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{{pp-pc1}} {{pp-move-indef}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * [[173]] – [[Marcomannic Wars]]: The [[Roman army]] in [[Moravia]] is encircled by the [[Quadi]], who have broken the peace treaty ([[171]]). In a violent [[thunderstorm]] emperor [[Marcus Aurelius]] defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle of the rain". * [[631]] – [[Emperor Taizong of Tang]] sends envoys to the [[Xueyantuo]] bearing gold and silk in order to seek the release of Chinese prisoners captured during the [[transition from Sui to Tang]]. * [[786]] – A [[Hasanid]] [[Alid]] uprising in [[Mecca]] is crushed by the [[Abbasids]] at the [[Battle of Fakhkh]]. * [[980]] – [[Vladimir the Great]] consolidates the [[Kyiv|Kievan]] realm from [[Ukraine]] to the [[Baltic Sea]]. He is proclaimed ruler (''[[knyaz]]'') of all [[Kievan Rus']]. *[[1011]] – [[Norman conquest of southern Italy#Lombard revolt, 1009–1022|Lombard Revolt]]: Greek citizens of [[Bari]] rise up against the [[Lombardy|Lombard]] rebels led by [[Melus of Bari|Melus]] and deliver the city to [[Basil Mesardonites]], Byzantine governor (''[[Katepano|catepan]]'') of the [[Catepanate of Italy]]. *[[1118]] – [[Roger of Salerno]], [[Principality of Antioch|Prince of Antioch]], captures [[Azaz]] from the [[Seljuk Turks]]. *[[1157]] – [[Albert I of Brandenburg]], also called The Bear (Ger: Albrecht der Bär), becomes the founder of the [[Margraviate]] of [[Brandenburg]], Germany and the first [[margrave]]. *[[1345]] – The ''[[megas doux]]'' [[Alexios Apokaukos]], chief minister of the [[Byzantine Empire]], is lynched by political prisoners. *[[1429]] – [[Hundred Years' War]]: Start of the [[Battle of Jargeau]]. *[[1488]] – [[Battle of Sauchieburn]]: Fought between rebel Lords and [[James III of Scotland]], resulting in the death of the king. *[[1509]] – [[Henry VIII of England]] marries [[Catherine of Aragon]]. *[[1559]] – [[Don Tristan de Luna]] y Arellano sails for Florida with party of 1,500, intending to settle on gulf coast (Vera Cruz, Mexico).<ref>{{cite book |first=Clifton |last=Daniel |title=Chronicle of America |publisher=Chronicle publication |year=1989 |page=30 |isbn=0-13-133745-9}}</ref> *[[1594]] – [[Philip II of Spain|Philip II]] recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the [[Philippines]], which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the [[Principalía]] (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines). ===1601–1900=== *[[1702]] – Anglo-Dutch forces [[Assault on Nijmegen (1702)|skirmish with French forces]] before the walls of [[Nijmegen]] and prevent its fall.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wijn |first=J.W. |title=Het Staatsche Leger: Deel VIII Het tijdperk van de Spaanse Successieoorlog (The Dutch States Army: Part VIII The era of the War of the Spanish Succession) |publisher=Martinus Nijhoff |date=1956 |language=Dutch}}</ref> *[[1724]] – [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] leads his cantata {{lang|de|[[O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20|O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort]]}} (O eternity, you word of thunder), BWV{{nbsp}}20, on the [[List of church cantatas by liturgical occasion#First Sunday after Trinity (Trinity I)|first Sunday after Trinity]], beginning his second cycle, the [[chorale cantata cycle]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000023?lang=en |title=O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort BWV 20; BC A 95 |publisher=[[Bach Digital]] |date=2017 |access-date=21 June 2017}}</ref> *[[1748]] – [[Denmark]] adopts the characteristic [[Nordic Cross flag]] later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries. *[[1770]] – British explorer Captain [[James Cook]] runs aground on the [[Great Barrier Reef]]. *[[1775]] – The [[Coronation of Louis XVI]] in [[Reims]], the last coronation before the [[French Revolution]].<ref>Baker, Michael Keith. ''Inventing the French Revolution: Essays on French Political Culture in the Eighteenth Century''. Cambridge University Press, 1990. p.109</ref> *[[1775]] – The [[American Revolutionary War]]'s first naval engagement, the [[Battle of Machias]], results in the capture of a small British naval vessel. *[[1776]] – The [[Continental Congress]] appoints [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[John Adams]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Roger Sherman]], and [[Robert R. Livingston (chancellor)|Robert R. Livingston]] to the [[Committee of Five]] to draft a [[United States Declaration of Independence|declaration of independence]]. *[[1788]] – Russian explorer [[Gerasim Izmailov]] reaches Alaska. *[[1805]] – A [[Great Fire of 1805|fire]] consumes large portions of [[Detroit]] in the [[Michigan Territory]]. *[[1825]] – The first [[cornerstone]] is laid for [[Fort Hamilton]] in [[New York City]]. *[[1837]] – The [[Broad Street Riot]] occurs in [[Boston]], fueled by ethnic tensions between [[Yankee]]s and [[Irish people|Irish]]. *[[1865]] – The Naval [[Battle of the Riachuelo]] is fought on the rivulet Riachuelo ([[Argentina]]), between the [[Paraguayan Navy]] on one side and the [[Brazilian Navy]] on the other. The Brazilian victory was crucial for the later success of the [[Treaty of the Triple Alliance|Triple Alliance]] ([[Brazil]], [[Uruguay]], and [[Argentina]]) in the [[Paraguayan War]]. *[[1892]] – The [[Limelight Department]], one of the world's first [[film studio]]s, is officially established in [[Melbourne]], Australia. *[[1895]] – [[Paris–Bordeaux–Paris]], sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place. *[[1898]] – The [[Hundred Days' Reform]], a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the [[Guangxu Emperor]], but is suspended by [[Empress Dowager Cixi]] after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the [[Imperial examination]] in [[1905]].) