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Day of the year
March 17 is the 76th day of the year (77th in
leap years ) in the
Gregorian calendar ; 289 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
45 BC – In his last victory,
Julius Caesar defeats the
Pompeian forces of
Titus Labienus and
Pompey the Younger in the
Battle of Munda .
180 –
Commodus becomes sole
emperor of the
Roman Empire at the age of eighteen, following the death of his father,
Marcus Aurelius .
[1]
455 –
Petronius Maximus becomes, with support of the
Roman Senate , emperor of the
Western Roman Empire ; he forces
Licinia Eudoxia , the widow of his predecessor,
Valentinian III , to marry him.
[2]
1337 –
Edward, the Black Prince is made
Duke of Cornwall , the first
Duchy in
England .
1400 –
Turko-Mongol emperor
Timur
sacks Damascus .
1601–1900
1776 –
American Revolution : The
British Army
evacuates
Boston , ending the
Siege of Boston , after
George Washington and
Henry Knox
place artillery in positions overlooking the city.
1805 – The
Italian Republic , with
Napoleon as president, becomes the
Kingdom of Italy , with Napoleon as
King of Italy .
1824 – The
Anglo-Dutch Treaty is signed in London, dividing the Malay archipelago. As a result, the Malay Peninsula is dominated by the British, while Sumatra and Java and surrounding areas are dominated by the Dutch.
1842 – The
Female Relief Society of Nauvoo is formally organized with
Emma Smith as president.
[4]
1860 – The
First Taranaki War begins in
Taranaki , New Zealand, a major phase of the
New Zealand Wars .
1861 – The
Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed.
1862 – The first
railway line of
Finland between cities of
Helsinki and
Hämeenlinna , called
Päärata , is officially opened.
[5]
[6]
1891 –
SS Utopia collides with
HMS Anson in the
Bay of Gibraltar and sinks, killing 562 of the 880 passengers on board.
[7]
1901–present
1921 – The
Second Polish Republic adopts the
March Constitution .
1942 –
Holocaust : The first Jews from the
Lvov Ghetto are gassed at the
Belzec
death camp in what is today eastern Poland.
1945 – The
Ludendorff Bridge in
Remagen , Germany, collapses, ten days after its capture.
1948 –
Belgium ,
France ,
Luxembourg , the
Netherlands and the
United Kingdom sign the
Treaty of Brussels , a precursor to the
North Atlantic Treaty establishing
NATO .
[8]
1950 – Researchers at the
University of California, Berkeley announce the creation of element 98, which they name "
californium ".
[9]
1957 – A
plane crash in
Cebu ,
Philippines kills
Philippine President
Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.
1958 – The United States launches the
first solar-powered satellite , which is also the first satellite to achieve a long-term orbit.
[10]
1960 – U.S. President
Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the
National Security Council directive on the anti-
Cuban covert action program that will ultimately lead to the
Bay of Pigs Invasion .
1960 –
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 710 crashes in
Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana , killing 63.
[11]
1963 –
Mount Agung erupts on
Bali killing more than 1,100 people.
1966 – Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the
DSV Alvin submarine finds a
missing American hydrogen bomb .
1968 – As a result of
nerve gas testing by the
U.S. Army
Chemical Corps in
Skull Valley, Utah , over 6,000 sheep are
found dead .
1969 –
Golda Meir becomes the first female
Prime Minister of Israel .
1973 – The
Pulitzer Prize -winning photograph
Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former
prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the
Vietnam War .
1979 – The
Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers.
1985 – Serial killer
Richard Ramirez , aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree.
1988 – A
Colombian
Boeing 727
jetliner ,
Avianca Flight 410 , crashes into a mountainside near the
Venezuelan border killing 143.
1988 –
Eritrean War of Independence : The Nadew Command, an
Ethiopian army corps in
Eritrea , is attacked on three sides by military units of the
Eritrean People's Liberation Front in the opening action of the
Battle of Afabet .
1992 –
Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires :
Car bomb attack kills 29 and injures 242.
1992 – A
referendum to end apartheid in
South Africa is passed 68.7% to 31.2%.
2000 – Five hundred and thirty members of the
Ugandan cult
Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God die in a fire, considered to be a mass murder or suicide orchestrated by leaders of the cult. Elsewhere another 248 members are later found dead.
2003 –
Leader of the House of Commons and
Lord President of the Council ,
Robin Cook , resigns from the
British Cabinet in disagreement with government plans for the
2003 invasion of Iraq .
