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Day of the year
March 6
is the 65th day of the year (66th in
leap years
) in the
Gregorian calendar
; 300 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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]
- 1651
– The town of
Kajaani
, known at the time as
Cajanaburg
, is founded by Count
Per Brahe
, the
Governor-General of Finland
.
[5]
[6]
- 1665
– The first joint Secretary of the
Royal Society
,
Henry Oldenburg
, publishes the first issue of
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
, the world's longest-running scientific journal.
- 1788
– The
First Fleet
arrives at
Norfolk Island
in order to found a
convict settlement
.
- 1820
– The
Missouri Compromise
is signed into law by President
James Monroe
. The compromise allows
Missouri
to
enter the Union
as a
slave state
, brings
Maine
into the Union as a
free state
, and makes the rest of the northern part of the
Louisiana Purchase
territory slavery-free.
- 1834
–
York, Upper Canada
, is incorporated as
Toronto
.
- 1836
–
Texas Revolution
:
Battle of the Alamo
: After a thirteen-day
siege
by an army of 3,000 Mexican troops, the 187 Texas volunteers, including frontiersman
Davy Crockett
and colonel
Jim Bowie
, defending the
Alamo
are killed and the fort is captured.
- 1857
– The Supreme Court of the United States rules 7?2 in the
Dred Scott v. Sandford
case that the Constitution does not confer citizenship on black people.
- 1869
–
Dmitri Mendeleev
presents the first
periodic table
to the Russian Chemical Society.
- 1882
– The
Serbian kingdom
is re-founded.
- 1899
–
Bayer
registers "
Aspirin
" as a
trademark
.
1901?present
[
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]
- 1901
– Anarchist assassin tries to kill German Emperor
Wilhelm II
.
[7]
- 1904
–
Scottish National Antarctic Expedition
: Led by
William Speirs Bruce
, the
Antarctic
region of
Coats Land
was discovered from the
Scotia
.
[8]
- 1912
–
Italo-Turkish War
: Italian forces become the first to use
airships
in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at
Janzur
, from an altitude of 1,800 m.
- 1930
–
International Unemployment Day
demonstrations globally initiated by the Comintern.
- 1933
–
Great Depression
: President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
declares a "
bank holiday
", closing all U.S. banks and freezing all financial transactions.
- 1943
–
Norman Rockwell
published
Freedom from Want
in
The Saturday Evening Post
with a matching essay by
Carlos Bulosan
as part of the
Four Freedoms
series.
- 1943 –
World War II
:
Generalfeldmarschall
Erwin Rommel
launches the
Battle of Medenine
in an attempt to slow down the British Eight Army. It fails, and he leaves Africa three days later.
[9]
- 1943 – World War II: The
Battle of Fardykambos
, one of the first major battles between the
Greek Resistance
and the occupying
Royal Italian Army
, ends with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion, the bulk of the garrison of the town of
Grevena
, leading to its liberation a fortnight later.
[10]
- 1944
– World War II:
Soviet Air Forces
bomb an evacuated town of
Narva
in
German-occupied Estonia
, destroying the entire historical
Swedish-era
town.
- 1945
– World War II:
Cologne
is captured by American troops. On the same day,
Operation Spring Awakening
, the last major German offensive of the war, begins.
[11]
- 1946
–
Ho Chi Minh
signs
an agreement
with France which recognizes
Vietnam
as an autonomous state in the
Indochinese Federation
and the
French Union
.
- 1951
–
Cold War
: The trial of
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
begins.
- 1953
–
Georgy Malenkov
succeeds
Joseph Stalin
as
Premier of the Soviet Union
and
First Secretary
of the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
.
- 1957
–
Ghana
becomes the first
Sub-Saharan
country to gain independence from the British.
- 1964
–
Nation of Islam
leader
Elijah Muhammad
officially gives
boxing
champion
Cassius Clay
the name
Muhammad Ali
.
- 1964 –
Constantine II
becomes the last King of Greece.
