August 11
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August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 142 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
- 3114 BC – The Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, used by several pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilizations, notably the Maya, begins.
- 2492 BC – Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation.
- 106 – The south-western part of Dacia (modern Romania) becomes a Roman province: Roman Dacia.
- 117 – Hadrian is proclaimed Roman emperor, two days after Trajan's death.[1]
- 355 – Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor against Constantius II.
- 490 – Battle of Adda: The Goths under Theodoric the Great and his ally Alaric II defeat the forces of Odoacer on the Adda River, near Milan.
- 923 – The Qarmatians of Bahrayn capture and pillage the city of Basra.[2]
- 1315 – The Great Famine of Europe becomes so dire that even the king of England has difficulties buying bread for himself and his entourage.[3]
- 1332 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Battle of Dupplin Moor: Scots under Domhnall II, Earl of Mar are routed by Edward Balliol.
- 1473 – The Battle of Otlukbeli: Mehmed the Conqueror of the Ottoman Empire decisively defeats Uzun Hassan of Aq Qoyunlu.
- 1492 – Rodrigo de Borja is elected as Head of the Catholic Church, taking the name Pope Alexander VI.[4]
1601–1900
1901–present
- 1918 – World War I: The Battle of Amiens ends.
- 1919 – Germany's Weimar Constitution is signed into law.[8]
- 1920 – The 1920 Cork hunger strike begins which eventually results in the deaths of three Irish Republicans including the Lord Mayor of Cork Terence MacSwiney.[9]
- 1920 – The Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty, which relinquished Russia's authority and pretenses to Latvia, is signed, ending the Latvian War of Independence.
- 1929 – Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 500 home runs in his career with a home run at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio.
- 1934 – The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.
- 1942 – Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones, two-way radio communications, and Wi-Fi.
- 1945 – Poles in Kraków engage in a pogrom against Jews in the city, killing one and wounding five.
- 1952 – Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan.
- 1959 – Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
- 1960 – Chad declares independence from France.
- 1961 – The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
- 1962 – Vostok 3 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev becomes the first person to float in microgravity.
- 1965 – Race riots (the Watts Riots) begin in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California.
- 1969 – The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the Moon.[10]
- 1972 – Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
- 1973 – At the 1520 Sedgwick Avenue apartment building in The Bronx, New York, DJ Kool Herc hosts a house party widely considered to mark the birthplace of hip hop culture and music.[11] DJ Kool Herc demonstrates a new technique of beat juggling and Coke La Rock performs a new style of vocal performance called rapping.
- 1975 – East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin.
- 1979 – Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners.
- 1982 – A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others.
- 1984 – "We begin bombing in five minutes": United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio.
- 1988 – A meeting between Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif, Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, and leaders of Egyptian Islamic Jihad in Afghanistan culminates in the formation of Al-Qaeda.[12]
- 1991 – Nickelodeon's first line of "Nicktoons" (Doug, Rugrats & Ren & Stimpy) premiere on the channel.
- 1992 – The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota opens. At the time the largest shopping mall in the United States.[13]
- 1995 – The Russell Hill subway accident in Toronto kills 3 and injures 30, due to a combination of human error and a safety system design flaw.[14]
- 2000 – An air rage incident occurs on board Southwest Airlines Flight 1763 when 19-year-old Jonathan Burton attempts to storm the cockpit, but he is subdued by other passengers and dies from his injuries.[15]
- 2003 – NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
- 2003 – Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
- 2006 – The oil tanker MT Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands in the Philippines, causing the country's worst oil spill.
- 2012 – At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.
- 2017 – At least 41 people are killed and another 179 injured after two passenger trains collide in Alexandria, Egypt.
