  49. 1985Heysel Stadium disaster: Thirty-nine association football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses.
  50. 1985Amputee Steve Fonyo completes cross-Canada marathon at Victoria, British Columbia, after 14 months.
  51. 1988U.S. President Ronald Reagan begins his first visit to the Soviet Union when he arrives in Moscow for a superpower summit with the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
  52. 1989Signing of an agreement between Egypt and the United States that allows for the manufacture of F-16 Falcon parts in Egypt.
  53. 1990The Congress of People's Deputies of Russia elects Boris Yeltsin as President of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.
  54. 1993The Miss Sarajevo beauty pageant is held in war-torn Sarajevo drawing global attention to the plight of its citizens.
  55. 1999Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule.
  56. 1999Space Shuttle Discovery completes the first docking with the International Space Station.
  57. 2001The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments.
  58. 2004The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
  59. 2005France rejects the Constitution of the European Union in a national referendum.
  60. 2008A doublet earthquake, of combined magnitude 6.1, strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss, injuring 30 people.
  61. 2012A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people.
  62. 2015One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opens.
  63. 2020An oil spill in Norilsk releases 17,500 tons of diesel oil into nearby rivers.
  64. 2021A Cessna Citation I/SP crashes into Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, killing all six people on board, including actor Joe Lara and his wife Gwen Shamblin Lara.
  65. 2022Tara Air Flight 197 crashes in Nepal's Mustang District, killing 22.

Nacimientos (228)

  1. 1421Charles, Prince of Viana (died 1461)
  2. 1443Victor, Duke of Münsterberg, Reichsgraf, Duke of Münsterberg and Opava, Count of Glatz (died 1500)
  3. 1504Antun Vrančić, Croatian archbishop (died 1573)
  4. 1555George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes, English general and administrator (died 1629)
  5. 1568Virginia de' Medici, Italian princess (died 1615)
  6. 1594Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian field marshal (died 1632)
  7. 1627Anne, Duchess of Montpensier, French princess (died 1693)
  8. 1630Charles II of England (died 1685)
  9. 1675Humphry Ditton, English mathematician and philosopher (died 1715)
  10. 1716Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French zoologist and mineralogist (died 1800)
  11. 1722James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish soldier and politician (died 1773)
  12. 1730Jackson of Exeter, English organist and composer (died 1803)
  13. 1736Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia (died 1799)
  14. 1780Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (died 1855)
  15. 1794Johann Heinrich von Mädler, German astronomer and selenographer (died 1874)
  16. 1797Louise-Adéone Drölling, French painter (died 1836)
  17. 1823John H. Balsley, American carpenter and inventor (died 1895)
  18. 1860Isaac Albéniz, Spanish pianist and composer (died 1909)
  19. 1871Clark Voorhees, American painter (died 1933)
  20. 1873Rudolf Tobias, Estonian organist and composer (died 1918)
  21. 1874G. K. Chesterton, English essayist, poet, and playwright (died 1936)
  22. 1880Oswald Spengler, German historian and philosopher (died 1936)
  23. 1892Alfonsina Storni, Swiss-Argentinian poet and author (died 1938)
  24. 1893Max Brand, American journalist and author (died 1944)
  25. 1894Beatrice Lillie, Canadian-English actress, singer and writer (died 1989)
  26. 1894Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1969)
  27. 1897Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Czech-American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1957)
  28. 1899Douglas Abbott, Canadian lawyer and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Defence (died 1987)
  29. 1902Harry Kadwell, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1999)
  30. 1903Bob Hope, English-American actor, singer, and producer (died 2003)
  31. 1904Hubert Opperman, Australian cyclist and politician (died 1996)
