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{{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[618]] – Li Yuan becomes [[Emperor Gaozu of Tang]], initiating three centuries of [[Tang dynasty]] rule over China. * [[656]] – [[Ali]] becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate. * [[860]] – [[Siege of Constantinople (860)|Byzantine–Rus' War]]: A fleet of about 200 [[Rus' Khaganate|Rus']] vessels sails into the [[Bosphorus]] and starts pillaging the suburbs of the [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] capital [[Constantinople]]. *[[1053]] – [[Battle of Civitate]]: Three thousand [[Normans|Norman]] horsemen of [[Humphrey of Hauteville|Count Humphrey]] rout the troops of [[Pope Leo IX]]. *[[1264]] – The [[Parliament of Ireland]] meets at [[Castledermot]] in [[County Kildare]], the first definitively known meeting of this Irish [[legislature]]. *[[1265]] – A draft [[Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1265|Byzantine–Venetian treaty]] is concluded between Venetian envoys and Emperor [[Michael VIII Palaiologos]], but is not ratified by Doge [[Reniero Zeno]]. *[[1391]] – [[Tokhtamysh–Timur war]]: [[Battle of the Kondurcha River]]: [[Timur]] defeats [[Tokhtamysh]] of the [[Golden Horde]] in present-day southeast Russia.<ref>Tucker, Spencer C. (2009-12-23). A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East [6 volumes]: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-85109-672-5.</ref> *[[1429]] – [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII's]] army defeats an [[English Army|English army]] under [[John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury|John Talbot]] at the [[Battle of Patay]] during the [[Hundred Years' War]]. The English lost 2,200 men, over half their army, crippling their efforts during this segment of the war.<ref>{{cite book |first=Kelly |last=DeVries |title=Joan of Arc: A Military Leader |location=Stroud |publisher=History Press |year=2011 |isbn=978-0-7524-6061-1 |page=96}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1633]] – [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] is crowned King of Scots at [[St Giles' Cathedral]], [[Edinburgh]]. *[[1684]] – The charter of the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] is revoked via a ''[[scire facias]]'' writ issued by an English court. *[[1757]] – [[Battle of Kolín]] between [[Prussian Army|Prussian forces]] under [[Frederick the Great]] and an [[Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Emperor|Austrian army]] under the command of Field Marshal [[Count Leopold Joseph von Daun]] in the [[Seven Years' War]]. *[[1778]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: The [[British Army]] abandons [[Philadelphia]]. *[[1799]] – [[Action of 18 June 1799]]: A frigate squadron under Rear-admiral [[Jean-Baptiste Perrée]] is captured by the British fleet under [[George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith|Lord Keith]]. *[[1803]] – [[Haitian Revolution]]: The [[Royal Navy]] led by Rear-Admiral [[John Thomas Duckworth]] commence the [[blockade of Saint-Domingue]] against French forces.<ref>{{cite book |last=James |first=William |author-link=William James (naval historian) |year=2002 |orig-year=1827 |title=The Naval History of Great Britain, Volume 3, 1800–1805 |publisher=Conway Maritime Press |location=London |page=207 |isbn=0-85177-907-7}}</ref> *[[1812]] – The United States [[United States declaration of war on the United Kingdom|declaration of war]] upon the United Kingdom is signed by President [[James Madison]], beginning the [[War of 1812]]. *[[1815]] – [[Napoleonic Wars]]: The [[Battle of Waterloo]] results in the defeat of [[Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte]] by the [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Duke of Wellington]] and [[Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher]] forcing him to abdicate the throne of [[First French Empire|France]] for the second and last time. *[[1822]] – [[Konstantinos Kanaris]] blows up the [[Ottoman navy]]'s flagship at [[Chios]], killing the [[Kapudan Pasha]] [[Nasuhzade Ali Pasha]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Finlay |first=George |author-link=George Finlay |title=History of the Greek Revolution, Vol. I |publisher=William Blackwood and Sons |location=Edinburgh and London |year=1861 |url={{Google Books|-ktoAAAAMAAJ |plainurl=y}} | pages = 316–318}}</ref> *[[1858]] – [[Charles Darwin]] receives a paper from [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] that includes nearly identical conclusions about [[evolution]] as Darwin's own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory. *[[1859]] – First ascent of [[Aletschhorn]], second summit of the [[Bernese Alps]]. *[[1873]] – [[Susan B. Anthony]] is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the [[1872 United States presidential election|1872 presidential election]]. *[[1887]] – The [[Reinsurance Treaty]] between Germany and Russia is signed. *[[1900]] – [[Empress Dowager Cixi]] of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign [[diplomat]]s and their families. ===1901–present=== *[[1908]] – [[Japanese Brazilians|Japanese immigration to Brazil]] begins when 781 people arrive in [[Santos, São Paulo|Santos]] aboard the ship ''Kasato-Maru''. * 1908 – The [[University of the Philippines]] is established. *[[1920]] – [[The Troubles in Ulster (1920–1922)|The Troubles in Northern Ireland (1920–1922)]] begin with a week of sectarian violence in [[Derry]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-55252892 "Londonderry's forgotten week of bloodshed' in 1920"]. [[BBC News]], 20 April 2023.</ref> *[[1928]] – [[Aviator]] [[Amelia Earhart]] becomes the first woman to [[Transatlantic flight|fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean]] (she is a passenger; [[Wilmer Stultz]] is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic). *[[1935]] – Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, [[Battle of Ballantyne Pier|clash with striking longshoremen]], resulting in a total of 60 injuries and 24 arrests. *[[1940]] – [[Appeal of 18 June]] by [[Charles de Gaulle]]. * 1940 – The [[This was their finest hour|"Finest Hour" speech]] is delivered by [[Winston Churchill]]. *[[1945]] – [[William Joyce]] ("[[Lord Haw-Haw]]") is charged with [[treason]] for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during [[World War II]]. *[[1946]] – Dr. [[Ram Manohar Lohia]], a [[Socialist]], calls for a [[Direct Action Day]] against the Portuguese in [[Goa]]. *[[1948]] – [[Columbia Records]] introduces the [[LP record|long-playing record album]] in a public demonstration at the [[Waldorf-Astoria Hotel]] in New York City. * 1948 – Britain, France and the United States announce that on June 21, the ''[[Deutsche Mark]]'' will be introduced in western Germany and West Berlin. Over the next six days, Communists increasingly restrict access to Berlin.