Explore fascinating moments from history that shaped our world

Abdullah Çatlı, a leader of the ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves, was killed in a car crash near Susurluk, Turkey, sparking a scandal that exposed the depth of the state's complicity in organized crime.
U.S. president Richard Nixon made a plea for support from the "silent majority", referring to those Americans who did not join in the large demonstrations against the Vietnam War at the time.
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, carrying the space dog Laika as the first living creature to enter orbit around Earth.
Suez Crisis: During an invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers shot and killed hundreds of Palestinian refugees and local inhabitants in Khan Yunis.
The first film featuring the giant monster known as Godzilla was released nationwide in Japan.

The Chicago Daily Tribune published the erroneous headline "Dewey Defeats Truman" (pictured) in its early morning edition shortly after incumbent U.S. president Harry S. Truman officially upset the heavily favored governor of New York Thomas Dewey in the presidential election.
The Holocaust: The largest massacre of Jews by German forces began at Majdanek concentration camp (execution trenches pictured).
World War II: U.S. Marines and U.S. Army forces began an attempt to encircle and destroy a regiment of Imperial Japanese Army troops on Guadalcanal.
Almost 98 percent of reported votes in a Greek referendum supported the restoration of George II as King of the Hellenes.
The Fashoda Incident ended with French forces withdrawing after several months of military stalemate with the British in Fashoda (now in South Sudan).
Indigenous Mapuche began an uprising against the occupation of Araucanía by Chile.
The current melody of Kimigayo, the national anthem of Japan, was adopted.
A new constitution drafted by Johan Rudolph Thorbecke was proclaimed, limiting the powers of the Dutch monarchy.
French invasion of Russia: As Napoleon's Grande Armée began its retreat, its rear guard was defeated at the Battle of Vyazma.
War of the Third Coalition: The Treaty of Potsdam was signed compelling Prussia to join the coalition if it failed to negotiate peace between Russia and France.
French Revolution: Playwright, journalist and outspoken feminist Olympe de Gouges was guillotined.
The Parliament of England passed the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Church of England, supplanting the pope and the Catholic Church.
The 2020 United States presidential election takes place between Democratic Joe Biden and Republican incumbent President Donald Trump. On November 7, Biden was declared the winner.
One World Trade Center officially opens in New York City, replacing the Twin Towers after they were destroyed during the September 11 attacks.
The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and East Africa.

Abdullah Çatlı, the leader of the Turkish ultranationalist organization Grey Wolves, dies in the Susurluk car crash, leading to the resignation of Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar (a leader of the True Path Party).
Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches on STS-66.
Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeats Republican President George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 United States presidential election.
Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries attempt to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the rebellion within 24 hours.
Iran–Contra affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reports that the United States has been secretly selling weapons to Iran in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands independence from the United States.
The Salang Tunnel fire in Afghanistan kills 150–2000 people.
A Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crashes at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Venezuela, killing four.
Greensboro massacre: Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis during a "Death to the Klan" rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States.
Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
Four Bangladeshi politicians are killed in the Dhaka Central Jail.
Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury. On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet.
Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon addresses the nation on television and radio, asking the "silent majority" to join him in solidarity on the Vietnam War effort and to support his policies.
Vietnam War: The Battle of Dak To begins.
Lyndon B. Johnson is elected to a full term as U.S. president, winning 61% of the vote and 44 states, while Washington D.C. residents are able to vote in a presidential election for the first time, casting the majority of their votes for Lyndon Johnson.
U Thant is unanimously appointed as the 3rd Secretary-General of the United Nations, becoming the first non-European individual to occupy the post.
The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge is established by an Act of Congress after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft.
Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika.
Suez Crisis: The Khan Yunis killings by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza result in the deaths of 275 Palestinians.
Hungarian Revolution: A new Hungarian government is formed, in which many members of banned non-Communist parties participate. János Kádár and Ferenc Münnich form a counter-government in Moscow as Soviet troops prepare for the final assault.
Air India Flight 245 crashes into Mont Blanc while on approach to Geneva Airport, killing all 48 people on board.
Chinese Civil War: The Battle of Dengbu Island occurs.
The Constitution of Japan is adopted through Emperor's assent.
World War II: Two supreme commanders of the Slovak National Uprising, Generals Ján Golian and Rudolf Viest, are captured, tortured and later executed by German forces.
World War II: Five hundred aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshaven harbor in Germany.
World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal campaign and ends on November 12.
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected the 32nd President of the United States.
George II of Greece regains his throne through a popular, though possibly fixed, plebiscite.
Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.
Getúlio Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24.
The Gwangju Student Independence Movement occurred.
Russian Civil War: The Russian Army retreats to Crimea, after a successful offensive by the Red Army and Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine.
The German Revolution of 1918–19 begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port in Kiel.
Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.
William Howard Taft is elected the 27th President of the United States.
With the encouragement of the United States, Panama separates from Colombia.
France withdraws its troops from Fashoda (now in Sudan), ending the Fashoda Incident.
The Mapuche uprising of 1881 begins in Chile.
John Willis Menard (R-LA) was the first African American elected to the United States Congress. Because of an electoral challenge, he was never seated.
Giuseppe Garibaldi and his followers are defeated in the Battle of Mentana and fail to end the Pope's Temporal power in Rome (it would be achieved three years later).
A greatly revised Dutch constitution, which transfers much authority from the king to his parliament and ministers, is proclaimed.

