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Day of the year
May 28 is the 148th day of the year (149th in
leap years ) in the
Gregorian calendar ; 217 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
585 BC – A
solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist
Thales , while
Alyattes is battling
Cyaxares in the
Battle of the Eclipse , leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated. It is also the earliest event of which the precise date is known.
[1]
621 –
Battle of Hulao :
Li Shimin , the son of the Chinese emperor
Gaozu , defeats the numerically superior forces of
Dou Jiande near the
Hulao Pass (
Henan ). This victory decides the outcome of the
civil war that followed the
Sui dynasty 's collapse in favour of the
Tang dynasty .
1242 –
Avignonet massacre : A group of
Cathars , with the probable connivance of Count
Raymond VII of Toulouse , murdered the inquisitor
William Arnaud and eleven of his companions.
[2]
1533 – The
Archbishop of Canterbury ,
Thomas Cranmer , declares the marriage of King
Henry VIII of England to
Anne Boleyn valid.
1588 – The
Spanish Armada , with 130 ships and 30,000 men, sets sail from
Lisbon , Portugal, heading for the
English Channel . (It will take until May 30 for all ships to leave port.)
1601–1900
1901–present
1905 –
Russo-Japanese War : The
Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian
Baltic Fleet by
Admiral
Tōgō Heihachirō and the
Imperial Japanese Navy .
[4]
1907 – The first
Isle of Man TT race is held.
1918 – The
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the
First Republic of Armenia declare their independence.
1926 – The
28 May 1926 coup d'état :
Ditadura Nacional is established in
Portugal to suppress the unrest of the
First Republic .
1932 – In the Netherlands, construction of the
Afsluitdijk is completed and the
Zuiderzee bay is
converted to the freshwater
IJsselmeer .
1934 – Near
Callander, Ontario , Canada, the
Dionne quintuplets are born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne; they will be the first
quintuplets to survive
infancy .
1936 –
Alan Turing submits
On Computable Numbers for publication.
1937 –
Volkswagen , the German automobile manufacturer, is founded.
1940 –
World War II : Belgium surrenders to
Nazi Germany to end the
Battle of Belgium .
1940 – World War II: Norwegian, French, Polish and British forces
recapture
Narvik in Norway. This is the first Allied infantry victory of the War.
1948 –
Daniel François Malan is elected as
Prime Minister of South Africa . He later goes on to implement
Apartheid .
1958 –
Cuban Revolution :
Fidel Castro 's
26th of July Movement , heavily reinforced by Frank Pais Militia, overwhelm an army post in El Uvero.
1961 –
Peter Benenson 's article
The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read
newspapers . This will later be thought of as the founding of the
human rights organization
Amnesty International .
1964 – The
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is founded, with
Yasser Arafat elected as its first leader.
[5]
1968 –
Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892 crashes near
Nala Sopara in India, killing 30.
[6]
1974 –
Northern Ireland 's power-sharing
Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a
general strike by
loyalists .
1975 – Fifteen
West African countries sign the
Treaty of Lagos , creating the
Economic Community of West African States .
1977 – In
Southgate, Kentucky , the
Beverly Hills Supper Club is engulfed in fire, killing 165 people inside.
1979 –
Konstantinos Karamanlis signs the full treaty of the accession of Greece with the
European Economic Community .
1987 – An 18-year-old West German pilot,
Mathias Rust , evades
Soviet Union air defences and lands a private plane in
Red Square in Moscow, Russia.
1991 – The capital city of
Addis Ababa falls to the
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front , ending both the
Derg regime in
Ethiopia and the
Ethiopian Civil War .
1995 – The 7.0 Mw
Neftegorsk earthquake shakes the former Russian settlement of
Neftegorsk with a maximum
Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent ). Total damage was
$ 64.1–300 million, with 1,989 deaths and 750 injured. The settlement was not rebuilt.
1996 – U.S. President
Bill Clinton 's former business partners in the
Whitewater land deal ,
Jim McDougal and
Susan McDougal , and the
Governor of Arkansas ,
Jim Guy Tucker , are convicted of fraud.
