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December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 15 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
- 755 – An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Yanjing, initiating the An Lushan Rebellion during the Tang Dynasty of China.
- 1431 – Hundred Years' War: Henry VI of England is crowned King of France at Notre Dame in Paris.
- 1497 – Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope, the point where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal.
- 1575 – An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 8.5 strikes Valdivia, Chile.
- 1598 – Second War of Jeong-yu: Battle of Noryang – Chinese General Chen Lin heavily damages the Japanese fleet; however, the Japanese army succeeds in retreating.
- 1653 – English Interregnum: The Protectorate – Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.
- 1689 – Convention Parliament: The Declaration of Right is embodied in the Bill of Rights.
- 1707 – Last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan.
- 1761 – Seven Years' War: After a four-month siege, the Russians under Pyotr Rumyantsev take the Prussian fortress of Kołobrzeg.
- 1773 – American Revolution: Boston Tea Party – Members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act.
- 1811 – The first two in a series of four severe earthquakes occur in the vicinity of New Madrid, Missouri.
- 1826 – Benjamin W. Edwards rides into Mexican-controlled Nacogdoches, Texas, and declares himself ruler of the Republic of Fredonia.
- 1838 – Great Trek: Battle of Blood River – Voortrekkers led by Andries Pretorius and Sarel Cilliers defeat Zulu impis, led by Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi in what is today KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
- 1850 – The Charlotte Jane and the Randolph bring the first of the Canterbury Pilgrims to Lyttelton, New Zealand.
- 1863 – American Civil War: Joseph E. Johnston replaces Braxton Bragg as commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee.
- 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Nashville – Major General George Thomas's Union forces defeat Lieutenant General John Bell Hood's Confederate Army of Tennessee.
- 1903 – Taj Mahal Palace & Tower hotel in Bombay first opens its doors to the guests.
- 1907 – The American Great White Fleet begins its circumnavigation of the world.
- 1912 – First Balkan War: The Royal Hellenic Navy defeats the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Elli.
- 1914 – World War I: German battleships under Franz von Hipper bombard the English ports of Hartlepool and Scarborough.
- 1918 – Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas declares the formation of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic.
- 1920 – The Haiyuan earthquake, magnitude 8.5, rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.
- 1922 – President of Poland Gabriel Narutowicz is assassinated by Eligiusz Niewiadomski at the Zachęta Gallery in Warsaw.
- 1927 – Donald Bradman makes his debut in first-class cricket for New South Wales against South Australia. Batting at No. 7, he scores a century.
- 1930 – Bank robber Herman Lamm and members of his crew are killed by a 200-strong posse, following a botched bank robbery in Clinton, Indiana.
- 1937 – Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe attempt to escape from the American federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay; neither is ever seen again.
- 1938 – Adolf Hitler institutes the Cross of Honor of the German Mother.
- 1941 – World War II: Japanese forces occupy Miri, Sarawak.
- 1942 – The Holocaust: Schutzstaffel chief Heinrich Himmler orders that Roma candidates for extermination be deported to Auschwitz.
- 1944 – World War II: The Battle of the Bulge begins with the surprise offensive of three German armies through the Ardennes forest.
- 1946 – Thailand joins the United Nations.
- 1947 – William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor.
- 1950 – Korean War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman declares a state of emergency, after Chinese troops enter the fight in support of communist North Korea.
- 1957 – Sir Feroz Khan Noon replaces Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar as Prime Minister of Pakistan.
- 1960 – 1960 New York air disaster: While approaching New York's Idlewild Airport, a United Airlines Douglas DC-8 collides with a TWA Lockheed Super Constellation in a blinding snowstorm over Staten Island, killing 134.
- 1965 – Vietnam War: General William Westmoreland sends U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara a request for 243,000 more men by the end of 1966.
- 1968 – Second Vatican Council: Official revocation of the Edict of Expulsion of Jews from Spain.
- 1971 – Bangladesh Liberation War and Indo-Pakistani War of 1971: The surrender of the Pakistan Army brings an end to both conflicts. This is commemorated annually as Victory Day in Bangladesh, and as Vijay Diwas in India.
- 1971 – The United Kingdom recognizes Bahrain's independence. This is commemorated annually as Bahrain's National Day.
- 1978 – Cleveland, Ohio, becomes the first major American city to default on its financial obligations since the Great Depression.
- 1979 – Libya joins four other OPEC nations in raising crude oil prices, which has an immediate, dramatic effect on the United States.