The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.
The Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest chartered bank, opens in Montreal.
Napoleon's armies are defeated at the Battle of Vyazma.
French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined.
The University of Vermont, the oldest university in Vermont, and fifth-oldest in New England, is chartered.
The American Continental Army is disbanded.
English Parliament passes the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the pope and the Roman Catholic Church.
Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.
Peace of Etaples between Henry VII of England and Charles VIII of France.
Liège is sacked by Charles I of Burgundy's troops.
The River Arno floods causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani.
The Rouen Riot, an attempt by English king William Rufus to take possession of Rouen, the capital city of his brother Robert, duke of Normandy, fails.
Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia; on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor.

Ever Anderson, American actress
Fina Strazza, American actress
Hailey Baptiste, American tennis player
Jake LaRavia, American basketball player
Maddison Elliott, Australian paralympic swimmer
Izuchuckwu Anthony, Nigerian footballer
Sarthak Golui, Indian footballer
Takumi Kitamura, Japanese actor
Lázaro Martínez, Cuban athlete
Matt Bushman, American football player
Kendall Jenner, American television personality and model
Kenny Golladay, American football player
Martina Trevisan, Italian tennis player
Joe Clarke, English slalom canoeist
Valeria Solovyeva, Russian tennis player
Damisha Croney, Barbadian netball player
Ellyse Perry, Australian footballer and cricketer
Paula DeAnda, American singer-songwriter and actress
Andrade El Idolo, Mexican wrestler
Joyce Jonathan, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
Diante Garrett, American basketball player
Jessie Loutit, Canadian rower
Courtney Barnett, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Colin Kaepernick, American football player
Ty Lawson, American basketball player
Felix Schütz, German ice hockey player
Kyle Seager, American baseball player
Elizabeth Smart, American kidnapping victim, activist, and journalist
Gemma Ward, Australian model and actress
Paul Derbyshire, Italian rugby player
Davon Jefferson, American basketball player
Antonia Thomas, English actress
Piet Velthuizen, Dutch footballer
Heo Young-saeng, South Korean singer
Tyler Hansbrough, American basketball player
Philipp Tschauner, German footballer
Christian Bakkerud, Danish race car driver (died 2011)
Ryo Nishikido, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
LaMarr Woodley, American football player
Julie Berman, American actress
Myrna Braza, Norwegian singer-songwriter
Tamba Hali, American football player
Jay Harrison, Canadian ice hockey player
Moniek Kleinsman, Dutch speed skater
Egemen Korkmaz, Turkish footballer
Janel McCarville, American professional basketball player
Evgeni Plushenko, Russian figure skater
Pekka Rinne, Finnish ice hockey player
Alexander Svitov, Russian ice hockey player
Diego López, Spanish footballer
Vicente Matías Vuoso, Argentinian-Mexican footballer
Rodrigo Millar, Chilean footballer
Sten Pentus, Estonian race car driver
Karlos Dansby, American football player
Hans Andersen, Danish motorcycle racer
Pablo Aimar, Argentinian footballer
Beau McDonald, Australian footballer and coach
Tim McIlrath, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jonas Howden Sjøvaag, Norwegian drummer
Hiroko Sakai, Japanese softball player
Marcel Ketelaer, German footballer
Greg Plitt, American model and actor (died 2015)
Damien Woody, American football player
Guillermo Franco, Argentinian-Mexican footballer
Jake Shimabukuro, American ukulele player and composer
Darren Sharper, American football player and sportscaster
Tariq Abdul-Wahad, French basketball player and coach
Ben Fogle, English television host and author
Sticky Fingaz, American rapper, producer, and actor
Christian Picciolini, American businessman and manager
Chrissie Swan, Australian radio and television host
Mick Thomson, American guitarist
Ugo Ehiogu, English footballer and manager (died 2017)
Michael Hofmann, German footballer
Marko Koers, Dutch runner

