October 13 in History

Historical events, births and deaths on October 13 through the ages, from Iran and around the world. This year it falls on 21 Mehr 1405.

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Events (41)

54 (1972 years ago) Roman emperor Claudius dies from poisoning under mysterious circumstances. He is succeeded by his adopted son Nero, rather than by Britannicus, his son with Messalina.
409 (1617 years ago) Vandals and Alans cross the Pyrenees and appear in Hispania.
1269 (757 years ago) The present church building at Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
1307 (719 years ago) Hundreds of the Knights Templar in France are arrested at dawn by King Philip the Fair, and later confess under torture to heresy.
1332 (694 years ago) Rinchinbal Khan becomes the Khagan of the Mongols and Emperor of the Yuan dynasty, reigning for only 53 days.
1399 (627 years ago) Coronation of Henry IV of England at Westminster Abbey.
1644 (382 years ago) A Swedish–Dutch fleet defeats the Danish fleet at Fehmarn and captures about 1,000 prisoners.
1710 (316 years ago) Port Royal, the capital of French Acadia, falls in a siege by British forces.
1775 (251 years ago) The Continental Congress establishes the Continental Navy (predecessor of the United States Navy).
1792 (234 years ago) In Washington, D.C., the cornerstone of the United States Executive Mansion (known as the White House since 1818) is laid.
1793 (233 years ago) French Revolutionary Wars: Austro-Prussian victory over Republican France at the First Battle of Wissembourg.
1812 (214 years ago) War of 1812: Sir Isaac Brock's British and native forces repel an invasion of Canada by General Rensselaer's United States forces.
1821 (205 years ago) The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is publicly proclaimed.
1843 (183 years ago) In New York City, B'nai B'rith, the oldest Jewish service organization in the world, is founded.
1881 (145 years ago) First known conversation in modern Hebrew by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and friends.
1885 (141 years ago) The Georgia Institute of Technology is founded in Atlanta, Georgia.
1892 (134 years ago) Edward Emerson Barnard is first to discover a comet by photographic means.
1903 (123 years ago) The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.
1908 (118 years ago) Margaret Travers Symons bursts into the UK parliament and becomes the first woman to speak there.
1911 (115 years ago) Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, becomes the first Governor General of Canada of royal descent.
1915 (111 years ago) First World War: The Battle of the Hohenzollern Redoubt marks the end of the Battle of Loos.
1917 (109 years ago) The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
1921 (105 years ago) Soviet republics sign the Treaty of Kars to formalize the borders between Turkey and the South Caucasus states.
1923 (103 years ago) Ankara becomes the capital of Turkey.
1943 (83 years ago) World War II: Marshal Pietro Badoglio announces that Italy has officially declared war on Germany.
1944 (82 years ago) World War II: The Soviet Riga Offensive captures the city.
1946 (80 years ago) France adopts the constitution of the Fourth Republic.
1962 (64 years ago) The Pacific Northwest experiences a cyclone the equal of a Category 3 hurricane, with winds above 150 mph. Forty-six people die.
1972 (54 years ago) Aeroflot Flight 217 crashes outside Moscow, killing 174.
1972 (54 years ago) Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashes in the Andes mountains. Twenty-eight survive the crash. All but 16 succumb before rescue on December 23.
1972 (54 years ago) The flag of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, was officially adopted.
1976 (50 years ago) The first electron micrograph of an Ebola virus is taken at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by Dr. F. A. Murphy.
1976 (50 years ago) A Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano Boeing 707 crashes after takeoff from El Trompillo Airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, killing 91.
1977 (49 years ago) Hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
1983 (43 years ago) Ameritech Mobile Communications launches the first US cellular network in Chicago.
1990 (36 years ago) Syrian forces attack free areas of Lebanon, removing General Michel Aoun from the presidential palace.
1993 (33 years ago) At least 60 people die in eastern Papua New Guinea when a series of earthquakes rock the Finisterre Range, triggering massive landslides.
2010 (16 years ago) The mining accident in Copiapó, Chile ends as all 33 trapped miners arrive at the surface after a record 69 days underground.
