Events
Pre-1600
1601âÂÂ1900
- 1676 – Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.
- 1777 – American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
- 1778 – The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.
- 1796 – George Washington's Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.
- 1799 – French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen.
- 1846 РTwo French shepherd children, M̩lanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud, experience a Marian apparition on a mountaintop near La Salette, France, now known as Our Lady of La Salette.
- 1852 – Annibale de Gasparis discovers the asteroid Massalia from the north dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte.
- 1862 – American Civil War: Union troops under William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by Sterling Price.
- 1863 – American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater.
- 1864 – American Civil War: Union troops under Philip Sheridan defeat a Confederate force commanded by Jubal Early. With over 50,000 troops engaged, it was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.
- 1868 – La Gloriosa begins in Spain.
- 1870 – Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city held out for over four months before surrendering.
- 1893 – In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
1901âÂÂpresent
- 1902 – A stampede at Shiloh Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, leads to the death of 115 attendees.
- 1916 – World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
- 1939 – World War II: The Battle of KÃÂpa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.
- 1940 – World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp to gather and smuggle out information for the resistance movement.
- 1944 – World War II: The Battle of Hürtgen Forest begins. It will become the second-longest individual battle that the U.S. Army has ever fought.
- 1944 – World War II: The Moscow Armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed, which officially ended the Continuation War.
- 1946 – The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
- 1950 – Korean War: An attack by North Korean forces was repelled at the Battle of Nam River.
- 1960 – Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan sign the Indus Waters Treaty for the control and management of the Indus, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas rivers.
- 1970 – Michael Eavis hosts the first Glastonbury Festival.
- 1970 – Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos.
- 1976 – Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew.
- 1976 – Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to investigate an unidentified flying object.
- 1978 – The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
- 1982 – Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system.
- 1983 – Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.
- 1985 – A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City.
- 1985 – Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa, John Denver, and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music.
- 1989 – A bomb destroys UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing all 170 passengers and crew.
- 1991 – ÃÂtzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria.
- 1995 – The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber Manifesto.
- 1997 – The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people.
- 2006 – The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.
- 2008 – A Learjet 60 carrying musicians Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein crashes during a rejected takeoff from Colombia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina, killing four of the six people on board. Barker and Goldstein both survive.
- 2010 – The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.
- 2011 – Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career saves leader with 602.
- 2016 – In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police.
- 2017 – The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage.
- 2021 – The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13.
- 2022 – The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.
- 2022 – A strong earthquake kills 2 and injures over 30 in Mexico's state of Michoacán.
