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Day of the year
May 17 is the 137th day of the year (138th in
leap years ) in the
Gregorian calendar ; 228 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1901–present
1902 – Greek archaeologist
Valerios Stais discovers the
Antikythera mechanism , an ancient mechanical
analog computer .
1914 – The
Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising
full autonomy to
Northern Epirus under nominal
Albanian sovereignty.
1915 – The last
British Liberal Party government (led by
H. H. Asquith ) falls.
1933 –
Vidkun Quisling and
Johan Bernhard Hjort form
Nasjonal Samling — the
national-socialist party of Norway.
1937 –
Spanish Civil War : The
Largo Caballero government resigns in the wake of the
Barcelona May Days , leading
Juan Negrín to form a government, without the
anarcho-syndicalist
CNT , in its stead.
[8]
1939 – The
Columbia Lions and the
Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a
collegiate baseball game in New York City.
1940 –
World War II : Germany
occupies Brussels , Belgium.
1943 – World War II:
Dambuster Raids commence by
No. 617 Squadron RAF .
1953 –
Delta Air Lines Flight 318 crashes near
Marshall, Texas , killing 19.
[9]
1954 – The
United States Supreme Court hands down a unanimous decision in
Brown v. Board of Education of
Topeka, Kansas , outlawing racial segregation in public schools.
1967 –
Six-Day War :
President
Gamal Abdel Nasser of
Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping
UN Emergency Force in Egypt.
1969 –
Venera program :
Soviet
Venera 6 begins its descent into the
atmosphere of
Venus , sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure.
1973 –
Watergate scandal : Televised hearings begin in the
United States Senate .
1974 –
The Troubles :
Thirty-three civilians are killed and 300 injured when the
Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) detonates four car bombs in
Dublin and
Monaghan ,
Republic of Ireland .
1974 –
Police in Los Angeles raid the
Symbionese Liberation Army 's headquarters, killing six members, including
Camilla Hall .
1977 –
Nolan Bushnell opened the first
Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza Time Theatre (later renamed
Chuck E. Cheese ) in
San Jose, California .
1980 – General
Chun Doo-hwan of South Korea
seizes control of the government and declares
martial law in order to suppress student demonstrations.
1980 – On the eve of presidential elections,
Maoist
guerrilla group
Shining Path attacks a polling location in
Chuschi (a town in
Ayacucho ), starting the
Internal conflict in Peru .
1983 – The
U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest
mercury pollution event in
Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds [1.9 kt]), in response to the Appalachian Observer' s
Freedom of Information Act request.
1983 –
Lebanon ,
Israel , and the United States sign an
agreement on Israeli withdrawal from
Lebanon .
1984 –
Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the
National Gallery , London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the
Royal Family and the course of
modern architecture .
1987 –
Iran–Iraq War : An
Iraqi
Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet
fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship
USS Stark , killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.
1990 – The General Assembly of the
World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates
homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.
1992 – Three days of
popular protests against the government of
Prime Minister of Thailand
Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in
Bangkok , leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, hundreds of injuries, many disappearances, and more than 3,500 arrests.
1994 –
Malawi holds its
first multi-party elections .
1995 –
Shawn Nelson steals an
M60 tank from the
California Army National Guard
Armory in
San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.
1997 – Troops of
Laurent Kabila march into
Kinshasa .
Zaire is officially renamed
Democratic Republic of the Congo .
2000 –
Arsenal and
Galatasaray fans clash in the
2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen
2004 – The first legal
same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of
Massachusetts .
2006 – The aircraft carrier
USS Oriskany is sunk in the
Gulf of Mexico as an
artificial reef .
2007 – Trains from
North and South Korea cross the
38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since
1953 .
2010 –
Pamir Airways Flight 112 crashes in Afghanistan's
Shakardara District , killing 44.
[10]
2014 – A military
plane crash in northern
Laos kills 17 people.
