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July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 178 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
- 371 BC – The Battle of Leuctra, where Epaminondas defeated Cleombrotus I, takes place
- 640 – Battle of Heliopolis: The Muslim Arab army under 'Amr ibn al-'As defeat the Byzantine forces near Heliopolis (Egypt).
- 1044 – The Battle of Ménfő between troops led by Emperor Henry III and Magyar forces led by King Samuel takes place.
- 1189 – Richard I "the Lionheart" accedes to the English throne.
- 1253 – Mindaugas is crowned King of Lithuania.
- 1348 – Pope Clement VI issues a papal bull protecting the Jews accused of having caused the Black Death.
- 1411 – Ming China's Admiral Zheng He returns to Nanjing after the third treasure voyage and presents the Sinhalese king, captured during the Ming–Kotte War, to the Yongle Emperor.
- 1415 – Jan Hus is burned at the stake.
- 1483 – Richard III is crowned King of England.
- 1484 – Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River.
- 1495 – First Italian War: Battle of Fornovo – Charles VIII defeats the Holy League.
- 1535 – Sir Thomas More is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England.
- 1557 – King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually resulted in the loss of the City of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again.
- 1560 – The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed by Scotland and England.
- 1573 – Córdoba, Argentina, is founded by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera.
- 1609 – Bohemia is granted freedom of religion.
- 1614 – Żejtun and the surrounding villages suffer a raid from Ottoman forces.
- 1630 – Thirty Years' War: 4,000 Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus land in Pomerania, Germany.
- 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 during the American Revolutionary War.
- 1785 – The dollar is unanimously chosen as the monetary unit for the United States.
- 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 – In Jackson, Michigan, the first convention of the United States Republican Party is held.
- 1885 – Louis Pasteur successfully tests his vaccine against rabies on Joseph Meister, a boy who was bitten by a rabid dog.
- 1887 – David Kalakaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii, is forced at gunpoint by Americans to sign the Bayonet Constitution giving Americans more power in Hawaii while stripping Hawaiian citizens of their rights.
- 1892 – Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain.
- 1892 – 3,800 striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving 10 dead and dozens wounded.
- 1893 – The small town of Pomeroy, Iowa, is nearly destroyed by a tornado that killed 71 people and injured 200.
- 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.
- 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 and Bury Canal in England sends millions of gallons of water cascading 200 feet (61 m) into the River Irwell.
- 1939 – Holocaust: the last remaining Jewish enterprises in Germany are closed.
- 1941 – Nazi Germany 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.
- 1947 – The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union.
- 1957 – Althea Gibson wins the Wimbledon championships, becoming the first black athlete to do so.
- 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.
- 1986 – Davis Phinney becomes the first American cyclist to win a road stage of the Tour de France.
- 1988 – The Piper Alpha drilling platform in the North Sea is destroyed by explosions and fires. 167 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: 14 bus passengers are killed when an Arab assaulted the bus driver as the bus was driving by the edge of a cliff.
- 1995 – In the Bosnian War, under the command of General Ratko Mladić, Serbia begins its attack on the Bosnian town of Srebrenica, and kills more than 8000 Bosniaks, in what then- UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali called "the worst crime on European soil since the Second World War".
- 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.
- 1999 – U.S. Army private Barry Winchell dies from baseball-bat injuries inflicted on him in his sleep the previous day by a fellow soldier, Calvin Glover, for his relationship with transgender showgirl and former Navy Corpsman Calpernia Addams.
- 2003 – The 70-metre Eupatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to 5 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 Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-openes 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 3 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.