- 1965
– Premier
Tom Playford
of
South Australia
loses power after 27 years in office.
- 1967
– Cold War:
Joseph Stalin
's daughter
Svetlana Alliluyeva
defects
to the United States.
- 1968
– Three rebels are executed by
Rhodesia
, the first executions since
UDI
, prompting international condemnation.
- 1970
– An explosion at the
Weather Underground
safe house in Greenwich Village kills three.
- 1975
– For the first time the
Zapruder film
of the
assassination of John F. Kennedy
is shown in motion to a national TV audience by
Robert J. Groden
and
Dick Gregory
.
- 1975 –
Algiers Accord
:
Iran
and
Iraq
announce a settlement of their border dispute.
- 1984
– In the United Kingdom, a walkout at Cortonwood Colliery in
Brampton Bierlow
signals the start of a
strike that lasted almost a year
and involved the majority of the country's miners.
- 1987
– The British ferry
MS
Herald of Free Enterprise
capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193.
[12]
- 1988
– Three
Provisional Irish Republican Army
volunteers are shot dead by the
SAS
in
Gibraltar
in
Operation Flavius
.
- 1992
– The
Michelangelo computer virus
begins to affect computers.
- 2003
–
Air Algerie Flight 6289
crashes at the
Aguenar ? Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport
in
Tamanrasset
,
Algeria
, killing 102 out of the 103 people on board.
[13]
- 2008
– A
suicide bomber kills 68 people
(including first responders) in
Baghdad
on the same day that
a gunman kills eight students
in
Jerusalem
.
- 2018
–
Forbes
names
Jeff Bezos
as the world's richest person, for the first time, at $112 billion net worth.
[14]
- 2020
– Thirty-two people are killed and 81 are injured when gunmen
open fire on a ceremony
in
Kabul
,
Afghanistan
. The
Islamic State
claims responsibility for the attack.
[15]
Births
[
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]
Pre-1600
[
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]
1601?1900
[
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]
- 1619
–
Cyrano de Bergerac
, French author and playwright (d. 1655)
[17]
- 1663
–
Francis Atterbury
, English bishop and poet (d. 1732)
- 1706
–
George Pocock
, English admiral (d. 1792)
- 1716
–
Pehr Kalm
, Swedish-Finnish botanist and explorer (d. 1779)
- 1724
–
Henry Laurens
, English-American merchant and politician, 5th
President of the Continental Congress
(d. 1792)
- 1761
–
Antoine-Francois Andreossy
, French general and diplomat (d. 1828)
- 1779
–
Antoine-Henri Jomini
, Swiss-French general (d. 1869)
- 1780
–
Lucy Barnes
, American writer (d. 1809)
[18]
- 1785
–
Karol Kurpi?ski
, Polish composer and conductor (d. 1857)
- 1787
–
Joseph von Fraunhofer
, German physicist and astronomer (d. 1826)
- 1806
–
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
, English-Italian poet and translator (d. 1861)
- 1812
–
Aaron Lufkin Dennison
, American businessman, co-founded the
Waltham Watch Company
(d. 1895)
- 1817
–
Princess Clementine of Orleans
(d. 1907)
- 1818
–
William Claflin
, American businessman and politician, 27th
Governor of Massachusetts
(d. 1905)
- 1823
–
Charles I of Wurttemberg
(d. 1891)
- 1826
–
Annie Feray Mutrie
, British painter (d. 1893)
[19]
- 1831
–
Philip Sheridan
, Irish-American general (d. 1888)
- 1834
–
George du Maurier
, French-English author and illustrator (d. 1896)
[20]
- 1841
–
Viktor Burenin
, Russian author, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1926)
