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March 22 is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 284 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

  • 1621 – The Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony, led by governor John Carver, sign a peace treaty with Massasoit, sachem of the Wampanoags; Squanto serves as an interpreter between the two sides.[6]
  • 1622 – Jamestown massacre: Algonquians kill 347 English settlers around Jamestown, Virginia, a third of the colony's population, during the Second Anglo-Powhatan War.
  • 1631 – The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of cards, dice, and gaming tables.[7]
  • 1638 – Anne Hutchinson is expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious dissent.[8]
  • 1668 – Notable Privateer Henry Morgan lands in Cuba to raid and plunder the inland town of Puerto del Príncipe during the latter stages of the Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660).[9]
  • 1739 – Nader Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city, stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne.
  • 1765 – The British Parliament passes the Stamp Act that introduces a tax to be levied directly on its American colonies.
  • 1784 – The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current location in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand.[10]
  • 1792 – Battle of Croix-des-Bouquets: Black slave insurgents gain a victory in the first major battle of the Haitian Revolution.[11]
  • 1794 – The Slave Trade Act of 1794 bans the export of slaves from the United States, and prohibits American citizens from outfitting a ship for the purpose of importing slaves.[12]
  • 1829 – In the London Protocol, the three protecting powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece.
  • 1849 – The Austrians defeat the Piedmontese at the Battle of Novara.
  • 1871 – In North Carolina, William Woods Holden becomes the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office by impeachment.
  • 1873 – The Spanish National Assembly abolishes slavery in Puerto Rico.[13]
  • 1894 – The Stanley Cup ice hockey competition is held for the first time, in Montreal, Canada.[14]
  • 1895 – Before the Société pour L'Encouragement à l'Industrie, brothers Auguste and Louis Lumière demonstrate movie film technology publicly for the first time.[15]
  • 1896 – Charilaos Vasilakos wins the first modern Olympic marathon race with a time of three hours and 18 minutes.[16]

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

  • 841 – Bernard Plantapilosa, Frankish son of Bernard of Septimania (died 885)
  • 875 – William I, Duke of Aquitaine (died 918)
  • 1212 – Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (died 1235)
  • 1367 – Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician, Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom (probable);[46] (died 1399)
  • 1394 – Ulugh Beg, Persian astronomer and mathematician (died 1449)
  • 1459 – Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (died 1519)[47]
  • 1499 – Johann Carion, German astrologer and chronicler (died 1537)
  • 1503 – Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian author and educator (died 1583)
  • 1517 – Gioseffo Zarlino, Italian composer (died 1590)
  • 1519 – Catherine Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, English noblewoman (died 1580)
  • 1582 – John Williams, Archbishop of York (died 1650)
  • 1599 – Anthony van Dyck, Flemish-English painter and etcher (died 1641)[48]

