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Day of the year
March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in
leap years ) in the
Gregorian calendar ; 285 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
537 –
Siege of Rome : King
Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern
city walls , but is repulsed at the
Praenestine Gate , known as the
Vivarium , by the defenders under the
Byzantine generals
Bessas and
Peranius .
630 – Emperor
Heraclius returns the
True Cross , one of the holiest Christian
relics , to
Jerusalem .
717 –
Battle of Vincy between
Charles Martel and
Ragenfrid .
1152 – Annulment of the marriage of King
Louis VII of France and Queen
Eleanor of Aquitaine .
1180 –
Emperor Antoku accedes to the throne of Japan.
1556 – On the day of his execution in
Oxford , former
archbishop of Canterbury
Thomas Cranmer deviates from the scripted sermon by renouncing the recantations he has made and adds, "And as for the pope, I refuse him, as Christ's enemy, and
Antichrist with all his false doctrine."
[1]
1601–1900
1901–present
1918 –
World War I : The first phase of the
German spring offensive ,
Operation Michael , begins.
1919 – The
Hungarian Soviet Republic is established becoming the first
Communist government to be formed in Europe after the
October Revolution in
Russia .
1921 – The
New Economic Policy is implemented by the
Bolshevik Party in response to the economic failure as a result of
war communism .
1925 – The
Butler Act prohibits the teaching of
human evolution in
Tennessee .
1925 –
Syngman Rhee is removed from office after being
impeached as the President of the
Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea .
1928 –
Charles Lindbergh is presented with the
Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
1935 –
Shah of Iran
Reza Shah Pahlavi formally asks the international community to call
Persia by its native name,
Iran .
1937 –
Ponce massacre : Nineteen unarmed civilians in
Ponce, Puerto Rico are gunned down by police in a terrorist attack ordered by the US-appointed Governor,
Blanton Winship .
1943 –
Wehrmacht officer
Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate
Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion.
1945 –
World War II : British troops liberate
Mandalay ,
Burma .
1945 – World War II:
Operation Carthage :
Royal Air Force planes bomb
Gestapo headquarters in
Copenhagen , Denmark. They also accidentally hit a school, killing 125 civilians.
1945 – World War II:
Bulgaria and the
Soviet Union successfully complete their defense of the north bank of the
Drava River as the
Battle of the Transdanubian Hills concludes.
1946 – The
Los Angeles Rams sign
Kenny Washington , making him the first
African American
player in professional
American football since 1933.
1952 –
Alan Freed presents the
Moondog Coronation Ball , the first
rock and roll concert, in
Cleveland, Ohio .
1960 –
Apartheid :
Sharpeville massacre , South Africa: Police open fire on a group of black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180.
1963 –
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes.
1965 –
Ranger program :
NASA launches
Ranger 9 , the last in a series of uncrewed lunar
space probes .
1965 –
Martin Luther King Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful
civil rights march from
Selma to
Montgomery, Alabama .
1968 –
Battle of Karameh in
Jordan between the
Israel Defense Forces and the combined forces of the
Jordanian Armed Forces and
PLO .
1970 – The first
Earth Day proclamation is issued by
Joseph Alioto ,
Mayor of San Francisco .
1970 –
San Diego Comic-Con , the largest
pop and culture festival in the world, hosts its inaugural event.
[4]
1980 –
Cold War : American President
Jimmy Carter announces a United States
boycott of the
1980 Summer Olympics in
Moscow to protest the
Soviet–Afghan War .
1983 – The first cases of the
1983 West Bank fainting epidemic begin;
Israelis and
Palestinians accuse each other of poison gas, but the cause is later determined mostly to be
psychosomatic .
1986 –
Debi Thomas became the first African American to win the
World Figure Skating Championships
1989 –
Transbrasil Flight 801 crashes into a
slum near
São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport , killing 25 people.
[5]
1990 –
Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of
South African rule.
1994 – The
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change enters into force.
1999 –
Bertrand Piccard and
Brian Jones become the first to
circumnavigate the Earth in a
hot air balloon .
2000 –
Pope John Paul II makes his first ever
pontifical visit to
Israel .
