October 19
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October 19 this year
in various calendars |
| Akan |
Monodwo |
| Armenian |
1 Trē 1476 |
| Aztec |
Izcalli 17, 10 Itzcuintli |
| Babylonian |
6 Tashritu, 2337 SE |
| Balinese pawukon |
Menga, Kajeng, Menala, Wage, Maulu, Coma of Dukut, Yama, Erangan, Dewa |
| Bengali |
3 Kartik, BS 1433 |
| Chinese |
Yang Fire Tiger・Heart Mansion
Fire Horse Year, Month 9, Day 10
(Hanlu, 4 days until Shuangjiang) |
| Common Era |
19 October 2026 CE |
| Coptic |
9 Paopi, AM 1743 |
| Egyptian |
6 Phamenoth, 2775 NE |
| Ethiopian |
9 Ṭeqemt, 2019 Amätä Məhrät |
| French Republican |
Décade III, Septidi de Vendémiaire de l'Année 235 de la République |
| Gregorian |
19 October, AD 2026 |
| Hebrew |
8 Cheshvan, AM 5787 |
| Hindu |
Uttarāṣāḍha・Dhṛti
Solar: 2 Kārtika, 1948 SE
Lunisolar: Adhika Aṣṭamī, Śukla pakṣa of Āśvina, 2083 VE
Rāudra・5127 KY・1,872,867 |
| Icelandic |
Mánudagur, 26 Haustmánuður 2026 |
| Islamic |
7 Jumada al-awwal, AH 1448
(using tabular method) |
| ISO week date |
2026-W43-1 |
| Japanese |
9 Nagatsuki, Reiwa 8
(Kanro, 4 days until Sōkō) |
| Julian |
6 October, AD 2026 (AM 7535) |
| Julian day |
2461333 |
| Korean |
9 Gaedal, 4359 DE |
| Maya |
13.0.14.0.10
3 Zac, 10 Oc |
| Roman |
Pridie Nonas Octobres, MMDCCLXXIX AUC |
| Solar Hijri |
27 Mehr, SH 1405 |
| Tibetan |
9 tha skar, me pho rta
2153 or 1772 or 1000 |
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October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 73 days remain until the end of the year.
- 1912 – Italo-Turkish War: Italy takes possession of what is now Libya from the Ottoman Empire.
- 1914 – World War I: The First Battle of Ypres begins.
- 1921 – The Portuguese Prime Minister and several officials are murdered in the Bloody Night coup.
- 1922 – British Conservative MPs vote to terminate the coalition government with the Liberal Party.
- 1935 – The League of Nations places economic sanctions on Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.
- 1936 – New York World-Telegram reporter Herbert Ekins won a race against two other New York newspaper journalists to travel around the world[8] on commercial airline flights. He accomplished the feat in 18 ½ days. His opponents were New York Evening Journal reporter Dorothy Kilgallen, who finished in second place, and New York Times reporter Leo Kieran.
- 1943 – The cargo vessel Sinfra is attacked by Allied aircraft at Crete and sunk. Two thousand and ninety-eight Italian prisoners of war drown with it.
- 1943 – Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.
- 1944 – United States forces land in the Philippines.
- 1944 – A coup is launched against Juan Federico Ponce Vaides, beginning the ten-year Guatemalan Revolution.
- 1948 – Presidents North Carolina Gave the Nation, a monument honoring three presidents of the United States, was dedicated at the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh, North Carolina.[9]
- 1950 – China defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
- 1950 – Korean War: The Battle of Pyongyang ends in a United Nations victory. Hours later, the Chinese Army begins crossing the border into Korea.
- 1950 – Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the Point Four Program.
- 1953 – Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 is published.[10]
- 1955 – The General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union approves the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest.[11]
- 1956 – The Soviet Union and Japan sign a Joint Declaration, officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.
- 1960 – The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba.
- 1973 – President Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the Watergate tapes.
- 1974 – Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand.
- 1986 – The president of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, along with 33 others, die when their aircraft crashes into the Lebombo Mountains.
- 1987 – The United States Navy conducts Operation Nimble Archer, an attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf.
- 1987 – Black Monday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points.
- 1988 – The British government imposes a broadcasting ban on television and radio interviews with members of Sinn Féin and eleven Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups.
- 1989 – The convictions of the Guildford Four are quashed by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, after they had spent 15 years in prison.
