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Day of the year
November 17
is the 321st day of the year (322nd in
leap years
) in the
Gregorian calendar
; 44 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
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Pre-1600
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1601?1900
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- 1603
– English explorer, writer and
courtier
Sir
Walter Raleigh
goes on trial for
treason
.
- 1775
– The city of
Kuopio, Finland
(belonging to
Sweden
at this time) is founded by King
Gustav III of Sweden
.
[6]
- 1777
–
Articles of Confederation
(United States) are submitted to the states for ratification.
- 1796
–
French Revolutionary Wars
:
Battle of the Bridge of Arcole
: French forces defeat the Austrians in Italy.
- 1800
– The
United States Congress
holds its first
session
in Washington, D.C.
- 1810
– Sweden declares war on its ally the United Kingdom to begin the
Anglo-Swedish War
, although no fighting ever takes place.
- 1811
–
Jose Miguel Carrera
, Chilean founding father, is sworn in as President of the executive Junta of the government of
Chile
.
- 1820
– Captain
Nathaniel Palmer
becomes the first American to see Antarctica. (The
Palmer Peninsula
is later named after him.)
- 1831
–
Ecuador
and
Venezuela
are separated from
Gran Colombia
.
- 1837
–
An earthquake in Valdivia
, south-central Chile, causes a tsunami that leads to significant destruction along Japan's coast.
[7]
- 1856
–
American Old West
: On the
Sonoita River
in present-day southern
Arizona
, the United States Army establishes
Fort Buchanan
in order to help control new land acquired in the
Gadsden Purchase
.
- 1858
– Modified
Julian Day
zero.
- 1858 – The city of
Denver
,
Colorado
is founded.
- 1863
–
American Civil War
:
Siege of Knoxville
begins:
Confederate
forces led by General
James Longstreet
place
Knoxville, Tennessee
, under
siege
.
- 1869
– In
Egypt
, the
Suez Canal
, linking the
Mediterranean Sea
with the
Red Sea
, is inaugurated.
- 1878
– First assassination attempt against
Umberto I of Italy
by anarchist
Giovanni Passannante
, who was armed with a dagger. The King survived with a slight wound in an arm.
Prime Minister
Benedetto Cairoli
blocked the aggressor, receiving an injury in a leg.
- 1885
–
Serbo-Bulgarian War
: The decisive
Battle of Slivnitsa
begins.
- 1894
–
H. H. Holmes
, one of the first modern
serial killers
, is arrested in
Boston
, Massachusetts.
- 1896
– The
Western Pennsylvania Hockey League
, which later became the first
ice hockey
league to openly trade and hire players,
began play
at
Pittsburgh
's
Schenley Park Casino
.
1901?present
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- 1903
– The
Russian Social Democratic Labour Party
splits into two groups: The
Bolsheviks
(Russian for "majority") and
Mensheviks
(Russian for "minority").
- 1939
– Nine
Czech
students are executed as a response to anti-
Nazi
demonstrations prompted by the death of
Jan Opletal
. All Czech universities are shut down and more than 1,200 students sent to
concentration camps
. Since this event,
International Students' Day
is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic.
- 1940
– The
Tartu Art Museum
was established in
Tartu
,
Estonia
.
[8]
- 1947
– The
Screen Actors Guild
implements an anti-
Communist
loyalty oath.
- 1947 – American scientists
John Bardeen
and
Walter Houser Brattain
observe the basic principles of the
transistor
, a key element for the
electronics
revolution of the
20th century
.
- 1950
– Lhamo Dondrub is officially named the
14th Dalai Lama
.
- 1950 –
United Nations Security Council Resolution 89
relating to the Palestine Question is adopted.
- 1953
– The remaining human inhabitants of the
Blasket Islands
,
County Kerry
, Ireland, are evacuated to the mainland.
- 1957
–
Vickers Viscount
G-AOHP of
British European Airways
crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to
Copenhagen Airport
. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft. There are no fatalities.
- 1962
–
President
John F. Kennedy
dedicates
Washington Dulles International Airport
, serving the Washington, D.C., region.
- 1967
–
Vietnam War
: Acting on optimistic reports that he had been given on November 13, U.S. President
Lyndon B. Johnson
tells the nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress."
- 1968
– British European Airways introduces the
BAC One-Eleven
into commercial service.
