December 8 in History

Historical events, births and deaths on December 8 through the ages, from Iran and around the world. This year it falls on 17 Azar 1405.

Occasions on this day in 2026

religious
Bodhi Day
religious
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
countries
Festival of Lights (Lyon, France)
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Liberation Day (Syria)

This day in the calendar

Famous people born on December 8

Events (44)

395 (1631 years ago) Later Yan is defeated by its former vassal Northern Wei at the Battle of Canhe Slope.
757 (1269 years ago) The poet Du Fu returns to Chang'an as a member of Emperor Xuanzong's court, after having escaped the city during the An Lushan Rebellion.
877 (1149 years ago) Louis the Stammerer (son of Charles the Bald) is crowned king of the West Frankish Kingdom at Compiègne.
1504 (522 years ago) Ahmad ibn Abi Jum'ah writes his Oran fatwa, arguing for the relaxation of Islamic law requirements for the forcibly converted Muslims in Spain.
1660 (366 years ago) A woman (either Margaret Hughes or Anne Marshall) appears on an English public stage for the first time, in the role of Desdemona in a production of Shakespeare's play Othello.
1851 (175 years ago) Conservative Santiago-based government troops defeat rebels at the Battle of Loncomilla, signaling the end of the 1851 Chilean Revolution.
1854 (172 years ago) In his Apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus, Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogmatic definition of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived free of Original Sin.
1863 (163 years ago) Between two and three thousand churchgoers die in the Church of the Company Fire, possibly the largest single building fire by number of victims in modern history.
1864 (162 years ago) Pope Pius IX promulgates the encyclical Quanta cura and its appendix, the Syllabus of Errors, outlining the authority of the Catholic Church and condemning various liberal ideas.
1907 (119 years ago) King Gustaf V of Sweden accedes to the Swedish throne.
1912 (114 years ago) Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.
1914 (112 years ago) World War I: A squadron of Britain's Royal Navy defeats the Imperial German East Asia Squadron in the Battle of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic.
1922 (104 years ago) Two days after coming into existence, the Irish Free State executes four leaders of the Irish Republican Army: Dick Barrett, Joe McKelvey, Liam Mellows and Rory O'Connor.
1933 (93 years ago) Anarchist insurrection breaks out in Zaragoza, Spain.
1941 (85 years ago) World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares December 7 to be "a date which will live in infamy", after which the U.S. declares war on Japan.
1941 (85 years ago) World War II: Japanese forces simultaneously invade Shanghai International Settlement, Malaya, Thailand, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and the Dutch East Indies. (See December 7 for the concurrent attack on Pearl Harbor in the Western Hemisphere.)
1943 (83 years ago) World War II: The German 117th Jäger Division destroys the monastery of Mega Spilaio in Greece and executes 22 monks and visitors as part of reprisals that culminated a few days later with the Massacre of Kalavryta.
1953 (73 years ago) U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers his "Atoms for Peace" speech, which leads to an American program to supply equipment and information on nuclear power to schools, hospitals, and research institutions around the world.
1955 (71 years ago) The Flag of Europe is adopted by Council of Europe.
1962 (64 years ago) Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.
1963 (63 years ago) Pan Am Flight 214, a Boeing 707, is struck by lightning and crashes near Elkton, Maryland, killing all 81 people on board.
1966 (60 years ago) The Greek ship SS Heraklion sinks in a storm in the Aegean Sea, killing over 200.
1969 (57 years ago) Olympic Airways Flight 954 strikes a mountain outside of Keratea, Greece, killing 90 people in the worst crash of a Douglas DC-6 in history.
1971 (55 years ago) Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Navy launches an attack on West Pakistan's port city of Karachi.
1972 (54 years ago) United Airlines Flight 553, a Boeing 737, crashes after aborting its landing attempt at Chicago Midway International Airport, killing 45. This is the first-ever loss of a Boeing 737.
1974 (52 years ago) A plebiscite results in the abolition of monarchy in Greece.
1980 (46 years ago) John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota in New York City.
1985 (41 years ago) The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union in South Asia, is established.
1987 (39 years ago) Cold War: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the White House.
1987 (39 years ago) An Israeli army tank transporter kills four Palestinian refugees and injures seven others during a traffic accident at the Erez Crossing on the Israel–Gaza Strip border, which has been cited as one of the events which sparked the First Intifada.
1988 (38 years ago) A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing five people and injuring 50 others.
1991 (35 years ago) The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States.
1998 (28 years ago) Eighty-one people are killed by armed groups in Algeria.