Armando Benitez, Dominican baseball player
Diego Alessi, Italian race car driver
Unai Emery, Spanish football manager and former player

Dylan Moran, Irish actor, comedian, and screenwriter
Alison Williamson, English archer
Dwight Yorke, Tobagonian footballer and coach
Geir Frigård, Norwegian footballer
Jeanette J. Epps, American aerospace engineer and astronaut
Doug Zmolek, American ice hockey player
Robert Miles, Swiss-Italian DJ and producer (died 2017)
Petteri Orpo, Finnish politician
Niels van Steenis, Dutch rower

Alberto Iñurrategi, Spanish mountaineer
Paul Quantrill, Canadian baseball player and coach
Mike O'Neill, Canadian ice hockey player
Mark Roberts, Welsh singer and guitarist
Steven Wilson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Gert Heerkes, Dutch footballer and manager
Ann Scott, French-English author
Mike Springer, American golfer
Algimantas Briaunis, Lithuanian footballer and manager
Bryan Young, New Zealand cricketer
Davis Guggenheim, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Shigeaki Hattori, Japanese race car driver
Ian Wright, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
Howard Ballard, American football player
Gabe Newell, American businessman, co-founded Valve

David J. Schiappa, American lawyer and politician
Jacqui Smith, English lawyer and politician
David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon, English businessman

Dave Hahn, Japanese-American mountaineer and journalist
Greg Townsend, American football player
Karch Kiraly, American volleyball player, coach, and sportscaster
Ian McNabb, English singer-songwriter and musician
Hal Hartley, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Brady Hoke, American football coach
Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and martial artist
Gary Olsen, English actor (died 2000)
Steve Johnson, American basketball player
Cathy Jamieson, Scottish politician, 2nd Scottish Minister for Justice
Kevin Murphy, American actor, puppeteer, producer, and screenwriter
Gary Ross, American director, producer, and screenwriter

Bob Welch, American baseball player and coach (died 2014)
Chrystian, Brazilian sertanejo singer (died 2024)
Teresa De Sio, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Anne Milton, English nurse and politician
Phil Simms, American football player and sportscaster
Adam Ant, English singer-songwriter and actor
Kathy Kinney, American actress and comedian
Kate Capshaw, American actress and producer
Helios Creed, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Larry Herndon, American baseball player and coach

Claire van Kampen, English director and composer (died 2025)
Dennis Miller, American comedian, producer, and talk show host

Vilma Santos, Filipino actress and politician
Roseanne Barr, American comedian, actress, and producer
Jim Cummings, American voice actor
David Ho, Taiwanese-American scientist

Dwight Evans, American baseball player and coach
Ed Murawinski, American cartoonist

André Wetzel, Dutch footballer and manager
Massimo Mongai, Italian journalist and author (died 2016)
Joe Queenan, American author and critic
Mike Evans, American actor and screenwriter (died 2006)