2013 (13 years ago) A stampede occurs in India during the Hindu festival Navratri, killing 115 and injuring more than 110.
2016 (10 years ago) The Maldives announces its decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Nations.
2019 (7 years ago) Kenyan Brigid Kosgei sets a new world record for a woman runner with a time of 2:14:04 at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.

Births (208)

467 (1559 years ago) Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei, emperor of Northern Wei (died 499)
1381 (645 years ago) Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (died 1415)
1453 (573 years ago) Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, son and heir of Henry VI of England (died 1471)
1474 (552 years ago) Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter and educator (died 1515)
1499 (527 years ago) Claude of France,
1563 (463 years ago) Francis Caracciolo, Italian Catholic priest (died 1608)
1566 (460 years ago) Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Irish politician, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (died 1643)
1613 (413 years ago) Luisa de Guzmán, Spanish-Portuguese wife of John IV of Portugal (died 1666)
1696 (330 years ago) John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, English courtier and politician, Lord Privy Seal (died 1743)
1703 (323 years ago) Andrea Belli, Maltese architect and businessman (died 1772)
1713 (313 years ago) Allan Ramsay, Scottish-English painter (died 1784)
1756 (270 years ago) James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier, English admiral and politician, 36th Commodore Governor of Newfoundland (died 1833)
1768 (258 years ago) Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin, French admiral and explorer (died 1839)
1820 (206 years ago) John William Dawson, Canadian geologist and academic (died 1899)
1821 (205 years ago) Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician (died 1902)
1825 (201 years ago) Charles Frederick Worth, English fashion designer, founded House of Worth (died 1895)
1844 (182 years ago) Ernest Myers, English poet and author (died 1921)
1853 (173 years ago) Lillie Langtry, English actress and singer (died 1929)
1862 (164 years ago) Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (died 1900)
1867 (159 years ago) Jacques Inaudi, Italian calculating prodigy (died 1950)
1870 (156 years ago) Albert Jay Nock, American theorist, author, and critic (died 1945)
1872 (154 years ago) Leon Leonwood Bean, American hunter, businessman, and author, founded L.L.Bean (died 1967)
1873 (153 years ago) Georgios Kafantaris, Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece (died 1946)
1874 (152 years ago) József Klekl, Slovene-Hungarian priest and politician (died 1948)
1876 (150 years ago) Rube Waddell, American baseball player (died 1914)
1878 (148 years ago) Patrick Joseph Hartigan, Australian priest and author (died 1952)
1879 (147 years ago) Edward Hennig, American gymnast (died 1960)
1880 (146 years ago) Sasha Chorny, Russian poet and author (died 1932)
1887 (139 years ago) Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician, President of Slovakia (died 1947)
1890 (136 years ago) Conrad Richter, American journalist and novelist (died 1968)
1891 (135 years ago) Irene Rich, American actress (died 1988)
1893 (133 years ago) Kurt Reidemeister, German mathematician connected to the Vienna Circle (died 1971)
1895 (131 years ago) Mike Gazella, American baseball player and manager (died 1978)
1899 (127 years ago) Piero Dusio, Italian footballer, businessman and racing driver (died 1975)
1900 (126 years ago) Gerald Marks, American composer (died 1997)
1902 (124 years ago) Arna Bontemps, American librarian, author, and poet (died 1973)
1902 (124 years ago) Karl Leichter, Estonian musicologist and academic (died 1987)
1904 (122 years ago) Wilfred Pickles, English actor and radio host (died 1978)
1905 (121 years ago) Yves Allégret, French director and screenwriter (died 1987)
1905 (121 years ago) John Rinehart Blue, American military officer, educator, businessperson, and politician (died 1965)
