October 11
Day of the year
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October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 81 days remain until the end of the year.
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Events
Pre-1600
- 944 – Caliph al-Muttaqi is blinded and deposed by the Turkish general Tuzun.[1]
- 1138 – A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever.[2]
- 1142 – A peace treaty ends the Jin–Song wars.
- 1311 – The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of English kings with the Ordinances of 1311.
- 1531 – The five Catholic cantons defeat the Protestant canton of Zurich in the battle of Kappel.[3]
1601–1900
- 1614 – The New Netherland Company applies to the States General of the Netherlands for exclusive trading rights in what is now the northeastern United States.
- 1634 – The Burchardi flood kills around 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.
- 1643 – A Parliamentarian cavalry force defeats a Royalist cavalry force in the battle of Winceby.[4]
- 1649 – Cromwell's New Model Army sacks Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians.
- 1776 – American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
- 1797 – The Royal Navy decisively defeats the Batavian Navy at Camperdown during the French Revolutionary Wars.[5]
- 1811 – The Juliana begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor.
- 1840 – The Maronite leader Bashir Shihab II surrenders to the Ottoman Empire and later is sent to Malta in exile.
- 1852 – The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.
- 1862 – American Civil War: Confederate troops conduct a raid on Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
- 1865 – Hundreds of black men and women march in Jamaica, starting the Morant Bay rebellion.
- 1890 – In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
- 1899 – The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.
1901–present
- 1906 – San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students.
- 1910 – Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane.
- 1912 – First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
- 1918 – The 7.1 Mw San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people.
- 1937 – The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on 22 October.
- 1941 – Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia.
- 1942 – World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force.
- 1944 – The Tuvan People's Republic is annexed by the Soviet Union.
- 1950 – CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
- 1954 – In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam.
- 1958 – NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit.
- 1962 – The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.
- 1968 – NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful crewed Apollo mission.
- 1976 – George Washington is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies.
- 1982 – The hull of the Mary Rose is recovered, over four hundred years after her sinking during the battle of the Solent.[6]
- 1984 – Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk.
- 1984 – Aeroflot Flight 3352 crashes into maintenance vehicles upon landing in Omsk, Russia, killing 178.
- 1986 – Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Iceland to continue discussions about scaling back IRBM arsenals in Europe.
- 1987 – The AIDS Memorial Quilt is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
- 1987 – Start of Operation Pawan by Indian forces in Sri Lanka. Thousands of civilians, insurgents, soldiers die.
- 1991 – Prof. Anita Hill delivers her televised testimony concerning sexual harassment during the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination.[7]
- 1999 – Air Botswana pilot Chris Phatswe steals an ATR 42 from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport and later crashes it into two other aircraft at the airport, killing himself.[8]
- 2000 – NASA launches STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission.
- 2001 – The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.
- 2002 – A bomb attack in a Myyrmanni shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven.
- 2013 – A migrant boat sinks in the Channel of Sicily, with at least 359 people drowning.
- 2018 – Soyuz MS-10, launching an intended crew for the ISS, suffers an in-flight abort. The crew lands safely.