1998 –
Nuclear testing : Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed
Chagai-I , prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose
economic sanctions . Pakistan celebrates
Youm-e-Takbir annually.
1999 – In
Milan , Italy, after 22 years of restoration work,
Leonardo da Vinci 's masterpiece
The Last Supper is put back on display.
2002 – The last steel girder is removed from the original
World Trade Center site . Cleanup duties officially end with closing ceremonies at
Ground Zero in
Manhattan , New York City.
2003 –
Peter Hollingworth resigns as
Governor-General of Australia following criticism of his handling of child sexual abuse allegations during his tenure as
Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane .
2004 – The
Iraqi Governing Council chooses
Ayad Allawi , a longtime anti-
Saddam Hussein exile, as prime minister of
Iraq 's interim government.
2008 – The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of
Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the
Shah dynasty .
2010 – In
West Bengal ,
India , the
Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers.
2011 –
Malta
votes on the introduction of divorce; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divorce under certain conditions being enacted later in the year.
2016 –
Harambe , a
gorilla , is shot to death after grabbing a three-year-old boy in his enclosure at the
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden , resulting in widespread criticism and sparking various
internet memes .
[7]
[8]
2017 – Former
Formula One driver
Takuma Sato wins his first
Indianapolis 500 , the first Japanese and Asian driver to do so. Double world champion
Fernando Alonso retires from an engine issue in his first entry of the event.
[9]
Births
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1663 –
António Manoel de Vilhena , Grand Master of the Order of Saint John (d. 1736)
1676 –
Jacopo Riccati , Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1754)
1692 –
Geminiano Giacomelli , Italian composer (d. 1740)
1738 –
Joseph-Ignace Guillotin , French physician (d. 1814)
1759 –
William Pitt the Younger , English lawyer and politician,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1806)
[10]
1763 –
Manuel Alberti , Argentinian priest and journalist (d. 1811)
1764 –
Edward Livingston , American jurist and politician, 11th
United States Secretary of State (d. 1836)
1779 –
Thomas Moore , Irish poet and composer (d. 1852)
1807 –
Louis Agassiz , Swiss-American paleontologist and geologist (d. 1873)
1818 –
P. G. T. Beauregard , American general (d. 1893)
1836 –
Friedrich Baumfelder , German pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1916)
1836 –
Alexander Mitscherlich , German chemist and academic (d. 1918)
1837 –
George Ashlin , Irish architect, co-designed
St Colman's Cathedral (d. 1921)
1837 –
Tony Pastor , American impresario, variety performer and theatre owner (d. 1908)
1841 –
Sakaigawa Namiemon , Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14th
Yokozuna (d. 1887)
1853 –
Carl Larsson , Swedish painter and author (d. 1919)
1858 –
Carl Richard Nyberg , Swedish inventor and businessman, developed the
blow torch (d. 1939)
1872 –
Marian Smoluchowski , Polish physicist and mountaineer (d. 1917)
1878 –
Paul Pelliot , French sinologist and explorer (d. 1945)
1879 –
Milutin Milanković , Serbian mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (d. 1958)
1883 –
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar , Indian poet and politician (d. 1966)
1883 –
Clough Williams-Ellis , English-Welsh architect, designed the
Portmeirion Village (d. 1978)
1884 –
Edvard Beneš , Czech academic and politician, 2nd and 4th
President of Czechoslovakia (d. 1948)
1886 –
Santo Trafficante, Sr. , Italian-American mobster (d. 1954)
1888 –
Kaarel Eenpalu , Estonian journalist and politician, 6th
Prime Minister of Estonia (d. 1942)
1888 –
Vivienne Haigh-Wood Eliot , English author and educator (d. 1947)
1888 –
