Events
Pre-1600
*
590 – Emperor
Maurice proclaims his son
Theodosius as co-emperor of the
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived History of the Roman Empire, the events that caused the ...
.
*
624 – First
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr () is the first of the two main Islamic holidays, festivals in Islam, the other being Eid al-Adha. It falls on the first day of Shawwal, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar. Eid al-Fitr is celebrated by Muslims worldwide becaus ...
celebration.
*
1021 – The death of the
Fatimid caliph
al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, kept secret for six weeks, is announced, along with the succession of his son,
al-Zahir li-i'zaz Din Allah.
*
1027 –
Pope John XIX crowns
Conrad II as
Holy Roman Emperor
The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans (disambiguation), Emperor of the Romans (; ) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period (; ), was the ruler and h ...
.
*
1169 –
Saladin becomes the
emir
Emir (; ' (), also Romanization of Arabic, transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic language, Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocratic, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person po ...
of
Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...
.
*
1244 – The
crown of Aragon
The Crown of Aragon (, ) ;, ; ; . was a composite monarchy ruled by one king, originated by the dynastic union of the Kingdom of Aragon and the County of Barcelona (later Principality of Catalonia) and ended as a consequence of the War of the Sp ...
and the
crown of Castile agree in the
Treaty of Almizra on the limits of their respective expansion into
al-Andalus
Al-Andalus () was the Muslim-ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula. The name refers to the different Muslim states that controlled these territories at various times between 711 and 1492. At its greatest geographical extent, it occupied most o ...
.
*
1344 – The
Siege of Algeciras, one of the first European military engagements where gunpowder was used, comes to an end.
*
1351 –
Combat of the Thirty: Thirty
Breton knights call out and defeat thirty English knights.
*
1484 –
William Caxton prints his translation of ''
Aesop's Fables
Aesop's Fables, or the Aesopica, is a collection of fables credited to Aesop, a Slavery in ancient Greece, slave and storyteller who lived in ancient Greece between 620 and 564 Before the Common Era, BCE. Of varied and unclear origins, the stor ...
''.
*
1552 –
Guru Amar Das becomes the Third
Sikh guru
The Sikh gurus (Punjabi language, Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂ; Hindi: सिख गुरु) are the spiritual masters of Sikhism, who established the religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning in 1469. The year ...
.
1601–1900
*
1636 –
Utrecht University
Utrecht University (UU; , formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public university, public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2023, it had an enrollment of ...
is founded in the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
.
*
1640 – The
Royal Academy of Turku, the first university of
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
, is founded in the city of
Turku
Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while t ...
by Queen
at the proposal of Count
Per Brahe.
*
1651 – The
Silver-loaded Spanish ship ''San José'', pushed south by strong winds,
is wrecked on the coast of southern Chile and its surviving crew members are killed by indigenous
Cuncos.
*
1697 –
Safavid government troops
take control of Basra.
*
1700 –
William Dampier is the first European to circumnavigate
New Britain, discovering it is an island (which he names Nova Britannia) rather than part of
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
.
*
1812 – An
earthquake
An earthquakealso called a quake, tremor, or tembloris the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from those so weak they ...
devastates
Caracas
Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...
, Venezuela.
* 1812 – A political cartoon in the ''Boston-Gazette'' coins the term "
gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
s designed to help incumbents win reelection.
*
1830 – The
Book of Mormon is published in
Palmyra, New York.
*
1839 – The first
Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a Rowing (sport), rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It diffe ...
is held.
*
1871 – The elections of Commune council of the
Paris Commune
The Paris Commune (, ) was a French revolutionary government that seized power in Paris on 18 March 1871 and controlled parts of the city until 28 May 1871. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, the French National Guard (France), Nation ...
are held.
*
1885 – The
Métis people of the
District of Saskatchewan under
Louis Riel begin the
North-West Rebellion against
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
.
*
1896 –
An explosion at the
Brunner Mine near
Greymouth
Greymouth () (Māori language, Māori: ''Māwhera'') is the largest town in the West Coast, New Zealand, West Coast List of regions in New Zealand, region in the South Island of New Zealand, and the seat of the Grey District Council. The populat ...
, New Zealand, kills 65 coal miners in the country's worst industrial accident.
1901–present
*
1913 –
First Balkan War
The First Balkan War lasted from October 1912 to May 1913 and involved actions of the Balkan League (the Kingdoms of Kingdom of Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Kingdom of Serbia, Serbia, Kingdom of Greece, Greece and Kingdom of Montenegro, Montenegro) agai ...
:
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
n forces
capture Adrianople.
*
1915 – The
Vancouver Millionaires win the
1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the
Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the
National Hockey Association
The National Hockey Association (NHA), initially the National Hockey Association of Canada Limited, was a professional ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is the direct predecessor of today's National Hockey Leagu ...
.
*
1917 –
World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
:
First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000
Turks block their advance.
*
1922 – The
German Social Democratic Party is founded in Poland.
