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Day of the year
May 8 is the 128th day of the year (129th in
leap years ) in the
Gregorian calendar ; 237 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
453 BC –
Spring and Autumn period : The house of
Zhao defeats the house of Zhi, ending the
Battle of Jinyang , a military conflict between the elite families of the
State of Jin .
413 – Emperor
Honorius signs an
edict providing tax relief for the Italian provinces
Tuscia ,
Campania ,
Picenum ,
Samnium ,
Apulia ,
Lucania and
Calabria , which were plundered by the
Visigoths .
[1]
589 –
Reccared I opens the
Third Council of Toledo , marking the entry of
Visigothic Spain into the
Catholic Church .
[2]
1360 –
Treaty of Brétigny drafted between King
Edward III of England and King
John II of France (the Good).
[3]
1373 –
Julian of Norwich , a Christian
mystic and
anchoress , experiences the deathbed visions described in her
Revelations of Divine Love .
[4]
1429 –
Joan of Arc lifts the
Siege of Orléans , turning the tide of the Hundred Years' War.
1450 – Kentishmen
revolt against King
Henry VI .
1516 – A group of imperial guards, led by Trịnh Duy Sản,
murdered Emperor
Lê Tương Dực and fled, leaving the capital
Thăng Long undefended.
1541 –
Hernando de Soto stops near present-day
Walls, Mississippi , and sees the Mississippi River
[5] (then known by the Spanish as Río de Espíritu Santo , the name given to it by
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda in 1519).
[6]
1601–1900
1608 – A newly
nationalized silver mine in Scotland at
Hilderston, West Lothian is re-opened by
Bevis Bulmer .
[7]
1639 –
William Coddington founds
Newport, Rhode Island .
[8]
1758 – The
Maratha Empire captures
Peshawar from the
Durrani Empire in the
Battle of Peshawar . The Maratha Empire was extended to its farthest distance away from
Pune that it ever reached, over 2,000 km (1,200 mi), almost to the borders of Afghanistan.
1788 – King Louis XVI of France attempts to impose the reforms of
Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne by abolishing the parlements.
1794 – Branded a traitor during the
Reign of Terror , French chemist
Antoine Lavoisier , who was also a tax collector with the
Ferme générale , is tried, convicted and guillotined in one day in Paris.
1821 –
Greek War of Independence : The Greeks defeat the Turks at the
Battle of Gravia Inn .
1842 – A train
derails and catches fire in Paris, killing between 52 and 200 people.
1846 –
Mexican–American War : American forces led by Zachary Taylor
defeat a Mexican force north of the Rio Grande in the first major battle of the war.
1877 – At Gilmore's Gardens in New York City, the first
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show opens.
1886 – Pharmacist
John Pemberton first sells a carbonated beverage named "
Coca-Cola " as a patent medicine.
[9]
1898 – The first games of the
Italian football league system are played.
1899 – The
Irish Literary Theatre in Dublin produced its first play.
1901–present
1902 – In Martinique,
Mount Pelée erupts, destroying the town of Saint-Pierre and killing over 30,000 people. Only a handful of residents survive the blast.
1919 –
Edward George Honey proposes the idea of a moment of silence to commemorate the
Armistice of 11 November 1918 which ended World War I.
1921 – The creation of the
Communist Party of Romania .
1924 – The
Klaipėda Convention is signed formally incorporating
Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory) into Lithuania.
1927 – Attempting to make the first non-stop
transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, French war heroes
Charles Nungesser and
François Coli disappear after taking off aboard
The White Bird biplane.
1933 –
Mohandas Gandhi begins a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a one-year campaign to help the Harijan movement.
1941 –
World War II : The German Luftwaffe launches a
bombing raid on Nottingham and Derby .
1942 – World War II: The German
11th Army begins
Operation Trappenjagd (Bustard Hunt) and destroys the bridgehead of the three Soviet armies defending the Kerch Peninsula.
1942 – World War II: The
Battle of the Coral Sea comes to an end with
Imperial Japanese Navy
aircraft carrier aircraft attacking and sinking the
United States Navy aircraft carrier
USS Lexington .
1942 – World War II: Gunners of the Ceylon Garrison Artillery on Horsburgh Island in the
Cocos Islands rebel in the
Cocos Islands Mutiny . Their mutiny is crushed and three of them are executed, the only
British Commonwealth soldiers to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War.
1945 – World War II: The
German Instrument of Surrender signed at
Berlin-Karlshorst comes into effect.
1945 – End of the
Prague uprising , celebrated now as a national holiday in the Czech Republic.
