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Day of the year
August 9 is the 221st day of the year (222nd in
leap years ) in the
Gregorian calendar ; 144 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1901–present
1902 –
Edward VII and
Alexandra of Denmark are
crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
[7]
1907 – The first
Boy Scout
encampment concludes at
Brownsea Island in southern England.
1925 – A
train robbery takes place in
Kakori , near
Lucknow , India, by the Indian independence revolutionaries, against British government.
1936 –
Summer Olympics :
Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
1942 –
World War II :
Battle of Savo Island :
Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the
Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an
Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
1942 –
Dmitri Shostakovich 's 7th symphony
is premiered in a
besieged Leningrad .
[8]
1944 – The
United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring
Smokey Bear for the first time.
1944 – World War II:
Continuation War : The
Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive , the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.
1945 – World War II:
Nagasaki is
devastated when an
atomic bomb ,
Fat Man , is dropped by the United States
B-29
Bockscar . Thirty-five thousand people are killed outright, including 23,200–28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers.
1945 – The
Red Army
invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.
1960 –
South Kasai secedes from the
Congo .
1965 –
Singapore is
expelled from
Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.
1969 –
Tate–LaBianca murders : Followers of
Charles Manson murder pregnant actress
Sharon Tate (wife of
Roman Polanski ),
coffee heiress
Abigail Folger , Polish actor
Wojciech Frykowski , men's hairstylist
Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate
Steven Parent .
1970 –
LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from
Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in
Cusco ,
Peru , killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground.
[9]
1971 –
The Troubles : In
Northern Ireland , the British authorities launch
Operation Demetrius . The operation involves the mass arrest and internment without trial of individuals suspected of being affiliated with the
Irish Republican Army (PIRA). Mass riots follow, and thousands of people flee or are forced out of their homes.
[10]
1973 –
Mars 7 is launched from the USSR.
1974 – As a direct result of the
Watergate scandal ,
Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office.
Vice President
Gerald Ford becomes president.
1991 – The Italian prosecuting magistrate
Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the
'Ndrangheta on behalf of the
Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government's case in the final appeal of the
Maxi Trial .
1993 – The
Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
1995 –
Aviateca Flight 901 crashes into the
San Vicente volcano in
El Salvador , killing all 65 people on board.
[11]
1999 – Russian President
Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister,
Sergei Stepashin , and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.
2006 – At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the
2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London,
Birmingham , and
High Wycombe in an overnight operation.
2007 –
Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from
Moorea Airport in
French Polynesia , killing all 20 people on board.
[12]
2012 –
Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an
NFL game.
[13]
2013 – Gunmen
open fire at a
Sunni mosque in the city of
Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30.
2014 – Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in
Ferguson, Missouri , is
shot and killed by a
Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking
protests and unrest in the city.
2021 – The
Tampere light rail officially starts operating.
[14]
Births
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1603 –
