August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 143 days remaining until the end of the year.
The term 'the 10th of August' is widely used by historians as a shorthand for the Storming of the Tuileries Palace on the 10th of August, 1792 , the effective end of the French monarchy until it was restored in 1814 .
Events
955 – Battle of Lechfeld : Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor defeats the Magyars , ending 50 years of Magyar invasion of the West.
991 – Battle of Maldon : The English, led by Byrhtnoth , Ealdorman of Essex , are defeated by a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon, Essex .
1270 – Yekuno Amlak takes the imperial throne of Ethiopia , restoring the Solomonic dynasty to power after a 100-year Zagwe interregnum .
1316 – The Second Battle of Athenry takes place near Athenry during the Bruce campaign in Ireland .
1512 – The naval Battle of Saint-Mathieu , during the War of the League of Cambrai , sees the simultaneous destruction of the Breton ship La Cordelière and the English ship The Regent .
1519 – Ferdinand Magellan 's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque second-in-command Juan Sebastián Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan's death in the Philippines .
1557 – Battle of St. Quentin : Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59 .
1628 – The Swedish warship Vasa sinks in the Stockholm harbour after only about 20 minutes of her maiden voyage.
1675 – The foundation stone of the Royal Greenwich Observatory in London, England is laid.
1680 – The Pueblo Revolt begins in New Mexico .
1755 – Under the orders of Charles Lawrence , the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies .
1776 – American Revolutionary War : Word of the United States Declaration of Independence reaches London.
1792 – French Revolution : Storming of the Tuileries Palace : Louis XVI of France is arrested and taken into custody as his Swiss Guards are massacred by the Parisian mob.
1793 – The Musée du Louvre is officially opened in Paris, France.
1809 – Quito , now the capital of Ecuador , declares independence from Spain. This rebellion will be crushed on August 2 , 1810 .
1813 – Instituto Nacional , is founded by the Chilean patriot José Miguel Carrera . It is Chile 's oldest and most prestigious school. Its motto is Labor Omnia Vincit , which means "Work conquers all things".
1821 – Missouri is admitted as the 24th U.S. state .
1846 – The Smithsonian Institution is chartered by the United States Congress after James Smithson donates $500,000.
1861 – American Civil War : Battle of Wilson's Creek : The war enters Missouri when a band of raw Confederate troops defeat Union forces in the southwestern part of the state.
1864 – After Uruguay's governing Blanco Party refuses Brazil's demands, José Antônio Saraiva announces that the Brazilian military will begin reprisals, beginning the Uruguayan War .
1899 – The Norwegian football club Viking FK is founded.
1901 – The U.S. Steel Recognition Strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
1904 – Russo-Japanese War : The Battle of the Yellow Sea between the Russian and Japanese battleship fleets takes place.
1905 – Russo-Japanese War: Peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire .
1913 – Second Balkan War : Delegates from Bulgaria , Romania , Serbia , Montenegro , and Greece sign the Treaty of Bucharest , ending the war.
1920 – World War I : Ottoman sultan Mehmed VI 's representatives sign the Treaty of Sèvres that divides up the Ottoman Empire between the Allies .
1932 – A 5.1 kilograms (11 lb) chondrite -type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri .
1944 – World War II : American forces defeat the last Japanese troops on Guam .
1944 – World War II: The Battle of Narva ends with a combined German–Estonian force successfully defending Narva , Estonia, from invading Soviet troops.
1948 – Candid Camera makes its television debut after being on radio for a year as Candid Microphone .
1949 – U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act Amendment , streamlining the defense agencies of the United States government , and replacing the Department of War with the United States Department of Defense .
1953 – First Indochina War : The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central Vietnam .
1954 – At Massena, New York , the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.
1961 – First use in Vietnam War of the Agent Orange by the U.S. Army.
1969 – A day after murdering Sharon Tate and four others, members of Charles Manson 's cult kill Leno and Rosemary LaBianca .
1971 – The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York .
1977 – In Yonkers, New York , 24-year-old postal employee David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam") is arrested for a series of killings in the New York City area over the period of one year.