1945 – Hundreds of Algerian civilians are killed by French Army soldiers in the
Sétif massacre .
1945 – The
Halifax riot starts when thousands of civilians and servicemen rampage through Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1946 – Estonian schoolgirls
Aili Jõgi and
Ageeda Paavel blow up the Soviet memorial which preceded the
Bronze Soldier of Tallinn .
1950 – The
Tollund Man was discovered in a peat bog near Silkeborg, Denmark.
[10]
1957 – South Vietnamese President
Ngo Dinh Diem began a
state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor.
[11]
1963 – South Vietnamese soldiers under the Roman Catholic President Ngo Dinh Diem
open fire on Buddhists defying a ban on the flying of the Buddhist flag on
Vesak , killing nine and sparking the
Buddhist crisis .
1967 – The Philippine province of
Davao is split into three:
Davao del Norte ,
Davao del Sur , and
Davao Oriental .
1970 –
The Beatles release their 12th and final studio album
Let It Be .
[12]
1972 –
Vietnam War : U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to
place naval mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation.
1973 – A
71-day standoff between federal authorities and the
American Indian Movement members occupying the
Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants.
1976 – The rollercoaster
The New Revolution , the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at
Six Flags Magic Mountain .
1978 – The first ascent of
Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by
Reinhold Messner and
Peter Habeler .
1980 – The
World Health Organization confirms the eradication of
smallpox .
[13]
1984 – Corporal
Denis Lortie enters the
Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three people and wounding 13.
René Jalbert , Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the
Cross of Valour .
1984 – The
USSR announces a
boycott upon the
Summer Olympics at Los Angeles , later joined by 14 other countries.
[14]
1984 – The
Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the
floodplain of most of
Greater London from being flooded except under extreme circumstances.
[15]
1987 – The SAS kills eight
Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers and a civilian during an
ambush in
Loughgall , Northern Ireland.
1988 – A fire at
Illinois Bell 's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended
1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history".
1997 –
China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people.
2019 – British 17-year-old Isabelle Holdaway is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified
phage therapy to treat a
drug-resistant infection .
[16]
[17]
2021 – A car bomb explodes in front of a school in
Kabul , capital city of Afghanistan killing at least 55 people and wounding over 150.
[18]
Births
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1622 –
Claes Rålamb , Swedish politician (d. 1698)
1628 –
Angelo Italia , Sicilian Jesuit and architect (d. 1700)
1629 –
Niels Juel , Norwegian-Danish admiral (d. 1697)
1632 –
Heino Heinrich Graf von Flemming , German field marshal and politician (d. 1706)
1639 –
Giovanni Battista Gaulli , Italian artist (d. 1709)
1641 –
Nicolaes Witsen , Mayor of Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1717)
1653 –
Claude Louis Hector de Villars , French general and politician,
French Minister of Defence (d. 1734)
1670 –
Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans , English soldier and politician,
Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (d. 1726)
1698 –
Henry Baker , English naturalist (d. 1774)
1720 –
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire , English politician,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1764)
1735 –
Nathaniel Dance-Holland , English painter and politician (d. 1811)
1737 –
Edward Gibbon , English historian and politician (d. 1794)
1745 –
Carl Stamitz , German violinist and composer (d. 1801)
1753 –
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla , Mexican priest and rebel leader (d. 1811)
1786 –
John Vianney , French priest and saint (d. 1859)
1815 –
Edward Tompkins , American lawyer and politician (d. 1872)
1818 –
Samuel Leonard Tilley , Canadian pharmacist and politician, 3rd
