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Day of the year
October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in
leap years ) in the
Gregorian calendar ; 73 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1901–present
1912 –
Italo-Turkish War : Italy takes possession of what is now Libya from the Ottoman Empire.
1914 –
World War I : The
First Battle of Ypres begins.
1921 – The Portuguese Prime Minister and several officials are murdered in the
Bloody Night coup.
1922 – British Conservative MPs vote to terminate the
coalition government with the Liberal Party.
1935 – The League of Nations places economic sanctions on Italy for its
invasion of Ethiopia .
1943 – The cargo vessel
Sinfra is attacked by Allied aircraft at Crete and sunk. Two thousand and ninety-eight Italian prisoners of war drown with it.
1943 –
Streptomycin , the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.
1944 – United States forces
land in the Philippines .
1944 – A coup is launched against
Juan Federico Ponce Vaides , beginning the ten-year
Guatemalan Revolution .
1950 – China
defeats the Tibetan Army at Chambo.
1950 –
Korean War : The
Battle of Pyongyang ends in a United Nations victory. Hours later, the Chinese Army begins crossing the border into Korea.
1950 – Iran becomes the first country to accept technical assistance from the United States under the
Point Four Program .
1955 – The General Assembly of the European Broadcasting Union
approves the staging of the first Eurovision Song Contest.
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1956 – The Soviet Union and Japan sign a
Joint Declaration , officially ending the state of war between the two countries that had existed since August 1945.
1960 – The United States imposes a
near-total trade embargo against Cuba.
1973 – President Nixon rejects an Appeals Court decision that he turn over the
Watergate tapes .
1974 –
Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand.
1986 – The president of Mozambique and a prominent leader of FRELIMO, along with 33 others, die when their aircraft
crashes into the Lebombo Mountains.
1987 – The United States Navy conducts
Operation Nimble Archer , an attack on two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf.
1987 –
Black Monday : The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 508 points.
1988 – The British government imposes a
broadcasting ban on television and radio interviews with members of Sinn Féin and eleven Irish republican and Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups.
1989 – The convictions of the
Guildford Four are quashed by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, after they had spent 15 years in prison.
2001 –
SIEV X , an Indonesian fishing boat en route to Christmas Island, carrying over 400 migrants, sinks in international waters with the loss of 353 people.
2003 –
Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II.
2004 – Thirteen people are killed when
Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 crashes in
Adair County, Missouri , while on approach to
Kirksville Regional Airport .
[4]
2005 –
Saddam Hussein
goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
2005 –
Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb.
2012 – A
bomb explosion kills eight people and injures 110 more in Lebanon.
2013 – One hundred and five people are injured in a
train crash in Buenos Aires.
2019 – Members of Parliament met at the
House of Lords to discuss the United Kingdom's Brexit deal, this was the first Saturday sitting in Parliament since 3 April 1982 during the
Falklands War .
[5]
Births
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1605 –
Thomas Browne , English physician and author (d. 1682)
1609 –
Gerrard Winstanley , English Protestant religious reformer (d. 1676)
1610 –
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde , English-Irish general, academic, and politician,