Johannes Cocceius , German-Dutch theologian and academic (d. 1669)
1611 –
Henry of Nassau-Siegen , German count, officer in the Dutch Army, diplomat for the Dutch Republic (b. 1611)
[16]
1648 –
Johann Michael Bach , German composer (d. 1694)
[17]
1653 –
John Oldham , English poet and translator (d. 1683)
1674 –
František Maxmilián Kaňka , Czech architect, designed the
Veltrusy Mansion (d. 1766)
1696 –
Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein (d. 1772)
1722 –
Prince Augustus William of Prussia (d. 1758)
[18]
1726 –
Francesco Cetti , Italian priest,
zoologist , and
mathematician (d. 1778)
1748 –
Bernhard Schott , German music publisher (d. 1809)
[19]
1757 –
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton , American humanitarian; wife of
Alexander Hamilton (d. 1854)
1757 –
Thomas Telford , Scottish architect and engineer, designed the
Menai Suspension Bridge (d. 1834)
1776 –
Amedeo Avogadro , Italian physicist and chemist (d. 1856)
1783 –
Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (d. 1801)
1788 –
Adoniram Judson , American missionary and
lexicographer (d. 1850)
1797 –
Charles Robert Malden , English lieutenant and surveyor (d. 1855)
1805 –
Joseph Locke , English engineer and politician (d. 1860)
1845 –
André Bessette , Canadian saint (d. 1937)
1847 –
Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo , French-Italian wife of
Amadeo I of Spain (d. 1876)
1848 –
Alfred David Benjamin , Australian-born businessman and philanthropist. (d. 1900)
1861 –
Dorothea Klumpke , American astronomer and academic (d. 1942)
1867 –
Evelina Haverfield , Scottish nurse and activist (d. 1920)
1872 –
Archduke Joseph August of Austria (d. 1962)
1874 –
Reynaldo Hahn , Venezuelan composer and conductor (d. 1947)
1875 –
Albert Ketèlbey , English pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1959)
1878 –
Eileen Gray , Irish architect and furniture designer (d. 1976)
1879 –
John Willcock , Australian politician, 15th
Premier of Western Australia , (d. 1956)
1881 –
Prince Antônio Gastão of Orléans-Braganza , Brazilian prince (d. 1918)
1890 –
Eino Kaila , Finnish philosopher and psychologist, attendant of the Vienna circle (d. 1958)
1896 –
Erich Hückel , German physicist and chemist (d. 1980)
1896 –
Jean Piaget , Swiss psychologist and philosopher (d. 1980)
1899 –
P. L. Travers , Australian-English author and actress (d. 1996)
1900 –
Charles Farrell , American actor and singer (d. 1990)
1901–present
1902 –
Zino Francescatti , French violinist (d. 1991)
1902 –
Panteleimon Ponomarenko , Russian general and politician (d. 1984)
1905 –
Leo Genn , British actor and barrister (d. 1978)
1909 –
Vinayaka Krishna Gokak , Indian scholar, author, and academic (d. 1992)
1909 –
Willa Beatrice Player , American educator, first Black woman college president (d. 2003)
[20]
1909 –
Adam von Trott zu Solz , German lawyer and diplomat (d. 1944)
1911 –
William Alfred Fowler , American astronomer and astrophysicist,
Nobel Laureate (d. 1996)
1911 –
Eddie Futch , American boxer and trainer (d. 2001)
1911 –
John McQuade , Northern Irish soldier, boxer, and politician (d. 1984)
1913 –
Wilbur Norman Christiansen , Australian astronomer and engineer (d. 2007)
1914 –
Ferenc Fricsay , Hungarian-Austrian conductor and director (d. 1963)
1914 –
Tove Jansson , Finnish author and illustrator (d. 2001)
1914 –
Joe Mercer , English footballer and manager (d. 1990)
1915 –
Mareta West , American astronomer and geologist (d. 1998)
1918 –
Kermit Beahan , American colonel (d. 1989)
1918 –
Giles Cooper , Irish soldier and playwright (d. 1966)
1918 –
Albert Seedman , American police officer (d. 2013)
1919 –
Joop den Uyl , Dutch journalist, economist, and politician,
Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1987)
1919 –
Ralph Houk , American baseball player and manager (d. 2010)
1920 –
Enzo Biagi , Italian journalist and author (d. 2007)
1921 –
Ernest Angley , American evangelist and author (d. 2021)
1921 –
J. James Exon , American soldier and politician, 33rd
Governor of Nebraska (d. 2005)
1922 –
Philip Larkin , English poet and novelist (d. 1985)
