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February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 314 days remain until the end of the year (315 in leap years).
Events
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 1339 – The Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clash in the Battle of Parabiago; Visconti is defeated.[1]
- 1472 – Orkney and Shetland are pawned by Norway to Scotland in lieu of a dowry for Margaret of Denmark.[2]
- 1521 – Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León sets out from San Juan, Puerto Rico, for Florida with about 200 prospective colonists.[3]
- 1547 – Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.[4]
- 1553 – Yohannan Sulaqa professes his Catholic belief and is ordained as bishop shortly after; this marks the beginning of the Chaldean Catholic Church.[5][6]
1601–1900
[edit]- 1685 – René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.
- 1792 – The Postal Service Act, establishing the United States Post Office Department, is signed by United States President George Washington.
- 1798 – Louis-Alexandre Berthier removes Pope Pius VI from power.
- 1813 – Manuel Belgrano defeats the royalist army of Pío de Tristán during the Battle of Salta.
- 1816 – Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville premieres at the Teatro Argentina in Rome.
- 1824 – William Buckland formally announces the name Megalosaurus, the first scientifically validly named non-avian dinosaur species.[7]
- 1835 – The 1835 Concepción earthquake destroys Concepción, Chile.
- 1846 – Polish insurgents lead an uprising in Kraków to incite a fight for national independence.
- 1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Olustee: The largest battle fought in Florida during the war.
- 1865 – End of the Uruguayan War, with a peace agreement between President Tomás Villalba and rebel leader Venancio Flores, setting the scene for the destructive War of the Triple Alliance.
- 1872 – The Metropolitan Museum of Art opens in New York City.[8]
- 1877 – Tchaikovsky's ballet Swan Lake receives its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.
- 1894 – 20 February bombings by Désiré Pauwels during the Ère des attentats (1892-1894).[9]
1901–present
[edit]- 1901 – The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
- 1905 – The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of Massachusetts's mandatory smallpox vaccination program in Jacobson v. Massachusetts.[10]
- 1909 – Publication of the Futurist Manifesto in the French journal Le Figaro.
- 1913 – King O'Malley drives in the first survey peg to mark commencement of work on the construction of Canberra.
- 1920 – An earthquake kills between 114 and 130 in Georgia and heavily damages the town of Gori.
- 1931 – The U.S. Congress approves the construction of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge by the state of California.
- 1931 – An anarchist uprising in Encarnación, Paraguay briefly transforms the city into a revolutionary commune.[11]
- 1933 – The U.S. Congress approves the Blaine Act to repeal federal Prohibition in the United States, sending the Twenty-first Amendment to the United States Constitution to state ratifying conventions for approval.[12]
- 1933 – Adolf Hitler secretly meets with German industrialists to arrange for financing of the Nazi Party's upcoming election campaign.
- 1935 – Caroline Mikkelsen becomes the first woman to set foot in Antarctica.
- 1939 – Madison Square Garden Nazi rally: The largest ever pro-Nazi rally in United States history is convened in Madison Square Garden, New York City, with 20,000 members and sympathizers of the German American Bund present.[13]
- 1942 – World War II: Lieutenant Edward O'Hare becomes America's first World War II flying ace.
- 1943 – World War II: American movie studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor movies.
- 1943 – The Saturday Evening Post publishes the first of Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms in support of United States President Franklin Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union address theme of Four Freedoms.
- 1944 – World War II: The "Big Week" began with American bomber raids on German aircraft manufacturing centers.
- 1944 – World War II: The United States takes Eniwetok Atoll.
- 1952 – Emmett Ashford becomes the first African-American umpire in organized baseball by being authorized to be a substitute umpire in the Southwestern International League.
- 1956 – The United States Merchant Marine Academy becomes a permanent Service Academy.
- 1959 – The Avro Arrow program to design and manufacture supersonic jet fighters in Canada is cancelled by the Diefenbaker government amid much political debate.
- 1962 – Mercury program: While aboard Friendship 7, John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth, making three orbits in four hours, 55 minutes.
- 1965 – Ranger 8 crashes into the Moon after a successful mission of photographing possible landing sites for the Apollo program astronauts.
- 1968 – The China Academy of Space Technology, China's main arm for the research, development, and creation of space satellites, is established in Beijing.[14]
- 1971 – The United States Emergency Broadcast System is accidentally activated in an erroneous national alert.
