September 22 History

September 22 History

September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 100 days remain until the end of the year. It is frequently the day of the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the day of the vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.

Our aim is to enhance the knowledge of human beings. We will have 7 years of history on this side. The history of each particular day by date is what happened on a date. The date of death of any person and special person will be reported. If anyone wants to gain this knowledge then please visit our web site. The limit of your knowledge will increase greatly.

আমাদের উদ্দেশ্য হলো মানুয়ের জ্ঞানের পরিধি বাড়ানো। আমাদের এই সাইডে থাকবে ১ বছরের সমস্থ ঘটে যাওয়া ইতিহাস। তারিখ অনুসারে প্রতিটি বিশেষ দিনের  ইতিহাস কোন তারিখে কি ঘটেছিল। কোন ব্যাক্তির জন্য এবং বিশেষ ব্যাক্তির মৃত্যর তারিখ জানানো হবে। যদি কোন মানুষ এই জ্ঞান অর্জন করতে চায় তাহলে আমাদের এই ওয়েবসাইডটি ভিজিট করুন । আপনার জ্ঞানের সীমা অনেক বৃদ্ধি পাবে। 

Events
904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government.
1236 – The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule.
1499 – The Treaty of Basel concludes the Swabian War.
1586 – The Battle of Zutphen is a Spanish victory over the English and Dutch.
1598 – English playwright Ben Jonson kills actor Gabriel Spenser in a duel and is indicted for manslaughter.
1692 – The last hanging of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials; others are all eventually released.
1711 – The Tuscarora War begins in present-day North Carolina.
1761 – George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1776 – Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.
1789 – The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
1789 – Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeats superior Ottoman Empire forces.
1792 – Primidi Vendémiaire of year one of the French Republican Calendar as the French First Republic comes into being.
1823 – Joseph Smith finds the golden plates after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried.
1857 – The Russian warship Lefort capsizes and sinks during a storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 aboard.
1862 – A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released by Abraham Lincoln.
1866 – The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.
1885 – Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.
1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
1892 – Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by A.C. Doyle and the TV serial Lost.
1896 – Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
1910 – The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.
1914 – A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1500 sailors.
1919 – The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.
1927 – Jack Dempsey loses the "Long Count" boxing match to Gene Tunney.
1934 – The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers.
1937 – Spanish Civil War: Peña Blanca is taken, ending the Battle of El Mazuco.
1939 – World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.
1941 – The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murders 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed.
1948 – Gail Halvorsen officially started parachuting candy to children as part of the Berlin Air lift.
1948 – Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League.[1]
1957 – In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected president.
1960 – The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.
1965 – The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire.
1975 – Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service.
1979 – A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined.
1980 – Iraq invades Iran.
1991 – The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time.
1993 – A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed.
1993 – A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.
1995 – An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed.
1995 – The Nagerkovil school bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force in which at least 34 die, most of them ethnic Tamil schoolchildren.
