Day of the year
July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 178 days remain until the end of the year.
- 1614 – Raid on Żejtun: The south east of Malta, and the town of Żejtun, suffer a raid from Ottoman forces. This was the last unsuccessful attempt by the Ottomans to conquer the island of Malta.
- 1630 – Thirty Years' War: Four thousand Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus land in Pomerania, Germany.
- 1685 – Battle of Sedgemoor: Last battle of the Monmouth Rebellion. Troops of King James II defeat troops of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth.
- 1751 – Pope Benedict XIV suppresses the Patriarchate of Aquileia and establishes from its territory the Archdiocese of Udine and Gorizia.
- 1777 – American Revolutionary War: Siege of Fort Ticonderoga: After a bombardment by British artillery under General John Burgoyne, American forces retreat from Fort Ticonderoga, New York.
- 1779 – Battle of Grenada: The French defeat British naval forces in the Caribbean during the American Revolutionary War.
- 1791 – At Padua, the Emperor Leopold II calls on the monarchs of Europe to join him in demanding the king of France Louis XVI's freedom.[5]
- 1801 – First Battle of Algeciras: Outnumbered French Navy ships defeat the Royal Navy in the fortified Spanish port of Algeciras.
- 1809 – The second day of the Battle of Wagram; France defeats the Austrian army in the largest battle to date of the Napoleonic Wars.
- 1854 – The Republican Party of the United States held its first convention in Jackson, Michigan.
- 1885 – Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
- 1887 – David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced to sign the Bayonet Constitution, which transfers much of the king's authority to the Legislature of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
- 1892 – Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded.
- 1917 – World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt.
- 1918 – The Left SR uprising in Russia starts with the assassination of German ambassador Wilhelm von Mirbach by Cheka members.
- 1919 – The British dirigible R34 lands in New York, completing the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by an airship.
- 1933 – The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League defeated the National League 4–2.
- 1936 – A major breach of the Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61 m) into the River Irwell.
- 1937 – Spanish Civil War: Battle of Brunete: The battle begins with Spanish Republican troops going on the offensive against the Nationalists to relieve pressure on Madrid.
- 1939 – Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises.
- 1940 – Story Bridge, a major landmark in Brisbane, as well as Australia's longest cantilever bridge is formally opened.
- 1941 – World War II: The German army launches its offensive to encircle several Soviet armies near Smolensk.
- 1942 – Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the "Secret Annexe" above her father's office in an Amsterdam warehouse.
- 1944 – Jackie Robinson refuses to move to the back of a bus, leading to a court-martial.
- 1944 – The Hartford circus fire, one of America's worst fire disasters, kills approximately 168 people and injures over 700 in Hartford, Connecticut.[6]
- 1947 – Referendum held in Sylhet to decide its fate in the Partition of India.[7]
- 1947 – The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.
- 1957 – Althea Gibson wins at the Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.[8]
- 1957 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time, as teenagers at Woolton Fete, three years before forming the Beatles.[9]
- 1962 – As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place.
- 1962 – The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, airs on RTÉ One for the first time.
- 1964 – Malawi declares its independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1966 – Malawi becomes a republic, with Hastings Banda as its first President.
- 1967 – Nigerian Civil War: Nigerian forces invade Biafra, beginning the war.
- 1975 – The Comoros declares independence from France.
- 1982 – While attempting to return to Sheremetyevo International Airport, Aeroflot Flight 411, an Ilyushin Il-62, crashes near Mendeleyevo, Moscow Oblast, killing all 90 people on board.[10]
- 1988 – The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. One hundred sixty-seven oil workers are killed, making it the world's worst offshore oil disaster in terms of direct loss of life.
- 1989 – The Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack: Sixteen bus passengers are killed when a member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad took control of the bus and drove it over a cliff.
- 1995 – In the Bosnian War, under the command of General Ratko Mladić, Serbia begins its attack on the Bosnian town of Srebrenica.
- 1996 – A McDonnell Douglas MD-88 operating as Delta Air Lines Flight 1288 experiences a turbine engine failure during takeoff from Pensacola International Airport, killing two and injuring five of the 147 people on board.[11]
- 1997 – The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.
