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January 4 is the fourth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 361 days remaining until the end of the year (362 in leap years).
Events
- 46 BC – Julius Caesar defeats Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina.
- 871 – Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex fights, and is defeated by, a Danish invasion army.
- 1490 – Anne of Brittany announces that all those who would ally with the King of France will be considered guilty of the crime of lèse-majesté.
- 1642 – King Charles I of England sends soldiers to arrest members of Parliament, commencing England's slide into civil war.
- 1649 – English Civil War: The Rump Parliament votes to put Charles I on trial.
- 1717 – The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance.
- 1762 – Great Britain enters the Seven Years' War against Spain and Naples.
- 1798 – Constantine Hangerli arrives in Bucharest, Wallachia, as its new Prince, invested by the Ottoman Empire.
- 1847 – Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the United States government.
- 1853 – After having been kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American South, Solomon Northup regains his freedom; his memoir Twelve Years a Slave later becomes a national bestseller.
- 1854 – The McDonald Islands are discovered by Captain William McDonald aboard the Samarang.
- 1863 – The New Apostolic Church, a Christian and chiliastic church, is established in Hamburg, Germany.
- 1865 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters near Wall Street in New York City.
- 1878 – Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Sofia is liberated from Ottoman rule and becomes capital of Liberated Bulgaria in 1879.
- 1884 – The Fabian Society is founded in London, England, United Kingdom.
- 1889 – The Oklahoma Land Run opens two million acres of unused Oklahoma Territory to first serve first come settlers on April 22.
- 1896 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
- 1903 – Topsy, an elephant, is electrocuted by the owners of Luna Park, Coney Island. The Edison film company shoots the film Electrocuting an Elephant of Topsy's death.
- 1912 – The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Empire by royal charter.
- 1944 – World War II: Operation Carpetbagger, involving the dropping of arms and supplies to resistance fighters in Europe, begins.
- 1948 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1951 – Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul.
- 1955 – The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
- 1958 – Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from orbit.
- 1959 – Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.
- 1965 – United States President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaims his "Great Society" during his State of the Union address.
- 1966 – A military coup takes place in Upper Volta (later Burkina Faso), dissolving the National Parliament and leading to a new national constitution.
- 1970 – The 7.1 Mw Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). Between 10,000–15,621 were killed and 26,783 were injured.
- 1972 – Rose Heilbron becomes the first female judge to sit at the Old Bailey in London, England.
- 1974 – United States President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.
- 1976 – The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force shoots dead six Irish Catholic civilians in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The next day, gunmen shoot dead ten Protestant civilians nearby in retaliation.
- 1987 – The Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people.
- 1989 – Second Gulf of Sidra incident: A pair of Libyan MiG-23 "Floggers" are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation.
- 1990 – In Pakistan's deadliest train accident an overloaded passenger train collides with an empty freight train, resulting in 307 deaths and 700 injuries.
- 1998 – Wilaya of Relizane massacres in Algeria: Over 170 are killed in three remote villages.
- 1998 – A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction.
- 1999 – Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota.
- 2000 – Two trains on the Røros Line collide in Åsta, Norway, resulting in an explosive fire and 19 deaths.
- 2004 – Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
- 2004 – Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.
- 2006 – Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke. His authority is transferred to acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
- 2007 – The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
- 2010 – Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, is officially opened.
- 2013 – A gunman kills eight people in a house-to-house rampage in Kawit, the Philippines.