Births
Pre-1600
- 1492 – Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France, French noble (died 1495)
- 1552 – Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (died 1553)
1601–1900
- 1616 – Andreas Gryphius, German poet and playwright (died 1664)
- 1661 – Melchior de Polignac, French cardinal and poet (died 1742)
- 1671 – Frederick IV of Denmark (died 1730)
- 1672 – Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian-Romanian diplomat (died 1742)
- 1675 – Samuel Clarke, English minister and philosopher (died 1729)
- 1738 – Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (died 1814)
- 1739 – Grigory Potemkin, Russian general and politician (died 1791)
- 1758 – Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (died 1840)
- 1778 – George Bridgetower, British musician and composer (died 1860)
- 1782 – Steen Steensen Blicher, Danish author and poet (died 1848)[9]
- 1786 – Stevenson Archer, American judge and politician (died 1848)
- 1788 – Simon Sechter, Austrian organist, composer, and conductor (died 1867)
- 1793 – Maria James, Welsh-born American poet, domestic servant (died 1868)[10]
- 1803 – Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian general and geologist (died 1885)
- 1814 – Jean-Baptiste Lamy, French-American archbishop (died 1888)
- 1815 – Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte, Italian-French politician (died 1881)
- 1821 – George Williams, English philanthropist, founded the YMCA (died 1905)
- 1827 – Afzal-ud-Daulah, Asaf Jah V, 5th Nizam of Hyderabad[11]
- 1835 – Ernst Sars, Norwegian historian (died 1917)[12]
- 1835 – Theodore Thomas, American conductor, founded the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (died 1905)
- 1844 – Henry J. Heinz, American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (died 1919)
- 1865 – Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian philologist and author (died 1926)
- 1871 – Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian evangelist, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (died 1943)
- 1872 – Emily Davison, English educator and activist (died 1913)
- 1872 – Harlan F. Stone, American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1946)
- 1879 – Ernst Mally, Austrian philosopher and academic (died 1944)
- 1881 – Hans Kelsen, Czech-American jurist and philosopher (died 1973)
- 1883 – Kristian Welhaven, Norwegian police officer (died 1975)[13]
- 1884 – Friedrich Bergius, German-Argentinian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1949)
- 1884 – Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian and politician, 32nd First Lady of the United States (died 1962)[14]
- 1884 – Sig Ruman, German-American actor (died 1967)
- 1885 – François Mauriac, French novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)
- 1890 – A. V. Kulasingham, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 1978)
- 1894 – Julius Kuperjanov, Estonian educator and lieutenant (died 1919)
- 1896 – Roman Jakobson, Russian-American linguist and theorist (died 1982)
- 1897 – Nathan Farragut Twining, American general (died 1982)
- 1899 – Eddie Dyer, American baseball player and manager (died 1964)
1901–present
- 1901 – Masanobu Tsuji, Japanese colonel and politician (died 1961)
- 1902 – Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian activist and politician (died 1979)
- 1905 – Fred Trump, American real estate entrepreneur (died 1999)
- 1909 – Sir Ken Anderson, Australian politician (died 1985)
- 1910 – Cahit Arf, Turkish mathematician and academic (died 1997)
- 1911 – Nello Pagani, Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (died 2003)
- 1913 – Joe Simon, American author and illustrator (died 2011)
- 1915 – T. Llew Jones, Welsh author and poet (died 2009)
- 1916 – Nanaji Deshmukh, Indian educator and activist (died 2010)
- 1916 – Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar, Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (died 1991)[15]
- 1918 – Fred Bodsworth, Canadian journalist and author (died 2012)
- 1918 – Jerome Robbins, American director, producer, and choreographer (died 1998)
- 1919 – Art Blakey, American drummer and bandleader (died 1990)
- 1919 – Douglas Albert Munro, United States Coast Guard signalman, posthumously awarded Medal of Honor (died 1942)
- 1922 – G. C. Edmondson, American soldier and author (died 1995)
- 1924 – André Emmerich, German-American art dealer (died 2007)
- 1924 – Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (died 2011)
- 1924 – Mal Whitfield, American athlete (died 2015)[16]
- 1925 – Elmore Leonard, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter (died 2013)[17]