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1688)
1613 –
Charles of Sezze , Italian Franciscan friar and saint (d. 1670)
1658 –
Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1704)
1676 –
Rodrigo Anes de Sá Almeida e Meneses, 1st Marquis of Abrantes , Portuguese diplomat (d. 1733)
[6]
1680 –
John Abernethy , Irish minister (d. 1740)
1688 –
William Cheselden , English surgeon and anatomist (d. 1752)
1718 –
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie , French general and politician,
French Secretary of State for War (d. 1804)
1720 –
John Woolman , American-English preacher, journalist, and activist (d. 1772)
1721 –
Joseph de Guignes , French orientalist and sinologist (d. 1800)
1784 –
Leigh Hunt , English poet and critic (d. 1859)
1789 –
Theophilos Kairis , Greek priest and philosopher (d. 1853)
1810 –
Cassius Marcellus Clay , American journalist, lawyer, and diplomat,
United States Ambassador to Russia (d. 1903)
1814 –
Theodoros Vryzakis , Greek painter (d. 1878)
1826 –
Ralph Tollemache , English priest (d. 1895)
1850 –
Annie Smith Peck , American mountaineer and academic (d. 1935)
1858 –
George Albert Boulenger , Belgian-English zoologist and botanist (d. 1937)
1862 –
Auguste Lumière , French director and producer (d. 1954)
1868 –
Bertha Knight Landes , American academic and politician,
Mayor of Seattle (d. 1943)
1873 –
Jaap Eden , Dutch speed skater and cyclist (d. 1925)
1873 –
Bart King , American cricketer (d. 1965)
1876 –
Mordecai Brown , American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1945)
1876 –
Mihkel Pung , Estonian lawyer and politician, 11th
Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1941)
1879 –
Emma Bell Miles , American writer, poet, and artist (d. 1919)
1882 –
Umberto Boccioni , Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1916)
1885 –
Charles E. Merrill , American banker and philanthropist, co-founded
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management (d. 1956)
1895 –
Frank Durbin , American soldier (d. 1999)
1895 –
Lewis Mumford , American historian, sociologist, and philosopher (d. 1990)
1896 –
Bob O'Farrell , American baseball player and manager (d. 1988)
1897 –
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui , Pakistani chemist and scholar (d. 1994)
1899 –
Miguel Ángel Asturias , Guatemalan journalist, author, and poet,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1974)
1900 –
Erna Berger , German soprano and actress (d. 1990)
1900 –
Bill Ponsford , Australian cricketer and baseball player (d. 1991)
1900 –
Roy Worters , Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1957)
1901–present
1901 –
Arleigh Burke , American admiral (d. 1996)
1903 –
Tor Johnson , Swedish wrestler and actor (d. 1971)
1907 –
Roger Wolfe Kahn , American bandleader and composer (d. 1962)
1908 –
Geirr Tveitt , Norwegian pianist and composer (d. 1981)
1909 –
Marguerite Perey , French physicist and academic (d. 1975)
[7]
1910 –
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar , Indian-American astrophysicist, astronomer, and mathematician,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
1910 –
Shunkichi Hamada , Japanese field hockey player (d. 2009)
1910 –
Paul Robert , French lexicographer and publisher (d. 1980)
1910 –
Farid al-Atrash , Syrian actor and singer (d. 1980)
[8]
1913 –
Vinicius de Moraes , Brazilian poet, playwright, and composer (d. 1980)
1914 –
Juanita Moore , American actress (d. 2014)
1916 –
Jean Dausset , French-Spanish immunologist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2009)
1916 –
Emil Gilels , Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1985)
1916 –
Minoru Yasui , American soldier, lawyer, and activist (d. 1986)
1917 –
William Joel Blass , American soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 2012)
1917 –
Walter Munk , Austrian-American oceanographer, author, and academic (d. 2019)
