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Acontecimientos (46)

  1. 48 a. C.Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.
  2. 378Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army.
  3. 1173Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete.
  4. 1329Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.
  5. 1500Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503): The Ottomans capture Methoni, Messenia.
  6. 1610The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia.
  7. 1638An army under Bernard of Saxe-Weimar defeats imperial troops at the battle of Wittenweiher.
  8. 1810Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire.
  9. 1814American Indian Wars: The Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.
  10. 1830Louis Philippe becomes the king of the French following abdication of Charles X.
  11. 1842The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
  12. 1854American Transcendentalist philosopher Henry David Thoreau publishes his memoir Walden.
  13. 1855Åland War: The Battle of Suomenlinna begins.
  14. 1862American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
  15. 1877American Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
  16. 1892Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
  17. 1897The first International Congress of Mathematicians is held in Zürich, Switzerland.
  18. 1902Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
  19. 1907The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
  20. 1925A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India, by the Indian independence revolutionaries, against the British government.
  21. 1936Summer Olympics: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
  22. 1942World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
  23. 1942Dmitri Shostakovich's 7th symphony premieres in a besieged Leningrad.
  24. 1944The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.
  25. 1944World War II: Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dig to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.
  26. 1945World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. Thirty-five thousand people are killed outright, including 23,200–28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers.
  27. 1945World War II: The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.
  28. 1960South Kasai secedes from the Congo.
  29. 1965The State of Singapore separates from the Malaysian federation due to a heated ideological conflict between their ruling parties.
  30. 1969Tate–LaBianca murders: Followers of Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent.
  31. 1970LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground.
  32. 1971The Troubles: In Northern Ireland, the British authorities launch Operation Demetrius. The operation involves the mass arrest and internment without trial of individuals suspected of being affiliated with the Irish Republican Army (PIRA). Mass riots follow, and thousands of people flee or are forced out of their homes.
  33. 1973Mars 7 is launched from the USSR.
  34. 1974As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first president of the United States to resign from office. Vice President Gerald Ford becomes president.
  35. 1979Female workers of YH Trading in South Korea hold a sit-in protest in response to the company's unilateral shutdown.
  36. 1991The Italian prosecuting magistrate Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government's case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial.
  37. 1993The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
  38. 1995Aviateca Flight 901 crashes into the San Vicente volcano in El Salvador, killing all 65 people on board.
  39. 1999Russian president Boris Yeltsin fires his prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.
  40. 2006At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.
  41. 2007Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 20 people on board.
  42. 2012Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game.
  43. 2013Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30.
  44. 2014Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city.
  45. 2021The Tampere light rail officially starts operating.
  46. 2024Voepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashes near Vinhedo, São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board.

Nacimientos (233)

  1. 1201Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English historian and merchant (died 1274)
  2. 1537Francesco Barozzi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (died 1604)
  3. 1544Bogislaw XIII, Duke of Pomerania (died 1606)
  4. 1590John Webster, colonial settler and governor of Connecticut (died 1661)
