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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[632]] – [[Yazdegerd III]] ascends the throne as king (''[[shah]]'') of the [[Sasanian Empire|Persian Empire]]. He becomes the last ruler of the [[Sasanian family tree|Sasanian dynasty]] (modern [[Iran]]). *[[1407]] – [[Ming–Hồ War]]: Retired King [[Hồ Quý Ly]] and his son King [[Hồ Hán Thương]] of [[Hồ dynasty]] are captured by the [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] armies. *[[1487]] – [[Battle of Stoke Field]]: King [[Henry VII of England]] defeats the leaders of a Yorkist rebellion in the final engagement of the [[Wars of the Roses]].<ref>Van Cleve Alexander, Michael, ''The First of the Tudors: A Study of Henry VII and His Reign'', Taylor & Francis, 1981, p.57-58.</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1632]] – The [[Plymouth Company]] granted a land patent to [[Thomas Purchase]], the first [[settler]] of [[Pejepscot, Maine]], settling at the site of [[Fort Andross]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wheeler |first1=George Augustus |author-link=George Augustus Wheeler |last2=Wheeler |first2=Henry Warren |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AmSFIvLGjLoC |year=1878 |pages=7–8 |title=History of Brunswick, Topsham, and Harpswell, Maine: Including the Ancient Territory Known as Pejepscot |edition=1st |publisher=A. Mudge & Sons, Printers |publication-place=[[Boston]] | via=[[Google Books]] |lccn=01008940}}(Archive source [[Harvard Library]])</ref> *[[1745]] – [[War of the Austrian Succession]]: [[New England]] colonial troops under the command of [[William Pepperrell]] capture the [[Fortress of Louisbourg]] in [[Louisbourg]], [[New France]] ([[Old Style]] date). *[[1746]] – War of the Austrian Succession: Austria and [[Sardinia]] defeat a Franco-Spanish army at the [[Battle of Piacenza]]. *[[1755]] – [[French and Indian War]]: The [[Military history of France|French]] surrender [[Fort Beauséjour]] to the British, leading to the [[Expulsion of the Acadians|expulsion]] of the [[Acadians]]. *[[1760]] – French and Indian War: [[Robert Rogers (British Army officer)|Robert Rogers]] and his [[Rogers' Rangers|Rangers]] surprise French held [[Fort Sainte Thérèse]] on the [[Richelieu River]] near [[Lake Champlain]]. The fort [[Sainte-Thérèse Raid|is raided and burned]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Loescher |first1=Burt Garfield |title=The history of Rogers' rangers, Volume 1 |year=2009|orig-year=1946 |publisher=Heritage Books Inc|pages=101–02 |isbn=9780788417412}}</ref> *[[1779]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: Spain [[Spain and the American Revolutionary War#Declaration of war|declares war]] on the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the [[Great Siege of Gibraltar]] begins. *[[1795]] – [[French Revolutionary Wars]]: In what became known as [[Cornwallis's Retreat]], a British [[Royal Navy]] squadron led by Vice Admiral [[William Cornwallis]] strongly resists a much larger [[French Navy]] force and withdraws largely intact, setting up the French Navy defeat at the [[Battle of Groix]] six days later. *[[1811]] – Survivors of an attack the previous day by [[Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations|Tla-o-qui-aht]] on board the [[Pacific Fur Company]]'s ship ''[[Tonquin (1807)|Tonquin]]'', intentionally detonate a powder magazine on the ship, [[Battle of Woody Point|destroying it]] and killing about 100 attackers.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Tonquin |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/tonquin/ |last=Gough |first=Barry M. |language=en |encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia |publisher=[[Historica Canada]] |access-date=2018-09-06}}</ref> *[[1815]] – [[Battle of Ligny]] and [[Battle of Quatre Bras]], two days before the [[Battle of Waterloo]]. *[[1819]] – A [[1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake|major earthquake]] strikes the [[Kutch district]] of western India, killing over 1,543 people and raising a {{convert|6|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}}, {{convert|6|km|mi|adj=mid|-wide}}, ridge, extending for at least {{convert|80|km}}, that was known as the Allah Bund ("Dam of God").<ref>{{cite web|url= http://floodobservatory.colorado.edu/Publications/MetamorphosisofIndus.pdf|title=Anthropocene Metamorphosis of the Indus Delta and Lower Floodplain|access-date=22 December 2015}}</ref> *[[1824]] – A meeting at Old Slaughter's coffee house in London leads to the formation of what is now the [[Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals]] (RSPCA).<ref>{{cite web |title=The History of the RSPCA |url=https://www.animallaw.info/article/history-rspca |publisher=Michigan State University College of Law |access-date=29 March 2022}}</ref> *[[1836]] – The formation of the [[London Working Men's Association]] gives rise to the [[Chartism|Chartist Movement]]. *[[1846]] – The [[Papal conclave, 1846|Papal conclave of 1846]] elects [[Pope Pius IX]], beginning the longest reign in the history of the papacy. *[[1858]] – [[Abraham Lincoln]] delivers his ''[[Lincoln's House Divided Speech|House Divided]]'' speech in [[Springfield, Illinois]]. *[[1871]] – The [[Universities Tests Act 1871]] allows students to enter the universities of [[University of Oxford|Oxford]], [[University of Cambridge|Cambridge]] and [[Durham University|Durham]] without religious tests (except for those intending to study [[theology]]). *[[1883]] – The [[Victoria Hall stampede|Victoria Hall theatre panic]] in [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]], England, kills 183 children. *[[1884]] – The first purpose-built roller coaster, [[LaMarcus Adna Thompson]]'s "[[Switchback Railway]]", opens in New York's [[Coney Island]] amusement park. *[[1897]] – A treaty annexing the [[Republic of Hawaii]] to the United States is signed; the Republic would not be dissolved until a year later. ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – The [[Ford Motor Company]] is incorporated. * 1903 – [[Roald Amundsen]] leaves [[Oslo]], Norway, to commence the first east–west navigation of the [[Northwest Passage]]. *[[1904]] – [[Eugen Schauman]] [[Assassination of Nikolay Bobrikov|assassinates]] [[Nikolay Bobrikov]], [[Governor-General of Finland]]. * 1904 – Irish author [[James Joyce]] begins a relationship with [[Nora Barnacle]] and subsequently uses the date to set the actions for his novel ''[[Ulysses (novel)|Ulysses]]''; this date is now traditionally called "[[Bloomsday]]". *[[1911]] – [[IBM]] founded as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company in [[Endicott, New York]]. *[[1922]] – General election in the [[Irish Free State]]: The pro-Treaty [[History of Sinn Féin|Sinn Féin]] party wins a large majority. *[[1925]] – [[Artek (camp)|Artek]], the most famous [[Young Pioneer]] camp of the [[Soviet Union]], is established. *[[1930]] – [[Sovnarkom]] establishes [[decree time]] in the USSR. *[[1933]] – The [[National Industrial Recovery Act]] is passed in the United States, allowing businesses to avoid [[antitrust]] prosecution if they establish voluntary wage, price, and working condition regulations on an industry-wide basis.