2001 (25 years ago) A raid conducted by the Internal Security Department (ISD) of Singapore foils a Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) plot to bomb foreign embassies in Singapore.
2004 (22 years ago) The Cusco Declaration is signed in Cusco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations.
2004 (22 years ago) Columbus nightclub shooting: Nathan Gale opens fire at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, killing former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell and three others before being shot dead by a police officer.
2009 (17 years ago) Bombings in Baghdad, Iraq kill 127 people and injure 448 others.
2010 (16 years ago) With the second launch of the Falcon 9, and the first launch of the Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft.
2010 (16 years ago) The Japanese solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS passes the planet Venus at a distance of about 80,800 km (50,200 mi).
2013 (13 years ago) Riots break out in Singapore, after a fatal accident in Little India.
2013 (13 years ago) Metallica performs a show in Antarctica, making them the first musical act to perform on all seven continents.
2019 (7 years ago) First confirmed case of COVID-19 in China.
2024 (2 years ago) Damascus falls to rebels after Syrian troops withdraw and president Bashar al-Assad leaves the country as his government collapses. Israel as a result invaded into the buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
2025 (a year ago) Singapore, under the government's approval, published its now-declassified Albatross file, comprising information relating to the Proclamation of Singapore dating back six decades ago.

Births (275)

65 BC Horace, Roman poet (died 8 BC)
1021 (1005 years ago) Wang Anshi, Chinese economist and chancellor (died 1086)
1412 (614 years ago) Astorre II Manfredi, Italian lord (died 1468)
1418 (608 years ago) Queen Jeonghui, Queen consort of Korea (died 1483)
1424 (602 years ago) Anselm Adornes, Belgian merchant, politician and diplomat (died 1483)
1538 (488 years ago) Miklós Istvánffy, Hungarian politician (died 1615)
1542 (484 years ago) Mary, Queen of Scots, daughter of James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise (died 1587)
1558 (468 years ago) François de La Rochefoucauld, Catholic cardinal (died 1645)
1678 (348 years ago) Antonio de Benavides, colonial governor of Florida (died 1762)
1678 (348 years ago) Horatio Walpole, 1st Baron Walpole, English politician and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (died 1757)
1699 (327 years ago) Maria Josepha of Austria, Queen Consort of Poland (died 1757)
1708 (318 years ago) Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1765)
1724 (302 years ago) Claude Balbastre, French organist and composer (died 1799)
1730 (296 years ago) Jan Ingenhousz, Dutch physician, physiologist, and botanist (died 1799)
1731 (295 years ago) František Xaver Dušek, Czech pianist and composer (died 1799)
1756 (270 years ago) Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria,
1765 (261 years ago) Eli Whitney, American engineer, invented the cotton gin (died 1825)
1795 (231 years ago) Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish astronomer and mathematician (died 1874)
1807 (219 years ago) Friedrich Traugott Kützing, German pharmacist, botanist and phycologist (died 1893)
1813 (213 years ago) August Belmont, Prussian-American financier and diplomat, 16th United States Ambassador to the Netherlands (died 1890)
1815 (211 years ago) Adolph Menzel, German painter and illustrator (died 1905)
1817 (209 years ago) Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish lawyer and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Denmark (died 1896)
1818 (208 years ago) Charles III, Prince of Monaco (died 1889)
1822 (204 years ago) Jakov Ignjatović, Hungarian-Serbian author (died 1889)
1832 (194 years ago) Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian-French author and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1910)
1860 (166 years ago) Amanda McKittrick Ros, Irish author and poet (died 1939)
1861 (165 years ago) William C. Durant, American businessman, founded General Motors and Chevrolet (died 1947)
1861 (165 years ago) Aristide Maillol, French sculptor and painter (died 1944)
1861 (165 years ago) Georges Méliès, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1938)
1862 (164 years ago) Georges Feydeau, French playwright (died 1921)
1863 (163 years ago) Charles Lincoln Edwards, American zoologist (died 1937)