Births
- 1077 – Emperor Zhezong of China (d. 1100)
- 1334 – Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (d. 1383)
- 1581 – James Ussher, Irish archbishop and historian (d. 1656)
- 1643 – Isaac Newton, English physicist and mathematician (d. 1727)
- 1664 – Lars Roberg, Swedish physician and academic (d. 1742)
- 1672 – Hugh Boulter, English-Irish archbishop (d. 1742)
- 1710 – Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer, violinist, and organist (d. 1736)
- 1720 – Johann Friedrich Agricola, German organist and composer (d. 1774)
- 1785 – Jacob Grimm, German philologist, mythologist, and author (d. 1863)
- 1809 – Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (d. 1852)
- 1813 – Isaac Pitman, English linguist and educator (d. 1897)
- 1832 – George Tryon, English admiral (d. 1893)
- 1838 – General Tom Thumb, American circus performer (d. 1883)
- 1839 – Carl Humann, German archaeologist, architect, and engineer (d. 1896)
- 1848 – Katsura Tarō, Japanese general and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913)
- 1858 – Carter Glass, American publisher and politician, 47th United States Secretary of the Treasury (d. 1946)
- 1864 – Clara Emilia Smitt, Swedish author (d. 1928)
- 1869 – Tommy Corcoran, American baseball player and umpire (d. 1960)
- 1870 – Percy Pitt, English organist and conductor (d. 1932)
- 1872 – Ottilie Sutro, American pianist (d. 1970)
- 1872 – Albert Tyler, American pole vaulter and educator (d. 1945)
- 1874 – Josef Suk, Czech violinist and composer (d. 1935)
- 1877 – Marsden Hartley, American painter and poet (d. 1943)
- 1878 – A. E. Coppard, English poet and author (d. 1957)
- 1878 – Rosa Grünberg, Swedish actress and soprano (d. 1960)
- 1878 – Augustus John, Welsh painter and illustrator (d. 1961)
- 1881 – Wilhelm Lehmbruck, German sculptor (d. 1919)
- 1881 – Patrick Ryan, Irish-American hammer thrower (d. 1964)
- 1882 – Aristarkh Lentulov, Russian painter and set designer (d. 1943)
- 1883 – Max Eastman, American author and poet (d. 1969)
- 1883 – Johanna Westerdijk, Dutch pathologist and academic (d. 1961)
- 1884 – Guy Pène du Bois, American painter, critic, and educator (d. 1958)
- 1889 – M. Patanjali Sastri, Indian lawyer and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of India (d. 1963)
- 1890 – Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson, American publisher, founded DC Comics (d. 1965)
- 1890 – Victor Adamson; American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (d. 1972)
- 1891 – Edward Brooker, English-Australian sergeant and politician, 31st Premier of Tasmania (d. 1948)
- 1891 – Bryn Lewis, Welsh rugby player and soldier (d. 1917)
- 1892 – María Díaz Cortés, Spanish super-centenarian (d. 2009)
- 1893 – Yone Minagawa, Japanese super-centenarian (d. 2007)
- 1894 – Manuel de Abreu, Brazilian physician and poet (d. 1962)
- 1895 – Leroy Grumman, American engineer and businessman, co-founded Grumman Aeronautical Engineering Co. (d. 1982)
- 1896 – Everett Dirksen, American lieutenant and politician (d. 1969)
- 1896 – Jørgen Løvset, Norwegian gynecologist and academic (d. 1981)
- 1896 – André Masson, French painter and illustrator (d. 1987)
- 1896 – Arnold Susi, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of Education (d. 1968)
- 1900 – James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist (d. 1989)
- 1901 – C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and theorist (d. 1989)
- 1901 – Raoul Berger, Ukrainian-born American attorney and law professor (d. 2000)
- 1902 – John McCone, American businessman and politician, 6th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1991)
- 1905 – Sterling Holloway, American actor and singer (d. 1992)
- 1909 – J. R. Simplot, American businessman, founded the Simplot Company (d. 2008)
- 1910 – Arthur Villeneuve, Canadian painter (d. 1990)
- 1912 – Noro Morales, Puerto Rican-American pianist and bandleader (d. 1964)
- 1913 – Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler (d. 2007)
