Events

Pre-1600

• 1236 King Henry III of England marries Eleanor of Provence.

• 1301 Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Árpád dynasty in Hungary.

1601–1900

• 1761 The Third Battle of Panipat, the largest battle of the 18th century, is fought in India between the Afghan Durrani Empire under Ahmad Shah Durrani, and the Maratha Empire under Sadashivrao Bhau.

• 1784 American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States: Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain.

• 1797 The Battle of Rivoli is fought with a decisive French victory by Napoleon Bonaparte, marking the beginning of the end of the War of the First Coalition and the start of French hegemony over Italy for two decades.

• 1814 Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway to Charles XIII of Sweden in return for Pomerania.

• 1858 Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.

• 1899 , the largest ship afloat since , is launched.

• 1900 Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome.

1901–present

• 1907 An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000 people.

• 1911 Roald Amundsen's South Pole expedition makes landfall on the eastern edge of the Ross Ice Shelf.

• 1939 Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.

• 1943 World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign.

• 1943 World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.

• 1951 National Airlines Flight 83 crashes during landing at Philadelphia International Airport, killing seven passengers and crew.

• 1952 NBC's long-running morning news program Today debuts, with host Dave Garroway.

• 1953 Josip Broz Tito is elected the first President of Yugoslavia.

• 1954 The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.

• 1957 Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.

• 1960 The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established.

• 1967 Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In takes place in San Francisco, California's Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love.

• 1969 USS Enterprise fire: An accidental explosion aboard the near Hawaii kills 28 people.

• 1972 Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513.

• 1973 Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.

• 1993 Sinking of the MS Jan Heweliusz: In Poland's worst peacetime maritime disaster, ferry MS Jan Heweliusz sinks off the coast of Rügen, drowning 55 passengers.

• 2010 Yemen declares an open war against the terrorist group al-Qaeda.

• 2016 Multiple explosions reported near the Sarinah Building, Jakarta, followed by shootout between perpetrators and the police, killing seven people. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility.

• 2019 A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 crashes at Fath Air Base near Karaj in Alborz Province, Iran, killing 15 people.

• 2024 Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.

• 2026 Thirty-two people are killed when a crane falls onto a passenger train in Sikhio district, Thailand.

Births

Pre-1600

• 83 BC Mark Antony, Roman general and politician (died 30 BC)

• 1131 Valdemar I of Denmark (died 1182)

• 1273 Joan I of Navarre, queen regnant of Navarre, queen consort of France (died 1305)

• 1451 Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer and theorist (died 1522)

• 1477 Hermann of Wied, German archbishop (died 1552)

• 1476 Anne St Leger, Baroness de Ros, English baroness (died 1526)

• 1507 Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (died 1578)

• 1507 Luca Longhi, Italian painter (died 1580)

• 1551 Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Grand vizier of emperor Akbar (died 1602)

• 1552 Alberico Gentili, Italian-English academic and jurist (died 1608)

1601–1900

• 1683 Gottfried Silbermann, German instrument maker (died 1753)

• 1684 Johann Matthias Hase, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (died 1742)

• 1684 Jean-Baptiste van Loo, French painter (died 1745)

• 1699 Jakob Adlung, German organist, historian, and theorist (died 1762)

• 1700 Picander, German poet and playwright (died 1764)

• 1702 Emperor Nakamikado of Japan (died 1737)

• 1705 Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, French sailor, explorer, and politician (died 1786)

• 1741 Benedict Arnold, American-British general (died 1801)

• 1749 James Garrard, American farmer, Baptist minister and politician (died 1822)

• 1767 Maria Theresa of Austria (died 1827)

• 1780 Henry Baldwin, American judge and politician (died 1844)

• 1792 Christian de Meza, Danish general (died 1865)

• 1793 John C. Clark, American lawyer and politician (died 1852)

• 1798 Johan Rudolph Thorbecke, Dutch historian, jurist, and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1872)

• 1800 Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, Austrian composer, botanist, and publisher (died 1877)

• 1806 Charles Hotham, English-Australian soldier and politician, 1st Governor of Victoria (died 1855)