- 1849
–
Georg Luger
, Austrian gun designer, designed the
Luger pistol
(d. 1923)
- 1864
–
Richard Rushall
, British businessman (d. 1953)
- 1865
–
Duan Qirui
, Chinese
warlord
and politician (d. 1936)
[21]
- 1870
–
Oscar Straus
, Viennese composer and conductor (d. 1954)
[22]
- 1871
–
Afonso Costa
, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 59th
Prime Minister of Portugal
(d. 1937)
- 1872
–
Ben Harney
, American pianist and composer (d. 1938)
- 1876
–
A. A. Kannisto
, Finnish politician (d. 1930)
[23]
- 1877
–
Rose Fyleman
, English writer and poet (d. 1957)
[24]
- 1879
–
Jimmy Hunter
, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1962)
- 1882
–
F. Burrall Hoffman
, American architect, co-designed
Villa Vizcaya
(d. 1980)
- 1882 –
Guy Kibbee
, American actor and singer (d. 1956)
- 1884
–
Molla Mallory
, Norwegian-American tennis player (d. 1959)
- 1885
–
Ring Lardner
, American journalist and author (d. 1933)
[25]
- 1892
–
Bert Smith
, English international footballer (d. 1969)
[26]
- 1893
–
Furry Lewis
, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1981)
- 1893 –
Ella P. Stewart
, pioneering Black American pharmacist (d. 1987)
[27]
- 1895
–
Albert Tessier
, Canadian priest and historian (d. 1976)
- 1898
–
Gus Sonnenberg
, American football player and wrestler (d. 1944)
- 1900
–
Gina Cigna
, French-Italian soprano and actress (d. 2001)
- 1900 –
Lefty Grove
, American baseball player (d. 1975)
- 1900 –
Henri Jeanson
, French journalist and author (d. 1970)
1901?present
[
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]
- 1903
–
Empress K?jun
(d. 2000)
- 1904
–
Jose Antonio Aguirre
, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st
President of the Basque Country
(d. 1960)
- 1905
–
Bob Wills
, American Western swing musician, songwriter, and bandleader (d. 1975)
[28]
- 1906
–
Lou Costello
, American actor and comedian (d. 1959)
[28]
- 1909
–
Obafemi Awolowo
, Nigerian lawyer and politician (d. 1987)
- 1909 –
Stanisław Jerzy Lec
, Polish poet and author (d. 1966)
- 1910
–
Emma Bailey
, American auctioneer and author (d. 1999)
[29]
- 1912
–
Mohammed Burhanuddin
, Indian spiritual leader, 52nd
Da'i al-Mutlaq
(d. 2014)
- 1913
–
Ella Logan
, Scottish-American singer and actress (d. 1969)
- 1917
–
Donald Davidson
, American philosopher and academic (d. 2003)
- 1917 –
Will Eisner
, American illustrator and publisher (d. 2005)
- 1917 –
Frankie Howerd
, English comedian (d. 1992)
- 1918
–
Howard McGhee
, American trumpeter (d. 1987)
- 1920
–
Lewis Gilbert
, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018)
- 1921
–
Leo Bretholz
, Austrian-American
holocaust
survivor and author (d. 2014)
- 1923
–
Ed McMahon
, American comedian, game show host, and announcer (d. 2009)
[28]
- 1923 –
Wes Montgomery
, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 1968)
- 1924
–
Sarah Caldwell
, American opera director, impresario, and stage director (d. 2006)
[28]
- 1924 –
Ottmar Walter
, German footballer (d. 2013)
- 1924 –
William H. Webster
, American lawyer and jurist, 14th
Director of Central Intelligence
- 1926
–
Ann Curtis
, American swimmer (d. 2012)
- 1926 –
Alan Greenspan
, American economist and politician
[28]
- 1926 –
Ray O'Connor
, Australian politician, 22nd
Premier of Western Australia
(d. 2013)
- 1926 –
Andrzej Wajda
, Polish director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