<ref>{{cite book|last=Schlesinger| first=Arthur M. Jr. |title=The Age of Roosevelt. Vol. 2: The Coming of the New Deal|location=Boston|publisher=Houghton Mifflin|date=2003|isbn=9780618340866|pages=21, 87–176|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ybm_2VLnIR8C}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[World War II]]: Marshal [[Henri Philippe Pétain]] becomes Chief of State of [[Vichy France]] (''Chef de l'État Français''). * 1940 – A [[Communist]] government is installed in [[Lithuania]]. *[[1948]] – Members of the [[Malayan Communist Party]] kill three British plantation managers in [[Sungai Siput]]; in response, [[British Malaya]] declares [[Malayan Emergency|a state of emergency]]. *[[1955]] – In a futile effort to topple Argentine President [[Juan Perón]], rogue aircraft pilots of the [[Argentine Navy]] [[Bombing of Plaza de Mayo|drop several bombs]] upon an unarmed crowd demonstrating in favor of Perón in [[Buenos Aires]], killing 364 and injuring at least 800. At the same time on the ground, some soldiers attempt to stage a coup but are suppressed by loyal forces. *[[1958]] – [[Imre Nagy]], [[Pál Maléter]] and other leaders of the 1956 [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|Hungarian Uprising]] are executed. *[[1961]] – While on tour with the [[Kirov Ballet]] in [[Paris]], [[Rudolf Nureyev]] defects from the [[Soviet Union]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Dinitia|title=New Light On Nureyev's Grand Leap To the West|work=The New York Times|date=October 6, 1998|access-date=June 16, 2020|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/06/books/new-light-on-nureyev-s-grand-leap-to-the-west.html}}</ref> *[[1963]] – Soviet Space Program: ''[[Vostok 6]]'' mission: [[Cosmonaut]] [[Valentina Tereshkova]] becomes the first woman in space.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pinkham |first1=Sophie |title=How the Soviets Won the Space Race for Equality |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/16/us/how-the-soviets-won-the-space-race-for-equality.html |access-date=31 January 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=16 July 2019}}</ref> * 1963 – In an attempt to resolve the [[Buddhist crisis]] in [[South Vietnam]], a [[Joint Communique]] was signed between President [[Ngo Dinh Diem]] and Buddhist leaders. *[[1972]] – The largest single-site hydroelectric power project in Canada is inaugurated at [[Churchill Falls Generating Station]]. *[[1976]] – [[Soweto uprising]]: A non-violent march by 15,000 students in [[Soweto]], South Africa, turns into days of rioting when police open fire on the crowd. *[[1977]] – [[Oracle Corporation]] is incorporated in [[Redwood Shores, California]], as Software Development Laboratories (SDL), by [[Larry Ellison]], [[Bob Miner]] and [[Ed Oates]]. *[[1981]] – US President [[Ronald Reagan]] awards the [[Congressional Gold Medal]] to [[Kenneth D. Taylor|Ken Taylor]], Canada's former ambassador to [[Iran]], for helping six Americans escape from Iran during the [[Iran hostage crisis|hostage crisis of 1979–81]]; he is the first foreign citizen bestowed the honor. *[[1989]] – [[Revolutions of 1989]]: [[Imre Nagy]], the former [[Prime Minister of Hungary|Hungarian prime minister]], is reburied in [[Budapest]] following the collapse of Communism in Hungary. * [[1995]] – The [[Astronomy Picture of the Day]] website is launched.<ref>{{cite web | title = APOD Turns 17 | editor-first1 = Robert | editor-last1 = Nemiroff | editor-first2 = Jerry | editor-last2 = Bonnell | date = 2012-06-16 | website = [[Astronomy Picture of the Day]] | publisher = NASA | url = https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120616.html }}</ref> *[[1997]] – Fifty people are killed in the [[Daïat Labguer (M'sila) massacre]] in [[Algeria]]. *[[2000]] – The Secretary-General of the UN reports that Israel has complied with [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 425]], 22 years after its issuance, and completely withdrew from Lebanon. The Resolution does not encompass the [[Shebaa farms]], which is claimed by Israel, Syria and Lebanon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unscol.unmissions.org/sites/default/files/old_dnn/PRST%20(18%2006%2000)%20on%20Lebanon-Israel.pdf|title=Statement by the President of the Security Council}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Padre Pio]] is canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20020616_index_padre-pio_en.html|title=Padre Pio da Pietrelcina (1887-1968): Canonization|website=www.vatican.va}}</ref> *[[2010]] – [[Bhutan]] becomes the first country to institute a [[Tobacco Control Act of Bhutan 2010|total ban on tobacco]]. *[[2012]] – China successfully launches its [[Shenzhou 9]] spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese astronaut [[Liu Yang (astronaut)|Liu Yang]], to the [[Tiangong-1]] orbital module.<ref>{{cite news|last=Amos|first=Jonathan|title=China's Shenzhou-9 spacecraft returns to Earth|work=BBC|date=29 June 2012|access-date=16 June 2020|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-18636819}}</ref> * 2012 – The [[United States Air Force]]'s robotic [[Boeing X-37B]] [[spaceplane]] returns to Earth after a [[USA-226|classified 469-day orbital mission]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Wall|first=Mike|title=Air Force Video Reveals Secret X-37B Space Plane's Robotic Landing|website=Space.com|date=June 17, 2012|access-date=June 16, 2020|url=https://www.space.com/16173-secret-x37b-space-plane-landing-video.html}}</ref> *[[2013]] – A multi-day [[2013 North India floods|cloudburst]], centered on the North Indian state of [[Uttarakhand]], causes devastating floods and landslides, becoming the country's worst natural disaster since the 2004 tsunami. *[[2015]] – [[Business career of Donald Trump|American businessman]] [[Donald Trump]] announces his [[2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign|campaign]] to run for [[President of the United States]] in the upcoming [[2016 United States presidential election|election]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-announces-2016-presidential-campaign-make-country/story?id=31799741|title = Donald Trump Announces 2016 Presidential Campaign: 'We Are Going Make our Country Great Again'| website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] }}</ref> *[[2016]] – [[Shanghai Disneyland Park]], the first Disney Park in Mainland China, opens to the public.