Jim Thorpe , American decathlete, football player, and coach (d. 1953)
1889 –
Richard Réti , Slovak-Czech chess player and author (d. 1929)
1892 –
Minna Gombell , American actress (d. 1973)
1900 –
Tommy Ladnier , American trumpet player (d. 1939)
1901–present
1903 –
S. L. Kirloskar , Indian businessman, founded
Kirloskar Group (d. 1994)
1906 –
Henry Thambiah , Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, and diplomat,
Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Canada (d. 1997)
1908 –
Léo Cadieux , Canadian journalist and politician, 17th
Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 2005)
1908 –
Ian Fleming , English journalist and author, created
James Bond (d. 1964)
[11]
1909 –
Red Horner , Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
1910 –
Georg Gaßmann , German politician,
Mayor of Marburg (d. 1987)
1910 –
Rachel Kempson , English actress (d. 2003)
1910 –
T-Bone Walker , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)
1911 –
Bob Crisp , South African cricketer (d. 1994)
1911 –
Thora Hird , English actress (d. 2003)
1911 –
Fritz Hochwälder , Austrian playwright (d. 1986)
1912 –
Herman Johannes , Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (d. 1992)
1912 –
Ruby Payne-Scott , Australian physicist and astronomer (d. 1981)
1912 –
Patrick White , Australian novelist, poet, and playwright,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1990)
1914 –
W. G. G. Duncan Smith , English captain and pilot (d. 1996)
1915 –
Joseph Greenberg , American linguist and academic (d. 2001)
1916 –
Walker Percy , American novelist and essayist (d. 1990)
1917 –
Barry Commoner , American biologist, academic, and politician (d. 2012)
1918 –
Johnny Wayne , Canadian comedian (d. 1990)
1921 –
D. V. Paluskar , Indian Hindustani classical musician (d. 1955)
1921 –
Heinz G. Konsalik , German journalist and author (d. 1999)
1921 –
Tom Uren , Australian soldier, boxer, and politician (d. 2015)
1922 –
Lou Duva , American boxer, trainer, and manager (d. 2017)
1922 –
Roger Fisher , American author and academic (d. 2012)
1922 –
Tuomas Gerdt , Finnish soldier (d. 2020)
1923 –
György Ligeti , Hungarian-Austrian composer and educator (d. 2006)
1923 –
N. T. Rama Rao , Indian actor, director, producer, and politician, 10th
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (d. 1996)
1924 –
Edward du Cann , English naval officer and politician (d. 2017)
1924 –
Paul Hébert , Canadian actor (d. 2017)
1925 –
Bülent Ecevit , Turkish journalist, scholar, and politician, 16th
Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 2006)
1925 –
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , German opera singer and conductor (d. 2012)
1928 –
Sally Forrest , American actress and dancer (d. 2015)
1929 –
Patrick McNair-Wilson , English politician
1930 –
Edward Seaga , American-Jamaican academic and politician, 5th
Prime Minister of Jamaica (d. 2019)
1931 –
Carroll Baker , American actress
1931 –
Gordon Willis , American cinematographer (d. 2014)
1932 –
Tim Renton, Baron Renton of Mount Harry , English politician,
Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries (d. 2020)
1933 –
John Karlen , American actor (d. 2020)
1933 –
Zelda Rubinstein , American actress and activist (d. 2010)
1936 –
Claude Forget , Canadian academic and politician
1936 –
Ole K. Sara , Norwegian politician (d. 2013)
1936 –
Betty Shabazz , American educator and activist (d. 1997)
1938 –
Jerry West , American basketball player, coach, and executive
1939 –
Maeve Binchy , Irish novelist (d. 2012)
1940 –
David Brewer , English politician,
Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (d. 2023)
1940 –
Shlomo Riskin , American rabbi and academic, founded the
Lincoln Square Synagogue
1941 –
Beth Howland , American actress and singer (d. 2015)
1942 –
Stanley B. Prusiner , American neurologist and biochemist,
Nobel Prize laureate
1943 –
Terry Crisp , Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1944 –
Faith Brown , English actress and singer
1944 –
