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Day of the year
March 6 is the 65th day of the year (66th in
leap years ) in the
Gregorian calendar ; 300 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1651 – The town of
Kajaani , known at the time as Cajanaburg , is founded by Count
Per Brahe , the
Governor-General of Finland .
[5]
[6]
1665 – The first joint Secretary of the
Royal Society ,
Henry Oldenburg , publishes the first issue of
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society , the world's longest-running scientific journal.
1788 – The
First Fleet arrives at
Norfolk Island in order to found a
convict settlement .
1820 – The
Missouri Compromise is signed into law by President
James Monroe . The compromise allows
Missouri to
enter the Union as a
slave state , brings
Maine into the Union as a
free state , and makes the rest of the northern part of the
Louisiana Purchase territory slavery-free.
1834 –
York, Upper Canada , is incorporated as
Toronto .
1836 –
Texas Revolution :
Battle of the Alamo : After a thirteen-day
siege by an army of 3,000 Mexican troops, the 187 Texas volunteers, including frontiersman
Davy Crockett and colonel
Jim Bowie , defending the
Alamo are killed and the fort is captured.
1857 – The Supreme Court of the United States rules 7–2 in the
Dred Scott v. Sandford case that the Constitution does not confer citizenship on black people.
1869 –
Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first
periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society.
1882 – The
Serbian kingdom is re-founded.
1899 –
Bayer registers "
Aspirin " as a
trademark .
1901–present
1901 – Anarchist assassin tries to kill German Emperor
Wilhelm II .
[7]
1904 –
Scottish National Antarctic Expedition : Led by
William Speirs Bruce , the
Antarctic region of
Coats Land was discovered from the
Scotia .
[8]
1912 –
Italo-Turkish War : Italian forces become the first to use
airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at
Janzur , from an altitude of 1,800 m.
1930 –
International Unemployment Day demonstrations globally initiated by the Comintern.
1933 –
Great Depression : President
Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a "
bank holiday ", closing all U.S. banks and freezing all financial transactions.
1943 –
Norman Rockwell published
Freedom from Want in
The Saturday Evening Post with a matching essay by
Carlos Bulosan as part of the
Four Freedoms series.
1943 –
World War II : Generalfeldmarschall
Erwin Rommel launches the
Battle of Medenine in an attempt to slow down the British Eight Army. It fails, and he leaves Africa three days later.
[9]
1943 – World War II: The
Battle of Fardykambos , one of the first major battles between the
Greek Resistance and the occupying
Royal Italian Army , ends with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion, the bulk of the garrison of the town of
Grevena , leading to its liberation a fortnight later.
[10]
1944 – World War II:
Soviet Air Forces bomb an evacuated town of
Narva in
German-occupied Estonia , destroying the entire historical
Swedish-era town.
1945 – World War II:
Cologne is captured by American troops. On the same day,
Operation Spring Awakening , the last major German offensive of the war, begins.
[11]
1946 –
Ho Chi Minh signs
an agreement with France which recognizes
Vietnam as an autonomous state in the
Indochinese Federation and the
French Union .
1951 –
Cold War : The trial of
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins.
1953 –
Georgy Malenkov succeeds
Joseph Stalin as
Premier of the Soviet Union and
First Secretary of the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union .
1957 –
Ghana becomes the first
Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British.
1964 –
Nation of Islam leader
Elijah Muhammad officially gives
boxing champion
Cassius Clay the name
Muhammad Ali .
1964 –
Constantine II becomes the last King of Greece.
1965 – Premier
Tom Playford of
South Australia loses power after 27 years in office.
1967 – Cold War:
Joseph Stalin 's daughter
Svetlana Alliluyeva
defects to the United States.
1968 – Three rebels are executed by
Rhodesia , the first executions since
UDI , prompting international condemnation.
1970 – An explosion at the
Weather Underground safe house in Greenwich Village kills three.
1975 – For the first time the
Zapruder film of the
assassination of John F. Kennedy is shown in motion to a national TV audience by
Robert J. Groden and
Dick Gregory .
