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Day of the year
May 19 is the 139th day of the year (140th in
leap years ) in the
Gregorian calendar ; 226 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1901–present
1911 –
Parks Canada , the world's first
national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department of the Interior.
1917 – The Norwegian football club
Rosenborg BK is founded.
1919 –
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk lands at
Samsun on the
Anatolian
Black Sea coast, initiating what is later termed the
Turkish War of Independence .
1921 – The
United States Congress passes the
Emergency Quota Act establishing national quotas on immigration.
1922 – The
Young Pioneer Organization of the Soviet Union is established.
1933 – Finnish cavalry general
C. G. E. Mannerheim is appointed the
field marshal .
[5]
1934 –
Zveno and the
Bulgarian Army engineer a
coup d'état and install
Kimon Georgiev as the new
Prime Minister of Bulgaria .
1942 –
World War II : In the aftermath of the
Battle of the Coral Sea ,
Task Force 16 heads to
Pearl Harbor for repairs.
1943 – Winston Churchill's
second wartime address to the U.S. Congress
[6]
1945 –
Syrian demonstrators in
Damascus are fired upon by French troops injuring twelve, leading to the
Levant Crisis .
[7]
1950 – A barge containing munitions destined for
Pakistan
explodes in the harbor at
South Amboy, New Jersey , devastating the city.
1950 –
Egypt announces that the
Suez Canal is closed to
Israeli ships and commerce.
1959 – The
North Vietnamese Army establishes
Group 559 , whose responsibility is to determine how to maintain
supply lines to
South Vietnam ; the resulting route is the
Ho Chi Minh trail .
1961 –
Venera program :
Venera 1 becomes the first man-made object to fly by another planet by passing
Venus (the probe had lost contact with Earth a month earlier and did not send back any data).
1961 – At
Silchar Railway Station,
Assam , 11 Bengalis die when police open fire on protesters demanding state recognition of Bengali language in the
Bengali Language Movement .
1962 – A birthday salute to U.S. President
John F. Kennedy takes place at
Madison Square Garden , New York City. The highlight is
Marilyn Monroe 's
rendition of "
Happy Birthday ".
1963 – The New York Post Sunday Magazine publishes
Martin Luther King Jr. 's
Letter from Birmingham Jail .
1971 –
Mars probe program :
Mars 2 is launched by the
Soviet Union .
1986 – The
Firearm Owners Protection Act is signed into law by U.S. President
Ronald Reagan .
1991 –
Croatians vote for independence in a
referendum .
1993 –
SAM Colombia Flight 501 crashes on approach to
José María Córdova International Airport in
Medellín ,
Colombia , killing 132.
[8]
1996 –
Space Shuttle program :
Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on mission
STS-77 .
[9]
1997 – The
Sierra Gorda biosphere , the most
ecologically diverse region in Mexico, is established as a result of
grassroots efforts.
2000 – Space Shuttle program:
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission
STS-101 to resupply the
International Space Station .
[10]
2007 –
President of Romania
Traian Băsescu survives an
impeachment referendum and returns to office from suspension.
2010 – The
Royal Thai Armed Forces concludes its
crackdown on
protests by forcing the surrender of
United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship leaders.
2012 – Three gas cylinder bombs
explode in front of a vocational school in the Italian city of
Brindisi , killing one person and injuring five others.
2012 – A car bomb
explodes near a military complex in the
Syrian city of
Deir ez-Zor , killing nine people.
2015 – The
Refugio oil spill deposited 142,800 U.S. gallons (3,400 barrels) of
crude oil onto an area in
California considered one of the most biologically diverse coastlines of the
west coast .
2016 –
EgyptAir Flight 804 crashes into the
Mediterranean Sea while traveling from
Paris to
Cairo , killing all on board.
2018 – The
wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle is held at
St George's Chapel ,
Windsor , with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion.
