January 10
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January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 355 days remain until the end of the year (356 in leap years).
- 1901 – The first great Texas oil gusher is discovered at Spindletop in Beaumont, Texas.[16]
- 1901 – New York: Automobile Club of America installs signs on major highways.[17]
- 1916 – World War I: Imperial Russia begins the Erzurum Offensive, leading to the defeat of the Ottoman Empire's Third Army.[18]
- 1917 – Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: Seven survivors of the Ross Sea party are rescued after being stranded for several months.[19]
- 1920 – The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I for all combatant nations except the United States.[20]
- 1920 – League of Nations Covenant automatically enters into force after the Treaty of Versailles is ratified by Germany.[21]
- 1927 – Fritz Lang's futuristic film Metropolis is released in Germany.[22]
- 1941 – World War II: The Greek army captures Kleisoura.[23]
- 1946 – The first General Assembly of the United Nations assembles in the Methodist Central Hall, Westminster. Fifty-one nations are represented.[24]
- 1946 – The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.[25]
- 1954 – BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, explodes and falls into the Tyrrhenian Sea, killing 35 people.[26]
- 1966 – Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
- 1972 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to the newly independent Bangladesh as president after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan.
- 1980 – The New England Journal of Medicine publishes the letter Addiction Rare in Patients Treated with Narcotics, which is later misused to downplay the general risk of addiction to opioids.[27][28]
- 1981 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments
- 1984 – Holy See–United States relations: The United States and Holy See (Vatican City) re-establish full diplomatic relations after almost 117 years, overturning the United States Congress's 1867 ban on public funding for such a diplomatic envoy.
- 1985 – Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba; American policy continues to support the Contras in their revolt against the Nicaraguan government.
- 1990 – Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications.
- 2000 – Crossair Flight 498, a Saab 340 aircraft, crashes in Niederhasli, Switzerland, after taking off from Zurich Airport, killing 13 people.[29]
- 2003 - North Korea withdraws from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, making it the first state to withdraw from the treaty.[30][31]
- 2007 – A general strike begins in Guinea in an attempt to get President Lansana Conté to resign.[32]
- 2012 – A bombing at Jamrud in Pakistan, kills at least 30 people and injures 78 others.[33]
- 2013 – More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in the Quetta area of Pakistan.[34]
- 2015 – A traffic accident between an oil tanker truck and passenger coach en route to Shikarpur from Karachi on the Pakistan National Highway Link Road near Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Karachi, killing at least 62 people.[35]
- 2019 – A 13-year-old American girl, Jayme Closs, is found alive in Gordon, Wisconsin, having been kidnapped 88 days earlier from her parents' home whilst they were murdered.[36]
- 1607 – Isaac Jogues, French priest and missionary (died 1646)[39]
- 1644 – Louis François, duc de Boufflers, French general (died 1711)[40]
- 1654 – Joshua Barnes, English historian and scholar (died 1712)[41]
- 1702 – Johannes Zick, German painter (died 1762)[42]
- 1715 – Christian August Crusius, German philosopher and theologian (died 1775)[43]
