Forty-three students of the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College in Iguala, Mexico, were kidnapped and probably later killed.
Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove and three Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by members of the Taliban in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy flew a wingpack powered by jet engines across the English Channel.
The racing yacht Australia II, captained by John Bertrand, won the America's Cup and ended the New York Yacht Club's 132-year defence of the trophy.
Cold War: Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov averted a potential nuclear war by identifying as a false alarm signals that appeared to indicate an impending U.S. missile attack.
The Beatles completed the recording of John Lennon's song "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", regarded by all the band members as their favourite on the album The Beatles.
The Cambodian–Vietnamese War formally ended with the withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from the People's Republic of Kampuchea, a client state it had implemented to overthrow Democratic Kampuchea and the Khmer Rouge.
Japan was struck by Typhoon Vera, the strongest and deadliest typhoon on record to make landfall on the country, causing damage in excess of US$261 million and more than 5,000 deaths.
World War II: The Soviet Army completed the Tallinn Offensive, driving German forces out of Estonia.
As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrendered to the FBI, he supposedly shouted "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which became a nickname for FBI agents.
The Republic of China adopted Gwoyeu Romatzyh (designer pictured) as the official system for romanization of Mandarin Chinese.
The Nationalist government of China adopted Gwoyeu Romatzyh as the official system for the romanization of Mandarin Chinese.
World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood, part of the Battle of Passchendaele, began near Ypres, Belgium.
The British Colony of New Zealand officially became a dominion to reflect its political independence since the 1850s.
English explorer Francis Drake's galleon the Golden Hind (replica pictured) sailed into Plymouth, completing his circumnavigation of the globe.
Pope Alexander VI issued the papal bull Dudum siquidem, one of the Bulls of Donation, marking the beginning of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
William II, son of William the Conqueror, was crowned king of England.
Julius Caesar dedicated the Temple of Venus Genetrix in Rome to Venus, the mythical ancestor of his family.
Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Perry, Florida as a Category 4 hurricane, killing over 250 people, causing US$78.7 billion in damage and becoming the deadliest hurricane in the mainland United States since Katrina.
A mass shooting occurs at a school in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, Russia, resulting in the deaths of 18 people, including 11 children.
A mass kidnapping occurs in Iguala, Mexico.
The Philippine Bar exam bombing occurred near the De La Salle University in Taft Avenue, Manila injuring 47 people.
Typhoon Ketsana hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, MV Le Joola, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.
Anti-globalization protests in Prague (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
The MS Express Samina sinks off Paros in the Aegean Sea killing 80 passengers.
A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A300 crashes near Medan airport, killing 234.
An earthquake strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.
A Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes into a river near Vanavara, Russia, killing 24.
A Nigerian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes in Ejigbo, Lagos, killing 159.
The United Kingdom and China agree to a transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, to take place in 1997.
Soviet Air Force officer Stanislav Petrov identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a computer error and not an American first strike, thus preventing nuclear war.
Soyuz 7K-ST No. 16L, intended to launch a crew to the Salyut 7 space station, explodes on the launch pad. The launch escape system is activated before the Soyuz-U rocket explodes, saving the crew.
A terrorist bombing at the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, kills 13 people and injures 213 others.
Air Caribbean Flight 309 crashes in Residencial Las Casas in San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing six.
In Chicago, the first televised debate takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
Typhoon Vera, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6 million others homeless.
The Japanese rail ferry Tōya Maru sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan, killing 1,172.
Rationing of sugar in the United Kingdom ends.
Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces.
Holocaust: Senior SS official August Frank issues a memorandum detailing how Jews should be "evacuated".
Spanish Civil War: Lluis Companys reshuffles the Generalitat de Catalunya, with the marxist POUM and anarcho-syndicalist CNT joining the government.
As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents.
The German government calls off the passive resistance to the French and Belgian occupation of the Ruhr.
World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began which would last until the total surrender of German forces.
World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
The United States Federal Trade Commission is established by the Federal Trade Commission Act.
Four months after the 1907 Imperial Conference, New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers, introducing the special theory of relativity.