Premier of New Brunswick (d. 1896)
1821 –
William Henry Vanderbilt , American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1885)
1824 –
William Walker , American physician, lawyer, journalist and mercenary (d. 1860)
1825 –
George Bruce Malleson , English-Indian colonel and author (d. 1898)
1828 –
Henry Dunant , Swiss businessman and activist, co-founded the
Red Cross ,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1910)
1828 –
Charbel Makhluf , Lebanese monk and saint (d. 1898)
1829 –
Louis Moreau Gottschalk , American pianist and composer (d. 1869)
1835 –
Bertalan Székely , Hungarian painter and academic (d. 1910)
1839 –
Adolphe-Basile Routhier , Canadian judge, author, and songwriter (d. 1920)
1842 –
Emil Christian Hansen , Danish physiologist and mycologist (d. 1909)
1846 –
Oscar Hammerstein I , American businessman and composer (d. 1919)
1850 –
Ross Barnes , American baseball player and manager (d. 1915)
1853 –
Dan Brouthers , American baseball player and manager (d. 1932)
1856 –
Pedro Lascuráin , Mexican politician (d. 1952)
[20]
1858 –
Heinrich Berté , Slovak-Austrian composer (d. 1924)
1858 –
J. Meade Falkner , English author and poet (d. 1932)
1859 –
Johan Jensen , Danish mathematician and engineer (d. 1925)
1867 –
Margarete Böhme , German novelist (d. 1939)
1876 –
Ludvig Karsten , Norwegian painter (d. 1926)
[21]
1879 –
Wesley Coe , American shot putter, discus thrower, and
tug of war competitor (d. 1926)
1884 –
Harry S. Truman , American colonel and politician, 33rd
President of the United States (d. 1972)
1885 –
Thomas B. Costain , Canadian journalist and author (d. 1965)
1892 –
Adriaan Pelt , Dutch journalist and diplomat (d. 1981)
1893 –
Francis Ouimet , American golfer (d. 1967)
1893 –
Edd Roush , American baseball player and coach (d. 1988)
1893 –
Teddy Wakelam , English rugby player and sportscaster (d. 1963)
1895 –
James H. Kindelberger , American businessman (d. 1962)
1895 –
Fulton J. Sheen , American archbishop (d. 1979)
1895 –
Edmund Wilson , American critic, essayist, and editor (d. 1972)
1898 –
Aloysius Stepinac , Croatian cardinal (d. 1960)
1899 –
Arthur Q. Bryan , American actor, voice actor, comedian and radio personality (d. 1959)
1899 –
Friedrich Hayek , Austrian economist and philosopher,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)
1899 –
Jacques Heim , French fashion designer (d. 1967)
1901–present
1901 –
Turkey Stearnes , American baseball player (d. 1979)
[22]
1902 –
André Michel Lwoff , French microbiologist and physician,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994)
[23]
1903 –
Fernandel , French actor and singer (d. 1971)
1903 –
Mary Stewart, Baroness Stewart of Alvechurch , British politician and educator (d. 1984)
1904 –
John Snagge , English journalist (d. 1996)
1905 –
Red Nichols , American cornet player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1965)
1906 –
Roberto Rossellini , Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1977)
1910 –
George Male , English footballer (d. 1998)
1910 –
Andrew E. Svenson , American author and publisher (d. 1975)
1910 –
Mary Lou Williams , American pianist and composer (d. 1981)
[24]
1911 –
Wilhelm Friedrich de Gaay Fortman , Dutch jurist and politician,
Dutch Minister of The Interior (d. 1997)
1911 –
Robert Johnson , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1938)
1912 –
George Woodcock , Canadian author and poet (d. 1995)
1913 –
Bob Clampett , American animator, director, and producer (d. 1984)
1913 –
Sid James , South African-English actor and singer (d. 1976)
1915 –
John Archer , American actor (d. 1999)
[25]
1915 –
Milton Meltzer , American historian and author (d. 2009)
1916 –
João Havelange , Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (d. 2016)
1916 –
Chinmayananda Saraswati , Indian spiritual leader and educator (d. 1993)
1916 –
Ramananda Sengupta , Indian cinematographer (d. 2017)
1917 –
John Anderson, Jr. , American lawyer and politician, 36th
Governor of Kansas (d. 2014)
1919 –
Lex Barker , American actor (d. 1973)
1920 –
Saul Bass , American graphic designer and director (d. 1996)
1920 –
Barbara Howard , Canadian sprinter and educator (d. 2017)
[26]
1920 –
Tom of Finland , Finnish illustrator (d. 1991)