1924 –
Mathews Mar Barnabas , Indian metropolitan (d. 2012)
1924 –
Frank Martínez , American soldier and painter (d. 2013)
1925 –
David A. Huffman , American computer scientist, developed
Huffman coding (d. 1999)
1926 –
Denis Atkinson , Barbadian cricketer (d. 2001)
1927 –
Daniel Keyes , American short story writer and novelist (d. 2014)
1927 –
Robert Shaw , English actor and screenwriter (d. 1978)
1928 –
Bob Cousy , American basketball player and coach
[21]
1928 –
Camilla Wicks , American violinist and educator (d. 2020)
1928 –
Dolores Wilson , American soprano and actress (d. 2010)
1929 –
Abdi İpekçi , Turkish journalist and activist (d. 1979)
1930 –
Milt Bolling , American baseball player and scout (d. 2013)
1930 –
Jacques Parizeau , Canadian economist and politician, 26th
Premier of Quebec (d. 2015)
1931 –
Chuck Essegian , American baseball player and lawyer
1931 –
James Freeman Gilbert , American geophysicist and academic (d. 2014)
1931 –
Paula Kent Meehan , American businesswoman, co-founded
Redken (d. 2014)
1931 –
Mário Zagallo , Brazilian footballer and coach (d. 2024)
[22]
1932 –
Tam Dalyell , Scottish academic and politician (d. 2017)
1932 –
John Gomery , Canadian lawyer and jurist (d. 2021)
1933 –
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi , Japanese actress, talk show host, and author
1935 –
Beverlee McKinsey , American actress (d. 2008)
1936 –
Julián Javier , Dominican-American baseball player
1936 –
Patrick Tse , Chinese-Hong Kong actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1938 –
Leonid Kuchma , Ukrainian engineer and politician, 2nd
President of Ukraine
1938 –
Rod Laver , Australian tennis player and coach
1938 –
Otto Rehhagel , German footballer, coach, and manager
1939 –
Hércules Brito Ruas , Brazilian footballer
1939 –
Vincent Hanna , Northern Irish journalist (d. 1997)
1939 –
The Mighty Hannibal , American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2014)
1939 –
Billy Henderson , American singer (d. 2007)
1939 –
Bulle Ogier , French actress and screenwriter
1939 –
Romano Prodi , Italian academic and politician, 52nd
Prime Minister of Italy
1939 –
Butch Warren , American bassist (d. 2013)
1940 –
Linda Keen , American mathematician and academic
1942 –
David Steinberg , Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1943 –
Ken Norton , American boxer and actor (d. 2013)
[23]
1944 –
George Armstrong , English footballer (d. 2000)
1944 –
Patrick Depailler , French racing driver (d. 1980)
[24]
1944 –
Sam Elliott , American actor and producer
[25]
1944 –
Patricia McKissack , American soldier, engineer, and author (d. 2017)
1945 –
Barbara Delinsky , American author
1945 –
Aleksandr Gorelik , Russian figure skater and sportscaster (d. 2012)
1945 –
Posy Simmonds , English author and illustrator
1946 –
Rinus Gerritsen , Dutch rock bass player
1947 –
Roy Hodgson , English footballer and manager
1947 –
Barbara Mason , American R&B/soul singer-songwriter
1947 –
John Varley , American author
1948 –
Bill Campbell , American baseball player and coach (d. 2023)
1949 –
Jonathan Kellerman , American psychologist and author
1949 –
Ted Simmons , American baseball player and coach
1951 –
James Naughtie , Scottish journalist and radio host
1951 –
Steve Swisher , American baseball player and manager
1952 –
Prateep Ungsongtham Hata , Thai activist and politician
1953 –
Kay Stenshjemmet , Norwegian speed skater
1953 –
Jean Tirole , French economist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate
1954 –
Ray Jennings , South African cricketer and coach
1954 –
Pete Thomas , English drummer
1955 –
John E. Sweeney , American lawyer and politician
1956 –
Gordon Singleton , Canadian Olympic cyclist (d. 2024)
1957 –
Melanie Griffith , American actress and producer
[21]
1958 –
Amanda Bearse , American actress, comedian and director
1958 –
Calie Pistorius , South African engineer and academic
1959 –
Kurtis Blow , American rapper, producer, and actor
1959 –
Michael Kors , American fashion designer
[21]
1961 –
Brad Gilbert , American tennis player and sportscaster
1961 –
John Key , New Zealand businessman and politician, 38th