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/the-berlin-blockade/ |title=The Berlin Blockade |website=Lumen Learning}}</ref> *[[1953]] – The [[Egyptian revolution of 1952]] ends with the overthrow of the [[Muhammad Ali dynasty]] and the declaration of the [[Egypt#Modern history|Republic of Egypt]]. * 1953 – A [[United States Air Force]] [[Douglas C-124 Globemaster II|C-124]] [[Tachikawa air disaster|crashes and burns]] near [[Tachikawa]], Japan, killing 129. *[[1954]] – [[Carlos Castillo Armas]] leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the [[1954 Guatemalan coup d'état]]. *[[1958]] – [[Benjamin Britten]]'s one-act opera ''[[Noye's Fludde]]'' premiered at the [[Aldeburgh Festival]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Britten |first=Benjamin |editor1-last=Reed |editor1-first=Philip |editor2-last=Cooke |editor2-first=Mervyn |editor3-last=Mitchell |editor3-first=Donald |year=2008 |title=Letters from a Life: The Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten, Volume IV, 1952–1957 |location=Woodbridge |publisher=The Boydell Press |isbn=978-1-84383-382-6 |pages=555, 562}}</ref> *[[1965]] – [[Vietnam War]]: The [[United States Air Force]] uses [[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress|B-52 bombers]] to [[Operation Arc Light|attack guerrilla fighters]] in [[South Vietnam]]. *[[1972]] – [[British European Airways Flight 548|Staines air disaster]]: One hundred eighteen people are killed when a [[British European Airways|BEA]] [[Hawker Siddeley Trident|H.S. Trident]] crashes minutes after takeoff from London's [[Heathrow Airport]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Staines air crash: Memorial held for one of UK's worst air crashes |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-surrey-61822837 |website=BBC News |access-date=21 June 2022 |date=18 June 2022}}</ref><!-- significant policy impact: lead to use of cockpit voice recorders --> *[[1979]] – [[Strategic Arms Limitation Talks|SALT II]] is signed by the United States and the [[Soviet Union]]. *[[1981]] – The [[Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk]], the first operational aircraft initially designed around [[stealth technology]], makes its first flight. *[[1982]] – Italian banker [[Roberto Calvi]]'s body is discovered hanging beneath [[Blackfriars Bridge]] in London, England. *[[1983]] – [[Space Shuttle program]]: [[STS-7]], [[Astronaut]] [[Sally Ride]] becomes the first American woman in space.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pearson |first1=Ezzy |title=Who Was Sally Ride? |url=https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-missions/sally-ride |website=BBC Sky at Night |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=14 June 2024}}</ref> * 1983 – [[Mona Mahmudnizhad]], together with nine other women of the [[Baháʼí Faith]], is sentenced to death and hanged in [[Shiraz]], Iran over her religious beliefs. *[[1984]] – [[Battle of Orgreave|A major clash]] between about 5,000 police and a similar number of striking miners takes place at [[Orgreave, South Yorkshire]], during the [[UK miners' strike (1984–85)|1984–85 UK miners' strike]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Aslett |first1=Chloe |title=Orgreave campaign group publishes new report and demands inquiry as "truth remains hidden" 40 years on |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/orgreave-truth-and-justice-campaign-group-publishes-new-report-and-demands-inquiry-as-truth-remains-hidden-40-years-on-4670081 |website=Sheffield Star |publisher=National World Publishing Ltd. |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[The Troubles]]: Members of the [[Ulster Volunteer Force]] (UVF) [[Loughinisland massacre|attack a crowded pub]] with assault rifles in [[Loughinisland]], Northern Ireland. Six Catholic civilians are killed and five wounded. It was crowded with people watching the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]. *[[1998]] – [[Propair Flight 420]] crashes near [[Montréal–Mirabel International Airport]] in [[Quebec]], Canada, killing 11.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II C-GQAL Montreal-Mirabel International Airport, QC (YMX) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19980618-0 |access-date=2021-05-04 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[2006]] – The first [[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]] space [[satellite]], [[KazSat-1]] is launched. *[[2007]] – The [[Charleston Sofa Super Store fire]] happened in [[Charleston, South Carolina]], killing nine [[firefighter]]s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Glenn |title=Charleston honors 9 firefighters who died in historic Sofa Super Store inferno |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/news/sofa-super-store-fire-charleston-nine-firefighters-anniversary/article_ef8a8ca0-2a83-11ef-b507-b356a41365b3.html |website=Post & Courier |publisher=Evening Post Publishing Newspaper Co. |access-date=18 June 2024}}</ref> *[[2009]] – The [[Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter]] (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched. *[[2018]] – An [[2018 Osaka earthquake|earthquake of magnitude 6.1]] strikes northern [[Osaka prefecture|Osaka]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ives |first1=Mike |title=Japan Earthquake Kills at Least 3 Near Osaka, Injuring Hundreds More |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/world/asia/japan-earthquake-osaka.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/world/asia/japan-earthquake-osaka.html |archive-date=2022-01-03 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=18 June 2018 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=18 June 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> *[[2023]] – ''Titan'', a submersible operated by [[OceanGate|OceanGate Expeditions]], [[Titan submersible implosion|imploded]] while attempting to view the [[wreck of the Titanic]], killing all five people on board including the co-founder and CEO of the company, [[Stockton Rush]] in the [[North Atlantic Ocean]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Debusmann Jr |first=Bernd |date=23 June 2023 |title=Five dead on Titan sub were 'true explorers' - OceanGate |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65993579 |access-date=23 June 2023}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1269]] – [[Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar]] (died 1298) *[[1318]] – [[Eleanor of Woodstock]] (died 1355)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Panton |first1=James |title=Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy |date=2011 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-7497-8 |page=173 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BiyyueBTpaMC&pg=PA173 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1332]] – [[John V Palaiologos]], [[Byzantine Emperor]] (died 1391) *[[1466]] – [[Ottaviano Petrucci]], Italian