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Day of the year
October 12 is the 285th day of the year (286th in
leap years ) in the
Gregorian calendar ; 80 days remain until the end of the year.
1901 – President
Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the
White House .
1909 – Foundation of
Coritiba Foot Ball Club .
[10]
1915 –
World War I : British nurse
Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from
occupied Belgium .
1917 – World War I: The
First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
1918 – A
massive forest fire kills 453 people in Minnesota.
1928 – An
iron lung respirator is used for the first time at
Boston Children's Hospital .
1933 – The military
Alcatraz Citadel becomes the civilian
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary .
1944 –
World War II : The
Axis occupation of Athens comes to an end.
1945 – World War II:
Desmond Doss is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor.
1945 – The
Lao Issara took control of Laos' government and reaffirmed the country's independence.
[11]
1959 – At the national congress of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance in Peru, a group of leftist radicals are expelled from the party who later form
APRA Rebelde .
1960 – Soviet Premier
Nikita Khrushchev
pounds his shoe on a desk at the United Nations to protest a Philippine assertion.
1962 – The
Columbus Day Storm strikes the
U.S. Pacific Northwest with record wind velocities. There was at least U.S. $230 million in damages and 46 people died.
1963 – After nearly 23 years of imprisonment, Reverend
Walter Ciszek , a Jesuit missionary, was released from the Soviet Union.
1964 – The Soviet Union launches the
Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew, and the first flight without pressure suits.
1967 – A bomb explodes on board
Cyprus Airways Flight 284 while flying over the
Mediterranean Sea , killing 66.
[12]
1968 –
Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain.
1970 – Vietnam War:
Vietnamization continues as President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas.
1971 – The
2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire begins.
1973 – President Nixon nominates House Minority Leader
Gerald R. Ford as the successor to Vice President
Spiro T. Agnew .
[13]
1976 –
Indian Airlines Flight 171 crashes at
Santacruz Airport in
Bombay , India, killing 95.
[14]
1977 –
Hua Guofeng succeeds
Mao Zedong as
paramount leader of China.
[15]
1979 –
Typhoon Tip becomes the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded.
1983 – Japan's former Prime Minister
Tanaka Kakuei is found guilty of taking a
$2 million bribe from the
Lockheed Corporation , and is sentenced to four years in jail.
1984 – The
Provisional Irish Republican Army
fail to assassinate Prime Minister
Margaret Thatcher and her
cabinet . The bomb kills five people and wounds 31.
[16]
1988 – Two officers of the
Victoria Police are gunned down execution-style in the
Walsh Street police shootings , Australia.
1992 – A
5.8 earthquake occurred in Cairo, Egypt. At least 510 died.
1994 – The
Magellan spacecraft burns up in the
atmosphere of Venus .
1994 –
Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746 crashes near
Nantaz , Iran, killing all 66 people on board.
[17]
1996 –
New Zealand holds its
first general election under the new
mixed-member proportional representation system, which led to
Jim Bolger 's
National Party forming a
coalition government with
Winston Peters's
New Zealand First .
[18]
1997 – The
Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria kills 43 people at a fake roadblock.
1998 –
Matthew Shepard , a gay student at
University of Wyoming , dies five days after he was beaten outside of Laramie.
1999 –
Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from
Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless
coup .
1999 – The former Autonomous Soviet Republic of
Abkhazia declares its independence from
Georgia .
2000 – The
USS Cole , a
US Navy
destroyer ,
is badly damaged by two
al-Qaeda suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.
2002 – Terrorists
detonate bombs in two nightclubs in
Kuta ,
Bali , Indonesia, killing 202 and wounding over 300.
2005 – The second Chinese human spaceflight,
Shenzhou 6 , is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days.
2010 – The Finnish
Yle TV2 channel's
Ajankohtainen kakkonen current affairs program airs controversial
Homoilta episode (literally "gay night"), which leads to the resignation of almost 50,000
Finns from the
Evangelical Lutheran Church .