1978 – Three members of the Ulrich family are killed in an accident. This leads to the Ford Pinto litigation .
1981 – Murder of Adam Walsh : The head of John Walsh 's son is found. This inspires the creation of the television series America's Most Wanted .
1988 – Japanese American internment : U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 , providing $20,000 payments to Japanese Americans who were either interned in or relocated by the United States during World War II.
1990 – The Magellan space probe reaches Venus .
1990 – More than 127 Muslims are killed in North East Sri Lanka by paramilitary troops.
1993 – An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale hits the South Island of New Zealand.
1995 – Oklahoma City bombing : Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony.
1998 – HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation.
2001 – The 2001 Angola train attack , causing 252 deaths.
2003 – The highest temperature ever recorded in the United Kingdom, 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) in Kent , England. It is the first time the United Kingdom has recorded a temperature over 100 °F (38 °C).
2003 – Yuri Malenchenko becomes the first person to marry in outer space .
2003 – The Okinawa Monorail is opened in Naha , Okinawa .
2009 – Twenty people are killed in Handlová , Trenčín Region , in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia 's history.
2012 – The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg , South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people.
2014 – 39 people are killed in a plane crash at Tehran 's Mehrabad Airport .
Births
941 – Lê Hoàn , Vietnamese emperor (d. 1005)
1267 – James II of Aragon (d. 1327)
1296 – John of Bohemia (d. 1346)
1360 – Francesco Zabarella , Italian cardinal (d. 1417)
1397 – Albert II of Germany (d. 1439)
1489 – Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck , German lawyer and politician (d. 1553)
1520 – Madeleine of Valois (d. 1537)
1560 – Hieronymus Praetorius , German organist and composer (d. 1629)
1602 – Gilles de Roberval , French mathematician and academic (d. 1675)
1645 – Eusebio Kino , Italian priest and missionary (d. 1711)
1737 – Anton Losenko , Russian painter and academic (d. 1773)
1740 – Samuel Arnold , English organist and composer (d. 1802)
1744 – Alexandrine Le Normant d'Étiolles , French daughter of Madame de Pompadour (d. 1754)
1805 – Ferenc Toldy , German-Hungarian historian and critic (d. 1875)
1809 – John Kirk Townsend , American ornithologist and explorer (d. 1851)
1810 – Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour , Italian soldier and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1861)
1814 – Henri Nestlé , German businessman, founded Nestlé (d. 1890)
1821 – Jay Cooke , American financier, founded Jay Cooke & Company (d. 1905)
1823 – Hugh Stowell Brown , English minister and reformer (d. 1886)
1825 – István Türr , Hungarian soldier, architect, and engineer, co-designed the Corinth Canal (d. 1908)
1827 – Lovro Toman , Slovenian lawyer and politician (d. 1870)
1839 – Aleksandr Stoletov , Russian physicist and academic (d. 1896)
1845 – Abai Qunanbaiuli , Kazakh poet, composer, and philosopher (d. 1904)
1848 – William Harnett , Irish-American painter and educator (d. 1892)
1856 – William Willett , English inventor, founded British Summer Time (d. 1915)
1860 – Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande , Indian singer and musicologist (d. 1936)
1865 – Alexander Glazunov , Russian composer, conductor, and educator (d. 1936)
1868 – Hugo Eckener , German pilot and businessman (d. 1954)
1869 – Laurence Binyon , English poet, playwright, and scholar (d. 1943)
1872 – William Manuel Johnson , American bassist (d. 1972)
1874 – Herbert Hoover , American engineer and politician, 31st President of the United States (d. 1964)
1877 – Frank Marshall , American chess player and author (d. 1944)