A new Act of Succession is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates, and Jean Baptiste Bernadotte becomes heir to the Swedish throne.
War of the 2nd Coalition: French troops defeat Austro-Russian forces, leading to the collapse of Suvorov's campaign.
George Washington appoints Thomas Jefferson the first United States Secretary of State.
American Revolution: British troops occupy Philadelphia.
The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution.
Morean War: The Parthenon in Athens, used as a gunpowder depot by the Ottoman garrison, is partially destroyed after being bombarded during the Siege of the Acropolis by Venetian forces.
Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the Earth in Plymouth, England.
Pope Alexander VI issues the papal bull Dudum siquidem to the Spanish, extending the grant of new lands he made them in Inter caetera.
Hundred Years' War: A French army defeats the English at the Battle of La Brossinière.
Serbian–Turkish wars: Ottoman Turks fought against a Serbian army at the Battle of Maritsa.
Friso-Hollandic Wars: Frisians defeat Holland in the Battle of Warns.
The Golden Bull of Sicily is issued to confirm the hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty.
William II is crowned King of England, and reigns until 1100.
Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the Battle of Compiègne.
Julius Caesar dedicates a temple to Venus Genetrix, fulfilling a vow he made at the Battle of Pharsalus.
Xinyu Wang, Chinese tennis player
Frankie Amaya, American soccer player
Princess Salma bint Abdullah, Jordanian princess
Shake Milton, American basketball player
Jessika Ponchet, French tennis player
Miloš Veljković, Serbian footballer
Lucas Gafarot, Spanish footballer
Jack Conger, American swimmer
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, American basketball player
Yoo Ara, South Korean singer and actress
Réka Demeter, Hungarian football defender
Alma Jodorowsky, French actress, fashion model and singer
Dan Preston, English footballer
Jonny Bairstow, English cricketer
Chris Archer, American baseball player
James Blake, English singer-songwriter and producer
Kiira Korpi, Finnish figure skater
Buddy Matthews, Australian wrestler
Cyril Gautier, French road bicycle racer
Rosanna Munter, Swedish singer-songwriter
Vladimir Niculescu, Romanian footballer
Sean Doolittle, American baseball player
Talulah Riley, English actress
Greg Stiemsma, American basketball player
Nev Schulman, American photographer, television host, and producer
Archimede Morleo, Italian footballer
Zoe Perry, American actress
Ricardo Quaresma, Portuguese footballer
Rob Burrow, English rugby player (died 2024)
Simon Picone, Italian rugby player
Miguel Alfredo Portillo, Argentinian footballer
John Scott, Canadian ice hockey player
Sun Li, Chinese actress
Asuka, Japanese professional wrestler
Yao Beina, Chinese singer (died 2015)
Christina Milian, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
Ayumi Tsunematsu, Japanese voice actress
Serena Williams, American tennis player
Patrick Friesacher, Austrian racing driver
Brooks Orpik, American ice hockey player
Daniel Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
Henrik Sedin, Swedish ice hockey player
Jon Harley, English footballer
Simon Kirch, German sprinter
Chris Kunitz, Canadian ice hockey player
Naomichi Marufuji, Japanese wrestler
Fuifui Moimoi, Tongan-New Zealand rugby league player
Cameron Mooney, Australian footballer
Jaycie Phelps, American gymnast
Taavi Rõivas, Estonian politician, 16th Prime Minister of Estonia
Jacob Tierney, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenyan runner
Kerem Özyeğen, Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist
Aka Plu, Japanese comedian and actor
Michael Ballack, German footballer
Sami Vänskä, Finnish bass player
Emma Härdelin, Swedish singer and violinist
Jake Paltrow, American director and screenwriter
Chiara Schoras, German actress
Boris Cepeda, German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat
Gary Hall Jr., American swimmer
Martin Müürsepp, Estonian basketball player and coach
Marty Casey, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Julienne Davis, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
Dr. Luke, American record producer and songwriter
Chris Small, Scottish snooker player and coach
Olga Vasdeki, Greek triple jumper
Ras Kass, American rapper and producer
Beto O'Rourke, American politician
Shawn Stockman, American singer
Daryl Beattie, Australian motorcycle racer
Sheri Moon Zombie, American actress and fashion designer