1917 –
Sharadchandra Shankar Shrikhande , Indian mathematician (d. 2020)
[9]
1918 –
Charles Evans , English-Welsh mountaineer, surgeon, and educator (d. 1995)
1918 –
Russell Kirk , American theorist and author (d. 1994)
1918 –
Robert Schwarz Strauss , American lawyer and diplomat,
United States Ambassador to Russia (d. 2014)
1920 –
Peter Aduja , Filipino-American politician (d. 2007)
1920 –
Pandurang Shastri Athavale , Indian activist, philosopher, and spiritual leader (d. 2003)
1920 –
LaWanda Page , American actress (d. 2002)
1920 –
Harry Alan Towers , English-Canadian screenwriter and producer (d. 2009)
1921 –
George Nader , American actor (d. 2002)
1922 –
Jack Anderson , American journalist and author (d. 2005)
[10]
1923 –
Ruth Carter Stevenson , American art collector, founded the
Amon Carter Museum of American Art (d. 2013)
1923 –
Baby Dalupan , Filipino basketball player and coach (d. 2016)
1925 –
Bernard Hepton , English actor and producer (d. 2018)
1925 –
Czesław Kiszczak , Polish general and politician, 11th
Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland (d. 2015)
1925 –
Emilio Eduardo Massera , Argentinian admiral (d. 2010)
1926 –
Arne Bendiksen , Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2009)
1926 –
Joel Feinberg , American philosopher and academic (d. 2004)
1926 –
Vladimir Shlapentokh , Ukrainian-American sociologist, historian, political scientist, and academic (d. 2015)
1926 –
Marjorie Tallchief , American ballerina (d. 2021)
1927 –
Pierre Alechinsky , Belgian painter and illustrator
1927 –
Stephen Keynes , English businessman (d. 2017)
1928 –
Lou Scheimer , American animator, producer, and voice actor, co-founded the
Filmation Company (d. 2013)
1929 –
Lewis Wolpert , South African-English biologist, author, and academic (d. 2021)
1930 –
John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside , English union leader and politician (d. 2016)
1930 –
Mavis Nicholson , Welsh-English journalist (d. 2022)
1931 –
Ed Emberley , American author and illustrator
1931 –
John le Carré , English intelligence officer and author (d. 2020)
[11]
1931 –
Atsushi Miyagi , Japanese tennis player (d. 2021)
[12]
1932 –
Robert Reed , American actor (d. 1992)
[10]
1933 –
Brian Booth , Australian cricketer and educator (d. 2023)
1933 –
Anthony Skingsley , English air marshal (d. 2019)
1934 –
Yakubu Gowon , Nigerian general and politician, 3rd
Head of State of Nigeria
1934 –
Dave Guard , American folk music singer-songwriter, arranger, and musician (d. 1991)
1935 –
Don Ward , Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 2014)
1936 –
James Bevel , American civil rights activist and minister (d. 2008)
1936 –
Tony Lo Bianco , American actor
[13]
1937 –
Marilyn Bell , Canadian swimmer
1937 –
Peter Max , German-American illustrator
[13]
1937 –
Terence Thomas, Baron Thomas of Macclesfield , English banker and politician (d. 2018)
1938 –
Bill Morris, Baron Morris of Handsworth , Jamaican-English union leader and politician
1939 –
David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere , Scottish academic and politician,
Minister for the Cabinet Office
1940 –
Larry Chance , American singer-songwriter (d. 2023)
1940 –
Michael Gambon , Irish-British actor (d. 2023)
[13]
1940 –
Rosny Smarth , Haitian lawyer and politician, 8th
Prime Minister of Haiti
1941 –
Peter Thornley , English professional wrestler best known for the ring character
Kendo Nagasaki
[14]
1941 –
Simon Ward , English actor (d. 2012)
1942 –
Andrew Vachss , American lawyer and author (d. 2021)
1943 –
Robin Holloway , English composer and academic
1943 –
Takis Ikonomopoulos , Greek footballer and coach
1943 –
L. E. Modesitt, Jr. , American author and poet
1944 –
George McCrae , American singer
1944 –
Bill Melchionni , American basketball player
[15]
1944 –
Peter Tosh , Jamaican singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1987)