• 1806 Matthew Fontaine Maury, American astronomer, oceanographer, and historian (died 1873)

• 1818 Zachris Topelius, Finnish author and journalist (died 1898)

• 1819 Dimitrie Bolintineanu, Romanian poet and politician (died 1872)

• 1820 Bezalel HaKohen, Russian rabbi (died 1878)

• 1824 Vladimir Stasov, Russian critic (died 1906)

• 1834 Duncan Gillies, Scottish-Australian politician, 14th Premier of Victoria (died 1903)

• 1836 Henri Fantin-Latour, French painter and lithographer (died 1904)

• 1841 Berthe Morisot, French painter (died 1895)

• 1845 Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, English politician, 34th Governor-General of India (died 1927)

• 1849 Frank Cowper, English yachtsman, author and illustrator (died 1930)

• 1850 Pierre Loti, French captain and author (died 1923)

• 1856 J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher, co-founded The Bulletin (died 1919)

• 1861 Mehmed VI, Ottoman sultan (died 1926)

• 1862 Carrie Derick, Canadian botanist and geneticist (died 1941)

• 1863 Manuel de Oliveira Gomes da Costa, Portuguese general and politician, 10th President of Portugal (died 1929)

• 1863 Richard F. Outcault, American author and illustrator (died 1928)

• 1869 Robert Fournier-Sarlovèze, French polo player and politician (died 1937)

• 1870 George Pearce, Australian carpenter and politician (died 1952)

• 1875 Albert Schweitzer, French-German physician and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965)

• 1882 Hendrik Willem van Loon, Dutch-American historian and journalist (died 1944)

• 1883 Nina Ricci, Italian-French fashion designer (died 1970)

• 1886 Hugh Lofting, English author and poet, created Doctor Dolittle (died 1947)

• 1887 Hugo Steinhaus, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1972)

• 1892 Martin Niemöller, German pastor and theologian (died 1984)

• 1892 Hal Roach, American actor, director, and producer (died 1992)

• 1892 George Wilson, English footballer (died 1961)

• 1894 Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Romanian soldier and nurse (died 1917)

• 1896 John Dos Passos, American novelist, poet, and playwright (died 1970)

• 1897 Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (died 1978)

• 1899 Carlos P. Romulo, Filipino soldier and politician, President of the United Nations General Assembly (died 1985)

1901–present

• 1901 Bebe Daniels, American actress (died 1971)

• 1901 Alfred Tarski, Polish-American mathematician and philosopher (died 1983)

• 1904 Cecil Beaton, English photographer, painter, and costume designer (died 1980)

• 1904 Emily Hahn, American journalist and author (died 1997)

• 1904 Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1939)

• 1905 Mildred Albert, American fashion commentator, TV and radio personality, and fashion show producer (died 1991)

• 1905 Takeo Fukuda, Japanese politician, 67th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1995)

• 1905 Sterling Holloway, American actor (died 1992)

• 1906 William Bendix, American actor (died 1964)

• 1907 Georges-Émile Lapalme, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1985)

• 1908 Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist, and actor (died 1934)

• 1909 Brenda Forbes, English-American actress (died 1996)

• 1909 Joseph Losey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1984)

• 1911 Anatoly Rybakov, Russian-American author (died 1998)

• 1912 Tillie Olsen, American short story writer (died 2007)

• 1914 Harold Russell, Canadian-American soldier and actor (died 2002)

• 1914 Selahattin Ülkümen, Turkish diplomat (died 2003)

• 1915 Mark Goodson, American game show producer, created Family Feud and The Price Is Right (died 1992)

• 1919 Giulio Andreotti, Italian journalist and politician, 41st Prime Minister of Italy (died 2013)

• 1919 Andy Rooney, American soldier, journalist, critic, and television personality (died 2011)

• 1920 Bertus de Harder, Dutch footballer and manager (died 1982)

• 1921 Murray Bookchin, American author and philosopher (died 2006)

• 1921 Kenneth Bulmer, American author (died 2005)

• 1921 Ken Sailors, American basketball player (died 2016)