[19]
[20]
[21]
2012 – The
European Union wins the
2012 Nobel Peace Prize .
[22]
2013 – Fifty-one people are killed after a truck
veers off a cliff in Peru.
2017 – The United States announces its decision to withdraw from
UNESCO . Israel immediately follows.
2018 –
Princess Eugenie
marries
Jack Brooksbank at
St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle .
2019 –
Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, killing 10 and forcing the evacuation of one million people.
[23]
2019 –
Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya becomes the first person to run a
marathon in
less than two hours with a time of 1:59:40 in Vienna.
[24]
2019 – The
Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans , which is under construction, collapses, killing two and injuring 20.
[25]
1008 –
Go-Ichijō , emperor of Japan (d. 1036)
1240 –
Trần Thánh Tông , emperor of Vietnam (then
Đại Việt ) (d. 1290)
1350 –
Dmitri Donskoi , Grand Duke of Moscow (d. 1389)
1490 –
Bernardo Pisano , Italian composer and priest (d. 1548)
1533 –
Asakura Yoshikage , Japanese ruler (d. 1573)
1537 –
Edward VI , king of England (d. 1553)
1555 –
Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby , English diplomat (d. 1601)
1558 –
Maximilian III , archduke of Austria (d. 1618)
1576 –
Thomas Dudley , English-American soldier and politician, 3rd
Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (d. 1653)
1602 –
William Chillingworth , English scholar and theologian (d. 1644)
1614 –
Henry More , English philosopher (d. 1687)
1687 –
Sylvius Leopold Weiss , German lute player and composer (d. 1750)
1710 –
Jonathan Trumbull , American colonel and politician, 16th
Governor of Connecticut (d. 1785)
1725 –
Étienne Louis Geoffroy , French pharmacist and entomologist (d. 1810)
1792 –
Christian Gmelin , German chemist and pharmacist (d. 1860)
1798 –
Pedro I , emperor of Brazil (d. 1834)
1801 –
Friedrich Frey-Herosé , Swiss lawyer and politician, 5th
President of the Swiss Confederation (d. 1873)
1815 –
William J. Hardee , American general (d. 1873)
1838 –
George Thorn , Australian politician, 6th
Premier of Queensland (d. 1905)
1840 –
Helena Modjeska , Polish-American actress (d. 1909)
[26]
1855 –
Arthur Nikisch , Hungarian conductor and academic (d. 1922)
1860 –
Elmer Ambrose Sperry , American engineer and businessman, co-invented the
gyrocompass (d. 1930)
1864 –
Kamini Roy , British India's first female graduate, Bengali poet, social activist, and feminist writer (d. 1933)
[27]
1865 –
Arthur Harden , English biochemist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940)
1866 –
Ramsay MacDonald , Scottish journalist and politician,
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1937)
1868 –
August Horch , German engineer and businessman, founded
Audi (d. 1951)
1868 –
Mariano Trías , Filipino general and politician, 1st
Vice President of the Philippines (d. 1914)
1872 –
Ralph Vaughan Williams , English composer and educator (d. 1958)
[28]
1874 –
Jimmy Burke , American baseball player and manager (d. 1942)
1875 –
Aleister Crowley , English magician and author (d. 1947)
1878 –
Truxtun Hare , American football player and hammer thrower (d. 1956)
1880 –
Louis Hémon , French-Canadian author (d. 1913)
1880 –
Kullervo Manner , Finnish
Speaker of the Parliament , the
Prime Minister of the FSWR and the Supreme Commander of the
Red Guards (d. 1939)
[29]
1889 –
Dietrich von Hildebrand , Germand Catholic philosopher and author (d. 1977)
[30]
1891 –
Edith Stein , Polish nun and martyr; later canonized (d. 1942)
1891 –
Fumimaro Konoe , Japanese soldier and politician, 39th
Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1945)