Prime Minister of New Zealand
[26]
1962 –
Louis Lipps , American football player and radio host
1962 –
Kevin Mack , American football player
1962 –
John "Hot Rod" Williams , American basketball player (d. 2015)
1963 –
Whitney Houston , American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (d. 2012)
[27]
1963 –
Jay Leggett , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1963 –
Barton Lynch , Australian surfer
1964 –
Brett Hull , Canadian-American ice hockey player and manager
1964 –
Hoda Kotb , American journalist and television personality
[21]
1965 –
Nitin Chandrakant Desai , Indian art director, production designer, and film and television producer (d. 2023)
[28]
1966 –
Vinny Del Negro , American basketball player and coach
1966 –
Linn Ullmann , Norwegian journalist and author
1967 –
Deion Sanders , American football and baseball player
[21]
1968 –
Gillian Anderson , American-British actress, activist and writer
[21]
1968 –
Eric Bana , Australian actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
[21]
1968 –
Sam Fogarino , American drummer
1968 –
McG , American director and producer
1969 –
Troy Percival , American baseball player and coach
1970 –
Rod Brind'Amour , Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1970 –
Chris Cuomo , American lawyer and journalist
1970 –
Thomas Lennon , American actor and comedian
[29]
1972 –
Juanes , Colombian singer and songwriter
[30]
1973 –
Filippo Inzaghi , Italian footballer and manager
1973 –
Kevin McKidd , Scottish actor and director
[21]
1973 –
Gene Luen Yang , American author and illustrator
1974 –
Derek Fisher , American basketball player and coach
1974 –
Stephen Fung , Hong Kong actor, singer, director, and screenwriter
1974 –
Lesley McKenna , Scottish snowboarder
[31]
1974 –
Matt Morris , American baseball player
1974 –
Kirill Reznik , American lawyer and politician
1974 –
Raphaël Poirée , French biathlete
1975 –
Mahesh Babu , Indian actor and producer
1975 –
Valentin Kovalenko , Uzbek football referee
1975 –
Mike Lamb , American baseball player
1975 –
Robbie Middleby , Australian soccer player
1976 –
Rhona Mitra , English actress and singer
1976 –
Audrey Tautou , French model and actress
1976 –
Jessica Capshaw , American actress
1977 –
Jason Frasor , American baseball player
1977 –
Chamique Holdsclaw , American basketball player
1977 –
Ravshan Irmatov , Uzbek football referee
1977 –
Adewale Ogunleye , American football player
1977 –
Ime Udoka , American basketball player and coach
1977 –
Mikaël Silvestre , French footballer
1978 –
Dorin Chirtoacă , Moldavian lawyer and politician,
Mayor of Chișinău
1978 –
Ana Serradilla , Mexican actress and producer
1978 –
Wesley Sonck , Belgian footballer
1979 –
Michael Kingma , Australian basketball player
1979 –
Lisa Nandy , British politician
1979 –
Tony Stewart , American football player
1981 –
Jarvis Hayes , American basketball player
1981 –
Li Jiawei , Singaporean table tennis player
1982 –
Joel Anthony , American basketball player
1982 –
Tyson Gay , American sprinter
[32]
1982 –
Yekaterina Samutsevich , Russian singer and activist
1982 –
Kanstantsin Sivtsov , Belarusian cyclist
1983 –
Dan Levy , Canadian actor and comedian
[33]
1983 –
Hamilton Masakadza , Zimbabwean cricketer
[34]
1983 –
Shane O'Brien , Canadian ice hockey player
1983 –
Alicja Smietana , Polish-English violinist
1984 –
Paul Gallagher , Scottish footballer
1985 –
Luca Filippi , Italian racing driver
1985 –
Filipe Luís , Brazilian footballer
1985 –
Anna Kendrick , American actress and singer
[21]
1985 –
Hayley Peirsol , American swimmer
1985 –
JaMarcus Russell , American football player
1985 –
Chandler Williams , American football player (d. 2013)
1986 –
Michael Lerchl , German footballer
1986 –
Daniel Preussner , German rugby player
1986 –
Tyler Smith , American singer-songwriter and bass player
1987 –
Marek Niit , Estonian sprinter
1988 –
Anthony Castonzo , American football player
1988 –
Willian , Brazilian footballer
1988 –
Vasilios Koutsianikoulis , Greek footballer
1989 –
Jason Heyward , American baseball player
1989 –
Stefano Okaka , Italian footballer