1878 – Alfred Döblin , Polish-German physician and author (d. 1957)
1880 – Robert L. Thornton , American businessman and politician, Mayor of Dallas (d. 1964)
1884 – Panait Istrati , Romanian journalist and author (d. 1935)
1888 – Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark (d. 1940)
1889 – Charles Darrow , American game designer, created Monopoly (d. 1967)
1891 – Henry O'Neill , American actor and singer (d. 1961)
1890 – Angus Lewis Macdonald , Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Nova Scotia (d. 1954)
1894 – V. V. Giri , Indian lawyer and politician, 4th President of India (d. 1980)
1895 – Hammy Love , Australian cricketer (d. 1969)
1897 – John W. Galbreath , American businessman and philanthropist, founded Darby Dan Farm (d. 1988)
1898 – Jack Haley , American actor and singer (d. 1979)
1900 – Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt , New Zealand physician and politician, 11th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1994)
1902 – Norma Shearer , Canadian-American actress and singer (d. 1983)
1902 – Curt Siodmak , German-English author and screenwriter (d. 2000)
1902 – Arne Tiselius , Swedish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
1903 – Ward Moore , American author (d. 1978)
1905 – Era Bell Thompson , American journalist and author (d. 1986)
1907 – Su Yu , Chinese general and politician (d. 1984)
1908 – Rica Erickson , Australian botanist, historian, and author (d. 2009)
1908 – Billy Gonsalves , American soccer player (d. 1977)
1909 – Leo Fender , American businessman, founded Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (d. 1991)
1910 – Guy Mairesse , French race car driver (d. 1954)
1911 – Leonidas Andrianopoulos , Greek footballer (d. 2011)
1911 – A. N. Sherwin-White , English historian and author (d. 1993)
1912 – Jorge Amado , Brazilian author, poet, and academic (d. 2001)
1913 – Noah Beery, Jr. , American actor and singer (d. 1994)
1913 – Kalevi Kotkas , Estonian-Finnish high jumper and discus thrower (d. 1983)
1913 – Wolfgang Paul , German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
1914 – Jeff Corey , American actor and director (d. 2002)
1914 – Carlos Menditeguy , Argentinian race car driver and polo player (d. 1973)
1914 – Ray Smith , English cricketer (d. 1996)
1918 – Eugene P. Wilkinson , American admiral (d. 2013)
1920 – Red Holzman , American basketball player and coach (d. 1998)
1923 – Bill Doolittle , American football player and coach (d. 2014)
1923 – Rhonda Fleming , American actress and singer
1923 – Fred Ridgway , English cricketer and footballer (d. 2015)
1923 – SM Sultan , Bangladeshi painter and illustrator (d. 1994)
1924 – Nancy Buckingham , English author
1924 – Martha Hyer , American actress and singer (d. 2014)
1925 – George Cooper , English general
1926 – Marie-Claire Alain , French organist and educator (d. 2013)
1927 – Jimmy Martin , American singer and guitarist (d. 2005)
1927 – Nejat Uygur , Turkish actor (b. 2013)
1927 – Vernon Washington , American actor (d. 1988)
1928 – Jimmy Dean , American singer, actor, and businessman, founded the Jimmy Dean Food Company (d. 2010)
1928 – Eddie Fisher , American singer and actor (d. 2010)
1928 – Gerino Gerini , Italian race car driver (d. 2013)
1928 – Gus Mercurio , American-Australian actor (d. 2010)
1930 – Barry Unsworth , English-Italian author and academic (d. 2012)
1931 – Dolores Alexander , American journalist and activist (d. 2008)
1931 – Tom Laughlin , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2013)
1932 – Alexander Goehr , English composer and academic
1932 – Gaudencio Rosales , Filipino cardinal
1933 – Doyle Brunson , American poker player and author
1933 – Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, Baroness Butler-Sloss , English lawyer and judge
1933 – Rocky Colavito , American baseball player and sportscaster
1933 – Keith Duckworth , English engineer, founded Cosworth (d. 2005)
