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On this day -- January 14
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January 14
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January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 351 days remain until the end of the year (352 in leap years).
Events
Pre-1600
- 1236 – King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence.[1]
- 1301 – Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary.[2]
1601–1900
- 1761 – The Third Battle of Panipat, the largest battle of the 18th century,[3] is fought in India between the Afghan Durrani Empire under Ahmad Shah Durrani, and the Maratha Empire under Sadashivrao Bhau.[4]
- 1784 – American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States: Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.[5]
- 1797 – The Battle of Rivoli is fought with a decisive French victory by Napoleon Bonaparte, marking the beginning of the end of the War of the First Coalition and the start of French hegemony over Italy for two decades.[6]
- 1814 – Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania.[7]
- 1858 – Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.[8]
- 1899 – RMS Oceanic, the largest ship afloat since SS Great Eastern, is launched.[9][10]
- 1900 – Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome.[11]
1901–present
- 1907 – An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.[12]
- 1911 – Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.[13]
- 1939 – Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.[14]
- 1943 – World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign.[15]
- 1943 – World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.[16]
- 1951 – National Airlines Flight 83 crashes during landing at Philadelphia International Airport, killing seven passengers and crew.[17]
- 1952 – NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.[18]
- 1953 – Josip Broz Tito is elected the first President of Yugoslavia.[19]
- 1954 – The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.[20]
- 1957 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.[21]
- 1960 – The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established.[22]
- 1967 – Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.[23]
- 1969 – USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 28 people.[24]
- 1972 – Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513.
- 1973 – Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
- 1993 – Sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz: In Poland's worst peacetime maritime disaster, ferry MS Jan Heweliusz sinks off the coast of Rügen, drowning 55 passengers.[25][26]
- 2010 – Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.
- 2016 – Multiple explosions reported near the Sarinah Building, Jakarta, followed by shootout between perpetrators and the police, killing seven people. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility.[27]
- 2019 – A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people.[28]
- 2024 – Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.[29]
Births
Pre-1600
- 83 BC – Mark Antony, Roman general and politician (died 30 BC)[30]
- 1131 – Valdemar I of Denmark (died 1182)[31]
- 1273 – Joan I of Navarre, queen regnant of Navarre, queen consort of France (died 1305)[32]
- 1451 – Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer and theorist (died 1522)[33]
- 1477 – Hermann of Wied, German archbishop (died 1552)
- 1476 – Anne St Leger, Baroness de Ros, English baroness (died 1526)
- 1507 – Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (died 1578)[34]
- 1507 – Luca Longhi, Italian painter (died 1580)
- 1551 – Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Grand vizier of emperor Akbar (died 1602)
- 1552 – Alberico Gentili, Italian-English academic and jurist (died 1608)
1601–1900
- 1683 – Gottfried Silbermann, German instrument maker (died 1753)
- 1684 – Johann Matthias Hase, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (died 1742)
- 1684 – Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (died 1745)
- 1699 – Jakob Adlung, German organist, historian, and theorist (died 1762)
