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March 28 is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 278 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
- 37 – Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate.
- 193 – Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
- 364 – Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor.
- 1566 – The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
- 1776 – Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
- 1794 – Allies under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld defeat French forces at Le Cateau.
- 1795 – Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.
- 1801 – Treaty of Florence is signed.
- 1802 – Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid known to man.
- 1809 – Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín.
- 1814 – War of 1812: The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom defeats the United States Navy in the Battle of Valparaíso, Chile.
- 1854 – Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.
- 1860 – First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
- 1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Glorieta Pass – in New Mexico, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of New Mexico territory. The battle began on March 26.
- 1871 – The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
- 1883 – Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
- 1889 – The Yngsjö murder in Yngsjö, Sweden: Anna Månsdotter is arrested along with her son.
- 1910 – Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.
- 1913 – Guatemala becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
- 1920 – Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.
- 1933 – The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airline lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board.
- 1939 – Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
- 1941 – World War II: Battle of Cape Matapan – in the Mediterranean, British Admiral Andrew Browne Cunningham leads the Royal Navy in the destruction of three major Italian heavy cruisers and two destroyers.
- 1942 – World War II: St Nazaire Raid: In occupied France, British naval forces successfully raid the German-occupied port of Saint-Nazaire.
- 1946 – Cold War: The United States Department of State releases the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.
- 1951 – First Indochina War: In the Battle of Mạo Khê, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflict a defeat on Việt Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp.
- 1959 – The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
- 1968 – Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is shot by the police in a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students. The aftermath of his death is one of the first major events against the military dictatorship.
- 1969 – Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece.
- 1970 – Gediz earthquake: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killed 1,086 and injured 1,260.
- 1978 – The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
- 1979 – A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.
- 1979 – The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government, precipitating a general election.
- 1990 – United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
- 1994 – In South Africa, Zulus and African National Congress supporters battle in central Johannesburg, resulting in 18 deaths.
- 1994 – BBC Radio 5 is closed and replaced with a new news and sport station BBC Radio 5 Live.
- 1999 – Kosovo War: Serb paramilitary and military forces kill 146 Kosovo Albanians in the Izbica massacre.
- 2000 – Three children are killed when a Murray County, Georgia, school bus is hit by a CSX freight train.
- 2003 – In a friendly fire incident, two A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from the United States Idaho Air National Guard's 190th Fighter Squadron attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing British soldier Matty Hull.
