Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.
The Troubles: Ulster Volunteer Force members attacked a crowded bar in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland, with assault rifles, killing six people.
Iranian teenager Mona Mahmudnizhad and nine other women were hanged in Shiraz because of their membership in the Baháʼí Faith.
Aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Sally Ride became the first American woman and third one overall in space.
The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft to be designed around stealth technology, made its maiden flight.
British European Airways Flight 548 crashed near Staines-upon-Thames less than three minutes after departing from Heathrow Airport in London, killing all 118 people aboard in the worst air accident in the UK.
American musician Jimi Hendrix burned his guitar on stage at the end of a performance at the Monterey International Pop Festival in California.
English composer Benjamin Britten's one-act opera Noye's Fludde was premiered at the Aldeburgh Festival.
Carlos Castillo Armas led a CIA-sponsored invasion force across the Guatemalan border, beginning the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
A Douglas C-124 Globemaster II aircraft crashed just after takeoff from Tachikawa, Japan, killing all 129 people on board.
World War II: Charles de Gaulle gave his Appeal of 18 June speech, often considered to be the origin of the French Resistance.
The Cadaver Tomb of René of Chalon (pictured) in Bar-le-Duc, France, was designated a monument historique.
Charles Darwin received a manuscript by fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace on natural selection, which encouraged him to publish his own theory of evolution.
War of the Seventh Coalition: Napoleon fought and lost his final battle, the Battle of Waterloo (depicted), in present-day Belgium.
Third Silesian War: The Austrian victory at the Battle of Kolín forced Prussian leader Frederick the Great to give up the Siege of Prague and retreat to Saxony.
Rus' forces sailed into the Bosporus in a fleet of about 200 vessels and started pillaging the suburbs of Constantinople.
Sui–Tang transition: Chinese governor Li Yuan (pictured) declared himself emperor, establishing the Tang dynasty.
Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, imploded while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board including OceanGate co-founder and CEO Stockton Rush in the North Atlantic Ocean.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes northern Osaka.
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched.
The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire happened in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine firefighters.
The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched.
Propair Flight 420 crashes near Montréal–Mirabel International Airport in Quebec, Canada, killing 11.
The Troubles: Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) attack a crowded pub with assault rifles in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland. Six Catholic civilians are killed and five wounded. It was crowded with people watching the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of striking miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984–85 UK miners' strike.
Space Shuttle program: STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.
Mona Mahmudnizhad, together with nine other women of the Baháʼí Faith, is sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran over her religious beliefs.
Italian banker Roberto Calvi's body is discovered hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London, England.
The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, makes its first flight.
SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.
Staines air disaster: One hundred eighteen people are killed when a BEA H.S. Trident crashes minutes after takeoff from London's Heathrow Airport.
Vietnam War: The United States Air Force uses B-52 bombers to attack guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.
Benjamin Britten's one-act opera Noye's Fludde premiered at the Aldeburgh Festival.
Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.
A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129.
Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
Britain, France and the United States announce that on June 21, the Deutsche Mark will be introduced in western Germany and West Berlin. Over the next six days, Communists increasingly restrict access to Berlin.
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist, calls for a Direct Action Day against the Portuguese in Goa.
William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II.
Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle.
The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill.
Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, clash with striking longshoremen, resulting in a total of 60 injuries and 24 arrests.
Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
The Troubles in Ulster (1920–1922) begin with a week of sectarian violence in Derry.
Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
The University of the Philippines is established.
Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.
The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps.
Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory.
Konstantinos Kanaris blows up the Ottoman navy's flagship at Chios, killing the Kapudan Pasha Nasuhzade Ali Pasha.
Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.
The United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom is signed by President James Madison, beginning the War of 1812.
Haitian Revolution: The Royal Navy led by Rear-Admiral John Thomas Duckworth commence the blockade of Saint-Domingue against French forces.
Action of 18 June 1799: A frigate squadron under Rear-admiral Jean-Baptiste Perrée is captured by the British fleet under Lord Keith.
American Revolutionary War: The British Army abandons Philadelphia.