- 1750 – Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, Scottish-English lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (died 1823)[44]
- 1760 – Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, German composer and conductor (died 1802)[45]
- 1769 – Michel Ney, French general (died 1815)[46]
- 1776 – George Birkbeck, English physician and academic, founded Birkbeck, University of London (died 1841)[47]
- 1780 – Martin Lichtenstein, German physician and explorer (died 1857)
- 1802 – Carl Ritter von Ghega, Italian-Austrian engineer, designed the Semmering railway (died 1860)
- 1810 – Ferdinand Barbedienne, French engineer (died 1892)
- 1810 – Jeremiah S. Black, American jurist and politician, 23rd United States Secretary of State (died 1883)
- 1810 – William Haines, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Victoria (died 1866)[48]
- 1823 – Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, Azerbaijani national industrial magnate and philanthropist (died 1924)[49]
- 1827 – Amanda Cajander, Finnish medical reformer (died 1871)[50]
- 1828 – Herman Koeckemann, German bishop and missionary (died 1892)[51]
- 1829 – Epameinondas Deligeorgis, Greek lawyer, journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (died 1879)[52]
- 1834 – John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, Italian-English historian and politician (died 1902)[53]
- 1840 – Louis-Nazaire Bégin, Canadian cardinal (died 1925)
- 1842 – Luigi Pigorini, Italian paleontologist, archaeologist, and ethnographer (died 1925)
- 1843 – Frank James, American soldier and criminal (died 1915)
- 1848 – Reinhold Sadler, American merchant and politician, 9th Governor of Nevada (died 1906)
- 1849 – Robert Crosbie, Canadian theosophist, founded the United Lodge of Theosophists (died 1919)[54]
- 1850 – John Wellborn Root, American architect, designed the Rookery Building and Monadnock Building (died 1891)
- 1853 – Jessie Bond, mezzo-soprano roles in Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas.(died 1942)[55]
- 1854 – Ramón Corral, Mexican general and politician, 6th Vice President of Mexico (died 1912)
- 1858 – Heinrich Zille, German illustrator and photographer (died 1929)[56]
- 1859 – Francesc Ferrer i Guàrdia, Spanish philosopher and academic (died 1909)[57]
- 1860 – Charles G. D. Roberts, Canadian poet and author (died 1943)
- 1864 – Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia (died 1931)[58]
- 1873 – Algernon Maudslay, English sailor (died 1948)
- 1873 – Jack O'Neill, Irish-American baseball player (died 1935)
- 1873 – George Orton, Canadian runner and hurdler (died 1958)[59]
- 1875 – Issai Schur, German mathematician and academic (died 1941)
- 1877 – Frederick Gardner Cottrell, American physical chemist, inventor and philanthropist (died 1948)
- 1878 – John McLean, American hurdler, football player, and coach (died 1955)[60]
- 1880 – Manuel Azaña, Spanish jurist and politician, 7th President of Spain (died 1940)
- 1883 – Francis X. Bushman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1966)[61]
- 1883 – Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, Russian journalist, author, and poet (died 1945)[62]
- 1887 – Robinson Jeffers, American poet and philosopher (died 1962)
- 1890 – Pina Menichelli, Italian actress (died 1984)
- 1891 – Heinrich Behmann, German mathematician and academic (died 1970)
- 1891 – Ann Shoemaker, American actress (died 1978)
- 1892 – Dumas Malone, American historian and author (died 1986)
- 1892 – Melchior Wańkowicz, Polish soldier, journalist, and author (died 1974)
- 1893 – Albert Jacka, Australian captain, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1932)
- 1894 – Pingali Lakshmikantam, Indian poet and author (died 1972)
- 1895 – Percy Cerutty, Australian athletics coach (died 1975)
- 1896 – Yong Mun Sen, Malaysian watercolour painter (died 1962)[63]