- 2005 – The 8.6 Mw Nias–Simeulue earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), leaving 915–1,314 people dead and 340–1,146 injured.
- 2006 – At least one million union members, students, and unemployed take to the streets in France in protest at the government's proposed First Employment Contract law.
Births
- 623 – Marwan I, Umayyad general and caliph (d. 685)
- 661 – Muawiya II, Umayyad caliph (d. 684)
- 1472 – Fra Bartolomeo, Italian painter (d. 1517)
- 1483 – Raphael, Italian painter and architect (d. 1520)
- 1515 – Teresa of Ávila, Spanish nun and saint (d. 1582)
- 1522 – Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (d. 1557)
- 1569 – Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1622)
- 1592 – John Amos Comenius, Czech bishop and educator (d. 1670)
- 1599 – Witte Corneliszoon de With, Dutch captain (d. 1658)
- 1613 – Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang of China (d. 1688)
- 1621 – Heinrich Schwemmer German composer and educator (d. 1696)
- 1638 – Frederik Ruysch, Dutch botanist and anatomist (d. 1731)
- 1652 – Samuel Sewall, English-American judge (d. 1730)
- 1725 – Andrew Kippis, English minister and author (d. 1795)
- 1727 – Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria, (d. 1777)
- 1743 – Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova, Russian academic and politician (d. 1810)
- 1750 – Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan general and politician, President of Venezuela (d. 1816)
- 1760 – Thomas Clarkson, English activist (d. 1846)
- 1773 – Henri Gatien Bertrand, French general (d. 1844)
- 1793 – Henry Schoolcraft, American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist (d. 1864)
- 1795 – Georg Heinrich Pertz, German historian and author (d. 1876)
- 1806 – Thomas Hare, English lawyer and political scientist (d. 1891)
- 1811 – John Neumann, Czech-American bishop and saint (d. 1860)
- 1815 – Arsène Houssaye, French author and poet (d. 1896)
- 1818 – Wade Hampton III, American lieutenant and politician, 77th Governor of South Carolina (d. 1902)
- 1819 – Joseph Bazalgette, English architect and engineer, designed the Hammersmith Bridge and Battersea Bridge (d. 1891)
- 1828 – Melchior Anderegg, Swiss mountain guide (d. 1914)
- 1836 – Frederick Pabst, German-American brewer, founded the Pabst Brewing Company (d. 1904)
- 1840 – Emin Pasha, Egyptian physician and politician (d. 1892)
- 1842 – William Harvey Carney, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1908)
- 1849 – James Darmesteter, French historian and author (d. 1894)
- 1851 – Bernardino Machado, Portuguese academic and politician, 3rd President of Portugal (d. 1944)
- 1862 – Aristide Briand, French politician, Prime Minister of France, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1932)
- 1866 – Jimmy Ross, Scottish footballer (d. 1902)
- 1868 – Maxim Gorky, Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright (d. 1936)
- 1871 – Willem Mengelberg, Dutch-Swiss conductor (d. 1951)
- 1873 – John Geiger, American rower (d. 1956)
- 1878 – Abraham Walkowitz, Russian-American painter (d. 1965)
- 1879 – Terence MacSwiney, Irish author, playwright, and politician, Lord Mayor of Cork (d. 1920)
- 1880 – Louis Wolheim, American actor (d. 1931)
- 1881 – Martin Sheridan, Irish-American discus thrower and jumper (d. 1918)
- 1886 – Gustave Mesny, French general (d. 1945)
- 1890 – Paul Whiteman, American violinist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1967)
- 1892 – Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
- 1892 – Tom Maguire, Irish general (d. 1993)
- 1893 – Spyros Skouras, Greek-American businessman (d. 1971)
- 1894 – Ernst Lindemann, German captain (d. 1941)
- 1895 – Ángela Ruiz Robles, Spanish teacher, writer and inventor, pioneer of the electronic book (d. 1975)
- 1895 – Christian Herter, American politician, 53rd United States Secretary of State (d. 1966)
