February 1
Events
Pre-1600
1601âÂÂ1900
- 1662 – The Chinese general Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege.
- 1713 – The Kalabalik or Skirmish at Bender results from the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III's order that his unwelcome guest, King Charles XII of Sweden, be seized.
- 1793 – French Revolutionary Wars: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
- 1796 – The capital of Upper Canada is moved from Newark to York.
- 1814 – Mayon in the Philippines erupts, killing around 1,200 people, which was the most devastating eruption of the volcano.
- 1835 – Slavery is abolished in Mauritius.
- 1861 – American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States and joins the Confederacy a week later.
- 1864 – Second Schleswig War: Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, starting the war.
- 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- 1884 – The first volume (A to Ant) of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.
- 1893 – Thomas A. Edison finishes construction of the first motion picture studio, the Black Maria in West Orange, New Jersey.
- 1895 – Fountains Valley, Pretoria, the oldest nature reserve in Africa, is proclaimed by President Paul Kruger.
- 1896 РLa boh̬me premieres in Turin at the Teatro Regio (Turin), conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini.
- 1897 – Shinhan Bank, the oldest bank in South Korea, opens in Seoul.
- 1900 – Great Britain, defeated by Boers in key battles, names Lord Roberts commander of British forces in South Africa.
1901âÂÂpresent
- 1908 – Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
- 1924 – RussiaâÂÂUnited Kingdom relations are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.
- 1942 – World War II: Josef Terboven, Reichskommissar of German-occupied Norway, appoints Vidkun Quisling the Minister President of the National Government.
- 1942 – World War II: U.S. Navy conducts Marshalls–Gilberts raids, the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater.
- 1942 – Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States government, begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the Axis powers.
- 1942 – Mao Zedong makes a speech on "Reform in Learning, the Party and Literature", which puts into motion the Yan'an Rectification Movement.
- 1946 – Trygve Lie of Norway is picked to be the first United Nations Secretary-General.
- 1946 – The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the Hungarian Republic.
- 1950 – The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
- 1957 – Northeast Airlines Flight 823 crashes on Rikers Island in New York City, killing 20 people and injuring 78 others.
- 1960 – Four black students stage the first of the Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.
- 1964 – The Beatles have their first number one hit in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand".
- 1968 – Vietnam War: The execution of Viet Cong officer Nguyá»Â
n VÃÂn Lém by South Vietnamese National Police Chief Nguyá»Â
n Ngá»Âc Loan is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by Eddie Adams.
- 1968 – Canada's three military services, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army and the Royal Canadian Air Force, are unified into the Canadian Forces.
- 1968 – The New York Central Railroad and the Pennsylvania Railroad are merged to form Penn Central Transportation.
- 1972 – Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
- 1974 РA fire in the 25-story Joelma Building in Ṣo Paulo, Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
- 1979 – Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile.
- 1981 – The Underarm bowling incident of 1981 occurred when Trevor Chappell bowls underarm on the final delivery of a game between Australia and New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
- 1982 – The Intel 80286 is released, which introduced protected mode memory. The IBM PC/AT and its clones used this CPU.
- 1991 – A runway collision between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at Los Angeles International Airport results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others.
- 1991 – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes the Hindu Kush region, killing at least 848 people in Afghanistan, Pakistan and present-day Tajikistan.
- 1992 – The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case.
- 1996 – The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
- 1998 – Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
- 2002 – Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal, kidnapped on January 23, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors.
- 2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
- 2004 – Hajj pilgrimage stampede: In a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured.
- 2004 – Double suicide attack in Erbil on the offices of Iraqi Kurdish political parties by members of Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
- 2005 РKing Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'̩tat to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.
- 2007 – The National Weather Service in the United States switches from the Fujita scale to the new Enhanced Fujita scale to measure the intensity and strength of tornadoes.
- 2009 – The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland, making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government.
- 2012 – Seventy-four people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of clashes between fans of Egyptian football teams Al Masry and Al Ahly in the city of Port Said.
- 2013 – The Shard, the sixth-tallest building in Europe, opens its viewing gallery to the public.
- 2021 РA coup d'̩tat in Myanmar removes Aung San Suu Kyi from power and restores military rule.