- 1896 – Dinkar G. Kelkar, Indian art collector (died 1990)[64]
- 1898 – Katharine Burr Blodgett, American physicist and engineer (died 1979)[65]
- 1900 – Violette Cordery, English racing driver (died 1983)
- 1903 – Barbara Hepworth, English sculptor (died 1975)[66]
- 1903 – Voldemar Väli, Estonian wrestler (died 1997)[67]
- 1904 – Ray Bolger, American actor and dancer (died 1987)[68]
- 1907 – Gordon Kidd Teal, American engineer and inventor (died 2003)[69]
- 1908 – Jaime Garcia Goulart, Portuguese Catholic missionary and bishop (died 1997)[70]
- 1908 – Paul Henreid, Italian-American actor and director (died 1992)[71]
- 1908 – Bernard Lee, English actor (died 1981)[72]
- 1910 – Jean Martinon, French conductor and composer (died 1976)[73]
- 1911 – Binod Bihari Chowdhury, Bangladeshi activist (died 2013)[74]
- 1911 – Norman Heatley, English biologist and chemist (died 2004)[75]
- 1912 – Della H. Raney, American Army Air Corps officer (died 1987)[76]
- 1913 – Gustáv Husák, Slovak politician, 9th President of Czechoslovakia (died 1991)[77]
- 1913 – Mehmet Shehu, Albanian soldier and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Albania (died 1981)[78]
- 1914 – Yu Kuo-hwa, Chinese politician, 23rd Premier of the Republic of China (died 2000)[79]
- 1915 – Dean Dixon, American-Swiss conductor (died 1976)[80]
- 1915 – Cynthia Freeman, American author (died 1988)
- 1916 – Sune Bergström, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2004)[81]
- 1916 – Eldzier Cortor, American painter (died 2015)[82]
- 1916 – Don Metz, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2007)
- 1917 – Jerry Wexler, American journalist and producer (died 2008)[83]
- 1918 – Les Bennett, English footballer and manager (died 1999)[84]
- 1918 – Arthur Chung, Guyanese lawyer and politician, 1st President of Guyana (died 2008)[85]
- 1919 – Terukuni Manzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 38th Yokozuna (died 1977)
- 1919 – Milton Parker, American businessman, co-founded the Carnegie Deli (died 2009)
- 1920 – Rosella Hightower, American ballerina (died 2008)[86]
- 1920 – Roberto M. Levingston, Argentinian general and politician, 36th President of Argentina (died 2015)
- 1921 – Rodger Ward, American aviator, race car driver and sportscaster (died 2004)[87]
- 1922 – Billy Liddell, Scottish-English footballer (died 2001)
- 1924 – Earl Bakken, American inventor (died 2018)[88]
- 1924 – Ludmilla Chiriaeff, Canadian ballerina, choreographer, and director (died 1996)
- 1925 – Billie Sol Estes, American financier and businessman (died 2013)
- 1926 – Musallam Bseiso, Palestinian journalist and politician (died 2017)
- 1927 – Gisele MacKenzie, Canadian-American singer and actress (died 2003)
- 1927 – Johnnie Ray, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1990)[89]
- 1927 – Otto Stich, Swiss lawyer and politician, 140th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 2012)
- 1928 – Philip Levine, American poet and academic (died 2015)[90]
- 1928 – Peter Mathias, English historian and academic (died 2016)[91]
- 1930 – Roy E. Disney, American businessman (died 2009)[92]
- 1931 – Peter Barnes, English playwright and screenwriter (died 2004)[93]
- 1931 – Rosalind Howells, Baroness Howells of St Davids, Grenadian-English academic and politician (died 2025)[94]
- 1931 – Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, Malaysian cleric and politician, 12th Menteri Besar of Kelantan (died 2015)
- 1932 – Lou Henson, American college basketball coach (died 2020)[95]
- 1934 – Leonid Kravchuk, Ukrainian politician, 1st President of Ukraine (died 2022)[96]
- 1935 – Ronnie Hawkins, American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2022)[97]
- 1935 – Sherrill Milnes, American opera singer and educator[98]