1601–1900

  • 1609 – John II Casimir Vasa, Polish king (died 1672)[49]
  • 1615 – Katherine Jones, Viscountess Ranelagh, British scientist (died 1691)[50]
  • 1663 – August Hermann Francke, German clergyman, philanthropist, and scholar (died 1727)
  • 1684 – William Pulteney, 1st Earl of Bath, English politician, Secretary at War (died 1764)
  • 1712 – Edward Moore, English poet and playwright (died 1757)[51]
  • 1720 – Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect, designed the Yellow Palace and Bernstorff Palace (died 1799)
  • 1723 – Charles Carroll, American lawyer and politician (died 1783)
  • 1728 – Anton Raphael Mengs, German painter and theorist (died 1779)
  • 1785 – Adam Sedgwick, English scientist (died 1873)
  • 1797 – William I, German Emperor (died 1888)[52]
  • 1808 – Caroline Norton, English feminist, social reformer, and author (died 1877)[53]
  • 1808 – David Swinson Maynard, American physician and lawyer (died 1873)
  • 1812 – Stephen Pearl Andrews, American author and activist (died 1886)
  • 1814 – Thomas Crawford, American sculptor, designed the Statue of Freedom (died 1857)
  • 1817 – Braxton Bragg, American general (died 1876)
  • 1818 – John Ainsworth Horrocks, English-Australian explorer, founded Penwortham (died 1846)
  • 1822 – Ahmed Cevdet Pasha, Ottoman sociologist, historian, scholar, statesman and jurist (died 1895)
  • 1841 – Anastassios Christomanos, Greek scientist (died 1906)[54]
  • 1842 – Mykola Lysenko, Ukrainian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1912)
  • 1846 – Randolph Caldecott, English illustrator and painter (died 1886)
  • 1846 – James Timberlake, American lieutenant, police officer, and farmer (died 1891)
  • 1852 – Otakar Ševčík, Czech violinist and educator (died 1934)
  • 1852 – Hector Sévin, French cardinal (died 1916)
  • 1855 – Dorothy Tennant, British painter (died 1926)
  • 1857 – Paul Doumer, French mathematician, journalist, and politician, 14th President of France (died 1932)
  • 1866 – Jack Boyle, American baseball player and umpire (died 1913)
  • 1868 – Robert Andrews Millikan, American colonel and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1953)
  • 1869 – Emilio Aguinaldo, Filipino general and politician, 1st President of the Philippines (died 1964)[55]
  • 1869 – Tom McInnes, Scottish-English footballer (died 1939)
  • 1873 – Ernest Lawson, Canadian-American painter (died 1939)
  • 1880 – Ernest C. Quigley, Canadian-American football player and coach (died 1960)
  • 1884 – Arthur H. Vandenberg, American journalist and politician (died 1951)
  • 1884 – Lyda Borelli, Italian actress (died 1959)
  • 1885 – Aryeh Levin, Polish-Lithuanian rabbi and educator (died 1969)
  • 1886 – August Rei, Estonian lawyer and politician, Head of State of Estonia (died 1963)
  • 1887 – Chico Marx, American actor (died 1961)
  • 1890 – George Clark, American race car driver (died 1978)
  • 1892 – Charlie Poole, American country banjo player (died 1931)
  • 1892 – Johannes Semper, Estonian poet and scholar (died 1970)
  • 1896 – He Long, Chinese general and politician, 1st Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (died 1969)
  • 1896 – Joseph Schildkraut, Austrian-American actor (died 1964)
  • 1899 – Ruth Page, American ballerina and choreographer (died 1991)

