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EventsEdit
Pre-1600Edit
- 1066 – Following the death of Edward the Confessor on the previous day, the Witan meets to confirm Harold Godwinson as the new King of England; Harold is crowned the same day, sparking a succession crisis that will eventually lead to the Norman conquest of England.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1205 – Philip of Swabia undergoes a second coronation as King of the Romans.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1322 – Stephen Uroš III is crowned King of Serbia, having defeated his half-brother Stefan Konstantin in battle. His son is crowned "young king" in the same ceremony.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1355 – Charles IV of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy as King of Italy in Milan.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1449 – Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor at Mystras.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1492 – The Catholic Monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella enter Granada at the conclusion of the Granada War.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1536 – The first European school of higher learning in the Americas, Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco, is founded by Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza and Bishop Juan de Zumárraga in Mexico City.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1540 – King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1579 – The Union of Arras unites the southern Netherlands under the Duke of Parma (Ottavio Farnese), governor in the name of King Philip II of Spain.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1601–1900Edit
- 1641 – Arauco War: The first Parliament of Quillín is celebrated, putting a temporary hold on hostilities between Mapuches and Spanish in Chile.<ref name=barana268>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1661 – English Restoration: The Fifth Monarchists unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London, England. The revolt is suppressed after a few days.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1721 – The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings, revealing details of fraud among company directors and corrupt politicians.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1724 – Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen, BWV 65, a Bach cantata, for Epiphany, is performed the first time.<ref>Sie werden aus Saba alle kommen BWV 65; BC A 27 Template:Webarchive Bach Digital</ref>
- 1725 – J. S. Bach leads the first performance of Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen, BWV 123, a chorale cantata for Epiphany.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1781 – In the Battle of Jersey, the British defeat the last attempt by France to invade Jersey in the Channel Islands.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1809 – Combined British, Portuguese and colonial Brazilian forces begin the Invasion of Cayenne during the Napoleonic Wars.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1838 – Alfred Vail and colleagues demonstrate a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1839 – The Night of the Big Wind, the most damaging storm in 300 years, sweeps across Ireland, damaging or destroying more than 20% of the houses in Dublin.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1847 – Samuel Colt obtains his first contract for the sale of revolver pistols to the United States government.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1870 – The inauguration of the Musikverein in Vienna, Austria.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1900 – Second Boer War: Having already besieged the fortress at Ladysmith, Boer forces attack it, but are driven back by British defenders.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1901–presentEdit
- 1907 – Maria Montessori opens her first school and daycare center for working class children in Rome, Italy.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1912 – New Mexico is admitted to the Union as the 47th U.S. state.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1912 – German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1929 – King Alexander of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes suspends his country's constitution, starting the January 6th Dictatorship.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1929 – Mother Teresa arrives by sea in Calcutta, India, to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1930 – Clessie Cummins arrives at the National Automobile Show in New York City, having driven a car powered by one of his diesel engines from Indianapolis.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1941 – United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers his Four Freedoms speech in the State of the Union address.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1946 – The first general election ever in Vietnam is held.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1947 – Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- 1950 – The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with the UK in response.