- 1936 – Stephen E. Ambrose, American historian and author (died 2002)[99]
- 1936 – Robert Woodrow Wilson, American physicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate[100]
- 1938 – Elza Ibrahimova, Azerbaijani composer (died 2012)
- 1938 – Donald Knuth, American computer scientist and mathematician[101]
- 1938 – Frank Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player and politician
- 1938 – Willie McCovey, American baseball player (died 2018)[102]
- 1939 – David Horowitz, American writer and activist (died 2025)[103]
- 1939 – Scott McKenzie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2012)
- 1939 – Sal Mineo, American actor (died 1976)[104]
- 1939 – Bill Toomey, American athlete[99]
- 1940 – Godfrey Hewitt, English geneticist and academic (died 2013)
- 1940 – K. J. Yesudas, Indian singer and music director[105]
- 1941 – Tom Clarke, Scottish politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland[106]
- 1942 – Graeme Gahan, Australian footballer and coach (died 2018)
- 1943 – Jim Croce, American singer-songwriter (died 1973)[107]
- 1944 – Jeffrey Catherine Jones, American comics and fantasy artist (died 2011)[108]
- 1944 – William Sanderson, American actor[109]
- 1944 – Frank Sinatra, Jr., American singer and actor (died 2016)[110]
- 1945 – John Fahey, New Zealand-Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Premier of New South Wales (died 2020)
- 1945 – Rod Stewart, British singer-songwriter[111]
- 1945 – Gunther von Hagens, German anatomist, invented plastination
- 1947 – George Alec Effinger, American author (died 2002)[112]
- 1947 – James Morris, American opera singer
- 1947 – Peer Steinbrück, German politician, German Minister of Finance
- 1947 – Tiit Vähi, Estonian engineer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Estonia[113]
- 1948 – Remu Aaltonen, Finnish musician[114]
- 1948 – Donald Fagen, American singer-songwriter and musician[115]
- 1948 – Bernard Thévenet, French cyclist and sportscaster
- 1949 – Kemal Derviş, Turkish economist and politician, Turkish Minister of Economy (died 2023)
- 1949 – George Foreman, American boxer, actor, and businessman (died 2025)[116][117]
- 1949 – Linda Lovelace, American pornographic actress and activist (died 2002)[118]
- 1953 – Pat Benatar, American singer-songwriter[119]
- 1953 – Bobby Rahal, American race car driver[120]
- 1954 – Baba Vaziroglu, Azerbaijani writer, poet and translator[121]
- 1955 – Michael Schenker, German musician and songwriter[103]
- 1956 – Shawn Colvin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[122]
- 1956 – Antonio Muñoz Molina, Spanish author[123]
- 1959 – Chandra Cheeseborough, American sprinter and coach[124]
- 1959 – Chris Van Hollen, American lawyer and politician[125]
- 1959 – Fran Walsh, New Zealand screenwriter and producer[99]
- 1960 – Gurinder Chadha, Kenyan-English director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1960 – Brian Cowen, Irish lawyer and politician, 12th Taoiseach of Ireland
- 1960 – Benoît Pelletier, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2024)
- 1960 – Richard Bartle, British game designer and academic[126]
- 1961 – Evan Handler, American actor[103]
- 1961 – Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Italian-American violinist, author, and educator
- 1962 – Michael Fortier, Canadian lawyer and politician
- 1962 – Kathryn S. McKinley, American computer scientist and academic
- 1963 – Malcolm Dunford, New Zealand-Australian footballer
- 1963 – Kira Ivanova, Russian figure skater (died 2001)
- 1964 – Brad Roberts, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist[103]
- 1968 – Zoe Tay, Singaporean actress and model[127]
- 1969 – Simone Bagel-Trah, German businessperson
- 1970 – Alisa Marić, Serbian chess player and politician, Serbian Minister of Youth and Sports