- 1895 – Donald Grey Barnhouse, American pastor and theologian (d. 1960)
- 1895 – Spencer W. Kimball, American religious leader, 12th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1985)
- 1897 – Sepp Herberger, German footballer and manager (d. 1977)
- 1897 – Tillie Voss, American football player (d. 1975)
- 1899 – Gussie Busch, American businessman (d. 1989)
- 1899 – Harold B. Lee, American religious leader, 11th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1973)
- 1899 – Buck Shaw, American football player and coach (d. 1977)
- 1900 – Edward Wagenknecht, American critic and educator (d. 2004)
- 1902 – Flora Robson, English actress (d. 1984)
- 1902 – Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech fiddler and composer (d. 1988)
- 1903 – Rudolf Serkin, Czech-American pianist and educator (d. 1991)
- 1903 – Charles Starrett, American actor and singer (d. 1986)
- 1905 – Pandro S. Berman, American production manager and producer (d. 1996)
- 1905 – Marlin Perkins, American zoologist and television host (d. 1986)
- 1906 – Murray Adaskin, Canadian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 2002)
- 1906 – Robert Allen, American actor (d. 1998)
- 1907 – Norrey Ford, English author (d. 1985)
- 1907 – Irving Paul Lazar, American lawyer and talent agent (d. 1993)
- 1907 – Lúcia Santos, Portuguese nun (d. 2005)
- 1909 – Nelson Algren, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1981)
- 1910 – Frederick Baldwin Adams, Jr., American librarian and art collector (d. 2001)
- 1910 – Jimmie Dodd, American actor and singer (d. 1964)
- 1910 – Ingrid of Sweden (d. 2000)
- 1911 – Consalvo Sanesi, Italian race car driver (d. 1998)
- 1912 – A. Bertram Chandler English-Australian author (d. 1984)
- 1912 – Marina Raskova, Russian pilot and navigator (d. 1943)
- 1914 – Edward Anhalt, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2000)
- 1914 – Bohumil Hrabal, Czech author (d. 1997)
- 1914 – Edmund Muskie, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 58th United States Secretary of State (d. 1996)
- 1914 – Kenneth Richard Norris, Australian entomologist and academic (d. 2003)
- 1914 – Everett Ruess, American explorer, poet, and painter (d. 1934)
- 1915 – Jeremy Hutchinson, Baron Hutchinson of Lullington, English lawyer
- 1915 – Jay Livingston, American singer-songwriter (d. 2001)
- 1917 – Claude Bertrand, Canadian neurosurgeon and scholar (d. 2014)
- 1918 – Edward Amy, Canadian soldier (d. 2011)
- 1919 – Jacob Avshalomov, American composer and conductor (d. 2013)
- 1919 – Tom Brooks, Australian cricket umpire (d. 2007)
- 1919 – Vic Raschi, American baseball player and coach (d. 1988)
- 1921 – Harold Agnew, American physicist and academic (d. 2013)
- 1921 – Dirk Bogarde, English actor and author (d. 1999)
- 1921 – Herschel Grynszpan, German assassin of Ernst vom Rath (d. 1960)
- 1921 – Walter Neugebauer, Croatian-German author and illustrator (d. 1992)
- 1922 – Neville Bonner, Australian politician (d. 1999)
- 1922 – Felice Chiusano, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) (d. 1990)
- 1922 – Grace Hartigan, American painter and educator (d. 2008)
- 1922 – Joey Maxim, American boxer and actor (d. 2001)
- 1922 – B. Neminathan, Sri Lankan politician
- 1923 – Paul C. Donnelly, American scientist and engineer (d. 2014)
- 1923 – Ike Isaacs, American bassist (d. 1981)
- 1923 – Thad Jones, American trumpet player and composer (The Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra) (d. 1986)
- 1923 – René Vuaillat, French engineer, inventor and director of Gordini
- 1924 – Freddie Bartholomew, American actor (d. 1992)
- 1924 – Byrd Baylor, American author
- 1924 – Fred Flanagan, Australian footballer (d. 2013)
- 1925 – Dorothy DeBorba, American actress (d. 2010)
- 1926 – Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (d. 2014)
- 1926 – Polly Umrigar, Indian cricketer (d. 2006)
- 1927 – Theo Colborn, American zoologist and academic (d. 2014)
- 1927 – Marianne Fredriksson, Swedish journalist and author (d. 2007)