Births
- 1580 – Johann Stobäus, German lute player and composer (d. 1646)
- 1623 – Jacopo Melani, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1676)
- 1678 – Nicola Francesco Haym, Italian cellist and composer (d. 1729)
- 1686 – Antoine de Jussieu, French biologist (d. 1758)
- 1736 – Daniel Morgan, American general and politician (d. 1802)
- 1747 – John Paul Jones, Scottish-American captain (d. 1792)
- 1766 – Alexander Wilson, Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, and illustrator (d. 1813)
- 1781 – Stamford Raffles, English politician, founded Singapore (d. 1826)
- 1782 – Maria Luisa of Spain, Duchess of Lucca (d. 1824)
- 1785 – William Hooker, English botanist (d. 1865)
- 1789 – María Isabella of Spain, Infanta of Spain and Queen of the Two Sicilies (d. 1846)
- 1796 – Nicholas I of Russia, Emperor of Russia (d. 1855)
- 1817 – Albert von Kölliker, Swiss anatomist and physiologist (d. 1905)
- 1818 – Adolf Anderssen, German chess player (d. 1879)
- 1832 – Maximilian I of Mexico, Emperor of Mexico (d. 1867)
- 1837 – R. G. Bhandarkar, Indian orientalist and scholar (d. 1925)
- 1838 – Vatroslav Jagić, Croatian scholar (d. 1923)
- 1840 – José María Velasco Gómez, Mexican painter (d. 1912)
- 1859 – Verner von Heidenstam, Swedish poet and author, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)
- 1865 – Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss composer and educator (d. 1950)
- 1868 – Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (d. 1935)
- 1875 – Charles Perrin, French rower (d. 1954)
- 1878 – Eino Leino, Finnish poet (d. 1926)
- 1884 – Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, American businessman and sailor (d. 1970)
- 1885 – Ernst Busch, German field marshal (d. 1945)
- 1886 – Marc Bloch, French historian (d.1944)
- 1887 – Annette Kellerman, Australian swimmer (d. 1975)
- 1889 – Paul Rinne, Estonian chess player (d. 1946)
- 1890 – Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Indian-American scholar (d. 1936)
- 1892 – Will James, American author and illustrator (d. 1942)
- 1897 – Richard Krautheimer, German-American historian and scholar (d. 1994)
- 1898 – Hanns Eisler, German-Austrian composer (d. 1962)
- 1900 – Frederica Sagor Maas, American author and screenwriter (d. 2012)
- 1903 – Hugo Theorell, Swedish biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1982)
- 1904 – Erik Wickberg, Swedish General of the Salvation Army (d. 1996)
- 1907 – Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter (d. 1954)
- 1907 – George Stanley, Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the flag of Canada (d. 2002)
- 1908 – Anton Muttukumaru, Ceylonese general (d. 2001)
- 1912 – Heinrich Harrer, Austrian geographer and mountaineer (d. 2006)
- 1914 – Vince McMahon, Sr., American wrestling promoter, founded WWE (d. 1984
- 1916 – Harold Norse, American author (d. 2009)
- 1917 – Arthur Lydiard, New Zealand runner and coach (d. 2004)
- 1918 – Sebastian Cabot, English-Canadian actor (d. 1977)
- 1919 – Ernst Haefliger, Swiss tenor (d. 2007)
- 1921 – Allan MacEachen, Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
- 1921 – Nancy Reagan, American actress, 47th First Lady of the United States
- 1922 – William Schallert, American actor and singer
- 1923 – Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland
- 1924 – Louie Bellson, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (d. 2009)
- 1925 – Merv Griffin, American actor, singer, and producer, created Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! (d. 2007)
- 1925 – Bill Haley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bill Haley & His Comets) (d. 1981)
- 1925 – Gazi Yaşargil, Turkish neurosurgeon
- 1926 – Sulev Vahtre, Estonian historian (d. 2007)
- 1927 – Jan Hein Donner, Dutch chess player (d. 1988)
- 1927 – Alan Freeman, Australian-English radio host (d. 2006)