printer (died 1539) *[[1511]] – [[Bartolomeo Ammannati]], Italian architect and sculptor, designed the [[Ponte Santa Trinita]] (died 1592) *[[1517]] – [[Emperor Ōgimachi]] of Japan (died 1593) *[[1521]] – [[Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu]] (died 1577) ===1601–1900=== *[[1667]] – [[Ivan Trubetskoy]], Russian field marshal (died 1750) *[[1673]] – [[Antonio de Literes]], Spanish composer (died 1747) *[[1677]] – [[Antonio Maria Bononcini]], Italian cellist and composer (died 1726) *[[1716]] – [[Joseph-Marie Vien]], French painter and educator (died 1809) *[[1717]] – [[Johann Stamitz]], Czech violinist and composer (died 1757) *[[1757]] – [[Ignaz Pleyel]], Austrian-French pianist and composer (died 1831) * 1757 – [[Gervasio Antonio de Posadas]], Argentine lawyer and politician 1st [[Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata]] (died 1833) *[[1769]] – [[Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh]], Irish-English politician, [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]] (died 1822) *[[1799]] – [[William Lassell]], English astronomer and merchant (died 1880) *[[1812]] – [[Ivan Goncharov]], Russian journalist and author (died 1891) *[[1815]] – [[Ludwig Freiherr von und zu der Tann-Rathsamhausen]], German general (died 1881) *[[1816]] – [[Hélène Napoleone Bonaparte]], French daughter of [[Napoleon]] (died 1907) * 1816 – [[Jung Bahadur Rana]], Nepali ruler (died 1877) *[[1833]] – [[Manuel González Flores]], Mexican general and President (1880-1884) (died 1893)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://historia-biografia.com/manuel-gonzalez/ |title=Manuel González |publisher=Historia-Biografia.com |first=Leydy |last=Montoya |date=27 October 2018 |language=es |access-date=May 29, 2019}}</ref> *[[1834]] – [[Auguste-Théodore-Paul de Broglie]], French philosopher and academic (died 1895) *[[1839]] – [[William H. Seward Jr.]], American general and banker (died 1920) *[[1845]] – [[Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran]], French physician and parasitologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1922) *[[1850]] – [[Richard Heuberger]], Austrian composer and critic (died 1914) *[[1854]] – [[E. W. Scripps]], American publisher, founded the [[E. W. Scripps Company]] (died 1926) *[[1857]] – [[Henry Clay Folger]], American businessman and philanthropist, founded the [[Folger Shakespeare Library]] (died 1930) *[[1858]] – [[Andrew Forsyth]], Scottish-English mathematician and academic (died 1942) * 1858 – [[Hector Rason]], English-Australian politician, 7th [[Premier of Western Australia]] (died 1927) *[[1862]] – [[Carolyn Wells]], American novelist and poet (died 1942)<ref>{{cite web |title=Carolyn Wells | American writer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carolyn-Wells |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=22 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1863]] – [[George Essex Evans]], English-Australian poet and author (died 1909) *[[1868]] – [[Miklós Horthy]], Hungarian admiral and politician, [[Regent of Hungary]] (died 1957) *[[1870]] – [[Édouard Le Roy]], French mathematician and philosopher (died 1954) *[[1877]] – [[James Montgomery Flagg]], American painter and illustrator (died 1960) *[[1881]] – [[Zoltán Halmay]], Hungarian swimmer (died 1956) *[[1882]] – [[Georgi Dimitrov]], Bulgarian compositor and politician, 32nd [[List of Prime Ministers of Bulgaria|Prime Minister of Bulgaria]] (died 1949) *[[1884]] – [[Édouard Daladier]], French captain and politician, [[Prime Minister of France]] (died 1970) *[[1886]] – [[George Mallory]], English lieutenant and mountaineer (died 1924) * 1886 – [[Alexander Wetmore]], American ornithologist and paleontologist (died 1978) *[[1887]] – [[Tancrède Labbé]], Canadian businessman and politician (died 1956) *[[1896]] – [[Blanche Sweet]], American actress (died 1986) *[[1897]] – [[Martti Marttelin]], Finnish runner (died 1940) *[[1900]] – [[Vlasta Vraz]], Czech-American relief worker, editor, and fundraiser (died 1989) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia]] (died 1918)<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Two - Russia's Lost Princesses - Beyond the portraits |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/HxprRdWRhF6G7zg54kFLnp/beyond-the-portraits |website=BBC |access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref> * 1901 – [[Llewellyn Rees]], English actor (died 1994) *[[1902]] – [[Louis Alter]], American musician (died 1980) * 1902 – [[Paavo Yrjölä]], Finnish decathlete (died 1980) *[[1903]] – [[Jeanette MacDonald]], American actress and singer (died 1965) * 1903 – [[Raymond Radiguet]], French author and poet (died 1923) *[[1904]] – [[Keye Luke]], Chinese-American actor (died 1991) * 1904 – [[Manuel Rosenthal]], French conductor and composer (died 2003) *[[1905]] – [[Eduard Tubin]], Estonian composer and conductor (died 1982) *[[1907]] – [[Frithjof Schuon]], Swiss-American metaphysicist, philosopher, and author (died 1998) *[[1908]] – [[Bud Collyer]], American actor and game show host (died 1969) * 1908 – [[Stanley Knowles]], American-Canadian academic and politician (died 1997) * 1908 – [[Nedra Volz]], American actress (died 2003) *[[1910]] – [[Dick Foran]], American actor and singer (died 1979) * 1910 – [[Avon Long]], American actor and singer (died 1984) * 1910 – [[Ray McKinley]], American singer, drummer, and bandleader (died 1995) *[[1912]] – [[Glenn Morris]], American decathlete (died 1974) *[[1913]] – [[Wilfred Gordon Bigelow]], Canadian soldier and surgeon (died 2005) * 1913 – [[Sammy Cahn]], American pianist and composer (died 1993) * 1913 – [[Sylvia Porter]], American economist and journalist (died 1991) * 1913 – [[Françoise Loranger]], Canadian playwright and producer (died 1995) * 1913 – [[Robert Mondavi]], American winemaker and philanthropist (died 2008) * 1913 – [[Oswald Teichmüller]], German mathematician (died 1943) *[[1914]] – [[E. G. Marshall]], American actor (died 1998) * 1914 – [[Efraín Huerta]], Mexican poet (died 1982) *[[1915]] – [[Red Adair]], American firefighter (died 2004) * 1915 – [[Robert Kanigher]], American author (died 2002) * 1915 – [[Alice T. Schafer]], American mathematician (died 2009) *[[1916]] – [[Julio César Turbay Ayala]], Colombian lawyer and politician, 25th [[President of Colombia]] (died 2005) *[[1917]] – [[Richard Boone]], American actor, singer, and director (died 1981) * 1917 – [[Jack Karnehm]], English snooker player and sportscaster (died 2002) * 1917 – [[Erik Ortvad]], Danish painter and illustrator (died 2008) *[[1918]] – [[Alf Francis]], West Prussia-born, English motor racing mechanic and race car constructor (died 1983) * 1918 – [[Jerome Karle]], American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2013) * 1918 – [[Franco Modigliani]], Italian-American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2003) *[[1919]] – [[Jüri Järvet]], Estonian actor and screenwriter (died 1995) *[[1920]] – [[Ian