1920 –
Sloan Wilson , American author and poet (d. 2003)
1920 –
Gordon McClymont , Australian ecologist and academic (d. 2000)
1922 –
Mary Q. Steele , American naturalist and author (d. 1992)
1924 –
S. Vithiananthan , Sri Lankan author and academic (d. 1989)
1925 –
Ali Hassan Mwinyi , Tanzanian politician, 2nd
President of Tanzania (d. 2024)
1926 –
David Attenborough , English environmentalist and television host
1926 –
David Hurst , German actor (d. 2019)
1926 –
Don Rickles , American comedian and actor (d. 2017)
1927 –
Chumy Chúmez , Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2003)
1927 –
László Paskai , Hungarian cardinal (d. 2015)
1928 –
Robert Conley , American journalist (d. 2013)
1928 –
Ted Sorensen , American lawyer, 8th
White House Counsel (d. 2010)
1929 –
Ethel D. Allen , American physician and politician (d. 1981)
[27]
1929 –
John C. Bogle , American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (d. 2019)
[28]
1929 –
Girija Devi , Indian classical singer (d. 2017)
1929 –
Claude Castonguay , Canadian banker and politician (d. 2020)
1929 –
Miyoshi Umeki , Japanese-American actress and singer (d. 2007)
1930 –
Heather Harper , Northern Irish soprano (d. 2019)
1930 –
Doug Atkins , American football player (d. 2015)
1930 –
René Maltête , French photographer and poet (d. 2000)
1930 –
Gary Snyder , American poet, essayist, and translator
1932 –
Julieta Campos , Cuban-Mexican author and translator (d. 2007)
1932 –
Phyllida Law , Scottish actress
1932 –
Harry Wells , Australian rugby league player
1934 –
Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann , South African-English lawyer and judge
1934 –
Maurice Norman , English footballer (d. 2022)
[29]
1934 –
David Williamson, Baron Williamson of Horton , English soldier and politician (d. 2015)
1935 –
Lucius Cary, 15th Viscount Falkland , Scottish politician
1935 –
Princess Elisabeth of Denmark (d. 2018)
1935 –
Jack Charlton , English footballer and manager (d. 2020)
1936 –
Kazuo Koike , Japanese author (d. 2019)
1936 –
Haljand Udam , Estonian orientalist and academic (d. 2005)
1937 –
Bernard Cleary , Canadian journalist, academic, and politician (d. 2020)
1937 –
Mike Cuellar , Cuban-American baseball player (d. 2010)
1937 –
Carlos Gaviria Díaz , Colombian lawyer and politician (d. 2015)
1937 –
Thomas Pynchon , American novelist
1937 –
Joe Louis Clark , American educator (d. 2020)
[30]
1938 –
Javed Burki , Indian-Pakistani cricketer
1938 –
Jean Giraud , French author and illustrator (d. 2012)
1939 –
Paul Drayton , American sprinter (d. 2010)
1939 –
Keith Lincoln , American football player (d. 2019)
[31]
1940 –
Peter Benchley , American author and screenwriter (d. 2006)
1940 –
James Blyth, Baron Blyth of Rowington , English businessman and academic
1940 –
Irwin Cotler , Canadian lawyer and politician, 47th
Canadian Minister of Justice
1940 –
Emilio Delgado , Mexican-American actor (d. 2022)
1940 –
Ricky Nelson , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1985)
1940 –
Toni Tennille , American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1940 –
William B. Jordan , American art historian (d. 2018)
[32]
1941 –
John Fred , American singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
1941 –
Bill Lockyer , American academic and politician, 30th
Attorney General of California
1941 –
James Traficant , American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
1942 –
Martin Dobkin , Canadian doctor and politician, 2nd
Mayor of Mississauga
1942 –
Robin Hobbs , English cricketer
1942 –
Norman Lamont , Scottish banker and politician,
Chancellor of the Exchequer
1942 –
Pierre Morency , Canadian poet and playwright
1942 –
Terry Neill , Irish footballer and manager (d. 2022)
1943 –
Pat Barker , English author
1943 –
Johnny Greaves , Australian rugby league player
1943 –
Jon Mark , English-New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)
1943 –
Paul Samwell-Smith , English bass player and producer
1943 –
Danny Whitten , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1972)
1944 –
Gary Glitter , English singer-songwriter
1944 –
Bill Legend , English drummer
1945 –
Arthur Docters van Leeuwen , Dutch jurist and politician (d. 2020)
1945 –