- 1979 – An earthquake cracks open the Sinila volcanic crater on the Dieng Plateau, releasing poisonous H2S gas and killing 149 villagers in the Indonesian province of Central Java.
- 1986 – The Soviet Union launches its Mir spacecraft. Remaining in orbit for 15 years, it is occupied for ten of those years.
- 1988 – The Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast votes to secede from Azerbaijan and join Armenia, triggering the First Nagorno-Karabakh War.
- 1991 – In the Albanian capital Tirana, a gigantic statue of Albania's long-time leader, Enver Hoxha, is brought down by mobs of angry protesters.
- 1998 – American figure skater Tara Lipinski, at the age of 15, becomes the youngest Olympic figure skating gold-medalist at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
- 2003 – During a Great White concert in West Warwick, Rhode Island, a pyrotechnics display sets the Station nightclub ablaze, killing 100 and injuring over 200 others.[15][16]
- 2005 – Spain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the proposed Constitution of the European Union, passing it by a substantial margin, but on a low turnout.
- 2009 – Two Tamil Tigers aircraft packed with C4 explosives en route to the national airforce headquarters are shot down by the Sri Lankan military before reaching their target, in a kamikaze style attack.
- 2010 – In Madeira Island, Portugal, heavy rain causes floods and mudslides, resulting in at least 43 deaths, in the worst disaster in the history of the archipelago.
- 2014 – Dozens of Euromaidan anti-government protesters died in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, many reportedly killed by snipers.
- 2015 – Two trains collide in the Swiss town of Rafz resulting in as many as 49 people injured and Swiss Federal Railways cancelling some services.
- 2016 – Six people are killed and two injured in multiple shooting incidents in Kalamazoo County, Michigan.[17]
Births
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 1358 – Eleanor of Aragon, queen of John I of Castile (died 1382)[18]
- 1469 – Thomas Cajetan, Italian philosopher (died 1534)[19]
- 1523 – Jan Blahoslav, Czech writer (died 1571)
- 1549 – Francesco Maria II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, last Duke of Urbino (died 1631)
- 1552 – Sengoku Hidehisa, Daimyō (died 1614)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1608 – Arthur Capell, 1st Baron Capell of Hadham (died 1649)
- 1631 – Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, English politician, Treasurer of the Navy (died 1712)
- 1633 – Jan de Baen, Dutch painter (died 1702)
- 1705 – Nicolas Chédeville, French musette player and composer (died 1782)
- 1726 – William Prescott, American colonel (died 1795)
- 1744 – William Cornwallis, English admiral and politician (died 1819)[20]
- 1745 – Henry James Pye, English poet and politician (died 1813)
- 1748 – Luther Martin, American politician (died 1826)[21]
- 1751 – Johann Heinrich Voss, German poet, translator, and academic (died 1826)
- 1753 – Louis-Alexandre Berthier, French general and politician, French Minister of Defence (died 1815)
- 1756 – Angelica Schuyler Church, American socialite, sister-in-law to Alexander Hamilton (died 1814)
- 1759 – Johann Christian Reil, German physician, physiologist, and anatomist (died 1813)
- 1774 – Vicente Sebastián Pintado, Spanish cartographer, engineer, military officer and land surveyor of Spanish Louisiana and Spanish West Florida (died 1829)[22]
- 1784 – Judith Montefiore, British linguist, travel writer, philanthropist (died 1862)[23]
- 1792 – Eliza Courtney, French daughter of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (died 1859)
- 1794 – William Carleton, Irish author (died 1869)
- 1802 – Charles Auguste de Bériot, Belgian violinist and composer (died 1870)
- 1819 – Alfred Escher, Swiss businessman and politician (died 1882)
- 1839 – Benjamin Waugh, English activist, founded the NSPCC (died 1908)
- 1844 – Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist and philosopher (died 1906)
- 1844 – Joshua Slocum, Canadian sailor and adventurer (died 1909)
- 1848 – E. H. Harriman, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1909)
- 1857 – A. P. Lucas, English cricketer (died 1923)
- 1866 – Carl Westman, Swedish architect, designed the Stockholm Court House and Röhsska Museum (died 1936)
- 1867 – Louise, Princess Royal of England (died 1931)