- 1951 – Korean War: Beginning of the Ganghwa massacre, in the course of which an estimated 200–1,300 South Korean communist sympathizers are slaughtered.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1960 – National Airlines Flight 2511 is destroyed in mid-air by a bomb, while en route from New York City to Miami.<ref>Civil Aeronautics Board File No. 1-0002, pp. 1,12</ref>
- 1960 – The Associations Law comes into force in Iraq, allowing registration of political parties.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1967 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1968 – Aeroflot Flight 1668 crashes near Olyokminsk, killing 45.<ref name="asn">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1969 – Allegheny Airlines Flight 737 crashes in Lafayette Township, McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States, killing 11.<ref name="NTSB AAR-70-10 Final Report">Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1974 – In response to the 1973 oil crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1974 – Aeroflot Flight H-75 crashes near Mukachevo, killing 24.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1989 – Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh are sentenced to death for conspiracy in the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi; the two men are executed the same day.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1992 – President of Georgia Zviad Gamsakhurdia flees the country as a result of the military coup.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1993 – Indian Border Security Force units kill 55 Kashmiri civilians in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, in revenge after militants ambushed a BSF patrol.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1993 – Four people are killed when Lufthansa CityLine Flight 5634 crashes on approach to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, France.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1994 – U.S. figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked and injured by an assailant hired by her rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1995 – A chemical fire in an apartment complex in Manila, Philippines, leads to the discovery of plans for Project Bojinka, a mass-terrorist attack.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 2000 – The last natural Pyrenean ibex, Celia, is killed by a falling tree, thus making the species extinct.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2005 – Edgar Ray Killen is indicted for the 1964 murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner during the American Civil Rights Movement.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2005 – A train collision in Graniteville, South Carolina, United States, releases about 60 tons of chlorine gas.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2012 – Twenty-six people are killed and 63 wounded when a suicide bomber blows himself up at a police station in Damascus.<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref>
- 2017 – Five people are killed and six others injured in a mass shooting at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Broward County, Florida.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2019 – Forty people are killed in a gold mine collapse in Badakhshan province, in northern Afghanistan.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2019 – Muhammad V of Kelantan resigns as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, becoming the first monarch to do so.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2021 – Americans storm the United States Capitol Building to disrupt certification of the 2020 presidential election, resulting in four deaths and evacuation of the U.S. Congress.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2025 – Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Prime Minister of Canada after 9 years in office.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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BirthsEdit
Pre-1600Edit
- 1256 – Gertrude the Great, German mystic (died 1302)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1367 – Richard II of England (died 1400)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1384 – Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent (died 1408)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1412 – Joan of Arc, French martyr and saint (died 1431)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1486 – Martin Agricola, German composer and theorist (died 1556)<ref name="Wier1938">Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1488 – Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (died 1540)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1493 – Olaus Petri, Swedish clergyman (died 1552)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1500 – John of Ávila, Spanish mystic and saint (died 1569)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1525 – Caspar Peucer, German physician and scholar (died 1602)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1538 – Jane Dormer, Duchess of Feria (died 1612)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1561 – Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician and physicist (died 1656)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1587 – Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares (died 1645)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1595 – Claude Favre de Vaugelas, French educator and courtier (died 1650)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
1601–1900Edit
- 1617 – Christoffer Gabel, Danish politician (died 1673)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1632 – Anne Hamilton, 3rd Duchess of Hamilton, Scottish peeress (died 1716)<ref>G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VI, page 264.</ref>