  32. 1905Sebastian Shaw, English actor, director, and playwright (died 1994)
  33. 1906T. H. White, Indian-English author (died 1964)
  34. 1907Hartland Molson, Canadian captain and politician (died 2002)
  35. 1908Diana Morgan, Welsh-English playwright and screenwriter (died 1996)
  36. 1910Aleksandr Laktionov, Soviet painter (died 1972)
  37. 1910Ralph Metcalfe, American sprinter and politician (died 1978)
  38. 1913Tony Zale, American boxer (died 1997)
  39. 1914Stacy Keach Sr., American actor (died 2003)
  40. 1914Tenzing Norgay, Nepalese-Indian mountaineer (died 1986)
  41. 1915Karl Münchinger, German conductor and composer (died 1990)
  42. 1917John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (died 1963)
  43. 1917Marcel Trudel, Canadian historian, author, and academic (died 2011)
  44. 1919Jacques Genest, Canadian physician and academic (died 2018)
  45. 1920John Harsanyi, Hungarian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2000)
  46. 1920Clifton James, American actor (died 2017)
  47. 1921Norman Hetherington, Australian cartoonist and puppeteer (died 2010)
  48. 1922Edith Roger, Norwegian dancer and choreographer (died 2023)
  49. 1922Joe Weatherly, American race car driver (died 1964)
  50. 1922Iannis Xenakis, Greek-French composer, engineer, and theorist (died 2001)
  51. 1923Bernard Clavel, French author (died 2010)
  52. 1923John Parker, 6th Earl of Morley, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon (died 2015)
  53. 1923Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (died 2020)
  54. 1924Lars Bo, Danish author and illustrator (died 1999)
  55. 1924Miloslav Kříž, Czech basketball player and coach (died 2013)
  56. 1924Pepper Paire, American baseball player (died 2013)
  57. 1926Katie Boyle, Italian-English actress and television host (died 2018)
  58. 1926Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe, Queen Consort of Tonga (died 2017)
  59. 1926Abdoulaye Wade, Senegalese academic and politician, 3rd President of Senegal
  60. 1927Jean Coutu, Canadian pharmacist and businessman, founded the Jean Coutu Group
  61. 1928Freddie Redd, American jazz pianist and composer (died 2021)
  62. 1929Harry Frankfurt, American philosopher and academic (died 2023)
  63. 1929Peter Higgs, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)
  64. 1929Roberto Vargas, Puerto Rican-American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2014)
  65. 1932Paul R. Ehrlich, American biologist and author (died 2026)
  66. 1932Richie Guerin, American basketball player and coach
  67. 1933Helmuth Rilling, German conductor and educator (died 2026)
  68. 1933Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle racer (died 2005)
  69. 1934Bill Vander Zalm, Dutch-Canadian businessman and politician, 28th Premier of British Columbia
  70. 1935André Brink, South African author and playwright (died 2015)
  71. 1935Sylvia Robinson, American singer and producer (died 2011)
  72. 1937Charles W. Pickering, American lawyer and judge
  73. 1937Irmin Schmidt, German keyboard player and composer
  74. 1937Alwin Schockemöhle, German show-jumper
  75. 1937Harry Statham, American basketball player and coach
  76. 1938Christopher Bland, English businessman and politician (died 2017)
  77. 1938Fay Vincent, American lawyer and businessman, 8th Commissioner of Baseball (died 2025)
  78. 1939Pete Smith, Australian radio and television announcer
  79. 1939Al Unser, American race car driver (died 2021)
  80. 1940Taihō Kōki, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 48th Yokozuna (died 2013)
  81. 1940Farooq Leghari, Pakistani politician, 8th President of Pakistan (died 2010)
  82. 1941Doug Scott, English mountaineer and author (died 2020)
  83. 1941Bob Simon, American journalist (died 2015)
  84. 1942Pierre Bourque, Canadian businessman and politician, 40th Mayor of Montreal
  85. 1942Kevin Conway, American actor and director (died 2020)
  86. 1943Robert W. Edgar, American educator and politician (died 2013)
  87. 1944Bob Benmosche, American businessman (died 2015)
  88. 1944Quentin Davies, English soldier and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (died 2025)
  89. 1945Gary Brooker, English singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2022)