- 2023 – Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; this leads to the flight of the Armenian population.
Births
Pre-1600
1601âÂÂ1900
- 1608 – Alfonso Litta, Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop (died 1679)
- 1638 – Isaac Milles, English minister (died 1720)
- 1662 – Jean-Paul Bignon, French priest and man of letters (died 1743)
- 1721 – William Robertson, Scottish historian (died 1793)
- 1749 – Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (died 1822)
- 1754 – John Ross Key, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (died 1821)
- 1759 – William Kirby, English priest and entomologist (died 1850)
- 1778 – Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (died 1868)
- 1796 – Hartley Coleridge, English poet and author (died 1849)
- 1802 – Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian journalist, lawyer, and politician, Governor-President of Hungary (died 1894)
- 1803 – Maria Anna of Savoy (died 1884)
- 1811 – Orson Pratt, American mathematician and religious leader (died 1881)
- 1824 – William Sellers, American engineer, inventor, and businessperson (died 1905)
- 1828 – Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss judge and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (died 1880)
- 1856 – Arthur Morgan, Australian politician, 16th Premier of Queensland (died 1916)
- 1865 – Frank Eugene, American-German photographer (died 1936)
- 1867 – Arthur Rackham, English illustrator (died 1939)
- 1869 – Ben Turpin, American comedian and actor (died 1940)
- 1871 – Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter (died 1938)
- 1882 – Christopher Stone, English radio host (died 1965)
- 1883 – Mabel Vernon, American educator and activist (died 1975)
- 1887 – Lovie Austin, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 1972)
- 1887 – Lynne Overman, American actor and singer (died 1943)
- 1888 – James Waddell Alexander II, American mathematician and topologist (died 1971)
- 1888 – Porter Hall, American actor (died 1953)
- 1889 – Sarah Louise Delany, American physician and author (died 1999)
- 1894 – Rachel Field, American author and poet (died 1942)
- 1898 – Giuseppe Saragat, Italian lawyer and politician, 5th President of Italy (died 1988)
- 1900 – Ricardo Cortez, American actor (died 1977)
1901âÂÂpresent
- 1905 – Judith Auer, German World War II resistance fighter (died 1944)
- 1908 РPaul B̩nichou, French historian, author, and critic (died 2001)
- 1908 – Robert Lecourt, French lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (died 2004)
- 1908 – Tatsuo Shimabuku, Japanese martial artist, founded Isshin-ryÃ
« (died 1975)
- 1910 – Margaret Lindsay, American actress (died 1981)
- 1910 – Arturo M. Tolentino, Filipino diplomat and politician (died 2004)
- 1912 – Reuben David, Indian veterinarian and zoo founder (died 1989)
- 1912 – Kurt Sanderling, Polish-German conductor (died 2011)
- 1913 – Frances Farmer, American actress (died 1970)
- 1913 – Helen Ward, American singer (died 1998)
- 1915 – Germán Valdés, Mexican actor, singer, and producer (died 1973)
- 1918 – Pablita Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo (Native American) painter (died 2006)
- 1919 – Roger Grenier, French journalist and author (died 2017)
- 1919 – Amalia Hernández, Mexican choreographer and dancer (died 2000)
- 1919 – Earl R. Fox, U.S. Navy and Coast Guard veteran; last active U.S. servicemember to serve in World War II (died 2012)
- 1920 – Roger Angell, American journalist, author, and editor (died 2022)
- 1921 – Paulo Freire, Brazilian philosopher, theorist, and academic (died 1997)
- 1921 – Billy Ward, American R&B singer-songwriter (died 2002)
- 1922 – Damon Knight, American author and critic (died 2002)
- 1922 – Willie Pep, American boxer and referee (died 2006)
- 1922 – Emil Zátopek, Czech runner (died 2000)
- 1924 – Vern Benson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2014)
- 1924 – Don Harron, Canadian actor and screenwriter (died 2015)
- 1925 – W. Reece Smith Jr., American lawyer and academic (died 2013)
- 1926 – Victoria BarbÃÂ, Moldovan animated film director (died 2020)
- 1926 – Masatoshi Koshiba, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2020)
- 1926 – James Lipton, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2020)
- 1926 – Duke Snider, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2011)
- 1927 – Helen Carter, American singer (died 1998)
- 1927 – William Hickey, American actor (died 1997)