- 1927 – Vina Mazumdar, Indian academic and activist (d. 2013)
- 1928 – Zbigniew Brzezinski, Polish-American geostrategist and politician, 10th United States National Security Advisor
- 1928 – Alexander Grothendieck, German-French mathematician and theorist (d. 2014)
- 1929 – Paul England, Australian race car driver and engineer (d. 2014)
- 1930 – Robert Ashley, American soldier and composer (d. 2014)
- 1930 – Elizabeth Bainbridge, English soprano
- 1930 – Jerome Isaac Friedman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1931 – Vaino Väljas, Estonian politician
- 1933 – Tete Montoliu, Spanish pianist (d. 1997)
- 1933 – Frank Murkowski, American soldier, banker, and politician, 8th Governor of Alaska
- 1934 – Lester R. Brown, American environmentalist, founded the Earth Policy Institute and Worldwatch Institute
- 1934 – Laurie Taitt, Guyanese-English hurdler (d. 2006)
- 1935 – Frank Judd, Baron Judd, English politician, Secretary of State for International Development
- 1935 – Michael Parkinson, English journalist and author
- 1935 – Józef Szmidt, Polish triple jumper
- 1936 – Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian novelist, playwright,and essayist Nobel Prize laureate
- 1937 – Liz Trotta, American journalist
- 1938 – Hans-Jürgen Bäsler, German footballer (d. 2002)
- 1939 – Leila Kasra, Iranian-American poet and songwriter (d. 1989)
- 1939 – Edward Pearce, English journalist and author
- 1940 – Tony Barber, English-Australian game show host
- 1940 – Yves Bérubé, Canadian engineer and politician (d. 1993)
- 1940 – Luis Cubilla, Uruguayan footballer and coach (d. 2013)
- 1940 – Martin Neary, English organist and conductor
- 1941 – Alf Clausen, American composer and producer
- 1941 – Philip Fang, Hong Kong simultaneous interpretation specialist, United Nations official (d. 2013)
- 1941 – Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, American author and academic
- 1941 – Janet Nelson, English historian and academic
- 1941 – Michael Rawlins, English physician and pharmacologist
- 1941 – Jack Simmons, English cricketer
- 1941 – Jim Turner, American football player and sportscaster
- 1942 – Michel Bissonnet, Canadian lawyer and politician
- 1942 – Daniel Dennett, American philosopher and academic
- 1942 – Kitanofuji Katsuaki, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 52nd Yokozuna
- 1942 – Neil Kinnock, Welsh politician, Vice-President of the European Commission
- 1942 – Mike Newell, English director and producer
- 1942 – Samuel Ramey, American opera singer
- 1942 – Conrad Schumann, German soldier (d. 1998)
- 1942 – Jerry Sloan, American basketball player and coach
- 1943 – Richard Eyre, English director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1943 – Conchata Ferrell, American actress
- 1943 – Richard Stilgoe, English pianist and songwriter
- 1944 – Rick Barry, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1944 – Ken Howard, American actor (d. 2016)
- 1945 – Dan Alon, Israeli fencer
- 1945 – Johnny Famechon, French-Australian boxer
- 1945 – Björn Hamilton, Swedish engineer and politician
- 1946 – Wubbo Ockels, Dutch physicist and astronaut (d. 2014)
- 1946 – Henry Paulson, American banker and politician, 74th United States Secretary of the Treasury
- 1946 – Alejandro Toledo, Peruvian economist and politician, 48th President of Peru
- 1947 – Peter Hennessy, English historian and academic
- 1947 – John Records Landecker, American radio host
- 1947 – Greg Thompson, Canadian educator and politician, 25th Minister of Veterans Affairs
- 1948 – Matthew Corbett, English actor, puppeteer, and screenwriter
- 1948 – John Evan, English keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Jethro Tull)
- 1948 – Dennis Unkovic, American lawyer and author
- 1948 – Dianne Wiest, American actress
- 1948 – Milan Williams, American keyboard player (The Commodores) (d. 2006)
- 1949 – Frank Kopel, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
- 1949 – Timothy O'Shea, German-English academic
- 1949 – Ronnie Ray Smith, American sprinter (d. 2013)