- 1700 – Picander, German poet and playwright (died 1764)
- 1702 – Emperor Nakamikado of Japan (died 1737)
- 1705 – Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, French sailor, explorer, and politician (died 1786)
- 1741 – Benedict Arnold, American-British general (died 1801)[35]
- 1749 – James Garrard, American farmer, Baptist minister and politician (died 1822)[36]
- 1767 – Maria Theresa of Austria (died 1827)[37]
- 1780 – Henry Baldwin, American judge and politician (died 1844)[38]
- 1792 – Christian de Meza, Danish general (died 1865)
- 1793 – John C. Clark, American lawyer and politician (died 1852)
- 1798 – Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Dutch historian, jurist, and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1872)
- 1800 – Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian composer, botanist, and publisher (died 1877)
- 1806 – Charles Hotham, English-Australian soldier and politician, 1st Governor of Victoria (died 1855)
- 1806 – Matthew Fontaine Maury, American astronomer, oceanographer, and historian (died 1873)
- 1818 – Zachris Topelius, Finnish author and journalist (died 1898)
- 1819 – Dimitrie Bolintineanu, Romanian poet and politician (died 1872)
- 1820 – Bezalel HaKohen, Russian rabbi (died 1878)[39]
- 1824 – Vladimir Stasov, Russian critic (died 1906)
- 1834 – Duncan Gillies, Scottish-Australian politician, 14th Premier of Victoria (died 1903)[40]
- 1836 – Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter and lithographer (died 1904)
- 1841 – Berthe Morisot, French painter (died 1895)[41]
- 1845 – Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, English politician, 34th Governor-General of India (died 1927)
- 1849 – Frank Cowper, English yachtsman, author and illustrator (died 1930)[42]
- 1850 – Pierre Loti, French captain and author (died 1923)
- 1856 – J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher, co-founded The Bulletin (died 1919)
- 1861 – Mehmed VI, Ottoman sultan (died 1926)
- 1862 – Carrie Derick, Canadian botanist and geneticist (died 1941)[43]
- 1863 – Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, Portuguese general and politician, 10th President of Portugal (died 1929)
- 1863 – Richard F. Outcault, American author and illustrator (died 1928)
- 1869 – Robert Fournier-Sarlovčze, French polo player and politician (died 1937)
- 1870 – George Pearce, Australian carpenter and politician (died 1952)
- 1875 – Albert Schweitzer, French-German physician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965)
- 1882 – Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dutch-American historian and journalist (died 1944)
- 1883 – Nina Ricci, Italian-French fashion designer (died 1970)
- 1886 – Hugh Lofting, English author and poet, created Doctor Dolittle (died 1947)
- 1887 – Hugo Steinhaus, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1972)
- 1892 – Martin Niemöller, German pastor and theologian (died 1984)
- 1892 – Hal Roach, American actor, director, and producer (died 1992)
- 1892 – George Wilson, English footballer (died 1961)
- 1894 – Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Romanian soldier and nurse (died 1917)
- 1896 – John Dos Passos, American novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1970)[44]
- 1897 – Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (died 1978)
- 1899 – Carlos P. Romulo, Filipino soldier and politician, President of the United Nations General Assembly (died 1985)
1901–present
- 1901 – Bebe Daniels, American actress (died 1971)
- 1901 – Alfred Tarski, Polish-American mathematician and philosopher (died 1983)
- 1904 – Cecil Beaton, English photographer, painter, and costume designer (died 1980)[45]
- 1904 – Emily Hahn, American journalist and author (died 1997)
- 1904 – Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1939)
- 1905 – Mildred Albert, American fashion commentator, TV and radio personality, and fashion show producer (died 1991)[46]
- 1905 – Takeo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 67th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1995)
- 1905 – Sterling Holloway, American actor (died 1992)[47][48]
- 1906 – William Bendix, American actor (died 1964)