- 1927 – Nick Massi, American singer and bass player (died 2000)
- 1929 – Marge Roukema, American educator and politician (died 2014)
- 1930 – Muhal Richard Abrams, American pianist, composer, and educator (died 2017)
- 1930 – Bettye Lane, American photographer and journalist (died 2012)
- 1930 – Antonio Margheriti, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2002)
- 1931 – Brook Benton, American pop/R&B/rock & roll singer-songwriter (died 1988)
- 1931 – Derek Gardner, English engineer (died 2011)
- 1932 – Mike Royko, American journalist and author (died 1997)
- 1932 – Stefanie Zweig, German journalist and author (died 2014)
- 1933 – Gilles Archambault, Canadian journalist and author
- 1934 – Brian Epstein, English businessman, The Beatles manager (died 1967)
- 1934 – Austin Mitchell, English journalist, academic and politician (died 2021)
- 1935 – Benjamin Thurman Hacker, American admiral (died 2003)
- 1936 – Martin Fay, Irish fiddler (died 2012)
- 1936 – Milan Marcetta, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2014)
- 1936 – Al Oerter, American discus thrower (died 2007)
- 1937 – Abner Haynes, American football player (died 2024)
- 1939 – Carl Schultz, Hungarian-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1940 – Zandra Rhodes, English fashion designer, founded the Fashion and Textile Museum
- 1941 – Umberto Bossi, Italian politician (died 2026)
- 1941 – Jim Fox, English pentathlete (died 2023)
- 1941 – Mariangela Melato, Italian actress (died 2013)
- 1943 РAndr̩ Boudrias, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2019)
- 1943 – Joe Morgan, American baseball player (died 2020)
- 1944 РAnders Bj̦rck, Swedish politician, 25th Swedish Minister of Defence
- 1944 – Edmund Joensen, Faroese politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
- 1944 – ðsmet ÃÂzel, Turkish poet and scholar
- 1945 – Kate Adie, English journalist and author
- 1947 – Henry Bromell, American novelist and screenwriter (died 2013)
- 1947 – Tanith Lee, English author (died 2015)
- 1948 – Jim Ard, American basketball player
- 1948 – Mykhaylo Fomenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 2024)
- 1949 – Ringo Mendoza, Mexican wrestler
- 1949 – Barry Scheck, American lawyer, co-founded the Innocence Project
- 1949 – Sidney Wicks, American basketball player
- 1950– Michael Proctor, English physicist, mathematician, and academic
- 1951 – Daniel Lanois, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1952 – Rhys Chatham, American trumpet player, guitarist, and composer
- 1952 – Henry Kaiser, American guitarist and composer
- 1952 – George Warrington, American businessman (died 2007)
- 1953 – Wayne Clark, Australian cricketer
- 1953 – Sarana VerLin, American singer-songwriter and violinist
- 1954 – Adam Phillips, Welsh psychotherapist and author
- 1954 – Eleni Vitali, Greek singer-songwriter
- 1955 – Richard Burmer, American composer and engineer (died 2006)
- 1957 – Dan Hampton, American football player
- 1957 – Chris Roupas, American basketball player
- 1960 – Loïc Bigois, French aerodynamicist and engineer
- 1960 – Yolanda SaldÃÂvar, American convicted murderer
- 1961 – Artur Ekert, Polish-British physicist and academic
- 1962 – Randy Myers, American baseball player
- 1962 – Ken Rosenthal, American sportscaster
- 1963 – Jarvis Cocker, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1963 – David Seaman, English footballer
- 1963 – Urmas Tartes, Estonian biologist and photographer
- 1964 – Patrick Marber, English actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1965 – Andrew Leeds, Australian rugby player and coach
- 1966 – Yoshihiro Takayama, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
- 1967 – Jim Abbott, American baseball player
- 1967 – Aleksandr Karelin, Russian wrestler and politician
- 1969 – Candy Dulfer, Dutch saxophonist
- 1969 – Jacek FrÃÂ
ckiewicz, Polish footballer
- 1969 – Alkinoos Ioannidis, Cypriot singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1969 – Kostya Tszyu, Russian-Australian boxer
- 1969 – Tapio Wilska, Finnish singer-songwriter
- 1970 – Gilbert Dionne, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1970 – Antoine Hey, German footballer and manager
- 1971 – Mike Sadlo, German footballer and manager
- 1972 – Ryan Girdler, Australian rugby league player
- 1972 – Ashot Nadanian, Armenian chess player and coach
- 1973 – Jacinta Allan, Australian politician, 49th Premier of Victoria