David Parland, Swedish guitarist (died 2013)
Andy Petterson, Australian footballer and coach
David Slade, English director and producer
Holger Stanislawski, German footballer and manager
Paul Warhurst, English footballer and manager
Jim Caviezel, American actor
Ben Shenkman, American actor
Bruno Akrapović, Bosnian footballer and manager
Shannon Hoon, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1995)
Craig Janney, American ice hockey player
Jillian Barberie, Canadian actress and sportscaster
Christos Dantis, Greek singer-songwriter and producer
Shane Dye, New Zealand jockey
Craig Heyward, American football player (died 2006)
Radisav Ćurčić, Serbian-Israeli basketball player
Petro Poroshenko, Ukrainian businessman and politician, 5th President of Ukraine
Dave Martinez, American baseball player and coach
Lysette Anthony, English actress and producer
Joe Nemechek, American race car driver
Melissa Sue Anderson, American-Canadian actress
Jonas Bergqvist, Swedish ice hockey player
Mark Haddon, English author and poet
Steve Moneghetti, Australian runner
Al Pitrelli, American guitarist and songwriter
Tracey Thorn, English singer-songwriter and writer
Jacky Wu, Taiwanese singer, actor, and television host
Jeanie Buss, American sports executive
Cindy Herron, American singer-songwriter and actress
Marianne Mikko, Estonian journalist and politician
Will Self, English novelist and journalist
Uwe Bein, German footballer and manager
Jouke de Vries, Dutch academic and politician
Doug Supernaw, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)
Andrew Bolt, Australian journalist
Trevor Dodds, Namibian golfer
Rich Gedman, American baseball player and coach
Ilya Kormiltsev, Russian poet and translator (died 2007)
Rudi Cerne, German figure skater and journalist
Darby Crash, American singer-songwriter (died 1980)
Robert Kagan, Greek-American historian and author
Kenny Sansom, English footballer
Richard B. Weldon Jr., American sailor and politician
Bob Staake, American author and illustrator
Klaus Augenthaler, German footballer and manager
Michael Dweck, American photographer and director
Steve Butler, American race car driver and engineer
Linda Hamilton, American actress
Carlene Carter, American singer-songwriter
Craig Chaquico, American guitarist
Kevin Kennedy, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
Cesar Rosas, Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Dolores Keane, Irish singer and actress
Douglas A. Melton, American biologist and academic
Paul Stephenson, English police officer
Tommy Taylor, English footballer and manager
Stuart Tosh, Scottish singer-songwriter and drummer
Andy Haden, New Zealand rugby player (died 2020)
Clodoaldo, Brazilian footballer and manager
Wendy Saddington, Australian singer and journalist (died 2013)
Jane Smiley, American novelist
Minette Walters, English journalist and author
Olivia Newton-John, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress (died 2022)
Vladimír Remek, Czech politician, diplomat, cosmonaut and military pilot
Lucius Allen, American basketball player
Lynn Anderson, American singer and actress (died 2015)
Philippe Lavil, French singer and actor
Dick Roth, American swimmer
Andrea Dworkin, American activist and author (died 2005)
John MacLachlan Gray, Canadian actor, playwright, and composer
Mary Beth Hurt, American actress
Radha Krishna Mainali, Nepalese politician
Louise Simonson, American author
Claudette Werleigh, Haitian Prime Minister
Louise Beaudoin, Canadian academic and politician
Gal Costa, Brazilian singer (died 2022)
Bryan Ferry, English singer-songwriter
Jan Brewer, American politician, 22nd Governor of Arizona
Keith O'Nions, English geologist and academic
Anne Robinson, English journalist and game show host
Ian Chappell, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
Tim Schenken, Australian racing driver
Kent McCord, American actor
Gloria E. Anzaldúa, American scholar of Chicana cultural theory (died 2004)
Salvatore Accardo, Italian violinist and conductor
Martine Beswick, Jamaican-English model and actress
David Frizzell, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist
Ricky Tomlinson, English actor and screenwriter
Lucette Aldous, New Zealand-Australian ballerina and educator (died 2021)
Jonathan Goldsmith, American actor
Lars-Jacob Krogh, Norwegian journalist (died 2010)
Valentin Pavlov, Russian banker and politician, 11th Premier of the Soviet Union (died 2003)
Jerry Weintraub, American film producer and agent (died 2015)
Leroy Drumm, American sailor and songwriter (died 2010)
