October 5 Explained
Events
Pre-1600
1601–1900
- 1607 - Assassins attempt to kill Venetian statesman and scientist Paolo Sarpi.
- 1789 - French Revolution: The Women's March on Versailles effectively terminates royal authority.
- 1813 - War of 1812: The Army of the Northwest defeats a British and Native Canadian force threatening Detroit.
- 1838 - The Killough massacre in east Texas sees eighteen Texian settlers either killed or kidnapped.
- 1869 - The Saxby Gale devastates the Bay of Fundy region in Canada.
- 1869 - The Eastman tunnel, in Minnesota, United States, collapses during construction, causing a landslide that nearly destroys St. Anthony Falls.[5]
- 1877 - The Nez Perce War in the northwestern United States comes to an end.
- 1900 - Peace congress in Paris condemns British policy in South Africa and asserts Boer Republic's right to self-determination.[6]
1901–present
- 1905 - The Wright brothers pilot the Wright Flyer III in a new world record flight of 24 miles in 39 minutes.
- 1910 - In a revolution in Portugal the monarchy is overthrown and a republic is declared.
- 1911 - The Kowloon–Canton Railway commences service.
- 1914 - World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire for the first time.[7]
- 1921 - The World Series is the first to be broadcast on radio.
- 1930 - British airship R101 crashes in France en route to India on its maiden voyage killing 48 people.[8]
- 1931 - Clyde Edward Pangborn and Hugh Herndon,Jr. make the first nonstop flight across the Pacific Ocean in the plane Miss Veedol.[9]
- 1936 - The Jarrow March sets off for London.
- 1938 - Holocaust: In Nazi Germany, Jews' passports are invalidated.
- 1943 - World War II: Battle of the Pacific: Ninety-eight American POWs are executed by Japanese forces on Wake Island.
- 1944 - The Provisional Government of the French Republic enfranchises women.
- 1945 - A six-month strike by Hollywood set decorators turns into a bloody riot at the gates of the Warner Brothers studio.
- 1947 - President Truman makes the first televised Oval Office address.[10]
- 1962 - The first of the James Bond film series, based on the novels by Ian Fleming, Dr. No, is released in Britain.[11]
- 1962 - The first Beatles single "Love Me Do" is released in Britain.[12]
- 1963 - The United States suspends the Commercial Import Program in response to repression of the Buddhist majority by the regime of President Ngo Dinh Diem.[13]
- 1966 - A reactor at the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near Detroit suffers a partial meltdown.
- 1968 - A Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in Derry is violently suppressed by police.
- 1970 - The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is founded.
- 1970 - The British Trade Commissioner, James Cross, is kidnapped by members of the Front de libération du Québec, triggering the October Crisis in Canada.
- 1974 - Bombs planted by the PIRA in pubs in Guildford kill four British soldiers and one civilian.
- 1982 - Tylenol products are recalled after bottles in Chicago laced with cyanide cause seven deaths.
- 1984 - Marc Garneau becomes the first Canadian in space.
- 1986 - Mordechai Vanunu's story in The Sunday Times reveals Israel's secret nuclear weapons.
- 1988 - A Chilean opposition coalition defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt.
- 1990 - After 150 years The Herald newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is published for the last time as a separate newspaper.
- 1991 - An Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash kills 135 people.
- 1999 - The Ladbroke Grove rail crash in West London kills 31 people.[14]
- 2000 - Mass demonstrations in Serbia force the resignation of Slobodan Milošević.
- 2011 - In the Mekong River massacre, two Chinese cargo boats are hijacked and 13 crew members murdered.