  90. 1945Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, Scottish lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland (died 2013)
  91. 1945Julian Le Grand, English economist and author
  92. 1945Martin Pipe, English jockey and trainer
  93. 1945Joyce Tenneson, American photographer
  94. 1945Jean-Pierre Van Rossem, Belgian scholar and author (died 2018)
  95. 1946Fernando Buesa, Spanish politician (died 2000)
  96. 1947Anthony Geary, American actor (died 2025)
  97. 1948Michael Berkeley, English composer and radio host
  98. 1948Keith Gull, English microbiologist and academic
  99. 1949Robert Axelrod, American actor and screenwriter (died 2019)
  100. 1949Brian Kidd, English footballer and manager
  101. 1949Francis Rossi, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
  102. 1950Rebbie Jackson, American singer and actress
  103. 1951Larry Blackmon, American singer-songwriter and producer
  104. 1953Danny Elfman, American film composer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
  105. 1954Robert Beaser, American composer and educator
  106. 1954Jerry Moran, American lawyer and politician
  107. 1955Frank Baumgartl, German runner (died 2010)
  108. 1955John Hinckley Jr., American attempted assassin of Ronald Reagan
  109. 1955David Kirschner, American animator, producer, and author
  110. 1955Gordon Rintoul, Scottish historian and curator
  111. 1955Ken Schrader, American race car driver and sportscaster
  112. 1956Mark Lyall Grant, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United Nations
  113. 1956La Toya Jackson, American singer-songwriter and actress
  114. 1957Steven Croft, English bishop and theologian
  115. 1957Jeb Hensarling, American lawyer and politician
  116. 1957Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iranian film director
  117. 1958Annette Bening, American actress
  118. 1958Juliano Mer-Khamis, Israeli actor, director, and activist (died 2011)
  119. 1958Uwe Rapolder, German footballer and coach
  120. 1958Mike Stenhouse, American baseball player and sportscaster
  121. 1959Rupert Everett, English actor and novelist
  122. 1959Mel Gaynor, English drummer
  123. 1959Steve Hanley, Irish-English bass player and songwriter
  124. 1960Thomas Baumer, Swiss economist and academic
  125. 1960Mike Freer, English politician
  126. 1961Melissa Etheridge, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist
  127. 1961John Miceli, American drummer
  128. 1962Fandi Ahmad, Singaporean footballer, coach, and manager
  129. 1962Eric Davis, American baseball player
  130. 1962Carol Kirkwood, Scottish weather presenter
  131. 1962Chloé Sainte-Marie, Canadian actress and singer
  132. 1963Blaze Bayley, English singer-songwriter
  133. 1963Zhu Jianhua, Chinese high jumper
  134. 1963Ukyo Katayama, Japanese race car driver
  135. 1963Claude Loiselle, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
  136. 1964Howard Mills III, American academic and politician
  137. 1964Oswaldo Negri Jr., Brazilian race car driver
  138. 1966Natalie Nougayrède, French journalist
  139. 1967Noel Gallagher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
  140. 1967Mike Keane, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  141. 1967Steven Levitt, American economist, author, and academic
  142. 1968Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician
  143. 1968Tate George, American basketball player
  144. 1968Jessica Morden, English politician
  145. 1968Hida Viloria, American activist
  146. 1970Natarsha Belling, Australian journalist
  147. 1970Roberto Di Matteo, Italian footballer and manager
  148. 1971Éric Lucas, Canadian boxer
  149. 1971Bernd Mayländer, German race car driver
  150. 1971Filipa Pinto, Portuguese politician
  151. 1971Jo Beth Taylor, Australian television host and actress
  152. 1971Rob Womack, English shot putter and discus thrower
  153. 1972Laverne Cox, American actress and LGBT advocate
  154. 1972Bill Curley, American basketball player and coach
  155. 1972Simon Jones, English singer and bass player
  156. 1972John Simon, Australian rugby league player
  157. 1973Tomoko Kaneda, Japanese voice actress, singer, and radio personality
  158. 1973Mark Lee, American guitarist and songwriter
  159. 1973Alpay Özalan, Turkish footballer
  160. 1973Myf Warhurst, Australian radio and television host
  161. 1974Steve Cardenas, American martial artist and retired actor