- 1998 – Hong Kong International Airport opens in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, replacing Kai Tak Airport as the city's international airport.
- 2003 – The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively.
- 2006 – The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
- 2013 – At least 42 people are killed in a shooting at a school in Yobe State, Nigeria.
- 2013 – A Boeing 777 operating as Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashes at San Francisco International Airport, killing three and injuring 181 of the 307 people on board.
- 2013 – A 73-car oil train derails in the town of Lac-Mégantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town's central area.
- 2021 – An Antonov An-26 operating as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, killing all 28 aboard.[12]
- 2022 – The Georgia Guidestones, a monument in the United States, are heavily damaged in a bombing, and are dismantled later the same day.[13]
- 1623 – Jacopo Melani, Italian violinist and composer (died 1676)
- 1678 – Nicola Francesco Haym, Italian cellist and composer (died 1729)
- 1686 – Antoine de Jussieu, French biologist and academic (died 1758)
- 1701 – Mary, Countess of Harold, English aristocrat and philanthropist (died 1785)[17]
- 1736 – Daniel Morgan, American general and politician (died 1802)
- 1747 – John Paul Jones, Scottish-American captain (died 1792)
- 1766 – Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (died 1813)
- 1782 – Maria Luisa of Spain (died 1824)
- 1785 – William Hooker, English botanist and academic (died 1865)
- 1789 – María Isabella of Spain (died 1846)
- 1796 – Nicholas I of Russia (died 1855)[18]
- 1797 – Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey (died 1869)[19]
- 1799 – Louisa Caroline Huggins Tuthill, American author (died 1879)[20]
- 1817 – Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and physiologist (died 1905)
- 1818 – Adolf Anderssen, German chess player (died 1879)
- 1823 – Sophie Adlersparre, Swedish publisher, writer, and women's rights activist (died 1895)[21]
- 1829 – Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (died 1880)
- 1831 – Sylvester Pennoyer, American lawyer and politician, 8th Governor of Oregon (died 1902)
- 1832 – Maximilian I of Mexico (died 1867)[22]
- 1837 – R. G. Bhandarkar, Indian orientalist and scholar (died 1925)
- 1838 – Vatroslav Jagić, Croatian philologist and scholar (died 1923)
- 1840 – José María Velasco Gómez, Mexican painter and academic (died 1912)
- 1843 – John Downer, Australian politician, 16th Premier of South Australia (died 1915)
- 1846 – Ángela Peralta, Mexican opera singer (died 1883)[23]
- 1856 – George Howard Earle, Jr., American lawyer and businessman (died 1928)
- 1858 – William Irvine, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Victoria (died 1943)
- 1865 – Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss composer and educator (died 1950)
- 1868 – Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (died 1935)
- 1873 – Dimitrios Maximos, Greek banker and politician, 140th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1955)
- 1877 – Arnaud Massy, French golfer (died 1950)
- 1878 – Eino Leino, Finnish poet and journalist (died 1926)[24]
- 1883 – Godfrey Huggins, Prime Minister of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (died 1971)[25]
- 1884 – Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, American businessman and sailor (died 1970)
- 1885 – Ernst Busch, German field marshal (died 1945)
- 1886 – Marc Bloch, French historian and academic (died 1944)[26]
- 1887 – Marc Chagall, Belarusian-French painter and poet (died 1985)
- 1887 – Annette Kellermann, Australian swimmer and actress (died 1975)
- 1890 – Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Indian-American author and scholar (died 1936)
- 1891 – Earle S. MacPherson, American engineer, created MacPherson strut (died 1960)[27]
- 1892 – Will James, American author and illustrator (died 1942)
- 1897 – Richard Krautheimer, German-American historian and scholar (died 1994)
- 1898 – Hanns Eisler, German-Austrian soldier and composer (died 1962)
- 1899 – Susannah Mushatt Jones, American supercentarian (died 2016)
- 1900 – Frederica Sagor Maas, American author and screenwriter (died 2012)
- 1900 – Elfriede Wever, German Olympic runner (died 1941)
