Events

224 - The Battle of Hormozdgon is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V effectively ending the Parthian Empire.
357 - Emperor Constantius II enters Rome for the first time to celebrate his victory over Magnus Magnentius.
1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I), King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title to the throne is confirmed by election. The killing is carried out by Hashshashin.
1503 - The Battle of Cerignola is fought. It is noted as the first battle in history won by small arms fire using gunpowder.
1611 - Establishment of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines, the largest Catholic university in the world.
1788 - Maryland becomes the seventh state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1789 - Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island.
1792 - France invades the Austrian Netherlands (present day Belgium and Luxembourg), beginning the French Revolutionary Wars.
1796 - The Armistice of Cherasco is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Vittorio Amedeo III, King of Sardinia, expanding French territory along the Mediterranean coast.
1869 - Chinese and Irish laborers for the Central Pacific Railroad working on the First Transcontinental Railroad lay ten miles of track in one day, a feat which has never been matched.
1881 - Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
1887 - A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
1910 - Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in England.
1920 - Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.
1923 - Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium.
1930 - The Independence Producers hosted the first night game in the history of Organized Baseball in Independence, Kansas.
1932 - A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans.
1941 - The Ustafe massacred nearly 200 Serbs in the village of Gudovac, the first massacre of their genocidal campaign against Serbs of the Independent State of Croatia.
1944 - World War II: Nine German E-boats attacked US and UK units during Exercise Tiger, the rehearsal for the Normandy landings, killing 946.
1945 - Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are executed by a firing squad consisting of members of the Italian resistance movement.
1947 - Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to prove that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
1948 - Igor Stravinsky conducted the premier of his American ballet, Orpheus, in New York City at New York City Center.
1949 - The Hukbalahap are accused of assassinating former First Lady of the Philippines Aurora Quezon, while she is en route to dedicate a hospital in memory of her late husband; her daughter and ten others are also killed.
1950 - Bhumibol Adulyadej marries Queen Sirikit after their quiet engagement in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 19, 1949.
1952 - Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO.
1952 - Occupied Japan by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers: The United States occupation of Japan ends as the Treaty of San Francisco, ratified September 8, 1951, comes into force.
1952 - The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War.
1965 - United States occupation of the Dominican Republic: American troops land in the Dominican Republic to "forestall establishment of a Communist dictatorship" and to evacuate U.S. Army troops.
1967 - Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his championship and license.
1969 - Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France.
1970 - Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to fight communist sanctuaries in Cambodia.
1975 - General Cao Vin Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closed in on victory.
1977 - The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder.
1977 - The Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure is signed.
1978 - President of Afghanistan, Mohammed Daoud Khan, is overthrown and assassinated in a coup led by pro-communist rebels.
1986 - The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USS Coral Sea.
1986 - High levels of radiation resulting from the Chernobyl disaster are detected at a nuclear power plant in Sweden, leading Soviet authorities to publicly announce the accident.
1987 - American engineer Ben Linder is killed in an ambush by U.S.-funded Contras in northern Nicaragua.
1988 - Near Maui, Hawaii, flight attendant Clarabelle "C.born" Lansing is blown out of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a Boeing 737, and falls to her death when part of the plane's fuselage rips open in mid-flight.
1994 - Former Central Intelligence Agency counterintelligence officer and analyst Aldrich Ames pleads guilty to giving U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and later Russia.
1996 - Whitewater controversy: President Bill Clinton gives a 4½ hour videotaped testimony for the defense.
1996 - Port Arthur massacre, Tasmania: A gunman, Martin Bryant, opens fire at the Broad Arrow Cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania, killing 35 people and wounding 23 others.
2001 - Dennis Tito becomes the world's first space tourist.
2011 - United Nations Security Council Resolution 1980 relating to Côte d'Ivoire is adopted.