  162. 1974Stephen Larkham, Australian rugby player and coach
  163. 1974Aaron McGruder, American author and cartoonist
  164. 1974Jenny Willott, English politician
  165. 1975Jason Allison, Canadian ice hockey player
  166. 1975Mel B, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
  167. 1975Sven Kubis, German footballer
  168. 1975Sarah Millican, English comedian
  169. 1975Anthony Wall, English golfer
  170. 1975Daniel Tosh, American comedian, television host, actor, writer, and executive producer
  171. 1976Caçapa, Brazilian footballer and manager
  172. 1976Jerry Hairston Jr., American baseball player and sportscaster
  173. 1976Raef LaFrentz, American basketball player
  174. 1976Yegor Titov, Russian footballer
  175. 1977Massimo Ambrosini, Italian footballer
  176. 1977Marco Cassetti, Italian footballer
  177. 1977António Lebo Lebo, Angolan footballer
  178. 1978Pelle Almqvist, Swedish singer-songwriter
  179. 1978Sébastien Grosjean, French tennis player
  180. 1978Adam Rickitt, English singer
  181. 1979Arne Friedrich, German footballer
  182. 1979Brian Kendrick, American wrestler
  183. 1979John Rheinecker, American baseball player (died 2017)
  184. 1980Ernesto Farías, Argentinian footballer
  185. 1981Andrey Arshavin, Russian footballer
  186. 1982Nataliya Dobrynska, Ukrainian heptathlete
  187. 1982Matt Macri, American baseball player
  188. 1982Kim Tae-kyun, South Korean baseball player
  189. 1984Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player
  190. 1984Nia Jax, Australian-American professional wrestler
  191. 1984Funmi Jimoh, American long jumper
  192. 1984Dhar Mann, American entrepreneur, film producer and YouTuber
  193. 1984Andreas Schäffer, German footballer
  194. 1984Ina Wroldsen, Norwegian singer and songwriter
  195. 1985Nathan Horton, Canadian ice hockey player
  196. 1987Lina Andrijauskaitė, Lithuanian long jumper
  197. 1987Jon Holland, Australian cricketer
  198. 1987Issac Luke, New Zealand rugby league player
  199. 1987Kelvin Maynard, Dutch footballer (died 2019)
  200. 1987Noah Reid, Canadian actor, musician, producer, and screenwriter
  201. 1987Rui Sampaio, Portuguese footballer
  202. 1988Muath Al-Kasasbeh, Jordanian captain and pilot (died 2015)
  203. 1988Cheng Fei, Chinese gymnast
  204. 1988Tobin Heath, American soccer player
  205. 1988Steve Mason, Canadian ice hockey player
  206. 1989Ezekiel Ansah, Ghanaian-American football player
  207. 1989Diego Barisone, Argentinian footballer (died 2015)
  208. 1989Riley Keough, American model and actress
  209. 1990Joe Biagini, American baseball pitcher
  210. 1990Erica Garner, American civil rights activist (died 2017)
  211. 1991Yaime Perez, Cuban discus thrower
  212. 1991Tan Zhongyi, Women's World Chess Champion, 2017–2018
  213. 1992Sarah Moundir, Swiss tennis player
  214. 1992Gregg Sulkin, English actor
  215. 1993Jana Čepelová, Slovak tennis player
  216. 1993Maika Monroe, American actress and kiteboarder
  217. 1993Grete Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete
  218. 1995Konosuke Takeshita, Japanese professional wrestler
  219. 1997Tyler Nevin, American baseball player
  220. 1998Markelle Fultz, American basketball player
  221. 1998Austin Reaves, American basketball player
  222. 1999Park Ji-hoon, South Korean actor and singer
  223. 2000Gennaro Nigro, American soccer player
  224. 2000Adam Zdrójkowski, Polish actor and television presenter
  225. 2001Puka Nacua, American football player
  226. 2001Andrew Torgashev, American figure skater
  227. 2002Paul Skenes, American baseball player
  228. 2006Gukesh Dommaraju, Indian chess player

Fallecimientos (112)

  1. 931Jimeno Garcés of Pamplona
  2. 1040Renauld I, Count of Nevers
  3. 1259Christopher I of Denmark (born 1219)
  4. 1311James II of Majorca (born 1243)
  5. 1320Pope John VIII of Alexandria, Coptic pope
  6. 1327Jens Grand, Danish archbishop (born c. 1260)
  7. 1379Henry II of Castile (born 1334)
  8. 1405Philippe de Mézières, French soldier and author (born 1327)
  9. 1425Hongxi Emperor of China (born 1378)
  10. 1453Ulubatlı Hasan, Ottoman commander (born 1428)
  11. 1453Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (born 1404)
  12. 1500Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese explorer and navigator (born 1451)
