January 26
Day of the year
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January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 339 days remain until the end of the year (340 in leap years).
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| 2020 (Sunday) |
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| 2018 (Friday) |
| 2017 (Thursday) |
Events
Pre-1600
- 661 â The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph.[1]
- 1531 â The 6.4â7.1 Mw Lisbon earthquake kills about thirty thousand people.[2][3]
- 1564 â The Council of Trent establishes an official distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.[4]
- 1564 â The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Tsardom of Russia in the Battle of Ula during the Livonian War.[5]
1601â1900
- 1641 â Reapers' War: Battle of Montjuïc, decisive victory of the Catalan army (with French support) over the Spanish army.[6]
- 1699 â For the first time, the Ottoman Empire permanently cedes territory to the Christian powers.[7]
- 1700 â The 8.7â9.2 Mw Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records.[8]
- 1765 â A British naval expedition arrives at and names Port Egmont in the Falkland Islands, founding a settlement there eight days later. (Arrival was 15 January 1765 O.S.)[9]
- 1788 â The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to establish Sydney, the first permanent European settlement on Australia. Commemorated as Australia Day.[10]
- 1808 â The Rum Rebellion is the only successful (albeit short-lived) armed takeover of the government in New South Wales.[11]
- 1837 â Michigan is admitted as the 26th U.S. state.[12]
- 1841 â Gordon Bremer takes formal possession of Hong Kong Island at what is now Possession Point, establishing British Hong Kong.[13]
- 1855 â Point No Point Treaty is signed in Washington Territory.[14]
- 1856 â First Battle of Seattle: Marines from the USS Decatur drive off Native American attackers after all-day battle with settlers.[15]
- 1861 â American Civil War: The state of Louisiana secedes from the Union.[16]
- 1863 â American Civil War: General Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command of the Army of the Potomac after the disastrous Fredericksburg campaign. He is replaced by Joseph Hooker.[17]
- 1863 â American Civil War: Governor of Massachusetts John Albion Andrew receives permission from the Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent.[18]
- 1870 â Reconstruction Era: Virginia is readmitted to the Union.[19]
- 1885 â Troops loyal to The Mahdi conquer Khartoum, killing the Governor-General Charles George Gordon.[20]
1901âpresent
- 1905 â The world's largest diamond ever, the Cullinan, which weighs 3,106.75 carats (0.621350 kg), is found at the Premier Mine near Pretoria in South Africa.[21]
- 1915 â The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of the U.S. Congress.[22]
- 1918 â Finnish Civil War: A group of Red Guards hangs a red lantern atop the tower of Helsinki Workers' Hall to symbolically mark the start of the war.[23]
- 1926 â The first demonstration of the television by John Logie Baird.[24]
- 1930 â The Indian National Congress declares 26 January as Independence Day or as the day for Poorna Swaraj ("Complete Independence") which occurred 17 years later.[25]
- 1934 â The Apollo Theater reopens in Harlem, New York City.[26]
- 1934 â GermanâPolish declaration of non-aggression is signed.[27]
- 1939 â Spanish Civil War: Catalonia Offensive: Troops loyal to nationalist General Francisco Franco and aided by Italy take Barcelona.[28]
- 1942 â World War II: The first United States forces arrive in Europe, landing in Northern Ireland.[29][30]
- 1945 â World War II: Audie Murphy displays valor and bravery in action for which he will later be awarded the Medal of Honor.[31]
- 1949 â The Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory sees first light under the direction of Edwin Hubble, becoming the largest aperture optical telescope (until BTA-6 is built in 1976).[32][33]