1934 – Tevfik Kış , Turkish wrestler and trainer
1935 – Ian Stewart, Baron Stewartby , English politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces
1935 – Ad van Luyn , Dutch bishop
1937 – Anatoly Sobchak , Russian scholar and politician, Mayor of Saint Petersburg (d. 2000)
1938 – Tony Ross , English author and illustrator
1939 – Kate O'Mara , English actress (d. 2014)
1939 – Charlie Rose , American lawyer and politician (d. 2012)
1940 – Bobby Hatfield , American singer-songwriter (The Righteous Brothers ) (d. 2003)
1940 – Sid Waddell , English sportscaster (d. 2012)
1941 – Anita Lonsbrough , English swimmer and journalist
1941 – Kees van Kooten , Dutch comedian, actor, and author
1941 – Susan Dorothea White , Australian painter and sculptor
1942 – Betsey Johnson , American fashion designer
1942 – Michael Pepper , English physicist and engineer
1943 – Louise Forestier , Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
1943 – Jimmy Griffin , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bread , Black Tie , and The Remingtons ) (d. 2005)
1943 – Michael Mantler , American trumpet player and composer (Jazz Composer's Orchestra )
1943 – Shafqat Rana , Indian-Pakistani cricketer
1943 – Ronnie Spector , American singer-songwriter (The Ronettes )
1945 – Harriet Miers , American lawyer and politician, 31st White House Counsel
1945 – Laura Spurr , American nurse and tribal leader (d. 2010)
1947 – Ian Anderson , Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jethro Tull )
1947 – Anwar Ibrahim , Malaysian academic and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
1947 – John Spencer , English rugby player and manager
1947 – Alan Ward , English cricketer
1948 – Nick Stringer , English actor
1950 – Patti Austin , American singer-songwriter
1950 – Rémy Girard , Canadian actor, singer, and game show host
1951 – Juan Manuel Santos , Colombian businessman and politician, 59th President of Colombia
1952 – Daniel Hugh Kelly , American actor
1952 – Diane Venora , American actress
1953 – Mark Doty , American poet and author
1954 – Peter Endrulat , German footballer
1954 – Rick Overton , American screenwriter, actor and comedian
1955 – Jim Mees , American set designer (d. 2013)
1955 – Mel Tiangco , Filipino journalist and talk show host
1956 – José Luis Montes , Spanish footballer and manager (d. 2013)
1956 – Fred Ottman , American wrestler
1956 – Charlie Peacock , American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
1956 – Peter Robbins , American actor
1956 – Perween Warsi , Indian-English businesswoman
1957 – Fred Ho , American saxophonist, composer, and playwright (d. 2014)
1957 – Zuhal Olcay , Turkish actress and singer
1958 – Michael Dokes , American boxer (d. 2012)
1958 – Jack Richards , English cricketer, coach, and manager
1958 – Rosie Winterton , English nurse and politician, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
1959 – Rosanna Arquette , American actress, director, and producer
1959 – Albert Owen , Welsh sailor and politician
1959 – Mark Price , English drummer (All About Eve and Del Amitri )
1959 – Florent Vollant , Canadian singer-songwriter (Kashtin )
1960 – Antonio Banderas , Spanish actor, singer, and producer
1960 – Annely Ojastu , Estonian sprinter and long jumper
1960 – Kenny Perry , American golfer
1961 – Jon Farriss , Australian drummer, songwriter, and producer (INXS )
1962 – Suzanne Collins , American author and screenwriter
1962 – Julia Fordham , English singer-songwriter
1962 – Alan Muraoka , American actor and director
1963 – Phoolan Devi , Indian lawyer and politician (d. 2001)
1963 – Anton Janssen , Dutch footballer and coach
1963 – Andrew Sullivan , English-American journalist and author
1964 – Aaron Hall , American singer-songwriter (Guy )
1964 – Kåre Kolve , Norwegian saxophonist and composer
1964 – Hiro Takahashi , Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2005)