- 2001 – SIEV X, an Indonesian fishing boat en route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 migrants, sinks in international waters with the loss of 353 people.
- 2003 – Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II.
- 2004 – Thirteen people are killed when Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 crashes in Adair County, Missouri, while on approach to Kirksville Regional Airport.[12]
- 2005 – Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
- 2005 – Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb.
- 2012 – A bomb explosion kills eight people and injures 110 more in Lebanon.
- 2013 – One hundred and five people are injured in a train crash in Buenos Aires.
- 2019 – Members of Parliament met at the House of Lords to discuss the United Kingdom's Brexit deal, this was the first Saturday sitting in Parliament since 3 April 1982 during the Falklands War.[13]
- 2025 – Pieces of the French Crown Jewels are successfully stolen during a heist on the Louvre Museum in Paris..[14]
- 1605 – Thomas Browne, English physician and author (died 1682)
- 1609 – Gerrard Winstanley, English Protestant religious reformer (died 1676)
- 1610 – James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English-Irish general, academic, and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1688)
- 1613 – Charles of Sezze, Italian Franciscan friar and saint (died 1670)
- 1658 – Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (died 1704)
- 1676 – Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Meneses, 1st Marquis of Abrantes, Portuguese diplomat (died 1733)[15]
- 1680 – John Abernethy, Irish minister (died 1740)
- 1688 – William Cheselden, English surgeon and anatomist (died 1752)
- 1718 – Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, French general and politician, French Secretary of State for War (died 1804)
- 1720 – John Woolman, American-English preacher, journalist, and activist (died 1772)
- 1721 – Joseph de Guignes, French orientalist and sinologist (died 1800)
- 1784 – Leigh Hunt, English poet and critic (died 1859)
- 1789 – Theophilos Kairis, Greek priest and philosopher (died 1853)
- 1810 – Cassius Marcellus Clay, American journalist, lawyer, and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Russia (died 1903)
- 1814 – Theodoros Vryzakis, Greek painter (died 1878)
- 1826 – Ralph Tollemache, English priest (died 1895)
- 1850 – Annie Smith Peck, American mountaineer and academic (died 1935)
- 1858 – George Albert Boulenger, Belgian-English zoologist and botanist (died 1937)
- 1862 – Auguste Lumière, French director and producer (died 1954)
- 1868 – Bertha Knight Landes, American academic and politician, Mayor of Seattle (died 1943)
- 1873 – Jaap Eden, Dutch speed skater and cyclist (died 1925)
- 1873 – Bart King, American cricketer (died 1965)
- 1876 – Mordecai Brown, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1945)
- 1876 – Mihkel Pung, Estonian lawyer and politician, 11th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1941)
- 1879 – Emma Bell Miles, American writer, poet, and artist (died 1919)
- 1882 – Umberto Boccioni, Italian painter and sculptor (died 1916)
- 1885 – Charles E. Merrill, American banker and philanthropist, co-founded Merrill Lynch Wealth Management (died 1956)
- 1895 – Frank Durbin, American soldier (died 1999)
- 1895 – Lewis Mumford, American historian, sociologist, and philosopher (died 1990)
- 1896 – Bob O'Farrell, American baseball player and manager (died 1988)
- 1897 – Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani chemist and scholar (died 1994)
- 1899 – Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan journalist, author, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1974)
- 1900 – Erna Berger, German soprano and actress (died 1990)
- 1900 – Bill Ponsford, Australian cricketer and baseball player (died 1991)
- 1900 – Roy Worters, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1957)
- 1901 – Arleigh Burke, American admiral (died 1996)
- 1903 – Tor Johnson, Swedish wrestler and actor (died 1971)
- 1907 – Roger Wolfe Kahn, American bandleader and composer (died 1962)
- 1908 – Geirr Tveitt, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1981)
- 1909 – Marguerite Perey, French physicist and academic (died 1975)[16]