2004 –
Unrest in Kosovo : More than 22 are killed and 200 wounded. Thirty-five
Serbian Orthodox shrines in
Kosovo and two
mosques in
Serbia are destroyed.
2016 –
Rojava conflict : At a conference in
Rmelan , the
Movement for a Democratic Society declares the establishment of the
Democratic Federation of Northern Syria .
[12]
Births
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1611 –
Robert Douglas, Count of Skenninge , Swedish field marshal (d. 1662)
1665 –
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre , French
harpsichord player and composer (d. 1729)
[14]
1676 –
Thomas Boston , Scottish philosopher and theologian (d. 1732)
1686 –
Jean-Baptiste Oudry , French painter and engraver (d. 1755)
1725 –
Lachlan McIntosh , Scottish-American general and politician (d. 1806)
1777 –
Patrick Brontë , Irish-English priest and author (d. 1861)
1777 –
Roger B. Taney , American politician and jurist, 5th
Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1864)
1780 –
Thomas Chalmers , Scottish minister, economist, and educator (d. 1847)
1781 –
Ebenezer Elliott , English poet and educator (d. 1849)
1804 –
Jim Bridger , American fur trader and explorer (d. 1881)
1806 –
Norbert Rillieux , African American inventor and chemical engineer (d. 1894)
1820 –
Jean Ingelow , English poet and author (d. 1897)
1834 –
Gottlieb Daimler , German engineer and businessman, co-founded
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (d. 1900)
1839 –
Josef Rheinberger , Liechtensteiner-German organist and composer (d. 1901)
1842 –
Rosina Heikel , Finnish
physician (d. 1929)
[16]
1846 –
Kate Greenaway , English author and illustrator (d. 1901)
1849 –
Charles F. Brush , American businessman and philanthropist, co-invented the
Arc lamp (d. 1929)
1849 –
Cornelia Clapp , American marine biologist (d. 1934)
[18]
1856 –
Mikhail Vrubel , Russian painter (d. 1910)
1862 –
Martha P. Falconer , American social reformer (d. 1941)
[19]
1862 –
Silvio Gesell , Belgian merchant and economist (d. 1930)
1864 –
Joseph Baptista , Indian engineer, lawyer, and politician (d. 1930)
1866 –
Pierce Butler , American lawyer and jurist (d. 1939)
1867 –
Patrice Contamine de Latour , Spanish poet (d. 1926)
1877 –
Edith New , English militant suffragette (d. 1951)
[20]
1877 –
Otto Gross , Austrian-German psychoanalyst and philosopher (d. 1920)
1877 –
Ville Kiviniemi , Finnish politician (d. 1951)
[21]
1880 –
Patrick Hastings , English lawyer and politician,
Attorney General for England and Wales (d. 1952)
1880 –
Lawrence Oates , English lieutenant and explorer (d. 1912)
1881 –
Walter Rudolf Hess , Swiss physiologist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
1884 –
Alcide Nunez , American clarinet player (d. 1934)
1885 –
Ralph Rose , American track and field athlete (d. 1913)
1886 –
Princess Patricia of Connaught (d. 1974)
1888 –
Paul Ramadier , French lawyer and politician,
Prime Minister of France (d. 1961)
1889 –
Harry Clarke , Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator (d. 1931)
1891 –
Ross McLarty , Australian politician, 17th
Premier of Western Australia (d. 1962)
[22]
1892 –
Floyd B. Barnum , American college football coach (d. 1965)
[23]
[24]
[25]
[26]
1892 –
Sayed Darwish , Egyptian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1923)
1894 –
Paul Green , American playwright and academic (d. 1981)
1895 –
Lloyd Rees , Australian painter (d. 1988)
1900 –
Alfred Newman , American composer and conductor (d. 1970)
1901–present
1902 –
Bobby Jones , American golfer and lawyer (d. 1971)
1903 –
Elli Stenberg , Finnish politician (d. 1987)
[27]
1904 –
Chaim Gross , Austrian-American sculptor and educator (d. 1991)
1905 –
Lillian Yarbo , American comedienne, dancer, and singer (d. 1996)
[28]
1907 –
Takeo Miki , Japanese politician, 41st
Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1988)
1907 –
Jean Van Houtte , Belgian academic and politician, 50th
Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 1991)
1908 –
Brigitte Helm , German-Swiss actress (d. 1996)
1910 –
Sonny Werblin , American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1991)
1912 –
Bayard Rustin , American activist (d. 1987)
[29]
1914 –
Sammy Baugh , American football player and coach (d. 2008)