Births

32 - Otho, Roman emperor (died 69 AD)
1442 - Edward IV of England (died 1483)
1545 - Yi Sun-sin, Korean commander (died 1598)
1630 - Charles Cotton, English poet and author (died 1687)
1652 - Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt (died 1712)
1686 - Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (died 1721)
1715 - Franz Sparry, Austrian composer and educator (died 1767)
1758 - James Monroe, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th President of the United States (died 1831)
1765 - Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician and academic (died 1834)
1819 - Ezra Abbot, American scholar and academic (died 1884)
1827 - William Hall, Canadian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (died 1904)
1838 - Tobias Asser, Dutch lawyer and scholar, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1913)
1848 - Ludvig Schytte, Danish pianist, composer, and educator (died 1909)
1854 - Hertha Marks Ayrton, British engineer, mathematician, and physicist. (died 1923)
1855 - José Malhoa, Portuguese painter (died 1933)
1863 - Josiah Thomas, English-Australian miner and politician, 7th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 1933)
1865 - Charles W. Woodworth, American entomologist and academic (died 1940)
1868 - Lucy Booth, English composer (died 1953)
1868 - Hélène de Pourtalès, Swiss sailor (died 1945)
1868 - Georgy Voronoy, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and academic (died 1908)
1874 - Karl Kraus, Austrian journalist and author (died 1936)
1874 - Sidney Toler, American actor and director (died 1947)
1876 - Nicola Romeo, Italian engineer and businessman (died 1938)
1878 - Lionel Barrymore, American actor and director (died 1954)
1886 - Art Shaw, American hurdler (died 1955)
1888 - Walter Tull, English footballer and soldier (died 1918)
1889 - António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese economist and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Portugal (died 1970)
1896 - Na Hye-sok, South Korean journalist, poet, and painter (died 1948)
1897 - Ye Jianying, Chinese general and politician, Head of State of the People's Republic of China (died 1986)
1900 - Heinrich Müller, German SS officer (died 1945)
1900 - Jan Oort, Dutch astronomer and academic (died 1992)
1901 - Henry Stallard, English runner and surgeon (died 1973)
1902 - Johan Borgen, Norwegian author and critic (died 1979)
1906 - Antonio "Joe Batters" Accardo, Chicago Outfit Boss, Gangster (died 1992)
1906 - Kurt Gödel, Czech-American mathematician, philosopher, and academic (died 1978)
1906 - Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor and philanthropist (died 1999)
1908 - Ethel Catherwood, American-Canadian high jumper and javelin thrower (died 1987)
1908 - Jack Fingleton, Australian cricketer, journalist, and sportscaster (died 1981)
1908 - Oskar Schindler, Czech-German businessman (died 1974)
1909 - Arthur Võõbus, Estonian-American theologist and orientalist (died 1988)
1910 - Sam Merwin, Jr., American author (died 1996)
1911 - Lee Falk, American director, producer, and playwright (died 1999)
1912 - Odette Hallowes, French soldier and spy (died 1995)
1912 - József Sir, Hungarian sprinter (died 1996)
1914 - Philip E. High, English author (died 2006)
1916 - Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (died 1993)
1917 - Robert Cornthwaite, American actor (died 2006)
1921 - Rowland Evans, American soldier, journalist, and author (died 2001)
1921 - Simin Daneshvar, Iranian author and academic (died 2012)
1923 - Carolyn Cassady, American author (died 2013)
1923 - William Guarnere, American sergeant (died 2014)
1924 - Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (died 2014)
1924 - Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist (died 2009)
1924 - Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, 1st President of Zambia
1925 - T. John Lesinski, American judge and politician, 51st Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (died 1996)
1925 - John Leonard Thorn, English lieutenant, author, and academic
1926 - James Bama, American artist and illustrator