- 1950 â The Constitution of India comes into force, forming a republic. Rajendra Prasad is sworn in as the first President of India. Observed as Republic Day in India.[34]
- 1952 â Black Saturday in Egypt: rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.[35]
- 1956 â Soviet Union cedes Porkkala back to Finland.[36]
- 1959 â The 41-acre (17 ha) Chain Island is listed for sale by the California State Lands Commission, with a minimum bid of $5,226.[37]
- 1962 â Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the Moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km).[38]
- 1966 â The three Beaumont children disappear from a beach in Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations.[39]
- 1972 â JAT Flight 367 is destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing 27 of the 28 people on board the DC-9. Flight attendant Vesna VuloviÄ survives with critical injuries.[40]
- 1974 â Turkish Airlines Flight 301 crashes during takeoff from Izmir Cumaovası Airport (now Ä°zmir Adnan Menderes Airport), killing 66 of the 73 people on board the Fokker F28 Fellowship.[41]
- 1986 â The Ugandan government of Tito Okello is overthrown by the National Resistance Army, led by Yoweri Museveni.[42]
- 1991 â Mohamed Siad Barre is removed from power in Somalia, ending centralized government, and is succeeded by Ali Mahdi.[43]
- 1998 â Lewinsky scandal: On American television, U.S. President Bill Clinton denies having had "sexual relations" with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.[44]
- 2001 â The 7.7 Mw Gujarat earthquake shakes Western India, leaving 13,805â20,023 dead and about 166,800 injured.[45][46]
- 2001 â Diane Whipple, a lacrosse coach, is killed in a dog attack in San Francisco. The resulting court case clarified the meaning of implied malice murder.[47]
- 2009 â Rioting breaks out in Antananarivo, Madagascar, sparking a political crisis that will result in the replacement of President Marc Ravalomanana with Andry Rajoelina.[48][49]
- 2009 â Nadya Suleman gives birth to the world's first surviving octuplets.[50]
- 2015 â An aircraft crashes at Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain, killing 11 people and injuring 21 others.[51]
- 2015 â Syrian civil war: The People's Protection Units (YPG) recaptures the city of Kobanî from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), marking a turning point in the Siege of Kobanî.[52][53]
- 2020 â A Sikorsky S-76B flying from John Wayne Airport to Camarillo Airport crashes in Calabasas, 30 miles west of Los Angeles, killing all nine people on board, including five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant.[54]
- 2021 â Protesters and farmers storm the Red Fort near Delhi, clashing with police. One protester is killed and more than 80 police officers are injured.[55]
Births
Pre-1600
- 183 â Lady Zhen, wife of Cao Pi (died 221)[56]
- 1541 â Florent Chrestien, French poet and translator (died 1596)[57]
- 1549 â Jakob Ebert, German theologian (died 1614)[58]
- 1582 â Giovanni Lanfranco, Italian painter (died 1647)[59]
1601â1900
- 1657 â William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1737)[60]
- 1714 â Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor and educator (died 1785)[61]
- 1715 â Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosopher (died 1771)[62]
- 1716 â George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, English general and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (died 1785)[63]
- 1722 â Alexander Carlyle, Scottish minister and author (died 1805)[64]
- 1763 â Charles XIV John of Sweden (died 1844)[65]
- 1781 â Ludwig Achim von Arnim, German poet and author (died 1831)[66]
- 1813 â Juan Pablo Duarte, Dominican philosopher and poet, founding father of the Dominican Republic (died 1876)[67]
- 1824 â Emil CzyrniaÅski, Polish chemist (died 1888)[68]
- 1832 â George Shiras Jr., American lawyer and Supreme Court justice (died 1924)[69]