1915 –
Robert S. Arbib Jr. , American ornithologist, writer and conservationist (d. 1987)
1915 –
Bill Roycroft , Australian equestrian rider (d. 2011)
1916 –
Ray Ellington , English drummer and bandleader (d. 1985)
1917 –
Hank Sauer , American baseball player (d. 2001)
[30]
1919 –
Nat King Cole , American singer, pianist, and television host (d. 1965)
1920 –
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman , Bangladeshi politician, 1st
President of Bangladesh (d. 1975)
1921 –
Meir Amit , Israeli general and politician, 12th
Israeli Minister of Communications (d. 2009)
1922 –
Patrick Suppes , American psychologist and philosopher (d. 2014)
1924 –
Stephen Dodgson , English composer and educator (d. 2013)
1925 –
Gabriele Ferzetti , Italian actor (d. 2015)
1926 –
Siegfried Lenz , Polish-German author and playwright (d. 2014)
1927 –
Betty Allen , American soprano and educator (d. 2009)
1928 –
William John McKeag , Canadian businessman and politician, 17th
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (d. 2007)
1930 –
Paul Horn , American-Canadian flute player and saxophonist (d. 2014)
1930 –
James Irwin , American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1991)
1931 –
Patricia Breslin , American actress (d. 2011)
1931 –
David Peakall , English-American chemist and toxicologist (d. 2001)
1932 –
Dick Curless , American country music singer (d. 1995)
[31]
1933 –
Myrlie Evers-Williams , American journalist and activist
1933 –
Penelope Lively , English author
1935 –
Fred T. Mackenzie , American biologist and academic (d. 2024)
[32]
1935 –
Adam Wade , American singer, drummer, and actor (d. 2022)
1936 –
Ida Kleijnen , Dutch chef (d. 2019)
[33]
1936 –
Ladislav Kupkovič , Slovakian composer and conductor (d. 2016)
1936 –
Ken Mattingly , American admiral, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2023)
1937 –
Galina Samsova , Russian ballerina (d. 2021)
1938 –
Rudolf Nureyev , Russian-French dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)
1938 –
Keith O'Brien , Northern Ireland-born Scottish cleric, theologian, and cardinal (d. 2018)
1938 –
Zola Taylor , American singer (d. 2007)
1939 –
Jim Gary , American sculptor (d. 2006)
1939 –
Bill Graham , Canadian academic and politician, 4th
Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2022)
1939 –
Robin Knox-Johnston , English sailor and first person to perform a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation of the globe
1939 –
Giovanni Trapattoni , Italian footballer and manager
1940 –
Mark White , American lawyer and politician, 43rd
Governor of Texas (d. 2017)
1941 –
Wang Jin-pyng , Taiwanese soldier and politician
1941 –
Paul Kantner , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
1941 –
Max Stafford-Clark , English director and academic
1942 –
John Wayne Gacy , American serial killer and rapist (d. 1994)
1943 –
Jeff Banks , Welsh fashion designer
1943 –
Andrew Brook , Canadian philosopher, author, and academic
1944 –
Pattie Boyd , English model, author, and photographer
1944 –
Cito Gaston , American baseball player and manager
1945 –
Michael Hayden , American general, 20th
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
1947 –
Dennis Bond , English footballer
[34]
1947 –
Yury Chernavsky , Russian-American songwriter and producer
1948 –
William Gibson , American-Canadian author and screenwriter
1948 –
Alex MacDonald , Scottish footballer and manager
1949 –
Pat Rice , Irish footballer and coach
1949 –
Stuart Rose , English businessman
1951 –
Scott Gorham , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951 –
Craig Ramsay , Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1952 –
Barry Horne , English activist (d. 2001)
1953 –
Filemon Lagman , Filipino activist (d. 2001)
1953 –
Chuck Muncie , American football player (d. 2013)
1955 –
Cynthia McKinney , American activist and politician
1956 –
Patrick McDonnell , American author and illustrator
1956 –
Rory McGrath , British comedian, television personality, and writer
1957 –
Michael Kelly , American journalist and author (d. 2003)
1959 –
Danny Ainge , American baseball and basketball player
1959 –
Paul Black , American singer-songwriter and drummer
1961 –