[11]
Births
Pre-1600
1155 –
Jien , Japanese monk, poet, and historian (d. 1225)
1443 –
Edmund, Earl of Rutland (d. 1460)
1451 –
Engelbert II of Nassau , Count of Nassau-Vianden and Lord of Breda (1475–1504) (d. 1504)
1490 –
Albert, Duke of Prussia , last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (d. 1568)
1500 –
Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (d. 1540)
1551 –
Martin Delrio , Belgian occultist and theologian (d. 1601)
1568 –
Anna Vasa of Sweden , Swedish princess (d. 1625)
1601–1900
1610 –
Stefano della Bella , Italian engraver and etcher (d. 1664)
[12]
1628 –
Ferdinand Charles, Archduke of Austria (d. 1662)
1636 –
Edward Colman , English Catholic courtier under Charles II (d. 1678)
1682 –
Bartholomew Roberts , Welsh pirate (d. 1722)
1698 –
Gio Nicola Buhagiar , Maltese painter (d. 1752)
[13]
1706 –
Andreas Felix von Oefele , German historian and librarian (d. 1780)
1718 –
Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness , English politician and diplomat,
Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d. 1778)
1732 –
Francesco Pasquale Ricci , Italian violinist and composer (d. 1817)
1743 –
Seth Warner , American colonel (d. 1784)
1749 –
Edward Jenner , English physician and microbiologist (d. 1823)
[14]
1758 –
Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet , English politician (d. 1839)
1768 –
Caroline of Brunswick (d. 1821)
1768 –
Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey , English general and politician,
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1854)
1794 –
Anna Brownell Jameson , Irish-English author (d. 1860)
1818 –
Ezra Otis Kendall , American professor, astronomer and mathematician (d. 1899)
1821 –
Sebastian Kneipp , German priest and therapist (d. 1897)
1835 –
Thomas McIlwraith , Scottish-Australian politician, 8th
Premier of Queensland (d. 1900)
1836 –
Virginie Loveling , Belgian author and poet (d. 1923)
[15]
1845 –
Jacint Verdaguer , Catalan priest and poet (d. 1902)
1860 –
Martin Kukučín , Slovak author and playwright (d. 1928)
1860 –
Charlotte Barnum , American mathematician and social activist (d. 1934)
1863 –
Léon Gérin , Canadian lawyer, sociologist, and civil servant (d. 1951)
1864 –
Louis Richardet , Swiss target shooter (d. 1923)
1864 –
Ante Trumbić , Croatian lawyer and politician, 27th
Mayor of Split (d. 1938)
1866 –
Erik Satie , French pianist and composer (d. 1925)
1868 –
Horace Elgin Dodge , American businessman, co-founded
Dodge (d. 1920)
1868 –
Panagis Tsaldaris , Greek politician,
Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1936)
1870 –
Newton Moore , Australian politician, 8th
Premier of Western Australia (d. 1936)
1873 –
Henri Barbusse , French author and journalist (d. 1935)
1873 –
Dorothy Richardson , English author and journalist (d. 1957)
[16]
1874 –
George Sheldon , American diver (d. 1907)
1882 –
Karl Burman , Estonian architect and painter (d. 1965)
1886 –
Alfonso XIII of Spain , Spanish monarch (d. 1941)
1888 –
Tich Freeman , English cricketer (d. 1965)
1889 –
Dorothy Gibson , American actress and singer (d. 1946)
1889 –
Alfonso Reyes , Mexican author (d. 1959)
1891 –
Napoleon Zervas , Greek general and politician (d. 1957)
1893 –
Frederick McKinley Jones , American inventor and entrepreneur (d. 1961)
1895 –
Saul Adler , Belarusian-English captain and parasitologist (d. 1966)
1895 –
Reinhold Saulmann , Estonian sprinter and bandy player (d. 1936)
1897 –
Odd Hassel , Norwegian chemist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
1898 –
A. J. Casson , Canadian painter (d. 1992)
1899 –
Carmen de Icaza , Spanish writer (d. 1979)
1901–present