2013 – At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Births
1013 – Richeza of Poland, Queen of Hungary (d. 1075)
1211 – Ibn Khallikan, Iraqi scholar and judge (d. 1282)
1373 – Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester (d. 1400)
1515 – Anne of Cleves (d. 1557)
1547 – Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin, German philologist, mathematician, astronomer, and poet (d. 1590)
1552 – Tsar Vasili IV of Russia (d. 1612)
1593 – Matthäus Merian, Swiss-German engraver and cartographer (d. 1650)
1601 – Anne of Austria (d. 1666)
1606 – Li Zicheng, Chinese emperor (d. 1645)
1680 – Barthold Heinrich Brockes, German poet (d. 1747)
1694 – Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1773)
1715 – Jean-Étienne Guettard, French mineralogist and botanist (d. 1786)
1741 – Peter Simon Pallas, German zoologist and botanist (d. 1811)
1743 – Quintin Craufurd, Scottish author (d. 1819)
1762 – Elizabeth Simcoe, English-Canadian painter and author (d. 1850)
1765 – Paolo Ruffini, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1822)
1788 – Theodore Hook, English composer and educator (d. 1841)
1791 – Michael Faraday, English physicist and chemist (d. 1867)
1819 – Wilhelm Wattenbach, German historian and academic (d. 1897)
1829 – Tự Đức, Vietnamese emperor (d. 1883)
1833 – Stephen D. Lee, American general and academic (d. 1908)
1835 – Alexander Potebnja, Ukrainian linguist and philosopher (d. 1891)
1841 – Andrejs Pumpurs, Latvian soldier and poet (d. 1902)
1862 – Anastasios Charalambis, Greek lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 1949)
1868 – Louise McKinney, Canadian educator and politician (d. 1931)
1870 – Charlotte Cooper, English-Scottish tennis player (d. 1966)
1870 – Arthur Pryor, American trombonist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1942)
1875 – Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Lithuanian painter and composer (d. 1911)
1876 – André Tardieu, French journalist and politician, 67th Prime Minister of France (d. 1945)
1878 – Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese politician and diplomat, 51st Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1967)
1880 – Christabel Pankhurst, English activist, co-founded the Women's Social and Political Union (d. 1958)
1882 – Wilhelm Keitel, German field marshal (d. 1946)
1883 – Ferenc Oslay, Hungarian-Slovene historian and author (d. 1932)
1883 – Frank George Woollard, English engineer (d. 1957)
1885 – Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect and academic, designed the Stockholm Public Library (d. 1940)
1885 – Ben Chifley, Australian engineer and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1951)
1885 – Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1957)
1887 – Bhaurao Patil, Indian educator and activist (d. 1959)
1889 – Hooks Dauss, American baseball player (d. 1963)
1891 – Alma Thomas, American painter and educator (d. 1978)
1892 – Billy West, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1975)
1894 – Elisabeth Rethberg, German soprano (d. 1976)
1895 – Paul Muni, Ukrainian-born American actor (d. 1967)
1896 – Uri Zvi Greenberg, Ukrainian-Israeli poet and journalist (d. 1981)
1896 – Henry Segrave, American-English race car driver (d. 1930)
1899 – Elsie Allen, Native American Pomo basket weaver (d. 1990)[2]
1900 – Paul Hugh Emmett, American chemist and engineer (d. 1985)
1900 – William Spratling, American-Mexican silversmith and educator (d. 1967)
1901 – Nadezhda Alliluyeva, second wife of Joseph Stalin (d. 1932)
1901 – Charles Brenton Huggins, Canadian-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
1902 – John Houseman, Romanian-American actor and producer (d. 1988)
1905 – Haakon Lie, Norwegian lawyer and politician (d. 2009)
1905 – Eugen Sänger, Czech-Austrian engineer (d. 1964)
1907 – Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher and author (d. 2003)
1907 – Philip Fotheringham-Parker, English race car driver (d. 1981)
1907 – Hermann Schlichting, German engineer and academic (d. 1982)
1908 – Esphyr Slobodkina, Russian-American author and illustrator (d. 2002)
1909 – John Engstead, American photographer and journalist (d. 1983)
1910 – György Faludy, Hungarian poet and author (d. 2006)