1975 –
Algiers Accord :
Iran and
Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute.
1984 – In the United Kingdom, a walkout at Cortonwood Colliery in
Brampton Bierlow signals the start of a
strike that lasted almost a year and involved the majority of the country's miners.
1987 – The British ferry
MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193.
[12]
1988 – Three
Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers are shot dead by the
SAS in
Gibraltar in
Operation Flavius .
1992 – The
Michelangelo computer virus begins to affect computers.
2003 –
Air Algérie Flight 6289 crashes at the
Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport in
Tamanrasset ,
Algeria , killing 102 out of the 103 people on board.
[13]
2008 – A
suicide bomber kills 68 people (including first responders) in
Baghdad on the same day that
a gunman kills eight students in
Jerusalem .
2018 –
Forbes names
Jeff Bezos as the world's richest person, for the first time, at $112 billion net worth.
[14]
2020 – Thirty-two people are killed and 81 are injured when gunmen
open fire on a ceremony in
Kabul ,
Afghanistan . The
Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack.
[15]
Births
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1619 –
Cyrano de Bergerac , French author and playwright (d. 1655)
[17]
1663 –
Francis Atterbury , English bishop and poet (d. 1732)
1706 –
George Pocock , English admiral (d. 1792)
1716 –
Pehr Kalm , Swedish-Finnish botanist and explorer (d. 1779)
1724 –
Henry Laurens , English-American merchant and politician, 5th
President of the Continental Congress (d. 1792)
1761 –
Antoine-François Andréossy , French general and diplomat (d. 1828)
1779 –
Antoine-Henri Jomini , Swiss-French general (d. 1869)
1780 –
Lucy Barnes , American writer (d. 1809)
[18]
1785 –
Karol Kurpiński , Polish composer and conductor (d. 1857)
1787 –
Joseph von Fraunhofer , German physicist and astronomer (d. 1826)
1806 –
Elizabeth Barrett Browning , English-Italian poet and translator (d. 1861)
1812 –
Aaron Lufkin Dennison , American businessman, co-founded the
Waltham Watch Company (d. 1895)
1817 –
Princess Clémentine of Orléans (d. 1907)
1818 –
William Claflin , American businessman and politician, 27th
Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1905)
1823 –
Charles I of Württemberg (d. 1891)
1826 –
Annie Feray Mutrie , British painter (d. 1893)
[19]
1831 –
Philip Sheridan , Irish-American general (d. 1888)
1834 –
George du Maurier , French-English author and illustrator (d. 1896)
[20]
1841 –
Viktor Burenin , Russian author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1926)
1849 –
Georg Luger , Austrian gun designer, designed the
Luger pistol (d. 1923)
1864 –
Richard Rushall , British businessman (d. 1953)
1865 –
Duan Qirui , Chinese
warlord and politician (d. 1936)
[21]
1870 –
Oscar Straus , Viennese composer and conductor (d. 1954)
[22]
1871 –
Afonso Costa , Portuguese lawyer and politician, 59th
Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1937)
1872 –
Ben Harney , American pianist and composer (d. 1938)
1876 –
A. A. Kannisto , Finnish politician (d. 1930)
[23]
1877 –
Rose Fyleman , English writer and poet (d. 1957)
[24]
1879 –
Jimmy Hunter , New Zealand rugby player (d. 1962)
1882 –
F. Burrall Hoffman , American architect, co-designed
Villa Vizcaya (d. 1980)
1882 –
Guy Kibbee , American actor and singer (d. 1956)
1884 –
Molla Mallory , Norwegian-American tennis player (d. 1959)
1885 –
Ring Lardner , American journalist and author (d. 1933)
[25]
1892 –
Bert Smith , English international footballer (d. 1969)
[26]
1893 –
Furry Lewis , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981)
1893 –
Ella P. Stewart , pioneering Black American pharmacist (d. 1987)
[27]
1895 –
Albert Tessier , Canadian priest and historian (d. 1976)