Births
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1616 –
Johann Jakob Froberger , German organist and composer (d. 1667)
1639 –
Charles Weston, 3rd Earl of Portland , English soldier and noble (d. 1665)
1700 –
José de Escandón, 1st Count of Sierra Gorda , Spanish sergeant and politician (d. 1770)
1724 –
Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol , English admiral and politician,
Chief Secretary for Ireland (d. 1779)
1744 –
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz , German-born Queen to
George III of the United Kingdom (d. 1818)
[15]
1762 –
Johann Gottlieb Fichte , German philosopher and academic (d. 1814)
1773 –
Arthur Aikin , English chemist and mineralogist (d. 1854)
1795 –
Johns Hopkins , American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1873)
1827 –
Paul-Armand Challemel-Lacour , French academic and politician,
French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1896)
1832 –
James Watney, Jr. , English politician, brewer and cricketer (d. 1886)
1857 –
John Jacob Abel , American biochemist and pharmacologist (d. 1938)
1861 –
Nellie Melba , Australian soprano and actress (d. 1931)
1871 –
Walter Russell , American painter, sculptor, and author (d. 1963)
1874 –
Gilbert Jessop , English cricketer and soldier (d. 1955)
1878 –
Alfred Laliberté , Canadian sculptor and painter (d. 1953)
1879 –
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor , American-English politician (d. 1964)
1880 –
Albert Richardson , English architect and educator, designed the
Manchester Opera House (d. 1964)
1881 –
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (official birthday), Turkish field marshal and statesman, 1st
President of Turkey (d. 1938)
1884 –
David Munson , American runner (d. 1953)
1886 –
Francis Biddle , American lawyer and judge, 58th
United States Attorney General (d. 1968)
1887 –
Ion Jalea , Romanian soldier and sculptor (d. 1983)
1889 –
Tản Đà , Vietnamese poet and author (d. 1939)
1889 –
Henry B. Richardson , American archer (d. 1963)
1890 –
Eveline Adelheid von Maydell , German-American illustrator (d. 1962)
1890 –
Ho Chi Minh , Vietnamese politician, 1st
President of Vietnam (d. 1969)
1891 –
Oswald Boelcke , German captain and pilot (d. 1916)
1893 –
H. Bonciu , Romanian author, poet, and journalist (d. 1950)
1897 –
Frank Luke , American lieutenant and pilot,
Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1918)
1898 –
Julius Evola , Italian philosopher and painter (d. 1974)
1899 –
Lothar Rădăceanu , Romanian journalist, linguist, and politician (d. 1955)
1901–present
1902 –
Lubka Kolessa , Ukrainian-Canadian pianist and educator (d. 1997)
1903 –
Ruth Ella Moore , American scientist (d. 1994)
1904 –
Sven Thofelt , Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer (d. 1993)
[16]
1906 –
Bruce Bennett , American shot putter and actor (d. 2007)
1908 –
Manik Bandopadhyay , Indian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1956)
1908 –
Merriam Modell , American author (d. 1994)
1908 –
Percy Williams , Canadian sprinter (d. 1982)
1909 –
Nicholas Winton , English banker and humanitarian (d. 2015)
1910 –
Alan Melville , South African cricketer (d. 1983)
1913 –
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy , Indian lawyer and politician, 6th
President of India (d. 1996)
1914 –
Max Perutz , Austrian-English biologist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
1914 –
Alex Shibicky , Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2005)
1914 –
John Vachon , American photographer and journalist (d. 1975)
1915 –
Renée Asherson , English actress (d. 2014)
1918 –
Abraham Pais , Dutch-American physicist, historian, and academic (d. 2000)
1919 –
Georgie Auld , Canadian-American saxophonist, clarinet player, and bandleader (d. 1990)
1919 –
Mitja Ribičič , Italian-Slovenian soldier and politician, 25th
Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 2013)
1920 –
Tina Strobos , Dutch psychiatrist known for rescuing Jews during World War II (d. 2012)
[17]
1921 –
Leslie Broderick , English lieutenant and pilot (d. 2013)
1921 –
Harry W. Brown , American colonel and pilot (d. 1991)
1921 –