Births
Pre-1600
1601–1900
- 1609 - Paul Fleming, German physician and poet (d. 1640)
- 1641 - Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, French mistress of Louis XIV of France (d. 1707)
- 1658 - Mary of Modena (d. 1718)[16]
- 1687 - Maria Maddalena Martinengo, Italian nun (d. 1737)
- 1703 - Jonathan Edwards, American pastor and theologian (d. 1758)
- 1712 - Francesco Guardi, Italian painter (d. 1793)
- 1713 - Denis Diderot, French philosopher and critic (d. 1784)[17]
- 1715 - Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist and educator (d. 1789)
- 1728 - Chevalier d'Éon, French diplomat and spy (d. 1810)
- 1743 - Giuseppe Gazzaniga, Italian composer and educator (d. 1818)
- 1781 - Bernard Bolzano, Czech mathematician and philosopher (d. 1848)
- 1792 - Joseph Crosfield, English businessman (d. 1844)
- 1795 - Alexander Keith, Scottish-Canadian brewer and politician, 13th Mayor of Halifax (d. 1873)
- 1803 - Friedrich Bernhard Westphal, Danish-German painter (d. 1844)
- 1816 - Ursula Frayne, Irish-Australian nun and missionary (d. 1885)
- 1820 - David Wilber, American lawyer and politician (d. 1890)
- 1824 - Henry Chadwick, English-American historian and author (d. 1908)
- 1829 - Chester A. Arthur, American general, lawyer, and politician, 21st President of the United States (d. 1886)
- 1841 - Philipp Mainländer, German philosopher (d. 1876)[18]
- 1844 - Francis William Reitz, South African lawyer and politician, 5th State President of the Orange Free State (d. 1934)
- 1848 - Guido von List, Austrian-German journalist and poet (d. 1919)
- 1850 - Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician (d. 1910)
- 1857 - Peadar Toner Mac Fhionnlaoich, Irish author and playwright (d. 1942)
- 1858 - Helen Churchill Candee, American journalist and author (d. 1949)
- 1864 - Louis Lumière, French director and producer (d. 1948)
- 1873 - Lucien Mérignac, French fencer (d. 1941)
- 1877 - Mike O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player and manager (d. 1959)
- 1878 - Louise Dresser, American actress (d. 1965)
- 1879 - Francis Peyton Rous, American pathologist and virologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
- 1882 - Robert H. Goddard, American physicist, engineer, and academic (d. 1945)
- 1883 - Ernst Pittschau, German actor (d. 1951)
- 1885 - Arunachalam Mahadeva, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat (d. 1969)
- 1887 - René Cassin, French judge and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)
- 1887 - Manny Ziener, German actress (d. 1972)
- 1888 - Mary Fuller, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1973)
- 1889 - Teresa de la Parra, French-Venezuelan author and educator (d. 1936)
- 1892 - Remington Kellogg, American zoologist and paleontologist (d. 1969)
- 1894 - Bevil Rudd, South African runner and journalist (d. 1948)
- 1898 - Nachum Gutman, Moldovan-Israeli painter and sculptor (d. 1980)
- 1899 - Elda Anderson, American physicist and health researcher (d. 1961)
- 1900 - Bing Xin, Chinese author and poet, known for her contributions to children's literature (d. 1998)
- 1900 - Margherita Bontade, Italian politician (d. 1992)
1901–present
- 1901 - John Alton, Austrian-American director and cinematographer (d. 1996)
- 1902 - Larry Fine, American comedian (d. 1975)
- 1902 - Ray Kroc, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1984)[19]
- 1903 - M. King Hubbert, American geophysicist and academic (d. 1989)
- 1905 - John Hoyt, American actor (d. 1991)
- 1905 - Harriet E. MacGibbon, American actress (d. 1987)
- 1907 - Mrs. Miller, American novelty singer (d. 1997)
- 1907 - Ragnar Nurkse, Estonian-American economist and academic (d. 1959)
- 1908 - Mehmet Ali Aybar, Turkish lawyer and politician (d. 1995)
- 1908 - Joshua Logan, American director and screenwriter (d. 1988)
- 1911 - Pierre Dansereau, Canadian ecologist and academic (d. 2011)