- 1842 â François Coppée, French poet and author (died 1908)[70]
- 1852 â Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Italian-French explorer (died 1905)[71]
- 1861 â Louis Anquetin, French painter (died 1932)[72]
- 1863 â Charles Wade, Australian politician, 17th Premier of New South Wales (died 1922)[73]
- 1864 â József Pusztai, Slovene-Hungarian poet and journalist (died 1934)[74]
- 1866 â John Cady, American golfer (died 1933)[75]
- 1877 â Kees van Dongen, Dutch painter (died 1968)[76]
- 1880 â Douglas MacArthur, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1964)[77]
- 1885 â Harry Ricardo, English engineer and academic (died 1974)[78]
- 1885 â Per Thorén, Swedish figure skater (died 1962)[79]
- 1887 â François Faber, French-Luxembourgish cyclist (died 1915)[80]
- 1887 â Marc Mitscher, American admiral and pilot (died 1947)[81]
- 1891 â Frank Costello, Italian-American mob boss (died 1973)[82]
- 1891 â August Froehlich, German priest and martyr (died 1942)[83]
- 1891 â Wilder Penfield, American-Canadian neurosurgeon and academic (died 1976)[84]
- 1892 â Bessie Coleman, American pilot (died 1926)[85]
- 1893 â Giuseppe Genco Russo, Italian mob boss (died 1976)[86]
- 1899 â Günther Reindorff, Russian-Estonian graphic designer and illustrator (died 1974)[87]
- 1900 â Karl Ristenpart, German conductor (died 1967)[88]
1901âpresent
- 1902 â Menno ter Braak, Dutch author (died 1940)[89]
- 1904 â Ancel Keys, American physiologist and nutritionist (died 2004)[90]
- 1904 â Seán MacBride, Irish lawyer and politician, Irish Minister for External Affairs Nobel Prize laureate (died 1988)[91]
- 1905 â Charles Lane, American actor and singer (died 2007)[92]
- 1905 â Maria von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (died 1987)[93]
- 1907 â Rex Connor, Australian politician (died 1977)[94]
- 1907 â Dimitrios Holevas, Greek priest and philologist (died 2001)
- 1908 â Jill Esmond, English actress (died 1990)
- 1908 â Rupprecht Geiger, German painter and sculptor (died 2009)
- 1908 â Stéphane Grappelli, French violinist (died 1997)
- 1908 â Robert Halperin, American yachtsman (died 1985)[95]
- 1910 â Jean Image, Hungarian-French animator, director, and screenwriter (died 1989)
- 1911 â Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1993)
- 1911 â Norbert Schultze, German composer and conductor (died 2002)
- 1913 â Jimmy Van Heusen, American pianist and composer (died 1990)
- 1914 â DürrüÅehvar Sultan, Imperial Princess of the Ottoman Empire (died 2006)
- 1915 â William Hopper, American actor (died 1970)
- 1917 â Louis Zamperini, American runner and captain (died 2014)[96]
- 1918 â Philip José Farmer, American author (died 2009)[96]
- 1919 â Valentino Mazzola, Italian footballer (died 1949)
- 1919 â Bill Nicholson, English footballer and manager (died 2004)
- 1919 â Hyun Soong-jong, South Korean politician, 24th Prime Minister of South Korea (died 2020)
- 1920 â Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal researcher and author (died 2009)
- 1921 â Eddie Barclay, French record producer, founded Barclay Records (died 2005)
- 1921 â Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (died 1999)
- 1921 â Veikko Uusimäki, Finnish actor and theater councilor (died 2008)[97]
- 1922 â Michael Bentine, English actor and screenwriter (died 1996)
- 1922 â Seán Flanagan, Irish footballer and politician, 7th Irish Minister for Health (died 1993)
- 1922 â Gil Merrick, English footballer (died 2010)
- 1923 â Patrick J. Hannifin, American admiral (died 2014)
- 1923 â Anne Jeffreys, American actress and singer (died 2017)
- 1924 â Alice Babs, Swedish singer and actress (died 2014)[98]
- 1924 â Anahid Ajemian, American violinist (died 2016)[99]
- 1924 â Annette Strauss, American philanthropist and politician, Mayor of Dallas (died 1998)
- 1925 â David Jenkins, English bishop and theologian (died 2016)
- 1925 â Joan Leslie, American actress (died 2015)
- 1925 â Paul Newman, American actor, activist, director, race car driver, and businessman, co-founded Newman's Own (died 2008)[96]