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, South African academic and politician, 8th First Lady of South Africa (died 2018)
Bob Barber, English cricketer
Lou Myers, American actor (died 2013)
Joe Sherlock, Irish politician (died 2007)
Neil Coles, English golfer and architect
Donna Douglas, American actress (died 2015)
Joyce Jameson, American actress (died 1987)
Manmohan Singh, Indian economist and politician, 13th Prime Minister of India (died 2024)
Vladimir Voinovich, Russian author and poet (died 2018)
Kenneth Parnell, American sex offender (died 2008)
Philip Bosco, American actor (died 2018)
Joe Brown, English mountaineer and author (died 2020)
Bob Van der Veken, Belgian actor (died 2019)
Wilford White, American football player (died 2013)
Robert Cade, American physician and educator, co-invented Gatorade (died 2007)
Patrick O'Neal, American actor (died 1994)
Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and manager (died 2010)
Julie London, American singer and actress (died 2000)
Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian philologist and academic (died 2011)
Norm Dussault, American-Canadian ice hockey player (died 2012)
Marty Robbins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and race car driver (died 1982)
Jean Hoerni, Swiss physicist, inventor and businessman (died 1997)
Dev Anand, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2011)
Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths, English cricketer, lawyer, and judge (died 2015)
James Hennessy, English businessman and diplomat (died 2024)
Takis Miliadis, Greek actor (died 1985)
Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia (died 2014)
Barbara Britton, American actress (died 1980)
Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and author (died 2012)
Eric Morley, English businessman and television host, founded the Miss World (died 2000)
Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (died 1976)
Tran Duc Thao, Vietnamese-French philosopher and theorist (died 1993)
Achille Compagnoni, Italian skier and mountaineer (died 2009)
Jack LaLanne, American fitness expert (died 2011)
Frank Brimsek, American ice hockey player (died 1998)
Al Helfer, American sportscaster (died 1975)
Bill France, Sr., American race car driver, founded NASCAR (died 1992)
A. P. Hamann, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (died 1977)
Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy (died 1983)
Shug Fisher, American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and comedian (died 1984)
Bep van Klaveren, Dutch boxer (died 1992)
Millito Navarro, Puerto Rican baseball player (died 2011)
Karl Rappan, Austrian footballer and coach (died 1996)
Albert Anastasia, Italian-American mobster (died 1957)
George Raft, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1980)
Ted Weems, American bandleader and musician (died 1963)
Suzanne Belperron, French jewelry designer (died 1983)
George Gershwin, American pianist and composer (died 1937)
Pope Paul VI (died 1978)
Arthur Rhys-Davids, English lieutenant and pilot (died 1917)
Jürgen Stroop, German general (died 1952)
Gladys Brockwell, American actress (died 1929)
Robert Staughton Lynd, American sociologist and academic (died 1970)
William McKell, Australian politician, 12th Governor General of Australia (died 1985)
Charles Münch, French violinist and conductor (died 1968)
Hans Reichenbach, German philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1953)
Jack Tresadern, English footballer and manager (died 1959)
Gordon Brewster, Irish cartoonist (died 1946)
Martin Heidegger, German philosopher and academic (died 1976)
J. Frank Dobie, American journalist and author (died 1964)
T. S. Eliot, English poet, playwright, critic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965)
Edwin Keppel Bennett, English author and poet (died 1958)
Antonio Moreno, Spanish-American actor and director (died 1967)
Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, invented the Bouncing bomb (died 1979)
Archibald Hill, English physiologist, academic, and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1977)
Jack Bickell, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (died 1951)
Walter Steinbeck, German actor (died 1942)
Ugo Cerletti, Italian neurologist and academic (died 1963)
Alfred Cortot, Swiss pianist and conductor (died 1962)
Bertha De Vriese, Belgian physician (died 1958)
Edith Abbott, American economist, social worker, and author (died 1957)
Ghulam Bhik Nairang, Indian poet, lawyer, and politician (died 1952)
