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*[[1905]] – [[Jean Galia]], French rugby player and boxer (d. 1949) |
*[[1905]] – [[Jean Galia]], French rugby player and boxer (d. 1949) |
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*[[1906]] – [[Abraham Beame]], American accountant and politician, 104th [[Mayor of New York City]] (d. 2001) |
*[[1906]] – [[Abraham Beame]], American accountant and politician, 104th [[Mayor of New York City]] (d. 2001) |
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* 1906 – [[Ozzie Nelson]], American actor and bandleader (d. 1975) |
* 1906 – [[Ozzie Nelson]], American actor and bandleader (d. 1975)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for March 20: Sloane Stephens, Kathy Ireland |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/03/20/Famous-birthdays-for-March-20-Sloane-Stephens-Kathy-Ireland/2811679245497/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=19 March 2024 |date=20 March 2023}}</ref> |
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*[[1907]] – [[Hugh MacLennan]], Canadian author and educator (d. 1990) |
*[[1907]] – [[Hugh MacLennan]], Canadian author and educator (d. 1990) |
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*[[1908]] – [[Michael Redgrave]], English actor and director (d. 1985) |
*[[1908]] – [[Michael Redgrave]], English actor and director (d. 1985)<ref name="UPI"/> |
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*[[1909]] – [[Elisabeth Geleerd]], Dutch-American psychoanalyst (d. 1969)<ref name="jwa">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/geleerd-elisabeth-rozetta|title=Elisabeth Rozetta Geleerd|encyclopedia=The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women|last=Thompson|first=Nellie L|date=31 December 1999|access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref> |
*[[1909]] – [[Elisabeth Geleerd]], Dutch-American psychoanalyst (d. 1969)<ref name="jwa">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/geleerd-elisabeth-rozetta|title=Elisabeth Rozetta Geleerd|encyclopedia=The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women|last=Thompson|first=Nellie L|date=31 December 1999|access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref> |
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*[[1910]] – [[Erwin Blask]], German hammer thrower (d. 1999) |
*[[1910]] – [[Erwin Blask]], German hammer thrower (d. 1999) |
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* 1915 – [[Sister Rosetta Tharpe]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1973) |
* 1915 – [[Sister Rosetta Tharpe]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1973) |
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*[[1916]] – [[Pierre Messmer]], French lieutenant and politician, [[Prime Minister of France]] (d. 2007) |
*[[1916]] – [[Pierre Messmer]], French lieutenant and politician, [[Prime Minister of France]] (d. 2007) |
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*[[1917]] – [[Vera Lynn]], English singer, songwriter and actress (d. 2020) |
*[[1917]] – [[Vera Lynn]], English singer, songwriter and actress (d. 2020)<ref name="UPI"/> |
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* 1917 – [[Yigael Yadin]], Israeli archaeologist, general, and politician, [[Deputy leaders of Israel|Deputy Prime Minister of Israel]] (d. 1984) |
* 1917 – [[Yigael Yadin]], Israeli archaeologist, general, and politician, [[Deputy leaders of Israel|Deputy Prime Minister of Israel]] (d. 1984) |
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*[[1918]] – [[Jack Barry (game show host)|Jack Barry]], American game show host and producer, co-founded [[Barry & Enright Productions]] (d. 1984) |
*[[1918]] – [[Jack Barry (game show host)|Jack Barry]], American game show host and producer, co-founded [[Barry & Enright Productions]] (d. 1984) |
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* 1918 – [[Bernd Alois Zimmermann]], German composer (d. 1970) |
* 1918 – [[Bernd Alois Zimmermann]], German composer (d. 1970) |
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*[[1919]] – [[Gerhard Barkhorn]], [[Germany|German]] fighter ace (d. 1983) |
*[[1919]] – [[Gerhard Barkhorn]], [[Germany|German]] fighter ace (d. 1983) |
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*[[1920]] – [[Pamela Harriman]], English-American diplomat, 58th [[United States Ambassador to France]] (d. 1997) |
*[[1920]] – [[Pamela Harriman]], English-American diplomat, 58th [[United States Ambassador to France]] (d. 1997)<ref name="UPI"/> |
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* 1920 – [[Rosemary Timperley]], English author and screenwriter (d. 1988) |
* 1920 – [[Rosemary Timperley]], English author and screenwriter (d. 1988) |
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*[[1921]] – [[Usmar Ismail]], Indonesian filmmaker (d. 1971) |
*[[1921]] – [[Usmar Ismail]], Indonesian filmmaker (d. 1971) |
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*[[1922]] – [[Larry Elgart]], American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2017) |
*[[1922]] – [[Larry Elgart]], American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2017) |
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* 1922 – [[Ray Goulding]], American actor and screenwriter (d. 1990) |
* 1922 – [[Ray Goulding]], American actor and screenwriter (d. 1990) |
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* 1922 – [[Carl Reiner]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2020) |
* 1922 – [[Carl Reiner]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2020)<ref name="UPI"/> |
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*[[1923]] – [[Con Martin]], Irish footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
*[[1923]] – [[Con Martin]], Irish footballer and manager (d. 2013) |
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* 1923 – [[Shaukat Siddiqui]], Pakistani journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006) |
* 1923 – [[Shaukat Siddiqui]], Pakistani journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006) |
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*[[1928]] – [[Jerome Biffle]], American long jumper and coach (d. 2002) |
*[[1928]] – [[Jerome Biffle]], American long jumper and coach (d. 2002) |
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* 1928 – [[James P. Gordon]], American physicist and engineer (d. 2013) |
* 1928 – [[James P. Gordon]], American physicist and engineer (d. 2013) |
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* 1928 – [[Fred Rogers]], American television host and producer (d. 2003) |
* 1928 – [[Fred Rogers]], American television host and producer (d. 2003)<ref name="UPI"/> |
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*[[1929]] – [[William Andrew MacKay]], Canadian lawyer and judge (d. 2013) |
*[[1929]] – [[William Andrew MacKay]], Canadian lawyer and judge (d. 2013) |
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* 1929 – [[Germán Robles]], Spanish-Mexican actor and director (d. 2015) |
* 1929 – [[Germán Robles]], Spanish-Mexican actor and director (d. 2015) |
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*[[1930]] – [[S. Arasaratnam]], Sri Lankan historian, author, and academic (d. 1998) |
*[[1930]] – [[S. Arasaratnam]], Sri Lankan historian, author, and academic (d. 1998) |
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*[[1931]] – [[Dinos Christianopoulos]], Greek poet (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/21/dinos-christianopoulos-the-poet-of-thessaloniki-rebetiko/ | title=Dinos Christianopoulos, "The Poet of Thessaloniki," Was Rebetiko Scholar | date=21 September 2021 }}</ref> |
*[[1931]] – [[Dinos Christianopoulos]], Greek poet (d. 2020)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/21/dinos-christianopoulos-the-poet-of-thessaloniki-rebetiko/ | title=Dinos Christianopoulos, "The Poet of Thessaloniki," Was Rebetiko Scholar | date=21 September 2021 }}</ref> |
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* 1931 – [[Hal Linden]], American actor, singer, and director |
* 1931 – [[Hal Linden]], American actor, singer, and director<ref name="AP"/> |
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* 1931 – [[Rein Raamat]], Estonian director and screenwriter |
* 1931 – [[Rein Raamat]], Estonian director and screenwriter |
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*[[1933]] – [[Lateef Adegbite]], Nigerian lawyer and politician (d. 2012) |
*[[1933]] – [[Lateef Adegbite]], Nigerian lawyer and politician (d. 2012) |
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* 1933 – [[George Altman]], American baseball player |
* 1933 – [[George Altman]], American baseball player |
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* 1933 – [[Ian Walsh (rugby league)|Ian Walsh]], Australian rugby league player and coach (d. 2013) |