Rudy Giuliani , American lawyer and politician, 107th
mayor of New York City
1944 –
Gladys Knight , American singer-songwriter and actress
1944 –
Sondra Locke , American actress and director (d. 2018)
[12]
1944 –
Rita MacNeil , Canadian singer and actress (d. 2013)
1944 –
Gary Stewart , American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
1944 –
Billy Vera , American singer-songwriter and actor
1945 –
Patch Adams , American physician and author, founded the
Gesundheit! Institute
1945 –
John N. Bambacus , American military veteran (USMC) and politician
1945 –
John Fogerty , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1945 –
Jean Perrault , Canadian politician,
Mayor of Sherbrooke , Quebec
1945 –
Helena Shovelton , English physician
1946 –
Bruce Alexander , English actor
1946 –
Skip Jutze , American baseball player
1946 –
Janet Paraskeva , Welsh politician
1946 –
K. Satchidanandan , Indian poet and critic
1946 –
William Shawcross , English journalist and author
1947 –
Zahi Hawass , Egyptian archaeologist and academic
1947 –
Lynn Johnston , Canadian author and illustrator
1947 –
Leland Sklar , American singer-songwriter and bass player
1948 –
Michael Field , Australian politician, 38th
Premier of Tasmania
1948 –
Pierre Rapsat , Belgian singer and songwriter (d. 2002)
1949 –
Martin Kelner , English journalist, author, comedian, singer, actor and radio presenter
1949 –
Wendy O. Williams , American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress (d. 1998)
1952 –
Roger Briggs , American pianist, composer, conductor, and educator
1953 –
Pierre Gauthier , Canadian ice hockey player and manager
1954 –
João Carlos de Oliveira , Brazilian jumper (d. 1999)
1954 –
Youri Egorov , Russian pianist and composer (d. 1988)
1954 –
Charles Saumarez Smith , English historian and academic
1954 –
Péter Szilágyi , Hungarian conductor and politician (d. 2013)
1954 –
John Tory , Canadian lawyer and politician, 65th
Mayor of Toronto
1955 –
Laura Amy Schlitz , American author and librarian
1956 –
Jerry Douglas , American guitarist and producer
1956 –
Jeff Dujon , Jamaican cricketer
1956 –
Markus Höttinger , Austrian racing driver (d. 1980)
1956 –
Peter Wilkinson , English admiral
1957 –
Colin Barnes , English footballer
1957 –
Kirk Gibson , American baseball player and manager
1957 –
Ben Howland , American basketball player and coach
1959 –
Risto Mannisenmäki , Finnish racing driver
1960 –
Mark Sanford , American military veteran (USAF) and politician, 115th
Governor of South Carolina
1960 –
Mary Portas , English journalist and author
1963 –
Houman Younessi , Australian-American biologist and academic (d. 2016)
1964 –
Jeff Fenech , Australian boxer and trainer
1964 –
Armen Gilliam , American basketball player and coach (d. 2011)
1964 –
Zsa Zsa Padilla , Filipino singer and actress
1964 –
Phil Vassar , American singer-songwriter
1965 –
Chris Ballew , American singer-songwriter and bass player
1965 –
Mary Coughlan , Irish politician
1966 –
Roger Kumble , American director, screenwriter, and playwright
1966 –
Miljenko Jergović , Bosnian novelist and journalist
1966 –
Gavin Robertson , Australian cricketer
1967 –
Glen Rice , American basketball player
1968 –
Kylie Minogue , Australian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1969 –
Mike DiFelice , American baseball player and manager
1969 –
Rob Ford , Canadian politician, 64th
Mayor of Toronto (d. 2016)
1970 –
Glenn Quinn , American actor (d. 2002)
1971 –
Isabelle Carré , French actress and singer
1971 –
Ekaterina Gordeeva , Russian figure skater and sportscaster
1971 –
Marco Rubio , American lawyer and politician
1972 –
Doriva , Brazilian footballer and manager
1972 –
Michael Boogerd , Dutch cyclist and manager
1973 –
Marco Paulo Faria Lemos , Portuguese footballer and manager
1974 –
Hans-Jörg Butt , German footballer
1974 –
Misbah-ul-Haq , Pakistani cricketer
1975 –
Maura Johnston , American journalist, critic, and academic
1976 –
Steven Bell , Australian rugby league player
1976 –
