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Day of the year
October 27
is the 300th day of the year (301st in
leap years
) in the
Gregorian calendar
; 65 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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1901?present
[
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- 1904
– The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the
IRT Broadway?Seventh Avenue Line
.
- 1907
– Fifteen people are
killed in Hungary
when gendarmes opened fire on a crowd gathered at a church consecration.
- 1914
–
World War I
: The new British battleship
HMS
Audacious
is sunk by a minefield laid by the armed German merchant-cruiser
Berlin
.
- 1916
– Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V,
is defeated
by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I.
- 1919
– The
Fourth Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents
is held by the
Makhnovshchina
at
Oleksandrivsk
.
[3]
- 1922
– A
referendum
in Rhodesia rejects the country's annexation to the South African Union.
- 1924
– The
Uzbek SSR
is founded in the Soviet Union.
- 1930
– Ratifications exchanged in London for the first
London Naval Treaty
go into effect immediately, further limiting the expensive naval arms race among its five signatories.
- 1936
– Mrs. Wallis Simpson obtains her divorce, which would eventually allow her to marry
King Edward VIII
of the United Kingdom, thus forcing his
abdication
from the throne.
- 1944
–
World War II
:
German forces
capture
Banska Bystrica
during
Slovak National Uprising
thus bringing it to an end.
- 1948
–
Ecological disaster
in
Donora, Pennsylvania
.
[4]
- 1954
–
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
becomes the first
African-American
general in the
United States Air Force
.
- 1958
– Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, is
deposed
by General Ayub Khan, who had been appointed the enforcer of martial law by Mirza 20 days earlier.
- 1961
– NASA tests the first Saturn I rocket in
Mission Saturn-Apollo 1
.
- 1962
– Major
Rudolf Anderson
of the United States Air Force becomes the only direct human casualty of the
Cuban Missile Crisis
when his U-2 reconnaissance airplane is shot down over Cuba by a Soviet-supplied surface-to-air missile.
- 1962 – By refusing to agree to the firing of a nuclear torpedo at a US warship,
Vasily Arkhipov
averts nuclear war.
- 1964
–
Ronald Reagan
delivers a speech on behalf of the Republican candidate for president, Barry Goldwater. The speech launches his political career and comes to be known as "
A Time for Choosing
".
- 1967
– Catholic priest
Philip Berrigan
and others of the 'Baltimore Four' protest the Vietnam War by pouring blood on Selective Service records.
- 1971
– The
Democratic Republic of the Congo
is renamed Zaire.
- 1979
–
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1981
– Cold War: The
Soviet submarine
S-363
runs aground on the east coast of Sweden.
- 1986
– The British government suddenly deregulates financial markets, leading to a total restructuring of the way in which they operate in the country, in an event now referred to as the
Big Bang
.
- 1988
– Cold War: Ronald Reagan suspends construction of the new
U.S. Embassy in Moscow
due to Soviet listening devices in the building structure.
- 1991
–
Turkmenistan
achieves independence from the Soviet Union.
- 1992
– United States Navy radioman
Allen R. Schindler, Jr.
is murdered by shipmate Terry M. Helvey for being gay, precipitating debate about gays in the military that results in the United States' "
Don't ask, don't tell
" military policy.
- 1993
–
Widerøe Flight 744
crashes near
Overhalla
, Norway, killing six people.
[5]
- 1994
–
Gliese 229B
is the first Substellar Mass Object to be unquestionably identified.
- 1995
– Former Prime Minister of Italy
Bettino Craxi
is convicted
in absentia
of corruption.
- 1997
– The
1997 Asian financial crisis
causes a
crash
in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
- 1999
– Gunmen
open fire
in the Armenian Parliament, killing the Prime Minister and seven others.
- 2014
– Britain withdraws from Afghanistan at the end of
Operation Herrick
, after 12 years four months and seven days.
- 2017
–
Catalonia
declares independence
from
Spain
.
- 2018
– A gunman opens fire on a
Pittsburgh synagogue
killing 11 and injuring six, including four police officers.