*
1931 –
Swissair
Swissair (German language, German: Schweizerische Luftverkehr-AG; French language, French: S.A. Suisse pour la Navigation Aérienne, stylised as swissair) was the Flag carrier, national airline of Switzerland between its founding in 1931 and ban ...
is founded as the
national airline of
Switzerland
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
.
* 1931 –
Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union is founded in
Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...
.
*
1934 – The
United Kingdom driving test is introduced.
*
1939 –
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War () was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republican faction (Spanish Civil War), Republicans and the Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War), Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the Left-wing p ...
:
Nationalists begin their
final offensive of the war.
*
1942
The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
–
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
: The first female prisoners arrive at
Auschwitz concentration camp
A concentration camp is a prison or other facility used for the internment of political prisoners or politically targeted demographics, such as members of national or ethnic minority groups, on the grounds of national security, or for exploitati ...
in
German-occupied Poland.
*
1945 – World War II: The
Battle of Iwo Jima ends as the island is officially secured by American forces.
*
1954 –
Nuclear weapons testing
Nuclear weapons tests are experiments carried out to determine the performance of nuclear weapons and the effects of Nuclear explosion, their explosion. Nuclear testing is a sensitive political issue. Governments have often performed tests to si ...
: The
Romeo shot of
Operation Castle is detonated at
Bikini Atoll. Yield: 11 megatons.
*
1955 –
Pan Am Flight 845/26 ditches in the
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...
off the coast of
Oregon
Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...
, killing four.
*
1958 – The United States Army launches
Explorer 3.
* 1958 – The
African Regroupment Party is launched at a meeting in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
.
*
1967 – Ten thousand people gather for one of many
Central Park be-ins in
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...
.
*
1970 –
South Vietnam
South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam (RVN; , VNCH), was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975. It first garnered Diplomatic recognition, international recognition in 1949 as the State of Vietnam within the ...
ese President
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu implements a
land reform program to solve the problem of
land tenancy.
*
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
–
East Pakistan, then province of
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
,
declares its independence from Pakistan to form
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
; the
Bangladesh's War of Independence begins.
*
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
– The
Biological Weapons Convention
The Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), or Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), is a disarmament treaty that effectively bans Biological weapons, biological and toxin weapons by prohibiting their development, production, acquisition, ...
comes into force.
*
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
–
Anwar al-Sadat,
Menachem Begin
Menachem Begin ( ''Menaḥem Begin'', ; (Polish documents, 1931–1937); ; 16 August 1913 – 9 March 1992) was an Israeli politician, founder of both Herut and Likud and the prime minister of Israel.
Before the creation of the state of Isra ...
and
Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. (October 1, 1924December 29, 2024) was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party ...
sign the
Egypt–Israel peace treaty
The Egypt–Israel peace treaty was signed in Washington, D.C., United States, on 26 March 1979, following the 1978 Camp David Accords. The Egypt–Israel treaty was signed by Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, and Menachem Begin, Prime Minist ...
in Washington, D.C.
*1979 – An
Interflug Ilyushin Il-18 crashes at
Quatro de Fevereiro Airport during a
rejected takeoff, killing 10.
*
1981 –
Social Democratic Party (UK) is founded as a party.
*
1982 – A groundbreaking ceremony for the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.
*
1991 –
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...
,
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
,
Uruguay
Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...
and
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
sign the
Treaty of Asunción, establishing
Mercosur, the South Common Market.
*1991 –
Singapore Airlines Flight 117 is hijacked by four Pakistani terrorists and diverted to
Changi Airport.
*
1997 – Thirty-nine bodies are found in the
Heaven's Gate mass suicides.
*
1998 – During the
Algerian Civil War, the
Oued Bouaicha massacre sees fifty-two people, mostly infants, killed with axes and knives.
*
2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
– Around 200,000 to 300,000
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
ese demonstrate in
Taipei
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in opposition to the
Anti-Secession Law of
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
.
*
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
– The South Korean Navy corvette ''
Cheonan'' is
torpedoed, killing 46 sailors. After an international investigation, the
President of the United Nations Security Council blames North Korea.
*
2017 –
Russia-wide anti-corruption protests in 99 cities. The
Levada Center survey showed that 38% of surveyed Russians supported protests and that 67 percent held Putin personally responsible for high-level corruption.
*
2024 – The
Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses following a collision between the
MV Dali container ship and one of the bridge's support pillars, killing 6 people.
Births
Pre-1600
*
1516 –
Conrad Gessner, Swiss botanist and zoologist (died 1565)
*
1554 –
Charles of Lorraine, duke of Mayenne (died 1611)
*
1584 –
John II, duke of Zweibrücken (died 1635)
1601–1900
*
1633 –
Mary Beale, British artist (died 1699)
*
1634 –
Domenico Freschi, Italian priest and composer (died 1710)
*
1656 –
Nicolaas Hartsoeker, Dutch mathematician and physicist (died 1725)
*
1687 –
Sophia Dorothea of Hanover, queen consort of Prussia (died 1757)
*
1698 –
Prokop Diviš
Prokop Diviš Premonstratensian, O.Praem. (; 26 March 1698 – 21 December 1765) was a Czech people, Czech canon regular, theologian and natural scientist. In an attempt to prevent thunderstorms from occurring, he inadvertently constructe ...