- 2022 – Five-year-old Moroccan boy Rayan Aourram falls into a 32-meter (105 feet) deep well in Ighran village in Tamorot commune, Chefchaouen Province, Morocco, but dies four days later, before rescue workers reached him.
Births
Pre-1600
- 1261 – Walter de Stapledon, English bishop and politician, Lord High Treasurer (died 1326)
- 1435 – Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy (died 1472)
- 1447 – Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg (died 1504)
- 1459 – Conrad Celtes, German poet and scholar (died 1508)
- 1462 – Johannes Trithemius, German lexicographer, historian, and cryptographer (died 1516)
- 1552 – Edward Coke, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (died 1634)
- 1561 – Henry Briggs, British mathematician (died 1630)
1601âÂÂ1900
- 1635 – Marquard Gude, German archaeologist and scholar (died 1689)
- 1648 – Elkanah Settle, English poet and playwright (died 1724)
- 1659 – Jacob Roggeveen, Dutch explorer (died 1729)
- 1663 – Ignacia del EspÃÂritu Santo, Filipino nun, founded the Religious of the Virgin Mary (died 1748)
- 1666 РMarie Th̩r̬se de Bourbon, Princess of Conti and titular queen of Poland (died 1732)
- 1687 – Johann Adam Birkenstock, German violinist and composer (died 1733)
- 1690 – Francesco Maria Veracini, Italian violinist and composer (died 1768)
- 1701 – Johan Agrell, Swedish-German pianist and composer (died 1765)
- 1761 – Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, South African-French mycologist and academic (died 1836)
- 1763 – Thomas Campbell, Irish minister and theologian (died 1854)
- 1796 РAbraham Emanuel Fr̦hlich, Swiss minister, poet, and educator (died 1865)
- 1801 – ÃÂmile Littré, French lexicographer and philosopher (died 1881)
- 1820 – George Hendric Houghton, American clergyman and theologian (died 1897)
- 1836 – Emil Hartmann, Danish organist and composer (died 1898)
- 1844 – G. Stanley Hall, American psychologist and academic (died 1924)
- 1851 – Durham Stevens, American lawyer and diplomat (died 1908)
- 1858 – Ignacio Bonillas, Mexican diplomat (died 1942)
- 1859 – Victor Herbert, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor (died 1924)
- 1866 – Agda Meyerson, Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (died 1924)
- 1868 – ÃÂtefan Luchian, Romanian painter and illustrator (died 1917)
- 1870 – Erik Adolf von Willebrand, Finnish physician (died 1949)
- 1872 – Clara Butt, English opera singer (died 1936)
- 1872 – Jerome F. Donovan, American lawyer and politician (died 1949)
- 1873 – John Barry, Irish soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1901)
- 1874 – Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian author, poet, and playwright (died 1929)
- 1878 – Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect, designed the Grand Hotel Aranybika (died 1955)
- 1878 – Milan HodÃ
¾a, Slovak journalist and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia (died 1944)
- 1881 – Tip Snooke, South African cricketer (died 1966)
- 1882 – Vladimir Dimitrov, Bulgarian artist (died 1960)
- 1882 – Louis St. Laurent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1973)
- 1884 – Bradbury Robinson, American football player and physician (died 1949)
- 1884 – Yevgeny Zamyatin, Russian journalist and author (died 1937)
- 1887 – Charles Nordhoff, English-American lieutenant, pilot, and author (died 1947)
- 1890 – Nikolai Reek, Estonian general and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of War (died 1942)
- 1894 – John Ford, American director and producer (died 1973)
- 1894 – James P. Johnson, American pianist and composer (died 1955)
- 1895 – Conn Smythe, Canadian businessman (died 1980)
- 1897 – Denise Robins, English journalist and author (died 1985)
- 1898 – Leila Denmark, American pediatrician and author (died 2012)
1901âÂÂpresent
- 1901 – Frank Buckles, American soldier (died 2011)
- 1901 – Clark Gable, American actor (died 1960)
- 1902 – Therese Brandl, German concentration camp guard (died 1947)
- 1902 – Langston Hughes, American poet, social activist, novelist, and playwright (died 1967)
- 1904 – S. J. Perelman, American humorist and screenwriter (died 1979)