Edmund Gwenn, English-American actor (died 1959)
Lewis Hine, American photographer and activist (died 1940)
Charles Vyner Brooke, 3rd Raj of Sarawak (died 1963)
Wacław Berent, Polish author and translator (died 1940)
Max Ehrmann, American poet and lawyer (died 1945)
Christian X of Denmark (died 1947)
Komitas, Armenian-French priest and composer (died 1935)
Archibald Butt, United States Army Officer (died 1912)
Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford (died 1937)
Anna Paaske, Norwegian opera singer and music teacher (died 1935)
Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1936)
Henry Walters, American art collector and philanthropist (died 1931)
Joseph Furphy, Australian author and poet (died 1912)
Louis-Olivier Taillon, Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th Premier of Quebec (died 1923)
Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Indian philosopher, painter, and academic (died 1891)
William Hobson, Irish-New Zealand explorer and politician, 1st Governor of New Zealand (died 1842)
Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer (died 1824)
Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke, English politician and literary figure (died 1858)
Johnny Appleseed, American gardener and environmentalist (died 1845)
Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer and conductor (died 1835)
Cosme Argerich, Argentinian physician (died 1820)
Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood, English admiral (died 1810)
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician, First Lord of the Admiralty (died 1779)
William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire (died 1755)
George William, Duke of Liegnitz (died 1675)
Francis Daniel Pastorius, founder of Germantown, Philadelphia (died 1720)
Nehemiah Grew, English plant anatomist and physiologist (died 1712)
Sébastien Leclerc, French painter (died 1714)
Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (died 1569)
Engelbert, Count of Nevers, younger son of John I, Duke of Cleves (died 1506)
Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (died 1430)
Anne of Bavaria, German queen consort (died 1353)
Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, Arab caliph (died 975)
John Ashton, American actor (born 1948)
Jacques Chirac, French politician, President of France (born 1932)
Toughie, last known Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog (h. fl. 2005)
Eudóxia Maria Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist (born 1928)
Sidney Phillips, American soldier, physician, and author (born 1924)
Ana Seneviratne, Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (born 1927)
Jim Boeke, American football player and coach (born 1938)
Sam Hall, American screenwriter (born 1921)
Gerald Neugebauer, American astronomer and physicist (born 1932)
Tamir Sapir, Georgian-American businessman (born 1946)
Azizan Abdul Razak, Malaysian politician, 10th Menteri Besar of Kedah (born 1944)
Seánie Duggan, Irish hurler (born 1922)
Mario Montez, Puerto Rican-American actor (born 1935)
Sos Sargsyan, Armenian actor and director (born 1929)
M'el Dowd, American actress and singer (born 1933)
Sylvia Fedoruk, Canadian physicist and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (born 1927)
Eugene Genovese, American historian and author (born 1930)
Sam Steiger, American journalist and politician (born 1929)
Bob Cassilly, American sculptor, founded the City Museum (born 1949)
Terry Newton, English rugby player (born 1978)
Gloria Stuart, American actress (born 1910)
Marc Moulin, Belgian keyboard player, producer, and journalist (born 1942)
Paul Newman, American actor, director, producer, and businessman (born 1925)
Bill Wirtz, American businessman (born 1929)
Byron Nelson, American golfer and coach (born 1912)
Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American wartime propaganda broadcaster (born 1916)
Helen Cresswell, English author and screenwriter (born 1934)
Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (born 1969)
Shawn Lane, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (born 1963)
Robert Palmer, English singer-songwriter (born 1949)
Nils Bohlin, Swedish engineer, invented three-point safety belt (born 1920)
Richard Mulligan, American actor (born 1932)
Baden Powell de Aquino, Brazilian guitarist and composer (born 1937)
Oseola McCarty, American philanthropist (born 1908)
Betty Carter, American singer (born 1930)
Dorothy Kingsley, American screenwriter and producer (born 1909)
Nicu Ceaușescu, Romanian politician (born 1951)