Mike German, Baron German , Welsh educator and politician,
Deputy First Minister for Wales
1945 –
Janine Haines , Australian politician (d. 2004)
1945 –
Keith Jarrett , American pianist and composer
1946 –
André Boulerice , Canadian politician
1946 –
Jonathan Dancy , English philosopher, author, and academic
1947 –
H. Robert Horvitz , American biologist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate
1947 –
Felicity Lott , English soprano
1947 –
John Reid, Baron Reid of Cardowan , Scottish historian and politician,
Secretary of State for Defence
1948 –
Steve Braun , American baseball player and coach
1948 –
Stephen Stohn , American-Canadian lawyer and producer
1949 –
David Vines , Australian economist and academic
1950 –
Robert Mugge , American director and producer
1950 –
Lepo Sumera , Estonian composer and educator (d. 2000)
1951 –
Philip Bailey , American singer-songwriter, drummer, and actor
1951 –
Mike D'Antoni , American basketball player and coach
1951 –
Chris Frantz , American drummer and producer
1952 –
Peter McNab , Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 2022)
[33]
1953 –
Billy Burnette , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1953 –
Alex Van Halen , Dutch-American drummer
1954 –
Pam Arciero , American puppeteer and voice actress
1954 –
David Keith , American actor and director
1954 –
John Michael Talbot , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1955 –
Stephen Furst , American actor and director (d. 2017)
1955 –
Mladen Markač , Croatian general
1955 –
Keith Osgood , English footballer
[34]
1956 –
Jeff Wincott , Canadian actor and martial artist
1957 –
Bill Cowher , American football player and coach
1957 –
Rino Katase , Japanese actress
1957 –
Gary Lunn , Canadian lawyer and politician, 6th
Canadian Minister of Natural Resources
1958 –
Roddy Doyle , Irish novelist, playwright, and screenwriter
1958 –
Simone Kleinsma , Dutch actress and singer
1958 –
Brooks Newmark , American-English businessman and politician,
Lord of the Treasury
1958 –
Lovie Smith , American football player and coach
1959 –
Ronnie Lott , American football player and sportscaster
1959 –
David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland , English politician
1959 –
Ikue Sakakibara , Japanese actress and singer
1960 –
Franco Baresi , Italian footballer and coach
1960 –
Eric Brittingham , American bass player
1961 –
Bill de Blasio , American politician, 109th
Mayor of New York City
1961 –
Gert Kruys , Dutch footballer and manager
1961 –
Vallo Reimaa , Estonian academic and politician
1961 –
David Winning , Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
1962 –
Natalia Molchanova , Russian diver (d. 2015)
1962 –
David Sole , Scottish rugby player
1963 –
Sylvain Cossette , Canadian singer-songwriter
1963 –
Anthony Field , Australian guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor
1963 –
Michel Gondry , French director and screenwriter
1963 –
Izabela Kloc , Polish politician
1963 –
Aleksandr Kovalenko , Belarusian triple jumper
1963 –
Rick Zombo , American ice hockey player and coach
1964 –
Päivi Alafrantti , Finnish javelin thrower
1964 –
Melissa Gilbert , American actress and director
1964 –
Bobby Labonte , American race car driver
1964 –
Nathalie Roy , Canadian lawyer and politician
1964 –
Dave Rowntree , English drummer and animator
1964 –
Metin Tekin , Turkish footballer, manager, and journalist
1966 –
Cláudio Taffarel , Brazilian footballer and coach
1967 –
Viviana Durante , Italian ballerina and actress
1967 –
Angus Scott , British sports television presenter
1968 –
Teet Kask , Estonian ballet dancer and choreographer
1968 –
Mickaël Madar , French footballer
[35]
1968 –
Nathalie Normandeau , Canadian politician,
Deputy Premier of Quebec
1968 –
Johan Pehrson , Swedish lawyer and politician
1969 –
Jonny Searle , English rower
1969 –
Akebono Tarō , American-Japanese sumo wrestler, the 64th
Yokozuna (d. 2024)
1969 –
John Timu , New Zealand rugby player
1970 –
Michael Bevan , Australian cricketer and coach
1970 –
Naomi Klein , Canadian author and activist
[36]
1970 –
Luis Enrique , Spanish footballer and manager
1971 –
Chuck Huber , American voice actor, director, and screenwriter
1971 –
Candice Night , American singer-songwriter
1972 –