Sam Bowie , American basketball player
1961 –
Dana Reeve , American actress, singer, and activist (d. 2006)
1962 –
Carsten Almqvist , Swedish business executive
1962 –
Ank Bijleveld , Dutch politician
1962 –
Janet Gardner , American singer and guitarist
1962 –
Clare Grogan , Scottish singer and actress
1962 –
Rob Sitch , Australian actor, director, and producer
1963 –
Roger Harper , Guyanese cricketer and coach
1964 –
Stefano Borgonovo , Italian footballer (d. 2013)
1964 –
Lee Dixon , English footballer and journalist
1964 –
Jacques Songo'o , Cameroonian footballer and coach
1965 –
Andrew Hudson , South African cricketer
1966 –
Andrew Rosindell , English journalist and politician
1967 –
Barry Minkow , American pastor and businessman
1968 –
Eri Nitta , Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
1969 –
Edgar Grospiron , French skier
1969 –
Alexander McQueen , English fashion designer, founded
eponymous brand (d. 2010)
1970 –
Darren Kenny , English Paralympic cyclist
[35]
1970 –
Patrick Lebeau , Canadian ice hockey player
1970 –
Gene Ween , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1971 –
Bill Mueller , American baseball player and coach
1972 –
Torquil Campbell , English-Canadian singer-songwriter and actor
1973 –
Rico Blanco , Filipino singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
1973 –
Vance Wilson , American baseball player and manager
1974 –
Mark Dolan , English comedian and television host
1975 –
Justin Hawkins , English singer-songwriter
1975 –
Puneeth Rajkumar , Indian actor, singer, and producer (d. 2021)
1975 –
Test , Canadian-American wrestler (d. 2009)
1976 –
Scott Downs , American baseball player
1976 –
Stephen Gately , Irish singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2009)
1976 –
Álvaro Recoba , Uruguayan footballer
1977 –
Tamar Braxton , American singer and television personality
[36]
1978 –
Zachery Kouwe , American journalist
1979 –
Stormy Daniels , American adult film actress
1979 –
Andrew Ference , Canadian ice hockey player
1979 –
Stephen Kramer Glickman , Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and fashion designer
1979 –
Mineko Nomachi , Japanese essayist
1979 –
Samoa Joe , American professional wrestler
1980 –
Danny Califf , American soccer player
1981 –
Aaron Baddeley , American-Australian golfer
1981 –
Servet Çetin , Turkish footballer
1981 –
Nicky Jam , Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
[37]
1981 –
Kyle Korver , American basketball player
1982 –
Steven Pienaar , South African footballer
1983 –
James Heath , English golfer
1983 –
Raul Meireles , Portuguese footballer
1983 –
Attila Vajda , Hungarian sprint canoeist
[38]
1984 –
Chris Copeland , American basketball player and coach
[39]
1984 –
Ryan Rottman , American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1985 –
Tuğba Karademir , Turkish-Canadian figure skater
1985 –
César Valdez , Dominican baseball player
[40]
1986 –
Chris Davis , American baseball player
1986 –
Edin Džeko , Bosnian footballer
1986 –
Miles Kane , English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986 –
Jeremy Pargo , American basketball player
[41]
1986 –
Silke Spiegelburg , German pole vaulter
1987 –
Federico Fazio , Argentine footballer
[42]
1987 –
Rob Kardashian , American television personality
[43]
1987 –
Carlos Lampe , Bolivian footballer
[44]
1987 –
Ryan Parent , Canadian ice hockey player
1987 –
Bobby Ryan , American ice hockey player
1987 –
Emmanuel Sanders , American football player
[45]
1988 –
Rasmus Elm , Swedish footballer
1988 –
Fraser Forster , English footballer
1988 –
Grimes , Canadian musician, singer-songwriter, producer, and visual artist
1988 –
Ryan White , Canadian ice hockey player
1989 –
Mikael Backlund , Swedish ice hockey player
[46]
1989 –
Shinji Kagawa , Japanese footballer
1989 –
Juan Lagares , Dominican baseball player
[47]
1989 –
Harry Melling , English actor
[48]
[49]
1990 –
Hozier , Irish musician
[50]
1990 –
Saina Nehwal , Indian badminton player
1990 –
Jean Segura , Dominican baseball player
[51]
1991 –
Sergey Kalinin , Russian ice hockey player
[52]
1991 –
Cordarrelle Patterson , American football player
[53]
1991 –
Thomas Robinson , American-Lebanese basketball player
