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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| 2016 (Tuesday) |
Events
Pre-1600
- 1138 â A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever.[1]
- 1142 â A peace treaty ends the JinâSong wars.
- 1311 â The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of English kings with the Ordinances of 1311.
1601â1900
- 1614 â 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 â The Burchardi flood kills around 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.
- 1649 â Cromwell's New Model Army sacks Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians.
- 1776 â American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
- 1797 â The Royal Navy decisively defeats the Batavian Navy at Camperdown during the French Revolutionary Wars.
- 1811 â The Juliana begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor.
- 1840 â The Maronite leader Bashir Shihab II surrenders to the Ottoman Empire and later is sent to Malta in exile.
- 1852 â The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.
- 1862 â American Civil War: Confederate troops conduct a raid on Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.
- 1865 â Hundreds of black men and women march in Jamaica, starting the Morant Bay rebellion.
- 1890 â In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded.
- 1899 â The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.
1901âpresent
- 1906 â San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students.
- 1910 â Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane.
- 1912 â First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
- 1918 â The 7.1 Mw San FermÃn earthquake shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people.
- 1937 â The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on 22 October.
- 1941 â Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia.
- 1942 â World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force.
- 1944 â The Tuvan People's Republic is annexed by the Soviet Union.
- 1950 â CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
- 1954 â In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam.
- 1958 â NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit.
- 1962 â The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years.
- 1968 â NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful crewed Apollo mission.
- 1976 â George Washington is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies.
- 1984 â Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk.
- 1984 â Aeroflot Flight 3352 crashes into maintenance vehicles upon landing in Omsk, Russia, killing 178.
- 1986 â Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Iceland to continue discussions about scaling back IRBM arsenals in Europe.
- 1987 â The AIDS Memorial Quilt is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
- 1987 â Start of Operation Pawan by Indian forces in Sri Lanka. Thousands of civilians, insurgents, soldiers die.
- 1991 â Prof. Anita Hill delivers her televised testimony concerning sexual harassment during the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination.[2]
- 1999 â 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.[3]
- 2000 â NASA launches STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission.
- 2001 â The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.
- 2002 â A bomb attack in a Myyrmanni shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven.
- 2013 â A migrant boat sinks in the Channel of Sicily, with at least 359 people drowning.
- 2018 â Soyuz MS-10, launching an intended crew for the ISS, suffers an in-flight abort. The crew lands safely.
Births
Pre-1600
- 1492 â Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France, French noble (died 1495)
- 1552 â Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (died 1553)
1601â1900
- 1616 â Andreas Gryphius, German poet and playwright (died 1664)
- 1661 â Melchior de Polignac, French cardinal and poet (died 1742)
- 1671 â Frederick IV of Denmark (died 1730)
- 1672 â Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian-Romanian diplomat (died 1742)
- 1675 â Samuel Clarke, English minister and philosopher (died 1729)
- 1738 â Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (died 1814)
- 1739 â Grigory Potemkin, Russian general and politician (died 1791)
- 1758 â Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (died 1840)