1965 – Claudia Christian , American actress and singer
1965 – Toumani Diabaté , Malian kora player
1965 – Mike E. Smith , American jockey and sportscaster
1965 – John Starks , American basketball player and coach
1966 – Charlie Dimmock , English gardener and television host
1966 – Hansi Kürsch , German singer-songwriter and bass player (Blind Guardian and Demons and Wizards )
1967 – Philippe Albert , Belgian footballer and sportscaster
1967 – Riddick Bowe , American boxer
1967 – Gus Johnson , American sportscaster
1967 – Lorraine Pearson , English singer and author (Five Star )
1967 – Mart Sander , Estonian actor, singer, director, and author
1967 – Reinout Scholte , Dutch cricketer
1968 – Michael Bivins , American singer, producer, and actor (New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe )
1968 – Pete Docter , American voice actor, director, and screenwriter
1968 – Greg Hawgood , Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1969 – Emily Symons , Australian actress
1970 – Bret Hedican , American ice hockey player and sportscaster
1970 – Brendon Julian , New Zealand-Australian cricketer and journalist
1970 – Steve Mautone , Australian footballer and coach
1971 – Sal Fasano , American baseball player and coach
1971 – Stephan Groth , Danish singer-songwriter (Apoptygma Berzerk and Bruderschaft )
1971 – Roy Keane , Irish footballer and manager
1971 – Robby Maria , Austrian singer-songwriter and guitarist
1971 – Mario Kindelán , Cuban boxer
1971 – Paul Newlove , English rugby player
1971 – Kevin Randleman , American mixed martial artist and wrestler
1971 – Justin Theroux , American actor, director, and screenwriter
1972 – Dilana , South African-American singer-songwriter and actress
1972 – Lawrence Dallaglio , English rugby player and sportscaster
1972 – Angie Harmon , American model and actress
1972 – Christofer Johnsson , Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Therion , Carbonized , Messiah , and Demonoid )
1972 – Jake Adam York , American poet and educator (d. 2012)
1973 – Lisa Raymond , American tennis player
1973 – Javier Zanetti , Argentinian footballer
1974 – Haifaa al-Mansour , Saudi Arabian director and producer
1974 – Luis Marín , Costa Rican footballer and manager
1974 – Rachel Simmons , American scholar and author
1974 – David Sommeil , French footballer
1975 – İlhan Mansız , Turkish footballer and figure skater
1976 – Roadkill , American wrestler
1976 – Ian Murray , Scottish businessman and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
1977 – Danny Griffin , Irish footballer
1977 – Matt Morgan , English comedian, actor, and radio host
1978 – Danny Allsopp , Australian footballer
1978 – Marcus Fizer , American basketball player
1978 – Chris Read , English cricketer
1978 – Claire Yiu , Hong Kong model and actress
1979 – Dinusha Fernando , Sri Lankan cricketer
1979 – JoAnna Garcia , American actress
1979 – Ted Geoghegan , American author, screenwriter, and producer
1979 – Brandon Lyon , American baseball player
1979 – Rémy Martin , French rugby player
1979 – Yannick Schroeder , French race car driver
1980 – Wade Barrett , English boxer, wrestler, and actor
1980 – Pua Magasiva , Samoan-New Zealand actor
1980 – Roxanne McKee , Canadian-English model and actress
1981 – Natsumi Abe , Japanese singer and actress (Morning Musume , Def.Diva , and Nochiura Natsumi )
1981 – Katherine Boecher , American actress
1981 – Guillaume Elmont , Dutch martial artist
1981 – Taufik Hidayat , Indonesian badminton player
1981 – Yaani King , American actress
1981 – Manila Luzon , American drag queen performer and singer
1981 – Malek Mouath , Saudi Arabian footballer
1981 – Jon Prescott , American actor
1982 – John Alvbåge , Swedish footballer
1982 – Josh Anderson , American baseball player
1982 – Devon Aoki , American model and actress
1982 – Katrina Begin , American actress
1982 – Nicole O'Brian , American model, Miss Texas USA 2003
1982 – Shaun Murphy , English snooker player