1892 –
Gilda dalla Rizza , Italian soprano and actress (d. 1975)
[31]
1893 –
Velvalee Dickinson , American spy (d. 1980)
1894 –
Elisabeth of Romania , queen consort of Greece (d. 1956)
1896 –
Eugenio Montale , Italian poet and translator,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)
[32]
1903 –
Josephine Hutchinson , American actress (d. 1998)
1904 –
Lester Dent , American journalist and author (d. 1959)
1904 –
Anthony F. DePalma , American orthopedic surgeon and professor (d. 2005)
[33]
1904 –
Ding Ling , Chinese author and educator (d. 1986)
1906 –
Joe Cronin , American baseball player and manager (d. 1984)
[34]
1906 –
John Murray , American playwright and producer (d. 1984)
1906 –
Piero Taruffi , Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (d. 1988)
1908 –
Paul Engle , American novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1991)
1908 –
Ann Petry , American novelist (d. 1997)
[35]
1909 –
Dorothy Livesay , Canadian poet (d. 1996)
[36]
1910 –
Robert Fitzgerald , American poet, critic, and translator (d. 1985)
1910 –
Malcolm Renfrew , American chemist and academic (d. 2013)
1911 –
Vijay Merchant , Indian cricketer (d. 1987)
1912 –
Muhammad Shamsul Huq , Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (d.
2006 )
[37]
1913 –
Alice Chetwynd Ley , English author and educator (d. 2004)
1914 –
John E. Hodge , African-American chemist (d. 1996)
1916 –
Alice Childress , American actress and playwright (d. 1994)
1916 –
Lock Martin , American actor (d. 1959)
1917 –
Roque Máspoli , Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2004)
1919 –
Gilles Beaudoin , Canadian politician, 34th
Mayor of Trois-Rivières (d. 2007)
1919 –
Doris Miller , American cook and soldier (d. 1943)
[34]
1920 –
Christopher Soames , English politician and diplomat,
Governor of Southern Rhodesia (d. 1987)
1921 –
Art Clokey , American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor, created
Gumby (d. 2010)
1921 –
Jaroslav Drobný , Czech-English tennis player and ice hockey player (d. 2001)
1921 –
Logie Bruce Lockhart , Scottish rugby player and journalist (d. 2020)
1922 –
William H. Sullivan , American soldier and diplomat,
United States Ambassador to the Philippines (d. 2013)
1923 –
Jean Nidetch , American businesswoman, co-founded
Weight Watchers (d. 2015)
1923 –
Goody Petronelli , American boxer, trainer, and manager (d. 2012)
1924 –
Leonidas Kyrkos , Greek politician (d. 2011)
1925 –
Denis Lazure , Canadian psychiatrist and politician (d. 2008)
1926 –
Eliška Misáková , Czech gymnast (d. 1948)
[38]
1928 –
Al Held , American painter and academic (d. 2005)
1928 –
Domna Samiou , Greek singer and musicologist (d. 2012)
1929 –
Nappy Brown , American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2008)
1929 –
Robert Coles , American psychologist, author, and academic
1929 –
Magnus Magnusson , Icelandic journalist and academic (d. 2007)
1930 –
Denis Brodeur , Canadian ice hockey player and photographer (d. 2013)
1930 –
Milica Kacin Wohinz , Slovenian historian and author (d. 2021)
1931 –
Ole-Johan Dahl , Norwegian computer scientist and academic, co-developed
Simula (d. 2002)
1932 –
Dick Gregory , American comedian, actor, and author (d. 2017)
[34]
1932 –
Ned Jarrett , American race car driver and sportscaster
1933 –
Guido Molinari , Canadian painter and art collector (d. 2004)
1934 –
James "Sugar Boy" Crawford , American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 2012)
1934 –
Richard Meier , American architect, designed the
Getty Center and
City Tower
1934 –
Albert Shiryaev , Russian mathematician and academic
1934 –
Oğuz Atay , Turkish engineer and author (d. 1977)
1935 –