- 1927
–
William J. Bell
, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005)
- 1927 –
Gordon Cooper
, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2004)
[28]
- 1927 –
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
, Colombian journalist and author,
Nobel Prize
laureate (d. 2014)
[28]
- 1929
–
Tom Foley
, American lawyer and politician, 57th
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
(d. 2013)
- 1929 –
David Sheppard
, English cricketer and bishop (d. 2005)
- 1930
–
Lorin Maazel
, French-American violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 2014)
- 1932
–
Marc Bazin
, Haitian lawyer and politician, 49th
President of Haiti
(d. 2010)
- 1932 –
Jean Boht
, actress, (d. 2023)
[30]
- 1932 –
Bronisław Geremek
, Polish historian and politician,
Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs
(d. 2008)
- 1933
–
Ted Abernathy
, American baseball player (d. 2004)
- 1933 –
William Davis
, German-English journalist and economist (d. 2019)
- 1933 –
Augusto Odone
, Italian economist and inventor of
Lorenzo's oil
(d. 2013)
- 1934
–
Red Simpson
, American singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
- 1935
–
Ron Delany
, Irish runner and coach
- 1935 –
Derek Kevan
, English footballer (d. 2013)
- 1936
–
Bob Akin
, American race car driver and journalist (d. 2002)
- 1936 –
Marion Barry
, American lawyer and politician, 2nd
Mayor of the District of Columbia
(d. 2014)
[28]
- 1936 –
Choummaly Sayasone
, Laotian politician, 5th
President of Laos
- 1937
–
Ivan Boesky
, American businessman (d. 2024)
[31]
- 1937 –
Valentina Tereshkova
, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut
[28]
- 1938
–
Keishu Tanaka
, Japanese politician, 17th
Japanese Minister of Justice
(d. 2022)
- 1939
–
Kit Bond
, American lawyer and politician, 47th
Governor of Missouri
- 1939 –
Adam Osborne
, Thai-Indian engineer and businessman, founded the
Osborne Computer Corporation
(d. 2003)
- 1940
–
Ken Danby
, Canadian painter (d. 2007)
- 1940 –
Joanna Miles
, French-American actress
[32]
- 1940 –
R. H. Sikes
, American golfer (d. 2023)
- 1940 –
Willie Stargell
, American baseball player and coach (d. 2001)
[28]
- 1940 –
Jeff Wooller
, English accountant and banker
- 1941
–
Peter Brotzmann
, German saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 2023)
- 1941 –
Marilyn Strathern
, Welsh anthropologist and academic
- 1942
–
Ben Murphy
, American actor
[32]
- 1944
–
Richard Corliss
, American journalist and critic (d. 2015)
- 1944 –
Kiri Te Kanawa
, New Zealand soprano and actress
- 1944 –
Mary Wilson
, American singer (d. 2021)
[28]
- 1945
–
Angelo Castro Jr.
, Filipino actor and journalist (d. 2012)
- 1946
–
Patrick Baudry
, French military officer and astronaut
[33]
- 1946 –
David Gilmour
, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
[32]
- 1946 –
Richard Noble
, Scottish race car driver and businessman
- 1947
–
Kiki Dee
, English singer-songwriter
[32]
- 1947 –
Dick Fosbury
, American high jumper (d. 2023)
[28]
- 1947 –
Anna Maria Horsford
, American actress
[32]
- 1947 –
Rob Reiner
, American actor, director, producer, and activist
[32]
- 1947 –
Jean Seaton
, English historian and academic
- 1947 –
John Stossel
, American journalist and author
[32]
- 1948
–
Stephen Schwartz
, American composer and producer
- 1949
–
Shaukat Aziz
, Pakistani economist and politician, 15th