1864 (162 years ago) Camille Claudel, French illustrator and sculptor (died 1943)
1864 (162 years ago) Aleksander Meysztowicz, Polish politician and landowner (died 1943)
1865 (161 years ago) Rüdiger von der Goltz, German general (died 1946)
1865 (161 years ago) Jacques Hadamard, French mathematician and academic (died 1963)
1865 (161 years ago) Jean Sibelius, Finnish violinist and composer (died 1957)
1874 (152 years ago) Ernst Moro, Austrian physician and pediatrician (died 1951)
1875 (151 years ago) Frederik Buch, Danish actor and screenwriter (died 1925)
1877 (149 years ago) Paul Ladmirault, French pianist, violinist, and composer (died 1944)
1880 (146 years ago) Johannes Aavik, Estonian linguist and philologist (died 1973)
1881 (145 years ago) Tuomas Bryggari, Finnish politician (died 1964)
1881 (145 years ago) Albert Gleizes, French painter (died 1953)
1884 (142 years ago) Francis Balfour, English colonel and politician (died 1965)
1886 (140 years ago) Diego Rivera, Mexican painter and educator (died 1957)
1887 (139 years ago) Elizabeth Daryush, English poet (died 1977)
1890 (136 years ago) Bohuslav Martinů, Czech-American pianist and composer (died 1959)
1892 (134 years ago) Marcus Lee Hansen, American historian, author, and academic (died 1938)
1894 (132 years ago) E. C. Segar, American cartoonist, created Popeye (died 1938)
1894 (132 years ago) James Thurber, American humorist and cartoonist (died 1961)
1899 (127 years ago) Arthur Leslie, English-Welsh actor and playwright (died 1970)
1899 (127 years ago) John Qualen, Canadian-American actor (died 1987)
1900 (126 years ago) Sun Li-jen, Chinese general and politician (died 1990)
1900 (126 years ago) Ants Oras, Estonian-American author and academic (died 1982)
1902 (124 years ago) Wifredo Lam, Cuban-French painter (died 1982)
1903 (123 years ago) Zelma Watson George, Black American opera singer (died 1994)
1908 (118 years ago) Concha Piquer, Spanish singer and actress (died 1990)
1908 (118 years ago) John A. Volpe, American soldier and politician, 61st Governor of Massachusetts (died 1994)
1911 (115 years ago) Lee J. Cobb, American actor (died 1976)
1911 (115 years ago) Nikos Gatsos, Greek poet and songwriter (died 1992)
1913 (113 years ago) Delmore Schwartz, American poet and short story writer (died 1966)
1914 (112 years ago) Floyd Tillman, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)
1914 (112 years ago) Ernie Toshack, Australian cricketer (died 2003)
1915 (111 years ago) Ernest Lehman, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2005)
1916 (110 years ago) Richard Fleischer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2006)
1917 (109 years ago) Ian Johnson, Australian cricketer and administrator (died 1998)
1919 (107 years ago) Peter Tali Coleman, Samoan-American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of American Samoa (died 1997)
1919 (107 years ago) Julia Bowman Robinson, American mathematician and theorist (died 1985)
1919 (107 years ago) Kateryna Yushchenko, Ukrainian computer scientist and academic (died 2001)
1920 (106 years ago) McDonald Bailey, Trinidadian-English sprinter and rugby player (died 2013)
1922 (104 years ago) Lucian Freud, German-English painter and illustrator (died 2011)
1922 (104 years ago) Jean Ritchie, American singer-songwriter (died 2015)
1923 (103 years ago) Dewey Martin, American actor (died 2018)
1923 (103 years ago) Rudolph Pariser, Chinese-American soldier and chemist (died 2021)
1924 (102 years ago) Lionel Gilbert, Australian historian, author, and academic (died 2015)
1925 (101 years ago) Sammy Davis Jr., American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1990)
1925 (101 years ago) Nasir Kazmi, Pakistani Urdu poet (died 1972)
1925 (101 years ago) Carmen Martín Gaite, Spanish author and poet (died 2000)
1925 (101 years ago) Jimmy Smith, American organist (died 2005)
1926 (100 years ago) Ralph Puckett, American Army officer (died 2024)
1927 (99 years ago) Niklas Luhmann, German thinker and social theorist (died 1998)
1927 (99 years ago) Vladimir Shatalov, Kazakhstani general, pilot, and astronaut (died 2021)
1928 (98 years ago) Bill Hewitt, Canadian journalist and sportscaster (died 1996)
1928 (98 years ago) Ulric Neisser, German-American psychologist, neuroscientist, and academic (died 2012)
1929 (97 years ago) Victor Nosach, chronicler of the history of workers and trade union of Russia (died 2011)
1930 (96 years ago) Julian Critchley, English journalist and politician (died 2000)
1930 (96 years ago) Maximilian Schell, Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)