Carmichael]], English actor and singer (died 2010) * 1920 – [[Aster Berkhof]], Belgian author and academic (died 2020) *[[1922]] – [[Claude Helffer]], French pianist and educator (died 2004) *[[1924]] – [[George Mikan]], American basketball player and coach (died 2005) *[[1925]] – [[Robert Beadell]], American composer and educator (died 1994) *[[1926]] – [[Philip B. Crosby]], American businessman and author (died 2001) * 1926 – [[Allan Sandage]], American astronomer and cosmologist (died 2010) * 1926 – [[Tom Wicker]], American journalist and author (died 2011) *[[1927]] – [[Eva Bartok]], Hungarian-English actress (died 1998) * 1927 – [[Paul Eddington]], English actor (died 1995) *[[1928]] – [[Michael Blakemore]], Australian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2023) * 1928 – [[David T. Lykken]], American geneticist and academic (died 2006) *[[1929]] – [[Jürgen Habermas]], German sociologist and philosopher * 1929 – [[Tibor Rubin]], Hungarian-American soldier, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (died 2015) *[[1931]] – [[Fernando Henrique Cardoso]], Brazilian sociologist, academic, and politician, 34th [[President of Brazil]] *[[1932]] – [[Dudley R. Herschbach]], American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate * 1932 – [[Geoffrey Hill]], English poet and academic (died 2016) *[[1933]] – [[Colin Brumby]], Australian composer and conductor (died 2018)<ref name="abc.net.au/classic/features/vale-colin-brumby/9301580">{{Cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/classic/features/vale-colin-brumby/9301580 |title=Vale Colin Brumby (18/06/1933 - 3/01/2018) |website=abc.net.au/classic/features/vale-colin-brumby/9301580 |date=3 January 2018 |access-date=6 January 2018}}</ref> * 1933 – [[Tommy Hunt]], American singer *[[1934]] – [[Brian Kenny (British Army officer)|Brian Kenny]], English general (died 2017) * 1934 – [[Mitsuteru Yokoyama]], Japanese author and illustrator (died 2004) * 1934 – [[Barack Obama Sr.]], Kenyan economist (died 1982)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Maraniss |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wnna9CLtblAC&pg=PT65 |title=Barack Obama: The Story |date=2012-06-19 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-4391-6753-3 |pages=65 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[Denny Hulme]], New Zealand race car driver (died 1992) * 1936 – [[Ronald Venetiaan]], Surinamese politician, 6th [[President of Suriname]] *[[1937]] – [[Del Harris]], American basketball player and coach * 1937 – [[Jay Rockefeller]], American lawyer and politician, 29th [[Governor of West Virginia]] * 1937 – [[Bruce Trigger]], Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist and historian (died 2006) * 1937 – [[Vitaly Zholobov]], Ukrainian colonel, engineer, and astronaut *[[1938]] – [[Kevin Murray (Australian footballer)|Kevin Murray]], Australian footballer and coach *[[1939]] – [[Lou Brock]], American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2020) * 1939 – [[Jean-Claude Germain]], Canadian historian, author, and journalist * 1939 – [[Brooks Firestone]], American businessman and politician *[[1941]] – [[Roger Lemerre]], French footballer and manager * 1941 – [[Paul Mayersberg]], English director and screenwriter * 1941 – [[Delia Smith]], English chef and author *[[1942]] – [[John Bellany]], Scottish painter (died 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=John Bellany obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/sep/02/john-bellany |website=The Guardian |access-date=21 June 2022 |language=en |date=2 September 2013}}</ref> * 1942 – [[Roger Ebert]], American journalist, critic, and screenwriter (died 2013) * 1942 – [[Pat Hutchins]], English author and illustrator (died 2017) * 1942 – [[Thabo Mbeki]], South African politician and 2nd [[President of South Africa]] * 1942 – [[Paul McCartney]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1942 – [[Richard Perry]], American record producer (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Italie |first=Hillel |date=December 24, 2024 |title=Richard Perry, record producer behind 'You're So Vain' and other hits, dies at 82 |url=https://apnews.com/article/richard-perry-dies-obituary-833cc183720594a290f2038e67b17d27 |access-date=December 27, 2024 |website=[[Associated Press]] |language=en}}</ref> * 1942 – [[Carl Radle]], American bass player and producer (died 1980) * 1942 – [[Nick Tate]], Australian actor and director * 1942 – [[Hans Vonk (conductor)|Hans Vonk]], Dutch conductor (died 2004) *[[1943]] – [[Barry Evans (actor)|Barry Evans]], English actor (died 1997) * 1943 – [[Raffaella Carrà]], Italian singer, dancer, and actress (died 2021) * 1943 – [[Éva Marton]], Hungarian soprano and actress *[[1944]] – [[Bruce DuMont]], American broadcaster and political analyst * 1944 – [[Sandy Posey]], American pop/country singer *[[1946]] – [[Russell Ash]], English journalist and author (died 2010)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Russell Ash |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-russell-ash-2442284 |website=www.scotsman.com |date=9 July 2010 |access-date=3 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1946 – [[Bruiser Brody]], American wrestler (died 1988) * 1946 – [[Fabio Capello]], Italian footballer and manager * 1946 – [[Maria Bethânia]], Brazilian singer * 1946 – [[Gordon Murray]], British automobile designer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Allen |title=Gordon Murray |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/teamboss/Gordon_Murray |access-date=2021-06-17 |website=OldRacingCars.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[1947]] – [[Ivonne Coll]], Puerto Rican-American model and actress, [[Miss Puerto Rico|Miss Puerto Rico 1967]] * 1947 – [[Bernard Giraudeau]], French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010) * 1947 – [[Linda Thorson]], Canadian actress *[[1948]] – [[Philip Jackson (actor)|Philip Jackson]], English actor * 1948 – [[Sherry Turkle]], American academic, psychologist, and sociologist *[[1949]] – [[Chris Van Allsburg]], American author and illustrator * 1949 – [[Jarosław Kaczyński]], Polish lawyer and politician, 13th [[Prime Minister of Poland]] * 1949 – [[Lech Kaczyński]], Polish lawyer and politician, 4th [[President of Poland]] (died 2010) *[[1950]] – [[Rod de'Ath]], Welsh drummer and producer (died 2014) * 1950 – [[Annelie Ehrhardt]], German hurdler * 1950 – [[Mike Johanns]], American lawyer and politician, 28th [[United States Secretary of Agriculture]] * 1950 – [[Jackie Leven]], Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011) *[[1951]] – [[Mohammed Al-Sager]], Kuwaiti journalist and politician * 1951 – [[Miriam Flynn]], American actress and comedian * 1951 – [[Ian Hargreaves]], English-Welsh journalist and academic * 1951 – [[Stephen Hopper]], Australian botanist and academic * 1951 – [[Gyula Sax]], Hungarian chess player (died 2014) *[[1952]] – [[Tiiu