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Why Disney's New Shanghai Park Is Its Most Ambitious Yet |url=https://time.com/4371493/shanghai-disneyland-park/ |magazine=Time |access-date=16 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[2019]] – Upwards of 2,000,000 people participate in the [[2019–20 Hong Kong protests]], the largest in Hong Kong's history.<ref>{{citation|newspaper=Bloomberg|location=New York City|date=July 15, 2019|access-date=August 12, 2019|title=How Hong Kong Protesters Switched Tactics to Keep Pressure on China|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2019-changing-tactics-of-hongkong-protests/|author1=Adrian Leung|author2=Hannah Dormido|author3=Karen Leigh}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1139]] – [[Emperor Konoe]] of Japan (died 1155) *[[1332]] – [[Isabella de Coucy]], English daughter of [[Edward III of England]] (died 1379)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Pryde |first1=E. B. |last2=Greenway |first2=D. E. |last3=Porter |first3=S. |last4=Roy |first4=I. |title=Handbook of British Chronology |date=1996 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-56350-5 |page=39 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zcgxEvGAK_kC&pg=PA39 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1454]] – [[Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples]] (died 1517) *[[1514]] – [[John Cheke]], English academic and politician, [[Secretary of State (England)|English Secretary of State]] (died 1557) *[[1516]] – [[Yang Jisheng (Ming dynasty)|Yang Jisheng]], Ming dynasty official and Confucian martyr (died 1555)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sun |first1=Yüen-king |last2=Goodrich |first2=L. Carrington |date=1976 |title=Dictionary of Ming Biography, 1368-1644, Volume 2 |chapter=Yang Chi-sheng |location=New York and London |publisher=Columbia University Press |editor-last1=Goodrich |editor-first1=L. Carrington |editor-last2=Fang |editor-first2=Chaoying |pages=1503–1505 |isbn=0-231-03833-X |author-link2=Luther Carrington Goodrich}}</ref> *[[1583]] – [[Axel Oxenstierna]], Swedish politician, [[Lord High Chancellor of Sweden]] (died 1654) *[[1591]] – [[Joseph Solomon Delmedigo]], Greek-Italian physician, mathematician, and theorist (died 1655) ===1601–1900=== *[[1606]] – [[Arthur Chichester, 1st Earl of Donegall]], Irish soldier and politician (died 1675) *[[1613]] – [[John Cleveland]], English poet and educator (died 1658) *[[1625]] – [[Samuel Chappuzeau]], French scholar (died 1701) *[[1633]] – [[Jean de Thévenot]], French linguist and botanist (died 1667) *[[1644]] – [[Henrietta Anne Stuart]], Princess of Scotland, England and Ireland (died 1670) *[[1653]] – [[James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon]], English nobleman (died 1699) *[[1713]] – [[Meshech Weare]], American farmer, lawyer, and politician, 1st [[Governor of New Hampshire]] (died 1786) *[[1723]] – [[Adam Smith]], Scottish philosopher and economist (died 1790) *[[1738]] – [[Mary Katherine Goddard]], American publisher (died 1816)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/educ/exhibits/womenshall/html/goddard.html | title=Mary Katherine Goddard] | website=Maryland Women's Hall of Fame | publisher=Maryland State Archives | year=2001 | access-date=24 March 2020}}</ref> *[[1754]] – [[Salawat Yulayev]], Russian poet (died 1800) *[[1792]] – [[John Linnell (painter)|John Linnell]], English painter and engraver (died 1882) *[[1801]] – [[Julius Plücker]], German mathematician and physicist (died 1868) *[[1806]] – [[Edward Davy]], English physician and chemist (died 1885) *[[1813]] – [[Otto Jahn]], German archaeologist and philologist (died 1869) *[[1820]] – [[Athanase Josué Coquerel]], Dutch-French preacher and theologian (died 1875) *[[1821]] – [[Old Tom Morris]], Scottish golfer and architect (died 1908) *[[1826]] – [[Constantin von Ettingshausen]], Austrian geologist and botanist (died 1897) *[[1836]] – [[Wesley Merritt]], American general and politician, [[Governor-General of the Philippines|Military Governor of the Philippines]] (died 1910) *[[1837]] – [[Ernst Laas]], German philosopher and academic (died 1885) *[[1838]] – [[Frederic Archer]], English organist, composer, and conductor (died 1901) * 1838 – [[Cushman Kellogg Davis]], American lieutenant and politician, 7th [[Governor of Minnesota]] (died 1900) *[[1840]] – [[Ernst Otto Schlick]], German engineer and author (died 1913) *[[1850]] – [[Max Delbrück (chemist)|Max Delbrück]], German chemist and academic (died 1919) * 1850 – [[William Arnon Henry]] American academic and agriculturist (died 1932)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Morrison |first1=Frank B. |title=Dr. William Arnon Henry |journal=Science |date=1933 |volume=77 |issue=1989 |page=161 |doi=10.1126/science.77.1989.160 |jstor=1658040 |bibcode=1933Sci....77..160M |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1658040 |access-date=4 March 2022 |issn=0036-8075|url-access=subscription }}</ref> *[[1857]] – [[Arthur Arz von Straußenburg]], Austrian-Hungarian general (died 1935) *[[1858]] – [[Gustaf V of Sweden]] (died 1950) *[[1863]] – [[Francisco León de la Barra]], Mexican politician and diplomat (died 1939)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://presidentes.mx/francisco-leon-de-la-barra|publisher=Presidentes.mx|access-date=May 28, 2019|title=Francisco León de la Barra|language=es|archive-date=May 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528062224/https://presidentes.mx/francisco-leon-de-la-barra|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1866]] – [[Germanos Karavangelis]], Greek-Austrian metropolitan (died 1935) *[[1867]] – [[René Seyssaud]], Provençal painter (died 1952)<ref>{{Cite book |title=[[Benezit Dictionary of Artists]] |volume=12 (Rouco-Sommer) |location=Paris |publisher=Gründ |year=2006 |isbn=2-7000-3082-6 |page=[https://archive.org/details/benezitdictionar12bene/page/1070 1060]}}</ref> *[[1874]] – [[Arthur Meighen]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (died 1960) *[[1880]] – [[Otto Eisenschiml]], Austrian-American chemist and author (died 1963) *[[1882]] – [[Mohammad Mosaddegh]], Iranian educator and politician, 60th [[Prime Minister of Iran]] (died 1967) *[[1885]] – [[Erich Jacoby]], Estonian-Polish architect (died 1941) *[[1888]] – [[Alexander Friedmann]], Russian physicist and mathematician (died 1925) * 1888 – [[Peter Stoner]], American mathematician and astronomer (died 1980) *[[1890]] – [[Stan Laurel]], English actor and comedian (died 1965) *[[1896]] – [[Murray Leinster]], American author and screenwriter (died 