Battle of Kolín between Prussian forces under Frederick the Great and an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Count Leopold Joseph von Daun in the Seven Years' War.
The charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is revoked via a scire facias writ issued by an English court.
Charles I is crowned King of Scots at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.
Charles VII's army defeats an English army under John Talbot at the Battle of Patay during the Hundred Years' War. The English lost 2,200 men, over half their army, crippling their efforts during this segment of the war.
Tokhtamysh–Timur war: Battle of the Kondurcha River: Timur defeats Tokhtamysh of the Golden Horde in present-day southeast Russia.
A draft Byzantine–Venetian treaty is concluded between Venetian envoys and Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos, but is not ratified by Doge Reniero Zeno.
The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature.
Battle of Civitate: Three thousand Norman horsemen of Count Humphrey rout the troops of Pope Leo IX.
Byzantine–Rus' War: A fleet of about 200 Rus' vessels sails into the Bosphorus and starts pillaging the suburbs of the Byzantine capital Constantinople.
Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.
Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China.
Choi Ye-won, South Korean singer and actress
Trippie Redd, American rapper
Katharina Hobgarski, German tennis player
Latrell Mitchell, Australian rugby league player
Alen Halilović, Croatian footballer
Niki Wories, Dutch figure skater
Maxim Kovtun, Russian figure skater
Sean McMahon, Australian rugby player
Takeoff, American rapper (died 2022)
Dennis Lloyd, Israeli musician, producer, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
Luke Adam, Canadian ice hockey player
Sandra Izbașa, Romanian gymnast
Derek Stepan, American ice hockey player
Christian Taylor, American triple jumper
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, French-born Gabonese footballer
Chris Harris Jr., American football player
Elini Dimoutsos, Greek footballer
Josh Dun, American musician
Omar Arellano, Mexican footballer
Moeen Ali, English cricketer
Edgars Eriņš, Latvian decathlete
Richard Gasquet, French tennis player
Richard Madden, Scottish actor
Chris Coghlan, American baseball player
Alex Hirsch, American animator and television producer
Nanyak Dala, Canadian rugby player
Billy Slater, Australian rugby league player
Cameron Smith, Australian rugby league player
Nadir Belhadj, French-Algerian footballer
Marco Borriello, Italian footballer
Nathan Cavaleri, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
Scooter Braun, American music executive
Clint Newton, American-Australian rugby league player
Marco Streller, Swiss footballer
Antonio Gates, American football player
Sergey Kirdyapkin, Russian race walker
Craig Mottram, Australian runner
Antero Niittymäki, Finnish ice hockey player
Yumiko Kobayashi, Japanese voice actress and singer
Ivana Wong, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress
Wang Liqin, Chinese table tennis player
Tara Platt, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
Blake Shelton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Marie Gillain, Belgian actress
Aleksandrs Koliņko, Latvian footballer
Martin St. Louis, Canadian ice hockey player
Vincenzo Montella, Italian footballer and manager
Sergey Sharikov, Russian fencer and coach (died 2015)
Julie Depardieu, French actress
Stephen Thomas Erlewine, American author and music critic
Ray LaMontagne, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Alexandra Meissnitzer, Austrian skier
Matt Parsons, Australian rugby league player
Gavin Wanganeen, Australian footballer and coach
Anu Tali, Estonian pianist and conductor
Wikus du Toit, South African actor, director, and composer
Kerry Butler, American actress and singer
Jason McAteer, English-Irish footballer and manager
Nathan Morris, American soul singer
Nigel Owens, Welsh rugby referee and TV presenter
Katie Derham, English journalist
Ivan Kozák, Slovak footballer
Greg Yaitanes, American director and producer
Haki Doku, Albanian cyclist
Christopher Largen, American journalist and author (died 2012)
Frank Müller, German decathlete
Clifton Campbell, American sprinter
Kurt Browning, Canadian figure skater, choreographer, and sportscaster
Troy Kemp, Bahamian high jumper
Dexter Romweber, American musician (died 2024)
Uday Hussein, Iraqi commander (died 2003)
Patti Webster, American publicist and author (died 2013)
Dizzy Reed, American keyboard player and songwriter
Bruce Smith, American football player