1945 –
Angus Deaton , Scottish-American economist and academic,
Nobel Prize laureate
1945 –
Divine , American
drag queen performer, and actor (d. 1988)
1945 –
Patricia Ireland , American lawyer and activist
[10]
1945 –
Gloria Jones , American singer-songwriter
1945 –
John Lithgow , American actor
[13]
1945 –
Jeannie C. Riley , American singer
[13]
1945 –
Martin Welz , South African journalist
1946 –
Bob Holland , Australian cricketer and surveyor (d. 2017)
1946 –
Philip Pullman , English author and academic
[10]
1946 –
Keith Reid , English songwriter and lyricist (d. 2023)
[16]
1947 –
Giorgio Cavazzano , Italian author and illustrator
1948 –
James Howard Kunstler , American author and critic
1948 –
Dave Mallow , American voice actor and screenwriter
1948 –
Patrick Simmons , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
[13]
1949 –
Lynn Dickey , American football player and radio host
1949 –
Jamie McGrigor , English-Scottish politician
1950 –
Yeslam bin Ladin , Saudi Arabian-Swiss businessman
1951 –
Demetrios Christodoulou , Greek mathematician and physicist
1951 –
Annie Golden , American actress and singer
[13]
1951 –
Kurt Schrader , American veterinarian and politician
1952 –
Peter Bone , English accountant and politician
1952 –
Verónica Castro , Mexican actress and singer
1953 –
Lionel Hollins , American basketball player and coach
1954 –
Sam Allardyce , English footballer and manager
1954 –
Deborah Blum , American journalist and author
1954 –
Joe Bryant , American basketball player and coach
1955 –
Dan Gutman , American author
1955 –
LaSalle Ishii , Japanese actor and director
1955 –
Lonnie Shelton , American basketball player (d. 2018)
[17]
1956 –
Steve Doocy , American journalist and author
1956 –
Elena Garanina , Soviet ice dancer and coach
1956 –
Grover Norquist , American activist, founded
Americans for Tax Reform
[10]
1956 –
Didier Theys , Belgian race car driver and coach
1956 –
Carlo Urbani , Italian physician (d. 2003)
1956 –
Bruce Weber , American basketball player and coach
1957 –
Dorinda Clark-Cole , American singer-songwriter and pianist
1957 –
Ray Richmond , American journalist and critic
1957 –
Karl Wallinger , Welsh singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (d. 2024)
[13]
1958 –
Carolyn Browne , English diplomat,
British Ambassador to Kazakhstan
1958 –
Hiromi Hara , Japanese footballer and manager
1958 –
Tiriel Mora , Australian actor
1958 –
Michael Steele , American journalist and politician, 7th
Lieutenant Governor of Maryland
1959 –
Nir Barkat , Israeli businessman and politician,
Mayor of Jerusalem
1959 –
Martin Kusch , German philosopher and academic
1960 –
Dawn Coe-Jones , Canadian golfer (d. 2016)
1960 –
Jennifer Holliday , American actress and singer
[13]
1960 –
Takeshi Koshida , Japanese footballer
1960 –
Susan Straight , American author and academic
1960 –
Ayuo Takahashi , Japanese-American singer-songwriter
1960 –
Dan Woodgate , English musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer
1961 –
Sunny Deol , Indian actor and producer
1961 –
Cliff Lyons , Australian rugby league player and coach
1962 –
Claude Callegari , English YouTube personality (d. 2021)
[18]
1962 –
Tracy Chevalier , American-English author
1962 –
Brian Henninger , American golfer
1962 –
Bendik Hofseth , Norwegian saxophonist and composer
1962 –
Evander Holyfield , American boxer and actor
[10]
1962 –
Svetlana Zainetdinova , Soviet-Estonian chess player and coach
1963 –
Sinitta , American-British singer
1964 –
Ty Pennington , American model, carpenter and television host
[13]
1965 –
Brad Daugherty , American basketball player and sportscaster
1965 –
Todd Park Mohr , American rock singer-songwriter and musician
[13]
1966 –
Jon Favreau , American actor, director, and screenwriter
[13]
1966 –
Dimitris Lyacos , Greek poet and playwright
1966 –
David Vann , American novelist and short story writer
1967 –