- 1927 – Janet Leigh, American actress and singer (d. 2004)
- 1927 – Pat Paulsen, American comedian and actor (d. 1997)
- 1927 – Nilo Soruco, Bolivian singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
- 1930 – George Armstrong, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1930 – M. Balamuralikrishna, Indian singer-songwriter
- 1930 – Gloria Skurzynski, American author
- 1931 – Jean Campeau, Canadian businessman and politician
- 1931 – Antonella Lualdi, Lebanese-Italian actress
- 1931 – Della Reese, American actress and singer
- 1932 – P. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan politician
- 1932 – Herman Hertzberger, Dutch architect and educator
- 1933 – Frank Austin, English footballer (d. 2004)
- 1935 – Candy Barr, American model, dancer, and actress (d. 2005)
- 1935 – 14th Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama
- 1935 – Robert Hunt, English police officer (d. 2013)
- 1936 – Dave Allen, Irish comedian and actor (d. 2005)
- 1937 – Vladimir Ashkenazy, Russian-Icelandic pianist and conductor
- 1937 – Ned Beatty, American actor
- 1937 – Gene Chandler, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1938 – Luana Patten, American actress (d. 1996)
- 1939 – Jet Harris, English bass player (The Shadows, The Jeff Beck Group, and The Vipers Skiffle Group) (d. 2011)
- 1939 – Mary Peters, English pentathlete
- 1940 – Nursultan Nazarbayev, Kazakh politician, 1st President of Kazakhstan
- 1940 – Jeannie Seely, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1941 – Reinhard Roder, German footballer and manager
- 1944 – Byron Berline, American fiddler (The Flying Burrito Brothers)
- 1944 – Pierre Creamer, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1945 – Rodney Matthews, English painter and illustrator
- 1945 – Burt Ward, American actor
- 1946 – George W. Bush, American lieutenant and politician, 43rd President of the United States
- 1946 – Fred Dryer, American football player and actor
- 1946 – Peter Singer, Australian philosopher
- 1946 – Sylvester Stallone, American actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1947 – Richard Beckinsale, English actor (d. 1979)
- 1947 – Lance Clemons, American baseball player (d. 2008)
- 1947 – Shelley Hack, American actress
- 1948 – Nathalie Baye, French actress
- 1948 – Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Canadian politician
- 1948 – Tom Curley, American journalist
- 1948 – Brad Park, Canadian-American ice hockey player
- 1949 – Noli de Castro, Filipino journalist and politician, 14th Vice President of the Philippines
- 1949 – Phyllis Hyman, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1995)
- 1950 – John Byrne, English-American author and illustrator
- 1950 – Hélène Scherrer, Canadian politician
- 1951 – Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor and producer
- 1952 – George Athans, Canadian water skier
- 1952 – Grant Goodeve, American actor
- 1952 – Hilary Mantel, English author
- 1953 – Mike Riley, American football player and coach
- 1953 – Nanci Griffith, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1954 – Allyce Beasley, American actress
- 1954 – Willie Randolph, American baseball player
- 1955 – William Wall, Irish author
- 1956 – Casey Sander, American actor
- 1957 – Ron Duguay, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1958 – Mark Benson, English cricketer and umpire
- 1958 – Jennifer Saunders, English actress, singer, and screenwriter
- 1959 – Richard Dacoury, French basketball player
- 1960 – Asahifuji Seiya, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 63rd Yokozuna
- 1960 – Maria Wasiak, Polish businessman
- 1961 – Robin Antin, American dancer, choreographer, and businesswoman
- 1961 – Rick Price, Australian singer-songwriter and producer
- 1962 – Todd Bennett, English runner (d. 2013)