2006 – The
social media site
X (former Twitter) is founded.
2019 – The
2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion occurs, killing at least 47 people and injuring 640 others.
[6]
2022 –
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashes in
Guangxi ,
China , killing 132 people.
[7]
Births
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1626 –
Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur , Spanish saint and missionary (d. 1667)
1672 –
Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino , Italian poet and translator (d. 1742)
[8]
1685 –
Johann Sebastian Bach , German Baroque composer and musician (d. 1750)
[9]
1713 –
Francis Lewis , Welsh-American merchant and politician (d. 1803)
1716 –
Josef Seger , Bohemian organist, composer, and educator (d. 1782)
1752 –
Mary Dixon Kies , American inventor (d. 1837)
1763 –
Jean Paul , German journalist and author (d. 1825)
1768 –
Joseph Fourier , French mathematician and physicist (d. 1830)
1779 –
José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, Marquis of Torre Tagle , Peruvian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Peru (d. 1825)
[10]
1802 –
Augusta Waddington , Welsh writer and patron of the arts (d. 1896)
[11]
1806 –
Benito Juárez , Mexican lawyer and politician, 25th
President of Mexico (d. 1872)
1811 –
Nathaniel Woodard , English priest and educator (d. 1891)
1825 –
Alexander Mozhaysky , Russian soldier and engineer (d. 1890)
1831 –
Dorothea Beale , English suffragist, educational reformer and author (d. 1906)
[12]
1835 –
Thomas Hayward , English cricketer (d. 1876)
1839 –
Modest Mussorgsky , Russian pianist and composer (d. 1881)
1854 –
Alick Bannerman , Australian cricketer and coach (d. 1924)
1857 –
Alice Henry , Australian journalist and activist (d. 1943)
1859 –
Daria Pratt , American golfer (d. 1938)
1865 –
George Owen Squier , American general (d. 1934)
1866 –
Antonia Maury , American astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1952)
1867 –
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. , American director and producer (d. 1932)
1869 –
David Robertson , Scottish-English golfer and rugby player (d. 1937)
1874 –
Alfred Tysoe , English runner (d. 1901)
1876 –
Walter Tewksbury , American runner and hurdler (d. 1968)
1877 –
Maurice Farman , French race car driver and pilot (d. 1964)
1878 –
Morris H. Whitehouse , American architect (d. 1944)
1880 –
Broncho Billy Anderson , American actor, director, and producer (d. 1971)
1880 –
Hans Hofmann , German-American painter and academic (d. 1966)
1882 –
Aleksander Kesküla , Estonian politician (d. 1963)
1884 –
George David Birkhoff , American mathematician (d. 1944)
1885 –
Pierre Renoir , French actor and director (d. 1952)
1886 –
Walter Dray , American pole vaulter (d. 1973)
1887 –
Clarice Beckett , Australian painter (d. 1935)
1887 –
Lajos Kassák , Hungarian poet, novelist and painter (d. 1967)
1887 –
M. N. Roy , Indian philosopher and politician (d. 1954)
1889 –
Jock Sutherland , American football player and coach (d. 1948)
1894 –
Hannah Ryggen , Norwegian textile artist (d. 1970)
[13]
1896 –
Friedrich Waismann , Austrian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1959)
1897 –
Sim Gokkes , Dutch composer and conductor (d. 1943)
1897 –
Salvador Lutteroth , Mexican wrestling promoter, founded
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (d. 1987)
1899 –
Panagiotis Pipinelis , Greek politician,
Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1970)
1901–present
1901 –
Karl Arnold , German businessman and politician,
President of the German Bundesrat (d. 1958)
1902 –
Son House , American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1988)
1904 –
Jehane Benoît , Canadian journalist and author (d. 1987)