- 1778 â George Bridgetower, British musician and composer (died 1860)
- 1782 â Steen Steensen Blicher, Danish author and poet (died 1848)[4]
- 1786 â Stevenson Archer, American judge and politician (died 1848)
- 1788 â Simon Sechter, Austrian organist, composer, and conductor (died 1867)
- 1793 â Maria James, Welsh-born American poet, domestic servant (died 1868)[5]
- 1803 â Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian general and geologist (died 1885)
- 1814 â Jean-Baptiste Lamy, French-American archbishop (died 1888)
- 1815 â Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte, Italian-French politician (died 1881)
- 1821 â George Williams, English philanthropist, founded the YMCA (died 1905)
- 1827 â Afzal-ud-Daulah, Asaf Jah V, 5th Nizam of Hyderabad[6]
- 1835 â Ernst Sars, Norwegian historian (died 1917)[7]
- 1835 â Theodore Thomas, American conductor, founded the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (died 1905)
- 1844 â Henry J. Heinz, American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (died 1919)
- 1865 â Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian philologist and author (died 1926)
- 1871 â Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian evangelist, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (died 1943)
- 1872 â Emily Davison, English educator and activist (died 1913)
- 1872 â Harlan F. Stone, American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1946)
- 1879 â Ernst Mally, Austrian philosopher and academic (died 1944)
- 1881 â Hans Kelsen, Czech-American jurist and philosopher (died 1973)
- 1883 â Kristian Welhaven, Norwegian police officer (died 1975)[8]
- 1884 â Friedrich Bergius, German-Argentinian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1949)
- 1884 â Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian and politician, 32nd First Lady of the United States (died 1962)[9]
- 1884 â Sig Ruman, German-American actor (died 1967)
- 1885 â François Mauriac, French novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)
- 1890 â A. V. Kulasingham, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 1978)
- 1894 â Julius Kuperjanov, Estonian educator and lieutenant (died 1919)
- 1896 â Roman Jakobson, Russian-American linguist and theorist (died 1982)
- 1897 â Nathan Farragut Twining, American general (died 1982)
- 1899 â Eddie Dyer, American baseball player and manager (died 1964)
1901âpresent
- 1901 â Masanobu Tsuji, Japanese colonel and politician (died 1961)
- 1902 â Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian activist and politician (died 1979)
- 1905 â Fred Trump, American real estate entrepreneur (died 1999)
- 1909 â Sir Ken Anderson, Australian politician (died 1985)
- 1910 â Cahit Arf, Turkish mathematician and academic (died 1997)
- 1911 â Nello Pagani, Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (died 2003)
- 1913 â Joe Simon, American author and illustrator (died 2011)
- 1915 â T. Llew Jones, Welsh author and poet (died 2009)
- 1916 â Nanaji Deshmukh, Indian educator and activist (died 2010)
- 1916 â Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar, Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (died 1991)[10]
- 1918 â Fred Bodsworth, Canadian journalist and author (died 2012)
- 1918 â Jerome Robbins, American director, producer, and choreographer (died 1998)
- 1919 â Art Blakey, American drummer and bandleader (died 1990)
- 1919 â Douglas Albert Munro, United States Coast Guard signalman, posthumously awarded Medal of Honor (died 1942)
- 1922 â G. C. Edmondson, American soldier and author (died 1995)
- 1924 â André Emmerich, German-American art dealer (died 2007)
- 1924 â Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (died 2011)
- 1924 â Mal Whitfield, American athlete (died 2015)[11]
- 1925 â Elmore Leonard, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter (died 2013)[12]
- 1926 â Jean Alexander, English actress (died 2016)
- 1926 â Yvon Dupuis, Canadian politician (died 2017)
- 1926 â ThÃch Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese monk, author, and poet (died 2022)
- 1926 â Earle Hyman, American actor (died 2017)
- 1926 â Neville Wran, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (died 2014)
- 1927 â Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (died 2005)
- 1927 â Jim Prior, Baron Prior, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (died 2016)
- 1928 â Alfonso de Portago, Spanish race car driver and bobsledder (died 1957)