Aro]], Estonian physician and politician, [[Minister of Social Affairs (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Social Affairs]] * 1952 – [[Denis Herron]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1952 – [[Carol Kane]], American actress * 1952 – [[Isabella Rossellini]], Italian actress, director, producer, and screenwriter * 1952 – [[Lee Soo-man]], South Korean singer and businessman, founded [[S.M. Entertainment]] *[[1953]] – [[Peter Donohoe (pianist)|Peter Donohoe]], English pianist and educator *[[1955]] – [[Ed Fast]], Canadian lawyer and politician *[[1956]] – [[Brian Benben]], American actor and producer * 1956 – [[John Scott (organist)|John Scott]], English organist and conductor (died 2015) *[[1957]] – [[Miguel Ángel Lotina]], Spanish footballer and manager * 1957 – [[Richard Powers]], American novelist *[[1958]] – [[Peter Altmaier]], German jurist and politician, [[Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany]] * 1958 – [[Gary Martin (actor)|Gary Martin]], British voice actor and actor *[[1959]] – [[Joe Ansolabehere]], American animation screenwriter and producer *[[1960]] – [[Barbara Broccoli]], American director and producer * 1960 – [[Steve Murphy (news anchor)|Steve Murphy]], Canadian journalist *[[1961]] – [[Oz Fox]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1961 – [[Andrés Galarraga]], Venezuelan baseball player * 1961 – [[Angela Johnson (writer)|Angela Johnson]], American novelist and poet * 1961 – [[Alison Moyet]], English singer-songwriter *[[1962]] – [[Lisa Randall]], American physicist and academic *[[1963]] – [[Dizzy Reed]], American keyboard player and songwriter * 1963 – [[Bruce Smith (defensive end)|Bruce Smith]], American football player *[[1964]] – [[Uday Hussein]], Iraqi commander (died 2003) * 1964 – [[Patti Webster]], American publicist and author (died 2013) *[[1966]] – [[Kurt Browning]], Canadian figure skater, choreographer, and sportscaster * 1966 – [[Troy Kemp]], Bahamian high jumper * 1966 – [[Dexter Romweber]], American musician (died 2024)<ref>{{cite web| title=Dex Romweber of Flat Duo Jets Dies at 57 |url=https://flagpole.com/music/homedrone/2024/02/17/dex-romweber-of-flat-duo-jets-dies-at-57/ |website=flagpole.com}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[Clifton Campbell]], American sprinter<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/clifton-campbell-14349163 |title=Clifton CAMPBELL |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> *[[1968]] – [[Frank Müller]], German decathlete *[[1969]] – [[Haki Doku]], Albanian cyclist * 1969 – [[Christopher Largen]], American journalist and author (died 2012) *[[1970]] – [[Katie Derham]], English journalist * 1970 – [[Ivan Kozák]], Slovak footballer * 1970 – [[Greg Yaitanes]], American director and producer *[[1971]] – [[Kerry Butler]], American actress and singer * 1971 – [[Jason McAteer]], English-Irish footballer and manager * 1971 – [[Nathan Morris]], American soul singer * 1971 – [[Nigel Owens]], Welsh rugby referee and TV presenter<ref>{{Cite web |title=Y Wasg | S4C |url=https://www.s4c.cymru/cy/y-wasg/post/43452/rhaglen-arbennig-yn-dathlu-pen-blwydd-nigel-owens-yn-hanner-cant/ |access-date=2021-06-18 |website=www.s4c.cymru}}</ref> *[[1972]] – [[Anu Tali]], Estonian pianist and conductor * 1972 – [[Wikus du Toit]], South African actor, director, and composer *[[1973]] – [[Julie Depardieu]], French actress * 1973 – [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]], American author and music critic * 1973 – [[Ray LaMontagne]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1973 – [[Alexandra Meissnitzer]], Austrian skier * 1973 – [[Matt Parsons]], Australian rugby league player * 1973 – [[Gavin Wanganeen]], Australian footballer and coach *[[1974]] – [[Vincenzo Montella]], Italian footballer and manager * 1974 – [[Sergey Sharikov]], Russian fencer and coach (died 2015) *[[1975]] – [[Marie Gillain]], Belgian actress * 1975 – [[Aleksandrs Koliņko]], Latvian footballer * 1975 – [[Martin St. Louis]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1976]] – [[Blake Shelton]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1978]] – [[Wang Liqin]], Chinese table tennis player * 1978 – [[Tara Platt]], American actress, producer, and screenwriter *[[1979]] – [[Yumiko Kobayashi]], Japanese voice actress and singer * 1979 – [[Ivana Wong]], Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress *[[1980]] – [[Antonio Gates]], American football player * 1980 – [[Sergey Kirdyapkin]], Russian race walker * 1980 – [[Craig Mottram]], Australian runner * 1980 – [[Antero Niittymäki]], Finnish ice hockey player *[[1981]] – [[Scooter Braun]], American music executive * 1981 – [[Clint Newton]], American-Australian rugby league player * 1981 – [[Marco Streller]], Swiss footballer *[[1982]] – [[Nadir Belhadj]], French-Algerian footballer * 1982 – [[Marco Borriello]], Italian footballer * 1982 – [[Nathan Cavaleri]], Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor *[[1983]] – [[Billy Slater]], Australian rugby league player * 1983 – [[Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1983)|Cameron Smith]], Australian rugby league player *[[1984]] – [[Nanyak Dala]], Canadian rugby player *[[1985]] – [[Chris Coghlan]], American baseball player * 1985 – [[Alex Hirsch]], American animator and television producer *[[1986]] – [[Edgars Eriņš]], Latvian decathlete * 1986 – [[Richard Gasquet]], French tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richard Gasquet | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/richard-gasquet/g628/overview |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=ATP Tour}}</ref> * 1986 – [[Richard Madden]], Scottish actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Priyanka Chopra sends birthday wishes to her 'Citadel' co-star Richard Madden |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/967465-priyanka-chopra-sends-birthday-wishes-to-her-citadel-co-star-richard-madden |publisher=[[The News International]] |access-date=17 June 2023 |date=19 June 2022}}</ref> *[[1987]] – [[Omar Arellano (footballer, born 1987)|Omar Arellano]], Mexican footballer * 1987 – [[Moeen Ali]], English cricketer *[[1988]] – [[Elini Dimoutsos]], Greek footballer * 1988 – [[Josh Dun]], American musician *[[1989]] – [[Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang]], French-born Gabonese footballer * 1989 – [[Chris Harris Jr.]], American football player *[[1990]] – [[Luke Adam]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1990 – [[Sandra Izbașa]], Romanian gymnast * 1990 – [[Derek Stepan]], American ice hockey player * 1990 – [[Christian Taylor (athlete)|Christian Taylor]], American triple jumper *[[1993]] – [[Dennis Lloyd]], Israeli musician, producer, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dennis-lloyd-mn0003616306 |title=Dennis Lloyd - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links |website=AllMusic}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Sean McMahon]], Australian rugby player * 1994 – [[Takeoff (rapper)|Takeoff]], American rapper (died 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/takeoff-mn0003587099/biography |title=Takeoff |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102082902/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/takeoff-mn0003587099/biography |access-date=3 November 2022 |archive-date=2 November 2022 |website=allmusic.