, Czech priest, scientist and inventor (died 1765)
*
1749 –
William Blount, American politician (died 1800)
*
1753 –
Benjamin Thompson, American-French physicist and politician,
Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1814)
*
1773 –
Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician and navigator (died 1838)
*
1794 –
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, German painter (died 1872)
*
1804 –
David Humphreys Storer
David Humphreys Storer (March 26, 1804 – September 10, 1891) was an American physician and naturalist. He served as dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard Medical School from 1855 to 1864.
He identified numerous fish species and published ...
, American physician and academic (died 1891)
*
1824
Events
January–March
* January 1 – John Stuart Mill begins publication of The Westminster Review. The first article is by William Johnson Fox
* January 8 – After much controversy, Michael Faraday is finally elected as a member of th ...
–
Julie-Victoire Daubié, French journalist (died 1874)
*
1829 –
Théodore Aubanel, French poet (died 1886)
* 1829 –
Georg Andreas Bull, Norwegian architect (died 1917)
*
1830 –
Dewitt Clinton Senter, American politician, 18th
Governor of Tennessee (died 1898)
*
1842 –
Alexandre Saint-Yves d'Alveydre, French occultist (died 1909)
*
1850 –
Edward Bellamy, American author, socialist, and utopian visionary (died 1898)
*
1852 –
Élémir Bourges, French author (died 1925)
*
1854 –
Maurice Lecoq, French target shooter (died 1925)
*
1856 –
William Massey, Irish-New Zealand farmer and politician, 19th
Prime Minister of New Zealand
The prime minister of New Zealand () is the head of government of New Zealand. The prime minister, Christopher Luxon, leader of the New Zealand National Party, took office on 27 November 2023.
The prime minister (informally abbreviated to P ...
(died 1925)
*
1857 –
Théodore Tuffier, French surgeon (died 1929)
*
1859 –
A. E. Housman, English poet and scholar (died 1936)
* 1859 –
Adolf Hurwitz, German-Swiss mathematician and academic (died 1919)
*
1860 –
André Prévost, French tennis player (died 1919)
*
1866 –
Fred Karno, English producer and manager (died 1941)
*
1868 – King
Fuad I of Egypt (died 1936)
*
1873 –
Dorothea Bleek, South African-German anthropologist and philologist (died 1948)
*
1874 –
Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (died 1963)
*
1875 –
Max Abraham, Polish-German physicist and academic (died 1922)
* 1875 –
Syngman Rhee, South Korean journalist and politician, 1st
President of South Korea (died 1965)
*
1876
Events
January
* January 1
** The Reichsbank opens in Berlin.
** The Bass Brewery Red Triangle becomes the world's first registered trademark symbol.
*January 27 – The Northampton Bank robbery occurs in Massachusetts.
February
* Febr ...
–
William of Wied, prince of Albania (died 1945)
* 1876 –
Kate Richards O'Hare, American Socialist Party activist and editor (died 1948)
*
1879 –
Othmar Ammann, Swiss-American engineer, designed the
George Washington Bridge and
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (died 1965)
* 1879 –
Waldemar Tietgens, German rower (died 1917)
*
1881 –
Guccio Gucci, Italian fashion designer, founded
Gucci (died 1953)
*
1882 –
Hermann Obrecht, Swiss politician (died 1940)
*
1884 –
Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist and educator (died 1969)
* 1884 –
Georges Imbert, French chemical engineer and inventor (died 1950)
*
1886
Events January
* January 1 – Upper Burma is formally annexed to British rule in Burma, British Burma, following its conquest in the Third Anglo-Burmese War of November 1885.
* January 5–January 9, 9 – Robert Louis Stevenson ...
–
Hugh Mulzac, Vincentian-American soldier and politician (died 1971)
*
1888 –
Elsa Brändström, Swedish nurse and philanthropist (died 1948)
*
1893 –
James Bryant Conant, American chemist, academic, and diplomat, 1st
United States Ambassador to West Germany
The United States has had diplomatic relations with the nation of Germany under its various forms of governments and leaders since 1871, and its principal predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Prussia, since 1835. These relations were broken twice ...
(died 1978)
* 1893 –
Palmiro Togliatti, Italian journalist and politician,
Italian Minister of Justice (died 1964)
*
1894 –
Viorica Ursuleac, Ukrainian-Romanian soprano and actress (died 1985)
*
1895 –
Vilho Tuulos, Finnish triple jumper (died 1967)
*
1898 –
Rudolf Dassler, German businessman, founded
Puma SE
Puma SE is a German multinational corporation which designs and manufactures athletic and casual footwear, apparel, and accessories, headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany. Puma is the third largest sportswear manufacturer in the w ...