- 1928 â Roscoe Robinson Jr., American general (died 1993)
- 1928 â Geoffrey Tordoff, Baron Tordoff, English businessman and politician (died 2019)
- 1929 â Curtis Amy, American saxophonist and clarinetist (died 2002)
- 1930 â Michael Edwardes, South African-English businessman (died 2019)
- 1930 â LaVell Edwards, American football player and coach (died 2016)[12]
- 1930 â Sam Johnson, American colonel and politician (died 2020)
- 1932 â Saul Friedländer, Israeli historian and author
- 1932 â Barry Jones, Australian lawyer and politician
- 1932 â Dottie West, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 1991)
- 1935 â Dan Evins, American businessman, founded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (died 2012)
- 1935 â Daniel Quinn, American author and environmentalist (died 2018)
- 1936 â C. Gordon Fullerton, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (died 2013)
- 1936 â Billy Higgins, American drummer and educator (died 2001)
- 1936 â James M. McPherson, American historian and author
- 1937 â Bobby Charlton, English footballer and manager (died 2023)
- 1937 â R. H. W. Dillard, American poet, author, and critic (died 2023)
- 1937 â Ron Leibman, American actor and screenwriter (died 2019)[12]
- 1938 â Darrall Imhoff, American basketball player (died 2017)[13]
- 1938 â Michael Stear, English air marshal (died 2020)
- 1939 â Maria Bueno, Brazilian tennis player (died 2018)
- 1939 â Austin Currie, Northern Irish lawyer and SDLP politician (died 2021)
- 1940 â Lucy Morgan, American newspaper reporter (died 2023)
- 1941 â Lester Bowie, American trumpet player and composer (died 1999)
- 1942 â Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton, Welsh academic and politician
- 1942 â Amitabh Bachchan, Indian film actor, producer, television host, and former politician
- 1943 â Keith Boyce, Barbadian cricketer (died 1996)
- 1943 â Michael Harloe, English sociologist and academic
- 1943 â John Nettles, English actor and writer
- 1943 â Ilmar Reepalu, Swedish lawyer and politician
- 1943 â Gene Watson, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1944 â Rodney Marsh, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
- 1945 â Andrew Logan, English sculptor and painter
- 1946 â Elinor Goodman, English journalist
- 1946 â Daryl Hall, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[14]
- 1946 â Sawao KatÅ, Japanese gymnast
- 1947 â Thomas Boswell, American journalist and author[12]
- 1947 â Lucas Papademos, Greek economist and politician, 183rd Prime Minister of Greece
- 1947 â Alan Pascoe, English hurdler
- 1948 â David Rendall, English tenor and actor
- 1948 â Peter Turkson, Ghanaian cardinal
- 1949 â Henry Luke Orombi, Ugandan archbishop
- 1949 â Lawrence Tanter, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1950 â Catlin Adams, American actress[14]
- 1950 â William R. Forstchen, American historian and author
- 1950 â Amos Gitai, Israeli director, producer, and author
- 1950 â Patty Murray, American educator and politician
- 1951 â Bruce Bartlett, American economist, historian, and author
- 1951 â Miroslav DvoÅák, Czech ice hockey player (died 2008)[15]
- 1951 â Jean-Jacques Goldman, French singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1951 â Jon Miller, American sportscaster
- 1951 â Louise Rennison, English author and comedian (died 2016)[16]
- 1951 â Charles Shyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2024)[17]
- 1952 â Paulette Carlson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1953 â David Morse, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[14]
- 1954 â David Michaels, American epidemiologist and politician
- 1954 â Vojislav Å eÅ¡elj, Serbian lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
- 1955 â Norm Nixon, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1956 â Nicanor Duarte, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, President of Paraguay
- 1956 â Doug Lawrence, American jazz saxophonist[18]
- 1956 â Derek Ringer, Scottish race car driver
- 1956 â Stephen Spinella, American actor[14]
- 1957 â Francky Dury, Belgian footballer and manager
- 1957 â Dawn French, Welsh-English actress, comedian and screenwriter[12]
- 1959 â Wayne Gardner, Australian motorcycle racer
- 1959 â Allan Little, Scottish journalist and author
- 1960 â Randy Breuer, American basketball player
- 1960 â Nicola Bryant, English actress[19]
- 1960 â Curt Ford, American baseball player and manager