- 1968 – Viewers of the
Raiders?Jets football game
in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when
NBC
broadcasts
Heidi
instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S.
- 1969
–
Cold War
: Negotiators from the Soviet Union and the United States meet in
Helsinki
, Finland to begin
SALT I
negotiations aimed at limiting the number of
strategic weapons
on both sides.
- 1970
–
Vietnam War
: Lieutenant
William Calley
goes on trial for the
My Lai Massacre
.
- 1970 –
Luna programme
: The Soviet Union lands
Lunokhod 1
on
Mare Imbrium
(Sea of Rains) on the
Moon
. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and is released by the orbiting
Luna 17
spacecraft.
- 1973
–
Watergate scandal
: In
Orlando, Florida
, U.S. President
Richard Nixon
tells 400
Associated Press
managing editors "I am not a crook."
- 1973 – The
Athens Polytechnic uprising
against the
military regime
ends in a bloodshed in the Greek capital.
- 1983
– The
Zapatista Army of National Liberation
is founded in Mexico.
- 1986
– The flight crew of
Japan Airlines Flight 1628
are involved in a
UFO sighting
incident while flying over Alaska.
[9]
- 1989
– Cold War:
Velvet Revolution
begins: In
Czechoslovakia
, a student demonstration in
Prague
is quelled by riot police. This sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing the communist government (it succeeds on December 29).
- 1990
– Fugendake, part of the
Mount Unzen
volcanic complex,
Nagasaki Prefecture
, Japan, becomes active again and erupts.
- 1993
–
United States House of Representatives
passes a resolution to establish the
North American Free Trade Agreement
.
- 1993 – In Nigeria, General
Sani Abacha
ousts the government of
Ernest Shonekan
in a military coup.
- 1997
– In
Luxor
, Egypt, 62 people are killed by six
Islamic militants
outside the
Temple of Hatshepsut
, known as
Luxor massacre
.
- 2000
– A catastrophic
landslide
in
Log pod Mangartom
,
Slovenia
, kills seven, and causes millions of
SIT
of damage. It is one of the worst catastrophes in Slovenia in the past 100 years.
- 2000 –
Alberto Fujimori
is removed from office as president of
Peru
.
- 2003
– Actor
Arnold Schwarzenegger
’s tenure as the
governor of California
began.
[10]
- 2012
– At least 50 schoolchildren are killed in
an accident
at a railway crossing near
Manfalut
,
Egypt
.
- 2013
– Fifty people are killed when
Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363
crashes at Kazan Airport, Russia.
- 2013 – A rare late-season
tornado outbreak
strikes the
Midwest
.
Illinois
and
Indiana
are most affected with
tornado
reports as far north as lower
Michigan
. In all around six dozen tornadoes touch down in approximately an 11-hour time period, including seven EF3 and two EF4 tornadoes.
- 2019
– The first known case of
COVID-19
is traced to a 55-year-old man who had visited a market in
Wuhan, Hubei Province
, China.
[11]
Births
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Pre-1600
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1601?1900
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- 1602
–
Agnes of Jesus
, French Catholic nun (d. 1634)
- 1612
–
Dorgon
, Chinese prince and regent (d. 1650)
- 1681
–
Pierre Francois le Courayer
, French theologian and author (d. 1776)
- 1685
–
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes
, Canadian commander and explorer (d. 1749)
- 1729
–
Maria Antonia Ferdinanda
, Sardinian queen consort (d. 1785)
[16]
- 1749
–
Nicolas Appert
, French chef, invented
canning
(d. 1841)
[17]
- 1753
–
Gotthilf Heinrich Ernst Muhlenberg
, American pastor and botanist (d. 1815)
[18]
- 1755
–
Louis XVIII
, king of France (d. 1824)
- 1765
–
Jacques MacDonald
, French general (d. 1840)