- 1950 – Claudio Lolli, Italian singer-songwriter
- 1951 – Karen Kain, Canadian ballerina
- 1951 – Matti Pellonpää, Finnish actor and singer (d. 1995)
- 1952 – Keith Ashfield, Canadian politician
- 1952 – Tony Brise, English race car driver (d. 1975)
- 1953 – Rosemary Ashe, English actress and singer
- 1953 – Melchior Ndadaye, Burundian banker and politician, 4th President of Burundi (d. 1993)
- 1954 – Donald Brown, American pianist and educator (The Jazz Messengers)
- 1955 – John Alderdice, Baron Alderdice, Irish psychiatrist and politician, 1st Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly
- 1955 – Roger Harrabin, English journalist
- 1955 – Reba McEntire, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
- 1956 – Susan Ershler, American mountaineer and author
- 1956 – April Margera, American hairdresser and author
- 1957 – Harvey Glance, American sprinter and coach
- 1958 – Edesio Alejandro, Cuban composer
- 1958 – Brickhouse Brown, American wrestler
- 1958 – Bart Conner, American gymnast and sportscaster
- 1958 – Lou Franceschetti, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1958 – Curt Hennig, American wrestler, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2003)
- 1959 – Marc Bolland, Dutch-English businessman
- 1959 – Laura Chinchilla, Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica
- 1959 – Joel McNeely, American pianist and composer
- 1959 – Chris Myers, American journalist and sportscaster
- 1960 – Chris Barrie, British actor, comedian and impressionist
- 1960 – José Maria Neves, Cape Verdeian politician, Prime Minister of Cape Verde
- 1960 – Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, French-Belgian author and playwright
- 1961 – Byron Scott, American basketball player and coach
- 1962 – Simon Bazalgette, English businessman
- 1962 – Jure Franko, Slovenian skier
- 1962 – The Warlord, American wrestler
- 1963 – Chieko Honda, Japanese voice actress (d. 2013)
- 1963 – Jan Masiel, Polish politician
- 1964 – Karen Lumley, English politician
- 1965 – Steve Bull, English footballer and manager
- 1965 – Valerie Zimring, American rhythmic gymnast
- 1966 – Cheryl James, American rapper and actress (Salt-N-Pepa)
- 1967 – John Ziegler, German-American radio host and director
- 1968 – Colin Brazier, English journalist
- 1968 – Iris Chang, American journalist and author (d. 2004)
- 1968 – Nasser Hussain, Indian-English cricketer and sportscaster
- 1968 – Jon Lee, English-American drummer (The Darling Buds, Feeder, and Raindancer) (d. 2002)
- 1968 – Tim Lovejoy, English television host
- 1969 – Rodney Atkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1969 – Laurie Brett, Scottish actress
- 1969 – Daniel Laperrière, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1969 – Brett Ratner, American director and producer
- 1969 – Ilke Wyludda, German discus thrower
- 1970 – Michelle Gildernew, Irish politician
- 1970 – Vince Vaughn, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
- 1970 – Jennifer Weiner, American journalist and author
- 1970 – Aiga Zagorska, Latvian-Lithuanian cyclist
- 1971 – Mr. Cheeks, American rapper (The Lost Boyz)
- 1971 – Christianne Meneses Jacobs, Nicaraguan-American journalist and educator
- 1971 – Kristi Mühling, Estonian kannel player
- 1971 – Wesley Person, American basketball player
- 1972 – Nick Frost, English actor and screenwriter
- 1972 – Eby J. Jose, Indian journalist and author
- 1972 – Keith Tkachuk, American ice hockey player
- 1972 – David Vadim, Ukrainian-American actor
- 1973 – Umaga, American wrestler (d. 2009)
- 1973 – Björn Kuipers, Dutch footballer and referee
- 1973 – Matt Nathanson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1973 – Morné van der Merwe, South African rugby player (d. 2013)
- 1974 – Mark King, English snooker player
- 1974 – Themis Tolis, Greek drummer (Rotting Christ)
- 1975 – Fabrizio Gollin, Italian race car driver
- 1975 – Kate Gosselin, American television personality
- 1975 – Iván Helguera, Spanish footballer