1976) *[[1897]] – [[Georg Wittig]], German chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1987) *[[1899]] – [[Helen Traubel]], American operatic soprano (died 1972) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Barbara McClintock]], American geneticist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1992) * 1902 – [[George Gaylord Simpson]], American paleontologist and author (died 1984) *[[1906]] – [[Alan Fairfax]], Australian cricketer (died 1955) *[[1907]] – [[Jack Albertson]], American actor (died 1981) *[[1909]] – [[Archie Carr]], American ecologist and zoologist (died 1987) *[[1910]] – [[Juan Velasco Alvarado]], Peruvian general and politician, 1st [[President of Peru]] (died 1977) *[[1912]] – [[Albert Chartier]], Canadian illustrator (died 2004) * 1912 – [[Enoch Powell]], English soldier and politician, [[Secretary of State for Health]] (died 1998) *[[1914]] – [[Eleanor Sokoloff]], American pianist and teacher (died 2020) *[[1915]] – [[John Tukey]], American mathematician and academic (died 2000) * 1915 – [[Marga Faulstich]], German glass chemist (died 1998) *[[1917]] – [[Phaedon Gizikis]], Greek general and politician, [[President of Greece]] (died 1999) * 1917 – [[Katharine Graham]], American publisher (died 2001)<ref>{{cite book|first1=James S.|last1=Baugess|first2=Abbe Allen|last2=DeBolt|title=Encyclopedia of the Sixties: A Decade of Culture and Counterculture Volume 1|location=Santa Barbara|publisher=Greenwood|year=2012|page=259|isbn=978-0-31332-945-6}}</ref> * 1917 – [[Aurelio Lampredi]], Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer (died 1989) * 1917 – [[Irving Penn]], American photographer (died 2009) *[[1920]] – [[Isabelle Holland]], Swiss-American author (died 2002) * 1920 – [[Raymond Lemieux]], Canadian chemist and academic (died 2002) * 1920 – [[José López Portillo]], Mexican lawyer and politician, 31st [[President of Mexico]] (died 2004) * 1920 – [[Hemanta Mukherjee]], Indian singer and music director (died 1989) *[[1922]] – [[Ilmar Kullam]], Estonian basketball player and coach (died 2011) *[[1923]] – [[Ron Flockhart (racing driver)|Ron Flockhart]], Scottish race car driver (died 1962) *1923 – [[Wanda Janicka]], Polish architect, participant in the Warsaw Uprising (died 2023)<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Odeszła na wieczną wartę - Wanda Janicka ps. "Zofia" |url=https://1bltr.wp.mil.pl/pl/articles/6-aktualnosci/odeszla-na-wieczna-warte-wanda-janicka-ps-zofia/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=1bltr.wp.mil.pl|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124175408/https://1bltr.wp.mil.pl/pl/articles/6-aktualnosci/odeszla-na-wieczna-warte-wanda-janicka-ps-zofia/ |archive-date=2024-01-24 }}</ref> *[[1924]] – [[Faith Domergue]], American actress (died 1999) *[[1925]] – [[Jean d'Ormesson]], French journalist and author (died 2017) * 1925 – [[Otto Muehl]], Austrian-Portuguese painter and director (died 2013) *[[1926]] – [[Efraín Ríos Montt]], Guatemalan general and politician, 26th [[President of Guatemala]] (died 2018) *[[1927]] – [[Tom Graveney]], English cricketer and sportscaster (died 2015) * 1927 – [[Ya'akov Hodorov]], Israeli footballer (died 2006)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/1.4945306|title=Soccer / Yaacov Hodorov, age 79, Israel's greatest 'keeper|website=Haaretz}}</ref> * 1927 – [[Herbert Lichtenfeld]], German author and screenwriter (died 2001) * 1927 – [[Ariano Suassuna]], Brazilian author and playwright (died 2014) *[[1929]] – [[Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah]], Emir of Kuwait (died 2020) *[[1930]] – [[Vilmos Zsigmond]], Hungarian-American cinematographer and producer (died 2016) *[[1934]] – [[Eileen Atkins]], English actress and screenwriter * 1934 – [[Bill Cobbs]], American actor (died 2024)<ref>{{cite web|title=Bill Cobbs, 'The Sopranos' and 'The Bodyguard' character actor, dies at 90 |url=https://www.thewrap.com/bill-cobbs-dies-sopranos-bodyguard/ |website=TheWrap |date=June 26, 2024}}</ref> * 1934 – [[Roger Neilson]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2003) *[[1935]] – [[Jim Dine]], American painter and illustrator *[[1937]] – [[Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha]], Bulgarian politician, 48th [[Prime Minister of Bulgaria]] * 1937 – [[Erich Segal]], American author and screenwriter (died 2010) *[[1938]] – [[Thomas Boyd-Carpenter]], English general * 1938 – [[Torgny Lindgren]], Swedish author and poet (died 2017) * 1938 – [[Joyce Carol Oates]], American novelist, short story writer, critic, and poet *[[1939]] – [[Billy "Crash" Craddock]], American singer-songwriter *[[1940]] – [[Māris Čaklais]], Latvian poet, writer, and journalist (died 2003) * 1940 – [[Neil Goldschmidt]], American lawyer and politician, 33rd [[Governor of Oregon]] (died 2024) * 1940 – [[Carole Ann Ford]], British actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Doctor Who Guide|url=http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=39 |access-date=9 February 2013}}</ref> * 1941 – [[Lamont Dozier]], American songwriter and producer (died 2022) * 1941 – [[Tommy Horton]], English golfer (died 2017) * 1941 – [[Mumtaz Hamid Rao]], Pakistani journalist (died 2011) *[[1942]] – [[Giacomo Agostini]], Italian motorcycle racer and manager * 1942 – [[Eddie Levert]], American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, musician, and actor *[[1944]] – [[Henri Richelet]], French painter and etcher (died 2020) *[[1945]] – [[Claire Alexander]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1945 – [[Lucienne Robillard]], Canadian social worker and politician, 59th [[Secretary of State for Canada]] *[[1946]] – [[Rick Adelman]], American basketball player and coach * 1946 – [[John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever]], English businessman and politician * 1946 – [[Karen Dunnell]], English statistician and academic * 1946 – [[Tom Harrell]], American trumpet player and composer * 1946 – [[Neil MacGregor]], Scottish historian and curator * 1946 – [[Iain Matthews]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1946 – [[Jodi Rell]], American politician, 87th [[Governor of Connecticut]] (died 2024) * 1946 – [[Mark Ritts]], American actor, puppeteer, and producer (died 2009) * 1946 – [[Derek Sanderson]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster * 1946 – [[Simon Williams (actor)|Simon Williams]], English actor and playwright *[[1947]] – [[Al Cowlings]], American football player and actor * 1947 – [[Tom Malone (musician)|Tom Malone]], American trombonist, composer, and producer * 1947 – [[Buddy Roberts]], American wrestler (died 2012) *[[1948]] – [[Ron LeFlore]], American baseball player and manager *[[1949]] – [[Caju (footballer, born 1949)|Caju]], Brazilian footballer * 