- 1962 – Peter Hedges, American author, screenwriter, and director
- 1963 – Todd Burns, American baseball player
- 1963 – Lance Johnson, American baseball player
- 1964 – Cristina D'Avena, Italian singer and actress
- 1966 – Brian Posehn, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
- 1967 – James Hannon, American author, director, and producer
- 1967 – Heather Nova, Bermudian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1967 – Omar Olivares, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
- 1968 – Gaspare Manos, Thai-Italian painter and sculptor
- 1969 – Brian Van Holt, American actor
- 1970 – Inspectah Deck, American rapper, producer, and actor (Wu-Tang Clan)
- 1971 – Josh Elliott, American journalist
- 1972 – Isabelle Boulay, Canadian singer
- 1972 – Fabrice Colin, French author
- 1972 – Mark Gasser, English pianist
- 1972 – Laurent Gaudé, French author
- 1972 – Greg Norton, American baseball player and coach
- 1972 – Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, Ukrainian sprinter
- 1973 – Bradley Dredge, Welsh golfer
- 1974 – Zé Roberto, Brazilian footballer
- 1974 – Babi Xavier, Brazilian actress and singer
- 1975 – 50 Cent, American rapper, producer, and actor (G-Unit)
- 1975 – Amir-Abbas Fakhravar, Iranian journalist and activist
- 1975 – Sebastián Rulli, Argentinian-Mexican actor
- 1977 – Con Blatsis, Australian footballer
- 1977 – Craig Handley, Welsh director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1977 – Max Mirnyi, Belarusian tennis player
- 1977 – Makhaya Ntini, South African cricketer
- 1978 – Adam Busch, American actor
- 1978 – Tamera Mowry, German-American actress
- 1978 – Tia Mowry, German-American actress
- 1978 – Kevin Senio, New Zealand rugby player
- 1979 – Kevin Hart, American actor and comedian
- 1979 – Matthew Barnson, American viola player and composer
- 1979 – Nic Cester, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jet and The Wrights)
- 1979 – C. J. Hobgood, American surfer
- 1979 – Damien Hobgood, American surfer
- 1979 – Abdul Salis, English actor
- 1980 – Kenny Deuchar, Scottish footballer
- 1980 – Pau Gasol, Spanish basketball player
- 1980 – Joell Ortiz, American rapper (Slaughterhouse)
- 1980 – Demorrio Williams, American football player
- 1981 – Nnamdi Asomugha, American football player
- 1981 – Mike Karney, American football player
- 1981 – Emily West, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1982 – Brandon Jacobs, American football player
- 1982 – Bree Robertson, Australian gymnast and actress
- 1982 – Misty Upham, American actress
- 1982 – Tay Zonday, American actor and singer
- 1983 – Brady Bluhm, American actor
- 1983 – Christine Firkins, Canadian actress
- 1983 – Gregory Smith, Canadian actor
- 1983 – D. Woods, American singer, dancer, and actress (Danity Kane)
- 1984 – Zhang Hao, Chinese figure skater
- 1984 – Lauren Harris, English singer and actress
- 1984 – Natasha Zlobina, Uzbek-French actress and model
- 1985 – Maria Arredondo, Norwegian singer
- 1985 – Diamond Rings, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Matters)
- 1985 – Ranveer Singh, Indian actor
- 1985 – Melisa Sözen, Turkish actress
- 1986 – Leon Frierson, American actor
- 1986 – Sarah Gronert, German tennis player
- 1986 – David Karp, American businessman, founded Tumblr
- 1986 – Derrick Williams, American football player
- 1987 – Sophie Auster, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1987 – Manteo Mitchell, American runner
- 1987 – Kate Nash, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
- 1987 – Matt O'Leary, American actor
- 1987 – Caroline Trentini, Brazilian model
- 1988 – Kevin Fickentscher, Swiss footballer
- 1988 – Brittany Underwood, American actress and singer
- 1990 – Ajoo, South Korean singer and dancer
- 1990 – Magaye Gueye, French footballer
- 1990 – Jamal Idris, Australian rugby player