- 1903 – Hugo Theorell, Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1982)
- 1904 – Robert Whitney, American conductor and composer (died 1986)
- 1905 – Juan O'Gorman, Mexican painter and architect (died 1982)[28]
- 1907 – Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter and educator (died 1954)
- 1907 – George Stanley, Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the flag of Canada (died 2002)
- 1908 – Anton Muttukumaru, Sri Lankan general and diplomat (died 2001)
- 1909 – Eric Reece, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Tasmania (died 1999)
- 1910 – René Le Grèves, French cyclist (died 1946)
- 1911 – June Gale, American actress (died 1996)
- 1912 – Heinrich Harrer, Austrian geographer and mountaineer (died 2006)
- 1912 – Molly Yard, American feminist (died 2005)
- 1913 – Vance Trimble, American journalist and author (died 2021)
- 1914 – Vince McMahon Sr., American wrestling promoter, founded WWE (died 1984)
- 1914 – Ernest Kirkendall, American chemist and metallurgist (died 2005)
- 1915 – Leonard Birchall, Royal Canadian Air Force pilot (died 2004)
- 1916 – Harold Norse, American poet and author (died 2009)
- 1916 – Don R. Christensen, American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor (died 2006)
- 1917 – Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand runner and coach (died 2004)
- 1918 – Sebastian Cabot, English-Canadian actor (died 1977)
- 1918 – Herm Fuetsch, American professional basketball player (died 2010)
- 1918 – Francisco Moncion, Dominican-American ballet dancer, charter member of the New York City Ballet (died 1995)
- 1919 – Ernst Haefliger, Swiss tenor and educator (died 2007)
- 1919 – Edward Kenna, Australian Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross (died 2009)
- 1919 – Ray Dowker, New Zealand cricketer (died 2004)
- 1921 – Allan MacEachen, Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (died 2017)
- 1921 – Billy Mauch, American actor (died 2006)
- 1921 – Bobby Mauch, American actor (died 2007)
- 1921 – Nancy Reagan, American actress and activist, 42nd First Lady of the United States (died 2016)[29]
- 1922 – William Schallert, American actor; president (1979–81) of the Screen Actors Guild (died 2016)
- 1923 – Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland (died 2014)
- 1924 – Mahim Bora, Indian writer and educationist, recipients of the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour (died 2016)
- 1924 – Louie Bellson, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (died 2009)
- 1925 – Ruth Cracknell, Australian actress (died 2002)[30]
- 1925 – Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer, created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! (died 2007)
- 1925 – Bill Haley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1981)
- 1925 – Gazi Yaşargil, Turkish neurosurgeon and academic (died 2025)
- 1926 – Sulev Vahtre, Estonian historian and academic (died 2007)
- 1926 – Dorothy E. Smith, Canadian sociologist (died 2022)[31]
- 1927 – Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess player and journalist (died 1988)
- 1927 – Janet Leigh, American actress and author (died 2004)
- 1928 – Bernard Malgrange, French mathematician (died 2024)
- 1929 – Hélène Carrère d'Encausse, French politician historian (died 2023)
- 1930 – George Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2021)[32]
- 1930 – Ian Burgess, English racing driver (died 2012)[33]
- 1931 – Della Reese, American actress and singer (died 2017)
- 1931 – László Tábori, Hungarian runner and coach (died 2018)
- 1932 – Herman Hertzberger, Dutch architect and academic
- 1935 – Candy Barr, American model, dancer, and actress (died 2005)
- 1935 – Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama
- 1936 – Dave Allen, Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2005)
- 1937 – Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russian-Icelandic pianist and conductor
- 1937 – Ned Beatty, American actor (died 2021)[34]
- 1937 – Gene Chandler, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1937 – Bessie Head, Botswanan writer (died 1986)[35]
- 1937 – Michael Sata, Zambian police officer and politician, 5th President of Zambia (died 2014)
- 1939 – Jet Harris, English bass player (died 2011)