- 2023 – Luna 25 launches from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.[16]
Births
Pre-1600
1601–1900
- 1673 – Richard Mead, English physician and astrologer (died 1754)
- 1718 – Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-English general and politician, 22nd Governor of Quebec (died 1791)
- 1722 – Richard Brocklesby, English physician (died 1797)
- 1748 – Joseph Schuster, German composer (died 1812)
- 1778 – Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, Prussian gymnast, educator, and politician (died 1852)
- 1794 – James B. Longacre, American engraver (died 1869)
- 1807 – David Rice Atchison, American general, lawyer, and politician (died 1886)
- 1808 – William W. Chapman, American lawyer and politician (died 1892)
- 1816 – Frederick Innes, Scottish-Australian politician, 9th Premier of Tasmania (died 1882)
- 1833 – Robert G. Ingersoll, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 1899)
- 1833 – Kido Takayoshi, Japanese samurai and politician (died 1877)
- 1836 – Warren Brown, American historian and politician (died 1919)
- 1837 – Marie François Sadi Carnot, French engineer and politician, 4th President of the French Republic (died 1894)
- 1855 – John Hodges, Australian cricketer (died 1933)
- 1858 – Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930)
- 1860 – Ottó Bláthy, Hungarian engineer and chess player (died 1939)
- 1870 – Tom Richardson, English cricketer (died 1912)
- 1874 – Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (died 1953)
- 1877 – Adolph M. Christianson, American lawyer and judge (died 1954)
- 1878 – Oliver W. F. Lodge, English poet and author (died 1955)
- 1881 – Aleksander Aberg, Estonian wrestler (died 1920)
- 1884 – Hermann Wlach, Austrian-Swiss actor (died 1962)
- 1885 – Stephen Butterworth, English physicist and engineer (died 1958)
- 1891 – Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian architect and educator (died 1962)
- 1891 – Edgar Zilsel, Austrian historian and philosopher of science, linked to the Vienna Circle (died 1944)
- 1892 – Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet and linguist (died 1978)
- 1892 – Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese author (died 1962)
- 1897 – Enid Blyton, English author, poet, and educator (died 1968)[18]
- 1897 – Louise Bogan, American poet and critic (died 1970)
- 1898 – Peter Mohr Dam, Faroese educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (died 1968)
- 1900 – Charley Paddock, American sprinter (died 1943)[19]
- 1900 – Philip Phillips, American archaeologist and scholar (died 1994)
1901–present
- 1902 – Alfredo Binda, Italian cyclist (died 1986)
- 1902 – Lloyd Nolan, American actor (died 1985)
- 1902 – Christian de Castries, French general (died 1991)
- 1905 – Erwin Chargaff, Austrian-American biochemist and academic (died 2002)
- 1905 – Ernst Jaakson, Estonian diplomat (died 1998)
- 1907 – Ted a'Beckett, Australian cricketer and lawyer (died 1989)
- 1908 – Don Freeman, American author and illustrator (died 1978)
- 1908 – Torgny T:son Segerstedt, Swedish sociologist and philosopher (died 1999)
- 1909 – Yūji Koseki, Japanese composer (died 1989)
- 1909 – Uku Masing, Estonian philosopher and theologian (died 1985)
- 1911 – Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand (died 2004)
- 1912 – Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic (died 1954)
- 1912 – Raphael Blau, American screenwriter and producer (died 1996)
- 1913 – Paul Dupuis, Canadian actor (died 1976)
- 1913 – Bob Scheffing, American baseball player and manager (died 1985)
- 1913 – Angus Wilson, English author and academic (died 1991)
- 1915 – Morris Weiss, American author and illustrator (died 2014)
- 1916 – Johnny Claes, English-Belgian race car driver and trumpet player (died 1956)
- 1919 – Luis Olmo, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and manager (died 2017)
- 1920 – Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (died 2006)
- 1920 – Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2002)
- 1921 – Alex Haley, American historian and author (died 1992)