• 1922 Hank Biasatti, Italian-Canadian baseball and basketball player (died 1996)

• 1922 Diana Wellesley, Duchess of Wellington (died 2010)

• 1923 Gerald Arpino, American dancer and choreographer (died 2008)

• 1923 Fred Beckey, American mountaineer and author (died 2017)

• 1924 Carole Cook, American actress and singer (died 2023)

• 1924 Guy Williams, American actor (died 1989)

• 1925 Jean-Claude Beton, Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded Orangina (died 2013)

• 1925 Moscelyne Larkin, American ballerina (died 2012)

• 1925 Yukio Mishima, Japanese author, poet, and playwright (died 1970)

• 1926 Frank Aletter, American actor (died 2009)

• 1926 Warren Mitchell, English actor and screenwriter (died 2015)

• 1926 Tom Tryon, American actor and author (died 1991)

• 1927 Zuzana Růžičková, Czech harpsichord player (died 2017)

• 1928 Lars Forssell, Swedish author, poet, and songwriter (died 2007)

• 1928 Hans Kornberg, German-English biologist and academic (died 2019)

• 1928 Garry Winogrand, American photographer and author (died 1984)

• 1929 Peter Barkworth, English actor (died 2006)

• 1930 Johnny Grande, American pianist and accordion player (died 2006)

• 1930 Kenny Wheeler, Canadian-English trumpet player and composer (died 2014)

• 1931 Frank Costigan, Australian lawyer and politician (died 2009)

• 1931 Martin Holdgate, English biologist and academic

• 1931 Caterina Valente, Italian-French singer and dancer (died 2024)

• 1932 Don Garlits, American race car driver and engineer

• 1933 Stan Brakhage, American director and producer (died 2003)

• 1934 Richard Briers, English actor (died 2013)

• 1934 Pierre Darmon, French tennis player

• 1934 Alberto Rodríguez Larreta, Argentinian race car driver (died 1977)

• 1936 Clarence Carter, American blues and soul singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer (died 2026)

• 1937 J. Bernlef, Dutch author and poet (died 2012)

• 1937 Ken Higgs, English cricketer and coach (died 2016)

• 1937 Leo Kadanoff, American physicist and academic (died 2015)

• 1937 Rao Gopal Rao, Indian actor, producer, and politician (died 1994)

• 1937 Sonny Siebert, American baseball player

• 1937 Billie Jo Spears, American country singer (died 2011)

• 1938 Morihiro Hosokawa, Japanese journalist and politician, 79th Prime Minister of Japan

• 1938 Jack Jones, American singer and actor (died 2024)

• 1938 Allen Toussaint, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 2015)

• 1939 Kurt Moylan, Guamanian businessman and politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Guam

• 1940 Julian Bond, American academic and politician (died 2015)

• 1940 Ron Kostelnik, American football player (died 1993)

• 1940 Siegmund Nimsgern, German opera singer (died 2025)

• 1940 Trevor Nunn, English director and composer

• 1940 Vasilka Stoeva, Bulgarian discus thrower

• 1941 Nicholas Brooks, English historian (died 2014)

• 1941 Faye Dunaway, American actress and producer

• 1941 Gibby Gilbert, American golfer

• 1941 Barry Jenner, American actor (died 2016)

• 1941 Milan Kučan, Slovenian politician, 1st President of Slovenia

• 1942 Dave Campbell, American baseball player and sportscaster

• 1942 Gerben Karstens, Dutch cyclist (died 2022)

• 1943 Angelo Bagnasco, Italian cardinal

• 1943 Mariss Jansons, Latvian conductor (died 2019)

• 1943 Shannon Lucid, American biochemist and astronaut

• 1943 Holland Taylor, American actress and playwright

• 1944 Marjoe Gortner, American actor and evangelist

• 1944 Graham Marsh, Australian golfer and architect

• 1944 Nina Totenberg, American journalist

• 1945 Kathleen Chalfant, American actress

• 1945 Maina Gielgud, English ballerina and director

• 1947 Taylor Branch, American historian and author

• 1947 Bev Perdue, American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of North Carolina