- 1905 РEmilio Segr̬, Italian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989)
- 1906 – Adetokunbo Ademola, Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (died 1993)
- 1907 – Günter Eich, German author and songwriter (died 1972)
- 1907 – Camargo Guarnieri, Brazilian pianist and composer (died 1993)
- 1908 – George Pal, Hungarian-American animator and producer (died 1980)
- 1908 – Louis Rasminsky, Canadian economist and banker (died 1998)
- 1909 – George Beverly Shea, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (died 2013)
- 1910 – Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Chinese general and politician (died 2009)
- 1915 – Stanley Matthews, English footballer and manager (died 2000)
- 1917 РJos̩ Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (died 2013)
- 1917 – Eiji Sawamura, Japanese baseball player and soldier (died 1944)
- 1918 – Muriel Spark, Scottish novelist (died 2006)
- 1918 – Ignacy Tokarczuk, Polish archbishop (died 2012)
- 1920 – Zao Wou-Ki, Chinese-French painter (died 2013)
- 1921 – Teresa Mattei, Italian feminist partisan and politician (died 2013)
- 1921 – Patricia Robins, English writer and WAAF officer (died 2016)
- 1921 – Peter Sallis, English actor (died 2017)
- 1922 – Renata Tebaldi, Italian soprano and actress (died 2004)
- 1923 – Ben Weider, Canadian businessman, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (died 2008)
- 1924 – Emmanuel Scheffer, German-Israeli footballer, coach, and manager (died 2012)
- 1926 – Vivian Maier, American street photographer (died 2009)
- 1927 – Galway Kinnell, American poet and academic (died 2014)
- 1928 – Sam Edwards, Welsh physicist and academic (died 2015)
- 1928 – Tom Lantos, Hungarian-American academic and politician (died 2008)
- 1928 – Stuart Whitman, American actor (died 2020)
- 1930 – Shahabuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi judge and politician, 12th President of Bangladesh (died 2022)
- 1930 – Hussain Muhammad Ershad, Bangladeshi general and politician, 10th President of Bangladesh (died 2019)
- 1931 – Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (died 2007)
- 1932 – John Nott, British politician (died 2024)
- 1932 – Hassan al-Turabi, Sudanese activist and politician (died 2016)
- 1934 – Marina Kondratyeva, Russian ballet dancer (died 2024)
- 1936 – Tuncel Kurtiz, Turkish actor, playwright, and director (died 2013)
- 1937 – Don Everly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021)
- 1937 – Garrett Morris, American actor and comedian
- 1938 – Jimmy Carl Black, American drummer and singer (died 2008)
- 1938 – Jacky Cupit, American golfer
- 1938 – Sherman Hemsley, American actor and singer (died 2012)
- 1939 – Fritjof Capra, Austrian physicist, author, and academic
- 1939 РClaude Fran̤ois, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer (died 1978)
- 1939 – Paul Gillmor, American lawyer and politician (died 2007)
- 1939 – Ekaterina Maximova, Russian ballerina (died 2009)
- 1939 – Joe Sample, American pianist and composer (died 2014)
- 1941 – Jerry Spinelli, American author
- 1942 – Bibi Besch, Austrian-American actress (died 1996)
- 1942 – Terry Jones, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2020)
- 1944 – Burkhard Ziese, German footballer and manager (died 2010)
- 1945 – Serge Joyal, Canadian lawyer and politician, 50th Secretary of State for Canada
- 1945 – Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (died 2013)
- 1945 – Mary Jane Reoch, American cyclist (died 1993)
- 1946 – Karen Krantzcke, Australian tennis player (died 1977)
- 1946 – Elisabeth Sladen, English actress (died 2011)
- 1947 – Adam Ingram, Scottish computer programmer and politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
- 1947 – Normie Rowe, Australian singer-songwriter and actor
- 1947 – Jessica Savitch, American journalist (died 1983)
- 1948 – Rick James, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2004)
- 1949 – Lex Marinos, Australian actor (died 2024)
- 1950 – Mike Campbell, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
- 1950 – Ali Haydar Konca, Turkish politician, 4th Turkish Minister of European Union Affairs
- 1950 – Rich Williams, American guitarist and songwriter