- 1911 - Brian O'Nolan, Irish author and playwright (d. 1966)[20]
- 1912 - Fritz Fischer, German physician and convicted war criminal (d. 2003)
- 1913 - Eugene B. Fluckey, American admiral, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2007)
- 1914 - Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician (d. 2015)
- 1916 - Stetson Kennedy, American author and activist (d. 2011)[21]
- 1917 - Allen Ludden, American television personality and game show host (d. 1981)
- 1917 - Magda Szabó, Hungarian author and poet (d. 2007)
- 1919 - Donald Pleasence, English actor (d. 1995)
- 1921 - Bill Willis, American football player and coach (d. 2007)
- 1922 - José Froilán González, Argentinian racing driver (d. 2013)
- 1922 - Bil Keane, American cartoonist (d. 2011)
- 1922 - Jock Stein, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1985)
- 1923 - Philip Berrigan, American priest and activist (d. 2002)
- 1923 - Stig Dagerman, Swedish journalist and author (d. 1954)
- 1923 - Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (d. 1994)
- 1923 - Glynis Johns, British actress and singer (d. 2024)[22]
- 1923 - Kailashpati Mishra, Indian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor of Gujarat (d. 2012)
- 1924 - Bill Dana, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017)
- 1924 - José Donoso, Chilean author (d. 1996)
- 1924 - Barbara Kelly, Canadian actress and screenwriter (d. 2007)
- 1924 - Frederic Morton, Austrian-American banker, journalist, and author (d. 2015)
- 1924 - Bob Thaves, American cartoonist (d. 2006)
- 1925 - Gail Davis, American actress (d. 1997)
- 1925 - Herbert Kretzmer, South African-English journalist and songwriter (d. 2020)
- 1925 - Walter Dale Miller, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of South Dakota (d. 2015)
- 1926 - Avraham Adan, Israeli general (d. 2012)
- 1926 - Willi Unsoeld, American mountaineer and educator (d. 1979)
- 1928 - Louise Fitzhugh, American author and illustrator (d. 1974)
- 1929 - Richard F. Gordon Jr., American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2017)
- 1929 - Bill Wirtz, American businessman (d. 2007)
- 1930 - Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (d. 2009)[23]
- 1930 - Reinhard Selten, German economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)
- 1931 - Rosalie Gower, Canadian nurse and politician (d. 2013)
- 1932 - Neal Ascherson, Scottish journalist and author
- 1932 - Dean Prentice, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2019)
- 1932 - Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist and police officer (d. 2006)
- 1933 - Doug Bailey, American political consultant, founded The Hotline (d. 2013)
- 1933 - Billy Lee Riley, American rockabilly musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer (d. 2009)
- 1934 - Kenneth D. Taylor, Canadian businessman and diplomat (d. 2015)
- 1934 - Angelo Buono, American serial killer and rapist (d. 2002)[24]
- 1936 - Václav Havel, Czech poet, playwright, and politician, 1st President of the Czech Republic (d. 2011)
- 1936 - Adrian Smith, American basketball player[25]
- 1937 - Carlo Mastrangelo, American doo-wop singer (d. 2016)
- 1937 - Barry Switzer, American football player and coach
- 1938 - Johnny Duncan, American country singer (d. 2006)
- 1938 - Teresa Heinz, Mozambican-American businesswoman and philanthropist
- 1939 - Marie-Claire Blais, Canadian author and playwright (d. 2021)
- 1939 - A. R. Penck, German painter and sculptor (d. 2017)
- 1939 - Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, Filipino lawyer and jurist
- 1940 - Terry Trotter, American jazz pianist[26]
- 1941 - Stephanie Cole, English actress[27]
- 1941 - Eduardo Duhalde, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50th President of Argentina
- 1941 - Frank Stagg, Irish republican died on hunger strike (d. 1976)[28]
- 1942 - Richard Street, American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