  5. 1593Izaak Walton, English biographer and author (The Compleat Angler) (died 1683)
  6. 1603Johannes Cocceius, German-Dutch theologian and academic (died 1669)
  7. 1611Henry of Nassau-Siegen, German count, officer in the Dutch Army, diplomat for the Dutch Republic (born 1611)
  8. 1648Johann Michael Bach, German composer (died 1694)
  9. 1653John Oldham, English poet and translator (died 1683)
  10. 1696Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein (died 1772)
  11. 1722Prince Augustus William of Prussia (died 1758)
  12. 1726Francesco Cetti, Italian priest, zoologist, and mathematician (died 1778)
  13. 1748Bernhard Schott, German music publisher (died 1809)
  14. 1757Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, American humanitarian; wife of Alexander Hamilton (died 1854)
  15. 1757Thomas Telford, Scottish architect and engineer, designed the Menai Suspension Bridge (died 1834)
  16. 1776Amedeo Avogadro, Italian physicist and chemist (died 1856)
  17. 1783Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (died 1801)
  18. 1788Adoniram Judson, American missionary and lexicographer (died 1850)
  19. 1797Charles Robert Malden, English lieutenant and surveyor (died 1855)
  20. 1805Joseph Locke, English engineer and politician (died 1860)
  21. 1819Jonathan Homer Lane, American astrophysicist who mathematically analyzed the Sun as a gaseous body (died 1880)
  22. 1819William T. G. Morton, American dentist who first used ether as a surgical anaesthetic (died 1868)
  23. 1845André Bessette, Canadian saint (died 1937)
  24. 1847Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, Queen Consort of King Amadeo I of Spain (died 1876)
  25. 1848Alfred David Benjamin, Australian-born businessman and philanthropist. (died 1900)
  26. 1861Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer and academic (died 1942)
  27. 1867Evelina Haverfield, Scottish nurse and activist (died 1920)
  28. 1872Archduke Joseph August of Austria (died 1962)
  29. 1874Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor (died 1947)
  30. 1875Albert Ketèlbey, English pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1959)
  31. 1878Eileen Gray, Irish architect and furniture designer (died 1976)
  32. 1879John Willcock, Australian politician, 15th Premier of Western Australia, (died 1956)
  33. 1881Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, Brazilian prince (died 1918)
  34. 1890Eino Kaila, Finnish philosopher and psychologist, attendant of the Vienna circle (died 1958)
  35. 1896Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist (died 1980)
  36. 1896Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher (died 1980)
  37. 1897Ralph Wyckoff, American scientist and pioneer of X-ray crystallography (died 1994)
  38. 1899P. L. Travers, Australian-English author and actress (died 1996)
  39. 1900Charles Farrell, American actor and singer (died 1990)
  40. 1902Zino Francescatti, French violinist (died 1991)
  41. 1902Panteleimon Ponomarenko, Russian general and politician (died 1984)
  42. 1905Leo Genn, British actor and barrister (died 1978)
  43. 1909Vinayaka Krishna Gokak, Indian scholar, author, and academic (died 1992)
  44. 1909Willa Beatrice Player, American educator, first Black woman college president (died 2003)
  45. 1909Adam von Trott zu Solz, German lawyer and diplomat (died 1944)
  46. 1911William Alfred Fowler, American astronomer and astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate (died 1996)
  47. 1911Eddie Futch, American boxer and trainer (died 2001)
  48. 1911John McQuade, Northern Irish soldier, boxer, and politician (died 1984)
  49. 1913Wilbur Norman Christiansen, Australian astronomer and engineer (died 2007)
  50. 1914Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and director (died 1963)
  51. 1914Tove Jansson, Finnish author and illustrator (died 2001)
  52. 1914Joe Mercer, English footballer and manager (died 1990)
  53. 1915Mareta West, American astronomer and geologist (died 1998)
  54. 1918Kermit Beahan, American Air Force colonel (died 1989)
  55. 1918Giles Cooper, Irish soldier and playwright (died 1966)
  56. 1918Albert Seedman, American police officer (died 2013)
  57. 1919Joop den Uyl, Dutch journalist, economist, and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1987)
  58. 1919Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager (died 2010)
  59. 1920Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and author (died 2007)
  60. 1921Ernest Angley, American evangelist and author (died 2021)
  61. 1921J. James Exon, American soldier and politician, 33rd Governor of Nebraska (died 2005)
  62. 1922Philip Larkin, English poet and novelist (died 1985)