1949 – [[Ralph Mann]], American hurdler and author *[[1950]] – [[Mithun Chakraborty]], Indian actor and politician * 1950 – [[Michel Clair]], Canadian lawyer and politician * 1950 – [[Jerry Petrowski]], American politician and farmer *[[1951]] – [[Charlie Dominici]], American singer and guitarist (died 2023) * 1951 – [[Roberto Durán]], Panamanian boxer *[[1952]] – [[George Papandreou]], Greek sociologist and politician, 182nd [[Prime Minister of Greece]] * 1952 – [[Gino Vannelli]], Canadian singer-songwriter *[[1953]] – [[Valerie Mahaffey]], American actress (died 2025) * 1953 – [[Ian Mosley]], English drummer *[[1954]] – [[Matthew Saad Muhammad]], American boxer and trainer (died 2014) * 1954 – [[Garry Roberts]], Irish guitarist (died 2022) *[[1955]] – [[Grete Faremo]], Norwegian politician, [[Minister of Defence (Norway)|Norwegian Minister of Defence]] * 1955 – [[Laurie Metcalf]], American actress * 1955 – [[Artemy Troitsky]], Russian journalist and critic *[[1957]] – [[Ian Buchanan]], Scottish-American actor * 1957 – [[Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian]], Scottish lawyer and judge *[[1958]] – [[Darrell Griffith]], American basketball player * 1958 – [[Ulrike Tauber]], German swimmer * 1958 – [[Warren Rodwell]], Australian soldier, educator and musician *[[1959]] – [[The Ultimate Warrior]], American wrestler (died 2014) *[[1960]] – [[Peter Sterling (rugby league)|Peter Sterling]], Australian rugby league player and sportscaster *[[1961]] – [[Can Dündar]], Turkish journalist and author * 1961 – [[Robbie Kerr (Australian cricketer)|Robbie Kerr]], Australian cricketer * 1961 – [[Steve Larmer]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1961 – [[Margus Metstak]], Estonian basketball player and coach *[[1962]] – [[Wally Joyner]], American baseball player and coach * 1962 – [[Arnold Vosloo]], South African-American actor * 1962 – [[Anthony Wong (singer)|Anthony Wong]], Hong Kong singer *[[1963]] – [[The Sandman (wrestler)|The Sandman]], American wrestler *[[1964]] – [[Danny Burstein]], American actor and singer *[[1965]] – [[Michael Richard Lynch]], Irish computer scientist and entrepreneur; co-founded [[HP Autonomy]] * 1965 – [[Richard Madaleno]], American politician *[[1966]] – [[Mark Occhilupo]], Australian surfer * 1966 – [[Olivier Roumat]], French rugby player * 1966 – [[Phil Vischer]], American voice actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-created ''[[VeggieTales]]'' * 1966 – [[Jan Železný]], Czech javelin thrower and coach *[[1967]] – [[Charalambos Andreou]], Cypriot footballer * 1967 – [[Jürgen Klopp]], German footballer and manager *[[1968]] – [[Adam Schmitt]], American singer-songwriter, musician, and producer *[[1969]] – [[Shami Chakrabarti]], English lawyer and academic * 1969 – [[Mark Crossley]], English-Welsh footballer and manager *[[1970]] – [[Younus AlGohar]], Pakistani poet and academic, co-founded [[Messiah Foundation International]] * 1970 – [[Clifton Collins Jr.]], American actor * 1970 – [[Cobi Jones]], American soccer player and manager * 1970 – [[Phil Mickelson]], American golfer *[[1971]] – [[Tupac Shakur]], American rapper and producer (died 1996) *[[1972]] – [[Kiko Loureiro]], Brazilian guitarist * 1972 – [[John Cho]], American actor *[[1973]] – [[Eddie Cibrian]], American actor *[[1974]] – [[Glenicia James]], Saint Lucian cricketer * 1974 – [[Joseph May]], British-born Canadian-American actor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Joseph-May/|title=Joseph May - 15 Character Images <nowiki>|</nowiki> Behind The Voice Actors|website=Behind The Voice Actors|accessdate=19 December 2018}}</ref> *[[1975]] – [[Anthony Carter (basketball)|Anthony Carter]], American basketball player and coach *[[1977]] – [[Craig Fitzgibbon]], Australian rugby league player and coach * 1977 – [[Duncan Hames]], English accountant and politician * 1977 – [[Kerry Wood]], American baseball player *[[1978]] – [[Daniel Brühl]], Spanish-German actor * 1978 – [[Dainius Zubrus]], Lithuanian ice hockey player * 1978 – [[Fish Leong]], Malaysian singer *[[1980]] – [[Brandon Armstrong]], American basketball player * 1980 – [[Phil Christophers]], German-English rugby player * 1980 – [[Henry Perenara]], New Zealand rugby league player and referee * 1980 – [[Martin Stranzl]], Austrian footballer * 1980 – [[Joey Yung]], Hong Kong singer *[[1981]] – [[Benjamin Becker]], German tennis player * 1981 – [[Kevin Bieksa]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1981 – [[Alexandre Giroux]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1981 – [[Ola Kvernberg]], Norwegian violinist * 1981 – [[Miguel Villalta]], Peruvian footballer *[[1982]] – [[May Andersen]], Danish model and actress * 1982 – [[Missy Peregrym]], Canadian model and actress *[[1983]] – [[Armend Dallku]], Albanian footballer *[[1984]] – [[Rick Nash]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1984 – [[Dan Ryckert]], American writer and entertainer * 1984 – [[Steven Whittaker]], Scottish footballer *[[1986]] – [[Rodrigo Defendi]], Brazilian footballer * 1986 – [[Urby Emanuelson]], Dutch footballer * 1986 – [[Fernando Muslera]], Uruguayan footballer *[[1987]] – [[Diana DeGarmo]], American singer-songwriter and actress * 1987 – [[Per Ciljan Skjelbred]], Norwegian footballer * 1987 – [[Christian Tshimanga Kabeya]], Belgian footballer *[[1988]] – [[Keshia Chanté]], Canadian singer * 1988 – [[Jermaine Gresham]], American football player *[[1989]] – [[Odion Ighalo]], Nigerian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/10957/Odion-Ighalo/overview|title=Odion Ighalo|website=Premier League|access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[John Newman (singer)|John Newman]], English musician, singer, songwriter and record producer<ref>{{cite web |title=John Newman | Biography |author=James Wilkinson |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-newman-mn0002996996/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Joe McElderry]], English singer-songwriter * 1991 – [[Siya Kolisi]], South African rugby player * 1991 – [[Matt Moylan]], Australian rugby league player *[[1992]] – [[Maik Brückner]], German politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Abgeordnete - Maik Brückner |url=https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/B/brueckner_maik-1043848 |publisher=[[Bundestag]] |access-date=8 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228004706/https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/B/brueckner_maik-1043848 |archive-date=28 February 2025 |location=Berlin, Germany |language=de}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Vladimir Morozov (swimmer)|Vladimir Morozov]], Russian swimmer *[[1993]] – [[Park Bo-gum]], South Korean actor * 1993 – [[Gnash (musician)|Gnash]], American singer, songwriter, rapper, DJ and record producer<ref>{{cite web |title=gnash | Biography |author=Neil Z. Yeung |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/gnash-mn0003462822 |website=AllMusic |access-date=13 February 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Grete-Lilijane Küppas]], Estonian footballer * 1994 – [[Rezar]], Albanian wrestler *[[1995]] – [[Euan Aitken]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web |title=Official NRL profile of Euan Aitken for St. George Illawarra Dragons |url=https://www.dragons.