- 1939 – Mary Peters, English-Irish pentathlete and shot putter
- 1939 – Bruce Hunter, American swimmer (died 2018)
- 1939 – Gérard Bourgoin, French sports executive, president of AJ Auxerre (2011–2013) and (Ligue de Football Professionnel) (died 2025)[36]
- 1940 – Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakh politician, 1st President of Kazakhstan
- 1940 – Jeannie Seely, Grammy Award-winning country music singer-songwriter and Grand Ole Opry member
- 1940 – Siti Norma Yaakob, Malaysian lawyer and judge[37][38]
- 1941 – David Crystal, British linguist, author, and academic
- 1941 – Reinhard Roder, German footballer and manager
- 1942 – Ian Leslie, Indonesian-Australian journalist and television host[39]
- 1943 – Tamara Sinyavskaya, Russian soprano
- 1944 – Gunhild Hoffmeister, German runner
- 1945 – Burt Ward, American actor[40]
- 1946 – George W. Bush, American businessman and politician, 43rd President of the United States[41]
- 1946 – Fred Dryer, American football player and actor
- 1946 – Peter Singer, Australian philosopher and academic
- 1946 – Sylvester Stallone, American actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1947 – Roy Señeres, Filipino diplomat and politician (died 2016)
- 1948 – Nathalie Baye, French actress
- 1948 – Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Canadian academic and politician, 26th Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs
- 1948 – Brad Park, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
- 1949 – Noli de Castro, Filipino journalist and politician, 14th Vice President of the Philippines
- 1949 – Phyllis Hyman, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 1995)
- 1949 – Michael Shrieve, American composer, drummer, and percussionist
- 1950 – John Byrne, English-American author and illustrator
- 1951 – Lorna Golding, Former First Lady of Jamaica
- 1951 – Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor and producer
- 1951 – Rick Sternbach, American illustrator and concept designer[42]
- 1952 – Hilary Mantel, English author and critic (died 2022)[43]
- 1953 – Nanci Griffith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021)
- 1953 – Kaiser Kalambo, Zambian footballer and manager (died 2014)
- 1953 – Robert Ménard, French politician and former journalist
- 1954 – Allyce Beasley, American actress
- 1954 – Willie Randolph, American baseball player and manager
- 1957 – Phil Mallow, American politician[44]
- 1958 – Jennifer Saunders, English actress, comedian and screenwriter[45]
- 1959 – Richard Dacoury, French basketball player
- 1960 – Maria Wasiak, Polish businesswoman and politician, Polish Minister of Infrastructure and Development
- 1962 – Todd Bennett, English runner and coach (died 2013)[46]
- 1962 – Peter Hedges, American author, screenwriter, and director[47]
- 1964 – Thierry Warmoes, politician[48]
- 1967 – Heather Nova, Bermudian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1970 – Inspectah Deck, American rapper and producer
- 1972 – Daniel Andrews, Australian politician, 48th Premier of Victoria
- 1972 – Laurent Gaudé, French author and playwright
- 1972 – Greg Norton, American baseball player and coach
- 1972 – Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, Ukrainian sprinter
- 1974 – Harashima, Japanese professional wrestler[49]
- 1974 – Zé Roberto, Brazilian footballer
- 1975 – 50 Cent, American rapper and actor[50]
- 1975 – Sebastián Rulli, Argentine-Mexican actor and model
- 1975 – Amir-Abbas Fakhravar, Iranian journalist and activist
- 1975 – Kristian Woolf, Australian rugby league player and coach[51]
- 1976 – Rory Delap, English-Irish footballer
- 1976 – Ioana Dumitriu, Romanian-American mathematician and academic
- 1977 – Max Mirnyi, Belarusian tennis player
- 1977 – Makhaya Ntini, South African cricketer
- 1978 – Adam Busch, American actor, director, and producer
- 1978 – Tamera Mowry, American actress and producer
- 1978 – Tia Mowry, American actress and producer
- 1978 – Kevin Senio, New Zealand rugby player
- 1979 – Nic Cester, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1979 – Kevin Hart, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
- 1980 – Pau Gasol, Spanish basketball player[52]
- 1980 – Eva Green, French actress and model[53]
- 1980 – Joell Ortiz, American rapper
- 1981 – Nnamdi Asomugha, American football player