- 1922 – John "Mule" Miles, American baseball player (died 2013)
- 1923 – Stan Chambers, American journalist and actor (died 2015)
- 1925 – Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (died 2006)
- 1925 – Arlene Dahl, American actress, businesswoman and writer (died 2021)[20]
- 1926 – Aaron Klug, Lithuanian-English chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)[21]
- 1927 – Raymond Leppard, English harpsichord player and conductor (died 2019)
- 1927 – Stuart Rosenberg, American director and producer (died 2007)
- 1932 – Fernando Arrabal, Spanish actor, director, and playwright
- 1932 – Izzy Asper, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician, founded Canwest (died 2003)
- 1932 – Geoffrey Cass, English businessman
- 1932 – Peter Eisenman, American architect, designed the City of Culture of Galicia
- 1932 – John Gorrie, English director and screenwriter
- 1933 – Jerry Falwell, American minister and television host (died 2007)
- 1933 – Jerzy Grotowski, Polish director and producer (died 1999)
- 1933 – Tamás Vásáry, Hungarian pianist and conductor
- 1934 – Bob Hepple, South African lawyer and academic (died 2015)
- 1936 – Andre Dubus, American short story writer, essayist, and memoirist (died 1999)
- 1936 – Bill Monbouquette, American baseball player and coach (died 2015)
- 1936 – Jonathan Spence, English-American historian and academic (died 2021)
- 1937 – Anna Massey, English actress (died 2011)
- 1937 – Patrick Joseph McGovern, American businessman, founded International Data Group (died 2014)
- 1939 – James Mancham, first President of Seychelles (died 2017)[22]
- 1939 – Ronnie Dawson, American singer and guitarist (died 2003)
- 1940 – Glenys Page, New Zealand cricketer (died 2012)
- 1941 – John Ellison, American-Canadian musician and songwriter
- 1942 – Mike Hugg, English drummer and keyboard player
- 1942 – Otis Taylor, American football player (died 2023)[23]
- 1943 – Jim Kale, Canadian bass player
- 1943 – Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani general and politician, 10th President of Pakistan (died 2023)[24]
- 1943 – Denis Payton, English saxophonist (died 2006)
- 1944 – Martin Linton, Swedish-English journalist and politician
- 1944 – Frederick W. Smith, American businessman, founded FedEx (died 2025)[25]
- 1944 – Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor
- 1946 – John Conlee, American singer-songwriter
- 1946 – Marilyn vos Savant, American journalist and author
- 1947 – Theo de Jong, Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
- 1947 – Georgios Karatzaferis, Greek journalist and politician
- 1947 – Wilma van den Berg, Dutch sprinter[26]
- 1948 – Don Boyd, Scottish director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1949 – Eric Carmen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2024)
- 1949 – Tim Hutchinson, American lawyer and politician
- 1949 – Ian Charleson, Scottish-English actor and singer (died 1990)
- 1950 – Erik Brann, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)
- 1950 – Gennadiy Nikonov, Russian engineer, designed the AN-94 rifle (died 2003)
- 1950 – Steve Wozniak, American computer scientist and programmer, co-founded Apple Inc.[27]
- 1952 – Reid Blackburn, American photographer (died 1980)
- 1952 – Bob Mothersbaugh, American singer, guitarist, and producer
- 1953 – Hulk Hogan, American professional wrestler (died 2025)
- 1953 – Wijda Mazereeuw, Dutch swimmer
- 1954 – Bryan Bassett, American guitarist
- 1954 – Vance Heafner, American golfer and coach (died 2012)
- 1954 – Joe Jackson, English singer-songwriter and musician
- 1954 – Tarmo Rüütli, Estonian footballer, coach, and manager
- 1954 – Yashpal Sharma, Indian cricketer and umpire (died 2021)
- 1955 – Marc Bureau, Canadian politician, 16th Mayor of Gatineau
- 1955 – Sylvia Hermon, Northern Irish academic and politician
- 1956 – Pierre-Louis Lions, French mathematician and academic
- 1957 – Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1993)
- 1957 – Masayoshi Son, Japanese technology entrepreneur and investor
