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EventsEdit
Pre-1600Edit
- 1076 – Having received a letter during the Lenten synod of 14–20 February demanding that he abdicate,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor.<ref>Template:Cite book; Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1316 – The Battle of Picotin, between Ferdinand of Majorca and the forces of Matilda of Hainaut, ends in victory for Ferdinand.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1371 – Robert II becomes King of Scotland, beginning the Stuart dynasty.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1495 – King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1601–1900Edit
- 1632 – Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, the dedicatee, receives the first printed copy of Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1651 – St. Peter's Flood: A storm surge floods the Frisian coast, drowning 15,000 people.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1744 – War of the Austrian Succession: The Battle of Toulon causes several Royal Navy captains to be court-martialed, and the Articles of War to be amended.<ref>Template:Cite DNB</ref>
- 1770 – British customs officer Ebenezer Richardson fires blindly into a crowd during a protest in North End, Boston, fatally wounding 11-year-old Christopher Seider; the first American fatality of the American Revolution.<ref name="USA1stBastardCop">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1797 – The last Invasion of Britain begins near Fishguard, Wales.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1819 – By the Adams–Onís Treaty, Spain sells Florida to the United States for five million U.S. dollars.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1847 – Mexican–American War: The Battle of Buena Vista: Five thousand American troops defeat 15,000 Mexican troops.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1848 – The French Revolution of 1848, which would lead to the establishment of the French Second Republic, begins.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1856 – The United States Republican Party opens its first national convention in Pittsburgh.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1862 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is officially inaugurated for a six-year term as the President of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. He was previously inaugurated as a provisional president on February 18, 1861.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1872 – The Prohibition Party holds its first national convention in Columbus, Ohio, nominating James Black as its presidential nominee.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1879 – In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1881 – Cleopatra's Needle, a 3,500-year-old Ancient Egyptian obelisk is erected in Central Park, New York.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1889 – President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1899 – Filipino forces led by General Antonio Luna launch counterattacks for the first time against the American forces during the Philippine–American War. The Filipinos fail to regain Manila from the Americans.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1901–presentEdit
- 1904 – The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1909 – The sixteen battleships of the Great White Fleet, led by Template:USS, return to the United States after a voyage around the world.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1921 – After Russian forces under Baron Roman von Ungern-Sternberg drive the Chinese out, the Bogd Khan is reinstalled as the emperor of Mongolia.Template:Citation needed
- 1942 – World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as the Japanese victory becomes inevitable.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1943 – World War II: Members of the White Rose resistance, Sophie Scholl, Hans Scholl, and Christoph Probst are executed in Nazi Germany.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1943 – Yankee Clipper crashes while landing on the Tagus in Lisbon, killing 24.<ref name="CAB">Template:Cite report</ref>
- 1944 – World War II: American aircraft mistakenly bomb the Dutch towns of Nijmegen, Arnhem, Enschede and Deventer, resulting in 800 dead in Nijmegen alone.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1944 – World War II: The Soviet Red Army recaptures Krivoi Rog.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1946 – The "Long Telegram", proposing how the United States should deal with the Soviet Union, arrives from the US embassy in Moscow.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1957 – Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam survives a communist shooting assassination attempt in Buôn Ma Thuột.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1958 – Following a plebiscite in both countries the previous day, Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic.<ref name=feb23>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1959 – Lee Petty wins the first Daytona 500.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1972 – The Official Irish Republican Army detonates a car bomb at Aldershot barracks, killing seven and injuring nineteen others.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1973 – Cold War: Following President Richard Nixon's visit to the People's Republic of China, the two countries agree to establish liaison offices.