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*[[1934]] – [[Willie Brown (politician)|Willie Brown]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 41st [[Mayor of San Francisco]] |
*[[1934]] – [[Willie Brown (politician)|Willie Brown]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 41st [[Mayor of San Francisco]] |
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* 1934 – [[David Malouf]], Australian author and playwright |
* 1934 – [[David Malouf]], Australian author and playwright |
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*[[1936]] – [[Lee "Scratch" Perry]], Jamaican singer, songwriter, music producer, and inventor (d. 2021) |
*[[1936]] – [[Lee "Scratch" Perry]], Jamaican singer, songwriter, music producer, and inventor (d. 2021) |
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* 1936 – [[Mark Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate]], English lieutenant, lawyer, and judge |
* 1936 – [[Mark Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate]], English lieutenant, lawyer, and judge |
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*[[1937]] – [[Lois Lowry]], American author |
*[[1937]] – [[Lois Lowry]], American author<ref name="UPI"/> |
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* 1937 – [[Jerry Reed]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2008) |
* 1937 – [[Jerry Reed]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2008) |
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*[[1938]] – [[Sergei Novikov (mathematician)|Sergei Novikov]], Russian mathematician and academic, winner of the Fields Medal |
*[[1938]] – [[Sergei Novikov (mathematician)|Sergei Novikov]], Russian mathematician and academic, winner of the Fields Medal |
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* 1940 – [[Mary Ellen Mark]], American photographer and journalist (d. 2015) |
* 1940 – [[Mary Ellen Mark]], American photographer and journalist (d. 2015) |
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* 1940 – [[Giampiero Moretti]], Italian race car driver and businessman, founded the [[Momo (company)|Momo company]] (d. 2012) |
* 1940 – [[Giampiero Moretti]], Italian race car driver and businessman, founded the [[Momo (company)|Momo company]] (d. 2012) |
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*[[1941]] – [[Pat Corrales]], American baseball player and manager |
*[[1941]] – [[Pat Corrales]], American baseball player and manager (d. 2023) |
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* 1941 – [[Kenji Kimihara]], Japanese runner |
* 1941 – [[Kenji Kimihara]], Japanese runner |
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*[[1943]] – [[Gerard Malanga]], American poet and photographer |
*[[1943]] – [[Gerard Malanga]], American poet and photographer |
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*[[1945]] – [[Henry Bartholomay]], American soldier and pilot (d. 2015) |
*[[1945]] – [[Henry Bartholomay]], American soldier and pilot (d. 2015) |
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* 1945 – [[Jay Ingram]], Canadian television host and author |
* 1945 – [[Jay Ingram]], Canadian television host and author |
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* 1945 – [[Pat Riley]], American basketball player and |
* 1945 – [[Pat Riley]], American basketball player, coach, and executive<ref name="AP"/> |
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* 1945 – [[Tim Yeo]], English politician, [[Shadow Secretary of State for Health]] |
* 1945 – [[Tim Yeo]], English politician, [[Shadow Secretary of State for Health]] |
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*[[1946]] – [[Douglas B. Green]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
*[[1946]] – [[Douglas B. Green]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
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*[[1947]] – [[John Boswell]], American historian, philologist, and academic (d. 1994) |
*[[1947]] – [[John Boswell]], American historian, philologist, and academic (d. 1994) |
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*[[1948]] – [[John de Lancie]], American actor |
*[[1948]] – [[John de Lancie]], American actor |
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* 1948 – [[Bobby Orr]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
* 1948 – [[Bobby Orr]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach<ref name="AP"/> |
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* 1948 – [[Nikos Papazoglou]], Greek singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011) |
* 1948 – [[Nikos Papazoglou]], Greek singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011) |
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*[[1949]] – [[Marcia Ball]], American |
*[[1949]] – [[Marcia Ball]], American singer-songwriter and pianist<ref name="AP"/> |
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* 1949 – [[Richard Dowden]], English journalist and educator |
* 1949 – [[Richard Dowden]], English journalist and educator |
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*[[1950]] – [[William Hurt]], American actor (d. 2022) |
*[[1950]] – [[William Hurt]], American actor (d. 2022)<ref name="UPI"/> |
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* 1950 – [[Carl Palmer]], English drummer, percussionist, and songwriter |
* 1950 – [[Carl Palmer]], English drummer, percussionist, and songwriter<ref name="AP"/> |
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*[[1951]] – [[Jimmie Vaughan]], American |
*[[1951]] – [[Jimmie Vaughan]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"/> |
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*[[1952]] – [[Geoff Brabham]], Australian race car driver |
*[[1952]] – [[Geoff Brabham]], Australian race car driver |
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* 1952 – [[David Greenaway (economist)|David Greenaway]], English economist and academic |
* 1952 – [[David Greenaway (economist)|David Greenaway]], English economist and academic |
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* 1956 – [[Anne Donahue]], American lawyer and politician |
* 1956 – [[Anne Donahue]], American lawyer and politician |
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* 1956 – [[Naoto Takenaka]], Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director |
* 1956 – [[Naoto Takenaka]], Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director |
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*[[1957]] – [[ |
*[[1957]] – [[Amy Aquino]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> |
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* 1957 – [[David Foster (woodchopper)|David Foster]], Australian woodchopper |
* 1957 – [[David Foster (woodchopper)|David Foster]], Australian woodchopper |
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* 1957 – [[Spike Lee]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today’s famous birthdays list for March 20, 2023 includes celebrities Spike Lee, Holly Hunter |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/03/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-march-20-2023-includes-celebrities-spike-lee-holly-hunter.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=19 March 2024 |date=20 March 2023}}</ref> |
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* 1957 – [[Theresa Russell]], American actress |
* 1957 – [[Theresa Russell]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> |
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* 1957 – [[Chris Wedge]], American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor |
* 1957 – [[Chris Wedge]], American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor |
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*[[1958]] – [[Holly Hunter]], American actress and producer |
*[[1958]] – [[Holly Hunter]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP"/> |
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* 1958 – [[Rickey Jackson]], American football player |
* 1958 – [[Rickey Jackson]], American football player |
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* 1958 – [[Joe Reaiche]], Australian rugby player |
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*[[1959]] – [[Dave Beasant]], English footballer and coach |
*[[1959]] – [[Dave Beasant]], English footballer and coach |
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* 1959 – [[Mary Roach]], American author |
* 1959 – [[Mary Roach]], American author |
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*[[1961]] – [[Ingrid Arndt-Brauer]], German politician |
*[[1961]] – [[Ingrid Arndt-Brauer]], German politician |
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* 1961 – [[Jesper Olsen]], Danish footballer and manager |
* 1961 – [[Jesper Olsen]], Danish footballer and manager |
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* 1961 – [[Slim Jim Phantom]], American musician and songwriter<ref name="AP"/> |
