Anti-government protests calling for free and fair elections began in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Yemen War: A funeral in Sanaa was hit by two consecutive airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition, leaving 143–155 civilians dead and more than 525 injured.
At Linate Airport in Milan, Italy, Scandinavian Airlines Flight SK686 collided on take-off with a Cessna Citation II business jet, killing 118 people.
A new airport for Oslo, Norway, opened at Gardermoen, replacing a smaller one at the same location that had served as a backup to the city's previous main airport at Fornebu.
Demonstrations organized by the Weather Underground known as the Days of Rage began in Chicago, aimed at ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
Marxist revolutionary and guerrilla leader Che Guevara was captured near La Higuera, Bolivia.
Major League Baseball pitcher Don Larsen threw the only perfect game in World Series history.
Three trains collided (aftermath pictured) at Harrow & Wealdstone station in London, killing 112 people and injuring 340 others.
The Indian Air Force was founded as an auxiliary air force of the British Royal Air Force.
World War I: After his platoon suffered heavy casualties during the Meuse–Argonne offensive in France's Forest of Argonne, American Corporal Alvin York led the 7 remaining men on an attack against a German machine gun nest; 25 German soldiers were killed and 132 captured.
The Great Chicago Fire (pictured), began and proceeded to destroy much of the city's central business district, killing 300 people and leaving 90,000 others homeless.
Kepler's Supernova (remnant pictured), the most recent supernova in the Milky Way, was observed worldwide.
The Council of Chalcedon, a Christian ecumenical council, opened, and went on to repudiate the Eutychian doctrine of monophysitism and set forth the Chalcedonian Creed.
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan twice deliberately targeted the Church of the Holy Savior Ghazanchetsots of Shusha.
About 200 Extinction Rebellion activists block the gates of Leinster House (parliament) in the Republic of Ireland.
In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to nearly 900.
Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola, dies.
The 7.6 Mw Kashmir earthquake leaves 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless.
A twin engine Cessna and a Scandinavian Airlines System jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy, killing 118 people.
U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
Upon the expiration of the Brioni Agreement, Croatia and Slovenia sever all official relations with Yugoslavia.
First Intifada: Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock.
Poland bans Solidarity and all other trade unions.
After its London premiere, Cats opens on Broadway and runs for nearly 18 years before closing on September 10, 2000.
Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 275.97 knots at Blowering Dam, Australia.
Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.
Yom Kippur War: Israel loses more than 150 tanks in a failed attack on Egyptian-occupied positions.
Spyros Markezinis begins his 48-day term as prime minister in an abortive attempt to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize in literature.
The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago.
Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia.
Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, and is soon accused of treason.
The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series.
The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.
World War II: Captain Bobbie Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just outside Aachen.
World War II: Around 30 civilians are executed by Friedrich Schubert's paramilitary group in Kallikratis, Crete.
World War II: During the preliminaries of the Battle of Rostov, German forces reach the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol.
World War II: Germany annexes western Poland.
KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.
World War I: Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132 for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire.
Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators.
War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos.
Slash-and-burn land management, months of drought, and the passage of a strong cold front cause the Peshtigo Fire, the Great Chicago Fire and the Great Michigan Fires to break out.
American Civil War: The Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle of Perryville.
The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident.
Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials.
The Peruvian Navy is established during the War of Independence.
The Treaty of Ried is signed between Bavaria and Austria.
Jeanne Mance opens the first lay hospital of North America in Montreal.
End of the Spanish siege of Alkmaar, the first Dutch victory in the Eighty Years' War.
The Great Stand on the Ugra River puts an end to Tatar rule over Moscow
Mladen II Šubić of Bribir is deposed as the Croatian Ban after the Battle of Bliska.
Isabella of Angoulême is crowned Queen consort of England.
Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned King of Croatia.
Frankish forces led by Louis the Younger prevent a West Frankish invasion and defeat emperor Charles II ("the Bald").
The first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins.