Amy Carter , American illustrator and activist
[10]
1967 –
Yōji Matsuda , Japanese actor
1967 –
Yoko Shimomura , Japanese pianist and composer
1968 –
Rodney Carrington , American comedian, actor, and singer
1969 –
Pedro Castillo , Peruvian politician, 130th President of Peru
[19]
1969 –
Zdeno Cíger , Slovak ice hockey player and coach
[20]
1969 –
John Edward , American psychic and author
1969 –
Trey Parker , American actor, animator, producer, and screenwriter
[13]
1969 –
Erwin Sánchez , Bolivian footballer and manager
1970 –
Andrew Griffiths , English politician
1970 –
Chris Kattan , American actor, producer, and screenwriter
[13]
1972 –
Keith Foulke , American baseball player
1972 –
Pras , American rapper-songwriter, record producer, and actor
[13]
1973 –
Hicham Arazi , Moroccan tennis player
1973 –
Okan Buruk , Turkish footballer and manager
1973 –
Joaquin Gage , Canadian ice hockey player
1975 –
Burak Güven , Turkish singer-songwriter and bass player
1976 –
Bruno Dias , Portuguese politician
[21]
1976 –
Omar Gooding , American actor and producer
[13]
1976 –
Jostein Gulbrandsen , Norwegian guitarist and composer
1976 –
Desmond Harrington , American actor
[10]
1976 –
Paul Hartley , Scottish footballer and manager
1976 –
Hiroshi Sakai , Japanese footballer
1976 –
Dan Smith , Canadian ice hockey player
1976 –
Michael Young , American baseball player
1977 –
Habib Beye , French-Senegalese footballer
1977 –
Louis-José Houde , Canadian comedian and actor
1977 –
Jason Reitman , Canadian-American director, producer, and screenwriter
[13]
1977 –
Raúl Tamudo , Spanish footballer
1977 –
Mo Twister , Filipino radio and television host
1978 –
Enrique Bernoldi , Brazilian race car driver
1978 –
Zakhar Dubensky , Russian footballer
1978 –
Henri Sorvali , Finnish guitarist and keyboard player
1979 –
José Luis López , Mexican footballer
1979 –
Brian Robertson , American trombonist
1979 –
Sachiko Sugiyama , Japanese volleyball player
1980 –
José Bautista , Dominican baseball player
1980 –
Rajai Davis , American baseball player
1980 –
Benjamin Salisbury , American actor
[13]
1981 –
Leon Bott , Australian rugby league player
1981 –
Heikki Kovalainen , Finnish race car driver
1982 –
Atom Araullo , Filipino journalist
1982 –
J. A. Happ , American baseball player
[22]
1982 –
Gillian Jacobs , American actress and director
[13]
1982 –
Louis Oosthuizen , South African golfer
1982 –
Gonzalo Pineda , Mexican footballer
1982 –
Daan van Bunge , Dutch cricketer
1983 –
Rebecca Ferguson , Swedish actress
[13]
1983 –
Andy Lonergan , English footballer
1983 –
Cara Santa Maria , American neuroscientist and blogger
1984 –
Danka Barteková , Slovak skeet shooter
1987 –
Tsunenori Aoki , Japanese actor
1987 –
Sam Groth , Australian tennis player
1988 –
Zeph Ellis , English rapper and producer
1988 –
Markiyan Kamysh , Ukrainian writer
1988 –
Chris Lawrence , Australian rugby league player
1989 –
James Gavet , New Zealand rugby league player
1989 –
Mindaugas Kuzminskas , Lithuanian basketball player
[23]
1989 –
Miroslav Stoch , Slovakian footballer
1989 –
Rakuto Tochihara , Japanese actor
1989 –
Janine Tugonon , Filipino model and television host
1990 –
Tom Kilbey , English footballer
1990 –
Janet Leon , Swedish singer-songwriter and dancer
1990 –
Ciara Renée , American actress and singer
[13]
1990 –
Endō Shōta , Japanese sumo wrestler
1991 –
Colton Dixon , American singer-songwriter and pianist
1992 –
Shiho , Japanese actress and model
1993 –
Hunter King , American actress
[13]
1993 –
Abby Sunderland , American sailor
1994 –
Cal Petersen , American ice hockey player
[24]
1994 –
Agnė Sereikaitė , Lithuanian speed skater
1995 –
Sammis Reyes , Chilean-American football and basketball player
[25]
1996 –
Bernadeth Pons , Filipino volleyball athlete
1999 –
Carlotta Truman , German singer-songwriter
Deaths
Pre-1600
727 –
Frithuswith , English saint (b. 650)
993 –