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* 1961 – [[Sara Wheeler]], English author and journalist |
* 1961 – [[Sara Wheeler]], English author and journalist |
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*[[1962]] – [[Stephen Sommers]], American director, producer, and screenwriter |
*[[1962]] – [[Stephen Sommers]], American director, producer, and screenwriter |
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*[[1963]] – [[Paul Annacone]], American tennis player and coach |
*[[1963]] – [[Paul Annacone]], American tennis player and coach |
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* 1963 – [[Kathy Ireland]], American model, actress, and furniture designer |
* 1963 – [[Kathy Ireland]], American model, actress, and furniture designer<ref name="AP"/> |
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* 1963 – [[Yelena Romanova]], Russian runner (d. 2007) |
* 1963 – [[Yelena Romanova]], Russian runner (d. 2007) |
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* 1963 – [[David Thewlis]], English-French actor, director, and screenwriter |
* 1963 – [[David Thewlis]], English-French actor, director, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"/> |
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*[[1964]] – [[Natacha Atlas]], Belgian singer-songwriter |
*[[1964]] – [[Natacha Atlas]], Belgian singer-songwriter |
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*[[1965]] – [[William Dalrymple (historian)|William Dalrymple]], Scottish historian and author |
*[[1965]] – [[William Dalrymple (historian)|William Dalrymple]], Scottish historian and author |
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* 1968 – [[Ultra Naté]], American singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ, and promoter |
* 1968 – [[Ultra Naté]], American singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ, and promoter |
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* 1968 – [[Ken Ono]], Japanese-American mathematician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uva.theopenscholar.com/files/ken-ono/files/vitaeshort.pdf|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220326190956/https://uva.theopenscholar.com/files/ken-ono/files/vitaeshort.pdf|archive-date=2022-03-26|title=Ken Ono's Long CV|access-date=2022-03-26|url-status=live}}</ref> |
* 1968 – [[Ken Ono]], Japanese-American mathematician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uva.theopenscholar.com/files/ken-ono/files/vitaeshort.pdf|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220326190956/https://uva.theopenscholar.com/files/ken-ono/files/vitaeshort.pdf|archive-date=2022-03-26|title=Ken Ono's Long CV|access-date=2022-03-26|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* 1968 – [[Liza Snyder]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> |
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*[[1969]] – [[Yvette Cooper]], English economist and politician, former [[Secretary of State for Work and Pensions]] |
*[[1969]] – [[Yvette Cooper]], English economist and politician, former [[Secretary of State for Work and Pensions]] |
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* 1969 – [[Fabien Galthié]], French rugby player |
* 1969 – [[Fabien Galthié]], French rugby player |
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*[[1970]] – [[Edoardo Ballerini]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
*[[1970]] – [[Edoardo Ballerini]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
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* 1970 – [[Josephine Medina]], Filipino Paralympic table tennis player (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/josephine-medina|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922202435/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/josephine-medina|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-09-22|title=Paralympic - MEDINA Josephine Table Tennis Philippines|date=2016-09-22|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> |
* 1970 – [[Josephine Medina]], Filipino Paralympic table tennis player (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/josephine-medina|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922202435/https://www.rio2016.com/en/paralympics/athlete/josephine-medina|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-09-22|title=Paralympic - MEDINA Josephine Table Tennis Philippines|date=2016-09-22|access-date=2019-01-28}}</ref> |
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* 1970 – [[sj Miller]], American academic, public speaker, and social justice activist <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006057834.html|title=LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)|website=id.loc.gov|others=The Library of Congress|access-date=2018-03-08}}</ref> |
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*[[1971]] – [[Manny Alexander]], Dominican baseball player |
*[[1971]] – [[Manny Alexander]], Dominican baseball player |
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* 1971 – [[Alexander Chaplin]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> |
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* 1971 – [[Touré (journalist)|Touré]], American journalist and author |
* 1971 – [[Touré (journalist)|Touré]], American journalist and author |
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*[[1972]] – [[Chilly Gonzales]], Canadian-German singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer |
*[[1972]] – [[Chilly Gonzales]], Canadian-German singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer |
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* 1973 – [[Natalya Khrushcheleva]], Russian runner |
* 1973 – [[Natalya Khrushcheleva]], Russian runner |
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* 1973 – [[Talal Khalifa Aljeri]], Kuwaiti businessman |
* 1973 – [[Talal Khalifa Aljeri]], Kuwaiti businessman |
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*[[1974]] – [[Paula Garcés]], Colombian-American actress<ref name="AP"/> |
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* 1974 – [[Carsten Ramelow]], German footballer |
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*[[1975]] – [[Ramin Bahrani]], American director, producer, and screenwriter |
*[[1975]] – [[Ramin Bahrani]], American director, producer, and screenwriter |
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* 1975 – [[Isolde Kostner]], Italian skier |
* 1975 – [[Isolde Kostner]], Italian skier |
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*[[1976]] – [[Chester Bennington]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2017) |
*[[1976]] – [[Chester Bennington]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2017)<ref name="UPI"/> |
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*[[1978]] – [[Kevin Betsy]], English- |
*[[1978]] – [[Kevin Betsy]], English-Seychelles footballer and manager<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=11483|title=Kevin Betsy|website=soccerbase.com|access-date=14 March 2020}}</ref> |
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* 1978 – [[Brent Sherwin]], Australian rugby league player |
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*[[1979]] – [[Shinnosuke Abe]], Japanese baseball player |
*[[1979]] – [[Shinnosuke Abe]], Japanese baseball player |
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* 1979 – [[Freema Agyeman]], English actress |
* 1979 – [[Freema Agyeman]], English actress<ref name="UPI"/> |
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* 1979 – [[Daniel Cormier]], American mixed martial artist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daniel Cormier ("DC") {{!}} MMA Fighter Page |url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/daniel-cormier |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Tapology |language=en}}</ref> |
* 1979 – [[Daniel Cormier]], American mixed martial artist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daniel Cormier ("DC") {{!}} MMA Fighter Page |url=https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/daniel-cormier |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Tapology |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 1979 – [[Bianca Lawson]], American actress<ref name="AP"/> |
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* 1979 – [[Keven Mealamu]], New Zealand rugby player |
* 1979 – [[Keven Mealamu]], New Zealand rugby player |
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*[[1980]] – [[Jamal Crawford]], American basketball player |
*[[1980]] – [[Jamal Crawford]], American basketball player |
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* 1980 – [[Robertas Javtokas]], Lithuanian basketball player |
* 1980 – [[Robertas Javtokas]], Lithuanian basketball player |
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* 1980 – [[Michelle Snow]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Michelle Snow |url=https://stats.wnba.com/player/100729/misc/ |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref> |