- 1960 â Gábor Pölöskei, Hungarian footballer and manager
- 1961 â Neil Buchanan, English guitarist
- 1961 â Steve Young, American football player and sportscaster[12]
- 1962 â Joan Cusack, American actress[14]
- 1962 â Andy McCoy, Finnish musician
- 1963 â Marcus Graham, Australian actor
- 1963 â Brian Rice, Scottish footballer and manager
- 1963 â Ronny Rosenthal, Israeli footballer[20]
- 1963 â Rima Te Wiata, English-New Zealand actress and singer[21]
- 1964 â Michael J. Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter[14]
- 1965 â Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor and producer[14]
- 1965 â Alexander Hacke, German singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1965 â Orlando Hernández, Cuban baseball player
- 1965 â Volodymyr Horilyi, Ukrainian footballer and coach
- 1965 â Lennie James, English actor[14]
- 1966 â Luke Perry, American actor and producer (died 2019)[12]
- 1966 â Todd Snider, American singer-songwriter[14]
- 1966 â Stephen Williams, Welsh lawyer and politician
- 1967 â Jay Grdina, American businessman and pornographic actor
- 1967 â Artie Lange, American actor and comedian[14]
- 1967 â David Starr, American race car driver
- 1967 â Peter Thiel, German and American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist[22]
- 1968 â Jane Krakowski, American actress and singer[14]
- 1968 â Claude Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1968 â Brett Salisbury, American football player and author
- 1969 â Merieme Chadid, Moroccan astronomer and explorer
- 1969 â Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
- 1969 â Stephen Moyer, English actor
- 1970 â Chidi Ahanotu, American football player
- 1970 â Vanessa Harding, American wrestler
- 1970 â MC Lyte, American rapper, DJ, and actress[14]
- 1970 â Andy Marriott, English-Welsh footballer and manager
- 1970 â Shin Tae-yong, South Korean footballer and coach
- 1970 â Constance Zimmer, American actress[14]
- 1971 â Petra Haden, American violinist and singer
- 1971 â Justin Lin, American film director
- 1971 â Oleksandr Pomazun, Ukrainian footballer and manager
- 1972 â Marcus Bai, Papua New Guinean rugby league player
- 1973 â Brendan B. Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1973 â Greg Chalmers, Australian golfer
- 1973 â Steven Pressley, Scottish footballer and manager
- 1973 â Niki Xanthou, Greek long jumper
- 1973 â Dmitri Young, American baseball player and radio host
- 1974 â Jason Arnott, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1974 â Rachel Barton Pine, American violinist and educator
- 1976 â Dominic Aitchison, Scottish bass player and songwriter
- 1976 â Emily Deschanel, American actress and producer[14]
- 1977 â Matt Bomer, American actor and producer[12]
- 1977 â Igor Figueiredo, Brazilian snooker player
- 1977 â Jérémie Janot, French footballer and manager
- 1977 â Desmond Mason, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1977 â Rhett McLaughlin, American YouTuber
- 1977 â Ty Wigginton, American baseball player
- 1978 â Carl Bussey, American soccer player
- 1978 â Trevor Donovan, American actor[14]
- 1978 â Takuya Kawaguchi, Japanese footballer
- 1979 â Jamar Beasley, American football player
- 1979 â Andy Douglas, American wrestler
- 1979 â Kim Yong-dae, South Korean footballer
- 1980 â Nyron Nosworthy, English-born Jamaican footballer
- 1982 â Cameron Knowles, New Zealand footballer
- 1982 â Jeff Larish, American baseball player
- 1982 â Terrell Suggs, American football player
- 1982 â Mauricio Victorino, Uruguayan footballer
- 1983 â Denis Grebeshkov, Russian ice hockey player[23]
- 1984 â Sergio Hellings, Dutch footballer
- 1984 â Martha MacIsaac, Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter
- 1984 â Zeb Taia, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
- 1984 â Jane Zhang, Chinese singer-songwriter
- 1985 â Nesta Carter, Jamaican sprinter
- 1985 â Yang Cheng, Chinese footballer
- 1985 â Ãlvaro Fernández, Uruguayan footballer
- 1985 â Peter Ãlvecký, Slovak ice hockey player[24]
- 1985 â Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress (died 2025)[25][14]
- 1986 â Ikioi ShÅta, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1987 â Tony Beltran, American soccer player
- 1987 â Mike Conley Jr., American basketball player
- 1987 â Nathan Coulter-Nile, Australian cricketer
- 1988 â Omar Gonzalez, American soccer player
- 1988 â Ricochet, American wrestler
- 1989 â Michelle Wie, American golfer[26]