- 1985 – Paul Castellano and Thomas Bilotti are shot dead on the orders of John Gotti, who assumes leadership of New York's Gambino crime family
- 1986 – Gennady Kolbin replaces Dinmukhamed Konayev as First Secretary of the Kazakh Communist Party, prompting the Jeltoqsan protests which began the next day.
- 1989 – Romanian Revolution: Protests break out in Timișoara, Romania, in response to an attempt by the government to evict dissident Hungarian pastor László Tőkés.
- 1989 – U.S. Appeals Court Judge Robert Smith Vance is assassinated by a mail bomb sent by Walter Leroy Moody, Jr.
- 1991 – Kazakhstan gains its independence from the Soviet Union.
- 1997 – A Japanese airing of the "Dennō Senshi Porygon" episode of Pokémon induces seizures in 685 viewers.
- 2012 – A gang rape in Delhi sparks widespread demonstrations across India.
- 2013 – A bus falls from an elevated highway in Manila, Philippines, killing at least 18 people and injuring 20 others.
Births
- 1485 – Catherine of Aragon (d. 1536)
- 1584 – John Selden, English jurist and scholar (d. 1654)
- 1614 – Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1674)
- 1716 – Louis Jules Mancini Mazarini, French diplomat (d. 1798)
- 1717 – Elizabeth Carter, English poet and scholar (d. 1806)
- 1742 – Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, German field marshal (d. 1819)
- 1775 – Jane Austen, English author (d. 1817)
- 1775 – François-Adrien Boieldieu, French composer (d. 1834)
- 1776 – Johann Wilhelm Ritter, German chemist, physicist, and philosopher (d. 1810)
- 1778 – John Ordronaux, French-American soldier (d. 1841)
- 1787 – Mary Russell Mitford, English author and playwright (d. 1855)
- 1790 – Leopold I of Belgium (d. 1865)
- 1804 – Viktor Bunyakovsky, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1889)
- 1834 – Léon Walras, French-Swiss economist and theorist (d. 1910)
- 1836 – Ernst von Bergmann, Latvian-German surgeon and academic (d. 1907)
- 1861 – Antonio de La Gándara, French painter and illustrator (d. 1917)
- 1863 – George Santayana, Spanish philosopher and author (d. 1952)
- 1865 – Olavo Bilac, Brazilian journalist and poet (d. 1918)
- 1866 – Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-French painter and theorist (d. 1944)
- 1867 – Amy Carmichael, Irish-Indian missionary (d. 1951)
- 1869 – Hristo Tatarchev, Bulgarian physician and activist, co-founded the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (d. 1952)
- 1872 – Anton Denikin, Russian general (d. 1947)
- 1882 – Jack Hobbs, English cricketer and journalist (d. 1963)
- 1882 – Zoltán Kodály, Hungarian composer, conductor, and musicologist (d. 1967)
- 1882 – Walther Meissner, German physicist and engineer (d. 1974)
- 1883 – Károly Kós, Hungarian-Romanian architect, ethnologist, and politician (d. 1977)
- 1883 – Max Linder, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1925)
- 1884 – Seibo Kitamura, Japanese sculptor (d. 1987)
- 1888 – Alexander I of Yugoslavia (d. 1934)
- 1888 – Alphonse Juin, Algerian-French general (d. 1967)
- 1889 – Kim Chwa-chin, South Korean guerrilla leader (d. 1930)
- 1895 – Marie Hall Ets, American author and illustrator (d. 1984)
- 1899 – Noël Coward, English actor, playwright, and composer (d. 1973)
- 1900 – V. S. Pritchett, English author and critic (d. 1997)
- 1901 – Margaret Mead, American anthropologist and author (d. 1978)
- 1902 – Rafael Alberti, Spanish poet and playwright (d. 1999)
- 1903 – Hardie Albright, American actor (d. 1975)
- 1905 – Piet Hein, Danish mathematician, author, and poet (d. 1996)
- 1907 – Barbara Kent, Canadian-American actress (d. 2011)
- 1910 – Freddie Brown, Peruvian-English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1991)
- 1913 – George Ignatieff, Russian-Canadian diplomat, 8th Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations (d. 1989)
- 1913 – Salik Lucknawi, Indian journalist and poet (d. 2013)
- 1915 – Turk Murphy, American trombonist and singer (d. 1987)
- 1916 – Birgitta Valberg, Swedish actress
- 1917 – Nabi Bux Khan Baloch, Pakistani author and scholar (d. 2011)
- 1917 – Pete T. Cenarrusa, American politician, Secretary of State of Idaho (d. 2013)
- 1917 – Arthur C. Clarke, English-Sri Lankan soldier and author (d. 2008)