- 1769
–
Charlotte Georgine
, duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1818)
- 1790
–
August Ferdinand Mobius
, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1868)
- 1793
–
Charles Lock Eastlake
, English painter, historian, and academic (d. 1865)
- 1816
–
August Wilhelm Ambros
, Austrian composer and historian (d. 1876)
- 1827
–
Petko Slaveykov
, Bulgarian journalist and poet (d. 1895)
- 1835
–
Andrew L. Harris
, American general and politician, 44th
Governor of Ohio
(d. 1915)
- 1854
–
Hubert Lyautey
, French general and politician,
French Minister of War
(d. 1934)
- 1857
–
Joseph Babinski
, French neurologist and academic (d. 1932)
- 1866
–
Voltairine de Cleyre
, American author and activist (d. 1912)
[19]
- 1868
–
Korbinian Brodmann
, German neurologist and academic (d. 1918)
- 1877
–
Frank Calder
, English-Canadian journalist and businessman (d. 1943)
- 1878
–
Grace Abbott
, American social worker (d. 1939)
[20]
- 1878 –
Augustus Goessling
, American swimmer and water polo player (d. 1963)
- 1886
–
Walter Terence Stace
, English-American philosopher, academic, and civil servant (d. 1967)
- 1887
–
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
, English field marshal (d. 1976)
- 1891
–
Lester Allen
, American screen, stage, vaudeville, circus actor, and film director (d. 1949)
- 1895
–
Gregorio Lopez
, Mexican journalist, author, and poet (d. 1966)
- 1896
–
Lev Vygotsky
, Belarusian-Russian psychologist and philosopher (d. 1934)
- 1897
–
Frank Fay
, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1961)
- 1899
–
Douglas Shearer
, Canadian-American engineer (d. 1971)
1901?present
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- 1901
–
Walter Hallstein
, German academic and politician, first
President of the European Commission
(d. 1982)
- 1901 –
Lee Strasberg
, Ukrainian-American actor and director (d. 1982)
- 1902
–
Eugene Wigner
, Hungarian physicist and mathematician,
Nobel Prize
laureate (d. 1995)
- 1904
–
Isamu Noguchi
, American sculptor and architect (d. 1988)
- 1905
–
Astrid of Sweden
(d. 1935)
[21]
- 1905 –
Mischa Auer
, Russian-American actor (d. 1967)
- 1905 –
Arthur Chipperfield
, Australian cricketer (d. 1987)
- 1906
–
Soichiro Honda
, Japanese engineer and businessman, co-founded the
Honda Motor Company
(d. 1991)
- 1906 –
Rollie Stiles
, American baseball player (d. 2007)
- 1907
–
Israel Regardie
, English occultist and author (d. 1985)
- 1911
–
Christian Fouchet
, French lawyer and politician,
French Minister of the Interior
(d. 1974)
- 1916
–
Shelby Foote
, American historian and author (d. 2005)
- 1917
–
Ruth Aaronson Bari
, American mathematician (d. 2005)
[22]
- 1919
–
Kim Heungsou
, Korean painter and educator (d. 2014)
- 1920
–
Camillo Felgen
, Luxembourgian singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
- 1920 –
Gemini Ganesan
, Indian actor and director (d. 2002)
- 1921
–
Albert Bertelsen
, Danish painter and illustrator (d. 2019)
- 1922
–
Stanley Cohen
, American biochemist and academic,
Nobel Prize
laureate (d. 2020)
- 1922 –
Jack Froggatt
, English footballer (d. 1993)
- 1923
–
Hubertus Brandenburg
, Swedish bishop (d. 2009)
- 1923 –
Mike Garcia
, American baseball player (d. 1986)
- 1923 –
Aristides Pereira
, Cape Verdean politician, first
President of Cape Verde
(d. 2011)
- 1923 –
Bert Sutcliffe
, New Zealand cricketer and coach (d. 2001)
- 1925
–
Jean Faut
, American baseball player and bowler (d. 2023)
- 1925 –
Rock Hudson
, American actor (d. 1985)
[23]
- 1925 –
Charles Mackerras
, American-Australian
oboe
player and conductor (d. 2010)
- 1927
–
Robert Drasnin
, American clarinet player and composer (d. 2015)
- 1927 –
Fenella Fielding