Prime Minister of Pakistan
- 1949 –
Martin Buchan
, Scottish footballer and manager
- 1950
–
Arthur Roche
, English archbishop
- 1951
–
Gerrie Knetemann
, Dutch cyclist (d. 2004)
- 1952
–
Denis Napthine
, Australian politician, 47th
Premier of Victoria
[34]
- 1953
–
Phil Alvin
, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1953 –
Madhav Kumar Nepal
, Nepali banker and politician, 34th
Prime Minister of Nepal
- 1953 –
Carolyn Porco
, American astronomer and academic
- 1954
–
Jeff Greenwald
, American author, photographer, and monologist
- 1954 –
Harald Schumacher
, German footballer and manager
- 1955
–
Cyprien Ntaryamira
, Burundian politician, 5th
President of Burundi
(d. 1994)
- 1955 –
Alberta Watson
, Canadian actress (d. 2015)
- 1956
–
Peter Roebuck
, English cricketer, journalist, and sportcaster (d. 2011)
- 1956 –
Steve Vizard
, Australian television host, actor, and producer
- 1959
–
Tom Arnold
, American actor, comedian, and television host
[32]
- 1960
–
Sleepy Floyd
, American basketball player and coach
- 1962
–
Alison Nicholas
, British golfer
- 1963
–
D. L. Hughley
, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
[28]
- 1964
–
Linda Pearson
, Scottish sport shooter
[35]
- 1965
–
Allan Bateman
, Welsh rugby player
- 1965 –
Jim Knight
, English politician
- 1966
–
Alan Davies
, English comedian, actor and screenwriter
- 1967
–
Julio Bocca
, Argentine ballet dancer and director
- 1967 –
Connie Britton
, American actress
[32]
- 1967 –
Glenn Greenwald
, American journalist and author
- 1967 –
Shuler Hensley
, American actor and singer
[32]
- 1968
–
Moira Kelly
, American actress and director
[32]
- 1968 –
Carla McGhee
, American basketball player and coach
[36]
- 1969
–
Amy Pietz
, American actress
[32]
- 1970
–
Chris Broderick
, American musician and songwriter
[32]
- 1971
–
Darrick Martin
, American basketball player and coach
- 1972
–
Shaquille O'Neal
, American basketball player, actor, businessman, sportscaster, and rapper
[32]
- 1972 –
Jaret Reddick
, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
- 1973
–
Michael Finley
, American basketball player
- 1973 –
Peter Lindgren
, Swedish guitarist and songwriter
- 1973 –
Greg Ostertag
, American basketball player
- 1973 –
Trent Willmon
, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
[32]
- 1974
–
Guy Garvey
, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1974 –
Matthew Guy
, Australian politician
- 1974 –
Brad Schumacher
, American swimmer
- 1974 –
Beanie Sigel
, American rapper
[32]
- 1975
–
Aracely Arambula
, Mexican actress and singer
- 1975 –
Yannick Nezet-Seguin
, Canadian pianist and conductor
- 1976
–
Ken Anderson
, American wrestler and actor
- 1977
–
Nantie Hayward
, South African cricketer
- 1977 –
Giorgos Karagounis
, Greek footballer
[37]
- 1977 –
Shabani Nonda
, Congolese footballer
- 1977 –
Bubba Sparxxx
, American rapper and songwriter
[32]
- 1977 –
Marcus Thames
, American baseball player and coach
- 1978
–
Sage Rosenfels
, American football player
- 1978 –
Chad Wicks
, American wrestler
- 1979
–
Clint Barmes
, American baseball player
- 1979 –
David Flair
, American wrestler
- 1979 –
Tim Howard
, American soccer player
[28]
- 1979 –
Garry Monk
, English footballer and manager
[38]
- 1980
–
Emilson Cribari
, Brazilian footballer
- 1980 –
Shaun Evans
, English actor and director
[32]
- 1981
–
Ellen Muth
, American actress