Daniel Gélin , French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
1921 –
Yuri Kochiyama , American activist (d. 2014)
1921 –
Karel van het Reve , Dutch historian and author (d. 1999)
1922 –
Arthur Gorrie , Australian hobby shop proprietor (d. 1992)
1924 –
Sandy Wilson , English composer and songwriter (d. 2014)
1925 –
Pol Pot , Cambodian general and politician, 29th
Prime Minister of Cambodia (d. 1998)
1925 –
Malcolm X , American minister and activist (d. 1965)
1926 –
Edward Parkes , English engineer and academic (d. 2019)
1926 –
Peter Zadek , German director and screenwriter (d. 2009)
1927 –
Serge Lang , French-American mathematician, author and academic (d. 2005)
1928 –
Colin Chapman , English engineer and businessman, founded
Lotus Cars (d. 1982)
1928 –
Thomas Kennedy , English air marshal (d. 2013)
1928 –
Gil McDougald , American baseball player and coach (d. 2010)
1928 –
Dolph Schayes , American basketball player and coach (d. 2015)
1929 –
Helmut Braunlich , German-American violinist and composer (d. 2013)
1929 –
Richard Larter , Australian painter (d. 2014)
1929 –
John Stroger , American politician (d. 2008)
1930 –
Eugene Genovese , American historian and author (d. 2012)
1930 –
Lorraine Hansberry , American playwright and director (d. 1965)
1931 –
Bob Anderson , English race car driver (d. 1967)
1931 –
Trevor Peacock , English actor, screenwriter and songwriter (d. 2021)
1932 –
Alma Cogan , English singer (d. 1966)
1932 –
Paul Erdman , American economist and author (d. 2007)
1932 –
Bill Fitch , American basketball player and coach (d. 2022)
1932 –
Elena Poniatowska , Mexican intellectual and journalist
1933 –
Edward de Bono , Maltese physician, author, and academic (d. 2021)
1934 –
Ruskin Bond , Indian author and poet
1934 –
Jim Lehrer , American journalist and author (d. 2020)
1935 –
David Hartman , American journalist and television personality
1937 –
Pat Roach , English wrestler (d. 2004)
1938 –
Moisés da Costa Amaral , East Timorese politician (d. 1989)
1938 –
Herbie Flowers , English musician
1938 –
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan , Ukrainian long jumper and coach
1939 –
Livio Berruti , Italian sprinter
1939 –
James Fox , English actor
1939 –
Nancy Kwan , Hong Kong-American actress and makeup artist
1939 –
Jānis Lūsis , Latvian javelin thrower and coach (d. 2020)
1939 –
Dick Scobee , American pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986)
[18]
1940 –
Jan Janssen , Dutch cyclist
1940 –
Mickey Newbury , American country/pop singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
1941 –
Nora Ephron , American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
1941 –
Igor Judge, Baron Judge , Maltese-English lawyer and judge,
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
1942 –
Gary Kildall , American computer scientist, founded
Digital Research Inc. (d. 1994)
1942 –
Robert Kilroy-Silk , English television host and politician
1943 –
Eddie May , English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
1943 –
Shirrel Rhoades , American author, publisher, and academic
1944 –
Peter Mayhew , English-American actor (d. 2019)
1945 –
Pete Townshend , English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 –
Claude Lelièvre , Belgian activist
1946 –
Michele Placido , Italian actor and director
1946 –
André the Giant , French-American wrestler and actor (d. 1993)
1947 –
Paul Brady , Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1947 –
Christopher Chope , English lawyer and politician
1947 –
David Helfgott , Australian pianist
1948 –
Grace Jones , Jamaican-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1949 –
Dusty Hill , American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2021)
1949 –
Philip Hunt, Baron Hunt of Kings Heath , English politician
1949 –
Archie Manning , American football player
1950 –
Tadeusz Ślusarski , Polish pole vaulter (d. 1998)
1951 –
Joey Ramone , American singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
1951 –
Dick Slater , American wrestler (d. 2018)
1952 –
Charlie Spedding , English runner
1952 –
Bert van Marwijk , Dutch footballer, coach, and manager
1953 –
Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge , Scottish lawyer and judge
1953 –
Shavarsh Karapetyan , Armenian finswimmer
1953 –
Florin Marin , Romanian footballer and manager
1953 –
Victoria Wood , English actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (d. 2016)
[19]
1954 –
Rick Cerone , American baseball player and sportscaster
1954 –
Lena Einhorn , Swedish director, writer and physician
[20]
1954 –
Hōchū Ōtsuka , Japanese voice actor
1954 –
Phil Rudd , Australian-New Zealand drummer
1955 –
James Gosling , Canadian-American computer scientist, created
Java
1956 –
Oliver Letwin , English philosopher and politician,
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
1956 –
Martyn Ware , English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
1957 –
Bill Laimbeer , American basketball player and coach
1957 –
James Reyne , Nigerian-Australian singer-songwriter
1961 –
Vadim Cojocaru , Moldovan politician (d. 2021)
1961 –
Gregory Poirier , American director, producer, and screenwriter
1961 –
Wayne Van Dorp , Canadian ice hockey player
1963 –
Filippo Galli , Italian footballer and manager
1964 –
Peter Jackson , Australian rugby league player and sportscaster (d. 1997)
1964 –
John Lee , South Korean-American football player
1964 –
Miloslav Mečíř , Slovak tennis player
1965 –
Maile Flanagan , American actress, producer, and screenwriter
1966 –
Marc Bureau , Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1966 –
Jodi Picoult , American author and educator
1966 –
Polly Walker , English actress
1967 –
Alexia , Italian singer
1967 –
Geraldine Somerville , Irish-born English actress
1968 –
Kyle Eastwood , American actor and bass player
1970 –
Stuart Cable , Welsh drummer (d. 2010)
1970 –
K. J. Choi , South Korean golfer
1970 –
Regina Narva , Estonian chess player
1970 –
Nia Zulkarnaen , Indonesian actress, singer and producer
1971 –
Ross Katz , American director, producer, and screenwriter
1971 –
Andres Salumets , Estonian biologist, biochemist, and educator
1972 –
Jenny Berggren , Swedish singer-songwriter
1972 –
Claudia Karvan , Australian actress, producer, and screenwriter
1973 –
Dario Franchitti , Scottish race car driver
1974 –
Andrew Johns , Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster
1974 –
Emma Shapplin , French soprano
1974 –
Nawazuddin Siddiqui , Indian actor
1975 –
Pretinha , Brazilian footballer
1975 –
London Fletcher , American football player
1975 –
Josh Paul , American baseball player and manager
1975 –
Jonas Renkse , Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1976 –
Ed Cota , American basketball player
1976 –
Kevin Garnett , American basketball player
1977 –
Manuel Almunia , Spanish footballer
1977 –
Wouter Hamel , Dutch singer and guitarist
1977 –
Brandon Inge , American baseball player
1977 –
Natalia Oreiro , Uruguayan singer-songwriter and actress
1978 –
Marcus Bent , English footballer
1978 –
Dave Bus , Dutch footballer
1979 –
Andrea Pirlo , Italian footballer
1979 –
Diego Forlán , Uruguayan footballer
1979 –
Shooter Jennings , American country singer, songwriter
[21]
1980 –
Tony Hackworth , English footballer
1981 –
Luciano Figueroa , Argentinian footballer
1981 –
Yo Gotti , American rapper
1981 –
Michael Leighton , Canadian ice hockey player
1981 –
Sina Schielke , German sprinter
1981 –
Klaas-Erik Zwering , Dutch swimmer
1982 –
Kevin Amankwaah , English footballer
1982 –
Pål Steffen Andresen , Norwegian footballer
1982 –
Klaas Vantornout , Belgian cyclist
1983 –
Michael Che , American comedian
1983 –
Jessica Fox , English actress
1984 –
Marcedes Lewis , American football player
1985 –
Malakai Black , Dutch professional wrestler
1986 –
Mario Chalmers , American basketball player
1987 –
Michael Angelakos , American singer-songwriter and producer
1987 –
David Edgar , Canadian soccer player
1987 –
Mariano Torres , Argentinian footballer
1991 –
Jordan Pruitt , American singer-songwriter
1992 –
Michele Camporese , Italian footballer
1992 –
Ola John , Dutch footballer
1992 –
Felise Kaufusi , New Zealand-Tongan rugby league player
1992 –
Evgeny Kuznetsov , Russian ice hockey player
1992 –
Marshmello , American electronic music producer and DJ
[22]
1992 –