- 1917 – Ruth Johnson Colvin, American educator, founded ProLiteracy Worldwide
- 1918 – Pierre Delanoë, French songwriter (d. 2006)
- 1918 – Vida Hope, English actress (d. 1963)
- 1920 – Frederick Rotimi Williams, Nigerian lawyer and politician (d. 2005)
- 1922 – Cy Leslie, American record producer, founded Pickwick Records (d. 2008)
- 1923 – Menahem Pressler, German-American pianist (Beaux Arts Trio)
- 1924 – Nicolas Sidjakov, Latvian-American illustrator (d. 1993)
- 1926 – James McCracken, American tenor (d. 1988)
- 1927 – Peter Dickinson, English author and poet
- 1927 – Randall Garrett, American author (d. 1987)
- 1928 – Terry Carter, American actor, director, and producer
- 1928 – Philip K. Dick, American author (d. 1982)
- 1929 – Nicholas Courtney, Egyptian-English actor (d. 2011)
- 1930 – Bill Brittain, American author (d. 2011)
- 1930 – Sam Most, American flute player and saxophonist (d. 2013)
- 1930 – Bill Young, American sergeant and politician (d. 2013)
- 1931 – Karl Denver, Scottish-English singer (d. 1998)
- 1932 – Rodion Shchedrin, Russian pianist and composer
- 1932 – Quentin Blake, English author and illustrator
- 1934 – Louis Waldon, American actor (d. 2013)
- 1936 – Morris Dees, American lawyer and activist, co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center
- 1937 – Joyce Bulifant, American actress and singer
- 1938 – Frank Deford, American journalist and author
- 1938 – Liv Ullmann, Japanese-Norwegian actress, director, and screenwriter
- 1939 – Philip Langridge, English tenor and actor (d. 2010)
- 1941 – Robert Kerman, American actor
- 1941 – Lesley Stahl, American journalist
- 1941 – Roger Wheeler, English general
- 1942 – Donald Carcieri, American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of Rhode Island
- 1942 – Eugene Robert Glazer, American actor
- 1943 – Steven Bochco, American screenwriter and producer
- 1944 – Jeff Kanew, American director and screenwriter
- 1944 – Don Meyer, American basketball player and coach
- 1945 – Patti Deutsch, American actress
- 1945 – Bobby George, English darts player
- 1945 – Yukio Hattori, Japanese television host
- 1945 – Tony Hicks, English guitarist and singer (The Hollies)
- 1946 – Benny Andersson, Swedish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (ABBA and Hep Stars)
- 1946 – Charles Dennis, Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1946 – Christopher Ellison, English actor
- 1946 – Terence Knox, American actor
- 1946 – Trevor Pinnock, English harpsichord player and conductor
- 1946 – Tom Stern, American cinematographer
- 1947 – Ben Cross, English actor
- 1947 – Vincent Matthews, American sprinter
- 1947 – Martyn Poliakoff, English chemist and academic
- 1948 – Christopher Biggins, English actor
- 1949 – Billy Gibbons, American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor (ZZ Top and Moving Sidewalks)
- 1949 – Heather Hallett, English judge
- 1950 – Claudia Cohen, American journalist (d. 2007)
- 1950 – Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist and manager (d. 2006)
- 1951 – Sally Emerson, English author and poet
- 1951 – Mike Flanagan, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (d. 2011)
- 1951 – Robben Ford, American guitarist and songwriter (L.A. Express and Yellowjackets)
- 1951 – Mark Heard, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1992)
- 1952 – Joel Garner, Barbadian cricketer and manager
- 1952 – Francesco Graziani, Italian footballer and manager
- 1953 – Rebecca Forstadt, American voice actress and screenwriter
- 1955 – Xander Berkeley, American actor and producer
- 1955 – Carol Browner, American lawyer and environmentalist, 8th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- 1955 – Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
- 1956 – E. B. Lewis, American illustrator
- 1957 – Antonio Vega, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nacha Pop) (d. 2009)
- 1958 – Katie Leigh, American voice actress
- 1958 – Bart Oates, American football player and lawyer
- 1959 – Alison LaPlaca, American actress
- 1959 – H. D. Kumaraswamy, Indian politician, 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka
- 1959 – Alexander Lebedev, Russian businessman
- 1959 – Steve Mattsson, American author and illustrator