Don Howe , English footballer and manager (d. 2015)
1935 –
Tony Kubek , American baseball player and sportscaster
1935 –
Sam Moore , American soul singer-songwriter
[39]
1935 –
Shivraj Patil , Indian lawyer and politician,
Indian Minister of Defence
1935 –
Luciano Pavarotti , Italian tenor and actor (d. 2007)
[34]
1937 –
Paul Hawkins , Australian race car driver (d. 1969)
1937 –
Robert Mangold , American painter
1941 –
Michael Mansfield , English lawyer, academic, and republican
1942 –
Melvin Franklin , American soul bass singer (d. 1995)
1943 –
Kostas Tsakonas , Greek actor (d. 2015)
1944 –
Angela Rippon , English journalist and author
1945 –
Aurore Clément , French actress
1945 –
Dusty Rhodes , American wrestler (d. 2015)
[40]
1946 –
Drew Edmondson , American politician
[41]
1946 –
Ashok Mankad , Indian cricketer (d. 2008)
1946 –
Daryl Runswick , English bassist and composer
1947 –
Chris Wallace , American journalist
[39]
1948 –
John Engler , American businessman and politician, 46th
Governor of Michigan
1948 –
Rick Parfitt , English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)
1949 –
Dave Lloyd , English cyclist and coach
1949 –
Carlos the Jackal , Venezuelan terrorist
1949 –
Barclay Shaw , American artist
[42]
1949 –
Paul Went , English footballer and manager (d. 2017)
1950 –
Susan Anton , American actress and model
[39]
1950 –
Dave Freudenthal , American economist and politician, 31st
Governor of Wyoming
1951 –
Sally Little , South African-American golfer
[43]
1951 –
Ed Royce , American businessman and politician
1951 –
Norio Suzuki , Japanese golfer
1952 –
Trevor Chappell , Australian cricketer and coach
1952 –
Béla Csécsei , Hungarian educator and politician (d. 2012)
1952 –
Roger Heath-Brown , English mathematician and theorist
1953 –
Les Dennis , English comedian and actor
1953 –
David Threlfall , English actor and director
1954 –
Evalie A. Bradley , Anguillian politician and member of the
House of Assembly of Anguilla
[44]
1954 –
Massimo Ghini , Italian actor
1954 –
Michael Roe , American singer, songwriter, and record producer
1954 –
Linval Thompson , Jamaican singer and producer
1955 –
Einar Jan Aas , Norwegian footballer
1955 –
Pat DiNizio , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2017)
1955 –
Ante Gotovina , Croatian general
1955 –
Jane Siberry , Canadian singer-songwriter and producer
[39]
1956 –
Rafael Ábalos , Spanish author
1956 –
Allan Evans , Scottish footballer
1956 –
Lutz Haueisen , German cyclist
1956 –
Catherine Holmes , Australian judge
1956 –
Gerti Schanderl , German figure skater
1956 –
David Vanian , English singer-songwriter
1957 –
Clémentine Célarié , French actress, singer, and director
1957 –
Serge Clerc , French comic book artist and illustrator
1957 –
Mike Dowler , Welsh football goalkeeper
1957 –
Annik Honoré , Belgian journalist and music promoter (d. 2014)
1957 –
William F. Laurance , Australian biologist
1958 –
Steve Austria , American lawyer and politician
1958 –
Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias , Portuguese historian, author, and academic (d. 2013)
1958 –
Jeff Keith , American rock singer-songwriter
1958 –
Bryn Merrick , Welsh bass player (d. 2015)
1959 –
Anna Escobedo Cabral , American lawyer and politician, 42nd
Treasurer of the United States
1960 –
Steve Lowery , American golfer
1960 –
Carlo Perrone , Italian footballer and manager
1960 –
Hiroyuki Sanada , Japanese actor and martial artist
[39]
1960 –
Dorothee Vieth , German Paralympic cyclist
[45]
1961 –
Chendo , Spanish footballer
1962 –
Carlos Bernard , American actor and director
[39]
1962 –
Michelle Botes , South African actress
[46]
1962 –
Chris Botti , American trumpet player and composer