Darren Hayes , Australian singer-songwriter
1972 –
Ray Whitney , Canadian ice hockey player
1973 –
Hiromu Arakawa , Japanese author and illustrator
1973 –
Jesús Arellano , Mexican footballer
1973 –
Marcus Brigstocke , English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1974 –
Marge Kõrkjas , Estonian swimmer
1974 –
Korey Stringer , American football player (d. 2001)
1975 –
Enrique Iglesias , Spanish-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
1975 –
Jussi Markkanen , Finnish ice hockey player
1975 –
Gastón Mazzacane , Argentinian race car driver
1975 –
Dmitri Ustritski , Estonian footballer
1976 –
Gonçalo Abecasis , Portuguese-American biochemist and academic
1976 –
Martha Wainwright , Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1977 –
Joe Bonamassa , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1977 –
Bad News Brown , Canadian rapper, harmonica player, and actor (d. 2011)
1977 –
Theodoros Papaloukas , Greek basketball player
1977 –
Kathrin Bringmann , German mathematician and academic
1978 –
Lúcio , Brazilian footballer
1978 –
Jang Woo-hyuk , South Korean rapper and dancer
1979 –
Ole Morten Vågan , Norwegian bassist
1980 –
Keyon Dooling , American basketball player
1980 –
Panagiotis Kafkis , Greek basketball player
1980 –
Evgeny Lebedev , Russian-English publisher and philanthropist
1980 –
Michelle McManus , Scottish singer-songwriter and actress
1980 –
Benny Yau , Hong Kong-Canadian actor and singer
1981 –
Stephen Amell , Canadian actor
[37]
1981 –
Andrea Barzagli , Italian footballer
1981 –
Tatyana Dektyareva , Russian hurdler
1981 –
Björn Dixgård , Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1981 –
Manny Gamburyan , Armenian-American mixed martial artist
1981 –
John Maine , American baseball player
1982 –
Buakaw Banchamek , Thai kick-boxer
1982 –
Christina Cole , English actress
1982 –
Adrián González , American baseball player
1982 –
Uğur Yıldırım , Turkish-Dutch footballer
1983 –
Juan Martin Goity , Argentinian-German rugby player
1983 –
Bershawn Jackson , American hurdler
1983 –
Lawrence Vickers , American football player
1983 –
Vicky McClure , English actress
1984 –
David King , English figure skater
1985 –
Tommaso Ciampa , American wrestler
1985 –
Silvia Stroescu , Romanian gymnast
1985 –
Sarah Vaillancourt , Canadian ice hockey player
1985 –
Usama Young , American football player
1986 –
Pemra Özgen , Turkish tennis player
1986 –
Galen Rupp , American runner
1986 –
Garrett Temple , American basketball player
[38]
1986 –
Marvell Wynne , American soccer player
1987 –
Felix Jones , American football player
1987 –
Aarne Nirk , Estonian hurdler
1987 –
Mark Noble , English footballer
1987 –
Kurt Tippett , Australian footballer
1988 –
Tanel Kurbas , Estonian basketball player
1988 –
Maicon Pereira de Oliveira , Brazilian footballer (d. 2014)
1989 –
Liam Bridcutt , English footballer
1989 –
Lars Eller , Danish ice hockey player
1989 –
Dinesh Patel , Indian baseball player
1990 –
Iyo Sky , Japanese wrestler
[39]
1990 –
Kemba Walker , American basketball player
1991 –
Ethan Gage , Canadian soccer player
1991 –
Valentijn Lietmeijer , Dutch basketball player
1991 –
Anamaria Tămârjan , Romanian gymnast
1992 –
Olivia Culpo , American model and actress
[40]
1992 –
Kevin Hayes , American ice hockey player
1993 –
Pat Cummins , Australian cricketer
1996 –
6ix9ine , American rapper
[41]
1998 –
Johannes Eggestein , German professional footballer
[42]
[43]
1999 –
Travis Ackerman , South African cricketer
[44]
2000 –
Érik Lira , Mexican professional
footballer
[45]
2001 –
Jordyn Huitema , Canadian soccer player
2002 –
Sivert Mannsverk , Norwegian professional
footballer
[46]
[47]
2003 –
Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco
Deaths
Pre-1600
535 –
Pope John II
[48]
615 –
Pope Boniface IV (b. 550)
[49]
685 –
Pope Benedict II
[50]
997 –
Tai Zong , Chinese emperor (b. 939)
1157 –
Ahmed Sanjar , Seljuk sultan (b. 1086)
1192 –
Ottokar IV , duke of Styria (b. 1163)
1220 –
Richeza of Denmark , queen of Sweden
1278 –
Duan Zong , Chinese emperor (b. 1269)
1319 –
Haakon V , king of Norway (b. 1270)
1473 –
John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire , English politician (b. 1420)
1538 –