- 1870 – Jay Johnson Morrow, American engineer and politician, 3rd Governor of the Panama Canal Zone (died 1937)
- 1874 – Mary Garden, Scottish-American soprano and actress (died 1967)[24]
- 1879 – Hod Stuart, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1907)
- 1880 – Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen, French author and poet (died 1923)
- 1882 – Elie Nadelman, Polish-American sculptor (died 1946)
- 1887 – Vincent Massey, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor General of Canada (died 1967)
- 1888 – Georges Bernanos, French soldier and author (died 1948)
- 1889 – Hulusi Behçet, Turkish dermatologist and physician (died 1948)
- 1893 – Elizabeth Holloway Marston, American psychologist and author (died 1993)
- 1895 – Louis Zborowski, English race car driver and engineer (died 1924)
- 1897 – Ivan Albright, American painter (died 1983)
- 1898 – Ante Ciliga, Croatian politician, writer and publisher (died 1992)
- 1899 – Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1992)
1901–present
[edit]- 1901 – René Dubos, French-American biologist and author (died 1982)
- 1901 – Louis Kahn, American architect, designed the Salk Institute, the Kimbell Art Museum and the Bangladesh Parliament Building (died 1974)[25]
- 1901 – Muhammad Naguib, Egyptian general and politician, 1st President of Egypt (died 1984)
- 1901 – Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th Chief Minister of Madras Presidency (died 1978)
- 1902 – Ansel Adams, American photographer and environmentalist (died 1984)[25]
- 1906 – Gale Gordon, American actor (died 1995)
- 1912 – Pierre Boulle, French soldier and author (died 1994)
- 1912 – Johnny Checketts, New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War (died 2006)[26]
- 1913 – Tommy Henrich, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2009)
- 1914 – John Charles Daly, South African–American journalist and game show host (died 1991)
- 1916 – Jean Erdman, American dancer and choreographer (died 2020)[27][28]
- 1918 – Leonore Annenberg, American businesswoman and diplomat (died 2009)
- 1919 – James O'Meara, English soldier and pilot (died 1974)
- 1920 – Karl Albrecht, German businessman, co-founded Aldi (died 2014)
- 1921 – Buddy Rogers, American wrestler (died 1992)
- 1923 – Victor G. Atiyeh, American businessman and politician, 32nd Governor of Oregon (died 2014)
- 1923 – Forbes Burnham, Guyanese lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Guyana (died 1985)
- 1923 – Rena Vlahopoulou, Greek actress (died 2004)
- 1924 – Gloria Vanderbilt, American actress, fashion designer, and socialite (died 2019)[25]
- 1925 – Robert Altman, American director and screenwriter (died 2006)[29]
- 1925 – Tochinishiki Kiyotaka, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 44th Yokozuna (died 1990)
- 1926 – Matthew Bucksbaum, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded General Growth Properties (died 2013)
- 1926 – Gillian Lynne, English ballerina, choreographer, and director (died 2018)
- 1926 – Richard Matheson, American author and screenwriter (died 2013)
- 1926 – Bob Richards, American Olympic track and field athlete (died 2023)
- 1926 – María de la Purísima Salvat Romero, Spanish Roman Catholic nun; later canonized (died 1998)
- 1927 – Roy Cohn, American lawyer and political activist (died 1986)[30]
- 1927 – Ibrahim Ferrer, Cuban singer and musician (died 2005)
- 1927 – Hubert de Givenchy, French fashion designer (died 2018)[25]
- 1927 – Sidney Poitier, Bahamian-American actor, director, and diplomat (died 2022)[31]
- 1928 – Jean Kennedy Smith, American diplomat, 25th United States Ambassador to Ireland (died 2020)[32]
- 1929 – Amanda Blake, American actress (died 1989)
- 1931 – John Milnor, American mathematician and academic
- 1932 – Adrian Cristobal, Filipino journalist and author (died 2007)[33]
- 1934 – Bobby Unser, American race car driver (died 2021)[25]
- 1935 – Ellen Gilchrist, American novelist, short story writer, and poet (died 2024)
- 1936 – Marj Dusay, American actress (died 2020)
- 1936 – Larry Hovis, American actor and singer (died 2003)
- 1936 – Shigeo Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and coach
- 1937 – Robert Huber, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1937 – Roger Penske, American race car driver and businessman[25]
- 1937 – Nancy Wilson, American singer and actress (died 2018)[25]
- 1939 – Herbert Kohler Jr., American businessman (died 2022)[34]