- 1943 - Ben Cardin, American lawyer and politician[29]
- 1943 - Steve Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[30]
- 1943 - Michael Morpurgo, English author, poet, and playwright
- 1943 - Etela Farkašová, Slovak philosopher and writer[31]
- 1944 - Richard Rosser, Baron Rosser, English union leader and politician (d. 2024)
- 1946 - Zahida Hina, Pakistani journalist and author
- 1946 - Robin Lane Fox, English historian and author
- 1946 - Jean Perron, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
- 1946 - David Watson, English footballer
- 1947 - Brian Johnson, English singer and songwriter
- 1947 - Michèle Pierre-Louis, Haitian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Haiti
- 1948 - Russell Mael, American vocalist
- 1949 - Peter Ackroyd, English biographer, novelist and critic
- 1949 - Michael Gaughan, Irish Republican died on hunger strike (d. 1974)[32]
- 1949 - Ralph Goodale, Canadian lawyer and politician, 36th Canadian Minister of Finance
- 1949 - Bill James, American historian and author
- 1949 - Yashiki Takajin, Japanese singer and television host (d. 2014)
- 1950 - Eddie Clarke, English rock guitarist (d. 2018)
- 1950 - Jeff Conaway, American actor and singer (d. 2011)
- 1950 - Edward P. Jones, American novelist and short story writer
- 1950 - James Rizzi, American painter and illustrator (d. 2011)
- 1951 - Karen Allen, American actress
- 1951 - Bob Geldof, Irish singer-songwriter and actor
- 1952 - Clive Barker, English author, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1952 - Harold Faltermeyer, German keyboard player, composer, and producer
- 1952 - Imran Khan, Pakistani cricketer and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan
- 1953 - Philip Hampton, English-Scottish accountant and businessman
- 1953 - Roy Laidlaw, Scottish rugby player
- 1955 - John Alexander, English footballer
- 1955 - Jean-Jacques Lafon, French singer-songwriter
- 1955 - Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell, English academic and businessman
- 1957 - Mark Geragos, American lawyer
- 1957 - Bernie Mac, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)
- 1957 - Lee Thompson, English singer-songwriter and saxophonist
- 1958 - André Kuipers, Dutch physician and astronaut
- 1958 - Neil Peart, Australian footballer
- 1958 - Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author
- 1959 - Kenan İpek, Turkish lawyer and judge
- 1960 - Daniel Baldwin, American actor, director, and producer
- 1960 - Careca, Brazilian footballer
- 1960 - David Kirk, New Zealand rugby player and coach
- 1961 - Pato Banton, English singer-songwriter
- 1962 - Michael Andretti, American race car driver
- 1962 - Thomas Herbst, German footballer and manager
- 1962 - Caron Keating, British television host (d. 2004)
- 1963 - Laura Davies, English golfer and sportscaster
- 1963 - Tony Dodemaide, Australian cricketer
- 1963 - Michael Hadschieff, Austrian speed skater
- 1963 - Nick Robinson, English journalist and blogger
- 1964 - Philip A. Haigh, English historian and author
- 1964 - Malik Saidullaev, Russian businessman
- 1964 - Korina Sanchez, Filipino journalist[33]
- 1965 - Trace Armstrong, American football player and agent
- 1965 - Mario Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1965 - Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1966 - Dennis Byrd, American football player (d. 2016)
- 1966 - Sean M. Carroll, American physicist, cosmologist, and academic
- 1966 - Fredrik Olausson, Swedish ice hockey player[34]
- 1966 - Terri Runnels, American wrestler and manager
- 1966 - Jan Verhaas, Dutch snooker player and referee
- 1967 - Rex Chapman, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1967 - Guy Pearce, English-Australian actor
- 1970 - Josie Bissett, American actress
- 1970 - Matthew Knights, Australian footballer and coach
- 1970 - Tord Gustavsen, Norwegian pianist and composer
- 1970 - Cal Wilson, New Zealand comedian, actress, and screenwriter (d. 2023)