1905 (121 years ago) Coloman Braun-Bogdan, Romanian footballer and manager (died 1983)
1909 (117 years ago) Herblock, American author and illustrator (died 2001)
1909 (117 years ago) Art Tatum, American jazz pianist (died 1956)
1911 (115 years ago) Ashok Kumar, Indian film actor (died 2001)
1911 (115 years ago) Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Albanian poet and author (died 1938)
1912 (114 years ago) Cornel Wilde, Slovak-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1989)
1913 (113 years ago) Igor Torkar, Slovenian poet and playwright (died 2004)
1915 (111 years ago) Terry Frost, English painter and academic (died 2003)
1917 (109 years ago) Reed Erickson, American philanthropist (died 1992)
1917 (109 years ago) George Osmond, American talent manager (died 2007)
1918 (108 years ago) Robert Walker, American actor (died 1951)
1920 (106 years ago) Laraine Day, American actress (died 2007)
1921 (105 years ago) Yves Montand, Italian-French actor and singer (died 1991)
1922 (104 years ago) Nathaniel Clifton, American athlete (died 1990)
1922 (104 years ago) Gilberto Mendes, Brazilian composer (died 2016)
1923 (103 years ago) John C. Champion, American screenwriter and producer (died 1994)
1923 (103 years ago) Rosemary Anne Sisson, English author and playwright (died 2017)
1923 (103 years ago) Faas Wilkes, Dutch footballer (died 2006)
1924 (102 years ago) Terry Gibbs, American vibraphone player and bandleader
1924 (102 years ago) Moturu Udayam, Indian activist and politician (died 2002)
1924 (102 years ago) Roberto Eduardo Viola, Argentinian general and politician, 44th President of Argentina (died 1994)
1925 (101 years ago) Lenny Bruce, American comedian and actor (died 1966)
1925 (101 years ago) Armand Mouyal, Algerian-French fencer and police officer (died 1988)
1925 (101 years ago) Margaret Thatcher, English chemist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 2013)
1925 (101 years ago) Gustav Winckler, Danish singer-songwriter (died 1979)
1926 (100 years ago) Ray Brown, American bassist and cellist (died 2002)
1926 (100 years ago) Killer Kowalski, American wrestler (died 2008)
1926 (100 years ago) Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (died 2013)
1926 (100 years ago) Eddie Yost, American baseball player and coach (died 2012)
1927 (99 years ago) Anita Kerr, American singer and arranger (died 2022)
1927 (99 years ago) Lee Konitz, American saxophonist and composer (died 2020)
1927 (99 years ago) Turgut Özal, Turkish engineer and politician, 8th President of Turkey (died 1993)
1929 (97 years ago) Richard Howard, American poet, critic, and translator (died 2022)
1929 (97 years ago) Walasse Ting, Chinese-American painter and poet (died 2010)
1930 (96 years ago) Bruce Geller, American screenwriter and producer (died 1978)
1931 (95 years ago) Raymond Kopa, French footballer (died 2017)
1931 (95 years ago) Eddie Mathews, American baseball player and manager (died 2001)
1932 (94 years ago) Johnny Lytle, American vibraphone player and drummer (died 1995)
1932 (94 years ago) Liliane Montevecchi, French-Italian actress, dancer and singer (died 2018)
1933 (93 years ago) Thomas Bingham, Baron Bingham of Cornhill, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (died 2012)
1933 (93 years ago) Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (died 2007)
1934 (92 years ago) Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer and politician
1935 (91 years ago) Etterlene DeBarge, American singer-songwriter (died 2024)
1935 (91 years ago) Bruce Morrow, American radio host and actor
1936 (90 years ago) Chitti Babu, Indian veena player and composer (died 1996)
1938 (88 years ago) Shirley Caesar, American gospel singer-songwriter
1938 (88 years ago) Hugo Young, English journalist and author (died 2003)
1939 (87 years ago) Larry Bowie, American football player (died 2012)
1939 (87 years ago) Melinda Dillon, American actress (died 2023)
1940 (86 years ago) Chris Farlowe, English rock, blues, and soul singer