- 1940 – Jimmy Greaves, English footballer and TV pundit (died 2021)[35]
- 1941 – Lim Kit Siang, Malaysian lawyer and politician[36][37]
- 1941 – Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer[38]
- 1942 – Phil Esposito, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager[25]
- 1942 – Mitch McConnell, American lawyer and politician[25]
- 1942 – Claude Miller, French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012)
- 1943 – Antonio Inoki, Japanese wrestler, mixed martial artist, and politician (died 2022)
- 1943 – Mike Leigh, English director and screenwriter[25]
- 1944 – Robert de Cotret, Canadian economist and politician, 56th Secretary of State for Canada (died 1999)
- 1944 – Lew Soloff, American trumpet player, composer, and actor (died 2015)
- 1944 – Willem van Hanegem, Dutch footballer and coach
- 1945 – Alan Hull, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1995)
- 1946 – Brenda Blethyn, English actress[39]
- 1946 – Sandy Duncan, American actress, singer, and dancer[39]
- 1946 – J. Geils, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)
- 1947 – Peter Osgood, English footballer (died 2006)
- 1947 – Peter Strauss, American actor and producer[39]
- 1948 – Pierre Bouchard, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
- 1948 – Jennifer O'Neill, American model and actress[25]
- 1949 – Eddie Hemmings, English cricketer
- 1949 – Ivana Trump, Czech-American socialite and model (died 2022)[40]
- 1950 – Walter Becker, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2017)
- 1950 – Peter Marinello, Scottish footballer[41]
- 1950 – Tony Wilson, English journalist and businessman (died 2007)
- 1951 – Edward Albert, American actor (died 2006)
- 1951 – Gordon Brown, Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[42]
- 1951 – Randy California, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1997)
- 1951 – Phil Neal, English footballer and manager
- 1953 – Poison Ivy, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1954 – Jon Brant, American bass player
- 1954 – Anthony Head, English actor[39]
- 1954 – Patty Hearst, American actress and author[25]
- 1957 – Glen Hanlon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1958 – James Wilby, English actor[39]
- 1959 – Scott Brayton, American race car driver (died 1996)
- 1959 – David Corn, American journalist and author
- 1959 – Bill Gullickson, American baseball player
- 1960 – Joel Hodgson, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter[39]
- 1960 – Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Equatoguinean politician and diplomat, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea (died 2014)
- 1961 – Steve Lundquist, American swimmer
- 1962 – Dwayne McDuffie, American author, screenwriter, and producer, co-founded Milestone Media (died 2011)
- 1963 – Charles Barkley, American basketball player and sportscaster[39]
- 1963 – Ian Brown, English singer-songwriter and musician[39]
- 1963 – Joakim Nystrom, Swedish tennis player
- 1963 – Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Health
- 1963 – Cui Yongyuan, Chinese former anchor
- 1964 – Willie Garson, American actor and director (died 2021)
- 1964 – Tom Harris, Scottish journalist and politician
- 1964 – Jeff Maggert, American golfer
- 1964 – French Stewart, American actor[39]
- 1966 – Cindy Crawford, American model and businesswoman[39]
- 1967 – Paul Accola, Swiss alpine skier
- 1967 – Kurt Cobain, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1994)[25]
- 1967 – David Herman, American comedian and actor
- 1967 – Andrew Shue, American actor and activist, founded Do Something[39]
- 1967 – Lili Taylor, American actress[39]
- 1969 – Kjell Ove Hauge, Norwegian school principal and track and field athlete
- 1969 – Siniša Mihajlović, Serbian footballer and manager (died 2022)
- 1969 – Danis Tanović, Bosnian director and screenwriter[43]
- 1971 – Jari Litmanen, Finnish footballer[44]
- 1971 – Joost van der Westhuizen, South African rugby player (died 2017)
- 1973 – Andrea Savage, American actress and comedian[39]
- 1974 – Karim Bagheri, Iranian footballer and manager
- 1975 – Liván Hernández, Cuban-American baseball player
- 1975 – Brian Littrell, American singer-songwriter and actor[45]
- 1977 – Gail Kim, Canadian wrestler
- 1977 – Stephon Marbury, American basketball player[46]
- 1978 – Lauren Ambrose, American actress[39]
- 1978 – Jay Hernandez, American actor[39]