- 1959 – Larry Poindexter, American actor and singer
- 1960 – Pat Van Den Hauwe, Belgian footballer and manager
- 1961 – LaChanze, American actress, singer, and dancer
- 1961 – André Andersen, Russian-Danish keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Royal Hunt)
- 1961 – Shane Black, American actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1961 – Bill Hicks, American comedian, actor, and singer (d. 1994)
- 1961 – Gretchen Palmer, American actress
- 1961 – Sam Robards, American actor
- 1961 – Jon Tenney, American actor and director
- 1962 – Maruschka Detmers, Dutch-French actress
- 1962 – William Perry, American football player and wrestler
- 1962 – Melanie Smith, American actress
- 1963 – Benjamin Bratt, American actor and producer
- 1963 – Jeff Carson, American singer-songwriter
- 1963 – James Mangold, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1964 – Heike Drechsler, German sprinter and long jumper
- 1964 – Gail Harris, English actress and producer
- 1964 – Georgie Parker, Australian actress
- 1964 – Billy Ripken, American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1964 – Paul Vogt, American actor
- 1964 – Todd Glass, American comedian and actor
- 1965 – Chris Jones, American baseball player and manager
- 1965 – Melanie Sloan, American lawyer and activist
- 1965 – Nancy Valen, American actress and producer
- 1966 – Clifford Robinson, American basketball player
- 1966 – Dennis Wise, English footballer and manager
- 1967 – Donovan Bailey, Canadian sprinter and sportscaster
- 1967 – Indrek Kaseorg, Estonian decathlete
- 1967 – Miranda Otto, Australian actress
- 1968 – Peter Dante, American actor and singer
- 1968 – Lalah Hathaway, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
- 1968 – Mark Dean Schwab, American rapist and murderer (d. 2008)
- 1969 – Shane, American porn actress and director
- 1969 – Florencia Lozano, American actress
- 1969 – Adam Riess, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic Nobel Prize laureate
- 1969 – Dmitri Tymoczko, American composer and theorist
- 1969 – Craig White, English cricketer and coach
- 1970 – Valerie Chow, Canadian-Hong Kong actress
- 1970 – Daniel Cosgrove, American actor
- 1971 – Seyhan Kurt, French-Turkish poet and sociologist
- 1971 – Michael McCary, American singer-songwriter (Boyz II Men)
- 1971 – Paul van Dyk, German DJ and producer
- 1972 – Charles Gipson, American baseball player
- 1972 – Željko Kalac, Australian footballer and coach
- 1972 – Paul Leyden, Australian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1972 – Travis Morrison, American singer-songwriter (The Dismemberment Plan)
- 1973 – Sarah Kozer, American model and actress
- 1973 – Themba Mnguni, South African footballer
- 1973 – Jason Molina, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
- 1973 – Luisa Ranieri, Italian actress
- 1973 – Scott Storch, American songwriter and producer, founded Storch Music Company
- 1974 – Frida Hallgren, Swedish actress
- 1974 – Sarah Paulson, American actress
- 1974 – Earl C. Poitier, American actor
- 1975 – Valentin Bădoi, Romanian footballer manager
- 1975 – Nao Kawakita, Japanese drummer (Maximum the Hormone)
- 1975 – Benjamin Kowalewicz, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Billy Talent)
- 1975 – Paul Maynard, English politician
- 1975 – Jonathan Scarfe, Canadian actor
- 1977 – Éric Bélanger, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1977 – Sylvain Distin, French footballer
- 1978 – Joe Absolom, English actor
- 1978 – John Morris, Canadian curler
- 1978 – Gunter Van Handenhoven, Belgian footballer and manager
- 1979 – Luke Harper, American wrestler
- 1979 – Trevor Immelman, South African golfer
- 1979 – Mihai Trăistariu, Romanian singer-songwriter
- 1979 – Jessie Ward, American wrestler
- 1980 – Danish Kaneria, Pakistani cricketer
- 1981 – Imran Nazir, Pakistani cricketer
- 1981 – Krysten Ritter, American model, actress, and producer
- 1981 – Anna Sedokova, Ukrainian-American singer and actress
- 1981 – Gareth Williams, Scottish footballer
- 1982 – Garnon Davies, Welsh actor
- 1982 – Justin Mentell, American actor (d. 2010)
- 1982 – Antrel Rolle, American football player
- 1982 – Stanislav Šesták, Slovakian footballer
- 1983 – Kelenna Azubuike, American basketball player
