July 15
Events
Pre-1600
1601–1900
- 1640 - The first university of Finland, the Royal Academy of Turku, is inaugurated in Turku.
- 1738 - Baruch Laibov and Alexander Voznitsyn are burned alive in St. Petersburg, Russia. Vonitzin had converted to Judaism with Laibov's help, with the consent of Empress Anna Ivanovna.
- 1741 - Aleksei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.
- 1789 - French Revolution: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, is named by acclamation Colonel General of the new National Guard of Paris.
- 1799 - The Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign.
- 1806 - Pike Expedition: United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine near St. Louis, Missouri, to explore the west.
- 1815 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard.
- 1823 - A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy.
- 1834 - The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years.
- 1838 - Ralph Waldo Emerson delivers the Divinity School Address at Harvard Divinity School, discounting Biblical miracles and declaring Jesus a great man, but not God. The Protestant community reacts with outrage.
- 1849 - The first air raid in history occurs; Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice
- 1862 - American Civil War: The CSS Arkansas, the most effective ironclad on the Mississippi River, battles with Union Navy ships commanded by Admiral David Farragut, severely damaging three ships and sustaining heavy damage herself.
- 1870 - Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
- 1870 - Canadian Confederation: Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.
- 1888 - The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts, killing approximately 500 people in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
1901–present
- 1910 - In his book Clinical Psychiatry, Emil Kraepelin gives a name to Alzheimer's disease, naming it after his colleague Alois Alzheimer.
- 1916 - In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products.
- 1918 - World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.
- 1920 - Aftermath of World War I: The Parliament of Poland establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.
- 1922 - The Japanese Communist Party is established in Japan.
- 1927 - Massacre of July 15, 1927: Eighty-nine protesters are killed by Austrian police in Vienna.
- 1942 - The Holocaust: Nazi Germany begins the deportation of 100,000 Jews from the occupied Netherlands to extermination camps.
- 1946 - The State of North Borneo, now Sabah, Malaysia, is annexed by the United Kingdom.
- 1954 - The Boeing 367-80, the prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series, takes its first flight.
- 1955 - Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
- 1966 - Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.
- 1971 - The United Red Army is founded in Japan.
- 1974 - In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing Makarios III and installing Nikos Sampson as the president of Cyprus.
- 1975 - Space Race: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was the last launch of both an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets.
- 1975 - Aeroflot Flight E-15 crashes on approach to Batumi International Airport, killing 40.
- 1979 - U.S. president Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
- 1983 - An attack at Orly Airport in Paris is launched by Armenian militant organisation ASALA, leaving eight people dead and 55 injured.
- 1983 - Nintendo and Sega enter the console market with the respective releases of the Famicom and SG-1000 in Japan.
- 1996 - A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport.
- 1998 - Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine.
- 2002 - "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and possession of explosives during the commission of a felony.
- 2002 - The Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan sentences British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to death, and three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl to life.
- 2003 - AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
- 2006 - Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
- 2009 - Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashes near Jannatabad, Qazvin, Iran, killing 168.
- 2009 - Space Shuttle program: Endeavour is launched on STS-127 to complete assembly of the International Space Station's Kibō module.
- 2012 - South Korean rapper Psy releases his hit single Gangnam Style.
- 2014 - A train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 160 others.
- 2016 - Factions of the Turkish Armed Forces attempt a coup.
- 2018 - France win their second World Cup title, defeating Croatia 4–2.