1904 –
Forrest Mars, Sr. , American candy maker, created
M&M's and
Mars bar (d. 1999)
1904 –
Nikos Skalkottas , Greek violinist and composer (d. 1949)
1905 –
Phyllis McGinley , American author and poet (d. 1978)
1906 –
André Filho , Brazilian musician and songwriter (d. 1974)
1906 –
John D. Rockefeller III , American philanthropist (d. 1978)
1906 –
Jim Thompson , American businessman (d. 1967)
1907 –
Zoltán Kemény , Hungarian sculptor (d. 1965)
1909 –
Harry Lane , English footballer (d. 1977)
1910 –
Julio Gallo , American businessman, co-founded
E & J Gallo Winery (d. 1993)
1910 –
Muhammad Siddiq Khan , Bangladeshi librarian and educator (d. 1978)
1911 –
Walter Lincoln Hawkins , American scientist and inventor (d. 1992)
1912 –
André Laurendeau , Canadian journalist, playwright, and politician (d. 1968)
1913 –
George Abecassis , English race car driver and pilot (d. 1991)
1913 –
Guillermo Haro , Mexican astronomer (d. 1988)
1914 –
Paul Tortelier , French cellist and composer (d. 1990)
1916 –
Bismillah Khan , Indian
shehnai player (d. 2006)
1916 –
Ken Wharton , English race car driver (d. 1957)
1917 –
Frank Hardy , Australian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 1994)
1918 –
Patrick Lucey , American captain and politician, 38th
Governor of Wisconsin (d. 2014)
1918 –
Charles Thompson , American pianist and composer (d. 2016)
1919 –
Douglas Warren , Australian bishop (d. 2013)
1920 –
Manolis Chiotis , Greek singer-songwriter and
bouzouki player (d. 1970)
1920 –
Éric Rohmer , French director, film critic, journalist, novelist and screenwriter (d. 2010)
1921 –
Arthur Grumiaux , Belgian violinist and pianist (d. 1986)
1921 –
Antony Hopkins , English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2014)
1922 –
Russ Meyer , American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1923 –
Louis-Edmond Hamelin , Canadian geographer, author, and academic (d. 2020)
1923 –
Rezső Nyers , Hungarian politician (d. 2018)
1923 –
Nizar Qabbani , Syrian poet, publisher, and diplomat (d. 1998)
1923 –
Nirmala Srivastava , Indian religious leader, founded
Sahaja Yoga (d. 2011)
1924 –
Philip Abbott , American actor (d. 1998)
1924 –
Dov Shilansky , Lithuanian-Israeli lawyer and politician (d. 2010)
1925 –
Harold Ashby , American saxophonist (d. 2003)
1925 –
Peter Brook , English-French director and producer (d. 2022)
[14]
1925 –
Hugo Koblet , Swiss cyclist (d. 1964)
1926 –
André Delvaux , Belgian director and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1927 –
Halton Arp , American-German astronomer and critic (d. 2013)
1927 –
Hans-Dietrich Genscher , German soldier and politician,
Vice-Chancellor of Germany (d. 2016)
1928 –
Surya Bahadur Thapa , Nepalese politician, 24th
Prime Minister of Nepal (d. 2015)
1929 –
Maurice Catarcio , American wrestler (d. 2005)
1930 –
James Coco , American actor (d. 1987)
1930 –
Otis Spann , American blues pianist, singer and composer (d. 1970)
1931 –
Clark L. Brundin , American-English engineer and academic (d. 2021)
1931 –
Catherine Gibson , Scottish swimmer (d. 2013)
1931 –
Toyonobori , Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 1998)
1931 –
Al Williamson , American illustrator (d. 2010)
1932 –
Walter Gilbert , American physicist and chemist,
Nobel Prize laureate
1932 –
Joseph Silverstein , American violinist and conductor (d. 2015)
1933 –
John Hall , English businessman
1933 –
Michael Heseltine , Welsh businessman and politician,
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
1934 –
Al Freeman, Jr. , American actor and director (d. 2012)
[14]
1935 –
Brian Clough , English footballer and manager (d. 2004)
1936 –
Ed Broadbent , Canadian pilot and politician (d. 2024)
1936 –
Mike Westbrook , English pianist and composer