- 1951 – Sonny Landreth, American guitarist and songwriter
- 1952 – Owoye Andrew Azazi, Nigerian general (died 2012)
- 1954 – Chuck Dukowski, American singer-songwriter and bass player
- 1954 – Bill Mumy, American actor, writer, and musician
- 1955 – T. R. Dunn, American basketball player and coach
- 1956 – Exene Cervenka, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1957 – Gilbert Hernandez, American author and illustrator
- 1957 – Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, Saudi Arabian businessman (died 2007)
- 1958 – Luther Blissett, Jamaican-English footballer and manager
- 1958 – Eleanor Laing, Scottish lawyer and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
- 1959 – Wade Wilson, American football player and coach (died 2019)
- 1961 – Volker Fried, German field hockey player and coach
- 1961 – Kaduvetti Guru, Indian politician (died 2018)
- 1961 – Daniel M. Tani, American engineer and astronaut
- 1962 РJos̩ Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer (died 2004)
- 1962 – Tomoyasu Hotei, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1962 – Takashi Murakami, Japanese painter and sculptor
- 1964 – Jani Lane, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)
- 1964 – Eli Ohana, Israeli football player, and club chairman
- 1964 – Mario Pelchat, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1964 – Linus Roache, English actor
- 1965 – Sherilyn Fenn, American actress
- 1965 – Brandon Lee, American actor and martial artist (died 1993)
- 1965 РSt̩phanie of Monaco
- 1966 – Michelle Akers, American soccer player
- 1967 – Meg Cabot, American author and screenwriter
- 1968 – Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 2023)
- 1968 – Mark Recchi, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1968 – Pauly Shore, American actor and comedian
- 1969 – Gabriel Batistuta, Argentinian footballer
- 1969 – Andrew Breitbart, American journalist, author, and publisher (died 2012)
- 1969 – Brian Krause, American actor
- 1969 – Joshua Redman, American musician and composer
- 1969 – Franklyn Rose, Jamaican cricketer
- 1969 – Patrick Wilson, American musician and songwriter
- 1970 – Yasuyuki Kazama, Japanese racing driver
- 1970 – Malik Sealy, American basketball player and actor (died 2000)
- 1971 – Michael C. Hall, American actor and producer
- 1971 – Tommy Salo, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1972 – Leymah Gbowee, Liberian peace activist
- 1972 – Christian Ziege, German footballer
- 1973 – Andrew DeClercq, American basketball player and coach
- 1973 – ÃÂscar Pérez Rojas, Mexican footballer
- 1974 – Walter McCarty, American basketball player and coach
- 1975 – Big Boi, American rapper
- 1975 – Martijn Reuser, Dutch footballer
- 1975 – TomáÃ
¡ Vlasák, Czech ice hockey player
- 1976 – Phil Ivey, American poker player
- 1976 – Mat Rogers, Australian rugby player
- 1977 – Robert Traylor, American basketball player (died 2011)
- 1978 – Tim Harding, Australian singer and actor
- 1979 – ValentÃÂn Elizalde, Mexican singer-songwriter (died 2006)
- 1979 – Jason Isbell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1979 – Juan, Brazilian footballer
- 1980 РH̩ctor Luna, Dominican baseball player
- 1981 – Hins Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter
- 1981 РChristian Gim̩nez, Argentinian footballer
- 1981 – Graeme Smith, South African cricketer
- 1982 – Gavin Henson, Welsh rugby player
- 1982 – Shoaib Malik, Pakistani cricketer
- 1983 – Heather DeLoach, American actress
- 1983 – Kevin Martin, American basketball player
- 1983 – Jurgen Van den Broeck, Belgian cyclist
- 1983 – Andrew VanWyngarden, American singer-songwriter and musician
- 1984 – Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer
- 1985 – Dean Shiels, Irish footballer
- 1986 – Jorrit Bergsma, Dutch speed skater
- 1986 – Lauren Conrad, American fashion designer and author
- 1986 – Ladislav Ã
 mÃÂd, Czech ice hockey player
- 1987 – Sebastian Boenisch, Polish footballer
- 1987 – Moises Henriques, Portuguese-Australian cricketer
- 1987 – Austin Jackson, American baseball player
- 1987 – Heather Morris, American actress, singer, and dancer