1931 (95 years ago) Bob Arum, American boxing promoter, founded Top Rank
1932 (94 years ago) Claus Luthe, German automotive designer (died 2008)
1933 (93 years ago) Johnny Green, American basketball player (died 2023)
1933 (93 years ago) Flip Wilson, American actor and comedian (died 1998)
1935 (91 years ago) Dharmendra, Indian actor, producer, and politician (died 2025)
1935 (91 years ago) Tatiana Zatulovskaya, Russian-Israeli chess player (died 2017)
1936 (90 years ago) David Carradine, American actor, director, and producer (died 2009)
1936 (90 years ago) Michael Hobson, American publisher (died 2020)
1936 (90 years ago) Peter Parfitt, English cricketer
1936 (90 years ago) Juan Ricardo Faccio, Uruguayan football player and manager (died 2024)
1937 (89 years ago) James MacArthur, American actor (died 2010)
1937 (89 years ago) Arne Næss Jr., German-Norwegian mountaineer and businessman (died 2004)
1939 (87 years ago) Red Berenson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1939 (87 years ago) Jerry Butler, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2025)
1939 (87 years ago) James Galway, Irish flute player
1939 (87 years ago) Felipe Gozon, Filipino lawyer and businessman
1939 (87 years ago) Dariush Mehrjui, Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023)
1939 (87 years ago) Soko Richardson, American drummer (died 2004)
1940 (86 years ago) Brant Alyea, American baseball player (died 2024)
1941 (85 years ago) Ed Brinkman, American baseball player and coach (died 2008)
1941 (85 years ago) Bob Brown, American football player (died 2023)
1941 (85 years ago) Duke Cunningham, American commander and politician (died 2025)
1941 (85 years ago) Bobby Elliott, English drummer
1941 (85 years ago) Geoff Hurst, English footballer and manager
1942 (84 years ago) Bob Love, American basketball player (died 2024)
1943 (83 years ago) Larry Martin, American paleontologist and ornithologist (died 2013)
1943 (83 years ago) Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter and poet (died 1971)
1943 (83 years ago) James Tate, American poet (died 2015)
1943 (83 years ago) Bodo Tümmler, German runner
1943 (83 years ago) Mary Woronov, American actress, director, and screenwriter
1944 (82 years ago) George Baker, Dutch singer-songwriter
1944 (82 years ago) Bertie Higgins, American singer-songwriter
1944 (82 years ago) Ted Irvine, Canadian ice hockey player
1944 (82 years ago) Vince MacLean, Canadian educator and politician
1945 (81 years ago) John Banville, Irish novelist and screenwriter
1945 (81 years ago) Julie Heldman, American tennis player
1946 (80 years ago) Chava Alberstein, Polish-Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 (80 years ago) John Rubinstein, American actor, director, and composer
1947 (79 years ago) Gregg Allman, American musician (died 2017)
1947 (79 years ago) Gérard Blanc, French singer, guitarist, and actor (died 2009)
1947 (79 years ago) Thomas Cech, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1947 (79 years ago) Kati-Claudia Fofonoff, Finnish author and poet (died 2011)
1947 (79 years ago) Margaret Geller, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic
1948 (78 years ago) Luis Caffarelli, Argentinian-American mathematician and academic
1948 (78 years ago) John Waters, English-Australian actor, singer-songwriter, and guitarist
1949 (77 years ago) Mary Gordon, American author, critic, and academic
1949 (77 years ago) Nancy Meyers, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1949 (77 years ago) Robert Sternberg, American psychologist and academic
1950 (76 years ago) Rick Baker, American actor and makeup artist
1950 (76 years ago) Tim Foli, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1950 (76 years ago) Dan Hartman, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1994)
1951 (75 years ago) Bill Bryson, American essayist, travel and science writer
1951 (75 years ago) Richard Desmond, English publisher and businessman, founded Northern & Shell
1951 (75 years ago) Jan Eggum, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952 (74 years ago) Steve Atkinson, English-Hong Kong cricketer
1952 (74 years ago) Khaw Boon Wan, Malayan-Singaporean politician, Singaporean Minister of Health
1953 (73 years ago) Kim Basinger, American actress
1953 (73 years ago) Norman Finkelstein, American author, academic, and activist
1953 (73 years ago) Roy Firestone, American sportscaster and journalist
1953 (73 years ago) Sam Kinison, American comedian (died 1992)
1953 (73 years ago) Władysław Kozakiewicz, Lithuanian-Polish pole vaulter and coach