Births
Pre-1600
- 980 - Ichijō, Japanese emperor
- 1273 - Ewostatewos, Ethiopian monk and saint
- 1353 - Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince
- 1359 - Antonio Correr, Italian cardinal
- 1442 - Boček IV of Poděbrady, Bohemian nobleman
- 1455 - Queen Yun, Korean queen
- 1471 - Eskender, Ethiopian emperor
- 1478 - Barbara Jagiellon, duchess consort of Saxony and Margravine consort of Meissen
- 1573 - Inigo Jones, English architect, designed the Queen's House
- 1600 - Jan Cossiers, Flemish painter
1601–1900
- 1606 - Rembrandt, Dutch painter and etcher
- 1611 - Jai Singh I, maharaja of Jaipur
- 1613 - Gu Yanwu, Chinese philologist and geographer
- 1631 - Jens Juel, Danish politician and diplomat, Governor-general of Norway
- 1631 - Richard Cumberland, English philosopher
- 1638 - Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani, Italian violinist and composer
- 1704 - August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German bishop and theologian
- 1779 - Clement Clarke Moore, American author, poet, and educator
- 1793 - Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps, American educator, author, editor
- 1796 - Thomas Bulfinch, American mythologist
- 1799 - Reuben Chapman, American lawyer and politician, 13th Governor of Alabama
- 1800 - Sidney Breese, American jurist and politician
- 1808 - Henry Edward Manning, English cardinal
- 1812 - James Hope-Scott, English lawyer and academic
- 1817 - Sir John Fowler, 1st Baronet, English engineer, designed the Forth Bridge
- 1827 - W. W. Thayer American lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of Oregon
- 1848 - Vilfredo Pareto, Italian economist and sociologist
- 1850 - Frances Xavier Cabrini, Italian-American nun and saint
- 1852 - Josef Josephi, Polish-born singer and actor
- 1858 - Emmeline Pankhurst, English political activist and suffragist
- 1864 - Marie Tempest, English actress and singer
- 1865 - Alfred Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Northcliffe, Anglo-Irish businessman and publisher, founded the Amalgamated Press
- 1865 - Wilhelm Wirtinger, Austrian-German mathematician and theorist
- 1867 - Jean-Baptiste Charcot, French physician and explorer
- 1871 - Doppo Kunikida, Japanese journalist, author, and poet
- 1880 - Enrique Mosca, Argentinian lawyer and politician
- 1883 - Denny Barry Irish Republican died during the 1923 Irish Hunger Strikes
- 1887 - Wharton Esherick, American sculptor
- 1892 - Walter Benjamin, German philosopher and critic
- 1893 - Enid Bennett, Australian-American actress
- 1893 - Dick Rauch, American football player and coach
- 1894 - Tadeusz Sendzimir, Polish-American engineer
- 1899 - Seán Lemass, Irish soldier and politician, 4th Taoiseach of Ireland
1901–present
- 1902 - Jean Rey, Belgian lawyer and politician, 2nd President of the European Commission
- 1903 - Walter D. Edmonds, American journalist and author
- 1903 - K. Kamaraj, Indian journalist and politician
- 1904 - Rudolf Arnheim, German-American psychologist and author
- 1905 - Dorothy Fields, American songwriter
- 1905 - Anita Farra, Italian actress
- 1906 - R. S. Mugali, Indian poet and academic
- 1906 - Rudolf Uhlenhaut, English-German engineer
- 1909 - Jean Hamburger, French physician and surgeon
- 1911 - Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton, English geographer and politician, Secretary of State for Air
- 1913 - Cowboy Copas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1913 - Hammond Innes, English journalist and author
- 1913 - Abraham Sutzkever, Russian poet and author
- 1914 - Birabongse Bhanudej, Thai racing driver and sailor, member of the Thai royal family
- 1914 - Akhtar Hameed Khan, Pakistani economist, scholar, and activist
- 1914 - Howard Vernon, Swiss-French actor
- 1915 - Albert Ghiorso, American chemist and academic
- 1915 - Kashmir Singh Katoch, Indian army officer
- 1916 - Sumner Gerard, American politician and diplomat
- 1917 - Robert Conquest, English-American historian, poet, and academic
- 1917 - Joan Roberts, American actress and singer
- 1917 - Nur Muhammad Taraki, Afghan journalist and politician
- 1918 - Bertram Brockhouse, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1918 - Brenda Milner, English-Canadian neuropsychologist and academic
- 1919 - Fritz Langanke, German lieutenant
- 1919 - Iris Murdoch, Anglo-Irish British novelist and philosopher