- 1987 – Giuseppe Rossi, Italian footballer
- 1987 – Ronda Rousey, American mixed martial artist, wrestler and actress
- 1988 – Brett Anderson, American baseball player
- 1989 – Ricky Pinheiro, Portuguese footballer
- 1990 – Tyler Myers, American-Canadian ice hockey player
- 1991 – Blake Austin, Australian rugby league player
- 1992 – Sean Manaea, American baseball player
- 1993 – Diego Mella, Italian footballer
- 1994 – Anna-Lena Friedsam, German tennis player
- 1994 – Julia Garner, American actress
- 1994 – Harry Styles, English singer-songwriter and actor
- 1996 – Ahmad Abughaush, Jordanian taekwondo athlete
- 1996 – Doyoung, South Korean singer
- 1997 – Drew Eubanks, American basketball player
- 1997 – Jihyo, South Korean singer
- 1999 – Mohamed Abdelmonem, Egyptian footballer
- 2000 – Talanoa Hufanga, American football player
- 2002 – Brian Brobbey, Dutch footballer
Deaths
Pre-1600
1601âÂÂ1900
- 1691 – Pope Alexander VIII (born 1610)
- 1718 – Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (born 1660)
- 1733 – Augustus II the Strong, Polish king (born 1670)
- 1734 – John Floyer, English physician and author (born 1649)
- 1743 – Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni, Italian organist and composer (born 1657)
- 1750 – Bakar of Georgia (born 1699)
- 1761 РPierre Fran̤ois Xavier de Charlevoix, French priest and historian (born 1682)
- 1768 – Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet, English field marshal and politician (born 1685)
- 1793 – William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1717)
- 1803 – Anders Chydenius, Finnish economist, philosopher and Lutheran priest (born 1729)
- 1832 – Archibald Murphey, American judge and politician (born 1777)
- 1851 – Mary Shelley, English novelist and playwright (born 1797)
- 1871 – Alexander Serov, Russian composer and critic (born 1820)
- 1893 – George Henry Sanderson, American lawyer and politician, 22nd Mayor of San Francisco (born 1824)
- 1897 – Constantin von Ettingshausen, Austrian geologist and botanist (born 1826)
1901âÂÂpresent
- 1903 – Sir George Stokes, Anglo-Irish physicist, mathematician, and politician (born 1819)
- 1907 РL̩on Serpollet, French businessman (born 1858)
- 1908 – Carlos I of Portugal (born 1863)
- 1916 – James Boucaut, English-Australian politician, 11th Premier of South Australia (born 1831)
- 1917 – Georg Andreas Bull, Norwegian architect (born 1829)
- 1922 – William Desmond Taylor, American actor and director (born 1872)
- 1924 – Maurice Prendergast, American painter (born 1858)
- 1928 – Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (born 1869)
- 1936 – Georgios Kondylis, Greek general and politician, 128th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1878)
- 1940 – Philip Francis Nowlan, American author, created Buck Rogers (born 1888)
- 1940 – Zacharias Papantoniou, Greek journalist and critic (born 1877)
- 1944 – Piet Mondrian, Dutch-American painter (born 1872)
- 1949 – Nicolae Dumitru Cocea, Romanian journalist, author, and activist (born 1880)
- 1949 – Herbert Stothart, American conductor and composer (born 1885)
- 1957 – Friedrich Paulus, German general (born 1890)
- 1958 – Clinton Davisson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1888)
- 1959 – Madame Sul-Te-Wan, American actress (born 1873)
- 1965 – Johan Scharffenberg, Norwegian psychiatrist (born 1869)
- 1966 – Hedda Hopper, American actress and journalist (born 1885)
- 1966 – Buster Keaton, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1895)
- 1968 – Echol Cole and Robert Walker - sparking the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike
- 1970 РAlfr̩d R̩nyi, Hungarian mathematician and academic (born 1921)
- 1976 – Werner Heisenberg, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1901)
- 1976 – George Whipple, American physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1878)
- 1979 РAbdi ̡pek̤i, Turkish journalist and activist (born 1929)
- 1980 – Yolanda González (activist), Basque activist (born1961)
- 1981 – Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American engineer and businessman, founded the Douglas Aircraft Company (born 1892)