- 1981 – Roman Shirokov, Russian footballer
- 1982 – Brandon Jacobs, American football player
- 1982 – Misty Upham, American actress (died 2014)[54]
- 1983 – Gregory Smith, Canadian actor, director, and producer
- 1984 – Zhang Hao, Chinese figure skater
- 1985 – Ranveer Singh, Indian film actor[55]
- 1986 – David Karp, American businessman, founded Tumblr
- 1987 – Sophie Auster, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1987 – Manteo Mitchell, American runner
- 1987 – Kate Nash, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
- 1987 – Caroline Trentini, Brazilian model[56]
- 1988 – Kevin Fickentscher, Swiss footballer
- 1990 – Jae Crowder, American basketball player[57]
- 1990 – Magaye Gueye, French footballer
- 1990 – Jamal Idris, Australian rugby league player[58]
- 1990 – Justin Schultz, Canadian ice hockey player[59]
- 1992 – Na-Lae Han, South Korean tennis player[60]
- 1992 – Manny Machado, Dominican-American baseball player[61]
- 1994 – Andrew Benintendi, American baseball player[62]
- 1995 – Ludwig Ahgren, American YouTuber and live streamer[63]
- 1998 – Comethazine, American rapper[64]
- 2000 – Zion Williamson, American basketball player[65]
- 371 BC – Cleombrotus I, Spartan king
- 649 – Goar of Aquitaine, French bishop
- 887 – Wang Chongrong, Chinese warlord
- 918 – William I, duke of Aquitaine (born 875)
- 1017 – Genshin, Japanese scholar (born 942)
- 1070 – Godelieve, Flemish saint (born 1049)
- 1189 – Henry II, king of England (born 1133)[66]
- 1218 – Odo III, duke of Burgundy (born 1166)
- 1249 – Alexander II, king of Scotland (born 1198)
- 1415 – Jan Hus, Czech priest, philosopher, and reformer (born 1369)[2]
- 1476 – Regiomontanus, German mathematician and astrologer (born 1436)
- 1480 – Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer (born 1416)
- 1533 – Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet and playwright (born 1474)
- 1535 – Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1478)
- 1553 – Edward VI, king of England and Ireland (born 1537)
- 1583 – Edmund Grindal, English archbishop (born 1519)
- 1585 – Thomas Aufield, English priest and martyr (born 1552)
- 1614 – Man Singh I, Rajput Raja of Amer (born 1550)
- 1684 – Peter Gunning, English bishop (born 1614)
- 1758 – George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, English general and politician (born 1725)
- 1768 – Conrad Beissel, German-American religious leader (born 1690)
- 1802 – Daniel Morgan, American general and politician (born 1736)
- 1809 – Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, French general (born 1775)
- 1813 – Granville Sharp, English activist (born 1735)
- 1815 – Samuel Whitbread, English politician (born 1764)[67]
- 1835 – John Marshall, American captain and politician, 4th United States Secretary of State (born 1755)
- 1854 – Georg Ohm, German physicist and mathematician (born 1789)
- 1868 – Harada Sanosuke, Japanese captain (born 1840)
- 1893 – Guy de Maupassant, French short story writer, novelist, and poet (born 1850)
- 1901 – Chlodwig Carl Viktor, German prince and chancellor (born 1819)
- 1902 – Maria Goretti, Italian martyr and saint (born 1890)
- 1904 – Abai Qunanbaiuly, Kazakh poet and philosopher (born 1845)
- 1907 – August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein, German linguist and theologian (born 1826)
- 1914 – Georges Legagneux, French aviator (born 1882) [68]
- 1916 – Odilon Redon, French painter and illustrator (born 1840)
- 1918 – Wilhelm von Mirbach, German diplomat (born 1871)
- 1922 – Maria Teresia Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian nun and missionary (born 1863)
- 1932 – Kenneth Grahame, Scottish-English author (born 1859)
- 1946 – Horace Pippin, American painter (born 1888)
- 1947 – Adolfo Müller-Ury, Swiss-American painter (born 1862)
- 1952 – Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Premier of Quebec (born 1867)
- 1954 – Cornelia Sorabji, Indian lawyer, social reformer and writer (born 1866)[69]
- 1959 – George Grosz, German painter and illustrator (born 1893)
- 1960 – Aneurin Bevan, Welsh-English politician, Secretary of State for Health (born 1897)
- 1961 – Scott LaFaro, American bassist (born 1936)
- 1961 – Woodall Rodgers, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Dallas (born 1890)