1926 - Bill Blackbeard, American historian and author (died 2011)
1926 - Harper Lee, American novelist (died 2016)
1928 - Yves Klein, French painter (died 1962)
1928 - Eugene Merle Shoemaker, American geologist and astronomer (died 1997)
1930 - James Baker, American lawyer and politician, 61st United States Secretary of State
1930 - Carolyn Jones, American actress (died 1983)
1930 - Richard C. Sarafian, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2013)
1930 - Alf Valentine, Jamaican cricketer (died 2004)
1933 - Miodrag Radulovacki, Serbian-American neuropharmacologist and academic (died 2014)
1934 - Lois Duncan, American journalist and author (died 2016)
1934 - Diane Johnson, American-French author and screenwriter
1935 - Jimmy Wray, Scottish boxer and politician (died 2013)
1936 - Tariq Aziz, Iraqi journalist and politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2015)
1937 - Saddam Hussein, Iraqi general and politician, 5th President of Iraq (died 2006)
1937 - Jean Redpath, Scottish-American singer-songwriter (died 2014)
1937 - John White, Scottish footballer (died 1964)
1938 - Fred Dibnah, English steeplejack and television personality (died 2004)
1938 - Madge Sinclair, Jamaican-American actress (died 1995)
1941 - Ann-Margret, Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer
1941 - Lucien Aimar, French cyclist
1941 - John Madejski, English businessman and academic
1941 - Nico Mastorakis, Greek director and producer
1941 - Flynn Robinson, American basketball player (died 2013)
1941 - Karl Barry Sharpless, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1941 - Iryna Zhylenko, Ukrainian poet and author (died 2013)
1942 - Mike Brearley, English cricketer and psychoanalyst
1943 - Jacques Dutronc, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor
1943 - Yoav Talmi, Israeli composer and conductor
1943 - Jeffrey Tate, English conductor
1944 - Elizabeth LeCompte, American director and producer
1944 - Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician, 10th Minister-President of the Walloon Region
1944 - Alice Waters, American chef and author
1946 - Nour El-Sherif, Egyptian actor and producer (died 2015)
1946 - Ginette Reno, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
1946 - Larissa Grunig, American theorist and activist
1947 - Christian Jacq, French historian and author
1947 - Nicola LeFanu, English composer and academic
1948 - Dorothée Berryman, Canadian actress and singer
1948 - Terry Pratchett, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2015)
1948 - Marcia Strassman, American actress and singer (died 2014)
1949 - Jeremy Cooke, English lawyer and judge
1949 - Paul Guilfoyle, American actor
1949 - Bruno Kirby, American actor and director (died 2006)
1949 - Indian Larry, American motorcycle rider and engineer (died 2004)
1950 - Willie Colón, Puerto Rican trombonist and producer (Fania All-Stars)
1950 - Jay Leno, American comedian, talk show host, and producer
1950 - Steve Rider, English journalist and sportscaster
1951 - Tim Congdon, English economist and politician
1951 - Larry Smith, Canadian football player and politician
1951 - Silvi Vrait, Estonian singer and pianist (died 2013)
1952 - Chuck Leavell, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (The Allman Brothers Band and Sea Level)
1952 - Mary McDonnell, American actress
1953 - Roberto Bolaño, Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet, and essayist (died 2003)
1953 - Kim Gordon, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Sonic Youth, Ciccone Youth, and Free Kitten)
1953 - Brian Greenhoff, English footballer and coach (died 2013)
1954 - Timothy Curley, American educator
1954 - Michael P. Jackson, American politician, 3rd Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
1954 - Vic Sotto, Filipino actor and producer
1954 - Ron Zook, American football player and coach
1955 - Princess Antonia, Duchess of Wellington
1955 - Nicky Gumbel, English priest and author
1955 - Eddie Jobson, English keyboardist and violinist (Curved Air, Roxy Music, U.K. (band), Jethro Tull (band))
1955 - Dieter Rubach, German bassist and producer (Accept and U.D.O.)