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1974 – The Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit begins in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries attend and twenty-two heads of state and government participate. It also recognizes Bangladesh.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1974 – Samuel Byck attempts to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate Richard Nixon, but commits suicide after being wounded by police.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1979 – Saint Lucia gains independence from the United Kingdom.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1980 – Miracle on Ice: In Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4–3.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1983 – The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1986 – Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1994 – Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged by the United States Department of Justice with spying for the Soviet Union.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1995 – The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified.<ref>Executive Order 12951—Release of Imagery Acquired by Space-Based National Intelligence Reconnaissance Systems. Template:Webarchive, retrieved 22 February 2022</ref>
- 1997 – In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2002 – Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2005 – The 6.4 Template:M Zarand earthquake shakes the Kerman province of Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 612 people dead and 1,411 injured.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2006 – At approximately 6:44 a.m. local Iraqi time, explosions occurred at the al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, caused the escalation of sectarian tensions in Iraq into a full-scale civil war.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2006 – The Securitas depot robbery was the UK's largest heist. Almost £53m (about $92.5 million or €78 million) was stolen from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent.<ref name="Vito">Template:Cite book</ref>
- 2011 – New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake, the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, kills 185 people.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2011 – Bahraini uprising: Tens of thousands of people march in protest against the deaths of seven victims killed by police and army forces during previous protests.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2012 – A train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 51 people and injures 700 others.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2014 – President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine is impeached by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by a vote of 328–0, fulfilling a major goal of the Euromaidan rebellion.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2015 – A ferry carrying 100 passengers capsizes in the Padma River, killing 70 people.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2018 – A man throws a grenade at the U.S. embassy in Podgorica, Montenegro. He dies at the scene from a second explosion, with no one else hurt.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2022 – Twosday, the name given to Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at 2:22:22, occurs.<ref name="LoC">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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BirthsEdit
Pre-1600Edit
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- 1403 – Charles VII of France (died 1461)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1440 – Ladislaus the Posthumous, Hungarian King (died 1457)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
- 1500 – Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian cardinal (died 1564)
- 1514 – Tahmasp I, Iranian shah (died 1576)
- 1520 – Moses Isserles, Polish rabbi (died 1572)
- 1550 – Charles de Ligne, 2nd Prince of Arenberg (died 1616)
- 1592 – Nicholas Ferrar, English scholar (died 1637)
1601–1900Edit
- 1631 – Peder Syv, Danish historian (died 1702)
- 1649 – Bon Boullogne, French painter (died 1717)
- 1715 – Charles-Nicolas Cochin, French artist (died 1790)
- 1732 – George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (died 1799)
- 1749 – Johann Nikolaus Forkel, German musicologist and theorist (died 1818)
- 1778 – Rembrandt Peale, American painter and curator (died 1860)
- 1788 – Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher and author (died 1860)
- 1796 – Alexis Bachelot, French priest and missionary (died 1837)
- 1796 – Adolphe Quetelet, Belgian mathematician, astronomer, and sociologist (died 1874)
- 1805 – Sarah Fuller Flower Adams, English poet and hymnwriter (died 1848)<ref name="Miles1906">Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1806 – Józef Kremer, Polish historian and philosopher (died 1875)
- 1817 – Carl Wilhelm Borchardt, German mathematician and academic (died 1880)
- 1819 – James Russell Lowell, American poet and critic (died 1891)
- 1824 – Pierre Janssen, French astronomer and mathematician (died 1907)
- 1825 – Jean-Baptiste Salpointe, French-American archbishop (died 1898)
- 1836 – Mahesh Chandra Nyayratna Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar and academic (died 1906)