- 1971 - Tonia Antoniazzi, British politician
- 1971 - Mauricio Pellegrino, Argentinian footballer and manager
- 1972 - Annely Akkermann, Estonian banker and politician
- 1972 - Aaron Guiel, Canadian baseball player
- 1972 - Grant Hill, American basketball player and actor
- 1972 - Thomas Roberts, American journalist and actor
- 1973 - Cédric Villani, French mathematician and academic
- 1974 - Rich Franklin, American mixed martial artist and actor[35]
- 1974 - Heather Headley, Trinidadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress
- 1974 - Anousjka van Exel, Dutch tennis player
- 1975 - Bobo Baldé, French-Guinean footballer
- 1975 - Carson Ellis, American painter and illustrator
- 1975 - Parminder Nagra, English actress[36]
- 1975 - Monica Rial, American voice actress, director, and screenwriter
- 1975 - Scott Weinger, American actor
- 1975 - Kate Winslet, English actress
- 1976 - Ramzan Kadyrov, Russian-Chechen general and politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic
- 1976 - Royston Tan, Singaporean director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1976 - J. J. Yeley, American race car driver
- 1977 - Hugleikur Dagsson, Icelandic author, illustrator, and critic
- 1977 - Vinnie Paz, Italian-American rapper and producer
- 1977 - Konstantin Zyryanov, Russian footballer
- 1978 - Steinar Nickelsen, Norwegian organist and composer
- 1978 - Jesse Palmer, Canadian football player and sportscaster
- 1978 - Shane Ryan, Irish footballer and hurler
- 1978 - James Valentine, American musician and songwriter
- 1978 - Morgan Webb, Canadian-American television host and producer
- 1979 - Vince Grella, Australian footballer
- 1979 - Curtis Sanford, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1980 - Yuta Tabuse, Japanese basketball player[37]
- 1980 - Paul Thomas, American bass player
- 1980 - James Toseland, English motorcycle racer
- 1981 - Jeanette Antolin, American gymnast[38]
- 1981 - Joel Lindpere, Estonian footballer
- 1981 - Andy Nägelein, German footballer
- 1982 - Michael Roos, Estonian-American football player
- 1982 - Steve Williams, Australian-German rugby player
- 1983 - Jesse Eisenberg, American actor and writer
- 1983 - Nicky Hilton, American socialite, fashion designer, and model
- 1983 - Florian Mayer, German tennis player
- 1983 - Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1984 - Naima Adedapo, American singer and dancer
- 1984 - Kenwyne Jones, Trinidadian footballer
- 1984 - Nathalie Kelley, Peruvian-Australian actress
- 1984 - Nate Thompson, American ice hockey player[39]
- 1985 - Nicola Roberts, English singer-songwriter
- 1985 - Brooke Valentine, American singer and songwriter
- 1986 - Mladen Bartulović, Croatian footballer
- 1986 - Tanner Roark, American baseball player[40]
- 1987 - Dillon Francis, American DJ and record producer
- 1987 - Michael Grabner, Austrian ice hockey player[41]
- 1987 - Jesse Joensuu, Finnish ice hockey player[42]
- 1987 - Kevin Mirallas, Belgian footballer
- 1987 - Tim Ream, American soccer player
- 1987 - Park So-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress
- 1987 - Luigi Vitale, Italian footballer
- 1987 - Brandan Wright, American basketball player[43]
- 1988 - Benny Howell, English cricketer
- 1988 - Bahar Kızıl, German singer-songwriter
- 1988 - Maja Salvador, Filipino actress, dancer, singer, and host
- 1989 - Kelsey Adrian, Canadian basketball player
- 1989 - Marcel Baude, German footballer
- 1989 - Ify Ibekwe, American basketball player
- 1989 - Travis Kelce, American football player[44]
- 1990 - Nathan Peats, Australian rugby league player
- 1991 - Pär Lindholm, Swedish ice hockey player[45]
- 1991 - Tornike Shengelia, Georgian basketball player[46]
- 1992 - Kevin Magnussen, Danish racing driver[47]
- 1992 - Cody Zeller, American basketball player[48]
- 1993 - Jewell Loyd, American basketball player[49]