- 1975 – Derek Hill, American race car driver
- 1975 – Uno Kanda, Japanese model, actress, entertainer, and fashion designer
- 1975 – Richard Kelly, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1975 – Akshaye Khanna, Indian actor and singer
- 1975 – Shanna Moakler, American model and actress, Miss USA 1995
- 1975 – Matt Reis, American soccer player and coach
- 1975 – Alper Yılmaz, Turkish basketball player
- 1976 – Dave Keuning, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Killers)
- 1976 – Talis Kitsing, Estonian athlete turned politician (d. 2009)
- 1976 – Roselle Nava, Filipino actress and singer turned politician
- 1977 – Yuriy Fenin, Ukrainian footballer
- 1977 – Henbit, American racehorse (d. 1997)
- 1977 – Erik Rasmussen, American ice hockey player
- 1977 – Lauren Weisberger, American author
- 1977 – Annie Wersching, American actress
- 1978 – Nathan Cayless, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
- 1978 – Último Gladiador, Mexican wrestler
- 1979 – Crystal Cox, American runner
- 1979 – Benjamin Percy, American novelist and short story writer
- 1979 – Chae Rim, South Korean actress
- 1980 – David Lee, English footballer
- 1980 – Stiliani Pilatou, Greek long jumper
- 1980 – Rasmus Seebach, Danish singer-songwriter and producer
- 1980 – Luke Walton, American basketball player
- 1981 – Daniel Cardoso, Portuguese keyboard player, songwriter, and producer (Anathema and Head Control System)
- 1981 – Gareth David-Lloyd, Welsh actor
- 1981 – Edwar Ramírez, American baseball player
- 1981 – Antonio Rizzo, Italian footballer
- 1981 – Julia Stiles, American actress, director, and screenwriter
- 1983 – Ryan Ashington, English footballer
- 1983 – Ladji Doucouré, French sprinter and hurdler
- 1984 – Yordanos Abay, Ethiopian footballer
- 1984 – Ol Drake, English guitarist and songwriter (Evile)
- 1984 – Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet, Kenyan runner
- 1984 – J-Kwon, American rapper
- 1984 – Christopher Samba, Congolese footballer
- 1984 – Nikki Sanderson, English model and actress
- 1985 – Ian Axel, American singer-songwriter (A Great Big World)
- 1985 – Stefano Ferrario, Italian footballer
- 1985 – Stanislas Wawrinka, Swiss tennis player
- 1986 – Abuda, Brazilian footballer
- 1986 – Bowe Bergdahl, American sergeant
- 1986 – Lady Gaga, American singer-songwriter, dancer, producer, and actress
- 1986 – Yoon Joon-soo, South Korean footballer
- 1986 – Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová, Czech tennis player
- 1986 – Denis Matsukevich, Belarusian-Russian tennis player
- 1987 – Yohan Benalouane, French-Tunisian footballer
- 1987 – Lee Hea-kang, South Korean footballer
- 1987 – Simeon Jackson, Canadian soccer player
- 1988 – Patrick Mayer, German footballer
- 1988 – Ryan Kalish, American baseball player
- 1988 – Lacey Turner, English actress
- 1989 – Logan Couture, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1989 – David Goodwillie, Scottish footballer
- 1989 – Lukas Jutkiewicz, English footballer
- 1989 – Mira Leung, Canadian figure skater
- 1989 – Marek Suchý, Czech footballer
- 1990 – Dok2, South Korean rapper
- 1990 – Joe Bennett, English footballer
- 1990 – Ekaterina Bobrova, Russian ice dancer
- 1990 – Zac Clarke, Australian footballer
- 1990 – Luca Marrone, Italian footballer
- 1991 – Hoya, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Infinite and Infinite H)
- 1991 – Amy Bruckner, American actress and singer
- 1991 – Lisa-Maria Moser, Austrian tennis player
- 1991 – Marie-Philip Poulin, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1992 – Sergi Gómez, Spanish footballer
- 1993 – Ryuki Takahashi, Japanese actor (D-Boys)
- 1994 – Jackson Wang, South Korean singer, dancer and model (Got7)
- 1995 – Jonathan Drouin, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1995 – Aleksi Mustonen, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1995 – Daniela Schippers, Guatemalan tennis player
Deaths
- 193 – Pertinax, Roman emperor (b. 126)
- 1072 – Ordulf, Duke of Saxony (b. 1022)