Lisa Randall, American physicist and academic
Oz Fox, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Andrés Galarraga, Venezuelan baseball player
Angela Johnson, American novelist and poet
Alison Moyet, English singer-songwriter
Barbara Broccoli, American director and producer
Steve Murphy, Canadian journalist
Joe Ansolabehere, American animation screenwriter and producer
Peter Altmaier, German jurist and politician, Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany
Gary Martin, British voice actor and actor
Miguel Ángel Lotina, Spanish footballer and manager
Richard Powers, American novelist
Brian Benben, American actor and producer
John Scott, English organist and conductor (died 2015)
Ed Fast, Canadian lawyer and politician
Peter Donohoe, English pianist and educator
Tiiu Aro, Estonian physician and politician, Estonian Minister of Social Affairs
Denis Herron, Canadian ice hockey player
Carol Kane, American actress
Isabella Rossellini, Italian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
Lee Soo-man, South Korean singer and businessman, founded S.M. Entertainment
Mohammed Al-Sager, Kuwaiti journalist and politician
Miriam Flynn, American actress and comedian
Ian Hargreaves, English-Welsh journalist and academic
Stephen Hopper, Australian botanist and academic
Gyula Sax, Hungarian chess player (died 2014)
Rod de'Ath, Welsh drummer and producer (died 2014)
Annelie Ehrhardt, German hurdler
Mike Johanns, American lawyer and politician, 28th United States Secretary of Agriculture
Jackie Leven, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)
Chris Van Allsburg, American author and illustrator
Jarosław Kaczyński, Polish lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Poland
Lech Kaczyński, Polish lawyer and politician, 4th President of Poland (died 2010)
Philip Jackson, English actor
Sherry Turkle, American academic, psychologist, and sociologist
Ivonne Coll, Puerto Rican-American model and actress, Miss Puerto Rico 1967
Bernard Giraudeau, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010)
Linda Thorson, Canadian actress
Russell Ash, English journalist and author (died 2010)
Bruiser Brody, American wrestler (died 1988)
Fabio Capello, Italian footballer and manager
Maria Bethânia, Brazilian singer
Gordon Murray, British automobile designer
Bruce DuMont, American broadcaster and political analyst
Sandy Posey, American pop/country singer
Barry Evans, English actor (died 1997)
Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, dancer, and actress (died 2021)
Éva Marton, Hungarian soprano and actress
John Bellany, Scottish painter (died 2013)
Roger Ebert, American journalist, critic, and screenwriter (died 2013)
Pat Hutchins, English author and illustrator (died 2017)
Thabo Mbeki, South African politician and 2nd President of South Africa
Paul McCartney, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Richard Perry, American record producer (died 2024)
Carl Radle, American bass player and producer (died 1980)
Nick Tate, Australian actor and director
Hans Vonk, Dutch conductor (died 2004)
Roger Lemerre, French footballer and manager
Paul Mayersberg, English director and screenwriter
Delia Smith, English chef and author
Lou Brock, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2020)
Jean-Claude Germain, Canadian historian, author, and journalist
Brooks Firestone, American businessman and politician
Kevin Murray, Australian footballer and coach
Del Harris, American basketball player and coach
Jay Rockefeller, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of West Virginia
Bruce Trigger, Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist and historian (died 2006)
Vitaly Zholobov, Ukrainian colonel, engineer, and astronaut
Denny Hulme, New Zealand race car driver (died 1992)
Ronald Venetiaan, Surinamese politician, 6th President of Suriname
Brian Kenny, English general (died 2017)
Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Japanese author and illustrator (died 2004)
Barack Obama Sr., Kenyan economist (died 1982)
Colin Brumby, Australian composer and conductor (died 2018)
Tommy Hunt, American singer (died 2025)
Dudley R. Herschbach, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Geoffrey Hill, English poet and academic (died 2016)
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazilian sociologist, academic, and politician, 34th President of Brazil
Jürgen Habermas, German sociologist and philosopher
Tibor Rubin, Hungarian-American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (died 2015)
Michael Blakemore, Australian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2023)
