April 25 in History
Historical events, births and deaths on April 25 through the ages, from Iran and around the world. This year it falls on 5 Ordibehesht 1405.
Occasions on this day in 2026
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Famous people born on April 25
- Al Pacino 1940
- Guglielmo Marconi 1874
- Johan Cruyff 1947
- Oliver Cromwell 1599
- Wolfgang Pauli 1900
- Ella Fitzgerald 1917
- Louis IX of France 1214
- Renée Zellweger 1969
- Raphaël Varane 1993
- Edward II of England 1284
- Andrey Kolmogorov 1903
- Vladimir Zhirinovsky 1946
Events (48)
- 404 BC Admiral Lysander and King Pausanias of Sparta blockade Athens and bring the Peloponnesian War to a successful conclusion.
- 775 (1251 years ago) The Battle of Bagrevand puts an end to an Armenian rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate. Muslim control over the South Caucasus is solidified and its Islamization begins, while several major Armenian nakharar families lose power and their remnants flee to the Byzantine Empire.
- 799 (1227 years ago) After mistreatment and disfigurement by the citizens of Rome, Pope Leo III flees to the Frankish court of king Charlemagne at Paderborn for protection.
- 1464 (562 years ago) A Yorkist army under the Baron Montagu defeats a Lancastrian army under the Duke of Somerset in the battle of Hedgeley Moor during the Wars of the Roses.
- 1607 (419 years ago) Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
- 1644 (382 years ago) Transition from Ming to Qing: The Chongzhen Emperor, the last Emperor of Ming China, commits suicide during a peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
- 1707 (319 years ago) A coalition of Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
- 1792 (234 years ago) Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes the first person executed by guillotine.
- 1792 (234 years ago) "La Marseillaise" (the French national anthem) is composed by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle.
- 1808 (218 years ago) Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809: The Battle of Trangen takes place at Trangen in Flisa, Hedemarkens Amt, between Swedish and Norwegian troops.
- 1829 (197 years ago) Charles Fremantle arrives in HMS Challenger off the coast of modern-day Western Australia prior to declaring the Swan River Colony for the British Empire.
- 1846 (180 years ago) Thornton Affair: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican–American War.
- 1849 (177 years ago) The Governor General of Canada, Lord Elgin, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots.
- 1859 (167 years ago) British and French engineers break ground for the Suez Canal.
- 1862 (164 years ago) American Civil War: Forces under U.S. Admiral David Farragut demand the surrender of the Confederate city of New Orleans, Louisiana.
- 1864 (162 years ago) American Civil War: In the Battle of Marks' Mills, a force of 8,000 Confederate soldiers attacks 1,800 Union soldiers and a large number of wagon teamsters, killing or wounding 1,500 Union combatants.
- 1882 (144 years ago) French and Vietnamese troops clash in Tonkin, when Commandant Henri Rivière seizes the citadel of Hanoi with a small force of marine infantry.
- 1892 (134 years ago) Véry bombing during the Ère des attentats (1892–1894).
- 1898 (128 years ago) Spanish–American War: The United States Congress declares that a state of war between the U.S. and Spain has existed since April 21, when an American naval blockade of the Spanish colony of Cuba began.
- 1915 (111 years ago) World War I: The Battle of Gallipoli begins: The invasion of the Turkish Gallipoli Peninsula by British, French, Indian, Newfoundland, Australian and New Zealand troops begins with landings at Anzac Cove and Cape Helles.
- 1920 (106 years ago) At the San Remo conference, the principal Allied Powers of World War I adopt a resolution to determine the allocation of Class "A" League of Nations mandates for administration of the former Ottoman-ruled lands of the Middle East.
- 1933 (93 years ago) Nazi Germany issues the Law Against Overcrowding in Schools and Universities limiting the number of Jewish students able to attend public schools and universities.
- 1938 (88 years ago) U.S. Supreme Court delivers its opinion in Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins and overturns a century of federal common law.
- 1944 (82 years ago) The United Negro College Fund is incorporated.
- 1945 (81 years ago) World War II: United States and Soviet reconnaissance troops meet in Torgau and Strehla along the River Elbe, cutting the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany in two. This would be later known as Elbe Day.
- 1945 (81 years ago) World War II: Liberation Day (Italy): The National Liberation Committee for Northern Italy calls for a general uprising against the German occupation and the Italian Social Republic.