(died 1974)
* 1898 –
Charles Shadwell, English conductor and bandleader (died 1979)
*
1900 –
Angela Maria Autsch, German nun, died in Auschwitz helping Jewish prisoners (died 1941)
1901–present
*
1904 –
Joseph Campbell, American mythologist and author (died 1987)
* 1904 –
Emilio Fernández, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1986)
* 1904 –
Attilio Ferraris, Italian footballer (died 1947)
* 1904 –
Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist and Prime Minister of Greece (died 2004)
*
1905 –
Monty Berman, English cinematographer and producer (died 2006)
* 1905 –
André Cluytens, Belgian-French conductor and director (died 1967)
* 1905 –
Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (died 1997)
* 1905 –
Mona Williams, American novelist, short story writer and poet (died 1991)
*
1906 –
Rafael Méndez, Mexican trumpet player and composer (died 1981)
* 1906 –
H. Radclyffe Roberts, American entomologist and museum administrator (died 1982)
*
1907
Events
January
* January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Moment magnitude scale, Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000.
February
* February 9 – The "Mud March (suffragists), Mud March", the ...
–
Azellus Denis, Canadian lawyer and politician,
Postmaster General of Canada (died 1991)
* 1907 –
Mahadevi Varma, Indian poet and activist (died 1987)
*
1908 –
Franz Stangl, Austrian-German
SS officer (died 1971)
*
1909 –
Chips Rafferty, Australian actor (died 1971)
* 1909 –
Héctor José Cámpora, former President of Argentina (died 1980)
*
1910 –
K. W. Devanayagam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 10th
Sri Lankan Minister of Justice (died 2002)
*
1911
Events January
* January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia.
* January 3
** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 m ...
–
Lennart Atterwall, Swedish javelin thrower (died 2001)
* 1911 –
J. L. Austin, English philosopher and academic (died 1960)
* 1911 –
Bernard Katz, German-English biophysicist,
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred N ...
laureate (died 2003)
* 1911 –
Tennessee Williams, American playwright, and poet (died 1983)
*
1913 –
Jacqueline de Romilly, Franco-Greek philologist, author, and scholar (died 2010)
* 1913 –
Paul Erdős, Hungarian-Polish mathematician and academic (died 1996)
*
1914 –
Toru Kumon, Japanese mathematician and academic (died 1995)
* 1914 –
William Westmoreland, American general (died 2005)
*
1915 –
Lennart Strandberg, Swedish sprinter (died 1989)
* 1915 –
Hwang Sun-won, North Korean author and poet (died 2000)
*
1916 –
Christian B. Anfinsen, American biochemist and academic,
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes ( ; ; ) are awards administered by the Nobel Foundation and granted in accordance with the principle of "for the greatest benefit to humankind". The prizes were first awarded in 1901, marking the fifth anniversary of Alfred N ...
laureate (died 1995)
* 1916 –
Bill Edrich, English cricketer and footballer (died 1986)
* 1916 –
Sterling Hayden, American actor and author (died 1986)
*
1917 –
Rufus Thomas, American R&B singer-songwriter (died 2001)
*
1919 –
Strother Martin, American actor (died 1980)
* 1919 –
Roger Leger, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1965)
*
1920 –
Sergio Livingstone, Chilean footballer and journalist (died 2012)
*
1922 –
William Milliken, American politician, 44th
Governor of Michigan (died 2019)
* 1922 –
Oscar Sala, Italian-Brazilian physicist and academic (died 2010)
* 1922 –
Guido Stampacchia, Italian mathematician and academic (died 1978)
*
1923 –
Gert Bastian, German general and politician (died 1992)
* 1923 –
Bob Elliott, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2016)
*
1925 –
Maqsood Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer (died 1999)
* 1925 –
Pierre Boulez
Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 19255 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war contemporary classical music.
Born in Montb ...
, French pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2016)
* 1925 –
Vesta Roy, American politician,
Governor of New Hampshire
The governor of New Hampshire is the head of government of the U.S. state of New Hampshire.
The governor is elected during the biennial state general election in November of even-numbered years. New Hampshire is one of only two states, along w ...
(died 2002)
* 1925 –
Edward Graham, Baron Graham of Edmonton, English soldier and politician (died 2020)
* 1925 –
Ben Mondor, Canadian-American businessman (died 2010)
* 1925 –
James Moody, American saxophonist and composer (died 2010)
*
1927 –
Harold Chapman, English photographer (died 2022)
*
1929 –
Charles Dumont, French singer and composer (died 2024)
*1929 –
Edward Sorel, American illustrator and caricaturist
* 1929 –
Edwin Turney, American businessman, co-founded
Advanced Micro Devices
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California and maintains significant operations in Austin, Texas. AMD is a Information technology, hardware and F ...