David T. Lykken, American geneticist and academic (died 2006)
Eva Bartok, Hungarian-English actress (died 1998)
Paul Eddington, English actor (died 1995)
Philip B. Crosby, American businessman and author (died 2001)
Allan Sandage, American astronomer and cosmologist (died 2010)
Tom Wicker, American journalist and author (died 2011)
Robert Beadell, American composer and educator (died 1994)
George Mikan, American basketball player and coach (died 2005)
Claude Helffer, French pianist and educator (died 2004)
Ian Carmichael, English actor and singer (died 2010)
Aster Berkhof, Belgian author and academic (died 2020)
Jüri Järvet, Estonian actor and screenwriter (died 1995)
Alf Francis, West Prussia-born, English motor racing mechanic and race car constructor (died 1983)
Jerome Karle, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
Franco Modigliani, Italian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2003)
Richard Boone, American actor, singer, and director (died 1981)
Jack Karnehm, English snooker player and sportscaster (died 2002)
Erik Ortvad, Danish painter and illustrator (died 2008)
Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian lawyer and politician, 25th President of Colombia (died 2005)
Red Adair, American firefighter (died 2004)
Robert Kanigher, American author (died 2002)
Alice T. Schafer, American mathematician (died 2009)
E. G. Marshall, American actor (died 1998)
Efraín Huerta, Mexican poet (died 1982)
Wilfred Gordon Bigelow, Canadian soldier and surgeon (died 2005)
Sammy Cahn, American pianist and composer (died 1993)
Sylvia Porter, American economist and journalist (died 1991)
Françoise Loranger, Canadian playwright and producer (died 1995)
Robert Mondavi, American winemaker and philanthropist (died 2008)
Oswald Teichmüller, German mathematician (died 1943)
Glenn Morris, American decathlete (died 1974)
Dick Foran, American actor and singer (died 1979)
Avon Long, American actor and singer (died 1984)
Ray McKinley, American singer, drummer, and bandleader (died 1995)
Bud Collyer, American actor and game show host (died 1969)
Stanley Knowles, American-Canadian academic and politician (died 1997)
Nedra Volz, American actress (died 2003)
Frithjof Schuon, Swiss-American metaphysicist, philosopher, and author (died 1998)
Eduard Tubin, Estonian composer and conductor (died 1982)
Keye Luke, Chinese-American actor (died 1991)
Manuel Rosenthal, French conductor and composer (died 2003)
Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (died 1965)
Raymond Radiguet, French author and poet (died 1923)
Louis Alter, American musician (died 1980)
Paavo Yrjölä, Finnish decathlete (died 1980)
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (died 1918)
Llewellyn Rees, English actor (died 1994)
Vlasta Vraz, Czech-American relief worker, editor, and fundraiser (died 1989)
Martti Marttelin, Finnish runner (died 1940)
Blanche Sweet, American actress (died 1986)
Tancrède Labbé, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1956)
George Mallory, English lieutenant and mountaineer (died 1924)
Alexander Wetmore, American ornithologist and paleontologist (died 1978)
Édouard Daladier, French captain and politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1970)
Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian compositor and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of Bulgaria (died 1949)
Zoltán Halmay, Hungarian swimmer (died 1956)
James Montgomery Flagg, American painter and illustrator (died 1960)
Édouard Le Roy, French mathematician and philosopher (died 1954)
Miklós Horthy, Hungarian admiral and politician, Regent of Hungary (died 1957)
George Essex Evans, English-Australian poet and author (died 1909)
Carolyn Wells, American novelist and poet (died 1942)
Andrew Forsyth, Scottish-English mathematician and academic (died 1942)
Hector Rason, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of Western Australia (died 1927)
Henry Clay Folger, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Folger Shakespeare Library (died 1930)
E. W. Scripps, American publisher, founded the E. W. Scripps Company (died 1926)
Richard Heuberger, Austrian composer and critic (died 1914)
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, French physician and parasitologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1922)
William H. Seward Jr., American general and banker (died 1920)
Auguste-Théodore-Paul de Broglie, French philosopher and academic (died 1895)
Manuel González Flores, Mexican general and President (1880-1884) (died 1893)
Hélène Napoleone Bonaparte, French daughter of Napoleon (died 1907)
Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepali ruler (died 1877)
Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen, German general (died 1881)
Ivan Goncharov, Russian journalist and author (died 1891)
William Lassell, English astronomer and merchant (died 1880)
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Irish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (died 1822)
Ignaz Pleyel, Austrian-French pianist and composer (died 1831)
Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine lawyer and politician 1st Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (died 1833)
Johann Stamitz, Czech violinist and composer (died 1757)
Joseph-Marie Vien, French painter and educator (died 1809)
Antonio Maria Bononcini, Italian cellist and composer (died 1726)
Antonio de Literes, Spanish composer (died 1747)
Ivan Trubetskoy, Russian field marshal (died 1750)
Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu (died 1577)
Emperor Ōgimachi of Japan (died 1593)
Bartolomeo Ammannati, Italian architect and sculptor, designed the Ponte Santa Trinita (died 1592)
Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer (died 1539)
John V Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (died 1391)
Eleanor of Woodstock (died 1355)
Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (died 1298)
James Chance, American musician (born 1953)
Anouk Aimée, French actress (born 1932)
Yoyong Martirez, Filipino basketball player (born 1946)
Willie Mays, American baseball player (born 1931)
Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion:
Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion:
Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion:
Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion:
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Danish politician, minister of foreign affairs (born 1941)
Adibah Noor, Malaysian actress, singer, master of ceremonies (born 1970)
Vera Lynn, English singer who was the "Forces' Sweetheart" in World War II (born 1917)
XXXTentacion, American rapper (born 1998)
Big Van Vader (also known as Vader) American professional wrestler (born 1955)
Jimmy Wopo, American rapper (born 1997)
Jeppiaar, Indian educationist, founder and chancellor of Sathyabama University (born 1931)
Phil Austin, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1941)
Ralph J. Roberts, American businessman, co-founded Comcast (born 1920)
Danny Villanueva, American football player and broadcaster, co-founded Univision (born 1937)
Allen Weinstein, American historian and academic (born 1937)
Stephanie Kwolek, American chemist and engineer (born 1923)
Johnny Mann, American singer-songwriter and conductor (born 1928)
Claire Martin, Canadian author (born 1914)
Vladimir Popovkin, Russian general (born 1957)
Horace Silver, American pianist and composer (born 1928)
Brent F. Anderson, American engineer and politician (born 1932)
Alastair Donaldson, Scottish bass player (born 1955)
Garde Gardom, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (born 1924)
Michael Hastings, American journalist and author (born 1980)
David Wall, English ballet dancer (born 1946)
Horacio Coppola, Argentinian photographer and director (born 1906)
Lina Haag, German author and activist (born 1907)
Tom Maynard, Welsh cricketer (born 1989)
Luis Edgardo Mercado Jarrín, Peruvian general and politician, 109th Prime Minister of Peru (born 1919)
Alketas Panagoulias, Greek footballer and manager (born 1934)
William Van Regenmorter, American businessman and politician (born 1939)
Yelena Bonner, Russian activist (born 1923)
Frederick Chiluba, Zambian politician, 2nd President of Zambia (born 1943)
Clarence Clemons, American saxophonist (born 1942)
Trent Acid, American wrestler (born 1980)
José Saramago, Portuguese novelist Nobel Prize laureate (born 1922)
Okan Demiriş, Turkish composer (born 1942)
Jean Delannoy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1908)
Tasha Tudor, American author and illustrator (born 1915)
Hans Steinbrenner, German sculptor (born 1928)
Bernard Manning, English comedian and actor (born 1930)
Hank Medress, American singer and producer (born 1938)
Georges Thurston, Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1951)
Vincent Sherman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1906)
Joseph Zobel, Martinique-French author (born 1915)
Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (born 1914)
Manuel Sadosky, Argentinian mathematician and academic (born 1914)
Larry Doby, American baseball player and manager (born 1923)
Nancy Marchand, American actress (born 1928)