Osamu Fujimura, Japanese engineer and politician
Larry Holmes, American boxer and talk show host
Stephen Oliver, English biochemist and academic
Anna Wintour, English-American journalist
Takashi Kawamura, Japanese politician

Helmut Koinigg, Austrian race car driver (died 1974)
Rick Kreuger, American baseball player and coach
Lulu, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress

Rainer Zobel, German footballer, coach, and manager
Mahbubul Haque, Bangladeshi linguist (died 2024)
Mazie Hirono, Japanese-American lawyer and politician, U.S. Senator from Hawaii
Siiri Oviir, Estonian lawyer and politician, 3rd Estonian Minister of Social Affairs

Faraj Sarkohi, Iranian journalist and critic
Reinhard Karl, German mountaineer, photographer, and author (died 1982)

Wataru Takeshita, Japanese lawyer and politician (died 2021)

Ken Holtzman, American baseball player and manager (died 2024)
Gerd Müller, German footballer and manager (died 2021)

Nick Simper, English bass guitarist
Jan Boerstoel, Dutch poet and songwriter
Bert Jansch, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)
Martin Cruz Smith, American author and screenwriter (died 2025)
Sonny Rhodes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021)
Martin Dunwoody, English mathematician and academic
Akira Kobayashi, Japanese actor

Jean Rollin, French actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2010)
Dietrich Möller, German lawyer and politician, 15th Mayor of Marburg
Jim Houston, American football player (died 2018)
Roy Emerson, Australian-American tennis player and coach
Takao Saito, Japanese author and illustrator, created Golgo 13 (died 2021)
Ingrid Rüütel, Estonian philologist and academic, 3rd First Lady of Estonia
Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking, English poet and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Hans Janmaat, Dutch businessman, educator, and politician (died 2002)

John Barry, English-American composer and conductor (died 2011)
Ken Berry, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 2018)

Jeremy Brett, English actor (died 1995)

Aneta Corsaut, American actress (died 1995)
Michael Dukakis, American lawyer, academic, and politician, 65th Governor of Massachusetts
Amartya Sen, Indian economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Albert Reynolds, Irish businessman and politician, 9th Taoiseach of Ireland (died 2014)
Gerry Ehman, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2006)

Yon Hyong-muk, North Korean soldier and politician, 7th Premier of North Korea (died 2005)
Monica Vitti, Italian actress, singer, and screenwriter (died 2022)

Michael Fu Tieshan, Chinese bishop (died 2007)

Phil Crane, American academic and politician (died 2014)
William H. Dana, American engineer, pilot, and astronaut (died 2014)
Mable John, American blues singer (died 2022)

D. James Kennedy, American pastor and author (died 2007)
Brian Robinson, English cyclist (died 2022)
Tsutomu Seki, Japanese astronomer and academic
Lois Smith, American actress
Frits Staal, Dutch philosopher and scholar (died 2012)
Alfonso Orueta, Chilean footballer, manager, and politician (died 2012)
Goseki Kojima, Japanese illustrator (died 2000)
Bill Morrison, Australian politician and diplomat, 37th Australian Minister for Defence (died 2013)
Osamu Tezuka, Japanese animator and producer (died 1989)
George Yardley, American basketball player (died 2004)

Harrison McCain, Canadian businessman, co-founded McCain Foods (died 2004)
Peggy McCay, American actress (died 2018)
Odvar Nordli, Norwegian politician, 21st Prime Minister of Norway (died 2018)
Valdas Adamkus, Lithuanian engineer and politician, 3rd President of Lithuania
Maurice Couture, Canadian archbishop (died 2018)
Robert W. Wilson, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2013)
Marc Breaux, American actor, director, and choreographer (died 2013)
Samuel Ruiz, Mexican bishop (died 2011)
Violetta Elvin, Russian ballerina (died 2021)

Tomás Ó Fiaich, Irish cardinal (died 1990)

Yamaguchi Hitomi, Japanese author and critic (died 1995)
Dennis McDermott, English-Canadian union leader and diplomat, Canadian Ambassador to Ireland (died 2003)
Charles Bronson, American soldier and actor (died 2003)
Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Australian poet, educator, and activist (died 1993)
Jesús Blasco, Spanish author and illustrator (died 1995)