Constantine I defeats Roman Emperor Licinius, who loses his European territories.
Ángela Aguilar, Mexican-American singer
Brian Thomas Jr., American football player
Qinwen Zheng, Chinese tennis player
Huh Yunjin, American singer based in South Korea
Putthipong Assaratanakul, Thai actor and singer
Camila Rossi, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
Fernanda Contreras Gómez, Mexican tennis player
Bella Thorne, American actress
Devontae Cacok, American basketball player
Timo Meier, Swiss ice hockey player
Sara Sorribes Tormo, Spanish tennis player
Sara Takanashi, Japanese ski jumper
Grayson Allen, American basketball player
G Herbo, American rapper
Angus T. Jones, American actor
Garbiñe Muguruza, Spanish tennis player
Barbara Palvin, Hungarian model and actress
Molly Quinn, American actress and producer
Saucy Santana, American rapper
Bubba Wallace, American race car driver
Chelsea Gray, American basketball player
Maria João Koehler, Portuguese tennis player
Lidziya Marozava, Belarusian tennis player
Terran Petteway, American basketball player
Jordan McLean, Australian rugby league player
Rachel Klamer, Zimbabwean-Dutch triathlete
Sione Lousi, New Zealand rugby league player
Mahmut Temür, Turkish footballer
Armand Traoré, French footballer
Frankie Brown, Scottish footballer
Aya Hirano, Japanese voice actress and singer
Hassan Maatouk, Lebanese footballer
Taylor Price, American football player
Louis Dodds, English footballer
Michele Sepe, Italian rugby player
Camilla Herrem, Norwegian handball player
Elliphant, Swedish singer-songwriter and rapper
Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
Eiji Wentz, Japanese singer-songwriter
Domenik Hixon, American football player
Mario Cassano, Italian footballer
Michael Fraser, Scottish footballer
Mihkel Kukk, Estonian javelin thrower
Abhishek Nayar, Indian cricketer
Travis Pastrana, American motorcycle racer
Phil Mustard, English cricketer
Miloš Pavlović, Serbian race car driver
Annemiek van Vleuten, Dutch cyclist
Vladimir Kisenkov, Russian footballer
Raffi Torres, Canadian ice hockey player
Nick Cannon, American actor, rapper, and producer
Branislav Mezei, Slovak ice hockey player
The Miz, American wrestler, actor, and television personality
J. R. Ramirez, Cuban-American actor
Paul Burchill, English wrestler
Kristanna Loken, American actress
Gregori Chad Petree, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Antonino D'Agostino, Italian footballer
Mick O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player and coach
Anne-Caroline Chausson, French cyclist
Jamie Marchi, American voice actress, director, and screenwriter
Erna Siikavirta, Finnish singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Karina Bacchi, Brazilian model and actress
Jinnih Beels, Belgian politician
Galo Blanco, Spanish tennis player and coach
Renate Groenewold, Dutch speed skater and cyclist
Kevyn Adams, American ice hockey player and coach
Martin Henderson, New Zealand actor
Fredrik Modin, Swedish ice hockey player
Koji Murofushi, Japanese hammer thrower
Jim Fairchild, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Kari Korhonen, Finnish cartoonist
Terry Balsamo, American guitarist and songwriter
Stanislav Varga, Slovak footballer and manager
Marc Ellis, New Zealand rugby player and television host
David Gauke, English lawyer and politician
Pınar Selek, Turkish sociologist, author, and academic
Monty Williams, American basketball player and coach
Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, Congolese colonel
Matt Damon, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Anne-Marie Duff, English actress
Sadiq Khan, English lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Transport, Mayor of London
Sisaundra Lewis, American singer-songwriter and producer
Tetsuya Nomura, Japanese video game designer and director
Dylan Neal, Canadian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Ali Benarbia, Algerian footballer
Zvonimir Boban, Croatian footballer and sportscaster
Emily Procter, American actress
CL Smooth, American rapper and producer
Leeroy Thornhill, English keyboard player and DJ
Yvonne Reyes, Venezuelan television host and actress
Teddy Riley, American singer-songwriter and producer
Art Barr, American wrestler (died 1994)
Karyn Parsons, American actress and producer
Matt Biondi, American swimmer and coach
Ardal O'Hanlon, Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter
Harri Koskela, Finnish wrestler
C. J. Ramone, American singer-songwriter and bass player
Jakob Arjouni, German author (died 2013)
Ian Hart, English actor
CeCe Winans, American singer-songwriter
Steve Perry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Richard Lintern, British actor
Bruno Thiry, Belgian race car driver
Chen Xiaoxia, Chinese diver
Steven Bernstein, American trumpet player and composer
Jon Stevens, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter
Simon Burke, Australian actor and producer
Ted Kooshian, American pianist and composer
Kim Wayans, American actress and comedian
Andrea Anastasi, Italian volleyball player and coach
Bryndís Hlöðversdóttir, Icelandic politician
Reed Hastings, American businessman, co-founded Netflix
Rano Karno, Indonesian actor and politician
Ralf Minge, German footballer and manager
François Pérusse, Canadian singer-songwriter and comedian
Mike Teague, English rugby player
Tommy Armour III, American golfer
Nick Bakay, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Gavin Friday, Irish singer-songwriter, actor, and producer
Erik Gundersen, Danish motorcycle racer
Peter Horrocks, English journalist and producer
Mike Morgan, American baseball player and coach
Carlos I. Noriega, Peruvian-American colonel and astronaut
Steve Coll, American journalist and author
Bret Lott, American journalist, author, and academic
Ruffin McNeill, American football player and coach
Ursula von der Leyen, Belgian-German physician and politician, Defense Minister of Germany, President of the European Commission
Antonio Cabrini, Italian footballer and manager
Jeff Lahti, American baseball player
Janice E. Voss, American engineer and astronaut (died 2012)
Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress
Bill Elliott, American race car driver
Alain Ferté, French race car driver
Darrell Hammond, American comedian and actor
Paul Lennon, Australian politician, 42nd Premier of Tasmania
Lonnie Pitchford, American singer and guitarist (died 1998)
Michael Dudikoff, American actor
Huub Rothengatter, Dutch race car driver and manager
Robert Saxton, English composer and educator
Takis Koroneos, Greek basketball player and coach
Jan Marijnissen, Dutch journalist and politician
Edward Zwick, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Jack O'Connell, American educator and politician
Timo Salonen, Finnish race car driver
Shannon C. Stimson, American philosopher, historian, and theorist
Adrian Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer, British aristocrat and landowner (died 2023)
Robert "Kool" Bell, American singer-songwriter and bass player
Blake Morrison, English poet, author, and academic
Hamish Stuart, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Sigourney Weaver, American actress and producer
Benjamin Cheever, American journalist and author
Claude Jade, French actress (died 2006)
Johnny Ramone, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2004)
Richard Morris, English archaeologist, historian, and author
Emiel Puttemans, Belgian runner
Stephen Shore, American photographer and educator
Bill Zorn, folk musician
Hansa Yogendra, Indian yoga guru
Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian scholar, activist, and politician
Jean-Jacques Beineix, French director and producer (died 2022)
Dennis Kucinich, American journalist and politician, 53rd Mayor of Cleveland
Bel Mooney, English journalist and author
Jon Ekerold, South African motorcycle racer
Ed Kirkpatrick, American baseball player (died 2010)
Susan Raye, American singer
Chevy Chase, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
R. L. Stine, American author, screenwriter, and producer
Stanley Bates, English actor and screenwriter
George Bellamy, English singer, guitarist, and producer
Jesse Jackson, American minister and activist
Shane Stevens, American author (died 2007)
Fred Cash, American singer
Paul Hogan, Australian actor, producer, and screenwriter
Elvīra Ozoliņa, Latvian javelin thrower
Harvey Pekar, American author and critic (died 2010)
Lynne Stewart, American lawyer and criminal (died 2017)
William Corlett, English author and playwright (died 2005)
Walter Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey coach and author (died 2021)
Bronislovas Lubys, Lithuanian businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Lithuania (died 2011)
Fred Stolle, Australian-American tennis player and sportscaster (died 2025)