[54]
1992 –
John Boyega , British actor and producer
[55]
1992 –
Patrick Cantlay , American golfer
1992 –
Yeltsin Tejeda , Costa Rican footballer
[56]
1993 –
Matteo Bianchetti , Italian footballer
1993 –
Rhys Hoskins , American baseball player
[57]
1994 –
DeForest Buckner , American football player
[58]
1994 –
Terry Rozier , American basketball player
[59]
1994 –
Ivan Provedel , Italian footballer
[60]
1994 –
Marcel Sabitzer , Austrian footballer
[61]
1995 –
Claressa Shields , American boxer and mixed martial artist
[62]
1997 –
Katie Ledecky , American swimmer
1997 –
Daniel Sprong , Dutch ice hockey player
[63]
1998 –
Brandon Aiyuk , American football player
[64]
2001 –
Pietro Pellegri , Italian footballer
[65]
Deaths
Pre-1600
45 BC –
Titus Labienus , Roman general (b. 100 BC)
45 BC –
Publius Attius Varus , Roman governor of Africa
180 –
Marcus Aurelius , Roman emperor (b. 121)
624 –
Amr ibn Hishām , Arab polytheist
659 –
Gertrude of Nivelles , Frankish abbess
836 –
Haito , bishop of Basel
905 –
Li Yu, Prince of De , prince and emperor of the Tang Dynasty
1008 –
Kazan , emperor of Japan (b. 968)
1040 –
Harold Harefoot , king of England
[66]
1058 –
Lulach , king of Scotland
1199 –
Jocelin of Glasgow , Scottish monk and bishop (b. 1130)
1267 –
Pierre de Montreuil , French architect
1270 –
Philip of Montfort , French knight and nobleman
1272 –
Go-Saga , emperor of Japan (b. 1220)
1361 –
An-Nasir Hasan , Mamluk sultan of Egypt
1394 –
Louis of Enghien , French nobleman
1406 –
Ibn Khaldun , Tunisian sociologist, historian, and scholar (b. 1332)
1425 –
Ashikaga Yoshikazu , Japanese shōgun (b. 1407)
1516 –
Giuliano de' Medici , Italian nobleman (b. 1479)
1527 –
Rana Sanga , Indian ruler (b. 1482)
1565 –
Alexander Ales , Scottish theologian and academic (b. 1500)
1601–1900
1611 –
Sophia of Sweden , duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1547)
1620 –
John Sarkander , Polish-Moravian priest and saint (b. 1576)
1640 –
Philip Massinger , English playwright (b. 1583)
1649 –
Gabriel Lalemant , French missionary and saint (b. 1610)
1663 –
Jerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland , English diplomat (b. 1605)
1680 –
François de La Rochefoucauld , French author (b. 1613)
1704 –
Menno van Coehoorn , Dutch soldier and engineer (b. 1641)
1715 –
Gilbert Burnet , Scottish bishop and historian (b. 1643)
1741 –
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau , French poet and playwright (b. 1671)
1764 –
George Parker, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield , English astronomer and politician (b. 1695)
1782 –
Daniel Bernoulli , Dutch-Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1700)
1828 –
James Edward Smith , English botanist and entomologist (b. 1759)
1829 –
Sophia Albertina , princess-abbess of Quedlinburg (b. 1753)
1830 –
Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr , French general and politician (b. 1764)
1846 –
Friedrich Bessel , German astronomer, mathematician, and physicist (b. 1784)
1849 –
William II , Dutch sovereign prince and king (b. 1792)
1853 –
Christian Doppler , Austrian physicist and mathematician (b. 1803)
1871 –
Robert Chambers , Scottish geologist and publisher, co-founded
Chambers Harrap (b. 1802)
1875 –
Ferdinand Laub , Czech violinist and composer (b. 1832)
1893 –
Jules Ferry , French lawyer and politician, 44th
Prime Minister of France (b. 1832)
1901–present
1902 –
John Houlding , English businessman, founded
Liverpool Football Club (b. 1833)
[67]
1917 –
Franz Brentano , German philosopher and psychologist (b. 1838)
1926 –
Aleksei Brusilov , Georgian-Russian general (b. 1853)
1934 –
Bede Jarrett , English Dominican priest (b. 1881)
[68]
1940 –
Philomène Belliveau , Canadian artist (b. 1854)
1942 –
Nada Dimić ,
People's Hero of Yugoslavia , victim of
Genocide of Serbs (b. 1923)
[69]
1946 –
Dai Li , Chinese general (b. 1897)
1947 –
Mike , American
Wyandotte chicken , lived 18 months following decapitation (h. 1945)
[70]
1949 –
Aleksandra Ekster , Russian-French painter and set designer (b. 1882)
1956 –
Fred Allen , American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and author (b. 1894)
1956 –
Irène Joliot-Curie , French physicist and chemist,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