- 1910 – Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-American astrophysicist, astronomer, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)
- 1910 – Shunkichi Hamada, Japanese field hockey player (died 2009)
- 1910 – Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (died 1980)
- 1910 – Farid al-Atrash, Syrian actor and singer (died 1980)[17]
- 1913 – Vinicius de Moraes, Brazilian poet, playwright, and composer (died 1980)
- 1914 – Juanita Moore, American actress (died 2014)
- 1916 – Jean Dausset, French-Spanish immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009)
- 1916 – Emil Gilels, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (died 1985)
- 1916 – Minoru Yasui, American soldier, lawyer, and activist (died 1986)
- 1917 – William Joel Blass, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2012)
- 1917 – Walter Munk, Austrian-American oceanographer, author, and academic (died 2019)
- 1917 – Sharadchandra Shankar Shrikhande, Indian mathematician (died 2020)[18]
- 1918 – Charles Evans, English-Welsh mountaineer, surgeon, and educator (died 1995)
- 1918 – Russell Kirk, American theorist and author (died 1994)
- 1918 – Robert Schwarz Strauss, American lawyer and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Russia (died 2014)
- 1920 – Peter Aduja, Filipino-American politician (died 2007)
- 1920 – Pandurang Shastri Athavale, Indian activist, philosopher, and spiritual leader (died 2003)
- 1920 – LaWanda Page, American actress (died 2002)
- 1920 – Harry Alan Towers, English-Canadian screenwriter and producer (died 2009)
- 1921 – George Nader, American actor (died 2002)
- 1922 – Jack Anderson, American journalist and author (died 2005)[19]
- 1923 – Ruth Carter Stevenson, American art collector, founded the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (died 2013)
- 1923 – Baby Dalupan, Filipino basketball player and coach (died 2016)
- 1925 – Bernard Hepton, English actor and producer (died 2018)
- 1925 – Czesław Kiszczak, Polish general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland (died 2015)
- 1925 – Emilio Eduardo Massera, Argentinian admiral (died 2010)
- 1926 – Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (died 2009)
- 1926 – Joel Feinberg, American philosopher and academic (died 2004)
- 1926 – Marjorie Tallchief, American ballerina (died 2021)[20]
- 1926 – Vladimir Shlapentokh, Ukrainian-American sociologist, historian, political scientist, and academic (died 2015)
- 1926 – Marjorie Tallchief, American ballerina (died 2021)
- 1927 – Pierre Alechinsky, Belgian painter and illustrator
- 1927 – Stephen Keynes, English businessman (died 2017)
- 1928 – Lou Scheimer, American animator, producer, and voice actor, co-founded the Filmation Company (died 2013)
- 1929 – Lewis Wolpert, South African-English biologist, author, and academic (died 2021)
- 1930 – John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside, English union leader and politician (died 2016)
- 1930 – Mavis Nicholson, Welsh-English journalist (died 2022)
- 1931 – Ed Emberley, American author and illustrator
- 1931 – John le Carré, English intelligence officer and author (died 2020)[21]
- 1931 – Atsushi Miyagi, Japanese tennis player (died 2021)[22]
- 1932 – Robert Reed, American actor (died 1992)[19]
- 1933 – Brian Booth, Australian cricketer and educator (died 2023)
- 1933 – Anthony Skingsley, English air marshal (died 2019)
- 1934 – Yakubu Gowon, Nigerian general and politician, 3rd Head of State of Nigeria
- 1934 – Dave Guard, American folk music singer-songwriter, arranger, and musician (died 1991)
- 1935 – Don Ward, Canadian-American ice hockey player (died 2014)
- 1936 – James Bevel, American civil rights activist and minister (died 2008)
- 1936 – Tony Lo Bianco, American actor[23] (died 2024)[24]
- 1937 – Marilyn Bell, Canadian swimmer
- 1937 – Peter Max, German-American illustrator (died 2026)[25][23]
- 1937 – Terence Thomas, Baron Thomas of Macclesfield, English banker and politician (died 2018)
- 1938 – Bill Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth, Jamaican-English union leader and politician
- 1939 – David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere, Scottish academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office
- 1940 – Larry Chance, American singer-songwriter (died 2023)