1898 –
Gus Sonnenberg , American football player and wrestler (d. 1944)
1900 –
Gina Cigna , French-Italian soprano and actress (d. 2001)
1900 –
Lefty Grove , American baseball player (d. 1975)
1900 –
Henri Jeanson , French journalist and author (d. 1970)
1901–present
1903 –
Empress Kōjun (d. 2000)
1904 –
José Antonio Aguirre , Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st
President of the Basque Country (d. 1960)
1905 –
Bob Wills , American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1975)
[28]
1906 –
Lou Costello , American actor and comedian (d. 1959)
[28]
1909 –
Obafemi Awolowo , Nigerian lawyer and politician (d. 1987)
1909 –
Stanisław Jerzy Lec , Polish poet and author (d. 1966)
1910 –
Emma Bailey , American auctioneer and author (d. 1999)
[29]
1912 –
Mohammed Burhanuddin , Indian spiritual leader, 52nd
Da'i al-Mutlaq (d. 2014)
1913 –
Ella Logan , Scottish-American singer and actress (d. 1969)
1917 –
Donald Davidson , American philosopher and academic (d. 2003)
1917 –
Will Eisner , American illustrator and publisher (d. 2005)
1917 –
Frankie Howerd , English comedian (d. 1992)
1918 –
Howard McGhee , American trumpeter (d. 1987)
1920 –
Lewis Gilbert , English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018)
1921 –
Leo Bretholz , Austrian-American
holocaust survivor and author (d. 2014)
1923 –
Ed McMahon , American comedian, game show host, and announcer (d. 2009)
[28]
1923 –
Wes Montgomery , American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1968)
1924 –
Sarah Caldwell , American opera director, impresario, and stage director (d. 2006)
[28]
1924 –
Ottmar Walter , German footballer (d. 2013)
1924 –
William H. Webster , American lawyer and jurist, 14th
Director of Central Intelligence
1926 –
Ann Curtis , American swimmer (d. 2012)
1926 –
Alan Greenspan , American economist and politician
[28]
1926 –
Ray O'Connor , Australian politician, 22nd
Premier of Western Australia (d. 2013)
1926 –
Andrzej Wajda , Polish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
1927 –
William J. Bell , American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005)
1927 –
Gordon Cooper , American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2004)
[28]
1927 –
Gabriel García Márquez , Colombian journalist and author,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)
[28]
1929 –
Tom Foley , American lawyer and politician, 57th
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 2013)
1929 –
David Sheppard , English cricketer and bishop (d. 2005)
1930 –
Lorin Maazel , French-American violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 2014)
1932 –
Marc Bazin , Haitian lawyer and politician, 49th
President of Haiti (d. 2010)
1932 –
Jean Boht , actress, (d. 2023)
[30]
1932 –
Bronisław Geremek , Polish historian and politician,
Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 2008)
1933 –
Ted Abernathy , American baseball player (d. 2004)
1933 –
William Davis , German-English journalist and economist (d. 2019)
1933 –
Augusto Odone , Italian economist and inventor of
Lorenzo's oil (d. 2013)
1934 –
Red Simpson , American singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
1935 –
Ron Delany , Irish runner and coach
1935 –
Derek Kevan , English footballer (d. 2013)
1936 –
Bob Akin , American race car driver and journalist (d. 2002)
1936 –
Marion Barry , American lawyer and politician, 2nd
Mayor of the District of Columbia (d. 2014)
[28]
1936 –
Choummaly Sayasone , Laotian politician, 5th
President of Laos
1937 –
Ivan Boesky , American businessman
1937 –
Valentina Tereshkova , Russian general, pilot, and astronaut
[28]
1938 –
Keishu Tanaka , Japanese politician, 17th
Japanese Minister of Justice (d. 2022)
1939 –
Kit Bond , American lawyer and politician, 47th
Governor of Missouri
1939 –