- 1655 – Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (died 1720)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1673 – James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English academic and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire (died 1744)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1695 – Giuseppe Sammartini, Italian oboe player and composer (died 1750)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1702 – José de Nebra, Spanish composer (died 1768)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1714 – Percivall Pott, English surgeon (died 1788)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1745 – Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, French co-inventor of the hot air balloon (died 1799)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1766 – José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, first dictator of Paraguay (died 1840)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1785 – Andreas Moustoxydis, Greek historian and philologist (died 1860)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1793 – James Madison Porter, American lawyer and politician, 18th United States Secretary of War (died 1862)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1795 – Anselme Payen, French chemist and academic (died 1871)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1799 – Jedediah Smith, American hunter, explorer, and author (died 1831)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1803 – Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer (died 1888)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1807 – Joseph Petzval, German-Hungarian mathematician and physicist (died 1891)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1808 – Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American conchologist and paleontologist (died 1864)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1811 – Charles Sumner, American lawyer and politician (died 1874)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1822 – Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist and businessman (died 1890)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1832 – Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (died 1883)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1838 – Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (died 1920)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1842 – Clarence King, American geologist, mountaineer, and critic (died 1901)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1856 – Giuseppe Martucci, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1909)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1857 – Hugh Mahon, Irish-Australian publisher and politician, 10th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 1931)<ref>Template:Cite Australian Dictionary of Biography</ref>
- 1857 – William Russell, American lawyer and politician, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1896)
- 1859 – Samuel Alexander, Australian-English philosopher and academic (died 1938)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1860 – Morton Selten, British actor (died 1939)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1861 – Victor Horta, Belgian architect, designed Hôtel van Eetvelde (died 1947)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1861 – George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian (died 1940)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1870 – Gustav Bauer, German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany (died 1944)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1872 – Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (died 1915)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1874 – Fred Niblo, American actor, director, and producer (died 1948)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1878 – Adeline Genée, Danish-born British ballerina (died 1970)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1878 – Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (died 1967)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1880 – Tom Mix, American cowboy and actor (died 1940)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1881 – Ion Minulescu, Romanian author, poet, and critic (died 1944)<ref>Matei Călinescu, "Prefaţă" ("Introduction"), "Tabel cronologic" ("Chronological Table"), in Ion Minulescu, Romanţe pentru mai târziu şi alte poezii ("Songs for Later On and Other Poems"), Editura pentru literatură, Bucharest, 1967, p. V-XLX. Template:OCLC</ref>
- 1882 – Fan S. Noli, Albanian-American bishop and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Albania (died 1965)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1882 – Sam Rayburn, American lawyer and politician, 48th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (died 1961)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1883 – Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, painter, and philosopher (died 1931)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1891 – Ted McDonald, Australian cricketer (died 1937)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1898 – James Fitzmaurice, Irish soldier and pilot (died 1965)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1899 – Heinrich Nordhoff, German engineer (died 1968)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1900 – Maria of Yugoslavia, Queen of Yugoslavia (died 1961)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1901–presentEdit
- 1903 – Maurice Abravanel, Greek-American pianist and conductor (died 1993)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1910 – Kid Chocolate, Cuban boxer (died 1988)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1910 – Wright Morris, American author and photographer (died 1998)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1910 – Yiannis Papaioannou, Greek composer and educator (died 1989)
- 1912 – Jacques Ellul, French philosopher and critic (died 1994)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1912 – Danny Thomas, American actor, comedian, producer, and humanitarian (died 1991)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1913 – Edward Gierek, Polish lawyer and politician (died 2001)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1913 – Loretta Young, American actress (died 2000)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1914 – Godfrey Edward Arnold, Austrian-American physician and academic (died 1989)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1915 – Don Edwards, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2015)<ref name=MercuryNews>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1915 – John C. Lilly, American psychoanalyst, physician, and philosopher (died 2001)<ref>Template:Cite book [Reprinted 1962, Gollancz, Template:ISBN].</ref>