- 1945 (81 years ago) United Nations Conference on International Organization: Founding negotiations for the United Nations begin in San Francisco.
- 1945 (81 years ago) World War II: The last German troops retreat from Finnish soil in Lapland, ending the Lapland War. Military actions of the Second World War end in Finland.
- 1951 (75 years ago) Korean War: Assaulting Chinese forces are forced to withdraw after heavy fighting with UN forces, primarily made up of Australian and Canadian troops, at the Battle of Kapyong.
- 1953 (73 years ago) Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA.
- 1954 (72 years ago) The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
- 1959 (67 years ago) The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.
- 1961 (65 years ago) Robert Noyce is granted a patent for an integrated circuit.
- 1972 (54 years ago) Vietnam War: Nguyen Hue Offensive: The North Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South Vietnamese troops to retreat and traps about 2,500 others northwest of Kontum.
- 1974 (52 years ago) Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime.
- 1980 (46 years ago) One hundred forty-six people are killed when Dan-Air Flight 1008 crashes near Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands.
- 1981 (45 years ago) More than 100 workers are exposed to radiation during repairs of at the Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.
- 1982 (44 years ago) Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula per the Camp David Accords.
- 1983 (43 years ago) Cold War: American schoolgirl Samantha Smith is invited to visit the Soviet Union by its leader Yuri Andropov after he read her letter in which she expressed fears about nuclear war.
- 1990 (36 years ago) Violeta Chamorro takes office as the President of Nicaragua, the first woman to hold the position.
- 2004 (22 years ago) The March for Women's Lives brings over one million protesters, mostly pro-choice, to Washington D.C. to protest the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, and other restrictions on abortion.
- 2005 (21 years ago) The final piece of the Obelisk of Axum is returned to Ethiopia after being stolen by the invading Italian army in 1937.
- 2005 (21 years ago) A seven-car commuter train derails and crashes into an apartment building near Amagasaki Station in Japan, killing 107, including the driver.
- 2005 (21 years ago) Bulgaria and Romania sign the Treaty of Accession 2005 to join the European Union.
- 2007 (19 years ago) Boris Yeltsin's funeral: The first to be sanctioned by the Russian Orthodox Church for a head of state since the funeral of Emperor Alexander III in 1894.
- 2014 (12 years ago) The Flint water crisis begins when officials at Flint, Michigan switch the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to lead and bacteria contamination.
- 2015 (11 years ago) At least 8,962 are killed in Nepal after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Nepal.
- 2026 Shots are fired outside of the White House Correspondents' Dinner in the Washington Hilton where U.S. President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet are attending. One injury is reported and a suspect is taken into custody.
Births (219)
- 1214 (812 years ago) Louis IX of France,
- 1228 (798 years ago) Conrad IV of Germany,
- 1284 (742 years ago) Edward II of England,
- 1287 (739 years ago) Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1330)
- 1502 (524 years ago) Georg Major, German theologian and academic (died 1574)
- 1529 (497 years ago) Francesco Patrizi, Italian philosopher and scientist (died 1597)
- 1599 (427 years ago) Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of Great Britain (died 1658)
- 1621 (405 years ago) Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, English soldier and politician (died 1679)
- 1666 (360 years ago) Johann Heinrich Buttstett, German organist and composer (died 1727)
- 1694 (332 years ago) Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect and politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (died 1753)
- 1710 (316 years ago) James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer and author (died 1776)
- 1723 (303 years ago) Giovanni Marco Rutini, Italian composer (died 1797)