- 1993 - Wakamotoharu Minato, Japanese sumo wrestler[50]
- 1999 - Washington Sundar, Indian cricketer[51]
- 2006 - Jacob Tremblay, Canadian actor
Deaths
Pre-1600
- 659 BC - Pradyota, King of Avanti and Magadha[52]
- 578 - Justin II, Byzantine emperor (b. 520)
- 610 - Phocas, Byzantine emperor
- 989 - Henry III, duke of Bavaria (b. 940)[53]
- 1056 - Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1016)
- 1111 - Robert II, count of Flanders (b. 1065)
- 1112 - Sigebert of Gembloux, French monk, historian, and author (b. 1030)
- 1214 - Alfonso VIII, king of Castile and Toledo (b. 1155)
- 1225 - Al-Nasir, Abbasid caliph (b. 1158)
- 1285 - Philip III, king of France (b. 1245)
- 1354 - Giovanni Visconti, Italian cardinal (b. 1290)[54]
- 1398 - Blanche of Navarre, queen of France (b. 1330)
- 1399 - Raymond of Capua, Italian priest and Master General (b. c. 1330)
- 1524 - Joachim Patinir, Flemish landscape painter (b. c. 1480)
- 1528 - Richard Foxe, English bishop and academic (b. 1448)
- 1540 - Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet and educator (b. 1488)
- 1564 - Pierre de Manchicourt, Flemish composer and educator (b. 1510)
- 1565 - Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician and academic (b. 1522)
1601–1900
- 1606 - Philippe Desportes, French poet and author (b. 1546)
- 1629 - Heribert Rosweyde, Jesuit hagiographer (b. 1569)
- 1714 - Kaibara Ekken, Japanese botanist and philosopher (b. 1630)
- 1740 - Jean-Philippe Baratier, German astronomer and scholar (b. 1721)
- 1777 - Johann Andreas Segner, Slovak-German mathematician, physicist, and physician (b. 1704)
- 1802 - Sanité Bélair, Haitian freedom fighter (b. 1781)[55]
- 1805 - Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (b. 1738)
- 1813 - Tecumseh, American tribal leader (b. 1768)
- 1827 - William Mullins, 2nd Baron Ventry, Anglo-Irish politician and peer (b. 1761)
- 1848 - Joseph Hormayr, Baron zu Hortenburg, Austrian-German historian and politician (b. 1781)
- 1861 - Antoni Melchior Fijałkowski, Polish archbishop (b. 1778)
- 1880 - Jacques Offenbach, German-French cellist and composer (b. 1819)
- 1885 - Thomas C. Durant, American railroad tycoon (b. 1820)
- 1895 - Ralph Tollemache, English priest (b. 1826)
1901–present
- 1913 - Hans von Bartels, German painter and educator (b. 1856)
- 1914 - Albert Solomon, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1876)
- 1918 - Roland Garros, French soldier and pilot (b. 1888)
- 1921 - John Storey, Australian politician, 20th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1869)
- 1927 - Sam Warner, Polish-American director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded Warner Bros. (b. 1887)
- 1929 - Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly, Indian priest, founded the Sisters of the Destitute (b. 1876)
- 1930 - Christopher Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson, Indian-English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Air (b. 1875)
- 1933 - Renée Adorée, French-American actress (b. 1898)
- 1933 - Nikolai Yudenich, Russian general (b. 1862)
- 1936 - J. Slauerhoff, Dutch poet and author (b. 1898)
- 1938 - Faustina Kowalska, Polish nun and saint (b. 1905)
- 1938 - Albert Ranft, Swedish actor and director (b. 1858)
- 1940 - Ballington Booth, English-American activist, co-founded the Volunteers of America (b. 1857)
- 1940 - Lincoln Loy McCandless, American rancher and politician (b. 1859)
- 1940 - Silvestre Revueltas, Mexican violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1889)
- 1941 - Louis Brandeis, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1856)
- 1942 - Dorothea Klumpke, American astronomer (b. 1861)
- 1943 - Leon Roppolo, American clarinet player and composer (b. 1902)
- 1950 - Frederic Lewy, German-American neurologist and academic (b. 1885)
- 1952 - Joe Jagersberger, Austrian racing driver (b. 1884)
- 1967 - Clifton Williams, American astronaut (b. 1932)