, English actress (d. 2018)
- 1927 –
Nicholas Taylor
, Canadian geologist, businessman, and politician (d. 2020)
[24]
- 1928
–
Arman
, French-American painter and sculptor (d. 2005)
- 1928 –
Rance Howard
, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017)
- 1928 –
Colin McDonald
, Australian cricketer (d. 2021)
- 1929
–
Gor? Naya
, Japanese actor and director (d. 2013)
- 1929 –
Norm Zauchin
, American baseball player (d. 1999)
- 1930
–
Bob Mathias
, American decathlete, actor, and politician (d. 2006)
- 1932
–
Jeremy Black
, English admiral (d. 2015)
- 1933
–
Dan Osinski
, American baseball player (d. 2013)
- 1933 –
Orlando Pena
, Cuban-American baseball player and scout
- 1934
–
Jim Inhofe
, American soldier and politician, senior senator of Oklahoma
- 1934 –
Anthony King
, Canadian-English
Psephologist
and academic (d. 2017)
- 1934 –
Terry Rand
, American basketball player (d. 2014)
- 1935
–
Bobby Joe Conrad
, American football player
- 1935 –
Toni Sailer
, Austrian skier and actor (d. 2009)
- 1936
–
Crispian Hollis
, English Roman Catholic bishop
- 1937
–
Peter Cook
, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (d. 1995)
- 1938
–
Charles Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank
, Scottish general
- 1938 –
Gordon Lightfoot
, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2023)
[25]
- 1939
–
Auberon Waugh
, English journalist and author (d. 2001)
- 1940
–
Luke Kelly
, Irish singer,
folk musician
and actor (d. 1984)
[26]
- 1942
–
Derek Clayton
, English-Australian runner
- 1942 –
Partha Dasgupta
, Bangladeshi economist and academic
- 1942 –
Bob Gaudio
, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
- 1942 –
Lesley Rees
, English endocrinologist and academic
- 1942 –
Istvan Rosztoczy
, Hungarian-Japanese microbiologist and physician (d. 1993)
- 1942 –
Martin Scorsese
, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor
[27]
- 1943
–
Lauren Hutton
, American model and actress
[27]
- 1944
–
Jim Boeheim
, American basketball player and coach
[23]
- 1944 –
Malcolm Bruce
, English-Scottish journalist, academic, and politician
- 1944 –
Gene Clark
, American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 1991)
- 1944 –
Danny DeVito
, American actor, director, and producer
[27]
- 1944 –
Rem Koolhaas
, Dutch architect and academic, designed the
Seattle Central Library
- 1944 –
Lorne Michaels
, Canadian-American screenwriter and producer, created
Saturday Night Live
[27]
- 1944 –
Tom Seaver
, American baseball pitcher (d. 2020)
[23]
- 1944 –
Sammy Younge Jr.
, American civil rights activist (d. 1966)
- 1945
–
Lesley Abdela
, English journalist and activist
- 1945 –
Jeremy Hanley
, English accountant and politician,
British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
- 1945 –
Elvin Hayes
, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1945 –
Roland Joffe
, English-French director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1945 –
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
, Algerian politician, 8th
President of Algeria
[23]
- 1946
–
Martin Barre
, English guitarist and songwriter
- 1946 –
Terry Branstad
, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 39th
Governor of Iowa
- 1946 –
Petra Burka
, Dutch-Canadian figure skater and coach
- 1947
–
Rod Clements
, British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and multi-instrumentalist
- 1948
–
Howard Dean
, American physician and politician, 79th
Governor of Vermont
- 1948 –
East Bay Ray
, American guitarist
- 1949
–
John Boehner
, American businessman and politician, 53rd
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
[23]
- 1949 –
Nguy?n T?n D?ng
, Vietnamese soldier and politician, eighth