1940 (86 years ago) Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist and bandleader (died 2022)
1941 (85 years ago) Neil Aspinall, Welsh-English record producer and manager (died 2008)
1941 (85 years ago) Jim Price, American baseball player (died 2023)
1941 (85 years ago) Paul Simon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1941 (85 years ago) John Snow, English cricketer
1942 (84 years ago) Rutanya Alda, Latvian-American actress
1942 (84 years ago) Bob Bailey, American baseball player and manager (died 2018)
1942 (84 years ago) Jerry Jones, American businessman
1942 (84 years ago) Walter McGowan, Scottish boxer (died 2016)
1943 (83 years ago) Peter Sauber, Swiss businessman, founded the Sauber F1 Team
1944 (82 years ago) Robert Lamm, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1945 (81 years ago) Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname (died 2024)
1945 (81 years ago) Poure Puobe VII Paramount Chief of Nandom in the Upper East Region of Ghana,
1946 (80 years ago) Levon Ananyan, Armenian journalist and author (died 2013)
1946 (80 years ago) Edwina Currie, English politician
1946 (80 years ago) Lacy J. Dalton, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947 (79 years ago) Joe Dolce, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1947 (79 years ago) Sammy Hagar, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1948 (78 years ago) Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Pakistani musician (died 1997)
1949 (77 years ago) Tom Mees, American sportscaster (died 1996)
1949 (77 years ago) Patrick Nève, Belgian racing driver (died 2017)
1950 (76 years ago) Mollie Katzen, American chef and author
1950 (76 years ago) Simon Nicol, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1950 (76 years ago) Annegret Richter, German sprinter
1951 (75 years ago) Stephen Bayley, Welsh journalist, author, and critic
1952 (74 years ago) Mundo Earwood, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)
1952 (74 years ago) Beverly Johnson, American model, actress, and singer
1952 (74 years ago) John Lone, Hong Kong-American actor
1953 (73 years ago) Pat Day, American jockey
1954 (72 years ago) George Frazier, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023)
1954 (72 years ago) Claude Ribbe, French historian and academic
1956 (70 years ago) Chris Carter, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1956 (70 years ago) Sinan Sakić, Serbian singer (died 2018)
1956 (70 years ago) Joseph Toal, Scottish bishop
1957 (69 years ago) Reggie Theus, American basketball player and coach
1958 (68 years ago) Maria Cantwell, American lawyer and politician
1958 (68 years ago) Jair-Rôhm Parker Wells, American bassist and composer
1959 (67 years ago) Marie Osmond, American singer, actress, and television spokesperson
1960 (66 years ago) Joey Belladonna, American singer and songwriter
1960 (66 years ago) Eric Joyce, Scottish soldier and politician
1961 (65 years ago) Rachel De Thame, English gardener and television presenter
1961 (65 years ago) Derek Harper, American basketball player
1961 (65 years ago) Doc Rivers, American basketball player and coach
1962 (64 years ago) T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, American actress and author
1962 (64 years ago) Kelly Preston, American actress (died 2020)
1962 (64 years ago) Jerry Rice, American football player
1963 (63 years ago) Colin Channer, Jamaican-American author and academic
1963 (63 years ago) Chip Foose, American engineer and television host
1964 (62 years ago) Fanie de Villiers, South African cricketer
1964 (62 years ago) Doug Emhoff, American lawyer and second gentlemen of the United States
1964 (62 years ago) Nie Haisheng, Chinese general, pilot, and astronaut
1964 (62 years ago) Christopher Judge, American actor and producer
1964 (62 years ago) Marco Travaglio, Italian journalist and author
1964 (62 years ago) Matt Walsh, American actor and comedian
1965 (61 years ago) Johan Museeuw, Belgian cyclist
1966 (60 years ago) Larry Collmus, American sportscaster