- 1840 – August Bebel, German theorist and politician (died 1913)
- 1849 – Nikolay Yakovlevich Sonin, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1915)
- 1857 – Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English general, co-founded The Scout Association (died 1941)
- 1857 – Heinrich Hertz, German physicist, philosopher, and academic (died 1894)
- 1860 – Mary W. Bacheler, American physician and Baptist medical missionary (died 1939)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1861 – Lewis Akeley, American academic (died 1961)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1863 – Charles McLean Andrews, American historian, author, and academic (died 1943)
- 1864 – Jules Renard, French author and playwright (died 1910)
- 1874 – Bill Klem, American baseball player and umpire (died 1951)
- 1876 – Zitkala-Sa, American author and activist (died 1938)
- 1879 – Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Danish chemist and academic (died 1947)
- 1880 – Eric Lemming, Swedish athlete (died 1930)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1881 – Joseph B. Ely, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of Massachusetts (died 1956)
- 1881 – Albin Prepeluh, Slovenian journalist and politician (died 1937)
- 1882 – Eric Gill, English sculptor and illustrator (died 1940)
- 1883 – Marguerite Clark, American actress (died 1940)
- 1886 – Hugo Ball, German author and poet (died 1927)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1887 – Savielly Tartakower, Polish journalist, author, and chess player (died 1956)
- 1887 – Pat Sullivan, Australian-American animator and producer (died 1933)<ref name=adb>Template:Australian Dictionary of Biography</ref>
- 1888 – Owen Brewster, American captain and politician, 54th Governor of Maine (died 1961)
- 1889 – Olave Baden-Powell, English scout leader, first World Chief Guide (died 1977)
- 1889 – R. G. Collingwood, English historian and philosopher (died 1943)
- 1891 – Vlas Chubar, Russian economist and politician (died 1939)
- 1892 – Edna St. Vincent Millay, American poet and playwright (died 1950)
- 1895 – Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Peruvian politician (died 1979)
- 1897 – Karol Świerczewski, Polish general (died 1947)
- 1899 – George O'Hara, American actor and screenwriter (died 1966)
- 1900 – Luis Buñuel, Spanish-Mexican director and producer (died 1983)
1901–presentEdit
- 1903 – Morley Callaghan, Canadian author and playwright (died 1990)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1903 – Frank P. Ramsey, English economist, mathematician, and philosopher (died 1930)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1906 – Constance Stokes, Australian painter (died 1991)
- 1907 – Sheldon Leonard, American actor, director, and producer (died 1997)<ref name="UPI">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1907 – Robert Young, American actor (died 1998)<ref name="UPI"/>
- 1908 – Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan politician, 56th President of Venezuela (died 1981)
- 1908 – John Mills, English actor (died 2005)<ref>Brian McFarlane, "Mills, Sir John Lewis Ernest Watts (1908–2005)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Jan 2009 available online Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 28 August 2012.</ref>
- 1910 – George Hunt, English footballer (died 1996)<ref>Template:Hugman</ref>
- 1914 – Renato Dulbecco, Italian-American virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012)
- 1915 – Gus Lesnevich, American boxer (died 1964)
- 1918 – Sid Abel, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2000)
- 1918 – Don Pardo, American radio and television announcer (died 2014)<ref name="UPI"/>
- 1918 – Robert Wadlow, American man, the tallest person in recorded history (died 1940)
- 1921 – Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African general and politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic (died 1996)
- 1921 – Giulietta Masina, Italian actress (died 1994)
- 1921 – Marshall Teague, American race car driver (died 1959)
- 1922 – Zenaida Manfugás, Cuban pianist (died 2012)<ref name="Integración">Posracialidad: Comité Ciudadanos por la Integración Racial</ref>
- 1922 – Joe Wilder, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (died 2014)
- 1923 – François Cavanna, French author and editor (died 2014)
- 1923 – Bleddyn Williams, Welsh rugby player and sportscaster (died 2009)
- 1925 – Edward Gorey, American illustrator and poet (died 2000)
- 1925 – Gerald Stern, American poet and academic (died 2022)
- 1926 – Kenneth Williams, English actor and screenwriter (died 1988)
- 1927 – Florencio Campomanes, Filipino political scientist and chess player (died 2010)
- 1927 – Guy Mitchell, American singer (died 1999)
- 1928 – Clarence 13X, American religious leader, founded the Nation of Gods and Earths (died 1969)
- 1928 – Texas Johnny Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)
- 1928 – Paul Dooley, American actor<ref name="AP"/>
- 1928 – Bruce Forsyth, English singer and television host (died 2017)
- 1928 – Thomas E. Kurtz, American computer scientist and educator (died 2024)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1929 – James Hong, American actor and director
- 1929 – Rebecca Schull, American stage, film, and television actress
- 1930 – Marni Nixon, American soprano and actress (died 2016)
- 1932 – Ted Kennedy, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2009)<ref name="UPI"/>