- 1990 â Joo, South Korean singer and actress
- 1990 â Sebastian Rode, German footballer
- 1991 â Joel Bitonio, American football player[27]
- 1991 â Toby Fox, American video game developer and composer
- 1991 â Gio Urshela, Colombian baseball player[28]
- 1991 â Kika van Es, Dutch footballer
- 1992 â Cardi B, American rapper[14]
- 1992 â Christian Davis, English cricketer
- 1992 â Riffi Mandanda, Congolese footballer
- 1992 â Ligi Sao, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1993 â Brandon Flynn, American actor[12]
- 1993 â Hardik Pandya, Indian cricketer
- 1994 â Clésio Baúque, Mozambican footballer
- 1994 â Zior Park, South Korean rapper[29]
- 1994 â T. J. Watt, American football player[30]
- 1995 â Nicolás Jarry, Chilean tennis player[31]
- 1996 â Rhea Ripley, Australian wrestler[32]
- 1996 â Arman Tsarukyan, Armenian professional mixed martial artist[33]
- 1999 â Leicester Fainga'anuku, New Zealand rugby union player[34]
- 1999 â Keldon Johnson, American basketball player[35]
- 2001 â Maja ChwaliÅska, Polish tennis player[36][37]
- 2001 â Daniel Maldini, Italian footballer
- 2001 â Jacob Preston, Australian rugby league player[38]
- 2001 â Chu Ye-jin, South Korean actress[39]
Deaths
Pre-1600
- 965 â Bruno the Great, Archbishop of Cologne (born 925)
- 1086 â Sima Guang, Chinese historian and statesman (born 1019)
- 1159 â William of Blois, Count of Boulogne and Earl of Surrey (born c. 1137)
- 1188 â Robert I, Count of Dreux (born 1123)
- 1303 â Pope Boniface VIII (born 1235)
- 1347 â Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1282)
- 1424 â Jan Žižka, Czech general and Hussite leader
- 1531 â Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss pastor and theologian (born 1484)[40]
- 1542 â Thomas Wyatt, English poet and diplomat (born 1503)
- 1579 â Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 43rd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1506)
1601â1900
- 1667 â Mattias de' Medici, Italian noble (born 1613)
- 1684 â James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven (born c. 1617)
- 1698 â William Molyneux, Irish philosopher and writer (born 1656)
- 1705 â Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (born 1663)
- 1708 â Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher (born 1651)
- 1721 â Edward Colston, English merchant and politician (born 1636)
- 1725 â Hans Herr, Swiss-American bishop (born 1639)
- 1779 â Casimir Pulaski, Polish-American general (born 1745)
- 1809 â Meriwether Lewis, American captain, explorer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory (born 1774)
- 1821 â John Ross Key, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (born 1754)
- 1830 â José de La Mar, Peruvian military leader, President of Peru (born 1776)[41]
- 1837 â Samuel Wesley, English organist and composer (born 1766)
- 1852 â Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic (born 1823)
- 1889 â James Prescott Joule, English physicist and brewer (born 1818)
- 1896 â Edward Benson, English archbishop (born 1829)
- 1896 â Anton Bruckner, Austrian organist, composer, and educator (born 1824)
- 1897 â Léon Boëllmann, French organist and composer (born 1862)
1901âpresent
- 1904 â Mary Tenney Gray, American editorial writer, club-woman, philanthropist, and suffragette (born 1833)
- 1908 â Rita Cetina Gutiérrez, Mexican poet, educator, and activist (born 1846)
- 1932 â William Alden Smith, American lawyer and politician (born 1859)
- 1935 â Steele Rudd, Australian author (born 1868)
- 1940 â Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (born 1860)
- 1941 â Heinrich Gutkin, Estonian businessman and politician (born 1879)
- 1941 â Mihkel Pung, Estonian politician, 11th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1876)
- 1958 â Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (born 1876)
- 1960 â Richard Cromwell, American actor (born 1910)[42]
- 1961 â Chico Marx, American comedian (born 1887)
- 1963 â Jean Cocteau, French author, poet, and playwright (born 1889)
- 1965 â Dorothea Lange, American photographer and journalist (born 1895)
- 1965 â Walther Stampfli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 50th President of the Swiss Confederation (born 1884)
- 1967 â Stanley Morison, typographer, known for work on Times New Roman font (born 1889)
- 1968 â Selim Sarper, Turkish educator and politician, 13th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1899)