Ludovic Kennedy, Scottish journalist and author (died 2009)
Květa Legátová, Czech author (died 2012)
Claude Barma, French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1992)
Bob Feller, American sailor, baseball player, and sportscaster (died 2010)
Elizabeth P. Hoisington, American general (died 2007)
Russell B. Long, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (died 2003)

Annapurna Maharana, Indian activist (died 2012)
Hal Jackson, American journalist and radio host (died 2012)
Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan general and politician, 46th President of Paraguay (died 2006)
Kick Smit, Dutch footballer and manager (died 1974)
Karel Zeman, Czech director, animator, production designer, and screenwriter (died 1989)
James Reston, Scottish-American journalist and author (died 1995)
Giovanni Leone, Italian lawyer and politician, 6th President of Italy (died 2001)
Bronko Nagurski, Canadian-American football player, wrestler, and coach (died 1990)

Julia Boyer Reinstein, American teacher and historian (died 1998)
Lois Mailou Jones, American painter and academic (died 1998)
Walker Evans, American photographer and journalist (died 1975)
Leopold III of Belgium (died 1983)
André Malraux, French historian, theorist, and author (died 1976)

Lionel Hitchman, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1969)
Adolf Dassler, German businessman, founded Adidas (died 1978)

Ralph Greenleaf, American billiards player (died 1950)
Rezső Seress, Hungarian pianist and composer (died 1968)

Gleb Wataghin, Ukrainian-Italian physicist and academic (died 1986)
Gustaf Tenggren, Swedish-American illustrator and animator (died 1970)
William George Barker, Canadian pilot and colonel, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1930)
Sofoklis Venizelos, Greek captain and politician, 133rd Prime Minister of Greece (died 1964)

Harry Stephen Keeler, American author (died 1967)

Eustáquio van Lieshout, Dutch-Brazilian priest and missionary (died 1943)

Samuil Marshak, Russian author and poet (died 1964)
Eileen Hendriks, British geologist (died 1978)
Joseph William Martin Jr., American publisher and politician, 49th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1968)
Yakub Kolas, Belarusian writer (died 1956)

Bangalore Nagarathnamma, Indian Carnatic singer and activist (died 1952)
Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chilean general and politician, 20th President of Chile (died 1960)
Rosalie Edge, American environmentalist (died 1962)
Stephen Alencastre, American bishop and missionary (died 1940)

Emīls Dārziņš, Latvian composer and conductor (died 1910)

Albert Goldthorpe, English rugby player and manager (died 1943)
Harry Staley, American baseball player (died 1910)
Alfred Perot, French physicist and academic (died 1925)
Henry George Jr., American journalist and politician (died 1916)
Mikhail Alekseyev, Russian general (died 1918)
Jim McCormick, Scottish-American baseball player and manager (died 1918)

Carlo Fornasini, Italian micropalaeontologist (died 1931)
Emperor Meiji of Japan (died 1912)
Edward Douglass White, American lawyer, jurist, and politician, 9th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1921)

Jubal Early, American general and lawyer (died 1894)
Calvin Fairbank, American minister and activist (died 1898)
John Mitchel, Irish journalist and activist (died 1875)

Karl Baedeker, German author and publisher, founded the Baedeker Publishing Company (died 1859)
Vincenzo Bellini, Italian composer (died 1835)

William Sprague III, American lawyer and politician, 14th Governor of Rhode Island (died 1856)
William Cullen Bryant, American poet and journalist (died 1878)
Stephen F. Austin, American businessman and politician (died 1836)
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (died 1848)
Robert Smith, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of State (died 1842)
Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (died 1819)
Jan Josef Ignác Brentner, Czech composer (died 1742)
Hui-bin Jang, Royal consort (died 1701)
Georg Reutter, Austrian organist and composer (died 1738)