- 2018 –
Leicester City F.C.
owner
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
dies in a helicopter crash
along with four others after a
Premier League
match against
West Ham United
at the
King Power Stadium
in Leicester, England.
[6]
- 2019
–
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
founder and leader
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
kills himself and three children by detonating a suicide vest during the U.S. military
Barisha raid
in northwestern
Syria
.
[7]
[8]
Births
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Pre-1600
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]
1601?1900
[
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]
- 1615
–
Christian I, Duke of Saxe-Merseburg
, (d. 1691)
- 1661
–
Fyodor Apraksin
, Russian admiral (d. 1728)
- 1703
–
Johann Gottlieb Graun
, German violinist and composer (d. 1771)
- 1744
–
Mary Moser
, English painter and academic (d. 1819)
- 1760
–
August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
, Prussian field marshal (d. 1831)
- 1765
–
Nancy Storace
, English soprano (d. 1817)
- 1782
–
Niccolo Paganini
, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1840)
- 1806
–
Juan Seguin
, American colonel, judge, and politician, 101st
Mayor of San Antonio
(d. 1890)
- 1811
–
Stevens T. Mason
, American lawyer and politician, 1st
Governor of Michigan
(d. 1843)
- 1811 –
Isaac Singer
, American actor and businessman, founded the
Singer Corporation
(d. 1875)
- 1814
–
Daniel H. Wells
, American religious leader and politician, 3rd
Mayor of Salt Lake City
(d. 1891)
- 1838
–
John Davis Long
, American lawyer and politician, 34th
United States Secretary of the Navy
(d. 1915)
- 1842
–
Giovanni Giolitti
, Italian politician, 13th
Prime Minister of Italy
(d. 1928)
- 1844
–
Klas Pontus Arnoldson
, Swedish journalist and politician,
Nobel Prize
laureate (d. 1916)
- 1854
–
William Alexander Smith
, Scottish religious leader, founded the
Boys' Brigade
(d. 1914)
- 1858
–
Elliott Lewis
, Australian politician, 19th
Premier of Tasmania
(d. 1935)
- 1858 –
Sait? Makoto
, Japanese admiral and politician, 30th
Prime Minister of Japan
(d. 1936)
- 1858 –
Theodore Roosevelt
, American colonel and politician, 26th
President of the United States
,
Nobel Prize
laureate (d. 1919)
- 1865
–
Charles Spencelayh
, English painter and academic (d. 1958)
- 1868
–
William Gillies
, Australian politician, 21st
Premier of Queensland
(d. 1928)
- 1877
–
Walt Kuhn
, American painter and academic (d. 1949)
- 1877 –
George Thompson
, English cricketer and umpire (d. 1943)
- 1884
–
Shir? Takasu
, Japanese admiral (d. 1944)
- 1885
–
Sigrid Hjerten
, Swedish painter (d. 1948)
- 1890
–
Toshinari Sh?ji
, Japanese general (d. 1974)
- 1894
–
Agda Helin
, Swedish actress (d. 1984)
- 1894 –
Oliver Leese
, English-Welsh general (d. 1978)
- 1894 –
Fritz Sauckel
, German sailor and politician (d. 1946)
- 1894 –
Ye Shengtao
, Chinese writer, educator, and politician (d. 1988)
[9]
1901?present
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]
- 1904
–
Riho Lahi
, Estonian journalist and author (d. 1995)
- 1906
–
Peter Blume
, Belarusian-American painter and sculptor (d. 1992)
- 1906 –
Earle Cabell
, American banker and politician,
Mayor of Dallas
(d. 1975)
- 1906 –
Kazuo Ohno
, Japanese dancer and educator (d. 2010)
- 1908
–
Lee Krasner
, American painter (d. 1984)
[10]
- 1910
–
Jack Carson
, Canadian-American actor and singer (d. 1963)
- 1910 –
Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau
, American chemical engineer (d. 2000)
- 1911
–
Leif Erickson
, American actor (d. 1986)
[10]
- 1913
–
Joe Medicine Crow