- 1940 – Michael Gambon, Irish-British actor (died 2023)[23]
- 1940 – Rosny Smarth, Haitian lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Haiti (died 2025)
- 1941 – Peter Thornley, English professional wrestler best known for the ring character Kendo Nagasaki[26]
- 1941 – Simon Ward, English actor (died 2012)
- 1942 – Andrew Vachss, American lawyer and author (died 2021)
- 1943 – Robin Holloway, English composer and academic
- 1943 – Takis Ikonomopoulos, Greek footballer and coach (died 2025)
- 1943 – L. E. Modesitt, Jr., American author and poet
- 1944 – George McCrae, American singer
- 1944 – Bill Melchionni, American basketball player[27]
- 1944 – Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1987)
- 1945 – Angus Deaton, Scottish-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1945 – Divine, American drag queen performer, and actor (died 1988)[28]
- 1945 – Patricia Ireland, American lawyer and activist[19]
- 1945 – Gloria Jones, American singer-songwriter
- 1945 – John Lithgow, American actor[23]
- 1945 – Jeannie C. Riley, American singer[23]
- 1945 – Martin Welz, South African journalist
- 1946 – Bob Holland, Australian cricketer and surveyor (died 2017)
- 1946 – Philip Pullman, English author and academic[19]
- 1946 – Keith Reid, English songwriter and lyricist (died 2023)[29]
- 1947 – Giorgio Cavazzano, Italian author and illustrator
- 1948 – James Howard Kunstler, American author and critic
- 1948 – Dave Mallow, American voice actor and screenwriter (died 2025)
- 1948 – Patrick Simmons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[23]
- 1949 – Lynn Dickey, American football player and radio host
- 1950 – Yeslam bin Ladin, Saudi Arabian-Swiss businessman
- 1951 – Demetrios Christodoulou, Greek mathematician and physicist
- 1951 – Annie Golden, American actress and singer[23]
- 1951 – Kurt Schrader, American veterinarian and politician
- 1952 – Peter Bone, English accountant and politician
- 1952 – Verónica Castro, Mexican actress and singer
- 1953 – Lionel Hollins, American basketball player and coach
- 1954 – Sam Allardyce, English footballer and manager
- 1954 – Deborah Blum, American journalist and author
- 1954 – Joe Bryant, American basketball player and coach (died 2024)
- 1955 – Dan Gutman, American author
- 1955 – LaSalle Ishii, Japanese actor and director
- 1955 – Lonnie Shelton, American basketball player (died 2018)[30]
- 1956 – Steve Doocy, American journalist and author
- 1956 – Elena Garanina, Soviet ice dancer and coach
- 1956 – Grover Norquist, American activist, founded Americans for Tax Reform[19]
- 1956 – Didier Theys, Belgian race car driver and coach
- 1956 – Carlo Urbani, Italian physician (died 2003)
- 1956 – Bruce Weber, American basketball player and coach
- 1957 – Dorinda Clark-Cole, American singer-songwriter and pianist
- 1957 – Ray Richmond, American journalist and critic
- 1957 – Karl Wallinger, Welsh singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (died 2024)[23]
- 1958 – Carolyn Browne, English diplomat, British Ambassador to Kazakhstan
- 1958 – Hiromi Hara, Japanese footballer and manager
- 1958 – Tiriel Mora, Australian actor
- 1958 – Michael Steele, American journalist and politician, 7th Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
- 1958 – Kevin Drum, American journalist and blogger (died 2025)[31]
- 1959 – Nir Barkat, Israeli businessman and politician, Mayor of Jerusalem
- 1959 – Martin Kusch, German philosopher and academic
- 1960 – Dawn Coe-Jones, Canadian golfer (died 2016)
- 1960 – Jennifer Holliday, American actress and singer[23]
- 1960 – Takeshi Koshida, Japanese footballer
- 1960 – Susan Straight, American author and academic
- 1960 – Ayuo Takahashi, Japanese-American singer-songwriter
- 1960 – Dan Woodgate, English musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer
- 1961 – Sunny Deol, Indian actor and producer
- 1961 – Cliff Lyons, Australian rugby league player and coach
- 1962 – Claude Callegari, English YouTube personality (died 2021)[32]
- 1962 – Tracy Chevalier, American-English author
- 1962 – Brian Henninger, American golfer
- 1962 – Bendik Hofseth, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
- 1962 – Evander Holyfield, American boxer and actor[19]
- 1962 – Svetlana Zainetdinova, Soviet-Estonian chess player and coach