Aurangzeb, Mughal emperor of India (died 1707)
Osman II, Ottoman sultan (died 1622)
Samuel Scheidt, German organist, composer, and educator (died 1654)
Annibale Carracci, Italian painter and illustrator (died 1609)
Tilemann Heshusius, Gnesio-Lutheran theologian (died 1588)
Achilles Gasser, German physician and astrologer (died 1577)
Benvenuto Cellini, Italian sculptor and painter (died 1571)
Lucan, Roman poet (died 65)
Quincy Jones, American producer (born 1933)
Sondra Locke, American actress and director (born 1944)
Kay Starr, American singer (born 1922)

Ahmed Chalabi, Iraqi businessman and politician (born 1944)
Howard Coble, American captain, lawyer, and politician (born 1931)
Tom Graveney, English cricketer and sportscaster (born 1927)
Lauretta Ngcobo, South African novelist and essayist (born 1931)

Augusto Martelli, Italian composer and conductor (born 1940)
Gordon Tullock, American economist and academic (born 1922)

Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Indian actor (born 1950)
Nick Cardy, American soldier and illustrator (born 1920)
Gerard Cieślik, Polish footballer and manager (born 1927)
Gamani Corea, Sri Lankan economist and diplomat (born 1925)

William J. Coyne, American lawyer and politician (born 1936)
Rupert Gerritsen, Australian historian and author (born 1953)
Leonard Long, Australian painter and educator (born 1911)
Carmélia Alves, Brazilian singer (born 1923)
George Chesterton, English cricketer and coach (born 1922)
Tommy Godwin, American-English cyclist and coach (born 1920)
Mükerrem Hiç, Turkish academic, author, and politician (born 1929)
Thomas K. McCraw, American historian and academic (born 1940)

Kailashpati Mishra, Indian activist and politician, 18th Governor of Gujarat (born 1923)
Peeter Kreitzberg, Estonian lawyer and politician (born 1948)

Jerry Bock, American composer (born 1928)
Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician and diplomat, 30th Prime Minister of Russia (born 1938)
Jim Clench, Canadian bass player (born 1949)
Francisco Ayala, Spanish sociologist, author, and critic (born 1906)
Archie Baird, Scottish footballer, journalist, and educator (born 1919)
Carl Ballantine, American magician and actor (born 1917)
Jean Fournet, French conductor (born 1913)

Aleksandr Dedyushko, Belarusian-Russian actor (born 1962)

Martin Meehan, PIRA volunteer and Irish republican politician (born 1945)
Ryan Shay, American runner (born 1979)

Paul Mauriat, French pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1925)
Marie Rudisill, American author (born 1911)
Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorean footballer (born 1937)

Sergejs Žoltoks, Latvian ice hockey player (born 1972)
Rasul Gamzatov, Russian poet and educator (born 1923)

Lonnie Donegan, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1931)
Jonathan Harris, American actor (born 1914)

Ernst Gombrich, Austrian-English historian and author (born 1909)
Ian Bannen, Scottish actor (born 1928)
Bob Kane, American author and illustrator, co-created Batman (born 1915)

Ronald Barnes, American carillon player and composer (born 1927)
Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (born 1921)
Gordon S. Fahrni, Canadian physician (born 1887)
Valter Palm, Estonian-American boxer (born 1905)

Léon Theremin, Russian physicist and engineer, invented the Theremin (born 1895)

Chris Bender, American singer (born 1972)
Kenan Erim, Turkish archaeologist and academic (born 1929)

Nusret Fişek, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (born 1914)
Mary Martin, American actress and singer (born 1913)
Dorothy Fuldheim, American journalist (born 1893)
Henri van Praag, Dutch philosopher, theologian, and educator (born 1916)
Mary Shane, American sportscaster and educator (born 1945)
Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American conductor and composer (born 1901)

Jerry Pentland, Australian fighter ace (born 1894)

Caroline Mytinger, American painter and author (born 1897)
Solange d'Ayen, French noblewoman, Duchess of Ayen and journalist (born 1898)
Tajuddin Ahmad, Bangladeshi politician, 1st Prime Minister of Bangladesh (born 1925)