- 1983 – Frankie Ballard, American singer-songwriter
- 1983 – Danielle O'Hara, English model
- 1984 – Theo James, English-American actor and singer
- 1985 – Stanislav Manolev, Bulgarian footballer
- 1985 – Amanda Setton, American actress
- 1985 – Keita Tachibana, Japanese singer and dancer (W-inds)
- 1986 – Candice Crawford, American model and journalist
- 1986 – Alcides Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1986 – Zoltán Kovács, Hungarian footballer (d. 2013)
- 1986 – Pärt Uusberg, Estonian actor, composer and conductor
- 1987 – Mame Biram Diouf, Senegalese footballer
- 1987 – Beau Dowler, Australian footballer
- 1987 – Hallee Hirsh, American actress
- 1988 – Mats Hummels, German footballer
- 1988 – Anna Popplewell, English actress
- 1992 – Ulrikke Eikeri, Norwegian tennis player
- 1992 – Anamul Haque, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1992 – Tom Rogic, Australian footballer
- 1994 – Elliot Lee, English footballer
- 1994 – Nicola Murru, Italian footballer
- 1994 – José Rodríguez Martínez, Spanish footballer
Deaths
- 714 – Pepin of Herstal (b. 635)
- 867 – Eberhard of Friuli (b. 815)
- 999 – Adelaide of Italy (b. 931)
- 1263 – Haakon IV of Norway (b. 1204)
- 1325 – Charles, Count of Valois (b. 1270)
- 1378 – Secondotto, Marquess of Montferrat (b. 1360)
- 1379 – John FitzAlan, 1st Baron Arundel, English general and politician, Lord Marshall of England (b. 1348)
- 1470 – John II, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1425)
- 1515 – Afonso de Albuquerque, Portuguese admiral and politician, 3rd Viceroy of Portuguese India (b. 1453)
- 1598 – Yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (b. 1545)
- 1669 – Nathaniel Fiennes, English soldier and politician (b. 1608)
- 1687 – William Petty, English economist and philosopher (b. 1623)
- 1751 – Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (b. 1700)
- 1765 – Peter Frederick Haldimand, Swiss-Canadian lieutenant and surveyor (b. 1741)
- 1774 – François Quesnay, French economist, physician, and philosopher (b. 1694)
- 1783 – Johann Adolph Hasse, German composer and educator (b. 1699)
- 1783 – Sir William James, 1st Baronet, Welsh-English commander and politician (b. 1720)
- 1809 – Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, French chemist and entomologist (b. 1755)
- 1859 – Wilhelm Grimm, German anthropologist and author (b. 1786)
- 1892 – Henry Yesler, American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle (b. 1810)
- 1897 – Alphonse Daudet, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1840)
- 1898 – Pavel Tretyakov, Russian businessman and art collector (b. 1832)
- 1914 – Ivan Zajc, Croatian composer, conductor, and educator (b. 1832)
- 1916 – Ognjeslav Kostović Stepanović, Serbian inventor (b. 1851)
- 1917 – Frank Gotch, American wrestler (b. 1878)
- 1921 – Camille Saint-Saëns, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1835)
- 1922 – Gabriel Narutowicz, Lithuanian-Polish engineer and politician, 1st President of the Republic of Poland (b. 1865)
- 1925 – Maurice Lecoq, French target shooter (b. 1854)
- 1928 – Elinor Wylie, American poet and author (b. 1885)
- 1930 – Herman Lamm, German-American bank robber (b. 1890)
- 1935 – Thelma Todd, American actress and singer (b. 1905)
- 1940 – Billy Hamilton, American baseball player (b. 1866)
- 1944 – Betsie ten Boom, Dutch holocaust victim (b. 1885)
- 1945 – Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded the Fiat Automobile Company (b. 1866)
- 1945 – Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1891)
- 1948 – Denham Fouts, American prostitute (b. 1914)
- 1949 – Sidney Olcott, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1873)
- 1952 – Robert Henry Best, American journalist (b. 1896)
- 1956 – Nina Hamnett, Welsh painter and author (b. 1890)
- 1961 – Hans Rebane, Estonian journalist and politician, 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1882)
- 1963 – Nam Phương, Vietnamese wife of Emperor Bảo Đại (b. 1914)
- 1965 – W. Somerset Maugham, French-English author and playwright (b. 1874)
- 1968 – Futabayama Sadaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 35th Yokozuna (b. 1912)
- 1968 – Muhammad Suheimat, Jordanian general and politician (b. 1916)