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – The boundaries of the [[Colony of New Zealand]] are extended by the UK to include the [[Cook Islands]]. *[[1903]] – A group of Serbian officers [[May Coup (Serbia)|storms the royal palace and assassinates]] King [[Alexander I of Serbia]] and his wife, [[Draga Mašin|Queen Draga]].<ref>{{cite book |author=David MacKenzie |title=The Exoneration of the "Black Hand," 1917-1953 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GIJpAAAAMAAJ |year=1998 |publisher=East European Monographs |isbn=978-0-88033-414-3 |pages=256–266}}</ref> *[[1917]] – King [[Alexander of Greece|Alexander]] assumes the throne of [[Kingdom of Greece (Glücksburg)|Greece]] after his father, [[Constantine I of Greece|Constantine I]], is deemed to have abdicated under pressure from [[Triple Entente|allied]] armies occupying [[Athens]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Angelos C. Papaioannou |title=The Development of Communications in Greece (1821-1998): The Telegram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oaOgIOckdcQC |year=1998 |publisher=OTE |isbn=978-960-86345-1-0 |page=73}}</ref> *[[1919]] – [[Sir Barton]] wins the [[Belmont Stakes]], becoming the first horse to win the [[Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing|U.S. Triple Crown]]. *[[1920]] – During the [[1920 Republican National Convention|U.S. Republican National Convention]] in Chicago, [[Republican Party (United States)|U.S. Republican Party]] leaders gathered in a room at the [[Blackstone Hotel]] to come to a consensus on their candidate for the [[1920 United States presidential election|U.S. presidential election]], leading the [[Associated Press]] to coin the political phrase "[[smoke-filled room]]". *[[1935]] – Inventor [[Edwin Armstrong]] gives the first public demonstration of [[Frequency modulation|FM]] broadcasting in the United States at [[Alpine, New Jersey]]. *[[1936]] – The [[London International Surrealist Exhibition]] opens.<ref>{{cite book |author=Sabine Rewald |title=Twentieth-century Modern Masters: The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0RMoLtRjhggC&pg=PA319 |year=1989 |publisher=Metropolitan Museum of Art |isbn=978-0-87099-568-2 |pages=319}}</ref> *[[1937]] – [[Great Purge]]: The [[Soviet Union]] under [[Joseph Stalin]] executes [[Case of Trotskyist Anti-Soviet Military Organization|eight army leaders]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Stephen Lyon Endicott |title=Diplomacy and Enterprise: British China Policy, 1933-1937 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RzS8AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA54 |year=1975 |publisher=Manchester University Press |isbn=978-0-7190-0620-3 |pages=54}}</ref> *[[1938]] – [[Second Sino-Japanese War]]: The [[Battle of Wuhan]] starts. *[[1940]] – [[World War II]]: The [[Siege of Malta (World War II)|Siege of Malta]] begins with a series of Italian air raids.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Buxton |first1=Ian |title=Big gun monitors : design, construction and operations 1914-1945 |location=Barnsley, UK |publisher=Pen & Sword |date=2008 |orig-year=First published 1978 |edition=2nd Revised |isbn=978-1-84415-719-8 |at=c. 8.6, para. 2}}</ref> *[[1942]] – World War II: The United States agrees to send [[Lend-Lease]] aid to the Soviet Union. * 1942 – [[Free France|Free French Forces]] retreat from [[Bir Hakeim]] after having successfully delayed the Axis advance. *[[1944]] – {{USS|Missouri|BB-63|6}}, the last [[battleship]] built by the [[United States Navy]] and future site of the signing of the [[Japanese Instrument of Surrender]], is [[ship commissioning|commissioned]]. *[[1955]] – Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least one hundred are injured after an [[Austin-Healey]] and a [[Mercedes-Benz]] [[1955 Le Mans disaster|collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans]], the deadliest ever accident in [[motorsports]]. *[[1956]] – Start of [[Gal Oya riots]], the first reported ethnic riots that target minority [[Sri Lankan Tamil people|Sri Lankan Tamils]] in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150. *[[1962]] – Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to [[June 1962 Alcatraz escape|escape]] from the prison on [[Alcatraz Island]]. *[[1963]] – [[American Civil Rights Movement]]: [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor]] of [[Alabama]] [[George Wallace]] defiantly [[Stand in the Schoolhouse Door|stands at the door]] of [[Foster Auditorium]] at the [[University of Alabama]] in an attempt to block two black students, [[Vivian Malone]] and [[James Hood]], from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized [[National Guard of the United States|National Guard]] troops, they are able to register. * 1963 – Buddhist monk [[Thích Quảng Đức]] [[Self-immolation|burns himself]] with [[gasoline]] in a busy [[Saigon]] intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in [[South Vietnam]]. * 1963 – [[John F. Kennedy]] addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]], which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights. *[[1964]] – World War II veteran [[Walter Seifert]] attacks an elementary school in [[Cologne]], Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made [[flamethrower]] and a [[lance]]. *[[1968]] – [[Lloyd J. Old]] identified the first [[Cell membrane|cell surface]] [[antigen]]s that could differentiate among different [[cell type]]s. *[[1970]] – After being appointed on [[May 15]], [[Anna Mae Hays]] and [[Elizabeth P. Hoisington]] officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army [[general officer]]s, becoming the first women to do so. *[[1971]] – The U.S. Government forcibly removes the last holdouts to the [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] [[Occupation of Alcatraz]], ending 19 months of control. *[[1978]] – [[Altaf Hussain (Pakistani politician)|Altaf