1901 –
Werner Egk , German pianist and composer (d. 1983)
1903 –
Cool Papa Bell , American baseball player and manager (d. 1991)
[14]
1904 –
Marie-Anne Desmarest , French author (d. 1973)
1906 –
Zinka Milanov , Croatian-American soprano and educator (d. 1989)
1909 –
Julius Sumner Miller , American physicist and academic (d. 1987)
1911 –
Lisa Fonssagrives , Swedish-American model (d. 1992)
1911 –
Maureen O'Sullivan , Irish-American actress (d. 1998)
[14]
1912 –
Archibald Cox , American lawyer and politician, 31st
United States Solicitor General (d. 2004)
1912 –
Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner , American inventor (d. 2006)
[17]
1913 –
Hans Ruesch , Swiss racing driver and author (d. 2007)
[18]
1914 –
Robert N. Thompson , American-Canadian chiropractor and politician (d. 1997)
1918 –
Joan Benham , English actress (d. 1981)
1918 –
Birgit Nilsson , Swedish operatic soprano (d. 2005)
[19]
1919 –
Antonio Aguilar , Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1919 –
Gustav Naan , Russian-Estonian physicist and philosopher (d. 1994)
1920 –
Harry Männil , Estonian-Venezuelan businessman, co-founded
ACO Group (d. 2010)
1921 –
Dennis Brain , English horn player (d. 1957)
1921 –
Bob Merrill , American composer and screenwriter (d. 1998)
1922 –
Jean Rédélé , French racing driver, founded
Alpine (d. 2007)
[20]
1923 –
Michael Beetham , English commander and pilot (d. 2015)
[21]
1924 –
Roy Bentley , English footballer (d. 2018)
[22]
1924 –
Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs , English engineer and politician (d. 2020)
1926 –
David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie , English-Scottish soldier and politician (d. 2023)
1926 –
Dietmar Schönherr , Austrian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
1926 –
Franz Sondheimer , German-English chemist and academic (d. 1981)
1929 –
Branko Zebec , Croatian and Yugoslav football player and coach (d. 1988)
1931 –
Marshall Applewhite , American cult leader, founded
Heaven's Gate (d. 1997)
1931 –
Dewey Redman , American saxophonist (d. 2006)
1932 –
Rodric Braithwaite , English soldier and diplomat,
British Ambassador to Russia
1932 –
Peter Burge , Australian cricketer (d. 2001)
1933 –
Yelena Gorchakova , Russian javelin thrower (d. 2002)
1934 –
Friedrich-Wilhelm Kiel , German educator and politician (d. 2022)
1934 –
Earl Morrall , American football player and coach (d. 2014)
1934 –
Ronald Wayne , American computer scientist, co-founded
Apple Computer
1935 –
Dennis Potter , English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
1936 –
Dennis Hopper , American actor and director (d. 2010)
1937 –
Hazel R. O'Leary , American lawyer and politician, 7th
United States Secretary of Energy
1938 –
Jason Bernard , American actor (d. 1996)
1938 –
Marcia Freedman , Israeli activist
1938 –
Pervis Jackson , American R&B bass singer (d. 2008)
1939 –
Hugh Dykes, Baron Dykes , English politician
1939 –
Gary Paulsen , American author (d. 2021)
1940 –
Alan Kay , American computer scientist and academic
1940 –
Reynato Puno , Filipino lawyer and jurist, 22nd
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
1941 –
David Cope , American composer and author
1941 –
Ben Nelson , American lawyer and politician, 37th
Governor of Nebraska
1942 –
Taj Mahal , American blues singer-songwriter and musician
1943 –
Sirajuddin of Perlis , Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
1943 –
Johnny Warren , Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2004)
1944 –
Jesse Winchester , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2014)
1945 –
B.S. Chandrasekhar , Indian cricketer
1945 –