- 1915 – Alan Watts, English-American philosopher and author (died 1973)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1916 – Park Mok-wol, influential Korean poet and academic (died 1978)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1917 – Koo Chen-fu, Taiwanese businessman and diplomat (died 2005)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1920 – Henry Corden, Canadian-born American actor (died 2005)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1920 – John Maynard Smith, English biologist and geneticist (died 2004)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1920 – Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader; founder of the Unification Church (died 2012)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1920 – Early Wynn, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (died 1999)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1921 – Marianne Grunberg-Manago, Russian-French biochemist and academic (died 2013)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1921 – Cary Middlecoff, American golfer and sportscaster (died 1998)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1923 – Vladimir Kazantsev, Russian runner (died 2007)
- 1923 – Norman Kirk, New Zealand engineer and politician, 29th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1974)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1923 – Jacobo Timerman, Argentinian journalist and author (died 1999)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1924 – Kim Dae-jung, South Korean soldier and politician, 8th President of South Korea, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2009)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1924 – Earl Scruggs, American banjo player (died 2012)<ref name="autogenerated1">Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1925 – John DeLorean, American engineer and businessman, founded the DeLorean Motor Company (died 2005)<ref name=autogenerated1 />
- 1926 – Ralph Branca, American baseball player (died 2016)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1926 – Pat Flaherty, American race car driver (died 2002)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1926 – Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-American actor and bodybuilder (died 2006)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1927 – Jesse Leonard Steinfeld, American physician and academic, 11th Surgeon General of the United States (died 2014)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1928 – Capucine, French actress and model (died 1990)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1930 – Vic Tayback, American actor (died 1990)
- 1931 – E. L. Doctorow, American novelist, playwright, and short story writer (died 2015)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1932 – Simon Oates, English actor (died 2009)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1932 – Stuart A. Rice, American chemist and academic (died 2024)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1933 – John Clive, English actor and author (died 2012)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1933 – Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov, Russian engineer and astronaut (died 2003)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1934 – Harry M. Miller, New Zealand-Australian talent agent and publicist (died 2018)<ref name=dead>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1934 – Sylvia Syms, English actress (died 2023)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1935 – Ian Meckiff, Australian cricketer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1935 – Nino Tempo, American musician, singer, and actor (died 2025)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1936 – Darlene Hard, American tennis player (died 2021)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1936 – Julio María Sanguinetti, Uruguayan journalist, lawyer, and politician, 29th President of Uruguay<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1937 – Ludvík Daněk, Czech discus thrower (died 1998)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1937 – Lou Holtz, American football player, coach, and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1937 – Doris Troy, American singer-songwriter (died 2004)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1938 – Adriano Celentano, Italian singer-songwriter, actor, and director<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1938 – Adrienne Clarke, Australian botanist and academic<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1938 – Rajnikumar Pandya, Indian writer, journalist (died 2025)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1938 – Larisa Shepitko, Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actress (died 1979)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1939 – Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Ukrainian footballer and manager (died 2002)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1939 – Murray Rose, English-Australian swimmer and sportscaster (died 2012)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1940 – Van McCoy, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 1979)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1943 – Terry Venables, English footballer and manager (died 2023)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1944 – Bonnie Franklin, American actress and singer (died 2013)<ref name="UPI">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1944 – Alan Stivell, French singer-songwriter and harp player<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1944 – Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1945 – Barry John, Welsh rugby player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1946 – Syd Barrett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2006)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1947 – Sandy Denny, English folk-rock singer-songwriter (died 1978)<ref name="Houghton2015">Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1948 – Guy Gardner, American colonel and astronaut<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1948 – Dayle Hadlee, New Zealand cricketer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1949 – Mike Boit, Kenyan runner and academic<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1949 – Carolyn D. Wright, American poet and academic (died 2016)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1950 – Louis Freeh, American lawyer and jurist, 10th Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1951 – Don Gullett, American baseball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> (died 2024)
- 1951 – Kim Wilson, American singer-songwriter and harmonica player<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1953 – Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2017)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1954 – Anthony Minghella, English director and screenwriter (died 2008)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1955 – Rowan Atkinson, English actor, producer, and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1955 – Debbie Mathers, Mother of Eminem (died 2024)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1956 – Elizabeth Strout, American novelist and short story writer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1956 – Justin Welby, English archbishop<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1956 – Clive Woodward, English rugby player and coach<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1957 – Michael Foale, British-American astrophysicist and astronaut<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1957 – Nancy Lopez, American golfer and sportscaster<ref name="autogenerated1"/>