1966 (60 years ago) Baja Mali Knindža, Serbian singer
1966 (60 years ago) John Regis, English sprinter
1967 (59 years ago) Aleksander Čeferin, Slovenian lawyer and football administrator, 7th president of UEFA
1967 (59 years ago) Scott Cooper, American baseball player
1967 (59 years ago) Trevor Hoffman, American baseball player
1967 (59 years ago) Javier Sotomayor, Cuban high jumper
1967 (59 years ago) Steve Vickers, English footballer
1967 (59 years ago) Kate Walsh, American actress and producer
1968 (58 years ago) Tisha Campbell-Martin, American actress and singer
1969 (57 years ago) Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater and actress
1969 (57 years ago) Cady McClain, American actress and singer
1970 (56 years ago) Serena Altschul, American journalist
1970 (56 years ago) Rob Howley, Welsh rugby player and coach
1970 (56 years ago) Paul Potts, English tenor
1971 (55 years ago) Sacha Baron Cohen, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1971 (55 years ago) Billy Bush, American television journalist and radio host
1971 (55 years ago) Pyrros Dimas, Albanian-Greek weightlifter and politician
1972 (54 years ago) Summer Sanders, American swimmer and sportscaster
1973 (53 years ago) Brian Dawkins, American football player and coach
1973 (53 years ago) Matt Hughes, American wrestler and mixed martial artist
1977 (49 years ago) Gareth Batty, English cricketer
1977 (49 years ago) Benjamin Clapp, American drummer
1977 (49 years ago) Antonio Di Natale, Italian footballer
1977 (49 years ago) Justin Peroff, Canadian drummer and actor
1977 (49 years ago) Paul Pierce, American basketball player
1977 (49 years ago) Kiele Sanchez, American actress
1978 (48 years ago) Jermaine O'Neal, American basketball player
1979 (47 years ago) Wes Brown, English footballer
1979 (47 years ago) Mamadou Niang, Senegalese footballer
1980 (46 years ago) Ashanti, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1980 (46 years ago) David Haye, English boxer
1980 (46 years ago) Magne Hoseth, Norwegian footballer
1980 (46 years ago) Scott Parker, English footballer
1981 (45 years ago) Taylor Buchholz, American baseball player
1981 (45 years ago) Kele Okereke, English singer, songwriter, and musician
1982 (44 years ago) Antonio Pavanello, Italian rugby player
1982 (44 years ago) Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer
1985 (41 years ago) Brian Hoyer, American football player
1985 (41 years ago) Andrej Meszároš, Slovak ice hockey player
1986 (40 years ago) Gabriel Agbonlahor, English footballer
1986 (40 years ago) Sergio Pérez Moya, Mexican footballer
1987 (39 years ago) Adrian Poparadu, Romanian footballer
1987 (39 years ago) Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi, Georgian sumo wrestler
1988 (38 years ago) Norris Cole, American basketball player
1988 (38 years ago) Scott Jamieson, Australian footballer
1989 (37 years ago) Brace Belden, American communist and trade union activist, volunteer in the People's Protection Units
1989 (37 years ago) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician
1989 (37 years ago) Clive Rose, Australian cricketer
1990 (36 years ago) Andrej Rendla, Slovak footballer
1990 (36 years ago) Adrián Sardinero, Spanish footballer
1990 (36 years ago) Jakob Silfverberg, Swedish ice hockey player
1992 (34 years ago) Igor Ozhiganov, Russian ice hockey player
1992 (34 years ago) Shelby Rogers, American tennis player
1993 (33 years ago) Tiffany Trump, American socialite
1994 (32 years ago) Ryan Matterson, Australian rugby league player
1994 (32 years ago) Yuta Watanabe, Japanese basketball player
1995 (31 years ago) Jimin, South Korean singer
1996 (30 years ago) Joshua Wong, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist
1999 (27 years ago) Andrew Capobianco. American diver,
2001 (25 years ago) Caleb McLaughlin, American actor
2001 (25 years ago) Cam Thomas, American basketball player
2001 (25 years ago) De'Von Achane, American football player

Deaths (100)

54 (1972 years ago) Claudius, Roman emperor (born 10 BC)
807 (1219 years ago) Simpert, bishop of Augsburg