1953 (73 years ago) Steve Yates, English footballer
1954 (72 years ago) Harold Hongju Koh, American lawyer, academic, and politician
1954 (72 years ago) Frits Pirard, Dutch cyclist
1955 (71 years ago) Milenko Zablaćanski, Serbian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2008)
1956 (70 years ago) Warren Cuccurullo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1956 (70 years ago) Andrius Kubilius, Lithuanian academic and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Lithuania
1956 (70 years ago) Slick, American wrestler and manager
1957 (69 years ago) Mike Buchanan, British men's rights advocate
1957 (69 years ago) James Cama, American martial artist and educator (died 2014)
1957 (69 years ago) Phil Collen, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1958 (68 years ago) Rob Byrnes, American author and blogger
1958 (68 years ago) Rob Curling, Malayan-English journalist
1958 (68 years ago) Arlette Sombo-Dibélé, Central African lawyer and politician
1958 (68 years ago) Michel Ferté, French race car driver (died 2023)
1958 (68 years ago) Bob Greene, American physiologist and author
1958 (68 years ago) Mirosław Okoński, Polish footballer
1958 (68 years ago) George Rogers, American football player
1959 (67 years ago) Stephen Jefferies, South African cricketer and coach
1959 (67 years ago) Mark Steyn, Canadian-American author and critic
1960 (66 years ago) Aaron Allston, American game designer and author (died 2014)
1960 (66 years ago) Lim Guan Eng, Malaysian accountant and politician
1961 (65 years ago) Mark Bugden, Australian rugby league player
1961 (65 years ago) Ann Coulter, American political commentator and author
1961 (65 years ago) Conceição Lima, São Toméan poet
1961 (65 years ago) Mikey Robins, Australian comedian and television host
1962 (64 years ago) Steve Elkington, Australian-American golfer
1962 (64 years ago) Marty Friedman, American-Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and television host
1962 (64 years ago) Nikos Karageorgiou, Greek footballer and manager
1962 (64 years ago) Berry van Aerle, Dutch footballer
1963 (63 years ago) Greg Howe, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1963 (63 years ago) Toshiaki Kawada, Japanese wrestler
1963 (63 years ago) Wendell Pierce, American actor
1963 (63 years ago) Ricky Walford, Australian rugby league player
1964 (62 years ago) James Blundell, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1964 (62 years ago) Teri Hatcher, American actress
1964 (62 years ago) Chigusa Nagayo, Japanese wrestler
1964 (62 years ago) Óscar Ramírez, Costa Rican footballer and coach
1965 (61 years ago) David Harewood, English actor
1965 (61 years ago) Theo Maassen, Dutch actor, producer, and screenwriter
1965 (61 years ago) Teresa Weatherspoon, American basketball player and coach
1966 (60 years ago) Bushwick Bill, Jamaican-American rapper (died 2019)
1966 (60 years ago) Les Ferdinand, English footballer and coach
1966 (60 years ago) Matthew Labyorteaux, American actor
1966 (60 years ago) Tyler Mane, Canadian wrestler and actor
1966 (60 years ago) Sinéad O'Connor, Irish singer-songwriter (died 2023)
1967 (59 years ago) Jeff George, American football player
1967 (59 years ago) Andy Kapp, German curler
1967 (59 years ago) Kotono Mitsuishi, Japanese voice actress and singer
1967 (59 years ago) Darren Sheridan, English footballer and manager
1968 (58 years ago) Michael Cole, American sportscaster and journalist
1968 (58 years ago) Mike Mussina, American baseball player and coach
1968 (58 years ago) Doriano Romboni, Italian motorcycle racer (died 2013)
1969 (57 years ago) Kristin Lauter, American mathematician and cryptographer
1971 (55 years ago) Abdullah Ercan, Turkish footballer and manager
1972 (54 years ago) Indrek Allmann, Estonian architect
1972 (54 years ago) Janae Kroc, American powerlifter
1972 (54 years ago) Édson Ribeiro, Brazilian sprinter
1973 (53 years ago) Corey Taylor, American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
1974 (52 years ago) Cristian Castro, Mexican singer
1974 (52 years ago) Nick Zinner, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1975 (51 years ago) Kevin Harvick, American race car driver
1976 (50 years ago) Brettina, Bahamian-American singer-songwriter and actress
1976 (50 years ago) Reed Johnson, American baseball player
1976 (50 years ago) Zoe Konstantopoulou, Greek lawyer and politician
1976 (50 years ago) Dominic Monaghan, German-British actor
1977 (49 years ago) Ryan Newman, American race car driver
1977 (49 years ago) Aleksandra Olsza, Polish tennis player