• 1947 Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player (died 2003)

• 1948 T Bone Burnett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

• 1948 Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan, Yamtuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan

• 1948 Nasrollah Mardani, Iranian poet, (died 2004)

• 1948 Carl Weathers, American football player and actor (died 2024)

• 1949 Lawrence Kasdan, American director, producer, and screenwriter

• 1949 Mary Robison, American short story writer and novelist

• 1949 İlyas Salman, Turkish actor, director, and screenwriter

• 1949 Lamar Williams, American bass player (died 1983)

• 1950 Arthur Byron Cover, American author and screenwriter

• 1950 Swen Nater, Dutch-American basketball player

• 1950 Rambhadracharya, Indian religious leader, scholar, and author

• 1951 Ron Behagen, American basketball player

• 1951 O. Panneerselvam, Indian politician, 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

• 1952 Sydney Biddle Barrows, American businesswoman and author

• 1952 Maureen Dowd, American journalist and author

• 1952 Konstantinos Iosifidis, Greek footballer and manager

• 1952 Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, Romanian engineer and politician, 60th Prime Minister of Romania

• 1953 David Clary, English chemist and academic

• 1953 Denzil Douglas, Caribbean educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis

• 1953 Hans Westerhoff, Dutch biologist and academic

• 1954 Jim Duggan, American professional wrestler

• 1956 Étienne Daho, Algerian-French singer-songwriter and producer

• 1957 Anchee Min, Chinese-American painter, photographer, and author

• 1959 Geoff Tate, German-American singer-songwriter and musician

• 1961 Rob Hall, New Zealand mountaineer (died 1996)

• 1963 Steven Soderbergh, American director, producer, and screenwriter

• 1964 Beverly Kinch, English long jumper and sprinter

• 1964 Sergei Nemchinov, Russian ice hockey player

• 1964 Shepard Smith, American television journalist

• 1965 Marc Delissen, Dutch field hockey player, coach, and lawyer

• 1965 Bob Essensa, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

• 1965 Jemma Redgrave, English actress

• 1965 Slick Rick, English-American rapper and producer

• 1966 Terry Angus, English footballer

• 1966 Marko Hietala, Finnish singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

• 1966 Nadia Maftouni, Iranian philosopher

• 1966 Dan Schneider, American TV producer

• 1967 Leonardo Ortolani, Italian author and illustrator, created Rat-Man

• 1967 Emily Watson, English actress

• 1967 Zakk Wylde, American guitarist and singer

• 1968 Ruel Fox, English-Montserratian footballer, manager and chairman

• 1968 LL Cool J, American rapper and actor

• 1969 Jason Bateman, American actor, director, and producer

• 1969 Martin Bicknell, English cricketer

• 1969 Dave Grohl, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer

• 1971 Lasse Kjus, Norwegian skier

• 1971 Bert Konterman, Dutch footballer and manager

• 1971 Antonios Nikopolidis, Greek footballer and manager

• 1972 Kyle Brady, American football player and sportscaster

• 1972 Dion Forster, South African minister, theologian, and author

• 1972 James Key, English engineer

• 1973 Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver

• 1973 Paul Tisdale, English footballer and manager

• 1974 Kevin Durand, Canadian actor

• 1974 David Flitcroft, English footballer and manager

• 1975 Georgina Cates, English actress

• 1975 Jordan Ladd, American actress

• 1976 Vincenzo Chianese, Italian footballer

• 1977 Narain Karthikeyan, Indian race car driver

• 1977 Terry Ryan, Canadian ice hockey player

• 1978 Shawn Crawford, American sprinter

• 1979 Karen Elson, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and model

• 1979 Evans Soligo, Italian footballer

• 1980 Clive Clarke, Irish footballer

• 1980 Cory Gibbs, American soccer player

• 1980 Byron Leftwich, American football player and coach

• 1981 Abdelmalek Cherrad, Algerian footballer

• 1981 Jadranka Đokić, Croatian actress

• 1981 Hyleas Fountain, American heptathlete

• 1981 Concepción Montaner, Spanish long jumper

• 1982 Marc Broussard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

• 1982 Zach Gilford, American actor

• 1982 Léo Lima, Brazilian footballer

• 1982 Thomas Longosiwa, Kenyan runner

• 1982 Víctor Valdés, Spanish footballer

• 1983 Cesare Bovo, Italian footballer

• 1983 Vincent Jackson, American football player (died 2021)