- 1907 – Georges-Émile Lapalme, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1985)
- 1908 – Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (died 1934)
- 1909 – Brenda Forbes, English-American actress (died 1996)
- 1909 – Joseph Losey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1984)
- 1911 – Anatoly Rybakov, Russian-American author (died 1998)
- 1912 – Tillie Olsen, American short story writer (died 2007)
- 1914 – Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (died 2002)
- 1914 – Selahattin Ülkümen, Turkish diplomat (died 2003)
- 1915 – Mark Goodson, American game show producer, created Family Feud and The Price Is Right (died 1992)
- 1919 – Giulio Andreotti, Italian journalist and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (died 2013)
- 1919 – Andy Rooney, American soldier, journalist, critic, and television personality (died 2011)[45]
- 1920 – Bertus de Harder, Dutch footballer and manager (died 1982)
- 1921 – Murray Bookchin, American author and philosopher (died 2006)
- 1921 – Kenneth Bulmer, American author (died 2005)
- 1921 – Ken Sailors, American basketball player (died 2016)[49]
- 1922 – Hank Biasatti, Italian-Canadian baseball and basketball player (died 1996)[50]
- 1922 – Diana Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (died 2010)
- 1923 – Gerald Arpino, American dancer and choreographer (died 2008)
- 1923 – Fred Beckey, American mountaineer and author (died 2017)
- 1924 – Carole Cook, American actress and singer (died 2023)[51]
- 1924 – Guy Williams, American actor (died 1989)[52]
- 1925 – Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded Orangina (died 2013)
- 1925 – Moscelyne Larkin, American ballerina (died 2012)
- 1925 – Yukio Mishima, Japanese author, poet, and playwright (died 1970)
- 1926 – Frank Aletter, American actor (died 2009)
- 1926 – Warren Mitchell, English actor and screenwriter (died 2015)
- 1926 – Tom Tryon, American actor and author (died 1991)
- 1927 – Zuzana Růžičková, Czech harpsichord player (died 2017)
- 1928 – Lars Forssell, Swedish author, poet, and songwriter (died 2007)
- 1928 – Hans Kornberg, German-English biologist and academic (died 2019)
- 1928 – Garry Winogrand, American photographer and author (died 1984)
- 1929 – Peter Barkworth, English actor (died 2006)[53]
- 1930 – Johnny Grande, American pianist and accordion player (died 2006)
- 1930 – Kenny Wheeler, Canadian-English trumpet player and composer (died 2014)
- 1931 – Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer and politician (died 2009)
- 1931 – Martin Holdgate, English biologist and academic
- 1931 – Caterina Valente, Italian-French singer and dancer (died 2024)[54]
- 1932 – Don Garlits, American race car driver and engineer[45]
- 1933 – Stan Brakhage, American director and producer (died 2003)
- 1934 – Richard Briers, English actor (died 2013)[55]
- 1934 – Pierre Darmon, French tennis player[56]
- 1934 – Alberto Rodríguez Larreta, Argentinian race car driver (died 1977)
- 1936 – Clarence Carter, American blues and soul singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer
- 1937 – J. Bernlef, Dutch author and poet (died 2012)
- 1937 – Ken Higgs, English cricketer and coach (died 2016)
- 1937 – Leo Kadanoff, American physicist and academic (died 2015)
- 1937 – Rao Gopal Rao, Indian actor, producer, and politician (died 1994)
- 1937 – Sonny Siebert, American baseball player
- 1937 – Billie Jo Spears, American country singer (died 2011)
- 1938 – Morihiro Hosokawa, Japanese journalist and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Japan
- 1938 – Jack Jones, American singer and actor[45] (died 2024)[57]
- 1938 – Allen Toussaint, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 2015)
- 1939 – Kurt Moylan, Guamanian businessman and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Guam
- 1940 – Julian Bond, American academic and politician (died 2015)[45]
- 1940 – Ron Kostelnik, American football player (died 1993)
- 1940 – Siegmund Nimsgern, German opera singer (died 2025)
- 1940 – Trevor Nunn, English director and composer
- 1940 – Vasilka Stoeva, Bulgarian discus thrower
- 1941 – Nicholas Brooks, English historian (died 2014)