- 1725 (301 years ago) Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician (died 1786)
- 1767 (259 years ago) Nicolas Oudinot, French general (died 1847)
- 1770 (256 years ago) Georg Sverdrup, Norwegian philologist and academic (died 1850)
- 1776 (250 years ago) Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (died 1857)
- 1843 (183 years ago) Princess Alice of the United Kingdom,
- 1849 (177 years ago) Felix Klein, German mathematician and academic (died 1925)
- 1850 (176 years ago) Luise Adolpha Le Beau, German composer and educator (died 1927)
- 1851 (175 years ago) Leopoldo Alas, Spanish author, critic, and academic (died 1901)
- 1854 (172 years ago) Charles Sumner Tainter, American engineer and inventor (died 1940)
- 1862 (164 years ago) Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, English ornithologist and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (died 1933)
- 1868 (158 years ago) John Moisant, American pilot and engineer (died 1910)
- 1871 (155 years ago) Lorne Currie, French-English sailor (died 1926)
- 1872 (154 years ago) C. B. Fry, English cricketer, footballer, educator, and politician (died 1956)
- 1873 (153 years ago) Walter de la Mare, English poet, short story writer, and novelist (died 1956)
- 1873 (153 years ago) Howard Garis, American author, creator of the Uncle Wiggily series of children's stories (died 1962)
- 1874 (152 years ago) Guglielmo Marconi, Italian businessman and inventor, developed Marconi's law, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1937)
- 1874 (152 years ago) Ernest Webb, English-Canadian race walker (died 1937)
- 1876 (150 years ago) Jacob Nicol, Canadian publisher, lawyer, and politician (died 1958)
- 1878 (148 years ago) William Merz, American gymnast and triathlete (died 1946)
- 1882 (144 years ago) Fred McLeod, Scottish golfer (died 1976)
- 1887 (139 years ago) Kojo Tovalou Houénou, Beninese lawyer and critic (died 1936)
- 1892 (134 years ago) Maud Hart Lovelace, American author (died 1980)
- 1896 (130 years ago) Fred Haney, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1977)
- 1897 (129 years ago) Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (died 1965)
- 1900 (126 years ago) Gladwyn Jebb, English politician and diplomat, Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 1996)
- 1900 (126 years ago) Wolfgang Pauli, Austrian-Swiss-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1958)
- 1902 (124 years ago) Werner Heyde, German psychiatrist and academic (died 1964)
- 1902 (124 years ago) Mary Miles Minter, American actress (died 1984)
- 1903 (123 years ago) Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1987)
- 1905 (121 years ago) George Nēpia, New Zealand rugby player and referee (died 1986)
- 1906 (120 years ago) Joel Brand, member of the Budapest Aid and Rescue Committee (died 1964)
- 1906 (120 years ago) William J. Brennan Jr., American colonel and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court (died 1997)
- 1908 (118 years ago) Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (died 1965)
- 1909 (117 years ago) William Pereira, American architect, designed the Transamerica Pyramid (died 1985)
- 1910 (116 years ago) Arapeta Awatere, New Zealand interpreter, military leader, politician, and murderer (died 1976)
- 1911 (115 years ago) Connie Marrero, Cuban baseball player and coach (died 2014)
- 1911 (115 years ago) George Roth, American gymnast (died 1997)
- 1912 (114 years ago) Earl Bostic, American saxophonist (died 1965)
- 1913 (113 years ago) Nikolaos Roussen, Greek captain (died 1944)
- 1914 (112 years ago) Ross Lockridge Jr., American author and academic (died 1948)
- 1915 (111 years ago) Mort Weisinger, American journalist and author (died 1978)
- 1916 (110 years ago) Jerry Barber, American golfer (died 1994)
- 1917 (109 years ago) Ella Fitzgerald, American singer (died 1996)
- 1917 (109 years ago) Jean Lucas, French racing driver (died 2003)
- 1918 (108 years ago) Graham Payn, South African-born English actor and singer (died 2005)
- 1918 (108 years ago) Gérard de Vaucouleurs, French-American astronomer and academic (died 1995)
- 1918 (108 years ago) Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano and actress (died 2006)