Hussain]] founds the student political movement [[All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation]] (APMSO) in [[Karachi University]]. *[[1981]] – A magnitude 6.9 earthquake at [[Golbaf]], Iran, kills at least 2,000. *[[1987]] – [[Diane Abbott]], [[Paul Boateng]] and [[Bernie Grant]] are elected as the first black MPs in Great Britain. *[[1998]] – [[Compaq]] Computer pays US$9 billion for [[Digital Equipment Corporation]] in the largest high-tech acquisition. *[[2001]] – [[Timothy McVeigh]] is executed for his role in the [[Oklahoma City bombing]]. *[[2002]] – [[Antonio Meucci]] is acknowledged as the first inventor of the [[telephone]] by the [[United States Congress]]. *[[2004]] – [[Cassini–Huygens]] makes its closest flyby of the [[Saturn]] [[Natural satellite|moon]] [[Phoebe (moon)|Phoebe]]. *[[2007]] – [[2007 Chittagong mudslides|Mudslides]] in [[Chittagong]], Bangladesh, kill 130 people. *[[2008]] – [[Canadian Prime Minister]] [[Stephen Harper]] makes a historic official apology to Canada's [[First Nations in Canada|First Nations]] in regard to abuses at a [[Canadian Indian residential school system|Canadian Indian residential school]]. * 2008 – The [[Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope]] is launched into orbit. *[[2010]] – The first African [[FIFA World Cup]] kicks off in [[South Africa]]. *[[2012]] – 75 people die in a landslide triggered by [[June 2012 Afghanistan earthquakes|two earthquakes]] in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried. *[[2013]] – Greece's public broadcaster [[Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation|ERT]] is shut down by then-prime minister [[Antonis Samaras]]. It would be opened exactly two years later by then-prime minister [[Alexis Tsipras]]. <!--Do NOT add videogames, videogame consoles, movie, TV or album releases, as they WILL be deleted--> ==Births== <!--Do not add your own name or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ===Pre-1600=== *[[1403]] – [[John IV, Duke of Brabant]] (d. 1427) *[[1456]] – [[Anne Neville]], Princess of Wales and Queen of England (d. 1485)<ref>{{cite book |author1=Mary Beacock Fryer |author2=Arthur Bousfield |author3=Garry Toffoli |title=Lives of the Princesses of Wales |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L7KLQr7a4IEC&pg=PA17 |date=26 July 1996 |publisher=Dundurn |isbn=978-1-4597-1510-3 |pages=17–}}</ref> *[[1540]] – [[Barnabe Googe]], English poet and translator (d. 1594) *[[1555]] – [[Lodovico Zacconi]], Italian composer and theorist (d. 1627) *[[1572]] – [[Ben Jonson]], English poet, playwright, and critic (d. 1637) *[[1585]] – [[Evert Horn]], Swedish soldier (d. 1615) *[[1588]] – [[George Wither]], English poet (d. 1667) ===1601–1900=== *[[1620]] – [[John Moore (Lord Mayor)|John Moore]], English businessman and politician, [[Lord Mayor of London]] (d. 1702) *[[1655]] – [[Antonio Cifrondi]], Italian painter (d. 1730) *[[1662]] – [[Tokugawa Ienobu]], Japanese shōgun (d. 1712) *[[1672]] – [[Francesco Antonio Bonporti]], Italian priest and composer (d. 1749) *[[1690]] – [[Giovanni Antonio Giay]], Italian composer (d. 1764) *[[1696]] – [[James Francis Edward Keith]], Scottish-Prussian field marshal (d. 1758) *[[1697]] – [[Francesco Antonio Vallotti]], Italian organist and composer (d. 1780) *[[1704]] – [[Carlos Seixas]], Portuguese [[harpsichord]] player and composer (d. 1742) *[[1709]] – [[Joachim Martin Falbe]], German painter (d. 1782) *[[1712]] – [[Benjamin Ingham]], American missionary (d. 1772) *[[1723]] – [[Johann Georg Palitzsch]], German astronomer (d. 1788) *[[1726]] – [[Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain]] (d. 1746) *[[1741]] – [[Joseph Warren]], American physician and general (d. 1775) *[[1776]] – [[John Constable]], English painter and academic (d. 1837) *[[1796]] – [[François-Louis Cailler]], Swiss chocolatier (d. 1852)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Cailler, François-Louis |language=fr |author=Marion, Gilbert |url=https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/030578/2003-03-20/ |encyclopedia=[[Historical Dictionary of Switzerland]] |accessdate=9 April 2021}}</ref> *[[1797]] – [[José Trinidad Reyes]], Honduran philosopher and theorist (d. 1855) *[[1807]] – [[James F. Schenck]], American admiral (d. 1882) *[[1815]] – [[Julia Margaret Cameron]], Indian-Sri Lankan photographer (d. 1879) *[[1818]] – [[Alexander Bain (philosopher)|Alexander Bain]], Scottish philosopher and academic (d. 1903) *[[1829]] – [[Edward Braddon]], English-Australian politician, 18th [[Premier of Tasmania]] (d. 1904) *[[1832]] – [[Lucy Pickens]], American wife of [[Francis Wilkinson Pickens]] (d. 1899) *[[1834]] – [[Johann Bauschinger]], German mechanical engineer and physicist (d. 1893)<ref>{{cite book |chapter=Bauschinger, Johann |chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-662-53605-6_334-1?page=2 |publisher=Springer Link |year=2019 |doi=10.1007/978-3-662-53605-6_334-1 |access-date=24 January 2021 |language=en |last1=Werner |first1=Ewald |title=Encyclopedia of Continuum Mechanics |pages=1–2 |isbn=978-3-662-53605-6 |s2cid=239580433}}</ref> *[[1842]] – [[Carl von Linde]], German engineer and academic (d. 1934) *[[1846]] – [[William Louis Marshall]], American general and engineer (d. 1920) *[[1847]] – [[Millicent Fawcett]], English academic and activist (d. 1929) *[[1861]] – [[Alexander Peacock]], Australian politician, 20th [[Premier of Victoria]] (d. 1933) *[[1864]] – [[Richard Strauss]], German composer and conductor (d. 1949) *[[1867]] – [[Charles Fabry]], French physicist and academic (d. 1945) *[[1871]] – [[Stjepan Radić]], Croatian lawyer and politician (d. 1928) *[[1876]] – [[Alfred L. Kroeber]], American-French anthropologist and ethnologist (d. 1960) *[[1877]] – [[Renée Vivien]], English-French poet and author (d. 1909) *[[1879]] – [[Roger Bresnahan]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1944) *[[1880]] – [[Jeannette