- 1914 – Herman Franks, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2009)
- 1915 – Meg Mundy, English-American actress (d. 2016)
- 1916 – Slim Gaillard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Slim & Slam) (d. 1991)
- 1916 – Lionel Newman, American pianist and composer (d. 1989)
- 1916 – Robert Parrish, American actor and director (d. 1995)
- 1920 – William Colby, American intelligence officer, 10th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1996)
- 1920 – Cris Alexander, American actor, singer, dancer, designer, and photographer (d. 2012)
- 1922 – Mart Port, Estonian architect (d. 2012)
- 1922 – Frank Wess, American saxophonist and flute player (New York Jazz Quartet) (d. 2013)
- 1923 – Tito Rodríguez, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and television host (d. 1973)
- 1924 – Sebastian Kappen, Indian priest and theologian (d. 1993)
- 1924 – Meta Vannas, Estonian lawyer and politician (d. 2002)
- 1924 – Marianne Werner, German shot putter
- 1925 – Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish skier and technician (d. 2003)
- 1926 – Eddie Cusic, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2015)
- 1927 – Paul Desmarais, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 2013)
- 1927 – Barbara Rush, American actress
- 1929 – Günter Schabowski, German journalist and politician (d. 2015)
- 1930 – Sorrell Booke, American actor and director (d. 1994)
- 1930 – Don Shula, American football player and coach
- 1931 – William Deane, Australian judge and politician, 22nd Governor-General of Australia
- 1931 – Coşkun Özarı, Turkish footballer and coach (d. 2011)
- 1932 – Clint Hill, American secret service agent and author
- 1932 – Roman Personov, Russian physicist and academic (d. 2002)
- 1932 – Carlos Saura, Spanish director and screenwriter
- 1932 – Richard Stahl, American actor (d. 2006)
- 1933 – Ilia II of Georgia
- 1933 – Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, American author
- 1934 – Hellmuth Karasek, Czech-German journalist, author, and critic (d. 2015)
- 1934 – Rudolf Schuster, Slovak politician, 2nd President of Slovakia
- 1935 – Walter Mahlendorf, German sprinter
- 1935 – Floyd Patterson, American boxer (d. 2006)
- 1935 – Toru Terasawa, Japanese runner
- 1937 – Grace Bumbry, American operatic soprano
- 1937 – Dyan Cannon, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1937 – Mick O'Connell, Irish footballer
- 1938 – Eddie Southern, American hurdler
- 1940 – Alexander Chancellor, English journalist
- 1940 – Gao Xingjian, Chinese-French author, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1940 – Helmut Jahn, German-American architect, designed Liberty Place and Messeturm
- 1940 – Brian Josephson, Welsh physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1941 – George P. Cosmatos, Italian-Canadian director and screenwriter (d. 2005)
- 1941 – John Bennett Perry, American actor and singer
- 1941 – Kalpnath Rai, Indian politician (d. 1999)
- 1941 – Maureen Reagan, American actress and activist (d. 2001)
- 1941 – K. Thurairetnasingam, Sri Lankan civil servant and politician
- 1942 – Bolaji Akinyemi, Nigerian political scientist, academic, and politician
- 1942 – John McLaughlin, English guitarist and songwriter (The Tony Williams Lifetime, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Shakti, and Remember Shakti)
- 1943 – Doris Kearns Goodwin, American historian and author
- 1943 – Hwang Sok-yong, South Korean author and educator
- 1943 – Priit Vesilind, Estonian-American author and photographer
- 1944 – Angela Harris, Baroness Harris of Richmond, English politician
- 1944 – Charlie Manuel, American baseball player and manager
- 1944 – Frank Alesia, American actor and television director (d. 2011)
- 1945 – Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish actor and singer
- 1945 – Richard R. Schrock, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1946 – Lisa Appignanesi Polish-English author and academic