- 1933 – Sheila Hancock, English actress and author
- 1933 – Katharine, Duchess of Kent
- 1933 – Ernie K-Doe, American R&B singer (died 2001)
- 1933 – Bobby Smith, English footballer (died 2010)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1934 – Sparky Anderson, American baseball player and manager (died 2010)
- 1936 – J. Michael Bishop, American microbiologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1937 – Tommy Aaron, American golfer
- 1937 – Joanna Russ, American author and activist (died 2011)
- 1938 – Steve Barber, American baseball player (died 2007)
- 1938 – Tony Macedo, Gibraltarian born English footballer<ref>Template:Hugman</ref>
- 1938 – Ishmael Reed, American poet, novelist, essayist
- 1940 – Judy Cornwell, English actress
- 1940 – Chet Walker, American basketball player (died 2024)
- 1941 – Hipólito Mejía, Dominican politician, 52nd President of the Dominican Republic
- 1942 – Christine Keeler, English model and dancer (died 2017)
- 1943 – Terry Eagleton, English philosopher and critic
- 1943 – Horst Köhler, Polish-German economist and politician, 9th President of Germany (died 2025)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1943 – Dick Van Arsdale, American basketball player (died 2024)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1943 – Tom Van Arsdale, American basketball player
- 1943 – Otoya Yamaguchi, Japanese assassin of Inejiro Asanuma (died 1960)
- 1944 – Jonathan Demme, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2017)<ref name="UPI"/>
- 1944 – Mick Green, English guitarist (died 2010)
- 1944 – Robert Kardashian, American lawyer and businessman (died 2003)
- 1944 – Christopher Meyer, English diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States (died 2022)
- 1944 – Tom Okker, Dutch tennis player and painter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1945 – Oliver, American pop singer (died 2000)
- 1946 – Kresten Bjerre, Danish footballer and manager (died 2014)
- 1947 – Pirjo Honkasalo, Finnish director, cinematographer, and screenwriter
- 1947 – Harvey Mason, American drummer
- 1947 – John Radford, English footballer and manager
- 1947 – Frank Van Dun, Belgian philosopher and theorist
- 1948 – John Ashton, American actor (died 2024)<ref name="AP"/>
- 1948 – Dennis Awtrey, American basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1949 – John Duncan, Scottish footballer and manager (died 2022)<ref>Template:Hugman</ref>
- 1949 – Niki Lauda, Austrian racing driver (died 2019)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1949 – Olga Morozova, Russian tennis player and coach
- 1950 – Julius Erving, American basketball player and sportscaster<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1950 – Lenny Kuhr, Dutch singer-songwriter
- 1950 – Miou-Miou, French actress
- 1950 – Genesis P-Orridge, English singer-songwriter (died 2020)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1950 – Julie Walters, English actress and author<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1951 – Ellen Greene, American singer and actress<ref name="AP"/>
- 1952 – Bill Frist, American physician and politician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1952 – Joaquim Pina Moura, Portuguese Minister of Economy and Treasury and MP (died 2020)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1952 – Saufatu Sopoanga, Tuvaluan politician, 8th Prime Minister of Tuvalu (died 2020)<ref name="EastThomas2003">Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1953 – Nigel Planer, English actor and screenwriter
- 1955 – David Axelrod, American journalist and political adviser
- 1955 – Tim Young, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1957 – Willie Smits, Dutch microbiologist and engineer
- 1958 – Dave Spitz, American bass player and songwriter
- 1959 – Jiří Čunek, Czech politician
- 1959 – Kyle MacLachlan, American actor<ref name="AP">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1959 – Bronwyn Oliver, Australian sculptor (died 2006)
- 1959 – Harry Leary, American BMX racer (died 2024)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1960 – Thomas Galbraith, 2nd Baron Strathclyde, Scottish politician, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- 1961 – Akira Takasaki, Japanese guitarist, songwriter, and producer
- 1962 – Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (died 2006)<ref name="UPI"/>
- 1963 – Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Transport<ref name="Guardianprofile">Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1963 – Devon Malcolm, Jamaican-English cricketer
- 1963 – Vijay Singh, Fijian-American golfer<ref name="UPI"/>
- 1964 – Diane Charlemagne, English singer-songwriter (died 2015)
- 1964 – Andy Gray, English footballer and manager<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1965 – Chris Dudley, American basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1965 – Kieren Fallon, Irish jockey
- 1965 – Pat LaFontaine, American ice hockey player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1966 – Rachel Dratch, American actress and comedian<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1967 – Paul Lieberstein, American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer<ref name="AP"/>
- 1967 – Psicosis II, Mexican wrestler
- 1968 – Shawn Graham, Canadian politician, 31st Premier of New Brunswick
- 1968 – Jeri Ryan, American model and actress