, American anthropologist, historian, and author (d. 2016)
- 1913 –
Luigi Piotti
, Italian race car driver (d. 1971)
- 1914
–
Ahmet Kirecci
, Turkish wrestler (d. 1979)
- 1914 –
Dylan Thomas
, Welsh poet and playwright (d. 1953)
[10]
- 1915
–
Harry Saltzman
, Canadian-French production manager and producer (d. 1994)
- 1917
–
Augustine Harris
, English bishop (d. 2007)
- 1917 –
Oliver Tambo
, South African lawyer and politician (d. 1993)
- 1918
–
Mihkel Mathiesen
, Estonian engineer and politician (d. 2003)
- 1918 –
Teresa Wright
, American actress and singer (d. 2005)
- 1920
–
Nanette Fabray
, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2018)
[10]
- 1920 –
K. R. Narayanan
, Indian lawyer and politician, 10th
President of India
(d. 2005)
- 1921
–
Warren Allen Smith
, American journalist, author, and activist (d. 2017)
- 1922
–
Poul Bundgaard
, Danish actor and singer (d. 1998)
- 1922 –
Ruby Dee
, American actress and poet (d. 2014)
- 1922 –
Michel Galabru
, French actor and playwright (d. 2016)
- 1922 –
Ralph Kiner
, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2014)
[10]
- 1923
–
Roy Lichtenstein
, American painter and sculptor (d. 1997)
[10]
- 1923 –
Ned Wertimer
, American actor (d. 2013)
- 1924
–
Bonnie Lou
, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
- 1925
–
Warren Christopher
, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 63rd
United States Secretary of State
(d. 2011)
- 1925 –
Jane Connell
, American actress and singer (d. 2013)
- 1925 –
Paul Fox
, English broadcaster (d. 2024)
- 1925 –
Monica Sims
, English radio host and producer (d. 2018)
- 1926
–
Boris Chetkov
, Russian painter (d. 2010)
- 1926 –
Henri Fertet
,
French Resistance
fighter (d. 1943)
[11]
- 1926 –
H. R. Haldeman
, American businessman and diplomat, 4th
White House Chief of Staff
(d. 1993)
- 1926 –
Takumi Shibano
, Japanese author and translator (d. 2010)
- 1927
–
Dominick Argento
, American composer and educator (d. 2019)
- 1928
–
Gilles Vigneault
, Canadian singer-songwriter and poet
- 1929
–
Myra Carter
, American actress (d. 2016)
- 1929 –
Bill George
, American football player (d. 1982)
- 1929 –
Maurice Robert Johnston
, English general and politician,
Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire
- 1930
–
Leo Baxendale
, English cartoonist (d. 2017)
- 1930 –
Barry Supple
, English historian and academic
- 1931
–
Nawal El Saadawi
, Egyptian physician, psychiatrist, and author (d. 2021)
- 1931 –
Anatoliy Zayaev
, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2012)
- 1932
–
Jean-Pierre Cassel
, French actor (d. 2007)
- 1932 –
Harry Gregg
, Northern Irish footballer and manager (d. 2020)
- 1932 –
Dolores Moore
, American baseball player (d. 2000)
- 1932 –
Sylvia Plath
, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (d. 1963)
[12]
- 1933
–
Floyd Cramer
, American singer and pianist (d. 1997)
- 1933 –
Ry? Hanmura
, Japanese author (d. 2002)
- 1934
–
Giorgos Konstantinou
, Greek actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1935
–
Mauricio de Sousa
, Brazilian journalist and cartoonist
- 1935 –
Charlie Tagawa
, Japanese-American banjo player and educator (d. 2017)
- 1936
–
Neil Sheehan
, American journalist and author
[13]
(d. 2021)
- 1938
–
Lara Parker
, American actress and author (d. 2023)
- 1939
–
John Cleese
, English actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer
[14]
- 1939 –
Suzy Covey
, American scholar and academic (d. 2007)
- 1939 –
Dallas Frazier
, American country music singer-songwriter (d. 2022)
- 1940
–
John Gotti
, American mob boss (d. 2002)
- 1940 –
Maxine Hong Kingston
, American author and academic
- 1941
–
Dave Costa
, American football player (d. 2013)