- 1973 – Nick Colgan, Irish footballer and coach
- 1973 – Cristiano da Matta, Brazilian racing driver
- 1973 – Javier Duarte, Mexican politician
- 1973 – David Zepeda, Mexican actor, model and singer
- 1974 – Hidetaka Miyazaki, Japanese video game designer and executive
- 1975 – Marcus Dunstan, American director and screenwriter
- 1976 – Raja Bell, American basketball player
- 1976 – Jan HlaváÃÂ, Czech ice hockey player
- 1976 – Sergey Tsinkevich, Belarusian footballer and referee
- 1977 – Poon Yiu Cheuk, Hong Kong footballer and coach
- 1977 – Aakash Chopra, Indian cricketer
- 1977 – Ryan Dusick, American musician and record producer
- 1977 – Tommaso Rocchi, Italian footballer
- 1977 – Mike Smith, American baseball player
- 1977 – Emil Sutovsky, Israeli chess player
- 1978 – Nick Johnson, American baseball player
- 1978 – Brett Keisel, American football player
- 1978 – Jorge López Montaña, Spanish footballer
- 1979 – Mikael Tellqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1980 – J. R. Bremer, American-Bosnian basketball player
- 1980 – James Ellison, English motorcycle racer
- 1980 – Dimitri Yachvili, French rugby player
- 1981 – Damiano Cunego, Italian cyclist
- 1982 – Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer
- 1982 – Eleni Daniilidou, Greek tennis player
- 1983 – Katharina Kucharowits, Austrian politician
- 1983 – Carl Landry, American basketball player
- 1983 – Joni Pitkänen, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1984 – Eva Marie, American wrestler
- 1984 – ÃÂngel Reyna, Mexican footballer
- 1985 – Alun Wyn Jones, Welsh rugby player
- 1985 – Song Joong-ki, South Korean actor
- 1985 – Nathanael Liminski, German politician
- 1985 – Renee Paquette, Canadian-American television personality
- 1986 – Leon Best, English footballer
- 1986 – Sally Pearson, Australian athlete and hurdler
- 1987 – Carlos Quintero, Colombian footballer
sh; George Springer, American baseball player
- 1990 – Saki Fukuda, Japanese actress and singer
- 1990 – Savvas Gentsoglou, Greek footballer
- 1990 – Stephon Gilmore, American football player
- 1990 – Kieran Trippier, English footballer
- 1991 – CJ McCollum, American basketball player
- 1992 – Jiro Kuroshio, Japanese wrestler
- 1992 – Palmer Luckey, American entrepreneur
- 1992 – Diego Antonio Reyes, Mexican footballer
- 1993 – Pi'erre Bourne, American record producer and rapper
- 1995 – Brent Faiyaz, American singer
- 1995 – Rachel Sennott, American actress
- 1996 – Brandon Clarke, Canadian-American basketball player
- 1996 – Dejounte Murray, American basketball player
- 1996 – Chris Silva, Gabonese basketball player
- 1998 – Nolan Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1998 – Trae Young, American basketball player
- 1999 – Precious Achiuwa, Nigerian basketball player
Deaths
Pre-1600
1601âÂÂ1900
- 1605 – Edward Lewknor, English politician (born 1542)
- 1668 – William Waller, English general and politician (born 1597)
- 1692 – Giles Corey, American farmer and accused wizard (born c. 1612)
- 1710 – Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer and instrument maker (born 1644)
- 1812 – Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker (born 1744)
- 1843 – Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer (born 1792)
- 1863 – Hans Christian Heg, Norwegian-American colonel and politician (born 1829)
- 1868 – William Sprague, American minister and politician (born 1809)
- 1873 – Robert Mackenzie, Scottish-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Queensland (born 1811)
- 1881 – James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, and the 20th President of the United States (born 1831)
- 1893 – Alexander Tilloch Galt, English-Canadian politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Finance (born 1817)
1901âÂÂpresent
- 1902 – Masaoka Shiki, Japanese poet, author, and critic (born 1867)
- 1905 – Thomas John Barnardo, Irish-English philanthropist (born 1845)
- 1906 – Maria Georgina Grey, English educator, founded the Girls' Day School Trust (born 1816)
- 1924 – Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer and coach (born 1854)
- 1927 – Michael Ancher, Danish painter (born 1849)
- 1935 – Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian scientist and engineer (born 1857)
- 1936 – Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian singer and musicologist (born 1860)