- 1926 – Jean Alexander, English actress (died 2016)
- 1926 – Yvon Dupuis, Canadian politician (died 2017)
- 1926 – Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese monk, author, and poet (died 2022)
- 1926 – Earle Hyman, American actor (died 2017)
- 1926 – Neville Wran, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (died 2014)
- 1927 – Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (died 2005)
- 1927 – Jim Prior, Baron Prior, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (died 2016)
- 1928 – Alfonso de Portago, Spanish race car driver and bobsledder (died 1957)
- 1928 – Roscoe Robinson Jr., American general (died 1993)
- 1928 – Geoffrey Tordoff, Baron Tordoff, English businessman and politician (died 2019)
- 1929 – Curtis Amy, American saxophonist and clarinetist (died 2002)
- 1930 – Michael Edwardes, South African-English businessman (died 2019)
- 1930 – LaVell Edwards, American football player and coach (died 2016)[17]
- 1930 – Sam Johnson, American colonel and politician (died 2020)
- 1932 – Saul Friedländer, Israeli historian and author
- 1932 – Barry Jones, Australian lawyer and politician
- 1932 – Dottie West, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 1991)
- 1935 – Dan Evins, American businessman, founded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (died 2012)
- 1935 – Daniel Quinn, American author and environmentalist (died 2018)
- 1936 – C. Gordon Fullerton, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (died 2013)
- 1936 – Billy Higgins, American drummer and educator (died 2001)
- 1936 – James M. McPherson, American historian and author
- 1937 – Bobby Charlton, English footballer and manager (died 2023)
- 1937 – R. H. W. Dillard, American poet, author, and critic (died 2023)
- 1937 – Ron Leibman, American actor and screenwriter (died 2019)[17]
- 1938 – Darrall Imhoff, American basketball player (died 2017)[18]
- 1938 – Michael Stear, English air marshal (died 2020)
- 1939 – Maria Bueno, Brazilian tennis player (died 2018)
- 1939 – Austin Currie, Northern Irish lawyer and SDLP politician (died 2021)
- 1940 – Lucy Morgan, American newspaper reporter (died 2023)
- 1941 – Lester Bowie, American trumpet player and composer (died 1999)
- 1942 – Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton, Welsh academic and politician
- 1942 – Amitabh Bachchan, Indian film actor, producer, television host, and former politician
- 1943 – Keith Boyce, Barbadian cricketer (died 1996)
- 1943 – Michael Harloe, English sociologist and academic
- 1943 – John Nettles, English actor and writer
- 1943 – Ilmar Reepalu, Swedish lawyer and politician
- 1943 – Gene Watson, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1944 – Rodney Marsh, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
- 1945 – Andrew Logan, English sculptor and painter
- 1946 – Elinor Goodman, English journalist
- 1946 – Daryl Hall, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[19]
- 1946 – Sawao Katō, Japanese gymnast
- 1947 – Thomas Boswell, American journalist and author[17]
- 1947 – Lucas Papademos, Greek economist and politician, 183rd Prime Minister of Greece
- 1947 – Alan Pascoe, English hurdler
- 1948 – David Rendall, English tenor and actor
- 1948 – Peter Turkson, Ghanaian cardinal
- 1949 – Henry Luke Orombi, Ugandan archbishop
- 1949 – Lawrence Tanter, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1950 – Catlin Adams, American actress[19]
- 1950 – William R. Forstchen, American historian and author
- 1950 – Amos Gitai, Israeli director, producer, and author
- 1950 – Patty Murray, American educator and politician
- 1951 – Bruce Bartlett, American economist, historian, and author
- 1951 – Miroslav Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player (died 2008)[20]
- 1951 – Jean-Jacques Goldman, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1951 – Jon Miller, American sportscaster
- 1951 – Louise Rennison, English author and comedian (died 2016)[21]
- 1951 – Charles Shyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2024)[22]
- 1952 – Paulette Carlson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1953 – David Morse, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[19]
- 1954 – David Michaels, American epidemiologist and politician
- 1954 – Vojislav Šešelj, Serbian lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
- 1955 – Norm Nixon, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1956 – Nicanor Duarte, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, President of Paraguay
- 1956 – Doug Lawrence, American jazz saxophonist[23]