Muhammad Mansur Ali, Bangladeshi captain and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Bangladesh (born 1919)

Syed Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, President of Bangladesh (born 1925)

Abul Hasnat Muhammad Qamaruzzaman, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician (born 1926)
Marc Allégret, Swiss-French director and screenwriter (born 1900)
Zeki Rıza Sporel, Turkish footballer (born 1898)

Vern Stephens, American baseball player (born 1920)
L. O. Wenckebach, Dutch sculptor and painter (born 1895)
Paul Willis, American actor and director (born 1901)
Wilhelm Reich, Ukrainian-Austrian psychotherapist and author (born 1897)
Jean Metzinger, French artist, (born 1883)
Henri Matisse, French painter and sculptor (born 1869)
Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist, founded the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (born 1861)
Charles Tournemire, French organist and composer (born 1870)
Pierre Paul Émile Roux, French physician, bacteriologist, and immunologist (born 1853)
Olav Aukrust, Norwegian poet and educator (born 1883)

Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod, Czech journalist and author (born 1860)
Annie Oakley, American entertainer and target shooter (born 1860)

Aleksandr Lyapunov, Russian mathematician and physicist (born 1857)

Léon Bloy, French author and poet (born 1846)
Georg Trakl, Austrian-Polish pharmacist and poet (born 1887)
Carrie Steele Logan, American philanthropist, founder of the oldest black orphanage in the United States (born ~1829)
Louis Lucien Bonaparte, English-Italian philologist and politician (born 1813)
Ulrich Ochsenbein, Swiss lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Swiss National Council (born 1811)
Andreas Kalvos, Greek poet and playwright (born 1792)
Harriet Taylor Mill, English philosopher and author (born 1807)
William E. Shannon, Irish-born American politician (born 1821/1822)
François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis, French cardinal and diplomat (born 1715)
Olympe de Gouges, French playwright and activist (born 1748)
Robert Lowth, English bishop and academic (born 1710)
John Ernest Grabe, German theologian and academic (born 1666)
Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman soldier and politician, 110th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1635)
John Bainbridge, English astronomer and academic (born 1582)
Paul Guldin, Swiss astronomer and mathematician (born 1577)

Martin de Porres, Peruvian saint (born 1579)
Richard Hooker, English priest and theologian (born 1554)
Andrew Báthory, Prince of Transylvania (born c. 1563)
Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and saint (born 1538)

Jerónimo Zurita y Castro, Spanish historian and author (born 1512)
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond, father of King Henry VII of England (born 1431)
Thomas Montacute, 4th Earl of Salisbury, English general and politician (born 1388)
Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre (born 1343)
Petronilla de Meath, Irish suspected witch (born c. 1300)
John III Doukas Vatatzes, Byzantine emperor (born 1193)
Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal, spouse of King Afonso II of Portugal (born 1186)
Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester, English baron and rebel (born c. 1170)
Saint Pirmin, Spanish-German monk and saint (born 700)
Constantius II, Roman emperor (born 317)
Christian feast day: Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Greek Orthodox Church)
Christian feast day: Alpaïs of Cudot
Christian feast day: Elias I of Antioch (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Christian feast day: Ermengol (Hermengaudius)
Christian feast day: Gaudiosus of Tarazona
Christian feast day: Gwenhael
Christian feast day: Hubertus
Christian feast day: Libertine
Christian feast day: Malachy O' More
Christian feast day: Blessed Manuel Lozano Garrido

Christian feast day: Martin de Porres
Christian feast day: Papulus
Christian feast day: Pirmin
Christian feast day: Richard Hooker (Anglican Communion)

Christian feast day: Blessed Rupert Mayer

Christian feast day: Silvia
Christian feast day: Winifred
Christian feast day: November 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Culture Day (Japan)
Flag Day (United Arab Emirates)
Independence Day / Separation Day, celebrates the separation and independence of Panama from Colombia in 1903.
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Dominica from the United Kingdom in 1978.
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of the Federated States of Micronesia from the United States in 1986.
Independence Day of Cuenca (Ecuador)
Mother's Day (East Timor)
Victory Day (Maldives)