- 1971 â Tamanoumi Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 51st Yokozuna (born 1944)
- 1971 â Chesty Puller, American general (born 1898)
- 1976 â Alfredo Bracchi, Italian author, screenwriter, and songwriter (born 1897)
- 1977 â MacKinlay Kantor, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (born 1904)
- 1983 â R. Fraser Armstrong, Canadian administrator and engineer (born 1889)
- 1984 â Benno Schotz, Scottish sculptor and engineer (born 1891)
- 1986 â Norm Cash, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1934)
- 1988 â Bonita Granville, American actress (born 1923)
- 1989 â M. King Hubbert, American geologist and academic (born 1904)
- 1991 â Redd Foxx, American actor and comedian (born 1922)
- 1993 â Andy Stewart, Scottish singer and entertainer (born 1933)
- 1996 â Keith Boyce, Barbadian cricketer (born 1943)
- 1996 â Eleanor Cameron, Canadian-American author and critic (born 1912)
- 1996 â Renato Russo, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1960)
- 1996 â Joe Morris, English-Canadian lieutenant and trade union leader (born 1913)
- 1998 â Richard Denning, American actor (born 1914)
- 1999 â Leo Lionni, Dutch-American author and illustrator (born 1910)
- 2000 â Luc-Marie Bayle, French historian, photographer, and painter (born 1914)
- 2000 â Donald Dewar, Scottish politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (born 1937)[43]
- 2001 â Beni Montresor, Italian director, set designer, and illustrator (born 1926)
- 2004 â Keith Miller, Australian cricketer and pilot (born 1919)
- 2005 â Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Pakistani-Canadian linguist, journalist, and poet (born 1917)
- 2005 â Attilâ Ä°lhan, Turkish poet, author, and journalist (born 1925)
- 2005 â Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (born 1915)
- 2006 â Cory Lidle, American baseball player (born 1972)
- 2007 â David Lee "Tex" Hill, South Korean-American general and pilot (born 1915)
- 2007 â Werner von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (born 1915)
- 2008 â Marjorie Fletcher, English Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (born 1932)
- 2008 â Jörg Haider, Austrian lawyer and politician, Governor of Carinthia (born 1950)
- 2008 â Ernst-Paul Hasselbach, Surinamese-Dutch television host and producer (born 1966)
- 2008 â Neal Hefti, American trumpet player and composer (born 1922)
- 2009 â Angelo DiGeorge, American physician and endocrinologist (born 1922)
- 2009 â Halit RefiÄ, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1934)
- 2012 â Avrohom Genachowsky, Israeli rabbi (born 1936)[44]
- 2012 â Helmut Haller, German footballer and coach (born 1939)
- 2012 â Edward Kossoy, Polish lawyer, publicist, and activist (born 1913)
- 2012 â Ãdgar Negret, Colombian sculptor (born 1920)
- 2012 â Champ Summers, American baseball player and coach (born 1946)
- 2013 â MarÃa de Villota, Spanish race car driver (born 1980)
- 2013 â Erich Priebke, German captain (born 1913)
- 2014 â Anita Cerquetti, Italian soprano (born 1931)
- 2014 â Carmelo Simeone, Argentinian footballer (born 1933)
- 2014 â Bob Such, Australian educator and politician (born 1944)
- 2015 â Dean Chance, American baseball player and manager (born 1941)[45]
- 2017 â Clifford Husbands, Barbadian politician (born 1926)
- 2019 â Alexei Leonov, Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and first human to conduct a spacewalk (born 1934)[46]
- 2022 â Angela Lansbury, English-American actress, singer, and producer (born 1925)[47]
- 2024 â Jamaluddin Hossain, Bangladeshi actor (born 1943)[48]
- 2025 â Diane Keaton, American actress (born 1946)[49]
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast days:
- Agilbert
- Alexander Sauli
- Andronicus, Probus, and Tarachus (Roman Catholic Church)
- Ãthelburh of Barking
- Bruno the Great
- Cainnech of Aghaboe
- Gratus of Oloron
- Gummarus
- James the Deacon (Church of England, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Lommán of Trim
- Maria Soledad Torres y Acosta
- Nectarius of Constantinople
- Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus, and Pientia
- Philip the Evangelist
- Pope John XXIII (Roman Catholic Church)
- Zenaida and Philonella
- October 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- General Pulaski Memorial Day (United States)
- International Day of the Girl Child[50]
- International Newspaper Carrier Day
- National Coming Out Day
- Revolution Day (North Macedonia)