- 1941 –
Warren Ryan
, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
- 1941 –
Dick Trickle
, American race car driver (d. 2013)
- 1942
–
Lee Greenwood
, American singer-songwriter
[15]
- 1942 –
Janusz Korwin-Mikke
, Polish journalist and politician
- 1943
–
Carmen Argenziano
, American actor and producer (d. 2019)
- 1943 –
Jerry Rook
, American basketball player and coach (d. 2019)
- 1944
–
J. A. Jance
, American author and poet
- 1945
–
Arild Andersen
, Norwegian bassist and composer
- 1945 –
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
, Brazilian union leader and politician, 39th
President of Brazil
[10]
- 1945 –
Carrie Snodgress
, American actress (d. 2004)
- 1946
–
Peter Martins
, Danish dancer and choreographer
- 1946 –
Steven R. Nagel
, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2014)
- 1946 –
Ivan Reitman
, Slovak-Canadian actor, director, and producer (d. 2022)
[10]
- 1947
–
Terry A. Anderson
, American journalist (d. 2024)
[16]
- 1948
–
Kevin Borich
, New Zealand-Australian guitarist and songwriter
[17]
- 1949
–
Garry Tallent
, American bass player and record producer
[15]
- 1950
–
Michael Driscoll
, English economist and academic
- 1950 –
Fran Lebowitz
, American author
[15]
- 1950 –
Julius ?upler
, Slovak ice hockey player and coach
- 1950 –
A. N. Wilson
, English journalist, historian, and author
- 1951
–
K. K. Downing
, English guitarist and songwriter
[15]
- 1951 –
Carlos Frenk
, Mexican-English physicist, cosmologist, and academic
- 1951 –
Nancy Jacobs
, American politician
- 1951 –
Jayne Kennedy
, American model, actress, and sportscaster
[15]
- 1952
–
Roberto Benigni
, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter
[15]
- 1952 –
Francis Fukuyama
, American political scientist, economist, and author
- 1952 –
Atsuyoshi Furuta
, Japanese footballer
- 1952 –
Topi Sorsakoski
, Finnish singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
- 1953
–
Peter Firth
, English actor
[15]
- 1953 –
Robert Picardo
, American actor, director, and screenwriter
[15]
- 1954
–
Jan Duursema
, American illustrator
- 1954 –
Mike Kelley
, American artist and musician (d. 2012)
- 1954 –
Chris Tavare
, English cricketer and biologist
- 1955
–
Debra Bowen
, American lawyer and politician, 31st
Secretary of State of California
- 1956
–
Patty Sheehan
, American golfer
- 1956 –
Babis Tsertos
, Greek singer-songwriter and
bouzouki
player
- 1957
–
Glenn Hoddle
, English footballer and manager
- 1957 –
Peter Marc Jacobson
, American actor, director, and producer
- 1958
–
Gordon Cowans
, English footballer
- 1958 –
David Hazeltine
, American pianist and composer
- 1958 –
Simon Le Bon
, English singer-songwriter
[15]
- 1958 –
Jonathan Shapiro
, South African political cartoonist who uses the pseudonym Zapiro
- 1958 –
Felix Wurman
, American cellist and composer (d. 2009)
- 1959
–
Rick Carlisle
, American basketball player and coach
- 1960
–
Tom Nieto
, American baseball player, coach, and manager
- 1963
–
David Hall
, Australian horse trainer
- 1963 –
Marla Maples
, American model and actress
[10]
- 1963 –
Tom McKean
, Scottish runner
- 1964
–
Mary T. Meagher
, American swimmer
- 1964 –
Mark Taylor
, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
- 1964 –
Ian Wells
, English footballer (d. 2013)
- 1965
–
Mohan Kapoor
, Indian television and film actor
- 1966
–
Steve Almond
, American author and educator
- 1966 –
Kit Malthouse
, English accountant and politician
- 1966 –
Hege Nerland
, Norwegian lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
- 1966 –
Masanobu Takashima
, Japanese actor
- 1967
–
Simone Moro
, Italian mountaineer and pilot
- 1967 –
Dejan Rai?kovi?