- 1921 - Henri Colpi, Swiss-French director and screenwriter
- 1921 - Robert Bruce Merrifield, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1922 - Leon M. Lederman, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1922 - Jean-Pierre Richard, French writer
- 1924 - Jeremiah Denton, American admiral and politician
- 1924 - Marianne Bernadotte, Swedish actress and philanthropist
- 1925 - Philip Carey, American actor
- 1925 - Taylor Hardwick, American architect, designed Haydon Burns Library and Friendship Fountain Park
- 1925 - D. A. Pennebaker, American documentary filmmaker
- 1925 - Evan Hultman, American politician
- 1925 - Antony Carbone, American actor
- 1925 - Pandel Savic, American football player
- 1926 - Driss Chraïbi, Moroccan-French journalist and author
- 1926 - Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentinian general and politician, 44th President of Argentina
- 1926 - Raymond Gosling, English physicist and academic
- 1926 - Sir John Graham, 4th Baronet, English diplomat
- 1927 - Nan Martin, American actress
- 1927 - Carmen Zapata, American actress
- 1927 - Håkon Brusveen, Norwegian cross-country skier
- 1928 - Carl Woese, American microbiologist and biophysicist
- 1928 - Viramachaneni Vimla Devi, Indian parliamentarian
- 1929 - Charles Anthony, American tenor and actor
- 1929 - Francis Bebey, Cameroonian-French guitarist
- 1929 - Ian Stewart, Scottish racing driver
- 1930 - Jacques Derrida, Algerian-French philosopher and academic
- 1930 - Richard Garneau, Canadian journalist and sportscaster
- 1930 - Stephen Smale, American mathematician and computer scientist
- 1930 - Einosuke Akiya, Japanese Buddhist leader
- 1931 - Clive Cussler, American archaeologist and author
- 1931 - Joanna Merlin, American actress and casting director
- 1931 - Jacques-Yvan Morin, Canadian lawyer and politician, Deputy Premier of Quebec
- 1932 - Ed Litzenberger, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1933 - Guido Crepax, Italian author and illustrator
- 1933 - M. T. Vasudevan Nair, Indian author and screenwriter
- 1934 - Harrison Birtwistle, English composer and academic
- 1934 - Eva Krížiková, Czech actress
- 1934 - Risto Jarva, Finnish director and producer
- 1935 - Donn Clendenon, American baseball player and lawyer
- 1935 - Alex Karras, American football player, wrestler, and actor
- 1935 - Ken Kercheval, American actor and director
- 1936 - George Voinovich, American lawyer and politician, 65th Governor of Ohio
- 1937 - Prabhash Joshi, Indian journalist
- 1938 - Bill Alsup, American racing driver
- 1938 - Ernie Barnes, American football player, actor, and painter
- 1938 - Carmen Callil, Australian publisher, founded Virago Press
- 1938 - Barry Goldwater, Jr., American lawyer and politician
- 1939 - Aníbal Cavaco Silva, Portuguese economist and politician, 19th President of the Portuguese Republic
- 1940 - Chris Cord, American racing driver
- 1940 - Denis Héroux, Canadian director and producer
- 1940 - Ronald Gene Simmons, American sergeant and convicted murderer
- 1940 - Robert Winston, English surgeon, academic, and politician
- 1941 - Livia Gouverneur, Venezuelan activist
- 1942 - Vivian Malone Jones, American civil rights activist
- 1943 - Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Northern Irish astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic
- 1944 - Millie Jackson, American singer-songwriter
- 1944 - Jan-Michael Vincent, American actor
- 1944 - Nigel Williams, English conservator
- 1945 - David Arthur Granger, Guyanese politician, 9th President of Guyana
- 1945 - Peter Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1945 - Jürgen Möllemann, German soldier and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany
- 1946 - Linda Ronstadt, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
- 1946 - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei
- 1947 - Lydia Davis, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist
- 1947 - Pridiyathorn Devakula, Thai economist and politician, Thai Minister of Finance
- 1947 - Roky Erickson, American singer-songwriter and musician
- 1948 - Twinkle, English singer-songwriter
- 1948 - Dimosthenis Kourtovik, Greek anthropologist and critic
- 1948 - Artimus Pyle, American rock drummer and songwriter
- 1949 - Carl Bildt, Swedish politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of Sweden