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 November 2022 |title=US rapper Takeoff, 28, shot dead in Houston, Texas |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/celebrity-deaths/us-rapper-takeoff-28-shot-dead-in-houston-texas/news-story/a6bf2350ca04f4ed563aa0a82ece3323 |website=The Advertiser |access-date=3 November 2022}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Maxim Kovtun]], Russian figure skater *[[1996]] – [[Alen Halilović]], Croatian footballer * 1996 – [[Niki Wories]], Dutch figure skater *[[1997]] – [[Katharina Hobgarski]], German tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Katharina Hobgarski - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/katharina-hobgarski_prs448277/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Eurosport UK |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Katharina Hobgarski | Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/321658/katharina-hobgarski |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Latrell Mitchell]], Australian rugby league player *[[1999]] – [[Arin (singer)|Choi Ye-won]], South Korean singer and actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Oh My Girl - Profile & Gallery |url=http://ohmy-girl.com/omg_official/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426161340/http://ohmy-girl.com/omg_official/ |archive-date=April 26, 2015 |access-date=August 10, 2020 |publisher=WM Entertainment}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Trippie Redd]], American rapper ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[741]] – [[Leo III the Isaurian]], Byzantine emperor (born 685) * [[908]] – [[Zhang Hao (general)|Zhang Hao]], general of [[Yang Wu]] *[[1095]] – [[Sophia of Hungary]] (born c. 1050) *[[1164]] – [[Elisabeth of Schönau]], German Benedictine visionary (born c. 1129)<ref>{{cite book |last=Nuth |first=Joan M. |chapter=Elisabeth of Schönau |editor-first=William M. |editor-last=Johnson |title=Encyclopedia of Monasticism |location=London |publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn |year=2000 |pages=442–443}}</ref> *[[1234]] – [[Emperor Chūkyō]] of Japan (born 1218) *[[1250]] – [[Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León]] *[[1291]] – [[Alfonso III of Aragon]] (born 1265)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alfonso III | king of Aragon |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfonso-III-king-of-Aragon |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=17 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1333]] – [[Henry XV, Duke of Bavaria]] (born 1312) *[[1464]] – [[Rogier van der Weyden]], Flemish painter (born 1400) *[[1588]] – [[Robert Crowley (printer)|Robert Crowley]], English minister and poet (born 1517) ===1601–1900=== *[[1629]] – [[Piet Pieterszoon Hein]], Dutch admiral (born 1577) *[[1650]] – [[Christoph Scheiner]], German priest, physicist, and astronomer (born 1575) *[[1673]] – [[Jeanne Mance]], French-Canadian nurse, founded the [[Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal]] (born 1606)<ref>{{cite book |first=Anne |last=Commire |title=Women in World History : A Biographical Encyclopedia Volume 10 |location=Waterford |publisher=Yorkin Publications |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-7876-3736-1 |page=140}}</ref> *[[1704]] – [[Tom Brown (satirist)|Tom Brown]], English author and translator (born 1662) *[[1726]] – [[Michel Richard Delalande]], French organist and composer (born 1657) *[[1742]] – [[John Aislabie]], English politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (born 1670) *[[1749]] – [[Ambrose Philips]], English poet and politician (born 1674) *[[1772]] – [[Johann Ulrich von Cramer]], German jurist and scholar (born 1706) * 1772 – [[Gerard van Swieten]], Dutch-Austrian physician and reformer (born 1700) *[[1788]] – [[Adam Gib]], Scottish religious leader (born 1714) *[[1794]] – [[François Buzot]], French lawyer and politician (born 1760) * 1794 – [[James Murray (British Army officer, born 1721)|James Murray]], Scottish-English general and politician, 20th [[List of Governors General of Canada|Governor of the Province of Quebec]] (born 1721) *[[1804]] – [[Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma]] (born 1746)<ref>{{cite book |first=Hugh |last=Montgomery-Massingberd |title=Burke's Royal Families of the World Volume I: Europe & Latin America |location=London |publisher=Burke's Peerage Ltd |year=1977 |isbn=978-0-85011-023-4 |page=19}}</ref> *[[1815]] – [[Thomas Picton]], Welsh-English general and politician (born 1758) *[[1833]] – [[Robert Hett Chapman]], American minister, missionary, and academic (born 1771) *[[1835]] – [[William Cobbett]], English farmer and journalist (born 1763)<ref>{{cite web |title=William Cobbett | British journalist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Cobbett-British-journalist |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=23 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1860]] – [[Friedrich Wilhelm von Bismarck]], German army officer and writer (born 1783) *[[1866]] – [[Prince Sigismund of Prussia (1864–1866)|Prince Sigismund of Prussia]] (born 1864) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Samuel Butler (novelist)|Samuel Butler]], English novelist, satirist, and critic (born 1835) *[[1905]] – [[Carmine Crocco]], Italian soldier (born 1830) *[[1916]] – [[Max Immelmann]], German lieutenant and pilot (born 1890) *[[1917]] – [[Titu Maiorescu]], Romanian critic and politician, 23rd [[Prime Minister of Romania]] (born 1840) *[[1921]] – [[Abdul Awwal Jaunpuri]], Indian Islamic scholar and author (born 1867)<ref>{{cite Banglapedia |article=Jaunpuri, Abdul Awal |author=Afaz Uddin, Muhammad}}</ref> *[[1922]] – [[Jacobus Kapteyn]], Dutch astronomer and academic (born 1851) *[[1926]] – [[Olga Constantinovna of Russia]], Queen consort of the Hellenes (born 1851)<ref>{{cite book |last=Montgomery-Massingberd |first=Hugh |title=Burke's Royal Families of the World Volume I: Europe & Latin America |location=London |publisher=Burke's Peerage |year=1977 |isbn=978-0-85011-023-4 |page=471}}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[Roald Amundsen]], Norwegian pilot and explorer (born 1872) *[[1936]] – [[Maxim Gorky]], Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright (born 1868) *[[1937]] – [[Gaston Doumergue]], French politician, 13th [[President of France]] (born 1863) *[[1942]] – [[Arthur Pryor]], American trombonist, bandleader, and politician (born 1870) *[[1943]] – [[Elias