  13. 1500Thomas Rotherham, English cleric and minister (born 1423)
  14. 1546David Beaton, Scottish cardinal and politician, Lord Chancellor of Scotland (born 1494)
  15. 1593John Penry, Welsh martyr (born 1559)
  16. 1660Frans van Schooten, Dutch mathematician and academic (born 1615)
  17. 1691Cornelis Tromp, Dutch admiral (born 1629)
  18. 1790Israel Putnam, American general (born 1718)
  19. 1796Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish general and politician (born 1720)
  20. 1814Joséphine de Beauharnais, French empress, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte (born 1763)
  21. 1829Humphry Davy, English-Swiss chemist and academic (born 1778)
  22. 1847Emmanuel de Grouchy, Marquis de Grouchy, French general (born 1766)
  23. 1862Franz Mirecki, Polish composer, music conductor, and music teacher (born 1791)
  24. 1866Winfield Scott, American general, lawyer, and politician (born 1786)
  25. 1873Prince Friedrich of Hesse and by Rhine (born 1870)
  26. 1892Bahá'u'lláh, Persian religious leader, founded the Baháʼí Faith (born 1817)
  27. 1896Gabriel Auguste Daubrée, French geologist and academic (born 1814)
  28. 1903Bruce Price, American architect, designed the Château Frontenac and American Surety Building (born 1845)
  29. 1910Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1837)
  30. 1911W. S. Gilbert, English playwright and poet (born 1836)
  31. 1919Robert Bacon, American colonel and politician, 39th United States Secretary of State (born 1860)
  32. 1921Abbott Handerson Thayer, American painter and educator (born 1849)
  33. 1935Josef Suk, Czech violinist and composer (born 1874)
  34. 1939Ursula Ledóchowska, Austrian-Polish nun and saint, founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (born 1865)
  35. 1941Léo-Pol Morin, Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (born 1892)
  36. 1942John Barrymore, American actor (born 1882)
  37. 1946Martin Gottfried Weiss, German SS officer, commandant of the Dachau concentration camp, executed war criminal (born 1905)
  38. 1948May Whitty, English actress (born 1865)
  39. 1951Fanny Brice, American singer and comedian (born 1891)
  40. 1951Dimitrios Levidis, Greek-French soldier and composer (born 1885)
  41. 1957James Whale, English director (born 1889)
  42. 1958Juan Ramón Jiménez, Spanish poet and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1881)
  43. 1968Arnold Susi, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Education (born 1896)
  44. 1970John Gunther, American journalist and author (born 1901)
  45. 1970Eva Hesse, American artist (born 1936)
  46. 1972Moe Berg, American baseball player, coach, and spy (born 1902)
  47. 1972Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic (born 1878)
  48. 1973George Harriman, English businessman (born 1908)
  49. 1977Ba Maw, Burmese politician, Prime Minister of Burma (born 1893)
  50. 1979Mary Pickford, Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter, co-founder of United Artists (born 1892)
  51. 1981Nina Negri, Argentine-French painter and engraver (born 1901)
  52. 1982Romy Schneider, German-French actress (born 1938)
  53. 1983Arvīds Pelše, Latvian-Russian historian and politician (born 1899)
  54. 1987Charan Singh, Indian politician, 5th Prime Minister of India (born 1902)
  55. 1988Salem bin Laden, Saudi Arabian businessman (born 1946)
  56. 1989George C. Homans, American sociologist and academic (born 1910)
  57. 1991Margaret Barr (choreographer), Australian choreographer and teacher of dance-drama (born 1904)
  58. 1992Rogério Lemgruber, Brazilian criminal, founder of Comando Vermelho (born 1952)
  59. 1993Billy Conn, American boxer (born 1917)
  60. 1994Erich Honecker, German lawyer and politician, leader of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany) (born 1912)
  61. 1994Lady May Abel Smith, member of the British Royal Family (born 1906)
  62. 1996Tamara Toumanova, American ballerina and actress (born 1919)
  63. 1997Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1966)
  64. 1998Barry Goldwater, American general, activist, and politician (born 1909)
  65. 2003David Jefferies, English motorcycle racer (born 1972)
  66. 2004Archibald Cox, American lawyer and politician, 31st United States Solicitor General (born 1912)