1977 (49 years ago) Anita Weyermann, Swiss runner and journalist
1978 (48 years ago) John Oster, English-Welsh footballer
1978 (48 years ago) Frédéric Piquionne, French footballer
1978 (48 years ago) Anwar Siraj, Ethiopian footballer
1978 (48 years ago) Ian Somerhalder, American actor
1978 (48 years ago) Vernon Wells, American baseball player
1979 (47 years ago) Daniel Fitzhenry, Australian rugby player
1979 (47 years ago) Johan Forssell, Swedish lawyer and politician
1979 (47 years ago) Raymond Lam, Chinese actor and singer
1979 (47 years ago) Ingrid Michaelson, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1979 (47 years ago) Christian Wilhelmsson, Swedish footballer
1980 (46 years ago) Yuliya Krevsun, Ukrainian runner
1980 (46 years ago) Brandt Snedeker, American golfer
1981 (45 years ago) Philip Rivers, American football player
1982 (44 years ago) Alfredo Aceves, Mexican baseball player
1982 (44 years ago) Halil Altıntop, Turkish footballer
1982 (44 years ago) Hamit Altıntop, Turkish footballer
1982 (44 years ago) Chrisette Michele, American singer-songwriter
1982 (44 years ago) Nicki Minaj, Trinidadian-American rapper and actress
1982 (44 years ago) Serena Ryder, Canadian singer-songwriter
1983 (43 years ago) Neel Jani, Swiss race car driver
1984 (42 years ago) Emma Green Tregaro, Swedish high jumper
1984 (42 years ago) Greg Halford, English footballer
1984 (42 years ago) Sam Hunt, American singer-songwriter
1985 (41 years ago) Josh Donaldson, American baseball player
1985 (41 years ago) Meagan Duhamel, Canadian figure skater
1985 (41 years ago) Dwight Howard, American basketball player
1985 (41 years ago) Oleksiy Pecherov, Ukrainian basketball player
1986 (40 years ago) Enzo Amore, American wrestler and rapper
1986 (40 years ago) Amir Khan, English boxer
1986 (40 years ago) Sam Tagataese, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player
1986 (40 years ago) Kate Voegele, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
1989 (37 years ago) Drew Doughty, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 (37 years ago) Jen Ledger, English musician and singer
1989 (37 years ago) Andrew Nicholson, Canadian basketball player
1989 (37 years ago) Jesse Sene-Lefao, New Zealand rugby league player
1991 (35 years ago) Philip Holm, Swedish ice hockey player
1992 (34 years ago) Mattias Janmark, Swedish ice hockey player
1992 (34 years ago) Yui Yokoyama, Japanese idol, model, and actress
1993 (33 years ago) Janari Jõesaar, Estonian basketball player
1993 (33 years ago) Cara Mund, American model, Miss America 2018
1993 (33 years ago) Jordan Obita, English footballer
1993 (33 years ago) AnnaSophia Robb, American actress
1994 (32 years ago) Cyriel Dessers, Belgian-Nigerian footballer
1994 (32 years ago) Conseslus Kipruto, Kenyan runner
1994 (32 years ago) Raheem Sterling, English footballer
1995 (31 years ago) Thatcher Demko, American ice hockey player
1996 (30 years ago) Scott McTominay, Scottish footballer
1997 (29 years ago) Hakeem Adeniji, American football player
1997 (29 years ago) Sam Hauser, American basketball player
1998 (28 years ago) Josh Dunne, American ice hockey player
1998 (28 years ago) Owen Teague, American actor
1999 (27 years ago) Reece James, English footballer
1999 (27 years ago) Tyrus Wheat, American football player
2000 (26 years ago) DeMario Douglas, American football player
2000 (26 years ago) Bayron Matos, Dominican American football player
2000 (26 years ago) Andy Pages, Cuban baseball player
2001 (25 years ago) Josh Christopher, American basketball player
2002 (24 years ago) Sunghoon, South Korean singer
2004 (22 years ago) Billie Starkz, American professional wrestler
2004 (22 years ago) Momoe Mori, Japanese entertainer

Deaths (121)

855 (1171 years ago) Drogo of Metz, illegitimate son of Charlemagne (born 801)
899 (1127 years ago) Arnulf of Carinthia,
964 (1062 years ago) Zhou the Elder, Chinese queen consort
1186 (840 years ago) Berthold IV, Duke of Zähringen (bornc 1125)
1292 (734 years ago) John Peckham, Archbishop of Canterbury
1365 (661 years ago) Nicholas II, Duke of Opava (born 1288)
1431 (595 years ago) Hedwig Jagiellon, Polish and Lithuanian princess (born 1408)
1550 (476 years ago) Gian Giorgio Trissino, Italian humanist, poet, dramatist and diplomat (born 1478)
1596 (430 years ago) Luis de Carvajal the Younger, Marrano writer and martyr (born c. 1566/1567)
1626 (400 years ago) John Davies, English poet, lawyer, and politician (born 1569)
1632 (394 years ago) Philippe van Lansberge, Dutch astronomer and mathematician (born 1561)