- 1963 – Sinitta, American-British singer
- 1964 – Ty Pennington, American model, carpenter and television host[23]
- 1965 – Brad Daugherty, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1965 – Todd Park Mohr, American rock singer-songwriter and musician[23]
- 1966 – Jon Favreau, American actor, director, and screenwriter[23]
- 1966 – Dimitris Lyacos, Greek poet and playwright
- 1966 – David Vann, American novelist and short story writer
- 1967 – Amy Carter, American illustrator and activist[19]
- 1967 – Yōji Matsuda, Japanese actor
- 1967 – Yoko Shimomura, Japanese pianist and composer
- 1968 – Rodney Carrington, American comedian, actor, and singer
- 1969 – Pedro Castillo, Peruvian politician, President of Peru[33]
- 1969 – Zdeno Cíger, Slovak ice hockey player and coach[34]
- 1969 – John Edward, American psychic and author
- 1969 – Trey Parker, American actor, animator, producer, and screenwriter[23]
- 1969 – Erwin Sánchez, Bolivian footballer and manager
- 1970 – Andrew Griffiths, English politician
- 1970 – Chris Kattan, American actor, producer, and screenwriter[23]
- 1972 – Keith Foulke, American baseball player
- 1972 – Pras, American rapper-songwriter, record producer, and actor[23]
- 1973 – Hicham Arazi, Moroccan tennis player
- 1973 – Okan Buruk, Turkish footballer and manager
- 1973 – Joaquin Gage, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1975 – Burak Güven, Turkish singer-songwriter and bass player
- 1976 – Bruno Dias, Portuguese politician[35]
- 1976 – Omar Gooding, American actor and producer[23]
- 1976 – Jostein Gulbrandsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer
- 1976 – Desmond Harrington, American actor[19]
- 1976 – Paul Hartley, Scottish footballer and manager
- 1976 – Hiroshi Sakai, Japanese footballer
- 1976 – Dan Smith, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1976 – Michael Young, American baseball player
- 1977 – Habib Beye, French-Senegalese footballer
- 1977 – Louis-José Houde, Canadian comedian and actor
- 1977 – Jason Reitman, Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter[23]
- 1977 – Raúl Tamudo, Spanish footballer
- 1977 – Mo Twister, Filipino radio and television host
- 1978 – Enrique Bernoldi, Brazilian race car driver
- 1978 – Zakhar Dubensky, Russian footballer
- 1978 – Henri Sorvali, Finnish guitarist and keyboard player
- 1979 – José Luis López, Mexican footballer
- 1979 – Brian Robertson, American trombonist
- 1979 – Sachiko Sugiyama, Japanese volleyball player
- 1980 – José Bautista, Dominican baseball player
- 1980 – Rajai Davis, American baseball player
- 1980 – Benjamin Salisbury, American actor[23]
- 1981 – Leon Bott, Australian rugby league player
- 1981 – Heikki Kovalainen, Finnish race car driver
- 1982 – Atom Araullo, Filipino journalist
- 1982 – J. A. Happ, American baseball player[36]
- 1982 – Gillian Jacobs, American actress and director[23]
- 1982 – Louis Oosthuizen, South African golfer
- 1982 – Gonzalo Pineda, Mexican footballer
- 1982 – Daan van Bunge, Dutch cricketer
- 1983 – Rebecca Ferguson, Swedish actress[23]
- 1983 – Andy Lonergan, English footballer
- 1983 – Cara Santa Maria, American neuroscientist and blogger
- 1984 – Danka Barteková, Slovak skeet shooter
- 1984 – Thundercat, American singer and record producer[37]
- 1987 – Tsunenori Aoki, Japanese actor
- 1987 – Sam Groth, Australian tennis player
- 1988 – Zeph Ellis, English rapper and producer
- 1988 – Markiyan Kamysh, Ukrainian writer
- 1988 – Chris Lawrence, Australian rugby league player
- 1989 – James Gavet, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1989 – Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Lithuanian basketball player[38]
- 1989 – Miroslav Stoch, Slovak footballer
- 1989 – Rakuto Tochihara, Japanese actor
- 1989 – Janine Tugonon, Filipino model and television host
- 1990 – Tom Kilbey, English footballer
- 1990 – Janet Leon, Swedish singer-songwriter and dancer
- 1990 – Ciara Renée, American actress and singer[23]
- 1990 – Endō Shōta, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1991 – Colton Dixon, American singer-songwriter and pianist
- 1992 – Lil Durk, American rapper[39]
- 1992 – Shiho, Japanese actress and model
- 1993 – Hunter King, American actress[23]
- 1993 – Abby Sunderland, American sailor
- 1994 – Cal Petersen, American ice hockey player[40]