- 1949 - Trevor Horn, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer
- 1949 - Richard Russo, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter
- 1950 - Colin Barnett, Australian economist and politician, 29th Premier of Western Australia
- 1950 - Arianna Huffington, Greek-American journalist and publisher
- 1951 - Gregory Isaacs, Jamaican-English singer-songwriter
- 1951 - Jesse Ventura, American wrestler, actor, and politician, 38th Governor of Minnesota
- 1952 - John Cleland, British racing driver
- 1952 - Celia Imrie, English actress
- 1952 - Terry O'Quinn, American actor
- 1952 - David Pack, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1952 - Marky Ramone, American drummer and songwriter
- 1952 - Johnny Thunders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1953 - Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haitian priest and politician, 49th President of Haiti
- 1953 - Sultanah Haminah, Malaysian royal consort
- 1953 - Mohamad Shahrum Osman, Malaysian politician
- 1953 - Alicia Bridges, American singer-songwriter
- 1954 - John Ferguson, Australian rugby league player
- 1954 - Giorgos Kaminis, American-Greek lawyer and politician, 78th Mayor of Athens
- 1954 - Mario Kempes, Argentinian footballer and manager
- 1956 - Ashoke Sen, Indian theoretical physicist and string theorist
- 1956 - Ian Curtis, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1956 - Nicholas Harberd, British botanist, educator, and academician
- 1956 - Barry Melrose, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster
- 1956 - Steve Mortimer, Australian rugby league player, coach, and administrator
- 1956 - Joe Satriani, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1956 - Wayne Taylor, South African racing driver
- 1957 – Cecile Richards, American activist and former Planned Parenthood president
- 1958 - Gary Heale, English footballer and coach
- 1958 - Mac Thornberry, American lawyer and politician
- 1959 - Vincent Lindon, French actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1961 - Lolita Davidovich, Canadian actress
- 1961 - Jean-Christophe Grangé, French journalist and screenwriter
- 1961 - Forest Whitaker, American actor
- 1962 - Nikos Filippou, Greek basketball player and manager
- 1962 - Michelle Ford, Australian swimmer
- 1963 - Brigitte Nielsen, Danish-Italian actress
- 1963 - Steve Thomas, English-Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1965 - Alistair Carmichael, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
- 1965 - Gero Miesenböck, Austrian neuroscientist and educator
- 1965 - David Miliband, English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- 1966 - Jason Bonham, English singer-songwriter and drummer
- 1966 - Irène Jacob, French-Swiss actress
- 1967 - Adam Savage, American actor and special effects designer
- 1967 - Elbert West, American singer-songwriter
- 1968 - Eddie Griffin, American comedian, actor, and producer
- 1969 - Ain Tammus, Estonian footballer and coach
- 1970 - Tarkan Gözübüyük, Turkish bass player and producer
- 1971 - Jim Rash, American actor, comedian, and filmmaker
- 1972 - Scott Foley, American actor
- 1973 - Brian Austin Green, American actor
- 1973 - Buju Banton, Jamaican singer
- 1975 - Cherry, American wrestler and manager
- 1975 - Danny Law, English cricketer
- 1975 - Ben Pepper, Australian basketball player
- 1976 - Steve Cunningham, American boxer
- 1976 - Marco Di Vaio, Italian footballer
- 1976 - Diane Kruger, German actress and model
- 1976 - Gabriel Iglesias, Mexican-American comedian and voice actor
- 1977 - D. J. Kennington, Canadian racing driver
- 1977 - André Nel, South African cricketer
- 1977 - Lana Parrilla, American actress
- 1977 - John St. Clair, American football player
- 1977 - Ray Toro, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1978 - Miguel Olivo, Dominican baseball player
- 1979 - Laura Benanti, American actress and singer
- 1979 - Alexander Frei, Swiss footballer
- 1979 - Edda Garðarsdóttir, Icelandic footballer
- 1979 - Renata Kučerová, Czech tennis player
- 1980 - Reggie Abercrombie, American baseball player
- 1980 - Jonathan Cheechoo, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1980 - Julia Perez, Indonesian singer and actress
- 1981 - Alou Diarra, French footballer
- 1981 - Petros Klampanis, Greek bassist and composer
- 1981 - Marius Stankevičius, Lithuanian footballer