- 1919 (107 years ago) Finn Helgesen, Norwegian speed skater (died 2011)
- 1921 (105 years ago) Karel Appel, Dutch painter and sculptor (died 2006)
- 1923 (103 years ago) Francis Graham-Smith, English astronomer and academic (died 2025)
- 1923 (103 years ago) Melissa Hayden, Canadian ballerina (died 2006)
- 1923 (103 years ago) Albert King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1992)
- 1924 (102 years ago) Ingemar Johansson, Swedish race walker (died 2009)
- 1924 (102 years ago) Franco Mannino, Italian pianist, composer, director, and playwright (died 2005)
- 1924 (102 years ago) Paulo Vanzolini, Brazilian singer-songwriter and zoologist (died 2013)
- 1925 (101 years ago) Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher, English trade union leader and businessman (died 2026)
- 1925 (101 years ago) Sammy Drechsel, German comedian and journalist (died 1986)
- 1925 (101 years ago) Louis O'Neil, Canadian academic and politician (died 2018)
- 1926 (100 years ago) Johnny Craig, American author and illustrator (died 2001)
- 1926 (100 years ago) Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner, Austrian politician (died 2008)
- 1926 (100 years ago) Patricia Castell, Argentine actress (died 2013)
- 1927 (99 years ago) Corín Tellado, Spanish author (died 2009)
- 1927 (99 years ago) Albert Uderzo, French author and illustrator (died 2020)
- 1928 (98 years ago) Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter and sculptor (died 2011)
- 1929 (97 years ago) Yvette Williams, New Zealand long jumper, shot putter, and discus thrower (died 2019)
- 1930 (96 years ago) Paul Mazursky, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2014)
- 1930 (96 years ago) Godfrey Milton-Thompson, English admiral and surgeon (died 2012)
- 1930 (96 years ago) Peter Schulz, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Hamburg (died 2013)
- 1931 (95 years ago) Felix Berezin, Russian mathematician and physicist (died 1980)
- 1931 (95 years ago) David Shepherd, English painter and author (died 2017)
- 1932 (94 years ago) Nikolai Kardashev, Russian astrophysicist (died 2019)
- 1932 (94 years ago) Meadowlark Lemon, African-American basketball player and minister (died 2015)
- 1932 (94 years ago) Lia Manoliu, Romanian discus thrower and politician (died 1998)
- 1933 (93 years ago) Jerry Leiber, American songwriter and producer (died 2011)
- 1933 (93 years ago) Joyce Ricketts, American baseball player (died 1992)
- 1934 (92 years ago) Peter McParland, Northern Irish footballer and manager (died 2025)
- 1935 (91 years ago) Bob Gutowski, American pole vaulter (died 1960)
- 1935 (91 years ago) Reinier Kreijermaat, Dutch footballer (died 2018)
- 1936 (90 years ago) Henck Arron, Surinamese banker and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (died 2000)
- 1938 (88 years ago) Roger Boisjoly, American aerodynamicist and engineer (died 2012)
- 1938 (88 years ago) Ton Schulten, Dutch painter and graphic designer (died 2025)
- 1939 (87 years ago) Tarcisio Burgnich, Italian footballer and manager (died 2021)
- 1939 (87 years ago) Michael Llewellyn-Smith, English academic and diplomat
- 1939 (87 years ago) Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky, English historian and academic (died 2026)
- 1939 (87 years ago) Veronica Sutherland, English academic and British diplomat
- 1940 (86 years ago) Al Pacino, American actor and director
- 1941 (85 years ago) Bertrand Tavernier, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2021)
- 1941 (85 years ago) Dorothy Shea, Australian librarian (died 2024)
- 1941 (85 years ago) Lawrence J. Smith, American politician (died 2026)
- 1942 (84 years ago) Jon Kyl, American lawyer and politician (died 2026)
- 1943 (83 years ago) Tony Christie, English singer-songwriter and actor
- 1944 (82 years ago) Len Goodman, English dancer (died 2023)
- 1944 (82 years ago) Mike Kogel, German singer-songwriter
- 1944 (82 years ago) Stephen Nickell, English economist and academic
- 1944 (82 years ago) Bruce Ponder, English geneticist and cancer researcher
- 1945 (81 years ago) Stu Cook, American bass player Creedence Clearwater Revival, songwriter, and producer
- 1945 (81 years ago) Richard C. Hoagland, American theorist and author