, Montenegrin footballer and manager
- 1967 –
Scott Weiland
, American singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
[10]
- 1968
–
Alain Auderset
, Swiss author and illustrator
- 1968 –
Dileep
, Indian actor and producer
- 1968 –
Vinny Samways
, English footballer and manager
- 1969
–
Marek Napiorkowski
, Polish jazz guitarist and composer
- 1969 –
Michael Tarnat
, German footballer
- 1970
–
Karl Backman
, Swedish guitarist and songwriter
- 1970 –
Felix Bwalya
, Zambian boxer (d. 1997)
- 1970 –
Adrian Erlandsson
, Swedish drummer
- 1970 –
Jonathan Stroud
, English author
- 1970 –
Ruslana Taran
, Ukrainian sailor
- 1971
–
Stefano Guidoni
, Italian footballer
- 1971 –
Jorge Soto
, Peruvian footballer
- 1971 –
Theodoros Zagorakis
, Greek footballer and politician
- 1972
–
Lee Clark
, English footballer and manager
- 1972 –
Elissa
, Lebanese singer
- 1972 –
Evan Coyne Maloney
, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1972 –
Maria Mutola
, Mozambican runner and coach
- 1972 –
Brad Radke
, American baseball player
- 1973
–
Jason Johnson
, American baseball player
- 1973 –
Semmy Schilt
, Dutch kick-boxer and mixed martial artist
- 1975
–
Predrag Drobnjak
, Montenegrin basketball player
[18]
- 1975 –
Nicola Mazzucato
, Italian rugby player and coach
- 1975 –
Aron Ralston
, American mountaineer and engineer
- 1976
–
Bobby Fish
, American professional wrestler
- 1976 –
Maneet Chauhan
, Indian-American chef and author
- 1976 –
Wilson Junior
, Brazilian footballer
- 1977
–
Ji?i Jaro?ik
, Czech footballer
- 1977 –
Sheeri Rappaport
, American actress
[15]
- 1977 –
Kumar Sangakkara
, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1978
–
Sergei Samsonov
, Russian ice hockey player and scout
- 1978 –
Vanessa-Mae
, Singaporean-English violinist and skier
- 1979
–
Hiroyuki Yamamoto
, Japanese footballer
- 1980
–
Sayuri Osuga
, Japanese speed skater and cyclist
- 1980 –
Tanel Padar
, Estonian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1980 –
Henriett Seth F.