- 1982 - Julien Canal, French racing driver
- 1982 - Neemia Tialata, New Zealand rugby player
- 1982 - Aída Yéspica, Venezuelan model and actress
- 1983 - Salvatore Iovino, American racing driver
- 1983 - Nelson Merlo, Brazilian racing driver
- 1983 - Heath Slater, American wrestler
- 1984 - Angelo Siniscalchi, Italian footballer
- 1984 - Veronika Velez-Zuzulová, Slovak skier
- 1986 - Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, American actor
- 1986 - Tyler Kennedy, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1986 - Kareem Rahma, Egyptian-American comedian, artist, and media entrepreneur
- 1989 - Alisa Kleybanova, Russian tennis player
- 1989 - Anthony Randolph, American basketball player
- 1990 - Olly Alexander, English singer and actor
- 1990 - Zach Bogosian, American ice hockey player
- 1990 - Damian Lillard, American basketball player
- 1990 - Tyler Young, American racing driver
- 1991 - Danilo, Brazilian footballer
- 1991 - Derrick Favors, American basketball player
- 1991 - Evgeny Tishchenko, Russian boxer
- 1991 - Nuria Párrizas Díaz, Spanish tennis player
- 1992 - Tobias Harris, American basketball player
- 1992 - Wayde van Niekerk, South African sprinter
- 1993 - Håvard Nielsen, Norwegian footballer
- 1993 - Harrison Rhodes, American racing driver
- 1993 - Masataka Yoshida, Japanese baseball player
- 1996 - Vivianne Miedema, Dutch football player
- 1997 - Jil Teichmann, Swiss tennis player
- 1998 - Noah Gragson, American racing driver
- 1999 - Mohamed Sobhy, Egyptian footballer
- 2005 - JuJu Watkins, American basketball player
- 2008 - Iain Armitage, American actor
Deaths
Pre-1600
- 756 - Yang Guifei, consort of Xuan Zong
- 998 - Abū al-Wafā' Būzjānī, Persian mathematician and astronomer
- 1015 - Vladimir the Great, Grand prince of Kievan Rus'
- 1274 - Bonaventure, Italian bishop and saint
- 1291 - Rudolf I of Germany
- 1299 - King Eric II of Norway
- 1381 - John Ball, English Lollard priest
- 1388 - Agnes of Durazzo, titular Latin empress consort of Constantinople
- 1397 - Catherine of Henneberg, German ruler
- 1406 - William, Duke of Austria
- 1410 - Ulrich von Jungingen, German Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
- 1445 - Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland
- 1542 - Lisa del Giocondo, subject of Leonardo da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa
- 1544 - René of Châlon
- 1571 - Shimazu Takahisa, Japanese daimyō
1601–1900
- 1609 - Annibale Carracci, Italian painter and illustrator
- 1614 - Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, French soldier, historian and author
- 1655 - Girolamo Rainaldi, Italian architect
- 1685 - James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, Dutch-born English general and claimant to the throne, executed
- 1750 - Vasily Tatishchev, Russian ethnographer and politician
- 1765 - Charles-André van Loo, French painter
- 1789 - Jacques Duphly, French harpsichord player and composer
- 1828 - Jean-Antoine Houdon, French sculptor
- 1839 - Winthrop Mackworth Praed, English poet and politician
- 1844 - Claude Charles Fauriel, French philologist and historian
- 1851 - Anne-Marie Javouhey, French nun, founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny
- 1851 - Juan Felipe Ibarra, Argentinian general and politician
- 1857 - Carl Czerny, Austrian pianist and composer
- 1858 - Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, Russian painter
- 1883 - General Tom Thumb, American circus performer
- 1885 - Rosalía de Castro, Spanish author and poet
- 1890 - Gottfried Keller, Swiss author, poet and playwright
- 1898 - Jean-Baptiste Salpointe, French-American archbishop
1901–present
- 1904 - Anton Chekhov, Russian playwright and short story writer
- 1919 - Emil Fischer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1929 - Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Austrian author, poet, and playwright
- 1930 - Leopold Auer, Hungarian violinist, composer, and conductor
- 1930 - Leonora Barry, Irish-born American social activist
- 1931 - Ladislaus Bortkiewicz, Russian-German economist and mathematician
- 1932 - Bahíyyih Khánum, Iranian writer and leader in the Baha'i faith
- 1932 - Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven, South African poet and politician
- 1933 - Irving Babbitt, American scholar, critic, and academic
- 1933 - Freddie Keppard, American cornet player