1989 –
Kento Ono , Japanese actor and model
1990 –
İshak Doğan , Turkish footballer
1990 –
Sarah McBride , American LGBT activist
1990 –
Stuart McInally , Scottish rugby player
1990 –
Brice Roger , French skier
1990 –
D'Arcy Short , Australian cricketer
[35]
1990 –
Bill Skarsgård , Swedish actor
[21]
1991 –
Alice Barlow , English actress
1991 –
Alexa Bliss , American bodybuilder and wrestler
1991 –
Hansika Motwani , Indian actress
[36]
1992 –
Farahnaz Forotan , Afghan journalist
[37]
1993 –
Jun.Q , South Korean singer and actor
1993 –
Dipa Karmakar , Indian gymnast
[38]
1994 –
Kelli Hubly , American soccer player
1994 –
King Von , American rapper (d. 2020)
[39]
1995 –
Eli Apple , American football player
1995 –
Justice Smith , American actor
[21]
1996 –
Sanya Lopez , Filipino actress and model
1999 –
Deniss Vasiļjevs , Latvian figure skater
2000 –
Arlo Parks , British singer-songwriter
[40]
2005 –
Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva , Andorran tennis player
[41]
Deaths
Pre-1600
378 –
Traianus , Roman general
378 –
Valens , Roman emperor (b. 328)
803 –
Irene of Athens , Byzantine ruler (b. 752)
[42]
833 –
Al-Ma'mun , Iraqi
caliph (b. 786)
1048 –
Pope Damasus II
[43]
1107 –
Emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079)
1173 –
Najm ad-Din Ayyub , Kurdish soldier and politician
1211 –
William de Braose, 4th Lord of Bramber , exiled Anglo-Norman baron (b. 1144/53)
1260 –
Walter of Kirkham , Bishop of Durham
1296 –
Hugh, Count of Brienne , French crusader
1341 –
Eleanor of Anjou , queen consort of Sicily (b. 1289)
1354 –
Stephen, Duke of Slavonia , Hungarian prince (b. 1332)
1420 –
Pierre d'Ailly , French theologian and cardinal (b. 1351)
1516 –
Hieronymus Bosch , Early Netherlandish painter (b. circa 1450)
1534 –
Thomas Cajetan , Italian cardinal and philosopher (b. 1470)
1580 –
Metrophanes III of Constantinople (b. 1520)
1601–1900
1901–present
1910 –
Huo Yuanjia , Chinese martial artist, co-founded the
Chin Woo Athletic Association (b. 1868)
1919 –
Ruggero Leoncavallo , Italian composer and educator (b. 1857)
1920 –
Samuel Griffith , Welsh-Australian politician, 9th
Premier of Queensland (b. 1845)
1932 –
John Charles Fields , Canadian mathematician, founder of the
Fields Medal (b. 1863)
1941 –
Richard Goss , Executed
Irish Republican (b. 1915)
[44]
1942 –
Edith Stein , German nun and saint (b. 1891)
1943 –
Chaïm Soutine , Belarusian-French painter and educator (b. 1893)
1945 –
Robert Hampton Gray , Canadian lieutenant and pilot,
Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1917)
1945 –
Harry Hillman , American runner and coach (b. 1881)
1946 –
Bert Vogler , South African cricketer (b. 1876)
1948 –
Hugo Boss , German fashion designer, founded
Hugo Boss (b. 1885)
1949 –
Edward Thorndike , American psychologist and academic (b. 1874)
1957 –
Carl Clauberg , German
Nazi physician (b. 1898)
1962 –
Hermann Hesse , German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
1963 –
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy , American son of
John F. Kennedy (b. 1963)
1967 –
Joe Orton , English author and playwright (b. 1933)
1969 –
Wojciech Frykowski , Polish-American actor and author (b. 1936)
1969 –
Sharon Tate , American model and actress (b. 1943)
1969 –
C. F. Powell , English physicist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
1970 –
Jimmy Steele (Irish republican) , lifelong militant and editor (b. 1907)
[45]
1972 –
Sıddık Sami Onar , Turkish lawyer and academic (b. 1897)
1974 –
Bill Chase , American trumpet player and bandleader (b. 1934)
1975 –
Dmitri Shostakovich , Russian pianist and composer (b. 1906)
1978 –
James Gould Cozzens , American novelist and short story writer (b. 1903)
1979 –
Walter O'Malley , American businessman (b. 1903)
1979 –
Raymond Washington , American gang leader, founded the
Crips (b. 1953)
1980 –
Jacqueline Cochran , American pilot (b. 1906)
1980 –
Ruby Hurley , American civil rights activist (b. 1909)
[46]
1981 –
Max Hoffman , Austrian-born car importer and businessman (b. 1904)
1985 –
Clive Churchill , Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1927)