Tony Roche , Australian tennis player and coach
1946 –
Udo Lindenberg , German singer-songwriter and drummer
1947 –
Stephen Platten , English bishop
1948 –
Dick Gaughan , Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1949 –
Bill Bruford , English drummer, songwriter, and producer
1949 –
Keith , American pop singer
1950 –
Howard Ashman , American playwright and composer (d. 1991)
1950 –
Keith Bradley, Baron Bradley , English accountant and politician
1950 –
Janez Drnovšek , Slovenian economist and politician, 2nd
President of Slovenia (d. 2008)
1950 –
Alan Johnson , English politician,
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
1950 –
Valeriya Novodvorskaya , Russian journalist and politician (d. 2014)
1951 –
Simon Hughes , English lawyer and politician
1952 –
Howard Hampton , Canadian lawyer and politician
1954 –
Michael Roberts , South African-English jockey
1955 –
Bill Paxton , American actor and director (d. 2017)
1955 –
David Townsend , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
1956 –
Sugar Ray Leonard , American boxer
[23]
1956 –
Annise Parker , American politician
1956 –
Bob Saget , American comedian, actor, and television host (d. 2022)
[24]
1956 –
Dave Sim , Canadian cartoonist and author
1957 –
Pascual Pérez , Dominican baseball player (d. 2012)
1958 –
Paul Di'Anno , English rock singer-songwriter
1959 –
Marcelo Loffreda , Argentine rugby player and coach
1960 –
Lou DiBella , American boxing promoter, actor, and producer
1960 –
Simon Fuller , English talent manager and producer, created the
Idols series
1961 –
Enya , Irish singer-songwriter and producer
1961 –
Jamil Azzaoui , Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1961 –
Justin King , English businessman
1962 –
Lise Lyng Falkenberg , Danish journalist and author
1962 –
Andrew Farrar , Australian rugby league player and coach
1962 –
Craig Ferguson , Scottish-American comedian, actor, and talk show host
[23]
1962 –
Jane Moore , English journalist and author
1962 –
Rosalind Picard , American computer scientist and engineer, co-founded
Affectiva
1963 –
Jon Koncak , American basketball player
1963 –
Page McConnell , American keyboard player and songwriter
1964 –
Stratos Apostolakis , Greek footballer and coach
1964 –
Mauro Martini , Italian race car driver
1964 –
Menno Oosting , Dutch tennis player (d. 1999)
1965 –
Trent Reznor , American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer
[23]
1965 –
Jeremy Vine , English journalist and author
1966 –
Qusay Hussein , Iraqi soldier and politician (d. 2003)
1966 –
Mark Kratzmann , Australian tennis player and coach
1966 –
Danny Manning , American basketball player and coach
1966 –
Gilles Quénéhervé , French sprinter
1967 –
Mohamed Nasheed , Maldivian lawyer and politician 4th
President of the Maldives
[25]
1967 –
Patrick Ortlieb , Austrian skier
1968 –
Dave Abbruzzese , American rock drummer and songwriter
1969 –
Keith Hill , English footballer and manager
1970 –
Hubert Davis , American basketball player and coach
1970 –
Jordan Knight , American singer-songwriter and actor
1970 –
Matt Lindland , American mixed martial artist, wrestler, and politician
1970 –
Jodie Rogers , Australian diver
[26]
1970 –
René Vilbre , Estonian director and screenwriter
1971 –
Mark Connors , Australian rugby player
1971 –
Shaun Hart , Australian footballer, coach, and sportscaster
1971 –
Stella Jongmans , Dutch athlete
[27]
1971 –
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands , Dutch royal
[28]
1971 –
Gina Raimondo , Governor of Rhode Island
[23]
1972 –
Barry Hayles , English born Jamaican international footballer
[29]
1973 –