Rankin]], American social worker and politician (d. 1973) *[[1881]] – [[Spiros Xenos]], Greek-Swedish painter (d. 1963) * 1881 – [[Mordecai Kaplan]], Lithuanian rabbi, founded [[Reconstructionist Judaism]] (d. 1983) * 1881 – [[Maggie Gripenberg]], Finnish dancer and choreographer (d. 1976)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.teatterimuseo.fi/fi/Tammikuu-Maggie-Gripenbergin-muistikirjat |title=Tammikuu: Maggie Gripenbergin muistikirjat |website=Teatterimuseo |access-date=June 11, 2021}} (in Finnish)</ref> *[[1888]] – [[Bartolomeo Vanzetti]], Italian-American anarchist and convicted criminal (d. 1927) *[[1889]] – [[Hugo Wieslander]], Swedish decathlete (d. 1976) *[[1894]] – [[Kiichiro Toyoda]], Japanese businessman, founded [[Toyota]] (d. 1952) *[[1895]] – [[Nikolai Bulganin]], Soviet politician (d. 1975) *[[1897]] – [[Ram Prasad Bismil]], Indian activist, founded the [[Hindustan Republican Association]] (d. 1927) * 1897 – [[Reg Latta]], Australian rugby league player (d. 1970) *[[1899]] – [[Yasunari Kawabata]], Japanese novelist and short story writer [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1972) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Cap Fear]], Canadian football player and rower (d. 1978) * 1901 – [[Benny Wearing]], Australian rugby league player (d. 1968) *[[1902]] – [[Eric Fraser (illustrator)|Eric Fraser]], British illustrator and graphic designer (d. 1983) *[[1903]] – [[Ernie Nevers]], American football player and coach (d. 1976) *[[1908]] – [[Karl Hein (athlete)|Karl Hein]], German hammer thrower (d. 1982) * 1908 – [[Jacinta and Francisco Marto|Francisco Marto]], Portuguese saint (d. 1919) *[[1909]] – [[Natascha Artin Brunswick]], German-American mathematician and photographer (d. 2003) *[[1910]] – [[Carmine Coppola]], American flute player and composer (d. 1991) * 1910 – [[Jacques Cousteau]], French biologist, author, and inventor, co-developed the [[aqua-lung]] (d. 1997) *[[1912]] – [[James Algar]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998) * 1912 – [[William Baziotes]], American painter and academic (d. 1963) * 1912 – [[Mohammad Hassan Ganji]], Iranian meteorologist and academic (d. 2012) *[[1913]] – [[Vince Lombardi]], American football player, coach, and manager (d. 1970)<ref>{{cite news |title=Vince Lombardi Dead at 57; Funeral in New York |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1997/history/allart/lombfune.htm |access-date=30 August 2020 |work=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref> * 1913 – [[Risë Stevens]], American soprano and actress (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news |last=Fox |first=Margalit |author-link=Margalit Fox |date=21 March 2013 |title=Risë Stevens, Stalwart Opera Star at the Met, Dies at 99 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/22/arts/music/rise-stevens-opera-singer-dies-at-99.html?hpw |access-date=21 March 2013}}</ref> *[[1914]] – [[Jan Hendrik van den Berg]], Dutch psychiatrist and academic (d. 2012) *[[1915]] – [[Magda Gabor]], Hungarian-American actress (d. 1997) * 1915 – [[Nicholas Metropolis]], American mathematician and physicist (d. 1999) *[[1918]] – [[Ruth Aarons]], American table tennis player and manager (d. 1980) *[[1919]] – [[Suleiman Mousa]], Jordanian historian and author (d. 2008) * 1919 – [[Richard Todd]], Irish-English actor (d. 2009) *[[1920]] – [[Hazel Scott]], Trinidadian-American singer, actress, and pianist (d. 1981) * 1920 – [[Keith Seaman]], Australian lawyer and politician, 29th [[Governor of South Australia]] (d. 2013) *[[1922]] – [[Jean Sutherland Boggs]], Peruvian-Canadian historian, academic, and civil servant (d. 2014) * 1922 – [[Michael Cacoyannis]], Greek Cypriot director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011) *[[1925]] – [[Johnny Esaw]], Canadian sportscaster (d. 2013) * 1925 – [[William Styron]], American novelist and essayist (d. 2006)<ref name="Chase's2019"/> *[[1926]] – [[Carlisle Floyd]], American composer and educator (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite news |last=McFadden |first=Robert D. |author-link=Robert D. McFadden |date=2021-09-30 |title=Carlisle Floyd, Whose Operas Spun Fables of the South, Dies at 95 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/30/arts/music/carlisle-floyd-dead.html |access-date=2021-09-30 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1927]] – [[Beryl Grey]], English ballerina (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite news |title=Dame Beryl Grey, British ballerina with 'all the gifts', dies aged 95 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/dec/11/beryl-grey-british-ballerina-dies |newspaper=The Guardian |date=11 December 2022}}</ref> * 1927 – [[John W. O'Malley]], American Catholic historian, academic and Jesuit priest (d. 2022) * 1927 – [[Kit Pedler]], English parapsychologist and author (d. 1981) *[[1928]] – [[Queen Fabiola of Belgium]] (d. 2014) *[[1929]] – [[Ayhan Şahenk]], Turkish businessman (d. 2001) *[[1930]] – [[Charles Rangel]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician *[[1932]] – [[Athol Fugard]], South African-American actor, director, and playwright (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weber |first=Bruce |date=March 9, 2025 |title=Athol Fugard, 92, Playwright Who Exposed Torments of Apartheid, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/09/obituaries/athol-fugard-dead.html |access-date=March 21, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * 1932 – [[Tim Sainsbury]], English businessman and politician, [[Minister of State for Trade]] *[[1933]] – [[Gene Wilder]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2016) *[[1937]] – [[Chad Everett]], American actor and director (d. 2012) * 1937 – [[Robin Warren]], Australian pathologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newsroom - AusBiotech Ltd |url=https://www.ausbiotech.org/news/remembering-nobel-laureate-professor-robin-warren-ac |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=www.ausbiotech.org}}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[Rachael Heyhoe Flint, Baroness Heyhoe Flint]], English cricketer and journalist (d. 2017) * 1939 – [[Jackie Stewart]], Scottish racing driver and sports presenter<ref name="Chase's2019"/> *[[1941]] – [[Tony Whitford]], Canadian politician (d. 2024)<ref>[https://www.nnsl.com/home/former-commissioner-and-mla-tony-whitford-dies-at-83-7537837 Former commissioner and MLA Tony Whitford dies at 83]</ref> *[[1942]] – [[Parris Glendening]], American politician, 59th [[Governor of Maryland]] *[[1943]] – [[Henry Hill]], American mobster (d. 2012) *[[1945]] – [[Adrienne Barbeau]], American actress<ref name="Chase's2019"/> *[[1948]] – [[Dave Cash (baseball)|Dave Cash]], American baseball player and coach * 1948 – [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]], Indian politician, 20th [[Chief Minister of Bihar]] * 1948 – [[Lynsey de Paul]], English singer-songwriter, pianist, producer, cartoonist and actress (d. 2014) *[[1949]] – [[Frank Beard (musician)|Frank Beard]], American drummer and songwriter *[[1950]] – [[Graham Russell]], English-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1951]] – [[Yasumasa Morimura]], Japanese painter and photographer *[[1952]] – [[Yekaterina Podkopayeva]], Russian runner * 1952 – [[Donnie Van Zant]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1953]] – [[Steve Bassam, Baron Bassam of Brighton]], English politician * 1953 – [[José Bové]], French farmer and politician *[[1954]] – [[John Dyson (cricketer, born 1954)|John Dyson]], Australian cricketer * 1954 – [[Johnny Neel]], American singer-songwriter and keyboard player *[[1955]] – [[Yuriy Sedykh]], Ukrainian hammer thrower (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-14 |title=Yuriy Sedykh, hammer world record holder, dies at 66 |url=https://apnews.com/article/track-and-field-sports-europe-russia-moscow-62f7dd55278ba992439adf63ddfb0af1 |access-date=2021-09-15 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref> * 1955 – [[Duncan Steel]], English-Australian astronomer and author *[[1956]] – [[Joe Montana]], American football player and sportscaster<ref name="Chase's2019"/> *[[1959]] – [[Hugh Laurie]], English actor and screenwriter<ref name="Chase's2019">{{cite book |author=((Editors of Chase's)) |title=Chase's Calendar of Events 2020: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6dKpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA318 |date=24 September 2019 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-64143-316-7 |pages=318}}</ref> *[[1960]] – [[Mehmet Oz]], American surgeon, author, and television host<ref name="Chase's2019"/> *[[1962]] – [[Mano Menezes]], Brazilian footballer and coach *[[1963]] – [[Gioia Bruno]], American singer-songwriter * 1963 – [[Sandra Schmirler]], Canadian curler and sportscaster (d. 2000) *[[1964]] – [[Jean Alesi]], French race car driver * 1964 – [[Kim Gallagher]], American runner (d. 2002) * 1964 – [[Penny Ford]], American singer<ref> {{cite web |title=Penny Ford Discogs |website=[[Discogs]] |url=https://www.discogs.com/ru/artist/39477-Penny-Ford}}</ref> *[[1965]] – [[Georgios Bartzokas]], Greek former professional basketball player *[[1966]] – [[Bruce Robison]], American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1967]] – [[Graeme Bachop]], New Zealand rugby player * 1967 – [[João Garcia]], Portuguese mountaineer *[[1968]] – [[Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein]] * 1968 – [[Manoa Thompson]], Fijian rugby player *[[1969]] – [[Peter Dinklage]], American actor and producer<ref name="Chase's2019"/> * 1969 – [[Olaf Kapagiannidis]], German footballer *[[1971]] – [[Vladimir Gaidamașciuc]], Moldovan footballer * 1971 – [[Liz Kendall]], British politician * 1971 – [[Mark Richardson (cricketer)|Mark Richardson]], New Zealand cricketer *[[1972]] – [[Stephen Kearney]], New Zealand rugby league player and coach *[[1973]] – [[José Manuel Abundis]], Mexican footballer and coach *[[1974]] – [[Fragiskos Alvertis]], Greek basketball player, coach, and manager *[[1976]] – [[Reiko Tosa]], Japanese runner<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/japan/reiko-tosa-14288222 |title=Reiko TOSA |website=worldathletics.org}}</ref> *[[1977]] – [[Ryan Dunn]], American stunt performer (d. 2011)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Slotnik |first1=Daniel E. |title=Ryan Dunn, Daredevil Comedian of 'Jackass,' Dies at 34 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/21/arts/television/ryan-dunn-daredevil-comedian-of-jackass-dies-at-34.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=9 June 2023 |date=21 June 2011}}</ref> * 1977 – [[Geoff Ogilvy]], Australian golfer *[[1978]] – [[Joshua Jackson]], Canadian-American actor<ref name="Chase's2019"/> * 1978 – [[Daryl Tuffey]], New Zealand cricketer *[[1979]] – [[Ali Boussaboun]], Moroccan-Dutch footballer * 1979 – [[Amy Duggan]], Australian footballer and sportscaster *[[1980]] – [[Yhency Brazoban]], Dominican baseball player *[[1981]] – [[Emiliano Moretti]], Italian footballer * 1981 – [[Kristo Tohver]], Estonian footballer and referee *[[1982]] – [[Vanessa Boslak]], French pole vaulter * 1982 – [[Jacques Freitag]], South African high jumper (d. 2024) * 1982 – [[Joey Graham]], American basketball player * 1982 – [[Stephen Graham (basketball)|Stephen Graham]], American basketball player * 1982 – [[Reni Maitua]], Australian rugby league player * 1982 – [[Eldar Rønning]], Norwegian skier * 1982 – [[Diana Taurasi]], American basketball player *[[1983]] – [[Chuck Hayes]], American basketball player * 1983 – [[José Reyes (shortstop)|José Reyes]], Dominican baseball player *[[1984]] – [[Andy Lee (boxer)|Andy Lee]], Irish boxer * 1984 – [[Vágner Love]], Brazilian footballer *[[1985]] – [[Tim Hoogland]], German footballer *[[1986]] – [[Sebastian Bayer]], German