Kalju Pitksaar, Estonian chess player (born 1931)
Billy Vaughn, American singer and bandleader (born 1919)
Hiram Abas, Turkish intelligence officer (born 1932)
Alberto Moravia, Italian author and critic (born 1907)
Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Indian singer-songwriter and producer (born 1920)
Branko Zebec, Croatian and Yugoslav football player and coach (born 1929)
Ramang, Indonesian footballer and manager (born 1928)
Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, journalist, and mountaineer (born 1912)
Paquirri, Spanish bullfighter (born 1948)
John Facenda, American sportscaster (born 1913)
Alec Hurwood, Australian cricketer (born 1902)
Arthur Hunnicutt, American actor (born 1910)
Manne Siegbahn, Swedish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1886)
Uday Shankar, Indian dancer and choreographer (born 1900)
Leopold Ružička, Croatian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1887)
Samuel Flagg Bemis, American historian and author (born 1891)
Ralph Earnhardt, American race car driver (born 1928)
Anna Magnani, Italian actress and singer (born 1908)
Charles Correll, American actor and screenwriter (born 1890)
Ben Shlomo Lipman-Heilprin, Polish-Israeli neurologist and physician (born 1902)
Daniel Johnson Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Quebec (born 1915)
Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (born 1918)
James Fitzmaurice, Irish soldier and pilot (born 1898)
Charles Erwin Wilson, American politician, 5th United States Secretary of Defense (born 1890)
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (born 1899)
Leslie Morshead, Australian general (born 1889)
Teodor Ussisoo, Estonian furniture designer and educator (born 1878)
Arthur Powell Davies, American minister and author (born 1902)
Ellen Roosevelt, American tennis player (born 1868)
Xu Beihong, Chinese painter and educator (born 1895)
George Santayana, Spanish philosopher, novelist, and poet (born 1863)
Hans Cloos, German geologist and academic (born 1885)
Hugh Lofting, English-American author and poet (born 1886)
William Strunk Jr., American author and educator (born 1869)
Béla Bartók, Hungarian pianist and composer (born 1881)
Henri Fertet, French Resistance fighter (born 1926)
Bessie Smith, American singer and actress (born 1894)
Andy Adams, American author (born 1859)
Iván Persa, Slovene-Hungarian priest and author (born 1861)
Charles Wade, Australian politician, 17th Premier of New South Wales (born 1863)
Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese author and academic (born 1850)
John Fitzwilliam Stairs, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1848)
Levi Strauss, German-American businessman, founded Levi Strauss & Co. (born 1829)
Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (born 1809)
August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1790)
Thomas Clarkson, English abolitionist (born 1760)
José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, Marquis of Torre Tagle, Peruvian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Peru (born 1779)
Daniel Boone, American hunter and explorer (born 1734)
Jurij Vega, Slovene mathematician and physicist (born 1754)
William Billings, American composer and educator (born 1746)
Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish monk and scholar (born 1676)
Antoine Parent, French mathematician and theorist (born 1666)
Wakisaka Yasuharu, Japanese daimyō (born 1554)
Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire (born 1540)
Taichang Emperor of China (born 1582)
Claude Le Jeune, French composer (born 1530)
Amias Paulet, Governor of Jersey (born 1532)
Didier de Saint-Jaille, 46th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller
Juan de Torquemada, Spanish cardinal and theologian (born 1388)
Francesco Zabarella, Italian cardinal (born 1360)
Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria (born 1337)
Jovan Uglješa, Serbian despot
William II, Count of Hainaut
Ibn Taymiya, Islamic scholar and philosopher of Harran (born 1263)
Cecco d'Ascoli, Italian encyclopaedist, physician and poet (born 1257)
Gottfried von Hagenau, Alsatian theologian, medical doctor, and poet
Margaret, Maid of Norway Queen of Scotland (born 1283)
Fujiwara no Teika, Japanese poet
Musa ibn Musa al-Qasawi, Muslim military leader (born c. 790)
Berowulf, bishop of Würzburg
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European Day of Languages (European Union)
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
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