Zaza Enden , Georgian-Turkish wrestler, basketball player, and coach
1976 –
Roberto Goretti , Italian footballer
1976 –
Glenn Morrison , Australian rugby league player and coach
1977 –
Elisabeth Hasselbeck , American talk show host and author
1978 –
Jake Johnson , American actor
1979 –
Abdulaziz al-Omari , Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of
American Airlines Flight 11 (d. 2001)
1979 –
Ronald Curry , American football player and coach
1980 –
Miguel Pérez , Spanish footballer
1980 –
Lucy Shuker , English tennis player
1981 –
Daniel Cabrera , Dominican-American baseball player
1981 –
Eric Ghiaciuc , American football player
1981 –
Adam Green , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1982 –
Alexa Davalos , French-American actress
1982 –
Jhonny Peralta , Dominican-American baseball player
1983 –
Steve Cronin , American soccer player
1983 –
Humberto Sánchez , Dominican-American baseball player
1983 –
Roman Atwood , American YouTube star
1985 –
Colbie Caillat , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1985 –
Pablo Andrés González , Argentinian footballer
1985 –
Kostas Mendrinos , Greek footballer
1985 –
Carey Mulligan , English actress and singer
1986 –
Berrick Barnes , Australian rugby player
1986 –
Bryant Dunston , American-Armenian basketball player
[13]
1986 –
Michael Oher , American football player
[14]
1986 –
Seth Rollins , American wrestler
1986 –
Ingmar Vos , Dutch decathlete
1987 –
T.J. Yates , American football player
1988 –
NaVorro Bowman , American football player
1988 –
Percy Harvin , American football player
1988 –
David Perron , Canadian ice hockey player
[15]
1990 –
Kyle Walker , English footballer
[16]
1991 –
Danielle Lao , American tennis player
[17]
1991 –
Kail Piho , Estonian skier
[18]
1993 –
Daniel Alvaro , Australian rugby league player
[19]
1993 –
Bárbara Luz , Portuguese tennis player
[20]
1994 –
John Stones , English footballer
[21]
1998 –
Kim Dahyun , South Korean rapper and singer
[22]
1999 –
Jodie Burrage , British tennis player
[23]
2000 –
Phil Foden , English footballer
[24]
2000 –
Risi Pouri-Lane , New Zealand rugby sevens player
[25]
Deaths
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1626 –
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (b. 1561)
[27]
1651 –
Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent , English politician (b. 1594)
1672 –
John Trevor , Welsh politician,
Secretary of State for the Northern Department (b. 1626)
1727 –
Juan de Ayala y Escobar , Governor of
Spanish Florida (1716 - 1718) (b. 1635)
[28]
1747 –
Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues , French author (b. 1715)
1750 –
Emperor Sakuramachi of Japan (b. 1720)
1787 –
Leopold Mozart , Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1719)
1805 –
Luigi Boccherini , Italian cellist and composer (b. 1743)
1808 –
Richard Hurd , English bishop (b. 1720)
1811 –
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville , Scottish lawyer and politician,
Secretary of State for War (b. 1742)
1831 –
William Carnegie, 7th Earl of Northesk , Scottish-English admiral (b. 1756)
1843 –
Noah Webster , American lexicographer (b. 1758)
1849 –
Anne Brontë , English novelist and poet (b. 1820)
1864 –
Simion Bărnuțiu , Romanian historian and politician (b. 1808)
1878 –
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell , English politician,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1792)
1901–present
1904 –
Kicking Bear , Native American tribal leader (b. 1846)
1916 –
Ivan Franko , Ukrainian economist, journalist, and poet (b. 1856)
1927 –
Boris Kustodiev , Russian painter and stage designer (b. 1878)
1930 –
Frank Cowper , English yachtsman, author and illustrator (b. 1849)
[29]
1937 –
Alfred Adler , Austrian-Scottish ophthalmologist and psychologist (b. 1870)
1946 –
Carter Glass , American publisher and politician, 47th
United States Secretary of the Treasury (b. 1858)
1947 –
August Eigruber , Austrian-German politician (b. 1907)
1952 –
Philippe Desranleau , Canadian archbishop (b. 1882)