- 1925 â Ben Pucci, American football player and sportscaster (died 2013)
- 1925 â Claude Ryan, Canadian journalist and politician (died 2004)
- 1926 â Farman Fatehpuri, Pakistani linguist and scholar (died 2013)
- 1926 â Joseph Bacon Fraser Jr., American architect and businessman, co-founded the Sea Pines Company (died 2014)
- 1927 â José Azcona del Hoyo, Honduran businessman and politician, President of Honduras (died 2005)
- 1927 â Bob Nieman, American baseball player and scout (died 1985)
- 1927 â Hubert Schieth, German footballer and manager (died 2013)
- 1928 â Roger Vadim, French actor and director (died 2000)
- 1929 â Jules Feiffer, American cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter, and educator (died 2025)[100][96]
- 1933 â Donald Sarason, American mathematician (died 2017)[101]
- 1934 â Roger Landry, Canadian businessman and publisher (died 2020)
- 1934 â Charles Marowitz, American director, playwright, and critic (died 2014)
- 1934 â Huey "Piano" Smith, American pianist and songwriter (died 2023)
- 1934 â Bob Uecker, American baseball player, sportscaster and actor (died 2025)[96][102]
- 1934 â Oldo HlaváÄek, Slovak actor and screenwriter (died 2025)[103]
- 1935 â Corrado Augias, Italian journalist and politician
- 1935 â Henry Jordan, American football player (died 1977)
- 1935 â Paula Rego, Portuguese-born British visual artist (died 2022)
- 1936 â Sal Buscema, American comics artist (died 2026)
- 1937 â Joseph Saidu Momoh, Sierra Leonean soldier and politician, 2nd President of Sierra Leone (died 2003)
- 1938 â Henry Jaglom, English-American director and screenwriter (died 2025)
- 1940 â Séamus Hegarty, Irish bishop (died 2019)
- 1940 â Frank Large, English footballer and cricketer (died 2003)[104]
- 1943 â César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (died 2005)
- 1943 â Jack Warner, Trinidadian businessman and politician
- 1944 â Angela Davis, American activist, academic, and author[105]
- 1944 â Jerry Sandusky, American football coach and criminal
- 1945 â Jacqueline du Pré, English cellist (died 1987)
- 1945 â David Purley, English race car driver (died 1985)
- 1946 â Susan Friedlander, American mathematician
- 1946 â Christopher Hampton, Portuguese-English director, screenwriter, and playwright
- 1946 â Gene Siskel, American journalist and film critic (died 1999)[96]
- 1947 â Patrick Dewaere, French actor and composer (died 1982)
- 1947 â Les Ebdon, English chemist and academic
- 1947 â Redmond Morris, 4th Baron Killanin, Irish director, producer, and production manager
- 1947 â Richard Portnow, American actor[106]
- 1947 â Michel Sardou, French singer-songwriter and actor
- 1948 â Alda Facio, Costa Rican jurist, writer and teacher
- 1948 â Corky Laing, Canadian rock drummer[106]
- 1948 â Jennifer von Mayrhauser, American theater, television and film costume designer[107]
- 1949 â Jonathan Carroll, American author
- 1949 â David Strathairn, American actor[106]
- 1950 â Jörg Haider, Austrian lawyer and politician, Governor of Carinthia (died 2008)
- 1950 â Ivan Hlinka, Czech ice hockey player and coach (died 2004)[108]
- 1950 â Jack Youngblood, American football player[109]
- 1951 â David Briggs, Australian guitarist, songwriter, and producer
- 1951 â Andy Hummel, American singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2010)
- 1951 â Anne Mills, English economist and academic
- 1952 â Tom Henderson, American basketball player[110]
- 1953 â Alik L. Alik, Micronesian politician, 7th Vice President of the Federated States of Micronesia
- 1953 â Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Danish politician and diplomat, 39th Prime Minister of Denmark[96]
- 1953 â Lucinda Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[106]
- 1954 â Kim Hughes, Australian cricketer
- 1955 â Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (died 2020)[96]
- 1957 â Road Warrior Hawk, American wrestler (died 2003)
- 1958 â Anita Baker, American singer-songwriter[96]