Josh Homme , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1974 –
Andrea Corr , Irish singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
1974 –
Wiki González , Venezuelan baseball player
1974 –
Eddie Lewis , American international soccer player
[30]
1975 –
Marcelinho Paraíba , Brazilian footballer
1975 –
Alex Wright , German wrestler
1976 –
Kandi Burruss , American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1976 –
Shayne Dunley , Australian rugby league player
1976 –
José Guillén , Dominican-American baseball player
1976 –
Daniel Komen , Kenyan runner
1976 –
Wang Leehom , American-Taiwanese singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director
1976 –
Mayte Martínez , Spanish runner
1976 –
Kirsten Vlieghuis , Dutch freestyle swimmer
[31]
1978 –
John Foster , American baseball player and coach
1978 –
Paddy Kenny , English footballer
1978 –
Carlos Peña , Dominican-American baseball player
1978 –
Magdalena Zděnovcová , Czech tennis player
1979 –
David Jarolím , Czech footballer
1979 –
Wayne Thomas , English footballer
1980 –
Davor Džalto , Bosnian historian and philosopher
1980 –
Fredrik Kessiakoff , Swedish cyclist
1980 –
Alistair Overeem , Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer
[32]
1980 –
Ariën van Weesenbeek , Dutch drummer
[33]
1981 –
Beñat Albizuri , Spanish cyclist
1981 –
Leon Osman , English footballer
1981 –
Lim Jeong-hee , South Korean singer
1981 –
Chris Skidmore , English historian and politician
1981 –
Giannis Taralidis , Greek footballer
1982 –
Matt Cassel , American football player
1982 –
Dan Hardy , English mixed martial artist
1982 –
Reiko Nakamura , Japanese swimmer
1982 –
Tony Parker , French-American basketball player
[23]
1982 –
Chloe Smith , English politician
1983 –
Channing Frye , American basketball player
1983 –
Chris Henry , American football player (d. 2009)
1983 –
Nicky Hofs , Dutch footballer
1983 –
Kevin Kingston , Australian rugby league player
1983 –
Jeremy Sowers , American baseball player
1984 –
Christian Bolaños , Costa Rican footballer
1984 –
Christine Ohuruogu , English runner
1984 –
Christine Robinson , Canadian water polo player
1984 –
Passenger , English singer-songwriter and musician
[34]
[35]
1985 –
Teófilo Gutiérrez , Colombian footballer
1985 –
Derek Hough , American actor, singer, and dancer
1985 –
Christine Nesbitt , Canadian speed skater
1985 –
Todd Redmond , American baseball player
1985 –
Matt Ryan , American football player
1986 –
Marius Činikas , Lithuanian footballer
1986 –
Timo Simonlatser , Estonian skier
1986 –
Jodie Taylor , English footballer
1987 –
Edvald Boasson Hagen , Norwegian cyclist
1987 –
Aleandro Rosi , Italian footballer
1988 –
Nikki Reed , American actress, singer, and screenwriter
[23]
1989 –
Mose Masoe , New Zealand rugby league player
1989 –
Rain Raadik , Estonian basketball player
1989 –
Tessa Virtue , Canadian ice dancer
1990 –
Will Clyburn , American basketball player
[36]
1990 –
Fabian Giefer , German footballer
1990 –
Charlie Gubb , New Zealand rugby league player
1990 –
Katrina Hart , English runner
1990 –
Guido Pella , Argentine tennis player
1991 –
Johanna Konta , Australian-English tennis player
1991 –
Adil Omar , Pakistani rapper and music producer
1991 –
Abigail Raye , Canadian field hockey player
[37]
1994 –
Julie Anne San Jose , Filipina singer-songwriter
[38]
Deaths
Pre-1600
528 –
Empress Dowager Hu of
Northern Wei
528 –
Yuan Yong , imperial prince of Northern Wei
528 –
Yuan Zhao , emperor of Northern Wei (b. 526)
896 –
Liu Jianfeng , Chinese
warlord
924 –
Li Maozhen , Chinese
warlord and king (b. 856)
946 –
Al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah , Fatimid caliph (b. 893)