Prime Minister of Vietnam
- 1949 –
Michael Wenden
, Australian swimmer
- 1950
–
Roland Matthes
, German swimmer (d. 2019)
- 1951
–
Butch Davis
, American football player and coach
- 1951 –
Werner Hoyer
, German economist and politician
- 1951 –
Dean Paul Martin
, American singer, actor, and pilot (d. 1987)
- 1951 –
Stephen Root
, American actor
[27]
- 1951 –
Jack Vettriano
, Scottish painter and philanthropist
- 1952
–
David Emanuel
, Welsh fashion designer
- 1952 –
Ties Kruize
, Dutch field hockey player
- 1952 –
Runa Laila
, Bangladeshi singer
- 1952 –
Cyril Ramaphosa
, South African businessman and politician, fifth
President of South Africa
- 1953
–
Babis Tennes
, Greek footballer and manager
- 1954
–
Chopper Read
, Australian criminal and author (d. 2013)
- 1955
–
Peter Cox
, English singer-songwriter
- 1955 –
Yolanda King
, American actress and activist (d. 2007)
[28]
- 1955 –
Dennis Maruk
,
Ukrainian-Canadian
ice hockey player
- 1956
–
Angelika Machinek
, German glider pilot (d. 2006)
[29]
- 1956 –
Jim McGovern
, Scottish politician
- 1957
–
Jim Babjak
, American guitarist and songwriter
- 1958
–
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
, American actress and singer
[27]
- 1959
–
Terry Fenwick
, English footballer and manager
- 1959 –
William R. Moses
, American actor and producer
[27]
- 1959 –
Jaanus Tamkivi
, Estonian politician
- 1960
–
Michael Hertwig
, German footballer and manager
- 1960 –
Jonathan Ross
, English actor and talk show host
- 1960 –
RuPaul
, American
drag queen
performer, actor, and singer
[27]
- 1960 –
Steve Stipanovich
, American basketball player
[30]
- 1961
–
Robert Stethem
, American soldier (d. 1985)
- 1961 –
Pat Toomey
, American businessman and politician
- 1962
–
Dede Fortin
, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)
- 1963
–
Adrian Branch
, American basketball player and sportscaster
[31]
- 1963 –
Daniel Scott
, American novelist and short story writer
- 1963 –
Dylan Walsh
, American actor
[27]
- 1964
–
Susan Rice
, American academic and politician, 24th
United States National Security Advisor
[23]
- 1964 –
Mitch Williams
, American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1965
–
Darren Beadman
, Australian jockey
- 1965 –
Amanda Brown
, Australian violinist and composer
- 1966
–
Ben Allison
, American bassist and composer
- 1966 –
Jeff Buckley
, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1997)
[23]
- 1966 –
Kate Ceberano
, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
- 1966 –
Richard Fortus
, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
- 1966 –
Daisy Fuentes
, Cuban-American model and actress
[27]
- 1966 –
Sophie Marceau
, French actress, director, and screenwriter
[27]
- 1966 –
Alvin Patrimonio
, Filipino basketball player and manager
- 1967
–
Tab Benoit
, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1967 –
Ronnie DeVoe
, American singer, producer, and actor
[27]
- 1968
–
Sean Miller
, American basketball player and coach
- 1969
–
Ry?tar? Okiayu
, Japanese voice actor and singer
- 1969 –
Jean-Michel Saive
, Belgian table tennis player
- 1969 –
Rebecca Walker
, American author
- 1970
–
Paul Allender
, English guitarist and songwriter
- 1970 –
Tania Zaetta
, Australian actress
- 1971
–
David Ramsey
, American actor
[27]
- 1971 –
Tonje Sagstuen
, Norwegian handball player, journalist, newspaper editor, and gambling executive
[32]
- 1972
–
Kimya Dawson
, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1972 –
Joanne Goode
, English badminton player
- 1972 –
Lorraine Pascale
, English model and chef
- 1972 –
Leonard Roberts
, American actor
- 1973
–
Andreas Hedlund
, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer
- 1973 –
Eli Marrero
, Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager
- 1973 –
Bernd Schneider
, German footballer
- 1973 –
Alexei Urmanov
, Russian figure skater and coach
- 1974
–
Eunice Barber
, Sierra Leonean-French heptathlete and long jumper
- 1974 –
Leslie Bibb
, American actress and producer
- 1974 –
Berto Romero
, Spanish comedian and actor
- 1975
–
Kinga Baranowska
, Polish mountaineer
- 1975 –
Lee Carseldine
, Australian cricketer
- 1975 –
Jerome James
, American basketball player
- 1976
–
Brandon Call
, American actor
[27]
- 1976 –
Diane Neal
, American actress and director
[33]
- 1977
–
Ryk Neethling
, South African swimmer
- 1978
–
Glen Air
, Australian rugby league player
- 1978 –
Zoe Bell
, New Zealand actress and stuntwoman
- 1978 –
Tom Ellis
, Welsh actor
[34]
- 1978 –
Rachel McAdams
, Canadian actress
[27]
- 1978 –
Reggie Wayne
, American football player
- 1979
–
Matthew Spring
, English footballer
- 1980
–
Jay Bradley
, American wrestler
- 1981
–
Sarah Harding
, English singer, dancer, and actress (d. 2021)
[35]
- 1981 –
Doug Walker
, American actor, comedian, film critic, internet personality, and filmmaker
- 1982
–
Katie Feenstra-Mattera
, American basketball player
[36]
- 1982 –
Yusuf Pathan
, Indian cricketer
- 1982 –
Hollie Smith
, New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1983
–
Viva Bianca
, Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter
- 1983 –
Ioannis Bourousis
, Greek basketball player
- 1983 –
Ryan Bradley
, American figure skater
- 1983 –
Ryan Braun
, American baseball player
- 1983 –
Trevor Crowe
, American baseball player
- 1983 –
Jodie Henry
, Australian swimmer
- 1983 –
Harry Lloyd
, English actor, producer, and screenwriter
- 1983 –
Nick Markakis
, American baseball player
- 1983 –
Scott Moore
, American baseball player
- 1983 –
Christopher Paolini
, American author
[23]
- 1984
–
Amanda Evora
, American figure skater
- 1984 –
Park Han-byul
, South Korean model and actress
- 1985
–
Luis Aguiar
, Uruguayan footballer
- 1985 –
Sekou Camara
, Malian footballer (d. 2013)
- 1985 –
Carolina Neurath
, Swedish journalist
- 1986
–
Everth Cabrera
, Nicaraguan baseball player
- 1986 –
Fabio Concas
, Italian footballer
- 1986 –
Aaron Finch
, Australian cricketer
[37]
- 1986 –
Nani
, Portuguese footballer
- 1986 –
Greg Rutherford
, English long jumper
- 1987
–
Justine Michelle Cain
, English actress
- 1987 –
Craig Noone
, English footballer
- 1987 –
Gemma Spofforth
, English swimmer
- 1988
–
Justin Cooper
, American actor
[27]
- 1989
–
Ryan Griffin
, American football player
- 1989 –
Seth Lugo
, American baseball player
[38]
- 1989 –
Roman Zozulya
, Ukrainian footballer
- 1990
–
Elias Diaz
, Venezuelan baseball player
[39]
- 1992
–
Damiris Dantas
, Brazilian basketball player
[40]
- 1992 –
Katarzyna Kawa
, Polish tennis player
[41]
- 1992 –
Danielle Kettlewell
, Australian synchronised swimmer
- 1993
–
Taylor Gold
, American snowboarder
- 1994
–
Raquel Castro
, American actress and singer
[27]
- 1995
–
Elise Mertens
, Belgian tennis player
[42]
- 1995 –
Panashe Muzambe
, Scottish rugby union player
[43]
- 1996
–
Minkah Fitzpatrick
, American football player
[44]
- 1996 –
Jamayne Taunoa-Brown
, Australian rugby league player
[45]
- 1997
–
Dragan Bender
, Croatian basketball player
[46]
- 1997 –
Julian Ryerson
, Norwegian footballer
[47]
- 2000
–
Joanne Zuger
, Swiss tennis player
[48]
- 2004
–
Linda Noskova
, Czech tennis player
[49]
[50]
Deaths
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Pre-1600
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edit
]
- 375
–
Valentinian I
, Roman emperor (b. 321)
[51]
- 594
–
Gregory of Tours
, Roman bishop and saint (b. 538)