1937 –
Ann Clwyd , Welsh journalist and politician,
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (d. 2023)
1937 –
Tom Flores , American football player and coach
1937 –
Pierre-Jean Rémy , French diplomat and author (d. 2010)
1938 –
Michael Foreman , English author and illustrator
1938 –
Grahame Thomas , Australian cricketer
1939 –
Kathleen Widdoes , American actress
[15]
1940 –
Solomon Burke , American singer-songwriter (d. 2010)
1940 –
Andrea Elle , German bicyclist
1942 –
Françoise Dorléac , French actress (d. 1967)
1942 –
Amina Claudine Myers , American singer-songwriter and pianist
1942 –
Kostas Politis , Greek basketball player and coach (d. 2018)
1942 –
Patcha Ramachandra Rao , Indian metallurgist, educator and administrator (d. 2010)
1943 –
István Gyulai , Hungarian sprinter and sportscaster (d. 2006)
1943 –
Hartmut Haenchen , German conductor
1943 –
Vivian Stanshall , English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter (d. 1995)
1944 –
Marie-Christine Barrault , French actress
[15]
1944 –
Janet Daley , American-English journalist and author
1944 –
Hideki Ishima , Japanese guitarist
1944 –
Mike Jackson , English general
1944 –
David Lindley , American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2023)
1945 –
Anthony Grabiner, Baron Grabiner , English lawyer
1945 –
Charles Greene , American sprinter and coach (d. 2022)
1945 –
Rose Stone , American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
[15]
1946 –
Timothy Dalton , Welsh-English actor
[15]
1946 –
Ray Dorset , English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 –
Joseph Mitsuaki Takami , Japanese cardinal
1947 –
George Johnston , Scottish footballer
[16]
1948 –
Scott Fahlman , American computer scientist and academic
1949 –
Alvin Kallicharran , Guyanese cricketer and coach
1949 –
Andy Love , Scottish-English politician
1949 –
Eddie Money , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2019)
[14]
1949 –
Slavoj Žižek , Slovenian sociologist, philosopher, and academic
1950 –
Roger Hodgson , English singer-songwriter and keyboard player
[15]
1950 –
Sergey Lavrov , Russian politician and diplomat,
Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1950 –
Ron Oden , American minister and politician, 19th
Mayor of Palm Springs
1951 –
Conrad Lozano , American bass player
[15]
1951 –
Russell Thompkins Jr. , American singer-songwriter
[15]
1953 –
Steve Furber , English computer scientist and academic
1953 –
Paul Martin Lester , American photographer, author, and educator (d. 2023)
1953 –
David Wisniewski , English-American author and illustrator (d. 2002)
1954 –
Prayut Chan-o-cha , Thai politician,
Prime Minister of Thailand
[17]
1954 –
Mike Dunleavy Sr. , American basketball player, coach, and executive
[18]
1954 –
Steve Sheppard , American basketball player
[19]
1955 –
Fadi Abboud , Lebanese economist and politician
1955 –
Bob Bennett , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 –
Jair Bolsonaro , Brazilian politician and retired military officer, 38th
President of Brazil
[20]
1955 –
Dimitrios Papadimoulis , Greek politician
1955 –
Bärbel Wöckel , German sprinter
[21]
1956 –
Dick Beardsley , American runner
1956 –
Guy Chadwick , German-English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1956 –
Richard H. Kirk , English guitarist, keyboard player, composer, and producer (d. 2021)
1956 –
Ingrid Kristiansen , Norwegian runner
1958 –
Marlies Göhr , German sprinter
1958 –
Brad Hall , American comedian, director, and screenwriter
[15]
1958 –
Gary Oldman , English actor, filmmaker, musician, and author
[15]
1959 –
Sarah Jane Morris , English singer-songwriter
1959 –
Yuval Rotem , Israeli diplomat
1959 –
Nobuo Uematsu , Japanese keyboard player and composer
1960 –