982 (1044 years ago) Jing Zong, emperor of the Liao Dynasty (born 948)
1093 (933 years ago) Robert I, count of Flanders (born 1035)
1100 (926 years ago) Guy I, count of Ponthieu
1195 (831 years ago) Gualdim Pais, Portuguese crusader (born 1118)
1282 (744 years ago) Nichiren, Japanese Buddhist priest (born 1222)
1382 (644 years ago) Peter II, king of Cyprus
1415 (611 years ago) Thomas FitzAlan, 12th Earl of Arundel, English politician, Lord High Treasurer of England (born 1381)
1435 (591 years ago) Hermann II, count of Croatia
1562 (464 years ago) Claudin de Sermisy, French composer (born 1495)
1605 (421 years ago) Theodore Beza, French theologian and scholar (born 1519)
1673 (353 years ago) Christoffer Gabel, German-Danish accountant and politician (born 1617)
1687 (339 years ago) Geminiano Montanari, Italian astronomer and lens maker (born 1633)
1694 (332 years ago) Samuel von Pufendorf, German historian, economist, and jurist (born 1632)
1706 (320 years ago) Iyasu I, emperor of Ethiopia (born 1654)
1715 (311 years ago) Nicolas Malebranche, French priest and philosopher (born 1638)
1759 (267 years ago) John Henley, English clergyman and author (born 1692)
1788 (238 years ago) Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, Irish poet and politician (born 1702)
1796 (230 years ago) William B. Whiting, New York politician (born 1731)
1812 (214 years ago) Isaac Brock, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (born 1769)
1815 (211 years ago) Joachim Murat, French general (born 1767)
1822 (204 years ago) Antonio Canova, Italian sculptor (born 1757)
1825 (201 years ago) Maximilian I Joseph, king of Bavaria (born 1756)
1841 (185 years ago) Patrick Campbell, Scottish admiral (born 1773)
1869 (157 years ago) Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, French poet, author, and critic (born 1804)
1882 (144 years ago) Arthur de Gobineau, French philosopher and author (born 1816)
1890 (136 years ago) Samuel Freeman Miller, American lawyer and jurist (born 1816)
1904 (122 years ago) Pavlos Melas, French-Greek captain (born 1870)
1905 (121 years ago) Henry Irving, English actor and manager (born 1838)
1909 (117 years ago) Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, Spanish philosopher and academic (born 1849)
1911 (115 years ago) Sister Nivedita, Irish-Indian social worker, author, and educator (born 1867)
1917 (109 years ago) Florence La Badie, American actress (born 1888)
1919 (107 years ago) Karl Adolph Gjellerup, Danish author and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1857)
1926 (100 years ago) Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian philologist and author (born 1865)
1930 (96 years ago) T. Alexander Harrison, American painter and educator (born 1853)
1931 (95 years ago) Ernst Didring, Swedish author (born 1868)
1938 (88 years ago) E. C. Segar, American cartoonist, created Popeye (born 1894)
1945 (81 years ago) Milton S. Hershey, American businessman, founded The Hershey Company (born 1857)
1950 (76 years ago) Ernest Haycox, American soldier and author (born 1899)
1955 (71 years ago) Manuel Ávila Camacho, Mexican general and politician, 45th President of Mexico (born 1897)
1956 (70 years ago) Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı, Turkish poet and author (born 1910)
1961 (65 years ago) Prince Louis Rwagasore, Burundi politician, Prime Minister of Burundi (born 1932)
1966 (60 years ago) Clifton Webb, American actor and dancer (born 1889)
1968 (58 years ago) Bea Benaderet, American actress and voice artist (born 1906)
1973 (53 years ago) Cevat Şakir Kabaağaçlı, Turkish ethnographer and author (born 1886)
1973 (53 years ago) Albert Mandler, Austrian-Israeli general (born 1929)
1974 (52 years ago) Otto Binder, American author (born 1911)
1974 (52 years ago) Anatoli Kozhemyakin, Soviet footballer (born 1953)
1974 (52 years ago) Ed Sullivan, American journalist and talk show host (born 1901)
1979 (47 years ago) Rebecca Clarke, English viola player and composer (born 1886)
1981 (45 years ago) Antonio Berni, Argentinian painter, illustrator, and engraver (born 1905)