1901–present

  • 1901 – Greta Kempton, Austrian-American painter (died 1991)
  • 1902 – Johannes Brinkman, Dutch architect, designed the Van Nelle Factory (died 1949)
  • 1902 – Madeleine Milhaud, French actress and composer (died 2008)
  • 1903 – Bill Holman, American cartoonist (died 1987)
  • 1907 – James M. Gavin, American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to France (died 1990)
  • 1908 – Jack Crawford, Australian tennis player (died 1991)
  • 1908 – Louis L'Amour, American novelist and short story writer (died 1988)[56]
  • 1909 – Gabrielle Roy, Canadian author and educator (died 1983)
  • 1910 – Nicholas Monsarrat, English sailor and author (died 1979)
  • 1912 – Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor and performer (died 1985)
  • 1912 – Leslie Johnson, English race car driver (died 1959)
  • 1912 – Karl Malden, American actor (died 2009)[56]
  • 1912 – Agnes Martin, Canadian-American painter and educator (died 2004)
  • 1913 – Tom McCall, American journalist and politician, 30th Governor of Oregon (died 1983)
  • 1913 – Lew Wasserman, American businessman and talent agent (died 2002)
  • 1913 – James Westerfield, American actor (died 1971)
  • 1914 – John Stanley, American author and illustrator (died 1993)
  • 1914 – Donald Stokes, Baron Stokes, English businessman (died 2008)
  • 1917 – Virginia Grey, American actress (died 2004)
  • 1917 – Irving Kaplansky, Canadian-American mathematician and academic (died 2006)
  • 1917 – Paul Rogers, English actor (died 2013)
  • 1918 – Cheddi Jagan, Guyanese politician, 4th President of Guyana (died 1997)
  • 1919 – Bernard Krigstein, American illustrator (died 1990)
  • 1920 – James Brown, American actor and singer (died 1992)
  • 1920 – Werner Klemperer, German-American actor (died 2000)
  • 1920 – Lloyd MacPhail, Canadian businessman and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (died 1995)
  • 1920 – Ross Martin, American actor (died 1981)
  • 1920 – Katsuko Saruhashi, Japanese geochemist (died 2007)
  • 1920 – Fanny Waterman, English pianist and educator, founded the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition (died 2020)
  • 1921 – Nino Manfredi, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2004)
  • 1922 – John J. Gilligan, American politician, 62nd Governor of Ohio (died 2013)
  • 1922 – Stewart Stern, American screenwriter (died 2015)
  • 1923 – Marcel Marceau, French mime and actor (died 2007)[56]
  • 1924 – Al Neuharth, American journalist and author, founded USA Today (died 2013)[56]
  • 1924 – Yevgeny Ostashev, Russian test pilot, participant in the launch of the first artificial Earth satellite (died 1960)[57]
  • 1924 – Osman F. Seden, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1998)
  • 1924 – Bill Wendell, American television announcer (died 1999)
  • 1927 – Marty Blake, American basketball player and manager (died 2013)
  • 1927 – Nicolas Tikhomiroff, Russian photographer (died 2016)
  • 1928 – Carrie Donovan, American journalist (died 2001)
  • 1928 – E. D. Hirsch, American author, critic, and academic
  • 1928 – Ed Macauley, American basketball player, coach, and priest (died 2011)
  • 1929 – Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist[56]
  • 1929 – P. Ramlee, Malaysian actor, director, singer, songwriter, composer, and producer (died 1973)
  • 1930 – Derek Bok, American lawyer and academic
  • 1930 – Pat Robertson, American minister and broadcaster, founded the Christian Broadcasting Network (died 2023)[58]
  • 1930 – Stephen Sondheim, American composer and songwriter (died 2021)[56]
  • 1931 – Burton Richter, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)
  • 1931 – William Shatner, Canadian actor[58]
  • 1931 – Ann Shulgin, psychedelic researcher and author (died 2022)[59]
  • 1931 – Leslie Thomas, Welsh journalist and author (died 2014)
  • 1932 – Els Borst, Dutch physician and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 2014)