1983 – Mark Bautista , Filipino singer and actor
1983 – Chrisna Bootha , South African netball player
1983 – Kyle Brown , American soccer player
1983 – C.B. Dollaway , American mixed martial artist
1983 – Héctor Faubel , Spanish motorcycle racer
1983 – Alexander Perezhogin , Russian ice hockey player
1983 – Spencer Redford , American actress
1983 – Mathieu Roy , Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Ryan Eggold , American actor and composer
1984 – Mokomichi Hayami , Japanese model and actor
1984 – Jigar Naik , English cricketer
1984 – Mariel Rodriguez , Filipino television host and actress
1985 – Melissa Barrera , American television host
1985 – Enrico Cortese , Italian footballer
1985 – Jared Nathan , American actor (d. 2006)
1985 – Roy O'Donovan , Irish footballer
1985 – Julia Skripnik , Estonian tennis player
1986 – Andrea Hlaváčková , Czech tennis player
1987 – Jim Bakkum , Dutch singer and actor
1987 – Ari Boyland , New Zealand actor and singer
1988 – Francesco Acerbi , Italian footballer
1988 – Julia Melim , Brazilian actress
1989 – Sam Gagner , Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Ben Sahar , Israeli footballer
1989 – Brenton Thwaites , Australian actor
1990 – Cruze Ah-Nau , Australian rugby player
1990 – Lucas Till , American actor and producer
1991 – Marcus Foligno , American-Canadian ice hockey player
1991 – Chris Tremain , Australian cricketer
1992 – Go Ah-sung , South Korean actress and singer
1992 – Mugi Kadowaki , Japanese actress
1992 – Chanel Simmonds , South African tennis player
1992 – Ryn Weaver , American singer-songwriter
1993 – Andre Drummond , American basketball player
1993 – Yuto Nakajima , Japanese singer, dancer, and actor (Hey! Say! JUMP )
1993 – Shin Hyejeong , South Korean singer and actress (AOA )
1996 – Jacob Latimore , American singer, actor, and dancer
1997 – Kylie Jenner , American model
1998 – Diptayan Ghosh , Indian chess player
Deaths
258 – Lawrence of Rome , Spanish-Italian deacon and saint (b. 225)
794 – Fastrada , Frankish wife of Charlemagne (b. 765)
991 – Byrhtnoth , English soldier (b. 956)
1241 – Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (b. 1184)
1535 – Ippolito de' Medici , Italian cardinal (b. 1509)
1653 – Maarten Tromp , Dutch admiral (b. 1598)
1655 – Alfonso de la Cueva, 1st Marquis of Bedmar , Spanish cardinal and diplomat (b. 1572)
1660 – Esmé Stewart, 2nd Duke of Richmond (b. 1649)
1723 – Guillaume Dubois , French cardinal and politician, French Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (b. 1656)
1759 – Ferdinand VI of Spain (b. 1713)
1784 – Allan Ramsay , Scottish-English painter (b. 1713)
1802 – Franz Aepinus , German-Russian philosopher and academic (b. 1724)
1806 – Michael Haydn , Austrian composer and educator (b. 1737)
1839 – Sir John St Aubyn, 5th Baronet , English lawyer and politician (b. 1758)
1862 – Honinbo Shusaku , Japanese Go player (b. 1829)
1875 – Karl Andree , German geographer and journalist (b. 1808)
1889 – Arthur Böttcher , German pathologist and anatomist (b. 1831)
1896 – Otto Lilienthal , German pilot and engineer (b. 1848)
1904 – Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau , French lawyer and politician, 68th Prime Minister of France (b. 1846)
1915 – Henry Moseley , English physicist and engineer (b. 1887)
1918 – Erich Löwenhardt , German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1897)
1920 – Ádám Politzer , Hungarian-Austrian physician and academic (b. 1835)
1928 – Rex Cherryman , American actor (b. 1897)
1929 – Pierre Fatou , French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1878)
1929 – Aletta Jacobs , Dutch physician (b. 1854)
1932 – Rin Tin Tin , American acting dog (b. 1918)
1945 – Robert H. Goddard , American physicist and engineer (b. 1882)
1948 – Kan'ichi Asakawa , Japanese-American historian, author, and academic (b. 1873)
1948 – Andrew Brown , Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1870)