  63. 1924Mathews Mar Barnabas, Indian metropolitan (died 2012)
  64. 1924Frank Martínez, American soldier and painter (died 2013)
  65. 1925David A. Huffman, American computer scientist, developed Huffman coding (died 1999)
  66. 1926Denis Atkinson, Barbadian cricketer (died 2001)
  67. 1927Daniel Keyes, American short story writer and novelist (died 2014)
  68. 1927Marvin Minsky, American cognitive scientist, computer scientist, and pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence (died 2016)
  69. 1927Robert Shaw, English actor and screenwriter (died 1978)
  70. 1928Bob Cousy, American basketball player and coach
  71. 1928Camilla Wicks, American violinist and educator (died 2020)
  72. 1928Dolores Wilson, American soprano and actress (died 2010)
  73. 1929Abdi İpekçi, Turkish journalist and activist (died 1979)
  74. 1930Milt Bolling, American baseball player and scout (died 2013)
  75. 1930Jacques Parizeau, Canadian economist and politician, 26th Premier of Quebec (died 2015)
  76. 1931Chuck Essegian, American baseball player and lawyer
  77. 1931James Freeman Gilbert, American geophysicist and academic (died 2014)
  78. 1931Paula Kent Meehan, American businesswoman, co-founded Redken (died 2014)
  79. 1931Mário Zagallo, Brazilian footballer and coach (died 2024)
  80. 1932Tam Dalyell, Scottish academic and politician (died 2017)
  81. 1932John Gomery, Canadian lawyer and jurist (died 2021)
  82. 1933Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese actress, talk show host and author
  83. 1935Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (died 2008)
  84. 1936Julián Javier, Dominican-American baseball player
  85. 1936Patrick Tse, Chinese-Hong Kong actor, director, producer and screenwriter (died 2026)
  86. 1938Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 2nd President of Ukraine
  87. 1938Rod Laver, Australian tennis player and coach
  88. 1938Otto Rehhagel, German footballer, coach, and manager
  89. 1939Hércules Brito Ruas, Brazilian footballer (died 2026)
  90. 1939Vincent Hanna, Northern Irish journalist (died 1997)
  91. 1939The Mighty Hannibal, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2014)
  92. 1939Billy Henderson, American singer (died 2007)
  93. 1939Bulle Ogier, French actress and screenwriter
  94. 1939Romano Prodi, Italian academic and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of Italy
  95. 1939Butch Warren, American bassist (died 2013)
  96. 1940Linda Keen, American mathematician and academic
  97. 1942Jack DeJohnette, American Jazz drummer
  98. 1942David Steinberg, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  99. 1943Ken Norton, American boxer and actor (died 2013)
  100. 1944George Armstrong, English footballer (died 2000)
  101. 1944Patrick Depailler, French racing driver (died 1980)
  102. 1944Sam Elliott, American actor and producer
  103. 1944Patricia McKissack, American soldier, engineer, and author (died 2017)
  104. 1945Barbara Delinsky, American author
  105. 1945Aleksandr Gorelik, Russian figure skater and sportscaster (died 2012)
  106. 1945Posy Simmonds, English author and illustrator
  107. 1946Rinus Gerritsen, Dutch rock bass player
  108. 1947Roy Hodgson, English footballer and manager
  109. 1947Barbara Mason, American R&B/soul singer-songwriter
  110. 1947John Varley, American author
  111. 1948Bill Campbell, American baseball player and coach (died 2023)
  112. 1949Jonathan Kellerman, American psychologist and author
  113. 1949Ted Simmons, American baseball player and coach
  114. 1950Chris Haney, co-creator of the popular board game, Trivial Pursuit
  115. 1951James Naughtie, Scottish journalist and radio host
  116. 1951Steve Swisher, American baseball player and manager
  117. 1952Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai activist and politician
  118. 1953Kay Stenshjemmet, Norwegian speed skater
  119. 1953Jean Tirole, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
  120. 1954Ray Jennings, South African cricketer and coach
  121. 1954Pete Thomas, English drummer
  122. 1955John E. Sweeney, American lawyer and politician
  123. 1956Gordon Singleton, Canadian Olympic cyclist (died 2024)
  124. 1957Melanie Griffith, American actress and producer
  125. 1958Amanda Bearse, American actress, comedian and director
  126. 1958Calie Pistorius, South African engineer and academic
  127. 1959Kurtis Blow, American rapper, producer, and actor
  128. 1959Michael Kors, American fashion designer
  129. 1961Brad Gilbert, American tennis player and sportscaster
  130. 1961John Key, New Zealand businessman and politician, 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand
  131. 1962Louis Lipps, American football player and radio host
  132. 1962Kevin Mack, American football player