- 1941 – Faye Dunaway, American actress and producer[58]
- 1941 – Gibby Gilbert, American golfer
- 1941 – Barry Jenner, American actor (died 2016)[59]
- 1941 – Milan Kučan, Slovenian politician, 1st President of Slovenia
- 1942 – Dave Campbell, American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1942 – Gerben Karstens, Dutch cyclist (died 2022)[60]
- 1943 – Angelo Bagnasco, Italian cardinal
- 1943 – Mariss Jansons, Latvian conductor (died 2019)[61]
- 1943 – Shannon Lucid, American biochemist and astronaut[45]
- 1943 – Holland Taylor, American actress and playwright[62]
- 1944 – Marjoe Gortner, American actor and evangelist[45]
- 1944 – Graham Marsh, Australian golfer and architect
- 1944 – Nina Totenberg, American journalist[45]
- 1945 – Kathleen Chalfant, American actress
- 1945 – Maina Gielgud, English ballerina and director
- 1947 – Taylor Branch, American historian and author
- 1947 – Bev Perdue, American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of North Carolina
- 1947 – Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player (died 2003)
- 1948 – T Bone Burnett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[63]
- 1948 – Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan, Yamtuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan
- 1948 – Nasrollah Mardani, Iranian poet, (died 2004)[64]
- 1948 – Carl Weathers, American football player and actor (died 2024)[63]
- 1949 – Lawrence Kasdan, American director, producer, and screenwriter[45]
- 1949 – Mary Robison, American short story writer and novelist
- 1949 – İlyas Salman, Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1949 – Lamar Williams, American bass player (died 1983)
- 1950 – Arthur Byron Cover, American author and screenwriter
- 1950 – Swen Nater, Dutch-American basketball player[65]
- 1950 – Rambhadracharya, Indian religious leader, scholar, and author
- 1951 – Ron Behagen, American basketball player
- 1951 – O. Panneerselvam, Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
- 1952 – Sydney Biddle Barrows, American businesswoman and author
- 1952 – Maureen Dowd, American journalist and author[45]
- 1952 – Konstantinos Iosifidis, Greek footballer and manager
- 1952 – Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Romanian engineer and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Romania
- 1953 – David Clary, English chemist and academic
- 1953 – Denzil Douglas, Caribbean educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- 1953 – Hans Westerhoff, Dutch biologist and academic
- 1954 – Jim Duggan, American professional wrestler[66]
- 1956 – Étienne Daho, Algerian-French singer-songwriter and producer
- 1957 – Anchee Min, Chinese-American painter, photographer, and author
- 1959 – Geoff Tate, German-American singer-songwriter and musician[63]
- 1961 – Rob Hall, New Zealand mountaineer (died 1996)
- 1963 – Steven Soderbergh, American director, producer, and screenwriter[63]
- 1964 – Beverly Kinch, English long jumper and sprinter
- 1964 – Sergei Nemchinov, Russian ice hockey player[67]
- 1964 – Shepard Smith, American television journalist[63]
- 1965 – Marc Delissen, Dutch field hockey player, coach, and lawyer
- 1965 – Bob Essensa, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1965 – Jemma Redgrave, English actress[68]
- 1965 – Slick Rick, English-American rapper and producer[63]
- 1966 – Terry Angus, English footballer[69]
- 1966 – Marko Hietala, Finnish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
- 1966 – Nadia Maftouni, Iranian philosopher[70]
- 1966 – Dan Schneider, American TV producer[71]
- 1967 – Leonardo Ortolani, Italian author and illustrator, created Rat-Man
- 1967 – Emily Watson, English actress[63]
- 1967 – Zakk Wylde, American guitarist and singer[72]
- 1968 – Ruel Fox, English-Montserratian footballer, manager and chairman[73]
- 1968 – LL Cool J, American rapper and actor[63]
- 1969 – Jason Bateman, American actor, director, and producer[74]
- 1969 – Martin Bicknell, English cricketer
- 1969 – Dave Grohl, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer[75]
- 1971 – Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier[76]
- 1971 – Bert Konterman, Dutch footballer and manager