- 1983
–
Andranik Teymourian
, Armenian-Iranian footballer
- 1984
–
Daniel de Ridder
, Dutch footballer
[39]
- 1984 –
Eskil Pedersen
, Norwegian politician
- 1984 –
Chris Tomson
, American drummer
[32]
- 1985
–
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
, French ice hockey player
[40]
- 1985 –
Bakaye Traore
, French-Malian footballer
- 1985 –
Daniel Winnik
, Canadian ice hockey player
[41]
- 1986
–
Jake Arrieta
, American baseball player
- 1986 –
Francisco Cervelli
, Venezuelan-Italian baseball player
- 1986 –
Timothy DeLaGhetto
, American Internet personality
[42]
- 1986 –
Ross Detwiler
, American baseball player
- 1986 –
Eli Marienthal
, American actor
[32]
- 1986 –
Charlie Mulgrew
, Scottish footballer
- 1987
–
Mario Bli??ak
, Slovak ice hockey player
[43]
- 1987 –
Kevin-Prince Boateng
, Ghanaian-German footballer
- 1987 –
Chico Flores
, Spanish footballer
- 1988
–
Agnes
, Swedish singer
- 1988 –
Marina Erakovic
, New Zealand tennis player
- 1988 –
Leonys Martin
, Cuban-American baseball player
[44]
- 1988 –
Simon Mignolet
, Belgian footballer
- 1989
–
Dwight Buycks
, American basketball player
[45]
- 1989 –
Agnieszka Radwa?ska
, Polish tennis player
- 1990
–
Derek Drouin
, Canadian athlete
[46]
- 1991
–
John Jenkins
, American basketball player
[47]
- 1991 –
Lex Luger
, American keyboard player and producer
- 1991 –
Emma McDougall
, English footballer (d. 2013)
- 1991 –
Tyler, the Creator
, American rapper, songwriter, producer, and actor
[32]
- 1993
–
Nicklas Jensen
, Danish ice hockey player
[48]
- 1993 –
Andres Renteria
, Colombian footballer
- 1994
–
Marcus Smart
, American basketball player
- 1995
–
Josh Hart
, American basketball player
[49]
- 1995 –
Georgi Kitanov
, Bulgarian footballer
- 1996
–
Christian Coleman
, American sprinter
[50]
- 1996 –
Mohamed Magdy
, Egyptian footballer
[51]
- 1996 –
Timo Werner
, German footballer
- 1997
–
Alisha Boe
, Norwegian-American actress
[28]
- 1998
–
Kyle Trask
, American football player
[52]
- 1999
–
Ylena In-Albon
, Swiss tennis player
[53]
[54]
- 2000
–
Armando Bacot
, American basketball player
[55]
- 2000 –
Jacob Bertrand
, American actor
[56]
- 2001
–
Milo Manheim
, American actor
[57]
- 2003
–
Millicent Simmonds
, American actress
[32]
Deaths
[
edit
]
Pre-1600
[
edit
]
- 190
–
Liu Bian
(poisoned by
Dong Zhuo
) (b. 176)
- 653
–
Li Ke
, prince of the Tang Dynasty (b. 619)
- 766
–
Chrodegang
, Frankish bishop and saint
[58]
- 903
–
Lu Guangqi
, Chinese official and
chancellor
- 903 –
Su Jian
, Chinese official and chancellor
- 1070
–
Ulric I, Margrave of Carniola
- 1251
–
Rose of Viterbo
, Italian saint (b. 1235)
- 1353
–
Roger Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Ruthyn
- 1447
–
Colette of Corbie
, French abbess and saint in the Catholic Church (b. 1381)
[59]
- 1466
–
Alvise Loredan
, Venetian admiral and statesman (b. 1393)
- 1490
–
Ivan the Young
, Ruler of Tver (b. 1458)
- 1491
–
Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers
- 1531
–
Pedro Arias Davila
, Spanish explorer and diplomat (b. 1440)
1601?1900
[
edit
]
- 1616
–
Francis Beaumont
, English playwright (b. 1584)
- 1754
–
Henry Pelham
, English politician,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
(b. 1694)
- 1758
–
Henry Vane, 1st Earl of Darlington
, English politician,
Lord Lieutenant of Durham
(b. 1705)
- 1764
–
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