  133. 1962John "Hot Rod" Williams, American basketball player (died 2015)
  134. 1963Whitney Houston, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (died 2012)
  135. 1963Jay Leggett, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2013)
  136. 1963Barton Lynch, Australian surfer
  137. 1964Brett Hull, Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
  138. 1964Hoda Kotb, American journalist and television personality
  139. 1965Nitin Chandrakant Desai, Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer (died 2023)
  140. 1966Vinny Del Negro, American basketball player and coach
  141. 1966Linn Ullmann, Norwegian journalist and author
  142. 1967Deion Sanders, American football and baseball player and coach
  143. 1968Gillian Anderson, American-British actress, activist and writer
  144. 1968Eric Bana, Australian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
  145. 1968Sam Fogarino, American drummer
  146. 1968McG, American director and producer
  147. 1969Troy Percival, American baseball player and coach
  148. 1970Rod Brind'Amour, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  149. 1970Chris Cuomo, American lawyer and journalist
  150. 1970Thomas Lennon, American actor and comedian
  151. 1972Ryan Bollman, American actor
  152. 1972Juanes, Colombian singer and songwriter
  153. 1973Filippo Inzaghi, Italian footballer and manager
  154. 1973Kevin McKidd, Scottish actor and director
  155. 1973Gene Luen Yang, American author and illustrator
  156. 1974Derek Fisher, American basketball player and coach
  157. 1974Stephen Fung, Hong Kong actor, singer, director, and screenwriter
  158. 1974Lesley McKenna, Scottish snowboarder
  159. 1974Matt Morris, American baseball player
  160. 1974Kirill Reznik, American lawyer and politician
  161. 1974Raphaël Poirée, French biathlete
  162. 1975Mahesh Babu, Indian actor and producer
  163. 1975Valentin Kovalenko, Uzbek football referee
  164. 1975Mike Lamb, American baseball player
  165. 1975Robbie Middleby, Australian soccer player
  166. 1976Rhona Mitra, English actress and singer
  167. 1976Audrey Tautou, French model and actress
  168. 1976Jessica Capshaw, American actress
  169. 1977Jason Frasor, American baseball player
  170. 1977Chamique Holdsclaw, American basketball player
  171. 1977Ravshan Irmatov, Uzbek football referee
  172. 1977Adewale Ogunleye, American football player
  173. 1977Ime Udoka, American basketball player and coach
  174. 1977Mikaël Silvestre, French footballer
  175. 1978Dorin Chirtoacă, Moldavian lawyer and politician, Mayor of Chișinău
  176. 1978Ana Serradilla, Mexican actress and producer
  177. 1978Wesley Sonck, Belgian footballer
  178. 1979Michael Kingma, Australian basketball player
  179. 1979Kliff Kingsbury, American football coach
  180. 1979Lisa Nandy, British politician
  181. 1979Tony Stewart, American football player
  182. 1981Jarvis Hayes, American basketball player
  183. 1981Li Jiawei, Singaporean table tennis player
  184. 1982Joel Anthony, American basketball player
  185. 1982Tyson Gay, American sprinter
  186. 1982Yekaterina Samutsevich, Russian singer and activist
  187. 1982Kanstantsin Sivtsov, Belarusian cyclist
  188. 1983Virginia Giuffre, American sex trafficking activist and founder of Speak Out, accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault (died 2025)
  189. 1983Dan Levy, Canadian actor and comedian
  190. 1983Hamilton Masakadza, Zimbabwean cricketer
  191. 1983Shane O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player
  192. 1983Alicja Smietana, Polish-English violinist
  193. 1984Paul Gallagher, Scottish footballer
  194. 1985Luca Filippi, Italian racing driver
  195. 1985Filipe Luís, Brazilian footballer
  196. 1985Anna Kendrick, American actress and singer
  197. 1985Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer
  198. 1985Vivek Ramaswamy, American entrepreneur and politician
  199. 1985JaMarcus Russell, American football player
  200. 1985Chandler Williams, American football player (died 2013)
  201. 1986Michael Lerchl, German footballer
  202. 1986Daniel Preussner, German rugby player
  203. 1986Tyler Smith, American singer-songwriter and bass player
  204. 1987Marek Niit, Estonian sprinter
  205. 1988Anthony Castonzo, American football player
  206. 1988Willian, Brazilian footballer
  207. 1988Vasilios Koutsianikoulis, Greek footballer
  208. 1989Jason Heyward, American baseball player
  209. 1989Stefano Okaka, Italian footballer
  210. 1989Kento Ono, Japanese actor and model
  211. 1990İshak Doğan, Turkish footballer
  212. 1990Sarah McBride, American LGBT activist and US Representative
  213. 1990Stuart McInally, Scottish rugby player
  214. 1990Brice Roger, French skier