1638 (388 years ago) Ivan Gundulić, Croatian poet (born 1589)
1643 (383 years ago) John Pym, English politician (born 1583)
1649 (377 years ago) Noël Chabanel, French missionary and saint (born 1613)
1680 (346 years ago) Henry Pierrepont, 1st Marquess of Dorchester, English lawyer and politician (born 1606)
1691 (335 years ago) Richard Baxter, English minister, poet, and hymn-writer (born 1615)
1695 (331 years ago) Barthélemy d'Herbelot, French orientalist and academic (born 1625)
1709 (317 years ago) Thomas Corneille, French playwright and philologist (born 1625)
1722 (304 years ago) Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine (born 1652)
1734 (292 years ago) James Figg, English prizefighter
1744 (282 years ago) Marie Anne de Mailly, French mistress of Louis XV (born 1717)
1745 (281 years ago) Étienne Fourmont, French orientalist and academic (born 1683)
1746 (280 years ago) Charles Radclyffe, English courtier and soldier (born 1693)
1756 (270 years ago) William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington, English politician and diplomat, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1690)
1768 (258 years ago) Jean Denis Attiret, French painter and missionary (born 1702)
1779 (247 years ago) Nathan Alcock, English physician (born 1707)
1815 (211 years ago) Mary Bosanquet Fletcher, Methodist preacher and philanthropist (born 1739)
1830 (196 years ago) Benjamin Constant, Swiss-French philosopher and author (born 1767)
1856 (170 years ago) Theobald Mathew, Irish social reformer and temperance movement leader (born 1790)
1859 (167 years ago) Thomas De Quincey, English journalist and author (born 1785)
1864 (162 years ago) George Boole, English mathematician and philosopher (born 1815)
1869 (157 years ago) Narcisa de Jesús, Ecuadorian saint (born 1832)
1885 (141 years ago) William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1821)
1886 (140 years ago) Isaac Lea, American conchologist, geologist, and publisher (born 1792)
1894 (132 years ago) Pafnuty Chebyshev, Russian mathematician and theorist (born 1821)
1903 (123 years ago) Herbert Spencer, English biologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher (born 1820)
1907 (119 years ago) King Oscar II of Sweden,
1913 (113 years ago) Camille Jenatzy, Belgian race car driver (born 1868)
1914 (112 years ago) Melchior Anderegg, Swiss mountain guide (born 1828)
1914 (112 years ago) Maximilian von Spee, Danish-German admiral (born 1861)
1917 (109 years ago) Mendele Mocher Sforim, Russian author (born 1836)
1918 (108 years ago) Josip Stadler, Bosnian Catholic archbishop (born 1843)
1919 (107 years ago) J. Alden Weir, American painter (born 1852)
1922 (104 years ago) Dick Barrett, executed Irish Republican Army leader (born 1889)
1922 (104 years ago) Joe McKelvey, executed Irish Republican Army leader (born 1898)
1922 (104 years ago) LIam Mellows, executed Irish Republican Army leader (born 1892)
1922 (104 years ago) Rory O'Connor, executed Irish Republican Army leader, (born 1883)
1929 (97 years ago) José Vicente Concha, Colombian politician and 8th President of Colombia (born 1867)
1932 (94 years ago) Gertrude Jekyll, British horticulturist and writer (born 1843)
1937 (89 years ago) Hans Molisch, Czech-Austrian botanist and academic (born 1856)
1938 (88 years ago) Friedrich Glauser, Swiss author (born 1896)
1940 (86 years ago) George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian (born 1861)
1941 (85 years ago) Izidor Kürschner, Hungarian football player and coach (born 1885)
1942 (84 years ago) Albert Kahn, American architect, Fisher Building, Packard Automotive Plant, Ford River Rouge Complex (born 1869)
1946 (80 years ago) Tex O'Reilly, American mercenary (born 1880)
1952 (74 years ago) Charles Lightoller, English sailor (born 1874)
1954 (72 years ago) Claude Cahun, French artist, photographer, and writer (born 1894)
1954 (72 years ago) Gladys George, American actress (born 1904)
1954 (72 years ago) Joseph B. Keenan, American lawyer and politician (born 1888)
1958 (68 years ago) Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager (born 1888)
1963 (63 years ago) Sarit Thanarat, Thai field marshal and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Thailand (born 1908)
1966 (60 years ago) Ward Morehouse, American playwright, author, and critic (born 1899)
1970 (56 years ago) Cahir Healy, Irish Anti-Partitionist politician (born 1877)
1971 (55 years ago) Ernst Krenkel, Russian geographer and explorer (born 1903)
1971 (55 years ago) Eleni Ourani, Greek poet and critic (born 1896)
1975 (51 years ago) Gary Thain, New Zealand bass player (born 1948)