Conrad I , King of Burgundy (b. c. 925)
1216 –
John, King of England (b. 1166)
1287 –
Bohemond VII, Count of Tripoli
1354 –
Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada (b. 1318)
1375 –
Cansignorio della Scala , Lord of Verona (b. 1340)
1401 –
John Charleton, 4th Baron Cherleton (b. 1362)
[26]
1432 –
John de Mowbray, 2nd Duke of Norfolk , English politician,
Earl Marshal of England (b. 1392)
1587 –
Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1541)
1595 –
Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel , English nobleman (b. 1537)
1601–1900
1608 –
Martin Delrio , Flemish theologian and author (b. 1551)
1609 –
Jacobus Arminius , Dutch Reformed theologian (b. 1560)
1619 –
Fujiwara Seika , Japanese philosopher and educator (b. 1561)
1636 –
Marcin Kazanowski , Polish politician (b. 1566)
1678 –
Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten , Dutch painter (b. 1627)
1682 –
Thomas Browne , English physician and author (b. 1605)
1723 –
Godfrey Kneller , German-English painter (b. 1646)
1745 –
Jonathan Swift , Irish satirist and essayist (b. 1667)
1772 –
Andrea Belli , Maltese architect and businessman (b. 1703)
1790 –
Lyman Hall , American physician and politician, 16th
Governor of Georgia (b. 1724)
1796 –
Michel de Beaupuy , French general (b. 1755)
1813 –
Józef Poniatowski , Polish general (b. 1763)
1815 –
Paolo Mascagni , Italian physician and anatomist (b. 1755)
1842 –
Aleksey Koltsov , Russian poet and author (b. 1808)
1851 –
Marie Thérèse of France (b. 1778)
1856 –
William Sprague III , American businessman and politician, 14th
Governor of Rhode Island (b. 1799)
1889 –
Luís I of Portugal (b. 1838)
1897 –
George Pullman , American engineer and businessman, founded the
Pullman Company (b. 1831)
1901–present
1901 –
Carl Frederik Tietgen , Danish businessman and philanthropist, founded
GN Store Nord (b. 1829)
1905 –
Virgil Earp , American marshal (b. 1843)
1914 –
Robert Hugh Benson , English Catholic priest and novelist (b. 1871)
[27]
1916 –
Ioannis Frangoudis , Greek general and target shooter (b. 1863)
1918 –
Harold Lockwood , American actor (b. 1887)
1924 –
Louis Zborowski , English race car driver and engineer (b. 1895)
1926 –
Ludvig Karsten , Norwegian painter (b. 1876)
[28]
1936 –
Lu Xun , Chinese author and critic (b. 1881)
1937 –
Ernest Rutherford , New Zealand-English physicist and chemist,
Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1871)
1943 –
Camille Claudel , French sculptor and illustrator (b. 1864)
[29]
1944 –
Dénes Kőnig , Hungarian mathematician (b. 1884)
1945 –
Plutarco Elías Calles , Mexican general and politician, 40th
President of Mexico (b. 1877)
1945 –
N. C. Wyeth , American painter and illustrator (b. 1882)
1950 –
Edna St. Vincent Millay , American poet and playwright (b. 1892)
1952 –
Edward S. Curtis , American ethnologist and photographer (b. 1868)
1956 –
Isham Jones , American saxophonist, songwriter, and bandleader (b. 1894)
1960 –
Hjalmar Dahl , Finnish journalist, translator and writer (b. 1891)
[30]
1960 –
George Wallace , Australian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1895)
1961 –
Şemsettin Günaltay , Turkish historian and politician, 9th
Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1883)
1964 –
Sergey Biryuzov ,
Marshal of the Soviet Union (b. 1904)
1964 –
Nettie Palmer , Australian poet and critic (b. 1885)
1964 –
Christopher Vane, 10th Baron Barnard , English soldier and politician,
Lord Lieutenant of Durham (b. 1888)
1965 –
Edward Willis Redfield , American painter and educator (b. 1869)
1969 –
Lacey Hearn , American sprinter (b. 1881)
1970 –
Lázaro Cárdenas , Mexican general and politician, 44th
President of Mexico (b. 1895)
1978 –
Gig Young , American actor (b. 1913)
1983 –
Maurice Bishop , Aruban-Grenadian lawyer and politician, 2nd
Prime Minister of Grenada (b. 1944)
1984 –
Jerzy Popiełuszko , Polish priest and activist (b. 1947)
1985 –