- 1946 – Arthur Conley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
- 1947 – Chris Cutler, American-English drummer and songwriter (Henry Cow, Art Bears, News from Babel, Cassiber, The Science Group, and Brainville)
- 1947 – Marie-Thérèse Letablier, French sociologist and academic
- 1947 – Rick Stein, English chef and author
- 1948 – Kostas Davourlis, Greek footballer (d. 1992)
- 1948 – Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé, Malian civil servant and politician, Prime Minister of Mali
- 1949 – Mick Mills, English footballer and manager
- 1950 – Khondakar Ashraf Hossain, Bangladesh poet and academic (d. 2013)
- 1951 – Bob Black, American author and activist
- 1951 – Barbara Cochran, American skier
- 1953 – Norberto Alonso, Argentinian footballer
- 1954 – Eugene Chadbourne, American guitarist and songwriter (Shockabilly)
- 1954 – Tina Knowles, American fashion designer, founded House of Deréon
- 1955 – Cecilia Conrad, Norwegian economist and academic
- 1955 – Mark Hollis, English singer-songwriter (Talk Talk)
- 1956 – Nels Cline, American guitarist and songwriter (Wilco)
- 1956 – Ann Magnuson, American actress and performance artist
- 1956 – Sarojini Sahoo, Indian journalist, author, and poet
- 1956 – Bernard Sumner, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Joy Division, New Order, Electronic, and Bad Lieutenant)
- 1957 – Patty Loveless, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1957 – Gurdas Maan, Indian singer-songwriter
- 1957 – Vesna Zmijanac, Serbian singer and actress
- 1958 – Matt Frewer, American-Canadian actor
- 1958 – Gary Jones, Welsh-Canadian actor and screenwriter
- 1958 – Julian Sands, English actor
- 1959 – Vanity, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (Vanity 6) (d. 2016)
- 1960 – Gavin Miller, Australian rugby league player
- 1960 – Michael Stipe, American singer-songwriter and producer (R.E.M. and Automatic Baby)
- 1961 – Sidney Green, American basketball player and coach
- 1962 – Natalya Bochina, Russian sprinter
- 1962 – Harlan Coben, American author
- 1962 – Joe Kleine, American basketball player and coach
- 1962 – André Rouvoet, Dutch educator and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
- 1962 – Peter Steele, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Type O Negative, Carnivore and Fallout) (d. 2010)
- 1963 – Igor Astapkovich, Belarusian hammer thrower
- 1963 – Dave Foley, Canadian comedian, actor, director, and producer
- 1963 – Till Lindemann, German singer-songwriter (Rammstein and First Arsch)
- 1964 – Dot Jones, American shot putter and actress
- 1964 – Riki Takeuchi, Japanese actor and producer
- 1965 – Yvan Attal, French actor and director
- 1965 – Guy Forget, French tennis player
- 1965 – Beth Gibbons, English singer-songwriter (Portishead)
- 1965 – Craig Revel Horwood, Australian-English dancer, choreographer, and director
- 1965 – Cait O'Riordan, British bass player and songwriter (The Pogues and The Radiators from Space)
- 1965 – Julia Ormond, English actress and producer
- 1965 – Rob Wilson, English politician
- 1966 – Deana Carter, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1966 – La Parka II, Mexican wrestler
- 1967 – David Berman, American singer-songwriter (Silver Jews and Ectoslavia)
- 1967 – Johnny Nelson, English boxer and sportscaster
- 1967 – Marina Orsini, Canadian actress
- 1967 – David Toms, American golfer and philanthropist
- 1969 – Corie Blount, American basketball player and coach
- 1969 – Kostas Frantzeskos, Greek footballer
- 1969 – Marla Runyan, American runner and long jumper
- 1969 – Kees van Wonderen, Dutch footballer and manager
- 1970 – Chris Kanyon, American wrestler (d. 2010)
- 1971 – Junichi Kakizaki, Japanese botanist and sculptor
- 1972 – James Longley, American director and producer
- 1973 – Greg de Vries, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1973 – Frank Høj, Danish cyclist