, Hungarian autistic savant artist and author
[19]
- 1981
–
Salem Al Fakir
, Swedish singer and keyboard player
- 1981 –
Sririta Jensen
, Thai actress and model
- 1981 –
Volkan Demirel
, Turkish footballer
- 1981 –
Kristi Richards
, Canadian skier
- 1982
–
Patrick Fugit
, American actor and producer
- 1982 –
Takashi Tsukamoto
, Japanese actor and singer
- 1983
–
Brent Clevlen
, American baseball player
- 1983 –
Martin Prado
, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1984
–
Yi Jianlian
, Chinese basketball player
- 1984 –
Kostas Kapetanos
, Greek footballer
- 1984 –
Kelly Osbourne
, English television personality
[15]
- 1984 –
Brady Quinn
, American football player
- 1984 –
Emilie Ullerup
, Danish-Canadian actress
- 1985
–
Sirli Hanni
, Estonian biathlete
- 1985 –
Sandra Volk
, Slovenian tennis player
- 1986
–
Chris Butler
, American ice hockey player
[20]
- 1986 –
Anna Cruz
, Spanish basketball player
[21]
- 1986 –
Christine Evangelista
, American actress
[15]
- 1986 –
Crystal Langhorne
, American basketball player
[22]
- 1986 –
Jon Niese
, American baseball player
- 1986 –
Matty Pattison
, South African-English footballer
- 1986 –
David Warner
, Australian cricketer
- 1986 –
Lou Williams
, American basketball player
[23]
- 1987
–
Thelma Aoyama
, Japanese singer
- 1987 –
Bjorn Barrefors
, Swedish decathlete and heptathlete
- 1987 –
Andrew Bynum
, American basketball player
- 1987 –
Guillaume Franke
, French-German rugby player
- 1988
–
Brady Ellison
, American archer
- 1988 –
Viktor Genev
, Bulgarian footballer
- 1988 –
Illimar Parn
, Estonian ski jumper
- 1988 –
Evan Turner
, American basketball player
- 1989
–
Mark Barron
, American football player
- 1990
–
Alex Bentley
, American-Belarusian basketball player
[24]
- 1990 –
Dimitrios Gkourtsas
, Greek footballer
- 1990 –
Oktovianus Maniani
, Indonesian footballer
- 1991
–
Shohei Takahashi
, Japanese footballer
- 1992
–
Stephan El Shaarawy
, Italian footballer
- 1992 –
Emily Hagins
, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1992 –
Brandon Saad
, American ice hockey player
- 1992 –
Daniel Sams
, Australian cricketer
[25]
- 1993
–
Troy Gentile
, American actor
[15]
- 1993 –
Kiefer Ravena
, Filipino basketball player
- 1994
–
Rasmus Ristolainen
, Finnish ice hockey player
[26]
- 1995
–
Leon Draisaitl
, German ice hockey player
[27]
- 1996
–
Rasmus Andersson
, Swedish ice hockey player
[28]
- 1996 –
Kim Woo-seok
, South Korean singer and actor
[29]
- 1997
–
Lonzo Ball
, American basketball player
- 1997 –
James TW
, English singer-songwriter
[30]
- 1999
–
Haruka Kudo
, Japanese singer and actress
Deaths
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]
Pre-1600
[
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]
- 939
–
Æthelstan
, English king
[31]
- 1052
–
Qirwash ibn al-Muqallad
, Uqaylid emir
[32]
- 1269
–
Ulrich III, Duke of Carinthia
(b. c.1220)
- 1272
–
Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy
(b. 1213)
- 1277
–
Walter de Merton
,
Lord Chancellor of England
- 1303
–
Beatrice of Castile
, wife of King
Afonso III of Portugal
- 1312
–
John II, Duke of Brabant
(b. 1275)
- 1326
–
Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester
(b. 1262)
- 1327
–
Elizabeth de Burgh
, queen of
Robert the Bruce
[33]
- 1329
–
Mahaut, Countess of Artois
(b. 1268)
- 1331
–
Abulfeda
, Arab historian and geographer (b. 1273)
- 1430
–
Vytautas
, Lithuanian ruler (b. 1350)
- 1439
–
Albert II of Germany
(b. 1397)
- 1441
–
Margery Jourdemayne
, executed for treasonable witchcraft
- 1449
–
Ulugh Beg
, Persian astronomer, mathematician and sultan (b. 1394)
- 1485
–
Rodolphus Agricola
, Dutch philosopher, poet and educator (b. 1443)
- 1505
–
Ivan III of Russia
(b. 1440)
- 1513
–
George Manners, 11th Baron de Ros
,
English
nobleman
- 1553
–
Michael Servetus
, Spanish physician and theologian (b. 1511)
- 1561
–
Lope de Aguirre
, Spanish explorer (b. 1510)
- 1573
–
Laurentius Petri