- 1945 (81 years ago) Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
- 1946 (80 years ago) Talia Shire, American actress
- 1946 (80 years ago) Peter Sutherland, Irish lawyer and politician, Attorney General of Ireland (died 2018)
- 1946 (80 years ago) Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian colonel, lawyer, and politician (died 2022)
- 1947 (79 years ago) Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer and manager (died 2016)
- 1947 (79 years ago) Jeffrey DeMunn, American actor
- 1947 (79 years ago) Cathy Smith, Canadian singer and drug dealer (died 2020)
- 1948 (78 years ago) Mike Selvey, English cricketer and sportscaster
- 1948 (78 years ago) Yu Shyi-kun, Taiwanese politician, 39th Premier of the Republic of China
- 1949 (77 years ago) Vicente Pernía, Argentinian footballer and race car driver
- 1949 (77 years ago) Dominique Strauss-Kahn, French economist, lawyer, and politician, French Minister of Finance
- 1949 (77 years ago) James Fenton, English poet, journalist and literary critic
- 1950 (76 years ago) Donnell Deeny, Northern Irish lawyer and judge
- 1950 (76 years ago) Steve Ferrone, English drummer
- 1950 (76 years ago) Peter Hintze, German politician (died 2016)
- 1950 (76 years ago) Valentyna Kozyr, Ukrainian high jumper
- 1951 (75 years ago) Ian McCartney, Scottish politician, Minister of State for Trade
- 1952 (74 years ago) Ketil Bjørnstad, Norwegian pianist and composer
- 1952 (74 years ago) Vladislav Tretiak, Russian ice hockey player and coach
- 1952 (74 years ago) Jacques Santini, French footballer and coach
- 1953 (73 years ago) Ron Clements, American animator, producer, and screenwriter
- 1953 (73 years ago) Gary Cosier, Australian cricketer
- 1953 (73 years ago) Anthony Venables, English economist, author, and academic
- 1954 (72 years ago) Melvin Burgess, English author
- 1954 (72 years ago) Randy Cross, American football player and sportscaster
- 1954 (72 years ago) Róisín Shortall, Irish educator and politician
- 1955 (71 years ago) Américo Gallego, Argentinian footballer and coach
- 1955 (71 years ago) Parviz Parastui, Iranian actor and singer
- 1955 (71 years ago) Zev Siegl, American businessman, co-founded Starbucks
- 1956 (70 years ago) Dominique Blanc, French actress, director, and screenwriter
- 1956 (70 years ago) Abdalla Uba Adamu, Nigerian professor, media scholar
- 1957 (69 years ago) Theo de Rooij, Dutch cyclist and manager
- 1958 (68 years ago) Mike DeVault, American politician
- 1958 (68 years ago) Fish, Scottish singer-songwriter
- 1958 (68 years ago) Misha Glenny, British journalist
- 1959 (67 years ago) Paul Madden, English diplomat, British High Commissioner to Australia
- 1959 (67 years ago) Daniel Kash, Canadian actor and director
- 1959 (67 years ago) Tony Phillips, American baseball player (died 2016)
- 1960 (66 years ago) Paul Baloff, American singer (died 2002)
- 1960 (66 years ago) Robert Peston, English journalist
- 1961 (65 years ago) Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American journalist and author
- 1961 (65 years ago) Miran Tepeš, Slovenian ski jumper
- 1962 (64 years ago) Foeke Booy, Dutch footballer and manager
- 1963 (63 years ago) Joy Covey, American businesswoman (died 2013)
- 1963 (63 years ago) David Moyes, Scottish footballer and manager
- 1963 (63 years ago) Paul Wassif, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1964 (62 years ago) Hank Azaria, American actor, voice artist, comedian and producer
- 1964 (62 years ago) Andy Bell, English singer-songwriter
- 1965 (61 years ago) Eric Avery, American bass player and songwriter
- 1965 (61 years ago) Mark Bryant, American basketball player and coach
- 1965 (61 years ago) John Henson, American puppeteer and voice actor (died 2014)
- 1966 (60 years ago) Diego Domínguez, Argentinian-Italian rugby player
- 1966 (60 years ago) Femke Halsema, Dutch sociologist, academic, and politician
- 1966 (60 years ago) Darren Holmes, American baseball player and coach
- 1967 (59 years ago) Angel Martino, American swimmer
- 1968 (58 years ago) Thomas Strunz, German footballer
- 1969 (57 years ago) Joe Buck, American sportscaster
- 1969 (57 years ago) Martin Koolhoven, Dutch director and screenwriter
- 1969 (57 years ago) Jon Olsen, American swimmer