- 1973 – Harmony Korine, American director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1974 – Danilo Hondo, German cyclist
- 1974 – Sjur Miljeteig, Norwegian trumpet player and composer
- 1975 – Shane Carwin, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
- 1976 – Benoît Joachim, Luxembourgish cyclist
- 1976 – Ted Lilly, American baseball player
- 1977 – Irán Castillo, Mexican actress and singer
- 1977 – David Millar, Maltese-Scottish cyclist and coach
- 1977 – Vhong Navarro, Filipino actor, singer, and dancer
- 1977 – Dan Shanahan, Irish hurler and coach
- 1977 – Ozell Wells, Dominican-American basketball player, coach, and scout
- 1977 – Tim Wheeler, Northern Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Ash)
- 1978 – Dominik Hrbatý, Slovakian tennis player
- 1978 – Paul Licuria, Australian footballer
- 1978 – Mai Meneses, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Nena Daconte)
- 1979 – Shergo Biran, German footballer
- 1979 – Tristan Gommendy, French race car driver
- 1980 – Alexandra Jiménez, Spanish actress
- 1980 – Miguel Monteiro, Portuguese footballer
- 1980 – Yaroslav Popovych, Ukrainian cyclist
- 1981 – Silvy De Bie, Belgian singer (Sylver)
- 1981 – Hitomi Obara, Japanese wrestler
- 1982 – Paulo Ferrari, Argentinian footballer
- 1982 – Kang Hye-jung, South Korean actress and singer
- 1982 – Richard Logan, English footballer
- 1982 – Lucie Škrobáková, Czech hurdler
- 1983 – Spencer Chamberlain, American singer-songwriter (Underoath and Sleepwave)
- 1983 – Gemma Hunt, English television host
- 1984 – İbrahim Akın, Turkish footballer
- 1985 – Danielle Campo, Canadian swimmer
- 1985 – Lenora Crichlow, English actress
- 1985 – Gökhan Gönül, Turkish footballer
- 1985 – Al Jefferson, American basketball player
- 1985 – Fernando Rees, Brazilian race car driver
- 1986 – Katrina Halili, Filipino model and actress
- 1986 – Younès Kaboul, French footballer
- 1986 – Andrei Krauchanka, Belarusian decathlete
- 1986 – James Milner, English footballer
- 1986 – Steve Slaton, American football player
- 1986 – Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwanese tennis player
- 1987 – Nikolaj Misiuk, Lithuanian footballer
- 1987 – Kay Voser, Swiss footballer
- 1988 – Anestis Argyriou, Greek footballer
- 1988 – Maximilian Riedmüller, German footballer
- 1989 – Labrinth, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1989 – Jeff Gyasi, Nigerian footballer
- 1989 – Graham Rahal, American race car driver
- 1990 – Iago Falqué, Spanish footballer
- 1990 – Julia Glushko, Israeli tennis player
- 1990 – Toni Kroos, German footballer
- 1990 – Alberto Paloschi, Italian footballer
- 1991 – Tal al-Mallohi, Syrian blogger and activist
- 1991 – Stefan Nenadović, Montenegrin footballer
- 1992 – Kris Bryant, American baseball player
Deaths
- 874 – Hasan al-Askari, Saudi Arabian 11th of the Twelve Imams (b. 846)
- 1248 – Sancho II of Portugal (b. 1207)
- 1286 – Anna Komnene Doukaina, Byzantine wife of William II of Villehardouin
- 1428 – Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (b. 1370)
- 1564 – Hosokawa Ujitsuna, Japanese commander (b. 1514)
- 1584 – Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter and illustrator (b. 1539)
- 1695 – François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg, French general (b. 1628)
- 1752 – Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1704)
- 1761 – Stephen Hales, English clergyman and physiologist (b. 1677)
- 1782 – Ange-Jacques Gabriel, French architect, designed École Militaire (b. 1698)
- 1786 – Moses Mendelssohn, German philosopher and theologian (b. 1729)
- 1804 – Charlotte Lennox, English author and poet (b. 1730)
- 1821 – Elizabeth Ann Seton, American nun and saint (b. 1774)
- 1825 – Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (b. 1751)
- 1863 – Roger Hanson, American general (b. 1827)
- 1874 – Thomas Gregson, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of Tasmania (b. 1798)
- 1877 – Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1794)