- 1978 – Chelsea Peretti, American actress, comedian, writer, and singer-songwriter[39]
- 1979 – Michael Zegen, American actor[39]
- 1980 – Imanol Harinordoquy, French rugby player
- 1980 – Luis Gabriel Rey, Colombian footballer
- 1980 – Artur Boruc, Polish footballer[47]
- 1981 – Majandra Delfino, American actress and singer-songwriter[39]
- 1981 – Tony Hibbert, English footballer
- 1983 – Jose Morales, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1983 – Justin Verlander, American baseball player
- 1984 – Brian McCann, American baseball player[48]
- 1984 – Trevor Noah, South African comedian, actor, and television host[39]
- 1985 – Killian Dain, Northern Irish wrestler[49]
- 1985 – Ryan Sweeney, American baseball player
- 1985 – Julia Volkova, Russian singer and actress
- 1986 – Julio Borbón, American baseball player[50]
- 1987 – Luke Burgess, English rugby league player
- 1987 – Martin Hanzal, Czech ice hockey player[51]
- 1987 – James Johnson, American basketball player[52]
- 1987 – Daniella Pineda, American actress[39]
- 1987 – Miles Teller, American actor[39]
- 1988 – Ki Bo-bae, South Korean archer
- 1988 – Jiah Khan, Indian singer and actress (died 2013)
- 1988 – Rihanna, Barbadian singer, songwriter and actress[39]
- 1989 – Jack Falahee, American actor and singer-songwriter[39]
- 1990 – Ciro Immobile, Italian footballer
- 1991 – Hidilyn Diaz, Filipino weightlifter
- 1991 – Angelique van der Meet, Dutch tennis player
- 1993 – Jurickson Profar, Curaçaoan baseball player[53]
- 1994 – Kateryna Baindl, Ukrainian tennis player[54]
- 1994 – Luis Severino, Dominican baseball player[55]
- 1995 – Elle Purrier St. Pierre, American track and field athlete[56]
- 1996 – Clarke Schmidt, American baseball player[57]
- 1998 – Emam Ashour, Egyptian footballer[58]
- 1999 – Jarrett Culver, American basketball player[59]
- 2000 – Josh Sargent, American soccer player[60]
- 2002 – Gavin Bazunu, Irish footballer[61]
- 2003 – Olivia Rodrigo, American actress and singer[62][63]
- 2004 – Jared McCain, American basketball player[64]
Deaths
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 789 – Leo of Catania, saint and bishop of Catania (born 709)
- 922 – Theodora, Byzantine empress
- 1054 – Yaroslav the Wise, grand prince of Veliky Novgorod and Kyiv (born 978)
- 1154 – Saint Wulfric of Haselbury (born c. 1080)
- 1171 – Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (born 1138)
- 1194 – Tancred, King of Sicily (born 1138)
- 1258 – Al-Musta'sim, Iraqi caliph (born 1213)
- 1408 – Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English politician, Earl Marshal of England (born 1341)[65]
- 1431 – Pope Martin V (born 1368)
- 1458 – Lazar Branković, Despot of Serbia
- 1513 – King John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (born 1455)
- 1524 – Tecun Uman, Mayan ruler (born 1500)
- 1579 – Nicholas Bacon, English politician (born 1509)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1618 – Philip William, Prince of Orange (born 1554)
- 1626 – John Dowland, English lute player and composer (born 1563)
- 1762 – Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic (born 1723)
- 1771 – Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist and astronomer (born 1678)
- 1773 – Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (born 1701)
- 1778 – Laura Bassi, Italian physicist and scholar (born 1711)[66]
- 1790 – Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1741)
- 1806 – Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician (born 1725)
- 1810 – Andreas Hofer, Tyrolean rebel leader (born 1767)
- 1850 – Valentín Canalizo, Mexican general and politician. 14th President (1843–1844) (born 1794)[67]
- 1862 – William Wallace Lincoln, American son of Abraham Lincoln (born 1850)
- 1871 – Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter (born 1810)
- 1893 – P. G. T. Beauregard, American general (born 1818)
- 1895 – Frederick Douglass, American author and activist (born c. 1818)
- 1900 – Washakie, American tribal leader (born 1798)
1901–present
[edit]- 1907 – Henri Moissan, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1852)
- 1916 – Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1844)
- 1920 – Jacinta Marto, Portuguese saint (born 1910)
- 1920 – Robert Peary, American admiral and explorer (born 1856)
- 1933 – Takiji Kobayashi, Japanese writer (born 1903)
- 1936 – Max Schreck, German actor (born 1879)