Alfred Rouleau , Canadian businessman (b. 1915)
1986 –
Dele Giwa , Nigerian journalist, co-founded
Newswatch Magazine (b. 1947)
1986 –
Samora Machel , Mozambican commander and politician, 1st
President of Mozambique (b. 1933)
1987 –
Jacqueline du Pré , English cellist and educator (b. 1945)
1987 –
Hermann Lang , German race car driver (b. 1909)
1988 –
Son House , American singer and guitarist (b. 1902)
1992 –
Magnus Pyke , English scientist and television host (b. 1908)
1994 –
Martha Raye , American actress and comedian (b. 1916)
1995 –
Don Cherry , American trumpet player (b. 1936)
1995 –
Harilaos Perpessas , Greek pianist and composer (b. 1907)
1996 –
Shamsuddin Qasemi , Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and politician (b. 1935)
[31]
1997 –
Glen Buxton , American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1947)
1997 –
Ken Wood , inventor of the Kenwood Chef food mixer (b. 1916)
1999 –
James C. Murray , American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1917)
1999 –
Nathalie Sarraute , Russian-French lawyer and author (b. 1900)
2002 –
Nikolay Rukavishnikov , Russian physicist and astronaut (b. 1932)
2003 –
Road Warrior Hawk , American wrestler (b. 1957)
2003 –
Alija Izetbegović , Bosniak lawyer and politician, 1st
President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (b. 1925)
2003 –
Margaret Murie , American environmentalist and author (b. 1902)
[32]
2003 –
Nello Pagani , Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (b. 1911)
2005 –
Ryan Dallas Cook , American trombonist (b. 1982)
2006 –
James Glennon , American cinematographer (b. 1942)
2006 –
Phyllis Kirk , American actress (b. 1927)
2007 –
Winifred Asprey , American mathematician and computer scientist (b. 1917)
2007 –
Randall Forsberg , American activist and author (b. 1943)
2007 –
Michael Maidens , English footballer (b. 1987)
2007 –
Jan Wolkers , Dutch author, sculptor, and painter (b. 1925)
2008 –
Richard Blackwell , American actor, fashion designer, and critic (b. 1922)
2009 –
Howard Unruh , American murderer (b. 1921)
2009 –
Joseph Wiseman , Canadian-American actor (b. 1918)
2010 –
Tom Bosley , American actor (b. 1927)
2011 –
Kakkanadan , Indian author (b. 1935)
2012 –
Lincoln Alexander , Canadian lawyer and politician, 24th
Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (b. 1922)
2012 –
Wissam al-Hassan , Lebanese general (b. 1965)
2012 –
Wiyogo Atmodarminto , Indonesian general and politician, 10th
Governor of Jakarta (b. 1922)
2012 –
Mike Graham , American wrestler (b. 1951)
2012 –
Fiorenzo Magni , Italian cyclist (b. 1920)
2013 –
John Bergamo , American drummer and composer (b. 1940)
2013 –
Noel Harrison , English singer, actor, and skier (b. 1934)
2013 –
Ronald Shannon Jackson , American drummer and composer (b. 1940)
2013 –
Mikihiko Renjō , Japanese author (b. 1948)
2013 –
Mahmoud Zoufonoun , Iranian-American violinist and composer (b. 1920)
2014 –
John Holt , Jamaican singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
2014 –
Stephen Paulus , American composer (b. 1949)
2014 –
Raphael Ravenscroft , English saxophonist and composer (b. 1954)
2014 –
Serena Shim , Lebanese-American journalist (b. 1984)
2015 –
Bill Daley , American football player and sportscaster (b. 1919)
2015 –
Fleming Mackell , Canadian ice hockey player and singer (b. 1929)
2015 –
Ali Treki , Libyan politician and diplomat,
Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1938)
2016 –
Phil Chess , Czech-American record producer, co-founded
Chess Records (b. 1921)
2016 –
Giovanni Steffè , Italian rower (b. 1928)
2017 –
Umberto Lenzi , Italian film director (b. 1931)
2019 –
Deborah Orr , Scottish journalist (b. 1962)
[33]
2021 –
Jack Angel , American voice actor (b. 1930)
[34]
2023 –
Atsushi Sakurai , singer from Japanese rock band
Buck-Tick (b. 1966)
[35]
Holidays and observances
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