Felix Knight, American actor and tenor (born 1908)
Lev Kopelev, Ukrainian-German author and academic (born 1912)
Endel Puusepp, Estonian-Soviet military pilot and politician (born 1909)
Craig Rodwell, American activist, founded the Oscar Wilde Bookshop (born 1940)
Kofoworola Abeni Pratt, the first black Chief Nursing Officer of Nigeria (born 1910)
Peter Allen, Australian singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1944)
Mordecai Ardon, Polish-Israeli painter and educator (born 1896)
I. F. Stone, American journalist and author (born 1907)
Frances Scott Fitzgerald, American journalist (born 1921)
Paul Colin, French illustrator (born 1892)
Alan Berg, American lawyer and radio host (born 1934)
Djuna Barnes, American novelist, journalist, and playwright (born 1892)
John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (born 1912)
Curd Jürgens, German-Austrian actor and director (born 1915)
Terence Fisher, English director and screenwriter (born 1904)
André Leducq, French cyclist (born 1904)
Walter C. Alvarez, American physician and author (born 1884)
Hugo Bergmann, German-Israeli philosopher and author (born 1883)
Júlio César de Mello e Souza, Brazilian mathematician and academic (born 1896)
Georgy Zhukov, Russian marshal and politician, Minister of Defence for the Soviet Union (born 1896)
Thomas Gomez, American actor (born 1905)
Paul Karrer, Russian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1889)
Geki, Italian race car driver (born 1937)
Beat Fehr, Swiss race car driver (born 1942)
Giorgio Morandi, Italian painter (born 1890)
Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican-American actor (born 1912)
Ethel Barrymore, American actress (born 1879)
Edward Brooker, English-Australian politician, 31st Premier of Tasmania (born 1891)
Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese admiral (born 1898)
Florence Bascom, American geologist and educator (born 1862)
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., American general (born 1886)
Elias Degiannis, Greek commander (born 1912)
Arthur Pryor, American trombonist, bandleader, and politician (born 1870)
Gaston Doumergue, French politician, 13th President of France (born 1863)
Maxim Gorky, Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright (born 1868)
Roald Amundsen, Norwegian pilot and explorer (born 1872)
Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Queen consort of the Hellenes (born 1851)
Jacobus Kapteyn, Dutch astronomer and academic (born 1851)
Abdul Awwal Jaunpuri, Indian Islamic scholar and author (born 1867)
Titu Maiorescu, Romanian critic and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Romania (born 1840)
Max Immelmann, German lieutenant and pilot (born 1890)
Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier (born 1830)
Samuel Butler, English novelist, satirist, and critic (born 1835)
Prince Sigismund of Prussia (born 1864)
Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck, German army officer and writer (born 1783)
William Cobbett, English farmer and journalist (born 1763)
Robert Hett Chapman, American minister, missionary, and academic (born 1771)
Thomas Picton, Welsh-English general and politician (born 1758)
Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma (born 1746)
François Buzot, French lawyer and politician (born 1760)
James Murray, Scottish-English general and politician, 20th Governor of the Province of Quebec (born 1721)
Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (born 1714)
Johann Ulrich von Cramer, German jurist and scholar (born 1706)
Gerard van Swieten, Dutch-Austrian physician and reformer (born 1700)
Ambrose Philips, English poet and politician (born 1674)
John Aislabie, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1670)
Michel Richard Delalande, French organist and composer (born 1657)
Tom Brown, English author and translator (born 1662)
Jeanne Mance, French-Canadian nurse, founded the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (born 1606)
Christoph Scheiner, German priest, physicist, and astronomer (born 1575)
Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Dutch admiral (born 1577)
Robert Crowley, English minister and poet (born 1517)
Rogier van der Weyden, Flemish painter (born 1400)
Henry XV, Duke of Bavaria (born 1312)
Alfonso III of Aragon (born 1265)
Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León
Emperor Chūkyō of Japan (born 1218)
Elisabeth of Schönau, German Benedictine visionary (born c. 1129)
Sophia of Hungary (born c. 1050)
Zhang Hao, general of Yang Wu
Leo III the Isaurian, Byzantine emperor (born 685)
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