- 1880 – Anselm Feuerbach, German painter and educator (b. 1829)
- 1882 – John William Draper, English-American physician, chemist, and photographer (b. 1811)
- 1883 – Antoine Chanzy, French general (b. 1823)
- 1891 – Antoine Labelle, Canadian priest (b. 1833)
- 1896 – Joseph Hubert Reinkens, German bishop and academic (b. 1821)
- 1901 – Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter and academic (b. 1842)
- 1904 – Anna Winlock American astronomer and academic (b. 1857)
- 1910 – Léon Delagrange, French pilot and sculptor (b. 1873)
- 1912 – Clarence Dutton, American geologist and soldier (b. 1841)
- 1919 – Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (b. 1843)
- 1920 – Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author and playwright (b. 1843)
- 1924 – Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1852)
- 1927 – Süleyman Nazif, Turkish poet and civil servant (b. 1870)
- 1931 – Art Acord, American actor and stuntman (b. 1890)
- 1931 – Louise, Princess Royal of England (b. 1867)
- 1931 – Mohammad Ali Jouhar, Indian journalist, activist, and scholar (b. 1878)
- 1940 – Flora Finch, English-American actress and producer (b. 1867)
- 1941 – Henri Bergson, French philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)
- 1943 – Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz, Greek-Polish swimmer and water polo player (b. 1911)
- 1944 – Kaj Munk, Danish playwright and pastor (b. 1898)
- 1960 – Albert Camus, Algerian-French philosopher, author, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1913)
- 1961 – Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
- 1962 – Hans Lammers, German jurist and politician (b. 1879)
- 1965 – T. S. Eliot, American-English poet, playwright, and critic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
- 1967 – Donald Campbell, English race car driver and sailor (b. 1921)
- 1969 – Paul Chambers, American bassist and composer (Miles Davis Quintet) (b. 1935)
- 1970 – Jean Étienne Valluy, French general (b. 1899)
- 1975 – Carlo Levi, Italian painter, author, and activist (b. 1902)
- 1976 – Epameinondas Thomopoulos, Greek painter and illustrator (b. 1878)
- 1985 – Brian Horrocks, Indian-English general (b. 1895)
- 1985 – Lovro von Matačić, Croatian conductor and composer (b. 1899)
- 1986 – Christopher Isherwood, English-American author and academic (b. 1904)
- 1986 – Phil Lynott, Irish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Thin Lizzy, Skid Row, and Grand Slam) (b. 1949)
- 1988 – Lily Laskine, French harp player (b. 1893)
- 1990 – Harold Eugene Edgerton, American engineer and academic (b. 1903)
- 1990 – Henry Bolte, Australian sergeant and politician, 38th Premier of Victoria (b. 1908)
- 1994 – Marie Orav, Estonian chess player (b. 1911)
- 1994 – R. D. Burman, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1939)
- 1995 – Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer (b. 1942)
- 1995 – Sol Tax, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1907)
- 1996 – Ramón Vinay, Chilean-Mexican tenor and actor (b. 1911)
- 1997 – Harry Helmsley, American businessman (b. 1909)
- 1998 – John Gary, American singer-songwriter (b. 1932)
- 1998 – Mae Questel, American actress (b. 1908)
- 1999 – Iron Eyes Cody, American actor and stuntman (b. 1904)
- 2000 – Spyros Markezinis, Greek lawyer and politician, 170th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1909)
- 2000 – Tom Fears, Mexican-American football player and coach (b. 1922)
- 2001 – Les Brown, American bandleader and composer (b. 1912)
- 2001 – Yoshika Yuhnagi, Japanese model (b. 1983)
- 2003 – Hanno Drechsler, German academic and politician, Mayor of Marburg (b. 1931)
- 2003 – Sabine Ulibarrí, American poet and critic (b. 1919)
- 2003 – Yfrah Neaman, Lebanese-English violinist (b. 1923)
- 2004 – Brian Gibson, English director and screenwriter (b. 1944)
- 2004 – Jake Hess, American singer (The Statesmen Quartet and Masters V) (b. 1927)