(died 2008)
*1930 – Gregory Corso, American poet (died 2001)
* 1930 – Sandra Day O'Connor, American lawyer and jurist (died 2023)
*
1931 – Leonard Nimoy, American actor (died 2015)
*1932 – Leroy Griffith, American businessman
* 1932 – James Andrew Harris, American chemist and academic (died 2000)
*1933 – Tinto Brass, Italian director and screenwriter
*
1934 – Alan Arkin, American actor (died 2023)
* 1934 – Edvaldo Alves de Santa Rosa, Brazilian footballer (died 2002)
*1937 – Wayne Embry, American basketball player and manager
* 1937 – Barbara Jones (athlete), Barbara Jones, American sprinter
* 1937 – James Lee (Canadian politician), James Lee, Canadian businessman and politician, 26th Premier of Prince Edward Island (died 2023)
*1938 – Norman Ackroyd, English painter and illustrator
* 1938 – Anthony James Leggett, English-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate
*1940 – James Caan, American actor and singer (died 2022)
* 1940 – Nancy Pelosi, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
*1941 – Richard Dawkins, Kenyan-English ethologist, biologist, and academic
* 1940 – Jörg Streli, Austrian architect
* 1941 – Lella Lombardi, Italian racing driver (died 1992)
*
1942
The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
– Erica Jong, American novelist and poet
*1943 – Mustafa Kalemli, Turkish physician and politician, Ministry of the Interior (Turkey), Turkish Minister of the Interior
* 1943 – Bob Woodward, American journalist and author
*1944 – Diana Ross, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
*
1945 – Paul Bérenger, Mauritian politician, Prime Minister of Mauritius
* 1945 – Mikhail Voronin, Russian gymnast and coach (died 2004)
*1946 – Johnny Crawford, American actor and singer (died 2021)
* 1946 – Alain Madelin, French politician, List of Finance Ministers of France, French Minister of Finance
*1947 – Subhash Kak, Indian-American professor and author
* 1947 – John Rowles, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter
*1948 – Kyung-wha Chung, South Korean violinist and educator
* 1948 – Richard Tandy, English pianist and keyboard player (died 2024)
* 1948 – Steven Tyler, American singer-songwriter and actor
*1949 – Jon English, English-Australian singer-songwriter and actor (died 2016)
* 1949 – Rudi Koertzen, South African cricketer and umpire (died 2022)
* 1949 – Vicki Lawrence, American actress, comedian, talk show host, and singer
* 1949 – Fran Sheehan, American bass player
* 1949 – Patrick Süskind, German author and screenwriter
* 1949 – Ernest Lee Thomas, American actor
*1950 – Teddy Pendergrass, American singer-songwriter (died 2010)
* 1950 – Graham Barlow, English cricketer
* 1950 – Martin Short, Canadian-American actor, screenwriter, and producer
* 1950 – Alan Silvestri, American composer and conductor
*1951 – Željko Pavličević, Croatian professional basketball coach and former professional player
* 1951 – Carl Wieman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate
*1952 – Didier Pironi, French racing driver (died 1987)
*1953 – Lincoln Chafee, American academic and politician, 74th Governor of Rhode Island
* 1953 – Elaine Chao, Taiwanese-American banker and politician, 24th United States Secretary of Labor
* 1953 – Tatyana Providokhina, Russian runner
*
1954 – Clive Palmer, Australian businessman and politician
* 1954 – Curtis Sliwa, American talk show host and activist, founded Guardian Angels
* 1954 – Dorothy Porter, Australian poet and playwright (died 2008)
*1956 – Charly McClain, American country music singer
* 1956 – Park Won-soon, South Korean lawyer and politician, 35th Mayor of Seoul (died 2020)
*1957 – Fiona Bruce (politician), Fiona Bruce, Scottish lawyer and politician
* 1957 – Leeza Gibbons, American talk show host and television personality
* 1957 – Paul Morley, English journalist, producer, and author
* 1957 – Shirin Neshat, Iranian visual artist
*
1958 – Elio de Angelis, Italian racing driver (died 1986)
*1960 – Marcus Allen, American football player and sportscaster
* 1960 – Jennifer Grey, American actress and dancer
* 1960 – Graeme Rutjes, Australian-Dutch footballer
*1961 – William Hague, English historian and politician, First Secretary of State
*1962 – Richard Coles, English pianist, saxophonist, and priest
* 1962 – Kevin Seitzer, American baseball player and coach
* 1962 – Yuri Gidzenko, Russian pilot and cosmonaut
* 1962 – John Stockton, American basketball player and coach
* 1962 – Eric Allan Kramer, American-Canadian actor