- 1971 – Antonios Nikopolidis, Greek footballer and manager
- 1972 – Kyle Brady, American football player and sportscaster
- 1972 – Dion Forster, South African minister, theologian, and author
- 1972 – James Key, English engineer
- 1973 – Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver
- 1973 – Paul Tisdale, English footballer and manager
- 1974 – Kevin Durand, Canadian actor[63]
- 1974 – David Flitcroft, English footballer and manager
- 1975 – Georgina Cates, English actress
- 1975 – Jordan Ladd, American actress[63]
- 1976 – Vincenzo Chianese, Italian footballer
- 1977 – Narain Karthikeyan, Indian race car driver
- 1977 – Terry Ryan, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1978 – Shawn Crawford, American sprinter[77]
- 1979 – Karen Elson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and model
- 1979 – Evans Soligo, Italian footballer
- 1980 – Clive Clarke, Irish footballer
- 1980 – Cory Gibbs, American soccer player
- 1980 – Byron Leftwich, American football player and coach[78]
- 1981 – Abdelmalek Cherrad, Algerian footballer
- 1981 – Jadranka Đokić, Croatian actress
- 1981 – Hyleas Fountain, American heptathlete[79]
- 1981 – Concepción Montaner, Spanish long jumper
- 1982 – Marc Broussard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1982 – Zach Gilford, American actor[63]
- 1982 – Léo Lima, Brazilian footballer
- 1982 – Thomas Longosiwa, Kenyan runner
- 1982 – Víctor Valdés, Spanish footballer
- 1983 – Cesare Bovo, Italian footballer
- 1983 – Vincent Jackson, American football player (died 2021)[80]
- 1983 – Jason Krejza, Australian cricketer
- 1984 – Erick Aybar, American baseball player
- 1984 – Erika Matsuo, Japanese violinist
- 1984 – Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player
- 1985 – Aaron Brooks, American basketball player[81]
- 1985 – Jake Choi, American actor[63]
- 1985 – Joel Rosario, Dominican-American jockey
- 1985 – Shawn Sawyer, Canadian figure skater
- 1986 – Yohan Cabaye, French footballer
- 1986 – Alessio Cossu, Italian footballer
- 1986 – Matt Riddle, American mixed martial artist and wrestler[82]
- 1987 – Jess Fishlock, Welsh footballer[83]
- 1987 – Atsushi Hashimoto, Japanese actor
- 1988 – Kacey Barnfield, English actress
- 1988 – Hakeem Nicks, American football player[84]
- 1988 – Jack P. Shepherd, English actor
- 1989 – Frankie Bridge, English singer-songwriter and dancer
- 1989 – Emma Greenwell, American-English actress[45]
- 1990 – Kacy Catanzaro, American athlete and wrestler[85]
- 1990 – Lelisa Desisa, Ethiopian runner
- 1990 – Grant Gustin, American actor and singer[63]
- 1990 – Áron Szilágyi, Hungarian fencer
- 1992 – Robbie Brady, Irish footballer
- 1992 – Chieh-Yu Hsu, American tennis player[86]
- 1992 – Qiang Wang, Chinese tennis player[87]
- 1993 – Daniel Bessa, Brazilian footballer
- 1993 – David Nwaba, American basketball player[88]
- 1994 – Kai, South Korean singer, model, actor and dancer
- 1997 – Francesco Bagnaia, Italian motorcycle racer[89]
- 1998 – Maddison Inglis, Australian tennis player[90]
- 1999 – Declan Rice, English footballer[91]
- 1999 – Emerson Royal, Brazilian footballer[92]
- 1999 – D'Andre Swift, American football player[93]
- 2000 – Jonathan David, Canadian soccer player[94]
- 2001 – Cora Jade, American wrestler[95]
- 2002 – JJ Peterka, German ice hockey player[96]
Deaths
Pre-1600
- 378 – Chak Tok Ichʼaak I, ajaw of the Maya city of Tikal[97]
- 769 – Cui Huan, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty
- 927 – Wang Yanhan, king of Min (Ten Kingdoms)
- 937 – Zhang Yanlang, Chinese official
- 973 – Ekkehard I, Frankish monk and poet[98]
- 1092 – Vratislaus II of Bohemia
- 1163 – Ladislaus II of Hungary (born 1131)
- 1236 – Saint Sava, Serbian archbishop and saint (born 1175)
- 1301 – Andrew III of Hungary (born 1265)
- 1331 – Odoric of Pordenone, Italian priest and explorer (born 1286)
- 1465 – Thomas Beckington, English statesman and prelate
- 1476 – John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk (born 1444)
- 1555 – Jacques Dubois, French anatomist (born 1478)
1601–1900
- 1640 – Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1578)
- 1648 – Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch historian, poet, and theologian (born 1584)