- 1990 – Jeremy Suarez, American actor
- 1991 – Ashley Lloyd, English actor and dancer
- 1991 – Victoire Thivisol, French actress
- 1992 – Manny Machado, American baseball player
- 1993 – Jeremiah Godby, American runner
- 1994 – Camilla Rosso, English actress
- 1994 – Rebecca Rosso, English actress
- 1996 – Robert Naylor, Canadian actor
- 1996 – Sigrid Schjetne, Norwegian homicide victim (d. 2012)
- 1996 – Sun Ziyue, Chinese tennis player
Deaths
- 649 – Goar of Aquitaine, French-German priest and bishop (b. 585)
- 918 – William I, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 875)
- 1017 – Genshin, Japanese scholar (b. 942)
- 1189 – Henry II of England (b. 1133)
- 1218 – Odo III, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1166)
- 1249 – Alexander II of Scotland (b. 1198)
- 1415 – Jan Hus, Czech priest, philosopher, and reformer (b. 1369)
- 1476 – Regiomontanus, German mathematician, astronomer, and astrologer (b. 1436)
- 1480 – Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian organist and composer (b. 1416)
- 1533 – Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (b. 1474)
- 1535 – Thomas More, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (b. 1478)
- 1553 – Edward VI of England (b. 1537)
- 1583 – Edmund Grindal, English archbishop (b. 1519)
- 1585 – Thomas Aufield, English priest and martyr (b. 1552)
- 1684 – Peter Gunning, English bishop (b. 1614)
- 1758 – George Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe, English general (b. 1725)
- 1768 – Conrad Beissel, German-American religious leader (b. 1690)
- 1802 – Daniel Morgan, American general and politician (b. 1736)
- 1809 – Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, French general (b. 1775)
- 1813 – Granville Sharp, English activist (b. 1735)
- 1835 – John Marshall, American captain and politician, 4th United States Secretary of State (b. 1755)
- 1854 – Georg Ohm, German physicist and mathematician (b. 1789)
- 1863 – Ernst Merck, German businessman and politician (d. 1811)
- 1868 – Harada Sanosuke, Japanese captain (b. 1840)
- 1893 – Guy de Maupassant, French author (b. 1850)
- 1901 – Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (b. 1819)
- 1902 – Maria Goretti, Italian martyr and saint (b. 1890)
- 1904 – Abai Qunanbaiuli, Kazakh poet and philosopher (b. 1845)
- 1907 – August Johann Gottfried Bielenstein, German linguist and theologian (b. 1826)
- 1916 – Odilon Redon, French painter (b. 1840)
- 1922 – Maria Teresia Ledóchowska, Polish-Austrian nun and missionary (b. 1863)
- 1930 – Cormic Cosgrove, American soccer player (b. 1869)
- 1932 – Kenneth Grahame, Scottish author (b. 1859)
- 1934 – Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian commander (b. 1888)
- 1952 – Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Canadian lawyer and politician, 14th Premier of Quebec (b. 1867)
- 1952 – Gertrud Wolle, German actress (b. 1891)
- 1959 – George Grosz, German painter (b. 1893)
- 1960 – Aneurin Bevan, Welsh politician (b. 1897)
- 1961 – Scott LaFaro, American bassist (b. 1936)
- 1961 – Woodall Rodgers, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1890)
- 1962 – Paul Boffa, Maltese politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1890)
- 1962 – William Faulkner, American author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
- 1962 – Archduke Joseph August of Austria (b. 1872)
- 1963 – George, Duke of Mecklenburg (b. 1899)
- 1964 – Claude V. Ricketts, American admiral (b. 1906)
- 1966 – Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player (b. 1892)
- 1967 – Hilda Taba, Estonian architect (b. 1902)
- 1968 – Johnny Indrisano, American boxer and actor (b. 1906)
- 1971 – Louis Armstrong, American singer and trumpet player (b. 1901)
- 1972 – Brandon deWilde, American actor (b. 1942)
- 1973 – Otto Klemperer, German conductor and composer (b. 1885)