Degiannis]], Greek commander (born 1912) *[[1945]] – [[Florence Bascom]], American geologist and educator (born 1862)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Florence-Bascom |title=Florence Bascom | American educator and scientist |website=Encyclopædia Britannica |language=en |access-date=2019-08-11}}</ref> * 1945 – [[Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.]], American general (born 1886) *[[1947]] – [[Shigematsu Sakaibara]], Japanese admiral (born 1898) *[[1948]] – [[Edward Brooker]], English-Australian politician, 31st [[Premier of Tasmania]] (born 1891) *[[1959]] – [[Ethel Barrymore]], American actress (born 1879) *[[1963]] – [[Pedro Armendáriz]], Mexican-American actor (born 1912) *[[1964]] – [[Giorgio Morandi]], Italian painter (born 1890) *[[1967]] – [[Geki (racing driver)|Geki]], Italian race car driver (born 1937) * 1967 – [[Beat Fehr]], Swiss race car driver (born 1942) *[[1971]] – [[Thomas Gomez]], American actor (born 1905) * 1971 – [[Paul Karrer]], Russian-Swiss chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1889) *[[1974]] – [[Júlio César de Mello e Souza]], Brazilian mathematician and academic (born 1896) * 1974 – [[Georgy Zhukov]], Russian marshal and politician, [[Minister of Defence (Soviet Union)|Minister of Defence for the Soviet Union]] (born 1896) *[[1975]] – [[Hugo Bergmann]], German-Israeli philosopher and author (born 1883) *[[1978]] – [[Walter C. Alvarez]], American physician and author (born 1884) *[[1980]] – [[Terence Fisher]], English director and screenwriter (born 1904) * 1980 – [[André Leducq]], French cyclist (born 1904) *[[1982]] – [[Djuna Barnes]], American novelist, journalist, and playwright (born 1892) * 1982 – [[John Cheever]], American novelist and short story writer (born 1912) * 1982 – [[Curd Jürgens]], German-Austrian actor and director (born 1915) *[[1984]] – [[Alan Berg]], American lawyer and radio host (born 1934) *[[1985]] – [[Paul Colin (artist)|Paul Colin]], French illustrator (born 1892) *[[1986]] – [[Frances Scott Fitzgerald]], American journalist (born 1921) *[[1989]] – [[I. F. Stone]], American journalist and author (born 1907) *[[1992]] – [[Kofoworola Abeni Pratt]], the first black [[Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria)|Chief Nursing Officer]] of Nigeria (born 1910)<ref>{{cite news |title=In the estate of Kofoworola Abeni Pratt deceased |url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sgHitCountType=None&sort=DateAscend&tabID=T003&prodId=TTDA&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R1&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=1&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C22%29Kofoworola+Abeni+Pratt%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&userGroupName=lancs&inPS=true&contentSet=LTO&&docId=&docLevel=FASCIMILE&workId=&relevancePageBatch=IF501975871&contentSet=TDA&callistoContentSet=TDA&docPage=article&hilite=y |access-date=11 July 2016 |work=The Times |date=24 April 1993 |page=16 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]], Australian singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1944) * 1992 – [[Mordecai Ardon]], Polish-Israeli painter and educator (born 1896) *[[1993]] – [[Craig Rodwell]], American activist, founded the [[Oscar Wilde Bookshop]] (born 1940) *[[1996]] – [[Endel Puusepp]], Estonian-Soviet military pilot and politician (born 1909) *[[1997]] – [[Lev Kopelev]], Ukrainian-German author and academic (born 1912) *[[1998]] – [[Felix Knight]], American actor and tenor (born 1908) *[[2000]] – [[Nancy Marchand]], American actress (born 1928) *[[2003]] – [[Larry Doby]], American baseball player and manager (born 1923) *[[2005]] – [[Mushtaq Ali]], Indian cricketer (born 1914) * 2005 – [[Manuel Sadosky]], Argentinian mathematician and academic (born 1914) *[[2006]] – [[Vincent Sherman]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1906) * 2006 – [[Joseph Zobel]], Martinique-French author (born 1915) *[[2007]] – [[Bernard Manning]], English comedian and actor (born 1930) * 2007 – [[Hank Medress]], American singer and producer (born 1938) * 2007 – [[Georges Thurston]], Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1951) *[[2008]] – [[Jean Delannoy]], French actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1908) * 2008 – [[Tasha Tudor]], American author and illustrator (born 1915) * 2008 – [[Hans Steinbrenner (sculptor)|Hans Steinbrenner]], German sculptor (born 1928) *[[2010]] – [[Trent Acid]], American wrestler (born 1980) * 2010 – [[José Saramago]], Portuguese novelist [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1922) * 2010 – [[Okan Demiriş]], Turkish composer (born 1942) *[[2011]] – [[Yelena Bonner]], Russian activist (born 1923)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stanley |first1=Alessandra |last2=Schwirtz |first2=Michael |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/world/europe/20bonner.html |title=Yelena Bonner, Russian Rights Activist, Dies at 88 |work=The New York Times |date=19 June 2011 |access-date=2 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625212338/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/world/europe/20bonner.html |archive-date=25 June 2011}}</ref> * 2011 – [[Frederick Chiluba]], Zambian politician, 2nd [[President of Zambia]] (born 1943) * 2011 – [[Clarence Clemons]], American saxophonist (born 1942) *[[2012]] – [[Horacio Coppola]], Argentinian photographer and director (born 1906) * 2012 – [[Lina Haag]], German author and activist (born 1907) * 2012 – [[Tom Maynard]], Welsh cricketer (born 1989) * 2012 – [[Luis Edgardo Mercado Jarrín]], Peruvian general and politician, 109th [[Prime Minister of Peru]] (born 1919) * 2012 – [[Alketas Panagoulias]], Greek footballer and manager (born 1934) * 2012 – [[William Van Regenmorter]], American businessman and politician (born 1939) *[[2013]] – [[Brent F. Anderson]], American engineer and politician (born 1932) * 2013 – [[Alastair Donaldson]], Scottish bass player (born 1955) * 2013 – [[Garde Gardom]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th [[Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia]] (born 1924) * 2013 – [[Michael Hastings (journalist)|Michael Hastings]], American journalist and author (born 1980) * 2013 – [[David Wall (dancer)|David Wall]], English ballet dancer (born 1946) *[[2014]] – [[Stephanie Kwolek]], American chemist and engineer (born 1923)<ref>{{cite book |first=Ellen |last=Labrecque |title=Stephanie Kwolek and Bulletproof Material |location=Ann Arbor |publisher=Cherry Lake Publishing |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-63472-183-7 |page=21}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Johnny Mann]], American singer-songwriter and conductor (born 1928) * 2014 – [[Claire Martin (writer)|Claire Martin]], Canadian author (born 1914) * 2014 – [[Vladimir Popovkin]], Russian general (born 1957) * 2014 – [[Horace Silver]], American pianist and composer (born 1928)<ref>{{cite web |title=Horace Silver obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jun/19/horace-silver |website=The Guardian |access-date=14 January 2022 |language=en |date=19 June 2014}}</ref> *[[2015]] – [[Phil Austin]], American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1941) * 2015 – [[Ralph J. Roberts]], American businessman, co-founded [[Comcast]] (born 1920) * 2015 – [[Danny Villanueva]], American football player and broadcaster, co-founded [[Univision]] (born 1937) * 2015 – [[Allen Weinstein]], American historian and academic (born 1937) *[[2016]] – [[Jeppiaar]], Indian educationist, founder and chancellor of [[Sathyabama University]] (born 1931) *[[2018]] – [[XXXTentacion]], American rapper (born 1998)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Caramanica |first1=Jon |last2=Coscarelli |first2=Joe |title=XXXTentacion, Rapper Accused of Violent Crimes, Shot Dead at 20 (Published 2018) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/arts/music/xxxtentacion-dead.