- 1972 – Mohammed Benzakour, Moroccan-Dutch journalist, poet, and author
- 1973 – Glenn Robinson, American basketball player[128]
- 1973 – Félix Trinidad, Puerto Rican boxer
- 1974 – Jemaine Clement, New Zealand comedian, actor, and musician[129]
- 1974 – Davide Dionigi, Italian footballer and manager
- 1974 – Steve Marlet, French footballer and coach[130]
- 1974 – Bob Peeters, Belgian footballer and manager
- 1974 – Hrithik Roshan, Indian actor[131]
- 1975 – Jake Delhomme, American football player[132]
- 1976 – Khairy Jamaluddin, Malaysian politician, Malaysian Minister of Health[133]
- 1976 – Adam Kennedy, American baseball player[134]
- 1977 – A. J. Bramlett, American basketball player[135]
- 1977 – Clark Haggans, American football player (died 2023)[136]
- 1978 – Brent Smith, American singer and songwriter[103]
- 1978 – Tamina Snuka, American wrestler[137]
- 1979 – Simone Cavalli, Italian footballer
- 1979 – Silvia Kumpan-Takacs, Austrian politician[138]
- 1979 – Henrik Tallinder, Swedish ice hockey player[139]
- 1980 – Sarah Shahi, American actress[103]
- 1980 – Rastislav Staňa, Slovak ice hockey player[140]
- 1981 – Jared Kushner, American real estate investor and political figure[129]
- 1981 – Belinda Snell, Australian basketball player[141]
- 1982 – Julien Brellier, French footballer
- 1982 – Tomasz Brzyski, Polish footballer
- 1984 – Marouane Chamakh, Moroccan footballer
- 1984 – Ariane Friedrich, German high jumper
- 1984 – Kalki Koechlin, Indian actress
- 1985 – Robert Nilsson, Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player[142]
- 1986 – Kirsten Flipkens, Belgian tennis player[143]
- 1986 – Marcus Freeman, American football coach[144]
- 1987 – César Cielo, Brazilian swimmer
- 1988 – Leonard Patrick Komon, Kenyan runner[145]
- 1989 – Ali Gabr, Egyptian footballer[146]
- 1990 – John Carlson, American ice hockey player[147]
- 1990 – Martin Jones, Canadian ice hockey player[148]
- 1990 – Ishiura Shikanosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler[149]
- 1990 – Cody Walker, Australian rugby league player[150]
- 1991 – Chad Townsend, Australian rugby league player
- 1993 – Tobias Rieder, German ice hockey player[151]
- 1996 – Budda Baker, American football player[152]
- 1996 – Matthew Dufty, Australian rugby league player[153]
- 1996 – Dylan Edwards, Australian rugby league player[154]
- 1996 – Ahmed Sayed, Egyptian footballer[155]
- 1997 – Patrick Herbert, New Zealand rugby league player[156]
- 1997 – Blake Lawrie, Australian rugby league player[157]
- 1999 – Mason Mount, English footballer[158]
- 1999 – Youssouf Fofana, French footballer[159]
- 2000 – Erik Botheim, Norwegian footballer[160]
- 2000 – Reneé Rapp, American singer-songwriter and actress[161]
- 2001 – Santi Aldama, Spanish basketball player[162]
- 2003 – Cesare Casadei, Italian footballer[163]
- 259 – Polyeuctus, Roman saint
- 314 – Miltiades, pope of the Catholic Church
- 681 – Agatho, pope of the Catholic Church
- 976 – John I Tzimiskes, Byzantine emperor (born 925)
- 987 – Pietro I Orseolo, doge of Venice (born 928)
- 1055 – Bretislav I, duke of Bohemia[164]
- 1094 – Al-Mustansir Billah, Egyptian caliph (born 1029)
- 1218 – Hugh I, king of Cyprus
- 1276 – Gregory X, pope of the Catholic Church (born c.1210)[165]
- 1322 – Petrus Aureolus, scholastic philosopher
- 1358 – Abu Inan Faris, Marinid ruler of Morocco (born 1329)
- 1552 – Johann Cochlaeus, German humanist and controversialist (born 1479)
- 1645 – William Laud, English archbishop and academic (born 1573)
- 1654 – Nicholas Culpeper, English botanist, physician, and astrologer (born 1616)
- 1698 – Louis-Sébastien Le Nain de Tillemont, French priest and historian (born 1637)
- 1754 – Edward Cave, English publisher, founded The Gentleman's Magazine (born 1691)
- 1761 – Edward Boscawen, English admiral and politician (born 1711)