- 1969 (57 years ago) Darren Woodson, American football player and sportscaster
- 1969 (57 years ago) Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer
- 1970 (56 years ago) Jason Lee, American skateboarder, actor, comedian and producer
- 1971 (55 years ago) Sara Baras, Spanish dancer
- 1973 (53 years ago) Carlota Castrejana, Spanish triple jumper
- 1973 (53 years ago) Barbara Rittner, German tennis player
- 1975 (51 years ago) Jacque Jones, American baseball player and coach
- 1976 (50 years ago) Gilberto da Silva Melo, Brazilian footballer
- 1976 (50 years ago) Tim Duncan, American basketball player
- 1976 (50 years ago) Breyton Paulse, South African rugby player
- 1976 (50 years ago) Rainer Schüttler, German tennis player and coach
- 1977 (49 years ago) Constantinos Christoforou, Cypriot singer-songwriter
- 1977 (49 years ago) Marguerite Moreau, American actress and producer
- 1977 (49 years ago) Matthew West, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
- 1978 (48 years ago) Matt Walker, English swimmer
- 1980 (46 years ago) Daniel MacPherson, Australian actor and television host
- 1980 (46 years ago) Alejandro Valverde, Spanish cyclist
- 1981 (45 years ago) Felipe Massa, Brazilian racing driver
- 1981 (45 years ago) John McFall, English sprinter
- 1981 (45 years ago) Anja Pärson, Swedish skier
- 1981 (45 years ago) Laura Birn, Finnish actress
- 1982 (44 years ago) Monty Panesar, English cricketer
- 1983 (43 years ago) Johnathan Thurston, Australian rugby league player
- 1983 (43 years ago) DeAngelo Williams, American football player
- 1985 (41 years ago) Giedo van der Garde, Dutch racing driver
- 1986 (40 years ago) Alexei Emelin, Russian ice hockey player
- 1986 (40 years ago) Gwen Jorgensen, American triathlete
- 1986 (40 years ago) Claudia Rath, German heptathlete
- 1987 (39 years ago) Razak Boukari, Togolese footballer
- 1987 (39 years ago) Jay Park, American-South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
- 1988 (38 years ago) Jonathan Bailey, English actor
- 1988 (38 years ago) Sara Paxton, American actress
- 1988 (38 years ago) James Sheppard, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1989 (37 years ago) Marie-Michèle Gagnon, Canadian skier
- 1989 (37 years ago) Michael van Gerwen, Dutch darts player
- 1989 (37 years ago) Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama
- 1990 (36 years ago) Jean-Éric Vergne, French racing driver
- 1990 (36 years ago) Taylor Walker, Australian footballer
- 1991 (35 years ago) Jordan Poyer, American football player
- 1991 (35 years ago) Alex Shibutani, American ice dancer
- 1993 (33 years ago) Alex Bowman, American race car driver
- 1993 (33 years ago) Daniel Norris, American baseball player
- 1993 (33 years ago) Raphaël Varane, French footballer
- 1994 (32 years ago) Omar McLeod, Jamaican hurdler
- 1994 (32 years ago) Maggie Rogers, American musician
- 1994 (32 years ago) Sam Fender, English singer-songwriter and musician
- 1995 (31 years ago) Lewis Baker, English footballer
- 1995 (31 years ago) Packy Hanrahan, American bowler
- 1996 (30 years ago) Mack Horton, Australian swimmer
- 1998 (28 years ago) Satou Sabally, German-American basketball player
- 2000 (26 years ago) Dejan Kulusevski, Swedish footballer
Deaths (116)
- 501 (1525 years ago) Rusticus, saint and archbishop of Lyon (born 455)
- 775 (1251 years ago) Smbat VII Bagratuni, Armenian prince
- 775 (1251 years ago) Mushegh VI Mamikonian, Armenian prince
- 908 (1118 years ago) Zhang Wenwei, Chinese chancellor
- 1074 (952 years ago) Herman I, Margrave of Baden
- 1077 (949 years ago) Géza I of Hungary,
- 1185 (841 years ago) Emperor Antoku of Japan,
- 1217 (809 years ago) Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia
- 1228 (798 years ago) Queen Isabella II of Jerusalem,
- 1243 (783 years ago) Boniface of Valperga, Bishop of Aosta
- 1264 (762 years ago) Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester, medieval English nobleman; Earl of Winchester (born 1195)
- 1295 (731 years ago) Sancho IV of Castile,
- 1342 (684 years ago) Pope Benedict XII,
- 1397 (629 years ago) Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, English nobleman
- 1472 (554 years ago) Leon Battista Alberti, Italian author, poet, and philosopher (born 1404)