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220103/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/arts/music/xxxtentacion-dead.html |archive-date=2022-01-03 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |website=The New York Times |access-date=17 November 2020 |date=18 June 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2018-06-19 |title=Rapper Jimmy Wopo shot dead within hours of XXXTentacion killing |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/jimmy-wopo-dead-rapper-shooting-xxxtentacion-dies-drive-florida-how-latest-a8405686.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032833/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/jimmy-wopo-dead-rapper-shooting-xxxtentacion-dies-drive-florida-how-latest-a8405686.html |archive-date=2020-11-09 |access-date=2021-06-18 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> * 2018 – [[Big Van Vader]] (also known as Vader) American professional wrestler (born 1955) * 2018 – [[Jimmy Wopo]], American rapper (born 1997)<ref name=":0" /> *[[2020]] – [[Vera Lynn]], English singer who was the "Forces' Sweetheart" in World War II (born 1917)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53091856 |title=Dame Vera Lynn: Forces' Sweetheart dies aged 103 |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |location=London |date=18 June 2020 |access-date=18 June 2020}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Uffe Ellemann-Jensen]], Danish politician, [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Denmark)|minister of foreign affairs]] (born 1941)<ref name="Stephensen 2022">{{cite web |last=Stephensen |first=Emma Klinker |title=Uffe Ellemann-Jensen bisættes |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |date=June 28, 2022 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/live/2022-06-28-uffe-ellemann-jensen-bisaettes |language=da |access-date=June 28, 2022}}</ref> * 2022 – [[Adibah Noor]], Malaysian actress, singer, [[master of ceremonies]] (born 1970)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/entertainment/2022/06/18/malaysian-singer-actress-adibah-noor-dies |title=Malaysian singer-actress Adibah Noor passes away |date=18 June 2022 |accessdate=18 June 2022 |author=Gordon Kho |website=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Adibah Noor laid to rest |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/06/19/adibah-noor-laid-to-rest |work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]]}}</ref> * [[2023]] – Notable victims of the [[Titan submersible implosion|''Titan'' submersible implosion]]:<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65993579 All five people on missing Titan sub are dead - Coast Guard]</ref> ** [[Shahzada Dawood]], Pakistani-British businessman (born 1975) ** [[Hamish Harding]], British businessman (born 1964) ** [[Paul-Henri Nargeolet]], French [[French Navy|navy]] commander and explorer (born 1946) ** [[Stockton Rush]], American businessman, CEO and founder of [[OceanGate]] (born 1962) *[[2024]] – [[James Chance]], American musician (born 1953)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Pat Saperstein, Jem |last2=Saperstein |first2=Pat |last3=Aswad |first3=Jem |date=2024-06-19 |title=James Chance, No Wave Icon and Saxophonist of the Contortions, Dies at 71 |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/james-chance-dead-no-wave-contortions-1236041979/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> *2024 – [[Anouk Aimée]], French actress (born 1932)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gates |first=Anita |date=2024-06-18 |title=Anouk Aimée, Enigmatic Star of ‘A Man and a Woman,’ Dies at 92 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/18/obituaries/anouk-aimee-dead.html |access-date=2024-06-18 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *2024 – [[Yoyong Martirez]], Filipino basketball player (born 1946)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Acar |first=Aedrianne |title=PBA legend-comedian Yoyong Martires dies at 77 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/20780/pba-legend-comedian-yoyong-martires-dies-at-77/photo |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=www.gmanetwork.com |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[Willie Mays]], American baseball player (born 1931)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shea |first=John |date=June 18, 2024 |title=Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants legend and MLB all-time great, is dead |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/giants/article/willie-mays-dead-obituary-17815215.php |access-date=June 18, 2024 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== * [[Autistic Pride Day]] ([[International observance|International]]) * Christian [[feast day]]: ** [[Bernard Mizeki]] ([[Church of England|Anglican]] and [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]]) ** [[Elisabeth of Schönau]] ** [[Gregorio Barbarigo]] ** [[Leontius, Hypatius and Theodulus]] ** [[Marina the Monk]] ([[Maronite Church]], [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria]]) ** [[Mark and Marcellian]] ** [[June 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] * [[Foundation Day (Benguet)]] * [[Human Rights Day (Azerbaijan)]] * [[National Day (Seychelles)]]<ref>{{cite web |title=National days |url=https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/embassies/national-days/ |website=New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade |access-date=17 November 2020 |language=en-NZ}}</ref> * [[Queen Mother's Birthday (Cambodia)]] * [[Waterloo Day]] (United Kingdom) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/18 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=06|day=18}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/june/18 |title=Historical Events on June 18 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:June 18}} [[Category:Days of June]]
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