- 1994 – Anthony Santander, Venezuelan baseball player[41]
- 1994 – Agnė Sereikaitė, Lithuanian speed skater
- 1995 – Sammis Reyes, Chilean-American football and basketball player[42]
- 1996 – Chance Perdomo, American-British actor (died 2024)[43]
- 1996 – Bernadeth Pons, Filipino volleyball athlete
- 1998 – Noof Al Maadeed, Qatari women's rights activist[44]
- 1999 – Carlotta Truman, German singer-songwriter
- 2005 – Antonia Nocca, Italian singer-songwriter[45]
- 727 – Frithuswith, English saint (born 650)
- 993 – Conrad I, King of Burgundy (born c. 925)
- 1216 – John, King of England (born 1166)
- 1287 – Bohemond VII, Count of Tripoli
- 1354 – Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada (born 1318)
- 1375 – Cansignorio della Scala, Lord of Verona (born 1340)
- 1401 – John Charleton, 4th Baron Cherleton (born 1362)[46]
- 1432 – John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal of England (born 1392)
- 1587 – Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 1541)
- 1595 – Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel, English nobleman (born 1537)
- 1608 – Martin Delrio, Flemish theologian and author (born 1551)
- 1609 – Jacobus Arminius, Dutch Reformed theologian (born 1560)
- 1619 – Fujiwara Seika, Japanese philosopher and educator (born 1561)
- 1636 – Marcin Kazanowski, Polish politician (born 1566)
- 1678 – Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter (born 1627)
- 1682 – Thomas Browne, English physician and author (born 1605)
- 1723 – Godfrey Kneller, German-English painter (born 1646)
- 1745 – Jonathan Swift, Irish satirist and essayist (born 1667)
- 1772 – Andrea Belli, Maltese architect and businessman (born 1703)
- 1790 – Lyman Hall, American physician and politician, 16th Governor of Georgia (born 1724)
- 1796 – Michel de Beaupuy, French general (born 1755)
- 1813 – Józef Poniatowski, Polish general (born 1763)
- 1815 – Paolo Mascagni, Italian physician and anatomist (born 1755)
- 1842 – Aleksey Koltsov, Russian poet and author (born 1808)
- 1851 – Marie Thérèse of France (born 1778)
- 1856 – William Sprague III, American businessman and politician, 14th Governor of Rhode Island (born 1799)
- 1889 – Luís I of Portugal (born 1838)
- 1897 – George Pullman, American engineer and businessman, founded the Pullman Company (born 1831)
- 1901 – Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish businessman and philanthropist, founded GN Store Nord (born 1829)
- 1905 – Virgil Earp, American marshal (born 1843)
- 1914 – Robert Hugh Benson, English Catholic priest and novelist (born 1871)[47]
- 1916 – Ioannis Frangoudis, Greek general and target shooter (born 1863)
- 1918 – Harold Lockwood, American actor (born 1887)
- 1924 – Louis Zborowski, English race car driver and engineer (born 1895)
- 1926 – Ludvig Karsten, Norwegian painter (born 1876)[48]
- 1936 – Lu Xun, Chinese author and critic (born 1881)
- 1937 – Ernest Rutherford, New Zealand-English physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1871)
- 1943 – Camille Claudel, French sculptor and illustrator (born 1864)[49]
- 1944 – Dénes Kőnig, Hungarian mathematician (born 1884)
- 1945 – Plutarco Elías Calles, Mexican general and politician, 40th President of Mexico (born 1877)
- 1945 – N. C. Wyeth, American painter and illustrator (born 1882)
- 1950 – Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet and playwright (born 1892)
- 1952 – Edward S. Curtis, American ethnologist and photographer (born 1868)
- 1956 – Isham Jones, American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (born 1894)
- 1960 – Hjalmar Dahl, Finnish journalist, translator and writer (born 1891)[50]
- 1960 – George Wallace, Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1895)
- 1961 – Şemsettin Günaltay, Turkish historian and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1883)
- 1964 – Sergey Biryuzov, Marshal of the Soviet Union (born 1904)
- 1964 – Nettie Palmer, Australian poet and critic (born 1885)
- 1964 – Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Durham (born 1888)
- 1965 – Edward Willis Redfield, American painter and educator (born 1869)
- 1969 – Lacey Hearn, American sprinter (born 1881)
- 1970 – Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexican general and politician, 44th President of Mexico (born 1895)