1978 (48 years ago) Golda Meir, Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (born 1898)
1980 (46 years ago) John Lennon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1940)
1982 (44 years ago) Bram Behr, Surinamese journalist and politician (born 1951)
1982 (44 years ago) André Kamperveen, Surinamese footballer and manager (born 1924)
1982 (44 years ago) Marty Robbins, American singer-songwriter and race car driver (born 1925)
1982 (44 years ago) Haim Laskov, Israel Defense Forces fifth Chief of Staff (born 1919)
1983 (43 years ago) Keith Holyoake, New Zealand farmer and politician, 26th Prime Minister of New Zealand (born 1904)
1983 (43 years ago) Slim Pickens, American actor (born 1919)
1984 (42 years ago) Luther Adler, American actor (born 1903)
1984 (42 years ago) Robert Jay Mathews, American militant leader, founded The Order (born 1953)
1984 (42 years ago) Razzle, English drummer (born 1960)
1984 (42 years ago) Semih Sancar, Turkish general (born 1911)
1991 (35 years ago) Buck Clayton, American trumpet player and composer (born 1911)
1992 (34 years ago) William Shawn, American journalist (born 1917)
1993 (33 years ago) Yevgeny Minayev, Russian weightlifter (born 1933)
1994 (32 years ago) Antônio Carlos Jobim, Brazilian singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1927)
1996 (30 years ago) Howard Rollins, American actor (born 1950)
1996 (30 years ago) Kashiwado Tsuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 47th Yokozuna (born 1938)
1997 (29 years ago) Bob Bell, American clown and actor (born 1922)
1999 (27 years ago) Péter Kuczka, Hungarian poet and author (born 1923)
2001 (25 years ago) Mirza Delibašić, Bosnian basketball player and coach (born 1954)
2001 (25 years ago) Betty Holberton, American computer scientist and programmer (born 1917)
2003 (23 years ago) Rubén González, Cuban pianist (born 1919)
2003 (23 years ago) Pekka Siitoin, Finnish neo-Nazi and Satanist (b. 1944)
2004 (22 years ago) Dimebag Darrell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1966)
2005 (21 years ago) Rose Heilbron, British barrister and judge (born 1914)
2006 (20 years ago) Martha Tilton, American singer (born 1915)
2006 (20 years ago) José Uribe, Dominican baseball player (born 1959)
2007 (19 years ago) Gerardo García Pimentel, Mexican journalist (born 1983)
2008 (18 years ago) Oliver Postgate, English voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1925)
2008 (18 years ago) Robert Prosky, American actor (born 1930)
2009 (17 years ago) Luis Días, Dominican singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1952)
2012 (14 years ago) Jerry Brown, American football player (born 1987)
2012 (14 years ago) John Gowans, Scottish-English 16th General of The Salvation Army (born 1934)
2012 (14 years ago) Johnny Lira, American boxer (born 1951)
2013 (13 years ago) John Cornforth, Australian-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1917)
2013 (13 years ago) Sándor Szokolay, Hungarian composer and academic (born 1931)
2013 (13 years ago) Richard S. Williamson, American lawyer and diplomat (born 1949)
2014 (12 years ago) Tom Gosnell, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1951)
2014 (12 years ago) Russ Kemmerer, American baseball player and coach (born 1930)
2014 (12 years ago) Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist and composer (born 1915)
2015 (11 years ago) Mattiwilda Dobbs, American soprano and actress (born 1925)
2015 (11 years ago) Alan Hodgkinson, English footballer and coach (born 1936)
2015 (11 years ago) Douglas Tompkins, American businessman, co-founded The North Face and Esprit Holdings (born 1943)
2015 (11 years ago) John Trudell, American author, poet, and actor (born 1946)
2015 (11 years ago) Elsie Tu, English-Hong Kong educator and politician (born 1913)
2016 (10 years ago) John Glenn, American astronaut and senator, first American to go into orbit (born 1921)
2018 (8 years ago) David Weatherall, English physician, geneticist, and academic (born 1933)
2019 (7 years ago) René Auberjonois, American actor (born 1940)
2019 (7 years ago) Juice Wrld, American rapper, singer and songwriter (born 1998)
2019 (7 years ago) Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer and actor (born 1933)
2021 (5 years ago) Robbie Shakespeare, Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer (born 1953)
2023 (3 years ago) Ryan O'Neal, American actor (born 1941)
2024 (2 years ago) Jill Jacobson, American actress (born 1954)
2024 (2 years ago) Clarke Reed, American businessman and politician (born 1928)