*1963 – Natsuhiko Kyogoku, Japanese author
*1964 – Martin Bella, Australian rugby league player
* 1964 – Martin Donnelly (racing driver), Martin Donnelly, Irish racing driver
* 1964 – Maria Miller, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
* 1964 – Ulf Samuelsson, Swedish-American ice hockey player and coach
*1965 – Trey Azagthoth, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
* 1965 – Violeta Szekely, Romanian runner
*1966 – Michael Imperioli, American actor and screenwriter
*
1967 – Jason Chaffetz, American politician
*1968 – Laurent Brochard, French cyclist
* 1968 – Kenny Chesney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1968 – James Iha, American guitarist and songwriter
*1969 – Alessandro Moscardi, Italian rugby player
*
1970 – Paul Bosvelt, Dutch footballer
* 1970 – Jelle Goes, Dutch footballer and coach
* 1970 – Thomas Kyparissis, Greek footballer
* 1970 – Martin McDonagh, English-born Irish playwright, screenwriter, and director
*
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
– Martyn Day (politician), Martyn Day, Scottish politician
* 1971 – Erick Morillo, Colombian-American disc jockey, record label owner, and music producer (died 2020)
* 1971 – Rennae Stubbs, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
* 1971 – Paul Williams (footballer, born 1971), Paul Williams, English footballer and manager
*1972 – Leslie Mann, American actress
* 1972 – Jason Maxwell, American baseball player
*1973 – Larry Page, American computer scientist and businessman, co-founder of Google
* 1973 – T. R. Knight, American actor
*1974 – Irina Spîrlea, Romanian tennis player
* 1974 – Vadimas Petrenko, Lithuanian footballer
* 1974 – Michael Peca, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*1976 – Amy Smart, American actress and former model
* 1976 – Alex Varas, Chilean footballer
* 1976 – Eirik Verås Larsen, Norwegian sprint kayaker
*1977 – Kevin Davies, English footballer
* 1977 – Bianca Kajlich, American actress
* 1977 – Sylvain Grenier, Canadian wrestler
*1978 – Anastasia Kostaki, Greek basketball player
*
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
– Nacho Novo, Spanish footballer
* 1979 – Ben Blair, New Zealand rugby union footballer
* 1979 – Hiromi Uehara, Japanese pianist and composer
* 1979 – Pierre Womé, Cameroonian footballer
* 1979 – Juliana Paes, Brazilian actress
*1980 – Margaret Brennan, American journalist
* 1980 – Son Ho-young, South Korean singer
* 1980 – Richie Wellens, English footballer
*
1981 – Sébastien Centomo, Canadian ice hockey player
*1981 – Zayar Thaw, Burmese rapper and politician (died 2022)
* 1981 – Baruch Dego, Ethiopian-Israeli footballer
* 1981 – Massimo Donati, Italian footballer
* 1981 – Josh Wilson (baseball player), Josh Wilson, American baseball player
*
1982 – Mikel Arteta, Spanish footballer
* 1982 – Brendan Ryan (baseball), Brendan Ryan, American baseball player
* 1982 – Nate Kaeding, American football player
*1983 – Andreas Hinkel, German footballer
* 1983 – Floriana Lima, American actress
* 1983 – Roman Bednář, Czech footballer
* 1983 – Mike Mondo, American wrestler
*1984 – Jimmy Howard, American ice hockey player
* 1984 – Drew Mitchell, Australian rugby player
* 1984 – Felix Neureuther, German skier
* 1984 – Marco Stier, German footballer
* 1984 – Gregory Strydom, Zimbabwean cricketer
* 1984 – Sara Jean Underwood, American model, television host, and actress
*1985 – Keira Knightley, English actress
* 1985 – Matt Grevers, American swimmer
* 1985 – Jonathan Groff, American actor and singer
* 1985 – Prosper Utseya, Zimbabwean cricketer
*1986 – Maxime Biset, Belgian footballer
* 1986 – Rob Kearney, Irish rugby player
* 1986 – Emma Laine, Finnish tennis player
*1987 – Kim Dong-suk, South Korean footballer
* 1987 – Jermichael Finley, American football player
* 1987 – Steven Fletcher (footballer), Steven Fletcher, Scottish footballer
*1989 – Simon Kjær, Danish footballer
* 1989 – Von Miller, American football player
*1990 – Choi Woo-shik, South Korean actor
* 1990 – Matteo Guidicelli, Filipino actor, model, singer and former kart racer
* 1990 – Patrick Ekeng, Cameroonian footballer (died 2016)
* 1990 – Yuya Takaki, Japanese idol, singer, dancer, model and actor
* 1990 – Xiumin, South Korean singer and actor
*
1991 – Matt Davidson (baseball), Matt Davidson, American baseball player
*1991 – Ramy Youssef, American actor and comedian
*1992 – Nina Agdal, Danish model
* 1992 – Stoffel Vandoorne, Belgian racing driver