- 1978 – Gig Young, American actor (born 1913)
- 1983 – Maurice Bishop, Aruban-Grenadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Grenada (born 1944)
- 1984 – Jerzy Popiełuszko, Polish priest and activist (born 1947)
- 1985 – Alfred Rouleau, Canadian businessman (born 1915)
- 1986 – Dele Giwa, Nigerian journalist, co-founded Newswatch Magazine (born 1947)
- 1986 – Samora Machel, Mozambican commander and politician, 1st President of Mozambique (born 1933)
- 1987 – Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist and educator (born 1945)
- 1987 – Hermann Lang, German race car driver (born 1909)
- 1988 – Son House, American singer and guitarist (born 1902)
- 1992 – Magnus Pyke, English scientist and television host (born 1908)
- 1994 – Martha Raye, American actress and comedian (born 1916)
- 1995 – Don Cherry, American trumpet player (born 1936)
- 1995 – Harilaos Perpessas, Greek pianist and composer (born 1907)
- 1996 – Shamsuddin Qasemi, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician (born 1935)[51]
- 1997 – Glen Buxton, American guitarist and songwriter (born 1947)
- 1997 – Ken Wood, inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (born 1916)
- 1999 – James C. Murray, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (born 1917)
- 1999 – Nathalie Sarraute, Russian-French lawyer and author (born 1900)
- 2002 – Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Russian physicist and astronaut (born 1932)
- 2003 – Road Warrior Hawk, American wrestler (born 1957)
- 2003 – Alija Izetbegović, Bosniak lawyer and politician, 1st President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (born 1925)
- 2003 – Margaret Murie, American environmentalist and author (born 1902)[52]
- 2003 – Nello Pagani, Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (born 1911)
- 2005 – Ryan Dallas Cook, American trombonist (born 1982)
- 2006 – James Glennon, American cinematographer (born 1942)
- 2006 – Phyllis Kirk, American actress (born 1927)
- 2007 – Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (born 1917)
- 2007 – Randall Forsberg, American activist and author (born 1943)
- 2007 – Michael Maidens, English footballer (born 1987)
- 2007 – Jan Wolkers, Dutch author, sculptor, and painter (born 1925)
- 2008 – Richard Blackwell, American actor, fashion designer, and critic (born 1922)
- 2009 – Howard Unruh, American murderer (born 1921)
- 2009 – Joseph Wiseman, Canadian-American actor (born 1918)
- 2010 – Tom Bosley, American actor (born 1927)
- 2011 – Kakkanadan, Indian author (born 1935)
- 2012 – Lincoln Alexander, Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (born 1922)
- 2012 – Wissam al-Hassan, Lebanese general (born 1965)
- 2012 – Wiyogo Atmodarminto, Indonesian general and politician, 10th Governor of Jakarta (born 1922)
- 2012 – Mike Graham, American wrestler (born 1951)
- 2012 – Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist (born 1920)
- 2013 – John Bergamo, American drummer and composer (born 1940)
- 2013 – Noel Harrison, English singer, actor, and skier (born 1934)
- 2013 – Ronald Shannon Jackson, American drummer and composer (born 1940)
- 2013 – Mikihiko Renjō, Japanese author (born 1948)
- 2013 – Mahmoud Zoufonoun, Iranian-American violinist and composer (born 1920)
- 2014 – John Holt, Jamaican singer-songwriter (born 1947)
- 2014 – Stephen Paulus, American composer (born 1949)
- 2014 – Raphael Ravenscroft, English saxophonist and composer (born 1954)
- 2014 – Serena Shim, Lebanese-American journalist (born 1984)
- 2015 – Bill Daley, American football player and sportscaster (born 1919)
- 2015 – Fleming Mackell, Canadian ice hockey player and singer (born 1929)
- 2015 – Ali Treki, Libyan politician and diplomat, Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1938)
- 2016 – Phil Chess, Czech-American record producer, co-founded Chess Records (born 1921)
- 2016 – Giovanni Steffè, Italian rower (born 1928)
- 2017 – Umberto Lenzi, Italian film director (born 1931)
- 2019 – Deborah Orr, Scottish journalist (born 1962)[53]
- 2021 – Jack Angel, American voice actor (born 1930)[54]
- 2023 – Atsushi Sakurai, singer from Japanese rock band Buck-Tick (born 1966)[55]
- 2025 – Daniel Naroditsky, American chess grandmaster (born 1995)[56]
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