- 1958 – Steven Pokere, New Zealand rugby player
- 1958 – Jah Wobble, English singer-songwriter and bass player
- 1959 – Gustavo Cerati, Argentinian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2014)
- 1959 – Yoshiaki Murakami, Japanese businessman
- 1959 – Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (died 2005)
- 1959 – Richard Scudamore, English businessman
- 1959 – László Szlávics, Jr., Hungarian sculptor
- 1961 – David Brooks, American journalist and author
- 1961 – Craig Ehlo, American basketball player and coach
- 1961 – Suniel Shetty, Indian actor and film producer[28]
- 1962 – Brian Azzarello, American author
- 1962 – Charles Cecil, English video game designer and co-founded Revolution Software
- 1962 – John Micklethwait, English journalist and author
- 1962 – Rob Minkoff, American director and producer
- 1963 – Hiromi Makihara, Japanese baseball player
- 1964 – Jim Lee, South Korean-American author and illustrator
- 1964 – Grant Waite, New Zealand golfer
- 1965 – Marc Bergevin, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
- 1965 – Embeth Davidtz, American actress
- 1965 – Viola Davis, American actress
- 1966 – Nigel Martyn, English footballer and coach
- 1966 – Juan María Solare, Argentinian pianist and composer
- 1967 – Massimiliano Allegri, Italian footballer and manager
- 1967 – Enrique Bunbury, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1967 – Joe Rogan, American actor, comedian, and television host
- 1967 – Petter Wettre, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
- 1968 – Anna Gunn, American actress[29]
- 1968 – Sophie Okonedo, British actress
- 1968 – Charlie Sexton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1970 – Dirk Hannemann, German footballer and manager
- 1970 – Gianluca Pessotto, Italian footballer
- 1971 – Alejandra Barros, Mexican actress and screenwriter
- 1971 – Tommy Mooney, English footballer
- 1973 – Kristin Armstrong, American cyclist
- 1974 – Marie-France Dubreuil, Canadian figure skater
- 1974 – Hadiqa Kiani, Pakistani singer, songwriter and philanthropist
- 1974 – Audrey Mestre, French biologist and diver (died 2002)
- 1974 – Carolyn Murphy, American model and actress
- 1975 – Chris Cummings, Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1976 – Iván Córdoba, Colombian footballer and manager
- 1976 – Bubba Crosby, American baseball player
- 1976 – Will Friedle, American actor and screenwriter
- 1976 – Ben Gibbard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1976 – Ľubomír Višňovský, Slovak ice hockey player
- 1977 – Gemma Hayes, Irish singer-songwriter
- 1977 – Dęnio Martins, Brazilian footballer
- 1978 – Spyros Gogolos, Greek footballer
- 1978 – Charlotte Leslie, British politician
- 1978 – Lillian Nakate, Ugandan politician
- 1978 – Isy Suttie, English comedian, musician, actress, and writer
- 1979 – Walter Ayoví, Ecuadorian footballer
- 1980 – Daniel Lloyd, English cyclist and sportscaster
- 1980 – Lee Suggs, American football player
- 1981 – Daniel Poohl, Swedish journalist
- 1982 – Andy Lee, American football player[30]
- 1983 – Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor
- 1983 – Luke Lewis, Australian rugby league player
- 1983 – Pavel 183, Russian painter (died 2013)
- 1984 – Mojtaba Abedini, Iranian Olympic fencer[31]
- 1984 – Melky Cabrera, Dominican baseball player[32]
- 1984 – Lucas di Grassi, Brazilian race car driver
- 1985 – Jacqueline Fernandez, Bahraini–Sri Lankan actress
- 1985 – Asher Roth, American rapper[33]
- 1986 – Mokhtar Benmoussa, Algerian footballer
- 1986 – Hélčne Defrance, French sailor[34]
- 1986 – Pablo Sandoval, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1987 – Dany N'Guessan, French footballer
- 1987 – Drew Storen, American baseball player
- 1988 – Rabeh Al-Hussaini, Filipino basketball player
- 1988 – Patty Mills, Australian basketball player
- 1988 – Mustafa Pektemek, Turkish footballer
- 1989 – Junior Heffernan, Irish cyclist and triathlete (died 2013)
- 1989 – Sebastian Huke, German footballer
- 1990 – Lenka Juríková, Slovak tennis player
- 1991 – Cristian Tello, Spanish footballer