Sam Smith , English singer-songwriter
1992 –
Heather Watson , British tennis player
[23]
1994 –
Carlos Guzmán , Mexican footballer
1995 –
Taane Milne , New Zealand rugby league player
1996 –
Michael Carcone , Canadian ice hockey player
[24]
2001 –
Elizabeth Mandlik , American tennis player
[25]
2003 –
Jojo Siwa , American dancer, singer, actress, and YouTube personality
[26]
Deaths
Pre-1600
804 –
Alcuin , English monk and scholar (b. 735)
956 –
Robert , archbishop of
Trier
988 –
Dunstan , English archbishop and saint (b. 909)
1102 –
Stephen, Count of Blois (b. 1045)
1125 –
Vladimir II Monomakh ,
Grand Duke of
Kyiv
1164 –
Saint Bashnouna ,
Egyptian
saint and
martyr
1218 –
Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
1296 –
Pope Celestine V (b. 1215)
1303 – Saint
Ivo of Kermartin , French canon lawyer (b. 1253)
1319 –
Louis, Count of Évreux (b. 1276)
1389 –
Dmitry Donskoy , Grand Prince of Muscovy (b. 1350)
1396 –
John I of Aragon (b. 1350)
[27]
1526 –
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (b. 1464)
1531 –
Jan Łaski , Polish archbishop and diplomat (b. 1456)
1536 –
Anne Boleyn , Queen of England (1533–1536); second wife of
Henry VIII of England
[28]
1601–1900
1601 –
Costanzo Porta , Italian composer (b. 1528)
1609 –
García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete (b. 1535)
1610 –
Thomas Sanchez , Spanish priest and theologian (b. 1550)
1623 –
Mariam-uz-Zamani , Empress of the Mughal Empire (b. 1542)
1637 –
Isaac Beeckman , Dutch scientist and philosopher (b. 1588)
1715 –
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax , English poet and politician,
Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1661)
1786 –
John Stanley , English organist and composer (b. 1712)
1795 –
Josiah Bartlett , American physician and politician, 4th
Governor of New Hampshire (b. 1729)
1795 –
James Boswell , Scottish biographer (b. 1740)
1798 –
William Byron, 5th Baron Byron , English lieutenant and politician (b. 1722)
1821 –
Camille Jordan , French lawyer and politician (b. 1771)
1825 –
Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon , French philosopher and theorist (b. 1760)
1831 –
Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz , Estonian-German physician, botanist, and entomologist (b. 1793)
1864 –
Nathaniel Hawthorne , American novelist and short story writer (b. 1804)
1865 –
Sengge Rinchen , Mongolian general (b. 1811)
1872 –
John Baker , English-Australian politician, 2nd
Premier of South Australia (b. 1813)
1876 –
Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer , Dutch historian and politician (b. 1801)
1885 –
Peter W. Barlow , English engineer (b. 1809)
1895 –
José Martí , Cuban journalist, poet, and philosopher (b. 1853)
1898 –
William Ewart Gladstone , English lawyer and politician,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1809)
1901–present
1901 –
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius , South African general and politician, 1st
President of the South African Republic (b. 1819)
1903 –
Arthur Shrewsbury , English cricketer (b. 1856)
1904 –
Auguste Molinier , French librarian and historian (b. 1851)
1904 –
Jamsetji Tata , Indian businessman, founded
Tata Group (b. 1839)
[29]
1906 –
Gabriel Dumont , Canadian
Métis leader (b. 1837)
1907 –
Benjamin Baker , English engineer, designed the
Forth Bridge (b. 1840)
1912 –
Bolesław Prus , Polish journalist and author (b. 1847)
1915 –
John Simpson Kirkpatrick , English-Australian soldier (b. 1892)
1918 –
Gervais Raoul Lufbery , French-American soldier and pilot (b. 1885)
1935 –
T. E. Lawrence , British colonel and archaeologist (b. 1888)
1936 –
Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall , British Islamic scholar (b. 1875)
1939 –
Ahmet Ağaoğlu , Azerbaijani-Turkish journalist and publicist (b. 1869)
1943 –
Kristjan Raud , Estonian painter and illustrator (b. 1865)
1945 –
Philipp Bouhler , German soldier and politician (b. 1889)
1946 –
Booth Tarkington , American novelist and dramatist (b. 1869)
1950 –
Daniel Ciugureanu , Romanian physician and politician,
Prime Minister of Moldova (b. 1884)
1954 –
Charles Ives , American composer and educator (b. 1874)
1958 –