, English lawyer and politician,
Lord Chancellor of the United Kingdom
(b. 1690)
- 1796
–
Guillaume Thomas Francois Raynal
, French historian and author (b. 1713)
- 1836
– Deaths at the
Battle of the Alamo
:
- 1854
–
Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry
, Irish colonel and diplomat,
Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
(b. 1778)
- 1866
–
William Whewell
, English priest, historian, and philosopher (b. 1794)
- 1867
–
Charles Farrar Browne
, American-English author and educator (b. 1834)
- 1888
–
Louisa May Alcott
, American novelist and poet (b. 1832)
[60]
- 1895
–
Camilla Collett
, Norwegian novelist and activist (b. 1813)
- 1899
–
Ka?iulani
of Hawaii (b. 1875)
- 1900
–
Gottlieb Daimler
, German engineer and businessman, co-founded
Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft
(b. 1834)
1901?present
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edit
]
- 1905
–
John Henninger Reagan
, American surveyor, judge, and politician, 3rd
Confederate States of America Secretary of the Treasury
(b. 1818)
- 1905 –
Makar Yekmalyan
, Armenian composer (b. 1856)
- 1919
–
Oskars Kalpaks
, Latvian colonel (b. 1882)
- 1920
–
Omer Seyfettin
, Turkish author and educator (b. 1884)
- 1932
–
John Philip Sousa
, American conductor and composer (b. 1854)
- 1933
–
Anton Cermak
, Czech-American lawyer and politician, 44th
Mayor of Chicago
(b. 1873)
- 1935
–
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
, American colonel, lawyer, and jurist (b. 1841)
- 1939
–
Ferdinand von Lindemann
, German mathematician and academic (b. 1852)
- 1941
–
Francis Aveling
, Canadian priest, psychologist, and author (b. 1875)
- 1941 –
Gutzon Borglum
, American sculptor and academic, designed
Mount Rushmore
(b. 1867)
- 1948
–
Ross Lockridge Jr.
, American author, poet, and academic (b. 1914)
- 1948 –
Alice Woodby McKane
, First Black woman doctor in Savannah, Georgia (b. 1865)
[61]
- 1950
–
Albert Francois Lebrun
, French engineer and politician, 15th
President of France
(b. 1871)
- 1951
–
Ivor Novello
, Welsh singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1893)
- 1951 –
Volodymyr Vynnychenko
, Ukrainian playwright and politician,
Prime Minister of Ukraine
(b. 1880)
- 1952
–
Jurgen Stroop
, German general (b. 1895)
- 1955
–
Mammad Amin Rasulzade
, Azerbaijani scholar and politician (b. 1884)
- 1961
–
George Formby
, English singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1904)
- 1964
–
Paul of Greece
(b. 1901)
- 1965
–
Margaret Dumont
, American actress (b. 1889)
- 1967
–
John Haden Badley
, English author and educator, founded the
Bedales School
(b. 1865)
- 1967 –
Nelson Eddy
, American actor and singer (b. 1901)
- 1967 –
Zoltan Kodaly
, Hungarian composer, linguist, and philosopher (b. 1882)
- 1970
–
William Hopper
, American actor (b. 1915)
- 1973
–
Pearl S. Buck
, American novelist, essayist, short story writer,
Nobel Prize
laureate (b. 1892)
- 1974
–
Ernest Becker
, American anthropologist and author (b. 1924)
- 1976
–
Maxie Rosenbloom
, American boxer (b. 1903)
- 1977
–
Alvin R. Dyer
, American religious leader (b. 1903)
- 1981
–
George Geary
, English cricketer and coach (b. 1893)
- 1981 –
Rambhau Mhalgi
,
Indian
politician and member of the
Lok Sabha
(b. 1921)
[62]
- 1982
–
Ayn Rand
, Russian-American philosopher, author, and playwright (b. 1905)
- 1984
–
Billy Collins Jr.