Merle Park, British ballerina and educator
Paul Schell, American lawyer and politician, 50th Mayor of Seattle (died 2014)
Rona Barrett, American journalist and businesswoman
Albert Roux, French-English chef (died 2021)
Kader Asmal, South African academic and politician (died 2011)
Gerry Hitchens, English footballer and manager (died 1983)
James Holshouser, American lawyer and politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (died 2013)
Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player and police officer (died 2024)
Bill Brown, Scottish footballer (died 2004)
Pepper Adams, American saxophonist and composer (died 1986)
Alasdair Milne, Indian-English director and producer (died 2013)
Faith Ringgold, American painter and activist (died 2024)
Toru Takemitsu, Japanese composer and theorist (died 1996)
Betty Boothroyd, English politician, British Speaker of the House of Commons (died 2023)
Didi, Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2001)
M. Russell Ballard, American lieutenant and religious leader (died 2023)
Neil Harvey, Australian cricketer
Bill Maynard, English actor (died 2018)
Jim Elliot, American missionary and translator (died 1956)
César Milstein, Argentinian-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002)
Raaj Kumar, Indian police officer and actor (died 1996)
Álvaro Magaña, Salvadoran economist and politician, President of El Salvador (died 2001)
Alphons Egli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 77th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 2016)
Aloísio Lorscheider, Brazilian cardinal (died 2007)
Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (died 2006)
John Nelder, English mathematician and statistician (died 2010)
Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer, coach, and manager (died 2007)
Herbert B. Leonard, American production manager and producer (died 2006)
Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino lawyer and jurist (died 2010)
Frank Herbert, American journalist, photographer, and author (died 1986)
Jack McGrath, American race car driver (died 1955)
Kiichi Miyazawa, Japanese politician, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (died 2007)
Halfdan Hegtun, Norwegian radio host and politician (died 2012)
Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)
Billy Conn, American boxer (died 1993)
Walter Lord, American historian and author (died 2002)
Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1976)
Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985)
Robert R. Gilruth, American pilot and engineer (died 2000)
Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (died 1959)
Kirk Alyn, American actor (died 1999)
Paulette Dubost, French actress (died 2011)
Gus Hall, American soldier and politician (died 2000)
Helmut Kallmeyer, German chemist and soldier (died 2006)
Ray Lewis, Canadian runner (died 2003)
Ezekias Papaioannou, Greek-Cypriot politician (died 1988)
Richard Sharpe Shaver, American author and illustrator (died 1975)
Yves Giraud-Cabantous, French race car driver (died 1973)
Georgy Geshev, Bulgarian chess player (died 1937)
Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and theorist (died 1977)
Mark Oliphant, Australian physicist, humanitarian and politician, Governor of South Australia (died 2000)
Rouben Mamoulian, Georgian-American director and screenwriter (died 1987)
Marcel Herrand, French actor (died 1953)
Julien Duvivier, French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1967)
Zog I of Albania (died 1961)
Juan Perón, Argentinian general and politician, 29th President of Argentina (died 1974)
Clarence Williams, American pianist and composer (died 1965)
Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet and author (died 1941)
Snuffy Browne, Barbadian cricketer (died 1964)
Eddie Rickenbacker, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1973)
Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (died 1971)
R. Fraser Armstrong, Canadian engineer (died 1983)
Collett E. Woolman, American businessman, co-founded Delta Air Lines (died 1966)
Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist and author (died 1964)
Ping Bodie, American baseball player (died 1961)
Donie Bush, American baseball player, manager, and team owner (died 1972)
Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal (died 1942)
Dick Burnett, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1977)
Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)
Harry McClintock, American singer-songwriter and poet (died 1957)
Huntley Gordon, Canadian-American actor (died 1956)
Hans Heysen, German-Australian painter (died 1968)
Frederick Montague, 1st Baron Amwell, English lieutenant and politician (died 1966)
Laurence Doherty, English tennis player and golfer (died 1919)
Ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish chemist and astronomer (died 1967)
Alexey Shchusev, Russian architect and academic, designed Lenin's Mausoleum (died 1949)
Mary Engle Pennington, American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (died 1952)
Louis Vierne, French organist and composer (died 1937)
Ozias Leduc, Canadian painter and educator (died 1955)
Edythe Chapman, American actress (died 1948)
John D. Batten, British painter, printmaker and illustrator (died 1932)
Henry Louis Le Châtelier, French chemist and academic (died 1936)
Pierre De Geyter, Belgian composer (died 1932)
Rose Scott, Australian activist (died 1925)
Salomon Kalischer, German pianist, composer, and physicist (died 1924)
Walter Kittredge, American violinist and composer (died 1905)
John Henninger Reagan, American judge and politician, 3rd Confederate States Secretary of the Treasury (died 1905)
Harriet Taylor Mill, English philosopher and activist (died 1858)
John Ruggles, American lawyer and politician (died 1874)
William Swainson, English-New Zealand ornithologist and entomologist (died 1855)
Harman Blennerhassett, English-Irish lawyer and politician (died 1831)
Princess Sophia Albertina of Sweden (died 1829)
Jean-François Rewbell, French lawyer and politician (died 1807)
Michel Benoist, French scientist and missionary (died 1774)
Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and author (died 1793)
Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish monk and scholar (died 1764)
John Clarke, English physician (died 1676)
Heinrich Schütz, German organist and composer (died 1672)
Jacques Auguste de Thou, French historian (died 1617)
Giulio Caccini, Italian composer (died 1618)
Margaret Douglas, daughter of Archibald Douglas (died 1578)
Narapatisithu, king of Burma (died 1211)
Pyrrhus of Epirus (died 272 BC)
Pat Fischer, American football player (born 1940)
Tim Johnson, American lawyer and politician (born 1946)
Luis Tiant, Cuban baseball player (born 1940)
Whitey Ford, American professional baseball pitcher (born 1928)
Richard Davies, Welsh-English actor (born 1926)
Jim Diamond, Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1951)
Dennis Eichhorn, American author and illustrator (born 1945)
Lindy Infante, American football player and coach (born 1940)
Paul Prudhomme, American chef and author (born 1940)
Morris Lurie, Australian author and playwright (born 1938)
Alden E. Matthews, American missionary (born 1921)
Harden M. McConnell, American chemist and academic (born 1927)
Zilpha Keatley Snyder, American author (born 1927)
Jeen van den Berg, Dutch speed skater (born 1928)
Philip Chevron, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1957)
Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (born 1927)
Rod Grams, American journalist and politician (born 1948)
Rodolphe Kasser, Swiss archaeologist and philologist (born 1927)
Andy Pafko, American baseball player and manager (born 1921)
Akong Rinpoche, Tibetan-Chinese spiritual leader (born 1939)
Varsha Bhosle, Indian singer and journalist (born 1956)
Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1955)
Eric Lomax, Scottish captain and author (born 1919)
Nawal Kishore Sharma, Indian politician, 20th Governor of Gujarat (born 1925)
Al Davis, American football player, coach, and manager (born 1929)
Mikey Welsh, American guitarist and painter (born 1971)
Roger Williams, American pianist (born 1924)
Frank Bourgholtzer, American journalist (born 1919)
Eileen Crofton, British physician and author (born 1919)
Ângelo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer (born 1925)
Bob Friend, English journalist (born 1938)
Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (born 1918)
George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912)
Constantine Andreou, Greek painter and sculptor (born 1917)
Mark Porter, New Zealand race car driver (born 1974)
James Chace, American historian and author (born 1931)
Phyllis Calvert, English actress (born 1915)
Jacques Richard, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1952)
Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Premier of the Soviet Union (born 1917)
Charlotte Lamb, English author (born 1937)
John McLendon, American basketball player and coach (born 1915)
Bertrand Goldberg, American architect, designed the Marina City Building (born 1913)
Christopher Keene, American conductor and educator (born 1946)
Oscar M. Ruebhausen, American lawyer (born 1912)
Willy Brandt, German lawyer and politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913)
Robert Berdella, American serial killer, torturer, and rapist (born 1949)
Konstantinos Tsatsos, Greek scholar and politician, 2nd President of Greece (born 1899)
Malcolm Ross, American captain, physicist, and balloonist (born 1919)
Gordon Welchman, English-American mathematician and scholar (born 1906)
Joan Hackett, American actress (born 1934)
Fernando Lamas, Argentinian-American actor and director (born 1916)
Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, English runner and politician, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1889)
Brian Edmund Baker, English air marshal (born 1896)
Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian politician (born 1902)
Bertha Parker Pallan, American archaeologist (born 1907)
Giorgos Papasideris, Greek singer-songwriter (born 1902)
Gabriel Marcel, French philosopher, playwright, and critic (born 1889)
Jean Giono, French author and poet (born 1895)
Clement Attlee, English soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1883)
Remedios Varo, Spanish-Mexican painter (born 1908)
Ran Bosilek, Bulgarian author and translator (born 1886)
Iry LeJeune, American accordion player (born 1928)
Nigel Bruce, British actor (born 1895)
Kathleen Ferrier, English soprano (born 1912)
Joe Adams, American baseball player and manager (born 1877)
Felix Salten, Austrian author and critic (born 1869)
Wendell Willkie, American captain, lawyer, and politician (born 1892)
Sergey Chaplygin, Russian physicist, mathematician, and engineer (born 1869)
Premchand, Indian author and screenwriter (born 1880)
Red Ames, American baseball player and manager (born 1882)
Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Ottoman politician, 292nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1845)
William Henry Stark, American businessman (born 1851)
John Monash, Australian general and engineer (born 1865)
Larry Semon, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1889)
Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (born 1830)
Austin F. Pike, American lawyer and politician (born 1819)
Miguel Grau Seminario, Peruvian admiral (born 1834)
Franklin Pierce, American general, lawyer, and politician, 14th President of the United States (born 1804)
François-Adrien Boieldieu, French composer (born 1775)
Juan O'Donojú, last Spanish ruler of Mexico (born 1762)
James Elphinston, Scottish orthographer, phonologist, and linguist (born 1721)
Thomas Cochran, Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1777)
Emmanuele Vitale, Maltese general and politician (born 1758)
Andrew Kippis, English minister and author (born 1725)
John Hancock, American merchant and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts (born 1737)
Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, French violinist and composer (born 1711)
Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (born 1707)
Yongzheng Emperor of China (born 1678)
Jean de Quen, French missionary, priest, and historian (born 1603)
John George I, Elector of Saxony (born 1585)
John Greaves, English mathematician and astronomer (born 1602)
Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer and mathematician (born 1562)
Antoine de Montchrestien, French soldier, playwright, and economist (born 1575)
Ishikawa Goemon, ninja and thief of Japan (born 1558)
Marina de Guevara, Spanish nun executed by the Spanish inquisition (born 1517),
Filippo Lippi, artist (born 1406)
Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut (born 1401)
John Beauchamp, 3rd Baron Beauchamp
Cola di Rienzo, Roman tribune (born c.1313)
Emperor Fushimi of Japan (born 1265)
John I, Duke of Brittany (born 1217)
Princess Constance of Greater Poland (born c.1245)
Helen of Zadar, queen consort of the Kingdom of Croatia
Xiao Sagezhi, Chinese Khitan empress
Pilgrim I, archbishop of Salzburg
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Umayyad caliph (born 646)
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