Edward Foxe , English bishop and academic (b. 1496)
1551 –
Barbara Radziwiłł , queen of Poland (b. 1520)
1601–1900
1668 –
Catherine of St. Augustine , French-Canadian nun and saint (b. 1632)
1766 –
Samuel Chandler , English minister and author (b. 1693)
1773 –
Ali Bey al-Kabir , Egyptian sultan (b. 1728)
1781 –
Richard Jago , English priest and poet (b. 1715)
1782 –
Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal , Portuguese politician,
Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1699)
1785 –
Étienne François, duc de Choiseul , French general and politician,
Prime Minister of France (b. 1719)
1785 –
Pietro Longhi , Italian painter (b. 1701)
1788 –
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli , Italian physician and botanist (b. 1723)
1794 –
Antoine Lavoisier , French chemist and biologist (b. 1743)
1819 –
Kamehameha I , king of the Hawaiian Islands (b. 1738)
1822 –
John Stark , American general (b. 1728)
[51]
1828 –
Mauro Giuliani , Italian guitarist, cellist, and composer (b. 1781)
1837 –
Alexander Balashov , Russian general and politician,
Russian Minister of Police (b. 1770)
1842 –
Jules Dumont d'Urville , French admiral and explorer (b. 1790)
1853 –
Jan Roothaan , Dutch priest, 21st
Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1785)
1880 –
Gustave Flaubert , French novelist (b. 1821)
1891 –
Helena Blavatsky , Russian-English mystic and author (b. 1831)
1891 –
John Robertson , English-Australian politician, 5th
Premier of New South Wales (b. 1816)
1893 –
Manuel González Flores , Mexican general and president, 1880–1884 (b. 1833)
[52]
1901–present
1903 –
Paul Gauguin , French painter and sculptor (b. 1848)
1907 –
Edmund G. Ross , American soldier and politician, 13th
Governor of New Mexico Territory (b. 1826)
1925 –
John Beresford , Irish polo player (b. 1847)
1936 –
Oswald Spengler , German historian and philosopher (b. 1880)
1941 –
Natalie , queen consort of Serbia (b. 1859)
1941 –
Tore Svennberg , Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
1942 –
Nikolai Reek , Estonian general and politician, 11th
Estonian Minister of War (b. 1890)
1943 –
Mordechai Anielewicz , Polish commander (b. 1919)
1944 –
Themistoklis Diakidis , Greek high jumper (b. 1882)
1945 –
Frank Bourne , British soldier, last survivor of the
Battle of Rorke's Drift (b. 1854)
1945 –
Julius Hirsch , German footballer (b. 1892)
[53]
[54]
1945 –
Wilhelm Rediess , German
SS officer (b. 1900)
1945 –
Bernhard Rust , German lieutenant and politician (b. 1883)
1945 –
Josef Terboven , German lieutenant and politician (b. 1898)
1947 –
Harry Gordon Selfridge , American-English businessman, founded
Selfridges (b. 1858)
1948 –
U Saw , Burmese politician,
Prime Minister of Burma (b. 1900)
1950 –
Vital Brazil , Brazilian physician and immunologist (b. 1865)
1952 –
William Fox , Austrian businessman, founded
Fox Theatres (b. 1879)
1959 –
John Fraser , Canadian soccer player (b. 1881)
1960 –
J. H. C. Whitehead , Indian-English mathematician and academic (b. 1904)
1965 –
Wally Hardinge , English cricketer and footballer (b. 1886)
1969 –
Remington Kellogg , American zoologist and paleontologist (b. 1892)
1972 –
Pandurang Vaman Kane , Indian Indologist and Sanskrit scholar,
Bharat Ratna awardee (b. 1880)
1972 –
Beatrice Helen Worsley , Mexican-Canadian computer scientist (b. 1921)
1975 –
Avery Brundage , American businessman and art collector (b. 1887)
1980 –
Geoffrey Baker , English
Field Marshal and
Chief of the General Staff of the
British Army (b. 1920)
1981 –
Uri Zvi Greenberg , Israeli poet and journalist (b. 1896)
1982 –
Neil Bogart , American record producer, co-founded
Casablanca Records (b. 1943)
1982 –
Gilles Villeneuve , Canadian race car driver (b. 1950)
1983 –
John Fante , American author and screenwriter (b. 1909)
1984 –
Lila Bell Wallace , American publisher, co-founded
Reader's Digest (b. 1890)
1984 –
Gino Bianco , Italian-Brazilian race car driver (b. 1916)
1985 –
Robert Halperin , American yachtsman (b. 1908)
[55]
1985 –
Karl Marx , German conductor and composer (b. 1897)
1985 –
Theodore Sturgeon , American author and critic (b. 1918)
1985 –
Dolph Sweet , American actor (b. 1920)
1986 –
Ernle Bradford , English historian and author (b. 1922)
1987 –