, American boxer (b. 1961)
- 1984 –
Martin Niemoller
, German pastor and theologian (b. 1892)
- 1984 –
Homer N. Wallin
, American admiral (b. 1893)
- 1984 –
Henry Wilcoxon
, Dominican-American actor and producer (b. 1905)
- 1986
–
Georgia O'Keeffe
, American painter (b. 1887)
- 1988
–
Mairead Farrell
,
Provisional IRA
volunteer (b. 1957)
- 1988 –
Daniel McCann
,
Provisional IRA
volunteer (b. 1957)
- 1988 –
Sean Savage
,
Provisional IRA
volunteer (b. 1965)
- 1994
–
Melina Mercouri
, Greek actress and politician, 9th
Greek Minister of Culture
(b. 1920)
- 1997
–
Cheddi Jagan
, Guyanese politician, 4th
President of Guyana
(b. 1918)
- 1997 –
Michael Manley
, Jamaican soldier, pilot, and politician, 4th
Prime Minister of Jamaica
(b. 1924)
- 1997 –
Ursula Torday
, English author (b. 1912)
- 1999
–
Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
, Bahrain king (b. 1933)
- 2000
–
John Colicos
, Canadian actor (b. 1928)
- 2002
–
Bryan Fogarty
, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1969)
- 2004
–
Hercules
, American wrestler (b. 1957)
- 2004 –
Frances Dee
, American actress (b. 1909)
- 2005
–
Hans Bethe
, German-American physicist and academic,
Nobel Prize
laureate (b. 1906)
- 2005 –
Danny Gardella
, American baseball player and trainer (b. 1920)
- 2005 –
Tommy Vance
, English radio host (b. 1943)
- 2005 –
Teresa Wright
, American actress (b. 1918)
- 2005 –
Gladys Marin
, Chilean activist and political figure (b. 1938)
- 2006
–
Anne Braden
, American journalist and activist (b. 1924)
- 2006 –
Kirby Puckett
, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1960)
- 2007
–
Jean Baudrillard
, French photographer and theorist (b. 1929)
- 2007 –
Ernest Gallo
, American businessman, co-founded
E & J Gallo Winery
(b. 1909)
- 2008
–
Peter Poreku Dery
, Ghanaian cardinal (b. 1918)
- 2009
–
Francis Magalona
, Filipino rapper, producer, and actor (b. 1964)
- 2010
–
Endurance Idahor
, Nigerian footballer (b. 1984)
- 2010 –
Mark Linkous
, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1962)
- 2010 –
Betty Millard
, American philanthropist and activist (b. 1911)
- 2011
–
Sasao Gouland
, governor of
Chuuk State
, Micronesia (b. 1933)
[63]
- 2012
–
Francisco Xavier do Amaral
, East Timorese politician, 1st
President of East Timor
(b. 1937)
- 2012 –
Donald M. Payne
, American businessman and politician (b. 1934)
- 2012 –
Helen Walulik
, American baseball player (b. 1929)
- 2013
–
Chorao
, Brazilian singer-songwriter (b. 1970)
- 2013 –
Stompin' Tom Connors
, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1936)
- 2013 –
Alvin Lee
, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1944)
- 2013 –
W. Wallace Cleland
, American biochemist and academic (b. 1930)
- 2014
–
Alemayehu Atomsa
, Ethiopian educator and politician (b. 1969)
- 2014 –
Frank Jobe
, American soldier and surgeon (b. 1925)
- 2014 –
Sheila MacRae
, English-American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1921)
- 2014 –
Martin Nesbitt
, American lawyer and politician (b. 1946)
- 2014 –
Manlio Sgalambro
, Italian philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1924)
- 2015
–
Fred Craddock
, American minister and academic (b. 1928)
- 2015 –
Ram Sundar Das
, Indian lawyer and politician, 18th
Chief Minister of Bihar
(b. 1921)
- 2015 –
Enrique "Coco" Vicens
, Puerto Rican-American basketball player and politician (b. 1926)
- 2016
–
Nancy Reagan
, American actress, 42nd
First Lady of the United States
(b. 1921)
- 2016 –
Sheila Varian
, American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1937)
- 2017
–
Robert Osborne
, American actor and historian (b. 1932)
- 2018
–
Peter Nicholls
, Australian science fiction critic and encyclopedist (b. 1939)
- 2021
–
Lou Ottens
, Dutch engineer and inventor (b. 1926)
[64]
- 2021 –
Graham Pink
, British nurse (b. 1929)
[65]
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