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*[[1981]] – [[Ian Murray (footballer)|Ian Murray]], Scottish footballer |
*[[1981]] – [[Ian Murray (footballer)|Ian Murray]], Scottish footballer |
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*[[1982]] – [[Nick Blood]], English actor<ref name="AP"/> |
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* 1982 – [[Terrence Duffin]], Zimbabwean cricketer |
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* 1982 – [[Tomasz Kuszczak]], Polish footballer |
* 1982 – [[Tomasz Kuszczak]], Polish footballer |
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* 1982 – [[José Moreira]], Portuguese footballer |
* 1982 – [[José Moreira]], Portuguese footballer |
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*[[1983]] – [[Michael Cassidy (actor)|Michael Cassidy]], American actor<ref name="AP"/> |
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* 1983 – [[Carolina Padrón]], Venezuelan journalist |
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* 1983 – [[Jenni Vartiainen]], Finnish singer |
* 1983 – [[Jenni Vartiainen]], Finnish singer |
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*[[1984]] – [[Vikram Banerjee]], English cricketer |
*[[1984]] – [[Vikram Banerjee]], English cricketer |
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* 1984 – [[Valtteri Filppula]], Finnish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Valtteri Filppula |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/valtteri-filppula-8470047 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref> |
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* 1984 – [[Christy Carlson Romano]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP"/> |
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* 1984 – [[Fernando Torres]], Spanish footballer |
* 1984 – [[Fernando Torres]], Spanish footballer |
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*[[1985]] – [[Morgan Amalfitano]], French footballer |
*[[1985]] – [[Morgan Amalfitano]], French footballer |
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*[[1986]] – [[Dean Geyer]], South African-Australian singer-songwriter and actor |
*[[1986]] – [[Dean Geyer]], South African-Australian singer-songwriter and actor |
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* 1986 – [[Julián Magallanes]], Argentinian footballer |
* 1986 – [[Julián Magallanes]], Argentinian footballer |
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* 1986 – [[Ruby Rose]], Australian actress and model |
* 1986 – [[Ruby Rose]], Australian actress and model<ref name="AP"/> |
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* 1986 – [[Román Torres]], Panamanian footballer |
* 1986 – [[Román Torres]], Panamanian footballer |
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*[[1987]] – [[Daniel Maa Boumsong]], Cameroonian footballer |
*[[1987]] – [[Daniel Maa Boumsong]], Cameroonian footballer |
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* 1987 – [[Jon Brockman]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jon Brockman |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201972/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref> |
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* 1987 – [[Jô]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Jo|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=44750|website=Player Stats|publisher=[[Soccerbase]]|access-date=2 January 2018}}</ref> |
* 1987 – [[Jô]], Brazilian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Jo|url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=44750|website=Player Stats|publisher=[[Soccerbase]]|access-date=2 January 2018}}</ref> |
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* 1987 – [[Pedro Ken]], Brazilian footballer |
* 1987 – [[Pedro Ken]], Brazilian footballer |
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* 1987 – [[Sergei Kostitsyn]], Belarusian ice hockey player |
* 1987 – [[Sergei Kostitsyn]], Belarusian ice hockey player |
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*[[1989]] – [[Xavier Dolan]], Canadian actor and director |
*[[1989]] – [[Xavier Dolan]], Canadian actor and director |
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* 1989 – [[Tamim Iqbal]], Bangladeshi |
* 1989 – [[Tamim Iqbal]], Bangladeshi cricketer |
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*[[1990]] – [[Blake Ferguson (rugby league)|Blake Ferguson]], Australian rugby league player |
*[[1990]] – [[Blake Ferguson (rugby league)|Blake Ferguson]], Australian rugby league player |
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* 1990 – [[Brad Hand]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brad Hand |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/brad-hand-543272 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref> |
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* 1990 – [[Marcos Rojo]], Argentine footballer |
* 1990 – [[Marcos Rojo]], Argentine footballer |
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*[[1991]] – [[Mattia Destro]], Italian footballer |
*[[1991]] – [[Mattia Destro]], Italian footballer |
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* 1991 – [[Michał Kucharczyk]], Polish footballer |
* 1991 – [[Michał Kucharczyk]], Polish footballer |
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* 1991 – [[Nick Leddy]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nick Leddy |url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/player/nick-leddy-8475181 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref> |
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* 1991 – [[Ethan Lowe]], Australian rugby league player |
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*[[1992]] – [[Justin Faulk]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Justin Faulk |url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/player/justin-faulk-8475753 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref> |
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*[[1993]] – [[JaKarr Sampson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=JaKarr Sampson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203960/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref> |
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*[[1995]] – [[Jack Bird]], Australian rugby league player |
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*[[1995]] – [[Kei (singer)|Kei]], South Korean singer |
*[[1995]] – [[Kei (singer)|Kei]], South Korean singer |
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* 1995 – [[Nick Paul]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicholas Paul |url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/player/nicholas-paul-8477426 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=19 March 2024}}</ref> |
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*[[2003]] – [[Cooper Hoffman]], American actor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/who-cooper-hoffman-philip-seymour-son-age-movie-1529418?amp=1|title = Philip Seymour Hoffman's son Cooper to star in coming-of-age drama|website = [[Newsweek]]|date = September 3, 2020}}</ref> |
*[[2003]] – [[Cooper Hoffman]], American actor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/who-cooper-hoffman-philip-seymour-son-age-movie-1529418?amp=1|title = Philip Seymour Hoffman's son Cooper to star in coming-of-age drama|website = [[Newsweek]]|date = September 3, 2020}}</ref> |
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Events
Pre-1600
- 673 – Emperor Tenmu of Japan assumes the Chrysanthemum Throne at the Palace of Kiyomihara in Asuka.
- 1206 – Michael IV Autoreianos is appointed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
- 1600 – The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden: five Swedish noblemen are publicly beheaded in the aftermath of the War against Sigismund (1598–1599).[1]
1601–1900
- 1602 – The Dutch East India Company is established.
- 1616 – Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment.
- 1760 – The Great Boston Fire of 1760 destroys 349 buildings.
- 1815 – After escaping from Elba, Napoleon enters Paris with a regular army of 140,000 and a volunteer force of around 200,000, beginning his "Hundred Days" rule.
- 1848 – German revolutions of 1848–49: King Ludwig I of Bavaria abdicates.
- 1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin is published.
- 1854 – The Republican Party of the United States is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin, US.
- 1861 – An earthquake destroys Mendoza, Argentina.
- 1883 – The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is signed.
- 1888 – The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
- 1890 – Chancellor of the German Empire Otto von Bismarck is dismissed by Emperor Wilhelm II.