- 1958 – Shlomo Glickstein, Israeli tennis player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1959 – Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1960 – Paul Azinger, American golfer and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1960 – Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player and coach<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1960 – Nigella Lawson, English chef and author<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1960 – Howie Long, American football player and sports commentator<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1961 – Georges Jobé, Belgian motocross racer (died 2012)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1961 – Nigel Melville, English rugby player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1961 – Peter Whittle, British politician, author, journalist, and broadcaster<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1963 – Norm Charlton, American baseball player and coach<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1963 – Paul Kipkoech, Kenyan runner (died 1995)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1964 – Charles Haley, American football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1964 – Jyrki Kasvi, Finnish journalist and politician (died 2021)<ref>Kallionpää, Martta: Vihreiden entinen kansanedustaja Jyrki Kasvi on kuollut Template:Webarchive, Helsingin Sanomat 17 November 2021. Accessed on 17 November 2021.</ref>
- 1964 – Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler and manager<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- 1965 – Bjørn Lomborg, Danish author and academic<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1966 – Sharon Cuneta, Filipino singer and actress<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1966 – Attilio Lombardo, Italian footballer and manager
- 1967 – A. R. Rahman, Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, and philanthropist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1968 – John Singleton, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2019)<ref>Template:Cite magazineTemplate:Dead link</ref>
- 1969 – Norman Reedus, American actor and model<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1969 – Aron Eisenberg, American actor and podcaster (died 2019)<ref>Template:Cite news; Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1970 – Julie Chen, American television journalist, presenter, and producer
- 1970 – Radoslav Látal, Czech footballer and manager<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- 1970 – Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player, sportscaster, and actress<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1971 – Irwin Thomas, American-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1973 – Vasso Karantasiou, Greek beach volleyball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1974 – Marlon Anderson, American baseball player and sportscaster<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1974 – Daniel Cordone, Argentinian footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1974 – Paul Grant, American basketball player and coach<ref>NBA & college stats Template:Webarchive, retrieved 15 June 2007.</ref>
- 1975 – James Farrior, American football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1976 – Johan Davidsson, Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1976 – Danny Pintauro, American actor<ref name="AP">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1976 – Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1978 – Casey Fossum, American baseball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1978 – Bubba Franks, American football player<ref name=ESPN>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- 1981 – Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress<ref name="AP" />
- 1981 – Asante Samuel, American football player<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1982 – Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1982 – Roy Asotasi, New Zealand rugby league player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1982 – Tiffany Pollard, American television personality<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1982 – Eddie Redmayne, English actor and model<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1983 – Adam Burish, American ice hockey player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1983 – Chen Nan, Chinese basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1984 – A. J. Hawk, American football player and analyst<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1984 – Kate McKinnon, American actress and comedian<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1984 – Eric Trump, American businessman<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1986 – Paul McShane, Irish footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1986 – Petter Northug, Norwegian skier<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1986 – Alex Turner, English singer, songwriter, and musician<ref name="AP"/>
- 1987 – Arin Hanson, American YouTuber<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref>
- 1987 – Bongani Khumalo, South African footballer<ref name="B. Khumalo">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- 1987 – Ndamukong Suh, American football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1989 – Andy Carroll, English footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1989 – Sergio León, Spanish footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1989 – Derrick Morgan, American football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1990 – Sean Kilpatrick, American basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1990 – Alex Teixeira, Brazilian footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1991 – Duarte Alves, Portuguese politician<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1991 – Will Barton, American basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1991 – Kevin Gausman, American baseball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1992 – Corey Conners, Canadian professional golfer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1993 – Pat Connaughton, American basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