- 1958 â Ellen DeGeneres, American comedian, actress, and talk show host[106]
- 1960 â Charlie Gillingham, American musician[106]
- 1961 â Wayne Gretzky, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1961 â Tom Keifer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1962 â Guo Jian, Chinese-Australian painter, sculptor, and photographer
- 1962 â Tim May, Australian cricketer
- 1962 â Oscar Ruggeri, Argentine footballer and manager
- 1963 â Jazzie B, British DJ and music producer[106]
- 1963 â José Mourinho, Portuguese footballer and manager
- 1963 â Simon O'Donnell, Australian footballer, cricketer, and sportscaster
- 1963 â Tony Parks, English footballer and manager
- 1963 â Andrew Ridgeley, English singer-songwriter and guitarist[106]
- 1964 â Adam Crozier, Scottish businessman
- 1964 â Paul Johansson, American-Canadian actor[106]
- 1965 â Kevin McCarthy, American politician, 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives[111]
- 1965 â Thomas Ãstros, Swedish businessman and politician
- 1965 â Natalia Yurchenko, Russian gymnast and coach
- 1966 â Kazushige Nagashima, Japanese baseball player and sportscaster
- 1967 â Bryan Callen, American comedian, actor, and writer[106]
- 1967 â Anatoly Komm, Russian chef and businessman
- 1967 â Col Needham, English businessman, co-founded Internet Movie Database
- 1968 â Jupiter Apple, Brazilian singer-songwriter, film director, and actor (died 2015)
- 1969 â George Dikeoulakos, Greek-Romanian basketball player and coach
- 1970 â Kirk Franklin, American singer-songwriter and producer[106]
- 1972 â Nate Mooney, American actor[106]
- 1973 â Jennifer Crystal Foley, American actress[106]
- 1973 â Larissa Lowing, Canadian artistic gymnast[112]
- 1973 â Melvil Poupaud, French actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1973 â Brendan Rodgers, Northern Irish footballer and manager[96]
- 1973 â Mayu Shinjo, Japanese author and illustrator
- 1976 â Gilles Marini, French actor[106]
- 1977 â Vince Carter, American basketball player[113]
- 1977 â Justin Gimelstob, American tennis player and coach[114]
- 1978 â Esteban Germán, Dominican baseball player[115]
- 1978 â Corina Morariu, American tennis player and sportscaster[116]
- 1978 â Andrés Torres, American baseball player[117]
- 1979 â Sara Rue, American actress[106]
- 1981 â José de Jesús Corona, Mexican footballer[118]
- 1981 â Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan violinist, composer, and conductor[119]
- 1981 â Juan José Haedo, Argentine cyclist[120]
- 1981 â Colin O'Donoghue, Irish actor[121][122]
- 1983 â Petri Oravainen, Finnish footballer[123]
- 1983 â Eric Werner, American ice hockey player[124]
- 1984 â Ryan Hoffman, Australian rugby league player[125]
- 1984 â Iain Turner, Scottish footballer[126]
- 1984 â Luo Xuejuan, Chinese swimmer[127]
- 1985 â Heather Stanning, English rower[128]
- 1986 â Gerald Green, American basketball player[129]
- 1986 â Kim Jae-joong, South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, and director[130]
- 1986 â Mustapha Yatabaré, French-Malian footballer[131]
- 1987 â Sebastian Giovinco, Italian footballer[132]
- 1987 â Héctor NoesÃ, Dominican baseball player[133]
- 1988 â Dan Bailey, American football player[134]
- 1988 â Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, Greek high jumper[135]
- 1989 â MarShon Brooks, American basketball player[136]
- 1989 â Emily Hughes, American figure skater[137]
- 1989 â Torrey Smith, American football player[138]
- 1990 â Brandon Bolden, American football player[139]
- 1990 â Sergio Pérez, Mexican race car driver[140]
- 1990 â Peter Sagan, Slovak professional cyclist[141]
- 1991 â Esteban Andrada, Argentine footballer[142]
- 1991 â Nicolò Melli, Italian-American basketball player[143]
- 1991 â Alex Sandro, Brazilian footballer[144]
- 1991 â Manti Te'o, American football player[145]
- 1992 â Mercedes Moné, American wrestler[146]
- 1993 â Miguel Borja, Colombian footballer[147]
- 1993 â Lana Clelland, Scottish footballer[148]