- 1896 – With the approval of Emperor Guangxu, the Qing dynasty post office is opened, marking the beginning of a postal service in China.
1901–present
- 1913 – Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later.
- 1916 – Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.[citation needed]
- 1921 – The Upper Silesia plebiscite was a plebiscite mandated by the Versailles Treaty to determine a section of the border between Weimar Germany and Poland.
- 1922 – The USS Langley is commissioned as the first United States Navy aircraft carrier.
- 1923 – The Arts Club of Chicago hosts the opening of Pablo Picasso's first United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso, becoming an early proponent of modern art in the United States.
- 1926 – Chiang Kai-shek initiates a purge of communist elements within the National Revolutionary Army in Guangzhou.[2]
- 1933 – Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler ordered the creation of Dachau concentration camp as Chief of Police of Munich and appointed Theodor Eicke as the camp commandant.
- 1942 – World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: "I came out of Bataan and I shall return".
- 1948 – With a Musicians Union ban lifted, the first telecasts of classical music in the United States, under Eugene Ormandy and Arturo Toscanini, are given on CBS and NBC.
- 1951 – Fujiyoshida, a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of Honshū is founded.
- 1952 – The US Senate ratifies the Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan.
- 1956 – Tunisia gains independence from France.
- 1964 – The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organisation) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
- 1969 – A United Arab airlines (now Egyptair) Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at Aswan international Airport, killing 100 people.[3]
- 1972 – The Troubles: The first car bombing by the Provisional IRA in Belfast kills seven people and injures 148 others in Northern Ireland.
- 1985 – Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
- 1985 – Canadian paraplegic athlete and humanitarian Rick Hansen begins his circumnavigation of the globe in a wheelchair in the name of spinal cord injury medical research.
- 1987 – The Food and Drug Administration approves the anti-AIDS drug, AZT.
- 1988 – Eritrean War of Independence: Having defeated the Nadew Command, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front enters the town of Afabet, victoriously concluding the Battle of Afabet.
- 1990 – Ferdinand Marcos's widow, Imelda Marcos, goes on trial for bribery, embezzlement, and racketeering.
- 1993 – The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb kills two children in Warrington, England. It leads to mass protests in both Britain and Ireland.
- 1995 – The Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo carries out a sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway, killing 13 and wounding over 6,200 people.
- 1999 – Legoland California, the first Legoland outside of Europe, opens in Carlsbad, California, US.
- 2000 – Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, a former Black Panther once known as H. Rap Brown, is captured after murdering Georgia sheriff's deputy Ricky Kinchen and critically wounding Deputy Aldranon English.
- 2003 – Iraq War: The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Poland begin an invasion of Iraq.
- 2006 – Over 150 Chadian soldiers are killed in eastern Chad by members of the rebel UFDC. The rebel movement sought to overthrow Chadian president Idriss Déby.
- 2010 – Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland begins eruptions that would last for three months, heavily disrupting air travel in Europe.[4]
- 2012 – At least 52 people are killed and more than 250 injured in a wave of terror attacks across ten cities in Iraq.
- 2014 – Four suspected Taliban members attack the Kabul Serena Hotel, killing at least nine people.
- 2015 – A Solar eclipse, equinox, and a supermoon all occur on the same day.
- 2015 – Syrian civil war: The Siege of Kobanî is broken by the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Free Syrian Army (FSA), marking a turning point in the Rojava–Islamist conflict.[5]
- 2019 – Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is sworn in as acting president of Kazakhstan, following the resignation of long-time president Nursultan Nazarbayev.[6]
Births
Pre-1600
- 43 BC – Ovid, Roman poet (d. 17)
- 1253 – Magadu, renamed Wareru, founder of Ramanya Kingdom, renamed Hanthawady Kingdom of Pegu (b. a commoner; d. on a Saturday in January 1307)
- 1319 – Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke (d. 1348)
- 1469 – Cecily of York (d. 1507)
- 1477 – Jerome Emser, German theologian and scholar (d. 1527)
- 1479 – Ippolito d'Este, Italian cardinal (d. 1520)
- 1502 – Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575)
- 1532 – Juan de Ribera, Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1611)
1601–1900
- 1612 – Anne Bradstreet, Puritan American poet (d. 1672)
- 1615 – Dara Shikoh, Indian prince (d. 1659)
- 1639 – Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian diplomat, Hetman of Ukraine (d. 1709)
- 1680 – Emanuele d'Astorga, Italian composer (d. 1736)[7]
- 1725 – Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman sultan (d. 1789)
- 1737 – Rama I, Thai king (d. 1809)
- 1771 – Heinrich Clauren, German author (d. 1854)
- 1796 – Edward Gibbon Wakefield, English politician (d. 1862)
- 1799 – Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet and author (d. 1839)
- 1800 – Braulio Carrillo Colina, Costa Rican lawyer and politician, President of Costa Rica (d. 1845)
- 1805 – Thomas Cooper, British poet (d. 1892)
- 1811 – Napoleon II, French emperor (d. 1832)
- 1811 – George Caleb Bingham, American painter and politician, State Treasurer of Missouri (d. 1879)
- 1821 – Ned Buntline, American journalist, author, and publisher (d. 1886)
- 1824 – Theodor von Heuglin, German explorer and ornithologist (d. 1876)
- 1828 – Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian poet, playwright, and director (d. 1906)
- 1831 – Patrick Jennings, Northern Irish-Australian politician, 11th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1897)
- 1831 – Solomon L. Spink, American lawyer and politician (d. 1881)
- 1834 – Charles William Eliot, American mathematician and academic (d. 1926)
- 1836 – Ferris Jacobs, Jr., American general, lawyer, and politician (d. 1886)
- 1836 – Edward Poynter, English painter, illustrator, and curator (d. 1919)
- 1840 – Illarion Pryanishnikov, Russian painter (d. 1894)
- 1843 – Ambrosio Flores, Filipino politician (d. 1912)[8]
- 1851 – Ismail Gasprinski, Crimean Tatar educator, publisher, and politician (d. 1914)
- 1856 – John Lavery, Irish painter (d. 1941)
- 1856 – Frederick Winslow Taylor, American tennis player and engineer (d. 1915)
- 1870 – Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, German general (d. 1964)[9]
- 1874 – Börries von Münchhausen, German poet and activist (d. 1945)