  • 1932 – Larry Evans, American chess player and journalist (died 2010)
  • 1933 – Abolhassan Banisadr, Iranian economist and politician, 1st President of Iran (died 2021)
  • 1934 – May Britt, Swedish actress
  • 1934 – Sheila Cameron, English lawyer and judge
  • 1934 – Orrin Hatch, American lawyer and politician (died 2022)[56]
  • 1935 – Galina Gavrilovna Korchuganova, Russian-born Soviet test pilot and aerobatics champion (died 2004)[60]
  • 1935 – Lea Pericoli, Italian tennis player and journalist (died 2024)
  • 1935 – Frank Pulli, American baseball player and umpire (died 2013)
  • 1935 – M. Emmet Walsh, American actor (died 2024)[58]
  • 1936 – Erol Büyükburç, Turkish singer-songwriter, pop music composer, and actor (died 2015)
  • 1936 – Ron Carey, American trade union leader (died 2008)
  • 1936 – Roger Whittaker, Kenyan-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2023)
  • 1937 – Angelo Badalamenti, American pianist and composer (died 2022)
  • 1937 – Armin Hary, German sprinter
  • 1937 – Jon Hassell, American trumpet player and composer (died 2021)
  • 1937 – Foo Foo Lammar, British drag queen (died 2003)[61][62]
  • 1938 – Rein Etruk, Estonian chess player (died 2012)
  • 1940 – George Edward Alcorn, Jr., American physicist and inventor[63]
  • 1940 – Dave Keon, Canadian ice hockey player[64]
  • 1940 – Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian-American physician and author (died 1996)
  • 1941 – Billy Collins, American poet
  • 1941 – Jeremy Clyde, English singer-songwriter and guitarist[58]
  • 1941 – Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor (died 2019)
  • 1941 – Cassam Uteem, Mauritian politician, 2nd President of Mauritius
  • 1942 – Jorge Ben Jor, Brazilian singer-songwriter
  • 1942 – Dick Pound, Canadian lawyer and academic
  • 1943 – George Benson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[65]
  • 1943 – Nazem Ganjapour, Iranian footballer and manager (died 2013)
  • 1943 – Keith Relf, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1976)
  • 1945 – Eric Roth, American screenwriter and producer
  • 1946 – Don Chaney, American basketball player and coach
  • 1946 – Rivka Golani, Israeli viola player and composer
  • 1946 – Rudy Rucker, American mathematician, computer scientist, and author
  • 1946 – Harry Vanda, Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1947 – George Ferguson, English architect and politician, 1st Mayor of Bristol
  • 1947 – James Patterson, American author and producer[58]
  • 1947 – Maarten van Gent, Dutch basketball player and coach
  • 1948 – Wolf Blitzer, American journalist[66]
  • 1948 – Andrew Lloyd Webber, English composer and director[67]
  • 1949 – Fanny Ardant, French actress, director, and screenwriter[58]
  • 1949 – Brian Hanrahan, English journalist (died 2010)
  • 1952 – Des Browne, Scottish lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland
  • 1952 – Bob Costas, American sportscaster[68]
  • 1953 – Kenneth Rogoff, American economist and chess grandmaster
  • 1955 – Lena Olin, Swedish actress[58]
  • 1955 – Valdis Zatlers, Latvian physician and politician, 7th President of Latvia
  • 1956 – Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
  • 1957 – Jürgen Bucher, German footballer
  • 1957 – Stephanie Mills, American actress and singer[58]
  • 1959 – Matthew Modine, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[58]
  • 1960 – Jim Covert, American football player[69]
  • 1961 – Simon Furman, British comic book writer[70]
  • 1962 – Nikos Kourbanas, Greek footballer[71]
  • 1963 – Deborah Bull, English ballerina
  • 1963 – Pelle Eklund, Swedish ice hockey player[72]
  • 1963 – Susan Ann Sulley, English pop singer
  • 1963 – Hannu Virta, Finnish ice hockey player and coach[73]
  • 1963 – Martín Vizcarra, Peruvian engineer and politician, 67th President of Peru[74]
  • 1965 – Ice MC, British rapper[75]
  • 1966 – Todd Ewen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)