- 1956 – Derek Ringer, Scottish race car driver
- 1956 – Stephen Spinella, American actor[19]
- 1957 – Francky Dury, Belgian footballer and manager
- 1957 – Dawn French, Welsh-English actress, comedian and screenwriter[17]
- 1959 – Wayne Gardner, Australian motorcycle racer
- 1959 – Allan Little, Scottish journalist and author
- 1960 – Randy Breuer, American basketball player
- 1960 – Nicola Bryant, English actress[24]
- 1960 – Curt Ford, American baseball player and manager
- 1960 – Gábor Pölöskei, Hungarian footballer and manager
- 1961 – Neil Buchanan, English guitarist
- 1961 – Steve Young, American football player and sportscaster[17]
- 1962 – Joan Cusack, American actress[19]
- 1962 – Andy McCoy, Finnish musician
- 1963 – Marcus Graham, Australian actor
- 1963 – Brian Rice, Scottish footballer and manager
- 1963 – Ronny Rosenthal, Israeli footballer[25]
- 1963 – Rima Te Wiata, English-New Zealand actress and singer[26]
- 1964 – Michael J. Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter[19]
- 1965 – Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor and producer[19]
- 1965 – Alexander Hacke, German singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1965 – Orlando Hernández, Cuban baseball player
- 1965 – Volodymyr Horilyi, Ukrainian footballer and coach
- 1965 – Lennie James, English actor[19]
- 1966 – Luke Perry, American actor and producer (died 2019)[17]
- 1966 – Todd Snider, American singer-songwriter[19]
- 1966 – Stephen Williams, Welsh lawyer and politician
- 1967 – Jay Grdina, American businessman and pornographic actor
- 1967 – Artie Lange, American actor and comedian[19]
- 1967 – David Starr, American race car driver
- 1967 – Peter Thiel, German and American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist[27]
- 1968 – Jane Krakowski, American actress and singer[19]
- 1968 – Claude Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1968 – Brett Salisbury, American football player and author
- 1969 – Merieme Chadid, Moroccan astronomer and explorer
- 1969 – Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
- 1969 – Stephen Moyer, English actor
- 1970 – Chidi Ahanotu, American football player
- 1970 – Vanessa Harding, American wrestler
- 1970 – MC Lyte, American rapper, DJ, and actress[19]
- 1970 – Andy Marriott, English-Welsh footballer and manager
- 1970 – Shin Tae-yong, South Korean footballer and coach
- 1970 – Constance Zimmer, American actress[19]
- 1971 – Petra Haden, American violinist and singer
- 1971 – Justin Lin, American film director
- 1971 – Oleksandr Pomazun, Ukrainian footballer and manager
- 1972 – Marcus Bai, Papua New Guinean rugby league player
- 1973 – Brendan B. Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1973 – Greg Chalmers, Australian golfer
- 1973 – Steven Pressley, Scottish footballer and manager
- 1973 – Niki Xanthou, Greek long jumper
- 1973 – Dmitri Young, American baseball player and radio host
- 1974 – Jason Arnott, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1974 – Rachel Barton Pine, American violinist and educator
- 1976 – Dominic Aitchison, Scottish bass player and songwriter
- 1976 – Emily Deschanel, American actress and producer[19]
- 1977 – Matt Bomer, American actor and producer[17]
- 1977 – Igor Figueiredo, Brazilian snooker player
- 1977 – Jérémie Janot, French footballer and manager
- 1977 – Desmond Mason, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1977 – Rhett McLaughlin, American YouTuber
- 1977 – Ty Wigginton, American baseball player
- 1978 – Carl Bussey, American soccer player
- 1978 – Trevor Donovan, American actor[19]
- 1978 – Takuya Kawaguchi, Japanese footballer
- 1979 – Jamar Beasley, American football player
- 1979 – Andy Douglas, American wrestler
- 1979 – Kim Yong-dae, South Korean footballer
- 1980 – Nyron Nosworthy, English-born Jamaican footballer
- 1982 – Cameron Knowles, New Zealand footballer
- 1982 – Jeff Larish, American baseball player
- 1982 – Terrell Suggs, American football player
- 1982 – Mauricio Victorino, Uruguayan footballer
- 1983 – Denis Grebeshkov, Russian ice hockey player[28]
- 1984 – Sergio Hellings, Dutch footballer
- 1984 – Martha MacIsaac, Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter
- 1984 – Zeb Taia, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
- 1984 – Jane Zhang, Chinese singer-songwriter
- 1985 – Nesta Carter, Jamaican sprinter
- 1985 – Yang Cheng, Chinese footballer
- 1985 – Álvaro Fernández, Uruguayan footballer
- 1985 – Peter Ölvecký, Slovak ice hockey player[29]
- 1985 – Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress (died 2025)[30][19]