- 1876 – Payne Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1927)
- 1879 – Maud Menten, Canadian physician and biochemist (d. 1960)[10]
- 1882 – René Coty, French lawyer and politician, 17th President of France (d. 1962)
- 1882 – Harold Weber, American golfer (d. 1933)
- 1884 – Philipp Frank, Austrian-American physicist, mathematician, and philosopher (d. 1966)
- 1884 – John Jensen, Australian public servant (d. 1970)
- 1885 – Vernon Ransford, Australian cricketer (d. 1958)
- 1888 – Amanda Clement, American baseball player, umpire, and educator (d. 1971)
- 1890 – Lauritz Melchior, Danish-American tenor and actor (d. 1973)
- 1894 – Amalie Sara Colquhoun, Australian landscape and portrait painter (d. 1974)
- 1895 – Fredric Wertham, German-American psychologist and author (d. 1981)
- 1897 – Frank Sheed, Australian-British Catholic writer and apologist (d. 1981)[11]add
- 1898 – Eduard Wiiralt, Estonian artist (d. 1954)
- 1899 – Vladimír Mandl, Czechoslovak lawyer (d. 1941) [12]
- 1900 – Amelia Chopitea Villa, Bolivia's first female physician (d. 1942)[13]
1901–present
- 1903 – Edgar Buchanan, American actor (d. 1979)
- 1904 – B. F. Skinner, American psychologist and author (d. 1990)
- 1905 – Jean Galia, French rugby player and boxer (d. 1949)
- 1906 – Abraham Beame, American accountant and politician, 104th Mayor of New York City (d. 2001)
- 1906 – Ozzie Nelson, American actor and bandleader (d. 1975)[14]
- 1907 – Hugh MacLennan, Canadian author and educator (d. 1990)
- 1908 – Michael Redgrave, English actor and director (d. 1985)[14]
- 1909 – Elisabeth Geleerd, Dutch-American psychoanalyst (d. 1969)[15]
- 1910 – Erwin Blask, German hammer thrower (d. 1999)
- 1911 – Alfonso García Robles, Mexican lawyer and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
- 1912 – Ralph Hauenstein, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016)
- 1913 – Nikolai Stepulov, Russian-Estonian boxer (d. 1968)
- 1914 – Wendell Corey, American actor and politician (d. 1968)
- 1915 – Rudolf Kirchschläger, Austrian judge and politician, 8th President of Austria (d. 2000)
- 1915 – Sviatoslav Richter, Ukrainian pianist and composer (d. 1997)
- 1915 – Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1973)
- 1916 – Pierre Messmer, French lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 2007)
- 1917 – Vera Lynn, English singer, songwriter and actress (d. 2020)[14]
- 1917 – Yigael Yadin, Israeli archaeologist, general, and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1984)
- 1918 – Jack Barry, American game show host and producer, co-founded Barry & Enright Productions (d. 1984)
- 1918 – Donald Featherstone, English soldier and author (d. 2013)
- 1918 – Marian McPartland, English-American pianist and composer (d. 2013)
- 1918 – Bernd Alois Zimmermann, German composer (d. 1970)
- 1919 – Gerhard Barkhorn, German fighter ace (d. 1983)
- 1920 – Pamela Harriman, English-American diplomat, 58th United States Ambassador to France (d. 1997)[14]
- 1920 – Rosemary Timperley, English author and screenwriter (d. 1988)
- 1921 – Usmar Ismail, Indonesian filmmaker (d. 1971)
- 1921 – Dušan Pirjevec, Slovenian historian and philosopher (d. 1977)
- 1921 – Alfréd Rényi, Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1970)
- 1922 – Larry Elgart, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 2017)
- 1922 – Ray Goulding, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1990)
- 1922 – Carl Reiner, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2020)[14]
- 1923 – Con Martin, Irish footballer and manager (d. 2013)
- 1923 – Shaukat Siddiqui, Pakistani journalist, author, and activist (d. 2006)
- 1925 – John Ehrlichman, American lawyer, 12th White House Counsel (d. 1999)
- 1927 – John Joubert, South African-English composer and academic (d. 2019)
- 1928 – Jerome Biffle, American long jumper and coach (d. 2002)
- 1928 – James P. Gordon, American physicist and engineer (d. 2013)
- 1928 – Fred Rogers, American television host and producer (d. 2003)[14]
- 1929 – William Andrew MacKay, Canadian lawyer and judge (d. 2013)
- 1929 – Germán Robles, Spanish-Mexican actor and director (d. 2015)
- 1930 – S. Arasaratnam, Sri Lankan historian, author, and academic (d. 1998)
- 1931 – Dinos Christianopoulos, Greek poet (d. 2020)[16]
- 1931 – Hal Linden, American actor, singer, and director[17]
- 1931 – Rein Raamat, Estonian director and screenwriter
- 1933 – Lateef Adegbite, Nigerian lawyer and politician (d. 2012)
- 1933 – George Altman, American baseball player
- 1934 – Willie Brown, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 41st Mayor of San Francisco
- 1934 – David Malouf, Australian author and playwright
- 1935 – Ted Bessell, American actor and director (d. 1996)
- 1935 – Bettye Washington Greene, American chemist (d. 1995)
- 1936 – Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican singer, songwriter, music producer, and inventor (d. 2021)
- 1936 – Mark Saville, Baron Saville of Newdigate, English lieutenant, lawyer, and judge
- 1937 – Lois Lowry, American author[14]
- 1937 – Jerry Reed, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2008)
- 1938 – Sergei Novikov, Russian mathematician and academic, winner of the Fields Medal
- 1939 – Gerald Curran, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
- 1939 – Don Edwards, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2022)
- 1939 – Walter Jakob Gehring, Swiss biologist and academic (d. 2014)
- 1939 – Brian Mulroney, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Prime Minister of Canada (d. 2024)[18]
- 1940 – Stathis Chaitas, Greek footballer and manager
- 1940 – Mary Ellen Mark, American photographer and journalist (d. 2015)
- 1940 – Giampiero Moretti, Italian race car driver and businessman, founded the Momo company (d. 2012)
- 1941 – Pat Corrales, American baseball player and manager (d. 2023)
- 1941 – Kenji Kimihara, Japanese runner
- 1943 – Gerard Malanga, American poet and photographer
- 1943 – Douglas Tompkins, American businessman, co-founded The North Face and Esprit Holdings (d. 2015)
- 1943 – Paul Junger Witt, American director and producer (d. 2018)
- 1944 – John Cameron, English composer and conductor
- 1944 – Camille Cosby, American author, producer, and philanthropist
- 1944 – Alan Harper, English-Irish archbishop
- 1945 – Henry Bartholomay, American soldier and pilot (d. 2015)
- 1945 – Jay Ingram, Canadian television host and author
- 1945 – Pat Riley, American basketball player, coach, and executive[17]
- 1945 – Tim Yeo, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Health
- 1946 – Douglas B. Green, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1946 – Malcolm Simmons, English motorcycle racer (d. 2014)
- 1947 – John Boswell, American historian, philologist, and academic (d. 1994)
- 1948 – John de Lancie, American actor
- 1948 – Bobby Orr, Canadian ice hockey player and coach[17]
- 1948 – Nikos Papazoglou, Greek singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)
- 1949 – Marcia Ball, American singer-songwriter and pianist[17]
- 1949 – Richard Dowden, English journalist and educator
- 1950 – William Hurt, American actor (d. 2022)[14]