1956 - Jimmy Barnes, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (Cold Chisel, Fraternity, and Living Loud)
1957 - Wilma Landkroon, Dutch singer
1958 - Nancy Lee Grahn, American actress
1958 - Rosanna Scotto, American journalist and actress
1958 - Hal Sutton, American golfer
1959 - Erhard Loretan, Swiss mountaineer (died 2011)
1960 - Steven Blum, American voice actor and screenwriter
1960 - John Cerutti, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2004)
1960 - Elena Kagan, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
1960 - Phil King, English bass player (Lush and The Jesus and Mary Chain)
1960 - Ian Rankin, Scottish author
1960 - Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strongman and weightlifter (died 1993)
1960 - Walter Zenga, Italian footballer and manager
1963 - Sandrine Dumas, French actress, director, and screenwriter
1963 - Lloyd Eisler, Canadian figure skater and coach
1963 - Marc Lacroix, Belgian biochemist and academic
1964 - Stephen Ames, Trinidadian golfer
1964 - Noriyuki Iwadare, Japanese composer
1964 - Ajay Kakkar, Baron Kakkar, English surgeon and academic
1964 - Barry Larkin, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
1964 - L'Wren Scott, American model and fashion designer (died 2014)
1965 - Jennifer Rardin, American author (died 2010)
1966 - John Daly, American golfer
1966 - Too Short, American rapper, producer, and actor
1967 - Chris White, English engineer and politician
1968 - Howard Donald, English singer-songwriter and producer (Take That)
1968 - Andy Flower, South African-English cricketer and coach
1968 - Scott Putesky, American guitarist (Marilyn Manson and Jack Off Jill)
1970 - Richard Fromberg, Australian tennis player
1970 - Nicklas Lidström, Swedish ice hockey player and scout
1970 - Diego Simeone, Argentinian footballer and manager
1971 - Brad McEwan, Australian journalist
1971 - Thomas Pendelton, American tattoo artist
1972 - Anita Anand, English journalist and producer
1972 - Violent J, American rapper, producer, wrestler, and actor (Insane Clown Posse, Dark Lotus, and Psychopathic Rydas)
1972 - Helena Tulve, Estonian composer
1972 - Jean-Paul van Gastel, Dutch footballer and manager
1973 - Jorge Garcia, American actor and producer
1973 - Earl Holmes, American football player and coach
1973 - Andrew Mehrtens, South African-New Zealand rugby player
1973 - Francisco Palencia, Mexican footballer
1973 - Elisabeth Röhm, German-American actress
1973 - Serge Zwikker, Dutch-American basketball player
1974 - Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress and producer
1974 - Margo Dydek, Polish basketball player and coach (died 2011)
1974 - Richel Hersisia, Dutch boxer
1974 - Vernon Kay, English radio and television host
1974 - Dominic Matteo, Scottish footballer and journalist
1976 - Shane Jurgensen, Australian cricketer
1978 - Lauren Laverne, English singer and television host
1978 - Nate Richert, American musician and actor
1979 - Scott Fujita, American football player and sportscaster
1979 - Roman Rasskazov, Russian race walker
1980 - Noriko Eguchi, Japanese actress
1980 - Josh Howard, American basketball player
1980 - Bradley Wiggins, Belgian-English cyclist
1981 - Jessica Alba, American model and actress
1981 - Alex Riley, American wrestler and sportscaster
1981 - Pietro Travagli, Italian rugby player
1982 - Nikki Grahame, English model and journalist
1982 - Chris Kaman, American basketball player
1982 - Harry Shum, Jr., Costa Rican-American actor and dancer
1983 - Josh Brookes, Australian motorcycle racer
1983 - Roger Johnson, English footballer
1983 - Thomas Waldrom, New Zealand-English rugby player
1984 - Dmitri Torbinski, Russian footballer
1984 - Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Japanese voice actor, actor, and singer-songwriter
1985 - Lucas Jakubczyk, German sprinter and long jumper
1986 - Abdullah Al-Qasabi, Omani footballer
1986 - Jennifer Palm Lundberg, Swedish model, Miss World Sweden 2008