- 1993 â Kevin Pangos, Canadian-Slovenian basketball player[149]
- 1993 â Alice Powell, British racing driver[150]
- 1993 â Florian Thauvin, French footballer[151]
- 1994 â Montrezl Harrell, American basketball player[152]
- 1995 â Jean-Charles Castelletto, Cameroonian footballer[153]
- 1995 â Sione Katoa, New Zealand rugby league player[154]
- 1996 â Zakaria Bakkali, Belgian footballer[155]
- 1996 â Hwang Hee-chan, South Korean football player[156]
- 1997 â Gedion Zelalem, German-born American soccer player[157]
- 1998 â Moonbin, South Korean singer and actor. (died 2023)[158][159]
- 1999 â Leonardo Balerdi, Argentine footballer[160]
- 1999 â Travis Etienne, American football player[161]
- 2000 â Ester Expósito, Spanish actress[162]
- 2000 â Darius Garland, American basketball player[163]
- 2001 â Latalia Bevan, Welsh artistic gymnast[164]
- 2001 â Isaac Okoro, American basketball player[165]
- 2002 â Darya Astakhova, Russian tennis player[166]
- 2009 â YaYa Gosselin, American actress[167][168]
- 2009 â The Suleman octuplets[169]
Deaths
Pre-1600
- 738 â John of Dailam, Syrian monk and saint (born 660)[170]
- 1390 â Adolph IX, Count of Holstein-Kiel (born c. 1327)[171]
- 1567 â Nicholas Wotton, English courtier and diplomat (born 1497)[172]
1601â1900
- 1620 â Amar Singh I, ruler of Mewar (born 1559)[173]
- 1630 â Henry Briggs, English mathematician and astronomer (born 1556)[174]
- 1641 â Lawrence Hyde, English lawyer (born 1562)[175]
- 1697 â Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician and theorist (born 1640)[176]
- 1744 â Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller, Austrian field marshal (born 1683)[177]
- 1750 â Albert Schultens, Dutch philologist and academic (born 1686)[178]
- 1795 â Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach, German harpsichord player and composer (born 1732)[179]
- 1799 â Gabriel Christie, Scottish general (born 1722)[180]
- 1814 â Manuel do Cenáculo, Portuguese prelate and antiquarian (born 1724)[181]
- 1823 â Edward Jenner, English physician and immunologist, creator of the smallpox vaccine (born 1749)[182]
- 1824 â Théodore Géricault, French painter and lithographer (born 1791)[183]
- 1830 â Filippo Castagna, Maltese politician (born 1765)[184]
- 1849 â Thomas Lovell Beddoes, English poet, playwright, and physician (born 1803)[185]
- 1855 â Gérard de Nerval, French poet and translator (born 1808)[186]
- 1860 â Wilhelmine Schröder-Devrient, opera singer (born 1804)[187]
- 1869 â Duncan Gordon Boyes, English soldier; Victoria Cross recipient (born 1846)[188]
- 1885 â Edward Davy, English-Australian physician and engineer (born 1806)[189]
- 1885 â Charles George Gordon, English general and politician (born 1833)[190]
- 1886 â David Rice Atchison, American general and politician (born 1807)[191]
- 1887 â Anandi Gopal Joshi, one of the first female Indian physicians (born 1865)[192]
- 1891 â Nicolaus Otto, German engineer, invented the internal combustion engine (born 1833)[193]
- 1893 â Abner Doubleday, American general (born 1819)[194]
- 1895 â Arthur Cayley, English mathematician and academic (born 1825)[195]
- 1896 â James Edwin Campbell, American educator, school administrator, newspaper editor, poet, and essayist (born 1867)[196][197][198]
1901âpresent
- 1904 â Whitaker Wright, English businessman (born 1846)[199]
- 1920 â Jeanne Hébuterne, French painter and author (born 1898)[200]
- 1932 â William Wrigley Jr., American businessman, founded the Wrigley Company (born 1861)[201]
- 1943 â Harry H. Laughlin, American sociologist and eugenicist (born 1880)[202]
- 1943 â Nikolai Vavilov, Russian botanist and geneticist (born 1887)[203]
- 1946 â Adriaan van Maanen, Dutch-American astronomer and academic (born 1884)[204]
- 1947 â Grace Moore, American soprano and actress (born 1898)[205]
- 1948 â Fred Conrad Koch, American biochemist and endocrinologist (born 1876)[206]
- 1953 â Athanase David, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1882)[207]