- 1676 – Francesco Cavalli, Italian organist and composer (born 1602)
- 1679 – Jacques de Billy, French mathematician and academic (born 1602)
- 1701 – Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese daimyō (born 1628)
- 1753 – George Berkeley, Anglo-Irish philosopher and author (born 1685)
- 1766 – Frederick V of Denmark (born 1723)
- 1776 – Edward Cornwallis, English general and politician, Governor of Gibraltar (born 1713)
- 1786 – Michael Arne, English organist and composer (born 1741)
- 1786 – Meshech Weare, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire (born 1713)
- 1823 – Athanasios Kanakaris, Greek politician (born 1760)
- 1825 – George Dance the Younger, English architect and surveyor (born 1741)
- 1833 – Seraphim of Sarov, Russian monk and saint (born 1759)
- 1867 – Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter and illustrator (born 1780)
- 1874 – Johann Philipp Reis, German physicist and academic, invented the Reis telephone (born 1834)
- 1883 – Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer (born 1806)
- 1888 – Stephen Heller, Hungarian pianist and composer (born 1813)
- 1889 – Ema Pukšec, Croatian soprano (born 1834)
- 1892 – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (born 1864)[99]
- 1892 – Alexander J. Davis, American architect (born 1803)
- 1898 – Lewis Carroll, English novelist, poet, and mathematician (born 1832)[100]
1901–present
- 1901 – Mandell Creighton, English bishop and historian (born 1843)
- 1901 – Charles Hermite, French mathematician and theorist (born 1822)
- 1905 – Ernst Abbe, German physicist and engineer (born 1840)
- 1907 – Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet, Scottish soldier and politician, 6th Governor of New Zealand (born 1832)
- 1908 – Holger Drachmann, Danish poet and playwright (born 1846)
- 1915 – Richard Meux Benson, English priest and saint, founded the Society of St. John the Evangelist (born 1824)
- 1919 – Platon, Estonian bishop and saint (born 1869)
- 1920 – John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Automobile Company (born 1864)
- 1926 – August Sedláček, Czech historian and author (born 1843)
- 1934 – Ioan Cantacuzino, Romanian physician and bacteriologist (born 1863)
- 1937 – Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet, author, and playwright (born 1889)
- 1938 – Jaakko Mäki, Finnish politician (born 1878)[101]
- 1942 – Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author (born 1883)
- 1943 – Laura E. Richards, American author and poet (born 1850)
- 1944 – Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, Turkish author and politician (born 1869)
- 1947 – Gustave Mathieu, French illegalist anarchist, suspected of being one of Ravachol's main accomplices (born 1866)[102]
- 1949 – Harry Stack Sullivan, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (born 1892)
- 1951 – Gregorios Xenopoulos, Greek author, journalist, and playwright (born 1867)
- 1952 – Artur Kapp, Estonian composer and conductor (born 1878)
- 1957 – Humphrey Bogart, American actor (born 1899)
- 1959 – Eivind Berggrav, Norwegian bishop and translator (born 1884)
- 1961 – Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (born 1888)
- 1965 – Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (born 1903)
- 1966 – Sergei Korolev, Ukrainian-Russian engineer and academic (born 1906)
- 1968 – Dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet and author (born 1885)
- 1970 – William Feller, Croatian-American mathematician and academic (born 1906)
- 1970 – Asım Gündüz, Turkish general (born 1880)
- 1972 – Horst Assmy, German footballer (born 1933)
- 1972 – Frederik IX of Denmark (born 1899)
- 1976 – Abdul Razak Hussein, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia (born 1922)
- 1977 – Anthony Eden, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1897)
- 1977 – Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (born 1916)
- 1977 – Anaďs Nin, French-American essayist and memoirist (born 1903)
- 1978 – Harold Abrahams, English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist (born 1899)
- 1978 – Kurt Gödel, Austrian-American mathematician and philosopher (born 1906)