1948 – Montague Summers , English clergyman and author (b. 1880)
1958 – Frank Demaree , American baseball player and manager (b. 1910)
1960 – Hamide Ayşe Sultan , Ottoman princess (b. 1887)
1961 – Julia Peterkin , American author (b. 1880)
1963 – Estes Kefauver , American lawyer and politician (b. 1903)
1963 – Ernst Wetter , Swiss lawyer and jurist (b. 1877)
1969 – János Kodolányi , Hungarian author (b. 1899)
1976 – Bert Oldfield , Australian cricketer (b. 1894)
1979 – Dick Foran , American actor and singer (b. 1910)
1979 – Walter Gerlach , German physicist and academic (b. 1889)
1980 – Yahya Khan , Pakistani general and politician, 3rd President of Pakistan (b. 1917)
1982 – Anderson Bigode Herzer , Brazilian author and poet (b. 1962)
1985 – Nate Barragar , American football player and sergeant (b. 1906)
1986 – Alan Rouse , English mountaineer (b. 1951)
1987 – Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas , Greek lawyer and politician, 163rd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1893)
1991 – Lưu Trọng Lư Vietnamese poet and playwright (b. 1912)
1993 – Euronymous , Norwegian singer, guitarist, and producer (Mayhem ) (b. 1968)
1997 – Jean-Claude Lauzon , Canadian director and screenwriter (b. 1953)
1997 – Conlon Nancarrow , American-Mexican pianist and composer (b. 1912)
1999 – Jennifer Paterson , English chef and actress (b. 1928)
1999 – Acharya Baldev Upadhyaya , Indian historian, scholar, and critic (b. 1899)
2000 – Gilbert Parkhouse , Welsh cricketer and rugby player (b. 1925)
2001 – Lou Boudreau , American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)
2002 – Michael Houser , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Widespread Panic and brute. ) (b. 1962)
2002 – Kristen Nygaard , Norwegian computer scientist and politician (b. 1926)
2003 – Carmita Jiménez , Puerto Rican singer (b. 1944)
2007 – Henry Cabot Lodge Bohler , American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1925)
2007 – James E. Faust , American lawyer and religious leader (b. 1920)
2007 – Jean Rédélé , French race car driver and pilot, founded Alpine (b. 1922)
2007 – Tony Wilson , English journalist, producer, and manager, co-founded Factory Records (b. 1950)
2008 – Isaac Hayes , American singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, and actor (b. 1942)
2010 – Markus Liebherr , German-Swiss businessman (b. 1948)
2010 – Adam Stansfield , English footballer (b. 1978)
2010 – David L. Wolper , American director and producer (b. 1928)
2011 – Billy Grammer , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1925)
2012 – Philippe Bugalski , French race car driver (b. 1963)
2012 – Ioan Dicezare , Romanian general and pilot (b. 1916)
2012 – Irving Fein , American producer and manager (b. 1911)
2012 – William W. Momyer , American general and pilot (b. 1916)
2012 – Carlo Rambaldi , Italian special effects artist (b. 1925)
2013 – William P. Clark, Jr. , American judge and politician, 12th United States National Security Advisor (b. 1931)
2013 – Jonathan Dawson , Australian historian and academic (b. 1941)
2013 – Eydie Gormé , American singer and actress (b. 1928)
2013 – David C. Jones , American general (b. 1921)
2013 – Jody Payne , American singer and guitarist (Family ) (b. 1936)
2013 – Amy Wallace , American author (b. 1955)
2014 – Jim Command , American baseball player and scout (b. 1928)
2014 – Dotty Lynch , American journalist and academic (b. 1945)
2014 – Kathleen Ollerenshaw , English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (b. 1912)
2014 – Bob Wiesler , American baseball player (b. 1930)
2015 – Buddy Baker , American race car driver and sportscaster (b. 1941)
2015 – Endre Czeizel , Hungarian physician, geneticist, and academic (b. 1935)
2015 – Knut Osnes , Norwegian footballer and coach (b. 1922)
2015 – Eriek Verpale , Belgian author and poet (b. 1952)
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