  215. 1990D'Arcy Short, Australian cricketer
  216. 1990Bill Skarsgård, Swedish actor
  217. 1991Alice Barlow, English actress
  218. 1991Alexa Bliss, American bodybuilder and wrestler
  219. 1991Hansika Motwani, Indian actress
  220. 1992Farahnaz Forotan, Afghan journalist
  221. 1993Jun.Q, South Korean singer and actor
  222. 1993Dipa Karmakar, Indian gymnast
  223. 1994Kelli Hubly, American soccer player
  224. 1994King Von, American rapper (died 2020)
  225. 1995Eli Apple, American football player
  226. 1995Justice Smith, American actor
  227. 1995Hwang Min-hyun, South Korean singer and actor
  228. 1996Sanya Lopez, Filipino actress and model
  229. 1999Deniss Vasiļjevs, Latvian figure skater
  230. 2000Aidan Hutchinson, American football player
  231. 2000Arlo Parks, British singer-songwriter
  232. 2003Kazuha, Japanese singer and dancer
  233. 2005Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva, Andorran tennis player

Fallecimientos (103)

  1. 378Traianus, Roman general
  2. 378Valens, Roman emperor (born 328)
  3. 803Irene of Athens, Byzantine ruler (born 752)
  4. 833Al-Ma'mun, Iraqi caliph (born 786)
  5. 1048Pope Damasus II
  6. 1107Emperor Horikawa of Japan (born 1079)
  7. 1173Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Kurdish soldier and politician
  8. 1211William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber, exiled Anglo-Norman baron (born 1144/53)
  9. 1260Walter of Kirkham, Bishop of Durham
  10. 1296Hugh, Count of Brienne, French crusader
  11. 1341Eleanor of Anjou, queen consort of Sicily (born 1289)
  12. 1354Stephen, Duke of Slavonia, Hungarian prince (born 1332)
  13. 1420Pierre d'Ailly, French theologian and cardinal (born 1351)
  14. 1516Hieronymus Bosch, Early Netherlandish painter (born circa 1450)
  15. 1534Thomas Cajetan, Italian cardinal and philosopher (born 1470)
  16. 1580Metrophanes III of Constantinople (born 1520)
  17. 1601Michael the Brave, Romanian prince (born 1558)
  18. 1634William Noy, English lawyer and judge (born 1577)
  19. 1720Simon Ockley, English orientalist and academic (born 1678)
  20. 1744James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire (born 1673)
  21. 1816Johann August Apel, German jurist and author (born 1771)
  22. 1861Vincent Novello, English composer and publisher (born 1781)
  23. 1886Samuel Ferguson, Irish lawyer and poet (born 1810)
  24. 1910Huo Yuanjia, Chinese martial artist, co-founded the Chin Woo Athletic Association (born 1868)
  25. 1919Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer and educator (born 1857)
  26. 1920Samuel Griffith, Welsh-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Queensland (born 1845)
  27. 1932John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (born 1863)
  28. 1941Richard Goss, Executed Irish Republican (born 1915)
  29. 1942Edith Stein, German nun and saint (born 1891)
  30. 1943Chaïm Soutine, Belarusian-French painter and educator (born 1893)
  31. 1945Robert Hampton Gray, Canadian lieutenant and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1917)
  32. 1945Harry Hillman, American runner and coach (born 1881)
  33. 1946Bert Vogler, South African cricketer (born 1876)
  34. 1948Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (born 1885)
  35. 1949Edward Thorndike, American psychologist and academic (born 1874)
  36. 1957Carl Clauberg, German Nazi physician (born 1898)
  37. 1962Hermann Hesse, German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1877)
  38. 1963Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, American son of John F. Kennedy (born 1963)
  39. 1967Joe Orton, English author and playwright (born 1933)
  40. 1969C. F. Powell, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903)
  41. 1970Jimmy Steele (Irish republican), lifelong militant and editor (born 1907)
  42. 1972Sıddık Sami Onar, Turkish lawyer and academic (born 1897)
  43. 1974Bill Chase, American trumpet player and bandleader (born 1934)
  44. 1975Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian pianist and composer (born 1906)
  45. 1978James Gould Cozzens, American novelist and short story writer (born 1903)
  46. 1979Walter O'Malley, American businessman, owner of baseball's Dodgers (born 1903)
  47. 1979Raymond Washington, American gang leader, founded the Crips (born 1953)
  48. 1980Jacqueline Cochran, American pilot (born 1906)
  49. 1980Ruby Hurley, American civil rights activist (born 1909)
  50. 1981Max Hoffman, Austrian-born car importer and businessman (born 1904)
  51. 1985Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1927)
  52. 1986Eoin McNamee (Irish republican), Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army (born 1914)
  53. 1988M. Carl Holman, American author, educator, poet, and playwright (born 1919)