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/st-george-illawarra-dragons/euan-aitken/ |website=St George Illawarra Dragons |access-date=13 February 2020 |language=en |archive-date=14 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014145153/https://www.dragons.com.au/teams/telstra-premiership/st-george-illawarra-dragons/euan-aitken/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 1995 – [[Akira Ioane]], New Zealand rugby Union player<ref>{{cite web |title=Akira Latrell Ioane |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/255945.html |website=ESPN scrum |access-date=13 February 2020 |archive-date=13 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213085106/http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/255945.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 1995 – [[Joseph Schooling]], Singaporean swimmer<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Schooling Bio, Stats, and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/joseph-schooling-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417170425/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/joseph-schooling-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=13 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Ki Hui-hyeon]], South Korean singer-songwriter and actress<ref>{{cite web|url= https://m.search.naver.com/search.naver?sm=mtp_hty.top&where=m&query=기희현#api=%3Fwhere%3Dbridge%26sm%3Dmtb_etc%26query%3D%25EB%258B%25A4%25EC%259D%25B4%25EC%2595%2584%2520%25EA%25B8%25B0%25ED%259D%25AC%25ED%2598%2584%26tab_prs%3Dcsa%26col_prs%3Dcsa%26format%3Dtext%26tab%3Dprofile%26nqx_theme%3D%257B%2522theme%2522%253A%257B%2522main%2522%253A%257B%2522name%2522%253A%2522people_star%2522%252C%2522os%2522%253A%25222974790%2522%252C%2522pkid%2522%253A%25221%2522%257D%257D%257D&_lp_type=cm|title=Ki Hui-hyeon Naver Profile|publisher=Naver|language=ko|access-date=March 10, 2020}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Karman Thandi]], Indian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karman Kaur Thandi - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/karman-kaur-thandi_prs493900/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Eurosport UK |language=en}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Justin Jefferson]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Justin Jefferson |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4262921/justin-jefferson |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=15 June 2023}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Ibrahima Koné (footballer, born 1999)|Ibrahima Koné]], Malian footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019: List of Players: Mali |publisher=FIFA |page=9 |date=13 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206013743/https://www.fifadata.com/document/FWYC/2019/pdf/FWYC_2019_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=6 February 2020}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Snail Mail (musician)|Snail Mail]], American singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite web |title=Snail Mail Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More ... |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/snail-mail-mn0003593168 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Bianca Andreescu]], Canadian tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/325088/bianca-andreescu|website=WTA|title=Bianca Andreescu|access-date=12 November 2020}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Sam Walker (rugby league)|Sam Walker]], English-Australian rugby league player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/sam-walker/summary.html|title=Sam Walker - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Anna Cathcart]], Canadian actress<ref>{{cite web|last=Ucci|first=Stephanie|date=December 20, 2019|title=7 Things To Know About ''To All The Boys I've Loved Before'' Star Anna Cathcart|url=https://www.narcity.com/gossip/ca/to-all-the-boys-ps-i-still-love-you-star-anna-cathcart-has-a-crush-on-spiderman|access-date=November 7, 2020|website=Narcity|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104060938/https://www.narcity.com/gossip/ca/to-all-the-boys-ps-i-still-love-you-star-anna-cathcart-has-a-crush-on-spiderman|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[840]] – [[Rorgon I, Count of Maine|Rorgon I]], Frankish nobleman (or [[839]]) * [[924]] – [[Li Cunshen]], general of Later Tang (born 862) * [[956]] – [[Hugh the Great]], Frankish nobleman (born 898)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Richer (of Saint-Rémy)|author2=of Saint-remy Richer|title=Histories|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XB9yCHUb6TMC&pg=PA457|year=2011|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-06159-0|pages=457}}</ref> *[[1185]] – [[Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile|Richeza of Poland]], queen of León (born c. 1140) *[[1286]] – [[Hugh de Balsham]], English bishop *[[1332]] – [[Adam de Brome]], founder of [[Oriel College, Oxford]] *[[1361]] – [[Johannes Tauler]], German mystic theologian<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Tauler, Johann |volume=26}}</ref> *[[1397]] – [[Philip of Artois, Count of Eu]], French soldier (born 1358) *[[1424]] – [[Johannes Ambundii]], archbishop of Riga *[[1468]] – [[Jean Le Fèvre de Saint-Remy]], Burgundian historian and author (born 1395) *[[1487]] – [[John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln]] (born c. 1463) *[[1540]] – [[Konrad von Thüngen]], German nobleman (born c. 1466) ===1601–1900=== *[[1622]] – [[Alexander Seton, 1st Earl of Dunfermline]], Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, [[Lord Chancellor of Scotland]] (born 1555) *[[1626]] – [[Christian the Younger|Christian, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel]], German Protestant military leader (born 1599) *[[1666]] – [[Sir Richard Fanshawe, 1st Baronet]], English poet and diplomat, [[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Spain|English Ambassador to Spain]] (born 1608) *[[1674]] – [[Tomás Yepes]], Spanish painter (born 1595 or 1600)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Alfonso E. Pérez |last1=Sánchez|first2=Benito