|CitationClass=web }}</ref>
- 1993 – Jesús Manuel Corona, Mexican footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1994 – Catriona Gray, Filipino-Australian model, singer and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2018<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1994 – Denis Suárez, Spanish footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1994 – Jameis Winston, American football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1994 – Jay B, South Korean singer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1999 – Mac McClung, American basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2000 – Kwon Eun-bin, South Korean singer and actress<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2000 – Jack McBain, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2000 – Shuhua, Taiwanese singer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2001 – Kenyon Martin Jr., American basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2004 – Roméo Lavia, Belgian footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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DeathsEdit
Pre-1600Edit
- 786 – Abo of Tiflis, Iraqi martyr and saint (born 756)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1088 – Berengar of Tours, French scholar and theologian (born 999)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1148 – Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke (born 1100)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1233 – Matilda of Chester, Countess of Huntingdon, Anglo-Norman noblewoman (born 1171)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1275 – Raymond of Penyafort, Catalan archbishop and saint (born 1175)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1350 – Giovanni I di Murta, second doge of the Republic of Genoa
- 1358 – Gertrude van der Oosten, Beguine mystic
- 1406 – Roger Walden, English bishop<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1448 – Christopher of Bavaria, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (born 1418)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1477 – Jean VIII, Count of Vendôme (born 1425)
- 1478 – Uzun Hasan, 9th Shahanshah of the Turkoman Aq Qoyunlu dynasty (born 1423)
- 1481 – Ahmed Khan bin Küchük, Mongolian ruler
- 1537 – Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (born 1510)
- 1537 – Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter, designed the Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne (born 1481)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1601–1900Edit
- 1616 – Philip Henslowe, English impresario (born 1550)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1646 – Elias Holl, German architect, designed the Augsburg Town Hall (born 1573)
- 1689 – Seth Ward, English bishop, mathematician, and astronomer (born 1617)
- 1693 – Mehmed IV, Ottoman sultan (born 1642)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1711 – Philips van Almonde, Dutch admiral (born 1646)
- 1718 – Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian lawyer and jurist (born 1664)
- 1725 – Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese actor and playwright (born 1653)
- 1731 – Étienne François Geoffroy, French physician and chemist (born 1672)<ref>Template:Cite EB1911</ref>
- 1734 – John Dennis, English playwright and critic (born 1657)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1813 – Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (born 1764)
- 1829 – Josef Dobrovský, Czech philologist and historian (born 1753)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1831 – Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1766)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1840 – Frances Burney, English author and playwright (born 1752)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1852 – Louis Braille, French educator, invented Braille (born 1809)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1855 – Giacomo Beltrami, Italian jurist, explorer, and author (born 1779)
- 1882 – Richard Henry Dana Jr., American lawyer and politician (born 1815)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1884 – Gregor Mendel, Czech geneticist and botanist (born 1822)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1885 – Bharatendu Harishchandra, Indian author, poet, and playwright (born 1850)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1901–presentEdit
- 1902 – Lars Hertervig, Norwegian painter (born 1830)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1917 – Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack, Dutch economist and historian (born 1834)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
- 1918 – Georg Cantor, German mathematician and philosopher (born 1845)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1919 – Theodore Roosevelt, American colonel and politician, 26th President of the United States (born 1858)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1921 – Devil Anse Hatfield, American guerrilla leader (born 1839)
- 1922 – Jakob Rosanes, Ukrainian-German mathematician and chess player (born 1842)
- 1928 – Alvin Kraenzlein, American hurdler and long jumper (born 1876)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1928 – Wilhelm Ramsay, Finnish geologist and professor (born 1865)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1933 – Vladimir de Pachmann, Ukrainian-German pianist (born 1848)
- 1934 – Herbert Chapman, English footballer and manager (born 1878)
- 1937 – André Bessette, Canadian saint (born 1845)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1939 – Gustavs Zemgals, Latvian journalist and politician, 2nd President of Latvia (born 1871)
- 1941 – Charley O'Leary, American baseball player and coach (born 1882)
- 1942 – Emma Calvé, French soprano and actress (born 1858)
- 1942 – Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian businessman, 3rd President of the International Olympic Committee (born 1876)
- 1944 – Jacques Rosenbaum, Estonian-German architect (born 1878)
- 1944 – Ida Tarbell, American journalist, reformer, and educator (born 1857)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1945 – Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist and chemist (born 1863)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1949 – Victor Fleming, American director, producer, and cinematographer (born 1883)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1966 – Jean Lurçat, French painter (born 1892)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1972 – Chen Yi, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (born 1901)