1953 –
Tatsuo Hori , Japanese author and poet (b. 1904)
1964 –
Terry Dillon , American football player (b. 1941)
1968 –
Fyodor Okhlopkov , Russian sergeant and sniper (b. 1908)
1971 –
Audie Murphy , American soldier and actor,
Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1925)
1972 –
Edward VIII of the United Kingdom (b. 1894)
1975 –
Ezzard Charles , American boxer (b. 1921)
1976 –
Zainul Abedin , Bangladeshi painter and sculptor (b. 1914)
1980 –
Rolf Nevanlinna , Finnish mathematician and academic (b. 1895)
1981 –
Mary Lou Williams , American pianist and composer (b. 1910)
[30]
1981 –
Stefan Wyszyński , Polish cardinal (b. 1901)
1982 –
H. Jones , English colonel,
Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1940)
1983 –
Erastus Corning 2nd , American soldier and politician, 72nd
Mayor of Albany (b. 1909)
1984 –
Eric Morecambe , English actor and comedian (b. 1926)
1984 –
D'Urville Martin , American actor and director (b. 1939)
[31]
1986 –
Edip Cansever , Turkish poet and author (b. 1928)
1988 –
Sy Oliver , American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (b. 1910)
1990 –
Julius Eastman , American composer (b. 1940)
1994 –
Julius Boros , American golfer (b. 1920)
1994 –
Ely Jacques Kahn, Jr. , American author and academic (b. 1916)
1998 –
Phil Hartman , Canadian-American actor and comedian (b. 1948)
1999 –
Michael Barkai , Israeli commander (b. 1935)
1999 –
B. Vittalacharya , Indian director and producer (b. 1920)
2000 –
George Irving Bell , American physicist, biologist, and mountaineer (b. 1926)
2001 –
Joe Moakley , American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
2001 –
Francisco Varela , Chilean biologist and philosopher (b. 1946)
2002 –
Mildred Benson , American journalist and author (b. 1905)
2003 –
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov , Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1933)
2003 –
Ilya Prigogine , Russian-Belgian chemist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1917)
2003 –
Martha Scott , American actress (b. 1912)
2004 –
Michael Buonauro , American author and illustrator (b. 1979)
2004 –
John Tolos , Greek-Canadian wrestler (b. 1930)
2006 –
Thorleif Schjelderup , Norwegian ski jumper and author (b. 1920)
2007 –
Jörg Immendorff , German painter, sculptor, and academic (b. 1945)
2007 –
Toshikatsu Matsuoka , Japanese politician,
Japanese Minister of Agriculture (b. 1945)
2008 –
Beryl Cook , English painter and illustrator (b. 1926)
2010 –
Gary Coleman , American actor (b. 1968)
2011 –
Gino Valenzano , Italian racing driver (b. 1920)
2012 –
Bob Edwards , English journalist (b. 1925)
2012 –
Yuri Susloparov , Ukrainian-Russian footballer and manager (b. 1958)
2013 –
Viktor Kulikov , Russian commander (b. 1921)
2013 –
Eddie Romero , Filipino director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
2013 –
Gerd Schmückle , German general (b. 1917)
2014 –
Maya Angelou , American memoirist and poet (b. 1928)
2014 –
Stan Crowther , English footballer (b. 1935)
2014 –
Oscar Dystel , American publisher (b. 1912)
2014 –
Malcolm Glazer , American businessman (b. 1928)
2014 –
Bob Houbregs , Canadian-American basketball player and manager (b. 1932)
2014 –
Isaac Kungwane , South African footballer (b. 1971)
2015 –
Steven Gerber , American pianist and composer (b. 1948)
2015 –
Johnny Keating , Scottish trombonist, composer, and producer (b. 1927)
2015 –
Reynaldo Rey , American actor and screenwriter (b. 1940)
2018 –
Neale Cooper , Scottish footballer (b. 1963)
2018 –
Jens Christian Skou , Danish medical doctor and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
2018 –
Cornelia Frances , English-Australian actress (b. 1941)
[32]
2021 –
Mark Eaton , American basketball player (b. 1957)
[33]
2022 –
Patricia Brake , English actress (b. 1942)
[34]
2023 –
David Brewer , English politician,
Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London (b. 1940)
[35]
Holidays and observances
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