- 1947 – Viktor Gutić, Croatian fascist official (born 1901)[68]
- 1957 – Sadri Maksudi Arsal, Turkish scholar and politician (born 1878)
- 1961 – Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (born 1882)
- 1963 – Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer (born 1879)
- 1965 – Michał Waszyński, Polish film director and producer (born 1904)[69]
- 1966 – Chester W. Nimitz, American admiral (born 1885)
- 1968 – Anthony Asquith, English director and screenwriter (born 1902)
- 1969 – Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor (born 1883)
- 1972 – Maria Goeppert-Mayer, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1906)[70]
- 1972 – Walter Winchell, American journalist and actor (born 1897)
- 1976 – René Cassin, French lawyer and judge, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1887)
- 1976 – Kathryn Kuhlman, healing evangelist, known for belief in Holy Spirit (born 1907)
- 1981 – Nicolas de Gunzburg, French-American banker and publisher (born 1904)
- 1987 – Wayne Boring, American illustrator (born 1905)
- 1992 – A. J. Casson, Canadian painter (born 1898)
- 1992 – Dick York, American actor (born 1928)
- 1993 – Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, founded Lamborghini (born 1916)
- 1993 – Ernest L. Massad, American general (born 1908)
- 1996 – Solomon Asch, American psychologist and academic (born 1907)
- 1996 – Audrey Munson, American model (born 1891)
- 1996 – Toru Takemitsu, Japanese pianist, guitarist, and composer (born 1930)
- 1999 – Sarah Kane, English playwright (born 1971)[71]
- 1999 – Gene Siskel, American journalist and critic (born 1946)
- 2001 – Rosemary DeCamp, American actress (born 1910)
- 2001 – Donella Meadows, American environmentalist, author, and academic (born 1941)
- 2003 – Mushaf Ali Mir, Pakistani air marshal (born 1947)
- 2003 – Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher and author (born 1907)
- 2003 – Orville Freeman, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 29th Governor of Minnesota (born 1918)
- 2005 – Sandra Dee, American actress (born 1942)
- 2005 – Josef Holeček, Czechoslovakian canoeist (born 1921)[72]
- 2005 – John Raitt, American actor and singer (born 1917)
- 2005 – Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author (born 1937)
- 2006 – Curt Gowdy, American sportscaster (born 1919)
- 2006 – Lucjan Wolanowski, Polish journalist and author (born 1920)
- 2008 – Emily Perry, English actress and dancer (born 1907)
- 2009 – Larry H. Miller, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1944)
- 2010 – Alexander Haig, American general and politician, 59th United States Secretary of State (born 1924)
- 2012 – Knut Torbjørn Eggen, Norwegian footballer and manager (born 1960)
- 2012 – Katie Hall, American educator and politician (born 1938)
- 2013 – Kenji Eno, Japanese game designer and composer (born 1970)
- 2013 – David S. McKay, American biochemist and geologist (born 1936)
- 2013 – Antonio Roma, Argentinian footballer (born 1932)
- 2014 – Rafael Addiego Bruno, Uruguayan jurist and politician, President of Uruguay (born 1923)
- 2014 – Walter D. Ehlers, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1921)
- 2014 – Garrick Utley, American journalist (born 1939)
- 2015 – Govind Pansare, Indian author and activist (born 1933)
- 2015 – Henry Segerstrom, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1923)
- 2015 – John C. Willke, American physician, author, and activist (born 1925)
- 2016 – Fernando Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest and politician (born 1934)
- 2017 – Vitaly Churkin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United Nations (born 1952)
- 2017 – Mildred Dresselhaus, American physicist (born 1930)
- 2017 – Steve Hewlett, British journalist (born 1958)
- 2020 – Joaquim Pina Moura, Portuguese Minister of Economy and Treasury and MP (born 1952)[73]
- 2021 – Nurul Haque Miah, Bangladeshi professor and writer (born 1944)[74]
- 2021 – Mauro Bellugi, Italian footballer (born 1950)[75]
- 2024 – Andreas Brehme, German footballer (born 1960)[76]
- 2024 – Yoko Yamamoto, Japanese actress (born 1942)[77]
- 2025 – David Boren, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Oklahoma (born 1941)[78]
- 2025 – Jerry Butler, American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1939)[79]
- 2025 – Peter Jason, American actor (born 1944)[80]
Holidays and observances
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