Benito T. de Leon , Filipino general
1960 –
Marwan Farhat , Syrian actor and voice actor
1960 –
Raivo Puusepp , Estonian architect
1960 –
Ayrton Senna , Brazilian race car driver (d. 1994)
1960 –
Robert Sweet , American drummer and producer
1961 –
Kassie DePaiva , American actress
[15]
1961 –
Lothar Matthäus , German footballer and manager
1961 –
Gary O'Reilly , English footballer
[22]
1961 –
Kim Turner , American hurdler
1962 –
Matthew Broderick , American actor
[15]
1962 –
Kathy Greenwood , Canadian actress and screenwriter
1962 –
Rosie O'Donnell , American actress, producer, and talk show host
[15]
1962 –
Mark Waid , American author
1963 –
Shawon Dunston , American baseball player
1963 –
Ronald Koeman , Dutch footballer and manager
1963 –
Shawn Lane , American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (d. 2003)
1963 –
Share Pedersen , American bass player
1964 –
Ieuan Evans , Welsh rugby player
1964 –
Jesper Skibby , Danish cyclist
1965 –
Xavier Bertrand , French businessman and politician,
French Minister of Social Affairs
1965 –
Thomas Frank , American author, historian and political analyst
1965 –
Cynthia Geary , American actress
[15]
1966 –
Benito Archundia , Mexican footballer, referee, lawyer, and economist
1966 –
Hauke Fuhlbrügge , German runner
1966 –
Al Iafrate , American ice hockey player
[23]
1966 –
Moa Matthis , Swedish author
1966 –
Matthew Maynard , English cricketer and coach
1966 –
DJ Premier , American DJ and producer
[15]
1967 –
Jonas Berggren , Swedish singer-songwriter, musician, and producer
[15]
1967 –
Carwyn Jones , Welsh lawyer and politician,
First Minister of Wales
1967 –
Maxim , English musician and songwriter
[15]
1967 –
Mirela Rupic , American costume and fashion designer
1968 –
Cameron Clyne , Australian businessman
1968 –
Andrew Copeland , American singer and musician
[15]
1968 –
Greg Ellis , English actor, producer, and screenwriter
1968 –
Johan Garpenlöv , Swedish ice hockey player
[24]
1968 –
Tolunay Kafkas , Turkish footballer and manager
1968 –
Gary Walsh , English footballer and coach
1968 –
Scott Williams , American basketball player and sportscaster
1969 –
Jonah Goldberg , American journalist and author
1970 –
Shiho Niiyama , Japanese voice actress (d. 2000)
1970 –
Cenk Uygur , Turkish-American political activist
1971 –
Zsolt Kürtösi , Hungarian decathlete
1972 –
Chris Candido , American wrestler (d. 2005)
1972 –
Balázs Kiss , Hungarian hammer thrower
1972 –
Boris Mironov , Russian ice hockey player
[25]
1972 –
Derartu Tulu , Ethiopian runner
1972 –
Graeme Welch , English cricketer
1973 –
Ananda Lewis , American television host
1973 –
Stuart Nethercott , English footballer and manager
[26]
1973 –
Large Professor , American rapper and producer
1974 –
Laura Allen , American actress
[15]
1974 –
Rhys Darby , New Zealand comedian and actor
1974 –
Dejima Takeharu , Japanese sumo wrestler
1975 –
Michale Graves , American singer-songwriter
[14]
1975 –
Corné Krige , South African rugby player
1975 –
Fabricio Oberto , Argentinian-Italian basketball player
1975 –
Vitaly Potapenko , Ukrainian basketball player and coach
1975 –
Mark Williams , Welsh snooker player
1976 –
Rachael MacFarlane , American voice actress and singer
1976 –
Bamboo Mañalac , Filipino singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 –
Tekin Sazlog , German-Turkish footballer
1977 –
Bruno Cirillo , Italian footballer
1977 –
Jamie Delgado , English tennis player
1978 –
Sally Barsosio , Kenyan runner
1978 –
Charmaine Dragun , Australian journalist (d. 2007)
1978 –
Kevin Federline , American dancer and television personality
[27]
1978 –
Cristian Guzmán , Dominican baseball player
1978 –
Joyce Jimenez , Filipino movie and TV actress
1978 –
Mohammad Rezaei , Iranian wrestler
1980 –