Navarrete|last2=Prieto |edition=illustrated |title=Thomas Yepes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lOBKTtUs8NkC |year=1995 |publisher=Fundación Bancaja |isbn=9788488715210|page=141}}</ref> *[[1722]] – [[John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough]], English general and politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire]] (born 1650) *[[1743]] – [[Louise-Françoise de Bourbon]], eldest daughter of King [[Louis XIV of France]] (born 1673)<ref name="de)1959">{{cite book|author=Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon (duc de)|title=The memoirs of Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon: covering the years 1691-1723|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m5YMAQAAMAAJ|year=1959|publisher=Heritage Press}}</ref> *[[1752]] – [[Joseph Butler]], English bishop and philosopher (born 1692)<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Butler | British bishop and philosopher | Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Butler |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=4 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1762]] – [[Anne Russell, Duchess of Bedford|Anne Russell, Countess of Jersey (formerly Duchess of Bedford)]] (born c.1705)<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 II, page 82.</ref> *[[1777]] – [[Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset]], French poet and playwright (born 1709) *[[1779]] – [[Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet]], English lawyer and politician, [[List of colonial governors of Massachusetts|Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay]] (born 1712) *[[1804]] – [[Johann Adam Hiller]], German composer and conductor (born 1728) *[[1824]] – [[Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance]], French lawyer and politician (born 1739) *[[1849]] – [[Wilhelm Martin Leberecht de Wette]], German theologian and scholar (born 1780) *[[1850]] – [[William Lawson (explorer)|William Lawson]], English-Australian explorer and politician (born 1774) *[[1858]] – [[John Snow]], English epidemiologist and physician (born 1813)<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC - History - Historic Figures: John Snow (1813 - 1858) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/snow_john.shtml |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=11 August 2022}}</ref> *[[1862]] – [[Hidenoyama Raigorō]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 9th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (born 1808) *[[1869]] – [[Charles Sturt]], Indian-English botanist and explorer (born 1795) *[[1872]] – [[Norman Macleod (1812–1872)|Norman MacLeod]], Scottish minister and author (born 1812) *[[1878]] – [[Crawford Long]], American surgeon and pharmacist (born 1815) * 1878 – [[Kikuchi Yōsai]], Japanese painter (born 1781) *[[1881]] – [[Josiah Mason]], English businessman and philanthropist (born 1795) *[[1885]] – [[Wilhelm Camphausen]], German painter and academic (born 1818) *[[1886]] – [[Alexander Stuart (Australian politician)|Alexander Stuart]], Scottish-Australian politician, 9th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (born 1824) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Ernst Schröder (mathematician)|Ernst Schröder]], German mathematician and academic (born 1841) *[[1918]] – [[Bazil Assan]], Romanian engineer and explorer (born 1860)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VlIhAQAAIAAJ|title=Romanian Inventors|publisher=Editura OSIM|year=2000|page=158|isbn=9789739640060}}</ref> *[[1925]] – [[Chittaranjan Das]], Indian lawyer and politician (born 1870) *[[1929]] – [[Bramwell Booth]], English 2nd [[General of The Salvation Army]] (born 1856) * 1929 – [[Vernon Louis Parrington]], American historian and scholar (born 1871) *[[1930]] – [[Ezra Fitch]], American lawyer and businessman, co-founded [[Abercrombie & Fitch]] (born 1866) * 1930 – [[Elmer Ambrose Sperry]], American inventor, co-invented the [[gyrocompass]] (born 1860) *[[1939]] – [[Chick Webb]], American drummer and bandleader (born 1905) *[[1940]] – [[DuBose Heyward]], American author (born 1885) *[[1944]] – [[Marc Bloch]], French historian and academic (born 1886) * 1944 – [[George Stinney]], wrongfully convicted African-American teenager (born 1929)<ref name="Stinney1">{{cite news |last=Collins |first=Jeffrey |date=January 18, 2010 |title=SC crusaders look to right Jim Crow justice wrongs |url=http://www.goupstate.com/article/20100118/ARTICLES/100119732 |agency=AP |publisher=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]] |archive-date=May 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529172647/http://www.goupstate.com/article/20100118/articles/100119732 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Stinney2">{{Cite news |last = McVeigh |first = Karen |date=March 22, 2014 |title = George Stinney was executed at 14. Can his family now clear his name? |url = https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2014/mar/22/george-stinney-execution-verdict-innocent |newspaper = [[The Observer]] |access-date=June 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Stinney3">{{cite news|last=Beaver|first=Lindsey|title=It took 10 minutes to convict 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. It took 70 years after his execution to exonerate him|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=December 18, 2014|access-date=June 16, 2020|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/12/18/the-rush-job-conviction-of-14-year-old-george-stinney-exonerated-70-years-after-execution/}}</ref> *[[1945]] – [[Aris Velouchiotis]], Greek general (born 1905) *[[1946]] – [[Gordon Brewster]], Irish cartoonist (b 1889) *[[1952]] – [[Andrew Lawson]], Scottish-American geologist and academic (born 1861) *[[1953]] – [[Margaret Bondfield]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for Work and Pensions]] (born 1873) *[[1955]] – [[Ozias Leduc]], Canadian painter (born 1864) *[[1958]] – [[Pál Maléter]], Hungarian general and politician, [[Ministry of Defence (Hungary)|Minister of Defence of Hungary]] (born 1917) * 1958 – [[Imre Nagy]], Hungarian politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of Hungary]] (born 1895) *[[1959]] – [[George Reeves]], American actor and director (born 1914) *[[1961]] – [[Marcel Junod]], Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (born 1904) *[[1967]] – [[Reginald Denny (actor)|Reginald Denny]], English actor (born 1891) *[[1969]] – [[Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis]], English field marshal and politician, 17th [[Governor General of Canada]] (born 1891) *[[1970]] – [[Sydney Chapman (mathematician)|Sydney Chapman]], English mathematician and geophysicist (born 1888) * 1970 – [[Brian