long jumper * 1986 – [[Shia LaBeouf]], American actor *[[1987]] – [[Marsel İlhan]], Turkish tennis player * 1987 – [[Didrik Solli-Tangen]], Norwegian singer *[[1988]] – [[Jesús Fernández Collado]], Spanish footballer * 1988 – [[Claire Holt]], Australian actress<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bennett |first1=Willa |title=10 Things You Def Didn't Know About Claire Holt From "The Originals" |url=https://www.seventeen.com/about/a11659639/10-things-you-def-didnt-know-about-claire-holt-from-the-originals/ |publisher=[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]] |access-date=9 June 2023 |date=10 August 2017}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Yui Aragaki]], Japanese actress, voice actress, singer-songwriter, model, radio host *[[1989]] – [[Maya Moore]], American basketball player *[[1990]] – [[Christophe Lemaitre]], French sprinter *[[1991]] – [[Daniel Howell]], English YouTuber *[[1993]] – [[Brittany Boyd]], American basketball player *[[1994]] – [[Ivana Baquero]], Spanish actress *[[1996]] – [[Ayaka Sasaki]], Japanese singer *[[1997]] – [[Kodak Black]], American rapper<ref>{{cite web |last1=Madden |first1=Sidney |title=Happy Birthday, Kodak Black! |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/happy-birthday-kodak-black/ |publisher=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |access-date=9 June 2023 |date=11 June 2016}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Jorja Smith]], English singer<ref>{{cite web |title=Jorja Smith |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/jorja-smith/243542 |website=Grammy.com |access-date=26 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Charlie Tahan]], American actor *[[1999]] – [[Eartha Cumings]], Scottish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Eartha Cumings |url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/teams/city-women-squad/13-eartha-cumings-gk/ |website=Bristol City |access-date=28 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> * 1999 – [[Kai Havertz]], German footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Kai Havertz |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231182/kai-havertz |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[Katrina Scott]], American tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Katrina Scott {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/329115/katrina-scott |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Katrina Scott - Player Profile - Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/katrina-scott_prs569216/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Eurosport |language=en}}</ref> <!--Do not add your own name or people without Wikipedia articles to this list. No red links, please. Do not trust "this year in history" websites for accurate date information. Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[573]] – [[Emilian of Cogolla]], [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberic]] saint (b. 472) * [[786]] – [[Al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Abid]], anti-Abbasid rebel leader<ref>{{EI2 | last = Veccia Vaglieri | first = L. | authorlink = Laura Veccia Vaglieri | title = al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī, Ṣāḥib Fak̲h̲k̲h̲ | url = http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_2979 | volume = 3 | pages = 615–617}}</ref> * [[840]] – [[Emperor Junna|Junna]], emperor of [[Japan]] (b. 785) * [[884]] – [[Shi Jingsi]], general of the [[Tang dynasty|Tang Dynasty]] *[[AD 888|888]] – [[Rimbert]], archbishop of [[Archbishopric of Bremen|Bremen]] (b. 830) *[[1183]] – [[Henry the Young King]] of England (b. 1155) *[[1216]] – [[Henry of Flanders]], emperor of the [[Latin Empire]] (b. c. 1174) *[[1248]] – [[Adachi Kagemori]], Japanese samurai *[[1253]] – [[Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy|Amadeus IV]], count of Savoy (b. 1197)<ref>{{cite book |title=The Eagles of Savoy |author=Cox, Eugene L. |year=1974 |publisher=Princeton University Press |location=Princeton |isbn=0691052166 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qF19BgAAQBAJ&pg=PA226 |page=226}}</ref> *[[1298]] – [[Yolanda of Poland]] (b. 1235) *[[1323]] – [[Berengar Fredol the Elder]], French lawyer and bishop (b. 1250) *[[1345]] – [[Alexios Apokaukos]], chief minister of the Byzantine Empire *[[1347]] – [[Bartholomew of San Concordio]], Italian Dominican canonist and man of letters (b. 1260) *[[1446]] – [[Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick]] (b. 1425) *[[1479]] – [[John of Sahagun]], hermit and saint (b. 1419) *[[1488]] – [[James III of Scotland]] (b. 1451)<ref>{{cite web |title=King James III: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland |url=https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/monarchs/jamesiii.html |website=www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk |access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref> *[[1557]] – [[John III of Portugal]] (b. 1502) *[[1560]] – [[Mary of Guise]], queen of [[James V of Scotland]] (b. 1515)<ref>{{cite web |title=Marie de Guise: Biography on Undiscovered Scotland |url=https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/g/mariedeguise.html |website=www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk |access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1683]] – [[Nikita Pustosvyat]], a leader of the Russian [[Old Believers]], beheaded<ref>[http://www.tretyakovgallery.ru/en/collection/_show/image/_id/205 "Nikita Pustosvyat. Dispute on the Confession of Faith", The State Tetyakov Gallery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414143747/http://www.tretyakovgallery.ru/en/collection/_show/image/_id/205 |date=2016-04-14 }} {{in lang|ru}} "Великая челобитная" (Субботин, Н. И. ''Материалы для истории раскола за первое время его существования.'' М., 1878, IV т.) {{in lang|ru}} Румянцев, И. ''Н. К. Добрынин («Пустосвят»)''. Сергиев