- 1940 - Eugen Bleuler, Swiss psychiatrist and physician
- 1940 - Robert Wadlow, American giant, 8"11' 271 cm
- 1942 - Wenceslao Vinzons, Filipino lawyer and politician
- 1944 - Marie-Victorin Kirouac, Canadian botanist and academic
- 1946 - Razor Smith, English cricketer and coach
- 1947 - Walter Donaldson, American soldier and songwriter
- 1948 - John J. Pershing, American general
- 1953 - Geevarghese Mar Ivanios, Indian archbishop, founded the Order of the Imitation of Christ
- 1957 - James M. Cox, American publisher and politician, 46th Governor of Ohio
- 1957 - Vasily Maklakov, a Russian lawyer and politician
- 1959 - Ernest Bloch, Swiss-American composer and academic
- 1959 - Vance Palmer, Australian author and critic
- 1960 - Set Persson, Swedish politician
- 1960 - Lawrence Tibbett, American singer and actor
- 1961 - John Edward Brownlee, Canadian lawyer and politician, 5th Premier of Alberta
- 1961 - Nina Bari, Russian mathematician
- 1965 - Francis Cherry, American lawyer and politician, 35th Governor of Arkansas
- 1966 - Seyfi Arkan, Turkish architect
- 1969 - Grace Hutchins, American labor reformer and researcher
- 1974 - Christine Chubbuck, American journalist
- 1976 - Paul Gallico, American journalist and author
- 1977 - Donald Mackay, Australian businessman and activist
- 1979 - Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Mexican academic and politician, 29th President of Mexico
- 1981 - Frédéric Dorion, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician
- 1982 - Bill Justis, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
- 1986 - Billy Haughton, American harness racer and trainer
- 1988 - Eleanor Estes, American librarian, author, and illustrator
- 1989 - Laurie Cunningham, English footballer
- 1990 - Zaim Topčić, Yugoslav and Bosnian writer
- 1990 - Margaret Lockwood, English actress
- 1990 - Omar Abu Risha, Syrian poet and diplomat, 4th Syrian Ambassador to the United States
- 1991 - Bert Convy, American actor, singer, and game show host
- 1992 - Hammer DeRoburt, Nauruan educator and politician, 1st President of Nauru
- 1992 - Chingiz Mustafayev, Azerbaijani journalist and author
- 1997 - Justinas Lagunavičius, Lithuanian basketball player
- 1997 - Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer, founded Versace
- 1998 - S. Shanmuganathan, Sri Lankan politician
- 2000 - Louis Quilico, Canadian opera singer and educator
- 2001 - C. Balasingham, Sri Lankan lawyer and civil servant
- 2003 - Roberto Bolaño, Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet, and essayist
- 2003 - Elisabeth Welch, American actress and singer
- 2006 - Robert H. Brooks, American businessman, founder of Hooters and Naturally Fresh, Inc.
- 2006 - Alireza Shapour Shahbazi, Iranian archaeologist and academic
- 2008 - György Kolonics, Hungarian canoe racer
- 2010 - James E. Akins, American politician and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
- 2011 - Friedrich Wilhelm Schnitzler, German landowner and politician
- 2011 - Googie Withers, British-Australian actress
- 2012 - Boris Cebotari, Moldovan footballer
- 2012 - Tsilla Chelton, Israeli-French actress
- 2012 - Grant Feasel, American football player
- 2012 - David Fraser, English general
- 2012 - Celeste Holm, American actress and singer
- 2012 - Yoichi Takabayashi, Japanese director and screenwriter
- 2013 - Ninos Aho, Syrian-American poet and activist
- 2013 - Henry Braden, American lawyer and politician
- 2013 - Tom Greenwell, American lawyer and judge
- 2013 - Earl Gros, American football player
- 2013 - Noël Lee, Chinese-American pianist and composer
- 2013 - Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner
- 2013 - John T. Riedl, American computer scientist and academic
- 2014 - Óscar Acosta, Honduran author, poet, and diplomat
- 2014 - James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author
- 2014 - Edward Perl, American neuroscientist and academic
- 2014 - Robert A. Roe, American soldier and politician
- 2015 - Masahiko Aoki, Japanese-American economist and academic
- 2015 - Wan Li, Chinese politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China
- 2015 - Aubrey Morris, British actor
- 2015 - Dave Somerville, Canadian singer
- 2017 - Martin Landau, American film and television actor
- 2021 - Peter R. de Vries, Dutch investigative journalist and crime reporter
Holidays and observances