• 1983 Jason Krejza, Australian cricketer

• 1984 Erick Aybar, American baseball player

• 1984 Erika Matsuo, Japanese violinist

• 1984 Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player

• 1985 Aaron Brooks, American basketball player

• 1985 Jake Choi, American actor

• 1985 Joel Rosario, Dominican-American jockey

• 1985 Shawn Sawyer, Canadian figure skater

• 1986 Yohan Cabaye, French footballer

• 1986 Alessio Cossu, Italian footballer

• 1986 Matt Riddle, American mixed martial artist and wrestler

• 1987 Jess Fishlock, Welsh footballer

• 1987 Atsushi Hashimoto, Japanese actor

• 1988 Kacey Barnfield, English actress

• 1988 Hakeem Nicks, American football player

• 1988 Jack P. Shepherd, English actor

• 1989 Frankie Bridge, English singer-songwriter and dancer

• 1989 Emma Greenwell, American-English actress

• 1990 Kacy Catanzaro, American athlete and wrestler

• 1990 Lelisa Desisa, Ethiopian runner

• 1990 Grant Gustin, American actor and singer

• 1990 Áron Szilágyi, Hungarian fencer

• 1992 Robbie Brady, Irish footballer

• 1992 Chieh-Yu Hsu, American tennis player

• 1992 Qiang Wang, Chinese tennis player

• 1993 Daniel Bessa, Brazilian footballer

• 1993 David Nwaba, American basketball player

• 1994 Kai, South Korean singer, model, actor and dancer

• 1997 Francesco Bagnaia, Italian motorcycle racer

• 1998 Maddison Inglis, Australian tennis player

• 1999 Declan Rice, English footballer

• 1999 Emerson Royal, Brazilian footballer

• 1999 D'Andre Swift, American football player

• 2000 Jonathan David, Canadian soccer player

• 2001 Cora Jade, American wrestler

• 2002 JJ Peterka, German ice hockey player

Deaths

Pre-1600

• 378 Chak Tok Ichʼaak I, ajaw of the Maya city of Tikal

• 769 Cui Huan, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty

• 927 Wang Yanhan, king of Min (Ten Kingdoms)

• 937 Zhang Yanlang, Chinese official

• 973 Ekkehard I, Frankish monk and poet

• 1092 Vratislaus II of Bohemia

• 1163 Ladislaus II of Hungary (born 1131)

• 1236 Saint Sava, Serbian archbishop and saint (born 1175)

• 1301 Andrew III of Hungary (born 1265)

• 1331 Odoric of Pordenone, Italian priest and explorer (born 1286)

• 1465 Thomas Beckington, English statesman and prelate

• 1476 John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk (born 1444)

• 1555 Jacques Dubois, French anatomist (born 1478)

1601–1900

• 1640 Thomas Coventry, 1st Baron Coventry, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (born 1578)

• 1648 Caspar Barlaeus, Dutch historian, poet, and theologian (born 1584)

• 1676 Francesco Cavalli, Italian organist and composer (born 1602)

• 1679 Jacques de Billy, French mathematician and academic (born 1602)

• 1701 Tokugawa Mitsukuni, Japanese daimyō (born 1628)

• 1753 George Berkeley, Anglo-Irish philosopher and author (born 1685)

• 1766 Frederick V of Denmark (born 1723)

• 1776 Edward Cornwallis, English general and politician, Governor of Gibraltar (born 1713)

• 1786 Michael Arne, English organist and composer (born 1741)

• 1786 Meshech Weare, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of New Hampshire (born 1713)

• 1823 Athanasios Kanakaris, Greek politician (born 1760)

• 1825 George Dance the Younger, English architect and surveyor (born 1741)