- 1992 – Tomi Lahren, American conservative political commentator[35]
- 1993 – Alyson Stoner, American actor, singer, and dancer[33]
- 1994 – Storm Sanders, Australian tennis player
- 1994 – Anton Cooper, New Zealand cross-country cyclist
- 1994 – Joseph Barbato, French footballer
- 1994 – Song I-han, South Korean singer[36]
- 1995 – Brad Binder, South African motorcycle racer[37]
- 1997 – Sarah Clelland, Scottish footballer[38]
- 1999 – Gregoria Mariska Tunjung, Indonesian badminton player[39]
- 1999 – Changbin, South Korean rapper[40]
- 2001 – Moyuka Uchijima, Japanese tennis player[41][42]
- 2002 – Marvin Harrison Jr., American football player[43]
Deaths
Pre-1600
- 223 – Jia Xu, Chinese politician and strategist (born 147)
- 353 – Magnentius, Roman usurper (born 303)
- 449 – Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople
- 632 – Rusticula, abbess of Arles[44]
- 919 – Dhuka al-Rumi, Abbasid governor of Egypt[45]
- 979 – Gero, Count of Alsleben
- 991 – Byrhtnoth, English soldier (born 956)
- 1044 – Sokkate, king of the Pagan dynasty of Burma (born 1001)
- 1204 – Guttorm of Norway (born 1199)
- 1253 – Clare of Assisi, Italian follower of Francis of Assisi (born 1194)
- 1259 – Möngke Khan, Mongolian emperor (born 1208)
- 1268 – Agnes of Faucigny, Dame ruler of Faucigny, Countess consort of Savoy
- 1332 – Domhnall II, Earl of Mar
- 1332 – Robert II Keith, Marischal of Scotland
- 1332 – Thomas Randolph, 2nd Earl of Moray
- 1332 – Murdoch III, Earl of Menteith
- 1332 – Robert Bruce, Lord of Liddesdale
- 1456 – John Hunyadi, Hungarian general and politician (born 1387)
- 1464 – Nicholas of Cusa, German cardinal and mystic (born 1401)
- 1465 – Kettil Karlsson, regent of Sweden and Bishop of Linköping (born 1433)
- 1486 – William Waynflete, English Lord Chancellor and bishop of Winchester (born c. 1398)
- 1494 – Hans Memling, German-Belgian painter (born 1430)
- 1519 – Johann Tetzel, German preacher (born 1465)
- 1556 – John Bell, English bishop
- 1563 – Bartolomé de Escobedo, Spanish composer and educator (born 1500)
- 1578 – Pedro Nunes, Portuguese mathematician and academic (born 1502)
- 1596 – Hamnet Shakespeare, son of William Shakespeare (born 1585)
1601–1900
- 1614 – Lavinia Fontana, Italian painter (born 1552)
- 1656 – Ottavio Piccolomini, Austrian-Italian field marshal (born 1599)
- 1725 – Prince Vittorio Amedeo Theodore of Savoy (born 1723)
- 1774 – Charles-François Tiphaigne de la Roche, French physician and author (born 1722)
- 1813 – Henry James Pye, English poet and politician (born 1745)
- 1851 – Lorenz Oken, German botanist, biologist, and ornithologist (born 1779)
- 1854 – Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist and academic (born 1798)
- 1868 – Halfdan Kjerulf, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1815)
- 1886 – Lydia Koidula, Estonian poet and playwright (born 1843)
- 1890 – John Henry Newman, English cardinal and theologian (born 1801)
- 1892 – Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician and academic (born 1813)
1901–present
- 1903 – Eugenio María de Hostos, Puerto Rican-American sociologist, philosopher, and lawyer (born 1839)
- 1908 – Khudiram Bose, Indian Bengali revolutionary (born 1889)
- 1919 – Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Carnegie Steel Company and Carnegie Hall (born 1835)[46]
- 1921 – Mary Sumner, English philanthropist, founded the Mothers' Union (born 1828)
- 1936 – Blas Infante, Spanish historian and politician (born 1885)
- 1937 – Edith Wharton, American novelist and short story writer (born 1862)
- 1939 – Jean Bugatti, German-Italian engineer (born 1909)
- 1939 – Siegfried Flesch, Austrian fencer (born 1872)
- 1945 – Stefan Jaracz, Polish actor and theater producer (born 1883)
- 1953 – Tazio Nuvolari, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (born 1892)
- 1956 – Jackson Pollock, American painter (born 1912)
- 1961 – Antanas Škėma, Lithuanian-American author, playwright, actor, and director (born 1910)
- 1963 – Otto Wahle, Austrian-American swimmer and coach (born 1879)