- 1778 – Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist and physician (born 1707)
- 1794 – Georg Forster, German-Polish ethnologist and journalist (born 1754)
- 1811 – Joseph Chénier, French poet, playwright, and politician (born 1764)
- 1824 – Victor Emmanuel I, duke of Savoy and king of Sardinia (born 1759)
- 1828 – François de Neufchâteau, French poet, academic, and politician, French Minister of the Interior (born 1750)
- 1829 – Gregorio Funes, Argentinian clergyman, historian, and educator (born 1749)
- 1843 – Dimitrie Macedonski, Greek-Romanian captain and politician (born 1780)
- 1851 – Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Prussian field marshal (born 1775)
- 1855 – Mary Russell Mitford, English author and playwright (born 1787)
- 1862 – Samuel Colt, American engineer and businessman, founded Colt's Manufacturing Company (born 1814)[166]
- 1863 – Lyman Beecher, American minister and activist, co-founded the American Temperance Society (born 1775)
- 1895 – Benjamin Godard, French violinist and composer (born 1849)
- 1901 – James Dickson, English-Australian businessman and politician, 1st Australian Minister for Defence (born 1832)
- 1904 – Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and sculptor (born 1824)
- 1905 – Kārlis Baumanis, Latvian composer (born 1835)
- 1917 – Buffalo Bill, American soldier and hunter (born 1846)
- 1917 – Feliks Leparsky, Russian fencer and captain (born 1875)
- 1920 – Sali Nivica, Albanian journalist and politician (born 1890)
- 1922 – Frank Tudor, Australian politician, 6th Australian Minister for Trade and Investment (born 1866)
- 1926 – Eino Leino, Finnish poet and journalist (born 1878)[167]
- 1935 – Edwin Flack, Australian tennis player and runner (born 1873)
- 1935 – Charlie McGahey, English cricketer and footballer (born 1871)
- 1941 – Frank Bridge, English viola player and composer (born 1879)
- 1941 – John Lavery, Irish painter and academic (born 1856)
- 1941 – Issai Schur, Belarusian-German mathematician and academic (born 1875)
- 1946 – Matti Turkia, Finnish politician (born 1871)[168]
- 1949 – Erich von Drygalski, German geographer and geophysicist (born 1865)
- 1951 – Sinclair Lewis, American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1885)
- 1951 – Yoshio Nishina, Japanese physicist and academic (born 1890)
- 1954 – Chester Wilmot, American journalist and historian (born 1911)
- 1956 – Zonia Baber, American geographer and geologist (born 1862)[169]
- 1957 – Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1889)[170]
- 1959 – Şükrü Kaya, Turkish jurist and politician, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1883)
- 1960 – Jack Laviolette, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (born 1879)
- 1961 – Dashiell Hammett, American detective novelist and screenwriter (born 1894)
- 1967 – Charles E. Burchfield, American painter (born 1893)
- 1968 – Ali Fuat Cebesoy, Turkish general and politician, 6th Speaker of the Parliament of Turkey (born 1882)
- 1969 – Sampurnanand, Indian educator and politician, 2nd Governor of Rajasthan (born 1891)
- 1970 – Pavel Belyayev, Russian pilot and astronaut (born 1925)
- 1971 – Coco Chanel, French fashion designer, founded Chanel (born 1883)[171]
- 1971 – Ignazio Giunti, Italian racing driver (born 1941)
- 1972 – Aksel Larsen, Danish lawyer and politician (born 1897)
- 1976 – Howlin' Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1910)
- 1978 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist and author (born 1924)
- 1978 – Don Gillis, American composer and conductor (born 1912)
- 1978 – Hannah Gluckstein, British painter (born 1895)
- 1981 – Fawn M. Brodie, American historian and author (born 1915)
- 1984 – Souvanna Phouma, Laotian politician, 8th Prime Minister of Laos (born 1901)