Goran Bezina , Swiss ice hockey player
[28]
1980 –
Marit Bjørgen , Norwegian skier
1980 –
Lee Jin , South Korean singer and actress
1980 –
Ronaldinho , Brazilian footballer
1980 –
Deryck Whibley , Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1981 –
Sébastien Chavanel , French cyclist
1981 –
Germano , Brazilian footballer
1982 –
Maria Elena Camerin , Italian tennis player
1982 –
Ejegayehu Dibaba , Ethiopian runner
1982 –
Aaron Hill , American baseball player
1982 –
Colin Turkington , Northern Irish race car driver
1983 –
Jean Ondoa , Cameroonian footballer
1983 –
Lucila Pascua , Spanish basketball player
1984 –
Tarence Kinsey , American basketball player
[29]
1984 –
Guillermo Daniel Rodríguez , Uruguayan footballer
1985 –
Ryan Callahan , American ice hockey player
1985 –
Sonequa Martin-Green , American actress
[15]
1985 –
Adrian Peterson , American football player
1986 –
Romanos Alyfantis , Greek swimmer
1986 –
Scott Eastwood , American actor
[15]
1986 –
Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou , Greek pole vaulter
1986 –
Michu , Spanish footballer
1987 –
Carlos Carrasco , Venezuelan baseball pitcher
1988 –
Solomon Alabi , Nigerian basketball player
[30]
1988 –
Kateřina Čechová , Czech sprinter
1988 –
Erik Johnson , American ice hockey player
1988 –
Eric Krüger , German sprinter
1988 –
Michael Madl , Austrian footballer
[31]
1989 –
Jordi Alba , Spanish footballer
1989 –
Nicolás Lodeiro , Uruguayan footballer
1989 –
Takeru Satoh , Japanese actor
1990 –
Mandy Capristo , German singer-songwriter and dancer
1990 –
Ryann Krais , American runner and heptathlete
1990 –
Darius Miller , American basketball player
[32]
1990 –
Alex Nimo , Liberian-American soccer player
1991 –
Luke Chapman , English footballer
1991 –
Antoine Griezmann , French footballer
1992 –
Lehlogonolo Masalesa , South African footballer
1992 –
Chiney Ogwumike , American basketball player
[33]
1992 –
Karolína Plíšková , Czech tennis player
1992 –
Kristýna Plíšková , Czech tennis player
[34]
1993 –
Sven Andrighetto , Swiss ice hockey player
[35]
1993 –
Jake Bidwell , English footballer
1993 –
Jesse Joronen , Finnish footballer
1993 –
Frankie Montas , Dominican baseball player
[36]
1994 –
Jasmin Savoy Brown , American actress
[15]
1995 –
RJ Cyler , American actor
[14]
1995 –
Nick Mullens , American football player
[37]
1995 –
Mirco Müller , Swiss ice hockey player
[38]
1996 –
Aurora Mikalsen , Norwegian footballer
[39]
1997 –
Nat Phillips , English footballer
[40]
1997 –
Martina Stoessel , Argentine actress
1998 –
Miles Bridges , American basketball player
[41]
2000 –
Jace Norman , American actor
[14]
2003 –
Abbi Pulling , English racing driver
[42]
2007 –
Ethan Nwaneri , English footballer
Deaths
Pre-1600
543 or
547 –
Benedict of Nursia , Italian saint (b. 480)
867 –
Ælla , king of
Northumbria
867 –
Osberht , king of Northumbria
1034 –
Ezzo, Count Palatine of Lotharingia (b. 955)
1063 –
Richeza of Lotharingia (b. 995)
1076 –
Robert I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1011)
1201 –
Absalon , Danish archbishop (b. c. 1128)
1306 –
Robert II, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1248)
1372 –
Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden
1487 –
Nicholas of Flüe , Swiss monk and saint (b. 1417)
1540 –
John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford , English peer and courtier (b. c. 1482)
1556 –
Thomas Cranmer , English archbishop (b. 1489)
[43]
1571 –
Odet de Coligny , French cardinal and Protestant (b. 1517)
1601–1900
1617 –
Pocahontas , Algonquian Indigenous woman (b. c. 1595)
1653 –
Tarhoncu Ahmed Pasha , Albanian politician,
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
1656 –
James Ussher , Irish archbishop (b. 1581)
1676 –