Adam Osborne , Thai-Indian engineer and businessman, founded the
Osborne Computer Corporation (d. 2003)
1940 –
Ken Danby , Canadian painter (d. 2007)
1940 –
Joanna Miles , French-American actress
[31]
1940 –
R. H. Sikes , American golfer (d. 2023)
1940 –
Willie Stargell , American baseball player and coach (d. 2001)
[28]
1940 –
Jeff Wooller , English accountant and banker
1941 –
Peter Brötzmann , German saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 2023)
1941 –
Marilyn Strathern , Welsh anthropologist and academic
1942 –
Ben Murphy , American actor
[31]
1944 –
Richard Corliss , American journalist and critic (d. 2015)
1944 –
Kiri Te Kanawa , New Zealand soprano and actress
1944 –
Mary Wilson , American singer (d. 2021)
[28]
1945 –
Angelo Castro Jr. , Filipino actor and journalist (d. 2012)
1946 –
Patrick Baudry , French military officer and astronaut
[32]
1946 –
David Gilmour , English singer-songwriter and guitarist
[31]
1946 –
Richard Noble , Scottish race car driver and businessman
1947 –
Kiki Dee , English singer-songwriter
[31]
1947 –
Dick Fosbury , American high jumper (d. 2023)
[28]
1947 –
Anna Maria Horsford , American actress
[31]
1947 –
Rob Reiner , American actor, director, producer, and activist
[31]
1947 –
Jean Seaton , English historian and academic
1947 –
John Stossel , American journalist and author
[31]
1948 –
Stephen Schwartz , American composer and producer
1949 –
Shaukat Aziz , Pakistani economist and politician, 15th
Prime Minister of Pakistan
1949 –
Martin Buchan , Scottish footballer and manager
1950 –
Arthur Roche , English archbishop
1951 –
Gerrie Knetemann , Dutch cyclist (d. 2004)
1952 –
Denis Napthine , Australian politician, 47th
Premier of Victoria
[33]
1953 –
Phil Alvin , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1953 –
Madhav Kumar Nepal , Nepali banker and politician, 34th
Prime Minister of Nepal
1953 –
Carolyn Porco , American astronomer and academic
1954 –
Jeff Greenwald , American author, photographer, and monologist
1954 –
Harald Schumacher , German footballer and manager
1955 –
Cyprien Ntaryamira , Burundian politician, 5th
President of Burundi (d. 1994)
1955 –
Alberta Watson , Canadian actress (d. 2015)
1956 –
Peter Roebuck , English cricketer, journalist, and sportcaster (d. 2011)
1956 –
Steve Vizard , Australian television host, actor, and producer
1959 –
Tom Arnold , American actor, comedian, and television host
[31]
1960 –
Sleepy Floyd , American basketball player and coach
1962 –
Alison Nicholas , British golfer
1963 –
D. L. Hughley , American actor, producer, and screenwriter
[28]
1964 – Skip Ewing, American
country music singer and songwriter
[34]
1964 –
Linda Pearson , Scottish sport shooter
[35]
1965 –
Allan Bateman , Welsh rugby player
1965 –
Jim Knight , English politician
1966 –
Alan Davies , English comedian, actor and screenwriter
1967 –
Julio Bocca , Argentine ballet dancer and director
1967 –
Connie Britton , American actress
[31]
1967 –
Glenn Greenwald , American journalist and author
1967 –
Shuler Hensley , American actor and singer
[31]
1968 –
Moira Kelly , American actress and director
[31]
1968 –
Carla McGhee , American basketball player and coach
[36]
1969 –
Amy Pietz , American actress
[31]
1970 –
Chris Broderick , American musician and songwriter
[31]
1971 –
Darrick Martin , American basketball player and coach
1972 –
Shaquille O'Neal , American basketball player, actor, businessman, sportscaster, and rapper
[31]
1972 –
Jaret Reddick , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1973 –
Michael Finley , American basketball player
1973 –
Peter Lindgren , Swedish guitarist and songwriter
1973 –
Greg Ostertag , American basketball player
1973 –
Trent Willmon , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
[31]
1974 –