, Swedish archbishop (b. 1499)
1601?1900
[
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]
- 1605
–
Akbar
, Mughal emperor (b. 1542)
- 1613
–
Gabriel Bathory
, Prince of Transylvania (b. 1589)
- 1617
–
Ralph Winwood
, English lawyer and politician,
English Secretary of State
(b. 1563)
- 1666
–
Robert Hubert
, French watchmaker (b. 1640)
- 1670
–
Vavasor Powell
, Welsh minister (b. 1617)
- 1674
–
Hallgrimur Petursson
, Icelandic minister and poet (b. 1614)
- 1675
–
Gilles de Roberval
, French mathematician and academic (b. 1602)
- 1789
–
John Cook
, American farmer and politician, 6th
Governor of Delaware
(b. 1730)
- 1812
–
Isaac Brock
, British army officer and administrator, Lieutenant Governor of
Upper Canada
(b. 1769)
- 1816
–
Sant? Ky?den
, Japanese poet and painter (b. 1761)
- 1880
–
Thrasyvoulos Zaimis
, Greek soldier and politician, 48th
Prime Minister of Greece
(b. 1822)
1901?present
[
edit
]
- 1917
–
Arthur Rhys-Davids
, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1897)
- 1926
–
Warren Wood
, American golfer and soldier (b. 1887)
- 1927
–
Squizzy Taylor
, Australian gangster (b. 1888)
- 1929
–
Theodore Tuffier
, French surgeon (b. 1857)
- 1930
–
Ellen Hayes
, American mathematician and astronomer (b. 1851)
- 1935
–
Ernest Eldridge
, English race car driver (b. 1897)
- 1942
–
Helmuth Hubener
, German activist (b. 1925)
- 1944
–
Judith Auer
, German World War II resistance fighter (b. 1905)
[34]
- 1947
–
William Fay
, Irish actor and producer, co-founded the
Abbey Theatre
(b. 1872)
- 1949
–
Marcel Cerdan
, Algerian-French boxer (b. 1916)
- 1953
–
Thomas Wass
, English cricketer (b. 1873)
- 1957
–
James McGirr
, Australian politician, 28th
Premier of New South Wales
(b. 1890)
- 1962
–
Rudolf Anderson
, American soldier and pilot (b. 1927)
- 1962 –
Enrico Mattei
, Italian businessman and politician (b. 1906)
- 1968
–
Lise Meitner
, Austrian-English physicist and academic (b. 1878)
[35]
- 1974
–
C. P. Ramanujam
, Indian mathematician and academic (b. 1938)
- 1975
–
Rex Stout
, American detective novelist (b. 1886)
- 1977
–
James M. Cain
, American journalist and author (b. 1892)
- 1980
–
Judy LaMarsh
, Canadian soldier, lawyer, and politician, 42nd
Secretary of State for Canada
(b. 1924)
- 1980 –
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
, American physicist and mathematician,
Nobel Prize
laureate (b. 1899)
- 1982
–
Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes
,
President of Guatemala
(1958 - 1963) (b. 1895)
- 1988
–
Charles Hawtrey
, English actor, singer, and pianist (b. 1914)
- 1990
–
Xavier Cugat
, Spanish-American violinist, bandleader, and actor (b. 1900)
- 1990 –
Jacques Demy
, French actor, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
- 1990 –
Elliott Roosevelt
, American general and author (b. 1910)
- 1990 –
Ugo Tognazzi
, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
- 1991
–
George Barker
, English author and poet (b. 1913)
- 1992
–
David Bohm
, American-English physicist and philosopher (b. 1917)
- 1992 –
Allen R. Schindler, Jr.
American sailor (b. 1969)
- 1996
–
Arthur Tremblay
, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1917)
- 1997
–
Mahala Andrews
, British vertebrae palaeontologist (b. 1939)
[36]
- 1999
–
Robert Mills
, American physicist and academic (b. 1927)
- 1999 –
Charlotte Perriand
, French architect and designer (b. 1903)
- 2000
–
Walter Berry (bass-baritone)
, Austrian lyric bass-baritone (b. 1929)
- 2001
–
Pradeep Kumar
, Indian actor, director, and producer (b. 1925)
- 2002
–
Tom Dowd
, American record producer and engineer (b. 1925)
- 2002 –
Valve Pormeister
, Estonian architect (b. 1922)
- 2003
–
Rod Roddy
, American game show announcer (b. 1937)
- 2003 –
Stephanie Tyrell
, American songwriter and producer (b. 1949)
- 2004
–
Lester Lanin
, American bandleader (b. 1907)
- 2004 –
Paulo Sergio Oliveira da Silva
, Brazilian footballer (b. 1974)
- 2004 –
Zdenko Runji?