[52]
- 641
–
Emperor Jomei
of Japan (b. 593)
- 885
–
Liutgard of Saxony
(b. 845)
- 935
–
Chen Jinfeng
, empress of
Min
(b. 893)
- 935 –
Wang Yanjun
, emperor of Min (
Ten Kingdoms
)
- 1104
–
Nikephoros Melissenos
, Byzantine general (b. 1045)
- 1188
–
Usama ibn Munqidh
, Arab chronicler (b. 1095)
- 1231
–
Elizabeth of Hungary
(b. 1207)
[53]
- 1307
–
Hethum II, King of Armenia
(b. 1266)
- 1307 –
Leo III, King of Armenia
(b. 1289)
- 1326
–
Edmund FitzAlan, 9th Earl of Arundel
, English politician (b. 1285)
- 1417
–
Gazi Evrenos
, Ottoman general (b. 1288)
- 1492
–
Jami
, Persian poet and saint (b. 1414)
- 1494
–
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
, Italian philosopher and author (b. 1463)
- 1525
–
Eleanor of Viseu
, queen of
Joao II of Portugal
(b. 1458)
- 1558
–
Mary I of England
(b. 1516)
- 1558 –
Reginald Pole
, English cardinal and academic (b. 1500)
- 1558 –
Hugh Aston
, English composer (b. 1485)
- 1562
–
Antoine of Navarre
(b. 1518)
- 1592
–
John III of Sweden
(b. 1537)
- 1600
–
Kuki Yoshitaka
, Japanese commander (b. 1542)
1601?1900
[
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]
- 1624
–
Jakob Bohme
,
German mystic
(b. 1575)
- 1632
–
Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim
, Bavarian field marshal (b. 1594)
- 1643
–
Jean-Baptiste Budes, Comte de Guebriant
, French general (b. 1602)
- 1648
–
Thomas Ford
, English viol player, composer, and poet (b. 1580)
- 1665
–
John Earle
, English bishop (b. 1601)
- 1668
–
Joseph Alleine
, English pastor and author (b. 1634)
- 1690
–
Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier
, French general and politician (b. 1610)
- 1708
–
Ludolf Bakhuizen
, German-Dutch painter (b. 1631)
- 1713
–
Abraham van Riebeeck
, South African-Indonesian merchant and politician,
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
(b. 1653)
- 1747
–
Alain-Rene Lesage
, French author and playwright (b. 1668)
- 1768
–
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
, English lawyer and politician,
Prime Minister of Great Britain
(b. 1693)
[54]
- 1776
–
James Ferguson
, Scottish astronomer and instrument maker (b. 1710)
- 1780
–
Bernardo Bellotto
, Italian painter and illustrator (b. 1720)
- 1796
–
Catherine the Great
, of Russia (b. 1729)
- 1808
–
David Zeisberger
, Czech-American pastor and missionary (b. 1721)
- 1812
–
John Walter
, English Insurance underwriter and founder of
The Times
newspaper (b. 1738/1739)
- 1818
–
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
(b. 1744)
- 1835
–
Carle Vernet
, French painter and lithographer (b. 1758)
- 1865
–
James McCune Smith
, American physician and author (b. 1813)
- 1897
–
George Hendric Houghton
, American pastor and theologian (b. 1820)
1901?present
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]
- 1902
–
Hugh Price Hughes
, Welsh theologian and educator (b. 1847)
- 1905
–
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
, (b. 1817)
- 1910
–
Ralph Johnstone
, American pilot (b. 1886)
- 1917
–
Auguste Rodin
, French sculptor and illustrator (b. 1840)
- 1922
–
Robert Comtesse
, Swiss lawyer and politician, 29th
President of the Swiss Confederation
(b. 1847)
- 1923
–
Eduard Bornhohe
, Estonian author (b. 1862)
- 1924
–
Gregory VII of Constantinople
(b. 1850)
- 1928
–
Lala Lajpat Rai
, Indian author and politician (b. 1865)
- 1929
–
Herman Hollerith
, American statistician and businessman (b. 1860)
- 1932
–
Charles W. Chesnutt
, American lawyer, author, and activist (b. 1858)
- 1936
–
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
, German-American singer (b. 1861)
- 1937
–
Jack Worrall
, Australian footballer, cricketer, and coach (b. 1860)
- 1938
–
Ante Trumbi?