- 1968 – Kazuhiro Sasaki, Japanese baseball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1968 – Jayson Williams, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1969 – Thomas Jane, American actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1969 – Brian Laudrup, Danish footballer and sportscaster<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1969 – Marc Wilmots, Belgian footballer and manager<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1971 – Lea Salonga, Filipino actress and singer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1972 – Michael Chang, American tennis player and coach
- 1972 – Claudia Pechstein, German speed skater<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1972 – Haim Revivo, Israeli footballer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1972 – Ben Sasse, American politician and college administrator<ref>McNamee, Gregory Lewis. "Ben Sasse". Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Feb. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ben-Sasse Template:Webarchive. Accessed 22 November 2022.</ref>
- 1973 – Philippe Gaumont, French cyclist (died 2013)
- 1973 – Juninho Paulista, Brazilian footballer
- 1973 – Scott Phillips, American musician and songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
- 1974 – James Blunt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"/>
- 1974 – Chris Moyles, English radio and television host
- 1975 – Drew Barrymore, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1977 – Hakan Yakin, Swiss footballer
- 1979 – Brett Emerton, Australian footballer<ref>Template:FIFA</ref>
- 1979 – Lee Na-young, South Korean actress
- 1980 – Jeanette Biedermann, German singer-songwriter and actress
- 1983 – Brian Duensing, American baseball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1983 – Clint McKay, Australian cricketer<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/6903.html ESPNcricinfo</ref>
- 1983 – Shaun Tait, Australian cricketer
- 1984 – Tommy Bowe, Irish rugby player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1984 – Branislav Ivanović, Serbian footballer
- 1985 – Hamer Bouazza, Algerian footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1985 – Georgios Printezis, Greek basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1985 – Zach Roerig, American actor<ref name="AP"/>
- 1986 – Rajon Rondo, American basketball player<ref>Template:Basketballstats</ref>
- 1987 – Han Hyo-joo, South Korean actress and model
- 1987 – Sergio Romero, Argentine footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1988 – Jonathan Borlée, Belgian sprinter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1989 – Franco Vázquez, Argentine footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1991 – Khalil Mack, American football player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1992 – Dixon Machado, Venezuelan baseball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1994 – Nam Joo-hyuk, South Korean model and actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1994 – Elfrid Payton, American basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1995 – Devonte' Graham, American basketball player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1997 – Ilya Samsonov, Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1999 – Harry Brook, English cricketer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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DeathsEdit
Pre-1600Edit
- 556 – Maximianus, Bishop of Ravenna (born 499)
- 606 – Sabinian, Pope of the Catholic Church
- 793 – Sicga, Anglo-Saxon nobleman and regicide
- 845 – Wang, Chinese Empress dowager
- 954 – Guo Wei, Chinese Emperor (born 904)
- 965 – Otto, Duke of Burgundy (born 944)
- 970 – García I, King of Pamplona
- 978 – Lambert, Count of Chalon (born 930)
- 1071 – Arnulf III, Count of Flanders
- 1072 – Peter Damian, Italian cardinal
- 1079 – John of Fécamp, Italian Benedictine abbot
- 1111 – Roger Borsa, King of Sicily (born 1078)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- 1297 – Margaret of Cortona, Italian penitent (born 1247)
- 1371 – David II, King of Scotland (born 1324)
- 1452 – William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas (born 1425)
- 1500 – Gerhard VI, German nobleman (born 1430)
- 1511 – Henry, Duke of Cornwall (born 1511)
- 1512 – Amerigo Vespucci, Italian cartographer and explorer (born 1454)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1601–1900Edit
- 1627 – Olivier van Noort, Dutch explorer (born 1558)
- 1674 – Jean Chapelain, French poet and critic (born 1595)
- 1680 – La Voisin, French occultist (born 1640)
- 1690 – Charles Le Brun, French painter and theorist (born 1619)
- 1731 – Frederik Ruysch, Dutch physician and anatomist (born 1638)
- 1732 – Francis Atterbury, English bishop (born 1663)
- 1770 – Christopher Seider, first American killed in the American Revolution (born 1758)<ref name="USA1stBastardCop" />
- 1799 – Heshen, Chinese politician (born 1750)
- 1816 – Adam Ferguson, Scottish historian and philosopher (born 1723)
- 1875 – Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter and illustrator (born 1796)
- 1875 – Charles Lyell, Scottish geologist (born 1797)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1888 – Anna Kingsford, English physician and activist (born 1846)
- 1890 – John Jacob Astor III, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1822)
- 1890 – Carl Bloch, Danish painter and academic (born 1834)