- 2004 – Joan Aiken, English author (b. 1924)
- 2004 – John Toland, American historian and author (b. 1912)
- 2005 – Bud Poile, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (b. 1924)
- 2005 – Frank Harary, American mathematician and academic (b. 1921)
- 2005 – Humphrey Carpenter, English radio host and author (b. 1946)
- 2005 – Robert Heilbroner, American economist and historian (b. 1919)
- 2006 – Irving Layton, Romanian-Canadian poet and academic (b. 1912)
- 2006 – Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Emirati politician, 1st Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (b. 1946)
- 2006 – Milton Himmelfarb, American sociographer, author, and academic (b. 1918)
- 2007 – Gren, Welsh cartoonist and journalist (b. 1934)
- 2007 – Helen Hill, American director and producer (b. 1970)
- 2007 – Lewis Hodges, English air marshal and pilot (b. 1918)
- 2007 – Steve Krantz, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1923)
- 2007 – Marais Viljoen, South African politician, 5th State President of South Africa (b. 1915)
- 2007 – Sandro Salvadore, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1939)
- 2007 – Jan Schröder, Dutch cyclist (b. 1941)
- 2008 – Xavier Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist (b. 1932)
- 2008 – Jimmy Nah, Singaporean comedian and actor (b. 1968)
- 2008 – Yannis Tamtakos, Greek activist (b. 1908)
- 2009 – Gert Jonke, Austrian poet, playwright, and author (b. 1946)
- 2009 – Giselle Salandy, Trinidadian boxer (b. 1987)
- 2010 – Sandro de América, Argentine singer and actor (b. 1945)
- 2010 – Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, 1st President of Suriname (b. 1910)
- 2010 – Rory Markas, American sportscaster (b. 1955)
- 2010 – Tsutomu Yamaguchi, Japanese engineer (b. 1916)
- 2011 – Mohamed Bouazizi, Tunisian activist (b. 1984)
- 2011 – Coen Moulijn, Dutch footballer (b. 1937)
- 2011 – Mick Karn, Cypriot-English bass player and songwriter (Japan, Dalis Car, NiNa, and JBK) (b. 1958)
- 2011 – Dick King-Smith English author (b. 1922)
- 2011 – Ali-Reza Pahlavi, Iranian son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (b. 1966)
- 2011 – Gerry Rafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter (The Humblebums and Stealers Wheel) (b. 1947)
- 2011 – Salmaan Taseer, Pakistani businessman and politician, 26th Governor of Punjab, Pakistan (b. 1944)
- 2012 – Richard Alf, American businessman, co-founded San Diego Comic-Con International (b. 1952)
- 2012 – Eve Arnold, American photographer and journalist (b. 1912)
- 2012 – Gatewood Galbraith, American lawyer, author, and politician (b. 1947)
- 2012 – Kerry McGregor, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1974)
- 2012 – Rod Robbie, English-Canadian architect, designed the Canadian Pavilion and Rogers Centre (b. 1928)
- 2012 – David Wheeler, American director and producer (b. 1925)
- 2013 – Pete Elliott, American football player and coach (b. 1926)
- 2013 – Murray Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1921)
- 2013 – Sammy Johns, American singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
- 2013 – Yevgeny Pepelyaev, Russian colonel and pilot (b. 1918)
- 2013 – Nikos Samaras, Greek volleyball player (b. 1970)
- 2013 – Anwar Shamim, Pakistani general (b. 1931)
- 2013 – Zoran Žižić, Montenegrin politician, 4th Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1951)
- 2014 – Jean Metellus, Haitian neurologist, author, poet, and playwright (b. 1937)
- 2014 – Shirley Jeffrey, Australian biologist and academic (b. 1930)
- 2015 – Pino Daniele, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1955)
- 2015 – Chitresh Das, Indian dancer and choreographer (b. 1944)
- 2015 – Stuart Scott, American sportscaster and actor (b. 1965)
- 2016 – Michel Galabru, French actor and playwright (b. 1922)
- 2016 – S. H. Kapadia, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 38th Chief Justice of India (b. 1947)
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