Henri Sauval , French historian and author (b. 1623)
1729 –
John Law , Scottish-French economist and politician,
Controller-General of Finances (b. 1671)
1729 –
Elżbieta Sieniawska , politically influential Polish magnate (b. 1669)
1734 –
Robert Wodrow , Scottish historian and author (b. 1679)
1751 –
Johann Heinrich Zedler , German publisher (b. 1706)
1752 –
Gio Nicola Buhagiar , Maltese painter (b. 1698)
[44]
1762 –
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille , French priest, astronomer, and academic (b. 1713)
1772 –
Jacques-Nicolas Bellin , French geographer and cartographer (b. 1703)
1795 –
Giovanni Arduino , Italian miner and geologist (b. 1714)
1801 –
Andrea Luchesi , Italian composer and educator (b. 1741)
1804 –
Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien (b. 1772)
1843 –
Robert Southey , English poet, historian, and translator (b. 1774)
[45]
1843 –
Guadalupe Victoria , Mexican general and politician, 1st
President of Mexico (b. 1786)
1854 –
Pedro María de Anaya , Mexican soldier. President (1847-1848) (b. 1795)
[46]
1863 –
Edwin Vose Sumner , American general (b. 1797)
1869 –
Juan Almonte , son of
José María Morelos , was a Mexican soldier and diplomat who served as a
regent in the
Second Mexican Empire (1863-1864) (b. 1803)
[47]
1884 –
Ezra Abbot , American scholar and academic (b. 1819)
1891 –
Joseph E. Johnston , American general (b. 1807)
1901–present
1915 –
Frederick Winslow Taylor , American golfer, tennis player, and engineer (b. 1856)
1920 –
Evelina Haverfield , British suffragette and aid worker (b. 1867)
1927 –
Thomas Oikonomou , Greek actor (b. 1864)
[48]
1934 –
Franz Schreker , Austrian composer and conductor (b. 1878)
1934 –
Lilyan Tashman , American actress (b. 1896)
1936 –
Alexander Glazunov , Russian composer and conductor (b. 1865)
1939 –
Evald Aav , Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1900)
1939 –
Ali Hikmet Ayerdem , Turkish general and politician (b. 1877)
1943 –
Cornelia Fort , American soldier and pilot (b. 1919)
1945 –
Arthur Nebe , German
SS officer (b. 1894)
1946 –
Henry Hanna , Irish Judge, photographer and author (b. 1871)
[49]
1951 –
Willem Mengelberg , Dutch conductor and composer (b. 1871)
1953 –
Ed Voss , American basketball player (b. 1922)
1956 –
Hatı Çırpan , Turkish politician (b. 1890)
1958 –
Cyril M. Kornbluth , American soldier and author (b. 1923)
1970 –
Manolis Chiotis , Greek singer-songwriter and
bouzouki player (b. 1920)
1975 –
Joe Medwick , American baseball player and coach (b. 1911)
[50]
1978 –
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh , President of Ireland (b. 1911)
[51]
1980 –
Peter Stoner , American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1888)
1985 –
Michael Redgrave , English actor, director, and manager (b. 1908)
1987 –
Walter L. Gordon , Canadian accountant, lawyer, and politician, 22nd
Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1906)
1987 –
Robert Preston , American captain, actor, and singer (b. 1918)
1991 –
Vedat Dalokay , Turkish architect and politician,
Mayor of Ankara (b. 1927)
1991 –
Leo Fender , American businessman, founded
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (b. 1909)
1992 –
John Ireland , Canadian-American actor and director (b. 1914)
1992 –
Natalie Sleeth , American pianist and composer (b. 1930)
1994 –
Macdonald Carey , American actor (b. 1913)
1994 –
Lili Damita , French-American actress and singer (b. 1904)
1994 –
Aleksandrs Laime ,
Latvian -born explorer (b. 1911)
[52]
1997 –
Wilbert Awdry , English cleric and author, created
The Railway Series , the basis for
Thomas the Tank Engine (b. 1911)
1998 –
Galina Ulanova , Russian ballerina (b. 1910)
1999 –
Jean Guitton , French philosopher and author (b. 1905)
1999 –