Посад, 1916</ref> (b. unknown) *[[1695]] – [[André Félibien]], French historian and author (b. 1619) *[[1712]] – [[Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme]] (b. 1654) *[[1727]] – [[George I of Great Britain]] (b. 1660) *[[1748]] – [[Felice Torelli]], Italian painter (b. 1667) *[[1796]] – [[Samuel Whitbread (1720–1796)|Samuel Whitbread]], English brewer and politician, founded the [[Whitbread|Whitbread Company]] (b. 1720) *[[1847]] – [[John Franklin]], English admiral and politician (b. 1786) *[[1852]] – [[Karl Bryullov]], Russian painter (b. 1799) *[[1859]] – [[Klemens von Metternich]], German-Austrian politician, 1st [[State Chancellor of the Austrian Empire]] (b. 1773) *[[1879]] – [[William, Prince of Orange]] (b. 1840) *[[1882]] – [[Louis Désiré Maigret]], French bishop (b. 1804) *[[1885]] – [[Matías Ramos Mejía]], Argentinian colonel (b. 1810) *[[1897]] – [[Henry Ayers]], English-Australian politician, 8th [[Premier of South Australia]] (b. 1821) ===1901–present=== *[[1903]] – [[Nikolai Bugaev]], Russian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1837) * 1903 – [[Alexander I of Serbia]] (b. 1876) * 1903 – [[Draga Mašin]], Serbian wife of [[Alexander I of Serbia]] (b. 1864) *[[1911]] – [[James Curtis Hepburn]], American physician and missionary (b. 1815) *[[1913]] – [[Mahmud Shevket Pasha]], Ottoman general and politician, 279th [[Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire]] (b. 1856) *[[1914]] – [[Adolphus Frederick V, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]] (b. 1848) *[[1920]] – [[William F. Halsey, Sr.]], American captain (b. 1853) *[[1924]] – [[Théodore Dubois]], French organist, composer, and educator (b. 1837) *[[1927]] – [[William Attewell]], English cricketer (b. 1861) *[[1934]] – [[Lev Vygotsky]], Belarusian-Russian psychologist and theorist (b. 1896) *[[1936]] – [[Robert E. Howard]], American author and poet (b. 1906) *[[1937]] – [[R. J. Mitchell]], English engineer, designed the [[Supermarine Spitfire]] (b. 1895) *[[1941]] – [[Daniel Carter Beard]], American author and illustrator, founded the [[Boy Scouts of America]] (b. 1850) *[[1955]] – [[Pierre Levegh]], French race car driver (b. 1905) *[[1962]] – [[Chhabi Biswas]], Indian actor and director (b. 1900) *[[1963]] – [[Thích Quảng Đức]], Vietnamese monk and martyr (b. 1897) *[[1965]] – [[Paul B. Coremans]], Belgian chemist and academic (b. 1908) * 1965 – [[José Mendes Cabeçadas]], Portuguese admiral and politician, 9th [[President of Portugal]] (b. 1883) *[[1970]] – [[Frank Laubach]], American missionary and mystic (b. 1884) *[[1974]] – [[Eurico Gaspar Dutra]], Brazilian general and politician, 16th [[President of Brazil]] (b. 1883) * 1974 – [[Julius Evola]], Italian philosopher and author (b. 1898)<ref>{{cite book |author=Bron Taylor |title=Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i4mvAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA627 |date=10 June 2008 |publisher=A&C Black |isbn=978-1-4411-2278-0 |pages=627}}</ref> *[[1976]] – [[Jim Konstanty]], American baseball player (b. 1917) *[[1979]] – [[Alice Dalgliesh]], Trinidadian-American author and publisher (b. 1893) * 1979 – [[John Wayne]], American actor, director, and producer (b. 1907)<ref>{{cite book |author=Richard D. McGhee |title=John Wayne: Actor, Artist, Hero |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FIWS9KaWjZ0C&pg=PR11 |date=1 October 1999 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-0752-1 |pages=11}}</ref> *[[1982]] – [[H. Radclyffe Roberts]], American entomologist (b. 1906)<ref>{{cite news |title=H. Radclyffe Roberts Jr., 76, biologist |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |department=Obituaries |date=June 13, 1982 |page=8-C |volume=306 |issue=164 |id={{ProQuest|1843142915}}}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Ghanshyam Das Birla]], Indian businessman and politician (b. 1894) *[[1984]] – [[Enrico Berlinguer]], Italian politician (b. 1922) *[[1986]] – [[Chesley Bonestell]], American painter and illustrator (b. 1888) *[[1991]] – [[Cromwell Everson]], South African composer (b. 1925) *[[1992]] – [[Rafael Orozco Maestre]], Colombian singer (b. 1954)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rafael Orozco Maestre |url=https://www.buenamusica.com/rafael-orozco/biografia |access-date=2022-10-19 |website=BuenaMusica.com}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Ray Sharkey]], American actor (b. 1952) *[[1994]] – [[A. Thurairajah]], Sri Lankan engineer and academic (b. 1934) *[[1995]] – [[Rodel Naval]], Filipino singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1953) *[[1996]] – [[George Hees]], Canadian politician (b. 1910) * 1996 – [[Brigitte Helm]], German-Swiss actress (b. 1908) *[[1998]] – [[Catherine Cookson]], English author (b. 1906)<ref>{{cite book |author=Andre Auw |title=The Regional Novel in Britain and Ireland: 1800-1990 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eXToGVH3rpMC&pg=PA200 |date=10 December 1998 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-38197-0 |pages=200}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[DeForest Kelley]], American actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite book |author=Paul Donnelley |title=Fade to Black: A Book of Movie Obituaries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EmYcAQAAIAAJ |year=2000 |publisher=Omnibus |isbn=978-0-7119-7984-0 |page=320}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Timothy McVeigh]], American terrorist (b. 1968) * 2001 – [[Amalia Mendoza]], Mexican singer and actress (b. 1923) *[[2003]] – [[David Brinkley]], American journalist and author (b. 1920) *[[2004]] – [[Egon von Fürstenberg]], Swiss fashion designer (b. 1946) *[[2005]] – [[Vasco Gonçalves]], Portuguese general and politician, 103rd [[Prime Minister of Portugal]] (b. 1922) * 2005 – [[Anne-Marie Alonzo]], Canadian playwright, poet, novelist, critic and publisher (b. 