  54. 1988Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer (born 1905)
  55. 1990Joe Mercer, English footballer and manager (born 1914)
  56. 1992Fereydoun Farrokhzad, Iranian singer and actor (born 1938)
  57. 1995Jerry Garcia, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1942)
  58. 1996Frank Whittle, English soldier and engineer, invented the jet engine (born 1907)
  59. 1999Helen Rollason, English sports journalist and sportscaster (born 1956)
  60. 1999Fouad Serageddin, Egyptian journalist and politician (born 1910)
  61. 2000John Harsanyi, Hungarian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1920)
  62. 2000Nicholas Markowitz, American murder victim (born 1984)
  63. 2002Paul Samson, English guitarist (born 1953)
  64. 2003Jacques Deray, French director and screenwriter (born 1929)
  65. 2003Ray Harford, English footballer and manager (born 1945)
  66. 2003Gregory Hines, American actor, dancer, and choreographer (born 1946)
  67. 2003R. Sivagurunathan, Sri Lankan lawyer, journalist, and academic (born 1931)
  68. 2004Robert Lecourt, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (born 1908)
  69. 2004Tony Mottola, American guitarist and composer (born 1918)
  70. 2004David Raksin, American composer and educator (born 1912)
  71. 2005Judith Rossner, American author (born 1935)
  72. 2006Philip E. High, English author (born 1914)
  73. 2006James Van Allen, American physicist and academic (born 1914)
  74. 2007Joe O'Donnell, American photographer and journalist (born 1922)
  75. 2008Bernie Mac, American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer (born 1957)
  76. 2008Mahmoud Darwish, Palestinian author and poet (born 1941)
  77. 2010Calvin "Fuzz" Jones, American singer and bass player (born 1926)
  78. 2010Ted Stevens, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1923)
  79. 2012Carl Davis, American record producer (born 1934)
  80. 2012Gene F. Franklin, American engineer, theorist, and academic (born 1927)
  81. 2012Al Freeman, Jr., American actor, director, and educator (born 1934)
  82. 2012David Rakoff, Canadian-American actor and journalist (born 1964)
  83. 2012Carmen Belen Richardson, Puerto Rican-American actress (born 1930)
  84. 2012Mel Stuart, American director and producer (born 1928)
  85. 2013Harry Elliott, American baseball player and coach (born 1923)
  86. 2013Eduardo Falú, Argentinian guitarist and composer (born 1923)
  87. 2013William Lynch, Jr., American lawyer and politician (born 1947)
  88. 2014J. F. Ade Ajayi, Nigerian historian and academic (born 1929)
  89. 2014Andriy Bal, Ukrainian footballer and coach (born 1958)
  90. 2014Arthur G. Cohen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Arlen Realty and Development Corporation (born 1930)
  91. 2014Ed Nelson, American actor (born 1928)
  92. 2015Frank Gifford, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (born 1930)
  93. 2015John Henry Holland, American computer scientist and academic (born 1929)
  94. 2015Walter Nahún López, Honduran footballer (born 1977)
  95. 2015David Nobbs, English author and screenwriter (born 1935)
  96. 2015Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian journalist, author, and poet (born 1915)
  97. 2015Fikret Otyam, Turkish painter and journalist (born 1926)
  98. 2016Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, third-richest British citizen (born 1951)
  99. 2021Pat Hitchcock, English actress and producer (born 1928)
  100. 2021Killer Kau, South African rapper, dancer and record producer (born 1998)
  101. 2021Zairaini Sarbini, Malaysian voice actress (born 1972)
  102. 2023Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (born 1943)
  103. 2024Susan Wojcicki, Polish-American technology executive (born 1968)

Celebraciones (7)

  1. Battle of Gangut Day (Russia)
  2. International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (United Nations)
  3. Meyboom (Brussels and Leuven, Belgium)
  4. National Day, celebrates the independence of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965.
  5. National Peacekeepers' Day, celebrated on Sunday closest to the day (Canada)
  6. National Women's Day (South Africa)
  7. Day of the Finnish art, also birthday of Tove Jansson (Finland)

Santoral (10)

  1. Candida Maria of Jesus
  2. Edith Stein (St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross)
  3. Firmus and Rusticus
  4. Blessed Florentino Asensio Barroso
  5. Herman of Alaska (Russian Orthodox Church and related congregations; Episcopal Church (USA))
  6. Mary Sumner (Church of England)
  7. Nath Í of Achonry
  8. Romanus Ostiarius
  9. Secundian, Marcellian and Verian
  10. August 9 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)