1986 - Roman Polák, Czech ice hockey player
1986 - Jenna Ushkowitz, South Korean-American actress, singer, and dancer
1987 - Ryan Conroy, Scottish footballer
1987 - Bradley Johnson, English footballer
1988 - Jonathan Biabiany, French footballer
1988 - Juan Manuel Mata, Spanish footballer
1988 - Katariina Tuohimaa, Finnish tennis player
1989 - Emil Salomonsson, Swedish footballer
1989 - Kim Sung-kyu, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer (Infinite)
1990 - Nadia Lalami, Moroccan tennis player
1990 - Mario Meraz, Mexican boxer
1990 - Niels-Peter Mørck, Danish footballer
1991 - Jordan Robinson, English footballer
1992 - Lacey Banghard, English model
1993 - Craig Garvey, Australian rugby league player
1995 - Jonathan Benteke, Belgium footballer
1995 - Melanie Martinez, American singer-songwriter

Deaths

224 - Artabanus V of Parthia (born 191)
1192 - Conrad of Montferrat (born 1140)
1489 - Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland, English politician (born 1449)
1533 - Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (born 1461)
1643 - Francisco de Lucena, Portuguese politician (born 1578)
1710 - Thomas Betterton, English actor and manager (born 1630)
1716 - Louis de Montfort, French priest and saint (born 1673)
1726 - Thomas Pitt, English merchant and politician (born 1653)
1740 - Bajirao I, Indian ruler (born 1700)
1741 - Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general and politician (born 1668)
1772 - Johann Friedrich Struensee, German physician and politician (born 1737)
1781 - Cornelius Harnett, American merchant, farmer, and politician (born 1723)
1813 - Mikhail Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (born 1745)
1816 - Johann Heinrich Abicht, German philosopher, author, and academic (born 1762)
1841 - Peter Chanel, French priest, missionary, and martyr (born 1803)
1853 - Ludwig Tieck, German author and poet (born 1773)
1858 - Johannes Peter Müller, German physiologist and anatomist (born 1801)
1865 - Samuel Cunard, Canadian-English businessman, founded Cunard Line (born 1787)
1881 - Antoine Samuel Adam-Salomon, French sculptor and photographer (born 1818)
1883 - John Russell, English hunter and dog breeder (born 1795)
1902 - Cyprien Tanguay, Canadian priest and historian (born 1819)
1905 - Fitzhugh Lee, American general and politician, 40th Governor of Virginia (born 1835)
1929 - Hendrik van Heuckelum, Dutch footballer (born 1879)
1934 - Charley Patton, American singer and guitarist (born 1887)
1936 - Fuad I of Egypt (born 1868)
1944 - Mohammed Alim Khan, Manghud ruler (born 1880)
1944 - Frank Knox, American journalist and politician, 46th United States Secretary of the Navy (born 1874)
1945 - Roberto Farinacci, Italian soldier and politician (born 1892)
1945 - Hermann Fegelein, German general (born 1906)
1945 - Benito Mussolini, Italian journalist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1883)
1945 - Clara Petacci, Italian mistress of Benito Mussolini (born 1912)
1946 - Louis Bachelier, French mathematician and academic (born 1870)
1949 - Aurora Quezon, Filipino wife of Manuel Quezon, 2nd First Lady of the Philippines (born 1888)
1954 - Léon Jouhaux, French union leader, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1879)
1956 - Fred Marriott, American racing driver (born 1872)
1957 - Heinrich Bär, German colonel and pilot (born 1913)
1960 - Turan Emeksiz, Turkish student (born 1940)
1963 - Wilhelm Weber, German gymnast (born 1880)
1964 - Rolf de Maré, Swedish art collector (born 1888)
1970 - Ed Begley, American actor (born 1901)
1973 - Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (born 1893)
1975 - Tom Donahue, American radio host and producer (born 1928)
1976 - Richard Hughes, American author and poet (born 1900)
1977 - Ricardo Cortez, American actor (born 1900)
1977 - Sepp Herberger, German footballer and coach (born 1897)
1978 - Mohammed Daoud Khan, Afghan commander and politician, 1st President of Afghanistan (born 1909)