1910 – Hidekichi Miyazaki, Japanese masters athlete and centenarian (d. 2019)
1912 – Herbert Mataré, German physicist and academic (d. 2011)
1912 – Martha Scott, American actress (d. 2003)
1913 – Lillian Chestney, American painter and illustrator (d. 2000)
1915 – Grigory Frid, Russian pianist and composer (d. 2012)
1918 – Hans Scholl, German activist (d. 1943)
1918 – Henryk Szeryng, Mexican violinist and educator (d. 1988)
1920 – Eric Baker, English activist, co-founded Amnesty International (d. 1976)
1920 – Anders Lassen, Danish-English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1945)
1920 – Bob Lemon, American baseball player and manager (d. 2000)
1920 – William H. Riker, American political scientist and academic (d. 1993)
1921 – Will Elder, Jewish-American illustrator (d. 2008)
1922 – David Sive, American environmentalist and lawyer (d. 2014)
1923 – Dannie Abse, Welsh physician, poet, and author (d. 2014)
1924 – Bernard Gauthier, French cyclist (d. 2018)
1924 – Charles Keeping, English author and illustrator (d. 1988)
1924 – Rosamunde Pilcher, English author
1924 – Charles Waterhouse, American painter, sculptor, and illustrator (d. 2013)
1924 – J. William Middendorf, American soldier and politician, 14th United States Secretary of the Navy
1924 – Ray Wetzel, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1951)
1925 – Virginia Capers, American actress and singer (d. 2004)
1925 – Leila Hadley, American author (d. 2009)
1926 – Bill Smith, American clarinet player and composer
1927 – Gordon Astall, English footballer and coach
1927 – Tommy Lasorda, American baseball player, coach, and manager
1928 – Eric Broadley, English engineer and businessman, founded Lola Cars (d. 2017)
1928 – James Lawson, American activist, author, and academic
1928 – Eugene Roche, American actor (d. 2004)
1928 – Johnny Valentine, American wrestler (d. 2001)
1929 – Serge Garant, Canadian composer and conductor (d. 1986)
1929 – Carlo Ubbiali, Italian motorcycle racer
1930 – Joni James, American singer
1930 – T. S. Sinnathuray, Judge of the High Court of Singapore (d. 2016)
1931 – Fay Weldon, English author and playwright
1931 – George Younger, 4th Viscount Younger of Leckie, Scottish banker and politician, Secretary of State for Defence (d. 2003)
1932 – Algirdas Brazauskas, Lithuanian politician, 2nd President of Lithuania (d. 2010)
1932 – Ingemar Johansson, Swedish boxer (d. 2009)
1933 – Leonardo Balada, Spanish-American composer and educator
1933 – T. Cullen Davis, American businessman
1933 – Carmelo Simeone, Italian-Argentinian footballer (d. 2014)
1933 – Jesco von Puttkamer, German-American engineer (d. 2012)
1934 – Jack McGregor, American captain, lawyer, and politician
1934 – Lute Olson, American basketball player and coach
1934 – T. Somasekaram, Sri Lankan geographer and politician, 37th Surveyor General of Sri Lanka (d. 2010)
1936 – Maurice Evans, English footballer and manager (d. 2000)
1937 – Don Rutherford, English rugby player (d. 2016)
1938 – Gene Mingo, American football player
1939 – Bogdan Baltazar, Romanian economist and engineer (d. 2012)
1939 – Deborah Lavin, South African-English historian and academic
1939 – Gilbert E. Patterson, American bishop (d. 2007)
1939 – Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer (d. 2016)
1940 – Anna Karina, Danish-French actress, director, and screenwriter
1941 – Jeremiah Wright, American pastor and theologian
1942 – Ole Anderson, American wrestler
1942 – Candida Lycett Green, Anglo-Irish journalist and author (d. 2014)
1942 – Rubén Salazar Gómez, Colombian cardinal
1942 – David Stern, American lawyer and businessman
1943 – Toni Basil, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress
1943 – Barry Cable, Australian footballer and coach
1943 – Paul Hoffert, American keyboard player, composer, and academic
1944 – Brian Gibson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1946 – King Sunny Adé, Nigerian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1946 – Larry Dierker, American baseball player and manager
1947 – Jo Beverley, English-Canadian author
1947 – David Drewry, English glaciologist and geophysicist
1947 – Norma McCorvey, American activist (d. 2017)
1947 – Robert Morace, American author and academic