1299 –
Daumantas of Pskov , Lithuanian prince (b. c. 1240)
1336 –
Go-Fushimi , emperor of Japan (b. 1288)
1365 –
Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1328)
1395 –
Konstantin Dejanović/Constantine Dragaš , Serbian ruler (b. 1355)
1464 –
Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros , English politician (b. 1427)
1510 –
Sandro Botticelli , Italian painter (b. 1445)
1521 –
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham , Welsh politician,
Lord High Constable of England (b. 1478)
1536 –
George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford , English courtier and diplomat,
Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1504)
1536 –
William Brereton , English courtier (b. 1487)
1536 –
Henry Norris , English courtier (b. 1482)
1546 –
Philipp von Hutten , German explorer (b. 1511)
1551 –
Shin Saimdang , South Korean poet and calligraphist (b. 1504)
1558 –
Francisco de Sá de Miranda , Portuguese poet (b. 1485)
1575 –
Matthew Parker , English archbishop and academic (b. 1504)
1601-1900
1606 –
False Dmitriy I , pretender to the Russian throne (b. 1582)
1607 –
Anna d'Este , French princess (b. 1531)
1626 –
Joan Pau Pujol , Catalan organist and composer (b. 1570)
1643 –
Giovanni Picchi , Italian organist and composer (b. 1571)
1727 –
Catherine I of Russia (b. 1684)
1729 –
Samuel Clarke , English clergyman and philosopher (b. 1675)
1765 –
Alexis Clairaut , French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (b. 1713)
1797 –
Michel-Jean Sedaine , French playwright and composer (b. 1719)
1801 –
William Heberden , English physician and scholar (b. 1710)
1807 –
John Gunby , American general (b. 1745)
1809 –
Leopold Auenbrugger , Austrian physician (b. 1722)
1822 –
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu , French general and politician, 2nd
Prime Minister of France (b. 1766)
1829 –
John Jay , American politician and diplomat, 1st
Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1745)
1838 –
René Caillié , French explorer and author (b. 1799)
1838 –
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord , French politician,
Prime Minister of France (b. 1754)
[39]
1839 –
Archibald Alison , Scottish priest and author (b. 1757)
1868 –
Kondō Isami , Japanese commander (b. 1834)
1875 –
John C. Breckinridge , American lawyer and politician, 14th
Vice President of the United States ,
Confederate States general (b. 1821)
1879 –
Asa Packer , American businessman, founded
Lehigh University (b. 1805)
1880 –
Ziya Pasha , Greek author and translator (b. 1826)
1886 –
John Deere , American blacksmith and businessman, founded the
Deere & Company (b. 1804)
1888 –
Giacomo Zanella , Italian priest and poet (b. 1820)
1900-present
1911 –
Frederick August Otto Schwarz , German-American businessman, founded
FAO Schwarz (b. 1836)
1916 –
Boris Borisovich Golitsyn , Russian physicist and seismologist (b. 1862)
1917 –
Clara Ayres , American nurse (b. 1880)
1917 –
Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (b. 1829)
1919 –
Guido von List , Austrian-German journalist, author, and poet (b. 1848)
1921 –
Karl Mantzius , Danish actor and director (b. 1860)
1922 –
Dorothy Levitt , English racing driver and journalist (b. 1882)
1927 –
Harold Geiger , American pilot and lieutenant (b. 1884)
1934 –
Cass Gilbert , American architect (b. 1859)
1935 –
Paul Dukas , French composer, critic, and educator (b. 1865)
1936 –
Panagis Tsaldaris , Greek lawyer and politician, 124th
Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1868)
1938 –
Jakob Ehrlich , Czech-Austrian academic and politician (b. 1877)
1943 –