Jadunath Sarkar , Indian historian (b. 1870)
1958 –
Archie Scott Brown , Scottish race car driver (b. 1927)
1958 –
Ronald Colman , English actor (b. 1891)
1963 –
Walter Russell , American painter, sculptor, and author (b. 1871)
1962 –
Gabriele Münter , German painter (d. 1877)
[30]
1969 –
Coleman Hawkins , American saxophonist and clarinet player (b. 1901)
1971 –
Ogden Nash , American poet (b. 1902)
1978 –
Albert Kivikas , Estonian-Swedish journalist and author (b. 1898)
1980 –
Joseph Schull , Canadian playwright and historian (b. 1906)
1983 –
Jean Rey , Belgian lawyer and politician, 2nd
President of the European Commission (b. 1902)
1984 –
John Betjeman , English poet and academic (b. 1906)
1985 –
Maqbular Rahman Sarkar , Bangladeshi academic (b. 1928)
[31]
1986 –
Jimmy Lyons , American saxophonist (b. 1931)
1987 –
James Tiptree, Jr. , American psychologist and author (b. 1915)
1989 –
Yiannis Papaioannou , Greek composer and educator (b. 1910)
1994 –
Jacques Ellul , French sociologist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1912)
1994 –
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis , American journalist, 37th
First Lady of the United States (b. 1929)
1994 –
Luis Ocaña , Spanish cyclist (b. 1945)
1996 –
John Beradino , American baseball player and actor (b. 1917)
1998 –
Sōsuke Uno , Japanese soldier and politician, 75th
Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1922)
2001 –
Alexey Maresyev , Russian soldier and pilot (b. 1916)
2001 –
Susannah McCorkle , American singer (b. 1946)
2002 –
John Gorton , Australian lieutenant and politician, 19th
Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1911)
2002 –
Walter Lord , American historian and author (b. 1917)
2004 –
Mary Dresselhuys , Dutch actress and screenwriter (b. 1907)
2007 –
Bernard Blaut , Polish footballer and coach (b. 1940)
2007 –
Dean Eyre , New Zealand politician (b. 1914)
2008 –
Vijay Tendulkar , Indian playwright and screenwriter (b. 1928)
2009 –
Robert F. Furchgott , American biochemist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)
2009 –
Nicholas Maw , English composer and academic (b. 1935)
2009 –
Clint Smith , Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1913)
2011 –
Garret FitzGerald , Irish lawyer and politician, 8th
Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1926)
2011 –
Jeffrey Catherine Jones , American artist (b. 1944)
2012 –
Bob Boozer , American basketball player (b. 1937)
2012 –
Tamara Brooks , American conductor and educator (b. 1941)
2012 –
Ian Burgess , English race car driver (b. 1930)
2012 –
Gerhard Hetz , German-Mexican swimmer (b. 1942)
2012 –
Phil Lamason , New Zealand soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
2013 –
G. Sarsfield Ford , American lawyer and jurist (b. 1933)
2013 –
Robin Harrison , English-Canadian pianist and composer (b. 1932)
2013 –
Neil Reynolds , Canadian journalist and politician (b. 1940)
2014 –
Simon Andrews , English motorcycle racer (b. 1982)
2014 –
Jack Brabham , Australian race car driver (b. 1926)
2014 –
Sam Greenlee , American author and poet (b. 1930)
2014 –
Vincent Harding , American historian and scholar (b. 1931)
2014 –
Gabriel Kolko , American historian and author (b. 1932)
2014 –
Zbigniew Pietrzykowski , Polish boxer (b. 1934)
2015 –
Bruce Lundvall , American businessman (b. 1935)
2015 –
Ted McWhinney , Australian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1924)
2015 –
Happy Rockefeller , American philanthropist, socialite; 31st
Second Lady of the United States (b. 1926)
2015 –
Robert S. Wistrich , English historian, author, and academic (b. 1945)
2016 –
Alan Young , English-born Canadian-American actor (b. 1919)
2016 –
Morley Safer , Canadian-born American journalist (b. 1931)
2017 –
Nawshirwan Mustafa , General coordinator of the
Movement for Change (Gorran) (b. 1944)
2017 –
Stanislav Petrov , Lt. Colonel in
Soviet Air Defence Forces (b. 1939)
[32]
2018 –
Zhengzhang Shangfang , Chinese linguist (b. 1933)
2021 –
Paul Mooney , American comedian (b. 1941)
[33]
2023 –
Andy Rourke , English bassist (b. 1964)
[34]
Holidays and observances
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