1951) *[[2006]] – [[Neroli Fairhall]], New Zealand archer (b. 1944) * 2006 – [[Bruce Shand]], English soldier (b. 1917) *[[2007]] – [[Imre Friedmann]], American biologist and academic (b. 1921) * 2007 – [[Mala Powers]], American actress (b. 1931) *[[2008]] – [[Ove Andersson]], Swedish race car driver (b. 1938) * 2008 – [[Võ Văn Kiệt]], Vietnamese soldier and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Vietnam]] (b. 1922) *[[2011]] – [[Eliyahu M. Goldratt]], Israeli physicist and engineer (b. 1947) * 2011 – [[Seth Putnam]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1968) *[[2012]] – [[Ann Rutherford]], Canadian-American actress (b. 1917) * 2012 – [[Teófilo Stevenson]], Cuban boxer and engineer (b. 1952) *[[2013]] – [[Miller Barber]], American golfer (b. 1931) * 2013 – [[Carl W. Bauer]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1933) * 2013 – [[Robert Fogel]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1926) * 2013 – [[James Grimsley, Jr.]], American general (b. 1921) * 2013 – [[Rory Morrison]], English journalist (b. 1964) * 2013 – [[Kristiāns Pelšs]], Latvian ice hockey player (b. 1992) * 2013 – [[Vidya Charan Shukla]], Indian politician, [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Indian Minister of External Affairs]] (b. 1929) *[[2014]] – [[Ruby Dee]], American actress (b. 1922) * 2014 – [[Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos]], Spanish conductor and composer (b. 1933) * 2014 – [[Susan B. Horwitz]], American computer scientist, engineer, and academic (b. 1955) * 2014 – [[Mipham Chokyi Lodro]], Tibetan lama and educator (b. 1952) * 2014 – [[Benjamin Mophatlane]], South African businessman (b. 1973) * 2014 – [[Carlton Sherwood]], American soldier and journalist (b. 1947) *[[2015]] – [[Jim Ed Brown]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1934) * 2015 – [[Ornette Coleman]], American saxophonist, violinist, trumpet player, and composer (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schwartz |first1=Jeff |title=Free Jazz: A Research and Information Guide |date=2018 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-315-31175-3 |page=92 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mP1cDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT92 |language=en}}</ref> * 2015 – [[Ian McKechnie]], Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1941) * 2015 – [[Ron Moody]], English actor and singer (b. 1924) * 2015 – [[Dusty Rhodes]], American wrestler (b. 1945) *[[2016]] – [[Rudi Altig]], German track and road racing cyclist (b. 1937) *[[2020]] – [[Stella Pevsner]], children's author (b. 1921)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frisbie |first=Thomas |date=2020-06-12 |title=Stella Pevsner dead: Longtime Chicago children's author kept writing into her 90s |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/12/21288683/stella-pevsner-childrens-author-books-obituary |access-date=2020-06-12 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Hilary Devey]], English businesswoman, television presenter (b. 1957)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-13 |title=Hilary Devey obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/jun/13/hilary-devey-obituary |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Tony Lo Bianco]], American actor (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sorace |first=Stephen |date=2024-06-12 |title=Tony Lo Bianco, 'The French Connection' actor, dead at 87 |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tony-lo-bianco-the-french-connection-actor-dead-87 |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref> *2024 – [[Howard Fineman]], American journalist (b. 1948)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=2024-06-12 |title=Howard Fineman, Veteran Political Journalist and TV Pundit, Dies at 75 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/obituaries/howard-fineman-dead.html |access-date=2024-06-13 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *2024 – [[Françoise Hardy]], French singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1944)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-12 |title=Françoise Hardy, French singing legend and pop icon, dies at 80 |url=https://apnews.com/article/francois-hardy-obit-death-singer-icon-french-b097b2a2dcc26b4181f3487b8ab2f8e2 |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[Majed Abu Maraheel]], Palestinian long-distance runner and football player (b. 1963)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fatima |first=Sakina |date=2024-06-14 |title=Palestine's first Olympian Majed Abu Maraheel dies in Gaza |url=https://www.siasat.com/palestines-first-olympian-majed-abu-maraheel-dies-in-gaza-3044926/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en}}</ref> <!--Do not add people without Wikipedia articles to this list. 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Do not link multiple occurrences of the same year, just link the first occurrence.--> ==Holidays and observances== *[[American Evacuation Day]] ([[Libya]]) *[[Brazilian Navy Day]] (Brazil) *Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Barnabas|Barnabas the Apostle]] **[[Bartholomew the Apostle]] ([[Eastern Christianity]]) **Blessed [[Ignatius Maloyan]] ([[Armenian Catholic Church]]) **[[Paula Frassinetti]] **[[Riagail of Bangor]] **[[June 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[William Davis Miners' Memorial Day|Davis Day]] ([[Cape Breton Island|Cape Breton]], [[Nova Scotia]], Canada) *[[King Kamehameha I Day]] (Hawaii, United States) *[[Student Day (Honduras)]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/11 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=06|day=11}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/june/11 |title=Historical Events on June 11 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:June 11}} [[Category:Days of June]]
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