- 1976 - Barbara Nichols, American actress (b. 1928)
- 1976 - Lars Onsager, Norwegian-American chemist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
- 1981 - Gloria Grahame, American actress (b. 1923)
- 1983 - Humberto Mauro, Brazilian director and screenwriter (b. 1897)
- 1983 - Earl Tupper, American inventor and businessman, founded the Tupperware Corporation (b. 1907)
- 1985 - Karl Menger, Austrian-American mathematician from the Vienna Circle (b. 1902)
- 1986 - Mike Burgmann, Australian racing driver and accountant (b. 1947)
- 1986 - Hal B. Wallis, American film producer (b. 1898)
- 1986 - James H. Wilkinson, English mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1919)
- 1992 - Eddie Kendricks, American singer-songwriter (b. 1939)
- 1996 - Seymour Cray, American engineer and businessman, founded CRAY Inc (b. 1925)
- 1997 - Brian Pillman, American football player and wrestler (b. 1962)
- 2000 - Johanna Döbereiner, Brazilian agronomist (b. 1924)
- 2000 - Cătălin Hîldan, Romanian footballer (b. 1976)
- 2001 - Mike Mansfield, American soldier, politician, and diplomat, 22nd United States Ambassador to Japan (b. 1903)
- 2002 - Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1920)
- 2003 - Dan Snyder, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1978)
- 2003 - Timothy Treadwell, American environmentalist, director, and producer (b. 1957)
- 2004 - Rodney Dangerfield, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
- 2004 - William H. Dobelle, American biologist and academic (b. 1941)
- 2004 - Maurice Wilkins, New Zealand-English physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
- 2006 - Antonio Peña, Mexican wrestling promoter, founded Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (b. 1953)
- 2010 - Bernard Clavel, French journalist and author (b. 1923)
- 2010 - Mary Leona Gage, American model and actress, Miss USA 1957 (b. 1939)
- 2010 - Steve Lee, Swiss singer-songwriter (b. 1963)
- 2011 - Derrick Bell, American academic and scholar (b. 1930)
- 2011 - Bert Jansch, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)
- 2011 - Steve Jobs, American businessman, co-founder of Apple Inc. (b. 1955)
- 2011 - Charles Napier, American actor and singer (b. 1936)
- 2011 - Fred Shuttlesworth, American activist, co-founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (b. 1922)
- 2011 - Gökşin Sipahioğlu, Turkish photographer and journalist (b. 1926)
- 2012 - Keith Campbell, English biologist and academic (b. 1954)
- 2012 - Vojin Dimitrijević, Croatian-Serbian lawyer and activist (b. 1932)
- 2012 - James W. Holley III, American dentist and politician (b. 1926)
- 2012 - Edvard Mirzoyan, Georgian-Armenian composer and educator (b. 1921)
- 2012 - Claude Pinoteau, French director and screenwriter (b. 1925)
- 2013 - Ruth R. Benerito, American chemist and academic (b. 1916)
- 2013 - Carlo Lizzani, Italian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
- 2013 - Yakkun Sakurazuka, Japanese voice actress and singer (b. 1976)
- 2014 - David Chavchavadze, English-American CIA officer and author (b. 1924)
- 2014 - Andrea de Cesaris, Italian racing driver (b. 1959)
- 2014 - Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian-American actor, singer, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1930)
- 2014 - Yuri Lyubimov, Russian actor and director (b. 1917)
- 2015 - Chantal Akerman, Belgian-French actress, director, and producer (b. 1950)
- 2015 - Joker Arroyo, Filipino lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
- 2015 - Grace Lee Boggs, American philosopher, author, and activist (b. 1915)
- 2015 - Henning Mankell, Swedish author and playwright (b. 1948)
- 2016 - Brock Yates, American journalist and author (b. 1933)
- 2017 - Eberhard van der Laan, Dutch politician, mayor of Amsterdam (b. 1955)[56]
Holidays and observances
External links
Notes and References
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