  67. 2004Samuel Dash, American academic and politician (born 1925)
  68. 2005John D'Amico, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (born 1937)
  69. 2005Hamilton Naki, South African surgeon (born 1926)
  70. 2005George Rochberg, American soldier and composer (born 1918)
  71. 2006Jacques Bouchard, Canadian businessman (born 1930)
  72. 2006Katarína Kolníková, Slovak actress (born 1921)
  73. 2007Dave Balon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1938)
  74. 2007Lois Browne-Evans, Bermudian lawyer and politician (born 1927)
  75. 2008Paula Gunn Allen, American writer (born 1939)
  76. 2008Luc Bourdon, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1987)
  77. 2008Harvey Korman, American actor and comedian (born 1927)
  78. 2010Dennis Hopper, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1936)
  79. 2011Sergei Bagapsh, Abkhazian politician, 2nd President of Abkhazia (born 1949)
  80. 2011Bill Clements, American soldier and politician, 42nd Governor of Texas (born 1917)
  81. 2011Ferenc Mádl, Hungarian academic and politician, 14th President of Hungary (born 1931)
  82. 2012Mark Minkov, Russian composer (born 1944)
  83. 2012Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1912)
  84. 2012Doc Watson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1923)
  85. 2013Richard Ballantine, American-English journalist and author (born 1940)
  86. 2013Françoise Blanchard, French actress (born 1954)
  87. 2013Andrew Greeley, American priest, sociologist, and author (born 1928)
  88. 2013Mulgrew Miller, American pianist and composer (born 1955)
  89. 2013Henry Morgentaler, Polish-Canadian physician and activist (born 1923)
  90. 2013Franca Rame, Italian actress and playwright (born 1928)
  91. 2013Ludwig G. Strauss, German physician and academic (born 1949)
  92. 2013Wali-ur-Rehman, Pakistani commander (born 1970)
  93. 2014Christine Charbonneau, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1943)
  94. 2014Walter Jakob Gehring, Swiss biologist and academic (born 1939)
  95. 2014Peter Glaser, Czech-American scientist and engineer (born 1923)
  96. 2014Miljenko Prohaska, Croatian composer and conductor (born 1925)
  97. 2014William M. Roth, American businessman (born 1916)
  98. 2015Henry Carr, American football player and sprinter (born 1942)
  99. 2015Doris Hart, American tennis player (born 1925)
  100. 2015Betsy Palmer, American actress (born 1926)
  101. 2017Manuel Noriega, Panamanian general and politician, Military Leader of Panama (born 1934)
  102. 2017Mordechai Tzipori, Israeli Lieutenant General and minister (born 1924)
  103. 2017Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Greek politician and prime minister (born 1918)
  104. 2020Maikanti Baru, Nigerian engineer, former chief of state oil firm. (born 1959)
  105. 2021Gavin MacLeod, American actor, Christian activist, and author (born 1931)
  106. 2021Mark Eaton, American basketball player and sportscaster (born 1957)
  107. 2021B. J. Thomas, American singer (born 1942)
  108. 2021Cornelius Sim, Bruneian cardinal (born 1951)
  109. 2022Ronnie Hawkins, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist. (born 1935)
  110. 2022Sidhu Moosewala, Indian singer, rapper, actor and politician. (born 1993)
  111. 2024Bob Rogers, Australian radio and television host (born 1926)
  112. 2025Bernie Kerik, American police officer, 40th Police Commissioner of New York City and interior minister of the Iraqi Coalition Provisional Authority (born 1955)

Celebraciones (7)

  1. Army Day (Argentina)
  2. Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh (Baháʼí Faith) (Only if Baháʼí Naw-Rúz falls on March 21 of the Gregorian calendar)
  3. International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers (International)
  4. Oak Apple Day (England), and its related observance:
  5. Castleton Garland Day (Castleton)
  6. Veterans Day (Sweden)
  7. Democracy Day (Nigeria)

Santoral (10)

  1. Bona of Pisa
  2. Hypomone (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  3. Joseph Gérard
  4. Maximin of Trier
  5. Pope Alexander of Alexandria (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  6. Pope Paul VI
  7. Richard Thirkeld
  8. Theodosia of Constantinople (Eastern Orthodox Church)
  9. Ursula Ledóchowska
  10. May 29 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)