, Croatian lawyer and politician, 20th
Mayor of Split
(b. 1864)
- 1940
–
Eric Gill
, English sculptor and typeface designer (b. 1882)
- 1940 –
Raymond Pearl
, American biologist and academic (b. 1879)
- 1947
–
Victor Serge
, Russian historian and author (b. 1890)
- 1954
–
Yitzhak Lamdan
, Russian-Israeli poet and journalist (b. 1899)
- 1955
–
James P. Johnson
, American pianist and composer (b. 1894)
- 1958
–
Mort Cooper
, American baseball player (b. 1913)
- 1959
–
Heitor Villa-Lobos
, Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1887)
- 1968
–
Mervyn Peake
, English poet, author, and illustrator (b. 1911)
- 1968 –
Abdul Wahed Bokainagari
, Bengali politician (b. 1876)
[55]
- 1971
–
Gladys Cooper
, English actress (b. 1888)
- 1973
–
Mirra Alfassa
, French-Indian spiritual leader (b. 1878)
- 1976
–
Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani
, Bangladeshi scholar and politician (b. 1880)
- 1979
–
John Glascock
, English singer and bass player (b. 1951)
- 1982
–
Eduard Tubin
, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1905)
- 1986
–
Georges Besse
, French businessman (b. 1927)
- 1987
–
Paul Derringer
, American baseball player (b. 1906)
- 1988
–
Sheilah Graham Westbrook
, English-American actress, author, and journalist (b. 1904)
- 1989
–
Costabile Farace
, American criminal (b. 1960)
- 1990
–
Robert Hofstadter
, American physicist and academic,
Nobel Prize
laureate (b. 1915)
- 1992
–
Audre Lorde
, American poet, essayist, memoirist, and activist (b. 1934)
- 1993
–
Gerard D. Levesque
, Canadian lawyer and politician, fifth
Deputy Premier of Quebec
(b. 1926)
- 1995
–
Alan Hull
, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1945)
- 1998
–
Kea Bouman
, Dutch tennis player (b. 1903)
- 1998 –
Esther Rolle
, American actress (b. 1920)
- 2000
–
Louis Neel
, French physicist and academic,
Nobel Prize
laureate (b. 1904)
[56]
- 2001
–
Michael Karoli
, German guitarist and songwriter (b. 1948)
- 2001 –
Harrison A. Williams
, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1919)
- 2002
–
Abba Eban
, South African-Israeli soldier and politician, third
Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs
(b. 1915)
- 2002 –
Frank McCarthy
, American painter and illustrator (b. 1924)
- 2003
–
Surjit Bindrakhia
, Indian singer (b. 1962)
- 2003 –
Arthur Conley
, American-Dutch singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
- 2004
–
Mikael Ljungberg
, Swedish wrestler and manager (b. 1970)
- 2004 –
Alexander Ragulin
, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1941)
- 2005
–
Marek Perepeczko
, Polish actor and director (b. 1942)
- 2006
–
Ruth Brown
, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1928)
- 2006 –
Ferenc Puskas
, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1927)
- 2006 –
Bo Schembechler
, American football player and coach (b. 1929)
- 2007
–
Aarne Hermlin
, Estonian chess player (b. 1940)
- 2008
–
George Stephen Morrison
, American admiral (b. 1919)
- 2008 –
Pete Newell
, American basketball player and coach (b. 1915)
- 2011
–
Kurt Budke
, American basketball player and coach (b. 1961)
- 2012
–
Ponty Chadha
, Indian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1957)
- 2012 –
Armand Desmet
, Belgian cyclist (b. 1931)
- 2012 –
Lea Gottlieb
, Hungarian-Israeli fashion designer, founded the
Gottex Company
(b. 1918)
- 2012 –
Freddy Schmidt
, American baseball player (b. 1916)
- 2012 –
Billy Scott
, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
- 2012 –
Bal Thackeray
, Indian cartoonist and politician (b. 1926)
- 2012 –
Margaret Yorke
, English author (b. 1924)
- 2013
–
Zeke Bella
, American baseball player (b. 1930)
- 2013 –
Alfred Blake
, English colonel and lawyer (b. 1915)
- 2013 –
Syd Field
, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1935)
- 2013 –
Doris Lessing
, British novelist, poet, playwright,
Nobel Prize
laureate (b. 1919)
- 2013 –
Alex Marques
, Portuguese footballer (b. 1993)
- 2013 –
Mary Nesbitt Wisham
, American baseball player (b. 1925)
- 2014
–
John T. Downey
, American
CIA
agent and judge (b. 1930)
- 2014 –
Bill Frenzel
, American lieutenant and politician (b. 1928)
- 2014 –
Ray Sadecki
, American baseball player (b. 1940)
- 2014 –
Patrick Suppes
, American psychologist and philosopher (b. 1922)
- 2015
–
John Leahy
, English lawyer and diplomat,
High Commissioner to Australia
(b. 1928)
- 2015 –
Rahim Moeini Kermanshahi
, Iranian poet and songwriter (b. 1926)
- 2019
–
Tuka Rocha
, Brazilian race car driver (b. 1982)
[57]
- 2021
–
Young Dolph
, American rapper (b. 1985)
[58]
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