[39]
1962 –
John Coleman , English footballer and manager
1962 –
Branko Crvenkovski , Macedonian engineer and politician, 3rd
President of the Republic of Macedonia
1962 –
Deborah Foreman , American actress and photographer
1962 –
Mads Eriksen , Norwegian guitarist and composer
1963 –
Raimond Aumann , German footballer
1963 –
Hideki Fujisawa , Japanese composer
1963 –
Satoshi Kon , Japanese animator and screenwriter (d. 2010)
1963 –
Dave Legeno , English actor and mixed martial artist (d. 2014)
1963 –
Alan McDonald , Irish footballer and manager (d. 2012)
1963 –
Luis Polonia , Dominican baseball player
1965 –
Dan Abnett , English author
1965 –
Chris Chandler , American football player
[47]
1965 –
J. J. Daigneault , Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1965 –
Scott O'Grady , American captain and pilot
1966 –
Jonathan Crombie , Canadian actor and voice over artist (d. 2015)
1966 –
Wim Jonk , Dutch footballer
1966 –
Brian Kennedy , Northern Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1966 –
Brenda Romero , American game designer
1967 –
Becky Iverson , American golfer
1968 –
Bill Auberlen , American race car driver
1968 –
Paul Harragon , Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
1968 –
Hugh Jackman , Australian actor, singer, and producer
[39]
1968 –
Leon Lett , American football player
1968 –
Adam Rich , American actor (d. 2023)
[39]
1969 –
Martie Maguire , American singer-songwriter, violinist, and producer
[39]
1969 –
Željko Milinovič , Slovenian footballer
1969 –
Dwayne Roloson , Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1969 –
José Valentín , American baseball player, coach, and manager
1970 –
Kirk Cameron , American actor, screenwriter, and Christian evangelical/anti-evolution activist
[39]
1970 –
Patrick Musimu , Belgian diver and physiotherapist (d. 2011)
1970 –
Tanyon Sturtze , American baseball player
1970 –
Charlie Ward , American basketball player and coach
1971 –
Tony Fiore , American baseball player
1971 –
Steve Johnston , Australian motorcycle racer
1971 –
Bronzell Miller , American football player and actor (d. 2013)
1972 –
Juan Manuel Silva , Argentinian race car driver
1972 –
Tom Van Mol , Belgian footballer
1973 –
Lesli Brea , Dominican baseball player
1973 –
Martin Corry , English rugby player
1974 –
Stephen Lee , English snooker player
1975 –
Susana Félix , Portuguese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1975 –
Marion Jones , American basketball player and runner
[34]
1975 –
Randy Robitaille , Canadian ice hockey player
[48]
1976 –
Simon Bridges , New Zealand politician
1977 –
Cristie Kerr , American golfer
1977 –
Bode Miller , American skier
[34]
1977 –
Javier Toyo , Venezuelan footballer
1978 –
Stefan Binder , German footballer
1978 –
Baden Cooke , Australian cyclist
1978 –
Marko Jarić , Serbian basketball player
[49]
1979 –
Steven Agnew , Northern Irish politician
1979 –
Steve Borthwick , English rugby player
1979 –
Jordan Pundik , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
[39]
1980 –
Ledley King , English footballer
1980 –
Ann Wauters , Belgian basketball player
[50]
1981 –
Tom Guiry , American actor
1981 –
Marcel Hossa , Slovak ice hockey player
[51]
1981 –
Brian Kerr , Scottish footballer and manager
1981 –
Giuseppe Lanzone , American rower
1981 –
Brian J. Smith , American actor
[39]
1981 –
Conrad Smith , New Zealand rugby player
1981 –
Sun Tiantian , Chinese tennis player
1983 –
Alex Brosque , Australian footballer
1983 –
Carlton Cole , English footballer
1983 –
Katie Piper , English philanthropist, broadcaster, and
acid violence survivor
1983 –
Mariko Yamamoto , Japanese cricketer
1985 –
Michelle Carter , American shot putter