- 1976 – Réal Caouette, Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1917)
- 1977 – Risto Jarva, Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1934)
- 1980 – Colonel Sanders, American businessman, founded KFC (b. 1890)
- 1980 – Hellmuth Walter, German-American engineer (b. 1900)
- 1982 – Colin Chapman, English engineer and businessman, founded Lotus Cars (b. 1928)
- 1983 – Debs Garms, American baseball player (b. 1907)
- 1985 – Thomas Bilotti, American mobster (b. 1940)
- 1985 – Paul Castellano, American mobster (b. 1915)
- 1988 – Sylvester, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1948)
- 1989 – Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Argentinian race car driver (b. 1913)
- 1989 – Silvana Mangano, Italian actress (b. 1930)
- 1989 – Aileen Pringle, American actress (b. 1895)
- 1989 – Lee Van Cleef, American actor and singer (b. 1925)
- 1990 – Douglas Campbell, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1896)
- 1991 – Eszter Tamási, Hungarian actress and journalist (b. 1938)
- 1993 – Charizma, American rapper (b. 1973)
- 1993 – Moses Gunn, American actor (b. 1929)
- 1993 – Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese politician, 64th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1918)
- 1995 – Johnny Moss, American poker player (b. 1907)
- 1995 – Mariele Ventre, Italian singer and director (b. 1939)
- 1996 – Quentin Bell, English historian and author (b. 1910)
- 1997 – Lillian Disney, American illustrator (b. 1899)
- 1997 – Nicolette Larson, American singer (b. 1952)
- 1998 – William Gaddis, American author (b. 1922)
- 2001 – Stuart Adamson, English-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Skids, Big Country, and The Raphaels) (b. 1958)
- 2001 – Stefan Heym, German-Israeli soldier and author (b. 1913)
- 2003 – Robert Stanfield, Canadian economist, lawyer, and politician, 17th Premier of Nova Scotia (b. 1914)
- 2003 – Gary Stewart, American singer-songwriter (b. 1945)
- 2003 – Alfred Lynch, English actor (b. 1931)
- 2004 – Ted Abernathy, American baseball player (b. 1933)
- 2004 – Deyda Hydara, Gambian journalist, co-founded The Point (b. 1946)
- 2005 – Kenneth Bulmer, English author (b. 1921)
- 2005 – Ed Hansen, American director and screenwriter (b. 1937)
- 2005 – John Spencer, American actor (b. 1946)
- 2006 – Don Jardine, Canadian wrestler (b. 1940)
- 2006 – Taliep Petersen, South African singer-songwriter and director (b. 1950)
- 2006 – Pnina Salzman, Israeli pianist (b. 1922)
- 2007 – Dan Fogelberg, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1951)
- 2009 – Roy E. Disney, American businessman (b. 1930)
- 2009 – Yegor Gaidar, Russian economist and politician, Prime Minister of Russia (b. 1956)
- 2009 – Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, South African physician and politician, 22nd South African Minister of Health (b. 1940)
- 2010 – Melvin E. Biddle, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1923)
- 2011 – Dan Frazer, American actor (b. 1921)
- 2012 – Axel Anderson, German-Puerto Rican actor (b. 1929)
- 2012 – Peter Clarke, English cartoonist (b. 1935)
- 2012 – Doyle Conner, American farmer and politician (b. 1928)
- 2012 – Febo Conti, Italian actor (b. 1926)
- 2012 – Robert Derleth, American football player (b. 1922)
- 2012 – Elwood V. Jensen, American biologist and academic (b. 1920)
- 2012 – Iñaki Lejarreta, Spanish cyclist (b. 1983)
- 2012 – Adam Ndlovu, Zimbabwean footballer (b. 1970)
- 2012 – Nikolai Parshin, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1929)
- 2012 – Josh Weston, American porn actor (b. 1973)
- 2012 – Lynda Wiesmeier, American model and actress (b. 1963)
- 2012 – Jake Adam York, American poet and academic (b. 1972)
- 2013 – James Isbell Armstrong, American academic (b. 1919)
- 2013 – James Flint, English commander (b. 1913)
- 2013 – Conn McCluskey, Irish physician and activist (b. 1914)
- 2013 – Ray Price, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1926)
- 2013 – Marta Russell, American author and activist (b. 1951)
- 2013 – Michiaki Takahashi, Japanese virologist (b. 1928)
- 2013 – Zvi Yanai, Israeli publicist and philosopher (b. 1935)
Holidays and observances
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