Guy Garvey , English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1974 –
Matthew Guy , Australian politician
1974 –
Brad Schumacher , American swimmer
1974 –
Beanie Sigel , American rapper
[31]
1975 –
Aracely Arámbula , Mexican actress and singer
1975 –
Yannick Nézet-Séguin , Canadian pianist and conductor
1976 –
Ken Anderson , American wrestler and actor
1977 –
Nantie Hayward , South African cricketer
1977 –
Giorgos Karagounis , Greek footballer
[37]
1977 –
Shabani Nonda , Congolese footballer
1977 –
Bubba Sparxxx , American rapper and songwriter
[31]
1977 –
Marcus Thames , American baseball player and coach
1978 –
Sage Rosenfels , American football player
1978 –
Chad Wicks , American wrestler
1979 –
Clint Barmes , American baseball player
1979 –
David Flair , American wrestler
1979 –
Tim Howard , American soccer player
[28]
1979 –
Garry Monk , English footballer and manager
[38]
1980 –
Emílson Cribari , Brazilian footballer
1980 –
Shaun Evans , English actor and director
[31]
1981 –
Ellen Muth , American actress
1983 –
Andranik Teymourian , Armenian-Iranian footballer
1984 –
Daniël de Ridder , Dutch footballer
[39]
1984 –
Eskil Pedersen , Norwegian politician
1984 –
Chris Tomson , American drummer
[31]
1985 –
Pierre-Édouard Bellemare , French ice hockey player
[40]
1985 –
Bakaye Traoré , French-Malian footballer
1985 –
Daniel Winnik , Canadian ice hockey player
[41]
1986 –
Jake Arrieta , American baseball player
1986 –
Francisco Cervelli , Venezuelan-Italian baseball player
1986 –
Timothy DeLaGhetto , American Internet personality
[42]
1986 –
Ross Detwiler , American baseball player
1986 –
Eli Marienthal , American actor
[31]
1986 –
Charlie Mulgrew , Scottish footballer
1987 –
Mário Bližňák , Slovak ice hockey player
[43]
1987 –
Kevin-Prince Boateng , Ghanaian-German footballer
1987 –
Chico Flores , Spanish footballer
1988 –
Agnes , Swedish singer
1988 –
Marina Erakovic , New Zealand tennis player
1988 –
Leonys Martín , Cuban-American baseball player
[44]
1988 –
Simon Mignolet , Belgian footballer
1989 –
Dwight Buycks , American basketball player
[45]
1989 –
Agnieszka Radwańska , Polish tennis player
1990 –
Derek Drouin , Canadian athlete
[46]
1991 –
John Jenkins , American basketball player
[47]
1991 –
Lex Luger , American keyboard player and producer
1991 –
Emma McDougall , English footballer (d. 2013)
1991 –
Tyler, the Creator , American rapper, songwriter, producer, and actor
[31]
1993 –
Nicklas Jensen , Danish ice hockey player
[48]
1993 –
Andrés Rentería , Colombian footballer
1994 –
Marcus Smart , American basketball player
1995 –
Josh Hart , American basketball player
[49]
1995 –
Georgi Kitanov , Bulgarian footballer
1996 –
Christian Coleman , American sprinter
[50]
1996 –
Mohamed Magdy , Egyptian footballer
[51]
1996 –
Timo Werner , German footballer
1997 –
Alisha Boe , Norwegian-American actress
[28]
1998 –
Kyle Trask , American football player
[52]
1999 –
Ylena In-Albon , Swiss tennis player
[53]
[54]
2000 –
Armando Bacot , American basketball player
[55]
2000 –
Jacob Bertrand , American actor
[56]
2001 –
Milo Manheim , American actor
[57]
2003 –
Millicent Simmonds , American actress
[31]
Deaths
Pre-1600
190 –
Liu Bian (poisoned by
Dong Zhuo ) (b. 176)
653 –
Li Ke , prince of the Tang Dynasty (b. 619)
766 –
Chrodegang , Frankish bishop and saint
[58]
903 –
Lu Guangqi , Chinese official and
chancellor
903 –
Su Jian , Chinese official and chancellor
1070 –
Ulric I, Margrave of Carniola
1251 –
Rose of Viterbo , Italian saint (b. 1235)
1353 –
Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Ruthyn
1447 –
Colette of Corbie , French abbess and saint in the Catholic Church (b. 1381)
[59]
1466 –
Alvise Loredan , Venetian admiral and statesman (b. 1393)
1490 –
Ivan the Young , Ruler of Tver (b. 1458)
1491 –
Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers
1531 –
Pedro Arias Dávila , Spanish explorer and diplomat (b. 1440)
1601–1900
1616 –
Francis Beaumont , English playwright (b. 1584)
1754 –
Henry Pelham , English politician,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1694)
1758 –
Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington , English politician,
Lord Lieutenant of Durham (b. 1705)
1764 –
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke , English lawyer and politician,
Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom (b. 1690)
1796 –
Guillaume Thomas François Raynal , French historian and author (b. 1713)
1836 – Deaths at the
Battle of the Alamo :
1854 –
Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry , Irish colonel and diplomat,
Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies (b. 1778)
1866 –
William Whewell , English priest, historian, and philosopher (b. 1794)
1867 –
Charles Farrar Browne , American-English author and educator (b. 1834)
1888 –
Louisa May Alcott , American novelist and poet (b. 1832)
[60]
1895 –
Camilla Collett , Norwegian novelist and activist (b. 1813)
1899 –
Kaʻiulani of Hawaii (b. 1875)
1900 –
Gottlieb Daimler , German engineer and businessman, co-founded
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (b. 1834)
1901–present
1905 –
John Henninger Reagan , American surveyor, judge, and politician, 3rd
Confederate States of America Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1818)
1905 –
Makar Yekmalyan , Armenian composer (b. 1856)
1919 –
Oskars Kalpaks , Latvian colonel (b. 1882)
1920 –
Ömer Seyfettin , Turkish author and educator (b. 1884)
1932 –
John Philip Sousa , American conductor and composer (b. 1854)
1933 –
Anton Cermak , Czech-American lawyer and politician, 44th
Mayor of Chicago (b. 1873)
1935 –
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. , American colonel, lawyer, and jurist (b. 1841)
1939 –
Ferdinand von Lindemann , German mathematician and academic (b. 1852)
1941 –
Francis Aveling , Canadian priest, psychologist, and author (b. 1875)
1941 –
Gutzon Borglum , American sculptor and academic, designed
Mount Rushmore (b. 1867)
1948 –
Ross Lockridge Jr. , American author, poet, and academic (b. 1914)
1948 –
Alice Woodby McKane , First Black woman doctor in Savannah, Georgia (b. 1865)
[61]
1950 –
Albert François Lebrun , French engineer and politician, 15th
President of France (b. 1871)
1951 –
Ivor Novello , Welsh singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1893)
1951 –
Volodymyr Vynnychenko , Ukrainian playwright and politician,
Prime Minister of Ukraine (b. 1880)
1952 –
Jürgen Stroop , German general (b. 1895)
1955 –
Mammad Amin Rasulzade , Azerbaijani scholar and politician (b. 1884)
1961 –
George Formby , English singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904)
1964 –
Paul of Greece (b. 1901)
1965 –
Margaret Dumont , American actress (b. 1889)
1967 –
John Haden Badley , English author and educator, founded the
Bedales School (b. 1865)
1967 –
Nelson Eddy , American actor and singer (b. 1901)
1967 –
Zoltán Kodály , Hungarian composer, linguist, and philosopher (b. 1882)
1970 –
William Hopper , American actor (b. 1915)
1973 –
Pearl S. Buck , American novelist, essayist, short story writer,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1892)
1974 –
Ernest Becker , American anthropologist and author (b. 1924)
1976 –
Maxie Rosenbloom , American boxer (b. 1903)
1977 –
Alvin R. Dyer , American religious leader (b. 1903)
1981 –
George Geary , English cricketer and coach (b. 1893)
1981 –
Rambhau Mhalgi ,
Indian politician and member of the
Lok Sabha (b. 1921)
[62]
1982 –
Ayn Rand , Russian-American philosopher, author, and playwright (b. 1905)
1984 –
Billy Collins Jr. , American boxer (b. 1961)
1984 –
Martin Niemöller , German pastor and theologian (b. 1892)