  • 1966 – Artis Pabriks, Latvian academic and politician, 11th Minister for Defence of Latvia
  • 1966 – António Pinto, Portuguese runner[76]
  • 1966 – Brian Shaw, American basketball player and coach
  • 1967 – Mario Cipollini, Italian cyclist
  • 1967 – Bernie Gallacher, Scottish-English footballer (died 2011)
  • 1969 – Russell Maryland, American football player[77]
  • 1970 – Andreas Johnson, Swedish singer-songwriter
  • 1970 – Leontien van Moorsel, Dutch cyclist
  • 1970 – Hwang Young-cho, South Korean runner
  • 1971 – Keegan-Michael Key, American actor, comedian, and writer[58]
  • 1971 – Will Yun Lee, American actor and martial artist[58]
  • 1972 – Shawn Bradley, German-American basketball player, coach, and actor
  • 1972 – Cory Lidle, American baseball player (died 2006)
  • 1972 – Elvis Stojko, Canadian figure skater and sportscaster[56]
  • 1973 – Beverley Knight, English singer-songwriter and producer
  • 1974 – Marcus Camby, American basketball player
  • 1974 – Philippe Clement, Belgian footballer
  • 1974 – Grigoria Golia, Greek handball player[78]
  • 1974 – Tuomas Grönman, Finnish ice hockey player[79]
  • 1974 – Geo Meneses, Mexican producer and singer
  • 1975 – Guillermo Díaz, American actor[58]
  • 1975 – Anne Dudek, American actress[58]
  • 1975 – Cole Hauser, American actor and producer[58]
  • 1975 – Jiří Novák, Czech-Monegasque tennis player
  • 1976 – Teun de Nooijer, Dutch field hockey player
  • 1976 – Asako Toki, Japanese singer-songwriter
  • 1976 – Reese Witherspoon, American actress and producer[58]
  • 1977 – John Otto, American musician and songwriter[58]
  • 1977 – Joey Porter, American football player and coach[80]
  • 1977 – Dave Portnoy, American businessman and social media personality[81]
  • 1977 – Tom Poti, American ice hockey player[82]
  • 1977 – Anabel Rodríguez Ríos, Venezuelan film director and screenwriter[83]
  • 1978 – Josh Heupel, American football player and coach[84]
  • 1979 – Michalis Kouinelis, Greek hip hop singer[85]
  • 1979 – Aaron North, American guitarist
  • 1979 – Juan Uribe, Dominican baseball player
  • 1981 – Tiffany Dupont, American actress[58]
  • 1981 – Arne Gabius, German runner
  • 1981 – Mims, American rapper[86]
  • 1982 – Deng Gai, South Sudanese basketball player[87]
  • 1982 – Enrico Gasparotto, Italian cyclist
  • 1982 – Michael Janyk, Canadian skier
  • 1982 – Michael Morse, American baseball player[88]
  • 1982 – Piá, Brazilian footballer
  • 1982 – Mike Smith, Canadian ice hockey player[89]
  • 1982 – Constance Wu, American actress[90]
  • 1983 – Thomas Davis Sr., American football player[91]
  • 1984 – Piotr Trochowski, German footballer
  • 1985 – Mayola Biboko, Belgian footballer
  • 1985 – Jakob Fuglsang, Danish cyclist[92]
  • 1985 – Justin Masterson, American baseball player[93]
  • 1985 – Kelli Waite, Australian swimmer[94]
  • 1986 – Dexter Fowler, American baseball player[95]
  • 1987 – Ike Davis, American baseball player
  • 1987 – Liam Doran, British rallycross driver[96]
  • 1987 – Jairo Mora Sandoval, Costa Rican environmentalist (died 2013)
  • 1988 – Chris Ivory, American football player[97]
  • 1989 – Ruben Popa, Romanian footballer
  • 1989 – J. J. Watt, American football player[98]
  • 1991 – Dominique Fishback, American actress[56]
  • 1992 – Roston Chase, Barbadian cricketer[99]
  • 1992 – Edy Tavares, Cape Verdean basketball player[100]
  • 1994 – Edwin Díaz, Puerto Rican baseball player[101]
  • 1994 – Taurean Prince, American basketball player[102]
  • 1994 – Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarusian tennis player[103]
  • 1994 – Ha Sung-woon, South Korean singer[104]
  • 1995 – Nick Robinson, American actor[56]
  • 1997 – Alex Meret, Italian footballer[105]
  • 1997 – Chimezie Metu, Nigerian-American basketball player[106]
  • 2000 – Dimitrios Meliopoulos, Greek footballer[107]
  • 2001 – Artūrs Šilovs, Latvian ice hockey player[108]