- 1981 – Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1908)
- 1986 – Alva Myrdal, Swedish sociologist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902)
- 1987 – Alessandro Blasetti, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1900)
- 1988 – Heather O'Rourke, American child actress (born 1975)
- 1989 – Elaine de Kooning, American painter and academic (born 1918)
- 1989 – Eduardo Franco, Uruguayan lead singer of the band "Los Iracundos" (born 1945)
- 1991 – Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar, Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (born 1916)
- 1992 – Jean Hamburger, French physician and surgeon (born 1909)
- 1993 РSven Thofelt, Swedish modern pentathlete and ̩p̩e fencer (born 1904)
- 1996 – Ray Crawford, American race car driver, pilot, and businessman (born 1915)
- 1997 – Herb Caen, American journalist and author (born 1916)
- 1999 – Paul Mellon, American art collector and philanthropist (born 1907)
- 2001 РAndr̩ D'Allemagne, Canadian political scientist and academic (born 1929)
- 2002 – Aykut Barka, Turkish geologist and academic (born 1951)
- 2002 – Hildegard Knef, German actress and singer (born 1925)
- 2003 – Space Shuttle Columbia crew
- Michael P. Anderson, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (born 1959)
- David M. Brown, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (born 1956)
- Kalpana Chawla, Indian-American engineer and astronaut (born 1961)
- Laurel Clark, American captain, surgeon, and astronaut (born 1961)
- Rick Husband, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (born 1957)
- William C. McCool, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (born 1961)
- Ilan Ramon, Israeli colonel, pilot, and astronaut (born 1954)
- 2003 – Mongo SantamarÃÂa, Cuban-American drummer and bandleader (born 1922)
- 2004 РSuha Aṟn, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1942)
- 2005 – John Vernon, Canadian-American actor (born 1932)
- 2007 – Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-American playwright and composer (born 1911)
- 2008 – Beto Carrero, Brazilian actor and businessman (born 1937)
- 2010 – Jack Brisco, American professional wrestler (born 1941)
- 2012 – Don Cornelius, American television host and producer (born 1936)
- 2012 – WisÃ
Âawa Szymborska, Polish poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1923)
- 2013 – Helene Hale, American politician (born 1918)
- 2013 – Ed Koch, American lawyer, judge, and politician, 105th Mayor of New York City (born 1924)
- 2013 – Shanu Lahiri, Indian painter and educator (born 1928)
- 2013 – Cecil Womack, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1947)
- 2014 РLuis Aragon̩s, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1938)
- 2014 – Vasily Petrov, Russian marshal (born 1917)
- 2014 – Rene Ricard, American poet, painter, and critic (born 1946)
- 2014 – Maximilian Schell, Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930)
- 2015 – Aldo Ciccolini, Italian-French pianist (born 1925)
- 2015 – Udo Lattek, German footballer, manager, and sportscaster (born 1935)
- 2015 – Monty Oum, American animator, director, and screenwriter (born 1981)
- 2016 – ÃÂscar Humberto MejÃÂa Victores, Guatemalan general and politician, 27th President of Guatemala (born 1930)
- 2017 – Desmond Carrington, British actor and broadcaster (born 1926)
- 2018 – Barys Kit, Belarusian rocket scientist (born 1910)
- 2018 – Mowzey Radio, Ugandan singer and songwriter (born 1985)
- 2019 – Jeremy Hardy, English comedian, radio host and panelist (born 1961)
- 2019 – Clive Swift, English actor (born 1936)
- 2019 – Wade Wilson, American football player and coach (born 1959)
- 2021 – Dustin Diamond, American actor, director, stand-up comedian, and musician (born 1977)
- 2021 – Temur Tsiklauri, Georgian pop singer and actor (born 1946)
- 2022 – Remi De Roo, Canadian bishop of the Catholic Church (born 1924)
- 2025 РHorst K̦hler, Polish-German economist and politician, 9th President of Germany (born 1943)
- 2025 – Fay Vincent, American lawyer and businessman, 8th Commissioner of Baseball (born 1938)
Holidays and observances
References
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