Johanna Elberskirchen , German author and activist (b. 1864)
1947 –
George Forbes , New Zealand farmer and politician, 22nd
Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1869)
1951 –
William Birdwood , Anglo-Indian field marshal (b. 1865)
1960 –
Jules Supervielle , Uruguayan-French poet and author (b. 1884)
1963 –
John Wilce , American football player, coach, and physician (b. 1888)
1964 –
Nandor Fodor , Hungarian-American psychologist and parapsychologist (b. 1895)
1974 –
Ernest Nash , German-American photographer and scholar (b. 1898)
1977 –
Charles E. Rosendahl , American admiral and pilot (b. 1892)
1980 –
Gündüz Kılıç , Turkish football player and coach (b. 1918)
1985 –
Abe Burrows , American director, composer, and author (b. 1910)
1987 –
Gunnar Myrdal , Swedish economist, sociologist, and politician,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1898)
1992 –
Lawrence Welk , American accordion player and bandleader (b. 1903)
1995 –
Toe Blake , Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1912)
1996 –
Kevin Gilbert , American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1966)
1999 –
Bruce Fairbairn , Canadian trumpet player and producer (b. 1949)
1999 –
Lembit Oll , Estonian chess Grandmaster (b. 1966)
2000 –
Donald Coggan , English archbishop (b. 1909)
2001 –
Jacques-Louis Lions , French mathematician (b. 1928)
2001 –
Frank G. Slaughter , American physician and author (b. 1908)
2002 –
László Kubala , Hungarian-Spanish footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1927)
2002 –
Aşık Mahzuni Şerif , Turkish poet and composer (b. 1940)
2004 –
Jørgen Nash , Danish poet and painter (b. 1920)
2004 –
Tony Randall , American actor (b. 1920)
2004 –
Ezzedine Salim , Iraqi politician (b. 1943)
2005 –
Frank Gorshin , American actor (b. 1934)
2006 –
Cy Feuer , American director, producer, and composer (b. 1911)
2007 –
Lloyd Alexander , American soldier and author (b. 1924)
2007 –
T. K. Doraiswamy , Indian poet and author (b. 1921)
2009 –
Mario Benedetti , Uruguayan journalist, author, and poet (b. 1920)
2009 –
Jung Seung-hye , South Korean journalist and producer (b. 1965)
2010 –
Yvonne Loriod , French pianist, composer, and educator (b. 1924)
2010 –
Walasse Ting , Chinese-American painter and poet (b. 1929)
2011 –
Harmon Killebrew , American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1936)
2012 –
Gideon Ezra , Israeli geographer and politician,
Israeli Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (b. 1937)
2012 –
Patrick Mafisango , Congolese-Rwandan footballer (b. 1980)
2012 –
Donna Summer , American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
2013 –
Philippe Gaumont , French cyclist (b. 1973)
2013 –
Peter Schulz , German politician,
Mayor of Hamburg (b. 1930)
2013 –
Ken Venturi , American golfer and sportscaster (b. 1931)
2013 –
Jorge Rafael Videla , Argentine Commander in Chief and dictator (b. 1925)
2014 –
Gerald Edelman , American biologist and immunologist,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)
2014 –
C. P. Krishnan Nair , Indian businessman, founded
The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (b. 1922)
2014 –
Douangchay Phichit , Laotian politician (b. 1944)
2014 –
Thongbanh Sengaphone , Laotian politician (b. 1953)
2015 –
Lionel Pickens , American rapper (b. 1983)
[40]
2017 –
Todor Veselinović , Serbian football player and manager (b. 1930)
2019 –
Herman Wouk , American author (b. 1915)
[41]
2020 –
Lucky Peterson , American blues singer, keyboardist and guitarist (b. 1964)
[42]
2022 –
Vangelis , Greek musician, composer (b. 1943)
[43]
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