- 1239 – Emperor Go-Toba of Japan (b. 1180)
- 1241 – Valdemar II of Denmark (b. 1170)
- 1285 – Pope Martin IV (b. 1220)
- 1552 – Guru Angad Indian guru (b. 1504)
- 1563 – Heinrich Glarean, Swiss poet and theorist (b. 1488)
- 1566 – Sigismund von Herberstein, Austrian historian and diplomat (b. 1486)
- 1583 – Magnus, Duke of Holstein (b. 1540)
- 1584 – Ivan the Terrible, Russian king (b. 1530)
- 1687 – Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet and composer (b. 1596)
- 1794 – Marquis de Condorcet, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1743)
- 1818 – Antonio Capuzzi, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1755)
- 1850 – Gerard Brandon, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 4th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1788)
- 1865 – Petrus Hofman Peerlkamp, Dutch scholar and critic (b. 1786)
- 1866 – Solomon Foot, American lawyer and politician (b. 1802)
- 1868 – James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, English lieutenant and politician (b. 1797)
- 1870 – George Henry Thomas, American general (b. 1816)
- 1874 – Peter Andreas Hansen, Danish-German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1795)
- 1881 – Modest Mussorgsky, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1839)
- 1884 – Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (b. 1853)
- 1908 – Hermann Clemenz, Estonian chess player (d. 1846)
- 1910 – David Josiah Brewer, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1837)
- 1910 – Édouard Colonne, French violinist and conductor (b. 1838)
- 1917 – Albert Pinkham Ryder, American painter (b. 1847)
- 1920 – Şahin Bey, Turkish revolutionaries (b. 1877)
- 1923 – Charles Hubbard, American archer (b. 1849)
- 1927 – Joseph-Médard Émard, Canadian archbishop (b. 1853)
- 1928 – Nathan Stubblefield, American farmer and inventor (b. 1860)
- 1929 – Katharine Lee Bates, American poet and songwriter (b. 1859)
- 1929 – Lomer Gouin, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Premier of Quebec (b. 1861)
- 1934 – Mahmoud Mokhtar, Egyptian sculptor and educator (b. 1891)
- 1937 – Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (b. 1882)
- 1939 – Francis Matthew John Baker, Australian politician (b. 1903)
- 1941 – Marcus Hurley, American basketball player and cyclist (b. 1883)
- 1941 – Kavasji Jamshedji Petigara, Indian police officer (b. 1877)
- 1941 – Virginia Woolf, English novelist, essayist, short story writer, and critic (b. 1882)
- 1942 – Miguel Hernández, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1910)
- 1943 – Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1873)
- 1944 – Stephen Leacock, English-Canadian political scientist and author (b. 1869)
- 1946 – Chick Fullis, American baseball player (b. 1904)
- 1947 – Karol Świerczewski, Polish general (b. 1897)
- 1949 – Grigoraș Dinicu, Romanian violinist and composer (b. 1889)
- 1953 – Jim Thorpe, American football player and coach (b. 1887)
- 1958 – W. C. Handy, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1873)
- 1960 – Russell V. Mack, American publisher and politician (b. 1891)
- 1962 – Hugo Wast, Argentinian author and screenwriter (b. 1883)
- 1963 – Antonius Bouwens, Dutch target shooter (b. 1876)
- 1965 – Clemence Dane, English author and playwright (b. 1888)
- 1965 – Jack Hoxie, American actor (b. 1885)
- 1965 – Charles William Train, English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1890)
- 1969 – Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States (b. 1890)
- 1969 – Aryeh Levin, Polish-Lithuanian rabbi and educator (b. 1885)
- 1971 – Robert Hunter, American golfer (b. 1886)
- 1974 – Arthur Crudup, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1905)
- 1974 – Dorothy Fields, American songwriter (b. 1905)
- 1974 – Françoise Rosay, French actress and singer (b. 1891)
- 1974 – Dino Ciani, Italian pianist (b. 1941)
- 1976 – Richard Arlen, American actor and singer (b. 1898)
- 1977 – Eric Shipton, Sri Lankan-English mountaineer and explorer (b. 1907)