- 1516 (510 years ago) John Yonge, English diplomat (born 1467)
- 1566 (460 years ago) Louise Labé, French poet and author (born 1520)
- 1566 (460 years ago) Diane de Poitiers, mistress of King Henry II of France (born 1499)
- 1595 (431 years ago) Torquato Tasso, Italian poet and songwriter (born 1544)
- 1605 (421 years ago) Naresuan, Siamese King of Ayutthaya Kingdom (born c. 1555)
- 1644 (382 years ago) Chongzhen Emperor of China,
- 1660 (366 years ago) Henry Hammond, English cleric and theologian (born 1605)
- 1690 (336 years ago) David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter and educator (born 1610)
- 1744 (282 years ago) Anders Celsius, Swedish astronomer, physicist, and mathematician (born 1701)
- 1770 (256 years ago) Jean-Antoine Nollet, French minister, physicist, and academic (born 1700)
- 1800 (226 years ago) William Cowper, English poet (born 1731)
- 1840 (186 years ago) Siméon Denis Poisson, French mathematician and physicist (born 1781)
- 1873 (153 years ago) Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy, Russian painter and sculptor (born 1783)
- 1875 (151 years ago) 12th Dalai Lama,
- 1878 (148 years ago) Anna Sewell, English author (born 1820)
- 1883 (143 years ago) Adolph Strauch, Prussian American landscape architect (born 1822)
- 1890 (136 years ago) Crowfoot, Canadian tribal chief (born 1830)
- 1891 (135 years ago) Nathaniel Woodard, English priest and educator (born 1811)
- 1892 (134 years ago) Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (born 1840)
- 1892 (134 years ago) Karl von Ditmar, Estonian-German geologist and explorer (born 1822)
- 1906 (120 years ago) John Knowles Paine, American composer and educator (born 1839)
- 1911 (115 years ago) Emilio Salgari, Italian journalist and author (born 1862)
- 1913 (113 years ago) Joseph-Alfred Archambeault, Canadian bishop (born 1859)
- 1915 (111 years ago) Frederick W. Seward, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Assistant Secretary of State (born 1830)
- 1919 (107 years ago) Augustus D. Juilliard, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1836)
- 1921 (105 years ago) Emmeline B. Wells, American journalist and women's rights advocate (born 1828)
- 1923 (103 years ago) Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (born 1840)
- 1928 (98 years ago) Pyotr Nikolayevich Wrangel, Russian general (born 1878)
- 1936 (90 years ago) Wajed Ali Khan Panni, Bengali aristocrat and philanthropist (born 1871)
- 1941 (85 years ago) Salih Bozok, Turkish commander and politician (born 1881)
- 1943 (83 years ago) Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, Russian director, producer, and playwright (born 1858)
- 1944 (82 years ago) George Herriman, American cartoonist (born 1880)
- 1944 (82 years ago) Tony Mullane, Irish-American baseball player (born 1859)
- 1944 (82 years ago) William Stephens, American engineer and politician, 24th Governor of California (born 1859)
- 1945 (81 years ago) Huldreich Georg Früh, Swiss composer (born 1903)
- 1950 (76 years ago) John Ernest Adamson, English educationalist and Director of Education of the Colony of Transvaal (born 1867)
- 1961 (65 years ago) Robert Garrett, American discus thrower and shot putter (born 1875)
- 1970 (56 years ago) Anita Louise, American actress (born 1915)
- 1972 (54 years ago) George Sanders, English actor (born 1906)
- 1973 (53 years ago) Olga Grey, Hungarian-American actress (born 1896)
- 1974 (52 years ago) Gustavo R. Vincenti, Maltese architect and developer (born 1888)
- 1975 (51 years ago) Mike Brant, Israeli singer and songwriter (born 1947)
- 1976 (50 years ago) Carol Reed, English director and producer (born 1906)
- 1976 (50 years ago) Markus Reiner, Israeli engineer and educator (born 1886)
- 1982 (44 years ago) John Cody, American cardinal (born 1907)
- 1983 (43 years ago) William S. Bowdern, American priest and author (born 1897)
- 1988 (38 years ago) Carolyn Franklin, American singer-songwriter (born 1944)
- 1988 (38 years ago) Clifford D. Simak, American journalist and author (born 1904)
- 1990 (36 years ago) Dexter Gordon, American saxophonist, composer, and actor (born 1923)
- 1992 (34 years ago) Mamoru Nakamura, Palauan jurist (born 1939/1940)
- 1992 (34 years ago) Yutaka Ozaki, Japanese singer-songwriter (born 1965)