- 1950 – Carl Palmer, English drummer, percussionist, and songwriter[17]
- 1951 – Jimmie Vaughan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[17]
- 1952 – Geoff Brabham, Australian race car driver
- 1952 – David Greenaway, English economist and academic
- 1953 – Phil Judd, New Zealand singer-songwriter, guitarist and painter
- 1954 – Mike Francesa, American radio talk show host and television commentator
- 1954 – Liana Kanelli, Greek journalist and politician
- 1954 – Paul Mirabella, American baseball player
- 1955 – Nina Kiriki Hoffman, American author
- 1955 – Ian Moss, Australian guitarist and singer-songwriter
- 1955 – Mariya Takeuchi, Japanese singer-songwriter
- 1956 – Catherine Ashton, English politician, Vice-President of the European Commission
- 1956 – Anne Donahue, American lawyer and politician
- 1956 – Naoto Takenaka, Japanese actor, comedian, singer, and director
- 1957 – Amy Aquino, American actress[17]
- 1957 – Vanessa Bell Calloway, American actress[17]
- 1957 – David Foster, Australian woodchopper
- 1957 – Spike Lee, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[17]
- 1957 – Theresa Russell, American actress[17]
- 1957 – Chris Wedge, American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor
- 1958 – Holly Hunter, American actress and producer[17]
- 1958 – Rickey Jackson, American football player
- 1959 – Dave Beasant, English footballer and coach
- 1959 – Mary Roach, American author
- 1959 – Sting, American wrestler
- 1959 – Peter Truscott, Baron Truscott, British Labour Party politician and peer[19]
- 1960 – Norm Magnusson, American painter and sculptor
- 1960 – Norbert Pohlmann, German computer scientist and academic
- 1960 – Yuri Shargin, Russian colonel, engineer, and astronaut
- 1961 – Ingrid Arndt-Brauer, German politician
- 1961 – Jesper Olsen, Danish footballer and manager
- 1961 – Slim Jim Phantom, American musician and songwriter[17]
- 1961 – Sara Wheeler, English author and journalist
- 1962 – Stephen Sommers, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1963 – Paul Annacone, American tennis player and coach
- 1963 – Kathy Ireland, American model, actress, and furniture designer[17]
- 1963 – Yelena Romanova, Russian runner (d. 2007)
- 1963 – David Thewlis, English-French actor, director, and screenwriter[17]
- 1964 – Natacha Atlas, Belgian singer-songwriter
- 1965 – William Dalrymple, Scottish historian and author
- 1967 – Xavier Beauvois, French actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1967 – Mookie Blaylock, American basketball player
- 1968 – Carlos Almeida, Cape Verdean runner
- 1968 – A. J. Jacobs, American journalist and author
- 1968 – Paul Merson, English footballer and manager
- 1968 – Ultra Naté, American singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ, and promoter
- 1968 – Ken Ono, Japanese-American mathematician[20]
- 1968 – Liza Snyder, American actress[17]
- 1969 – Yvette Cooper, English economist and politician, former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- 1969 – Fabien Galthié, French rugby player
- 1970 – Edoardo Ballerini, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1970 – Josephine Medina, Filipino Paralympic table tennis player (d. 2021)[21]
- 1970 – Michael Rapaport, American actor, podcaster, and director[17]
- 1971 – Manny Alexander, Dominican baseball player
- 1971 – Alexander Chaplin, American actor[17]
- 1971 – Touré, American journalist and author
- 1972 – Chilly Gonzales, Canadian-German singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
- 1972 – Alex Kapranos, English-Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1972 – Greg Searle, English rower
- 1972 – Marco Sejna, German footballer
- 1972 – Cristel Vahtra, Estonian skier
- 1973 – Nicky Boje, South African cricketer
- 1973 – Natalya Khrushcheleva, Russian runner
- 1973 – Talal Khalifa Aljeri, Kuwaiti businessman
- 1974 – Paula Garcés, Colombian-American actress[17]
- 1974 – Carsten Ramelow, German footballer
- 1975 – Ramin Bahrani, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1975 – Isolde Kostner, Italian skier
- 1976 – Chester Bennington, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (d. 2017)[14]
- 1978 – Kevin Betsy, English-Seychelles footballer and manager[22]
- 1979 – Shinnosuke Abe, Japanese baseball player
- 1979 – Freema Agyeman, English actress[14]
- 1979 – Daniel Cormier, American mixed martial artist[23]
- 1979 – Bianca Lawson, American actress[17]
- 1979 – Keven Mealamu, New Zealand rugby player
- 1980 – Jamal Crawford, American basketball player
- 1980 – Robertas Javtokas, Lithuanian basketball player
- 1980 – Michelle Snow, American basketball player[24]
- 1981 – Ian Murray, Scottish footballer
- 1982 – Nick Blood, English actor[17]
- 1982 – Terrence Duffin, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1982 – Tomasz Kuszczak, Polish footballer
- 1982 – José Moreira, Portuguese footballer
- 1983 – Michael Cassidy, American actor[17]
- 1983 – Carolina Padrón, Venezuelan journalist
- 1983 – Jenni Vartiainen, Finnish singer
- 1984 – Vikram Banerjee, English cricketer
- 1984 – Valtteri Filppula, Finnish ice hockey player[25]
- 1984 – Christy Carlson Romano, American actress and singer[17]
- 1984 – Fernando Torres, Spanish footballer
- 1985 – Morgan Amalfitano, French footballer
- 1985 – Ronnie Brewer, American basketball player
- 1985 – Nicolas Lombaerts, Belgian footballer
- 1986 – Dean Geyer, South African-Australian singer-songwriter and actor
- 1986 – Julián Magallanes, Argentinian footballer
- 1986 – Ruby Rose, Australian actress and model[17]
- 1986 – Román Torres, Panamanian footballer
- 1987 – Daniel Maa Boumsong, Cameroonian footballer
- 1987 – Jon Brockman, American basketball player[26]
- 1987 – Jô, Brazilian footballer[27]
- 1987 – Pedro Ken, Brazilian footballer
- 1987 – Sergei Kostitsyn, Belarusian ice hockey player
- 1989 – Xavier Dolan, Canadian actor and director
- 1989 – Tamim Iqbal, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1990 – Blake Ferguson, Australian rugby league player
- 1990 – Brad Hand, American baseball player[28]
- 1990 – Justin H. Min, American actor[14]
- 1990 – Marcos Rojo, Argentine footballer
- 1991 – Mattia Destro, Italian footballer
- 1991 – Michał Kucharczyk, Polish footballer
- 1991 – Nick Leddy, American ice hockey player[29]
- 1992 – Justin Faulk, American ice hockey player[30]
- 1993 – JaKarr Sampson, American basketball player[31]
- 1993 – Sloane Stephens, American tennis player[14]
- 1995 – Kei, South Korean singer
- 1995 – Nick Paul, Canadian ice hockey player[32]
- 2003 – Cooper Hoffman, American actor[33]
Deaths
Pre-1600
- 687 – Cuthbert, Northumbrian (English) monk, bishop, and saint (b. 634)
- 703 – Wulfram, archbishop of Sens
- 842 – Alfonso II, king of Asturias (Spain) (b. 759)
- 851 – Ebbo, archbishop of Reims
- 1181 – Taira no Kiyomori, Japanese general (b. 1118)
- 1191 – Pope Clement III (b. 1130)
- 1239 – Hermann von Salza, German knight and diplomat (b. 1179)
- 1302 – Ralph Walpole, Bishop of Norwich
- 1336 – Maurice Csák, Hungarian Dominican friar (b. 1270)[34]