- 1974 – David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (born 1896)
- 1978 – Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer (born 1899)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1981 – A. J. Cronin, Scottish physician and author (born 1896)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1984 – Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-American cinematographer (born 1898)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1990 – Ian Charleson, Scottish-English actor (born 1949)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1990 – Pavel Cherenkov, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1904)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1991 – Alan Wiggins, American baseball player (born 1958)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1992 – Steve Gilpin, New Zealand vocalist and songwriter (born 1949)<ref name="Benefit">Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1993 – Dizzy Gillespie, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (born 1917)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1993 – Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-French dancer and choreographer (born 1938)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1995 – Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-South African lawyer and politician (born 1926)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1999 – Michel Petrucciani, French-American pianist (born 1962)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
- 2004 – Pierre Charles, Dominican educator and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Dominica (born 1954)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2005 – Eileen Desmond, Irish civil servant and politician, 12th Irish Minister for Health (born 1932)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 2005 – Lois Hole, Canadian academic and politician, 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (born 1929)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2005 – Tarquinio Provini, Italian motorcycle racer (born 1933)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2006 – Lou Rawls, American singer-songwriter (born 1933)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2007 – Roberta Wohlstetter, American political scientist, historian, and academic (born 1912)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2008 – Shmuel Berenbaum, Rabbi of Mir Yeshiva (Brooklyn) (born 1920)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2009 – Ron Asheton, American guitarist, songwriter, and actor (probable;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2011 – Uche Okafor, Nigerian footballer, coach, and sportscaster (born 1967)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2012 – Bob Holness, South African-English radio and television host (born 1928)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2012 – Spike Pola, Australian footballer and soldier (born 1914)
- 2013 – Ruth Carter Stevenson, American art collector, founded the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (born 1923)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2014 – Marina Ginestà, French Resistance soldier and photographer (born 1919)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2014 – Nelson Ned, Brazilian singer-songwriter (born 1947)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2014 – Julian Rotter, American psychologist and academic (born 1916)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2015 – Arthur Jackson, American lieutenant and target shooter (born 1918)
- 2015 – Basil John Mason, English meteorologist and academic (born 1923)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2016 – Pat Harrington, Jr., American actor and screenwriter (born 1929)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2016 – Florence King, American journalist and author (born 1936)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2016 – Christy O'Connor Jnr, Irish golfer and architect (born 1948)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2016 – Silvana Pampanini, Italian model, actress, and director, Miss Italy 1946 (born 1925)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2017 – Octavio Lepage, Venezuelan politician, President of Venezuela (born 1923)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2017 – Om Puri, Indian actor (born 1950)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2019 – José Ramón Fernández, Cuban revolution leader (born 1923)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2019 – Lamin Sanneh, Gambian-born American professor (born 1942)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2019 – W. Morgan Sheppard, British actor (born 1932)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2019 – Paul Streeten, Austrian-born British economics professor (born 1917)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2020 – Richard Maponya, South African businessman (born 1920)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2021 – Gordon Renwick, Canadian ice hockey administrator and businessman (born 1935)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2021 – James Cross, British diplomat kidnapped during the 1970 October crisis in Québec (born 1921)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2022 – Peter Bogdanovich, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1939)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2022 – Sidney Poitier, Bahamian-American actor, director, and diplomat (born 1927)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2022 – Francisco Sionil Jose, Philippine novelist (born 1924)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2023 – Mary Lou Kownacki, American Roman Catholic nun, peace activist, and writer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Holidays and observancesEdit
- Christian Feast day:
- Christmas:
- Christmas (Armenian Apostolic Church)<ref name=Crump>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Christmas Eve (Russia)<ref name=BBC2025>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Christmas Eve (Ukraine)<ref name=BBC2025 />
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- Little Christmas (Ireland)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Þrettándinn (Iceland)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- BBC: On This Day Template:Webarchive
- Template:NYT On this day
- Historical Events on January 6 Template:Webarchive
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