1985 (41 years ago) Tage Danielsson, Swedish author, actor, and director (born 1928)
1987 (39 years ago) Walter Houser Brattain, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1902)
1987 (39 years ago) Kishore Kumar, Indian singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and director (born 1929)
1987 (39 years ago) Nilgün Marmara, Turkish poet and author (born 1958)
1990 (36 years ago) Hans Namuth, German-American photographer (born 1915)
1990 (36 years ago) Lê Đức Thọ, Vietnamese general and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1911)
1992 (34 years ago) James Marshall, American author and illustrator (born 1942)
1993 (33 years ago) Otmar Gutmann, German filmmaker (born 1937)
1996 (30 years ago) Beryl Reid, English actress (born 1919)
1998 (28 years ago) Dmitry Nikolayevich Filippov, Russian businessman and politician (born 1944)
1999 (27 years ago) Michael Hartnett, Irish poet (born 1941)
2000 (26 years ago) Jean Peters, American actress (born 1926)
2001 (25 years ago) Peter Doyle, Australian singer-songwriter (born 1949)
2002 (24 years ago) Stephen Ambrose, American historian and author (born 1936)
2002 (24 years ago) Keene Curtis, American actor (born 1923)
2003 (23 years ago) Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)
2004 (22 years ago) Enrique Fernando, Filipino lawyer and jurist, 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (born 1915)
2004 (22 years ago) Bernice Rubens, Welsh author (born 1928)
2005 (21 years ago) Vivian Malone Jones, American activist (born 1942)
2006 (20 years ago) Wang Guangmei, Chinese philanthropist and politician, 2nd Spouse of the President of the People's Republic of China (born 1921)
2007 (19 years ago) Bob Denard, French soldier and academic (born 1929)
2008 (18 years ago) Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (born 1989)
2009 (17 years ago) Stephen Barnett, American scholar and academic (born 1935)
2010 (16 years ago) Vernon Biever, American photographer (born 1923)
2011 (15 years ago) Barbara Kent, Canadian-born American actress (born 1907)
2012 (14 years ago) Stuart Bell, English lawyer and politician (born 1938)
2012 (14 years ago) Gary Collins, American actor (born 1938)
2012 (14 years ago) Tomonobu Imamichi, Japanese philosopher and academic (born 1922)
2013 (13 years ago) Martin Drewes, German soldier and pilot (born 1918)
2013 (13 years ago) Joe Meriweather, American basketball player and coach (born 1953)
2013 (13 years ago) Tommy Whittle, Scottish-English saxophonist (born 1926)
2013 (13 years ago) Takashi Yanase, Japanese poet and illustrator, created Anpanman (born 1919)
2014 (12 years ago) John Bradfield, English biologist and businessman, founded Cambridge Science Park (born 1925)
2014 (12 years ago) Antonio Cafiero, Argentinian accountant and politician, Governor of Buenos Aires Province (born 1922)
2014 (12 years ago) Margaret Hillert, American author and poet (born 1920)
2014 (12 years ago) Mohammad Sarengat, Indonesian sprinter (born 1939)
2014 (12 years ago) Pontus Segerström, Swedish footballer (born 1981)
2015 (11 years ago) Rosalyn Baxandall, American historian, author, and academic (born 1939)
2015 (11 years ago) Bruce Hyde, American academic and actor (born 1941)
2015 (11 years ago) Michael J. H. Walsh, English general (born 1927)
2016 (10 years ago) Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX), King of Thailand (born 1927)
2016 (10 years ago) Dario Fo, Italian playwright, actor, director, and composer Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926)
2016 (10 years ago) Jim Prentice, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (born 1956)
2017 (9 years ago) Albert Zafy, Malagasy politician (born 1927)
2018 (8 years ago) Annapurna Devi, Indian surbahar (bass sitar) player (born 1927)
2023 (3 years ago) Louise Glück, American poet and essayist (born 1943)
2024 (2 years ago) Mayra Gómez Kemp, Cuban-Spanish television host and actress (born 1948)
2024 (2 years ago) Donal Murray, Irish Catholic bishop (born 1940)