Ernie Wise , English comedian and actor (b. 1925)
2001 –
Chung Ju-yung , South Korean businessman, founded
Hyundai (b. 1915)
2001 –
Anthony Steel , English actor and singer (b. 1920)
2002 –
Herman Talmadge , American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 70th
Governor of Georgia (b. 1913)
2003 –
Shivani , Indian author (b. 1923)
2003 –
Umar Wirahadikusumah , Indonesian general and politician, 4th
Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1924)
2004 –
Ludmilla Tchérina , French actress, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1924)
2005 –
Barney Martin , American police officer and actor (b. 1923)
2005 –
Bobby Short , American singer and pianist (b. 1924)
2007 –
Drew Hayes , American author and illustrator (b. 1969)
2007 –
Sven O. Høiby , Norwegian hurdler and journalist (b. 1936)
2008 –
Denis Cosgrove , English-American geographer and academic (b. 1948)
2008 –
Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente , Chilean architect and academic (b. 1931)
2008 –
John List , American murderer (b. 1925)
[53]
2009 –
Mohit Sharma , Indian army officer (b. 1978)
[54]
2009 –
Walt Poddubny , Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1960)
2010 –
Wolfgang Wagner , German director and manager (b. 1919)
2011 –
Loleatta Holloway , American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
2011 –
Gerd Klier , German footballer (b. 1944)
2011 –
Ladislav Novák , Czech footballer and manager (b. 1931)
2011 –
Pinetop Perkins , American singer and pianist (b. 1913)
2012 –
Albrecht Dietz , German economist and businessman (b. 1926)
2012 –
Ron Erhardt , American football player and coach (b. 1931)
2012 –
Robert Fuest , English director, screenwriter, and production designer (b. 1927)
2012 –
Tonino Guerra , Italian poet and screenwriter (b. 1920)
2012 –
Irving Louis Horowitz , American sociologist, author, and academic (b. 1929)
2012 –
Yuri Razuvaev , Russian chess player and trainer (b. 1945)
2012 –
Marina Salye , Russian geologist and politician (b. 1934)
2013 –
Chinua Achebe , Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1930)
2013 –
Rick Hautala , American author and screenwriter (b. 1949)
2013 –
Harlon Hill , American football player and coach (b. 1932)
2013 –
Pietro Mennea , Italian sprinter and politician (b. 1952)
2013 –
Giancarlo Zagni , Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2014 –
Qoriniasi Bale , Fijian lawyer and politician, 25th
Attorney-General of Fiji (b. 1929)
2014 –
Bill Boedeker , American football player and soldier (b. 1924)
2014 –
Jack Fleck , American golfer (b. 1921)
2014 –
Simeon Oduoye , Nigerian police officer and politician (b. 1945)
2014 –
James Rebhorn , American actor (b. 1948)
2014 –
Ignatius Zakka I Iwas , Iraqi patriarch (b. 1933)
2015 –
Ishaya Bakut , Nigerian general and politician,
Governor of Benue State (b. 1947)
2015 –
Chuck Bednarik , American lieutenant and football player (b. 1925)
2015 –
James C. Binnicker , American sergeant (b. 1938)
2015 –
Hans Erni , Swiss painter, sculptor, and illustrator (b. 1909)
2015 –
Jørgen Ingmann , Danish singer and guitarist (b. 1925)
2015 –
Alberta Watson , Canadian actress (b. 1955)
2017 –
Chuck Barris , American game show host and producer (b. 1929)
2017 –
Colin Dexter , English author (b. 1930)
2017 –
Martin McGuinness , Irish republican and
deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland (b. 1950)
2017 –
Mike Hall , British cyclist (b. 1981)
[55]
2019 –
Victor Hochhauser CBE, British music promoter (b. 1923)
[56]
2019 –
Gonzalo Portocarrero , Peruvian sociologist (b. 1949)
[57]
2021 –
Nawal El Saadawi , Egyptian secularist, feminist (b. 1931)
[58]
2023 –
Willis Reed , American basketball player (b. 1942)
[59]
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