*1994 – Ryan Arcidiacono, American basketball player
* 1994 – Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgian tennis player
* 1994 – Paige VanZant, American mixed martial artist and model
* 1994 – Jed Wallace, English footballer
* 1994 – Marcela Zacarías, Mexican tennis player
*1995 – Ibai Llanos, Spanish internet personality
*1996 – Zane Musgrove, New Zealand rugby league player
* 1996 – Kathryn Bernardo, Filipino actress
*
1998 – Satoko Miyahara, Japanese figure skater
*2000 – Gefen Primo, Israeli judoka
* 2000 – Andrei Svechnikov, Russian ice hockey player
*2001 – Jameson Williams, American football player
*2003 – Bhad Bhabie, American rapper and social media personality
*2004 – Awra Briguela, Filipino actor and comedian
*
2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
– Ella Anderson, American actress
Deaths
Pre-1600
* 752 – Pope-elect Stephen
* 809 – Ludger, Frisian missionary
* 903 – Sugawara no Michizane, Japanese poet
* 908 – Emperor Ai of Tang, Ai, emperor of the Tang dynasty, Tang Dynasty (born 892)
* 922 – Mansur Al-Hallaj, Persian mystic and poet (born 858)
* 929 – Wang Du, Chinese warlord and governor (''jiedushi'')
* 973 – Guntram the Rich, Guntram ("the Rich"), Frankish Nobility, nobleman
* 983 – 'Adud al-Dawla, Iranian ruler (born 936)
*1091 – Wallada bint al-Mustakfi, Andalusian poet
*1130 – Sigurd the Crusader, Norwegian king (born 1090)
*1132 – Geoffrey of Vendôme, French cardinal and theologian (born 1065)
*1212 – Sancho I of Portugal (born 1154)
*1242 – William de Forz, 3rd Earl of Albemarle
*1324 – Marie de Luxembourg, Queen of France (born 1304)
*1326 – Alessandra Giliani, anatomist (born c. 1307)
*1350 – Alfonso XI of Castile (born 1312)
*1402 – David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (born 1378)
*1437 – Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl, Scottish nobleman and regicide
*1517 – Heinrich Isaac, Flemish composer (born 1450)
*1535 – Georg Tannstetter, Austrian mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (born 1482)
*1546 – Thomas Elyot, English scholar and diplomat (born 1490)
*1566 – Antonio de Cabezón, Spanish organist and composer (born 1510)
1601–1900
*1625 – Giambattista Marini, Italian poet (born 1569)
*1649 – John Winthrop, English lawyer and politician, 2nd Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
*1679 – Johannes Schefferus, Swedish historian and author (born 1621)
*
1697 – Godfrey McCulloch, Scottish politician (born 1640)
*1726 – John Vanbrugh, English playwright and architect, designed Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard (born 1664)
*1772 – Charles Pinot Duclos, French author and politician (born 1704)
*1776 – Samuel Ward (Rhode Island politician), Samuel Ward, American politician, 31st and 33rd List of colonial governors of Rhode Island, Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations (born 1725)
*1780 – Charles I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (born 1713)
*1793 – John Mudge, English physician and engineer (born 1721)
*1797 – James Hutton, Scottish geologist and physician (born 1726)
*1814 – Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, French physician and politician (born 1738)
*1827 – Ludwig van Beethoven, German pianist and composer (born 1770)
*1858 – John Addison Thomas, American lieutenant, engineer, and politician, 3rd United States Assistant Secretary of State (born 1811)
*1862 – Uriah P. Levy, American commander (born 1792)
*
1881 – Roman Sanguszko, Polish general and activist (born 1800)
*1881 – Old Abe, 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment Mascot (born 1861)
*
1885 – Anson Stager, American general and businessman, co-founded Western Union (born 1825)
*
1888 – Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar (born 1837)
*1892 – Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist (born 1819)
1901–present
*1902 – Cecil Rhodes, English-South African colonialist, businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony (born 1853)
*
1905 – Maurice Barrymore, American actor (born 1849)
*
1910 – Auguste Charlois, French astronomer (born 1864)
*
1920 – William Chester Minor, American surgeon and lexicographer (born 1834)
*
1923 – Sarah Bernhardt, French actress and screenwriter (born 1844)
*1926 – Constantin Fehrenbach, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Germany (German Reich), Chancellor of Germany (born 1852)
*
1931 – Joseph Dutton, assisted Father Damien on the island of Molokai for 45 years.