1948 – Denis Burke, Australian soldier and politician, 6th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
1948 – Mark Phillips, English equestrian, trainer, and journalist
1949 – James Cartwright, American general
1949 – Jim McGinty, Australian lawyer and politician, Attorney-General of Western Australia
1951 – David Coverdale, English singer-songwriter
1951 – Mike Graham, American wrestler and promoter (d. 2012)
1951 – Doug Somers, American wrestler (d. 2017)
1952 – Bob Goodlatte, American lawyer and politician
1952 – Sukhumbhand Paribatra, Thai political scientist and politician, 15th Governor of Bangkok
1952 – Américo Rocca, Mexican wrestler
1952 – Gloria Borger, American journalist
1953 – Richard Fairbrass, English singer-songwriter, musician and producer (Right Said Fred)
1953 – Ségolène Royal, French politician
1955 – Jeffrey Leonard, American baseball player and coach
1956 – Debby Boone, American singer, actress, and author
1956 – Doug Wimbish, American singer-songwriter and bass player
1956 – Ibrahim Shema, Nigerian lawyer, politician
1957 – Steve Carney, English footballer (d. 2013)
1957 – Nick Cave, Australian singer-songwriter, author, and actor
1957 – Johnette Napolitano, American singer-songwriter and bass player (Concrete Blonde)
1957 – Giuseppe Saronni, Italian cyclist and manager
1958 – Andrea Bocelli, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
1958 – Beth Catlin, American Autistic savant[3]
1958 – Neil Cavuto, American journalist and author
1958 – Joan Jett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actress
1959 – Tai Babilonia, American figure skater and talk show host
1959 – Saul Perlmutter, American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate
1960 – Scott Baio, American actor
1961 – Vince Coleman, American baseball player
1961 – Liam Fox, Scottish physician and politician, Secretary of State for Defence
1961 – Bonnie Hunt, American actress, producer, and talk show host
1961 – Diane Lemieux, Canadian lawyer and politician
1961 – Catherine Oxenberg, American actress
1961 – Michael Torke, American composer
1962 – Martin Crowe, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster (d. 2016)
1964 – Juha Turunen, Finnish lawyer and politician
1964 – Ken Vandermark, American saxophonist and composer
1965 – Dan Bucatinsky, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1965 – Andrii Deshchytsia, Ukrainian politician and diplomat, Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs
1965 – Mark Guthrie, American baseball player
1965 – Robert Satcher, American physician, engineer, and astronaut
1966 – Ruth Jones, Welsh actress, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Mike Richter, American ice hockey player
1966 – Michael Shank, American racing team owner[4]
1967 – Matt Besser, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1967 – Super Delfin, Japanese wrestler
1967 – Brian Keene, American novelist
1967 – Ian Mortimer, English historian and novelist
1967 – Rickard Rydell, Swedish race car driver
1967 – Félix Savón, Cuban boxer
1969 – Nicole Bradtke, Australian tennis player and sportscaster
1969 – Tuomas Kantelinen, Finnish composer and conductor
1969 – Sue Perkins, English comedian, actress, and radio host
1969 – Matt Sharp, American singer-songwriter and bass player
1970 – Gladys Berejiklian, Australian politician, 45th Premier of New South Wales
1970 – Mike Matheny, American baseball player and manager
1970 – Mystikal, American rapper and actor
1970 – Hitro Okesene, New Zealand rugby player and coach
1970 – Rupert Penry-Jones, English actor
1970 – Emmanuel Petit, French footballer
1971 – Elizabeth Bear, American author and poet
1971 – Toomas Krõm, Estonian footballer
1971 – Luther Reigns, American actor and wrestler
1973 – Yoo Chae-yeong, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2014)
1973 – Stéfan Louw, South African tenor and producer
1973 – Bob Sapp, American wrestler
1974 – Kostas Kaiafas, Cypriot footballer and manager
1975 – Ethan Moreau, Canadian ice hockey player and scout
1976 – David Berkeley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 – Mo Collins, American football player and coach (d. 2014)
1976 – Martin Solveig, French DJ, singer, songwriter and record producer