- 1974 – Francis Blanche, French actor (b. 1921)
- 1976 – Zhu De, Chinese general and politician (b. 1886)
- 1976 – Fritz Lenz, German geneticist (b. 1887)
- 1977 – Ödön Pártos, Hungarian-Israeli viola player and composer (b. 1907)
- 1979 – Van McCoy, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1940)
- 1980 – Mart Raud, Estonian poet and author (b. 1903)
- 1982 – Bob Johnson, American baseball player and manager (b. 1905)
- 1986 – Jagjivan Ram, Indian politician, 4th Deputy Prime Minister of India (b. 1908)
- 1989 – János Kádár, Hungarian politician (b. 1912)
- 1991 – Mudashiru Lawal, Nigerian footballer (b. 1954)
- 1992 – Mary Q. Steele, American author (b. 1922)
- 1994 – Geoff McQueen, English screenwriter (b. 1947)
- 1995 – Aziz Nesin, Turkish author (b. 1915)
- 1996 – Kathy Ahern, American golfer (b. 1949)
- 1997 – Chetan Anand, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
- 1998 – Roy Rogers, American actor and singer (b. 1911)
- 1999 – Carl Gunter, Jr., American politician (b. 1938)
- 1999 – Gary M. Heidnik, American murderer (b. 1943)
- 1999 – Joaquín Rodrigo, Spanish pianist and composer (b. 1901)
- 1999 – Barry Winchell, American soldier (b. 1977)
- 2000 – Władysław Szpilman, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1911)
- 2002 – Dhirubhai Ambani, Indian businessman, founded Reliance Industries (b. 1932)
- 2002 – John Frankenheimer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
- 2003 – Buddy Ebsen, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1908)
- 2004 – Thomas Klestil, Austrian politician, 10th President of Austria (b. 1932)
- 2004 – Syreeta Wright, American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
- 2005 – Bruno Augenstein, German-American mathematician and physicist (b. 1923)
- 2005 – L. Patrick Gray, American FBI director (b. 1916)
- 2005 – Evan Hunter, American author (b. 1926)
- 2005 – Claude Simon, Malagasy-French author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
- 2005 – Richard Verreau, Canadian tenor (b. 1926)
- 2006 – Kasey Rogers, American actress (b. 1926)
- 2006 – Tom Weir, Scottish climber, author and television host (b. 1914)
- 2007 – Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, American author (b. 1939)
- 2008 – Bobby Durham, American drummer (b. 1937)
- 2009 – Vasily Aksyonov, Russian author (b. 1932)
- 2009 – Johnny Collins, English singer (b. 1938)
- 2009 – Robert McNamara, American businessman and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1916)
- 2010 – Tilly Armstrong, English author (b. 1927)
- 2010 – Harvey Fuqua, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Moonglows and New Birth) (b. 1929)
- 2011 – George Edward Kimball, American journalist and author (b. 1945)
- 2011 – Karthigesu Sivathamby, Sri Lankan academic (b. 1932)
- 2012 – Hani al-Hassan, Palestinian engineer and politician (b. 1939)
- 2012 – Charles Drake American football player (b. 1981)
- 2012 – Bruce B. Kendall, American businessman and politician (b. 1919)
- 2012 – James McKinley, American football player and coach (b. 1945)
- 2012 – Bill Norrie, Canadian politician, 39th Mayor of Winnipeg (b. 1929)
- 2012 – Angelo Paternoster, American football player (b. 1919)
- 2012 – Sebastijan Pečjak, Slovenian darts player
- 2012 – Anthony Sedlak, Canadian chef (b. 1983)
- 2012 – Al Ulbrickson, American rower (b. 1930)
- 2013 – John Chun, North Korea-American car designer (b. 1929)
- 2013 – Lo Hsing Han, Burmese businessman, co-founded Asia World (b. 1935)
- 2013 – Rudy Keeling, American basketball player and coach (b. 1947)
- 2013 – Leland Mitchell, American basketball player (b. 1941)
- 2013 – Hamilton Nichols, American football player (b. 1924)
- 2013 – Ruben J. Villote, Filipino priest and activist (b. 1932)
Holidays and observances
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