- 1962 â Lucky Luciano, Italian-American mob boss (born 1897)[208]
- 1968 â Merrill C. Meigs, American publisher (born 1883)[209]
- 1973 â Edward G. Robinson, Romanian-American actor (born 1893)[210]
- 1976 â João Branco Núncio, Portuguese bullfighter (born 1901)[211]
- 1977 â Dietrich von Hildebrand, German Catholic philosopher and author (born 1889)[212]
- 1979 â Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (born 1908)[213]
- 1983 â Bear Bryant, American football player and coach (born 1913)[214]
- 1985 â Kenny Clarke, American jazz drummer and bandleader (born 1914)[215]
- 1986 â Ruben Nirvi, Finnish linguist and professor (born 1905)[216]
- 1990 â Lewis Mumford, American sociologist and historian (born 1895)[217]
- 1992 â José Ferrer, Puerto Rican-American actor (born 1912)[218]
- 1993 â Jan Gies, Dutch businessman and humanitarian (born 1905)[219]
- 1993 â Jeanne Sauvé, Canadian journalist and politician, Governor General of Canada (born 1922)[220]
- 1996 â Harold Brodkey, American author and academic (born 1930)[221]
- 1996 â Frank Howard, American football player and coach (born 1909)[222]
- 1996 â Henry Lewis, American bassist and conductor (born 1932)[223]
- 1997 â Jeane Dixon, American astrologer and psychic (born 1904)[224]
- 2000 â Don Budge, American tennis player and coach (born 1915)[225]
- 2000 â Kathleen Hale, English author and illustrator (born 1898)[226]
- 2000 â A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (born 1912)[227]
- 2001 â Al McGuire, American basketball player and coach (born 1928)[228]
- 2003 â Valeriy Brumel, Russian high jumper (born 1942)[229]
- 2003 â Hugh Trevor-Roper, English historian and academic (born 1917)[230]
- 2003 â George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Scottish banker and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (born 1931)[231]
- 2004 â Fred Haas, American golfer (born 1916)[232]
- 2006 â Khan Abdul Wali Khan, Pakistani politician (born 1917)[233]
- 2007 â Gump Worsley, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1929)[234]
- 2008 â Viktor Schreckengost, American sculptor and designer (born 1906)[235]
- 2008 â George Habash, Palestinian politician, founder of the PFLP (born 1926)[236]
- 2010 â Louis Auchincloss, American novelist and essayist (born 1917)[237]
- 2011 â David Kato Kisule, Ugandan teacher and LGBT rights activist, considered a father of Uganda's gay rights movement (born 1964)[238]
- 2011 â Charlie Louvin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1927)[239]
- 2012 â Roberto Mieres, Argentinian race car driver (born 1924)[240]
- 2013 â Christine M. Jones, American educator and politician (born 1929)[241]
- 2013 â Stefan Kudelski, Polish-Swiss engineer, inventor of the Nagra (born 1929)[242]
- 2013 â Padma Kant Shukla, Indian physicist and academic (born 1950)[243]
- 2013 â ShÅtarÅ Yasuoka, Japanese author (born 1920)[244]
- 2014 â Tom Gola, American basketball player, coach, and politician (born 1933)[245]
- 2014 â Paula Gruden, Slovenian-Australian poet and translator (born 1921)[246]
- 2014 â José Emilio Pacheco, Mexican poet and author (born 1939)[247]
- 2015 â Cleven "Goodie" Goudeau, American art director and cartoonist (born 1932)[248]
- 2015 â Tom Uren, Australian politician (born 1921)[249]
- 2016 â Sahabzada Yaqub Khan, Pakistani military leader, foreign minister, and diplomat (born 1920)[250]
- 2016 â Abe Vigoda, American actor (born 1921)[251]
- 2017 â Mike Connors, American actor (born 1925)[252]
- 2017 â Tam Dalyell, Scottish politician (born 1932)[253]
- 2017 â Lindy Delapenha, Jamaican footballer and sports journalist (born 1927)[254]
- 2017 â Barbara Hale, American actress (born 1922)[255]
- 2017 â Barbara Howard, Canadian sprinter and educator (born 1920)[256]
- 2020 â John Altobelli, American college baseball coach (born 1963)[54]
- 2020 â Gianna Bryant, American student-athlete (born 2006)[54]
- 2020 â Kobe Bryant, American basketball player (born 1978)[54]
- 2025 â Suzanne Massie, American historian (born 1931)[257]