1986 –
Eoin McNamee (Irish republican) ,
Chief of Staff of the Irish Republican Army (b. 1914)
[47]
1988 –
M. Carl Holman , American author, educator, poet, and playwright (b. 1919)
[48]
1988 –
Giacinto Scelsi , Italian composer (b. 1905)
[49]
1990 –
Joe Mercer , English footballer and manager (b. 1914)
1992 –
Fereydoun Farrokhzad , Iranian singer and actor (b. 1938)
1995 –
Jerry Garcia , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)
1996 –
Frank Whittle , English soldier and engineer, invented the
jet engine (b. 1907)
1999 –
Helen Rollason , English sports journalist and sportscaster (b. 1956)
[50]
1999 –
Fouad Serageddin , Egyptian journalist and politician (b. 1910)
2000 –
John Harsanyi , Hungarian-American economist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)
2000 –
Nicholas Markowitz , American murder victim (b. 1984)
2002 –
Paul Samson , English guitarist (b. 1953)
2003 –
Jacques Deray , French director and screenwriter (b. 1929)
2003 –
Ray Harford , English footballer and manager (b. 1945)
2003 –
Gregory Hines , American actor, dancer, and choreographer (b. 1946)
2003 –
R. Sivagurunathan , Sri Lankan lawyer, journalist, and academic (b. 1931)
2004 –
Robert Lecourt , French lawyer and politician,
Lord Chancellor of France (b. 1908)
2004 –
Tony Mottola , American guitarist and composer (b. 1918)
2004 –
David Raksin , American composer and educator (b. 1912)
2005 –
Judith Rossner , American author (b. 1935)
2006 –
Philip E. High , English author (b. 1914)
2006 –
James Van Allen , American physicist and academic (b. 1914)
2007 –
Joe O'Donnell , American photographer and journalist (b. 1922)
2008 –
Bernie Mac , American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1957)
2008 –
Mahmoud Darwish , Palestinian author and poet (b. 1941)
2010 –
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones , American singer and bass player (b. 1926)
2010 –
Ted Stevens , American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1923)
2012 –
Carl Davis , American record producer (b. 1934)
2012 –
Gene F. Franklin , American engineer, theorist, and academic (b. 1927)
2012 –
Al Freeman, Jr. , American actor, director, and educator (b. 1934)
2012 –
David Rakoff , Canadian-American actor and journalist (b. 1964)
2012 –
Carmen Belen Richardson , Puerto Rican-American actress (b. 1930)
2012 –
Mel Stuart , American director and producer (b. 1928)
2013 –
Harry Elliott , American baseball player and coach (b. 1923)
2013 –
Eduardo Falú , Argentinian guitarist and composer (b. 1923)
2013 –
William Lynch, Jr. , American lawyer and politician (b. 1947)
2014 –
J. F. Ade Ajayi , Nigerian historian and academic (b. 1929)
2014 –
Andriy Bal , Ukrainian footballer and coach (b. 1958)
2014 –
Arthur G. Cohen , American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded
Arlen Realty and Development Corporation (b. 1930)
2014 –
Ed Nelson , American actor (b. 1928)
[51]
2015 –
Frank Gifford , American football player, sportscaster, and actor (b. 1930)
2015 –
John Henry Holland , American computer scientist and academic (b. 1929)
2015 –
Walter Nahún López , Honduran footballer (b. 1977)
2015 –
David Nobbs , English author and screenwriter (b. 1935)
2015 –
Kayyar Kinhanna Rai , Indian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1915)
2015 –
Fikret Otyam , Turkish painter and journalist (b. 1926)
2016 –
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster , third-richest British citizen (b. 1951)
[52]
2021 –
Pat Hitchcock , English actress and producer (b. 1928)
[53]
2021 –
Killer Kau , South African rapper, dancer and record producer (b. 1998)
[54]
2021 –
Zairaini Sarbini , Malaysian voice actress (b. 1972)
[55]
2023 –
Robbie Robertson , Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (b. 1943)
[56]
Holidays and observances
References
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An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present . Courier Corporation. p. 331.
ISBN
978-0-486-24913-1 .
^ Brodribb, William Jackson; Besant, Walter (1879).
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