1985 –
Mike Green , Canadian hockey player
1985 –
Anna Iljuštšenko , Estonian high jumper
1985 –
Greig Laidlaw , Scottish rugby player
[52]
1985 –
Carl Söderberg , Swedish ice hockey player
[53]
1986 –
Ioannis Maniatis , Greek footballer
1986 –
Sergio Peter , German footballer
1986 –
Tyler Blackburn , American actor
[54]
1987 –
Marvin Ogunjimi , Belgian footballer
1988 –
Sam Whitelock , New Zealand rugby player
1988 –
Calum Scott , British singer
[55]
1989 –
Anna Ohmiya , Japanese curler
1990 –
Henri Lansbury , English footballer
1991 –
Nicolao Dumitru , Italian footballer
1992 –
Josh Hutcherson , American actor and producer
[39]
1993 –
Ketel Marte , Dominican baseball player
[56]
1994 –
Sean Monahan , Canadian ice hockey player
1994 –
Olivia Smoliga , American swimmer
1995 –
Jessica Hogg , Welsh artistic gymnast
[57]
1996 –
James Graham , British singer
1996 –
Owen Watkin , Welsh rugby player
[58]
1997 –
Curtis Scott , Australian rugby league player
1999 –
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo , Irish actor and musician
[34]
2002 –
Iris Apatow , American actress
[39]
2004 –
Darci Lynne , American ventriloquist
[59]
322 BC –
Demosthenes , Athenian statesman, (b. 384 BC)
638 –
Honorius I , pope of the Catholic Church
642 –
John IV , pope of the Catholic Church
884 –
Tsunesada , Japanese prince (b. 825)
974 –
Al-Muti , Abbasid caliph (b. 913/14)
[60]
1095 –
Leopold II , margrave of Austria (b. 1050)
1152 –
Adolf III of Berg , German nobleman (b. 1080)
1176 –
William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel , English politician (b. 1109)
1320 –
Michael IX Palaiologos , Byzantine emperor (b. 1277)
1328 –
Clementia of Hungary , queen consort of France and Navarre (b. 1293)
1448 –
Zhu Quan , Chinese prince, historian and playwright (b. 1378)
1491 –
Fritz Herlen , German painter (b. 1449)
1492 –
Piero della Francesca , Italian mathematician and painter (b. 1415)
1565 –
Jean Ribault , French-American lieutenant and navigator (b. 1520)
1576 –
Maximilian II , Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1527)
1590 –
Kanō Eitoku , Japanese painter and educator (b. 1543)
1600 –
Luis de Molina , Spanish priest and philosopher (b. 1535)
1601 –
Nicholas Brend , English landowner (b. 1560)
1632 –
Kutsuki Mototsuna , Japanese commander (b. 1549)
1646 –
François de Bassompierre , French general and courtier (b. 1579)
1654 –
Carel Fabritius , Dutch painter (b. 1622)
1678 –
Edmund Berry Godfrey , English lawyer and judge (b. 1621)
1679 –
William Gurnall , English minister, theologian, and author (b. 1617)
1685 –
Christoph Ignaz Abele , Austrian lawyer and jurist (b. 1628)
1730 –
Frederick IV , king of Denmark and Norway (b. 1671)
1758 –
Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth , Irish field marshal and politician (b. 1680)
1812 –
Juan José Castelli , Argentinian lawyer and politician (b. 1764)
1828 –
Ioan Nicolidi of Pindus , Aromanian physician and noble (b. 1737)
[61]
1845 –
Elizabeth Fry , English prison reformer, Quaker and philanthropist (b. 1780)
[62]
1858 –
Hiroshige , Japanese painter (b. 1797)
1870 –
Robert E. Lee , American general (b. 1807)
1875 –
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux , French sculptor and painter (b. 1827)
1896 –
Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs , Danish lawyer and politician, 9th
Council President of Denmark (b. 1817)
1898 –
Calvin Fairbank , American minister and activist (b. 1816)
1914 –
Margaret E. Knight , American inventor (b. 1838)
1915 –
Edith Cavell , English nurse (b. 1865)
1923 –
Bunny Lucas , English cricketer (b. 1857)
1924 –