- 1986 – Jaroslav Seifert, Czech journalist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1901)
- 1987 – Marion Hutton, American singer (born 1919)
- 1987 – David Robinson, English businessman and philanthropist (born 1904)
- 1989 – Herbert Morrison, American journalist and producer (born 1905)
- 1990 – Tochinishiki Kiyotaka, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 44th Yokozuna (born 1925)
- 1992 – Roberto Bonomi, Argentinian racing driver (born 1919)
- 1995 – Kathleen Tynan, Canadian-English journalist, author, and screenwriter (born 1937)[172]
- 1997 – Elspeth Huxley, Kenyan-English journalist and author (born 1907)
- 1997 – Sheldon Leonard, American actor, director, and producer (born 1907)[173]
- 1997 – Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd, Scottish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1907)[174]
- 1999 – Edward Williams, Australian lieutenant, pilot, and judge (born 1921)
- 2000 – Sam Jaffe, American screenwriter and producer (born 1901)
- 2004 – Spalding Gray, American actor and screenwriter (born 1941)
- 2005 – Wasyly, Ukrainian-Canadian bishop (born 1909)
- 2005 – Jack Horner, American journalist (born 1912)
- 2005 – Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (born 1927)
- 2007 – Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer (born 1912)
- 2007 – Bradford Washburn, American explorer, photographer, and cartographer (born 1910)
- 2008 – Christopher Bowman, American figure skater and actor (born 1967)
- 2008 – Maila Nurmi, Finnish-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922)
- 2010 – Patcha Ramachandra Rao, Indian metallurgist, educator and administrator (born 1942)
- 2011 – Margaret Whiting, American singer (born 1924)
- 2012 – Jean Pigott, Canadian businesswoman and politician (born 1924)
- 2012 – Gevork Vartanian, Russian intelligence agent (born 1924)
- 2013 – George Gruntz, Swiss pianist and composer (born 1932)
- 2013 – Claude Nobs, Swiss businessman, founded the Montreux Jazz Festival (born 1936)
- 2014 – Sam Berns, American activist (born 1996)
- 2014 – Petr Hlaváček, Czech shoemaker and academic (born 1950)
- 2014 – Zbigniew Messner, Polish economist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (born 1929)
- 2014 – Larry Speakes, American journalist, 16th White House Press Secretary (born 1939)
- 2014 – Dajikaka Gadgil, Indian jeweller (born 1915)[175]
- 2015 – Junior Malanda, Belgian footballer (born 1994)
- 2015 – Taylor Negron, American actor, playwright, and painter (born 1957)
- 2015 – Francesco Rosi, Italian director and screenwriter (born 1922)
- 2015 – Robert Stone, American novelist and short story writer (born 1937)
- 2016 – David Bowie, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1947)[176]
- 2016 – Bård Breivik, Norwegian sculptor and art instructor (born 1948)[177]
- 2016 – George Jonas, Hungarian-Canadian journalist, author, and poet (born 1935)[178]
- 2017 – Buddy Greco, American jazz and pop singer and pianist (born 1926)[179]
- 2017 – Clare Hollingworth, English journalist (born 1911)[180]
- 2019 – Ross Lowell, American inventor, photographer & author (born 1926)[181]
- 2020 – Qaboos bin Said, ruler of Oman (born 1940)[182]
- 2022 – Joyce Eliason, American television personality (born 1934)[183]
- 2022 – Robert Durst, American real estate heir and convicted murderer (born 1943)[184]
- 2023 – Jeff Beck, English guitarist and songwriter (born 1944)[185]
- 2023 – Constantine II of Greece, King of Greece (1964-1973) (born 1940)[186]
- 2025 – José Jiménez, Puerto Rican activist (born 1948)[187]
- 2025 – Bill McCartney, American football player and coach (born 1940)[188]
- 2025 – Sam Moore, American soul singer-songwriter (born 1935)[189]
Holidays and observances
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