1978 – Harry Kewell, Australian footballer and coach
1979 – Emilie Autumn, American singer-songwriter, violinist, and poet
1979 – Phil Waugh, Australian rugby player
1980 – Francesco D'Isa, Italian painter and journalist
1980 – Svenja Weidemann, German tennis player
1981 – Alexei Ramírez, Cuban baseball player
1981 – Subaru Shibutani, Japanese singer-songwriter
1981 – Ingrid Vetlesen, Norwegian soprano
1982 – Domenic Cassisi, Australian footballer
1982 – Billie Piper, English actress and singer
1982 – Maarten Stekelenburg, Dutch footballer
1983 – Kyla, British singer
1983 – Glenn Loovens, Dutch professional footballer
1983 – Petr Tatíček, Czech professional ice hockey
1983 – Tommy Thelin, Swedish footballer
1984 – Ross Jarman, English drummer and songwriter
1984 – Thiago Silva, Brazilian footballer
1985 – Matteo Cavagna, Italian footballer
1985 – Faris Haroun, Belgian footballer
1985 – Jamie Mackie, Scottish footballer
1985 – Tatiana Maslany, Canadian actress
1985 – Ibragim Todashev, Russian-American mixed martial artist (d. 2013)
1987 – Derick Brassard, Canadian ice hockey player
1987 – Stefan Denifl, Austrian cyclist
1987 – Tom Felton, English actor
1987 – Zdravko Kuzmanović, Serbian footballer
1988 – Nikita Andreyev, Russian footballer
1989 – Jon Bass, American actor
1989 – Kim Hyo-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress (Girls Generation)
1989 – Sabine Lisicki, German tennis player
1990 – Denard Robinson, American football player
1990 – Jenn Im, Korean-American fashion and beauty vlogger and fashion designer
1991 – Kenny Bromwich, New Zealand rugby league player
1991 – Joe Wardle, English rugby league player
1992 – Philip Hindes, English track cyclist
1993 – Yutakayama Ryota, Japanese sumo wrestler
1994 – Carlos Correa, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
1994 – Chad Finchum, American racing driver
1994 – Park Jin-young, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Got7)
1995 – Nayeon, Korean singer (Twice) [5]

Deaths
189 – He Jin, Chinese general and regent (b. 135)
530 – Pope Felix IV
904 – Zhao Zong, emperor of the Tang Dynasty (b. 867)
967 – Wichmann II, Frankish nobleman
1072 – Ouyang Xiu, Chinese historian, poet, and politician (b. 1007)
1158 – Otto of Freising, German bishop and chronicler (b. c. 1114)
1174 – Uchtred, Lord of Galloway (b. c. 1120)
1253 – Dōgen, Japanese monk and philosopher (b. 1200)
1345 – Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, English politician, Lord High Steward (b. 1281)
1399 – Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal of The United Kingdom (b. 1366)
1408 – John VII Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor (b. 1370)
1457 – Peter II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1418)
1482 – Philibert I, Duke of Savoy (b. 1465)
1520 – Selim I, Ottoman sultan (b. 1465)
1531 – Louise of Savoy, French regent (b. 1476)
1539 – Guru Nanak, Sikh religious leader, founded Sikhism (b. 1469)
1554 – Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Spanish explorer (b. 1510)
1566 – Johannes Agricola, German theologian and academic (b. 1494)
1576 – Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex (b. 1541)
1607 – Alessandro Allori, Italian painter and educator (b. 1535)
1662 – John Biddle, English minister and theologian (b. 1615)
1692 – Martha Corey, American woman accused of witchcraft (b. 1620)
1703 – Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician and physicist (b. 1622)
1756 – Abu l-Hasan Ali I, ruler of Tunisia (b. 1688)
1774 – Pope Clement XIV (b. 1705)
1776 – Nathan Hale, American soldier (b. 1755)
1777 – John Bartram, American botanist and explorer (b. 1699)
1828 – Shaka Zulu, Zulu chieftain and monarch of the Zulu Kingdom (b. 1787)
1852 – William Tierney Clark, English engineer, designed Hammersmith Bridge (b. 1783)
1872 – Vladimir Dal, Russian lexicographer and linguist (b. 1801)
1873 – Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1801)
1881 – Solomon L. Spink, American lawyer and politician (b. 1831)
1914 – Alain-Fournier, French soldier and author (b. 1886)
1919 – Alajos Gáspár, Hungarian-Slovene author and poet (b. 1848)
1935 – Elliott Lewis, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1858)
1944 – Hugh Seagrim, English soldier (b.1909)