Deaths

Pre-1600

  • 235 – Severus Alexander, Roman emperor (born 208)
  • 880 – Carloman of Bavaria, Frankish king
  • 1144 – William of Norwich, child murder victim
  • 1322 – Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, English politician, Lord High Steward of England (born 1278)
  • 1418 – Dietrich of Nieheim, German bishop and historian (born 1345)
  • 1421 – Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, English soldier and politician, Lord High Steward of England (born 1388)
  • 1454 – John Kemp, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1471 – George of Poděbrady (born 1420)

1601–1900

  • 1544 – Johannes Magnus, Swedish archbishop and theologian (born 1488)
  • 1602 – Agostino Carracci, Italian painter and educator (born 1557)
  • 1685 – Emperor Go-Sai of Japan (born 1638)
  • 1687 – Jean-Baptiste Lully, Italian-French composer and conductor (born 1632)
  • 1758 – Jonathan Edwards, English minister, theologian, and philosopher (born 1703)
  • 1820 – Stephen Decatur, American commander (born 1779)
  • 1832 – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German novelist, poet, playwright, and diplomat (born 1749)
  • 1840 – Étienne Bobillier, French mathematician and academic (born 1798)
  • 1864 – Konstanty Kalinowski, writer, journalist, lawyer and revolutionary (born 1838)
  • 1881 – Samuel Courtauld, English businessman (born 1793)
  • 1896 – Thomas Hughes, English lawyer and politician (born 1822)