1980 - Tommy Caldwell, American bass player (The Marshall Tucker Band) (born 1949)
1981 - Steve Currie, English bass player (T. Rex) (born 1947)
1987 - Ben Linder, American engineer and activist (born 1959)
1988 - born W. Stevenson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1949)
1991 - Steve Broidy, American film producer (born 1905)
1991 - Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (Sons of the Pioneers) (born 1916)
1992 - Francis Bacon, Irish painter (born 1909)
1992 - Iceberg Slim, American pimp and author (born 1918)
1993 - Jim Valvano, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1946)
1994 - Berton Roueché, American journalist and author (born 1910)
1996 - Lester Sumrall, American minister, founded LeSEA (born 1913)
1997 - Ann Petry, American novelist (born 1908)
1998 - Jerome Bixby, American author and screenwriter (born 1923)
1998 - Ramakant Desai, Indian cricketer (born 1939)
1999 - Rory Calhoun, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922)
1999 - Rolf Landauer, German-American physicist and engineer (born 1927)
1999 - Alf Ramsey, English footballer and manager (born 1920)
1999 - Arthur Leonard Schawlow, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1921)
2000 - Jerzy Einhorn, Polish-Swedish physician and politician (born 1925)
2000 - Penelope Fitzgerald, English author and poet (born 1916)
2002 - Alexander Lebed, Russian general and politician (born 1950)
2002 - Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (born 1916)
2005 - Chris Candido, American wrestler (born 1972)
2005 - Percy Heath, American bassist (Modern Jazz Quartet) (born 1923)
2005 - Taraki Sivaram, Sri Lankan journalist and author (born 1959)
2007 - Dabbs Greer, American actor (born 1917)
2007 - René Mailhot, Canadian journalist (born 1942)
2007 - Tommy Newsom, American saxophonist and bandleader (born 1929)
2007 - Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (born 1912)
2007 - Bertha Wilson, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and jurist (born 1923)
2009 - Vern Gosdin, American singer (born 1934)
2009 - Ekaterina Maximova, Russian ballerina and actress (born 1939)
2009 - Richard Pratt, Polish-Australian businessman (born 1934)
2011 - Erhard Loretan, Swiss mountaineer (born 1959)
2012 - Fred Allen, New Zealand rugby player and coach (born 1920)
2012 - Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and author (born 1919)
2012 - Al Ecuyer, American football player (born 1937)
2012 - Patricia Medina, English actress (born 1919)
2012 - Aberdeen Shikoyi, Kenyan rugby player (born 1985)
2012 - Ervin Zádor, Hungarian water polo player (born 1935)
2013 - Brad Lesley, American baseball player and actor (born 1958)
2013 - Fredrick McKissack, American author (born 1939)
2013 - John C. Reynolds, American computer scientist and academic (born 1935)
2013 - Jack Shea, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1928)
2013 - János Starker, Hungarian-American cellist and educator (born 1924)
2013 - Paulo Vanzolini, Brazilian singer-songwriter and zoologist (born 1924)
2013 - Bernie Wood, New Zealand journalist and author (born 1939)
2014 - William Honan, American journalist and author (born 1930)
2014 - Dennis Kamakahi, American guitarist and composer (born 1953)
2014 - Edgar Laprade, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1919)
2014 - Jack Ramsay, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1925)
2014 - Idris Sardi, Indonesian violinist and composer (born 1938)
2014 - Frederic Schwartz, American architect, co-designed Empty Sky (born 1951)
2014 - Ryan Tandy, Australian rugby player (born 1981)
2015 - Antônio Abujamra, Brazilian actor and director (born 1932)
2015 - Marcia Brown, American author and illustrator (born 1918)
2015 - Jack Ely, American singer and guitarist (The Kingsmen) (born 1943)
2015 - Ashura Hara, Japanese rugby player and wrestler (born 1947)
2015 - Michael J. Ingelido, American general (born 1916)
2016 - Jenny Diski, English author and screenwriter (born 1947)