1952 – Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, Finnish lawyer, judge, and politician, 1st President of Finland (b. 1865)
1956 – Frederick Soddy, English chemist and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
1957 – Soemu Toyoda, Japanese admiral (b. 1885)
1961 – Marion Davies, American actress and comedian (b. 1897)
1969 – Adolfo López Mateos, Mexican politician, 48th President of Mexico (b. 1909)[6]
1973 – Paul van Zeeland, Belgian lawyer, economist, and politician, 38th Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1893)
1979 – Abul A'la Maududi, Pakistani theologian, Islamic scholar and jurist (b. 1903)
1981 – Harry Warren, American composer and songwriter (b. 1893)
1987 – Hákun Djurhuus, Faroese educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (b. 1908)
1987 – Dan Rowan, American actor, comedian, and producer (b. 1922)
1988 – Rais Amrohvi, Pakistani psychoanalyst, scholar, and poet (b. 1914)
1989 – Ambrose Folorunsho Alli, Nigerian academic and politician (b. 1929)
1989 – Irving Berlin, Russian-born American composer and songwriter (b. 1888)
1992 – Aurelio López, Mexican baseball player (b. 1948)
1993 – Maurice Abravanel, Greek-American pianist and conductor (b. 1903)
1994 – Leonard Feather, English-American pianist, composer, producer, and journalist (b. 1914)
1996 – Ludmilla Chiriaeff, Latvian-Canadian ballerina, choreographer, and director (b. 1924)
1996 – Dorothy Lamour, American actress and singer (b. 1914)
1999 – George C. Scott, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1927)
2000 – Saburō Sakai, Japanese lieutenant and pilot (b. 1916)
2001 – Isaac Stern, Polish-Ukrainian violinist and conductor (b. 1920)
2002 – Jan de Hartog, Dutch-American author and playwright (b. 1914)
2003 – Gordon Jump, American actor (b. 1932)
2003 – Hugo Young, English journalist and author (b. 1938)
2004 – Pete Schoening, American mountaineer (b. 1927)
2004 – Ray Traylor Jr., American professional wrestler better-known as the Big Boss Man (b. 1963)
2006 – Edward Albert, American actor (b. 1951)
2006 – Carla Benschop, Dutch basketball player and educator (b. 1950)
2007 – `Alí-Muhammad Varqá, last Hand of the Cause of God in the Bahá’í Faith (b. 1911)
2007 – Marcel Marceau, French mime and actor (b. 1923)
2008 – Thomas Dörflein, German zookeeper (b. 1963)
2008 – Petrus Schaesberg, German painter, historian, and educator (b. 1967)
2009 – Edward Delaney, Irish sculptor (b. 1930)
2010 – Eddie Fisher, American singer (b. 1928)
2010 – Vyacheslav Tsaryov, Russian footballer (b. 1971)
2011 – Knut Steen, Norwegian sculptor (b. 1924)
2012 – Hector Abhayavardhana, Sri Lankan theorist and academic (b. 1919)
2012 – Irving Adler, American mathematician, author, and academic (b. 1913)
2012 – Juan H. Cintrón García, Puerto Rican businessman and politician, 126th Mayor of Ponce (b. 1919)
2012 – Grigory Frid, Russian pianist and composer (b. 1915)
2012 – Jan Hendrik van den Berg, Dutch psychiatrist and academic (b. 1914)
2013 – Gary Brandner, American author and screenwriter (b. 1930)
2013 – Jane Connell, American actress and singer (b. 1925)
2013 – David H. Hubel, Canadian-American neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)
2013 – Álvaro Mutis, Colombian-Mexican author and poet (b. 1923)
2013 – Hans Erich Slany, German industrial designer, founded TEAMS Design (b. 1926)
2014 – Fernando Cabrita, Portuguese footballer and manager (b. 1923)
2014 – Sahana Pradhan, Nepalese politician, Nepalese Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1927)
2014 – Erik van der Wurff, Dutch pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1945)
2014 – Hans E. Wallman, Swedish director, producer, and composer (b. 1936)
2015 – Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1925)
2015 – Joe LeSage, American lawyer and politician (b. 1928)
2015 – James David Santini, American lawyer and politician (b. 1937)
2015 – Richard G. Scott, American engineer and religious leader (b. 1928)
2015 – Phyllis Tickle, American author and academic (b. 1934)
2018 – Chas Hodges, English musician and singer (b.1943)[7]
2018 – Edna Molewa, South African politician (b. 1957)[8]
2018 – Mike Labinjo, Canadian professional gridiron football player (b.1980)[9]