• 1833 Seraphim of Sarov, Russian monk and saint (born 1759)

• 1867 Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter and illustrator (born 1780)

• 1874 Johann Philipp Reis, German physicist and academic, invented the Reis telephone (born 1834)

• 1883 Napoléon Coste, French guitarist and composer (born 1806)

• 1888 Stephen Heller, Hungarian pianist and composer (born 1813)

• 1889 Ema Pukšec, Croatian soprano (born 1834)

• 1892 Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (born 1864)

• 1892 Alexander J. Davis, American architect (born 1803)

• 1898 Lewis Carroll, English novelist, poet, and mathematician (born 1832)

1901–present

• 1901 Mandell Creighton, English bishop and historian (born 1843)

• 1901 Charles Hermite, French mathematician and theorist (born 1822)

• 1905 Ernst Abbe, German physicist and engineer (born 1840)

• 1907 Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet, Scottish soldier and politician, 6th Governor of New Zealand (born 1832)

• 1908 Holger Drachmann, Danish poet and playwright (born 1846)

• 1915 Richard Meux Benson, English priest and saint, founded the Society of St. John the Evangelist (born 1824)

• 1919 Platon, Estonian bishop and saint (born 1869)

• 1920 John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge Automobile Company (born 1864)

• 1926 August Sedláček, Czech historian and author (born 1843)

• 1934 Ioan Cantacuzino, Romanian physician and bacteriologist (born 1863)

• 1937 Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet, author, and playwright (born 1889)

• 1938 Jaakko Mäki, Finnish politician (born 1878)

• 1942 Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author (born 1883)

• 1943 Laura E. Richards, American author and poet (born 1850)

• 1944 Mehmet Emin Yurdakul, Turkish author and politician (born 1869)

• 1947 – Gustave Mathieu, French illegalist anarchist, suspected of being one of Ravachol's main accomplices (born 1866)

• 1949 Harry Stack Sullivan, American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (born 1892)

• 1951 Gregorios Xenopoulos, Greek author, journalist, and playwright (born 1867)

• 1952 Artur Kapp, Estonian composer and conductor (born 1878)

• 1957 Humphrey Bogart, American actor (born 1899)

• 1959 Eivind Berggrav, Norwegian bishop and translator (born 1884)

• 1961 Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (born 1888)

• 1965 Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (born 1903)

• 1966 Sergei Korolev, Ukrainian-Russian engineer and academic (born 1906)

• 1968 Dorothea Mackellar, Australian poet and author (born 1885)

• 1970 William Feller, Croatian-American mathematician and academic (born 1906)

• 1970 Asım Gündüz, Turkish general (born 1880)

• 1972 Horst Assmy, German footballer (born 1933)

• 1972 Frederik IX of Denmark (born 1899)

• 1976 Abdul Razak Hussein, Malaysian lawyer and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia (born 1922)

• 1977 Anthony Eden, English soldier and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1897)

• 1977 Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (born 1916)

• 1977 Anaïs Nin, French-American essayist and memoirist (born 1903)

• 1978 Harold Abrahams, English sprinter, lawyer, and journalist (born 1899)

• 1978 Kurt Gödel, Austrian-American mathematician and philosopher (born 1906)

• 1978 Robert Heger, German conductor and composer (born 1886)

• 1978 Blossom Rock, American actress (born 1895)

• 1980 Robert Ardrey, American-South African author, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1908)

• 1981 G. Lloyd Spencer, American lieutenant and politician (born 1893)

• 1984 Ray Kroc, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1902)

• 1986 Donna Reed, American actress (born 1921)

• 1987 Turgut Demirağ, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921)

• 1987 Douglas Sirk, German-Swiss director and screenwriter (born 1900)

• 1988 Georgy Malenkov, Russian engineer and politician, 5th Premier of the Soviet Union (born 1902)

• 1991 Gordon Bryant, Australian educator and politician (born 1914)

• 1995 Alexander Gibson, Scottish conductor (born 1926)

• 1996 Onno Tunç, Armenian-Turkish composer (born 1948)

• 1997 Dollard Ménard, Canadian general (born 1913)