1984 –
Homer N. Wallin , American admiral (b. 1893)
1984 –
Henry Wilcoxon , Dominican-American actor and producer (b. 1905)
1986 –
Georgia O'Keeffe , American painter (b. 1887)
1988 –
Mairéad Farrell ,
Provisional IRA volunteer (b. 1957)
1988 –
Daniel McCann ,
Provisional IRA volunteer (b. 1957)
1988 –
Seán Savage ,
Provisional IRA volunteer (b. 1965)
1994 –
Melina Mercouri , Greek actress and politician, 9th
Greek Minister of Culture (b. 1920)
1997 –
Cheddi Jagan , Guyanese politician, 4th
President of Guyana (b. 1918)
1997 –
Michael Manley , Jamaican soldier, pilot, and politician, 4th
Prime Minister of Jamaica (b. 1924)
1997 –
Ursula Torday , English author (b. 1912)
1999 –
Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa , Bahrain king (b. 1933)
2000 –
John Colicos , Canadian actor (b. 1928)
2002 –
Bryan Fogarty , Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1969)
2004 –
Hercules , American wrestler (b. 1957)
2004 –
Frances Dee , American actress (b. 1909)
2005 –
Hans Bethe , German-American physicist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)
2005 –
Danny Gardella , American baseball player and trainer (b. 1920)
2005 –
Tommy Vance , English radio host (b. 1943)
2005 –
Teresa Wright , American actress (b. 1918)
2005 –
Gladys Marín , Chilean activist and political figure (b. 1938)
2006 –
Anne Braden , American journalist and activist (b. 1924)
2006 –
Kirby Puckett , American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1960)
2007 –
Jean Baudrillard , French photographer and theorist (b. 1929)
2007 –
Ernest Gallo , American businessman, co-founded
E & J Gallo Winery (b. 1909)
2008 –
Peter Poreku Dery , Ghanaian cardinal (b. 1918)
2009 –
Francis Magalona , Filipino rapper, producer, and actor (b. 1964)
2010 –
Endurance Idahor , Nigerian footballer (b. 1984)
2010 –
Mark Linkous , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1962)
2010 –
Betty Millard , American philanthropist and activist (b. 1911)
2011 –
Sasao Gouland , governor of
Chuuk State , Micronesia (b. 1933)
[63]
2012 –
Francisco Xavier do Amaral , East Timorese politician, 1st
President of East Timor (b. 1937)
2012 –
Donald M. Payne , American businessman and politician (b. 1934)
2012 –
Helen Walulik , American baseball player (b. 1929)
2013 –
Chorão , Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1970)
2013 –
Stompin' Tom Connors , Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936)
2013 –
Alvin Lee , English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944)
2013 –
W. Wallace Cleland , American biochemist and academic (b. 1930)
2014 –
Alemayehu Atomsa , Ethiopian educator and politician (b. 1969)
2014 –
Frank Jobe , American soldier and surgeon (b. 1925)
2014 –
Sheila MacRae , English-American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1921)
2014 –
Martin Nesbitt , American lawyer and politician (b. 1946)
2014 –
Manlio Sgalambro , Italian philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1924)
2015 –
Fred Craddock , American minister and academic (b. 1928)
2015 –
Ram Sundar Das , Indian lawyer and politician, 18th
Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1921)
2015 –
Enrique "Coco" Vicéns , Puerto Rican-American basketball player and politician (b. 1926)
2016 –
Nancy Reagan , American actress, 42nd
First Lady of the United States (b. 1921)
2016 –
Sheila Varian , American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1937)
2017 –
Robert Osborne , American actor and historian (b. 1932)
2018 –
Peter Nicholls , Australian science fiction critic and encyclopedist (b. 1939)
2021 –
Lou Ottens , Dutch engineer and inventor (b. 1926)
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2021 –
Graham Pink , British nurse (b. 1929)
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