1957 –
Ramon Magsaysay , Filipino captain and politician, 7th
President of the Philippines (b. 1907)
1958 –
John Pius Boland , Irish tennis player and politician (b. 1870)
1958 –
Bertha De Vriese , Belgian physician (b. 1877)
1961 –
Susanna M. Salter , American activist and politician (b. 1860)
1965 –
Amos Alonzo Stagg , American football player and coach (b. 1862)
1974 –
Louis Kahn , American architect and academic, designed
Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban (b. 1901)
1976 –
Luchino Visconti , Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1906)
1981 –
Paul Dean , American baseball player (b. 1913)
1983 –
Haldan Keffer Hartline , American physiologist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
1983 –
Louisa E. Rhine , American botanist and parapsychologist (b. 1891)
1986 –
Clarence D. Lester , African-American fighter pilot (b. 1923)
1990 –
Capucine , French model and actress (b. 1928)
1990 –
Dinkar G. Kelkar , Indian art collector (b. 1896)
[71]
1992 –
Grace Stafford , American actress (b. 1903)
1993 –
Helen Hayes , American actress (b. 1900)
1994 –
Charlotte Auerbach , German-Jewish Scottish folklorist, geneticist, and zoologist (b. 1899)
[72]
1994 –
Mai Zetterling , Swedish-English actress and director (b. 1925)
1995 –
Sunnyland Slim , American blues pianist (b. 1906)
1996 –
René Clément , French director and screenwriter (b. 1913)
1996 –
Terry Stafford , American singer-songwriter (b. 1941)
1997 –
Jermaine Stewart , American singer-songwriter and dancer (b. 1957)
1999 –
Ernest Gold , Austrian-American composer (b. 1921)
1999 –
Jean Pierre-Bloch , French activist (b. 1905)
2001 –
Anthony Storr , English psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and author (b. 1920)
[73]
2002 –
Rosetta LeNoire , American actress and producer (b. 1911)
2002 –
Văn Tiến Dũng , Vietnamese general and politician, 6th
Minister of Defence for Vietnam (b. 1917)
2002 –
Sylvester "Pat" Weaver , American television broadcaster and producer (b. 1908)
2005 –
Royce Frith , Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat,
Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (b. 1923)
2005 –
George F. Kennan , American historian and diplomat,
United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (b. 1904)
2005 –
Andre Norton , American author (b. 1912)
2006 –
Oleg Cassini , French-American fashion designer (b. 1913)
2006 –
Ray Meyer , American basketball player and coach (b. 1913)
2006 –
İstemihan Taviloğlu , Turkish composer and educator (b. 1945)
2007 –
John Backus , American mathematician and computer scientist, designed
Fortran (b. 1924)
2008 –
Roland Arnall , French-American businessman and diplomat, 63rd
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (b. 1939)
2009 –
Clodovil Hernandes , Brazilian television host and politician (b. 1937)
2010 –
Alex Chilton , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1950)
2010 –
Sid Fleischman , American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)
[74]
2011 –
Michael Gough , English actor (b. 1916)
2011 –
Ferlin Husky , American country music singer (b. 1925)
2012 –
Shenouda III , pope of Alexandria (b. 1923)
2012 –
Margaret Whitlam , Australian swimmer and author (b. 1919)
2013 –
William B. Caldwell III , American general (b. 1925)
2013 –
Lawrence Fuchs , American scholar and academic (b. 1927)
2013 –
A.B.C. Whipple , American journalist and historian (b. 1918)
2014 –
Marek Galiński , Polish cyclist (b. 1974)
2014 –
Joseph Kerman , American musicologist and critic (b. 1924)
2014 –
Rachel Lambert Mellon , American gardener, philanthropist, art collector and political patron (b. 1910)
2015 –
Frank Perris , Canadian motorcycle racer (b. 1931)
2016 –
Meir Dagan , Israeli general (b. 1945)
2016 –
Zoltán Kamondi , Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1960)
2018 –
Mike MacDonald , Canadian comedian (b. 1954)
[75]
2018 –
Phan Văn Khải , the fifth
Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1933)
[76]
2021 –
John Magufuli , the fifth
President of Tanzania (b. 1959)
[77]
2023 –
Lance Reddick , American actor (b. 1962)
[78]
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