- 1962 – Paul Boffa, Maltese soldier and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malta (born 1890)
- 1962 – William Faulkner, American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1897)
- 1962 – Joseph August, archduke of Austria (born 1872)
- 1963 – George, duke of Mecklenburg (born 1899)
- 1964 – Claude V. Ricketts, American admiral (born 1906)
- 1966 – Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player and manager (born 1892)
- 1967 – Hilda Taba, Estonian architect and educator (born 1902)
- 1971 – Louis Armstrong, American singer and trumpet player (born 1901)
- 1973 – Otto Klemperer, German-American conductor and composer (born 1885)
- 1975 – Reşat Ekrem Koçu, Turkish historian, scholar, and poet (born 1905)
- 1976 – Zhu De, Chinese general and politician, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (born 1886)
- 1976 – Fritz Lenz, German geneticist and physician (born 1887)
- 1977 – Ödön Pártos, Hungarian-Israeli viola player and composer (born 1907)
- 1978 – Babe Paley, American socialite and fashion style icon (born 1915)
- 1979 – Van McCoy, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1940)
- 1986 – Jagjivan Ram, Indian lawyer and politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of India (born 1908)
- 1987 – Elli Stenberg, Finnish politician (born 1903)[70]
- 1989 – János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, Hungarian Minister of the Interior (born 1912)
- 1991 – Mudashiru Lawal, Nigerian footballer (born 1954)
- 1992 – Marsha P. Johnson, American drag queen performer and activist (born 1945)
- 1994 – Ahmet Haxhiu, Kosovan activist (born 1932)
- 1995 – Aziz Nesin, Turkish author and poet (born 1915)
- 1997 – Chetan Anand, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)
- 1998 – Roy Rogers, American cowboy, actor, and singer (born 1911)
- 1999 – Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish pianist and composer (born 1901)
- 2000 – Władysław Szpilman, Polish pianist and composer (born 1911)
- 2002 – Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman, founded Reliance Industries (born 1932)
- 2002 – John Frankenheimer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930)
- 2003 – Buddy Ebsen, American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1908)
- 2003 – Çelik Gülersoy, Turkish lawyer, historical preservationist, writer and poet (born 1930)
- 2004 – Thomas Klestil, Austrian politician, 10th President of Austria (born 1932)
- 2004 – Syreeta Wright, American singer-songwriter (born 1946)
- 2005 – Ed McBain, American author and screenwriter (born 1926)
- 2005 – Claude Simon, Malagasy-French novelist and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913)
- 2006 – Kasey Rogers, American actress (born 1925)
- 2007 – Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, American author (born 1939)
- 2009 – Vasily Aksyonov, Russian author and academic (born 1932)
- 2009 – Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (born 1916)
- 2010 – Harvey Fuqua, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1929)
- 2011 – Carly Hibberd, Australian road racing cyclist (born 1985)[71]
- 2012 – Hani al-Hassan, Palestinian engineer and politician (born 1939)
- 2013 – Lo Hsing Han, Burmese businessman, co-founded Asia World (born 1935)
- 2014 – Alan J. Dixon, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 34th Illinois Secretary of State (born 1927)
- 2015 – Jerry Weintraub, American film producer, and talent agent (born 1937)
- 2018 – Shoko Asahara, founder of Japanese cult group Aum Shinrikyo (born 1955)[72]
- 2019 – Cameron Boyce, American actor (born 1999)[73]
- 2019 – João Gilberto, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist, pioneer of bossa nova music style (born 1931)[74]
- 2020 – Charlie Daniels, American singer-songwriter, fiddle-player and guitarist (born 1936)[75]
- 2020 – Mary Kay Letourneau, American child rapist (born 1962)[76]
- 2020 – Ennio Morricone, Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpet player (born 1928)[77]
- 2022 – James Caan, American actor (born 1940)[78]
- 2022 – Arnaldo Pambianco, Italian former professional road racing cyclist (born 1935)[79]
- 2022 – Norah Vincent, American writer (born 1968)[80]
- 2024 – Khyree Jackson, American football player (born 1999)[81]
Holidays and observances
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