, Croatian songwriter and producer (b. 1942)
- 2005
–
Jerry Cooke
, Ukrainian-American photographer and journalist (b. 1921)
- 2006
–
Jozsef Gregor
, Hungarian opera singer (b. 1940)
- 2006 –
Reko Lundan
, Finnish journalist and author (b. 1969)
- 2006 –
Marlin McKeever
, American football player (b. 1940)
- 2006 –
Joe Niekro
, American baseball player (b. 1944)
- 2006 –
Brad Will
, American journalist and activist (b. 1970)
- 2007
–
Moira Lister
, South African actress (b. 1923)
- 2008
–
Chris Bryant
, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1936)
- 2008 –
Ray Ellis
, American conductor and producer (b. 1923)
- 2008 –
Frank Nagai
, Japanese singer (b. 1932)
- 2008 –
Roy Stewart
, Jamaican-English actor and stuntman (b. 1925)
- 2009
–
John David Carson
, American actor (b. 1952)
- 2009 –
August Coppola
, American author and academic (b. 1934)
- 2009 –
David Shepherd
, English cricketer and umpire (b. 1940)
- 2009 –
Taylor Mitchell
, Canadian singer and songwriter (b. 1990)
[37]
- 2010
–
Nestor Kirchner
, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 51st
President of Argentina
(b. 1950)
- 2011
–
James Hillman
, American psychologist and author (b. 1926)
- 2011 –
Robert Pritzker
, American businessman, co-founded
Marmon Group
(b. 1926)
- 2012
–
Terry Callier
, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1945)
- 2012 –
Angelo Maria Cicolani
, Italian engineer and politician (b. 1952)
- 2012 –
Regina Dourado
, Brazilian actress (b. 1952)
- 2012 –
Hans Werner Henze
, German composer and educator (b. 1926)
- 2012 –
Rodney S. Quinn
, American colonel, pilot, and politician, 44th
Secretary of State of Maine
(b. 1923)
- 2012 –
Goran Stangertz
, Swedish actor and director (b. 1944)
- 2013
–
Noel Davern
, Irish lawyer and politician,
Minister for Education and Skills
(b. 1945)
- 2013 –
Leonard Herzenberg
, American immunologist, geneticist, and academic (b. 1931)
- 2013 –
Luigi Magni
, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1928)
- 2013 –
Lou Reed
, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (b. 1942)
- 2013 –
Michael Wilkes
, English general and politician,
Lieutenant Governor of Jersey
(b. 1940)
- 2013 –
Vinko Coce
, Croatian opera and pop singer (b. 1954)
- 2014
–
Daniel Boulanger
, French actor and screenwriter (b. 1922)
- 2014 –
Shin Hae-chul
, South Korean singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1968)
- 2014 –
Starke Taylor
, American soldier and politician,
mayor of Dallas
(b. 1922)
- 2015
–
Ayerdhal
, French author (b. 1959)
- 2015 –
Ranjit Roy Chaudhury
, Indian pharmacologist and academic (b. 1930)
- 2015 –
Betsy Drake
, French-American actress and singer (b. 1923)
- 2015 –
Philip French
, English journalist, critic, and producer (b. 1933)
[38]
- 2016
–
Takahito, Prince Mikasa
, member of the Imperial Family of Japan (b. 1915)
- 2018
–
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
, chairman of Leicester City F.C
[39]
[40]
(b. 1958)
- 2019
–
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
, leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); suicide (b. 1971)
[7]
[8]
- 2023
–
Li Keqiang
, premier of
China
(b. 1955)
[41]
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