• 2000 Leonard Weisgard, American author and illustrator (born 1916)

• 2004 Uta Hagen, German-American actress (born 1919)

• 2004 Ron O'Neal, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1937)

• 2005 Charlotte MacLeod, Canadian-American author (born 1922)

• 2005 Conroy Maddox, English painter and educator (born 1912)

• 2005 Rudolph Moshammer, German fashion designer (born 1940)

• 2005 Jesús Rafael Soto, Venezuelan sculptor and painter (born 1923)

• 2006 Henri Colpi, French director and screenwriter (born 1921)

• 2006 Jim Gary, American sculptor (born 1939)

• 2006 Shelley Winters, American actress (born 1920)

• 2007 Vassilis Photopoulos, Greek painter, director, and set designer (born 1934)

• 2008 Judah Folkman, American physician, biologist, and academic (born 1933)

• 2009 Jan Kaplický, Czech architect, designed the Selfridges Building (born 1937)

• 2009 Ricardo Montalbán, Mexican actor (born 1920)

• 2010 Antonio Fontán, Spanish journalist and academic (born 1923)

• 2011 Georgia Carroll, American singer, model and actress (born 1919)

• 2012 Txillardegi, Spanish linguist and politician (born 1929)

• 2012 Dan Evins, American businessman, founded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (born 1935)

• 2012 Arfa Karim, Pakistani student and computer prodigy, youngest Microsoft Certified Professional in 2004 (born 1995)

• 2012 Giampiero Moretti, Italian entrepreneur and race car driver (born 1940)

• 2012 Rosy Varte, Armenian-French actress (born 1923)

• 2013 Conrad Bain, Canadian-American actor (born 1923)

• 2014 Jon Bing, Norwegian author, scholar, and academic (born 1944)

• 2014 Juan Gelman, Argentinian poet and author (born 1930)

• 2014 Flavio Testi, Italian composer and musicologist (born 1923)

• 2015 Bob Boyd, American basketball player and coach (born 1930)

• 2015 Zhang Wannian, Chinese general (born 1928)

• 2016 René Angélil, Canadian music producer, talent manager, and singer (born 1942)

• 2016 Alan Rickman, English actor (born 1946)

• 2017 Zhou Youguang, Chinese sociologist, (born 1906)

• 2018 Spanky Manikan, Filipino veteran actor (born 1942)

• 2018 Cyrille Regis, French Guianan-English footballer (born 1958)

• 2021 Joel Robert, Belgian motorcycle racer (born 1943)

• 2023 Mukarram Jah, 8th Nizam of Hyderabad (born 1933)

• 2025 Arthur Blessitt, American Christian preacher (born 1940)

• 2025 Tony Slattery, British actor, comedian and television personality (born 1959)

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day:

• Barba'shmin

• Devasahayam Pillai (Catholic Church)

• Divina Pastora (Barquisimeto)

• Eivind Berggrav (Lutheran)

• Felix of Nola

• Macrina the Elder

• Odoric of Pordenone

• January 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

• Defender of the Motherland Day (Uzbekistan)

• Feast of the Ass (Medieval Christianity)

• Flag Day (Georgia)

• National Forest Conservation Day (Thailand)

Old New Year, and its related observance:

• Azhyrnykhua (Abkhazia)

• Yennayer (Berbers)

• Ratification Day (United States)

Sidereal winter solstice celebrations in South and Southeast Asian cultures; marking the transition of the Sun to Capricorn, and the first day of the six months Uttarayana period. (see April 14):

• Magh Bihu (Assam)

• Maghe Sankranti (Nepal)

• Maghi (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh)

• Makar Sankranti (India)

• The first day of Pongal (Tamil Nadu)

• Uttarayan (Uttarakhand, Gujarat and Rajasthan)

• World Logic Day (UNESCO)

Notes

In the 20th and 21st centuries the Julian calendar is 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar, thus January 14 is sometimes celebrated as New Year's Day (Old New Year) by religious groups who use the Julian calendar.

References

External links

• BBC: On This Day

• Historical Events on January 14