Doris Stokes , English psychic and author (b. 1920)
1988 –
Robert A. Heinlein , American science fiction writer and screenwriter (b. 1907)
[56]
1990 –
Luigi Nono , Italian composer and educator (b. 1924)
1991 –
Jean Langlais , French pianist and composer (b. 1907)
1991 –
Rudolf Serkin , Czech-Austrian pianist and educator (b. 1903)
1992 –
Joyce Ricketts , American baseball player (b. 1933)
1993 –
Avram Davidson , American soldier and author (b. 1923)
1994 –
George Peppard , American actor and producer (b. 1928)
1995 –
Teresa Teng , Taiwanese singer (b. 1953)
1996 –
Beryl Burton , English cyclist (b. 1937)
1996 –
Luis Miguel Dominguín , Spanish bullfighter (b. 1926)
1996 –
Larry Levis , American poet, author, and critic (b. 1946)
1996 –
Garth Williams , American illustrator (b. 1912)
1998 –
Johannes Kotkas , Estonian wrestler (b. 1915)
1998 –
Charles Rebozo , American banker and businessman (b. 1912)
1999 –
Dirk Bogarde , English actor and screenwriter (b. 1921)
1999 –
Ed Gilbert , American actor (b. 1931)
1999 –
Dana Plato , American actress (b. 1964)
1999 –
Soeman Hs , Indonesian author and educator (b. 1904)
2000 –
Pita Amor , Mexican poet and author (b. 1918)
2000 –
Dédé Fortin , Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1962)
2000 –
Henry Nicols , American activist (b. 1973)
2003 –
Elvira Pagã , Brazilian
vedette , singer, and artist (b. 1920)
2005 –
Jean Carrière , French author (b. 1928)
2005 –
Nicolás Vuyovich , Argentinian race car driver (b. 1981)
2006 –
Iain Macmillan , Scottish photographer and author (b. 1938)
2007 –
Philip R. Craig , American author and poet (b. 1933)
2007 –
Carson Whitsett , American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (b. 1945)
2008 –
Eddy Arnold , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (b. 1918)
2008 –
François Sterchele , Belgian footballer (b. 1982)
2009 –
Dom DiMaggio , American baseball player (b. 1917)
2009 –
Bud Shrake , American journalist and author (b. 1931)
2011 –
Lionel Rose , Australian boxer (b. 1948)
2012 –
Everett Lilly , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1924)
2012 –
Jerry McMorris , American businessman (b. 1941)
2012 –
Stacy Robinson , American football player (b. 1962)
2012 –
Maurice Sendak , American author and illustrator (b. 1928)
2012 –
Ampon Tangnoppakul , Thai criminal (b. 1948)
2012 –
Roman Totenberg , Polish-American violinist and educator (b. 1911)
2013 –
Jeanne Cooper , American actress (b. 1928)
2013 –
Bryan Forbes , English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2013 –
Juan José Muñoz , Argentinian businessman (b. 1950)
2013 –
Hugh J. Silverman , American philosopher and theorist (b. 1945)
2013 –
Ken Whaley , Austrian-English bass player (b. 1946)
2014 –
Roger L. Easton , American scientist, co-invented the
GPS (b. 1921)
2014 –
Nancy Malone , American actress, director, and producer (b. 1935)
2014 –
Yago Lamela , Spanish long jumper (b. 1977)
2014 –
Jair Rodrigues , Brazilian singer (b. 1939)
2014 –
R. Douglas Stuart Jr. , American businessman and diplomat,
United States Ambassador to Norway (b. 1916)
2014 –
Joseph P. Teasdale , American lawyer and politician, 48th
Governor of Missouri (b. 1936)
2015 –
Zeki Alasya , Turkish actor and director (b. 1943)
2015 –
Mwepu Ilunga , Congolese footballer (b. 1949)
2015 –
Menashe Kadishman , Israeli sculptor and painter (b. 1932)
2015 –
Juan Schwanner , Hungarian-Chilean footballer and manager (b. 1921)
2015 –
Atanas Semerdzhiev , Bulgarian soldier and politician, 1st
Vice President of Bulgaria (b. 1924)
2016 –
Tom M. Apostol , American analytic number theorist (b. 1923)
2016 –
William Schallert , American actor; president (1979–81) of the
Screen Actors Guild (b. 1922)
2018 –
Big Bully Busick , American professional wrestler (b. 1954)
[57]
2018 –
Anne V. Coates , British film editor (
Lawrence of Arabia ,
The Elephant Man ,
Erin Brockovich ),
Oscar winner (
1963 ) (b. 1925)
[58]
2019 –
Sprent Dabwido , President of
Nauru from 2011 to 2013 (b. 1972)
[59]
2021 –
Helmut Jahn , German-American architect (b. 1940)
[60]
2022 –
Robert Gillmor , British wildlife artist and illustrator (b. 1936)
[61]
2022 –
Dennis Waterman , English actor and singer (b. 1948)
[62]
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