1901–present

  • 1913 – Song Jiaoren, Chinese educator and politician (born 1882)
  • 1913 – Ruggero Oddi, Italian physiologist and anatomist (born 1864)
  • 1924 – William Macewen, Scottish surgeon and neuroscientist (born 1848)
  • 1931 – James Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy, Irish lawyer and politician (born 1851)
  • 1942 – Frederick Cuming, English cricketer (born 1875)
  • 1942 – William Donne, English captain and cricketer (born 1875)
  • 1942 – María Collazo, Uruguayan journalist and activist (born 1884)[109]
  • 1952 – D. S. Senanayake, 1st Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (born 1883)
  • 1955 – Ivan Šubašić, Croatian lawyer and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (born 1892)
  • 1958 – Mike Todd, American film producer (born 1909)
  • 1960 – José Antonio Aguirre, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st President of the Basque Country (born 1904)
  • 1966 – John Harlin, American mountaineer and pilot (born 1935)
  • 1971 – Johannes Villemson, Estonian-American runner (born 1893)
  • 1971 – Nella Walker, American actress and vaudevillian (born 1886)
  • 1974 – Peter Revson, American race car driver (born 1939)
  • 1974 – Orazio Satta Puliga, Italian automobile designer (born 1910)
  • 1976 – John Dwyer McLaughlin, American painter (born 1898)
  • 1977 – A. K. Gopalan, Indian educator and politician (born 1904)
  • 1978 – Karl Wallenda, German-American acrobat and tightrope walker, founded The Flying Wallendas (born 1905)
  • 1979 – Ben Lyon, American actor and studio executive (born 1901)
  • 1981 – James Elliott, American runner and coach (born 1915)
  • 1981 – Gil Puyat, Filipino businessman and politician, 13th President of the Senate of the Philippines (born 1907)
  • 1985 – Raoul Ubac, French painter, sculptor, photographer, and engraver (born 1910)[110][111]
  • 1985 – Spyros Vassiliou, Greek painter, printmaker, illustrator, and stage designer (born 1903)[112]
  • 1986 – Olive Deering, American actress (born 1918)
  • 1987 – Odysseas Angelis, Greek general and politician (born 1912)
  • 1989 – Peta Taylor, English cricketer (born 1912)
  • 1990 – Gerald Bull, Canadian engineer and academic (born 1928)[113]
  • 1991 – Léon Balcer, Canadian lawyer and politician, 19th Solicitor General of Canada (born 1917)
  • 1991 – Paul Engle, American novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (born 1908)
  • 1991 – Dave Guard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1934)
  • 1991 – Gloria Holden, English-American actress (born 1908)
  • 1993 – Steve Olin, American baseball player (born 1965)
  • 1994 – Dan Hartman, American singer-songwriter, and producer (born 1950)
  • 1994 – Walter Lantz, American animator, director, and producer (born 1899)
  • 1996 – Don Murray, American drummer (born 1945)
  • 1996 – Robert F. Overmyer, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (born 1936)
  • 1996 – Billy Williamson, American guitarist (born 1925)
  • 1999 – Max Beloff, Baron Beloff, English historian and academic (born 1913)
  • 1999 – David Strickland, American actor (born 1969)
  • 2000 – Carlo Parola, Italian footballer and manager (born 1921)
  • 2001 – Stepas Butautas, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (born 1925)
  • 2001 – Sabiha Gökçen, Turkish soldier and pilot (born 1913)
  • 2001 – William Hanna, American animator, director, producer, and voice actor, co-founded Hanna-Barbera (born 1910)
  • 2001 – Robert Fletcher Shaw, Canadian businessman, academic, and civil servant (born 1910)
  • 2002 – Rudolf Baumgartner, Swiss violinist and conductor (born 1917)
  • 2003 – Terry Lloyd, English journalist (born 1952)
  • 2004 – Janet Akyüz Mattei, Turkish-American astronomer and academic (born 1943)
  • 2004 – Ahmed Yassin, Co-founded Hamas (born 1937)
  • 2004 – V. M. Tarkunde, Indian lawyer and civil rights activist (born 1909)
  • 2005 – Rod Price, English guitarist and songwriter (born 1947)
  • 2005 – Gemini Ganesan, Indian film actor (born 1920)
  • 2005 – Kenzō Tange, Japanese architect, designed the Yoyogi National Gymnasium and Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (born 1913)
  • 2006 – Pierre Clostermann, French soldier, pilot, and politician (born 1921)
  • 2006 – Pío Leyva, Cuban singer and author (born 1917)
  • 2006 – Kurt von Trojan, Austrian-Australian journalist and author (born 1937)
  • 2007 – U. G. Krishnamurti, Indian-Italian philosopher and educator (born 1918)
  • 2008 – Cachao López, Cuban-American bassist and composer (born 1918)
  • 2010 – James Black, Scottish biologist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1924)
  • 2010 – Özhan Canaydın, Turkish basketball player and businessman (born 1943)
  • 2011 – Artur Agostinho, Portuguese journalist (born 1920)
  • 2011 – Victor Bouchard, Canadian pianist and composer (born 1926)
  • 2012 – Joe Blanchard, American football player and wrestler (born 1928)
  • 2012 – David Waltz, American computer scientist and academic (born 1943)
  • 2012 – Neil L. Whitehead, English anthropologist and author (born 1956)
  • 2013 – Vladimír Čech, Czech actor and politician (born 1951)
  • 2013 – Bebo Valdés, Cuban-Swedish pianist and composer (born 1918)
  • 2014 – Yashwant Vithoba Chittal, Indian author (born 1928)
  • 2014 – Mickey Duff, Polish-English boxer and manager (born 1929)
  • 2014 – Thor Listau, Norwegian soldier and politician (born 1938)
  • 2014 – Tasos Mitsopoulos, Cypriot politician, Cypriot Minister of Defence (born 1965)
  • 2015 – Arkady Arkanov, Ukrainian-Russian actor and playwright (born 1933)
  • 2015 – Horst Buhtz, German footballer and manager (born 1923)
  • 2015 – Norman Scribner, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1936)
  • 2016 – Rob Ford, Canadian businessman and politician, 64th Mayor of Toronto (born 1969)
  • 2016 – Rita Gam, American actress (born 1927)
  • 2018 – Johan van Hulst, Dutch politician, academic and author, Yad Vashem recipient (born 1911)
  • 2019 – Scott Walker, British-American singer-songwriter (born 1943)[114]
  • 2024 – Laurent de Brunhoff, French author and illustrator (born 1925)[115]
  • 2025 – Jessica Aber, American lawyer (born 1981)[116]
  • 2025 – Andy Peebles, English radio DJ, television presenter and cricket commentator (born 1948)[117]

Holidays and observances

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