- 1978 – Robert Heger, German conductor and composer (born 1886)
- 1978 – Blossom Rock, American actress (born 1895)
- 1980 – Robert Ardrey, American-South African author, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1908)
- 1981 – G. Lloyd Spencer, American lieutenant and politician (born 1893)
- 1984 – Ray Kroc, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1902)
- 1986 – Donna Reed, American actress (born 1921)
- 1987 – Turgut Demirağ, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)
- 1987 – Douglas Sirk, German-Swiss director and screenwriter (born 1900)
- 1988 – Georgy Malenkov, Russian engineer and politician, 5th Premier of the Soviet Union (born 1902)
- 1991 – Gordon Bryant, Australian educator and politician (born 1914)
- 1995 – Alexander Gibson, Scottish conductor (born 1926)
- 1996 – Onno Tunç, Armenian-Turkish composer (born 1948)
- 1997 – Dollard Ménard, Canadian general (born 1913)
- 2000 – Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (born 1916)
- 2004 – Uta Hagen, German-American actress (born 1919)
- 2004 – Ron O'Neal, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1937)
- 2005 – Charlotte MacLeod, Canadian-American author (born 1922)
- 2005 – Conroy Maddox, English painter and educator (born 1912)
- 2005 – Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer (born 1940)
- 2005 – Jesús Rafael Soto, Venezuelan sculptor and painter (born 1923)
- 2006 – Henri Colpi, French director and screenwriter (born 1921)
- 2006 – Jim Gary, American sculptor (born 1939)[103]
- 2006 – Shelley Winters, American actress (born 1920)
- 2007 – Vassilis Photopoulos, Greek painter, director, and set designer (born 1934)
- 2008 – Judah Folkman, American physician, biologist, and academic (born 1933)
- 2009 – Jan Kaplický, Czech architect, designed the Selfridges Building (born 1937)
- 2009 – Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor (born 1920)
- 2010 – Antonio Fontán, Spanish journalist and academic (born 1923)
- 2011 – Georgia Carroll, American singer, model and actress (born 1919)
- 2012 – Txillardegi, Spanish linguist and politician (born 1929)
- 2012 – Dan Evins, American businessman, founded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (born 1935)
- 2012 – Arfa Karim, Pakistani student and computer prodigy, youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in 2004 (born 1995)
- 2012 – Giampiero Moretti, Italian entrepreneur and race car driver (born 1940)
- 2012 – Rosy Varte, Armenian-French actress (born 1923)
- 2013 – Conrad Bain, Canadian-American actor (born 1923)
- 2014 – Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (born 1944)
- 2014 – Juan Gelman, Argentinian poet and author (born 1930)
- 2014 – Flavio Testi, Italian composer and musicologist (born 1923)
- 2015 – Bob Boyd, American basketball player and coach (born 1930)
- 2015 – Zhang Wannian, Chinese general (born 1928)
- 2016 – René Angélil, Canadian music producer, talent manager, and singer (born 1942)[104]
- 2016 – Alan Rickman, English actor (born 1946)[105]
- 2017 – Zhou Youguang, Chinese sociologist, (born 1906)[106]
- 2018 – Spanky Manikan, Filipino veteran actor (born 1942)[107]
- 2018 – Cyrille Regis, French Guianan-English footballer (born 1958)[108]
- 2021 – Joel Robert, Belgian motorcycle racer (born 1943)[109]
- 2023 – Mukarram Jah, 8th Nizam of Hyderabad (born 1933)[110]
- 2025 – Arthur Blessitt, American Christian preacher (born 1940)[111]
- 2025 – Tony Slattery, British actor, comedian and television personality (born 1959)[112]
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day:
- Defender of the Motherland Day (Uzbekistan)
- Feast of the Ass (Medieval Christianity)
- Flag Day (Georgia)
- National Forest Conservation Day (Thailand)
- Old New Year, and its related observance:
- Ratification Day (United States)
- Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14):
- Magh Bihu (Assam)
- Maghe Sankranti (Nepal)
- Maghi (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh)
- Makar Sankranti (India)
- The first day of Pongal (Tamil Nadu)
- Uttarayan (Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Rajasthan)
- World Logic Day[113] (UNESCO)