- 1986 – Ikioi Shōta, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1987 – Tony Beltran, American soccer player
- 1987 – Mike Conley Jr., American basketball player
- 1987 – Nathan Coulter-Nile, Australian cricketer
- 1988 – Omar Gonzalez, American soccer player
- 1988 – Ricochet, American wrestler
- 1989 – Michelle Wie, American golfer[31]
- 1990 – Joo, South Korean singer and actress
- 1990 – Sebastian Rode, German footballer
- 1991 – Joel Bitonio, American football player[32]
- 1991 – Toby Fox, American video game developer and composer
- 1991 – Gio Urshela, Colombian baseball player[33]
- 1991 – Kika van Es, Dutch footballer
- 1992 – Cardi B, American rapper[19]
- 1992 – Christian Davis, English cricketer
- 1992 – Riffi Mandanda, Congolese footballer
- 1992 – Ligi Sao, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1993 – Brandon Flynn, American actor[17]
- 1993 – Hardik Pandya, Indian cricketer
- 1994 – Clésio Baúque, Mozambican footballer
- 1994 – Zior Park, South Korean rapper[34]
- 1994 – T. J. Watt, American football player[35]
- 1995 – Nicolás Jarry, Chilean tennis player[36]
- 1996 – Rhea Ripley, Australian wrestler[37]
- 1996 – Arman Tsarukyan, Armenian professional mixed martial artist[38]
- 1999 – Leicester Fainga'anuku, New Zealand rugby union player[39]
- 1999 – Keldon Johnson, American basketball player[40]
- 2001 – Maja Chwalińska, Polish tennis player[41][42]
- 2001 – Daniel Maldini, Italian footballer
- 2001 – Jacob Preston, Australian rugby league player[43]
- 2001 – Chu Ye-jin, South Korean actress[44]
Deaths
Pre-1600
- 965 – Bruno the Great, Archbishop of Cologne (born 925)[45]
- 1086 – Sima Guang, Chinese historian and statesman (born 1019)
- 1159 – William of Blois, Count of Boulogne and Earl of Surrey (born c. 1137)
- 1188 – Robert I, Count of Dreux (born 1123)
- 1303 – Pope Boniface VIII (born 1235)[46]
- 1347 – Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1282)
- 1424 – Jan Žižka, Czech general and Hussite leader (born 1360)[47]
- 1531 – Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss pastor and theologian (born 1484)[48]
- 1542 – Thomas Wyatt, English poet and diplomat (born 1503)
- 1579 – Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 43rd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1506)
1601–1900
- 1667 – Mattias de' Medici, Italian noble (born 1613)
- 1684 – James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven (born c. 1617)
- 1698 – William Molyneux, Irish philosopher and writer (born 1656)
- 1705 – Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (born 1663)
- 1708 – Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher (born 1651)
- 1721 – Edward Colston, English merchant and politician (born 1636)
- 1725 – Hans Herr, Swiss-American bishop (born 1639)
- 1779 – Casimir Pulaski, Polish-American general (born 1745)
- 1809 – Meriwether Lewis, American captain, explorer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory (born 1774)
- 1821 – John Ross Key, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (born 1754)
- 1830 – José de La Mar, Peruvian military leader, President of Peru (born 1776)[49]
- 1837 – Samuel Wesley, English organist and composer (born 1766)
- 1852 – Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic (born 1823)
- 1889 – James Prescott Joule, English physicist and brewer (born 1818)
- 1896 – Edward Benson, English archbishop (born 1829)
- 1896 – Anton Bruckner, Austrian organist, composer, and educator (born 1824)
- 1897 – Léon Boëllmann, French organist and composer (born 1862)
1901–present
- 1904 – Mary Tenney Gray, American editorial writer, club-woman, philanthropist, and suffragette (born 1833)
- 1908 – Rita Cetina Gutiérrez, Mexican poet, educator, and activist (born 1846)
- 1932 – William Alden Smith, American lawyer and politician (born 1859)
- 1935 – Steele Rudd, Australian author (born 1868)
- 1940 – Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (born 1860)
- 1941 – Heinrich Gutkin, Estonian businessman and politician (born 1879)
- 1941 – Mihkel Pung, Estonian politician, 11th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1876)
- 1958 – Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (born 1876)
- 1960 – Richard Cromwell, American actor (born 1910)[50]
- 1961 – Chico Marx, American comedian (born 1887)
- 1963 – Jean Cocteau, French author, poet, and playwright (born 1889)
- 1965 – Dorothea Lange, American photographer and journalist (born 1895)
- 1965 – Walther Stampfli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 50th President of the Swiss Confederation (born 1884)
- 1967 – Stanley Morison, typographer, known for work on Times New Roman font (born 1889)