*1932 – Henry M. Leland, American machinist, inventor, engineer, automotive entrepreneur and founder of Cadillac and Lincoln (automobile), Lincoln (born 1843)
*
1934 – John Biller, American jumper and discus thrower (born 1877)
*1940 – Wilhelm Anderson, German-Estonian astrophysicist (born 1880)
* 1940 – Spyridon Louis, Greek runner (born 1873)
*
1942
The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
– Jimmy Burke (baseball), Jimmy Burke, American baseball player and manager (born 1874)
* 1942 – Carolyn Wells, American novelist and poet (born 1862)
*
1945 – David Lloyd George, English-Welsh lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1863)
*1951 – James F. Hinkle, American banker and politician, 6th Governor of New Mexico (born 1864)
*
1954 – Charles Perrin, French rower (born 1875)
*1957 – Édouard Herriot, French politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1872)
* 1957 – Max Ophüls, German-American director and screenwriter (born 1902)
*
1958 – Phil Mead, English cricketer and footballer (born 1887)
*1959 – Raymond Chandler, American crime novelist and screenwriter (born 1888)
*1965 - Alice Herz, German peace activist who Self-immolation, self-immolated in protest of U.S. imperialism (born 1882
1*1966 – Victor Hochepied, French swimmer (born 1883)
* 1966 – Cyril Hume, American novelist and screenwriter (born 1900)
*1969 – John Kennedy Toole, American novelist (born 1937)
*1973 – Noël Coward, English playwright, actor, and composer (born 1899)
* 1973 – Johnny Drake, American football player (born 1916)
*
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
– Beauford Delaney, American-French painter (born 1901)
* 1979 – Jean Stafford, American author and academic (born 1915)
*1980 – Roland Barthes, French linguist and critic (born 1915)
*1983 – Anthony Blunt, English historian and spy (born 1907)
*1984 – Ahmed Sékou Touré, Guinean politician, 1st President of Guinea (born 1922)
*1987 – Eugen Jochum, German conductor (born 1902)
* 1987 – Walter Abel, American actor (born 1898)
*1990 – Halston, American fashion designer (born 1932)
*1992 – Barbara Frum, American-Canadian journalist and radio host (born 1937)
*1993 – Louis Falco, American dancer and choreographer (born 1942)
*1995 – Eazy-E, American rapper and producer (born 1964)
*1996 – Edmund Muskie, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 58th United States Secretary of State (born 1914)
* 1996 – David Packard, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (born 1912)
* 1996 – John Snagge, English journalist (born 1904)
*2000 – Alex Comfort, English physician and author (born 1920)
*2002 – Randy Castillo, American drummer and songwriter (born 1950)
*2003 – Daniel Patrick Moynihan, American sociologist and politician, 12th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (born 1927)
*2004 – Jan Sterling, American actress (born 1921)
*
2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
– James Callaghan, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1912)
* 2005 – Frederick Rotimi Williams, Nigerian lawyer and politician (born 1920)
*2006 – Anil Biswas (politician), Anil Biswas, Indian journalist and politician (born 1944)
* 2006 – Paul Dana, American racing driver (born 1975)
* 2006 – Nikki Sudden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1956)
*2008 – Robert Fagles, American poet and academic (born 1933)
* 2008 – Manuel Marulanda, Colombian rebel leader (born 1930)
*2009 – Shane McConkey, Canadian skier and BASE jumping, BASE jumper (born 1969)
* 2009 – Arne Bendiksen, Norwegian singer and composer (born 1926)
*
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
– Charles Ryskamp, American art collector and curator (born 1928)
*2011 – Roger Abbott, English-Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1946)
* 2011 – Geraldine Ferraro, American lawyer and politician (born 1935)
* 2011 – Diana Wynne Jones, English author (born 1934)
*2012 – Sisto Averno, American football player (born 1925)
* 2012 – Michael Begley (politician), Michael Begley, Irish carpenter and politician (born 1932)
* 2012 – Thomas M. Cover, American theorist and academic (born 1938)
* 2012 – David Craighead (organist), David Craighead, American organist and educator (born 1924)
* 2012 – Manik Godghate, Indian poet and educator (born 1937)
* 2012 – Helmer Ringgren, Swedish theologian and academic (born 1917)
*2013 – Tom Boerwinkle, American basketball player and sportscaster (born 1945)
* 2013 – Krzysztof Kozłowski, Polish journalist and politician, Ministry of Interior and Administration (Poland), Polish Minister of Interior (born 1931)
* 2013 – Dave Leggett, American baseball player (born 1933)
* 2013 – Don Payne (writer), Don Payne, American screenwriter and producer (born 1964)
*2014 – Roger Birkman, American psychologist and author (born 1919)
* 2014 – Dick Guidry, American businessman and politician (born 1929)
* 2014 – Marcus Kimball, Baron Kimball, English politician (born 1928)
*2015 – Dinkha IV, Iraqi patriarch (born 1935)
* 2015 – Friedrich L. Bauer, German mathematician, computer scientist, and academic (born 1924)
* 2015 – Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish poet, translator, and psychologist Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1931)
*2016 – Jim Harrison, American novelist, essayist, and poet (born 1937)
*2018 – Fabrizio Frizzi, Italian television presenter (born 1958)
*2023 – María Kodama, Argentine writer and translator (born 1937)
* 2023 – Innocent (actor), Innocent Vareed Thekkethala, Indian actor and politician (born 1948)
* 2023 – Jacob Ziv, Israeli electrical engineer, developed the LZ77 and LZ78, LZ family of compression algorithms (born 1931)
*
2024 – Esther Coopersmith, American diplomat, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, UNESCO goodwill ambassador (born 1930)
Holidays and observances
*Christian feast days:
**Castulus
**Saint Emmanuel, Emmanuel and companions
**Felicitas of Padua, Felicitas
**Harriet Monsell (Church of England)
**Saint Larissa, Larissa
**Ludger
**Richard Allen (bishop), Richard Allen (Episcopal Church (USA))
**March 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
*Independence Day (Bangladesh), Independence Day and National Day (
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
), celebrates the declaration of independence from
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
in 1971.
*Public holidays in Mali, Martyr's Day or Day of Democracy (Mali)
*National Science Appreciation Day (United States)
*Prince Kūhiō Day (Hawaii, United States)
*Purple Day (
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
and United States)
*Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel (Eastern Christianity)
References
External links
BBC: On This Day*
Historical Events on March 26
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