- 1942 РCond̩ Montrose Nast, American publisher, founded Cond̩ Nast Publications (born 1873)
- 1944 – Guy Gibson, British commander, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1918)
- 1949 – George Shiels, Irish-Canadian playwright (born 1886)
- 1949 – Nikos Skalkottas, Greek violinist and composer (born 1901)
- 1955 – John D. Dingell Sr., American journalist and politician (born 1894)
- 1965 – Lionel Terray, French mountaineer (born 1921)
- 1967 – Zinaida Serebriakova, Russian-French painter (born 1884)
- 1968 – Chester Carlson, American physicist and lawyer (born 1906)
- 1968 – Red Foley, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1910)
- 1972 – Robert Casadesus, French pianist and composer (born 1899)
- 1973 – Gram Parsons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1946)
- 1975 – Pamela Brown, English actress (born 1917)
- 1978 – ÃÂtienne Gilson, French historian and philosopher (born 1884)
- 1985 – Italo Calvino, Italian novelist, short story writer, and journalist (born 1923)
- 1987 – Einar Gerhardsen, Norwegian civil servant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Norway (born 1897)
- 1989 – Willie Steele, American long jumper (born 1923)
- 1990 – Hermes Pan, American dancer and choreographer (born 1910)
- 1992 – Jacques Pic, French chef (born 1932)
- 1995 – Orville Redenbacher, American businessman, founded his own eponymous brand (born 1907)
- 1998 – Patricia Hayes, English actress (born 1909)
- 2000 – Ann Doran, American actress (born 1911)
- 2001 – Rhys Jones, Welsh-Australian archaeologist and academic (born 1941)
- 2002 – Robert Guéï, Ivorian politician, 3rd President of Côte d'Ivoire (born 1941)
- 2003 – Slim Dusty, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1927)
- 2004 – Eddie Adams, American photographer and journalist (born 1933)
- 2004 – Skeeter Davis, American singer-songwriter (born 1931)
- 2004 – Damayanti Joshi, Indian dancer and choreographer (born 1928)
- 2004 – Ellis Marsalis Sr., American businessman and activist (born 1908)
- 2006 – Elizabeth Allen, American actress (born 1929)
- 2006 – Danny Flores, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (born 1929)
- 2006 – Martha Holmes, American photographer and journalist (born 1923)
- 2006 – Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist and manager (born 1950)
- 2008 – Earl Palmer, American rhythm and blues drummer (born 1924)
- 2009 – Milton Meltzer, American historian and author (born 1915)
- 2009 – Eduard Zimmermann, German journalist (born 1929)
- 2011 – Thomas Capano, American lawyer and politician, and convicted murderer (born 1949)
- 2011 – Dolores Hope, American singer (born 1909)
- 2011 – George Cadle Price, 1st Prime Minister of Belize (born 1919)
- 2012 – Rino Ferrario, Italian footballer (born 1926)
- 2012 – Itamar Singer, Romanian-Israeli historian and author (born 1946)
- 2012 – Earl R. Fox, U.S. Navy and Coast Guard veteran; last active U.S. servicemember to serve in World War II (born 1919)
- 2013 – Robert Barnard, English author and critic (born 1936)
- 2013 – John Reger, American football player (born 1931)
- 2013 – William Ungar, Polish-American author and philanthropist, founded the National Envelope Corporation (born 1913)
- 2013 – John D. Vanderhoof, American banker and politician, 37th Governor of Colorado (born 1922)
- 2013 – Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (born 1927)
- 2014 – Audrey Long, American actress (born 1922)
- 2015 – Jackie Collins, English novelist (born 1937)
- 2015 – Todd Ewen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1966)
- 2015 – Masajuro Shiokawa, Japanese economist and politician, 63rd Japanese Minister of Finance (born 1921)
- 2017 – Leonid Kharitonov, Russian bass-baritone (born 1933)
- 2018 – Arthur Mitchell, American ballet dancer & choreographer (born 1934)
- 2018 – Bernard "Bunny" Carr, Irish TV presenter (born 1927)
- 2019 – Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian soldier, politician, 2nd President of Tunisia (born 1936)
- 2020 – John Turner, Canadian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1929)
- 2021 – John Challis, English actor (born 1942)
- 2021 – Jimmy Greaves, English footballer (born 1940)
- 2021 – Dinky Soliman, Filipino politician, 23rd Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (born 1953)
Holidays and observances
References
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