Anatole France , French journalist, novelist, and poet,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1844)
1926 –
Edwin Abbott Abbott , English theologian and author (b. 1838)
1933 –
John Lister , English philanthropist and politician (b. 1847)
1940 –
Tom Mix , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1880)
1946 –
Joseph Stilwell , American general (b. 1883)
1948 –
Susan Sutherland Isaacs , English psychologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1885)
1954 –
George Welch , American soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
1956 –
Lorenzo Perosi , Italian composer and painter (b. 1872)
1957 –
Arie de Jong , Indonesian-Dutch linguist and physician (b. 1865)
1958 –
Gordon Griffith , American actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)
1960 –
Inejiro Asanuma , Japanese lawyer and politician (b. 1898)
1965 –
Paul Hermann Müller , Swiss chemist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1899)
1967 –
Ram Manohar Lohia , Indian activist and politician (b. 1910)
1969 –
Sonja Henie , Norwegian figure skater and actress (b. 1912)
1969 –
Serge Poliakoff , Russian-French painter and academic (b. 1906)
1969 –
Julius Saaristo , Finnish javelin thrower and soldier (b. 1891)
1970 –
Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky , Russian-American illustrator and painter (b. 1891)
1970 –
Mustafa Zaidi , Pakistani poet and academic (b. 1930)
1971 –
Dean Acheson , American lawyer and politician, 51st
United States Secretary of State (b. 1893)
1971 –
Gene Vincent , American musician (b. 1935)
1972 –
Robert Le Vigan , French-Argentinian actor and politician (b. 1900)
1973 –
Peter Aufschnaiter , Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (b. 1899)
1978 –
Nancy Spungen , American figure of the 1970s punk rock scene (b. 1958)
1984 –
Anthony Berry , English politician (b. 1925)
1985 –
Johnny Olson , American radio host and game show announcer (b. 1910)
1985 –
Ricky Wilson , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953)
1987 –
Alf Landon , American lieutenant and politician, 26th
Governor of Kansas (b. 1887)
1987 –
Fahri Korutürk , Turkish commander and politician, 6th
President of Turkey (b. 1903)
1988 –
Ruth Manning-Sanders , Welsh-English poet and author (b. 1886)
1988 –
Coby Whitmore , American painter and illustrator (b. 1913)
1989 –
Jay Ward , American animator, producer, and screenwriter, founded
Jay Ward Productions (b. 1920)
1990 –
Rifaat el-Mahgoub , Egyptian politician (b. 1926)
1990 –
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Deputy Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1914)
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2011 –
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2011 –
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C programming language (b. 1941)
2012 –
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Governor of the Bank of Canada (b. 1910)
2012 –
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2012 –
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Governor of Kerala (b. 1931)
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Oscar Hijuelos , American author and academic (b. 1951)
2013 –
Hans Wilhelm Longva , Norwegian diplomat (b. 1942)
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Malcolm Renfrew , American chemist and academic (b. 1910)
2014 –
Ali Mazrui , Kenyan-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1933)
2014 –
Graham Miles , English snooker player (b. 1941)
2014 –
Roberto Telch , Argentinian footballer and coach (b. 1943)
2015 –
Abdallah Kigoda , Tanzanian politician, 8th
Tanzanian Minister of Industry and Trade (b. 1953)
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