- 1979 – Emmett Kelly, American clown and actor (b. 1898)
- 1980 – Dick Haymes, Argentinian-American actor and singer (b. 1918)
- 1982 – William Giauque, Canadian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1895)
- 1983 – Suzanne Belperron, French jewelry designer (b. 1900)
- 1984 – Carmen Dragon, American conductor and composer (b. 1914)
- 1985 – Marc Chagall, Russian-French painter and poet (b. 1887)
- 1986 – Virginia Gilmore. American actress (b. 1919)
- 1987 – Patrick Troughton, English actor (b. 1920)
- 1987 – Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (b. 1905)
- 1989 – Robert J. Wilke, American actor and golfer (b. 1914)
- 1992 – Nikolaos Platon, Greek archaeologist and academic (b. 1909)
- 1993 – Scott Cunningham, American author (b. 1956)
- 1994 – Eugène Ionesco, Romanian-French playwright and critic (b. 1909)
- 1994 – Shivabalayogi, Indian yogi (b. 1935)
- 1995 – Hugh O'Connor, Italian-American actor (b. 1962)
- 1996 – Shin Kanemaru, Japanese politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1914)
- 2000 – Anthony Powell, English soldier and author (b. 1905)
- 2001 – Moe Koffman, Canadian flute player, saxophonist, and composer (b. 1928)
- 2003 – Rusty Draper, American singer-songwriter (b. 1923)
- 2004 – Peter Ustinov, English-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
- 2005 – Moura Lympany, English-Monacan pianist (b. 1916)
- 2005 – Robin Spry, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)
- 2006 – Pro Hart, Australian painter (b. 1928)
- 2006 – Vethathiri Maharishi, Indian philosopher and author (b. 1911)
- 2006 – Proinsias Ó Maonaigh, Irish fiddler and educator (b. 1922)
- 2006 – Charles Schepens, Belgian-American ophthalmologist and author (b. 1912)
- 2006 – Caspar Weinberger, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1917)
- 2009 – Maurice Jarre, French-American composer and conductor (b. 1924)
- 2010 – Herb Ellis, American guitarist (b. 1921)
- 2010 – June Havoc, Canadian-American actress, dancer, and director (b. 1912)
- 2011 – Wenche Foss, Norwegian actress (b. 1917)
- 2012 – John Arden, English author and playwright (b. 1930)
- 2012 – Alexander Arutiunian, Armenian pianist and composer (b. 1920)
- 2012 – Leonard Braithwaite, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1923)
- 2012 – Harry Crews, American author and playwright (b. 1935)
- 2012 – William Sampson, Canadian-English author (b. 1959)
- 2012 – Earl Scruggs, American banjo player (Foggy Mountain Boys) (b. 1924)
- 2012 – Addie L. Wyatt, American pastor and activist (b. 1924)
- 2013 – George E. P. Box, English-American statistician and educator (b. 1919)
- 2013 – Manuel García Ferré, Spanish-Argentinian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
- 2013 – Richard Griffiths, English actor (b. 1947)
- 2013 – Art Malone, American race car driver (b. 1936)
- 2013 – Hugh McCracken, American guitarist, harmonica player, and producer (b. 1942)
- 2013 – Heinz Patzig, German footballer and manager (b. 1929)
- 2013 – Bob Teague, American college football star and television news-reporter (b. 1929)
- 2013 – Gus Triandos, American baseball player and scout (b. 1930)
- 2013 – Robert Zildjian, American businessman, founded Sabian (b. 1923)
- 2014 – Jeremiah Denton, American admiral and politician (b. 1924)
- 2014 – Edwin Kagin, American soldier and lawyer (b. 1940)
- 2014 – Lorenzo Semple, Jr., American screenwriter and producer (b. 1923)
- 2014 – Avraham Yaski, Israeli architect and academic (b. 1927)
- 2015 – Chuck Brayton, American baseball player and coach (b. 1925)
- 2015 – Joseph Cassidy, Canadian-English priest and academic (b. 1954)
- 2015 – Miroslav Ondříček, Czech cinematographer (b. 1934)
- 2015 – Gene Saks, American actor and director (b. 1921)
- 2015 – Walter Schuck, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1920)
- 2016 – Wally Crouter, Canadian radio broadcaster (b. 1923)
- 2016 – James Noble, American actor and producer (b. 1922)
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