Piccolo]], American football player (born 1943) *[[1971]] – [[John Reith, 1st Baron Reith]], Scottish broadcaster, co-founded [[BBC]] (born 1889) *[[1974]] – [[Amalie Sara Colquhoun]], Australian landscape and portrait painter (born 1894) *[[1977]] – [[Wernher von Braun]], German-American physicist and engineer (born 1912) *[[1979]] – [[Ignatius Kutu Acheampong]], Ghanaian general and politician, 6th [[Head of state of Ghana]] (born 1931) * 1979 – [[Nicholas Ray]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1911) *[[1981]] – [[Thomas Playford IV]], Australian politician, 33rd [[Premier of South Australia]] (born 1896) *[[1982]] – [[James Honeyman-Scott]], English guitarist and songwriter (born 1956) *[[1984]] – [[Lew Andreas]], American football player and coach (born 1895) * 1984 – [[Erni Krusten]], Estonian author and poet (born 1900) *[[1986]] – [[Maurice Duruflé]], French organist and composer (born 1902) *[[1987]] – [[Marguerite de Angeli]], American author and illustrator (born 1889) *[[1988]] – [[Miguel Piñero]], Puerto Rican-American actor and playwright (born 1946) *[[1993]] – [[Lindsay Hassett]], Australian cricketer and soldier (born 1913) *[[1994]] – [[Kristen Pfaff]], American bass player and songwriter (born 1967) *[[1996]] – [[Mel Allen]], American sportscaster and game show host (born 1913) *[[1998]] – [[Fred Wacker]], American race car driver and engineer (born 1918) *[[1999]] – [[Screaming Lord Sutch]], English singer and activist (born 1940) *[[2003]] – [[Pierre Bourgault]], Canadian journalist and politician (born 1934) * 2003 – [[Georg Henrik von Wright]], Finnish–Swedish philosopher and author (born 1916) *[[2004]] – [[Thanom Kittikachorn]], Thai field marshal and politician, 10th [[Prime Minister of Thailand]] (born 1911) * 2004 – [[Jacques Miquelon]], Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1911) *[[2005]] – [[Enrique Laguerre]], Puerto Rican-American author and critic (born 1906) *[[2008]] – [[Mario Rigoni Stern]], Italian soldier and author (born 1921) *[[2010]] – [[Marc Bazin]], Haitian lawyer and politician, 49th [[President of Haiti]] (born 1932) * 2010 – [[Maureen Forrester]], Canadian singer and academic (born 1930) * 2010 – [[Ronald Neame]], English director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter (born 1911) *[[2011]] – [[Östen Mäkitalo]], Swedish engineer and academic (born 1938) *[[2012]] – [[Nils Karlsson]], Swedish skier (born 1917) * 2012 – [[Jorge Lankenau]], Mexican banker and businessman (born 1944) * 2012 – [[Sławomir Petelicki]], Polish general (born 1946) * 2012 – [[Susan Tyrrell]], American actress (born 1945) *[[2013]] – [[Sam Farber]], American businessman, co-founded [[OXO (kitchen utensils brand)|OXO]] (born 1924) * 2013 – [[Hans Hass]], Austrian biologist and diver (born 1919) * 2013 – [[Khondakar Ashraf Hossain]], Bangladesh poet and academic (born 1950) * 2013 – [[Norman Ian MacKenzie]], English journalist and author (born 1921) * 2013 – [[Ottmar Walter]], German footballer (born 1924) *[[2014]] – [[Tony Gwynn]], American baseball player and coach (born 1960) * 2014 – [[Cándido Muatetema Rivas]] (born 1960), Equatoguinean politician and diplomat, [[Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea]] *[[2015]] – [[Charles Correa]], Indian architect and urban planner (born 1930) * 2015 – [[Jean Vautrin]], French director, screenwriter, and critic (born 1933) *[[2016]] – [[Jo Cox]], English political activist and MP (born 1974)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Langdon |first1=Julia |title=Jo Cox obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/jun/16/jo-cox-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=16 June 2020 |date=16 June 2016}}</ref> *[[2017]] – [[Helmut Kohl]], German politician, [[Chancellor of Germany]] (born 1930) *[[2020]] – [[Eduardo Cojuangco Jr.]], Filipino businessman and politician (born 1935)<ref>{{cite web |title=Tycoon and kingmaker Danding Cojuangco dies |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/17/20/tycoon-and-kingmaker-danding-cojuangco-dies |website=ABS-CBN News |access-date=17 June 2020 |date=17 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title='The Boss' passes away at 85 |url=https://sports.mb.com.ph/2020/06/17/the-boss-passes-away-at-85/ |website=Manila Bulletin |access-date=17 June 2020 |date=17 June 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> *[[2023]] – [[Gino Mäder]], Swiss cyclist (born 1997)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://bahraincyclingteam.com/statement-regarding-gino-mader/ |title=Statement regarding Gino Mäder |publisher=[[Team Bahrain Victorious]]|accessdate=16 June 2023}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Ludwig Adamovich Jr.]], Austrian constitutional scholar (born 1932)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Früherer VfGH-Präsident Ludwig Adamovich gestorben |url=https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000224576/frueherer-vfgh-praesident-adamovich-gestorben |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=DER STANDARD |language=de-AT}}</ref> *2024 – [[Barbara Gladstone]], American art dealer and film producer (born 1934)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Article |first=Andrew Russeth ShareShare This |date=2024-06-17 |title=Barbara Gladstone, Influential New York Art Dealer, Dies at 89 |url=https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dealer-barbara-gladstone-dead-2501331 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Artnet News |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== *[[Rastafari#Grounding|Birthday of Leonard P. Howell]] ([[Rastafari]]) * [[Bloomsday]] ([[Dublin]], Ireland) * Christian [[feast days]]: ** [[Aurelianus of Arles]] ** [[Aureus of Mainz]] (and his sister Justina) ** [[Benno of Meissen|Benno]] ** [[Cettin|Cettin of Oran]] ** [[Curig|Curig of Llanbadarn]] ** [[Ferreolus and Ferrutio]] ** [[George Berkeley]] and [[Joseph Butler]] ([[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]]) ** [[June 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] ** [[Lutgardis]] ** [[Quriaqos and Julietta]] * [[Engineer's Day (Argentina)]] * [[Father's Day]] ([[Seychelles]]) * [[International Day of the African Child]] ([[Organisation of African Unity]]) * [[Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev]] ([[Sikhism]]) * [[Sussex Day]] ([[Sussex]]) * [[Youth Day (South Africa)]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/16 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=06|day=16}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/june/16 |title=Historical Events on June 16 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:June 16}} [[Category:Days of June]]
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