- 1351 – Muhammad bin Tughluq, Sultan of Delhi
- 1390 – Alexios III Megas Komnenos, Emperor of Trebizond (b. 1338)
- 1413 – Henry IV of England (b. 1367)
- 1440 – Sigismund I of Lithuania
- 1475 – Georges Chastellain, Burgundian chronicler and poet
- 1549 – Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, English general and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1508)
- 1568 – Albert, Duke of Prussia (b. 1490)
1601–1900
- 1619 – Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1557)
- 1673 – Augustyn Kordecki, Polish monk (b. 1603)
- 1688 – Maria of Orange-Nassau, Dutch princess (b. 1642)
- 1730 – Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (b. 1692)[35]
- 1746 – Nicolas de Largillière, French painter and academic (b. 1656)
- 1780 – Benjamin Truman, English brewer and businessman (b. 1699)
- 1793 – William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1705)
- 1835 – Louis Léopold Robert, French painter (b. 1794)
- 1849 – James Justinian Morier, Turkish-English author and diplomat (b. 1780)
- 1855 – Joseph Aspdin, English businessman (b. 1788)
- 1865 – Yamanami Keisuke, Japanese samurai (b. 1833)
- 1874 – Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (b. 1810)
- 1878 – Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814)
- 1894 – Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian lawyer, journalist and politician (b. 1802)
- 1897 – Apollon Maykov, Russian poet and playwright (b. 1821)
- 1899 – Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist and author (b. 1822)
1901–present
- 1909 – Friedrich Amelung, Estonian historian and businessman (b. 1842)
- 1918 – Lewis A. Grant, American general and lawyer (b. 1828)
- 1925 – George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India (b. 1859)
- 1929 – Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal (b. 1851)
- 1930 – Arthur F. Andrews, American cyclist (b. 1876)
- 1931 – Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (b. 1876)
- 1933 – Giuseppe Zangara, Italian-American assassin of Anton Cermak (b. 1900; executed)[36]
- 1940 – Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. 1860)
- 1941 – Oskar Baum, Bohemian writer (b. 1883)[37]
- 1945 – Dorothy Campbell, Scottish-American golfer (b. 1883)
- 1945 – Maria Lacerda de Moura, Brazilian teacher and anarcha-feminist (b. 1887)[38]
- 1946 – Amadeus William Grabau, American-Chinese geologist, paleontologist, and academic (b. 1870)
- 1947 – Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and director (b. 1884)
- 1952 – Hjalmar Väre, Finnish cyclist (b. 1892)
- 1958 – Adegoke Adelabu, Nigerian merchant, journalist, and politician (b. 1915)
- 1964 – Brendan Behan, Irish republican and playwright (b. 1923)
- 1965 – Daniel Frank, American long jumper (b. 1882)
- 1966 – Demetrios Galanis, Greek artist (b. 1879) [39]
- 1966 – Johnny Morrison, American baseball player (b. 1895)
- 1968 – Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director and screenwriter (b. 1889)
- 1969 – Henri Longchambon, French politician (b. 1896)
- 1971 – Falih Rıfkı Atay, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1894)
- 1972 – Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (b. 1921)
- 1974 – Chet Huntley, American journalist (b. 1911)
- 1977 – Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, English politician, 9th Governor-General of New Zealand (b. 1909)
- 1977 – Terukuni Manzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 38th Yokozuna (b. 1919)
- 1978 – Jacques Brugnon, French tennis player (b. 1895)
- 1981 – Gerry Bertier, American football player (b. 1953)
- 1983 – Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1891)
- 1990 – Maurice Cloche, French director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1907)
- 1990 – Lev Yashin, Russian footballer (b. 1929)
- 1992 – Georges Delerue, French composer (b. 1925)
- 1993 – Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
- 1994 – Lewis Grizzard, American writer and humorist (b. 1946)
- 1997 – V. S. Pritchett, English short story writer, essayist, and critic (b. 1900)
- 1999 – Patrick Heron, British painter (b. 1920)
- 2000 – Gene Eugene, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1961)
- 2001 – Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (b. 1949)
- 2004 – Juliana of the Netherlands (b. 1909)
- 2004 – Pierre Sévigny, Canadian colonel and politician (b. 1917)
- 2005 – Armand Lohikoski, American-Finnish director and screenwriter (b. 1912)
- 2007 – Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1933)
- 2007 – Taha Yassin Ramadan, Iraqi politician, Vice President of Iraq (b. 1938)
- 2007 – Hawa Yakubu, Ghanaian politician (b. 1948)
- 2010 – Ai, American poet and academic (b. 1947)
- 2010 – Girija Prasad Koirala, Indian-Nepalese politician, 30th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1924)
- 2010 – Stewart Udall, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 37th United States Secretary of the Interior (b. 1920)
- 2011 – Johnny Pearson, English pianist, conductor, and composer (b. 1925)
- 2012 – Lincoln Hall, Australian mountaineer and author (b. 1955)
- 2012 – Noboru Ishiguro, Japanese animator and director (b. 1938)
- 2012 – Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, Polish-Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1910)
- 2012 – Jim Stynes, Irish-Australian footballer (b. 1966)
- 2013 – James Herbert, English author (b. 1943)
- 2013 – George Lowe, New Zealand-English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1924)[40]
- 2013 – Zillur Rahman, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, 19th President of Bangladesh (b. 1929)[41]
- 2014 – Hennie Aucamp, South African poet, author, and academic (b. 1934)[42]
- 2014 – Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian footballer (b. 1930)[43]
- 2014 – Tonie Nathan, American politician (b. 1923)[44]
- 2014 – Khushwant Singh, Indian journalist and author (b. 1915)[45]
- 2015 – Eva Burrows, Australian 13th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1929)[46]
- 2015 – Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1930)[47]
- 2016 – Anker Jørgensen, Danish politician, Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1922)[48]
- 2017 – David Rockefeller, American billionaire and philanthropist (b. 1915)[49]
- 2018 – C. K. Mann, a Ghanaian Highlife musician and producer (b. 1936)[50]
- 2019 – Mary Warnock, English philosopher and writer (b. 1924) [51]
- 2020 – Kenny Rogers, American singer (b. 1938)[52]
- 2023 – John Sattler, Australian rugby league player (b. 1942)[53]
- 2023 – Kyle White, Australian rugby league player (b. 1970)[54]
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day:
- Great American Meatout (United States)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Tunisia from France in 1956.
- International Day of Happiness (United Nations)[55]
- International Francophonie Day (Organisation internationale de la Francophonie), and its related observances:
- National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States)
- World Sparrow Day
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