- 1968 – Selim Sarper, Turkish educator and politician, 13th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1899)
- 1971 – Tamanoumi Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 51st Yokozuna (born 1944)
- 1971 – Chesty Puller, American general (born 1898)
- 1976 – Alfredo Bracchi, Italian author, screenwriter, and songwriter (born 1897)
- 1977 – MacKinlay Kantor, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (born 1904)
- 1983 – R. Fraser Armstrong, Canadian administrator and engineer (born 1889)
- 1984 – Benno Schotz, Scottish sculptor and engineer (born 1891)
- 1986 – Norm Cash, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1934)
- 1988 – Bonita Granville, American actress (born 1923)
- 1989 – M. King Hubbert, American geologist and academic (born 1904)
- 1991 – Redd Foxx, American actor and comedian (born 1922)
- 1993 – Andy Stewart, Scottish singer and entertainer (born 1933)
- 1996 – Keith Boyce, Barbadian cricketer (born 1943)
- 1996 – Eleanor Cameron, Canadian-American author and critic (born 1912)
- 1996 – Renato Russo, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1960)
- 1996 – Joe Morris, English-Canadian lieutenant and trade union leader (born 1913)
- 1998 – Richard Denning, American actor (born 1914)
- 1999 – Leo Lionni, Dutch-American author and illustrator (born 1910)
- 2000 – Luc-Marie Bayle, French historian, photographer, and painter (born 1914)
- 2000 – Donald Dewar, Scottish politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (born 1937)[51]
- 2001 – Beni Montresor, Italian director, set designer, and illustrator (born 1926)
- 2004 – Keith Miller, Australian cricketer and pilot (born 1919)
- 2005 – Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Pakistani-Canadian linguist, journalist, and poet (born 1917)
- 2005 – Attilâ İlhan, Turkish poet, author, and journalist (born 1925)
- 2005 – Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (born 1915)
- 2006 – Cory Lidle, American baseball player (born 1972)
- 2007 – David Lee "Tex" Hill, South Korean-American general and pilot (born 1915)
- 2007 – Werner von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (born 1915)
- 2008 – Marjorie Fletcher, English Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (born 1932)
- 2008 – Jörg Haider, Austrian lawyer and politician, Governor of Carinthia (born 1950)
- 2008 – Ernst-Paul Hasselbach, Surinamese-Dutch television host and producer (born 1966)
- 2008 – Neal Hefti, American trumpet player and composer (born 1922)
- 2009 – Angelo DiGeorge, American physician and endocrinologist (born 1922)
- 2009 – Halit Refiğ, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1934)
- 2012 – Avrohom Genachowsky, Israeli rabbi (born 1936)[52]
- 2012 – Helmut Haller, German footballer and coach (born 1939)
- 2012 – Edward Kossoy, Polish lawyer, publicist, and activist (born 1913)
- 2012 – Édgar Negret, Colombian sculptor (born 1920)
- 2012 – Champ Summers, American baseball player and coach (born 1946)
- 2013 – María de Villota, Spanish race car driver (born 1980)
- 2013 – Erich Priebke, German captain (born 1913)
- 2014 – Anita Cerquetti, Italian soprano (born 1931)
- 2014 – Carmelo Simeone, Argentinian footballer (born 1933)
- 2014 – Bob Such, Australian educator and politician (born 1944)
- 2015 – Dean Chance, American baseball player and manager (born 1941)[53]
- 2017 – Clifford Husbands, Barbadian politician (born 1926)
- 2019 – Alexei Leonov, Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and first human to conduct a spacewalk (born 1934)[54]
- 2022 – Angela Lansbury, English-American actress, singer, and producer (born 1925)[55]
- 2024 – Jamaluddin Hossain, Bangladeshi actor (born 1943)[56]
- 2025 – Diane Keaton, American actress (born 1946)[57]
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast days:
- Agilbert
- Alexander Sauli[58]
- Andronicus, Probus, and Tarachus (Roman Catholic Church)[58]
- Æthelburh of Barking
- Bruno the Great[58]
- Cainnech of Aghaboe
- Gratus of Oloron
- Gummarus[58]
- James the Deacon (Church of England, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Lommán of Trim
- Maria Soledad Torres y Acosta[58]
- Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus, and Pientia[58]
- Philip the Evangelist[58]
- Pope John XXIII (Roman Catholic Church)
- Radim Gaudentius[58]
- Zenaida and Philonella
- October 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- General Pulaski Memorial Day (United States)
- International Day of the Girl Child[59]
- International Newspaper Carrier Day
- National Coming Out Day
- Revolution Day (North Macedonia)