- 1897 – Charles Blondin, French tightrope walker and acrobat (born 1824)
- 1898 – Heungseon Daewongun, Korean king (born 1820)
1901–presentEdit
- 1903 – Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer (born 1860)
- 1904 – Leslie Stephen, English historian, author, and critic (born 1832)
- 1913 – Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist and author (born 1857)
- 1913 – Francisco I. Madero, Mexican president and author (born 1873)
- 1923 – Théophile Delcassé, French politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1852)
- 1939 – Antonio Machado, Spanish-French poet and author (born 1875)
- 1942 – Stefan Zweig, Austrian journalist, author, and playwright (born 1881)
- 1943 – Christoph Probst, German activist (born 1919)
- 1943 – Hans Scholl, German activist (born 1918)
- 1943 – Sophie Scholl, German activist (born 1921)
- 1944 – Kasturba Gandhi, Indian activist (born 1869)
- 1944 – Fritz Schmenkel, anti-Nazi German who joined Soviet partisans (born 1916)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 1945 – Osip Brik, Russian avant garde writer and literary critic (born 1888)
- 1958 – Abul Kalam Azad, Indian scholar and politician, Indian Minister of Education (born 1888)
- 1960 – Paul-Émile Borduas, Canadian-French painter and critic (born 1905)
- 1961 – Nick LaRocca, American trumpet player and composer (born 1889)
- 1965 – Felix Frankfurter, Austrian-American lawyer and jurist (born 1882)
- 1971 – Frédéric Mariotti, French actor (born 1883)
- 1973 – Jean-Jacques Bertrand, Canadian lawyer and politician, 21st Premier of Quebec (born 1916)
- 1973 – Elizabeth Bowen, Anglo-Irish author (born 1899)
- 1973 – Katina Paxinou, Greek actress (born 1900)
- 1973 – Winthrop Rockefeller, American colonel and politician, 37th Governor of Arkansas (born 1912)
- 1976 – Angela Baddeley, English actress (born 1904)
- 1976 – Florence Ballard, American singer (born 1943)
- 1980 – Oskar Kokoschka, Austrian painter, poet and playwright (born 1886)
- 1982 – Josh Malihabadi, Indian-Pakistani poet and author (born 1898)
- 1983 – Adrian Boult, English conductor (born 1889)
- 1983 – Romain Maes, Belgian cyclist (born 1913)
- 1985 – Salvador Espriu, Spanish author, poet, and playwright (born 1913)
- 1985 – Efrem Zimbalist, Russian violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1889)
- 1986 – John Donnelly, Australian rugby league player (born 1955)
- 1987 – David Susskind, American talk show host and producer (born 1920)
- 1987 – Andy Warhol, American painter and photographer (born 1928)
- 1992 – Markos Vafiadis, Greek general and politician (born 1906)
- 1994 – Papa John Creach, American violinist (born 1917)
- 1995 – Ed Flanders, American actor (born 1934)
- 1997 – Joseph Aiuppa, American gangster (born 1907)
- 1998 – Abraham A. Ribicoff, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (born 1910)
- 1999 – William Bronk, American poet and academic (born 1918)
- 1999 – Menno Oosting, Dutch tennis player (born 1964)
- 2002 – Chuck Jones, American animator, producer, and screenwriter (born 1912)
- 2002 – Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (born 1934)
- 2004 – Andy Seminick, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1920)
- 2005 – Lee Eun-ju, South Korean actress and singer (born 1980)
- 2005 – Simone Simon, French actress (born 1910)
- 2006 – S. Rajaratnam, Singaporean politician, 1st Senior Minister of Singapore (born 1915)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2007 – George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, English politician, Leader of the House of Lords (born 1918)
- 2007 – Dennis Johnson, American basketball player and coach (born 1954)
- 2012 – Sukhbir, Indian author and poet (born 1925)
- 2012 – Frank Carson, Irish-English comedian and actor (born 1926)
- 2012 – Marie Colvin, American journalist (born 1956)
- 2012 – Rémi Ochlik, French photographer and journalist (born 1983)
- 2013 – Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Dutch speed skater (born 1938)
- 2013 – Jean-Louis Michon, French-Swiss scholar and translator (born 1924)
- 2013 – Wolfgang Sawallisch, German pianist and conductor (born 1923)
- 2014 – Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand–Australian television host (born 1966)
- 2014 – Trebor Jay Tichenor, American pianist and composer (born 1940)
- 2014 – Leo Vroman, Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (born 1915)
- 2015 – Chris Rainbow, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer (born 1946)
- 2019 – Brody Stevens, American comedian and actor (born 1970)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2019 – Morgan Woodward, American actor (born 1925)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 2021 – Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American poet, painter (born 1919)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- 2024 – John Lowe, English musician, pianist for The Quarrymen (born 1942)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Holidays and observancesEdit
- Birthday of Scouting and Guiding founder Robert Baden-Powell and Olave Baden-Powell, and its related observance:
- Christian feast day:
- Crime Victims Day (Europe)
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Saint Lucia from the United Kingdom in 1979.
- Founding Day (Saudi Arabia)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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ReferencesEdit
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