- 1965 – Bill Woodfull, Australian cricketer and educator (born 1897)
- 1969 – Miriam Licette, English soprano and educator (born 1885)
- 1972 – Max Theiler, South African-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899)
- 1974 – Vicente Emilio Sojo, Venezuelan conductor and composer (born 1887)
- 1977 – Frederic Calland Williams, British co-inventor of the Williams-Kilborn tube, used for memory in early computer systems (born 1911)
- 1978 – Berta Ruck, Indian-born Welsh romance novelist (born 1878)[47]
- 1979 – J. G. Farrell, English author (born 1935)
- 1980 – Paul Robert, French lexicographer and publisher (born 1910)
- 1982 – Tom Drake, American actor and singer (born 1918)
- 1984 – Alfred A. Knopf Sr., American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (born 1892)
- 1984 – Paul Felix Schmidt, Estonian–American chemist and chess player (born 1916)
- 1986 – János Drapál, Hungarian motorcycle racer (born 1948)
- 1988 – Anne Ramsey, American actress (born 1929)
- 1989 – John Meillon, Australian actor (born 1934)
- 1991 – J. D. McDuffie, American race car driver (born 1938)
- 1994 – Peter Cushing, English actor (born 1913)
- 1995 – Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1904)
- 1996 – Rafael Kubelík, Czech conductor and composer (born 1914)
- 1996 – Ambrosio Padilla, Filipino basketball player and politician (born 1910)
- 2000 – Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic (born 1916)
- 2001 – Percy Stallard, English cyclist and coach (born 1909)
- 2002 – Galen Rowell, American photographer and mountaineer (born 1940)
- 2003 – Armand Borel, Swiss-American mathematician and academic (born 1923)
- 2003 – Herb Brooks, American ice hockey player and coach (born 1937)
- 2006 – Mike Douglas, American singer and talk show host (born 1920)
- 2008 – George Furth, American actor and playwright (born 1932)
- 2008 – Dursun Karataş, founding leader of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party–Front (DHKP-C) in Turkey (born 1952)
- 2009 – Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist, founded the Special Olympics (born 1921)
- 2010 – James Mourilyan Tanner, British paediatric endocrinologist (born 1920)[48]
- 2012 – Red Bastien, American wrestler, trainer, and promoter (born 1931)
- 2012 – Michael Dokes, American boxer (born 1958)
- 2012 – Lucy Gallardo, Argentinian-Mexican actress and screenwriter (born 1929)
- 2013 – Raymond Delisle, French cyclist (born 1943)
- 2013 – Zafar Futehally, Indian ornithologist and author (born 1919)
- 2013 – David Howard, English ballet dancer and educator (born 1937)
- 2014 – Vladimir Beara, Croatian footballer and manager (born 1928)
- 2014 – Raymond Gravel, Canadian priest and politician (born 1952)
- 2014 – Kika Szaszkiewiczowa, Polish author and blogger (born 1917)
- 2014 – Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (born 1951)
- 2014 – Sam Hall, American diver, legislator, and mercenary (born 1937)[49]
- 2015 – Serge Collot, French viola player and educator (born 1923)
- 2015 – Harald Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager (born 1941)
- 2015 – Richard Oriani, Salvadoran-American metallurgist and engineer (born 1920)
- 2017 – Yisrael Kristal, Polish-Israeli supercentenarian; oldest living Holocaust survivor and one of the ten oldest men ever (born 1903)
- 2017 – Segun Bucknor, Nigerian musician and journalist (born 1946)
- 2018 – V S Naipaul, British writer, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1932)[50]
- 2019 – Sergio Obeso Rivera, Mexican Roman Catholic cardinal (born 1931)[51]
- 2020 – Trini Lopez, American singer and guitarist (born 1937)[52]
- 2020 – Sumner Redstone, American billionaire businessman (born 1923)[53]
- 2022 – Anne Heche, American actress (born 1969)[54]
- 2022 – Hanae Mori, Japanese fashion designer (born 1926)[55]
- 2023 – Mike Ahern, Australian politician, 32nd Premier of Queensland (born 1942)[56]
- 2024 – Ángel Salazar, Cuban-American comedian and actor (born 1956)[57]
- 2024 – Noël Treanor, Irish Roman Catholic prelate (born 1950)[58]
Holidays and observances