- 1995 (31 years ago) Art Fleming, American game show host (born 1925)
- 1995 (31 years ago) Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (born 1911)
- 1995 (31 years ago) Lev Shankovsky, Ukrainian military historian (born 1903)
- 1996 (30 years ago) Saul Bass, American graphic designer and director (born 1920)
- 1998 (28 years ago) Wright Morris, American author and photographer (born 1910)
- 1999 (27 years ago) Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Irish journalist and author (born 1914)
- 1999 (27 years ago) Roger Troutman, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1951)
- 2000 (26 years ago) Lucien Le Cam, French mathematician and statistician (born 1924)
- 2000 (26 years ago) David Merrick, American director and producer (born 1911)
- 2001 (25 years ago) Michele Alboreto, Italian racing driver (born 1956)
- 2002 (24 years ago) Lisa Lopes, American rapper and dancer (born 1971)
- 2003 (23 years ago) Samson Kitur, Kenyan runner (born 1966)
- 2004 (22 years ago) Thom Gunn, English-American poet and academic (born 1929)
- 2005 (21 years ago) Jim Barker, American politician (born 1935)
- 2005 (21 years ago) Swami Ranganathananda, Indian monk and educator (born 1908)
- 2006 (20 years ago) Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (born 1916)
- 2006 (20 years ago) Peter Law, Welsh politician and independent member of parliament (born 1948)
- 2007 (19 years ago) Alan Ball Jr., English footballer and manager (born 1945)
- 2007 (19 years ago) Arthur Milton, English footballer and cricketer (born 1928)
- 2007 (19 years ago) Bobby Pickett, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)
- 2008 (18 years ago) Humphrey Lyttelton, English trumpet player, composer, and radio host (born 1921)
- 2009 (17 years ago) Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (born 1922)
- 2010 (16 years ago) Dorothy Provine, American actress and singer (born 1935)
- 2010 (16 years ago) Alan Sillitoe, English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet (born 1928)
- 2011 (15 years ago) Poly Styrene, British musician (born 1957)
- 2012 (14 years ago) Gerry Bahen, Australian footballer (born 1929)
- 2012 (14 years ago) Denny Jones, American rancher and politician (born 1910)
- 2012 (14 years ago) Moscelyne Larkin, American ballerina and educator (born 1925)
- 2012 (14 years ago) Louis le Brocquy, Irish painter and illustrator (born 1916)
- 2013 (13 years ago) Brian Adam, Scottish biochemist and politician (born 1948)
- 2013 (13 years ago) Jacob Avshalomov, American composer and conductor (born 1919)
- 2013 (13 years ago) György Berencsi, Hungarian virologist and academic (born 1941)
- 2013 (13 years ago) Rick Camp, American baseball player (born 1953)
- 2014 (12 years ago) Dan Heap, Canadian priest and politician (born 1925)
- 2014 (12 years ago) William Judson Holloway Jr., American soldier, lawyer, and judge (born 1923)
- 2014 (12 years ago) Earl Morrall, American football player and coach (born 1934)
- 2014 (12 years ago) Tito Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (born 1968)
- 2014 (12 years ago) Stefanie Zweig, German journalist and author (born 1932)
- 2015 (11 years ago) Jim Fanning, American-Canadian baseball player and manager (born 1927)
- 2015 (11 years ago) Matthias Kuhle, German geographer and academic (born 1948)
- 2015 (11 years ago) Don Mankiewicz, American screenwriter and novelist (born 1922)
- 2015 (11 years ago) Mike Phillips, American basketball player (born 1956)
- 2016 (10 years ago) Tom Lewis, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of New South Wales (born 1922)
- 2018 (8 years ago) Madeeha Gauhar, Pakistani actress, playwright and director of social theater, and women's rights activist (born 1956)
- 2019 (7 years ago) John Havlicek, American basketball player (born 1940)
- 2023 (3 years ago) Harry Belafonte, American singer, activist, and actor (born 1927)
- 2024 (2 years ago) Marla Adams, American television actress (born 1938)
- 2024 (2 years ago) Laurent Cantet, French director, cinematographer and screenwriter (born 1961)
- 2025 (a year ago) Virginia Giuffre, American and Australian advocate (born 1983)
- 2026 Andrzej Olechowski, Polish politician (born 1947)